Sweet Dreams (Bonus Chapter for a Donation)

Ellie had clearly received special training in how to please guests. She did not simply flatter them. Sometimes she showed a little temper, but she knew when to stop. It only made her seem adorable, drawing people in before they knew it and making them willing to spend money on her.

As Sifa played the part of George Green, he observed the girl beside him with a cool detachment, as though he had stepped outside reality.

It was an experience unlike any he had ever had.

No wonder using the Thousand-Faced Traveler meant he had to recall his original appearance afterward. It was not just to restore his face, but also to reaffirm who he was.

To remind himself that playing a role was only playing a role. It was not who he truly was.

Otherwise, this item made it all too easy to lose himself, too easy to confuse one identity with another.

Too easy to forget his true self.

While spending time with Ellie, Sifa kept an eye on the Intis man named Ryan. None of the other girls dared approach him, so Lopez, the owner, had to step in herself.

When he saw them enter the dance floor, Sifa rose with a smile, bowed, and held out his hand. "Would you join me for another dance?"

Ellie beamed. "For you, I'd dance a hundred."

Sifa chuckled, letting his gaze linger on Ellie's still-developing chest to better fit Mr Green's character. "I couldn't ask that of you. I'd feel terrible."

They returned to the dance floor, keeping roughly seven or eight meters between themselves and Ryan. Despite the music and the chatter around them, Sifa found that when he focused on Ryan, he could hear the conversation between him and Lopez quite naturally.

This was the result