Arknights, but all characters are NPCs?

"Also, I remember that Chinese yew seems to be able to cure athlete's foot? It's even known as the nemesis of athlete's foot."

“So—this person is poisonous.”

Kelsey: “…”

Theresa: “…”

Unlike Theresa's "Ah? Is there such a legend?", Kal'tsit took a deep breath and rubbed her temples.

It wasn't because the doctor's prank had caused her to have high blood pressure, but because... she actually understood the doctor's pun.

After all the effort, the hassle of playing tricks, making up all these weird rules and putting on a big show, in the end it was just to rub Kal'tsit's cat ears?

If this man Lu Shang is not poisonous, then what is he?

You can't do this job unless you have some serious brain disease.

010. There are small toys to play with when you wake up. Do you like Kal’tsit?

"So is it possible that, just like the name, the dream world must be understood in reverse?"

The doctor crossed her arms, making it seem as if she was not joking but analyzing something seriously.

For some reason, Kal'tsit narrowed her eyes after hearing what the doctor said, but she still followed the doctor's words and asked, "So, Doctor, what do you mean?"

"It means that we know nothing about the name Lu Shang, but on the contrary, the name Shang Lu is known to everyone."

"Then follow this rule and arrange them as follows:"

"In the real world, there are Originium and Ore Disease, but in the dream world, it's the opposite, so there are no such things. That's what you mean by your Ore Disease being cured in the dream world, Kal'tsit."

"We are alive in the real world, but it's the other way around in the dream world, so we are all lifeless and self-aware NPCs in the dream world."

"You are awake in the real world, but the dream world is the opposite. So you can only travel into the dream world when you fall asleep or fall into a coma?"

"..."

Kal'tsit frowned, "I don't agree. According to what you said, shouldn't people who died in the real world be resurrected in the dream world? But in the dream world, Lu Shang is the only living person."

"Then how can Kal'tsit be sure that Lu Shang didn't lie to you?"

Because I have seen Amiya wearing a crown in the dream world...

Having said that, Kal'tsit subconsciously glanced at Theresa.

This naturally caused Theresa to wonder: "What's the matter?"

"nothing..."

Kal'tsit shook her head and did not say the fact that "Five years later in the dream world, Theresa, you were already dead."

Because just like the doctor said, what if Lu Shang was lying to her?

"I was just thinking, although the doctor is just guessing, there is one thing that can be used as a reference."

"Can you only travel to the dream world after falling asleep or unconscious?"

Kal'tsit narrowed her eyes and muttered these words in a low voice.

... ... ...

... ...

...

[Is this true? Is that old cat Kal'tsit fighting like this? ]

[According to my guess, one of the conditions for traveling to this dream world is that you must be asleep.]

[After all, wasn't that how Kal'tsit came through last time? ]

【But today is already the seventh day. 】

[It has been a whole week since I wrote the word "正" on Kal'tsit's leg last time and Kal'tsit traveled back with a look that looked like she wanted to stab herself.]

[If my guess is true, doesn't that mean that old cat Kal'tsit has been holding out for a week without sleeping? ]

【real or fake? 】

[Of course, it is also possible that I guessed wrong. ]

[It's not that you can only travel to this dream world after falling asleep, but you can randomly pull people in like a chat group? 】

[Forget it, I don’t really care. ]

[Anyway, as long as I know that I am not the only living person in this world, and there will always be a few wild living people randomly refreshed for me, I always feel that my mental state is much better. ]

So I had a lot of fun this week.

[The first day Kal'tsit left: Since we have temporarily defined this place as a dream world, then when it comes to dreams, the only thing that comes to mind is Ling, right?]

【So I went to find Ling. 】

[The drunken buff is quite useful. 】

[But Ling is normal, she is still an NPC. ]

[The day after Kal'tsit left: Then I remembered the Consciousness Empire in Little Ke Rouge. One of the endings was that the stupid dog was crowned king there. Speaking of which, the Consciousness Empire can also be considered the other world, right? ]

So I went to find Ceobe.

[The Silly Dog feels really good when rubbing it, furry and soft. 】

[It's just a pity that when she's an NPC, Ceobe's expression doesn't change, so she doesn't look that silly, which doesn't feel right.]

[On the third day after Kal'tsit left: So in order to make up for this regret, I thought of——]

"Ok?"

As usual.

Lu Shang was working at his desk.

He held the pen in one hand and held Amiya's little rabbit in his arms with the other. While stroking the rabbit's legs, he wrote the investigation records of the past few days.

Oh, by the way, today's Amiya is a white silk rabbit.

The little feet that were dangling on Lu Shang's lap after his shoes were taken off turned from chocolate into ice cream.

The investigation record only went up to the third day when the unusual sound made by the mobile phone on the table caught Lu Shang's attention.

He reached out and picked it up, and found that it was the surveillance footage placed in Kal'tsit's dormitory, which captured the abnormality.

"Look, Amiya, your doctor Kal'tsit has finally traveled back through time after a week."

Looking at the surveillance footage, Kal'tsit, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes and first showed a confused expression, then frowned as if she realized something and was upset.

Lu Shang knew that this Kal'tsit was a living person.

After all, NPCs can't have such rich facial expressions.

"It's just a little strange..."

Lu Shangyong glanced at the current time and said, "Didn't Kal'tsit come here at midnight last time? How come she came here at around 0pm this time?"

"So the time isn't actually fixed? When do you sleep and when do you get dressed?"

"Oh, then it seems that I have to change my previous ghost story rules."

Lu Shang was talking to himself, not expecting a response from Amiya.

It would be a real surprise if Amiya responded to him at this moment.

Mother-daughter donburi...Oh no, according to the plot, these two should be sisters donburi?

Never mind, it doesn’t matter, it tastes the same.

So Lu Shang stopped paying attention to Amiya and turned his attention back to the surveillance footage on his phone.

“Gurgle…”

The monitoring sound effect is very good.

So after Kal'tsit briefly wondered "Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?" and then completely took over her body in the dream world -

Then he made such a not-so-good, yet extremely seductive sound.

But Kal'tsit's expression was not seductive. She almost gritted her teeth as she forced herself to stand up, then reached out and grabbed the little toy.

Just tear it off and throw it away with disgust as if you had caught something dirty.

It hit the wall with a bang and then fell to the ground.

That voice made Kal'tsit's cheeks flush unnaturally, and she didn't know if it was because of anger... or anger.

I always feel that if I were in front of her now, I would have to get the rabies...rabies vaccine next?

011. As we all know, dialogue options have the highest priority

"Have I...traveled into the dream world again?"

"So I fell asleep after all? I only lasted a week..."

"I should have stopped drinking coffee and taken adrenaline instead."

"It's a terrible world..."

Well, this dream world is actually not bad. The bad thing is the man Lu Shang.

Kal'tsit sat on the bed and took several deep breaths before suppressing the thought of that person in her heart.

God knows how she felt when she woke up and found out about the current situation.

Fortunately, no matter how long she had endured in the real world and how sleepy she was, once she came here, she instantly felt refreshed and energetic.

If Kal'tsit had not been able to identify her body in the real world, she would have probably fallen asleep on the table, and her current body was also occupied by an NPC, otherwise Kal'tsit would probably have thought that she was having a last gasp.

"call..."

Kelsey let out a long breath.

It's alright for now, probably...

After all, she is a doctor and has a simple judgment about her own physical health.

So without any more lingering feelings, Kal'tsit lifted the quilt, moved her body, lowered her head to look for the slippers under the bed, and wanted to get up.

Let's make the best of it...

Since I can't avoid it even after seven days, I might as well face the reality. After all, it's not a good idea to force myself to stay awake.

Anyway, Lu Shang said last time that there was no rush, so we might as well take this opportunity to learn more about this dream world. What if Theresa and the Doctor also travel through it in the future?

So should she go wash up first, or go find Lu Shang first? Of course, she could also sit here and wait for Lu Shang to come to her, after all, wasn't that what happened last time?

So the answer is:

It’s so funny. You don’t have to choose any one. Just keep lying down.

Because she couldn't get up at all.

"ha..."

Kal'tsit took several breaths before she came to her senses.

"What's going on...?"

No, isn't it obvious?

She only needs to think back to what she saw, heard and did when she came through just a few minutes ago...wouldn't she be able to connect the dots in an instant?

Although it should be taken for granted if you think about it, after all, after Kal'tsit travels back to the real world, her body in the dream world will not disappear with it, but will turn back into the state of the NPC.

NPCs will only follow the underlying logic and will not care about anything else.

Not to mention what happened before, even if you hit the NPC's kidney, the NPC wouldn't react at all.

so...

She was gone for seven days, so during these seven days, her body as an NPC should not have...