“Eh?!” x2
Looking at Miri Dreamwell in the mirror, Eve Nightburn tried to raise her left hand, and the Miri Dreamwell in the mirror immediately followed by raising her right hand.
“So magical.” x2
As soon as Eve Nightburn uttered these words, the Miri Dreamwell in the mirror repeated them once again.
Just as Eve Nightburn was pondering why this was happening, her gaze was suddenly drawn to the threads connected to her body.
“What is this?” x2
As Eve Nightburn shifted her gaze to the threads on her body, Miri Dreamwell finally felt her body break free from its restraints.
“Turn around!”
Miri Dreamwell instinctively shook her hand, and in an instant, Eve Nightburn was spun 1800 degrees by the threads on her body.
By the time the threads stopped, she had already fainted.
“Eh?!”
Miri Dreamwell looked at the threads extending from her fingertips and tried to move them. The next moment, Eve Nightburn’s left foot was lifted by the threads, dragging her entire body into the air, turning her into an inverted figure.
“Ah, this…”
Miri Dreamwell had no choice but to retract the threads that were lifting Eve Nightburn.
“So… I can control Eve Nightburn?”
Miri Dreamwell began to understand. When Eve Nightburn noticed her, she could control her through this glass. Conversely, she could control Eve Nightburn through the threads in her hands.
“What kind of three-legged race is this…”
Miri Dreamwell was somewhat impressed by the person who designed this system, as anyone who could come up with such a system must have some big ideas in their head.
But at least after understanding the general rules, Miri Dreamwell tried to manipulate the threads in her hands to make Eve Nightburn walk to the bed and rest properly.
After all, sleeping on the floor could lead to catching a cold, which wouldn’t be good.
“This is quite difficult to operate…”
Miri Dreamwell had never learned any proper puppet manipulation techniques, so playing this marionette game was quite challenging for her.
Miri Dreamwell struggled to manipulate the threads in her hands, but no matter how she tried, Eve Nightburn couldn’t stand steadily.
“I’ve had enough!”
Miri Dreamwell angrily raised the threads and directly threw Eve Nightburn onto the bed.
Sometimes, brute force does the trick!
Indeed, sometimes being a bit rough isn’t wrong.
After placing Eve Nightburn back on the bed, Miri Dreamwell breathed a sigh of relief.
“I hope she’s okay.”
After all, she had used so much force just now, and she couldn’t guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
She could only hope for the best.
Miri Dreamwell took a deep breath and thought about her current situation.
After all, it wouldn’t be long before school started, and if she didn’t return soon, it wouldn’t just be skipping class—it would be skipping school entirely.
“I don’t want to achieve the great feat of dropping out at such a young age…”
At this moment, Miri Dreamwell became anxious.
In the dreamscape.
Eve Nightburn sat in a luxurious palace, drinking iced fruit tea and eating strawberry cake, exuding the air of a noble young lady.
Eve Nightburn voraciously devoured the food continuously brought by the servants, yet she remained unsatisfied.
“More food, more food, more food, keep it coming! Don’t stop, bring two more servings of grilled meat!”
Gurgle~
Slap!
Eve Nightburn sucked up the last of the drink with her straw, then forcefully placed the empty cup on the table.
“So comfortable~”
Eve Nightburn rubbed her belly, savoring the gluttonous pleasure.
Just as Eve Nightburn was enjoying this happiness, a voice identical to her own suddenly pierced through her heart.
“I have a strawberry here, do you want it?”
“Yes, I want it!”
Without hesitation, Eve Nightburn stood up on her chair to receive the strawberry from the source of the voice.
“Eh?!”
Only then did Eve Nightburn notice that the girl handing her the strawberry was none other than the one who had tricked her.
“Ah!”
In an instant, Eve Nightburn was so frightened that she fell off her chair.
“Ugh…”
Eve Nightburn supported herself and stood up from the ground, then immediately faced the girl in front of her.
“Why are you here?!”
Eve Nightburn was truly fed up with this ghost girl! She just wouldn’t leave her alone!
The girl’s expression suddenly turned melancholic: “I kindly shared food with you, yet you think I’m a haunting ghost. Why is it that good people always get hurt in this world?”
“Stop!”
Eve Nightburn wouldn’t allow her to spout nonsense. If it weren’t for her, she would still be happily working at the company!
Eve Nightburn thought for a moment and finally realized the issue here.
“Is this… my dream?”
“Bingo! Correct answer.”
The girl walked over to Eve Nightburn and clapped her hands, encouraging her intelligence.
“Although Mr. Eve Nightburn, you’re quite silly, in some aspects you’re surprisingly reliable.”
“So, was the secret phrase I gave you useful?”
“I’m not silly!” Eve Nightburn was a bit angry, but after a while, she gave up thinking about it.
“But speaking of which, when did I use your secret phrase?”
Slap!
Upon hearing Eve Nightburn’s words, the girl, who should have been excited, suddenly slapped her own face.
“What should I say to you? Is this the benefit of not thinking before speaking?”
“Well, sorry, that’s a bit too much for me.”
Eve Nightburn chose to give up. In the barrier, she had already gone mad, and even now, she didn’t feel alive at all.
“Speaking of which, the only moment I felt my existence… was when I bit my sister’s shoulder…”
Eve Nightburn recalled it and suddenly felt really embarrassed.
Eve Nightburn felt that she was now a walking joke.
Thinking of this, Eve Nightburn looked at the girl with light yellow hair again.
“So… can you tell me an answer? Am I alive or dead now?”
“You’re still alive, and doing well, at least biologically.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Eve Nightburn felt that there was more to her words. Biologically? Besides biology, what other field determines life and death? Don’t be a riddle-maker, okay? Such people don’t end well!
The girl took Eve Nightburn’s hand and led her back to the dining table. After both sat down, the girl began to explain Eve Nightburn’s question.
“It’s just the literal meaning. Your brain is fine, your heart is fine, you’re indeed still alive.”
“As for the so-called ‘besides biology,’ Mr. Eve Nightburn, apart from your physiological features being alive, you’re actually already dead.”
Eve Nightburn listened in confusion.
Is there more to life and death?
“First, from the night you returned to this form, you died in the human world. This is social oblivion.”
“Second, when you yourself aren’t sure if you’re alive, you’re already psychologically dead.”
“Stop, stop, stop! What is all this? Can this even be considered death?”
Eve Nightburn quickly stopped her from speaking further. If she listened any longer, she would really start to think too much.
