"But why do you become a woman when you go inside the door?" Lin asked, bewildered.

　　Nan corrected him, "Not become a woman, but dress as one."

　　Lin glanced at his chest. "...No wonder you're so flat there."

　　Nan chuckled, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

　　"And I'm quite well-endowed down below."

　　Lin was speechless.

　　The smile did have a bit of Ruan's charm.

　　He should have known; how could there be such a tall girl?

　　Although she was indeed quite beautiful.

　　But honestly, Nan in front of him, if dressed as a woman, probably wouldn't be that far off from Ruan.

　　"So why do you dress up as a woman?" Lin asked.

　　"Hobby," Nan replied casually.

　　Lin had no retort to that.

　　"It's easier being a woman than a man, sometimes," Nan elaborated, a smirk playing on his lips. "At least I don't have to carry trees."

　　Lin had to agree with that.

　　"Every door leaves a clue to the next one." Nan finished his cigarette and extinguished it. "Your next door is the 'Fairchild Bird'."

　　The Fairchild Bird, a fairy tale that always left a bad taste in his mouth. Lin frowned.

　　Nan fished something out of his pocket and casually tossed it to Lin.

　　"This is the clue from the door you just left."

　　Lin caught it and saw that it was another slip of paper, this time with a different message:

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　　 "One person doesn't enter a temple, two don't look down a well, three don't hug a tree, and one doesn't lean alone on a railing."

　　Entering the temple, looking down the well, hugging the tree — everything that happened inside the door aligned perfectly.

　　It was only then that Lin understood how Ruan had known everything in advance in that world.

　　"But why were you the only one who came in?" Lin asked.

　　"It's a long story," Nan said. "I'll explain it to you another time. In short, everyone living in this villa is the same. We all have to enter the world inside the door, so we look out for each other."

　　At that moment, Xie finished preparing breakfast and brought it to the table.

　　"Brother Ruan, breakfast is ready."

　　"Let's go, let's eat something," Nan said.

　　Lin nodded and followed.

　　Xie was a surprisingly good cook.

　　He had made porridge and stir-fried two simple dishes.

　　As the three of them ate, the others came downstairs one after another.

　　Lin was overwhelmed with information and couldn't process it all at once, so he ate quietly throughout the meal and didn't ask any more questions.

　　Cheng, who had just come downstairs, was touched by his silence.

　　"It's been a long time since I've seen a newcomer with such stable emotions. The last few who came were not only full of questions but also as jumpy as cats whose tails had been stepped on…"

　　"There... are others in the villa?" Lin asked.

　　"There are two more who went into the door. Who knows if they'll be able to come out," Cheng replied.

　　Then, he took a sip of the porridge Xie made and muttered, "Couldn't you have added a little more sugar?"

　　Xie, hearing this, looked at his brother with an impassive face.

　　Cheng quickly zipped his mouth shut with a gesture.

　　The interaction between the twins was quite interesting.

　　As Lin was thinking this, he heard Cheng say, "You'll probably be entering the door again next week. But don't worry, Brother Ruan will be going in with you. It shouldn't be a problem."

　　Lin glanced at Nan beside him and sighed inwardly.

　　 He couldn't imagine that Nan inside the door was actually that kind of girl.

　　"By the way, do our appearances change inside and outside the door?" he asked.

　　"Yeah," Cheng replied. "I was so ugly inside the door."

　　"You're not exactly handsome now either," Xie commented, flatly.

　　Cheng fell silent.

　　"Then what do I look like inside the door?" Lin asked, curious.

　　Nan took his last bite of food.

　　"You can just look in a mirror when you get inside next time."

　　That's true, Lin thought. It made sense.

　　"Get ready," Nan instructed, getting up from the table. "The world of the Fairchild Bird shouldn't be too difficult. Usually, the first time you enter the door, it won't be too hard. As long as you get the clue, everything will fall into place."

　　"But why did my first world feel so difficult?" Lin asked.

　　"Because there were three veterans inside the door." Nan wiped his mouth. "Besides me, Chi and Xiao are also veterans. They should belong to another organization."

　　Lin was taken aback.

　　He hadn't expected there to be such an internal conflict.