People are in Honkai Impact 3rd, there's a villain simulator.

In Bronya's room, Jojo and Kiana stood facing each other with their eyes closed, their fingers intertwined, opening their hearts to each other and fully immersing themselves in each other's presence.

Qiao Qiao's tightly closed eyes suddenly trembled, then he abruptly opened them, exhaling heavy breaths. He recalled the scene in his mind where the Herrscher of the Void grabbed his throat and was forced to use the Seven Lightning Bolts of Purification to pierce him, and he nervously swallowed.

It's important to understand that what just happened didn't occur in the virtual world of a life simulator, but rather in the very realm of thought. If Jojo hadn't maintained a mental connection with Kiana's original body while entering the depths of her consciousness, she would have returned to her original body even after her consciousness died.

Otherwise, it's entirely possible that the death of consciousness in the mind space could lead to becoming a mindless vegetable.

Thinking about how she almost had her Herrscher Core taken by the Herrscher of the Void, Qiao Qiao was still shaken. She tried to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead, but found that her ten fingers were still tightly connected to Kiana's.

Qiaoqiao raised her eyes to look at Kiana, whose eyes were closed and who was calm and focused, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Kiana, who is usually mischievous and troublesome, is now unusually quiet. Her originally delicate and lovely face has an otherworldly and holy aura under the warm light.

Without external support in the mind space, the Herrscher of the Void was unable to remove the Herrscher core fragment from JoJo's body, making it impossible for her to seize control of Kiana. Therefore, JoJo is not worried about her safety.

Kiana will eventually wake up from her deep mental state, just like JoJo, but it's unclear when...

In an effort to wake Kiana as soon as possible, Qiaoqiao loosened her grip on Kiana's hands, reached out and held her delicate body in her arms, gently placing her on the bed. She tried pinching her smooth, white skin, but still couldn't wake her.

After several unsuccessful attempts to wake her, Jojo could only stay by the bedside, patiently waiting and watching Kiana's adorable sleeping face, hoping she would regain consciousness soon.

Jojo grasped Kiana's fingers with her right hand and whispered, "Kiana, you must wake up soon..."

Kiana faintly heard JoJo's voice, and slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of eyes as clear and bright as the vast sky.

When Kiana opened her eyes, she felt like she had just had a long nightmare while lying on Bronya's bed.

The dream of Qiaoqiao being killed by that silver-haired woman was so real that she could hardly distinguish between reality and dreams.

Kiana vaguely saw Jojo sitting by her bedside, her mind suddenly cleared, and she got up and hugged Jojo.

"Qiaoqiao, so you're alright!?"

Kiana breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that JoJo was safe and sound. Then she hugged JoJo's back and punched her repeatedly, saying resentfully, "It's all your fault for telling me to calm down and merge my consciousness. Not only did it not allow you to possess me, but it also gave me a strange dream."

JoJo was held in Kiana's arms, feeling the moist breath from Kiana's lips near her ear. She knew that Kiana must have encountered the Herrscher of the Void in her mind space, but... perhaps due to incomplete memories, she regarded the encounter with the Herrscher of the Void as a dream.

The Herrscher of the Void and Kiana are two sides of the same coin.

If Kiana knew that there was a Herrscher within her who could destroy the entire human civilization with a mere flick of her wrist, she, being so kind, might do what she did in Sky City: sacrifice her life to protect the ordinary people harmed by the Honkai.

JoJo was unwilling to let the innocent and kind Kiana bear the sins that should not have fallen on her, so she simply took advantage of the situation and used Kiana's misunderstanding to cover up the Herrscher of the Void incident as a dream.

JoJo scratched her head sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Kiana, there was a tiny mistake when I tried to enter your body, and I couldn't succeed, disappointing you..."

Upon hearing Qiaoqiao's apology, Kiana crossed her arms and snorted, "Do you know how upset I was when I saw you being murdered in my dream..."

Kiana was speaking when she suddenly noticed Jojo's strange gaze in front of her.

Upon hearing Kiana's words, JoJo couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're sad that I'm dead?"

"What are you talking about?" Kiana patted her ample chest. "With me protecting you, who in this world can hurt you?"

Qiao Qiao smiled without saying a word. He knew that although Kiana was stubborn, she definitely cared about him. He was not ashamed as he had been, acting as both father and mother to her and doing a lot for her for the sake of Crystal.

"Qiaoqiao, you have tutoring first thing tomorrow morning. I don't care if your 'possession' trick works or not." Kiana stared sharply at Qiaoqiao, pressing him, "You have to help me pass the tutoring, that's what you promised me."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiao smiled and nodded. Not to mention that he had made a prior agreement with Kiana, he would continue to help Kiana pass the exam in order to complete the 500 crystals required for doing good deeds.

Although JoJo was discovered by the Herrscher of the Void when she possessed Kiana earlier, and was almost caught by her, now that she knows the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness is inside the Herrscher's core, JoJo only needs to be careful to avoid her.

Even if she dies in the mind space, Qiaoqiao's consciousness will awaken in her own space in reality.

"Don't worry, I will never break my promise to Kiana. I will definitely do what I promised you."

Kiana smiled happily when she heard JoJo's promise. After all, JoJo was the most reliable student at St. Freya Academy, and she never failed to do what she promised.

"Yay! If I really pass the tutoring, I can go to the amusement park with Mei!"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, JoJo's spirits plummeted.

I'll tutor you until you pass, and then you and Mei can go to the amusement park together.

what about me?

Just a tool, huh?!

Mei is so great, why don't you ask her to help you pass your tutoring!

Qiaoqiao silently complained in her heart, but when she thought of the reward of 500 crystals, she still didn't say it out loud.

So be it, I'll just be a tool. The only way to increase my strength is to collect crystals now. Otherwise, let alone living until the end, the Queen's arrival and destruction of two-thirds of the human cities might kill me on the spot.

Kiana hugged Jojo as if nothing had happened, but her eyes were secretly observing him, and a strange look appeared on her face. In fact, in her dream just now, Kiana not only saw the unfamiliar silver-haired girl, but also dreamed that she had met Jojo when she was a child.

In that dream, she had long purple hair and wore a thin sheet, looking very different from how she looks now. Meanwhile, Qiao Qiao's face was exactly the same as it is now, and she had never aged.

Chapter 155 Bronya: Jojo, stay with me tonight.

In the room, Jojo agreed to help Kiana with her tutoring, and Kiana excitedly hugged Jojo tightly.

Bronya, carrying snacks such as potato chips, chocolate bars, and cookies, walked barefoot up the wooden stairs to the second floor.

As Bronya reached her room, she heard a playful and cute voice coming from inside, and a strange light flashed in her cold eyes.

"Click..."

Bronya opened her bedroom door and took a look.

Jojo and Kiana, dressed in thin clothes, lay on their bed, their skin pressed tightly together, their relationship appearing very intimate.

"Crash..."

Bronya stared stiffly and coldly at Jojo and Kiana hugging, dropping all the snacks she was carrying to the ground.

"Kiana!" Bronya curled her lip indifferently. "Why are you in my room? And hugging Jojo!"

Bronya never expected that when she went to the kitchen to find some snacks for a late-night meal, Kiana would take advantage of the opportunity to come to her room and act so intimately with Jojo on her bed.

Upon seeing Bronya push open the door and enter, Jojo froze, completely at a loss for words.

Kiana and Bronya, this pair of bickering lovers, used to argue constantly in the dormitory. Her relationship with Jojo was completely innocent; she only asked him to help her pass the exam. Naturally, she wouldn't be at a disadvantage when faced with Bronya's questions.

"Hmph!" Kiana raised her head arrogantly, put her hands on her hips and said, "I'm just here to do something for my slave, what's it to you?"

slave?

Upon hearing this, Qiaoqiao froze on the spot.

This can be considered karma.

In the life simulator, he treated her sister, Durandal, like a prisoner and disciplined her.

In reality, for the sake of the crystal, he had no choice but to work tirelessly for Kiana and the others, like a servant...

Bronya's indifferent gaze fell on Jojo, noticing that he remained silent behind Kiana, seemingly having no objection to the term "slave."

"Kiana, JoJo isn't yours alone." Bronya's icy expression turned cold as she walked up to Kiana. "It's one thing for you to try and take Mei from me, but now you're trying to take JoJo too. Bronya won't let Kiana continue to be so willful..."

"Jojo himself has no objection, so why should Bronya reject me on his behalf?"

"JoJo only feels sorry for Kiana because she thinks she's useless," Bronya said calmly. "It's Kiana's own problem, so figure it out yourself!"

Kiana clenched her hands tightly at her waist: "Bronya, you always ask Jojo to pack takeout for you. You say nice things, but you just want to possess Jojo!"

A playful smile appeared in Bronya's eyes as she crossed her arms: "Bronya is different from Kiana. Jojo is as indispensable to Bronya as Heavy Bunny. With Bronya, he can realize his true value, while Kiana only makes Jojo do stupid things that make Mei angry."

"Are you implying that everything I've done is stupid?!"

Kiana gritted her teeth at Bronya's condescending tone.

Bronya and Kiana were arguing fiercely, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

As the center of the argument between the two women, Qiaoqiao was now lying helplessly on the tatami mat, having suffered a great deal of damage.

What is a slave?

What does it mean to be similar to Heavy Bunny?

Am I just a convenient and useful tool in the eyes of you two women?

I do not accept!

Just as Bronya and Kiana were arguing fiercely, Mei, hearing their bickering, went upstairs.

Seeing Kiana and Bronya arguing incessantly, Mei frowned slightly, sighed softly, and then said with a hint of anger, "Bronya, Kiana, why are you two still arguing so late?"

Upon seeing Mei enter the room, Kiana immediately quieted down like a henpecked husband, scratching her silver-white hair sheepishly: "Mei... what brings you here?"

After Mei arrived, Qiaoqiao's ears finally got a moment's rest.

Bronya seized the opportunity and ran to Mei to complain: "Mei-neechan, it's all Kiana's fault! She's trying to pass on the trouble she's caused to JoJo!"

"What?!" Mei glared angrily at Kiana, veins popping on her forehead. "Kiana, have you gotten yourself into trouble again?"

"No no!"

Kiana dared not tell Mei that she hadn't studied, and quickly waved her hand in denial: "Don't listen to Bronya's nonsense, I just came to chat with Jojo and asked him to teach me."

Mei, gentle and easily swayed, was no match for Kiana's sweet talk. Her doubts and anger vanished in an instant, and she looked at Jojo lying on the tatami with a mixture of belief and suspicion.

"Qiaoqiao, did Kiana really just ask you to tutor her?"

Qiaoqiao looked up and saw Kiana winking at her from behind Mei.

Qiaoqiao wasn't stupid, and besides, she had already promised Kiana to keep it a secret, so she could only bite the bullet and smile slightly as she said, "Um...yes...Kiana just came to ask me some questions."

Mei believed Jojo's words, after all, he was the most reliable man in the entire St. Freya.

But... for some reason... Mei felt very strange. She turned her head and found that Kiana was deliberately avoiding her gaze.

Mei couldn't quite explain why, but she felt that there was something strange in the way Jojo and Kiana were looking at each other, as if they were deliberately hiding something from her.

Jojo is the person Mei relies on most in St. Freya, while Kiana is a very important friend in Mei's heart.

Both of them were indispensable to Mei, but now they both had their own little secrets, keeping them from her and excluding her. This made Mei feel very uncomfortable, as if Jojo and Kiana had abandoned her and eloped...

Kiana saw the complicated expression on Mei's face and quickly hugged her warmly, a happy smile on her face: "Mei, the heating in my room is broken. Can I sleep with you tonight?"

Seeing Kiana's adorable expression as she acted coquettishly towards her, Mei smiled slightly. She was just too soft-hearted, like a simple and kind young lady.

Kiana, on the other hand, was like a gold digger, a smooth-talking scumbag who easily dispelled Mei's doubts.

Mei wouldn't bother to find out if the air conditioning in Kiana's room was actually broken...

Mei would be happy to be deceived as long as she could be with her most important friend.