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

After all, individual power is limited.

When Goletia was unable to find out more information about Ikaros by herself, she was a little upset with Skadi for getting Ikaros' heart through a despicable sneak attack in her dream.

But Gloria is not someone who cannot distinguish the priorities of things.

Moreover, in Gloria's own cognition, she is actually no worse than Skadi. In fact, compared with Skadi, she is taller, smarter, and easier to make people feel safe.

This is not just self-boasting on the part of Goletia.

After all, in the circle of female hunters who secretly like the same sex among the deep-sea hunters in the dream, Goletia is very clear about her status in the eyes of those lesbians, and she is also very clear that her existence is not as lethal to those lesbians as Skadi.

So if it is fair competition.

Without considering stealing the base, Gloria felt that Skadi would never be her opponent.

Because whether from the perspective of sequence or from the understanding of Ikaros and the time spent together, Gloria felt that she undoubtedly had a huge advantage.

It can be said that the time and place are both right, but the only thing missing is the harmony of people.

This ultimately led to her unfortunate fate of having her home robbed. Otherwise, Gloria felt that no matter what, she in her dream would never lose to Skadi, the silly little killer whale, in terms of her feelings for her sister Ekalos.

As for the other person, Laurentina, who also seemed to be interested in Ikaros and even developed a cult of Ikaros in the later stages of the dream...

Oh, totally not worth mentioning.

To be honest, in Gloria's eyes, Laurentina is not even as threatening as Haisi who is passing by. He is a sister complex, needless to say.

However, the most urgent task is to find the existence of Ikaros first.

At the same time, Goletia also knew that this time she needed to obtain power earlier, and then find a way to mediate between Haisi and Agor to avoid the recurrence of the ending in the dream.

After all, witnessing the death of a loved one once is enough to be unforgettable.

This time, Goletia is determined to win back everything with the strongest attitude.

Then he openly snatched back his sister Ikaros in front of Skadi. After dealing with everything with Agor, he personally took Ikaros with him to fulfill the other's wish to travel around the world.

Then in the last episode, I returned to Agor and found a quiet place to reopen a flower shop.

Adopt one or two more children and live a warm and peaceful life...

That's right, that's it.

“This time, I will definitely win them all.”

I clenched my fists, thinking of the gentle smile in my memory that lit up my world in a cold, grey world.

Gloria felt more resolute than ever before. The bright prospects and vision of the future filled her with determination.

She stood up and took a step forward with silent determination, like a sharp blade that no one could stop, destined to crush the tragic future, strangle the throat of fate, and correct everything to where she wanted to be.

In short, the Second Battalion will win this time!

……

While the Second Brigade was envisioning a bright future and starting to work hard.

In the hunter's cabin, in a sense, the sister Ekaros that Goletia had been thinking about was gently holding the tearful Skadi in the warm bathtub, comforting the little killer whale. The action of washing the little killer whale was paused because of a slight itch on the tip of her nose, and she couldn't help but sneeze cutely.

"Ah-"

"E... cough cough, Sister Ikaros, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Skadi asked with a slightly crying voice.

The little killer whale, who had just cried because he remembered his dead family, turned his head with red eyes and looked worriedly at Ikaros behind him. His little hands, which had nowhere to put, clenched slightly, as if he wanted to hug his last support behind him.

After all, Skadi, who now knows too many truths, really cannot lose the last support of her soul.

If I really lost Ikaros suddenly, just like in the dream.

Skadi felt that she might really go crazy.

"It's okay, it's probably just that someone missed me. And if you really want to hug me, just hug me. I don't mind." Shaking his head, the 'breeding' Ikaros felt a little strange, but he didn't care. Instead, he smiled knowingly at the little killer whale who wanted to hug him but was afraid of being rejected by him. He opened his arms that were filled with a soft and huge human heart, looked at Skadi with his blue eyes without any concealment, and said sincerely,

"After all, I said that my arms will always be open to you, my Skadi."

Ikaros' words were sincere and gentle.

The maternal scent and beauty emanating from her body are irresistible to the heart-wrenched little killer whale at this moment.

So without saying a word, after getting Ikaros's consent, Skadi turned around in the bathtub and threw herself into Ikaros's soft arms.

Like a child returning to his mother's arms, Ekalos caressed and comforted him with a gentle smile while washing the stains on his body.

As for the current 'breeding', taking care of Skadi is her main responsibility.

This is true even if it might harm the real 'self'.

However, 'Reproduction' feels that her future 'self' will definitely forgive her current behavior. After all, hasn't she seen how Skadi is so clingy to her now?

To round it off, she helped 'me' complete the strategy ahead of time, so it's a win-win situation, right?

As for other troubles that might be brought to the main body...

Then she is not within the scope of consideration for reproduction. After all, she is just a residual shadow left behind. If there is any mess or blame left behind, it will not be her fault anyway.

So for now, just stick it on.

As for the main body?

Hehe, just consider it as the price of being unfaithful in the simulation. You ‘breed’ me, but I am the most loyal ‘afterimage’ of the simulation.

He sensed the swarm boiling with his blood and his own growing power.

The 'breeding' Ikaros was happily washing Skadi's white hair, with an attitude of being completely indifferent and not concerned.

All I can say is that today's Agor is still as calm as ever.

Well...if we exclude the possibility of a large group of people going crazy, Gloria starting to make plans, Skadi giving up, and Laurentina losing contact.

Agor's peace will probably remain forever...right?

Chapter 135: Conversation between the Grand Duke and Tao

Let’s not discuss for now where Agor’s swaying future will eventually go.

Something else concerning was also happening deep within Ikaros' soul.

In the flawless aristocratic winery, in a place that was like a garden in a fairy tale painted by endless flowers and rose vines, Theresa's haunted figure was now wearing that classic Victorian aristocratic costume, her legs elegantly crossed slightly, and she was tasting the hot black tea in her hand gracefully and delicately. However, her gaze towards the distance was filled with a bit of contempt, as if an elegant aristocrat saw the disdainful means of her servants and was very disgusted.

Beside her, the figure that the fragments wanted to overturn the throne of Emperor Da Yan and dig deep into the ground to find was sitting there calmly. She was sitting on the other side in an elegant white cheongsam, with the posture of a young lolita that the fragments were most familiar with. She was holding a blue and white porcelain cup of Da Yan in her hand, tasting the tea in it carefully, and occasionally sticking out the corner of her clothes with her pink tongue. She was obviously burned, but she did not look indecent because of this little action. Instead, it made her look more lovely and gentle. Moreover, when she looked at the person not far away, there was no contempt like the Duke's gaze beside her, but only a hint of helplessness and gentleness that was integrated into her bones.

"Humph... He is such a despicable fellow. He actually resorted to such means. What do you think, Tao?"

Retracting his gaze from the distant deep sea, 'Ikaros', or to be more precise, the Grand Duke of Manchester gently put down the tea in his hand and looked at the girl next to him who looked 90% similar to him, with a tone of dissatisfaction evident in his voice.

Tao, who had long been accustomed to the behavior of the Grand Duke who represented the extension of the desire of "arrogance", still had a gentle smile on his face, and then spoke as if comforting a child:

"I think it's okay. After all, it's the result of my inability to let go. After all, we are all part of Ekaros, so why should we argue about who comes first?"

"Calm down. Besides, I'll be meeting Theresa soon, right?"

Placing the teacup on the table, Tao tilted his face to observe the Grand Duke's expression from a first-point angle. A few strands of silver hair slid across her forehead, making the girl's delicate face more layered, lovely yet not without that intellectual charm.

The light golden eyes were as gentle as a mother's, as soft as spring water, as if they could resolve all disputes invisibly.

"But, but... that guy is too impatient, and his despicable means are really annoying and shameful. He doesn't have any dignity as a noble. It's really hard for me to imagine that this guy and I are one!"

After receiving such a gentle reply from Tao, the Duke, who wanted to complain, did not say anything for a moment. However, when she thought that "breeding" not only harmed her body, but also allowed her to be close to the people she cared about with a legitimate reason, she became furious.

I wish I could have a righteous duel with this idiot, the kind that ends with the white gloves thrown to the ground and the fight lasting until one side dies!

After all, she also wanted to run into reality and be close to Theresa!

However, the Duke's dignity as a noble and the words he left before his death ultimately prevented him from taking that crucial step even though he once had the opportunity to get close to Theresa.

After missing the opportunity at the beginning, the Grand Duke, who was beaten up by Theresa in the dream world, was even more ashamed to see Theresa.

This is not to say that the Grand Duke of Manchester cannot accept his own failure, nor is it to say that even now the Grand Duke still regards Theresa as a vassal of the first rank above himself.

In fact, she had already recognized this gentle and hardworking Sarkaz girl from the bottom of her heart, regarded her as another self in the world, and trained her as the next Manchester from the bottom of her heart.

But this ultimately involves a noble's dignity and face.

Imagine if a normal person is preparing for a romantic reunion scene, but is suddenly beaten up by the other half he is waiting for, and then he touches you all over while saying a bunch of meaningless, creepy and crazy quotes in a calm tone. The main reason is that your other half feels that the you she is facing at the moment is fake, a dummy used for rehearsal, and does not know that this is a surprise you prepared for her.

How will you face your significant other in the future?

Anyway, the Grand Duke of Manchester could not face Theresa. After all, how could someone rub someone's heart while hugging her waist, press his lower triangle area against her buttocks from behind, rub her while saying that she will become a good mother in the future and will never let her child starve? ! !

In short, after what happened that time, the Grand Duke of Manchester could never really face Theresa again.

The main reason was that the Grand Duke could not defeat Theresa and had no way to retaliate personally.

As a result, her self-esteem and dignity as a noble were greatly hurt.

Otherwise, the final trial that the Duke of Manchester set for Ikaros who came to the dream space would not be such a simple beating of Theresa.

The Grand Duke of Manchester who set this task was so angry that he couldn't sleep anyway. Even his tea tasted bland. He dreamed of being raped by Theresa, so he set up such a trial. He was secretly pleased in the end, and took advantage of Theresa's weakness to severely "punish" the disobedient little devil.

But this ultimately led to a vicious cycle, because after all, the Grand Duke of Manchester still defeated Theresa by outsourcing the work, which was ultimately an unfair victory in the eyes of the Grand Duke who attached great importance to aristocratic etiquette. He still did not regain his face, so he still did not want to face Theresa.

This cycle repeated itself, and finally the awkward Grand Duke naturally chose to give up openly.

To be honest, she still wanted to get close to Theresa in real life, touch her head, scare her with a cold expression for a while, then suddenly show a gentle smile, touch her head and hug her, and compliment her reluctantly...

But now it seems that this matter will have to be left to the main body.

After all, the Grand Duke of Manchester's pride and dignity as a noble would not allow her to act as if nothing had happened after being humiliated by Theresa and her body unconsciously humiliated.

So, to be honest, the Grand Duke's words now still carry a bit of personal grudges and the sour taste of what he cannot do.

I can't see how objective it is.

All I can say is... maybe this is the fate of a guy with a weird personality and who is not honest.

"Okay, okay, I get it, but we are one after all, aren't we? Let's be less angry. As the saying goes, harmony brings wealth, and a harmonious family brings prosperity."

Compared to the Archduke who was unable to meet Theresa due to various awkward reasons.

Tao's mood had obviously become much more stable, and the reason was not her. After all, Tao did not have the Grand Duke's awkward personality nor the self-esteem and reserve of a Victorian aristocrat.

All she had in her eyes was her family, nothing more.

She never cared about or needed to consider other things. Even if it was necessary to resurrect Jie, she would definitely let Tao devour the entire Da Yan.

Therefore, if she wants to see everyone, Tao can and will go to see the fragments that are looking for her at any time.

This is one of the reasons why Tao is emotionally stable and calm. Of course, it is more because Tao himself does not like fighting and only has his family members whom he cares about in his eyes.

As for why Tao can visit the Fragment family at any time, but has never appeared next to any Fragment like a "breeding"...

It can only be said that this reason is also the reason that Tao will use to persuade the Grand Duke to keep his emotions stable.

"Moreover... compared to meeting those children, satisfying our own 'desires', and causing unnecessary misunderstandings when 'I' come into contact with them in the future.

——Isn’t it good for us to just watch everything develop naturally like this? "

Standing up, Tao gazed at the colorful flowers blooming in the garden, smiled and was silent for a moment, then put this realistic problem on the table.

The Grand Duke of Manchester, who was about to say something, fell silent after hearing these words.

Yes.

Isn't that good too?

If they really contact those real people because of that desire, then doing so will harm their true selves and those they love.

Although the Duke of Manchester and Tao are indeed here at this moment.

But they know better than anyone that they are just the remnants of past emotions left over from dream simulations, the extension of Ikaros's desires, Ikaros's "arrogance", Ikaros's "gluttony", and Ikaros's "Slaanesh".

They in the simulation are the product of Ikaros' emotional extension under different world lines and possibilities.

And they in the dream are the residue left by such possible products.

After all, it is just a projection of Ekaros' inner desires and thoughts. In the final analysis, it is still a part of Ekaros's heart, an inseparable and inseparable part.

Even the intelligence displayed at this moment is just the result of Ikaros's instinctive desires, that is, the embodiment of the so-called subconscious mind.

therefore.

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are Ikaros, regrets, or even illusions left behind by simulations.