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

"If you can finish drinking it, I might really be fooled by you, real person." However, such a disguise can only fool Arturo and Luciana outside.

To want to deceive a being that is essentially the same as himself, it can only be said that Ikaros imagined himself to be too simple.

"Then I will try harder next time. But your tea is really good, both now and in the simulation."

Ikaros looked at the blue-haired elder sister who was staring at him with a bit of resentment, and the pretended cute smile on his face was replaced by calmness, but the subsequent compliments were sincere.

After all, let's be honest, what expensive things did the Victorian nobles drink hundreds of years ago? What can you drink from the deep sea?

The two are not comparable in any way, and the 'self' in the deep sea can almost make the taste of the flower tea surpass the Grand Duke's collection. Ekalos can only say that the big sister of the White Moonlight Department's hands-on creative ability is really terrifying.

Anyway, it is highly unlikely that Ikaros can do it by himself.

Unless... unless Arturo came to beg her wearing a beautiful lace dress, otherwise Icarus would never be able to do such an outrageous thing as cultivating flowers in the deep sea and unlocking the fragrant flower tea.

Well, of course, the probability of this situation happening is basically zero, so broadly speaking, Ikaros really can't do it.

Simply put, I don’t have the ability or conditions.

Therefore, the girl's praise for her other self was indeed sincere.

"Then I'll accept your compliment, original body." The 'breeding' Ikaros looked at his original body and smiled gently. Then, probably thinking that the time was about right, he clapped his hands, and the warm flower shops around him gradually disappeared.

Only the stool and counter where the 'reproducing' Ikaros and Ikaros himself sat still existed under the flawless calm water and the dazzling and beautiful sea of ​​stars.

Paired with the slightly steaming flower tea and the lamp on the counter that emits a soft and warm orange light.

The two girls who look extremely similar but have their own unique characteristics complement each other.

Inexplicably, it gives people a sense of strange and magnificent beauty at this moment, but neither the "breeding" Ikaros nor Ikaros himself has the time to appreciate the beauty under the starry sky at this moment.

After all, they all knew that the peace and communication between them would come to an end here.

This is true even though there is no reason for them to fight each other.

"This starry sky is beautiful, isn't it?" In silence, the 'breeding' Ikaros sighed softly. Such a beautiful scenery was something she had been chasing but had never seen before. She had been imprisoned in the deep sea all her life.

Even though the 'reproduction' Ekaros knew very well that she was just a backup plan left by the real 'reproduction' that she transformed into, she still couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of the starry sky because of that memory.

"Yes, but no matter how beautiful it is, this starry sky is still fake. What is truly worth appreciating is always the starry sky that you never know when it will shine brightly, but is therefore particularly precious."

Ikaros was also looking at the magnificent scenery before him, which was so beautiful that it seemed like it was not of this world.

But the sense of illusion brought about by excessive beauty will ultimately only make people realize its falsity.

Just like her attitude towards simulation.

What if the 'Ikaros' in the simulation has a complete life and emotions on the other side?

Ikaros never thought that he would definitely become the person in the simulation.

She is herself, a Zacota named Icarus, Arturo's childhood sweetheart, and a citizen of Lateran, not the various different versions of herself in the simulation.

Therefore, when facing the other 'self' in the dream, Ikaros will never show mercy when necessary.

and so……

"——Did you give me that power on your own initiative, or did you ask me to do something?"

Before he knew it, he had finished the cup of fragrant flower tea. Ikaros reached out in the air, and a long sword engraved with the pattern of the Great Flame Edict appeared in the girl's hand.

On it, the power of "devouring" constantly entangles the surrounding space, tearing apart all the energy around it and turning it into its own, satisfying the never-ending "hunger". This is the strongest weapon that Ekalos currently knows of, and it is also the weapon that successfully accomplished the feat of killing gods over hundreds of years in the second simulation - Tie.

Although the fragments of Tie are still shelved in the system mall by Ekaros and cannot be exchanged due to price issues, in the dream, Ekaros theoretically has the qualifications to mobilize all forces.

After gaining the initial recognition from the 'Tao' in the dream, the right to use Tie was also obtained by Ekalos.

And to a certain extent, it turned into the power of the girl in her dream.

"Hey... this, this kind of fighting and killing is not good. After all, you know, I'm just a powerless flower shop owner. I don't have the ability to fight very well."

And after seeing Ikaros silently take out the Tie Sword that had killed gods, and condensed the power of three different systems around him: the Demon King, the Year Beast, and a large group.

Originally intending to condense armor and a long sword on his dress, and then have a pleasant tactical exchange with his own body, Ikaros quietly withdrew the power he had originally intended to condense to summon a large group.

A drop of crystal sweat dripped down her forehead unknowingly.

To be honest, it's not that Ikaros in the 'breeding' state really doesn't have the courage and capital to fight against the current Ikaros.

However, compared to the price she would have to pay to defeat Ikaros in front of her.

At present, Ikaros, who still needs to take care of the sad little killer whale in reality because he gradually discovered the truth and fell into the jade state under the torture of dreams, really dare not use his limited strength to do such a meaningless thing.

Therefore, the "reproducing" Ikaros chose to quickly wave his hands to indicate that he did not want to be an enemy of the original body.

"Come on, tell me what you want me to do."

Upon seeing this, Ikaros quickly removed all his weapons, looked at the other 'self' and waited for the 'trial' that the other party was going to give him.

She was not surprised with the choice of 'breeding' of Ikaros.

After all, neither the Grand Duke nor Tao had ever really fought against Ikaros himself in the end.

Without exception, they all asked Ikaros to complete the "trial" they set.

For example, the Grand Duke's request was for Ekaros to use more than ten methods to control Theresa in her prime. I remember that when the Grand Duke made this request, he seemed to have some resentment in his voice, and it was obvious that it was full of personal grudges. Although Ekaros had no idea why the Grand Duke in the dream had such a deep resentment towards Theresa.

The trial of Tao was a little too simple or even dull, but it did give Ikaros a headache for a while.

After all, unlike the Grand Duke who had clearly put forward his request, Tao did not elaborate on what he wanted Ekaros to do. He just let Ekaros think about the two concepts of "home" and "responsibility" for a long time.

But in the end, Ikaros realized that the answer he got did not completely satisfy Tao.

But in the end, Tao did not make things difficult for Ekaros. After being disappointed, she was touched on the head by Ekaros, and her expression changed from helplessness to tenderness. Then she changed from a loli figure to a mature woman, touched Ekaros' head, and let Ekaros learn a few dishes that the fragments liked from her, and then let Ekaros go.

This is a free ride for Ekaros, which is very humane.

Therefore, because of Tao's humanity, Ikaros became particularly tolerant of the 'self' who gave himself the 'trial'.

This is true even if she can A over and defeat her 'reproduction' self right now if she wants to.

I can only say that it was all thanks to the tolerant Taoma mother.

Seeing that the main body had no intention of starting a war again, the "reproducing" Ikaros also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, she almost planned to surrender just now. Fortunately, the original owner was reasonable and did not act too forcefully.

This also gave Ikaros, who was "breeding", the right to make his own small request.

Although this request may seem a little strange to the main body, and may even reveal something.

But for the sake of the sad little killer whale that had already begun to calm down, and also to appease the large group that had recently become restless, to prevent Ishamara from activating the power of "migration" and flying to the earth one day in the future before the Deep Sea Hunter Plan has even warmed up.

Gritting his teeth, Ikaros, who was now in charge of half of the 'reproduction' under the 'goodwill' of the large group, finally spoke slowly under the gaze of his main body, feeling the inexplicable pressure in his heart.

He told me about the small but extremely despicable "trial" he had set for the main body...

Chapter 133: Icarus: I picked up a water cockroach, my family

The town of Kazdel is as shabby as ever.

The unrepaired road was covered in thick dust and trampled by pedestrians. A few shops on the roadside were open, but every Sarkaz that opened a shop carefully looked at the pedestrians passing by his stall.

The way he looked at the people passing by didn't seem like he was looking at his customers, but rather as if he was on guard against something.

However, these vigilant behaviors seemed normal to Ikaros. After all, Kazdel lacked everything during the civil war, except for refugees, thugs, and orphans who were everywhere in this land of suffering.

"...Be careful next time and don't do this kind of thing again, understand? Otherwise I will have to keep your arm."

He didn't know how many times he had caught the little Sarkaz wearing a torn cloak and bumping into him, trying to take his purse and other items from him, and took him to the corner of the alley to deal with him.

Although Ikaros had a cold face and a very unfriendly tone, he never really did anything to these children who chose to steal for survival.

After all, Ikaros had done whatever it took to survive back then, so there was no need to completely break away from the past just because of the changes in his life today.

But this does not mean that Ikaros condones these things, these are two different things.

The concepts of active help and passive stealing are different, so the feeling they bring to these poor children is also different. Ikaros needs to be responsible for himself and for his actions.

She must let these children know that doing wrong will eventually pay the price, regardless of age, gender or experience.

"Wow... I, I understand, Halo-sister..."

The little Sarkaz who was pressed into the corner by Ekaros had already been frightened by the pressure brought by the power condensed by Ekaros.

No matter how daring children like him were in the past, regardless of life and death in order to survive, when the fear from the depths of his soul and genes crushes him from the real level, his nature as a child and a living being will eventually make him feel fear and choose to compromise.

And ultimately leave a deep enough impact and a lifelong influence.

"Well, just remember it. Don't do it next time. At least don't get caught. You know, picking up some trash to sell is better than stealing from those who are dressed brightly and beautifully."

Seeing the Sarkaz child crying loudly, Ekalos achieved her goal and couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the skinny child, most of whose weight was probably provided by the Originium crystals.

Ignoring the dust on the child's face, the girl gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Ikaros took out the compressed biscuits he had prepared in advance from the lining around his waist and gave them to the little Sarkaz in front of him. Then he touched the little Sarkaz's head and got up and left the alley.

This was all she could do for these children.

After all, Ikaros is just a passer-by in their lives. She has people and things she cares about, and things she needs to do waiting for her.

Therefore, despite my compassion, I also had the idea of ​​changing all this.

But this is all Ikaros can do. She is not a superhuman who can change the current situation of the Sarkaz at will, nor is she a big figure who can change the entire situation of Terra.

A little compassion and sympathy was the limit of what she could offer as a human being who had gone through similar experiences.

Ultimately, the future of those Sarkaz cubs still depends on themselves.

Perhaps their bodies would be found the next day in an empty corner or beside a warm fire, with unfinished dry food, unable to open their eyes again due to the torture of the cold and Originium disease.

But Ikaros couldn't help them.

This is helpless, but also realistic.

So after providing a certain amount of help, Ekalos chose not to think or worry about the fate of those children.

Unless she really can get the power to change everything one day.

Otherwise, as an ordinary Sakota, this is the kindness she can show and what she can do.

Ikaros never thought of himself as a savior, nor did he think that he would become a big figure who changed the world after awakening his memories and system. This was how he viewed himself.

But it was obvious that Ekaros didn't know that many things had already been priced in, but the day to pay hadn't come yet...

"One drop of blood should be enough, right? For the sake of safety, I'd better drop more. My finger has been bitten to pieces anyway, so I might as well wait for it to heal naturally."

Before I knew it, I had walked to the river not far from the town, and the compressed biscuits that were bulging in my coat were almost gone.

Ikaros held his index finger in the air, wanting to let drops of crystal clear blood fall into the calmly flowing river. The blood also cooperated and flowed out from the break in Ikaros's index finger, gathering into drops of blood with a faint blue light and slowly rolling down.

To Ikaros, this scene was just like he had simply dripped a few drops of blood into the flowing river. It did not cause any ripples at all. In fact, his blood might have been washed away without a trace the moment it dripped into the water.

But if Ikaros carefully observed the changes that occurred after her blood dripped into the water, she would probably be surprised at how casual she acted.

After all, when the blood entered the river that flows to the sea and left Ikaros' body, the instinct of "reproduction" was slowly stimulated and condensed in another call from the abyss, and then curled up together, began to prey on the surrounding nutrients, filtered out impurities, and then moved towards the sea while starting the in vitro self-proliferation that violated biological common sense.

However, it was obviously impossible for Ikaros to carefully observe his blood dripping into the river, but it seemed that there was no use in observing it.

After all, it all happened at the cellular level, and even though Ikaros' body had been comprehensively strengthened, he was still a normal person.

Therefore, after the wound on his finger healed naturally, Ikaros, who had completed the "trial" given by the "reproduction" in his dream, planned to leave the river and return to the inn in the town to reunite with everyone.

But before leaving, Ekalos hesitated and looked at his healed fingers and the place where the blood had dripped. He felt inexplicably strange, but he didn't know what was strange.

"How about observing it for a while? Maybe this 'trial' is not as simple as it seems?" Muttering to himself, Ikaros stroked his chin, glanced at the sun to make sure it was still early, then squatted down by the river and observed the place where his blood was dripping.

But after looking for a long time, he still couldn't find a solution. Ekalos even broke his finger and dripped a few drops of blood, but nothing happened except seeing the red color being quickly washed away.

Although Ekaros felt a little strange and thought of Haisi, he finally ruled out the idea that his blood might reach Haisi because of the boundary between simulation and reality and the long distance between Kazdel and Agor.

After all, it's too far away. You want to let just a few drops of blood float over? You must be joking, right?

I think that I am here to give myself points just like Sister Tao. I am also a gentle and kind sister in "breeding".

With such certainty in her heart, Ikaros, who had no idea that she had been betrayed by her lowly 'self', had put on the good guy card for the sake of her 'breeding' self.

Little do we know that when we look back in the future, it will be filled with regrets of blood and tears.

Let’s not talk about the future for now.

Just as Ikaros squatted down and observed the place where his blood dripped for a while, he found nothing. The last trace of curiosity in his heart was replaced by disappointment, and he was about to get up and leave.