Lord of the Mysteries: Just a Bystander, Moonlighting at the Tarot Club
Chapter 372

Parasite Acting Rules

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Pali Beria Lorry nodded, said nothing more, picked up her coffee cup and tilted it back slightly, taking sips with a white porcelain spoon.

Her unintentional frown and pout attracted the attention of many men.

"You..." Lorry hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but whisper, "Couldn't you wear something more normal, something more conservative?"

Pali's clone remained remarkably calm, seemingly already accustomed to it all.

But he really couldn't hold on any longer.

"You expect me to wear a coat in this awful weather?" Pali Beria Lorry gave Lorry a charmingly disdainful look, her red lips curving slightly as she said:

"How about you switch with me?"

Wear whatever you want, I won't say a word.

She had used a sound-blocking Charm beforehand, so she could talk freely without worrying about being overheard.

Lorry turned his gaze back to the bright French windows, observing the activity across the street as he said, "What do you mean 'you' and 'me'? We're the same person."

Pali Beria Lorry pursed her lips and hummed softly:

"Then why should you stay in your original body while I have to stay in a woman's body? Do you know how I got through that initial period?"

"How did you get through it?" Lorry coughed lightly and asked curiously.

He can synchronize the memories of his clones, but he cannot share their feelings.

Of course, he didn't fully synchronize his original memories with Pali, the clone, to prevent himself from being completely exposed in front of Adam.

But while Lorry wanted to hear it, Pali Beria Lorry refused without hesitation, saying, "Forget it, I don't want to relive it."

"Anyway, once I got used to it, it felt pretty good." As she spoke, she stretched, revealing her voluptuous figure.

Seeing the hint of helplessness in Lorry's eyes, Pali Beria Lorry covered her red lips with her slender, pale hand and chuckled.

"Fine, I'll forgive you this time since it's our first time."

"However, when using that ring again in the future, I must be extremely cautious and carefully choose the object to Parasitism."

"While we take complete control of their bodies, we also become affected by them, which is not a good thing for us."

Lorry vaguely felt as if a car wheel had just run over his face.

He gave Pali a disapproving look and got down to business:

"Indeed, I understand that now."

He was referring to Gallows Sauron Lorry's severe alcohol dependence, an outcome neither the original nor his clone had anticipated.

Of course, Pali knew nothing about this clone, nor was she aware of this matter.

She was simply offering advice based on her own experience.

Similarly, Gallows Sauron Lorry was unaware of Pali's existence—he had forgotten the relevant memories using the "Hypnosis Pocket Watch."

After taking a sip of coffee, Lorry shifted his gaze from the face of the clone opposite him:

"However, this isn't entirely a bad thing."

"Sometimes, the undercurrents beneath the surface cause more damage than the raging waves on the surface, and we have already become aware of the problem."

Pali squinted her eyes:

"It seems you've already thought of a solution."

"Yes." Lorry nodded slightly, without denying it.

He paused for a few seconds, then asked in a low voice, "Do you think we should summarize the rules for playing the ' Parasite ' beforehand?"

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"Playing the role in advance, summarizing the rules in advance? Interesting." Pali Beria Lorry pondered for a moment, stroking her chin.

"You tell me first."

Lorry had already prepared his statement:

"Regardless of the target of Parasitism, always remember your identity."

"You copied this from Klein's rules for playing ' Faceless,' no, you stole it, didn't you?" Pali gave him a disdainful look.

"Our Pathway is ' Marauder,' so what's wrong with stealing the rules?" Lorry shrugged, unconcerned by the clone's gaze.

"Furthermore, the ' Seer ' and the ' Marauder ' are Adjacent Pathways and inherently share certain similarities, including the rules they play."

"The most important thing is whether this rule is useful to us."

"..." Pali rolled her eyes speechlessly. "I don't know if it's useful or not, but I can tell you're shameless. No wonder you're the original form."

After making a joke about Lorry, she began to seriously consider the "Parasite" code.

After a moment, she frowned and asked:

"Even though we've completely taken over the target's body, are we still ourselves, not the target? If that's the case, what about the instincts and habits that come from the body?"

Lorry said without hesitation:

"If there is no other purpose, try to choose confrontation and restraint."

Then he explained:

"For example, we Parasitism on a person who is addicted to gambling."

"In order to conceal our existence and prevent others from noticing anything amiss, we can gamble according to his previous frequency and habits."

"However, we need to understand that this is just a deliberate act of pretense; once the pretense is no longer needed, there's no need to go to the casino anymore."

"I understand..." Pali nodded thoughtfully.

"Take me for example. To put it bluntly, although I am using Pali Beria's body, I need to always remember that I am Lorry. When there is no special purpose and no one else is around, I can do things that are not in line with Pali Beria's personality or habits."

For example, standing up while using the toilet.

"Because she's just a Marionette; I'm the real mastermind."

Lorry's expression froze for a moment, then he nodded slightly:

"Almost."

Pali shrugged, mimicking his earlier gesture, and said nonchalantly:

"Alright, I'll give it a try. Since you're the main body, and I'm the only clone, I'll listen to you for now."

"From now on, we'll steal Amon's gameplay and hold a public vote on it."

Sorry, you won't know about the other clones in the future, no, you don't know about them now... Thinking this, Lorry smiled brightly:

"Your idea is good; we can consider it."

"So quick?" Pali Beria Lorry looked at the booth opposite her with suspicion. "You're not kidding me, are you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lorry raised an eyebrow speechlessly. "What are you saying? No matter how shameless a person is, can they even deceive themselves?"

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the Detached House opposite the coffee shop.

The lights inside are off.

Pali looked over and casually asked:

"You're coming?"

Lorry hummed in agreement, but didn't rush off immediately.

"Wait a little longer."

Pali Beria Lorry nodded without saying anything and quietly began to eat her dessert.

About fifteen minutes later, Lorry leaned against the soft Cushion, closed his eyes slightly as if dozing, and entered a dream under the protection of his clone.

He transformed into a "Nightmare," traversing through one dream after another, and quickly arrived at the door of a house with the address "101," gently knocking on the door.

A few seconds later, a somewhat rough and slightly hoarse male voice rang out:

Who is it?

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