Things have been unsettled lately.
At least, that's what Lin Bosui thought.
One missing-person notice after another appeared on her phone, and people with mental illnesses ran around the streets.
Some people said they could breathe fire; others claimed a python as thick as a person had slithered into their building.
The news began urging people to go out less at night and travel less during holidays.
Rumors were going around that the military had been mobilized.
None of this had anything to do with an utterly ordinary little chef like her. So why had the police come knocking?
"Hello. We're from Special Administration Bureau Three. We strongly suspect that you're a player. Please report your situation truthfully."
"A player?"
Lin Bosui tossed a wok over a roaring flame in the kitchen and sprinkled in the sauce.
"I don't play games. Not a single one."
Mentality +1
Strength +1
Cooking +1
Sure, strange words kept appearing before her eyes, and her physique was just a tiny bit better than an ordinary person's.
But I really am not a player.
A chef whose cooking skills have gone off track has a hard life. A chef who picks someone up and brings them home has an even harder one.
The person she picked up was beautiful, but ill. Their health was poor, and their mental state was poor too.
By day, Lin Bosui worked diligently to find jobs. By night, she diligently took care of them.
Unfortunately, they didn't appreciate it. They were always wary of her, and secretly muttered things behind her back:
"Coffin Bearer," "Cleaner," "Dark Food Merchant," "Hidden Boss at a Horror Realm Node"...
Faced with someone whose condition had not improved in the slightest and was even getting worse, Lin Bosui admitted defeat.
When she discovered that the person was actually from a very wealthy family, she immediately decided to send them home for professional treatment.
On the first night she had the bedroom to herself, icy limbs wound tightly around her in her sleep. She turned her head and saw eyes so red they seemed ready to drip blood.
"Don't abandon me... Don't abandon me..."
Fake player, real powerhouse x real player, genuinely frail
Theme: You and I will face everything together.
