A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

"Really? You guys aren't trying to fool me again, are you?"

The patient seemed to believe it somewhat and asked cautiously.

“I’m telling the truth. I, Pinocchio Cage, never lie.”

Zhou Ke'er answered with certainty.

"Your name is clearly Zhou Ke'er! You were lying to me! Your name tag is still hanging on your white coat!"

The patient pointed to the name tag hanging on Zhou Ke'er's white coat and said indignantly, "Even if you're going to lie, at least tell a lie that's so easy to spot!"

"Oh, this is another doctor's white coat. I was a little cold, so I borrowed it to wear."

Zhou Ke'er's expression remained unchanged, and she replied earnestly as if she were truly telling the truth: "Let me tell you, don't think that just because you're handsome you can make up stories and slander others!"

"Oh... in that case, I'll trust you one more time. What do you want to ask me? Hurry up."

Upon hearing this, the patient scratched his head and turned to look at Si Huanian, asking a question.

"Oh, uh, that..."

Si Huanian seemed to just realize what was happening, and turned to Zhou Ke'er with a bewildered look, asking in a low voice, "What should I ask? Didn't I want him to give me something?"

"?"

Zhou Ke'er looked at Si Huanian with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot. Actually, he had already managed to get the patient to take that thing out and give it to him, but the problem was... wouldn't that mean he was doing all the work himself? That's why he painstakingly lowered the difficulty from hard to easy, giving Si Huanian a chance to show his face and make his presence known, but...

## Chapter 279, Section 274. I'm serious about fooling patients.

"What do you mean?! She doesn't even know what she wants to ask, yet she's asking me questions? Pinocchio, are you lying to me again?!"

Upon hearing this, the patient looked at Zhou Ke'er, his eyes wide, and said indignantly, "That's too much! I trusted you so much!"

"Tsk. First of all, my nose didn't get longer, so I wasn't lying. Secondly..."

Zhou Ke'er glanced helplessly at Si Huanian, sighed, and continued to deceive him: "What you call 'believing' me, I think you don't truly believe in 'me' as a person, but rather have expectations of an idealized version of me that you've imagined. That's why you said things like 'you let me down' and 'I clearly thought so highly of you.' But actually, the 'me' you believe in isn't the real me. In other words, the 'me' you believe in is actually yourself. Therefore, even if 'I' lied to you, ultimately it's you who lied to yourself."

"I...I lied to myself?"

The patient, confused by Zhou Ke'er's actions, pointed at himself with great doubt and murmured a question.

"That's right, so I didn't lie to you. You can still trust me."

Zhou Ke'er nodded and continued in a serious tone, "So there's no need to discuss these digressions anymore. You should hurry up and answer this lady's question."

"Oh...oh oh..."

The patient was still thinking about Zhou Ke'er's illogical and forceful words, and for a moment his IQ dropped to the level of "abba aba aba" and he nodded before he could even react.

"...Alright, it's your turn. Don't let me down again. I'm just here to help you, not for you to do everything and just watch from the sidelines, sister."

Seeing that the patient had been fooled, Zhou Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Si Huanian in a low voice.

"Me? What am I supposed to ask? You've already fooled him, why don't you just make him hand over the stuff?"

Si Huanian asked Zhou Ke'er in a low voice, puzzled.

"?"

Zhou Ke'er took a deep breath. Okay, I can't get angry with an idiot. Life is so wonderful, yet I'm so irritable. This isn't good, this isn't good. "Sister, if you want a speedrun, I can certainly take you through it right away, but the problem is... then you'll be completely invisible, and you won't get any screen time..."

"Oh, right!"

Si Huanian said with a look of sudden realization.

"???"

Zhou Ke'er looked at this guy with great suspicion. His persona had completely changed! Had he been possessed by a white lotus?! He was such a typical bitch just now, how come he's turned into a white lotus whose brain has been eaten by a zombie, only able to say "Ah, why?" and "What should we do?"

"Have you... been replaced?"

Zhou Ke'er finally couldn't help but blurt out, looking her up and down, "Actually, you were taken advantage of when I wasn't paying attention by that white... oh no, what was her name again? Oh right, it should be Miss Yun. You're probably not actually her in disguise, are you?"

"what?"

After busying herself with a few words, Si Huanian finally got the patient to help her take out the things. Upon hearing such a long speech, she didn't understand Zhou Ke'er's meaning for a moment and stared blankly for a moment.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but turn her head away and roll her eyes. Well, it seems this guy only has that bitchy vibe when he's with a pure white lotus. Is this the legendary chemical reaction?

"Did you know that there is magic in this world? There are two magic words in this magical world: 【bi*ch】 and 【f*kyou】."

Zhou Ke'er was still unwilling to give up and made one last effort to truly lead Si Huanian down the path of being a "bitch," saying, "These two words represent your attitude towards the world, and once the world understands this, it will treat you with great respect."

"what?"

Si Huanian, who was following Zhou Ke'er toward the next mission location, didn't get what Zhou Ke'er meant. He glanced at the camera and asked, "Is this some new trendy meme? I've never heard of it before. What does it mean?"

"All right, whatever."

Zhou Ke'er gave up. This guy either genuinely didn't understand, or he was just pretending not to understand in front of the camera. You can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep. In this situation, Zhou Ke'er could only end with a standard bitchy pose of rolling her eyes, shrugging her shoulders, and tugging at the corners of her mouth.

Oh, it would be even more charming if you were holding a wine glass in your hand as well.

The rest of the journey was uneventful, and soon we arrived at the door of the next ward.

"Oh...it's this guy. This guy's a bit difficult to deal with."

Zhou Ke'er looked at the patient in the ward and said "hmm".

Si Huanian was about to ask what kind of difficult situation Zhou Ke'er was, but before she could speak, the patient had already seen Zhou Ke'er, and then... he suddenly pounced on the glass wall with a "pia": "Sir! You can't play games with people like this! You said you'd let me out if I caught three mental patients trying to escape, but after three, then three more, and after three more, that's almost forty-nine times!"

"Hey, the hospital needs you, comrade! We don't have anyone more useful, no, more outstanding than you. The safety of the mental hospital depends entirely on you!"

Zhou Ke'er said to him with a sincere expression, "Besides, compared to other patients, we've already given you a lot of preferential treatment. When you're on lookout duty, you can even walk towards the door and enjoy the scenery. Isn't that much better than other patients? They get caught as soon as they get close. See, doesn't it feel more balanced when you think about it this way?"

"Oh? It seems that's really true..."

The patient was taken aback, thinking it made sense, but then quickly realized, "Wait a minute! You're lying to me again! You promised to let me out, how come it's turned into me being allowed to go out for some fresh air?! You can't lie to me even if I'm not well-educated!"

"Tsk."

Zhou Ke'er turned her head away and clicked her tongue. This guy had been fooled too many times and had developed resistance. Then she turned back and put on a smiling face: "Hey, isn't that a bit too formal? Look, this time I brought professionals specifically to test and evaluate whether patients meet the discharge criteria, right? Now you can't say I lied to you, can you? Seize the opportunity. If you don't pass the evaluation this time, it's your own problem."

"Really?"

"real!"

"Is it really true?"

"It's really true, it's really true."

"real..."

"If you ask me again, I'll take my men and leave."

"No, no, no, I'm very cooperative. I'm definitely cured. Ask me anything you want!"

The patient immediately cowered and turned to Si Huanian, who was standing next to Zhou Ke'er.

"Okay, now it's up to you. I've basically cleared all the obstacles, right? You can say a few words, right? I've prepared the final highlight for you."

Zhou Ke'er turned her head and whispered to Si Huanian. Then, before Si Huanian could say anything, she obediently stepped out of the camera's view and handed the stage—no, the camera—to Si Huanian.

## Chapter 280, page 275. Are you my master?

"..."

Si Huanian gave Zhou Ke'er a very complicated look, wondering if she was doing it on purpose or genuinely believed it—please, you've already done everything you were supposed to do, all that's left is to get him to bring out the item, what else do you want me to do! Is saying one last thing what you call a highlight moment?! After stealing the spotlight, she even acts like, "Don't slack off, come and show some talent..." This guy is doing it on purpose! Absolutely on purpose!

Si Huanian forced a smile, stiffly walked forward, and listlessly asked the patient to help her retrieve her belongings. She could already foresee the ridicule she would face online after the broadcast; it was a huge miscalculation. If she could do it all over again, she would never have chosen Zhou Ke'er...

Having easily obtained the required item, Si Huanian didn't know what kind of expression to make—if he was happy, it would seem like he was deliberately slacking off; if he was unhappy, it would seem like he was being pretentious for failing the mission.

"This is so hard!" Si Huanian glanced at Zhou Ke'er, who was completely unaware of her predicament, with a hint of resentment.

after...

Well, there's not much to describe. Under Zhou Ke'er's guidance, after fooling a patient, Si Huanian was asked to ask for something one last time. Si Huanian felt like an emotionless begging machine.

Finally, this segment ended, and in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere where both sides breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou Ke'er slipped away before the production team, who were still grumbling, could announce the results. Under Si Huanian's complicated gaze, she made a quick getaway.

Compared to those who still have to continue filming the show and the medical staff watching from the sidelines, Zhou Ke'er is now enjoying a pleasant paid vacation!

Back in the office, I locked the door, turned on my gaming bracelet, and logged into the game!

Lincoln is such a big idiot!

Back in the familiar temporary safe house, the sofa that Cold Rabbit had kicked over was still overturned, and no one bothered to pick it up.

Zhou Ke'er glanced at her friends list. Honghe Zhijiansha and the others were not online, since it was working hours. Only Lengchitu, the evil rich person who stayed at home playing games instead of working, was still online, but he was already in the game.

Zhou Ke'er didn't hesitate for long before choosing to enter the multiplayer mode.

[Nightmare" Solo Dungeon Selected Successfully]

Number of people: 1

Loading...

Enjoy the game!

Then, as usual, comes the opening animation.

On a rooftop covered in strange patterns, a young man seemed to be muttering something to himself. As he chanted, an eerie glow flickered on the magic circle.

Immediately, a fluorescent blue ray of light rose from the center of the magic circle and shot straight into the sky.

The camera suddenly zooms out, offering a panoramic view of the entire city. Besides the rooftop, there are six other locations where fluorescent trails also rise, eventually converging at the same point.

"boom!"

A blinding light burst forth, turning the entire field of vision into a blank.

Main Quest: As a Servant, help your Master defeat the other participants and obtain the Holy Grail. Reward: 30 Sanity Points

[Advanced Quest: Defeat Servants or Masters of other classes. Reward: 10 Sanity Points]

[Bonus Mission: Destroy the Holy Grail. Reward: 50 Sanity Points]

Side Quest: Not Triggered

[Randomly selecting player "Zhou Ke'er's" class/identity...]