I already said this is not a life simulator!

Xi Wang said with a smile as he removed the display screen.

"It's just that the situation I faced with the Honkai Beast gave me a little warning... That kind of mental attack is too difficult to defend against, so I have to find a way to prevent similar situations from happening in the future."

"Oh~ Is that the Honkai beast you faced that you named "Uriel"? I also read your previous combat reports... You guys have worked so hard, especially you, Xiwang."

"It's not bad... Compared to the Herrscher you're facing, we're still pretty good."

"Well, let's put this topic on hold for now~ Let's get back to the original topic."

Alicia clapped her hands lightly and continued to ask.

"Speaking of guarding against mental attacks... Dr. Mei seems to be working on it, but her progress doesn't seem to be that fast. Xiwang, on your side... it looks like it's finished?"

Alicia tilted her head and asked in confusion.

"But why does it look like a [lantern]?"

"It's just a random design, and..."

Xi Wang reached out, grasped the handle of the lantern, and closed his eyes slightly, as if sensing something.

Alicia felt that there seemed to be some power emanating from Xi Wang and connected with the [lantern] in his hand, and then...

call--

There was the sound of a flame starting. A cluster of flames suddenly ignited inside the lantern, emitting a faint light, and... the flame grew stronger and brighter, shining brightly in Xiwang's hand like a little sun.

Along with it comes a feeling of warmth and security.

"……What's this?"

"Well... you can think of it as a device that can react to spiritual power. It contains fragments of Uriel. After I make some adjustments, its spiritual abilities can be used by us."

Xiwang explained with a smile.

"This can be considered a weakened version of the "God's Key". Anyway, it is a device that is constructed based on a part of a Honkai creature and further utilizes the power that originally belonged to the Honkai creature."

"But... according to your report, Uriel's spiritual power should inspire fear in people, right? Then this warm, reassuring feeling..."

“Because I’ve adjusted it a little bit.”

Xiwang explained with a smile.

"After all, it exists for the purpose of protection, so it naturally needs to give people a sense of security."

"You're amazing! No wonder I haven't seen you recently. You're here to solve this problem!"

"……Roughly the same."

Xiwang did not refute what Alicia said... In fact, it did not take Xiwang much time to adjust this spiritual power. After all, he [ate] most of Uriel's body, and also obtained a part of its power with Uriel's active contribution. Therefore, it was not very difficult to adjust this part of the power.

But since Alicia thinks so, just admit it. I'm sure others will believe this reason too.

"And... this thing is hooked by the person holding it, right?"

Xi Wang picked up the lantern and held it slightly in the direction of Alicia.

"If a person holds it, a red flame will light up, giving people a warm and fiery feeling. The more determined the person holding it is, the stronger and brighter the flame will be."

"[What if it's a human]?"

Alicia noticed a certain part of Xiwang's words.

"Well, so..."

Xi Wang nodded and asked with a smile.

"Want to try, Alicia?"

Xi Wang placed the lantern in front of Alicia and let go of his hand. The originally bright firelight dimmed and dissipated, leaving only a few sparks remaining inside.

"Of course!"

Alicia responded as a matter of course, then gripped the handle and, like Xiwang, closed her eyes slightly, trying to sense something.

Almost immediately, Alicia discovered the trick and established a connection with the [lantern] in her hand, or rather, a certain fragment stored in the lantern.

then……

call--

The sound of flames could be heard.

The vision, which was originally dim due to closing the eyes, now feels a little "light".

Slowly opening her eyes and looking at the "flame" in the lantern that was no less beautiful than Xi Wang's, Alicia smiled happily.

"Hehe~ I can do that too~?"

There was a hint of pride in Alicia's tone.

"Yes, yes, I get it. Alicia is amazing."

Xi Wang took the [lantern] back from her hand, and at the same time took out the design draft he had put aside, and began to think of ways to optimize it.

"Okay, Alicia, you should be okay, right? Then go find someone else to play with. I still have some things to deal with here... Then I have to go back to help the doctor. Although I have handed over most of the things to Klein recently, it's not good to put all the pressure on her. I have to go back to help her..."

"Okay, okay, I know you've been a busy person. I'm not some ignorant bad girl. I won't disturb you casually, okay?"

Alicia landed lightly on the ground, reached out and poked Xiwang's cheek.

"Okay, see you later, Xiwang~?"

"Well, see you later."

Alicia left Xiwang with a cheerful step.

"Humph~?"

Alicia was humming a happy tune and seemed to be in a good mood.

Thinking back to when the two of them held the [lantern] and saw the almost identical flame, the corners of Alicia's mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Sure enough, we are the same, Xiwang..."

She whispered softly.

"Humph~?"

…………

"...ha~"

Xi Wang, who was still in his original position, chuckled.

"Ah... As expected, Alicia is still using the [Fusion Warrior Surgery] as an excuse to show off her strength... In fact, she didn't undergo the surgery."

After all, Xiwang did not sense any [connection] from Alicia, or rather... he could not sense the "blood" that belonged to him.

"But it's true. If she really does this, she will probably be discovered directly."

Xi Wang supported his face with one hand, and with the other hand, he gently grasped the [lantern] again.

"And... help the [younger generations] get familiar with the power... hehe~"

"You'd better hit me harder when the time comes. It's better to get hurt only in the [sparring] than on the battlefield."

"after all……"

call--

A fire lit up from the [lantern], but this time the flame was not bright red, but... dark blue. The feeling it conveyed was also very strange. It was clearly a flame, but it gave people a damp and cold feeling.

"If we meet again, we'll be enemies."

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[There is no need to say much about the following time. While you were optimizing the "lantern", you also dealt with some other chores. In the meantime, you also performed an operation on Mebius, making her the "third" fusion warrior.]

[Of course, all of this was done without the permission of the "Fire Moth". After all, even the "Fire Moth" would not specifically allow Mobius to conduct such an experiment.]

[But unfortunately, by the time the "Fire Moth" learned of the situation, you had already dealt with everything. Mebius successfully completed the operation and became the "third" fusion warrior.]

[It has come to this, and there is nothing the "Fire Moth" can do. He can only warn you a few more times, telling you to be more "behaved" and not do such things without telling them...]

[Especially you! You "pamper" Mobius too much. Whatever she says goes, does she mean it? You do whatever she tells you to do? She has done this to you, and even "tricked" you onto the operating table in disguise, and performed a fusion warrior surgery in private... Even after all this, you still listen to her? ]

「Ah… How should I put it… In order to cover up for you, Mobius has become like this in the eyes of others… This makes you feel a little bitter.」

[Your response to this was normal - this was the doctor's "wish", so I naturally had to make it happen... Besides, wasn't this my "revenge"? I also performed surgery on the doctor, and it was also done privately... but in the end we both survived and succeeded.]

「Your words have confused the others, but Mebius is quite happy.」

[After this, you have been labeled as "infatuated" in "Fire Moth"... Eh? No, your relationship with Eden, Sakura, and Velvet is still unclear, and there is also Aponia who obeys your every word for some reason... Tsk]

[Sure enough, you are more suitable for the label of "scumbag"]

[But you don’t really mind this... you still have a lot of things to deal with.]

[First of all, I have to meet Elini and her parents]

[In order to reassure them, you took the initiative to find them and took the special "Bible" from their hands, and then paid a little attention to Elini's performance in training.]

[Well... As expected, Elini's performance is still excellent and she works very hard... It's her nature, so there's no need to worry too much.]

[After that, you met with Narcissa and the others for a while, and accepted their thanks and small gifts... Because of the previous problem with the shelter, Narcissa and the others, as well as everyone in that shelter, received a certain amount of compensation.]

[Besides, since they were children from the orphanage, Narcissa and the others received quite generous compensation, which even made the adults who took care of them feel a little dizzy...]

[Well, it seems that we don’t have to worry too much about Narcissa and the others this time.]

【very nice】

[Okay, okay, in short, everything is progressing slowly in such an orderly manner.]

[And time has come to this day unknowingly]

[It’s time for you, the “senior”, to help the “juniors” get familiar with the power]

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"It's really surprising that so many people came here to watch today."

Mebius took Klein and looked around meaningfully. Her eyes, which had completely turned into snake pupils, always carried an inexplicable sense of danger, causing everyone she glanced at to tremble subconsciously.

"After all, they are very curious about the physical data of [Brother], and some doubts about the previous [Uriel] crusade have not been solved, so of course they care about it."

Wei Wei, who was standing by, said casually.

"And... old woman, as the "third one", why don't you give it a try?"

"Alas, I'm just an ordinary researcher. I don't know how to do things like fighting and killing."

"...Tsk, that's true. If you go, whether Brother will fight with you is another matter."

Wei Liwei curled her lips, gave up finding fault with this, and looked behind her... She heard some familiar footsteps.

"Hey, isn't this our big star Eden? And the famous model Sakura... Are you interested in this too?"

"I was a little concerned, so I came to take a look."

Eden said with a smile.

"Also, there have been a lot of promotional activities recently... I can just take this short period of time as a break."

"Ah."

Sakura nodded, agreeing with Eden's statement.

"It's been a long time, Dr. Mebius."

"It's been a long time indeed, Eden, Sakura."

Mobius nodded in the direction of the two of them as a greeting, then raised his hand and gestured slightly. Klein, who was standing next to him, promptly handed the recording terminal to Mobius. At the same time, Klein himself picked up another terminal and planned to record simultaneously.

Mei, who was not far away, made a similar move, and Kevin, who was standing behind her, focused his attention on the figure in the center of the venue.

Of course, several observers directly under the Fire Moth are also indispensable.

In addition, there are Hen's wife and daughter Blanca and Grayshu, as well as Padofelice, who took care of Grayshu so that Blanca would have time to process the data, and Elini, who was invited in advance to "observe and learn" because she was an "in-house member".

On the other side of the observation window, the so-called "competition" is about to begin.

…………

"Well... okay, who's going first?"