Traversing to another world, Lin En is captured right from the start. The captor is the antagonist princess from the original work, intending to control him by using him for hypnosis experiments. In a critical moment, Lin En comes up with a quick-witted plan, feigning the success of the experiment and deceiving her with his acting skills. But this was only a temporary measure. Because in the original story, her ending is very tragic, and none of her associates meet good ends. Hence, Lin En must pretend to be under the hypnosis while secretly being ready to flee at any moment. But gradually things start to take an unexpected turn. ... The Princess's Diary [The experiment was a success!] [As the sole specimen, I've decided to keep him by my side.] [Due to the curse mark on my face, I am loathed by the public, but he says I'm beautiful.] [I'm happy because people tell the truth when hypnotized.] [Alone with him, I impulsively kissed him.] [The feeling was strange and made me lose my composure, fortunately, he won't retain any memory of it after the hypnosis is lifted.] [So, it's okay to be a bit bolder, right?]
The next morning, Lynn stared blankly at the ornate relief on the ceiling with lifeless eyes.
Why had things turned out this way?
With a sense of desperation, Lynn yawned, sat up, dressed, and prepared to wash up.
By now, he was truly in too deep, trapped from all directions, all retreats cut off.
As long as the positioning collar Ivyst had put on him was not removed, he could never escape her grasp.
Thinking about the inevitable future confrontation with the protagonist group, Lynn felt despair.
Although he didn't know if this world had something like a "world will" setting, since the system mentioned a plot deviation degree, it meant they were strictly following the preset path of the original story.
That path ends at a sheer cliff, completely devoid of any rationale for survival.
But, at this point, there was no other choice.
He could only act as a double-crosser, blend into Ivyst's team, and always look for a chance to escape.