NIKKE, after maxing out the favorability, all the Nikkis are not right

Cinderella closed her eyes, pursed her lips, and smiled mysteriously. She said, "Besides, my story isn't all that glorious and beautiful. If I told you, it might scare you."

"Tell me about it."

"Maybe we can get to know each other a little better."

"Well, since Your Highness wants to know, I will tell you. But before I tell you my problem, I also have a question for you."

"You look a lot like someone I remember who always appeared on TV, but humans can't live that long. So, Your Highness, are you also a cyborg?"

"A mechanically modified human?"

Green reached out and ran his fingers across his arm.

Cinderella looked down and saw that what was wrapped around his arm was not something else, but several bandages.

"If it's a cyborg, there's no need for gauze and bandages."

"Also, I'm not quite sure about my identity myself, but I can tell you that I have a deep connection with the Goddess Army."

"Ah, so you are... I see."

When Cinderella heard the words "Goddess Army", her eyes lit up slightly.

She was once the most enthusiastic fan of the Goddess Army.

After all, they were the legendary Goddess Troops, the first group of warriors and heroes who had voluntarily sacrificed their lives to protect humanity. Cinderella's favorite thing to do at the time was to sit in front of the TV and watch the news about the Goddess Troops at the scheduled time.

Whenever she sees her idols bravely fighting enemies on TV, Cinderella feels very excited.

Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Rapunzel, Dorothy.

The idols' names are all taken from fairy tales, just like what people expect from them, hoping that the story will have a happy ending.

With her admiration and yearning for her idol, Cinderella resolutely participated in the transformation plan of the second-generation fairy tale model. She trained hard every day and learned various knowledge. After countless days and nights of hard work, she finally became a member of the second-generation fairy tale model Nikki under the transformation of Abby, also known as Gravy, and her name was "Cinderella (Cinderella)".

But just as she was about to go into battle and prepare to support the Goddess's troops, a long-planned betrayal plunged her into the abyss.

Cinderella pondered for a moment as she recalled her pale, fragmented memories. Then, she slowly began to narrate the beginning of a hopeful story: "Have you heard of the fairy tale of Cinderella? However, my story is somewhat different from that of the girl persecuted by her wicked stepmother and sisters."

"My friends have always been very kind to me, as has my mother. They have taken great care of me and cared about me. I was even the first Nikki to be sent to the battlefield to support the Goddess Army."

"But, I accidentally got my feet caught in a pair of exquisite red dancing shoes."

"The Red Shoes, she betrayed humanity, and also betrayed us... Because of her foolish and incomprehensible behavior, Cinderella died briefly, and she was replaced by the cold-blooded heretic Anarchy."

"..."

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't want to tell you that story too clearly."

Cinderella recalled the past.

Although her memory was a little blank after she woke up, she could still clearly remember what happened that day.

That day, she was trapped in the mirror and could only watch the "Cinderella" outside the mirror smashing the jaws of her colleagues expressionlessly, chopping off their hands and feet, and brutally slaughtering everyone in the institute before leaving with satisfaction.

To this day, whenever Cinderella thinks of what happened that day, she feels the guilt weighing heavily on her shoulders.

"It's okay, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it."

"Everyone has their own secrets, and I won't force you."

Green glanced at Cinderella's long silver hair that fell like a waterfall, and her graceful curves wrapped in a tight dress. No matter how many times he admired this beautiful body, he could always feel Cinderella's attractive sexiness and beauty.

"His Royal Highness Prince?"

Cinderella blinked and called out to him softly.

"..."

"I'm sorry, you're so beautiful, I was mesmerized for a moment."

Green came back to his senses and explained with a smile.

So what Gravey said was right.

You can question her other aspects, but in terms of aesthetics alone, she is indeed the most outstanding researcher.

375

Chapter 375: My Prince.

"His Royal Highness Prince……"

Cinderella lowered her eyes and smiled.

No one doesn't like to hear compliments, let alone a girl as narcissistic as her.

"I'm glad you can appreciate my beauty."

"So, in your eyes, who is the most beautiful girl, me or Nikki?"

Regarding this issue, Cinderella has always been confident about her beauty.

However, she didn't just want to hear Green bragging about himself unilaterally. Rather, she just wanted to use this question to test his thoughts, his opinions, and his attitude.

Just as Gravey said before.

Cinderella is a very picky person, not only towards others, but also towards herself.

She hoped to fight beside someone truly noble and with high ideals, and because of that, she thought she would be able to get that answer tonight.

"You are dazzling, but there is no best beauty."

Green glanced at her, seemingly seeing through Cinderella's little thoughts. He smiled and said, "Although this sentence has been repeated countless times as chicken soup, I still think it's correct. While physical beauty is important, the beauty of the soul is even more important. In fact, few people can actually cleanse their hearts and make them bright and clear."

"And the girls around me, each of them has their own shining points."

"In terms of beauty, I think they are no less beautiful than you."

"So this is what Your Highness thinks."

The corners of Cinderella's mouth curved slightly, and then she smiled again: "To be honest, I feel a little disappointed that I didn't hear the Prince's praise."

"But I think you're right."

"I can see that the group of Nikkis surrounding you are all very beautiful girls. The light in their eyes, which shows their willingness to sacrifice themselves for their mission, is truly extremely beautiful."

"Your Highness is indeed a very charming person."

Cinderella walked up and took a step closer to him.

Green glanced at her sideways, then politely offered her the railing beside him. "Birds of a feather flock together. I came to the surface purely for our shared ideals, so you don't have to worry about me having any ill intentions towards you and Gravi."

"Of course, if you want to go back to the Ark, I won't stop you. But if you do, you must be careful."

"Your Highness, Gravi and I are not the kind of people who are ungrateful. Your kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain, and I will definitely repay you."

"Besides, even if we really return to the Ark, my identity will inevitably cause panic among everyone, so there is no need to go back."

Cinderella smiled gently and said, "Even if no one is interested in the rest of the story, I believe that Your Highness will still be my best audience and reader."

"Well, let's work hard together, Cinderella."

"..."

"Cinderella, I have a question. What does it feel like to be eroded?"

The rooftop was slightly chilly due to the night wind.

Green took a sip of juice and asked a question casually.

Cinderella pondered for a moment, then gave him an unexpected answer: "The feeling of being eroded... Your Highness, although it may sound a little scary to you, I think most Nikkis who have been eroded are like me, trapped in a mirror."

"In the mirror?"

"That's right. After being eroded, I found that my original consciousness had been stripped away, and in front of me was a mirror. The person reflected in the mirror was me, but it wasn't me. It was another eroded 'Cinderella'."

"She took away my life, controlled my body, slaughtered like the most ruthless killer, and tainted everything that was mine."

"And I can only sit opposite the mirror, watching everything happening in front of me in embarrassment, but I can do nothing about it."

"..."

"So even after being corrupted, Nikki still retains her consciousness? How sinister..."

Green couldn't help but shudder as he listened to Cinderella's narration. If his previous understanding of erosion was just that it was just a string of codes, but now it seems that the so-called erosion is not just a simple modification of Nikki's cognition, but a higher level of in-depth mental control.

There is probably no more cruel act in the world than letting the original owner of the body watch the corroded self kill his relatives and friends with his own hands and betray the people he once protected.

"Your Highness, it's more than that."

"You also hear voices when you're trapped on the other side of the mirror."

"That voice bewitched you, persuaded you, wanted you to give up everything, erase your original personality, and make you willingly serve Letcher."

"If your will isn't strong enough, you'll probably have a mental breakdown at this point."

“But you persisted.”

Green glanced back at Cinderella's beautiful face and praised her, "Your will is incredibly strong, but I'm still a little curious. How did you manage to overcome the erosion?"

"Um……"

"It's a long story."

"Anyway, for some reason, the human coalition developed a substance called a disintegrator, which eliminated the erosion."

"After that, Gravey rescued me, but for various reasons, I was unable to return to human society. So, in the end, we decided to take a gamble and restart the decapitation operation."

"Together with Celine, Gretel, Hansel, and Gravy, we decided to carry out the decapitation plan that the Goddess Army failed to accomplish."

"The plan wasn't a success. When the orbital elevator launched into space, my companions were all shot down by the Queen. I was the only one who made it to the space station and met the Queen."

"what?"

"You said you met Queen Letcher?!"

Green looked shocked.

He searched hard for Queen Letcher, whom he wanted to get rid of with his own hands, but he didn't expect that he had already met Cinderella in the past.

"um, yes."

"I have indeed seen the queen. As for her appearance... I'm sorry, I've been asleep for too long, and my memory is a bit fuzzy. I can't remember what she looked like anymore. I just vaguely remember that she had a huge woman-like head."

"I failed to completely destroy her, so I had to destroy the space station from the outside. But at the same time, I also paid the price, which was falling directly from the universe to the ground."

"Although I was once a heretic, due to the antidote, my regenerative ability was not complete, and I was unable to wake up until I was found by Gravi. This is why Gravi carried me on his back and was unable to repair me."

Cinderella told the story she knew.

But the important information she revealed allowed Green to immediately grasp the key point.

"Cinderella, so it was you who destroyed the space station where the Queen was... I see. Everything makes sense now. I think I understand why there's been no activity from Letcher over the years."

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"According to the information I have now, Queen Letcher has not been active for a long time."

Green explained the information he had gathered from Nihilista: "Perhaps because of your attack, she was severely injured and dying, unable to repair her own body, which is why humans are allowed to linger on."

"Um...I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't quite understand the connection between the two."

"It's okay, let me give you a simple reasoning."

Green pondered for a moment and said, "First, we can be sure that Queen Letcher is an intelligent creature, definitely no less intelligent than humans. However, Letchers are not intelligent beings. They are more like animals, possessing only the most basic instincts. Without orders from above, they will mostly act on instinct."

"Because of this, once Queen Letcher was seriously injured, she could no longer find a successor. At least for a long time after she was attacked by you, no other Letcher could take the position of Queen Letcher."

"So, her only way to break the deadlock...is through humans."

"Niki, although I don't know who created Nikki's technology, from what I know about Nikki, Nikki and Letcher are actually very similar in many ways."

"For example, they both have cores, semi-permanent energy sources, and are both made of metal."

Green paused and continued, "Based on this argument, if we continue to reason further, we can even come to a terrifying answer."

"Niki is a humanoid Letcher with a human brain."

"Precisely because she saw hope for succession in Nikki, Queen Letcher didn't destroy the Ark, instead allowing humanity to retreat underground and delve into Nikki technology. Then came a long wait. During this interminable time, she searched for a Nikki suitable to succeed her. If such a Nikki appeared, Queen Letcher would use Corrosion to transform her into a Heretic, bringing her to Letcher's side and carefully nurturing her."

"So, it's very likely that the so-called heretic is the candidate for Queen Letcher."

"Of course, this is just my inference based on the current situation, and it may not be completely accurate, but if you think about it from this perspective, a lot of things make sense."

Green explained: "However, if Queen Letcher's goal was just to find a successor, then why did she create so many heretics? She couldn't be raising poisonous insects, could she?"