{So infuriating! The more you thought about it, the angrier you became!}
{Such a brilliant plan had ultimately led to such a disastrous result!}
{It was obvious that the Female Ghost had been unaware. She was completely outmaneuvered by Grandma.}
{And the Female Ghost didn't leave your sister's body because she had reached some agreement with your parents. She fled because she sensed the terror of the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon and feared being destroyed by it. She had no choice but to leave.}
{If, at that moment, your parents had used the method Grandma taught them to restrain your sister, everything that followed might never have happened.}
{But you couldn't blame them. After all, they had no idea your sister had already awakened the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon. They still didn't.}
{In that situation, what kind of parent would tie their daughter up with hemp rope, wrap her entirely in duct tape, and gag her with a towel—leaving only her nose exposed for breathing?}
{No matter how ruthless, what parent could really do such a thing?}
{Sigh… a single misstep, and every step after went wrong.}
{You let out a defeated sigh. The past couldn't be changed. Dwelling on it now was pointless.}
{Your parents, noticing your shifting expressions and eventual dejection, tried once more to comfort you. They told you the method they had described was now unusable. They couldn't control the Female Ghost and wouldn't risk it again.}
{You looked even more dispirited. That's right. Catherine had already been fooled once, here was no way she'd fall for it again. The method was useless now.}
{Your parents urged you to stay strong, reassuring you that everything would eventually be okay.}
{You nodded, pushed away the despair, and asked whether the mirror Grandma had given your sister had any other functions. Why hadn't the Female Ghost entered that mirror directly instead of the bathroom mirror?}
{Your parents thought for a moment and then told you what they knew.}
{Grandma had mentioned before that the mirror had an exceptionally strong attraction for the Female Ghost, but she couldn't enter it directly. Grandma had placed a seal on it. A special method was required to lift the seal before the Female Ghost could enter.}
{This lined up with what you had discovered during your last simulation. But you were still unwilling to give up. You asked your parents if they knew how to open the seal.}
{They nodded and said the method was very simple. All your sister had to do was willingly say "Open the seal" in front of the mirror.}
{But the key was that she had to be genuinely willing, there couldn't be even a hint of coercion.}
{You blinked in surprise. You hadn't expected the seal to be voice-activated!}
{Of course, the "voice control" part was just a gimmick. The real mechanism was a Spirit-detection function. The mirror had to detect your sister's full and willing intent to open the seal.}
{This surpassed any voice-activated lock or security protocol in the real world.}
{Having asked everything you needed, you stood up and told your parents you were going back to your room to reorganize your thoughts.}
{As you opened the door to leave, your parents suddenly called out to you, their voices trembling.}
{"You must… live well!"}
{Live well. That was their only wish for you.}
{You looked at your parents and gave a deep bow.}
{They might not have been perfect, but they had done everything they could. They were already prepared to give their lives to secure a future for you and your sister.}
{You silently vowed: you would protect your family. You would not let anything happen to them.}
{Back in your room, you lay on the bed with your eyes closed, thinking hard about how to break out of this desperate situation.}
{The Female Ghost couldn't be trusted. Your sister absolutely couldn't be allowed to lose herself or become a Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon.}
{Grandma was in the most critical state and she couldn't help for now. And her old friend couldn't help either; she was needed to keep watch over Grandma. If something went wrong on her end, things would become even worse.}
{It was already close to 10:30. Less than two hours remained before the rooster's crow!}
{The basement was off-limits. The elevator couldn't be used. But if you didn't go to the basement, the Man in the Black Trench Coat might not appear or he might chase you down relentlessly.}
{What to do? What to do?!}
{You hated your own weakness. Forget Taoist Principles, even in pure physical combat, you probably weren't a match for any of those professionals.}
{It seemed like without the Female Ghost's help, there was no way to clear this level!}
{Your brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Was this how the Original Owner had felt—lying in bed for hours, unable to find a solution, and finally resorting to negotiating with the Female Ghost—only to get betrayed?}
{You kept telling yourself: you are not the Original Owner. You have the Simulator. There must be a way, and there has to be a way!}
{Just then, a new idea suddenly surfaced in your mind.}
{What's the Simulator's greatest function? To simulate the future! To show what's coming before it happens!}
{And once you know the future, what can you do with it?}
{Not just gather missing information and analyze it like now, but prepare in advance!}
{For example, set traps ahead of time. With the right setup, even a child could take down a robber!}
{Just like in the movie Home Alone! That was fiction, sure, but there were real-world cases just like it. And they didn't even have the power to see the future. But you do!}
{So then, why not fight a fully armed war?}
{If your plan is detailed enough and your traps clever enough, then even a champion fighter would have to kneel!}
{You were inspired again, and without hesitation, you began to prepare your counterstrike.}
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