When Lin Zhao finished speaking, the atmosphere at the dining table became extremely quiet.
Lin Yu put down his chopsticks and let out a long breath. "Damn, I thought you wouldn't be able to figure it out, Sis."
"You mean you thought this one-third or one-half of a sister of yours wouldn't be able to figure it out," Lin Zhao said softly. "Xiao Yu, you didn't used to lie so much."
Lin Yu nodded. "I had no choice. I was forced into it by circumstances, Sis."
Lin Zhao looked at Lin Yu. As the obedient "younger brother" who had been enjoying a warm moment with his sister gradually disappeared, the deliberately displayed "alertness," which had revealed a hint of menace but was actually harmless, vanished as well. In its place was a truly dangerous and icy aura.
Lin Zhao smiled again. "That's more like it. It seems 'I' really am the person you care about most. Whenever something involving 'me' comes up, you stop pretending."
Lin Zhao looked at Lin Yu. "I knew my younger brother couldn't possibly join this 'Death game' and still remain so gentle and mild after losing me... You're exactly like me deep down."
"I really wanted to enjoy our reunion for a while, Sis," Lin Yu sighed. "That's what I hate about this 'Gray Domain.' A considerable part of you is genuinely real, Sis, and you're much more real than the illusion I created in reality using the [Fragment of Fate] and the 'make it real' ability."
"But you really do have parts of the Gray Domain mixed into you. Whether you're the one in control or whether you bear me any ill will, my real sister couldn't possibly have been trapped here for five whole years. This world couldn't trap me, let alone a