A beautiful girl who transmigrates into a Herrscher of the Void is treated like an elf and conquered

Chapter 158 When an "Actor" Meets Perfect Goodness

Inside the bridge of the Fraxinus, the eerily flat mood curve exploded in everyone's hearts like a thunderclap.

"All...all of it is a disguise?" a crew member muttered incredulously.

After a brief moment of shock, Kotori snapped back to reality, her commander's decisiveness instantly overcoming her confusion. She snatched the jewel from her mouth, her eyes sharp as an eagle's.

"Attention, all!" Her voice was firm and decisive, breaking the deathly silence on the bridge.

"【The Judgement】's emotional reaction is feigned! Again, her 'despair' and 'anger' are most likely an act! Her purpose is unclear, but this is an excellent opportunity for us to glimpse her true intentions!"

She quickly issued the order: "Maintain the highest level of monitoring! Record all data, especially any subtle changes in her physiological and spiritual parameters! Do not take any actions that might agitate her before Shido wakes up; observe and wait!"

Murasame Reine stared intently at Chinatsu's seemingly heartbroken profile on the main screen and added, "Her plan may have gone awry... She probably never expected that Tohka would refuse her invitation."

This assessment sent everyone's hearts racing once more. What would an elf with unclear motives, superb acting skills, and a thwarted plan do next?

Offstage, Chika was waiting for Tohka to take her hand and complete the final scene of this "tragic hero recruiting companions".

However, what she received was Tohka's tearful, trembling yet resolute rejection.

"……Do not."

"I...can't go with you."

"This...is Shido's world...I cannot destroy it."

"...I can't become the kind of person he hates..."

(…Huh?)

Chika's outstretched hand froze in mid-air; all the lines and performance plans she had prepared in her mind came to a standstill at that moment. Her brain seemed to freeze for a split second.

(What am I doing... I just wanted to have some fun, and incidentally increase Fraxinus's power level, and also advance the "Anti-Entropy" character setting...)

(But... "I can't become the kind of person he hates"?)

(Even after being treated like this, and being abandoned by the world in the cruelest way, her first thought was that she didn't want to become the kind of person Shido "hates"?)

(For the person being amused, for this silly girl, this steadfast adherence to kindness seems... a bit too heavy.)

(Sha Xiang's kindness... truly exceeded my expectations.)

Tohka's tearful words were like an incredibly thin yet incredibly resilient needle, precisely piercing through her layers of inner defenses, piercing through the "performance stage" she had built from the outside, with the intention of having fun.

All the performance she had prepared suddenly seemed so pale, ugly, and...empty in the face of this pure, virtuous, and even somewhat "foolish" perseverance.

This almost foolish, reckless kindness, this unwavering devotion to others, even the deceased, even in despair.

The purity of the promise... exceeded all her expectations and calculations.

(That's fine... Looks like I should leave now...)

After the initial shock, a complex emotion welled up inside me. It wasn't the anger of a thwarted plan, but something... heavier.

The "cold resolve" and "disillusionment and sorrow" on her face were like melting ice, with tiny cracks beginning to appear.

The hand that reached out to Tohka did not immediately retract, but the slight trembling at the fingertips was no longer a mere performance; it carried a hint of genuine helplessness.

She looked at Tohka's tear-streaked yet resolute face, and the deliberately created emptiness in her golden eyes was gradually replaced by a deeper emotion, a mixture of pity, sorrow, and a hint of... indescribable feeling.

"……I see."

Her voice was even hoarser than before, but it lacked the deliberate coldness and instead carried a complex bitterness. "Even after being treated like this, you still choose... to protect everything he loves?"

Her gaze seemed to pierce through Tohka, revealing the tiny glimmer of light in this world that the boy had once tried so hard to show them.

“…This kindness, it’s truly…” She paused, as if searching for the right words, and finally let out an almost inaudible sigh, “…It’s heartbreaking.”

The moment she finished speaking—

For the first time, her "mood value," which had remained at a stable baseline, experienced a violent fluctuation that even the precision instruments of Fraxinus could not ignore!

Almost at the same moment, the analyst who had been staring intently at the data suddenly widened his eyes, his voice rising with excitement:

"Fluctuation! It's happened! The Herrscher of Judgment's mood value is fluctuating violently! The peak type... is complex! It's a mixture of shock, shame... and a strong sense of identification?! It's not the preset anger or sadness mode!"

On the screen, the originally flat mood curve suddenly spiked with a sharp and complex peak!

"What?!" Kotori instantly straightened up, her eyes blazing. "Her reaction when she heard Tohka's rejection, especially the words 'I can't become the kind of person he hates'?!"

“That’s right!” the analyst confirmed.

Lingyin immediately made an accurate judgment: "Her performance has cracked. Tohka's purity pierced through her carefully constructed emotional disguise and touched her true heart... at least a part of it."

Shen Wuyue stroked her chin, her eyes sparkling: "Oh? It seems our 'Best Actor' isn't entirely heartless. This unexpected, genuine emotion is more valuable than any performance."

Kotori acted decisively: "Record all the data! Focus on analyzing the triggers and patterns of her emotional fluctuations! This is key to understanding her behavioral logic! Remain silent and observe, and do not take any actions that may interfere with the current situation!"

Down in the audience, Chika felt as if a pebble had been thrown into her otherwise unwavering and undisturbed heart, creating ripples that she herself had not anticipated.

Tohka's pure, almost blinding kindness was like a mirror, reflecting the paleness and ugliness of all her scheming and performance at that moment.

The "cold and resolute" expression on her face finally began to crumble, and a noticeable crack appeared.

A flicker of panic and... wavering, which she herself had not anticipated, flashed in her golden eyes that she had always been in control of everything.

She looked at Tohka, at this stubborn girl who was heartbreakingly persistent, and a completely unplanned, heartfelt sentence escaped her lips uncontrollably in a low voice:

"...What an idiot..."

Her voice was soft, yet it seemed to drain all her strength and desire to perform. The deliberately cultivated arrogance and coldness melted away quickly, like snow under the sun.

In this sentence, there was no longer any lofty authority, no longer any deliberately performed pathos, but only a pure feeling, tinged with helplessness and a trace of emotion that even she herself could not clearly discern.

She no longer tried to persuade, nor did she need a "perfect" reason to leave.

She simply looked at Tohka with a deep and complicated gaze, as if she wanted to firmly imprint this stubborn and heartbreaking girl, and her kindness that still shone in despair, in her heart.

Then she said nothing more.

The outstretched hand fell limply and completely to the ground. She simply stood there quietly, the surging spiritual energy around her seemingly becoming somewhat unstable due to the chaos in her heart, causing a slight fluctuation in the distortion of space.

She didn't leave immediately, but the thought of leaving had already taken hold. This meticulously planned "performance" came to an end in a completely unexpected way because of a young girl's pure and virtuous choice.

And the person who called himself "director" and "lead actor" experienced, for the first time, real disorder and turmoil in his own script.

Just as Chika decided to leave and was about to quietly open a portal to escape this dangerous place, a sudden change occurred!

Chapter 159 The Inner Demon: Commander Ikari's "Savior" Pose

Just as Chika decided to leave and was about to quietly open a portal to escape this dangerous place, a sudden change occurred!

She felt her body suddenly sink, as if all her strength had been drained away in an instant, and her soul became light and airy, losing all its anchor.

Perception of the outside world is like an oil painting soaked in water, with mixed colors and blurred boundaries, eventually dissolving completely into a void of darkness.

I don't know how much time passed; perhaps it was a moment, perhaps it was eternity.

A hard sensation came from under my feet.

My vision refocused, and what came into view was a door that was all too familiar.

The ordinary composite board has slight dents and scratches on the edges from repeated handling. A slightly crooked handmade wooden sign hangs on the door, with four words carefully written in marker on it—

An indescribable emotion gripped her. Was it relief? Nostalgia? Or... a deep-seated fear?

She reached out her hand, her fingertips touching the cool wooden door panel.

Without even needing to exert any force, the door hinges emitted a familiar, subtle "creak" as they slowly opened inward.

The sight behind the door made her gasp for breath.

A standard, even overly standard, room, exuding an "otaku" vibe. It's not large, but it feels like a small world of its own. The desk by the window is a bit messy, piled with several open light novels and comics, the covers featuring adorable girl characters beaming with bright smiles.

The computer screen on the corner of the table was still lit, displaying the standby interface of an anime forum, its faint blue light illuminating the dust particles floating in the air.

My gaze shifted. The walls had been transformed into giant display boards, covered with all sorts of anime posters, from action-packed battles to heartwarming slice-of-life stories.

A glass display case stands against the wall, carefully displaying many figurines, from classic mecha to elegant dresses, each one polished to a spotless shine, clearly highly valued collectibles.

The bookshelves were crammed full, with titles like "Date A Live" and "Magic Book Catalog" clearly visible on the spines, and several thick artbooks were even slightly tilted due to the sheer volume.

A complex smell permeated the air. It was the distinctive smell of paper and ink, the slightly pungent odor of plastic models, and mixed with a hint of... his (Chiin's) unique, enclosed space, carrying a touch of languor and isolation.

Everything here was so familiar, so familiar that every inch of air carried the weight of memories. This was his bastion of escape from reality, a place to house all his fantasies and passions, a completely safe domain belonging solely to "Phoenix Inu Senin".

However, at this moment, standing in this space that should have made her feel extremely safe, she only felt a chill creeping up her spine.

This tranquility is too perfect, so perfect that it resembles an elaborately designed... prison.

(This is my home? How could this be...)

Just as she was filled with doubt and surprise, the luxurious ergonomic gaming chair in the center of the room, accompanied by the slight sound of its wheels turning, slowly... turned around.

The person sitting in the chair made her pupils shrink.

That was a young girl.

A figure identical to the [Judgment] Herrscher form—long white hair flowing freely in the room without wind, as if it were alive; golden eyes; an exquisitely beautiful face; and the iconic black and white Herrscher attire that exudes rebellion and glamour, with long, black-stockinged legs casually crossed over her proud figure.

But what was different was her temperament. It was a more primal, purer, more... self-centered arrogance. Her golden eyes gleamed with an undisguised, almost childlike, cruel curiosity and excitement.

At this moment, she was comfortably leaning back in her chair, her legs crossed in black stockings, her hands clasped together, her chin resting on the back of her hands, and her elbows supporting her on the armrests of the chair—a standard, imposing posture.

She looked at the dumbfounded Chinatsu, a bewitching yet dangerous smile curving her lips. She spoke in a tone that was both mocking and undeniably authoritative, her voice resonating deep within the soul:

"This intense despair~☆ has awakened me from my slumber~☆" She sniffed lightly, as if savoring a delicious treat.

She tilted her head, her golden eyes scrutinizing Chinatsu with interest: "Look, this world has rejected us again! ~☆ It stole your cherished little toy (referring to Shido) in the most despicable way, and even your newly found companion (referring to Tohka) isn't on our side~☆"

Her tone grew increasingly impassioned, tinged with a blind, almost fanatical confidence: "It's...so boring! This disgusting world! ~☆"

"so--"

She leaned forward abruptly, her posture unchanged, but the oppressive aura intensified abruptly, her face beaming with a bright yet chilling smile:

"Now, give me your body, let me smooth over this world, and then move on to the next one~☆! I, the king, will clear away all obstacles for you! Everything that has wronged you, everything that has rejected you, I will crush them all~☆!"

"And as the price for using my power, I will take a quarter of your life."

(Holy shit!!!)

Qianxia's mind was instantly filled with a stampede of ten thousand alpacas.

(What the hell is going on?! How come the Herrscher Core has Herrscher consciousness?! Aha!!! Did you, you bastard, do this?! You didn't actually go to the Honkai Impact 3rd set, kill a Herrscher, and give me the core, did you?!)

[Ding! Strong doubts detected from the host. System (Aha) solemnly declares: I will not take the blame for this! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻]

A huge, virtual, middle finger pattern flashed through Chika's mind.

[The core of a Herrscher inherently possesses the potential to develop self-awareness. The Herrscher of Reason's core consciousness has already been transferred to its host and naturally dormant, no longer having the potential to develop self-awareness. However, the Celestial Judgment core, having come into contact with and absorbed an overload of negative emotions (Tohka's despair), met the conditions and naturally awakened.]

[Originally, if the host's fusion rate reached 100%, complete control would be achieved, and like the Herrscher of Reason core, it would cease to develop its own consciousness.]

[Note: This system (Aha) detected the emergence of this consciousness and deliberately used some of the host's memories, such as knowledge of otaku, anime memes, and吐槽 habits, to give it a "cultural baptism," aiming to guide it to recognize the host as its master and establish a stable subordinate relationship.]

However, influenced by unknown factors (possibly the rational operational logic provided by the core of reasoning), this consciousness did not form the recognition of "I am you" (i.e., it did not become an existence similar to "minor consciousness").

[Under dubious circumstances, this system (Aha) can only make minor adjustments. Its current understanding is: Host (you) = a weak and kind-hearted original (in need of protection), She = a powerful and evil incarnation (responsible for resolving trouble). The current form can be simply understood as: the arrogance of the Herrscher of the Void (Queen) + the protective possessiveness of Black Seele + the twisted love of the Herrscher of Thunder + the strange knowledge provided by the host = the overconfident "traitor" before us.]

[Summary: She loves you (in her own eyes), so she feels it's only natural for her to help you destroy the world that makes you unhappy. Good luck, host~☆ (runs away.jpg)]

Chinatsu felt a sudden darkness engulf her. (Weak good? Powerful evil? What kind of late-stage chuunibyou setting is this?! Am I Kiana now? And who did she learn that Commander Ikari pose and verbal tic from?! Is it just my memory being distorted?!)

(This isn't the time to complain! This girl is serious! We have to stop her!)

However, before he could react, the "Divine Judgment Consciousness" sitting in the gaming chair revealed an even more "radiant" smile, its golden eyes shining brightly:

"Alright, let's begin! This is my—debut!!"

Those words were filled with a twisted yet innocent "love" for Chika.

She was not driven by pure destructive desire, but rather by an extreme and self-righteous Fang Wu who believed that this was "protecting" and "helping" the wronged subject.

Her love, a mixture of immense power and blind confidence, led her to believe that the best solution was to destroy everything that made her unhappy.

Outside, the Herrscher of Judgment, Chika, who was about to open the portal, suddenly froze. Her golden eyes, which had been fluctuating because of Tohka and were about to return to calm, were suddenly covered by another purer and more frenzied crimson gold!

A destructive spiritual power, far more violent and undisguised than before, erupted from her body like a tsunami!

Chapter 160 The King's Awakening and the Mystery of His Identity