I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 631, pages 2.3-15: Guess Who I Am

[A destiny destined for ruin means a life without miracles.]
[When exactly was the injury sustained?]
A melodious song drifted from the distance of the forest; though it was very far away, it seemed to be singing right next to my ear, echoing and lingering endlessly…

Bertias paused slightly, his blue-gray eyes narrowing slightly beneath his hood.

"What's wrong?" Lan Xiao looked up at Bertias, her tone filled with confusion.

“No, it’s nothing.” Bertias pointed a finger ahead and said softly, “I’ll wait for you up ahead. Go check if all the other players are dead. If not, bring them over.”

Without waiting for Lan Xiao's reply, he walked away into the distance.

[From the moment we first met...]
A 'plop' sounded like something heavy hitting the water, and the girl's singing stopped abruptly.

Bertias snapped back to reality and stopped in her tracks. A pebble at her feet rolled into the clear lake water, the two stones only a few centimeters apart.

Blue-gray eyes quietly gazed at the back of the girl standing in the center of the mirror-like lake, her long, cool brown hair cascading down her back and swaying gently in the breeze.

Her white dress was clean and pure, like a beautiful angel descending from heaven. She seemed to sense someone approaching and turned her head slightly to look back at the lake shore.

Bertheas's eyes were deep and dark as he murmured, "Olysia..."

This face is undoubtedly Olycia's, but her demeanor is completely different from that of an arrogant young lady.

She stared intently at Bertias with her deep brown eyes, then beckoned to him and said, "Over here."

“If you remember I’m human, I can’t walk across the lake.” Bertias glanced at the lake, but there was nothing there; there was no reflection of the girl.

"Hurry up, we're about to be discovered," the girl said to herself, seemingly ignoring Bertias's words.

Bertias stood still, and the girl repeated the two words she had just spoken, but this time her tone was urging and anxious, as if she was wary and afraid of something.

Suddenly, he heard soft footsteps behind him. Bertias turned his head slightly and looked back at the center of the lake, but the girl had vanished. The lake's surface, like a mirror, reflected the towering trees of the forest and dappled sunlight, without ripples or the girl in sight.

A gentle breeze swept by, causing leaves to flutter and fall onto the lake's surface, creating ripples.

In that instant, something seemed to have changed.

"Is there anything there?" With her short, slightly wavy golden hair falling around her ears, Lan Xiao tilted her head slightly and smiled as she looked at Bertias, her emerald eyes containing a hint of tenderness and a subtle depth.

Four black transparent-winged butterflies fluttered around it, scattered on the phosphorescent powder that shimmered with black light.

"Do you want to attack me?" Bertias asked softly.

"Hmm?" Lan Xiao reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, asking in confusion.

“Whenever you feel murderous intent towards someone, the black butterflies around you involuntarily appear. Since just now, you have already shown murderous intent towards me twice.” Bertias slightly raised her eyes, revealing her exquisite and beautiful face, her blue-gray eyes filled with a cold light.

Lan Xiao was slightly taken aback, and the black butterflies fluttering around her disappeared in an instant.

"W-What do you mean?" Lan Xiao asked, her thin lips parting slightly, her expression puzzled.

Her emerald eyes reflected the handsome man wearing a hood, her expression filled with confusion, as if she were completely unaware that something was amiss.

"I don't really want to count how many times the Black Butterfly appeared since the first time I met you in the paper-cut copy. Although I was wary of you from the beginning, I overlooked some important points because I had to take care of others. From the moment I took the initiative to approach you, I have been testing your identity."

Bertias paused slightly, then raised his hand and pointed the dark muzzle of his gun at Lan Xiao.

"What exactly is your relationship with the Sloth of the Unbelievable Kingdom? Why was you saved by the High Priest when I clearly killed you? Are you a player or a resident of the kingdom now?" He narrowed his blue-gray eyes, his finger lightly resting on the trigger, as if he would shoot immediately if Lan Xiao said anything that displeased him.

Lan Xiao paused slightly, his emerald eyes filled with a hint of emptiness, and said, "Am I not a player?"

A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves.

The girl stood in front of the cloaked boy, her expression filled with confusion, and for a moment she felt that the surroundings were very unfamiliar.

"what are you saying?"

"Am I a resident of the kingdom?"

"Am I not a player?"

"Why……"

His thin lips parted slightly as he spoke of his confusion, but gradually his doubts began to creep in. His current actions seemed to be questioning the very beliefs he had always held... no, they should be called faith.

He firmly believed that he was still a player and did not consider himself a resident of the kingdom, so when he answered a question incorrectly in the [30-second quick quiz], he never included himself in the count.

Please select the Kingdom people from the following options:

I. Satan

II. Nightmare

III. The Joker

IV. The White Knight
V. The Black Knight
VI. High Priest
VII. Miss Lily

8. Death

IX. The Muse

The answer to this question should be: Clown, White Knight, High Priest, Miss Lily, Death, Muse. Not just him, but also Koya, because Koya was already dead, and is now merely resurrected, which is why she can marry Qin. Even Koya herself has said that she is now a citizen of the kingdom.

Even with this answer, nothing can be confirmed now.

Tears welled up in his lifeless emerald eyes, sliding down his pale cheeks. His thin lips parted and closed, and he continued to speak, but his words were so soft that no one could hear him clearly.

'boom'

The bullet pierced Lan Xiao's heart, drawing out streaks of dark red blood.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bertias fired a few more shots at Lan Xiao, coldly watching him fall to the ground. His eyes were indifferent and cold, showing no emotion whatsoever, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did.

Lan Xiao stared intently at Bertias with her lifeless emerald eyes, but could not see his reflection.

A childish voice reached my ears.

[Confirmed to be conscious, removing the 'Crown Prince' template (trial version).]

[Removal complete.]

[New template loading...]

[Loading completed. 】

Welcome to the 'Everything is a Game' template (Official Version V1.2001). I'm your guide, Phil.

Name: Lan Xiao

【Sex: Male】

[Identities: Resident of the Entertainment Kingdom, Crown Prince (False), Dead Butterfly, Sariel - Apostle]

【Titles: 'Crown Prince - Grim Reaper [Equipped]', 'Dead Butterfly'】

[Talent Skill: Absorbable Nourishment (Receives the life force of others as nourishment to replenish oneself, in order to achieve the level of 'living')]

[Explanation complete. Please check the details of the title yourself.]

This chapter contains a lot of information.

'Everything is a game' is the law of this world, or you could say its origin. The native inhabitants of this world are born with this template, and this rule is brought out here through Lan Xiao's perspective.

Simply put, the titles and such that players and princes possess are merely trial versions of this law. Only the true inhabitants of this world are qualified to use the official version, and even those who die and are reborn are considered inhabitants of this world.

If I explain it this way, everyone should understand.

Regarding what Bertias said about black butterflies appearing when Lan Xiao harbored murderous intent, you can go back and check how many times they appeared in the paper-cutting copy, and...

Ling Tong's bell has the ability to predict danger. It will ring whenever there is danger. When he was with Lan Xiao, his bell kept ringing.

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(End of this chapter)