Volume 1, Chapter 31 – Illusion

But seriously, what the hell is this ghost maze thing?!

Does this game even have such a setting?

Thinking that, Tianyin felt that things probably weren’t that simple.

However…

Even if she thought it wasn’t simple, how to solve it… or rather, why it was happening at all, she had no way to figure out.

“Wuu… my legs… my legs can’t move anymore…”

The problem was, Tianyin could clearly feel just how weak her body was.

Because of her small stature, according to the principle that the higher you stand, the farther you see, Tianyin’s field of vision was actually much shorter than normal.

And since this was a forest, her view was even more obstructed.

Although she could clearly recognize the road she came from, the problem was, she had already walked that path once before, so going that way again would be pointless.

Besides…

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“Haa… for now… for now, I should… take a short break…”

Mumbling to herself, Tianyin weakly walked to the tree she had just cut through and sat down against it without a care for her appearance.

Her long silver hair fell loosely over her body, and her white dress was covered in wrinkles.

Well… at this moment, Tianyin had completely lost all sense of image.

She didn’t look like a girl at all…

“Wuu… I only walked for a little while, and I’m already this exhausted?”

It seemed that the short battle earlier had nearly drained all of her stamina.

“Wuu…”

She rubbed her aching, numb legs uncomfortably. Although she knew nothing around could really threaten her life, staying alert was still necessary.

“Eh… wait…”

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Suddenly, an idea flashed through Tianyin’s mind.

A strange thought popped up.

Tianyin suddenly remembered that Yivrea had once mentioned a certain herb. Apparently, if someone approached its range, they would unknowingly be drawn into an illusion.

Those who entered it would simply appear asleep in reality, without any harm coming to their body.

Though… if a wild monster happened to pass by, that would be another story…

“Wuu… could… could it be that I’ve been pulled into an illusion?”

With that thought, Tianyin quickly opened her status bar.

And on the screen, under her name and HP gauge, there were two minor debuff statuses, 【Hypnotized】and 【Severely Weakened】…

“So it really is that…”

Seeing the status bar, Tianyin couldn’t help feeling dejected.

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To be dragged into an illusion without even realizing it… that was seriously embarrassing…

“Even though I know I’m trapped in an illusion… how do I wake up?”

Yes, she knew she was under an illusion, but Yivrea had never told her how to get out of it.

“Wuu… if it were a dream, I think pinching myself would wake me up?”

Considering the possibility, Tianyin decided to give it a try.

She stretched out her soft, pale hand and pinched her slender arm hard…

Actually, she didn’t even use much strength, but the skin she pinched quickly turned red.

“Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow…”

Tianyin was in so much pain she couldn’t even speak properly.

Without a doubt, using pain to force herself awake from the illusion was completely useless.

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“Wuu… then what should I do next…”

Getting a bit stuck, honestly, at this point, Tianyin, already unconsciously influenced by the System’s quirks, was having a hard time calmly thinking through the problem.

Rather than asking her to think and solve it properly…

It’d probably be better to let her act cute and idle around instead.

Wouldn’t that be much nicer?

“Geez… looks like I can only call for help from Rea now?”

Even though she said that, Tianyin wasn’t sure whether Yivrea could actually hear her if she tried calling for help from inside the illusion.

“Well, whatever…”

In the end, Tianyin decided she still needed to reach out to the girl who always protected her, Yivrea, for help.