I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

Out of courtesy, shouldn't I also visit them?

Smelling the faint fragrance wafting out from the crack of the room door, Theresa, whose memories of the past were evoked, hesitated for a moment, but still walked towards the house.

She didn't think the people inside were related to the Grand Duke.

It's just out of hospitality and a little bit of remembrance of the past.

Theresa planned to visit the traveler from Lateran in the house.

And thus, I knocked on the door of destiny.

Chapter 170: Disguise Mask: Cannot be carried. Grand Duke: This is a victory for the nobility

knock knock --

The sound of knocking on the door was keenly noticed by Ekaros, who had just finished preparing the meal.

"Arturo, go serve the food. I'll go see if Little W or Luciana's mother is back."

After rearranging her silver high ponytail into loose long hair, Icarus greeted Arturo who was sitting on the sofa, and then walked towards the door.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Arturo didn't pay any attention to Ekalos' arrangement. He walked into the kitchen full of fragrance and skillfully served the food.

At this time, Ikaros also came to the direction of the door.

Because the land ship Rhodes where Babel Tower is stationed is a high-tech product left over from a previous civilization.

Although the brief renovation could not restore the full value and technology of this land cruiser, some basic functions were still well preserved.

This naturally includes the simple technology of directly seeing the visitors outside the door through the display.

Ekalos placed his white little hand on the start-up position of the monitor and looked at it with some curiosity, but after seeing the face of the person outside the house, he was stunned for a moment.

Just think about it, how would you feel if someone who is both familiar and unfamiliar to you suddenly appears in front of you?

Moreover, this person has had disputes with you for a long time. Under your training, he has completed the transformation from humble to noble, from mediocre to great. And because of you, this person finally wants to be with you forever. He even persisted for hundreds of years for your death. Finally, after he was completely unable to resurrect you, he chose to die for you.

It is not known what others think of Ikaros, but when Ikaros saw Theresa's face, she could clearly feel that some emotion deep in her soul was touched.

The smile that had disappeared due to astonishment reappeared on her face with a hint of relief, and the dazed surprise in her eyes gradually turned into a little complexity and a hint of nostalgia.

Haha...you've grown up, Theresa Manchester.

No wonder I felt like I had to open the door myself in the kitchen just now.

If it was her...it wouldn't be surprising.

However, although Ikaros really wanted to open the door right now and have some contact with this real princess.

丨But perhaps out of some kind of intuition in his heart, Ikaros felt that he might be able to use the camouflage mask that cost him a lot of distortion points.

Anyway, after putting it on, Ikaros, who had already tested this prop, knew that his face would still be his own face.

So it's a waste not to use it, after all it's just for insurance.

Ikaros would never admit that he had a bad feeling in his heart warning him.

After all, simulation is simulation and reality is reality.

Ikaros firmly believed this.

hum-

Finally, after Ikaros quickly put on the camouflage mask, the girl, whose temperament had slightly changed, opened the door to her room.

"Good afternoon, beautiful Miss Sarkaz, may I ask what I can do for you?" Subconsciously displaying proper etiquette, Ikaros looked at Theresa in front of him with some elegance and tenderness, tilting his head slightly, and a few strands of hair slid from his earlobe and floated in the air, like feathers on an angel's wings.

Being treated like this by such a polite Sakota, Theresa was slightly surprised, but then smiled gently, gently lifted her skirt, and said softly:

"Hello, Sakota, I am the leader of the Tower of Babel, the Demon Lord of the Sarkaz, Theresa."

"I came here today to visit you, but... I don't think I came at the right time."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Arturo, who was also looking over because of the noise at the door.

Theresa looked at the dishes and chopsticks in the black-haired Sakota's hands, and there was a hint of tactful apology in her tone, but she obviously had no intention of leaving.

But Ikaros didn't intend to let Theresa leave.

“How could that be? As guests, we are so happy to have Demon King Kazdel here.” Ikaros said, and then smiled and invited Theresa:

"It just so happens that I have a few specialties from Yan Country. If you don't have any suggestions, I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to have lunch with us?"

To be honest, it is stupid to casually invite the leader of an organization to dinner.

Especially when you are on the other party's territory and you are his guest, the general leader is basically doomed to refuse. After all, who can guarantee that your meal is of no problem?

But Theresa would not do that. In fact, it was exactly what she wanted. Although she had no intention of having a free meal, she just planned to visit Luciana's daughters, ask some questions, chat and then leave.

But since she could taste some familiar flavors from her memory, why would Theresa refuse?

So she accepted Ikaros' invitation without hesitation: "Yes, if you and your companions don't mind."

Inexplicably, I felt that the silver-haired Sakta in front of me had a familiar aura.

Unfortunately, due to the camouflage mask, although Theresa could see Ikaros' beautiful face, she had no way of associating it with the Grand Duke of Manchester. Instead, this sense of familiarity was overshadowed by Ikaros's unique affinity for the Sarkaz.

Theresa only felt that the silver-haired Sakota in front of her was very cute and polite, but she never thought of him as the person she loved.

Impressive.

Having said that, Theresa's gaze still lingered on Ikaros for a long time, and her amber eyes silently brought considerable pressure to Ikaros.

The silver-haired girl's heartbeat accelerated for some reason and she subconsciously looked at her childhood sweetheart and changed the subject:

"Arturo, what do you think?"

"Me?" Arturo, who was observing Theresa, hesitated for a moment when her name was suddenly called. She originally wanted to ask Ekaros, but seeing Ekaros' relieved attitude at this moment, she didn't intend to mention the fact that Ekaros didn't want to see Theresa.

Then she looked at the dishes in the kitchen, and finally said to the gentle Sarkaz with white hair and a smile:

"I have no objection, as long as His Highness does not mind."

To be honest, Arturo was really curious about the Demon King, especially after meeting this prince in person and feeling his natural gentle temperament, Arturo became even more curious about the Demon King.

In fairy tales, the title of Demon King always belongs to the one who is conquered.

And the reason why it was assigned to this gentle lady really makes people curious.

Before, it was because Ekalos didn't want to see Theresa for some unknown reason, and as his childhood sweetheart, Arturo naturally kept silent about it and suppressed his curiosity.

But now that Ekalos has taken the initiative to invite Theresa, Arturo naturally doesn't have to endure anything for the sake of his childhood sweetheart.

Considering the other party's status as the host, it was natural for her to agree.

The real lunch, which unexpectedly had one more person, was spent peacefully during the three girls' 'first time' together.

At the same time, after finishing his meal, Ekalos was completely sure that Theresa was not the Theresa in the simulation.

The girl's initial anxiety and fear from seeing Theresa disappeared.

After all, after a series of communications and tests, Ekalos did not notice anything wrong with Theresa, nor did he notice anything wrong with Theresa's behavior. Even when Arturo revealed her real name, Theresa did not show any abnormality.

Except for the fact that the group of Sarkaz have a higher degree of favorability towards me.

Basically, there was no strange emotion in the eyes looking at me.

This allowed Ekaros to confirm that the simulation really had no effect on reality.

At least that's what Ikaros saw...

"I'm going to wash the dishes. Miss Theresa can have a good chat with Arturo."

"I think you will have a lot of common topics."

With a gentle smile, she cleaned up the mess on the table, and then Ikaros lifted the silver hair on her forehead. After confirming that Theresa was fine, she first praised Ena in her heart. After that, although Ikaros felt inexplicably lonely for a moment after meeting Theresa's eyes, she quickly faced the Demon King of Kazdel with a gentle attitude again.

"Well, this isn't appropriate, Miss Icarus. After all, I didn't do anything, so why don't you let me take care of these dishes?"

Theresa, who sat on the stool gracefully and finished her meal like a Victorian noble lady, frowned slightly and stood up to wash the dishes for Ikaros.

Although Theresa is a demon king, she was actually just a small tailor before becoming one of the six heroes of Kazdel. Even after becoming a demon king, she did not have the habit of having people dress her.

It was only during the time under the Grand Duke that I truly felt like an aristocrat.

Although except for the beginning, most of her daily affairs (not including washing chopsticks, probably just combing her hair and occasionally helping her put on a dress) were handled by the Duke who had free time.

But in general, excluding the memories of working as a subordinate, Theresa's life is actually no different from that of an ordinary person.

Washing dishes is something that is easy for him.

But how could Ikaros allow someone to challenge her position as the cook? !

"But you are also my guest, Miss Theresa." Looking at Theresa with pale golden eyes, Ikaros gently played with his hair in front of his forehead with a smile, and subconsciously said with a joking tone:

“Or… Miss Theresa, do you want me to be incompetent? If so, that would be a bit too rude.”

"I don't think your Highness is a person who doesn't know etiquette, right?"

Perhaps after making sure that Theresa was not affected by the simulation, Ikaros became a little bolder in his interactions with Theresa, coupled with the mischief of a certain grand duke deep in his soul.

As if possessed by a god, Ikaros lowered his voice and spoke the last words in a voice close to that of the Grand Duke in the dream.

Theresa, who was about to refute Ekaros' words by saying "But I'm the one who invited you here", was stunned.

Even with the help of the camouflage mask, under such a direct attack, even the weak reality distortion ability could not offset the impact of these words on Theresa.

Theresa stared at Ekalos in a daze, as if she was thinking about something.

After being tricked by the Grand Duke in the consciousness space and committing suicide, Ekalos did not notice the subtle changes in Theresa's expression at all.

After Theresa stopped refuting him, he assumed that the other party admitted what he said.

So, with a relaxed and happy mood, humming Rutland's tune, he went to the sink with his dishes.

Arturo, who was at the original place, noticed the slight expression on Theresa's face as she stared at Ikaros' background, but she just regarded this expression as Theresa's inner confusion about Ikaros' behavior.

Then the black-haired Sakta explained softly:

"Ms. Theresa, please don't be confused about this."

"She was always like this in Lateran. Ekaros always likes to take care of things in life like this. It's not to be polite. Please understand."

"Ah, well...I know, and I understand a gentle person like Miss Ekaros."

Interrupted from thinking by Arturo's words, Theresa smiled warmly again, expressing her connection and appreciation.

But the silver-haired girl gave her a more and more familiar feeling.

Especially that sentence, she always felt as if she had heard it somewhere, and her butt also felt a slight pain.

What exactly is this matter about?

Theresa was confused and became more curious about Ikaros.

It’s a pity that no one can answer her questions now.

But to be honest, it’s not necessary.

After all, some answers will be delivered to your door soon.

Especially at this moment, Ikaros' mind was dominated by the emotion called arrogance, and he was backstabbed by an unknown archduke in the memory space.

The answer will soon be presented to Theresa.

……

"It seems that Theresa was not affected by the simulation."

"Sure enough, I was just overthinking..."

I feel a little regretful for some reason, but it’s not bad either. At least this way I don’t have to carry a lot of strange emotions for no reason.

All I have to do is help Theresa, and then I can live my own life!

This disguise... probably isn't necessary anymore.

"I wasted a hundred distortion points in vain, but never mind, just think of it as buying insurance. I don't think I will need you next time."