After Online Dating with Unlimited Streaming BOSS

Rong Yi estimated a safe distance from the scarecrow, roughly about two meters. She stood still, took a deep breath, and said, “Let’s begin, meet the parents.”

The scarecrow seemed a bit stunned, then stopped struggling aimlessly and turned towards Rong Yi, speaking in a kind, aunt-like voice:

“Oh my, which gust of wind blew you here, sister-in-law?”

Rong Yi: …The way you sound, I feel like calling you sister-in-law even more!

She nudged the dumbfounded Raymond with her elbow, “Let’s go.”

Raymond stared fixedly at the scarecrow who suddenly spoke, loosening the tightly bound vines in a daze.

The doctor also seemed surprised, “You… know each other?”

“We didn’t before, but we do now, right?” The scarecrow aunt moved her limbs freely, approached Rong Yi with familiarity, patting her shoulder apologetically, “Look at me now, I have nothing, I can’t offer you anything. My apologies, my apologies.”

Rong Yi suddenly felt a sense of “meeting a friend’s parents” and repeatedly thanked her, “Auntie, don’t bother, just relax!”

The scarecrow aunt’s exaggerated smile remained on her burlap head, and she jokingly said, “Oh sister-in-law, you’ve come all this way and yet you’re so polite.”

Raymond/Doctor: … What, what, what is all this?!

Weren’t they in a terrifying instance, looking for a terrifying NPC? How did they start chatting so casually?! Should they sit down, have a plate of peanuts, and pour some tea?

Rong Yi and the scarecrow aunt politely gestured to each other to sit down, finally settling down on the ground.

Seeing the tiger man lying aside with rolled eyes, the scarecrow scratched her head apologetically, “Hi, it’s the instance flow, I couldn’t control myself, I’m really sorry.”

Rong Yi noticed that the scarecrow showed no signs of being wilted from workplace bullying but instead seemed like a retiree who actively participates in the neighborhood committee.

Did she really not mind being pushed aside by the parachuted director to her current situation?

The doctor and Raymond looked at each other. The doctor leaned over and asked in Raymond’s ear, “Are we just standing here waiting? Master, with your experience, how should we react in this situation?”

Raymond gave him a perplexed look, “Huh? What do I know? I don’t know anything, I’m just an innocent live stream player.”

Hearing their conversation, Rong Yi turned around and gestured towards the scarecrow, “Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is Luna, the former director of Jikasburg Mental Hospital.”

“Just call me Luna,” the scarecrow said in a friendly manner.

“Mrs. Luna.”

Raymond/Doctor: …

The doctor coughed and politely reached out his hand, “Hello, I’m Zhong Zhiming, a neurologist.”

“Oh my! That’s almost like being colleagues!” Luna happily extended her straw hand to shake his, “I’ve been stuck in the game, unable to keep up with the latest academic thoughts. I really don’t know the extent of human research on mental illness and neuroscience today.”

“I have a lot of relevant information.” Zhong Zhiming felt a fondness for his enthusiastic academic peer, “I’ll send it to you when I have time.”

“That’s great!”

Raymond: … What’s going on with you? Just now you were unsure how to handle this situation, and now suddenly you’re arranging an academic exchange meeting with me?!

After exchanging greetings with the two players on the scene, Luna, with her roughly sewn eyes, turned her gaze towards Raymond, as if only noticing him at that moment.

Rong Yi noticed her obvious pause.

“Oh my!” Luna stood up abruptly, taking two steps forward.

Raymond nervously took a half step back, his palm alertly extending a vine.

Luna scrutinized Raymond up and down, then clapped her straw hand in delight, “Look at this youngster!”

She reached out, and despite Raymond’s continuous evasion, he couldn’t escape her touch on his cheek.

Luna: “This boy has such a lively look!”

Rong Yi: …

Raymond: …?!?!

Luna took a few steps closer, pinching Raymond’s sturdy arm, “Oh, such a good physique! Not bad, not bad.”

Raymond, feeling like he was facing a great enemy, awkwardly dodged the straw hand’s roaming, his face turning red with embarrassment, stammering, “Director… Auntie… Auntie, please don’t do this… I implore you to behave, Auntie!”

Rong Yi: …

She didn’t know how to describe the scene before her, so she opened a chat with someone named X, and a string of “hahaha” burst from her mind into the chat.

X: I saw Rong Rong!

X: I’m so happy, hahaha!

X: [Panda head laughing jpg]

Finally, after Luna had her fill of touching, Raymond quickly hugged himself behind Rong Yi.

Rong Yi comfortingly patted his shoulder, “We will always remember your sacrifice.”

Raymond’s eyes welled up, “Wah.”

Luna sighed contentedly, “It’s really good, I haven’t been this happy in a long time.”

She looked at the quietly watching Rong Yi, not asking any questions, “Since you know my identity, you must know about what happened before?”

Rong Yi nodded, “Yes.”

“I want to help you, help this instance. It’s also helping ourselves.”

Luna sat back in front of Rong Yi, sighed, “Back then, when Director Dicklan came, he also said he wanted to help revitalize this instance for us. He was from the outside world and mentioned that the instance’s gameplay had become out of touch with the outside world.”

“He said that the instance led by me isn’t scary at all, and it has no market value.”

“He mentioned that players now seek excitement, the forbidden pleasure of testing life’s limits, rather than just solving puzzles to pass the time.”

“I’ve been confined in this asylum since birth.” Luna’s face, with its roughly sewn smile, remained unchanged, “Maybe I’ve kept myself stagnant for too long and fallen behind the times.”

She raised her head, with a hint of forced smile in her tone, “The NPCs here all say that Director Dicklan saved this boring instance. Perhaps, it’s really true.”

“It’s just that I don’t want these players, these innocent children, to lose their lives in pursuit of excitement.”

“As a useless NPC like me, being able to do something within my capabilities to remind players to stay safe is already fulfilling enough.”

When it comes to this, Raymond and the doctor roughly understood what was going on.

Doctor: “So, the original rules of this copy are not like this game?”

The scarecrow nodded, feeling a little embarrassed. “The original rules were set by me, probably about chasing, avoiding obstacles, parkour, oh, and some mental health knowledge quizzes. Even if caught, it’s just deduction of points. You must find it very boring…”

Raymond dryly said, “No, it’s not.” Who would find something life-saving boring?

In a sense, the former dean was truly stagnant but she was enclosed, not truly understanding human thinking, only cherishing life.

Rong Yi understood that Luna wasn’t indifferent. She was powerless to resist, unwilling to compromise, only able to stick to her true self, playing the lowest level NPC role.

Unexpectedly, the original boss of this horror copy turned out to be so gentle and kind. At least Dicklan’s assessment was partly right – a horror copy led by her was definitely not that terrifying.

She was really playing a “game,” like a lucky carnival, which truly was just a carnival.

“But, isn’t dying over and over painful?” Rong Yi cautiously asked, “Why not try to escape this painful situation?”

The scarecrow gently swayed and spoke calmly, “This is the job assigned to me by the dean.”

“Although death and rebirth are painful, I am after all just an NPC, I won’t truly die. But it’s different for you players.”

“Moreover, painful jobs must be done by someone; if not me, then other NPCs in the institution.”

“They are just children; I have watched them grow up. How can I let them endure such pain? Wouldn’t that be my fault?”

Rong Yi couldn’t see the real expression behind the sackcloth head.

But one thing she could sense was that currently, Luna had a serious problem in assessing her own worth.

She believed she was useless, outdated, out of touch with the times. She even thought enduring death over and over was the only thing she could do.

Under the workplace bullying and brainwashing by the current dean, she had completely denied her own value!

At that moment, a broadcast suddenly sounded: “There are only 10 minutes left before the break time. Patients, please hurry back to your rooms~”

Luna immediately tensed up, pointing in a direction, “Go from here, walk straight for five minutes, and you’ll see the stairs to the fourth floor.”

She unhesitatingly plucked a large bunch of straw from herself: “Each of you take some, show it to the nurse guarding the door, even if you pass.”

The doctor gratefully accepted the straw and shared it with Raymond and Rong Yi.

Rong Yi glanced at the floating screen, the skill [Meet the Parents] had been used for 11 minutes and 32 seconds.

She had less than 20 minutes left to restore Luna’s confidence, support her return to her position, abolish the cruel game rules set by the current dean, and navigate the rules without being torn apart by the nurses, as mentioned by Luna earlier.

According to Luna’s story just now, there were also incidents of “work allocation” and “exchange of opinions” among NPCs.

Therefore, NPCs can communicate normally with each other.

If she can also turn into an NPC, wouldn’t she be able to communicate with Luna at any time without being restricted by time or location, and gain a deeper understanding of the twisted NPC workplace here!

As long as she is an NPC, Luna won’t be alone here. With Rong Yi’s rich experience in workplace competition, mere workplace bullying won’t require much effort!

As long as she is an NPC!

Raymond urged her to leave quickly. But she opened the chat interface:

Rong Yi: Little Ai who can hack into the game system, can you hack into my data and turn me into an NPC here?

x: ? Rong Yi, what are you planning to do?

x: Your idea is very dangerous!

Rong Yi: Can you do it or not?

Her boyfriend remained silent for a while.

x: If you give me some NPC data, I can.

She knew.

No matter how absurd her requests may be, as long as she firmly insists, even if her boyfriend can’t understand, he will do his best to support her.

At times like this, she keenly feels how much she loves him.

Rong Yi remembers Luna saying she watched NPCs grow up.

She used to be the absolute leader in this instance, almost like a “god.” So, shouldn’t she have NPC data?

Luna anxiously urged Rong Yi to leave, not understanding why she needed these, but being gentle, she followed Rong Yi’s instructions, added her as a friend, and sent her NPC data.

“Many data were cleared when I resigned. I only have this now,” she said.

Rong Yi nodded and sent the data to her boyfriend.

Afterwards, she and two other players discussed and each took a straw while piling the rest on the ground, making a “pick” sign with the straw, hoping other players would notice and use it to pass.

Then, the three added each other as friends to prevent further separation in later stages.

After doing this, Rong Yi also placed her straw in the pile.

Raymond looked at her incredulously, “What are you doing?”

Rong Yi didn’t reply.

She took a deep breath and quietly deactivated the [Meet the Parents] skill. Luna immediately reverted to her confused, wandering state. The doctor stepped back, looking at her in disbelief.

“You guys go ahead. We’ll chat and communicate,” Rong Yi said, following Luna, who had already disappeared into the misty figure.

That was the opposite direction of the exit.

Before Raymond could react, her figure was swallowed by the thick fog.

The floating screen beeped a few times.

In addition to the anxious inquiries from Raymond and the doctor, there were two brief words from her boyfriend.

x: Done.

Rong Yi felt a slight itch on her arm.

She raised it to find a layer of shining metallic film gradually growing out of her skin, shedding like a snake’s skin.