Skill: Sophistry:
As long as you can convince 90% of the players still alive in the game, whatever fiction you tell becomes reality.
Just a moment ago, Yin Yi was eloquently defending a suspect in a mock trial, a person whose crime was obvious and whose guilt was beyond doubt. The next moment, he found himself dragged into an infinite game, where he received a skill that sounded tailor-made for him.
The instance has reached a dead end? No problem. He'll "make a reasonable guess" about the boss's weakness.
The boss, beaten half to death despite being certain to win: MMP! I didn't have that weakness!
The monsters are too tough and the players can't take it?
"This monster is just bluffing. It's actually a paper tiger."
Monster: You'll find out soon enough whether I'm a paper tiger!
Monster, later: ...So I really am a paper tiger.
The monsters have too much of an advantage in the instance?
"Actually, there's another rule in this instance."
Players: Ah... Good thing you told us. We almost died. That's great, though, since this rule seems to restrict the monsters more than us.
The monster, which had been coming and going freely: ...Could you stop believing everything he says?
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For Yin Yi, persuading people, or to put it more plainly, lying to them, is easier than eating or drinking.
Until he met someone he couldn't fool.
Ling Haiyun doesn't like him because he's a liar. That kind of moral absolutism is rare, and Yin Yi is curious about it. Even more curious: how long can he keep disliking him?
Yin Yi's response to anyone who dislikes him is always curiosity: how long can they hold out?
An hour? A day? A week? Or a month?
So far, the best anyone has managed against his advances is one week without falling for him.
Let's see how long this one can last.
But no matter how long he holds out, he should be proud of himself for it.
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Ling Haiyun knows Yin Yi is a liar. At first, he hates him because he hates all liars, especially manipulative ones like Yin Yi.
Then he struggles. He knows the words coming out of Yin Yi's mouth are lies, but he still can't help wanting to believe them.
And finally... he willingly lets himself be deceived.
He knows that from the moment he chose to be fooled, Yin Yi would see him as a challenge already completed.
But he still said some things aloud. What was he hoping for? An exception?
Sadly, there are no exceptions. Just as he expected, Yin Yi lost interest in him.
Then don't blame him. No one gets to deceive him and then walk away.
A charismatic, self-aware bottom who loves playing with people's hearts x a top who thinks he can see through every lie with sheer reason, but still can't help falling in love.
When absolute reason meets absolute charm.
Theme: A believing heart is magic.
