Four Split Personalities

The two of them casually chatted as they strolled along the path towards the nearby South City Gate.

Although for many young people with chaotic schedules, the nightlife was just beginning, the main atmosphere of the city was still bustling and brightly lit. Even the shops with the least overtime pay hadn’t closed yet, but this tree-lined path remained quite tranquil and secluded, with hardly any passersby.

Rows of magic crystal lamps, standing over three meters tall, stubbornly competed with the crescent moon in the sky, striving to emit a warm and serene light. The ’Expanse Mirroring Mirror Incense, ninth generation,’ developed by Master Guna’s alma mater, was silently burning at the top of the magic crystal lamp, continually driving away the unusually active insects of the summer, with outstanding effectiveness.

Had it not been during the current exchange gathering period, and had it not been for the fact that several couples were reported by an anonymous FFF Group member for getting too cozy on this path a few days ago, which resulted in losing double-digit credits, the atmosphere on this path would have been more ambiguous.

"To be honest, I think Lia hasn’t given up on you yet~"

Ji Xiaoge casually draped her arm over Motan’s shoulder and teased him with a wink, "But it’s not really her fault; after all, ninety percent of the blame is on you."

Motan chuckled awkwardly and scratched the tip of his nose, "How can it be my fault..."

"If not you, then who? Surely you can’t blame me. I wasn’t the one who attracted her."

Ji Xiaoge punched Motan playfully, her lips parted slightly, her breath fragrant as an orchid: "Scumbag."

Motan blinked twice, staring blankly at the girl in front of him who was trying hard to act strangely, yet clearly had no talent in that domain, unable to say a word.

To speak on it, he had been preoccupied with a lot lately, even if he seemed at ease, he was actually burdened with many troubles, and hadn’t had much time to properly interact with everyone.

Precisely because of this, just moments ago, Motan was caught in a subtle delusion.

For instance—he assumed he was already immune to Ji Xiaoge’s overwhelming, excluded-level charm.

Until this moment, under the gaze of her clear apricot eyes, he suddenly became aware that the woman named Ji Xiaoge was still very dangerous!

This might seem like a trivial statement, given she’s the only girl in the entire Realm of Innocence with the [Allure] talent, but only Motan knows, because knowing Ji Xiaoge both in and out of the game makes him more special than others.

This specialness has advantages and disadvantages.

On the positive side, when [Night Song] removes the headgear in the game and converts the [Independent of the World] effect into [A Glance Can Captivate A City], the influence on Motan is much less than on others, though he occasionally might be defenseless and agree to some unreasonable requests from her, such situations are becoming rarer. In other words, if there’s no accident, he might have a higher resistance to the [Second Glance Overthrows the Country] than others.

This is considered an ’advantage’, not because Motan thinks he might confront Ji Xiaoge with weapons someday (let’s just leave this flag here), and thereby succumb to her charms due to the fault of not waging battle, but because he worried from a long time ago whether frequently being together with this guy would break his defenses, inevitably making him fall for this unbelievably beautiful girl.

This is not unfounded anxiety; after all, humans have the instinct to pursue beautiful things. Although Motan’s mental state is somewhat troubled, he is, after all, a person, and Ji Xiaoge’s charm... to put it one way, it’s very difficult for any normal person to resist it. The various vigilance of Ji Xiaodao, which seems overly protective, isn’t without reason.

So this ’resistance’ that has unknowingly developed is undoubtedly good news for Motan, especially when he spends nearly a third of his day pining for Yu Chen.

The situation is already chaotic enough, if he still can’t hold himself back, he will definitely cause a big mess.

As for the so-called ’disadvantage’, it’s that on some level, frequently seeing Ji Xiaoge’s ’true face’ makes Motan not only resistant to Ji Xiaoge’s charm but also to her talent [Independent of the World], meaning he’s already able to perceive the essence behind appearances to some extent.

In simpler words, even if Ji Xiaoge doesn’t remove that pair of goggles perpetually perched on her head, her talent’s ’reduce presence and charm’ effects are already not very impactful on Motan.

Not only that, Motan even found that, even in reality, as long as he’s in this persona, the Ji Xiaoge who would make others just think ’she’s a naturally beautiful woman’ occasionally seems different in his eyes.

It may sound abstract, but it’s as if a person originally shrouded in thin mist, visible only as a hazy silhouette to others, occasionally reveals her true form to Motan.

The presence of that thin mist is very covert, disguised as though it never existed, even leading most people to believe the silhouette is her true self.

Only those with an extremely steadfast will, like ’Mor’, who has witnessed Ji Xiaoge removing her headpiece numerous times in the game and was once tricked by Boss’s illusion in the Dragon King’s Tomb, can see through it.

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