My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Although Shen Sui really wanted to check on the condition of Xinyuan Tanchun, as soon as he mentioned it, the Dueling Device issued a sharp warning.

Subsequently, Xinyuan Tanchun called full of questions, inquiring what exactly happened to Shen Sui, why there was suddenly an alarm sound during their perfectly fine Soul Card chat.

Shen Sui couldn't possibly tell Xinyuan Tanchun that he was considering turning her into a card, so he casually brushed it off with a laugh.

"But, why does it feel like the character you created in World No. 1 is a bit odd, and why is the relationship with Isabella so good?" Before hanging up, Xinyuan Tanchun couldn't help but complain a bit.

[Isabella inquired about your relationship with Alice.]

Shen Sui read this and thought for a long time, finally giving Isabella a vague answer: a state of mutual dependence.

Although he treated Alice as a nurturing-type daughter to raise, this way of nurturing wasn't a real relationship.

Moreover, Shen Sui also worried that if he really said that, Isabella would certainly go searching for Alice's birth mother, even if he repeatedly emphasized it was a metaphor, it would be of no avail.

Alice earned a great sum and left Jade City contentedly, heading towards the area where the Elf Crystal Dragon appeared.

In the end, Isabella did not act together with Shen Sui.

[Isabella decided to leave your sight, so that she could better attempt to find a way to the world where the real you exists.]

Ah this...

Should I remind Xinyuan Tanchun to be cautious of Isabella's sneak attack?

[Isabella knows you value friends deeply, so she naturally dismissed the plan of occupying that girl's body.]

[Moreover, she couldn't accept using another woman's body to make contact with you.]

[This would make her very uncomfortable, as if her lover was taken by someone else.]

[She wants her real self to descend.]

Shen Sui knew this was a possibility.

After all, when those big players in the game invaded newbie archives, it was their real selves that went over, without the possession concept.

However, real self-invasions rely more on a medium, requiring the existence of the same NPC in two archives, and using this NPC as a medium for invasion.

Isabella left.

She was the first fully conscious, high-affection, strategy-capable character he reunited with on the Dawn Continent.

After meeting Isabella, Shen Sui couldn't help but recall what he did to those strategy female characters during his second playthrough.

Due to the inertia of the first playthrough, it seemed natural in the second playthrough to treat them as his wives, casually gifting them, given that in the game "Dawn Link," gifting had no cost, you could send gifts and then steal them back.

Ah this....

Shen Sui felt a bit awkward.

After all, he was a naive straight guy in his past life, never seen such a scene.

Who knows, in the future he might encounter similar female characters, suddenly with high affection levels, what should he do then?

Shen Sui looked around.

Suddenly, it seemed like this dormitory was a bit small.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Just as Shen Sui was lost in thought, someone knocked on the dormitory door.

Shen Sui looked out the window, night had fallen, the silver moon hung in the air, appearing especially peaceful.

At this hour, who could be looking for me?

With a hint of curiosity, Shen Sui peered through the peephole at the door.

It was Wang Ming.

"It's Wang Ming."

Wang Ming looked at the shadow of feet under the door and spoke.

Shen Sui opened the door a crack.

"Long time no see, Shen Sui." Wang Ming smiled at Shen Sui.

"This late? Is there something you need?" Shen Sui asked curiously.

Wang Ming restrained his smile and said seriously, "Not long ago, a student from Tianyi Academy was attacked on the way back..."

He looked around helplessly and asked, "Could I come in?"

As he spoke, he took out a certificate.

The Exploration Bureau?

Shen Sui was slightly stunned; he didn't expect Wang Ming to be from the Exploration Bureau.

Out of goodwill for the Exploration Bureau, Shen Sui opened the door.

"This matter might be related to the Suffering Poetry Society." Wang Ming didn't beat around the bush, speaking openly, "Director Zhang asked me to remind you to be careful when you go out recently."

"Things like this could be conveyed over the phone too." Shen Sui didn't take the Suffering Poetry Society seriously at all; he wasn't even afraid of the Suffering Bodhisattva entity.

"This time is different." Wang Ming spoke seriously, "The suspect tortured the victims through duels, caused significant mental trauma, and then snatched away their Soul Cards. The number of victims in this case has reached eight, six of whom are already dead."

"A Dark Duel?" Shen Sui murmured subconsciously.

Wang Ming didn't quite understand the term Shen Sui used, but by literal meaning, it seemed fitting. He paused and continued, "A few hours ago, a student from Tianyi Academy was also attacked. He fought hard to protect his Soul Card, but his body suffered severe trauma and is now being rescued in the hospital. The targets suspected to be the suspect's have a common trait; their Soul Card World is all a fantasy background. Your World No. 1 is among them. It's best to be careful not to duel with strangers recently."

"Is there really such a method? Torturing opponents mentally through duels." Shen Sui pondered, stroking his chin.

He subconsciously thought of the forced duel module developed by Bu Pei's father.

If this means of harm was combined with that duel module, wouldn't it...

"I've conveyed my message, and I should leave now." Wang Ming said with a smile.

"Take care as well." Shen Sui said, "Your deck should also have a fantasy background, right?"

Although Shen Sui hadn't dueled with Wang Ming, he had traded Life Cards with Wang Ming many times. This frequent customer greatly alleviated Shen Sui's poverty upon his initial crossing.

"Don't worry, compared to me, you should worry about yourself more. After all, you are the one who genuinely disrupted the Suffering Poetry Society's plot." Wang Ming stood up, ready to leave.

"Oh, by the way." Shen Sui suddenly remembered something and said to Wang Ming, "If possible, could you ask your director if the original manuscript of the Twilight Saintess's diary could be a quest reward?"

Wang Ming looked at Shen Sui with some surprise, "That thing doesn't have much use beyond being a relic, right?"

"Relic?" Shen Sui was a bit surprised.

"Yes, it was unearthed from a relic over three hundred years old near Zuili City." Wang Ming thought for a moment and said, "It has some research value, but that's about it. I'll talk to Director Zhang, it shouldn't be too difficult as a quest reward."

Shen Sui nodded, saying no more.

"Speaking of which." Wang Ming, about to leave, suddenly remembered and said to Shen Sui, "I heard you also know Yue Tao. If you have time, go visit him in the hospital. He has indeed been unlucky to suffer such an attack. It's uncertain if he will pull through."