Volume 5 - CH 87.3

Teen has a smug face on as he looks around and says, “the Normal End, would be finding the little girl’s mother for her; the True End, would be making the little girl realise, that her mother is already dead. So there is no need for her to keep waiting for her.”

Suits furrows his brows to ask, “wait, if her mother is already dead, then how…” He pauses as he suddenly realises what Teen is suggesting, “you’re saying, Mystic?”

The Missiontakers’ attention immediately turn to Mystic, who merely stares back at them with confused eyes.

Teen continues explaining, “in this Nightmare, Mystic has already been subconsciously identified as the mother by the little girl’s subconsciousness, possibly owing to what she did the first run of the Nightmare.

Regardless, the bracelet on the photograph, and how Mystic took the little girl to the 9th floor before, has already proven the hidden role of ‘mother’ Mystic is now playing in the Nightmare.

The fact that she took the little girl to the cargo elevator, is likely in the sense of, wanting to provide safety for her. If she was still at all thinking like a Missiontaker, it is unfathomable.

In other words, Mystic, the root cause of your actions is proof enough that you are under the influence of this Nightmare.

If anyone has Infocards lying around, I suggest trying it on Mystic and the little girl.

My guess is that the little girl would be the owner of the Nightmare, who probably knows her mother has already died, but refuses to admit it. It is what formed this Nightmare.

In the beginning of it is when her mother has already abandoned her, but still very much alive.

After this, Mystic appeared, and because she ‘recreated’ what the little girl’s mother did, so subconsciously, the little girl has picked her to be her mother instead.

And because she is the Nightmare’s owner, she is able to impart this understanding to Mystic, causing her to act completely irrationally.

If we want this Nightmare done with as soon as possible, then just treat Mystic as the little girl’s mother. Period. When we’re out of the Nightmare, the issue with identity of self would resolve itself just like those two ‘Janitors’ here that were affected.

If we want the True End instead, we’ll have to convince the Nightmare owner that, see, it has already happened. Everything is already set in stone.”

Teen finishes laying out his thoughts.

When he was at the conclusion, he glances over at Suits as well, still looking as provocative as ever.

Though Suits doesn’t acknowledge the taunt at all. He simply concurs, “I’m in agreement.”

The rest of the Missiontakers all nod as well.

The viewers in the stream understands what Teen is proposing as well, and so start typing comments in response, but still focusing on issues like, “why is teen so sure the little girls mother is dead?”

Xü Beijin sees it, and since the detective dalao hasn’t answered it for a bit, he helps explain instead, “it is because of the last scene they encountered in the second run of the Nightmare.

The scene recreated through elevator Three, they believe, documents the fact that they were discovered by the Cannibals transporting corpses, and ended up killed as their food.

Assuming these ‘flashbacks’ belong to the little girl’s mother, then logically, she also probably ended up food for the Cannibals, being slaughtered and then thrown onto the pile of corpses.

Of course, I do not actually think the little girl’s mother being dead is a foregone conclusion yet.”

Here, Xü Beijin pauses as he glances up at the woman standing among the still sane survivors. The one dressed smartly, looking very concerned and restless.

Then he continues, “exactly from whom these déjà vus come from remains unproven for now.

If it comes from the little girl’s mother, then I see the question as being, given the Nightmare’s owner is the little girl, then how can she imagine such a logically consistent and detailed route, or otherwise know of what happened to her mother?

After Xü Beijin has finished speaking, his audience quickly express their support through the comments.

“great analysis from Beibei!”

“I was actually also concerned about this. The Missiontakers have concluded that their ‘déjà vu’ is a ‘recreation’ of some sort, based on the assumption that the little girl’s mother was the Nightmare’s owner.

But now that it turned out the little girl is more likely the Nightmare’s owner, they should have once again retraced their steps to question where the ‘déjà vu’ came from.

I am also not entirely convinced that what the three people experienced on the 17th floor is actually a déjà vu.

In addition, there remains three buttons to push in that elevator; they’ve only explored one floor. There could very well be other objects on the other floors still waiting for them.”

“what the detective dalao said also makes sense!”

“[cheer emoji]”

“i already have very good self awareness of my own iq [laugh cry emoji]”

“um, I’m still actually confused with what the little apple did on the 15th floor… what could the desk and chair mean?”

The viewers are communicating their thoughts. In the meantime, having shared each other’s experiences the last run and did an analysis, the Missiontakers are wasting no time in heading for the 31st floor for the little girl.

Now, of course, they already have a method of resolving this Nightmare immediately, depending on whether they need it.

Fei thinks about it and then says, “let’s just have a Normal End first?” She looks over at Lin Qin before saying, “we’ve acquired quite a lot of information already. If we really want a True End, we can simply try it again next time.”

Wu Jian is looking at her, puzzled, but Fei tugs on him to stop him from speaking.

The rest of the Missiontakers look like they’re all surprised with the request out of the blue.

Lin Qin is pulling his sleeves up to say directly, “I want this Nightmare to be done with as soon as possible.”

For Xü Beijin’s sake.

Regardless of whether the Missiontakers are aware of that, they all immediately relent.

“Oh, right, sure, dalao. No problems at all.”

“Sure, sure, we’ll just try for a True End another time.”

Lin Qin glances at them and adds, “in exchange, I can help all of you out with one favour, as long as it is something I can do.”

Now the Missiontakers are actually satisfied.

Lin Qin, meanwhile, is thinking about how, before, Xü Beijin told him not to agree to others’ requests too easily, and he accepted and also abided by it. Now, he is the one making the request here, so it doesn’t count as going against what Xü Beijin said, right?

No, no, it definitely doesn’t.

Lin Qin tilts his head a little, and shows a slight, sly smile on his face.

They’re now heading right for the 31st floor.

The emergency stairwell is quiet, but a sudden creak breaks the silence. The doors to the emergency staircase on the 31st floor have been pushed open.

A little girl pokes her head out, and looks out into the dark, eerie stairwell.

She is a little bit scared, and grips her little fist tightly, which is also holding the bracelet Mystic gave her. Then she gives herself some encourage, “I have to go quickly. Mommy is waiting…”

She nods firmly, then, she puts her foot forward.