"All the players I've met had all sorts of abilities, but they developed those abilities bit by bit from their talents through hard work. Su Xuan's ability just appeared out of nowhere!"
"Actually, when I met that guy, he was still a newcomer who'd just slept through the entire Beginner Game and knew nothing about the Nightmare World." Unexpectedly, Xia An'an offered some additional information.
"He explicitly said he didn't have a talent. He even thought so-called talents were just skills players already had in the real world. That was really strange. After all, every player who enters the Nightmare World is given a talent. Even then, I thought... maybe that guy was a monster, not a player at all!"
"I've never told anyone any of this. After all, those aren't the kinds of questions a sweet, innocent girl who's a little foolish would think about." Xia An'an knew exactly what persona she presented to other players.
"But even before I peeked at his diary, I wondered whether that guy might be something supernatural, just like those Ghost Creatures. Maybe they didn't attack him because they recognized him as one of their own?"
Xia An'an frowned at this point, pausing before she continued. "But the strange thing is, he really does enter games again and again, just like a player. Plenty of people around me have traveled with him... after all, someone that awful can hardly help leaving a lasting impression."
"Anyway, I think that guy is probably a ghost himself! A monster!" Xia An'an declared firmly. "With your power, surely you don't need to ask that guy for help? Even if you really do need that bizarre ability of his for something, I'd still advise you not to deal with that monster. You'll only end up humiliating yourself."
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