Gary and Isabella's Character Cards

"OK, your Lockpicking skill will increase by 10 points." KP004 waved his hand, and the dice disappeared. "Now, as the MVP of this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG, you can ask me three questions. However, all three questions must be related to this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG. And there's a bonus: you can know what questions the other players asked and their answers."

After KP004 snapped his fingers, a sofa appeared in front of both him and Liu Xing, with a small table between them. On the table were two cups of tea and exquisite pastries.

Liu Xing didn't stand on ceremony and sat directly on the sofa. After taking a sip of tea, he said to KP004, "KP, can I take a moment to think about what questions I should ask?"

KP004 smiled and nodded, then shrugged, putting on an indifferent expression. "Of course. If you want, you can spend a whole day thinking, and I'll accompany you to the end. But as a friendly reminder, you are currently still a player in the Ghoul Area. Playing a Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG will consume one hour of real time. The settlement time currently in progress will resynchronize with real time. You understand what I mean, right?"

Liu Xing nodded and began to think, or rather, to organize the questions he had about this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG.

First, why were Gary and Old Wayne killed by ghouls? Liu Xing had already figured out some clues. Gary left the second floor and went directly to the Locked Room, then entered the Basement. He might have wanted to see if the Basement had been discovered by their group, and then he was accidentally locked in the Basement by Bai He Cheng. At this time, Old Wayne heard the Electric Door Opener activate, knowing that their group was preparing to leave Ains Castle. So Old Wayne went to find Gary, only to discover Gary trapped in the Basement. Then Old Wayne tried every means to rescue Gary, but after that, they were both killed by ghouls.

However, Liu Xing didn't understand. Gary, as a Magician, and according to Isabella's explanation, Gary had been raising and controlling this ghoul for decades without any accidents. Why did the ghoul suddenly go berserk this time and kill Gary and Old Wayne?

Next, Liu Xing's second question was why Isabella suddenly turned her head in the ending scene and said those words in his direction. Judging by Isabella's and Chris's affection for him, Isabella, with only 20 affection points, didn't have much affection for him. Even... Liu Xing vaguely felt that he had been used by Isabella!

Moreover, as Liu Xing recalled Isabella now, he suddenly felt that he didn't have much affection for Isabella either. This was completely different from his previous feelings for Isabella.

To put it another way, in the game, Liu Xing's feelings for Isabella were like lovers in a passionate romance. He couldn't wait to spend his life with Isabella, even if people called him a Lolita Complex (a big misunderstanding). But now, Liu Xing only felt that Isabella was a nice little girl whom he was willing to get close to.

Why was this? Why was there such a big difference in his feelings for Isabella before and after?

Liu Xing suddenly had an idea and said to KP004, "KP, I want to see Gary's and Isabella's Character Cards. Can I?"

KP004 rubbed his chin and said, "You can, but that will count as two questions!"

Liu Xing nodded. As long as he could see Gary's and Isabella's Character Cards, Liu Xing would be able to know the truth of the matter.

"OK, then here are Gary's and Isabella's Character Cards." KP004 suddenly produced a tablet computer, and the screen displayed their Character Cards.

Name: Gary

Occupation: Magician

Birthplace: Ains Town, England

Gender: Male

Age: 125 years old

Strength: 60

Constitution: 60

Willpower: 80

Luck: 60

Agility: 60

Name: Isabella
Gender: Female
Age: 113
Occupation: Magician (Unsealing)
Birthplace: Ains Town, England
HP: 11
MP: 35/99
Sanity Value: 10 (Locked)

Attributes:
Strength: 30
Constitution: 40
Willpower: 80
Luck: 90
Agility: 50
Appearance: 100
Body Shape: 30
Intelligence: 80
Inspiration: 99
Education: 99

Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge: 35

Skills:
Psychology: 85
Spot Hidden: 70
Listen: 60
Persuade: 65
Handgun: 50
Mysticism: 99

Special Skills:
Blood Eternal Life: 90
Summon/Return Cthulhu Projection: 70
Sealing Technique: 80

Possessions:
Handgun (7 bullets)
Pocket Watch
Sunglasses

Relatives: Isabella (Sister)

Intelligence: 99

Inspiration: 99

Education: 99

Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge: 55

Sanity Value: 50

HP: 7

MP: 10/99

Skills: Listen 99, Investigate 60, Charm 99, Persuade 80, Mysticism 99.

Special Skills: Blood Eternal Life 99, Control Ghoul 90.

Carried Items: Unsealing Necklace, Bewitching Incense.

Relatives: Chris (Adoptive Father), Mary (Adoptive Mother)

After Liu Xing finished reading Gary and Isabella's Character Cards, he finally understood everything.

First, the family Gary and Isabella belonged to was a family with a Magician Legacy. Furthermore, 300 Years Ago, their ancestor obtained that scroll of parchment, which recorded the spell to summon and send back Cthulhu's projection.

Then, 100 Years Ago, Gary studied the spell from that parchment. Together with Isabella, they used those missing English Soldiers as sacrifices to summon Cthulhu's projection. They also received a Boon from Cthulhu's projection. Both Gary and Isabella gained the spell Blood Eternal Life, which is why Gary and Isabella could live until now and maintain their appearance without much change. Afterward, Gary and Isabella each received a spell: Sealing Technique and Control Ghoul, respectively. Isabella also obtained Superhuman Appearance (the Human Attribute Limit for all attributes is 99).

Later, for reasons unknown, Gary and Isabella likely had a conflict, so Isabella was sealed in Gary's room by him. The item to break the seal was the necklace in the photo frame.

However, perhaps Gary's Sealing Technique could only seal Isabella within the room and could not strip her of her abilities. Therefore, Isabella somehow controlled a ghoul. Gary mistakenly believed this ghoul was loyal to him, so he kept it. Gary was also just a Half-baked Magician, his abilities only slightly better than an ordinary person. Thus, he needed the ghoul's help to kill people more conveniently and quickly. After all, the spell Blood Eternal Life clearly required Blood Magic, and it needed a considerable amount of human blood.

PS: The next chapter will be out before 8 o'clock. Please collect and recommend. Lolis, etc., do not exist, okay.