Turmoil

When Mo Tan got up from the game pod, his mood could only be described as exceptionally awful.

This was an extremely rare occurrence, at least in his current Chaotic Neutral persona, it had almost never happened. After all, even the most troublesome things would be seen by him as a kind of 'fun'.

But...

He was finding it hard to be cheerful right now. The premise of 'fun' was that, despite the twists and turns or distressing troubles that arose, there was still a way to solve and deal with them. And for Mo Tan, there were very few things he couldn't solve, so he could naturally regard it as a kind of joy that ordinary people couldn't imagine.

But this time, there was hardly any immediate solution.

"Again..." Mo Tan didn't even bother looking at his phone. He had clearly calculated the length of time, whether it was in real-time or in Dave's closet, so the result was obvious: "It's gone again for more than two hours, even longer than last time!"

He climbed out of the game pod, went into the bathroom and simply washed his face to calm himself down a little, then returned to the sofa and sat down, allowing that signature shallow smile of his current persona to return to his face.

"It's not like there are no clues, is it?" Mo Tan whispered softly, "Whether it's on the forums or anywhere else, this situation has never occurred, so it's almost certain that I'm the only one experiencing this time loss during the game."

He unconsciously propped his cheek with one hand, tapping his temple lightly with his index finger, and squinted slightly: "Although the abnormal phenomenon of being able to have multiple characters has already appeared, none of the three characters, Tan Mo, Hei Fan, or Mo, have this kind of game time loss happening..."

His thoughts were gradually becoming clearer, or rather, he had had a clear direction of suspicion from the beginning, but Mo Tan hadn't been certain enough before.

But even so, it was time to pay attention, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable...

[The problem should still lie in my 'illness'...]

[So, it's not just the multiple characters that are being affected...]

[No, this direction isn't clear! Thinking about it the other way around, what if it's still related to the 'characters'?]

Mo Tan had completely calmed down at this point and was beginning to enter a special mode of thinking.

[Different characters represent different personalities...]

He temporarily allowed his consciousness to become an absolutely detached, independent entity, and then, from a god's-eye view, looked down on the 'self' that was thinking.

[Although in reality I am always myself, only my personality, emotions, and way of thinking will change dramatically intermittently, but in the game, they are completely separated.]

This illusion of 'ascending' to a higher dimension didn't mean that Mo Tan was truly standing at the same height as the 'author' or 'reader', but it was very helpful in thinking about things that were easily overlooked subjectively.

[According to the game's classification, the persona I'm embodying at this moment undoubtedly represents 'Chaotic Neutral', and the corresponding character in the game is the character 'Tan Mo'.]

Sweat had already appeared on Mo Tan's forehead, after all, he was always himself, but now he had to split that subjective and unique self apart, which wasn't a fun or easy task. After all, for anyone, the perception of 'self' was deeply ingrained, and trying to break it was no easy task.

[Then, when my personality becomes 'Absolute Neutral', I am naturally Hei Fan in the game.]

[Finally, when it's 'Lawful Good', I'm Mo...]

Mo Tan frowned slightly.

[Wait! Finally?]

"That's not right!" He suddenly widened his eyes and said in a low voice, "It's not the last one, there aren't only three. Although I initially intended to forget, my 'illness' doesn't only consist of three personalities..."

Mo Tan stood up and took a deep breath, walked to the dressing mirror in the corner of the room, looked at himself, and said softly, "Or rather, at first I did only have three personalities, but after the 'Absolute Neutral' me appeared, it became four... Of course, after 'that incident', in these years, only the three personalities and characters that the game represents of me are left..."

"But what if that 'me' hasn't completely disappeared?" Mo Tan stared intently at the mirror, murmuring softly.

At this moment, Mo Tan in the mirror was exuding an aura of pure 'chaos', unrestrained, doing whatever he wanted, without good or evil in his heart, treating everything as a 'game' and 'fun', acting solely on his preferences, without any purpose...

"Maybe the current me is quite a scary guy." Mo Tan's playful smile was mixed with a hint of bitterness, and he said in a low voice, "But there used to be an even more terrifying 'me', that's a madness and... even the current me can't imagine."

He didn't continue, but turned around and walked to the table, started the computer, and swept through the official forums of Innocent World and numerous data sites with great efficiency, hoping to find some clues.

"If that's really the case..." Mo Tan scanned through countless pages that were quickly opened and closed in an instant, his eyes focused and serious, "Then everything makes sense!"

January 3, 2049, 7:00 PM

[Mental connection detected, synchronizing personal information...]
[Connection complete, reading character information]
[Welcome back, Chaotic Neutral Tan Mo, loading Innocent World, good night]

Mo Tan reappeared in Dave's closet, but the two people who had been stirring up... secret talks here last night were long gone.

"As expected." Mo Tan pushed open the closet and walked out slowly, chuckling, "That Lord Lange should have already left, and it seems that Dave has already been given that temporary Holy Knight title by the blind 'Holy Church Coalition', and is preparing to take action..."

As he spoke, he walked to the door, put on that drab ritual robe, opened the lock from the inside, and walked out as if no one was there.

Mo Tan didn't lock the door for Dave, because he didn't plan to play the closet hiding routine again, which felt a bit gay, and the information gathering was going even smoother than imagined. Although he missed a message last night due to that unpleasant disconnection, it didn't hinder his plan in any way.

After randomly finding a small alley to change back into his previous white robe, Mo Tan headed directly to the Rotten Rose Tavern in Pato City.

"Hello~" Mo Tan smiled at the flower sprite proprietress who always seemed to be busy tidying up, "I'm looking for two kids."

Yes, although Mo Tan's age was about the same as the two, his race was a sprite, which meant that age couldn't be calculated based on appearance, so the word 'kids' wasn't a problem in the proprietress's ears, but...

"There's no one like that here." The other party replied without looking up, "Want a drink?"

The implication was, if you're not buying anything, get lost.

"Don't say that~" Mo Tan said leisurely, "Since we are both collaborators of those two children, why be so distant? You know, even though you've been living in seclusion for so many years since the Night Owl Mercenary Group disbanded, you can't just let Cole, your old flame's nephew, and his companions be in danger, can you?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about." The proprietress shook her head, "And... it's very safe here."

"Don't joke around~" Mo Tan shook his head, "Can a Tier 1 natural mage protect anyone? Or add that great swordsman who also runs a non-mainstream tavern. Time is running out, Ms. Ledo, not looking for trouble doesn't mean that trouble won't find you, understand?"

The flower sprite who was the proprietress of this Rotten Rose Tavern, the main battle mage of the former Night Owl Mercenary Group, Lan Ye Ledo, suddenly turned around and stared at Mo Tan, questioning in a low voice, "Who exactly are you, and what do you know!"

"I have no interest or obligation to satisfy your kindness." Mo Tan slowly walked up to her, giving a charming (crossed out) faint smile: "You can see me as a savior, or... a destroyer."

Ledo was silent for a moment before finally dropping her shoulders, putting down the plate in her hand, and said to Mo Tan, "I have to keep an eye on you."

"It would be wonderful if you could join me." Mo Tan smiled happily.

Fifteen minutes later

"That's roughly the situation." Mo Tan sat at the table in the room, spreading his hands to the other three: "I have two plans, but both require your cooperation. As for which one to implement, I'll come back and tell you later tonight. Any questions?"

Ms. Ledo immediately said, "Why should we trust you?"

"Simple~" Mo Tan pointed to Cole and Ai, and smiled: "First, I saved your old flame's nephew's life, and I also saved another victim, and I protected a certain innocent soul as much as possible."

Cole looked at Ms. Ledo with particular horror: "Old... old flame!? My good-for-nothing uncle!?"

"Second." Mo Tan ignored him, simply spreading his hands and saying, "Besides trusting me, you have no other choice. Leaving aside the cult's foundations and its own strength, even its overt power is something you can't contend with, so the question of 'why should we trust you' is quite foolish."

At this moment, Ai suddenly gave Mo Tan a slight bow and said loudly, "I believe you, sir! Is there anything I can do? As long as I can avenge Lada and the others, I'll do anything..."

"Tsk, tsk." Mo Tan shook his finger at the girl: "Girls should never casually say things like 'I'll do anything,' okay? As for what you need to do, I'll come back and tell you after I meet with that guy."

Having said that, he didn't wait for the three to react, and directly pushed the door open and left...

After a moment of silence, Ledo, the owner of the Rotten Rose tavern, covered her beautiful face and sighed, "Completely led by the nose by both sides... a cult... a student from the Knight Academy... the chief of internal affairs of Pato City... what is all this..."

"I also think that gentleman is trustworthy." Cole shrugged: "In any case, he saved me and Ai, and Rona's soul... so I want to believe and repay him. And, uh... Madam Ledo..."

"Hmm?" The landlady, whose style was completely different from usual, snorted and gave Cole a sidelong glance: "Want to ask something?"

Cole chuckled: "You and my uncle are really... that..."

"No!" Ledo turned her head to the side and said coldly, "It's just me having a one-sided love, just like Lada for Ai, Ai for you, and you for that girl Rona."

"Eh!?" The little priest, who had been standing aside, minding his own business, was stunned at the time: "Eh, eh, eh, eh! Sister Ledo! I, I, I..."

Ledo shrugged: "You what? Alright, now is not the time to talk about these things. I'm very curious how that elusive man knows about these things. Cole, have you told him anything?"

"I don't even know anything myself, what could I say." Cole scratched his head: "But that gentleman did ask me some questions about my uncle before, and then the location of the Thieves' Guild information point. Oh, right, he also asked a bit about you after I said I was familiar with the Rotten Rose..."

Ledo rolled her eyes, sighing with a worried look as she walked out: "Forget it, forget it, you guys wait here, I have to go out and find out some information, and also find that bastard Bayes..."

Having said that, she went downstairs with a gust of fragrance.

Then... only the two young people in the room were left in silence.

The scene was extremely awkward.

"Get out..."

"Huh?"

"Get out of here!"

"But it's not safe downstairs!"

"There's more than one room here! I said get out, you idiot!!"

For some reason, the suddenly violent little priest kicked Cole out with a flushed face.

Outside Pato City, in the forest where Lada and Rona died.

Dave, wearing bright silver knight armor, was standing in the forest, surrounded by a faint reddish-gold light, holding a two-handed greatsword mixed with a large amount of Holy Silver. The whole person looked like a whale that spends a lot of money on the game.

And it was the kind of high-level VIP who not only had holy light effects but also cool dark skills...

Because he was muttering in a low voice at this time, his eyes filled with a turbid evil mist, and his empty hand was clenched in a fist, with spots of pale white mist constantly seeping out of his palm.

A few minutes later, accompanied by two low groans, the soil in front of him suddenly turned over, and two huge, completely red, lizard-like, sharp-toothed, sharp-clawed, bone-spined... actually Crimson Ridge Beasts, appeared in front of Dave.

Obviously, these were the two guys who had just gone on a killing spree not long ago.

But unlike the tyranny and mania of that night, the two monsters were now as docile as geckos...

Two seals engraved with strange ripples appeared on their foreheads at some point, flashing at the same frequency as the pale white halo in Dave's hand.

Shining together...

Chapter 34: End

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