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

Just as she thought of this, before she could even put it into action, Zhou Ke'er suddenly felt everything go black, and her stamina in the status bar was reduced to zero.

When Zhou Ke'er regained consciousness, she found herself back in the space where the shadowy figure had been.

"???"

Zhou Ke'er's face was full of question marks, and she couldn't help but ask, "So how did I die this time? And what just happened?"

This feeling... is absolutely disgusting!

It's like you want to pull out a whole strip of skin... cough cough, no, that analogy is too vivid, let's try another one. It's like when you're peeling an apple, you intend to peel it in one continuous strip, but halfway through you realize that the bottom half of the apple is somehow made of plastic?

That's the level of discomfort I feel.

"...You're starving."

The shadowy figure considered it for a moment, probably thinking it was too ridiculous, and answered in a low voice.

"??????"

Zhou Ke'er took a deep breath, rubbed her throbbing temples, and said calmly, "So what the hell did I go there to do?"

Hmm, "On the fact that 'damn it' can be placed anywhere in any sentence without changing the original meaning" could be written as a light novel.

"...These were all randomly selected, and I don't know what kind of death you would accept."

The shadowy figure explained cautiously.

"You're supposed to be Death, right? This is just too damn undignified! You randomly picked a world and you don't even know it yourself? Are you some kind of temporary worker?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain wildly, quickly taking a few steps to get close to the shadowy figure. Looking down at the shadowy figure floating on the throne, she said, "This is completely dereliction of duty! Can't you respect your profession? Be serious!"

"Waaah... Why are you yelling so loudly!"

The dark figure trembled violently, then burst into tears. Its originally deep and eerie voice transformed into a soft, sweet little girl's voice: "You only know how to bully me! I just want to be a god properly, do you know how hard it is for me! Waaaaah!"

"???"

Zhou Ke'er was completely baffled by this guy.

What the heck is going on here?

"Waaaaah! What god? I don't want to be one anymore! I want to go home! Waaaaah!"

The dark shadow trembled violently for a moment and then disappeared, revealing a tiny little girl inside, who was huddled on the throne and crying loudly.

"Little friend, why are you crying so sadly? Is it because you're the only one left on your family's household registration? Don't worry, if you keep crying, your household registration will be cancelled, so please stop crying."

Zhou Ke'er had no choice but to squat down and patiently persuade (?).

As a result of Zhou Ke'er's words, the little girl cried even more sadly.

But... doesn't this lower her favorability rating?! Why hasn't it dropped yet? Zhou Ke'er thinks that after this, her favorability rating should definitely drop below -80!

Player "Zhou Ke'er" triggers hidden world view

The module is establishing a connection with the Overworld.

Player "Zhou Ke'er" is encouraged to explore the hidden world view as much as possible; reaching a certain level will grant special rewards.

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79. Main World - Academy of Gods (Part 1)

Special reward? Why is it a special reward again?

This is really strange. They said the special rewards were almost impossible to come by, but Zhou Ke'er has only played a few times and she's already encountered these so-called special rewards one after another... although she hasn't received any of them.

But the trigger probability is way too high! It feels like something is in a hurry to give Zhou Ke'er something.

Hmm... never mind, let's not talk about that now.

They said they were connecting him to the main world and sending him to explore the hidden world... but he has absolutely no direction.

The only problem is... this little brat?

Zhou Ke'er glanced helplessly at the crying little brat. He had just made her cry, how could he possibly get anything out of her?

And... you want him to comfort a little kid? Are you kidding me! You want someone like Zhou Ke'er, who only knows how to disgust others, to comfort someone? Are you sure this isn't like using a toilet brush to clean a pot?!

Ta-ka, Koukouwa-lu!

With a sharp look in her eyes, Zhou Ke'er decided to teach this little brat a lesson in the harsh realities of society.

"Waaaaah! You annoying bastard! Die, die!"

Before Zhou Ke'er could actually do anything, the moment she grabbed the little brat's hand, he started crying and shouting, and then everything went black for Zhou Ke'er, and she lost consciousness.

Gan!

When Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes again, she found herself in... a place that looked like the school gate.

For some reason, this little brat appeared beside him, and... he looked incredulous, staring blankly ahead, and forgot all about crying.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er rubbed her temples helplessly. Although she didn't know what was going on, she guessed that this guy had accidentally made a mistake and caused a bug? Anyway, it probably wouldn't have any negative impact on him.

"So, why did you come along this time?"

Zhou Ke'er squatted down and asked, "How did you get Parkinson's at such a young age? Did you accidentally pass it on to someone with a tremor in your hand?"

"Waaaaah... It's... It's all over!"

The little girl finally came to her senses, looking at Zhou Ke'er with teary eyes. As if giving up on herself, she sobbed and complained, "You...you! It's all your fault! I failed my graduation exams!! If I had passed this last exam, I could have officially become a god in the name of 'Death'!"

"??"

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head. "How did it fail? It's just that you followed me in. It's a minor mistake, nothing serious."

"Waaaah... I didn't come in with you! Don't you even know what's going on?!"

The little girl cried sadly, "I accidentally teleported back to school, and because you pulled me along, I brought you here too!"

This is equivalent to me skipping the exam, you know?! And I even brought an outsider to the school! I'm going to be expelled, waaaaah! I won't even have a chance to retake the exam!

"Hmm... well, you can't blame me for that..."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head helplessly. If that's the case... wouldn't that be equivalent to leaving the mod world? Wouldn't that mean she wouldn't be able to complete the mod quests?

Well... the current situation is more interesting than the mission itself.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

The little girl suddenly froze, staring blankly at the high-tech-looking watch on her wrist, which flashed text Zhou Ke'er couldn't understand. She couldn't help but exclaim, "My assessment has been marked as completed! What happened?!"

"Oh! I know! It must be because when I left the assessment space, I took you with me, so the assessment space judged you to be dead and let me pass the assessment!"

【＊＊】Affection level with player Zhou Ke'er increased by 50, current affection level: -4】

"????"

Zhou Ke'er was completely bewildered. What was going on with this favorability rating? Was it because she inexplicably passed the test, causing such a dramatic increase? And her name had changed too; it used to be "Death," but now it was an asterisk. Was it because she had left that space?

I was so close to completing the side quest! Now it's all gone! Is this guy really that easy to fool?! Zhou Ke'er has been so foul-mouthed for so long, and she just forgave her all of a sudden?!

Hehehehe...

The little girl couldn't help but make a perverted face, staring at her watch and grinning foolishly, looking like a complete idiot.

"...So, is it really okay for you to stand here with me at the school gate like this, looking like you're both crying and laughing? Your snot is practically dripping from your nose... You've already attracted attention. You might even be on the front page of tomorrow's school newspaper. Idiot, what's gotten into you?"

Zhou Ke'er sighed helplessly. Looking at the little kid's ecstatic expression, she subconsciously thought of a story from the old era about Fan Jin passing the imperial examination and couldn't help but remind him.

As he spoke, he began to look around at his surroundings.

This school... well, it just feels really out of place. It's like they've just haphazardly pieced together buildings of all different styles and thrown them together.

Beside the antique, Far Eastern-style pavilions and towers of the Old Age stands a magnificent church reflecting the image of the Virgin Mary in glass. There are also other buildings of various styles... likely representing different regions of the Old Age. Zhou Ke'er had seen some of them in books, but knew nothing about the rest.

Those passing by... must be students from the school.

There were those who looked like... cultivators from the Far East described in the Old Era, others with blond hair and blue eyes wearing white linen robes, and a whole bunch of strange-looking guys who looked more like ghosts than gods, all huddled together.

However, I didn't see any angels or Christian symbols... Is it because God is dead?

"Ahhh! Yes, yes, I can't let those people find you, or I'm doomed!"

The little girl finally snapped out of her daze, her silly smile vanishing as she looked at Zhou Ke'er with a nervous expression. "You... well, you should hide it first!"

"Hidden? Aren't you taking me with you?"

Zhou Ke'er was taken aback by her words. To be honest, he was a little worried that this guy might dispose of his body and scatter his ashes, but it seemed she hadn't expected that?

In short, if she hadn't thought of this... Zhou Ke'er should have just kept her mouth shut and followed her lead; saying those things herself would have been tantamount to suicide.

"How can I take you with me? I just passed the test, and a formal deity will come to help me with the next steps..."

The little girl glanced at Zhou Ke'er with an expression that said she was a country bumpkin, and explained, "If you were to take her with you, wouldn't that be tantamount to suicide? So you'd better find somewhere to hide!"

"??"

Zhou Ke'er looked puzzled.

Wait a minute, this guy just told him to hide... why did he just run off like that?! Shouldn't he have told him where to hide?! He should have led him to the hiding place!

"Hey! Um... what's your name? How can I contact you later? Or how can you find me?"

Zhou Ke'er quickly asked loudly.

"Ereshkigal! My name is Ereshkigal!..."

The little girl ran away, answering without turning her head, but she only said her name and didn't answer anything else.

"Ugh...really, this is so unreliable..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

"Um... fellow Daoist? It seems you're also a classmate of our Far Eastern pantheon?"

Just then, a handsome man in a long robe, who looked refined and otherworldly, walked over and asked Zhou Ke'er, "My name is Xing Jinqing. May I ask your name? I have never seen you before."

"Uh... this..."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head. If she were exposed now, it would definitely cause trouble, and big trouble at that... But pretending to be from that Far Eastern pantheon was definitely not going to work; the other party would absolutely see through her...

Now how to do?

Oh, right! And this too!