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

She didn't find it so magical because she knew what the Grand Duke's Originium skills were.

However, Theresa still showed her surprise when she first saw this Originium technique, and then pinched her chin and asked curiously: "Miss Ekaros means... Could it be that everything around here and the black tea are the result of your Originium technique?"

"Yes, Theresa, don't you feel amazing?" The Grand Duke admitted it without hesitation. She never missed any opportunity to show her strength in front of her heir.

This was true even though the white-haired demon king in front of her was a completely different existence in her eyes and had nothing to do with Theresa in the simulation.

Looking at the Grand Duke who showed off his Originium skills without any hesitation, Theresa didn't know for a moment whether she should be grateful for the Grand Duke's trust in her, or worried that the Grand Duke's vigilance was too weak. But she looked at the Grand Duke who was looking at her, as if waiting for her answer.

Theresa finally sighed in her heart and said with a smile: "Well, it's a very magical Originium skill."

"But... Ekaros, you should not show it to others casually. This type of Originium technique is indeed more powerful without any information."

"Well, of course I know this, but as a friend, I don't think there's any need for me to hide this from you, right? After all, I think we will never be each other's enemies."

The Grand Duke waved his hand as he looked at Theresa who had kindly reminded him. Her action was only to avoid causing trouble to her original body later, so she chose to self-destruct her ability in advance and to express her attitude towards Theresa and the Tower of Babel.

She was of course well aware of the circumstances under which her Originium skills would be the most terrifying. The Grand Duke who had carved out a niche for himself in the shabby aristocratic circle of Londinium was no fool.

Otherwise, she would have been captured by some unknown noble for marriage, or she might have died in some unknown corner.

"...That's true. I receive your kindness, Miss Icarus, but shouldn't we talk about some important topics next?" Theresa was not stupid. She naturally understood what the Grand Duke meant and nodded in understanding. At the same time, since she was unable to find out the Grand Duke's background, she planned to take further action.

For example, bringing up some sensitive topics to test the young girl in front of you, or mixing some suggestive words in your conversation, etc.

The Grand Duke naturally had no objection to Theresa's request, although she still hoped to chat with Theresa more about unimportant things and spend more time together.

Since Theresa didn't want to waste time, she would get straight to the point.

"Okay... But before that, I want to ask you a small question, Theresa. I hope you can answer me seriously."

However, before officially opening the topic, the Grand Duke planned to give the Demon Lady in front of him a warning. After all, she knew very well that she could not hide her true purpose in front of Theresa, who could see through her emotions, and her real purpose of contacting Theresa was somewhat shocking no matter how you looked at it.

After all, helping a demon king avoid his inevitable death is something.

It didn't seem like something a serious person would say, not to mention that Ikaros and Theresa had only known each other for two days.

Even though the relationship between the two of them may have heated up rapidly due to the simulation, the Grand Duke did not feel that he was really regarded as an important person by Theresa.

So in order to avoid Theresa gradually treating his words as a joke or even a bad joke.

The Grand Duke thought it would be better for him to give Theresa some guidance and hints first.

She believed that given Theresa's personality, she would not refuse her small request.

"Okay, what's the problem? Please ask." As expected, Theresa agreed to the Grand Duke's request, or in other words, this gentle princess would basically not choose to refuse any reasonable and not excessive request.

After Theresa nodded in agreement, the Grand Duke did not hesitate. After pondering for a moment, he looked deeply into Theresa's amber eyes with his deep light golden eyes, and asked Theresa in a deep and serious tone:

"Theresa, what do you think a dream is?"

"Dream?"

Theresa was somewhat stumped by this question. She thought Ikaros would ask some questions about whether she could be trusted, and what she and Babel thought about certain things.

The only thing I didn't expect was that she would ask me what I thought about "dreams".

But soon, she thought of some possibilities and looked at Ikaros with some excitement in her eyes.

It was a pity that after Theresa looked at those light golden eyes that did not express the emotion she wanted to see, the excitement in her eyes was eventually covered up by loss.

In fact, to be honest, Theresa felt the same as the Archduke. They both felt in their hearts that the other party did not have the same memory as themselves.

And after seeing Ikaros' indifferent golden eyes without any personal emotion when he talked about dreams.

Theresa felt even more that perhaps the Ikaros in front of her was indeed her own Grand Duke.

It's just that the Grand Duke of this world doesn't have any memories from another world, and there are some differences in identity and life experience between him and the 'Grand Duke' of another world.

Although it is somewhat regrettable, to be honest, this is also a very good result.

At least the Grand Duke exists. Even without those shared memories to support them, isn't it enough for them to recreate new memories for each other?

Therefore, the loneliness in Theresa's eyes gradually disappeared under her self-comfort, and she became more expectant about the future and pondered the questions asked by 'Ekaros'.

Theresa in the past might not have had any special views on dreams, but for Theresa today, after experiencing the dream cycle over the past few weeks, she has developed her own unique insights into dreams.

So after thinking and considering the language.

Theresa looked at Ekaros in front of her, rubbing her thumbs together, and slowly spoke:

“I think dreams are probably fantasies and revelations between falsehood and reality.”

It is false because the so-called dreams are essentially pictures randomly pieced together by human consciousness based on memory when the human consciousness is at rest.

The reality is that one has personally experienced everything in the dream, and it is an undeniable fact.

That was why Theresa gave such a contradictory answer at this moment.

"Do you think so? It's a really interesting answer." The Grand Duke looked at Theresa's serious expression, put one hand across his chest and rubbed his chin with interest, and slowly interpreted Theresa's answer in his heart.

Theresa patiently waited for Ikaros to think, and only after Ikaros nodded slightly did she speak again, "Now that I have finished my answer, can we talk about business next, Ikaros?"

"Of course, Theresa." The Grand Duke nodded, then changed the subject and added: "But I have to state in advance that some of the things I am about to say may sound absurd to you, and may not be what you want to hear."

"You can regard them as something I dreamed of, or you can regard them as my prophecy, but in any case, I hope you can believe me, Theresa."

The Grand Duke had limited time, so she didn't bother to use better methods to slowly gain Theresa's trust.

Even though the original body also had this idea, the Grand Duke couldn't feel at ease when he thought about the various troubles that the original body would face in the future.

She could only face Theresa's gaze with the most sincere and honest attitude possible, try her best to gain Theresa's trust, and tell the Demon King as much information as possible.

Theresa looked at Ikaros with a sincere look, and through the eyes of the two brothers, she realized that Ikaros was anxious to get married, and she was very happy.

Miss Demon King had to admit that a certain speculation that she had originally given up was rekindled.

Perhaps... Ikaros is not only the counterpart of his Grand Duke in this world, but may also have memories from another world like himself?

It must be like this, right?

How else to explain why Ikaros suddenly put on the same aristocratic clothes as the Grand Duke? How else to explain the familiar garden around him? How else to explain the "dream" and "prophecy" mentioned many times in Ikaros' words?

Ikaros must have remembered something, otherwise, how could so many coincidences pile up together? !

"Well, I believe you." Theresa, who began to feel a little excited, thought quickly in her mind, but she still remained calm on the surface and planned to listen to what Ikaros would say next.

Seeing Theresa give a trusting answer so quickly, the Grand Duke felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it. He just attributed the credit to the "Sarkaz affinity" and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, then don't be afraid of what I'm going to say next."

"Don't worry, I'm the leader of the Tower of Babel, I'm not afraid." Theresa smiled gently. She didn't think there was anything in this world that could scare her.

"... Two years later, you will be assassinated before the victory of the civil war, and before you die, you will be the target of the assassination.

And it seemed to be to make his words more convincing.

The Grand Duke also used his Originium skills to directly print out several CG images about the Tower of Babel plot that he had seen from Ena.

This can also be regarded as an application of Ikaros's dream ability. As long as Ikaros needs it, she can extract past memory fragments and impressive images from her dreams at any time.

As the Grand Duke is an emotional extension of Ikaros, he naturally possesses this ability.

Theresa, who was originally excited about what Ikaros was about to say, felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on her head after hearing what Ikaros said.

His expression unconsciously became gloomy.

She wasn't angry because she heard Ikaros say that she would die and visualized her own death.

After all, the Cyclops had predicted her death long ago. Before she had her own dream of another world, although Theresa did not believe in fate, she knew that her future was already determined.

So even if her own death was mentioned, Theresa would not get angry.

It is enough for her to live well in the present and look forward to tomorrow.

What really made Theresa's face darken was that the light of hope that had been rekindled in her heart was completely extinguished by Ikaros' words.

She originally thought that Ikaros' dream should be about everything from another world, just like her own.

As a result, the other person dreamed of his own future death.

This made Theresa, who was already planning to open a glass of champagne, unable to hold back.

Are you sad? Yes, I am.

After all, it doesn't feel good to have your hopes dashed again.

But is it really sad?

It doesn't seem that sad.

After all, she no longer had any expectations.

Theresa could only blame herself for placing her expectations and hopes on Ikaros, and not anyone else.

But fortunately, disappointment is disappointment.

But after a brief moment of sadness and disappointment because of the Grand Duke's affairs, Theresa became interested in the news brought by 'Ekaros'.

After all, although I know that I already have the power to break the fate, and I have also embarked on such a path.

But for the specific circumstances of his original destiny.

Theresa was still very curious.

She would not believe in other people's prophecies, but Theresa was willing to believe in Icarus' (Grand Duke's) prophecies, and in some cases, she was willing to believe them without a doubt...

Chapter 185 Theresa: I want to play a game with you...

"Anyway... this is probably what I dreamed of in the future."

At Theresa's request, the Duke told her all the general plot he knew. Feeling a little thirsty, he took a sip of the black tea in his hand and then let it disappear in the air. Although it had no practical significance, the deception of the senses could temporarily relieve some physical discomfort.

"Is that so? Haha, if all this is going to happen, then it will be a sad future..." And Theresa remembered everything the Grand Duke said in her heart, although compared to all this, she wanted to hear something else from 'Ekaros'.

But after listening to the Archduke's story, Theresa had to admit that such a future was somewhat too regrettable.

Fortunately, those things are destined not to happen.

After all, the civil war is about to end, and I am planning to fake my own death, so being assassinated is no longer a possibility.

However, although Theresa knew all this in her heart, it did not mean that she could not use these prophecies and the future that were destined not to happen to do something.

No?

"In that case, let's play a game, Miss Ikaros." After confirming that the 'Ikaros' in front of her did not have the memory that belonged to the Grand Duke, although Theresa felt a little regretful, her words and actions gradually became bolder.

On the bright side, although I lost the opportunity to meet the Grand Duke again in this world.

But now that he has confirmed that the other person is the Grand Duke's counterpart in this world, why can't he transform the girl in front of him little by little into the person he expects, just like the Grand Duke transformed himself back then?

Of course, Theresa's methods are definitely much gentler than those of the Grand Duke, and she will not force Ekaros to make changes. After all, even the same patterns will grow differently in different environments.

However, reconnecting two people through a game is also a kind of romance.

"Game?" The Grand Duke raised his eyebrows. He was a little surprised, but also aroused by Theresa's interest. "Tell me about it, Theresa."

"It's simple... I am willing to believe your prophecy, but I don't think I will die, and the sadness of fate will not catch up with the advancing Babel Tower. So, how about we play a game about the prophecy of 'the merciful demon king dies at the hands of his own people'?"

Theresa had a confident and mysterious smile on her face, and placed her price on one end of the scale. Her amber eyes looked at Ekaros with a bit of playful provocation, as if inviting her.

"…You are playing with your life, Your Highness."

The Grand Duke was very angry at Theresa's words. She came to save Theresa's life, not to let Theresa play another game with her.

"But I won't die. I've said that, Miss Ikaros, so I'm confident." Theresa was unmoved. Knowing the Archduke's character well, she believed that she could trick Ikaros, who was the Archduke's counterpart.

After all, Ikaros was not from the Tower of Babel, but from Lateran.

It was indeed difficult for Theresa to keep her intact.

——If Ikaros insists on leaving.

"After all, judging from my strength, I am obviously much stronger than you, Miss Ekaros, right? If I were to die like this, then even with your reminder, I would not be able to escape the tragic future."

He spoke these words carelessly, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

Theresa supported her profile with one hand, and looked at Ekalos, whose complexion was becoming increasingly worse, with the smile in her eyes gradually deepening.

Because she knew that the fish was about to take the bait.

"Can I regard your words as a provocation to me, Your Majesty?" The attitude towards Theresa changed again, and the beautiful garden around her began to distort with the Grand Duke's dissatisfaction.

Seeing the Grand Duke like this, Theresa subconsciously shrank her neck, but still calmly spread her hands and responded: "If you think so."

"Very good... I agree to your game, but what's the price? Theresa." According to her original character, the Grand Duke knew that she should not agree at this moment, but her past glory, arrogance and the anger ignited by Theresa made her agree to this game.