Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 100 "Narration" and New Story

Star took the time to "scout" Leonard.

The information displayed is:

Leonard, adult male

[Suspected to be a low-sequence Beyonder from the "Night" pathway, an ordinary night watcher with some arrogance.]

【…】

This is definitely not the limit of the "reconnaissance" capability. Apart from anything else, the information about the pathway and sequence is very vague.

"Low sequence"?
So is it Sequence 9 or Sequence 8?

There is other information, some of which is similar to the summary of known information. Information such as arrogance can be obtained from facial expressions without turning on clairvoyance.

The only relatively useful information is the one about the extraordinary people on the "Night" path - it allows the "player" to be more targeted when fighting the enemy.

The word that can be used is "suspected".

Star didn't insist that the ability of "reconnaissance" could provide him with complete information, but at least it could be clearer, right?

However, this is only the panel information seen by ordinary "players". Sta said that he was cheating.

"Between reality and illusion, start!"

Sure enough, the panel presented this time showed Star’s noble “member” (hack) status.

The information is more comprehensive, and comes with a "note" service, and even a lot of secret information is obtained.

Leonard

[An adult male, whose appearance and temperament do not match his actual IQ, and who is like a middle school boy who is a bit gay (but he may be the priest’s favorite, as his attire adds a unique charm to him!)]

[The Sequence 8 "Midnight Poet" of the "Night" Path has completely digested the potion but chose to stay where he is and did not advance to the Sequence 7 "Nightmare"]

[There is a "thief" angel living in the house, but nothing is stolen from me. Why is that?]

[This angel is sleeping. It is recommended to test its strengths during this period.]

[For example, the extraordinary abilities he possesses:]

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Summary: Apart from those weird explanations, this "investigation" with the blessing of "Between Reality and Illusion" is indeed different.

Not only did he grasp the character profile of Leonard, the poet classmate, but he also detected most of Leonard's extraordinary abilities and provided enough information to win the battle.

Most importantly, such "reconnaissance" can identify Leonard's biggest secret - Mr. Pales, and explain his current state of being asleep.

Although a large part of these notes came from the information summarized by Star in his previous contact with Leonard, some of them were indeed identified by its own "reconnaissance".

For example, when practicing with Leonard, Star discovered that the old man might not be in good shape today, so Leonard was more nervous than usual - the old man who was with him was not online, and he was a little afraid of Star.

And in the following time, through the "players" acting in various postures, there was no digestion progress, which can be preliminarily confirmed that the old man is now sleeping.

For example, the sequence ability of Leonard's path is also the initial resource of the database that Star gave to this "note".

But as a "note" that can summarize known information, it is already very good to be able to clearly summarize the information that Star knows.

Star already knows a lot of things, and he needs this function to connect with his intelligence that knows a little bit about everything, so that he can conduct better analysis.

It is a pleasant surprise to occasionally get some extra clear and reliable information.

As for the slightly weird "Notes" style.

It must be the fault of “between reality and illusion”!
It must be the "passive role-playing" that has caused the "contagion" phenomenon!
This makes this "remark" a little inappropriate.

It is definitely not because this corpus of “notes” was derived from Star’s three-view memory and then was contaminated.

Even so, it also shows that after this note connected to Star's database, he did not learn from the good things. We can't say that he has this tendency in his personality.

Star muttered a few words in his mind.

In fact, the information received by "reconnaissance" is generally fragmented. The "remarks" here are the result of Star's cooperation with the "player" role-playing, combined with the information processing ability that has been strengthened many times, and the combined abilities of "reconnaissance" and "imagination".

To use the words of a well-known novel, this is the result of Star's "cultivation", and his natural language style is also similar to a certain aspect of his inner self.

After coughing, Star adjusted the language style and word combination of this "note panel".

Sure enough, the "Notes" after the adjustment are much clearer, and are finally similar to the real "Notes" in the game.

Although this is essentially the "notes" presented by his subconscious mind after receiving the information gained from "reconnaissance".

It's just Star's "self-entertainment".

But at least now nothing of his will be exposed.

As for why Star created such a "note panel" to present information, it is of course for the "player's" "role playing".

Star believes that bad taste plays only a small role in this.

the most important is.

“With the notes panel, I always feel like a ‘player’ playing a ‘game’.”

After imitating the real game and making this "Remarks" panel, Star felt that his "player" potion had been pried open to a certain extent and showed signs of being digested.

This is easy to understand. Star himself thinks that the ability of "reconnaissance" is a replica of the "identification skill" in the game.

The abilities of the "player" are similar to those of the "player" in the game.

If you want to role-play, it's a good idea to gamify your life.

This is his current thinking as a “player”.

Star decided to call this "note" "narration" for the time being.

He naturally knew that the "narration" was still a reflection of his inner thoughts, but if he complained about things in this way, at least he seemed to be very cultured and polite.

Moreover, the organized presentation of information also makes it easier for him to respond to current situations and analyze things more quickly.

Under Star's deliberate control, this "narration" would not need to be as comprehensive and comprehensive as it is just now.

Only the information he needs is briefly presented, showing another pattern.

Star looked at Leonard, who was already having a headache due to excessive consumption of spiritual energy, and looked at the "notes" that appeared in the corners of his eyes while he was "narrating".

[He is exhausted]

[If a "recovery spell" is used, this may be able to make him "pulse" back]

Knowing Leonard's current situation, Star took out an engraved bronze piece from his pocket.

Holding the "Recovery Spell" in his hand, he whispered a word in ancient Hermetic language:

"tamper!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Staton felt that the talisman in his palm became light, as if it had suddenly become a weightless illusory object.

As the talisman shattered and disappeared, Leonard's condition improved visibly.

[He has been nourished]

Instead of teasing Leonard, Star said to Leonard with relief:
"Very good. Only by skillfully using your extraordinary abilities can you survive in the battle."

"I think after today's practice, you should be able to control your own strength well."

After hearing this, Leonard felt encouraged and all of a sudden his tiredness was gone.

After all, people were kind enough to teach him how to use his extraordinary abilities. What could Leonard have to complain about?
Not to mention that it was he who took the initiative to ask Sta to be his sparring partner. Why is he giving up now?
"Leonard, Leonard, how could you be so depraved! Have you forgotten the practice plan we set earlier? Emperor Roselle said: 'We must reflect on ourselves many times every day.' We can't go on like this!"

However, even with the help of Mr. Star, it was very tiring to use spiritual abilities so many times.

Just give up.

The thought quickly jumped to another Leonard who wanted to relax and finally said to Star apologetically:
"I'm really sorry, I'm a little tired..."

"It's okay, let's stop here."

Star said with a warm smile, while complaining at the "narrator".

[Hey, he's so stupid that he didn't even realize that someone had "teased" his emotions and secretly learned his abilities]

Haha, can what extraordinary people do be called “stealing”?

Star was not at all ashamed and touched his chin.

As for using his own abilities against Leonard.

In fact, he only used the "teasing" ability of the "player" at the beginning to amplify the poet's desire to show off in front of him and ask for guidance.

That's why Leonard took the initiative to ask Star to be his sparring partner and practice his skills with Star.

Finally, Star stopped the "continuous casting" on Leonard. Leonard's desire to rest after being tired overwhelmed his desire for guidance, so he naturally proposed to stop.

Then Star exchanged a few words with Leonard and sent the poet to the door.

In other words, if Mr. Pales is not online, Sta's operation will not be exposed and discovered.

Without commenting on the "narrator's" advice, Star took out a "recovery charm" and a "soul protection charm" that was the same as the one sold at the Tarot Club and was used to resist mental attacks, and gave them to Leonard as a reward before leaving.

Besides, doesn’t Leonard, the poet, want it too?

Otherwise, Star's "teasing" ability would not have been able to make the poet classmate cooperate with his studies without Leonard noticing.

Leonard, who was leaving, showed an excited aura in Star's eyes. Looking at the valuable (meaning zero cost) amulet in his hand, he thought to himself:
"Great! Senior Star really likes me. I am just like what is described in the drama. I am the protagonist of the era and have all kinds of adventures!"

In other words, Star doesn’t know what other people are thinking, otherwise he would have let his “narrator” complain:
【Watching drama】

After all, he is the future important member of the Tarot Club, "Star", so he won't complain about it himself. It's better to sigh in a more tactful way.

Otherwise, if it gets out, how will others view him, the second-in-command of the Tarot Club.

Say he is a workplace bully? Haha, he is a very quiet person.

At most, it was affected by the "passive role-playing" of "players".

After bidding farewell to Leonard, Star felt the partial digestion progress of the "Player" potion in his body, and recalled what he had just done to cause this.

"I am as helpful as a 'player', so is the potion digestible?"

Star wondered if he was judged to be a "player" because he had completed Leonard's "mission".

"Players" are also creatures who are happy to accept various tasks and then complete them.

If this is the case, Star feels that he can use "teasing" to trigger other people's emotions, and then help solve them at the right time, and finally achieve a role-playing of "completing the task".

Putting this hypothesis to be verified aside, Star turned to think about the next invitation.

It's time to prepare some manuscript paper to give these Victorian natives a little Kamen Rider aesthetic shock.

The last manuscript is still being serialized, but I’m going to attend the banquet now, so it would be nice to bring some new manuscripts with me.

He picked up another hodgepodge of revised "Masked Rider" outlines that he had been thinking about recently:
"In the southern continent, there are several secret forces. They enjoy blood sacrifices and slaughtering lives as a game. They indulge themselves to their heart's content and do not regard humans as their own kind. They vent their desires."

"A cheerful and carefree adventurer, Yusuke V, gained a mysterious power left in the ruins of the Second Age while traveling."

"After witnessing the atrocities of these 'aliens' and 'demons', he decided to fight against the 'aliens' and 'demons' who continued to commit murders as a Kamen Rider."

"As the strength of the 'aliens' and 'demons' he came into contact with continued to increase, he had no choice but to increase his own strength (sequence), and thus bore the 'curse' of this power."

"There is a danger of being alienated by power and becoming a 'madman' with a cold and twisted heart, similar to the hostile 'alien'."

"The higher your strength, the more severe this 'curse' will become."

"In order to fight against the 'alien species', I turned myself into an 'alien species'..."

"In the process of fighting monsters, I turned myself into a monster..."

"Maybe it was easy to indulge and hate, but he took a harder path..."

"Can he keep a clear mind in the end and not be 'cursed' and turned into a 'grievous warrior'? Will this shapeshifter completely turn into a ruthless king of destruction?"

"Will he be controlled by the 'curse' of this power and live a life he doesn't want?"

"I will protect everyone's smiles..."

"Rider~Henshin!"

……

As he watched, Star began to think.

There is no doubt that this is a criticism of the "indulgence faction" of "blood worship" and "School of the Rose".

This is a battlefield in the field of public opinion.

Star, who occupies the moral high ground, decides to use his pen as a sword, ink as a blade, and words as a blade.

As a "warrior of love", declare war on this bad trend.

Never mind, he couldn't hold it in any longer.

Fortunately, Backlund, where they were going next, was the "Capital of All Capitals", and evil forces rooted in the southern continent, such as the Rose School and the Blood Cult, were naturally hated by everyone there.

"Angels and saints have to carefully consider the risks in a place like this. Besides, what I wrote is not out of line."

Star considered.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the messenger lady.

"By the way, I helped her promote and praise the ideas similar to the temperance movement."

"As the leader of the Temperance Faction, Miss Courier may also receive a portion of the anchor."

"Shouldn't she thank me properly?"

"By the way, if she needs it, maybe I can also sell the naming rights of this protagonist to help her further gain more anchors."

"It's so difficult to change a Japanese name to a Western name..."

This "remark" is either another person or the embodiment of Star himself.

The information received by "reconnaissance" is generally fragmented. Here, Star combines the information processing ability that has been strengthened many times, "reconnaissance", "imagination" and other abilities to play the role of "player".

In Daogui's words, this is what Star has cultivated through "cultivation".

The language style it embodies is similar to the GPT model, which is generated from the corpus of Star’s own memories, world views and personality.

It can be said that "Remarks" is a reflection of this aspect of Star's personality.

Star also knew that this was purely his own self-entertainment.

However, he could use the excuse that “this was influenced by passive role-playing” and said that he actually didn’t want his own “notes” to become like this.

If you think the plot is confusing, you can give suggestions below this paragraph, and I will reduce the amount of Star's self-entertainment in this part of the plot.

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(End of this chapter)