Doomsday Life Simulator System In A Zombie Apocalypse World Update Era-Chapter 106: In Hint Prompt We Trust

[As you had discovered before, Impostors weren’t truly flawless. While they would possess every memory and be completely identical in appearance and mannerisms to the original, they would still have one flaw that would give them away as the impostor.]

[The problem was that most, if not all, Train Conductors were misled by the World Will to think that it’s impossible to figure out which is which and that the Impostors’ impersonation ability is perfect.]

[When a Train Conductor attempted to figure out the flaws of an impostor, no matter how stubborn they were, they could only do it for several minutes and would then give up. After all, their preconceived notion that impostors were flawless would linger in their mind, making them feel it was pointless to keep trying to expose the impostor.]

[But, as your Hint Prompt had proved, they weren’t flawless and had one glaring flaw that, even if they could logically answer or prove that they could do it, they couldn’t perform it when asked.]

[’When I was doing my impostor identification service to a certain train conductor, his girlfriend was impersonated, and the flaw of that impostor was that while it possessed all his girlfriend’s memories, it still couldn’t answer one question correctly.’]

[’That question was the color of the gift she gave to her boyfriend on their first anniversary. That train conductor had made a blunder of only asking what gift it was, which the impostor and her girlfriend answered as a teddy bear.’]

[’But if he had specifically asked for the color of it, he could have figured out that the girlfriend to the left was the impostor, as the original one would answer that it was a pink teddy bear while the impostor could only answer that it was a brown teddy bear.’]

[’Because of that difficulty, none of the Train Conductors who had chatted in the regional chat group had figured out the impostor using their own wits.’]

[You knew that not only the difficulty of identifying the impostor was great, but it was even more difficult for train conductors who were paired up with an acquaintance or even a stranger.]

[After all, if it were a best friend, lover, or family member, one might still know enough to identify the impostor from the original one.]

[But if it was merely an acquaintance or even a stranger, then that one glaring flaw of an impostor might not even be a flaw if the train conductor didn’t even know what the correct answer to it was.]

[’I have to admit, the impostor sure is smart as he impersonated Old MacDonald. Usually, I shouldn’t know enough about Old MacDonald, as while he became our train crewmate, our level of understanding of him was still that of an acquaintance.’]

[’The impostor schemed to take advantage of our ignorance to mask the flaw it had. If we didn’t even know the correct answer, then the flaw wouldn’t be a flaw in the first place.’]

[’Unfortunately, the impostor just had to encounter me, who possessed a Hint Prompt talent. Let alone the mere impostor in Zenith, I’ve even identified the impostors from other trains.’]

[Shaking your head, inwardly cursing the impostor for its idiocy, you asked Jade, "Jade, do you want to go with me? I’ve already asked Scarlet to head to the Ranch."]

["The impostor and impersonated can’t vote anyway, so it’s not a problem whether you want to go or not."]

[In response to your question, Jade held your arm and leaned her body closer to yours, hugging your arm, "Darling, I want to go with you. I’m happy to be with you, wherever you go."]

["And besides, I’m also a Train Conductor, and it’s my duty to help our train crewmate from such a predicament."]

[You knew that the second sentence was merely an excuse, and Jade’s true intentions were what she said first. However, you didn’t expose her as you also loved to be with her.]

[Since you and Jade were in a hurry, the two of you took an instant clean scroll and used it on yourselves, removing the need to take a bath, brush teeth, and whatnot, as it’s even more thorough than it.]

[After cleaning yourselves, you then used Train Conductor Authority to open a doorway from your bedroom to the ranch.]

[As a portal appeared, you and Jade then entered, the portal closing as soon as you both entered it.]

[Arriving at the other side, the breathtaking scenery of the country life ranch and the warmth of the artificial sunlight were what greeted you and Jade.]

[Just tens of meters in front of you and Jade, you saw Scarlet warily keeping her distance from the two Old MacDonalds.]

["Lad, you finally came. Luckily, I let you use your talent. Now, you should know more than what I know."]

[One of the Old MacDonald breathed a sigh of relief, speaking towards you.]

[He is the impostor.]

[Why do you know? Hint Prompt, of course.]

[If you didn’t have it, you would have a hard time knowing which one of them was the real one.]

[The impostor tried to speak first and build rapport, but unfortunately, all its actions were futile under the judgment of Hint Prompt.]

[The real Old MacDonald didn’t even bother to argue, merely speaking, "Lad, no need to wait for an hour. Just trust your talent and start the meeting now."]

[The real Old MacDonald, Scarlet, and Jade didn’t know the impostor’s flaw. It was none other than not knowing the true power of your Hint Prompt, which was quite ironic.]

[The real Old MacDonald knew about it, which was why he didn’t even bother to put up a defense or build rapport. He trusted your judgement as well as talent, so he let the professional do it rather than engage in futile actions that wouldn’t change the inevitable outcome.]

[The flaw of an impostor wasn’t something an impostor could decide, as it was a rule imposed by the World Will’s Extreme Event.]

[You nodded at Old MacDonald and declared, "I vote to initiate the start of the meeting!"]