I've already said this isn't a life simulator!

Chapter 49 Eden, the sky...it's cleared up! (4724)

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Chapter Fifty: Everything is getting better...maybe? (4330)

[Under the rain, you offer the melody you've prepared to the morning light, and to the one you love.]

Your song transforms into golden light, flowing like a stream through the rain, outlining the shape of instruments in your hands, giving form to the music flowing in the air, making it visible and tangible notes. Finally, all of this will ride the wind and go far away, carrying your song to where it is meant to be.

Your song dispelled the rain clouds in the sky, allowing the morning light to fall; your song soothed the hearts of many, allowing them to see the glimmer of the future; and most importantly... before her, before Eden, you brought her the sunny day she loved.

After the rain, although no beautiful rainbow appeared, the comfortable sunshine was still delightful.

With your help, Eden smiled again, gently took your hand, and leaned against you, nestled in your arms... She didn't mind you being soaked in the rain, and she never would, because she knew that you did all this for her.

No need for many words, because music is your way of communicating, your way of expressing your feelings... In the end, Eden smiles softly, nestled in your arms, gently humming a melody in response to your song, in response to your affection.

No matter what the future holds, you two "stars" will always be there for each other, always by each other's side... You believe this so deeply.

[Of course, after you two have your sweet time together, there are more important things to deal with... Sakura, who has been secretly following and protecting you, stepped out of the shadows and approached you under the astonished gazes of the others. She relayed the "Fire Moth's" plan to you—simply to understand your "abilities" better.]

[After all, the power you displayed this time extended your song, along with your "personality," to the entirety of Australia. How could such a wide reach not pique the curiosity of "Moths of Fire"?]

More importantly, with your help, the "Fire Moth" team cleared out many Honkai Beasts on the Australian continent, reclaimed a lot of land, and even reduced the residual effects of the "Seventh Great Honkai Impact" to a great extent. The "Fire Moth" was also able to establish some resettlement areas, giving those disaster victims a place to live.

[Furthermore, those Honkai disease patients who remained in isolation on the Australian continent have gradually seen their conditions stabilize thanks to your singing. Not only has the rate of erosion slowed down, but even the signs of erosion on their bodies have decreased. How can this not be exciting?!]

[The most excited among them was Möbius. Although she had long suspected that your true power was extraordinary, the breadth of your power still truly surprised her, not to mention that you, in a sense, directly changed the weather of an entire region.]

Furthermore, according to later calculations, your ability to directly alter the weather is merely a byproduct of your power.

[Because there is a "wind" that arises with your singing, and your singing travels far away with the "wind," in this process, the "wind" also disperses the rain clouds in the sky, allowing the morning light to fall... This discovery undoubtedly excited Möbius even more.]

[Furthermore, the "characteristics" generated by your songs have been greatly enhanced. Whenever you perform live, the surrounding Honkai Beasts become calm, and there are even faint signs that they will "disintegrate" and return to their original Honkai energy.]

Although the songs "copied" using the device still don't have this effect, the stabilizing effect on Honkai disease patients is more obvious. In fact, the affected areas on many patients have even decreased, although the degree is very slight, but there are indeed signs of "being cured".

In short, your song now possesses a "strong stability" against Honkai energy, which is the most direct manifestation of your power. Furthermore, due to the unique nature of "Raphael," your power will also generate a unique "wind" to spread your song.

[However, strangely enough, since you returned to "The Moth of Fire", your singing has never been able to cover the entire Australian continent like before. Even if you use all your abilities, you can only cover a quarter of the Australian continent, as if that singing in the rain was just a special case that could not be replicated.]

[Furthermore, your ability seems to have no offensive capabilities; it merely enhances your "characteristics"...]

[But this is already quite a pleasant surprise, after all, your "characteristics" have been enhanced, and even those "copied" have been enhanced. These few improvements alone have greatly alleviated the situation of "Moths of Fire," freeing up more manpower and resources from dealing with Honkai patients.]

Even though a cure for Honkai disease has been successfully developed, the high cost of its production doesn't allow "Fire Moths" to treat all patients. But now, with your song, given enough time, all Honkai disease patients can be cured and freed from this suffering.

[Furthermore, your song seems to have another use for the "strong stability" of Honkai energy... namely, in the Fusion Warrior surgery, to make the Honkai Beast's genes more stable and secure during the fusion phase, thereby increasing the success rate of the Fusion Warrior surgery.]

This method was quickly put into use and yielded rapid results—Scar, Desdovia, Kosmo, and others successfully completed the surgery, and even Aponia, who was brought in for the surgery due to her high compatibility, successfully became a fusion warrior.

While their high compatibility and naturally higher success rate compared to others also contributed to this, the fact that several people had successfully undergone surgery excited "Fire Moth." On one hand, they assigned tasks to the current fusion warriors, and on the other hand, they began searching for people with slightly lower compatibility to perform surgery on.

The final results were encouraging; for those with slightly lower compatibility, the success rate of the surgery, aided by your singing, was around 1%—a much better result than before.

Of course, wielding this power isn't without its price... You've become more drowsy, and you've also started having fragmented "dreams," but compared to the effects of your ability, this "price" is negligible, and even you yourself think so.

With your assistance, more and more Fusion Warriors are joining the fight against the Honkai. The pressure on the "Fire Moth" on the front lines has been greatly relieved. The numerous Honkai patients in the rear, who were previously difficult to manage, now have your songs as a means of "healing." Although it takes a long time, it is undoubtedly a good sign.

[With this, "Firemoth" can also focus more attention and resources on stabilizing society. After all, since the news of the Honkai was announced and "Firemoth" officially took the stage, the whole society has been subtly becoming turbulent. Too many people have acted irrationally due to tension and fear, and many monsters and demons have also emerged... But now that "Firemoth" has more energy, she can deal with them properly.]

[In an instant, almost everything began to stabilize and improve. The battle against the Honkai was winning one victory after another, the front lines were advancing steadily, the Honkai patients who had previously consumed a large amount of social resources were receiving treatment plans, and even society itself was gradually returning to normal thanks to the efforts of the "Fire Moths"... This is truly wonderful.]

Many people felt relieved because of this, and even felt genuinely happy that you exist in this world, and that you can help people so much, such as Alicia, Kevin, Sakura, and... Eden.

After your performance, Eden returned to her usual self, actively cooperating with the "Moths of Flame" campaign and offering help wherever possible... Although she still doesn't want to return to singing, she's no longer as dejected as before. In private, when she's with you, she's willing to pick up her instrument again and play or sing a song with you.

At this time of year, the gentle breeze carries you and Eden's song away, filling the entire "Fire Moth" with your music, so that everyone in the base can hear it... This has almost become a regular activity for everyone to relax.

Every time we hear your singing, we feel a strange sense of peace. Perhaps it's your unique quality that's at work.

[After discovering the "strong stability" of your ability against Honkai energy, and that it could be used in the Fusion Warrior surgery, Eden submitted another application for the Fusion Warrior surgery, this time directly to the surgeon, Möbius.]

After understanding the situation and conducting the necessary checks, Möbius, unusually, used his rarely used power to directly approve Eden's application, much to the annoyance of the other members of "Fire Moth"... It's almost forgotten that Möbius was one of the founders of "Fire Moth," and his power was already quite high.

By the time the last of the "Fire Moths" realized what was happening and tried to stop it, Eden's surgery had already begun... Fortunately, the surgery was a success in the end, otherwise the "Fire Moths" wouldn't have known what to do. After all, you and Eden have such a good relationship, it would have been terrible if you had been affected.

[But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Eden's compatibility is already quite high, and with your abilities assisting, the success rate of the surgery seems pretty good. "Moth Chasing the Flame" doesn't seem to have any reason to stop it... But it's still very dangerous! What if something goes wrong?!]

[...But in any case, the surgery was a success, which is a good thing. After the surgery, Eden stood in front of you, his voice tinged with nervousness, like a newcomer about to step onto an unfamiliar stage, seeking your comfort and support.]

But soon, she regained her confidence, walked to your side, looked at you with her bright golden eyes, and smiled gently—from then on, she was just like you again, and from that moment on, she could stand beside you once more.

[It's a bit of a shame that Eden's abilities as a Fusion Warrior, while also wielded through "musical sounds," are ultimately different from yours. But... it doesn't matter. The most gratifying thing is that you two "twin stars" can be at ease with each other.]

And so, everything proceeded smoothly and steadily, and with the increasingly stable situation, the many plans of "Moths of Flame" were also progressing smoothly, as if the hope of defeating the Honkai was just around the corner.

But... is that really the case?

[The first message came from Mei, who instructed that Haiyang be monitored... Not long after your performance in Australia, Haiyang showed some unusual activity.]

[According to observations, it appears that a powerful killer whale-like Honkai Beast has appeared, hunting and killing all Honkai Beasts around it, causing chaos in the ocean and scattering many marine Honkai Beasts... This is also the reason why Mei was able to observe the abnormal activity in the ocean.]

[Furthermore, Mei noticed that this orca-like Honkai Beast... seems to be following you; all its movements match yours perfectly.]

If you are over the ocean, it will follow you across the water; if you are on land, it will swim in the nearest sea area.

Although it cannot approach the land, it will definitely appear in the nearby sea and "hunt" all the other Honkai Beasts in the area. Then it will just wait quietly, occasionally letting out a few soft cries towards the mainland, or rather, in your direction, as if calling for someone.

It's as if there's some special connection between you that allows it to pinpoint your location.

This reminded Mei of Mebius's previous hints, coupled with your trip to the beach, your unconsciousness after hearing a certain "melody," and even the slight Honkai energy reaction... all of these things led Mei to some uneasy suspicions.

However, after much deliberation, Mei chose to conceal this discovery to avoid arousing unnecessary suspicion in the "moth drawn to the flame."

At least not now.

Finally... I don't know when it started, but your singing... seems to have developed some "problems".

To be precise, some patients fell into an unresponsive coma after listening to your songs.

At first, this strange phenomenon only occurred sporadically, so the "Fire-Chasing Moth" didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the people who had fallen into a deep sleep weren't dead; they were simply "asleep."

[But as time passed, more and more people fell into a coma, and the "Fire-Chasing Moth" began to feel uneasy. After all, these people could not be awakened in any way, as if their consciousness was completely immersed in a dream and could never leave. They just inexplicably became... "vegetative state" people.]

One day, someone who wasn't a patient suddenly fell into a similar coma after listening to your song. "Moth Chasing the Flame" immediately realized something might be wrong and prepared to investigate.

[When "Moths of Fire" showed their willingness to investigate and took some actions, at that moment... everything seemed to touch a taboo, as if the hidden danger, once discovered, no longer intended to be hidden... the number of people falling into a coma suddenly began to increase, growing exponentially every hour.]

Furthermore, mild Honkai energy reactions were observed in those who fell into a coma. In other words... this is another Honkai attack. Given the far-reaching impact, it's highly likely that this is an outbreak of a "Great Honkai."

And all of this started... because of your "song".

[And so, the suspicions directed at you, which should never have appeared, the most inappropriate thing ever, inevitably and silently arose in the face of undeniable facts.]

Chapter 51 "Distrust" is Spreading (5123)

"Brother Xiwang...hug me..."

Okay, hug~

Faced with Gretchen's request, Xi Wang did not refuse. He simply smiled and reached out to hug her, letting her affectionately rub her cheek against his.

"Sigh... Gretchen really likes you. If Hen were here, he would definitely complain again, saying that you stole Gretchen away or something."

Blanca sighed helplessly as she watched the two being so intimate.

"Yes, the two of them really look like siblings..."

Mebius's voice drifted over, and although his words were meant to describe the close relationship between Xi Wang and Gretchen, anyone could sense the bitterness in his tone.

"Is Dr. Möbius jealous?"

"Aunt Möbius, will you be unhappy?"

Xi Wang and Gretchen looked over together, using different names and different words to express similar meanings... Their simultaneous actions and similar expressions made people think for a moment, "Perhaps the two really are siblings."

"No, how could that be... And don't say anything strange. Why would I be jealous over something so trivial... No, I wouldn't have such a low-level emotion."

Mebius's lips twitched. He first denied Gretsch's statement, then glared at Xiwang, warning him not to say anything strange in front of Gretsch, although the words used to express that meaning were... somewhat odd.

"And stop looking at me like that, it just reminds me of Alicia."

"I see... So you don't like Alicia?"

"Who would like her? All she does is come to me with trivial things and keep nagging me with weird ideas... She's just a nuisance."

"Then I'll go tell Alicia later, okay?"

"you dare?!"

Mebius raised his eyebrows and shouted sternly.

"You see... you still care about Alicia, don't you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about... If you tell her about this, she'll definitely find another opportunity to come here, and then she'll spend all her time in my lab, interfering with my experiments... Will you compensate me for these losses?"

"Okay, okay, I won't tell Alicia."

Xi Wang and Blanca exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness and amusement in each other's eyes. Xi Wang then nodded and said this.

"Yes, I won't tell Alicia."

Gretchen nodded in agreement and repeated.

"Alicia... my little sister?"

Upon hearing this title, Mebius's brow twitched again.

“Yes, Alicia said she would be happy to be called that.”

"Heh...she will definitely be very happy..."

"Then, Alicia also said that I could call Mebius Aunt [Grandma]."

"……Why?"

Mebius, trying his best to remain gentle, asked Gretchen.

"Because Alicia said that if others heard this, they would definitely have a very surprised expression, and that would be very interesting."

Gretchen blinked and answered Mebius's question with an innocent look. Then she nuzzled Xi Wang's cheek with her head. Strands of her sky-blue hair lingered on Xi Wang's slightly upturned lips and then quietly moved away with her movements, giving people a ticklish feeling.