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For various reasons, the Swordsman class was extremely popular in the Chinese server. Of course, not choosing a class was also an option, but progressing through main quests and events would become nearly impossible later on.

Before class advancement, all attribute growth followed a 1:1 ratio. However, after advancing, stat scaling changed based on the chosen class. For example, if a Swordsman had a Dexterity growth rating of 2 stars, then every point of Dexterity would be twice as effective compared to before.

Simply put, the difference between an advanced class and an unclassed character was massive. Casual players might not care, but for serious gamers, it was everything.

Sigh… this is so hard to decide. Zane flipped through the Class Encyclopedia, feeling overwhelmed by the unique traits of each class. He was the type to overthink decisions like this.

“Miss Sheen, do you have any special class recommendations?” Zane finally closed the book and walked up to the counter.
“I already gave you the book. Every class I can introduce is in there. Read it yourself~” Sheen replied lazily.

Zane had already skimmed through the Class Encyclopedia. It mainly covered the nine basic classes, information that any seasoned MMO player would already know.

“Not those,” Zane clarified. “I mean… like the one you recommended to that girl earlier.” He wiggled his eyebrows for emphasis.

“Were you eavesdropping on us?” Sheen narrowed her eyes.
“No, no!” Zane waved his hands defensively. “That girl is my friend—she told me about it herself!”
“Heh, relax. I get what you mean,” Sheen smirked.
“So…?”
“I only recommend classes based on my own judgment,” Sheen replied. “And right now, you don’t stand out in any particular way.”
“…”

Well, she’s not wrong, but hearing it so bluntly still stings a little. Before he knew it, it was already 11 PM. Now what? Starry is stuck at the class advancement step, and I still haven’t decided on my class.

Screw it. I’ll just log off. Zane removed his gaming helmet, took a deep breath, and noticed that the notification light on his phone was blinking. Someone messaged me?

He unlocked his phone and was immediately bombarded by a flood of @ mentions.

Right… I haven’t checked the group chat since yesterday when I told them I am playing Dreamscape. I wonder what level they are at now.

…

…

Zane was speechless. This girl actually took a secret photo of me? Well… it made sense. It’s impossible to ignore my natural handsomeness. Definitely. That has to be it.

Putting his phone down, Zane glanced toward the living room. Shiu was still grinding.

Welp, time for bed.

…

His consciousness plunged into darkness, spinning wildly as if his mind had been severed from reality. By the time he came to, he was once again inside Starry’s body.

Moonlight spilled onto the stone-paved streets, casting a silvery glow. The number of pedestrians was steadily increasing, and each of them had text floating above their heads.

They looked just like… players?!

“Awake now?” Starry murmured, as if speaking to herself.

!! This familiar scene—there is no doubt about it. Starry’s consciousness has once again appeared in Dreamscape!

What is going on…? Why are these two worlds, originally unrelated, now overlapping in such an inexplicable way?

Leaning against a stone wall, Starry placed her left hand behind her back, lightly pressing it against the surface for support. She rested on the tip of her left foot, tilting her head up toward the sky.

“Zane,” she said softly. “This is the first time I’m calling your name while you’re fully conscious. You must be confused, right? About everything that’s happening to you.”

…Zane didn’t know how to respond.

“I only know a little bit about what’s going on,” Starry continued. “But… I can’t tell you yet.” There was something she wasn’t saying.

Zane understood the subtle emotions hidden behind her words. She had her own reasons.

‘You… can’t go back, can you? To your original world.’ This was the second time a dream had connected to the game. It was impossible not to suspect that Starry might be trapped here forever.

“…” Starry fell silent. After a long pause, she finally lowered her gaze. “I don’t know… Maybe.”

“This isn’t so bad either,” Starry murmured, pressing her lips together in a faint smile. “There wasn’t much worth holding onto in that world anyway… Right, my other self?”

Lies. Such an obvious, hollow lie.

But Zane didn’t want to continue this topic. He knew how much she liked to act strong. Pushing the conversation further would only hurt her—and himself.

…

The air between them grew heavy. Zane decided to change the subject.

‘Treka escaped.’ Zane brought it up.

“I know. It’s fine.” Starry smiled confidently. “She isn’t my match.”

…Zane knew she was telling the truth. But the problem was— When he played on Starry’s account, he was nowhere near as skilled as she was!

“Pfft.” Starry suddenly giggled.

‘What are you laughing at?! Do I look like I don’t care about my pride?!’

“You,” she teased. “You really should have more confidence. You haven’t even tapped into your real strength yet. If you had, Treka wouldn’t have even stood a chance.”

‘You serious? Are you trying to trick me into dying?!’ Zane rolled his eyes. ‘Oh, right. I accepted an S-rank class advancement quest for you. If you don’t want to switch mentors, I won’t go through with it.’

Starry shook her head. “It’s fine. I… don’t have a master anymore.”

…Damn it! Why does this conversation keep getting so depressing?! Zane groaned internally. I truly am a master of killing the mood.

“…”

…

Time drifted by in silence.

“Zane.” Starry’s voice was soft.
‘What?’
“You want a hidden class, don’t you?”
‘Of course I do! I dream about it!’

At that moment, Starry controlled Emberveil to walk to the side.

“I have an idea,” she said seriously. “If this works…”

Emberveil carefully removed a necklace and held it in his palm. At the same time, Starry took out an Evolution Stone.

Right! The necklace! Zane had almost forgotten. That mysterious necklace had the ability to evolve!

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