I already said this is not a life simulator!

"Goodnight then."

Xi Wang spoke softly as the gentle wind blew gently. The corpse in front of her eyes turned into some light pink petals and dim yellow maple leaves, and finally gradually became lighter and disappeared in silence.

He stood up, and the white hair that had fallen to the ground also lifted up, but it was not stained with any red color of blood, only white like waves... and a few water droplets.

Looking at the ground carefully, I found only some wet traces of water, and there was only a damp smell coming from my nose, without any trace or smell of blood.

[No...wait...you...how...?]

call--

A slight, surprised voice came to my ears again, but with the sound of the "wind" blowing, the voice disappeared again.

Da da--

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded, echoing in the empty and dim environment.

"Hmm... hm? Is it her?"

A gentle breeze blew, bringing news to Xiwang.

"This [Dream]... turns out it's not mine... I was saying, I don't even care about this..."

Xi Wang muttered to herself, then looked in the direction where the sound came from... She was already very close.

"Hoo... hoo... um? Xiwang? Is... is it you? Xiwang?"

Her voice was a little nervous and fearful, as well as a little bit of determination, but soon, she almost threw away those inquiries and doubts, and came in front of Xi Wang in one step. She wanted to reach out and touch him, but she seemed timid and nervous. She could only look him up and down, her eyes lingering on his hands.

"It's okay, it's okay, Elga...it's me, I'm here, I'm okay."

Xi Wang smiled and comforted her softly.

"Okay, okay, this is not true, don't be afraid... Look, there's nothing wrong with my hand~"

"Really? Will it...will it hurt? It can't be fake, right?"

"real."

"That's good...that's good..."

Elga held Xiwang's hands tightly, held them in her palms carefully, looked at them carefully, touched them, and asked repeatedly. After getting a definite response, she breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Xiwang's hands.

"...I'm sorry, Xiwang. Whether it's now or then, I'm really... sorry."

"It's okay, I don't mind... Compared to the others, your actions are gentle, and you are helping me in some ways, aren't you? Although you always let me be the accompaniment every time you take me out, you have at least helped me find a place to practice music, and it's free... It's not bad when you think about it~"

Xiwang moved his fingers slightly to ease the pain... When Elga touched him, his hands felt painful as if they were stepped on, and his body felt wet, just like before... This is really interesting, does the Herrscher want to recreate the original situation?

"No...that's not the case..."

"Shh...Okay, although I'm happy that you care about me so much,...you don't have to dwell on it too much."

Xi Wang placed her fingers lightly on her lips and blinked her strange and gorgeous three-color eyes.

"Like I said before... I have forgiven you, Elga. Now... please just live well. That's all."

"……Um."

"So... can you tell me a little bit about what you encountered here?"

"it is good!"

Elga nodded heavily and recounted what she had encountered here in quick but slightly messy words.

At the beginning, her [dream] was normal and happy. It started when she was in high school, which was when she met Xiwang. However, compared to before, she was no longer so ignorant, nor did she have such an arrogant and irritable attitude. Her relationship with Xiwang gradually developed towards that of a pair of bickering lovers. Although she still had Eden as her "rival", she undoubtedly interacted more with Xiwang and their relationship was closer.

Her good friend Irina is still by her side, as are her parents. Everything is moving towards her ideal future... That was how it was.

Halfway through, she discovered some problems herself, or she always felt that something was wrong... She felt that she couldn't be so "happy", she must have made a mistake, she must have done something to Xiwang... So every time she wanted to get closer to Xiwang, wanted to take their relationship a step closer, she always subconsciously retreated, subconsciously feared, subconsciously thought... that she was "unworthy".

And every time she took Xiwang shopping, especially when she went to her own shopping mall [Hidakoro], she always had an inexplicable sense of panic, as if she didn't like coming here, and shouldn't have brought Xiwang to this place... as if something terrible was going to happen here.

Until one day, when she saw Xi Wang getting hit by an object because of a mistake, she... suddenly remembered everything, remembered what happened on [that day], and finally... everything she saw in the hospital.

She suddenly realized that everything before her eyes... was just an illusion [dream].

She... couldn't possibly be this "happy".

But after that, she did not [wake up], but continued to stay here. After this illusory "happiness" was exposed, what faced her was all kinds of "misery".

First, the family business went from bad to worse, and then her parents were suddenly infected with Honkai disease and died in just a few days... Then the building collapsed due to Honkai beasts, and Irina was crushed to death in front of her... And with every person who died in front of her, she would recall the [memories] that should have existed, allowing her to see their deaths again, and the way they died was exactly the same.

Witnessing the death of her relatives and friends again dealt a great shock to her spirit, and she was on the verge of collapse.

That was why she was terrified, that was why she wanted to escape, wanted to leave this [nightmare]... Then, the rainy night came, and that was when she broke into this place and met Xi Wang.

"I'm so scared... I'm really scared..."

Her voice trembled.

"I clearly knew they were already dead, and I clearly knew everything in front of me was fake, but watching them die again in front of me... I was really... so afraid that I couldn't hold on... Sometimes I even thought about just dying with them..."

“But…but…I promised them that I would live well…I promised them that I would live strong…They gave me the chance to live, so I should live well for them…It shouldn’t be like this, I shouldn’t commit suicide…But…but…”

It's really tiring... To stay alive... Obviously, as long as I don't care about those sad things, as long as I submit to this falsehood and spend my life in this false "happiness", I can sleep peacefully and die quietly... This is obviously not bad.

But... I still want to go back, to return to that reality.

No matter how miserable it was there, even though all her relatives and friends had passed away in reality, even though she herself was infected with the Honkai disease... she still wanted to go back.

Because they have to survive, and survive with their share.

But this... is really tiring... so painful...

“It’s bad, it’s bad.”

The voice was as gentle as water, flowing into her heart. A soft touch came from her head, gently caressing her and calming her panicked thoughts.

"Don't be afraid... Now, I'm by your side, right?"

Xi Wang hugged her gently, giving her some warmth and comfort.

"I... [Hope], am right beside you, so... don't worry~?"

There was a hint of singing in his words, and his tone was soft, like a gentle breeze.

???~

She opened her mouth and hummed a soft tune. The golden light flowed like a stream, outlining tangible notes, giving Elga some comfort and strength.

The gentle "wind" blew quietly, carrying the golden notes and his singing to the distance... After a while, this dim and silent scene was illuminated and filled with his "song".

And then... as if reaching a certain boundary, the originally dim scene gradually turned into light pink petals and dim yellow maple leaves, which drifted away bit by bit, just like unveiling a "curtain", revealing the pure white space "behind the scenes", and its figure was also revealed.

[No...you...how did you do it?! How did you get here?! This should be my territory!]

It pointed at Xiwang and spoke with a look of surprise on its face.

"You use my [Song] to exert your power, and use my strength to influence others... Then it is only natural that I can also influence you a little bit in return, right?"

Protecting the still somewhat stunned Elga behind him, the golden notes gathered quietly and protected her body, Xiwang spoke softly.

[…Humph, you are awesome, but even so, what can you do? ]

It sneered.

[You are no threat to me, but I... can crush you directly! ]

"Really? Then...why don't you do it?"

【………】

"You can't do that, can you?"

Xiwang smiled gently and said what it least wanted to admit.

Yes...it couldn't affect Xiwang, because his thoughts were too "heavy" and too difficult to control, even difficult to touch...like an ocean that was difficult to lift, like a breeze that was difficult to catch, like a flame that could not be touched.

"Ha... It seems that the images in those [Fragments]... are not fake..."

Xi Wang sighed softly and talked quietly to himself.

[…So what?! ]

Its voice sounded somewhat angry.

[You can't do anything here! You can't kill me! And you can't end this disaster! ]

[Even if you get rid of me, people's trust in you will never come back! Your songs make people sleepy, and I use your songs. As long as people know this, they will never stop doubting you. My goal has been achieved! You will eventually be swallowed up by doubts and killed by the disgusting and inexplicable suspicions of humans! ]

[Do you think I can't sense it? ! The aura of Honkai on you! You've been in contact with things from the sea, right? No... No! Maybe you are the guy who crawled out of the sea! Even if you are wearing a human skin, so what? ! You are not a human to begin with, how can you expect them to accept you? ! ]

[We should be together, we should be on the same front! ]

It said so.

[You see, you want everyone to listen to your songs and like them... and I can definitely help you do that. Look at the dreams they have, the ones they like the most and the ones they are obsessed with... As long as they are exposed to them once, they will be completely fascinated by the world I have built for them, and your songs happen to bring them in...]

[Look, isn't this a perfect match? They will definitely be obsessed with you, crawling under you like maggots, begging for your singing... What's wrong with that? ]

[And what have I done wrong? I just built their most ideal world, I just complied with their expectations... They themselves didn't want to leave! It's their own problem, what does it have to do with me? ! ]

[Reality is so bad, I just built a harbor for them, a place where they can feel at ease, what's wrong with me? ! ]

"…You seem really anxious."

Xi Wang tilted his head, and in the face of so many words it said, he only made such a brief response.

"It seems... you must have encountered trouble somewhere else... Destobia and Aponia are giving you trouble, right?"

[Huh?! Are you kidding?! They are just two little bugs with some abilities! I can kill them with just a wave of my hand!]

"Really? Looks like I have to worry a little bit... ahem... so..."

Xi Wang lowered his eyelids slightly, coughed twice, and adjusted his voice a little.

[…Wait, what are you going to do?!]

"Singing, after all, this is all I can do... Let me think about what song I should sing for everyone here... Ah, I got it!"

【Wait...don't! 】

It suddenly understood why Xi Wang came here... Because only here can he directly contact all other [dreams]... Damn it! This is obviously its safe zone, a place where it can unilaterally influence other people's [dreams]... Damn it!!!

At this moment, it didn't care about so many things. It manipulated its own authority and used its own strength... Although it didn't know what Xi Wang planned to do with his [Song], no matter what, it couldn't let him go wild here!

It is the Ruler of the Spirit!

then……

tick-

It is the sound of rain falling gently.

【it hurts! 】

Feeling the pain, it instantly withdrew its hands and looked up at the sky with a look of doubt.

What's going on? Why is it raining here?!

tick-

Another drop of rain fell, leaving water stains on it, and also brought it an extremely clear feeling of pain, and... an extremely clear hostility coming from the rain.

Is it him?! Is it his ability? But isn't his power not lethal? Isn't it just the "song"? Even if it is an additional power, it should be the wind!

tick-

The rain began to fall again, and in an instant, the rain covered the entire area, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't be dispersed.

call--

The gentle breeze added power to the rain, and for a moment, it was bound to the spot, unable to move at all.

And in the rain, only Xi Wang's strange three-color pupils appeared clear.

"Shhh - noisy audiences are annoying, you know? And... this is my singing time~"

Xi Wang spoke softly, his tone relaxed and gentle.

But... was it an illusion? The gold in Xi Wang's pupils seemed to expand a little, and his sight became a little strange, as if he was looking at "prey"... But looking closely, his sight was so calm and gentle, even with a gentle smile, and it did not change even when facing an existence like it.

"Humph~?"

Xi Wang hummed happily, his eyelids slightly lowered, immersing his thoughts and emotions in the following song... He gently raised his hand in the rain, his fingertips moved lightly, and the sound of the piano rang out softly. The golden light flowed like a stream, weaving through the rain, outlining the shape of the music.