I already said this is not a life simulator!

Therefore, asking her to choose between the two... is somewhat difficult for her.

In the end, she will most likely use all her strength to exchange for the possibility of choosing both. Even if she needs to sacrifice herself in the end, she will resolutely choose it.

After all, that's how she is~ um~

Xiwang shook his head happily.

"But this time, you shouldn't need to do that, Alicia..."

He whispered to himself, stretched his body a little, then Xiwang walked out with a smile on his face.

"Let's go find Mebius and Dr. Mei. It just so happens that they have done the most preparations... With their support, many things will be much easier~"

Pushing open the door, greeting everyone along the way, Xiwang walked towards Mebius' laboratory.

…………

"Are you here to see me? Little white mouse~ I'm so happy~"

Mebius narrowed his eyes and spoke in a seductive tone.

"I would be happier if you came to tell me that you found some information that would allow me to study your clothes~"

"Well... although I really want to agree to your request, I'm sorry, I can't do it for now."

Xi Wang smoothed his hair and said with a hint of apology.

"And to be honest, that costume is actually pretty dangerous."

"…It's the symbol of the Herrscher, right?"

Mei at the side asked.

"That's it."

Xiwang did not deny it, but just smiled and nodded.

"…Ha~ Little white mouse, sometimes it's okay to lie a little. There's no need to be so honest."

Mebius pinched his brows with a headache.

"Luckily there's no one else here... otherwise your words could ruin all our efforts."

"Are you referring to Danzhu? Actually, she just likes to share what she knows..."

"Okay, okay, I know you like girls with their body types. Oh... eh? Little white mouse, do you think I can trick more people into coming to my lab if I look like that?"

"…Dr. Mobius, please put away that thought."

This time it's Mei's turn to have a headache... Really, where is Klein? Klein, come to the rescue! Take care of Mebius!

"Ha... maybe it really works?"

Xiwang smiled and did not deny it... If that was really the case, the image of Mebius in his eyes would probably overlap with the one in his "memory".

"So... tell me, little white mouse, what do you want to talk to us about this time?"

Mebius stroked his lips with his fingertips, and his pupils, which were no different from those of a snake, stared at Xiwang.

"Also... although I helped you get away with it before, I'm still very curious about the abnormality in your body~"

"I'm here to ask for your help."

Xi Wang said very straightforwardly.

"I need your help to deal with the next few Herrschers, and... me."

"…Little white mouse, I really don't like your current tone and attitude."

Mebius narrowed his eyes again, but this time there was a hint of danger.

"It would make all our efforts seem...boring."

"But it is a fact, Dr. Mebius, an unavoidable fact."

Xi Wang shook his head and said so.

"I will eventually become a Herrscher, and an extremely dangerous one... Even if it is only a suspicion now, this result is inevitable."

"Why do you think so?"

"That's it, Dr. May."

As Xi Wang's voice fell, his eyes flashed, and the imperceptible water vapor in the air quickly condensed and turned into sharp spikes, pointing at the two people present, staying at a distance less than the thickness of a fingernail away from them.

At the same time, he also expressed clear hostility and... resentment towards the two of them, especially Mei.

"You see, Dr. Mei, I can now show hostility to you without any signs or psychological barriers, and I don't even mind... just taking action."

Xi Wang spoke bit by bit, his words filled with disgust and rejection of the two people... These were not words he would say at all.

"...I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want the [ending] to be as tragic as [before], so I need help."

Xi Wang's tone gradually returned to calm, and finally became as soft and light as usual. The spikes pointing at the two people also slowly dissipated and turned into invisible water vapor again.

"……【Before】?"

Mei keenly caught a word.

"Are you trying to say that these things have already happened?"

"more or less."

"Can you tell me about it?"

"...I will become the Herrscher who destroys the world, and then I will kill you all. It's that simple."

“…You seem to have omitted a lot of things.”

"that's not important."

"…Perhaps, we need more evidence. To be precise, how can you prove what you said?"

"Although I really want to share this [memory] with you, after all, it's really too much for me to suffer alone."

Xi Wang said this rather helplessly, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, several small blood-red [fish] quietly appeared, swimming around his fingertips... and these suddenly appearing [fish] naturally attracted the attention of the other two, especially Mebius, whose pupils flashed with an excited light called "desire to research".

"But... it's a pity."

Xi Wang sighed, stretched out his hand, and lightly touched Mei's brow with his fingertips. The bright red [fishes] also swam along, trying to touch Mei... However, after gently touching Mei's skin a few times, the [fishes] quietly dispersed and no longer touched her, as if they were rejecting her.

"You are not children of the ocean, so the sea water will naturally not be willing to provide you with information... There is nothing I can do about this."

"Child of the Ocean? How interesting... Little white mouse, are you interested in studying a topic with me?"

"That's fine, but... Dr. Mobius, this experiment can't be what I think it is..."

"It's what you think!"

Mebius suddenly became excited.

"Inheritance and cloning are topics that have long been explored and studied in biology. How could I let go of such an interesting research subject?!"

"Okay, I will cooperate with you in the research later..."

"Great~ I really like you more and more, little white mouse~ Ah, of course, in exchange, if you need help, you can always tell me~"

Mebius licked his lips with his tongue. The slender and small tip of his tongue was like a snake, carrying a unique temptation.

"...Dr. Mobius, I hope you can be more serious. We are now talking to a [Suspected Herrscher]. Isn't it a bit too rash to agree to his request so casually?"

Mei pinched her brows in pain... Although she knew that Mebius favored Xiwang to some extent, at this time he actually ignored the abnormality of Xiwang and directly agreed to help Xiwang without even asking Xiwang what kind of help he wanted... This was a bit too much.

"What does it matter? Mei, aren't you going to agree to it? After all, you know very well that the little white mouse won't make any excessive requests, right~"

"……Ugh."

Mei took off her glasses and covered her eyes in distress... After hesitating for a while, she sighed, looked at Xiwang and asked.

"I need to know what you plan to do, and the possible impact, who it will target, and what impact it will have on you. Also... you said that all this has happened, so I want to know what happened afterwards for reference, especially the Herrscher who may appear later."

"Okay~"

Xiwang nodded in understanding and did not refuse.

To be honest, this was a little beyond Mei's expectations... After all, she and Mebius had previously speculated that after the [Eighth Herrscher Incident], Xiwang had lost the ability to refuse, but after Xiwang became a [Suspected Herrscher], this effect actually still existed... right?

Or was it that Xi Wang was just innocent and didn't want to refuse? Or was it that Xi Wang before was just...

Mei quickly stopped thinking, otherwise her words about asking Xi Wang to die would be so chilling... Even if she said it at the time for the purpose of testing, what if Xi Wang at that time was not unable to refuse, but just did not want to refuse... No, she couldn't think about it anymore.

Mei gathered her thoughts and focused her attention on Xiwang.

"I want to hold a [concert], so... I need you to help me in any way you can."

"…Little white mouse, is this the idea you heard from Alicia?"

"No, I just thought that it's a shame that I haven't held a formal concert in such a long time... Besides, my strength is my songs, so naturally I have to use this method that can spread the most~"

Xiwang shook his head and spoke in a happy tone.

"And my target is naturally the one who may become the Herrscher in the future... The impact will be good, too. I promise. Ah, of course, I can't tell you the specific candidate yet, otherwise it might cause some... um, unnecessary misunderstandings."

"...You don't seem to trust us? Xiwang."

Mei frowned when she didn't get a detailed answer... She noticed the evasion in Xiwang's words.

"Do you trust me, Dr. May?"

Xi Wang asked back.

"…Logically, I am willing to believe you. After all, you have done so much for us, and your contribution to humanity's fight against the Honkai is extremely crucial."

"But... realistically, I can't trust you."

Mei's words were filled with a hint of helplessness... She was now talking to a [Suspected Herrscher], so she had to remain alert and skeptical so as not to fall into possible traps.

After all, it’s all about…

"Well, I know, it's all for humanity."

Xi Wang nodded and whispered what Dr. Mei was thinking.

"........."

"I know, Dr. Mei, everything is for humanity... Because of this, no matter how much you believe in me... you won't [believe] me, at least not completely."

"That's why I won't completely trust you either."

Xi Wang smiled calmly, as if he didn't care at all.

"Especially when I'm dealing with someone who...had broken his [promise] to me, it's even more impossible for me to fully trust him."

"........."

Mei was stunned for a moment, then fell into silence and thought.

"...Ha, Dr. Mei, you are always so rational, which makes me admire you to some extent, so...I assure you that the impact this time will definitely be good, and it must be what you want to see and what you expect."

Xiwang smiled with a sigh... and then moved on to mention another thing.

"Oh, and... Dr. Mei, you proposed a plan called "Sanctuary" before, right? Um... can I get involved for a bit?"

"...Of course. After all, the core of it is your song, so it's understandable that you're involved. As for the Fire Moths...I'll take care of them, and try not to let them interfere with you. However, you should also try not to let them find out that you're involved, otherwise...this plan will most likely be abandoned, and you should know the reason."

"thanks for your trust."

Xi Wang thanked him solemnly... As for the reason why this plan might be abandoned, it is not difficult to guess. It is nothing more than that he, the [Suspected Herrscher], is involved in it, so some people may worry that there are hidden dangers, such as he left a "back door" or something.

Therefore, he had to try his best to keep the top executives of "Fire Moth" from knowing that he was involved in this plan.

"........."

Mei remained silent... She had originally planned to give up this plan. After all, as a [retreat] plan, there cannot be any problems. Once there are hidden dangers, it is no longer called a [retreat]... But since Xi Wang took the initiative to bring it up, then use this plan to conduct a simple test to test whether Xi Wang is trustworthy at this time.

This is necessary, after all...it's all for humanity.

...Haha...this really is a very high-sounding excuse. Mei herself is feeling a little...bored with it.

"After that, I may need... um... Grayshu's help."

"…Little white mouse, what are you looking at me for? You want little Grayshue to help, why don't you go find Blanca and Hen?"

"Your opinion is important, too, Dr. Mebius."

"Hmph... I have no objection, but... I hope to observe and study it~"

Mebius snorted with a hint of joy, then narrowed his eyes and spoke meaningfully.