Personality V: I will save everything

While Jack was being chased by everyone, he panicked and thought about where the safest place was.

So Jack teleported back to the manor.

He looked around the manor for a place to hide, but no matter where he was, it didn't seem safe.

Alva and Luchino's laboratory was definitely not good. There was a mass of blood and various dangerous chemical reagents everywhere. Jack felt that if he went in, he would probably die.

Not even in the restaurant, where anyone can go in.

Not in the garden either. Leo and Lisa knew the situation in the garden very well, and Jack would be easily found if he hid there.

It was not safe in his own room, because as the assistant of the manor owner, Joseph had the right to open everyone's room.

Apart from……

The Lord's Room.

Although Jack knew that what he did was very rude, but now it was a matter of life and death.

Jack quickly ran to the manor owner's room. He turned the door with his hand and found that the door was unlocked.

But Jack didn't think much about it. After all, the entire manor belonged to the manor owner. Maybe he didn't have the habit of locking the door at all.

What's more terrible is that Jack heard footsteps coming from the other end of the corridor.

Jack knew very well that those were Joseph's footsteps. There was no place to hide now, and he would be dead if caught.

Jack opened the door of the manor owner's room without hesitation and hid in the manor owner's room.

But it was obvious that Joseph was walking in the direction of the manor owner by listening to his footsteps.

what to do? ! what to do? ! what to do? !

Jack anxiously searched for a hiding place in the manor owner's room.

But it seems like no matter where I hide, it's not safe.

Under the bed, Joseph could find it by looking down.

In the closet, Jack was embarrassed to hide here. If he was found by Joseph hiding here, Joseph would definitely beat him up on the spot.

Other places, such as under the desk and behind the chair, can be found at a glance.

what to do! what to do! what to do!

Jack was in the manor owner's room, anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

Joseph's footsteps were getting closer and closer, as if he was about to turn the doorknob of the manor owner's room in the next second.

During the crisis, Jack became ill and sought medical treatment urgently. Even he himself didn't know why he did this. He moved a full-length mirror from the manor owner's room and stood it in front of the door of the manor owner's room.

Just as Jack put the mirror up, Joseph turned the door handle and opened the door to the room a small crack.

At that time, Jack hid behind the full-length mirror, sweating all over his body.

But the strange thing is that as soon as Joseph opened the small crack, he silently closed the door again.

Jack:? ? ?ヽ( ￣д￣;)ノ

Jack said, why didn't he know that Joseph was afraid of mirrors?

"Jack, what are you doing?"

The manor owner's voice came from behind Jack, almost frightening Jack away.

But you can’t blame me, after all, Jack’s weird look makes everyone who sees it can’t help but say something about him.

Originally, I thought that most of the people in the manor had gone out, and I was finally liberated (temporarily).

So I thought I must have a good rest today, and then I went to take a bath in the bathroom attached to my room.

But I didn’t expect to see Jack like this when I came out of the bath. What was he doing?

Jack picked up a full-length mirror in my room and stood it in front of the door of my room.

Wait a moment,

Why does that full-length mirror look familiar to me?

What the hell!

"Jack, you don't know how to look in this mirror, do you?" I quickly ran forward and pulled Jack away from the full-length mirror.

I have exerted magical power on that mirror. Anyone who looks into it will simulate the scene he fears most based on the situation at the scene.

For example, if you look into this full-length mirror in a dark corridor, you will see the appearance of a ghost in the mirror.

Or if you look in this mirror on a fast river, you will see what a flood looks like.

To put it bluntly, this mirror will simulate the most terrifying scene that they can imagine at that time based on the situation at the scene and the imagination of the person looking in the mirror.

I originally built this mirror for experimentation, but I didn't expect that Jack would run into it.

"Are you okay, Jack?" I thought Jack was scared when he moved the mirror to the door in such a panic.

"No, no, no, no, no, I'm fine." Jack stammered.

At the same time, I also noticed that he kept looking towards the door.

"What's going on outside?" I said as I opened the door and looked down the corridor.

No one there? What is this kid Jack afraid of? Being chased by a ghost?

Not knowing why, I closed the door to the room again and confronted Jack face to face.

However, as soon as I turned around, Jack's behavior shocked me.

Jack: I was wrong (kneel down) (?_ _)?

Jack was kneeling on the ground like a big dog who had made a mistake and was waiting for a lesson.

"Jack, what's wrong with you?" Jack's appearance shocked me. What's going on? Are you breaking the law outside? -_-? ? ?

But Jack didn't speak, and still knelt on the ground with his head lowered, as if he was repenting of the wrong things he had missed.

I thought about it carefully, what happened during this time?

Oh, by the way, I remembered it. I had forgotten about it unless Jack mentioned it. (~_~;)

"Get up, Jack, I'm not angry about that, get up, get up." I said, reaching out my hand to pull Jack up from the ground.

But Jack was still kneeling on the ground, and there was a feeling that if I didn't teach him a lesson, he would keep kneeling on the ground.

This feels weird to me.

Because I'm not the kind of person who cares about this kind of thing. In my eyes, as long as the goal can be achieved, it doesn't matter if you give it some "sweeteners".

Suddenly, I seemed to understand something.

"Jack, tell me the truth, were you being chased by other people in the manor just now? Because they wanted to kill you."

I finally understood why Jack hid in my room with a panicked look on his face. Because I could accept it, it didn't mean that other people in the manor could accept it.

Especially in this period in Europe, what do you say about this period? It is also very debauched to say that it is debauched, and it is also very conservative to say that it is conservative.

Why do we say "debauchery"? Because in the most severe period, husbands and wives who are already married to each other will be regarded as aliens if they do not have lovers. Sometimes they even share lovers.

So why do we say "conservative" again? It should go without saying that if you even expose your hair or ankles for a period of time, you may be beheaded.

So I can generally understand Jack's reaction.

After all, even in the eyes of modern people... Jack's behavior is probably enough to sentence him to a year or two.

"Okay, Jack? If you want to atone, come and help me." It seems that I have to give Jack a little "small punishment" to make him "satisfied."

I pulled Jack up from the ground by his tie.

"Come here, Jack."

…Thirty minutes later…

Needless to say, although Jack is a painter, I didn't expect him to be quite good at this aspect.

The processing is awesome, it feels like a master level.

I picked up a mirror that had been cut by Jack in front of me, looked at it and said.

"Good job, Jack."

Yes, this was my punishment for Jack, there was a reason I was experimenting with that half-length mirror in the room.

Although I know it's a little bad for me to do this, I always have a hunch.

As we all know, in the world view of Identity V, there is an alien god who likes to cause trouble-the Dream Witch.

I already had a premonition of this when the cat god who helped Alva resurrect came to the manor.

The Cat God is a god who abides by the rules, so he took the initiative to find me in the manor, offered to compensate me for my losses, and then left this world peacefully.

But the dream witch is absolutely impossible. Her character that wants to poke a hole in the sky will definitely cause some trouble for me.

And don’t forget, it was several years ago that the Cat God came to the manor.

During this period of time, it would be easy for the Dream Witch to cause any trouble.

Moreover, especially during this period, when I used Miles as bait to attract the red butterflies, this bad feeling was even worse.

The reason is simple, as I said before, humans who have drank the blood of gods are a delicacy in the eyes of evil spirits.

And there must be many humans who died with resentment like the red butterfly. In other words, there are many evil ghosts floating in the world.

So why is old Benny the only evil spirit attracted so far?

And old Benny can be said to have bumped into Norton and Miles at that time.

If they had not happened to enter the mining area where Norton once worked, it is estimated that old Benny would not have encountered them.

The whole thing was full of weirdness.

As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be a monster.

I think we must find a way to be prepared. After all, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, not to mention... if there is a fight...

I might lose...

Because I am different from the Dream Witch. The Dream Witch completely treats humans as toys, but I am different... I have a "family".

Oops... It seems that not only am I changing the fate of the people in the manor, they also seem to be changing my personality...

Hahaha……

Oops... I've been wearing the "mask" for a long time, am I really used to it?

How could I lose?

As the saying goes, those who are violent are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of losing their lives.

The Dream Witch is just an outsider who likes to cause trouble, and she will still cherish her life. But I am different. When the critical moment comes, I am the kind of person who can even throw away my own life.

Then let’s see who is more powerful among the two “madmen”.

That's absolutely true, I don't care at all.

I…

In the memories: the way Andrew and Carl called me mom and dad, the way Lisa gave me flowers, and the way everyone celebrated and held a party together.

Don't care...

...............

Uh!

Go ahead, am I actually crying?

How long has it been since I shed tears?

really weird……

real……

nausea

It’s so disgusting, why can’t I stop this thing? !

Why on earth am I crying? ! Can you please stop flowing further? ! I almost feel physically nauseous myself!

suddenly!

A hand reached out and wiped away the tears from my eyes.

Jack was still concentrating on helping the manor owner cut the glass. Suddenly he discovered that the manor owner who had been giving instructions suddenly lost his voice.

When he turned around, he found that the owner of the manor was standing there crying!

In Jack's eyes, the owner of the manor was lowering his head and wiping the corners of his eyes with both hands, trying to stop his tears, but his tears were still like broken beads, constantly flowing down.

This poignant and broken feeling made Jack couldn't help but reach out to help the manor owner wipe away his tears.

"Thank you, Jack, I'm fine. Sorry, I'll leave for a while." After saying that, the manor owner covered his mouth and ran away.

Although Jack wanted to catch up, he felt that it would be better at this moment to stay with the manor owner alone for a while.

So Jack lowered his head and continued to help the manor owner cut the glass.

But the owner of the manor, who had already run away...

"Ugh..." It's really unbearable.

I lay down next to the pool in the garden, retching.

The reflection on the water reflects my appearance at this moment, so beautiful and pitiful.

cut!

I reached out my hand and scattered the reflection in the water.

I hate myself the most.

"Host, are you okay?" The system's voice suddenly came to my mind.

"System, I thought you were untied. How long have you not spoken?" I was surprised when I heard the system's voice. I hadn't heard the system speak for a long time.

"Have you upgraded again?" I said without waiting for the system to reply. Because the last time the system was left away for such a long time, it was upgraded.

"...Yes, host."

After saying that, the system stopped talking, and I no longer cared about him. This stupid system would be the same with or without him.

However, in fact, what the manor owner doesn't know is that the system is not actually running to upgrade, but because the system has always felt that its host is the manor owner. His behavior has always made the system feel strange. It is not the behavior of a normal person at all, not even the behavior of a madman.

So the system went to the total space of all systems. He wanted to check, what was the host's life like in his original world before he bound the host?

However, if you don’t check, you won’t know. If you check, you will be shocked.

After seeing his host's life experience in the original world, the system has some understanding. He has always felt that his host's most abnormal behavior is.

In the past, humans bound to the system would want to complete the system's tasks as quickly as possible in order to return to their original world.

However, the owner of the manor did the opposite. Rather than completing the task, he was more interested in "enjoying" what he did.

He only enjoys the process and doesn't care about the outcome.

More importantly, the system has always had a feeling that the manor owner intends to stay in this world and does not intend to return to the original world, so he is doing the task so leisurely.

But this is also what makes the system feel the strangest.

Because it’s a bad word to say.

Everyone has desires,

In the past, hosts bound to systems either worked hard to return to their original world, to become stronger, or for their own benefit.

In other words, if the manor owner does not want to return to the original world, then there will be no bargaining chip between the system and the manor owner.

The systems need the host to complete tasks to gain performance and points and improve themselves.

The hosts need to complete the system's tasks and let the system help them return to the original world or gain status, abilities and benefits.

There is mutual benefit between the two.

suddenly!

The system seems to understand something!

He figured it out!

His host, the owner of the manor, is playing a big game of chess.

The manor owner is different from other ordinary hosts. He has nothing to obtain from the system, so the system cannot obtain anything from him.

Then maybe someone will say, isn't this very simple? Isn’t it enough to unbind the system?

But it is a pity that the system cannot do this, because the system is a newborn system. If its first task is not completed, then it will be considered a failure and be destroyed directly. (The manor owner once asked the system this question, and the system answered it without thinking.)

So now there is a strange symbiotic relationship between the system and the manor owner.

The system only needs to continue to bind the manor owner to continue living.

But the owner of the manor will continue his task, but the speed of doing it will be very slow, it may take several years, decades or even hundreds of years.

Then someone must be talking about it again, won't it be completed sooner or later?

Haha...no way...

Don't forget what he said when the system was first bound to the manor owner.

Only when the manor owner completes the task and returns to the original world, can the system's task be completed.

In other words, "Return to the original world" is like the OK button to submit the task.

If the manor owner does not return to the original world, then the system's mission will never be completed. Then the system will either continue to bind the manor owner, or it will directly determine that the mission has failed and be destroyed.

So, does the system have no profit at all in this matter?

some……

Even if the system's first task is completed, it will continue to bind other hosts in the future. Once any host fails its task, the system will still be destroyed.

In other words, the manor owner and the system are actually cooperating with each other and there is just a bug. (Although the manor owner was handling almost the entire process, and the system was beside him throughout the entire process.)

The system has been processing the first task without determining success or failure. It has been determined that it is being executed, so the system can never be destroyed.

The owner of the manor will never return to the original world, and at the same time, he does not want to return to the original world at all, so he will always stay in this world. As long as he is in this world, he is the "creator" and his lifespan is unlimited.

The mission will continue, and the manor owner and the system have reached a symbiotic relationship.

The system who wanted to understand this matter chose to remain silent and pretended not to know anything.

The system is not stupid.

Although the owner of the manor can be considered to have tricked the system, as the saying goes, giving a stick to a sweet date, although the owner of the manor has tricked the system, it also ensures that the system will never be destroyed.

Why does the system want to block the manor owner's plan?

…………

Manor owner: Don't think that I am so powerful, I just simply don't want to go back.

(?_?)