Quadruple split

Mo Tan scratched his hair in distress and sighed: "Is that really the case..."

"I didn't expect you to guess it so quickly."

Futaba narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the curly-haired man with glasses in front of him with a half-smile, "It's not easy, Mr. Frank."

Mo Tan subconsciously raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose, shook his head and said, "I think it was Miss Futaba who reminded me on purpose, and I wasn't sure until you admitted it yourself just now."

"Being able to appreciate this possibility from the few sentences just now, and even having the courage to ask me questions directly, can be said to be extraordinary. The 'Frank Hugh' that Diana described to me during this time Si' can't do that."

The girl carelessly played with the arcane sparks between her fingers and said leisurely: "You are a very thoughtful person."

Mo Tan's eyes were a little helpless, and after a while he said with some trepidation: "Perhaps it's because she is a few years older than me, and her strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people like me. Diana always looks at me differently. Too objective, of course, this may also have something to do with me always wanting to be as perfect as possible in front of her."

Futaba nodded with interest and asked, "So? Do you want to say that you are much more complicated than Diana imagined?"

"maybe."

Faced with this very fatal question from a certain perspective, Mo Tan did not deny it immediately, but shrugged and said: "Actually, only when I get along with Diana can I not think too much or be too realistic or Things that are too annoying, but we all know that those things that make people hypocritical and complicated are precisely the things that are least likely to be ignored.”

Futaba curled her lips and raised her eyebrows: "So what do you want to express?"

"I just want to say that the vast majority of people in this world actually live uncomfortably, or it can be said that they are involuntarily, and Diana is the only port where I can temporarily forget those troubles and constraints, even though I know very well My broken body is not worthy of her."

While Mo Tan frequently cast his gaze in the direction of the kitchen, he said in a very dry tone: "But I can't rely on Diana forever, even though my troubles may be very insignificant to her."

"For example?"

The girl squatting on the chair hugged her knees and tilted her head curiously.

"Such as what you asked me just now."

Mo Tan pointed at his face and said with a gloomy look: "It's just a joke to say 'even if there is danger, I have a way'. The person who may be targeting me is the 'Misty Moon Sage'. How could I possibly be able to do something about the big shot among the big shots that none of us bards would dare to arrange casually?"

Futaba sneered and smacked her lips: "Then why didn't you tell the truth just now? I believe Diana will do her best to take good care of you."

"I'm happy to answer this question, but I think you've already guessed it, Miss Futaba."

Mo Tan squinted his eyes and listened to the clanging sounds coming from the kitchen, while smiling dryly.

Shuangye Liu's eyebrows raised slightly: "Wantless self-esteem?"

"Yes, it's just unnecessary pride."

"You just said that there are all kinds of things that can make people hypocritical, but now you are quite straightforward?"

"Just as I don't want to worry about all kinds of trivial things around her."

Mo Tan made a face at Futaba, and the gentle gaze behind his glasses looked particularly firm: "I also don't want her to see my weak side."

Futaba smiled brightly, raised his index finger and shook it slightly: "I won't say whether you are soft or not, but it is an undisputed fact that you are weak. Of course, the premise is... you are not hiding anything. .”

Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then reacted for a while before covering his mouth and smiling: "Miss Futaba, do you think that I am too mysterious? I am just an ordinary bard."

"A common bard?"

A cold light flashed in Futaba's eyes, and he sneered: "I don't think you are so ordinary, Mr. Frank, who can say what you just said, which can be summarized as 'people are in the world, and they can't help themselves'."

"What paste?"

Mo Tan pretended to be stupid without thinking, and then smiled and said: "But I think the four words 'involuntarily' seem quite appropriate, but Miss Shuangye..."

"how?"

"Why do you think that ordinary people can't... well, they can't help themselves?"

"ah?"

"Why do you think that the words 'involuntarily' are more suitable to be used on someone who is extraordinary in all aspects than an ordinary bard?"

"I don't think you are an ordinary bard, Mr. Frank. I think you are very clever."

It only took Futaba less than a second to understand the meaning of the other person's words, and immediately added: "Under these premises, I certainly have enough reasons to suspect that you are not an ordinary person."

This time, Mo Tan was silent for two minutes.

In other words, the girl finally lost her patience after the man in front of her was silent for two full minutes.

"Are you constipated?"

Futaba glanced sideways at Frank Hughes in front of him. He didn't think that the other person would be speechless after he added a "smart man" supplementary point, so he said some useless trash talk. Not to question whether Mo Tan was convinced by him.

"My last gastrointestinal disorder was two months ago, and the specific manifestation was just severe abdominal pain."

Mo Tan shook his head, and after a brief pause, he chuckled and looked up at the other party, and said slowly: "Miss Futaba, you... must have been an ordinary person since you were a child, although Diana didn't mention much in her letter. , but I can still roughly guess that you are anything but ordinary."

Futaba, who has nothing to do with the word "ordinary" either in or out of the game, nodded casually and asked casually: "What's the matter?"

"So I feel that neither you, Miss Futaba, nor Diana know enough about ordinary people like us in the true sense."

Mo Tan's eyes were a little complicated and he said softly: "In fact, at least in my opinion, ordinary people do not mean simple, nor do they mean stupid or mediocre. Miss Shuangye, you just praised me as a smart person, but this It has nothing decisive to do with me being an ordinary bard who even stood up for the one he loved and was eventually saved instead. Similarly, my so-called inability to control myself... is actually mostly caused by "when I have no inspiration". I also have to write stories', 'I wanted to join Wanderer Hostel several times but was rejected', 'Even if I'm in a bad physical and mental state, I still have to force myself to smile and tell stories to the unlikable audience' and so on. "

【Are you an ordinary person in the real sense? 】

Futaba pondered in her heart. She had to say that although what the other party said did not touch her blind spot of knowledge, the content still made her somewhat unexpected. After all, for this girl, 'ordinary people' This concept has absolutely nothing to do with her, and she hasn't had much dealings with ordinary people.

But if what the guy named Frank Hughes said is true, then he is really an ordinary person through and through...

An ordinary person who can woo a genius like Diana and argue with a monster among monsters like himself without falling behind... an ordinary person.

is it possible? Is this reasonable?

For a moment, Futaba, who suddenly realized that he had been caught off guard, was a little undecided, and fell into silence like the guy sitting opposite him a few words ago.

"Let's change the subject."

Mo Tan smiled very understandingly, and did not let the atmosphere that made Futaba feel quite uncomfortable continue to linger. He smiled and said: "For example, why didn't you, who was sent by Brother Kenneth to do harm to me? Seize the opportunity and get me before Diana comes back last night..."

He raised his index finger and made a motion of wiping his neck.

"If you are referring to why I didn't kill you on the premise that Diana would have found out the clues 100%, and it was clear that she would never show mercy to me as she was already carried away by love."

Futaba laughed dryly, spread his hands and said, "The only explanation I can give is - I haven't lived enough."

Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said, "That's it."

"And besides that, Sir Kenneth's instructions to me are not to kill you without any explanation, although I think he really wants to do that."

Futaba sighed and said lazily: "But maybe to take care of Diana's feelings, he meant to let me take a good look at the character of Mr. Frank Hughes. If there are any signs that you You have ulterior motives for Diana... No, it should be said that you have mixed up even a little bit of factors that have nothing to do with love towards Diana, or your character is not worthy of her, so let me find a suitable opportunity to deal with you."

"Honestly, this is a lot better than the worst-case scenario I imagined."

Mo Tan laughed calmly, and then looked at the girl sitting opposite him who was yawning very sincerely: "So, Miss Shuangye, what is your assessment of me?"

"Not so fast. After all, this is the first time I see you today, although the way is a little unexpected."

Futaba waved his hands impatiently and curled his lips and said: "Anyway, the conversation has been said now. If you plan to be with Diana as much as possible during this period, we should spend a lot of time together. I have plenty of time. I can observe you.”

Mo Tan nodded slightly: "That's natural."

"Say it beforehand..."

Futaba pushed up her glasses and stared at Mo Tan with burning eyes: "Now that I have revealed my identity, then when you have taken advantage of it, anything that may arouse my suspicion is equivalent to a death sentence for you. Please believe me, Mr. Frank, the talented girl in front of you is far smarter than what Diana mentioned in her letter, so you'd better not try to hide anything from me, even if you know my intentions. "

Mo Tan breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, nodded and said, "Keep it in mind."

"Let me show you the way."

Futaba leaned back on the chair, lazily raised her little finger and pointed at the door of the suite: "If you really have ulterior motives for Diana, then leave this place immediately, then disappear from Academy City, and never do it again. Appearing in front of her, just this once, I can pretend not to see it, not only will I not take action against you, but I will even help to cover you up, and use a relatively peaceful way to make Diana 'lovelorn'."

Mo Tan smiled and said, "That's a very considerate proposal. If I didn't really love her, I would have run away by now."

"So, you plan to fight to the end?"

"It's just a clear conscience."

"Heh, I'm quite brave..."

"As I said just now, I will only leave Diana if I am convinced that she will be happier without me."

"Then, I assume by default that in the next period of time, you will happily accept all the actions of this girl against you?"

"As long as you, Miss Futaba, can look at me from a sufficiently objective perspective, I have no objection at all."

"Then it's a deal?"

Futaba grinned and issued a final confirmation.

"It's a deal."

Mo Tan nodded vigorously and gave an affirmative answer.

At this point, Futaba's conspiracy has been completely launched, that is, if the reasons are justifiable, Frank Hughes will be completely included in his surveillance.

In fact, from the perspective of fulfilling Kenneth's instructions, Futaba's behavior of directly revealing her identity today is very redundant and unnecessary. As she said before, even if Frank really has ulterior motives for Diana, in both cases After Ye has revealed his cards, the probability of revealing his tricks will be greatly reduced. This is an inevitable fact.

But if there is an additional task of 'verifying whether Frank is equal to Tan Mo', the showdown just now to justify the surveillance behavior will be necessary. On the one hand, it can reduce the other party's wariness, and on the other hand, it can serve for oneself. The various temptations that are possible provide a universal reason,

In the World of Innocence, the difference between players and NPCs is actually very ambiguous, especially for ordinary players who Futaba knows can basically stay online for 24 hours. As long as you pay a little attention to your words and deeds, clues will be discovered. The possibility is not high, let alone the bitch she knows as 'Tan Mo' who is of the same rank as her.

However, because of this, many scheming players do not actually protect their identity as players, because the technical content of this matter is really not high. Under this premise, if you pay too much attention to maintaining the image of 'Frank Hughes', Even the "Tan Mo" in Futaba's cognition is very likely to neglect and conceal his identity as a player. Even if rationality makes him feel that "the consequences of Tan Mo's exposure are more serious than Frank's exposure", subconsciously he will also because of this The gaming process for more than half a year has made me relax unconsciously.

Under this premise, Futaba is extremely confident that he can find it out!

She mentally calculated and unintentionally 'assessed' Frank. This advantage was given up by the girl on her own initiative.

But at the same time, she established a deliberate and unintentional calculation against 'Tan Mo' on another level!

And still, pretending to be the latter is clearly scheming against him.

To sum it up simply...

While she reduced the difficulty of the review for Frank, the 'NPC A', she also completed a project under the assumption of 'Frank = Tan Mo'...

A game within a game within a game!

Chapter 1004: End