I already said this is not a life simulator!

"........."

"Well... although it seems like this originally belonged to me."

Xi Wang touched the "ball" full of confusion, unfolded it, and revealed the [painting] stored inside.

It was the painting that Gretchen had given him.

"... [Blood relatives], is this really... worth it?"

Skadi said slowly.

"Of course~"

"Do you like humans so much, [Blood Kin]?"

"Yes~"

"........."

"Okay, okay~ Don't be so angry, it's just a newborn baby, it can't control its power well... As a senior, I naturally have to help, right?"

Xi Wang smiled, put the painting down, and spoke while looking at the scenery in it.

"But...it's hurting [blood relatives]."

Skadi looked at the disordered icons that gradually spread to Xiwang's body and said slowly... It should now be called Kroy... Kroy still only left harm to Xiwang, and what Kroy left on Xiwang was still being [copied].

"Even if it's unintentional, it's still hurting [blood relatives]."

"It doesn't matter. After all... I won't really die here, right?"

"........."

"I'm just a thought, isn't it?"

"........."

"Blood relative, you know I'm not here, so... it's okay."

Xi Wang smiled easily, took brisk steps, and gently stepped back a few steps. Then... his body slightly spun, bringing up a silk-like glow.

"Okay~ Now, just focus on me... Of course, you have to deal with me properly afterwards, okay?"

"........."

"Please, [Blood Relative]~"

"……it is good."

"I love you the most~"

"So……"

???~

A soft song sounded, bringing with it a gentle melody and leaping notes.

The night slowly came from the horizon, covering [this place] with a veil unique to the night. Stars twinkled, and beneath the body, the green grass spread quietly, and the flowers grew and bloomed quietly.

...All the scenery slowly overlapped with what was depicted in the painting.

And Skadi also joined in the harmony, gently, bringing up the azure water and white waves, wrapping him up and separating him from everything around him.

The disordered icons on his body...are increasing.

In the end, Xiwang looked in a certain direction...there, Eden was the only spectator, watching everything silently.

?~

Xi Wang smiled at her and waved slightly.

【goodbye】

That's what he said.

Eden also smiled softly and waved slightly like him.

【goodbye】

This is how she responded.

?~

Xi Wang laughed happily, and finally... his figure, along with the disordered icon, turned into foam in the water.

And Skadi slowly stopped singing.

"........."

He turned around and glanced in the direction of Eden, then turned around, bringing up the azure water, like a fish entering the sea, and jumped into the "ground", transformed into a killer whale, and swam away quickly.

Since her [blood relatives] were gone, there was no need for her to stay here for long.

And...she also had to find it, find Kroy.

Anyone who harms [blood relatives] must pay the price.

Even if it is unintentional, it is not okay.

【Hunting】...has begun.

…………

"Goodbye...?"

Eden, who was still standing there, chewed over these words quietly, then smiled.

"Well, we'll...see you soon."

She firmly believed.

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[Hehe~Hehe~]

Kroy seemed very happy.

Not only did she hear the song that her senior sang specifically for her, she also received his blessings and even a name given by him... Is there anything better than all these happy things combined?

[And... this body...]

Kroy looked at his small body which looked no different from a doll.

[No, no, no... Senpai prefers older girls... Such a small body won't do~]

[I'll find a way to become a big girl later~ Yeah! Then I'll give my senior a surprise! ]

[But since you’ve helped me so much, I don’t think I have anything to give you… Oh, right! ]

Koroy suddenly thought of a good way to repay.

[I remember that Senior... there seems to be a wish that has not been fulfilled...]

[Will you always be with Miss Eden?...Okay! I will help you achieve it! Okay!]

[I think the senior will be very happy then, right? ]

[Hmm~Hmm~?]

Kroy was very happy because he felt that he had thought of a wonderful "way to repay", and even a hint of humming appeared in his voice.

At this moment, she was like a newborn, innocent and naive, without the slightest awareness of whether her actions would inadvertently hurt others.

And she also forgot, or was not aware of, her almost subconscious desire to continuously [copy] herself... Just now, without realizing it, she had killed her beloved senior with her own hands...

Xiwang/Skadi (SSS) No attributes

Xiwang: Invincible throughout the battle, and will play different [music] according to the battle situation. Different [music] comes with different effects.

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"Prelude to a Powerful Enemy": Played when a character enters the scene, grants Skadi increased damage resistance, immunity to abnormal states, and increased resistance to interruption.

"Hymn of Courage": During Skadi's transformation phase, if a character uses melee attacks to parry Skadi's attacks three or more times, Xiwang will play this [song], allowing the character to gain a total damage increase and restore 1 energy point per second in the next battle.

"Agile Dance Steps": During Skadi's transformation phase, and when a character uses the dodge skill to dodge Skadi's attacks three or more times, Xiwang will play this [music], allowing the character to gain increased attack speed and reduced skill cooldown in the following battle.

"The Meaning of Perseverance": During Skadi's transformation phase, and when a character uses a blocking skill to block Skadi's attacks three or more times, Xiwang will play this [music], which will reduce the damage the character will receive in the next battle and restore 100 health points per second.

"The Birth of the Demon King": During Skadi's transformation phase, and when the character is attacked by Skadi three or more times, Xiwang will play this [music]. In the following battle, the damage Skadi receives will be reduced, the total damage will be greatly increased, the desire to attack will be increased, the ability to resist interruption will be greatly increased, and all attacks will add additional damage based on the character's current health (the lower the health, the higher the damage).

"Hero's Hymn": When a character defeats Skadi who is playing the song "Birth of the Demon King", Xiwang will play this [music] on the settlement interface, providing the character with an additional high score bonus (100%).

"Paying High Respect to Survival": When a character faces Skadi playing the song "The Birth of the Demon King" and survives until the countdown ends, Xiwang will play this [music] on the settlement interface, providing the character with an additional score bonus (40%).

"Requiem Mass": When a character is defeated by Skadi playing the song "Birth of the Demon King", Xiwang will play this [music] on the settlement interface, providing the character with a small additional score bonus (20%).

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Skadi: Initially in the form of a humanoid girl, she will swing a greatsword to attack. When changing stages, she will return to the killer whale form to attack. In the second stage, the humanoid girl will summon the killer whale phantom to attack together.

[Survival of the Fittest]: Calculate the health percentage of the characters on the field and Skadi. The side with the higher percentage will gain increased total damage and additional total damage penetration. The greater the difference between the two sides, the more damage is increased and the more additional total damage penetration is obtained.

[Pure Power]: Skadi has higher basic attributes and a higher health limit.

[Biological Adaptability]: When Skadi is hit by physical damage, her physical resistance is increased by a small amount. When she is hit by elemental damage, her corresponding elemental resistance is increased by a small amount. Each resistance is increased by up to 50%.

[Prey]: When a character has the [Prey] mark, the damage he takes from Skadi increases by 10%, and an additional 5% for each additional layer.

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[Swinging Greatsword]: Skadi swings her greatsword to perform three consecutive attacks, two fast and one slow, causing moderate physical and frost damage. Each attack adds one layer of [Prey]. If all three consecutive attacks hit, Skadi will perform an additional Wave Leap.

[Wave Leap]: Skadi retreats a distance and quickly uses the greatsword to perform an upward strike, causing high physical damage, and summons sword energy like a wave to extend in a straight line forward, causing high freezing elemental damage and superimposing 1 layer of [Prey]. If the sword energy hits, Skadi will add a tide attack.

[Tide Strike]: Skadi quickly rushes in front of the character, and after a short delay, she performs a downward slash with her greatsword and summons a tide to bombard a small area, causing high physical and frost elemental damage and stacking 2 layers of [Prey]. If the character is in a defensive posture at this time, it will cause an additional knockdown and 3 seconds of stun.

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[Elegy]: Skadi sings an unknown song of sorrow on the spot, granting herself a shield (equivalent to a certain value of her current health). If the song is finished, she will recover health equal to the remaining shield value and randomly stack 5 layers of [Biological Adaptability]. If interrupted, Skadi's attack power and desire to attack will increase, and she will immediately release a Leap Wave.

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[Hunting]: When the [Prey] mark of a character on the field reaches the 20th level, the character cannot be switched. At the same time, Skadi briefly shows her killer whale Honkai beast body to hunt the character, and her movement speed is increased. When catching the character, she will engage in [Wrestling (Continuous QTE)]. If the [Wrestling] is successful, she escapes the hunt, the [Prey] mark is reduced to 5 levels, and Skadi enters a state of exhaustion for 5 seconds. If the [Wrestling] fails, the character's life will immediately return to zero.

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[This is my original appearance]: When Skadi's health is reduced to a certain value (breaking the first health bar), Skadi gives the field the [Ocean] attribute, and at the same time shows her own body form of [Killer Whale Honkai Beast], and performs 5 ramming attacks on the character, causing moderate freezing elemental damage, and superimposing 1 layer of [Prey] mark.

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[We Are Connected by Blood]: When Skadi enters the second stage, she will summon a killer whale phantom to attack together. The damage of the killer whale phantom is 50% of the original attack damage. When this attack hits, it will also add 1 layer of [Prey].

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[Blood Relatives]: When Skadi's (second stage) health drops to a certain value, Skadi will return to Xiwang, recovering 2% of her health per second while granting herself a multiplier shield (30). When the multiplier shield is broken, the health recovery will stop. This skill can only be triggered twice.

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[Sing with Me]: When the character on the field is "Eden", Skadi stops attacking and Xiwang will play [Music] - "Golden Brilliance"; when "Eden" releases a special move for the first time, the character on the field will be locked as "Eden". When "Eden" releases a special move 7 times, the battle is considered a victory.

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[Dance with Me]: When the character on the field is "Sakura (Goddess·Don't Forget)", Skadi stops attacking, and Xiwang will play [Music] - "A Moment of Blossom"; when "Sakura (Goddess·Don't Forget)" releases a special move for the first time, the character on the field will be locked as "Sakura (Goddess·Don't Forget)", and when "Sakura (Goddess·Don't Forget)" releases 7 special moves, the battle is considered a victory.

"Has it been dealt with?"

"Don't worry, Kevin. The bait has been laid out. I believe it will be taken."

"Okay, but...what about the other one?"

"Tsk... this is the weird part. Logically, since it was Ling who could sense the problem, then it should be the Twelfth Herrscher who has the same ability as her. According to the order of appearance we guided, it should be this one."

“…Can we find the exact time when it appeared?”

"No... But what can be confirmed is that it has been active in the Garden of Eden. There are obvious traces of it in many places, and the earliest time point... can be traced back to when Raiden Mei just came in."