The Ordinary Group Owner: “Ahem.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “This isn’t something a kid like you should know.”
It’s Like This, Meow: “Meow meow?”
It’s Like This, Meow: “Meow is already an adult, meow.”
Meow looked completely confused. It was already an adult. Humans are so troublesome, meow.
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Fuck!”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “My good mood got totally ruined! And all because of some barking!”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “What the hell are you barking in my head for?! What are you barking at, you bastard!!!”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “You guys didn’t see the look that woman gave me. It was the greatest humiliation of my entire life!”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “Pfft hahahaha.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “Sorry, sorry. I’m professionally trained. Normally, I would never laugh.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “I really couldn’t help it this time.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “What you said is pretty pitiful, but I just can’t stop myself from laughing.”
As Su Yunqing listened to the Lighthouse’s Richest Man’s description, the image of him being looked down upon popped right into his head, and he just couldn’t help bursting out laughing.
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “…”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Alright, let’s calm down a bit.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “So, what is this thing that’s appeared in my brain? According to the information it sent, it’s supposed to be a chat group that connects all the different worlds?”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “And you guys are all people from other worlds.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Do you really expect me to believe that? Do you take me for a three-year-old?”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “I’ll admit, this technology is kind of interesting. Even I would need some time to pull something like this off. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do it.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “And what are those things in the media library? Some well-made animations?”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “You’re not going to tell me you’re actually characters from those animations, are you? Now that would really surprise me.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “This kind of thing wouldn’t fool anyone except some delusional fools hoping to strike it rich and become big shots.”
Turning Daigo into Soup: “I feel insulted.”
Invincible East: “…”
The Worst Evil Spirit: “Questioning things is only natural. Generally, once the group owner sends out a memory copy of his world, he’ll start to believe.”
Tokisaki Kurumi had similar thoughts when she first joined the group. After all, the technology in her world was also extremely advanced, so this kind of thing wasn’t entirely impossible. But all her doubts disappeared after she watched the “Date A Live” episodes Su Yunqing had posted.
She also realized that she was just a character from some anime.
But so what if it’s an anime? Maybe her past actions and thoughts were controlled by the author, but at least now, after watching the memory copy of her own world, everything she did was no longer controlled by that person, and it deviated from the original future of her world.
What is real? What is fake?
Her world is virtual — does that mean yours is definitely real?
Not necessarily.
So, your own thoughts are what matter most.
The Ordinary Group Owner: “This guy’s kind of arrogant, huh.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “@Child of Nature, have you figured out who he is?”
Child of Nature: “Pretty much. I mean, he is the richest man in the lighthouse, plus the first thing he did when joining the group was lie in bed, looking very promiscuous.”
Child of Nature: “It’s Iron Man.”
Child of Nature: “And it’s the early version of Iron Man.”
Child of Nature: “Of course, it could be someone else. There are plenty of movies and shows from the lighthouse, but I haven’t watched many.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “I thought he was ‘Shit-a-Core’ too, but I wasn’t sure. Since Batman is also the richest man in the lighthouse in some animations.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “But if it were Batman, his messages would probably be more cautious.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Just a reminder, my name is Stark, not ‘Shit-a-Core’!”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Say my name properly, you jerk!”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “If you want to prove this thing is real, send some more convincing evidence.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Like my future or something. It’s not like I’m a character from some anime, right?”
Tony had no doubt about his own reality. He didn’t think for a second that he was some writer’s character.
After all, who else could possibly create a man as handsome, witty, and talented as him?
“Ding, group member Child of Nature has uploaded a memory copy.”
“Ding, group owner The Ordinary Group Owner has uploaded a memory copy.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “Huh? You uploaded one too?”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “What did you upload?”
Child of Nature: “Blacksmithing in a cave. Since that’s where the story all begins.”
Child of Nature: “Isn’t that what you uploaded?”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “I uploaded a clip of Little Pepper and the Hulk kissing.”
Child of Nature: “???”
Child of Nature: “That’s not right.”
Bai Xuan naturally knew what Su Yunqing was talking about. It was a scene from a different movie featuring the actors who played Little Pepper and the Hulk. It had nothing to do with Iron Man. Back in the day, someone online had edited that clip together with the scene of Iron Man beating up the Hulk, which confused a lot of people who hadn’t seen the movies into thinking Tony had been cheated on.
He really didn’t expect Su Yunqing to send that into the group.
The Ordinary Group Owner: “Hey, he was being so arrogant, insisting the chat group was fake.”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “If I didn’t show him something to mess with his head, wouldn’t that make me, the group owner, look weak?”
The Ordinary Group Owner: “Hands on hips.jpg“
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “What the hell is this?”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “How could I, the great richest man of the lighthouse, be blacksmithing in some cave?”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “And what was that later part?! Who was that man next to Little Pepper?”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “Fuck! I’m going to kill him!”
While the clip Bai Xuan sent only made Tony Stark a bit suspicious, wondering if it was a fake scene, the later content made him lose all composure.
He understood his own feelings for Little Pepper. There were just some reasons he hadn’t confessed yet.
But that didn’t mean he could accept Little Pepper getting all cozy with another man.
Seeing that made him want to grab a gun and shoot that guy dead!
After venting briefly, Tony managed to barely regain his composure and typed in the chat group:
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “I admit, I spoke a little loudly earlier. I sincerely apologize for that.”
Lighthouse’s Richest Man: “So, can anyone tell me if that later part is real or fake?”
