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

Zhou Ke'er blinked. "What's wrong with that? Isn't it normal for friends to exchange names first?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who said you're a friend?!"

Loyal was furious.

"You."

Zhou Ke'er pointed at Luo Ye'er with an innocent expression.

"When did we become friends?! Don't make assumptions on your own!"

The cold and taciturn Loyer has disappeared. The current Loyer is irritable and frantic, and his once neatly combed blonde hair is now somewhat messy.

"But didn't we exchange names?"

Zhou Ke'er asked in a serious tone.

"Does knowing each other's names mean we're friends?! If I go and walk around in front of the Demon King, does that mean we're friends too?"

Luo Ye'er stared wide-eyed at Zhou Ke'er.

"You even gave me a gift."

Zhou Ke'er raised the dagger and flashed it.

"Isn't that for trading?"

“But I didn’t fulfill your request, and you didn’t take it back. So this isn’t a reward, it’s a gift.”

Zhou Ke'er spoke with absolute certainty.

"Can I take it back now?"

"No way! How can you take back a gift from a friend?"

"So we're not friends!"

"But there are gifts?"

"So that's not a gift! I'm taking it back!"

"But friends shouldn't take back gifts!"

"You... Ahhh!"

Luo Ye'er was so angry that he covered his head and ran away, with Zhou Ke'er chasing after him.

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589. Stop a woman from tormenting her.

Under Zhou Ke'er's persistent harassment, Luo Ye'er visibly became haggard, her appearance withered, her eyes staring blankly ahead, like a walking corpse, as if she had been ruined—what could she do! She couldn't kill her, and she couldn't escape her, so she could only silently endure this devilish thing, Zhou Ke'er, pestering her relentlessly.

She was wrong, she was really wrong. All she knew was that giving the dagger to Zhou Ke'er would help her escape the demons' pursuit. If she had known this earlier... she shouldn't have given that dagger to Zhou Ke'er. Even if Zhou Ke'er had teamed up with that group of demons to hunt her down, it would have been better than the current situation!

"Hey? Can you hear me?"

Zhou Ke'er stayed close to Luo Ye'er, jumping around and saying, "Where are you going? What are you going to do? We're friends, right? If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, and I can help you."

The biggest challenge is you, buddy!

Loyer glared at Zhou Ke'er and answered helplessly—that's right, she gave in. If she still chose not to answer, this ghostly thing in front of her would keep pestering her with questions. So, to avoid this situation, she had no choice but to answer—"To assassinate the ruler of the land of exile, and at the same time, to guard the gate leading to the demon realm."

This is a lie!

What a joke, trying to assassinate the gatekeeper? With her strength, she could be crushed by him without much effort; at most, he'd be like a "small pebble that's a bit hard to handle." She had no intention of courting death. She just wanted to dissuade Zhou Ke'er.

"Wow! That's a really cool decision! You're so clever, Loyal! As long as we kill that guy, we can leave the Land of Exile! Alright! In that case, let me lend you a hand, and let's escape this hellhole together!"

Zhou Ke'er blinked, looking full of enthusiasm, and raised her arms to shout.

Luo Ye'er covered her face helplessly. She shouldn't have pinned her hopes on the non-existent possibility that Zhou Ke'er would back down. Now, she had shot herself in the foot.

But... wait...

Loyer's eyes suddenly lit up, and a non-existent little light bulb popped into his head: "You said you were going to help me, right? Perfect... there's something I need you to do for me. As a friend, you'll help me, right?"

Zhou Ke'er patted her chest solemnly: "Of course! Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

“Listen to me. We’ll be there soon, at the only place in the Exile’s Lands where demons gather, the City of Exile, which is also where the gatekeepers and the passage to the demon realm are located.”

Loyer stated confidently, "With just the two of us, we are no match for the gatekeeper. Making a rash move would only be suicide. Therefore, before we act, we need to make some preparations, the most important of which is... to steal a magical artifact from the gatekeeper. This task is entrusted to you, how about it?"

Hmph, Loyer didn't believe Zhou Ke'er would actually follow her orders to steal the magical artifact. You know... even the high-ranking demons in the Demon King's City might not be able to escape unscathed if they tried to steal the gatekeeper's magical artifact. Now, to ask a down-on-his-luck demon who had been exiled to the Land of Exile to do such a thing... what's the difference between that and suicide?

Therefore, there is absolutely no way this guy in front of her would agree! As long as she refuses, Loyer can get rid of this guy with the excuse that "as a friend, he can't even help with this kind of thing?"

Hurry up and refuse!

Luo Yeer couldn't help but look at Zhou Ke'er with hopeful eyes.

Then Zhou Ke'er nodded very seriously and agreed without hesitation, "Okay! Tell me what that magical artifact looks like, and I'll go steal it right now!"

Luo Ye'er's face froze, staring at Zhou Ke'er in disbelief—this...this is impossible! Doesn't this guy fear death? Even if he didn't know how strong the gatekeeper was, he should be able to imagine how dangerous this was, right?

Loyal gazed at the city of exile gradually coming into view, paused, and asked again, unwilling to give up, "Are you sure you want to do this? This is very dangerous; you might accidentally die!"

"Of course! You asked me to do this, we're friends, aren't we!"

Zhou Ke'er patted her chest confidently and assured him.

Loyer looked at Zhou Ke'er with a complicated expression, unsure whether this girl was genuinely stupid, or...

But with the die already cast, she couldn't very well admit that everything she'd just said was nonsense, and that she was just trying to discourage Zhou Ke'er, could she? Although doing so might actually have the effect of discouraging her, it would be too beneath her dignity. Luo Ye'er was, after all, a demon with dignity. Even if she was capable of such a thing, she couldn't really admit that she had done it!

Fortunately, the gatekeeper does possess a magical artifact that can be used to leave the place of exile, which is the only way to leave the place of exile besides passing through the Demon Realm Passage.

"Door key".

Loyer stared into Zhou Ke'er's eyes: "Rather than a magical artifact, it's more like a tool specifically designed to teleport to the Demon King's castle. It looks like a key engraved with intricate patterns. If we can get this, we won't need to assassinate the gatekeeper."

But if they couldn't get that, they'd have to settle for stealing the gatekeeper's exclusive magical artifact, the Deathwing. It was a set of two scythes, with a very distinctive appearance; you could recognize it at a glance.

Neither of them is an impossible task. It's been made so clear that Zhou Ke'er should back down...

Zhou Ke'er nodded seriously. "These are all hidden in the gatekeeper's palace, right? No problem, leave them to me. Just wait for my good news!"

After saying that, before Luo Ye'er could say anything more, Zhou Ke'er flapped her wings and flew swiftly towards the city of exile not far away.

"Wait..."

Loyer stared wide-eyed at Zhou Ke'er, who acted without hesitation, his heart filled with shock—would a normal demon do this?! Are demons nowadays capable of going to great lengths for their friends? No, after all, can demons even have friends?!

As for Zhou Ke'er... this is the start of a good show. As long as there are no space-sealing spells in this place, or the spells are not of a high level, then it's not a problem for him.

For him, stealing is the easiest thing to do if he can find it.

Soon, Zhou Ke'er arrived outside the city of exile. She noticed that she had to go through guards to enter the city, so she simply activated her concealment spell and teleported into the city instantly.

The city was sharply divided into distinct areas: apart from the magnificent and luxurious gatekeeper's palace, the rest were mostly slum-like dwellings. This made it easy for Zhou Ke'er to find a place to stay.

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590. The so-called gentleman on the roof beam

However, the palace is so large that you won't go to the wrong place, but finding things inside will also be much more difficult.

First of all, Zhou Ke'er would never steal the gatekeeper's weapon; that would be suicide. Who knows, the gatekeeper might have been carrying it with him all along. Wouldn't that be like offering herself up for death?

Furthermore, the importance of a door key is definitely different from that of a dedicated weapon. For example, if a door key is lost, the whole city will probably be placed under martial law and all guards will be sent to search for it. But if a weapon is lost, then you will definitely have to take matters into your own hands.

The former still has room for maneuver, but the latter... if they are relentlessly pursued by a powerhouse of that level, then the charade could become real.

As for where the key might be stored, the first possibility is the treasury—if the palace has a treasury—the second is the gatekeeper's bedroom, and finally... the only other possibility is that he actually carries that thing with him at all times.

However, on the other hand, Zhou Ke'er didn't actually need to steal the real door key—after all, Luo Ye'er's description was so vague that he obviously didn't expect Zhou Ke'er to be able to do it, so it's understandable if she stole the wrong one!

As long as the theft attracts the gatekeeper's attention and he sends demons to search the entire city, spreading the news that something has been stolen from the palace, that's enough. Then Zhou Ke'er can simply pretend to be in a very pitiful state and run back.

Having quickly finalized the plan, Zhou Ke'er used her concealment spell to successfully scale the outer wall of the palace. Upon landing, she saw a demon resembling a servant cleaning.