Wu You pulled a handful of fragments from her backpack. Number Four fell silent for a few seconds. "..." No wonder there had been a stretch when she hadn't found a single one. Wu You, who had also been following the guards, had gotten to them first.
Number Four took out her own fragments as well. Between them, they had twelve fragments, three of which were duplicates.
"So there are duplicate Memory Fragments too? Is that because different people have similar memories?" Wu You asked in confusion.
"Actually, I'm more inclined to think the system put in duplicates because it was worried we wouldn't find them all," Number Four said. "Otherwise, one fragment hidden too well could trap all of us here. Spending the late game searching for a single fragment would be too inefficient."
"That makes sense." Wu You nodded. This was a fast-paced variety show to begin with, so clearing this Instance probably wouldn't take them too long.
[I Want to Find Su Fengzi.] [I Hate Water.] [I hate being controlled.] [I want to be myself.] [I Like Her.] [I'm afraid of ghosts.]
There were all kinds of fragments in the pile. Number Four held the fragments Wu You handed her, and after a few seconds, the [I Like Her] fragment slowly dissolved.
A white light flashed before her eyes. When Number Four opened them again, she was slumped over a desk in a classroom. Beside her sat a girl with a high ponytail, who grinned when she saw her wake up. "Ruxue, you're awake."
She remembered now. Her name was Gao Ruxue, and the girl beside her was her childhood friend, Shi Miao.
"Old Fan's going to give us a vocabulary dictation in a bit. Sorry for the trouble, Ruxue, but sit closer to