Chapter 418

"Sorry, I remembered wrong."

Lin Ye let go, and the silver-haired maid bowed respectfully before exiting the guest room.

After the maid left, Leng Shuang spoke up, "Can you be sure the maid was telling the truth?"

"Not for now, but I think we can get a further judgment if we ask the mistress of this villa."

Scripts where 'the player dies and the NPCs forget the player's existence' are not unheard of; although Lin Ye had never encountered one, that didn't mean the possibility didn't exist.

Lin Ye helped the Passerby onto the bed and took out some bread, but the Passerby showed no interest.

"It seems you only have an appetite for the food in the villa's dining room."

Although the Passerby didn't say it explicitly, combined with his current condition, the three players, including Lin Ye, all had a guess.

There are currently three possible causes for the Passerby's symptoms: first, the fact that he didn't eat dinner last night; second, the trauma after being attacked by the supernatural; and third, the aftereffects of using an unknown prop or supernatural object.

But among these three possibilities, the first one is the most likely.

"There are still over twenty minutes until 7:30."

Lin Ye walked to the window, pulled back the curtains, and opened the window.

A breeze blew in, and the fresh air diluted the oppressive and heavy atmosphere of the guest room.

"Asuna, give me a hand."

Lin Ye pointed, and Asuna walked over, understanding his intent.

The target was that blooming chrysanthemum on the cabinet.

Leng Shuang watched from the side, feeling that these two players had already developed a tacit understanding.

But Asuna's reaching hand froze; a small note placed next to the chrysanthemum on the cabinet caught her attention.

The paper was placed face down, glowing with a faint, antique yellow hue, and the black handwriting on the other side was vaguely visible.

Asuna reached out and flipped it over, the black handwriting coming into view.

【Mother says she is happy.】

【Is this what happiness is?】

【I don't really understand.】

【But Mother's smiles have indeed increased.】

【Perhaps this is happiness!】

【I hope he can give Mother more happiness!】

……

……

Asuna's first feeling after reading it was that it was a transcript from some book, but since a piece of paper appeared abruptly by the chrysanthemum pot, she didn't think it was useless information at all.

"Zero, Ms. Leng, take a look."

Asuna handed the antique-looking paper to Leng Shuang, who was closest, and after reading it, Leng Shuang passed it to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye finished reading it quickly, "Could 'Mother' refer to the wife of the villa's master?"

Asuna pondered and asked in confusion, "Besides the Master, Miss Miss Aiqi, and the maid Lisa, is there a fourth person in this villa?"

But as far as the currently guessed identities go, the existence of this 'Mother' doesn't seem abrupt.

"Who is the mother? Is she the wife of the Master who left the villa, and what is her relationship with Miss Miss Aiqi?"

These all require more clues.

Lin Ye looked at the two, "We'll find an opportunity later to probe the maid and the Young Lady."

But seeing that both Asuna and Leng Shuang's gazes were fixed on him, Lin Ye realized that these two intended to leave the task of conversing to him.

"Actually, isn't there someone very suitable among us?"

"Who?"

Asuna followed Lin Ye's gaze to look at the career woman, Linlin, who had been keeping silent behind them.

The career woman's expression changed slightly, and she pointed at herself, "Me? No, no, no, I can't, I definitely can't."

"Your main job is sales; talking to the maid and the Young Lady is absolutely no problem."

Can those be the same?

With those two, if I say the wrong thing, I could very likely die!

"Ms. Leng will accompany you, so there won't be any safety issues. It's broad daylight, so nothing major will happen."

No, now that you've said that, I'm even more worried.

But facing the gazes of the three veteran players, the career woman wanted to decline, but thinking that if she declined and did nothing, she might lose the protection of the veterans, she gritted her teeth, weighed the pros and cons, and made a decision.

"I can try, but I can't guarantee that I'll be able to find any useful information."

"That's fine."

As long as the career woman does it, that's enough.

As a newcomer, she didn't realize one thing, but the three veteran players had already realized an important point.

The appearance of this note must have triggered some key condition.

And what is the biggest difference between Room 203 and the guest rooms 202 and 204?

It received a visit from the 'supernatural' last night.

Perhaps as long as the supernatural visits a guest room, the room gains an extra clue; perhaps it takes the death of a player for this clue to appear.

If it's the latter,

This problem could be big or small.

In order to obtain more clues and clear the level, it's very possible that some players might have ulterior motives and choose special ways to get their companions killed.

This is not impossible.

Don't look at how well the players are getting along for now; you can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knows what the others are truly thinking?

The group searched Room 203 again and returned to their respective guest rooms to look for any potential extra clues.

But until breakfast time,

Lin Ye and the others did not find any light yellow notes similar to the one in Room 203 in their own rooms.

This note clue is an item unique to Room 203.

Lin Ye carried the Passerby to the dining room.

Soon,

A sumptuous breakfast was placed on the dining table.

A glass of milk, a fried egg, a sandwich, as well as french fries and seasoned ketchup.

"Guests, please enjoy."

Lisa left.

And Lin Ye looked at the Passerby sitting in the chair,

At this moment, the Passerby looked at the food in front of him, his breathing becoming faster and faster,

The enticing aroma gave him a bit of spirit, and it seemed he even had some strength back.

The next moment,

He threw all image aside, slumped over the table, and started gnawing on the sandwich.

The career woman was shocked.

Lin Ye didn't react much; if he were hungry to the extreme, he feared he would be even more ferocious than the Passerby!

A few minutes later,

Draining the milk in the glass, the Passerby leaned back against the chair and let out a long breath, "I've recovered,"

"I almost starved to death,"

It was truly almost starving to death.

The torture of hunger made him wish he were dead.

Tasting the feeling of extreme hunger for the first time in his life, the Passerby felt he would never forget this experience, and he absolutely never wanted to experience it again.

"Want some more?"

"I won't stand on ceremony,"

Facing the sandwich Lin Ye handed over, the Passerby took it and started gnawing, finishing it in a few quick bites.

Lin Ye greeted the maid and asked for two more sandwiches.

Lisa smiled and entered the kitchen to start preparing the sandwiches.