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

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"Sigh, you died without even realizing it, Zhou Ke'er, you're such a silly little thing, hehe."

Zhou Ke'er loosely clenched her right hand, gently tapped her head, and stuck out her tongue as she spoke.

[Death reduces Zhou Ke'er's favorability by 2, currently at -51]

It's obvious that he was disgusted by Zhou Ke'er.

At this rate... the mere goal of -80 will be easily achieved, right? If the maximum value isn't -100, Zhou Ke'er feels she can max out this favorability rating.

Although it's in the negative direction.

"By the way... what was that world I just went to?"

Zhou Ke'er coughed twice, switching to a serious mode, and asked, "Was that an illusion you created, or a real world? If it's a real world... I'd like to see what happens next?"

"...Do you think this is a TV series?! You bastard!"

The shadowy figure couldn't help but roar and complain, but still replied helplessly, "That's a real world. As for what happens next... of course I can show you, but... are you going to beg me?"

Oh no, Zhou Ke'er has driven this shadowy figure a little crazy.

"Then I beg you, okay?"

Zhou Ke'er immediately put her hands together in prayer.

"..."

The shadowy figure remained silent for two seconds, feeling so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood. There was absolutely no thrill from this calculated scheme! It was like punching cotton – this was just too awful!

"...Even if you beg me, I won't show it to you."

After an awkward silence, the shadowy figure finally managed to utter a sentence.

"Tch... Why are you acting like a child? Ning really is a god who keeps his word and is worth a thousand pieces of gold. He is indeed different from us mortals who lie easily and throw tantrums."

Zhou Ke'er first muttered the first sentence in a low voice (actually, she didn't), and then looked at the dark figure with admiration and praised him sincerely.

“…”

The shadowy figure began to shake violently, as if it were on vibrate mode.

This is really strange. He's supposed to be a god, so if he hates Zhou Ke'er so much, why doesn't he just arrest him and torture him to death tens of thousands of times? Why does he have to pull all these stunts... This guy is really weird!

Being so angry and unable to utter a sound... this is so frustrating!

At first, Zhou Ke'er even doubted whether this guy was a real god, or maybe some other being impersonating the name of death. So she tried to secretly use her title ability to see if she could brainwash him and make him believe that Zhou Ke'er was "death" itself.

Well, it failed as expected. Although it wasn't impossible... the sanity points required exceeded Zhou Ke'er's sanity limit, seemingly dozens of times higher than her current sanity points.

It seems that methods or items to increase sanity will be discovered later. Otherwise, it would have simply stated that the title is ineffective for this type of being. But since it shows that the cost is too high, it means that it is possible to do so.

However... that's a matter for the future. In the current situation, this title is not very useful.

"Hey, right... why can't I commit suicide? That's too much!"

Zhou Ke'er began to change the subject.

"Isn't that obvious! You were punished precisely because you disregarded death. If you still commit suicide without any remorse, then it's all meaningless!"

The shadowy figure explained vehemently.

"Oh...I see..."

Zhou Ke'er scratched his head. If that's how it's set up, how could he possibly complete the main quest? Is he being forced to choose the option of survival?

But... if it's impossible to complete, what's the point of having this option? It's impossible to deliberately create such a meaningless choice task... since there's a choice, it must be something that can be completed.

Moreover... the reward is low. Given the usual pattern that difficulty and reward are proportional, the path where she dies is definitely easier than the path where she survives... Did Zhou Ke'er overlook some detail?

Despite thinking this way... Zhou Ke'er still felt that his initial idea was not wrong.

Zhou Ke'er frowned, looking at the dark figure. Honestly, that's the annoying thing about dark figures; you can't see their expressions or eyes, so you can't guess what they're thinking.

This kind of NPC, so easily provoked, feels like a little kid. If you could see their facial expressions, they'd be much easier to understand...

Wait... could it be like this?

Zhou Ke'er suddenly remembered this and quickly asked, "Um, you said before that I would become a person who is about to die... Can I ask, if I do nothing, what would be the reason for my death?"

"...You will be killed by Xiao Yan in his rage."

The shadowy figure hesitated for a moment before answering.

Just as I thought!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. This was exactly what she had guessed.

I see. Now this idea might be right. Not only do you have to be reckless, but you also have to die in a way that's different from the usual way!

Zhou Ke'er was just killed by Xiao Yan's sudden power surge. The original method of death, except for a slight error in the process, was exactly the same as the manner of death.

Zhou Ke'er nodded to herself, feeling that her analysis was spot on, worthy of being called a new era's Sherlock Holmes, only lacking a blind student—no, peanut—to be her straight man.

"No problem? Then let's die again!"

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er seemed to be deep in thought, the shadowy figure didn't bother to wait for him to say anything more, or rather... fearing that he might say something else, and quickly made a decision, saying, "You have twelve chances left, cherish them, or you will really die."

"...I was going to die anyway, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes and lost consciousness again.

Not long after, Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes again.

Before she could even look around, she saw a middle-aged woman sitting in front of her who looked very wealthy. The woman slammed a black card on the table in front of Zhou Ke'er, acting like she was the most important person in the world. She looked up at Zhou Ke'er without even glancing at her and said disdainfully, "Twenty million. Get rid of my son."

"??????"

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77. The Death Loop (Part 4)

What the heck is going on...?

It has a strange sense of déjà vu...

Zhou Ke'er glanced around and found herself in a small room that resembled a private dining room.

And considering what that old woman just said...

Damn, Zhou Ke'er has turned into a woman again this time?

But... given this kind of plot, how could Zhou Ke'er be on the verge of death?!

I have absolutely no idea how he will die...

"I'm talking to you! Don't you hear me? You have no manners at all. I don't know how my son could have fallen for someone like you."

The middle-aged woman glanced at Zhou Ke'er and snorted coldly.

Damn, that shadowy figure must have read too many melodramatic novels; it's the same plot twice in a row...

"Oh my, it seems you really enjoy fish! Why don't you order a few more fish dishes?"

Zhou Ke'er said with a smile to the middle-aged woman.

"What do you mean, eat fish! Even if you try to please me now..."

"Oh dear, so you don't like fish? I thought someone who likes to pick out bones like you would really enjoy fish. After all, there are so many bones, aren't there?"

Zhou Ke'er looked pitiful and apologetic, speaking in a gentle tone with sarcastic remarks.

"You! How could my son be so stupid! He actually fell for someone like you!"

The middle-aged woman slammed her hand on the table in anger.

"Sigh, after all, fools are lucky... unfortunately, fools (beep) aren't."

Zhou Ke'er shrugged, and immediately waved her hand at the other person after she finished speaking, "Oh, sorry, don't misunderstand, I was just saying you're stupid (beep)."

Zhou Ke'er had a bunch of beautiful words ready for the other party to appreciate when suddenly she felt the earth shake violently, followed by a violent explosion.

Zhou Ke'er's stamina has been reduced to zero.

"???"

Returning to the spot where the shadowy figure had been, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but ask, "What happened? How did they die? And why was there such a random explosion?"

"correct."

The shadowy figure replied matter-of-factly, "I made you into someone who is about to die, but there's no rule about what kind of death is required... Being blown up by a bomb is of course an imminent death."

"So there's no direct and necessary connection between the character I become and the way I die, right?"

Zhou Ke'er raised her eyebrows.

"That's not necessarily true."

The shadowy figure, looking smug with a triumphant air, replied, "Death is that thing that catches you completely off guard. You think you'll die this way, but you won't... You think you have nothing to do with dying like this, but you could actually die this way..."

"Oh, so you're a thing!"

Zhou Ke'er looked as if she had just realized something, and pointed it out incisively.

"What are you talking about! Of course I'm not a thing!"

Without a second thought, the shadowy figure immediately retorted.

"Oh! So you're not a thing after all!"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly realized again and said with a look that said, "I completely understand."

"you..."

The shadowy figure was speechless for a moment.

[Death reduces Zhou Ke'er's favorability by 3, currently at -54]

Wow, I've died thirteen times in total, and I haven't even completed one-sixth of the progress yet. This side quest is almost finished.

This generation has a terrible death mentality.

"You might as well die again!"