Four Split Personalities

"Let’s not even talk about whether you’re qualified for me to lower my status and befriend you."

The girl glanced at Frank with a half-smile, yawning lazily: "My last batch of ’friends’ ended up all dead except for one. Are you sure you want to venture into such a dangerous social domain?"

"Please do continue to look at me as if I’m trash."

Motan, rarely using this identity, cracked a joke with Double Leaf.

"Heh."

Double Leaf smirked, continued to slowly walk backward with hands behind her back, while an arcane eye emitting a blue glow appeared beside Motan, signaling him there was no need to act like a fool and play the scavenger behind.

The two didn’t hasten their pace deliberately, nor did they continue chatting, just walking home under the relatively quiet night sky, strolling down a main road in the inner city with the starlit sky above, enjoying the aftermath of excitement (from being pursued and pursuing).

At first glance, it seemed rather romantic.

Though their thoughts had nothing to do with the word ’romantic’.

[Frank Hughes, if this guy is really BLACK in disguise, he should’ve started lowering his guard against me by now, trembling in the vast maternal love of mine, then go to hell!!!]

With a rare soft smile, Double Leaf cast a gentle gaze at Frank Hughes’ back, her petite and slender figure adding a touch of delicateness.

[You get a little recognition and start getting carried away, huh? Trapped now, aren’t you? Bowing down under my boxers, right? Make yourself at ease for what? With your shabby figure that’s indistinguishable from front to rear, what else is there to ease up on? Padding your chest?]

Instinctively walking towards the outer side, although knowing full well the girl beside him was far more capable in combat than himself, Frank Hughes instinctively placed her in a protective position, naturally exuding an almost invisible warmth.

[If the subsequent ’stories’ follow this pattern, then this guy has to be considered a variable, the potential for causing trouble is still significant if left unchecked.]

...

[Given the current pace, the probability of me entering the same story with this flat one again is not low, but even if she started to guard against Frank Hughes, judging from my spending hours and managing to barely escape alone, her opinion of me would not significantly improve.]

...

[Too much time was wasted, even knowing the story direction, achieving only this level shows a gap from this glorious girl, if it were me, even not knowing the ’killing Rose’ was part of the perfect answer, I’d manage to evacuate most of the guards from the city... However, if regarding him as an NPC, with less ability to accept than us players, hence can’t let down the vigilance, even if entering the same scene again. I should still observe carefully.]

...

[Frank Hughes still has potential to improve. Suppose I want that flat one to take me seriously for the next story, it must be better performed than this time, but also needs controlling to a degree, behavior needs to notably contrast with BLACK, unless having a chance for 200% mission reward, otherwise start putting on the humble act, still needs the humble act.]

...

[Predictably, the Book Spirit’s Inherent Barrier should be a kind of replica of various ’stories’, Frank’s advantage is larger in this regard, making it easier to foresee ’perfect’ content, though the Book Spirit unlikely desires a script-reader to cheat their way through and show those ’possibilities’, so...]

...

[If nothing unexpected, the next ’story’ might be those not widely known, or even just existing in the library. While not too difficult, careless handling could indeed pose the risk of choosing between ’identity exposure’ and ’mission failure’.]

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[Assuming he’s truly BLACK, then those usual probes might no longer be significant, Frank Hughes had been to Academy City before, even if Diana didn’t bring him here, someone with that personality wouldn’t give up on the library, so it’s possible that the Book Spirit knew him, just scheming with him against me...]

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[Suspicion is inevitable, but before grasping tangible evidence, she won’t risk falling out with Diana to eliminate Frank Hughes, the extremely unstable factor, so rather than worrying about objectively present threats, it’s better thinking about maximizing the rewards.]

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[If I could manage a relatively accurate assessment of Frank and know our chances of being thrown into the same story, even not understanding anything about ’Sunset Glow’, there’s still a chance to corner the character he plays, Sang Qiao. Of course, that wouldn’t be easy, especially when this guy is bent on escape.]

...

[Even if I didn’t disconnect, in such a situation, considering a turnaround on Rose Georgia wouldn’t even occur to me, no matter how much prep time, the most optimistic outcome would be leading Sang Qiao’s guards all out of White Sakura City, hence concluding with that flat one’s mission failure, Frank Hughes acquires exclusive reading rights to the sixth tier of the Restricted Area along with a 150% completion reward, still not achieving 200%.]

...

[So the Epic Promotion is likely just an enticing trap with practically low operability if my guess is right...]

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[Next ’story’’s difficulty will definitely surpass ’Sunset Glow’, on the premise we’ve learned basic rules, even if the Book Spirit’s expectations toward us remain low, system-assigned missions would greatly raise the bar, by then, never mind getting 200%, securing the bare minimum reward could be difficult.]

...

[Unique Legend task chains, however devoid of status, wouldn’t let me easily exploit all their value, especially with theoretically low-risk tasks, the difficulty is bound to rise accordingly.]

...

[Heh, quite an unexpected gain indeed.]

Motan took a deep breath, his steps became brisker.

[Damn, I’m fired up.]

Double Leaf smacked her lips, her smile crisp and bright.

The two exchanged a smile, seeing the glimmer in each other’s eyes mirroring their own.

It was an expectation, disdain, and prayer for the unknown.

...

Meanwhile

Academy City Law Enforcement Headquarters Main Building 3F, Office 1

"Good work."

Dressed in a silver Law Enforcement Force uniform, the tall and slick-haired Chief Captain Foster Ward looked up at the girl who had somehow appeared by his side, a purple-haired Flower Elf who, although clad in a crisp Law Enforcement Force uniform, possessed a demeanor, aura, and appearance that were extremely delicate.

"Not at all."

Lian·Yuan Rui, without holding any particular responsibilities in the Law Enforcement Force but merely acting as the ’First Secretary’ around Foster, shook her head, gently placing a stack of freshly penned reports on the table and summarizing quietly before Foster even opened them: "Around two in the morning, I saw someone enter No. 9, Champs-Élysées Street."

Foster, rarely frowning, asked in a low voice after a while: "You... saw it?"

"Yes, I wasn’t comfortable leaving it to someone else."

Switching the coffee at Foster’s hand with tea, the young girl named Lian nodded calmly: "So I went myself."

"..."

"Go tell your ’friend’, she guessed right."

"Uh... actually, it should be ’he’."

"Eh?"

Chapter 1177: End

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