In the world of dreams, after having their fun, Pei Guang and Stelle were preparing to leave under Acheron and Robin's guidance.
But compared to before, Robin now had a smile on her face.
This dream, though absurd and abstract, had indeed been a rare moment of lighthearted joy.
But Robin knew she couldn't let herself remain happy here. This wasn't a sweet dream, but a deeper, more dangerous dreamscape.
A short stay was fine, but if they lingered too long, no one knew what would happen.
Robin: "You two, I'm glad I got to meet you, but this isn't a place to stay for long. Please, follow Acheron and me out of this dream."
Acheron silently stood up beside her.
The chair had been incredibly comfortable, but now wasn't the time to enjoy its power. Getting these two out of here… that was what mattered most.
Hearing Robin's words, Pei Guang sighed. "So it looks like we can't hang around this map any longer, huh? Fine~ I'll leave it to you two then~"
Led by Acheron and Robin, the group left the corridor and entered a hall. As soon as they arrived, Pei Guang and Stelle were immediately drawn to the scene inside.
Pei Guang: "Interesting, huh? An upside-down world?"
Inside the room, both the ceiling and the floor were halls. The lower part looked like daytime, while the upper part resembled the corridor background, like nighttime.
As Pei Guang and Stelle observed, Acheron stood near a spot where golden liquid pooled and called to them: "This way."
Pei Guang and Stelle walked over.
Seeing what Acheron meant, Stelle curiously asked: "You want us to walk on the wall?"
Robin and Acheron nodded, while Pei Guang made a comment from the side: "See! I told you—skills and items you get before a new map always end up being useful in exploring the next one."
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Robin and Acheron were puzzled by his words, not understanding what he meant. But then, watching Pei Guang and Stelle's actions reminded them: these two weren't ordinary beings, even in dreams.
Because, at that moment, Pei Guang had gone up the wall.
Not using any special dream mechanism, but with his back pressed against it, climbing as if the wall were level ground.
Pei Guang: "I am now on the wall. Feeling good! Everywhere is flat ground!"
Stelle followed behind, twisting her body back and forth: "Friction, friction~"
Pei Guang: "On a smooth surface, friction~"
Stelle: "Friction~"
If this were in a game, this silly rubbing action would definitely trigger an achievement.
This scene made both Robin and Acheron cover their heads. Even in a dream, Robin felt the sudden urge to curse.
Though they hadn't known them for long, the two had already learned how to deal with Pei Guang: ignore him and ignore the nonsense and the brain-itching antics.
What else could they do? Even in dreamworlds, no one could pull something like this off, but these two had managed it.
That wasn't important anymore. The most important thing now was to send these two back.
Under their guidance, Pei Guang and Stelle headed for the exit. But along the way, several groups within the hall caught their attention.
Sitting on the floor, Stelle spotted a memory projection of the Stellaron Hunters in the distance and exclaimed excitedly: "Look, it's Silver Wolf! And with her? That's the Stellaron Hunters? Whoa~ that's kinda cool~"
The "machine" beside Silver Wolf caught both their eyes. The two wriggled their hips happily as they hurried closer.
When they got near, Pei Guang reached his hand toward the mech: "Not bad! This outfit looks pretty cool."
As he admired it, his hand passed straight through the projection.
Seeing that, Pei Guang looked a little disappointed. He'd thought, like with the furniture before, that it would be touchable, but it turned out to be just a pure projection.
Stelle, meanwhile, evaluated it seriously: "Cool is cool, but it's not as good as THE trash can."
Pei Guang agreed: "True. Stuff like this is too common. But our trash can? In the whole game, that's one of a kind. Still, if you like it, I can see if we can get ourselves a set of this cool gear too."
Pei Guang had played plenty of weird games before, but when it came to the trash can, he had to admit defeat.
In this world, he even felt like the trash can was omnipotent. If a Trash Can Aeon showed up later, he wouldn't even be surprised.
Of course, faced with such an absurd world, Pei Guang could adapt quickly.
After all, he'd watched Tom and Jerry, SpongeBob, and In the Night Garden: no matter how surreal the setting, he'd seen it before. A trash can was nothing that could shake him.
Hearing Pei Guang say he'd try to get them a set too, Stelle lit up with excitement: "Nice~ But Ah Guang, I suddenly got curious about something…"
"What?"
For some reason, Pei Guang felt Stelle was about to say something perverted. Not that it mattered, since he wasn't exactly a proper person himself.
With a mysterious tone, Stelle asked: "That's Robin's memory projection, right? Do you think her real underwear is the same as the one in the projection?"
Robin, on the side: "?"
Pei Guang: "No idea. Let's find out."
Robin: "???"
Before she could react, the two of them zipped over to the projections of Robin and Acheron like a gust of wind.
By the time Robin realized what was happening, it was already too late.
Stelle bent down openly to peek, while Pei Guang sat on the ground at the perfect angle to look upward.
Stelle: "You can't actually see inside like that, right?"
Pei Guang: "What's there to see? Just panties, isn't it? White legs with different colored panties? At most you see a shape through them? Tsk tsk tsk. I'm really not that interested in stuff like that. Here! Let me teach you how to appreciate beauty."
Pei Guang knew he wasn't a good person. And precisely because he wasn't, if he wanted to look, he preferred being straightforward.
If he couldn't look directly, then he actually liked that hazy, half-concealed feeling more. The thrill of the unattainable was what players looked forward to most.
When something could be seen or obtained too easily, players' interest actually waned.
In a few moments Pei Guang found a perfect angle.
From this slanted view of Robin's projection, he could see her fair legs under the skirt, but with the skirt blocking the line of sight, his gaze could only reach just slightly above the knees.
Stelle followed Pei Guang's movement and looked as well.
In the real world, considering the issue of favorability, Pei Guang might have restrained himself. But here, in a map where favorability would reset…
Restraint? Restraint his ass!
As a player, Pei Guang just wanted to make his teammates as happy as possible!
Seriously, no other reasons!