For some reason,
Although Catherine clearly controlled the dream connection and, theoretically, enjoyed absolute initiative between dreams—not to mention that she completely surpassed William in the Plague level (Pathway completed)—
when the individual before her, whose body closely resembled William's and half of whose head had been cut away, crawled across the glass wall and made licking motions, Catherine felt uncomfortable all over. For a moment, she even felt fear.
The next second, a warning came.
"Yi Chen, behave yourself."
"I am behaving myself~ But twin-tails like these are my favorite type. Back at the Orphanage, there was a little girl I got along with very well who always wore her hair like this. Unfortunately, the teacher shaved her head bald in the end, and she committed suicide right in front of me.
"It made me sad for a very long time. I couldn't eat or sleep~
"Looking at this young lady always reminds me of her."
William replied, "You should stop making up stories. There's no such girl in my memories."
Yi Chen pressed his entire face against the glass and slowly rubbed along it toward where William was. He stuck out his tongue and made the glass produce sounds through the vibrations.
"Just because she isn't in your memories, does that mean she never existed?
"Is it possible that our memories aren't completely shared...? After all, I'm the main body. William, you're merely a temporary vessel of mine in this world.
"If you're given too many memories that could cause emotional instability, it might lead to undesirable consequences and affect your development."
William helplessly spread his hands. "Are you starting your whispers again? Instead of wasting time on this, why don't we continue discussing our future cooperation?"
Yi Chen continued licking the glass partition. "I already agreed to