No, wait a second. For starters, how could Ailín be so certain that the energy he detected ca from Lu Yizhou? What if it was Ozzie? After all, she was a cat familiar and she was not a human. Could her energy be mistaken as Lu Yizhou’s, causing Ailín to be confused? But at this point, he should have known that Ozzie was not an ordinary cat. Then why did he specifically point Lu Yizhou out?
Or... was it because he was a transmigrator and that’s why Ailín’s skill card deed him as a non-human aka soone who was not from this world? No, that’s not right either. Lu Yizhou had taken Irene’s identity so whatever Ailín sensed must be coming from Irene, not Lu Yizhou. And well, Lu Yizhou had always been suspicious that there was another transmigrator among them.
But if that was the reason, why did Ailín sense Lu Yizhou alone and not the other transmigrator?
Or... was Ailín the transmigrator himself? Was that why he wanted to test Lu Yizhou using this thod?
’Daddy,’ Ozzie’s voice rang inside his mind, having picked up the line of his thoughts. ’I don’t think it’s . I don’t understand what he ans by ’energy’ but I think it’s similar to scent. It’s just like how I slled Mommy earlier. Her sll still lingers in this room, so is yours ow. And unfortunately, I do not give off anything like that ow~’
[666: W–What are you saying, little cat?! So you an to say that Host is really not a human? If he’s not a human, then what is he?!]
’Sheesh, that’s one possibility, idiot! Anyway, the one who can’t even access the original plot is not ~’
[666: You are so an! Like father like daughter, both of you are ganging up to corner 666! QAQ]
"Why didn’t you say anything?!" Olivia was getting more hysterical by each second Lu Yizhou stayed mum. She was scared but more than that, she looked so pleased with herself to finally dig a hole for Lu Yizhou to jump into. "See, we have caught her red-handed this ti! This is all you guys’ fault for not listening to . I have always said that sothing is off with her! And her cat too, don’t forget her stupid cat!"
’Stupid...?!’ Ozzie hissed and bared her fangs. ’Just you wait, woman! How dare you say that to the great magical Ozzie?!’
"Look at how violent that cat is! I bet it will enter my room in the middle of the night to scratch my face!" Olivia accused passionately.
Lu Yizhou frowned and looked at the ti. It was approaching the curfew Baines told them about. If she kept making such loud noises, then it wasn’t impossible for the weird servant to co knocking on his door at any mont. He scooped the bristling Ozzie into his arms and stroked her fur, calmly sweeping his gaze around his so-called teammates who regarded her with different reactions.
"So what if I am, so what if I am not?" He said vaguely.
Co to think of it, if Lu Yizhou wished to act alone, wouldn’t this be the perfect opportunity to throw these people off his back? If he could convince them to leave him alone... maybe everything would be much easier.
"What do you an by that?!" Olivia beca increasingly zealous, her eyes seed to be spitting fires. "Just yes or no, you can’t even give a clear answer? Isn’t this a blatant confession that you are indeed hiding sothing from us?!"
Bingo, Miss Olivia. Thank you very much for offering him this opportunity. The corner of Lu Yizhou’s lips curled upward. Under the flickering candle, that smile looked mysterious yet eerie at the sa ti. Adding on to the red-eyed cat in his arms, his aura seed to change in an instant, it sent shivers down everyone’s spine. "I am indeed hiding sothing from you. In fact, I have no idea how I landed here, nor do I know about your so-called ga and quest."
"But—But..." Ji Yan tried to argue. His face looked unusually pale, flustered. "You’re a player! The system has recognized you as our teammates!"
"Well..." Lu Yizhou shrugged. "As Miss Olivia said, maybe I am an NPC disguising myself as a player."
Ji Yan’s jaws dropped open at this confession, disbelieving. Without giving him any ti to react, Lu Yizhou continued seamlessly, "I don’t care about your quest, your mission, whatsoever. I am only here because I am looking for... sothing." It might be better for him not to divulge anything about his own mission. Lu Yizhou did not want any more obstacles to stand in his way to his lover. She had told him to find out her na for himself... so Lu Yizhou would do just that.
Alas, the universe seed to hold another opinion on that matter because as soon as Lu Yizhou’s sentence ca out of his mouth, the system notification suddenly popped up like an uninvited ghost.
[[Congratulations! You have successfully triggered a hidden quest: Lost Treasure. Help Irene find out the treasure she has lost in this mansion ten years ago. If the mission is successful, the rewards will be given after the completion of the quest. There will be no penalty for failure.]]
In an instant, everyone’s faces changed.
Lu Yizhou: "..." Fuck. He was only spouting nonsense but he managed to trigger another quest? Again?
"You—" This ti Ji Yan was shocked into standing. "You are really an NPC!" He exclaid, but this ti the pallidness on his cheeks had been replaced with flush and his eyes were wide in excitent. "But not a bad NPC, definitely not the one Olivia has just talked about. You will be our additional clue in solving this ga! Ten years ago... ten years ago was the year when Madam and Miss contracted the illness for the first ti and coincidentally, you lost your treasure. These events must be connected to each other!"
"What have you lost?" Ailín asked. All of the wariness vanished in place of curiosity. Even Olivia seed to sober up from her maniacal outburst and carefully surveyed Lu Yizhou, this ti in a new light now that she was certain that Lu Yizhou wasn’t an enemy.
Lu Yizhou heaved out a long sigh. "I don’t know." If he knew, then there was no need for him to sit here and have a aningless talk with these people. He’d rather fly to his lover’s side in an instant.
"Of course, she doesn’t know. Geez," Ji Yan waved his hand in exasperation. "This is a hidden quest! She must have gone through a horrible accident ten years ago and caused her to lose her mory or sothing. Isn’t that right, Miss Irene?" His eyes when he looked at Lu Yizhou was filled with renewed vigor, even two tis brighter than before.
The corner of Lu Yizhou’s lips twitched. "...You are right." Let’s just go along with whatever the protagonist said to make it easier.
"I knew it!" Perhaps it was because he was too excited, Ji Yan bounced over and clasped both of Lu Yizhou’s hands in his. "I know that you will not—ouch!!" It was as if an invisible gale had just struck him right on his chest, sending him flying to the opposite couch.
Ji Yan’s eyes went as wide as saucers as she sprawled inelegantly with her skirt lifted to show the garter belt inside. "...Woah."
"Ji Yan!" Olivia was the one who rushed forward to help him up. "Are you okay?!" She scanned him up and down for injury, face distraught with concern. A sigh of relief escaped her lips when she found Ji Yan uninjured, only mildly shocked and maybe a few strands of hair burnt to a crisp. Her eyes were tinged with red when she turned to Lu Yizhou, full of accusations and anger. "What have you done?!"
Lu Yizhou blinked twice. He was certain he did not have any power like that at the mont so... His eyes landed on the thin crimson mark around her wrist. Who else it would be if not her? Lu Yizhou did not know whether to laugh or cry. No matter what kind of world they were in, his lover had always been possessive and territorial.
She had even staked her claim on Lu Yizhou this early in the ga!
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A/N: Just want to clarify in case you’re getting confused:
Ten years ago: Madam and Miss started to contract an unknown illness > Miss was 10 yo > Irene coincidentally lost her treasure in this mansion around this tiline
Present: Miss is supposed to be 20 yo > Irene returned to take back her treasure
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