Volume 2, Chapter 86 – Secret

To be reincarnated as an undead in the game, and then for one’s body in the real world to begin transforming into an undead as well?

If anyone else had said that, Tianyin wouldn’t have believed it.

But since it was Sister Xiaomu who said it, the meaning behind those words became far more intriguing.

Was this game really just an ordinary game?

If it was, then how could something like that even happen?

The body in the real world beginning to turn undead?

“…That kind of thing… how could it possibly be real…”

Tianyin still couldn’t believe it. If what Xiaomu said was true, then wouldn’t all those tens of thousands of players who joined the Graveyard be turning into undead too?

If that were the case, wouldn’t the real world be in complete chaos?

Just imagining the scene of undead walking down the streets was enough to make her shiver.

“It really is true, Xiaoyin. But actually, it’s pretty easy to fix. You just have to dele—uhm, well, in simpler terms, reset your level to zero and return to the initial state, then reselect your faction and race. That will change you back.”

Xingyu Muxi explained slowly.

“Phew, I see… so there’s a way to fix it. In that case, when Xiaomengyao comes back, we’ll tell her about this.”

Tianyin let out a sigh of relief. But deep down, an uneasy feeling about this so-called game began to take root.

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That unease wasn’t baseless, it came from all the strange things she’d witnessed lately.

First of all, this world was… too real.

Yes, not just the advertised 99% realism, it was completely indistinguishable from reality, aside from the local customs and culture of the NPCs. Everything else was no different from the real world.

Secondly, the NPCs themselves… were far too real.

Not just the ones back in the beginner village. Every NPC Tianyin had met, every one she’d interacted with, seemed to have their own consciousness. At first, Tianyin had thought it was just the game being incredibly advanced, capable of creating such lifelike AI…

But the truth wasn’t that simple.

As time passed, these NPCs felt less like artificial beings and more like genuine, independent individuals, each with a complete personality, each truly unique.

Could something like that, numbering in the millions or even billions, really still be called artificial intelligence?

And most importantly…

She, Tianyin, wasn’t an NPC at all.

For some unknown reason, she had been reincarnated as an NPC, but in truth, she was a person from the real world!

Tianyin stared blankly as these thoughts circled in her mind.

“What’s wrong, Xiaoyin? You look a little uneasy. Are you worried about Xiaomengyao?”

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“Eh… well, I am a little worried about her…”

If an NPC were to say such things aloud, it would be earth-shattering. And the System would absolutely never allow Tianyin to speak words like that. She knew that even if someone from the other world stood before her, she wouldn’t be able to say a thing.

But… could she really not say it?

For some reason, Tianyin suddenly felt the urge to try. Out of nowhere, a desire welled up inside her, to tell this girl before her the secret she had buried deep within her heart all this time.

She didn’t even know why. She just suddenly wanted to say it. To tell her everything she knew.

That she… wasn’t actually an NPC.

She had been suppressing this secret alone for far too long. And now, with only two conscious people in the hall, herself and Xingyu Muxi, the thought of revealing it could no longer be held back.

“Hey… Sister Xiaomu…”

Tianyin lowered her head, her face hidden beneath the shadow of her silver hair, making it impossible for Xingyu Muxi to see her expression.

“What is it?”

“Sister Xiaomu, I… I want to tell you something… or rather, a secret…”

For some reason, the moment she said that, Tianyin suddenly felt as if something terrifying had its gaze fixed upon her.

But even so… this one thing, this secret, she wanted to say it no matter what.

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Tianyin bit her lip.

“I… actually… am not… an NPC…”

She said it.

She actually said it!

Tianyin’s heart leapt in astonishment.

Because in all her previous attempts, she had never been able to make those words come out.

But this time, aside from that unnerving sense of being watched, the System hadn’t stopped her at all.

Could it be because Sister Xiaomu was a heavy spender, and the System didn’t dare offend her?

After mentally sneering at the System again, Tianyin felt that Sister Xiaomu’s wealthy status was truly amazing.

Wait…

Tianyin suddenly noticed something strange.

Even now, Sister Xiaomu hadn’t responded to what she said.

Was she so shocked she didn’t know what to say?

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No, that couldn’t be it. Sister Xiaomu wasn’t the type to be easily surprised. Even if she were, she’d only pause for a few seconds at most…

Perplexed, Tianyin lifted her head and looked at the girl still standing before her.

But what she saw was not the shocked expression she expected.

On the contrary, though Sister Xiaomu was still holding the unconscious Xiaomengyao and looking straight at her,

The sight gave Tianyin the distinct feeling that the girl before her wasn’t really there at all. It was like looking at a motionless painting.

Yes, completely motionless.

At that realization, Tianyin’s pupils contracted sharply. At the same time, that eerie sense of being watched suddenly intensified.

“Oh my, oh my, my little Tianyin really can’t sit still, can she~?”

Just then, a voice Tianyin knew all too well echoed above her head.

Looking up, she saw the source, a giant Light Orb. The very same one that had given her this silver-haired loli body when she first entered this world, and who had called itself the System God.

“It’s you! That so-called System Light Orb!”

“Not a Light Orb, but System God. And honestly, if I hadn’t shown up, my little Tianyin, you’d have gotten yourself into a lot of trouble~”