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

"In this game, I will give you the opportunity to challenge me once every month every year..."

"Assassination, poisoning, Originium skills, accidents... You can do whatever you want, but remember, if you fail, you will have to serve me completely obediently for a day, and stay by my side as a slave for the rest of the month."

"At the same time, as long as you don't give up, I guarantee that this game can continue until the day when the winner is decided."

"Do you... dare to continue?"

Icarus' voice was like a bewitching devil, and it entered the girl's brain along with a warm itch at the tip of Theresa's ear.

I have to admit that the game proposed by Ikaros is really tempting.

Theresa also knew that she actually had no choice. After all, Ikaros's previous strength made her clearly feel the gap.

She had no choice but to accept the game.

But... that's exactly what Theresa was thinking.

She would make Ikaros pay for her underestimation of the enemy, and Theresa would make her feel her wrath.

After all, in Theresa's view, this game is full of contempt for herself. In her opinion, Ikaros thought that he would never be able to kill the other party, so he deliberately proposed such a game.

The other party just wanted to see me in such a miserable state after failure, so as to torture me and satisfy her twisted desires.

I have to say, Theresa was really irritated by Ekaros's arrogance and attitude.

Perhaps Theresa a hundred years from now will be a gentle, calm, farsighted and tolerant demon king.

But now, Theresa, who is still young and has been protecting her brother for a long time, is just an ordinary child with a courage that adults do not have.

So even though she was almost killed by Ekalos just now, Theresa still dared to be angry with her and even had murderous intentions towards her.

Therefore, Theresa chose to look Ikaros in the eye again, and nodded. Her golden eyes, filled with a hint of murderous intent, stared at Ikaros, showing Ikaros that she would definitely win, that is, she was determined to kill her.

"Nice look..." Ikaros chuckled, tentatively satisfied with Theresa's performance. After all, the sense of accomplishment in taming a beast came from the beast's arrogance. She did not hate Theresa's murderous and angry feelings towards her.

Then, ignoring the little guy's expression, Ikaros asked:

"Can you stand on your own now?"

After hearing this, Theresa felt her body which was almost falling apart. Miraculously, she didn't feel any pain at all now. She even felt much more relaxed than when she was first bought by Ekaros. This reminded Theresa of the days when she was still in the village.

This was obviously the credit of Ekaros, and Theresa, who quickly realized this, slightly lessened her murderous intent towards Ekaros.

Although Ikaros was not a good person, looked down on her, and almost knocked her unconscious, Theresa had to admit that Ikaros was not a truly bad guy, otherwise she would probably still be struggling on the ground.

But this does not mean that Theresa will be willing to be a slave for life.

She would still continue the game and try to kill Ikaros.

At most, if I kill Ikaros in the future, I can let her die in a more dignified way.

Thinking this in her heart, Theresa nodded, and then was put on the ground by Ekalos with an expressionless face.

But... it's a bit strange. When Theresa left Ikaros's warm and soft embrace and her feet touched the cold ground, she felt inexplicably lost for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by the thought of killing Ikaros, and her slightly changed expression quickly turned cold.

Theresa would not admit that Ikaros's embrace was warm and soft, even though it was true.

Ikaros, who was standing by, looked at Theresa's interesting expression and the cute little tail swaying back and forth, and a faint smile appeared on his face. Then he turned around with his cane, withdrew the Originium skill barrier that could affect hearing, walked back to the front of the carriage, and said abruptly:

"By the way, remember not to tell your brother about this game. By the way, as for water, you should be able to find it fifty meters east."

"Remember to go early and come back early, Kazdel will be very cold at night."

After saying this, Ikaros walked back to the carriage.

At the original place, after hearing what Ikaros said, Theresa looked at Ikaros' back illuminated by the last rays of the setting sun in a daze. The anger in her heart and the idea of ​​wanting to kill him inexplicably dissipated a lot. The place where her ear was gently bitten by the other party inexplicably felt a little hot, but in the end Theresa just rubbed the blue marks on her neck. Her originally helpless expression turned cold, and her heart calmed down.

She was a little confused about what Ikaros meant.

Although he acted so arrogant and irritating at the beginning, he also showed some gentleness.

Was this just a momentary deception, or was it what Ikaros was really thinking?

Theresa, who was worried about the outcome, felt a little confused about what Ekaros was trying to do.

And since Ikaros could speak ancient Sakaz, she now realized that Ikaros had heard the conversation between her and her brother, which reminded her of the situation when the originally bumpy carriage suddenly became stable at that time.

To be honest, Theresa thought she was just lucky at the time and didn't take it seriously, but now it seems that it was an intentional deceleration from Ekaros.

The same is true now that we are parked near the water source.

This suddenly made Theresa unable to see what Ekaros was thinking.

Is it some kind of tenderness or deliberate teasing?

Theresa doesn't know...

But after thinking about all this, she now seemed unable to feel too much anger towards Ekalos, and the same went for the intention to kill him.

But... although she didn't know what Ikaros was thinking, Theresa knew that she could only be free if she killed him.

So she just needed to kill the other person.

But now...

...Considering that she still has some heart and isn't that annoying, I'll just beat her half to death.

Thinking uncertainly in her heart, Theresa walked towards the small river not far away absentmindedly, carrying the small water bottle left by Ikaros.

Ekalos returned to the carriage and asked Tracy to take out the black tea he had brewed in advance. While reading a book, he casually fed half a pot of black tea to Tracy, who was staring at him, after some teasing.

Outside the car, the afterglow of the setting sun, accompanied by the neighing of beasts of burden, was replaced by the bright moon and stars. The yellow sand and dust of Kazdel flew gently, as if bidding farewell to the children of this land, and as if silently heralding the future several years later.

[The first-person experience ends, and the simulation continues. ]

Chapter 8: Bad women have their own code of conduct

Ikaros' consciousness returned to reality following the system's prompt.

"I didn't expect that His Highness was like that when he was a child."

But wasn't the me in the simulation a little too much? I almost beat His Highness to death when we first met, and then I treated His Highness's injuries. Should I say that I am worthy of being a person who grew up alone in Victoria under the influence of the Seven Faces of the Heart, and successfully obtained my own title when surrounded by wolves? The personality of this other me in the simulation is really unpredictable...

Lying on the bed, Ikaros recalled the previous real experience. He felt a little emotional about Theresa he saw in the simulation, and even more emotional about himself in the simulation.

That Ikaros's performance was really villainous, with the flavor of a pure villain and malicious young lady, just short of the standard three laughs.

And that dangerous way of thinking really made Ekaros hard to understand.

Anyway, I'm definitely not that kind of person. I'll even cook for my own little girl! Look how gentle I am.

After all, simulation is just simulation.

Shaking his head, Ikaros gloriously cut off from his simulated self.

After all, after experiencing the first-person perspective, she could also confirm that Ikaros in the simulation was, in a sense, indeed another possible 'self'.

The two are essentially the same.

In other words, if the dangerous character of Ikaros in the simulation is a little bit "crazy", then the real me will probably have this talent as well.

But how is this possible?

Ikaros recalled his past. He was a man with normal values, was enthusiastic and cheerful, and had a good-looking and talented childhood sweetheart. If he hadn't been an orphan, he would have been a typical winner in life.

Therefore, there is absolutely no possibility for me to have such a possibility.

Ikaros was convinced of this.

However, after wasting some time daydreaming in reality, I still need to continue watching the simulation.

Although it took almost an hour to experience the first-person perspective in the simulation, only one minute had passed in reality. Therefore, Ikaros believed the system's guarantee that the simulation time would not delay her own business, so she would naturally finish watching the rest of the simulation.

It can also be regarded as finding something interesting for myself who is usually bored during this period of time.

……

[After you first met Theresa, you reached a game agreement with her. ]

[You beat Theresa severely, and then cured her. You also made the young Sarkaz have a neutral impression of you through your seemingly casual but actually carefully prepared words.]

[I have to admit that you are a bad woman. In the end, you even took advantage of Theresa's care for her brother and tricked the injured little Sarkaz into fetching water, while you drank delicious black tea with Theresa in the carriage.]

[This action caused Theresa, who rushed back with water as quickly as possible, to have her white feet dripping with water, and the faint smile on her face was replaced by dead silence.]

[You looked at Theresa's frustrated look, feeling extremely happy in your heart, but on the surface you still smiled sweetly and invited her to drink tea, but Theresa fiercely rejected your advances, pinched Theresa's horn who felt guilty for some reason, and walked to the corner of the carriage.]

[You wanted to scold Theresa for rejecting you, but then you thought of the sad expression on Theresa's face when she dragged him away, and the inexplicable black energy that emanated from Theresa.]

[You smiled happily again, forgave Theresa's disrespect this time, and decided to repay her double the next time a girl disrespects you.]

[Then I watched the friendly interaction between the brother and sister, and then Theresa tied her hands with a rope, and after asking for your permission, she kicked her off the carriage and cried and ran after the carriage.]

You smile with delight again, realizing that your journey back to Victoria won't be boring.

[I have to admit that your idea is very accurate. ]

[The subsequent carriage ride back to Victoria, the interactions between Theresa and Theresis were very interesting.]

[Including but not limited to, Theresa, who didn't know how to use a sword, used a wooden stick to try to teach Theresis how to use a sword with bare hands when the carriage stopped.

When buying dry food for the journey, Theresa accidentally fed Tracy's portion to the puppy on the roadside, and finally had to come to you with a gloomy face and beg for mercy.

And when you were shopping for clothes, you were too lazy to go to the men's clothing store, which led to Theresa's misunderstanding, and under Theresa's misunderstanding, you put a lace maid outfit on Theresa, and so on. 】

[This makes you feel both distressed and happy along the way. You hate the two siblings' unconscious pranks, but you also secretly look forward to the surprises that these lively siblings will bring you tomorrow.]

[At the same time, you are more certain that Theresa is similar to your past self. ]

[The only difference is probably that Theresa's attitude towards you is a little strange. It seems to be because of the game. Theresa often puts herself at a lower level than you, and will not treat you well because of the difference in status.]

[You don't care. After all, you and Theresa are equal in the game, and you don't hate Theresa's behavior.]

[At least during the game, as long as she provokes you without knowing it, or makes actions or words that harm or insult you, you will not do anything. Theresa can be equal to you, even if her actual identity is still just a slave.]

[Of course, this was just a minor episode during these two months. In addition to these events, Theresa also carried out another assassination in the second month.]

[It's a pity that the girl was not very experienced and was too nervous. She originally intended to poison you, but ended up mixing up the laxatives and sugar she bought. Nothing happened except that your black tea became much sweeter.]

[You laughed at Theresa harshly, because you knew that even if Theresa really poisoned you, it would not be possible for her to poison you.]

[After all, Theresa had never offered you tea voluntarily before, let alone brewing tea. And Theresa's nervous expression betrayed her, and even Theresa was wondering if her sister had taken the wrong medicine.]

[During the two months of traveling together, the relationship between you and Theresa has improved a little, but it's only a little better.]

[After all, in order to continue the game, you did not deliberately improve your relationship with the two siblings. At the same time, in order to prevent them from being overly dependent on you, your attitude towards them was always ambiguous. You were a familiar stranger to them, nothing more.]

[In short, after two months of travel, you returned to Victoria and finally returned to Londinium, where you had been away for several years.]

[Your manor is still clean and luxurious, and your industry strangely remains in normal operation without being swallowed up by other nobles.]

[This is actually very strange, but in the end, after confirming that there was no trap, you gladly accepted the "help" given to you by someone unknown.]

[In the days that followed, you also began to proceed in an orderly manner around the four points of training Theresa, deliberately teasing Theresa, making Theresa angry, and casually responding to Theresa's challenges.]

[As for Theresis? Oh, she... She was casually arranged by you to go to school, and Theresia is studying by your side. With your high-end academic qualifications and rich knowledge reserves, you are confident that you can be an excellent teacher. ]

[But... I don't know why, but you always feel that Theresa has become a little listless after she separated from Theresis. She is absent-minded in responding to your teasing and pranks, and even falls flat on the ground when walking.]

[This makes you realize that something is wrong. You instinctively realize that your next behavior is likely to cause some impact, so after careful consideration, several ideas emerge in your mind...]

[Disagreement 1: Actually, it doesn’t need to matter so much. After all, Theresa’s presence is enough. As long as it doesn’t affect the game, it doesn’t matter.]

[Disagreement 2: Get to know her a little bit and then think about what to do. Anyway, the Manchester family is not big, so it’s better to pay a little attention to Theresa.]

[Branch 3: Immediately! Right now! Hold the little cute princess in your arms and enter the room to enter the pink appreciation CG mode! ! ! ]

In reality, Ikaros was stunned when he saw the option that suddenly popped up.

After thinking for a moment, I immediately chose the second option.

After all, it can be clearly seen from the text description of the simulator that something is wrong with His Highness. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be an event point. Difference 1 means giving up, and there is no need to say more about Difference 3, it will be thrown into the trash can.

So there is no doubt that Ikaros chose Divergent 2.

[Finally, you thought it over and decided to interfere with this matter. After all, you wanted to tame Theresa through the game, so you didn't want anything else to disturb your game.]

[Of course, another reason you did this was because Theresa became absent-minded when she was with you, which made you nine or even ten percent dissatisfied, but such Theresa was within your tolerance range, so you also tended to let Theresa return to her old self.]

[So you started to investigate this matter, and soon found that it had a lot to do with Tracy, or the "treatment" Tracy received in school...]

[You quickly figured out the whole story and realized that what was hidden behind this was a battle that was not really a conspiracy against the Grand Duke of Manchester, and therefore against you personally.]

[After realizing this and investigating the whole matter, you quickly dealt with it and made some people pay the price.]