I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

What's more, the more people gain, the more they fear losing it.

A man may be able to endure darkness, but only if he has never seen the light...

The same is true for Theresa, so she is afraid of losing, and therefore longs to be able to truly grasp everything.

In the past, she really didn't have any ability to truly grasp everything she got, so she could only cooperate with the game that Ekaros mentioned, and tried her best to challenge Ekaros again and again.

And while he felt relieved after each defeat, he also began to worry that his failure might disappoint Ekaros and even cause him to lose everything.

Perhaps, as Ikaros said, this game can go on forever.

But after getting the support from the government, the government also gave them a chance to improve themselves. The government also gave them a chance to improve themselves.

Theresa wanted to gain an equal status with Ikaros, to save her compatriots who were in the same predicament as herself, to control everything with her own hands, and to be able to speak reassuring words like Ikaros.

Theresa really wanted to stay with Ikaros. She wanted to know about Ikaros's past, wanted to continue living with her, wanted to make her a pot of black tea while she was grading documents, wanted to gently carry her back to the bedroom when she fell asleep on the desk at night, wanted to walk with her in the Victorian neighborhood and enjoy the warm afternoon sun...

——I want to be able to stand beside Ekaros as a true equal!

But she knew that this was almost impossible, because the Sarkaz named Theresa was just a commoner of grassroots origin and a slave.

She could feel the strange looks from other people when they looked at her. She was different from the people of Londinium, and also different from Ekaros...

Therefore, she wanted to obtain an identity equal to Ikaros, which would allow her to not have to fear loss, and would also allow her to ignore the strange looks of the world and stand shoulder to shoulder with Ikaros without being discriminated against or ridiculed by people.

And these...are things you can't get by staying in Victoria.

The only way is to go to Kazdel and become the Demon King.

She had to leave, not only for the sake of the family, but also for the sake of the family's life.

Therefore, looking at Ikaros's light golden eyes, Theresa's amber eyes had no confusion, only clear determination.

And this was her answer.

Chapter 14 Theresa, do you really have to go?

It was not difficult for Ikaros in the simulation to see Theresa's determination.

She could choose to refuse firmly, or use her own force to forcibly stop Theresa from leaving.

But looking at the gentle smile on the girl's lips, looking at those amber eyes filled with gentle trust and other strange emotions.

The always arbitrary Archduchess was speechless for a moment, unable to even say the words to reject Theresa.

Just like before, she could sense Theresa's determination from the other side of the Originium technique.

Ikaros knew that a man with such determination could not be stopped, nor would he be compromised.

——She used to be like that.

Strangely enough, Ikaros should have been happy that Theresa was more like her former self.

But now Ikaros did not feel any joy at all. He only felt his heart was heavy. He wanted to say something, but when he was about to open his mouth, he did not know what to say.

After a long silence, Ikaros looked at Theresa, who was determined and kept looking at him, and finally made a decision...

[Disagreement 1 - You won't allow this to happen. This is your game. Theresa is your slave. Even if the other party is a demon king, you won't allow this identity to change. You will reject Theresa's rude request and force her to stay. But... can you really keep a demon king? ]

[Disagreement 2 - Demon King, the Last Manchester... You all seem to have been given something by fate in secret. You can see Theresa's determination, and you know that you can't keep her like this. After spending a few years together, to be honest, are games really still important? ... Maybe they are still important, but maybe agreeing with Theresa is also a choice. The girl who has embarked on the destined path may show you what you want to see in the end. ]

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Ikaros looked at the divergent options in front of him and carefully read the description of each divergence.

To be honest, Ikaros hasn't forgotten that the ultimate goal of his simulator is to train a villain heroine.

But after such a long simulation experience, Ikaros only felt that herself in the simulation was like a villain, or even just a villain on the surface, but actually a neutral evil person.

As for developing Theresa into a villain heroine, there has been no progress at all so far.

At the beginning, the simulation of himself beating Theresa might have slightly caused Theresa to have a tendency to turn evil.

But then he destroyed it with his own hands.

Ikaros got a headache when he thought about this. In fact, several divergent options could make the simulation take the traditional route of cultivating a villain heroine.

But I chose something else every time.

Even the 'game' that was supposed to quickly train Theresa into a loyal dog turned into a training game.

As expected...is it all because I'm too Sakota?

But that’s all.

I have played the simulation to this point, and I have been a good person for so long, so I might as well be a good person for once.

If we let Theresa go, maybe there will be a surprise.

Ikaros thought so, although she was a little annoyed about her previous choice, she would not regret it. If she was given another chance, she would probably take the same route again. After all, even in the simulation, she was not a person who liked to impose misfortune on others.

Just let nature take its course.

Thinking of this, Ikaros also placed his hand on the option of Divergence 2.

But... suddenly, Ikaros felt his eyes blurred, and the original Difference 2 option seemed to be suddenly misaligned with Difference 1.

After Ikaros's vision quickly returned to normal, she suddenly realized that her hand, which was supposed to choose Difference 2, ended up on Difference 1.

How is this going?

Why did I choose the first one?

Ikaros was stunned as he looked at the selected Difference 1 in front of him and felt something was wrong, but once the simulated option was selected, it could not be changed. Therefore, although Ikaros could not understand the current situation for a while, the simulation had already begun to move forward.

As a last resort, Ikaros could only temporarily give up thinking about why he chose the wrong disagreement and devote himself body and mind back to the first-person simulation.

……

"I will not allow you to leave, Theresa."

"…Whether you are a demon king or an ordinary Sarkaz, I will not allow you to leave until the game is completely over. You should have understood this by now."

Standing up from the chair, Ikaros looked at Theresa indifferently with his cold eyes without any emotion. Although his words were without any emotion, they brought suffocating pressure to the two people standing opposite her.

"If I were you, I would choose to sneak back to Kazdel and become the so-called Demon King. Then maybe you can take the first step, Theresa."

The cane silently condensed the Originium skills belonging to the Grand Duke, and she made her own choice.

"Oh... I knew it would be like this."

Feeling the pressure coming like a tide, Theresa sighed, although she also knew that it was almost impossible for Ikaros to agree to her request, whether out of rationality or emotion.

But Theresa still wanted to give it a try. After all, she didn't want to deceive Ekalos. Unfortunately, her attempt failed.

Then, the dark blood-red sword appeared in the hands of the young demon king along with the trembling and humming space. An even more terrifying black and red energy rose around Theresa, instantly counteracting the pressure brought by Ekaros. Ekaros, who felt the oppression and arrogance of this power, could not help but frown.

Although she is very strong, she realizes at this moment that she may not be able to defeat Theresa in her current state.

Although the influence of Originium skills on Theresa is still there, it is the last resort. Moreover, the connection brought by her own Originium skills can be easily countered and destroyed.

Therefore, Ekalos did not want to use that trump card unless it was absolutely necessary.

But how to defeat Theresa becomes a problem, not to mention that beside Theresa, there is Tracys...

"So now, Ekaros, do you agree to my terms?"

Seeing that Ikaros was thinking about how to defeat her, Theresa didn't want to really attack the person in front of her, so if possible, she hoped that Ikaros would retreat.

"Huh, you're asking even though you know it."

Although she couldn't find an effective solution at the moment, Ikaros would never compromise. She never knew what compromise was when it came to things she considered important.

This is true even if this time we are facing an enemy that is destined to be invincible.

Ever since the explosion in his childhood, Ikaros no longer allowed himself to compromise on the things he believed in.

——Even if it means she will have to face the legendary 'Demon King'.

"……Too."

"That would be disrespectful, Grand Duke of Manchester."

Theresa saw Ikaros's persistence. She was not surprised, but just a little helpless.

In fact, as long as Ikaros is willing to soften his attitude a little and say something that shows he hopes he won't leave.

Then Theresa might really wait a few more years before returning to Kazdel. After all, the Demon King had just died not long ago, and although Kazdel was in chaos, it was not completely shut down.

But unfortunately this is impossible, and I have my reasons for having to leave.

Apart from fighting, there was no room for negotiation between the two at this moment.

However, before the two began to fight again in this office, Theresa suddenly said to Ekaros with her sword in hand,

"But... this doesn't count as an assassination. After all, I've already failed this month, right?"

Theresa said with a playful smile on her pretty face.

Ikaros neither denied nor confirmed it. After Theresa finished speaking, he stabbed Theresa in the face with his sharp cane.

There was no dragging of the action, it was purely for the purpose of defeating Theresa.

Looking at the cane swung from the upper left, Theresa sighed softly, and the next moment the power of the Demon King filled her whole body. Ikaros's originally swift movements became slow in the girl's eyes, and then Theresa gently swung the sword in her hand to the right.

Shine——

boom! ! ! ! !

The fierce collision sound stirred up flickering sparks, illuminating Ikaros's heroic face and the hint of surprise that could not be concealed in the archduke's light golden eyes.

She guessed that Theresa had become stronger, but she didn't expect her to be this strong.

Theresa also felt Ikaros's emotions at the moment and couldn't help but smile. Then she slashed her left side with a sword, and bright red blood spilled on the blade and the floor.

But Theresa didn't stop yet. She instantly grasped the sword in reverse, and her figure was like a ghost, like a dancing butterfly, and she stabbed the sword into the empty bookshelf. Then she turned the sword horizontally, and instantly formed a guillotine posture with the bookshelf full of books. The office returned to silence at this moment.

"General."

"You lose, Archduke."

Theresa did all this with a smile on her face, and in front of the empty bookshelf, between the "guillotine" formed by the dark and scarlet long sword, strands of bright red blood flowed from the long sword, moistening the blade.

And the cold-faced figure of Ikaros also appeared there. On his fair and attractive neck, a bloody line was silently flowing out, making the scarlet and white intertwined and overlapped, giving Ikaros a kind of enchanting beauty at this moment.

There is no doubt that Ikaros, with the 'guillotine' on his neck, has already lost. If Theresa wanted to, she could easily behead Ikaros at this moment.

Thus, becoming the winner of this game.

But Theresa didn't do that, or rather, she had given up planning to do so a long time ago.

But no matter what, Ekaros lost tonight.

His Originium skills were completely seen through by Theresa, and he was completely defeated by Theresa.

She no longer had the initiative, nor could she stop the demon from leaving.

Chapter 15 System: If the simulation affects reality, I will become your wife

Looking at Theresa who had defeated him.

After being reminded by the system that he could actively end the first-person mode, Ikaros exited his own perspective in the simulation.

After returning to reality, Ikaros recalled what had just happened and fell into deep thought.

She didn't think it was an accident. After all, at that time, Ikaros could clearly feel that his perspective had blurred and changed for a moment.

Somehow... it's very similar to the Originium technique I used in the simulation.

Speaking of Originium skills, we have to mention that in the first-person perspective experience just now, Ikaros has figured out what his Originium skills are in the simulation.

——To put it in a complex way, the Originium technique of 'Ikaros' in the simulation is a composite Originium technique that combines sensory guidance and thought resonance using Originium particles in the air as a medium.

To put it simply, it is the ability to distort the five senses and the Originium skill of signing a "contract", with a little bit of emotional perception ability similar to mind reading.

While making divergent choices, Ikaros felt that his vision seemed to be affected by the former.

Even though it only lasts for a moment, the feeling is real.

This made her begin to doubt her own system and suspect that the so-called simulation might not be as simple as the system said.