"After gaining the School Will's recognition, you're also qualified to become a Door Pusher. But I know you only want to leave, and won't do anything irrational." With only Chang Gu and Chen Ge left in the reading room, Chang Gu stopped hiding his intentions and directly warned Chen Ge.
Chen Ge stared silently at the mirror without turning around. "Chang Gu, what kind of person do you think I am?"
After what happened in Liwan Town, Chen Ge knew very well that he had lost a stretch of his memory. Sometimes, he was just as confused and lost as Zhang Ju and the others.
"The mirror behind the Door can reveal your true self. You'll see a different version of yourself." Chang Gu had little interest in Chen Ge. He was simply carrying out the task Chang Wenyu had given him.
"Is that so?" Chen Ge pressed his palm against the mirror. The cold sensation seeped into his mind, and he couldn't help remembering the first Nightmare mission he'd done after obtaining the Black Phone.
That mission had required him to stand in front of a mirror at midnight and watch his reflection.
"The mirror was where it all began. Now I'm standing in front of one again. I wonder what I'll see this time."
He closed his eyes and, just as he had during his first Nightmare mission, silently counted his heartbeats.
A few seconds later, someone tugged at his hand. He snapped his eyes open.
His reflection stood motionless beside the bookshelf, lonely and despairing, his face as pale as paper and his body trembling slightly.
His gaze was unfocused, his eyes hollow, as if he were nothing more than a prop mannequin in the Haunted House.
"Is that me?"
His fingers tightened around Chen Ge's. He