I already said this is not a life simulator!

"You can ask other [fellows] about this. After all... it's just my one-sided statement. You won't believe it, right?"

Xiwang took Skadi's hand, turned around and looked into the distance.

"Come on, Bloodkin, we have work to do."

"Ah."

Skadi nodded obediently, letting him lead her, letting him take her, stepping into the ocean current flowing in the air, heading towards the distance.

"........."

He was the only one left there, silent.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth, and with a "splash", he flipped over like a fish and dived into the sea. Under the sea, in a glowing area, he found the man, the former warrior.

"Wuhu~ I didn't expect you guys could make alcohol... But drinking in seawater always feels weird."

She spoke underwater in a somewhat heroic tone. Her fiery long hair had changed a bit, with the ends turning white like waves, just like those who accepted their current situation.

【Congratulations...】

Next to her, there was a strange Honkai beast with dark blue and white as its main colors and that looked a bit like a "big jar". It was speaking bit by bit in a distorted and awkward tone.

"Oh, no need to say it directly. We are connected, you can just tell me directly. Your speech function is not complete, so don't force it."

She patted the Honkai beast beside her gently and said with a smile.

[I like language exchange, I am learning...]

"Oh! Great, great, very ambitious! Oh... it's like having a pet at home, very interesting~"

[■■? Blood relatives said, ■■ is a gang■! ]

"Why is it that Xi Wang who taught you again... What on earth did he teach you? Really... Hmm?"

She rubbed the Honkai beast, speaking with some confusion and amusement, but soon, she felt someone, or a [compatriot] approaching.

"Captain Himiko..."

He came in front of Himiko and saw that this former warrior of "Fire Moth" was getting along so well with the Honkai beasts. He felt his face distorted.

"Oh, it's you..."

Himiko knew him, or it would be difficult for Himiko not to know him at this moment... After all, he was one of the few people who were unwilling to join "Thoughts".

"Why are you interested in looking for me? According to your thinking, I am now your enemy. Also, don't call me captain, because I am not one now. The position of captain is given to Hua."

"...Why can you say these words so easily? And...how can you get along so well with these Honkai beasts?"

"Hey, if you can connect to their "thoughts", you will know that they are completely different from ordinary Honkai beasts. I don't know what Xi Wang has trained them into..."

[Adjust? Bad? Blood relatives, bad, no! ]

"I don't mean to say anything bad about him... Xi Wang himself has no objection."

【Well……】

It calmed down temporarily, perhaps it received some news from its "thoughts".

"Let me take a look... Oh, really, Xi Wang actually threw this question to us, it's too much... But it's also true that in your eyes, if he is just talking to himself, his credibility will not be very high at all."

Himiko paused for a moment, muttered to herself, then looked up at him and responded to him directly without waiting for him to ask a question.

After all...Himiko already knew his doubts from her "thoughts".

"In fact, you shouldn't come to me with this question. Here, at least now, I am the least qualified person to blame Xi Wang, or even to stop Xi Wang... From the "past" to the "present", I can be said to be the one who has received the most help from him... At least that's the case now."

"Well... to put it simply, I can say that he saved my life. If you count the previous one... he saved me twice."

"Whether it's out of gratitude to him or what he wants to do now, I can't blame him for anything."

“…What on earth are you talking about, Captain Himiko?”

He couldn't quite understand what Himiko was saying.

"Ah... So, if you don't connect to your thoughts, acknowledge yourself, and accept your past... then you won't be able to understand what we are saying at all."

Himiko covered her head with her hands in pain.

"In that case... I'll try a more direct form of expression."

Himiko thought for a moment and then raised her hand.

"In fact, this is the simplest way to verify it, but you guys don't want to do it... Come to think of it, you don't want to verify it, and you're afraid of it... It's a bit difficult to get you guys to face it when you're in such a dilemma."

"what?"

"To put it simply, you can determine whether you are a human being by your own blood."

Himiko said with a smile.

"Those monsters... oh no, we should say they are our "companions", similar to the little guy next to me. Their blood is azure blue, which is also a proof of Honkai creatures, at least proof of Honkai creatures like us, right?"

"And accordingly, since we belong to the same category as them and can even be said to be [fellow countrymen], our blood should also be azure blue, right?"

"........."

He hesitated for a moment before nodding...that's what he thought.

"But... what a pity."

Himiko laughed, raised her hand slightly, and moved her fingers slightly, causing the sea water to form a water blade, which cut her wrist.

"We are human beings after all."

His eyes widened.

“And they have always been [human].”

A bright red color gushed out from Himiko's wrist, and then quickly dissipated, turning into a light crimson in the sea water.

"So... do you understand?"

The sea water flowed quietly, gently caressing Himiko's wrists, relieving her pain and healing her wounds.

The red color floating in the sea quickly faded away and disappeared, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"He has never changed us, at least not as a human being."

"........."

He didn't say anything because he didn't know how to react... This was a severe blow to his previous cognition.

"...Okay, whether you want to verify it or not, and whether you want to recognize it, depends on your own thinking... Xiwang called us, so I'll leave first."

Himiko held the Honkai beast in one hand and patted his shoulder with the other hand. Then she swayed her body, controlled the water flow, and swam away quickly.

"........."

He stayed where he was, raised his hand, and stared at his palm in a daze.

After hesitating for a while, he finally gritted his teeth, pressed his thumb on the palm of his hand, pressed his nails against the skin, and then... scratched it hard.

The bright red blood appeared again in the sea water.

“Ah…ah…what are you doing…”

His tone became somewhat dejected, yet somewhat relieved.

"Wouldn't it seem that... my thoughts during this period... my persistence during this period... were all boring?"

His body also became relaxed because of his relieved heart, and he allowed the sea water to lift and manipulate his body.

"So...what are you? Xiwang..."

His eyelids drooped slightly, and a streak of white highlights gradually appeared in his originally dark hair.

"…Are you a [human]…or something else?"

"… Never mind. It's not important anymore."

He whispered this softly.

The sea water gently caressed the palms of his hands, soothing his pain and healing his wounds.

[Wow, I'm surprised you made the decision so quickly]

In his ears, he seemed to hear Himiko's slightly teasing voice again, followed by many other people's voices... No, it sounded directly from his mind, or rather... he "felt" it.

[Next, you have to be careful. Your own "past" is not so easy to accept, right? ]

Someone reminded me.

[You have to sort it out yourself, which is a tedious process, but we can help you]

Someone suggested this.

[In short, don't worry]

We will help you

They said so.

……

…………

As for Xiwang's side... although the others' control over the water flow was definitely not as good as Xiwang and Skadi's, with the help of the [Ocean], they quickly came to Xiwang and Skadi's side.

"What? Are you going to start now?"

Himiko spoke with a smile as soon as she arrived, but there was still a hint of seriousness in her tone.

"Well, we need to give them enough pressure so that they can become more resolute... Otherwise, there will be many people like him... Even the soldiers of the Fire Moth will have their perceptions of themselves wavering, let alone ordinary people."

Xi Wang nodded and said so.

"You really are...trying to use hatred to consolidate other people's perception of you...that's really too much."

"After all, love and hate are the two most profound emotions... I don't have enough time to make them feel a deep enough love, but a deep enough hate is still possible."

Xi Wang shrugged and said indifferently.

"after all……"

Xiwang's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Destruction is much easier than construction."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop laughing like a big devil, okay?"

“But I am indeed now~”

Xiwang said with a smile.

"It's interesting to have the protagonist of the story occasionally play an extreme villain, isn't it?"

"...Tsk, if I didn't know what you wanted to do, just looking at your expression, I would have to give you a blow."

Himiko smacked her lips, looked away, stepped on the sea water, and walked to the other side.

"Anyway, let Hua's side be given to me, is that okay?"

"Of course."

"Everyone else can do whatever they want. Xi Wang is the only main player anyway... As long as it doesn't interfere with the main work, the others can do whatever they want."

Himiko waved her hand, and then with a "splash", she jumped into the sea like a fish, controlling the water flow and swam away quickly.

"Then I'll leave it to you all~"

Xi Wang clapped his hands lightly, his tone so gentle that it was a little scary.

"OK~"

The others nodded in agreement. After all... they already knew what Xi Wang wanted to do. The emotions and thoughts that came from his "thoughts" and everything he witnessed in the "past" were enough to prove that Xi Wang had absolutely no intention of harming them at this moment, let alone destroying [humanity].

Just as he said, just as he promised Mebius, he just wanted to give [humanity] an "evolution".

"...Please, Blood Relatives."

"Well, I am with you, my blood relative."

Skadi nodded and followed Xiwang closely.

"So……"

Xiwang raised his head, and in the dim drizzle, he gazed at the horizon, and at the defense line of mankind on the coast.