Four Split Personalities

Listening to Ji Xiaoge as she explains the development history of the Steam Fish Pot from Sky Pillar Mountain, which he already knew, Motan feels increasingly uneasy.

Honestly, given how things have escalated to this point, the only option is to take it one step at a time.

All the preparations have been made, and even though Cole isn’t the real Mor, the possibility of him lying under Mor’s identity has been taken into account.

So aside from adapting as much as possible to the situation, and dispersing potential issues before they arise, there’s nothing more Motan can do.

In other words, he shouldn’t be worried or anxious, not because the problem is perfectly solved, but because there could be a number of potential issues, and he has no control over them.

However, under his ’Absolute Neutrality’ persona, Motan is not someone with strong mental fortitude, meaning he can’t help but think about irrelevant things.

Fortunately, even though in his eyes, the ’Mor’ around him had many flaws, neither Ji Xiaoge nor Yu Chen noticed any problems.

Or even if someone as familiar with ’Mor’ as Ji Xiaoge sensed a hint of incongruence, she would only feel that ’Mor is acting a bit strange today’, rather than immediately suspecting ’Is this guy being impersonated?’

Thinking inertia is a curious thing, since people instinctively deny possibilities they see as far-fetched, and try to find explanations through reasons they find ’reliable’.

Even Motan himself finds it hard not to reveal any flaws during a personality switch, and there would inevitably be some sense of incongruence.

But that sense of incongruence is controllable; most people around would assume ’Did he recall something happy?’, ’Is he feeling unwell?’, ’Is he having his ’period’?’, rather than immediately jumping to ’I think the person in front of me has a mental split, should I call the police? Urgently waiting online.’

In other words, precisely because the truth is so ’fanciful’, Motan’s mental issues have remained undiscovered.

Likewise, in the Realm of Innocence where everyone knows you can only create one character with your ID and considers it common sense, the identity exposure of ’Hei Fan’, ’Tan Mo’, and ’Mor’ isn’t easy.

"Hey! I’m actually mentally ill! Able to create four characters!"

Even if Motan suddenly loses control and unexpectedly exposes his identity, those unaware wouldn’t find it credible.

To put it in a forced explanation, it’s like ’The most dangerous place is the safest place’.

So it’s unlikely that Motan’s biggest worries would come true, because even the fact that ’he can have four characters at the same time’ is unbelievable, with two in the same place being outlandish.

Yet, despite knowing the exceedingly low possibility of disaster, Motan’s heart is still filled with anxiety, or perhaps... guilt.

It’s partly because the consequences of exposure are too severe, far beyond what Motan can bear.

And also because, as the only one who can discern Cole’s flaws, Motan tends to scare himself.

[Ah, he placed his arm on the table! I usually don’t do that!]

[Oh no, don’t cross your legs! It’s true I often did so as ’Tan Mo,’ but as ’Mor,’ I’d definitely sit properly!]

[Using honorifics too frequently! Though not rigid, I generally don’t talk like this!]

[What’s with pouring juice for Yu Chen? Don’t I have hands? Maybe I should arrange a meeting between you and Tom later, huh?]

[Geez, you dare eat the meat Xiaoge dipped, seeking death... oh that should be fine.]

[...]

In summary, as the atmosphere gradually gets comfortable, Motan remains in a highly tense state, unable to reveal this, resulting in increasing stomach pain, turning good fish meat into something tasteless.

However, the situation develops unexpectedly smoothly.

No verbal slips, no accidents, no memory fragments, no disastrous personality switches.

Everything progressed so smoothly that Motan found it unbelievable.

Just as he and Cole had planned, their conversation was mainly focused... or limited to two topics.

First, the active performance of Black Vatican Priest from Church of the Dawn in Misha County, a matter that had been popular on forums for a long time, with the serial post titled "Misha’s Diary" being read by most forum-loving players, making it a seamless topic for ’Mor’ to steer.

Ji Xiaoge is interested in any topic, Yu Chen, like Motan, was a part of that war, even a core figure, naturally not neglected.

In summary, it was a perfect topic.

Afterward, Motan occasionally directed the topic to the recently concluded comprehensive Knight tournament, since he had previously explained every detail of the event to Cole as ’Tan Mo’, and it involved nothing related to the Real World, so as long as Cole’s mind didn’t malfunction, it should be manageable.

In fact, Cole did not disappoint Motan; although he hadn’t attended the comprehensive Knight tournament, at that moment as ’Mor’, he responded fluently to Motan’s deliberately simplified and rehearsed questions as if he had fought the tournament himself.

However, not everything was smooth; in fact, after several exceptional performances, ’Mor’ casually gave high praise to his companion mount, King Badan, who fought alongside him in the finals. As those words slipped out, Ji Xiaoge’s gaze changed.

The reason is simple; in her eyes, any praise for King Badan is purely absurd, as that detestable Wang Ba’s only highlight is having no highlights, a chaotic entity on the move.

Can it even be praised?

Having served as that Wang Ba’s leader for months, and likely continuing to do so, Ji Xiaoge pursed her lips, suppressing the urge to ridicule, categorizing ’Mor’s praise under ’family shame should not be broadcasted’, appreciating his thoughtful gesture.

Motan, having guessed Ji Xiaoge’s thoughts, also relaxed upon her restraint and partnered with ’Mor’ to steer the topic away.

Truth be told, this oversight can’t be blamed on Cole, since when Motan was educating as ’Tan Mo’, he indeed didn’t touch on King Badan’s character, and in his description of the competition, that Wang Ba genuinely played a significant role.

Of course, it’s also possible that as ’Tan Mo’, he didn’t view King Badan’s nature as overly unconventional.

And then...

There’s nothing more. Aside from that little episode, the gathering unexpectedly ended smoothly, everyone enjoyed the conversation and the meal, Yu Chen and Ji Xiaoge shared countless secrets, and Motan and ’Mor’ casually discussed matters like adventurers or Holy Church Union.

Everything went so smoothly.

Until...

Chapter 1155: End

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