Arknights, but all characters are NPCs?

"No, in Arturo's own words, even without her, those people would have come to this point sooner or later. How could she interfere with their will? She couldn't do it. She was just playing freely according to her own wishes, and her music was just a mirror, a mirror that could reflect people's hearts, nothing more."

156. This time, the script is about the villain daughter and the housekeeper.

If only based on the above description, Frost Star could indeed understand why Arturo was called a bad woman.

Arrogant, cold, unkind, and never tired of manipulating other people's emotions. He also has a special set of rhetoric and never thinks he is wrong.

But if that is true...then why are people's opinions of Arturo so polarized?

Demon... Frost Star can understand this name.

But why do some people still call her a saint?

Although Shuangxing is not a well-educated person, she has been working on the ice field for many years, so she knows very well that judging a person's faults based on just a few words from others... this is the greatest arrogance.

So when Froststar raised her head and wanted to ask Arturo about his "saint" side again -

Ding Dong.

Lu Shang looked to the lower right corner of his sight, where a system reminder popped up:

「ID:'Arturo' has logged in」

“Are you here already?”

Lu Shang thought that everyone was here, but he hadn't decided what kind of scenario to play, so he stretched out his hand again:

「Esc key」, pause the game.

For a moment, the whole world came to a standstill.

Lu Shang was not in a hurry. He picked up W who was sitting on his lap and put him on the chair.

I glanced at the counter above W's head, which had reached "9/10"——

Lu Shang stretched out his hand and pulled the progress bar back with his fingertips.

After successfully returning it to "0/10", Lu Shang nodded in satisfaction.

Then he turned around and walked towards the dormitory where Arturo was.

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... ...

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"Miss? Miss Arturo?"

"Well..."

Who is...?

Arturo was sleeping soundly, but suddenly she heard someone calling her name.

She subconsciously opened her eyes, rubbed them, and turned her head to look around——

"Miss Arturo, I'm sorry to disturb your sleep, but it's almost time for you to perform."

"..."

Lu Shang was wearing a suit, dressed like a butler, and was standing beside her, looking worried and urging.

But when Arturo saw this, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

What about the man I don't know...

Arturo searched her memory and was sure that she really didn't know the man in front of her, so she asked while looking around: "Sir, who are you...?"

"Lu Shang, your butler, Miss, are you confused in your sleep?"

housekeeper...?

ha...

What an interesting profession.

Her mother died, her father went crazy, and her brother, who should have called her "sister," treated her like a wanted criminal.

She doesn't even have a home, so where does she get a housekeeper?

But... after looking around, Arturo was unsure of what to do.

She clearly remembered that a white rabbit brought her a letter during the day, and on the letter there was only one word "dream".

After playing a song, I went back to the hotel and fell asleep while thinking and analyzing the meaning of the word "dream"——

That's how it should be.

But now she is... in the dressing room of the opera house?

When did she come here?

Or...is she actually in a dream now?

"Miss, you are here again..." Seeing this scene, Lu Shang, the butler, seemed to be used to it. He sighed and said skillfully as if he had explained it countless times: "Miss, if you don't like me calling myself that, you can call me brother, or just the word "Dream". "

After he finished speaking, Arturo blinked his eyes and turned around.

She was not surprised by the title "brother", but——

"Dream?"

During the day, one sees the word "dream", and at night one calls himself "dream".

Coincidence?

"I'm here, Miss."

But Lu Shang nodded and responded.

Then he raised his arm and looked at his watch, and said, "If you still want to play this naming game, I will accompany you, just like in the past few years, but time is running out, Miss, please dress up quickly."

In recent years?

Arturo was acutely aware of the timing issue.

But just as she had this thought, she was pushed by Lu Shang and sat in front of the makeup mirror.

Then Arturo froze.

With a height of 168cm, she already has the figure of a mature lady.

A long straight black hair like Ji, a dim halo, a small waistcoat-style dress, a pleated skirt, and black over-the-knee socks with suspenders and lace.

Of course, there are also the standard high heels.

"Mother...?"

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Arturo subconsciously called out the familiar name.

But when she reached out to touch it, the reflection in the mirror made the same movement.

Looking at the smiles and frowns of the person in the mirror, looking at the teardrop mole under the corner of the eye, looking at the charm that is inadvertently revealed when gently caressing your cheek...

"This is... me?"

Arturo reacted immediately.

But when did she grow so big?

No... the older brother who called himself "Dream" just now seemed to have said something like "in the past few years", right?

So this is a few years later? I lost my memory of the past few years? Or...

It's no wonder Arturo thought so, because although she was taller and her arms and legs were longer, she didn't feel unfamiliar with controlling other people's bodies.

Skilled...as if this really was her own body.

But look up again...

Well, if I look like this in a few years, it doesn’t seem unacceptable, right?

I am satisfied with my height and appearance, but my figure...

Arturo subconsciously lowered her head and looked...Oh, she couldn't see it, she saw directly the toes.

It's even poorer than the little platinum of Sintela.

"Miss, you will grow up, even though I have been saying this for several years..."

Seeing this, Lu Shang naturally gave him a timely stab... No, he said something to comfort him.

Even though Arturo looked up at him immediately after hearing it, Lu Shang did not panic. He even glanced at his watch and said, "Miss, if you care, I will buy you some papaya later. Now there is really not much time left before you go on stage to perform - forget it, I'll do it."

Having said that, Lu Shang reached out and turned the chair Arturo was sitting on half a circle to face Arturo, in front of Arturo's slightly surprised look.

Then he picked up the lipstick and gently held Arturo's cheeks, making her pout slightly, and then Lu Shang started to put on makeup for her.

"Dream...brother?"

"What's wrong, Miss?"

"You actually know how to put makeup on women?"

"No, I simply clicked on your interactive menu and put on makeup with one click. The things I held in my hands were just for show, so that you could accidentally lick my fingertips while talking."

"Eh...? What are you talking about, Brother Meng?"

"I'm saying, now that you've finished putting on your makeup, it's time for you to go on stage and perform, young lady."

He closed the interactive menu, then, in front of Arturo's puzzled and bewildered look, he pulled her up and pushed her onto the stage.

"Okay, Miss, please concentrate on your performance. I will pick you up outside the opera house."

But after we pick you up in the car, it is no longer up to you, young lady, to decide where to go.

After all, the butler, the eldest lady, the car, the wilderness, the small dark room, and imprisonment - this is also a very classic plot, isn’t it?

157. Miss Arturo feels she has done nothing wrong

Whether Arturo is a bad woman or not is not the point for now, but she does have some musical attainments.

Not only the cello, but she can also play all kinds of musical instruments. At a young age, she has been invited to courts of various countries.

In time, although he might not be as famous as the Emperor and known throughout Terra, it would still be more than enough for him to be given the title of "famous musician".

So being invited to go to the opera house and perform on stage was no problem for Arturo, as this was part of her normal schedule.

The only question now is -

"As a butler, should I be a bad-mannered handsome uncle? Or a loyal and honest minister who doesn't talk much but is devoted to his son? Or just a mercenary who does things for money?"

Outside the opera house, Lu Shang drove a car and parked it. He leaned against the car door, holding a cup of milk tea in his hand, and while waiting for Arturo to get off work, he was also perfecting the script.

But Arturo should be out soon.

Because just like the cup of milk tea in Lu Shang's hand was taken from a passerby NPC, and this car was snatched from an NPC on the roadside, the audience in the opera house were also NPCs selected by Lu Shang himself.

I just don’t know whether Lu Shang will finish the milk tea first, or Arturo will give up first.

But neither.

The first sound was a gentle greeting:

"I'm going to fuck your mother, you bastard from next door! You can't afford to play with me! Where are you? Get the fuck out here--!!!"

The voice was so loud and the tone was so sad and angry that Lu Shang laughed immediately.

Who is this?

I really don’t know.

But the voice is so loud that it can be heard here from the main ship of Rhodes Island.