How Do You Prove You Are Yourself?

Which one am I?

Cheng Shi smiled.

Scholar, you're too limiting. Why can you only be one type?

Why can't it be both?

Can't I be both a crazy liar and a complete madman?

But Cheng Shi didn't say this, because he was already deep in thought.

He was pondering what everything he had experienced before waking up in this Experiment really meant.

Was it a dream? Or a Trials for a trial?

[Chaos] It seems that a fabricated illusion, a false Trials, was introduced at the beginning of His Trials.

The basis for the existence of this false Trials is the Slice Experiment conducted by Therius, and each player in this fantasy is themselves, another personality of themselves!

So that's how it is! It really was me!

He slowly came to his senses, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized that the so-called "Deception" civil war was utter nonsense; it was clearly a case of fighting against oneself!

Those involved are often blinded by their own perspective; they should have realized this sooner!

That farcical "Trials" was supposed to be fake from the start. Li Yi, Ji Er, Gao San, Zhao Si, Su Wu were all fake, just my own fantasies.

Even their professions, their abilities, and even the props they use are all things that exist in their own knowledge and Memory.

No wonder there were five scammers!

No wonder there are five Master of Deception!

No wonder Magician suit my taste so well!

No wonder these "teammates" can't even read!

Because all of this is my own imagination, it all comes from my own Memory, and it cannot transcend my own cognition!

Driven by the will of "chaos," he fabricated five opponents out of thin air, and they were five cunning, treacherous opponents full of schemes!

If it weren't for the [Death] Amusement Ring in hand and the Divine Power of [Destiny] within him, it would be hard to say who would win or lose this imagined civil war...

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi suddenly laughed, a self-deprecating bitter laugh. He suddenly remembered the prophecy Li Yi had made:

Though our thoughts differ, we are of one mind!

What a convenient excuse: different thinking, yet on the same page as me. We're all the same person, so of course we're on the same page!

This is real chaos, absolute chaos!

It makes it difficult for people to distinguish between falsehood and reality, and between themselves and others.

Looking back on the events of the day, it felt like a dream within Trials, or a Trials within a dream.

What a dream within a dream, what a play within a play, what a scheme within a scheme!

If this Trials weren't labeled with the Divine Name of "Chaos," Cheng Shi would have even thought it was his former Lord of Grace who had intervened!

If this is a Deception, then Cheng Shi wouldn't be surprised at all.

Because the God of Merriment loves this kind of fun the most—deception, fraud, and bewitching people.

If I hadn't been favored by Destiny and quickly killed all of my "selves," waking up before the Slice Experiment succeeded, the situation would likely be even more complicated and terrifying.

Cheng Shi felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't managed to kill all the personality fragments, and if he woke up again, would he really be turned into a "Death Sentence criminal"?

At that time, in this Trials, were there really several versions of myself that were exactly the same?

!!

So this is what they mean by "how to prove you are who you are amidst the doubts of others"!

When multiple slices actually appear, among the numerous slices from six players, who should believe whom? And who dares to believe whom?

In order to pass the Trials, these self-identified player segments will try every means to prove themselves and gain the approval of others, because they have already experienced a "Trials" that cannot be proven by themselves and know that each of them is not easy to deal with!

These methods and means, without a doubt, will cause considerable chaos in the actual Trials.

So this was the real purpose of the chaos!

He is brewing a chaos where there is no distinction between you and me, between truth and falsehood, between reality and illusion!

That's too ruthless.

Cheng Shi couldn't even imagine how he could possibly win the Trials if he didn't wake up early and instead brought the five con artists who only existed in his imagination into the actual Trials, along with the other fragments of his teammates.

Should we rely on the Demigod Artifact in our hands again?

No, if he has already lost once, then he is even less likely to win this real Trials.

So, what would happen if the person who ultimately passes the test and proves themselves is a fake created from a certain personality fragment?

Will I die? Will I disappear? Will I simply vanish?

The answer is obviously yes!

But no, because perhaps in other people's eyes, Cheng Shi has already won.

They didn't know that the person who won the Trials and returned to the Rest Area was just a fragment of Cheng Shi. Even he himself didn't think of himself as a fragment; he only thought of himself as Cheng Shi, the Cheng Shi who had never changed.

Thinking about this, Cheng Shi felt a lingering fear.

I'm not trying to be mean, but bro, we're related by blood, how could you be so ruthless?

Do you know that six con artists working together can kill someone?

What if I'm the one who dies?

Or is it that within the chaotic will, it doesn't matter which Cheng Shi lives?

"..."

Putting that aside, just consider that "slice war" that exists in consciousness. Was the form and method of this fantasy truly unaffected by time?

This is clearly the Divine Authority of time to evolve!

Everything experienced and information gleaned in the fantasy can be verified to be accurate in the conversation with Therius at this moment, which means that it is not a completely false illusion. At least all the stories and details in the "Trials" are consistent with reality and logic.

But why is the use of "chaos" so skillful in extrapolating the concept of "time"?

He stole the Divine Authority over Time?

How did He steal the Divine Authority over Time?

Dude, isn't this intensity a bit too much?

I haven't seen you take advantage of "Civilization," but you've certainly taken advantage of "existence."

Wait, [Deception] turned me into your "Emissary," could it be because of this?

Ah?

You two have formed a united front on the issue of disgusting existence?

"..."

That's really good.

But then, is Mouth Brother's awakening also just his own fantasy?

Will it be affected by this level of extrapolation?

Mouth Brother?

Mouth Brother?

Hello?

There was no response, but it still couldn't be confirmed.

After all, it likes to play dead.

"..."

Having figured Cheng Shi out, Therius in front of him and said:

"Never mind which category I fall into. Since there are no problems, let's move on to the next step."

Let's talk about what you want to do to escape from here.

The young girl has already shown me a complete escape plan, and all you need to do is cooperate unconditionally to leave this place. So, are you ready?

Therius's eyes didn't seem to show any excitement about being freed from his suffering. He frowned slightly Cheng Shi, who kept touching his nose, and said:

How can I cooperate with you?

"It's simple, just cooperate with me and die once."

I can take your soul out and find you a new body outside of Montrani.

But before that, I need to confirm one thing:

How can you prove that you are Therius himself, and not the fragment that tries to take his place?

Upon hearing this, Therius's usually calm expression finally darkened.

At this moment, Cheng Shi threw the question of the Trials back to the NPC in this Trials.