Conception (a fictional character): We're definitely living in an anime!

After hearing the "Conception" mentioned, Lin Yu roughly understood...

It turns out that what I had just "Conception" as a "character monologue" was actually just reciting lines!

Moreover, he was genuinely cooperating with certain unseen shots!

"So, your behavior just now... also made you feel like there was a camera 'filming' you?"

Lin Yu asked tentatively, Conception quickly nodded.

"That's right... I knew that as an excellent 'Actor' with a wealth of knowledge about drama, you would understand me... After realizing this, I specifically trained myself and developed a way to sense where the camera is—that's called 'Camera Sense'!"

"Through my 'Camera Sense,' I can tell when that person, or rather those in high positions, is focusing their attention on me."

He spoke of his Conception in a very serious tone.

Lin Yu retorted, "Camera Sense presence isn't about that..."

Conception ruffled his hair. "I know—but it's pretty much the same, don't worry about the details."

"In short, through long-term training and experience, I can now accurately determine whether we are being 'watched'—like right now, according to my 'information,' your companions 'Xiao Nian' and 'Good Night' in 'Order' seem to have encountered some kind of attack in the Inner City... After they entered the Universal Trade Association Building, that building suddenly went into a state of alert."

"There's a more 'urgent' matter over there, and I seem to need to 'perform' or 'talk' with you for a while, maybe introduce ourselves, so the camera won't be on our end."

As Lin Yu listened to the Conception, he began to understand this guy's peculiar worldview more and more.

"So... you Ren Gu to pose on Stage and set up this place so he could sit in a specific spot, all for the sake of..."

The Conception nodded. "Yes, one of the important reasons is to 'attract the camera' and 'coordinate with the camera'!"

Lin Yu rubbed his temples, feeling a pang of emotion.

Sure enough, none of the "Tier 4" ones were quite normal!

"Then why did you cooperate with them? Shouldn't you have resisted?"

As Lin Yu said this, Conception shook his head.

"Rebellion? I have no intention of doing that... Although I just said some Rock and Roll, rebellious and stuff like that... I'm not actually that kind of person. That's just a character design I made to cater to the 'audience'—in this anime, I think the most likely way we'll be presented is in anime, and there's a general rule... that is, the higher your Coolness Value, the easier it is to gain super strength."

"But it can't be too high either, because if it's too high... it's easy to get excessive attention and popularity, and it might also give you a lot of 'thrilling' scenes—this anime isn't the type that cares too much about people dying; its theme is 'Death game,' which means that a lot of people might die... cannon fodder will die, and popular characters will die too—but the latter will make their deaths more spectacular."

Conception as he spoke, "So, I'm not some rebellious, born Rock and Roll star, or a fanatical musical genius at all... I just really enjoy playing Bass Guitar and performing on Stage... My life's dream is to play in a band, gain some attention but not make a fortune from it, then achieve a certain level of financial freedom through stock trading, buy a house and two cars, marry the girl I like, and then spend my days playing Game at home—have you heard that song? That Film Emperor sang it on the Spring Festival Gala..."

As she spoke of her Conception, she hummed softly. "An eighty-square-meter little nest~♩"

Lin Yu listened to the Conception life plan, paused for a moment, and then said, "Well... good luck?"

"Thank you, Director, you're a really nice guy, but be careful. A good person like you might get 'sacrificed' in a plot to make people cry," the Conception warned. "'Pen Name' says you're the protagonist, but she's wrong... I think we're an ensemble piece, there's no real protagonist—otherwise, wouldn't those equally interesting guys get screen time before you join the 'Death game'? But you really are a very charismatic person, and your 'character' is incredibly rich... I'm sure you've gotten a lot of screen time, but that also means risk."

"You might even be one of the 'Main Line characters' this season—your backstory is so rich that, according to my calculations, our anime might already be in its eighth season— the Previous Version had about five seasons of story, and our version has three."

Lin Yu said, "So, you still think that although we are not 'virtual,' everything has still been 'arranged' for us?"

Conception shook his head again. "No, it's definitely not accurate to say that everything was 'arranged'... I don't believe that those beings who are like 'spectators' are omniscient and omnipotent—they can only 'interfere' to a certain extent... Moreover, this method of interference has always been an open secret, already integrated into the 'underlying settings'."

Lin Yu looked at the Conception and realized what it meant. "You mean the 'Death game' itself."

"Yes, the 'Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Mechanism' that almost all Player have been aware of in this Game is the method of interference," Conception sighed. "What happens to us in reality is relatively logical, but in the Ten Realms, in [Instance], everything is interfered with by an invisible force."

Lin Yu looked at the Conception: "So, your kidnapping of the Ren Gu and interference with our investigation into 'Supreme Evolution'... is that also based on this reason?"

Conception nodded. "Not bad... I've looked at your 'Order' personnel this time. They're all high-profile characters. Not only do you have this newly debuted, very stylish, and high-potential character, but there's also 'Dionysus' Yin Lan, a highly skilled but also alcoholic reclusive master. Plus the South China duo... those two are definitely a high-profile duo too, they might even have quite a few CP fans..."

"I'm not too familiar with 'Good Night' and 'Paper Kite,' I guess they won't have much screen time."

"Importantly, you also have the most popular character, 'Xiao Nian' —as an anime character, she's bound to have the most appearances, given her distinctly Tsundere personality."

Although Lin Yu had sensed in past conversations that he was gradually adapting to the rhythm of the Conception...

But after hearing the latest remarks, he couldn't help but complain.

"What the heck? Xiao Nian is Tsundere beauty? What's with that?!"