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

Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes. It was that riddle-like way of speaking again. Didn't these old fogies get tired of living? Couldn't they at least speak in a way that was easy for people to understand?

Renault didn't reply to Zhou Ke'er's words, but just waved his hand. Then Zhou Ke'er's vision went black, and when she opened her eyes again, all she saw was the ceiling of her room.

"Honestly, they came without telling me, and they're leaving without telling me either. Do they really think this place is a place I can just come and go as I please? Unbelievable..."

Zhou Ke'er complained indignantly, but soon began to think silently.

The two pieces of information Renault just revealed, while their veracity is uncertain, are indeed crucial—especially the second one, the one about the game.

Although removing the exit button is an extremely old-fashioned approach, it must be said that the simpler and more direct the method, the less flawed it is.

The only solution might be to quit the game and stop playing?

Thinking about it, it doesn't seem very reliable. It might be possible for an ordinary player to do this, but Zhou Ke'er, who holds the "Seven Chapters of the Mysterious Monarch's Secret Scripture" and has already become a pawn of those existing players, obviously cannot escape this situation simply by not logging into the game.

Who knows, he might either be directly dragged into the game and forced to participate by those beings, or he might be killed and the next useful piece might be found.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er suddenly rolled out of bed.

This situation is putting us in a very passive position. It seems I need to hurry back to the Zhou family to find out what's going on before making any further plans.

But before that...

Let's start with a tense and exciting game!

"Hey, it's not like there's a rush. It's not like this is going to happen today, so why rush?" Zhou Ke'er, a chronic procrastinator, argued vehemently.

As for those tangled and unresolved issues, if you can't figure them out for now, don't dwell on them. It's a waste of time and energy. If you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out! Things will work themselves out (not really).

Escaping is shameful, but it's useful!

So Zhou Ke'er logged back into the game—it was time for a fun multiplayer mode! And it was time for his favorite part—playing pranks on strangers!

After Zhou Ke'er logged into the game, she found herself not in the God Academy as expected, but instead back in the safe house.

Zhou Ke'er was startled and immediately sat up to check her body—could he have died back then? If he did, he should be male again after being resurrected...

Oh, Zhou Ke'er looked down and couldn't see her toes, so she realized that he hadn't returned to his original state.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure sitting on the sofa nearby—not Red Crane, nor Finger Sand, nor Cold Rabbit...

A single ahoge (cowlick) stands upright.

It's obvious... the answer is!

"Yay! You're so lucky to wake up to the most beautiful girl in the world!"

The silver-haired girl with a single ahoge (cowlick) on her head said, "But, to be honest, I was a little worried that you might not come back for a long time. If that happened, I would have to spend some effort to deal with you. Luckily, you came back soon. After all, I don't have much patience, hehe."

He said some terrifying things with a grin on his face.

Fortunately, Zhou Ke'er is a carefree person. Even after encountering such a thing, she still had the mind to play the game. Otherwise, she might have been killed by this girl who ran out of the game.

"Um... what's going on?"

Zhou Ke'er asked directly without hesitation.

Indirect probing is useless; the other party can answer if they want, or not if they don't. The decision rests with them. Zhou Ke'er only needs to figure out what he can and cannot know.

"Oh dear, you really are a handful. The Seven Secrets of the Earth was not originally meant for you, but not only did you take it, you also managed to get it to our CEO A's place in such a short time. Luckily, I was there at the ball, or you might have caused a huge mess."

The silver-haired girl had a smug look on her face, as if to say, "Come on, praise me!" She continued, "If we had accidentally woken up CEO A, not only would this game have been ruined, but all of humanity would have been wiped out, you know? You almost became a world-destroying sinner!"

## Chapter 485, 480. My Master is Really Amazing

"Oh, this..."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head; this was something she hadn't expected.

Although this guy in front of me seems incredibly unreliable, there's no reason for me to fool him. So, what she just said must be true—Zhou Ke'er almost destroyed the world again?

Hey, why did you say "again"?

"Well, never mind. Anyway, with my help, you've returned to this place and won't cause any major trouble for now. You can relax for now."

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's "Wow, am I that amazing?" expression, the silver-haired girl pouted in boredom and waved her hand, saying, "See? How many times has Xiao Hei reminded you not to mess around in the module? You just wouldn't listen. Look, now you've caused trouble, haven't you? An NPC from another world chased you all the way to the main world. What a hassle. Now we have to clean up your mess."

"Little black?"

Zhou Ke'er's ability to grasp the key points is as strange as ever.

"Oh, it's that tall, skinny, dark-skinned guy who always comes to see you. We're practically family, but he never takes me with him when he comes to see you. That guy is so boring."

The silver-haired girl retorted mercilessly, "You said you were afraid I'd cause some trouble? Humph, do you think I'm the kind of person who particularly enjoys causing chaos and making trouble?!"

"Of course not!"

Zhou Ke'er answered without hesitation, secretly adding in her mind, "After all, you're not human."

"Right, right. Honestly, even though you can see it clearly, they still always misunderstand me. Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm waiting for you here specifically because I have something to tell you."

The silver-haired girl waved her hand, then said with a slightly serious expression, "We weren't originally the ones who chose you, but things can't always go according to plan. Since that guy Xiao Hei actually told you our real names, you're now part of our faction. You need to be careful about that. If any tactless guys try to recruit you later... just drive them away. There will always be those who try to exploit loopholes in the rules, and I'll deal with them one by one."

Zhou Ke'er, who had been inexplicably and forcibly dragged into a completely unheard-of faction, narrowed her eyes, put on a bewildered and confused expression, and asked the silver-haired girl, "Um... what are you talking about? I don't understand at all... what do you mean by 'belonging to your faction'... and, according to you, there should have been someone who chose me, right? Who was that person?"

"Hey, those are great questions!"

The silver-haired girl shrugged. "I don't know either. Xiao Hei and the others are really mean. They always say they're afraid I can't keep secrets, and they even slander me as a leaky whistle, saying that all the information I have will leak out in no time... That's just blatant slander! Anyway, those old geezers don't tell me anything. What I know now is pretty much the same as what you know, huh?"

I don't believe you for a second! You're a really bad old woman!

Zhou Ke'er didn't believe the nonsense this guy was spouting at all, and inwardly rolled her eyes. She continued to press, "Okay... let's not talk about that for now. The most important thing is... now that I'm one of yours, what benefits will you give me, and what do I have to do for you?"

"Huh? So you've become one of us, that's fine. You humans are so strange, do you really need this kind of pledge of allegiance?"

The silver-haired girl scratched her head. "The benefits...aren't the benefits obvious? To be able to team up with me, the most invincible and unparalleled beauty in the universe, isn't that the biggest benefit? As for what you're going to do...I really haven't thought about it. Why don't you praise me more?"

"I..."

Zhou Ke'er's eyes widened in shock. Good heavens, this guy's shamelessness was on par with her own. It was truly a match made in heaven.

"Forget it, this is pointless. I can tell that even if you're praising me, you're not really being sincere. Humph."

Before Zhou Ke'er could even begin her shameless flattery, the silver-haired girl pouted and snorted, "Anyway, I only came here to tell you about this. Be careful of other guys trying to steal your partner, especially that giant octopus in the sea, and that deadbeat in the yellow robe. Okay, that's enough for now. I'm very busy and can't waste any more time here. I'm outta here."

"Then...then take care?"

Zhou Ke'er made a "please" gesture.

"Wow! I knew you couldn't wait for me to leave! I could tell right away, you're really impatient with me."

The silver-haired girl immediately bristled, hands on her hips, glaring angrily at Zhou Ke'er, "Look at you, look at you! You've shown your true colors as soon as I tried to trick you!"

"Squeak..."

Just then, a door was pushed open and someone walked in.

Then she froze, staring blankly at the scene before her. She paused for a moment, then realized—goodness, isn't this Zhou Ke'er in her female form? She almost didn't recognize her...

However, what's with the other woman... Never mind, it has nothing to do with her. Zhijiansha quickly pretended not to have seen anything, awkwardly retreating back outside the door, closing it behind her, and adding considerately, "I didn't see anything."

"No, you saw it! I saw it! I'm coming to kill you right now to silence you!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately shouted loudly outside.

Before the words were even finished, the silver-haired girl had vanished without a trace.

I really don't understand what she's doing here. Is she hoping Zhou Ke'er won't come online so she can have a chance to get rid of Zhou Ke'er in real life?

"No way! If you dare kill me to silence me, I'll tell Red Crane right now!"

The sand between her fingers answered without hesitation—so readily that she clearly didn't have any good intentions.

"What does this have to do with Flamingo? You can say whatever you want. I haven't colluded with the enemy, I haven't betrayed my teammates, and I certainly haven't betrayed her."

Zhou Ke'er walked to the door in a few steps, reached out and opened it, peeked out, and whispered in the ear of the still-unresponsive Zhijiansha.

"!"

Zhijiansha was so frightened she almost jumped up. She quickly ran several steps forward before letting out a sigh of relief. She stared at Zhou Ke'er with wide eyes, giving her a "How could you be so shameless?" look. Then she kept peeking inside secretly. She hadn't looked closely before, but she saw a silver-haired girl and Zhou Ke'er doing something inside. She glanced at them and quickly backed away for fear of being silenced, so she didn't get a clear look at the silver-haired girl.

"What are you looking at? There's nothing in there. What are you thinking about all day?"

Zhou Ke'er flicked the sand off her forehead. "If you want to go in, just go in. What are you doing putting on a show at the door?"

"I'm just afraid of catching you cheating in the house, which would be awkward for everyone! I've been giving you so much face, and you still treat me like this!"

With her fingers clenched to her forehead, she fumed, then rushed into the house without a second thought, trying to find her "adulterer."

## Chapter 486, 481. Where are they? Where are they?

"What's the rush? What's going on? Did you lose something in the house? And... what do you mean by catching someone in the act? You're really talking strangely."

Zhou Ke'er shook her head with amusement. "Right now, it's just the two of us in the safe house. If anyone's going to be arrested, it'll be you. Don't you think so?"

"How could that be? I clearly saw other women just now... I get it, you just made her log off, didn't you? How cunning! You even tried to turn the tables on me... I've really seen through you. You pretend to be crazy and stupid on the surface, but you're actually a scumbag and a player behind the scenes!"

Finger Sand circled the safe house for a whole time but couldn't find anyone else. He immediately looked puzzled, but then quickly seemed to realize something and said...

"Goodness, although I have no idea what you're imagining, it just feels weird that you're pointing at me like this and calling me a scumbag."

Zhou Ke'er pointed to her current appearance as a vicious supporting female character. If anyone should be cursing, it should be cursing a bitch, not a scumbag.

"Oh right, I was so angry I forgot... What's wrong with you now? It was supposed to only happen in the module, and I remember the penalty count should have ended by now, so why is it happening in the main world too?"

Finding no one, Zhijiansha sat down awkwardly on the sofa and changed the subject, following Zhou Ke'er's lead.

"Let bygones be bygones. Just pretend I still want to have some fun."

Zhou Ke'er waved his hand – no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't bring himself to say something like, "I deceived the feelings of a yandere NPC and ended up getting come knocking on my door!"

Although he felt it was because of his own great charm.

"What are you doing back here? I saw you just came back to the safe house from outside. Did you go out on a wilderness adventure by yourself? Are you that brave?"

Before Zhijiansha could say anything more, Zhou Ke'er changed the subject and took the initiative to ask a question.

"No, actually it's Zhang He right now. She's feeling drowsy and tired, and I'm helping Lengchitu with her character template to start the quest. The progress is almost there, and I reckon she'll definitely be able to successfully change jobs before tomorrow. Then we can finally go to the main city!"

Finger Sand waved his hand and replied, "I was looking for something and happened to pass by the safe house, so I thought I'd check if you and Red Crane had returned yet."

"What's so interesting about it? Even if we come back, we won't help you with the mission, hehe."

With a smile on her face, Zhou Ke'er uttered the shameless words, "Unless you beg me?"