"So like this." Richard nodded after hearing his explanation, apparently accepting the novelist's story.
There was a slight pause before he looked at the novelist again and asked, "Besides the first question I asked earlier, I have a second question. That is... I really want to know, the background you fabricated earlier, how much of it was true and how much was false?"
"This..."
The novelist's gaze flickered for a moment, then he suddenly laughed and said, his lips slightly pursed, "I can tell you this, the experiences I told you about were almost entirely true, only the details were altered. For example, my real situation was even more tragic than what I told you, and there were several times when my life was in danger."
"Phew—"
Taking a deep breath, the novelist said, "Fortunately, I encountered some strange adventures afterward, and I also got a magical book, so now we're having this conversation."
