Chapter 1339 - Twin Dream (3) (1/2)
Rhode was initially curious about his mental world as well, but immediately regretted after he walked into it.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about what his mental world looked like. After experiencing Celia’s and Celestina’s, he randomly thought about what his mental world was like. It was just that after entering the city, he felt depressed rather quickly. Because what was in front of him was simply a dead city.
On the surface, the city was no different from an ordinary one; soft music played everywhere on the streets and alleyways, traffic lights flashed from time to time, the big screen in the center of the square showed advertisements and idol propaganda. But despite all that, there wasn’t a single person. Rhode thought that his world would be as crowded as Celia’s, but now it seemed like it wasn’t as ‘crowded’ as he had imagined. The streets were lined with running trams and flashing electronic vending machines, and the platforms in the subway showed arrival and departure information repeatedly. But all of that was pointless because there wasn’t a single person in the entire city. And to be honest, under such circumstances, it wouldn’t be surprising if a bunch of zombies ran out from nowhere.
“Whew… How should I put it? It’s just so boring.”
Pushing open the door into a convenience store, Rhode casually picked up the magazine on the shelf next to him, flipped through the pages, and tossed it aside again. But shortly after, he froze and picked up the magazine again quickly. He stared at the cover of a dark-haired ‘young lady’ who jumped on the stage in a gorgeous and cheerful idol costume. And on the side of the cover, a few huge lines of words were printed: “Dream Singer! Miss Rhode shall present a paradise of joy! Let’s head to the Mega Dome on the 15th to enjoy the concert of the world’s greatest female singer!”
Not only was the title in bad taste, but what also made him twitch his eyes was the unacceptable outfit he wore on the magazine cover in front of him. Not only did he wear an audacious bikini-like performance outfit on the upper half of his body, but he also wore a short skirt and a pair of white silk stockings on his bottom half?!
“What in the—?!”
Rhode flipped through the pages and swept glances at them, before violently tossing the magazine on the ground. This was the first time he showed such anger on his face. Not only that, but he also pushed open the door of the convenience store furiously and sized up the surroundings in rage. At that moment, the square with a large screen above broadcasting advertisements suddenly flickered and transformed into a dazzling, magnificent stage. And on top of the stage was a ‘young lady’ who wiggled her waist. Under the stage, countless glow sticks flashed and danced along with the rhythm. The song happened to come to an end. The young lady skipped to the front of the stage, waving in excitement to her fans below.
“Hello———everyone! Thanks for coming to my concert~~~! How was that? Was it great?!”
“Ohhhhhh…!”
With the young lady’s question, deafening cheers sounded from under the stage. And when she heard their positive voices, she revealed a charming smile, placed her hands on her hips, and raised her hands.
“Alright, the concert has just begun… Tonight, I won’t let any of you sleep! Kiss~!”
“F*ck-! This can’t be tolerated!”
Looking at this scene, Rhode couldn’t stay calm anymore.
How in the world is she my mental projection? Why do I have such a bizarre projection? And I even blew them a kiss? How is that tolerable? This must not be tolerated…! No, I will never allow this kind of humiliation in my mental world!
At that moment, Rhode threw the matter regarding of Gracier and Madaras to the back of his head and ran out to the street like he was on fire, jumping onto the skyscraper next to him and flying over to the huge circular building in the distance. At that moment, he was utterly embarrassed. And if it weren’t for the fear of destroying his mental world, he would have demolished the entire stage with a mouthful of dragon breath! But now… He could only take one step at a time and see what he could do with that ‘young lady’!
After he left in exasperation, two illusory figures followed his footsteps silently and arrived at the empty square. Then, they curiously turned their heads to scan the place and shifted their gaze to the huge screen where the ‘live’ concert was being broadcast. Soon after, the clear sound of laughter reverberated again. However, Rhode didn’t notice them. Along with the laughter, the indistinct figures gradually became clearer as if a blurred draft being traced and colored. Shortly after, the white cloaks fell off their bodies and were replaced by two beautiful, white robes that were inlaid with golden lace patterns. The two girls raised their heads and looked up at the screen in front of them, and a glint flashed in their golden eyes.
“Want to… sing…”
“We also want… to stand there… and sing… for everyone…”
Looking at the scene in front of them, Gracier and Madaras murmured between themselves. At the next moment, they disappeared with the wind blowing past them. Almost as soon as they disappeared, the large screen that was broadcasting the concert switched off and there was no more signal.
Bam!
Rhode kicked open the door of the concert hall in a fury. The loud music and bustling clamors created an almost materialistic heat that he couldn’t bear. As he looked around, he saw glow sticks shining everywhere in the massive concert hall, while his other ‘self’ stood on the catwalk jumping excitedly in a shameless costume.
Goddammit. Do you really think you are a pop idol now?
Rhode didn’t know such a mental projection existed deep inside his mind. Oh God, he could have sworn to his younger sister that he was never interested in singing. He only sang casually at karaoke sessions with his friends and was never a mic-hog. It wasn’t like no one advised him to become an idol in the past. After all, he had an outstanding appearance and accompanied with his identity as the number one player in the Dragon Soul Continent, profits would surely pour in after some promotion as a competitive video game idol.
However, he was genuinely uninterested in having a profession that put on a show to amuse others. Of course, the most important thing for him was not having privacy after becoming an idol as the damn paparazzi would be after him. Would he even be able to sleep with any woman when that happened?
And yet, there was an idol singing and dancing inside of him? What was that all about?
Looking at the scene in front of him, Rhode blew his top. Although these so-called ‘audience members’ were just shadows, the surface seemed to be filled with real people. But if one were to look closely, one would find that they didn’t have faces or clothes on and were simply a group of shadows. Besides, he didn’t care about these ‘onlookers’ at all. He dashed in a string of afterimages toward the T-shaped platform. When his other self saw his arrival, not only did the former not avoid him, but he also winked at him with ease. Looking at this scene, Rhode was even more furious from the bottom of his heart. He didn’t even hesitate to pull out his sword and swing down hard at his other self in front of him.
Whoosh!
Even though Rhode went all-out, his other self wasn’t one to be trifled with either; the latter turned around nimbly and evaded the attack. Moreover, even though Rhode’s sword struck the ground, it didn’t even shatter the ground apart from letting out a deep clang. It went to show that his mental world was equally as solid and uneasily destroyed.
“YAHOO———! Looks like we got a new guest! Everyone, let’s cheer!”
“Cheer my *ss! Stop this embarrassing concert right now!”