The nth time I met my puppet

"Then what should I do to leave this dream?"

"Only when the dreamer realizes that it is a dream and wakes up on her own initiative will the dream end."

Wan Nan thought about it and suddenly had an idea.

"Then why don't I just go and yell to everyone that this is a dream?"

"No, doing so will cause irreversible damage to their spirits. The only way is to guide and hint at them so that they can realize that this is all a dream."

Wan Nan was silent for a moment. There were so many people here, and she didn't know any of them except Nashida. How could she guess who was dreaming?

Isn't this really making things difficult for her?

Wan Nan began to look for a breakthrough, but it was obvious that she did not see any suspicious people until the end. She could only tell 007 the situation and fell asleep again.

……

"We've been here for so long and haven't made any progress. 007, let's go out for a walk, shall we?"

"Host? What are you talking about? Didn't we go there during the day?"

This was Wan Nan's specific instruction. If she forgot again, he would use this sentence to wake her up. 007 could only do as he was told and pray that Wan Nan would wake up soon.

Wan Nan found Nashida again.

"You're here."

Nashida was no longer surprised by Wan Nan's arrival, but this time two others found her before Wan Nan.

"Shh, I know you're confused, but please don't say anything yet, okay?"

Nashida stopped Wan Nan from saying anything. Wan Nan was a little confused, but finally shut up.

"You already know that this isn't your first time participating in the Flower Goddess Festival, right?"

This is what Nashida said to Ying and Paimon. Wan Nan had already realized this and she was trapped in this dream.

Wan Nan did not interrupt, but just listened to their conversation quietly, and learned something that even she did not know. This was not the first time she came to see Nashida.

But her sense of déjà vu was not that strong, and since she already knew that she was in a dream, she was not surprised.

"What about her? Is she also the one who realized the problem because of déjà vu?"

Paimeng asked this question while looking at Wan Nan standing beside him.

"No, but I can't tell you the specific reason. You can only discover the truth for yourselves."

Ying thought carefully, but had no clue.

"Then who is responsible for this reincarnation? Could it be the Fatui again?"

Paimeng suddenly raised this question, scaring Wan Nan so much that she almost choked on her own saliva.

What's going on? Is she being blamed for just standing there? Has the reputation of the Fatui really reached this point?

"Don't throw mud at me. This has nothing to do with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be trapped here. Do you still want to fight among yourselves at this time?"

Wan Nan waved her hands, trying to prove her innocence. Although the Fatui did do all kinds of evil, they should have been busy creating gods during this period. This matter should have nothing to do with them, otherwise she would not have heard anything about it, right?

"Eh? Are you also one of the Fatui?"

Paimon seemed to be startled, Ying also became alert and was ready to attack at any time, and Wannan also grasped the hilt of the sword.

"What? You still want to take action? This matter should have nothing to do with the Fatui. At least I haven't heard any rumors. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the higher-ups are hiding it from us. But at least it has nothing to do with me."

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the two was soon interrupted by Nashida.

"Calm down. I believe Wannan. She shouldn't be hiding anything from us. Why don't we put aside our past grudges and try to cooperate?"

Wan Nan expressed a bit of disgust, but there was nothing she could do. They were all trapped here, and perhaps only cooperation could break all this.

But unfortunately, they still did not make any effective progress in this reincarnation. Wan Nan wanted to say several times that it was just a dream, but she held back because Nashida had already told her the consequences.

If the only person who could realize that something was wrong like her had problems because of this, then she would be completely without help.

……

After reincarnation again and again, Wan Nan could only realize that it was a dream, and Nashida could not even restore Wan Nan's memory.

But Wan Nan was not completely unaware that something was wrong, but she couldn't remember it.

But this time, 007 said the same words as agreed, but Wan Nan suddenly realized it.

"007, haven't we said this many times? I know it's just a dream, so is this the dream that keeps repeating?"

"…Yes. Host, are you alright?"

007 was very worried, but he followed the agreement and didn't dare to remind her too much. After all, he was also worried that it would have an impact on Wan Nan's consciousness.

"Just a little tired, but okay."

Wan Nan didn't know how many times this had happened, but he still found Nashida.

They were all doing okay, but Dina Zedai seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, Ying and Paimon finally realized that it was a dream.

"So now we need to find the dream subject, right? The dream subject should have a certain degree of dream control ability, right?"

For some reason, Wan Nan naturally had this premonition. She also didn't know how she came to this conclusion, but she felt as if she had been the subject of a dream before.

That's why we come to this conclusion. The dreamer must be able to control dreams, perhaps subconsciously or unintentionally. Even if they don't know that they can control dreams, they will use it unconsciously.

"Yes, but even if I knew that, what good would it do? I couldn't use it to figure out who was the dreamer.

Wan Nan shook her head and began to explain for Paimeng and Ying.

"Yes, carefully look for the slightest gap between dreams and reality. If someone wishes to create this, perhaps they can find the core of the dream.

But I can't help you with that. I wasn't wandering around during the daytime during the festival; I was busy with other things, so finding the anomaly is up to you guys."

Wan Nan spread her hands helplessly. She had hardly been to many places and didn't know anything about the situation. Even if something unusual was right in front of her, she wouldn't know about it.

"That makes sense...but it's too late now. It's too late. A new day is about to begin."

Paimon hung his head dejectedly.

"Hmm, so I might forget again tomorrow. Then you'll have to rely on me to find it based on this conclusion."

Wan Nan was also a little helpless. She couldn't understand why the Grass God could restore the memories of Ying and Paimeng, but couldn't restore her memory.

At this moment, the void terminal made a beeping sound, and the cycle of a new day began again.

……

Dina Zedai disappeared.

This was really bad news, which meant that her consciousness finally couldn't bear it and disappeared.

But Ying finally found the abnormality in the dream.

As the subject of the dream, Nilu understood it immediately and guessed that she was dreaming.

Wan Nan also breathed a sigh of relief. At least Ni Lu did not fall into the dead end of misunderstanding like Ying and Paimeng, and wasted time.

If Ying and Paimon had not been misled by the time loop in the beginning, they might have discovered the truth quickly, but they chose to walk into this dead end and couldn't get out for a long time.

"Wannan, thank you. I'm so grateful for your help."

Paimeng said to Wan Nan happily, but Wan Nan shook her head. She was still helpless. She took the risk to sneak out, but ended up finding nothing. Instead, she was trapped in a dream.

"It's okay, it's nothing. I just hope you won't get caught and forced to reopen when I get back."

Wan Nan was very tired. Now she didn't know whether the flow rate in the real world was different from that in dreams, otherwise, she would not have disappeared for so long.

Something bad is bound to happen.

Even if she didn't die, she would probably be fired. She is really a humble worker.

But it may also be because Wan Nan is more pessimistic, the actual situation may not be so bad.

"What reopening?"

Paimeng couldn't understand what Wan Nan meant at all. Wan Nan didn't continue talking but changed the subject.

"Nothing, just think of it as you owe me a favor."

"Okay, Wannan, see you next time!"

……

wake up.

Wan Nan recalled the entire process of this dream and felt like his head was exploding. Repeat, repeat, all repeat.

"How much time has passed in 007's real world? Will I die if I go back now? Or should I just defect?"

"Not really. Only one day has passed in real time."