Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

Mebius brushed the stray hairs from his ear and looked away.

"I agreed to the deal we just made, you won't break your promise, right, Sister Ziyao?"

"Do not worry."

"The outside world is much more dangerous than Paradise. You mustn't die, little white mouse."

The gates to paradise slowly opened, and Mebius was freed from his restrictions.

Continuing to trap Ziyao would be pointless, since Alicia was still watching her, and she couldn't do anything about it.

Seriously, it's such interesting material.

Will you help me leave this paradise?

Mebius could tell that Ziyao was serious.

But why? They were complete strangers, and had never crossed paths before.

The girl clearly knew her well and didn't show much surprise.

Could it be...?

As intelligent as she was, Möbius suddenly had a few guesses, but they still needed to be verified.

...

..

Upon entering, the blinding white light made it difficult for Ziyao to open her eyes, and a feeling of weightlessness, similar to riding an elevator, came from all directions.

"Yo, I'm back."

"What should I call you, boss, or something else?"

Raven leaned against the exit and waved to Ziyao.

Gray Serpent acknowledged Ziyao's identity. He had just received information from Mebius, instructing him to do his best to assist this 'Fourteenth Hero'.

With Mebius's endorsement, she could live a life of leisure in the World Serpent until the leader of the World Serpent returned.

"Ahem, just call me by my name, no need to be so formal."

Yay, this life of lying down is so great.

When Chief Kevin returns and finds the mess she left behind, one wonders what his expression will be.

Anyway, she'll be fully hydrated by then, so she's not worried about getting caught.

"Here, this is the officer's identification badge. It's very convenient to operate in World Snake."

Before she got this, she had suffered a lot.

The World Snake organization has a strict vetting and monitoring mechanism for its personnel, making it even more difficult to become a manager.

However, since the other party is a hero from a previous civilization, wouldn't it be alright for him to even sit in the leader's position?

"what happened?"

Seeing that Raven still had something to say, Ziyao asked.

"You're not quite what I imagined... You need to be more easygoing."

In Raven's mind, heroes are all unique individuals. If they have low emotional intelligence, they are eccentric and stand out from the crowd.

The Ziyao in front of him felt more like an ordinary girl, making it hard to associate her with Yingjie.

"By the way, you should give yourself a code name, otherwise that Jackal will take it upon herself to do it again. Her taste is really hard to compliment."

Before leaving, the raven gave a reminder.

Ziyao, however, had no time to pay attention to any of that; the system's voice was much more interesting to her.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the initial quest. You have received the reward: Doll - Karen - Sin Hunter *1]

Mental Power Enhancement Attack (Rewind) *1, Crystals *300

There are no further missions. Please continue your efforts and rely on your own abilities!

I was so focused on solving problems that I didn't take the time to study my own abilities.

Open the item details page ———

[Kallen, the Sin Hunter: A general-purpose ordinary doll, non-aggressive, only able to maintain a near-original appearance, remaining uses: 2.]

[Note: Using puppets will cause residual personality effects on the puppeteer; the effects will gradually disappear once the control is removed.]

[Note 2: Complete exhaustion of mental energy may cause fainting. Please be careful.]

The system also playfully included a picture of Happy Karen.

Looking at the initial doll in the equipment slot, which is currently cooling down, it's a smaller version of her.

[Ziyao·Xinyan: Initial Doll.]

There wasn't a single word about more detailed descriptions, which left Ziyao a bit confused.

"Innate talent... Puppet Master".

The girl pondered, realizing that she would rather try it out herself than read a boring introduction.

Just as I was about to use the doll, my stomach started growling uncontrollably.

The girl had no choice but to first eliminate the Hungry Demon King.

The World Snake does not have a canteen for the majority of people, for reasons unknown.

After wandering around for a while, Ziyao finally realized that she needed to give the robot instructions.

In less than five minutes, the functional assistive robot delivered her dinner to her room.

Technology is really convenient. Could it be that the food is also made by robots?

For example, a clumsy robot might be cooking, and accidentally a screw comes loose and falls into the pot, resulting in an unfortunate extra meal for the robot.

Just thinking about such a scene makes me lose some of my appetite.

After a satisfying meal, Ziyao used the crystals she earned from the quest to buy a set of casual clothes.

As for the tedious and embarrassing process, let's not even mention it.

The girl in the mirror had long, waist-length hair and a youthful face.

Rather than mere beauty, young girls tend to prefer a more subtle kind of beauty.

Like a fragrant orchid, it nourishes silently, not giving people a stunning, eye-catching feeling, but leaving them with a sense of loss after it disappears.

Although she was a bit narcissistic, Ziyao felt that she liked herself better this way than others.

I'm so handsome.jpg

The puppet has two uses. One is to manifest in the body of the puppeteer, which Ziyao has already verified in Paradise.

The moment it was used, it was as if he possessed infinite power, and his hair turned white in an instant.

However, puppeteer's abilities are more of a behind-the-scenes type, as the system notes below.

Just as a magician would not reveal his true self, such behavior is dangerous.

As for the other usage, as the word implies, it is naturally about controlling a couple.

“Swishing…”

With a thought, Kallen from the equipment inventory came into reality, transforming from a cartoon doll into a life-size replica.

Ziyao suddenly felt her body go out of control and collapsed onto the bed with a thud.

Dizziness strikes, and martial ethics are abandoned.

Consciousness rises and falls, sometimes drifting away, sometimes drawing closer.

The scene before her was no longer a pristine white bed, but a dark-haired girl lying on the bed.

Looking in the mirror, she realized she had become Karen!

The girl was wearing a short dress with a flamboyant red and black coat over it.

Her distinctive outfit is unmistakably Karen.

Image: "Original Sin", Location: "Images/1656046672-100324062-108949926.jpg"

When the subject is uncertain, vision becomes blurred again, sometimes sinking and sometimes floating.

The repeated shifting put a lot of pressure on Ziyao, causing her to feel a sharp, tearing pain.

She calmed herself down, silently recited her name, and her spirit quickly returned to her body.

Karen froze on the spot, having lost complete control, and then collapsed to the ground, her limbs limp.

Ziyao quickly helped Karen up and carried her to the bed.

"Not only the appearance, but even the feel, weight, and breathing are real..."

She exclaimed in amazement.

This is the second method of using a puppeteer.

Controlling the puppet's actions, when mental energy is sufficient, can even run in multiple threads.

To verify her hypothesis, Ziyao did something unusual, but immediately blushed and stopped.

No way, this is so realistic!?

Suddenly, she began to hate her appearance; it was such a shame she had been born into a girl's body.

Adaptability is the top priority, rather than being unconventional.

After two hours of practice, Ziyao finally figured out the trick.

Because her mental strength is too weak, she cannot control herself while operating the puppet; she can only choose one.

When it loses control, it enters a "baba aba" state, which looks kind of silly and cute.

Volume 1: Chapter 8 Recalling the Past, A Butterfly Creating Ripples

"Help me put it on."

"What, don't you dare?"