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Chapter 212 Misaki's Hidden Secret

Good news! The Disguise Mask has received an epic, no, legendary upgrade.

Bad news: I just casually lent him to my younger brother, and I won't get him back for at least a long time.

However, since Misaki meant well, Ji Yi didn't ask for much. This enhanced disguise mask could indeed greatly help the Faceless Ones hide their identities.

After all, the Xia Kingdom is vast, and its supernatural power system is not as singular as that of island nations with their strange tales. Although the focus of its technology is unclear, it must be quite advanced.

Under these circumstances, it is indeed unrealistic to use a perfect piece of equipment as a disguise; Ji Yi had previously failed to consider this.

After the disguise mask was enhanced, Maeda Misaki's complexion visibly worsened.

After all, it was a legendary item crafted by hand, a skill that even a random SS-rank ghost story might not be able to achieve, so it naturally took a toll on Misaki.

Seeing this, Ji Yi gave up on having Misaki make him another legendary piece of equipment and watched helplessly as the fake Ji Yi was asked to leave the venue by Misaki.

Next up is the scene where the fake Ji Yi shows off his skills and rescues the four members of the Yasha Department.

Misaki: "I can't control the resentful entities outside. I hope the five of them can escape safely, without losing any limbs."

Ji Yi: "."

After a long pause, Ji Yi finally couldn't help but ask, "Misaki-chan, what's your relationship with that vengeful spirit outside? Are you destined to hide in the 'past' space from now on?"

Misaki gently shook her head: "Big brother, this won't go on forever. I should be able to bear everyone's resentment, but it will take some time."

So that's how Misaki resolved her immense resentment.

The portion of power that could be sustained was transferred to another space along with consciousness, and then slowly eroded and consumed the power that could not be sustained.

While this restricts Misaki's movement, it is a very conservative approach that allows Misaki to survive.

There's no need to confront a massive amount of resentment head-on, nor to fall into a do-or-die situation. In contrast, freedom will be restricted, but such a price is still acceptable.

"Misaki, thank you."

Ji Yi didn't know what to say, and after a long while, she could only manage to utter this one sentence.

He couldn't figure out what was going on in the mind of this little girl who looked no more than ten years old.

But one thing is certain: Misaki's feelings for him weren't just out of gratitude; they were genuine and carried some inexplicable emotions.

"You've helped me enough. Is there anything you wish for, Misaki-chan? I'll come to see you often when I have the chance. If there's anything you want, I'll bring it to you while I'm at it."

All Ji Yi could do was make a promise.

Given Misaki's current strength, Ji Yi really can't help her.

Seeing that Misaki was deep in thought, Ji Yi also thought for a moment, and then took out a gem-like item from her inventory.

"Will this be of any help to you?"

【Name: Hogyoku Imitation】

[Type: props]

[Quality: Legend]

[Effect: Passive effect; can grant the user's wish]

[Usage Requirements: Level ≥ 30]

[Note: It can sense the holder's inner desires and fulfill their wishes, but a corresponding price must be paid.]

This is Ji Yi's most valuable spoils in the incident of the leak of the caustic substance.

A hint of curiosity flashed in Misaki's eyes. She took it in her hand, examined it, and then replied calmly:

"If it's genuine, it should be useful to me. But a fake is just a toy to me right now. You can take it back, big brother." Misaki's eyes showed a hint of regret.

Come to think of it, since Misaki can conjure up a legendary piece of equipment with ease, it's highly likely that items of the same quality would be difficult for her to solve the problem.

'If it's a genuine Hogyoku, then it should correspond to a Mythic-level item.'

Items at this level are even more elusive, and are almost impossible to find even in Nightmare-level dungeons.

"Alright, since the real Hogyoku is useful to Misaki, I'll try to find it."

Ji Yi made a promise that seemed unlikely to be fulfilled.

"Anything else, Misaki? Is there anything else you want, or anything else you want to do?"

Misaki frowned and began to think.

It seems I can't think of anything right now.

After all, she liked Brother Ji and only wanted to be good to him; she never thought about getting anything in return.

Although Misaki would be approaching forty if she were still alive, she has spent most of her life in a blank state and is still quite clueless about matters of the heart.

Unlike Yangyang's passionate and sincere love, Misaki's feelings for Jiyi are still in a state of ambiguity and inexplicability.

So Misaki didn't know what she wanted either.

If there's anything she really wants, it's for Ji Yi to stay with her a little longer. Hmm, not too long. If Brother Ji doesn't go back for a long time, she'll definitely be sad.

"Then let's have flowers. Misaki wants to see beautiful flowers. She can't see any flowers, whether in the Special Operations Section or the restricted area."

What an unexpectedly simple and unpretentious wish!

"Okay, I'll remember. I'll bring flowers to see you next time."

Ji Yi nodded, then couldn't help but pinch Misaki's cheek.

"Big brother, it's almost time, you should go now."

Misaki looked up at the night sky, where a moon was hanging, something Kii hadn't noticed before.

"Time? The spatial flow here is indeed different from the outside world, so almost seven days have passed outside? Is it that fast?"

“Yes, Misaki can adjust the flow of time herself. Isn’t that exactly what big brother needs? The goal this time is to survive for seven days, so I used a little trick.”

"That's it"

For Misaki, whose freedom is restricted, this is indeed a convenient ability.

It takes time to bear and digest the resentment of other ghost stories, but Misaki can simplify this process by using the time-manipulation ability of the "Old Man Ghost".

But something felt off. Was Misaki hiding something from him?
Is it really that easy to solve problems simply by spending time?
[Bingo! What a keen intuition!]

I saw you guys chatting so enthusiastically and I couldn't get a word in edgewise, so it seems it's time for me to say a few words.

Misaki's current methods of coping are actually useless. If you go out and take a look, you'll see another "evil Misaki," a different side of Misaki embodying countless resentments. If you had to make a comparison, she might be similar to Kuroki, but they are fundamentally very different.

"Evil Misaki" is a product of external resentment combined with Misaki's memories. The Misaki you see now is, for the time being, still able to control "Evil Misaki."

However, as time goes on, the "evil Misaki" will only grow stronger, constantly oppressing the real Misaki until Misaki completely loses control of her.

[No one can say for sure when this will happen, and Misaki's accelerated passage of time in the "past"—does this imply an acceleration of her own demise?]

Upon seeing this, Ji Yi's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.

(End of this chapter)