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

Chapter 181: Grand Duke: Disguise? What is disguise? I don't know!

The morning light seeps into the quiet room through the cracks in the window, bringing the warmth of a new day to the girls who are sleeping in each other's arms on the bed with peaceful smiles on their faces.

However, due to someone's biological clock and Ena's secret arrangement.

As the girl's butterfly-like eyelashes fluttered gently, a pair of light golden eyes as bright as gems slowly opened with a bit of hazy sleepiness, and the long silver hair casually scattered on the seductive collarbone was also coated with a layer of holy light gold in the morning light.

It appears elegant and holy and cannot be desecrated.

After a brief moment of confusion, the girl began to look around with a little curiosity, like a new life's curiosity about the world, or like a person from the past wanting to explore the future.

But no matter what, it is obvious that the girl who woke up in Arturo's arms at this moment with an inherent pride and elegance is no longer Icarus herself.

But it was the Grand Duke from the past, from the simulator, the 'Bloody White Duke' who did not exist in any history and had never been recorded in the long river of time.

—Ekalos Richard Serena Manchester.

"Is this your original body? It's really healthy and strong... but it also seems to lack exercise. Is it because you think it's unnecessary or because you're arrogant?"

Feeling the power and potential hidden in the body that has not yet fully developed, Ikaros, or the Grand Duke, felt a little envious, but also had a playful smile on his face.

After all, the Grand Duke knew very well what kind of huge and terrifying Shura field Ikaros would face in the future.

If the original body, Ekalos, can fully develop the power within this body, then suppressing the Shura Field would be a piece of cake. However, if the original body does not do so, then in the end it will not be the original body that suppresses the Shura Field, but the people in the Shura Field who will "suppress" the original body.

Quite interesting, isn’t it?

Paying an equal price for one's arrogance and self-confidence is like...

——Just like myself back then.

A trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. The Archduke withdrew his attention from feeling this body and observing the surroundings, and looked at Arturo who was hugging him tightly, as if he was protecting the most precious thing. He couldn't help but have some bad thoughts in his heart.

"What a cute childhood sweetheart... If the main character was snatched away by another woman, you would definitely cry bitterly, right? I really look forward to seeing you forcing a smile while watching the main character hugging another woman while holding back tears... Hehe, that will definitely be very interesting."

The Grand Duke has always been a person with a rather bad taste.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have played the so-called "game" with Theresa.

Arturo seemed to have sensed the malice as well. She could not help but frowning as she was originally sleeping soundly in a sweet dream. She hugged the girl in her arms tighter, and then, after feeling the reassuring breath on Ikaros' body, she relaxed her brows and continued to sleep.

It also made the Grand Duke subconsciously suppress the evil thoughts in his mind.

After all, bad taste is bad taste, and the Grand Duke would not really do anything to Arturo who was sleeping, nor did he want to wake up Arturo who was sleeping because of his own reasons.

After all, she and Ikaros are one and the same.

Therefore, even though she currently exists dominated by the Archduke's memory, Arturo can be considered the Archduke's childhood sweetheart. To some extent, Icarus's feelings for Arturo are no less than the Archduke's feelings for Theresa.

So the Grand Duke's feelings can affect Ikaros, and similarly, Ikaros's feelings will naturally affect the Grand Duke.

The Archduke had no ill will or other thoughts towards Arturo. At most, he just wanted to see how his childhood sweetheart would break down in the future. That wasn't too much, was it?

You know, the Grand Duke in the past liked to see the most desperate expressions of greedy and stupid people before they died.

In comparison, the Archduke felt that he had restrained his bad taste for Arturo.

But then, the Grand Duke no longer had any thoughts of teasing Arturo or waiting for Arturo to wake up.

After all, she also has her own goals to accomplish and things to do.

So relying on his own Originium skills, the Grand Duke quickly and silently pulled himself out of Arturo's arms.

The slender white jade feet tapped lightly on the cold ground. The Duke casually tucked his messy silver hair behind his ears, opened the closet and looked at the pile of clothes inside and couldn't help frowning.

"Why are they all civilian clothes? And the workmanship of these skirts is too poor. Such good materials can be used to make such bad clothes. Aren't those tailors ashamed?"

The Duke of Manchester, a traditional Victorian Union Jack aristocrat, could not accept these skirts and clothes that were mass-produced on assembly lines.

You know, she is a native of Londinium! Although it has been a long time since she was born and there is no trace of her in history, the glory of the Manchester family and her self-esteem as a noble do not allow her to wear these seemingly gorgeous but actually dull clothes.

Even if these porridge-flavored clothes that are easy to wear for sports are the best styles that Ikaros, the original body, can find, it still doesn’t work!

"Ena, make me a set of Victorian aristocratic men's clothing with a swallowtail style." Dissatisfied, he carefully closed the wardrobe to avoid making noise. The Grand Duke also knew that he could not expect his original body to have any clothes that he liked, so he was too lazy to continue looking and just wanted the system to prepare it for him.

"Oh, by the way, please help me with my hair. I'm not good at dressing myself up. Please help me."

Although she often bypassed the maid to help little Theresa comb her hair, the Grand Duke knew nothing about dressing and combing her own hair. Even though she inherited Ikaros' memory and knew how to do it, she still habitually asked others to serve her.

I can only say that this is how the damn nobles are.

「Eh, this… this isn’t appropriate, and I can’t help you materialize clothes…」

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. If you're worried about that girl waking up, I've already deceived her five senses. She won't wake up even if we play some exciting games."

"As for the clothes... I'm not getting them for free, Ena. Just deduct them from the system points and make the ones I wear in the simulation. I don't want to go out wearing some unoriginal industrial product."

Waving her hand, signaling Ena to listen to her, the Grand Duke's arrogance as a noble was fully revealed at this moment, but her identity and strength did allow her to say such words.

The Grand Duke is also a part of Ikaros, which can be regarded as the reason for Ikaros's subconsciousness.

After thinking silently for a moment, Ena decided to listen to the Grand Duke. After all, she had to rely on the Grand Duke of Manchester today to avoid causing trouble to the sleeping Ikaros.

So after thinking about it, Ena chose to obey the Grand Duke's request, which was not excessive.

The long-lost embodiment transformed itself into a human form, and then began to help the Grand Duke with his hair and makeup according to the temporary memory in the system space. He also paid some distortion points to exchange the Grand Duke for the dress that he most often wore in the simulation from the gift package in the system mall in advance.

Put it on carefully.

But this time, facing Ikaros's body, Ena did not blush.

Perhaps it was because she did not like the Grand Duke's temperament, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but Ena calmly helped the Grand Duke put on a luxurious and complicated dress, and helped him comb his messy silver hair and put on his makeup, just like a real maid.

Seeing that Ena helped him obediently, the Grand Duke finally let go of his slightly anxious heart. After seeing the face in the mirror, which was almost the same as his own in his twenties in the simulation except for the slightly immature temperament, he nodded with satisfaction.

The same goes for the clothes Ena prepared.

It's not that the Grand Duke hates being ordinary, but he really disdains to wear those dresses produced on an assembly line.

Just thinking about meeting Theresa, the Grand Duke subconsciously wanted to face her in his best attitude.

What's more, the Grand Duke at this moment is not a simple Grand Duke after all, but a look of 'arrogance'.

If Ena rejected her in the end, the Grand Duke honestly didn't know what to do next.

But fortunately, there are not so many ifs in this world.

So after putting on his formal dress, the Grand Duke finally asked Ena for a piece of pure sapphire to hang on his chest according to his custom, and prepared a lot of small decorations and props of Victorian aristocrats, including a pocket watch, single-frame glasses, and a cane.

The Grand Duke, who had completely returned to his simulated appearance, looked at himself in the mirror with a perfect fake smile and was in high spirits as he set out to find his successor, Theresa.

However, before the Grand Duke left, Ena grabbed the corner of her clothes.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else? Ena." The smile on the Grand Duke's face was instantly replaced by a cold calmness, and his mood also became a little worse.

What she hated most was when someone stopped her when she was about to do something.

Most people who stood in her way of something ended up finding their graves in the sewers of Londinium.

If the person holding her was not Ena, then the Grand Duke would probably have swung his cane at her to teach her a lesson.

Seeing the archduke glancing at her with cold eyes, Ena shrank her neck subconsciously out of fear, but after thinking of Ekalos, she mustered up the courage, pointed at Arturo who was still hugging the pillow and sleeping like a kitten, and reminded him:

"Grand Duke, don't forget your promise. No...you can't leave any trouble for Ekaros."

Ena's voice was trembling, but her tone and eyes were exceptionally firm, and the strength of her grip on the corner of the Grand Duke's clothes increased a bit, as if to give the impression that you are not allowed to leave unless you take responsibility.

The Grand Duke couldn't help but fall silent, but then he couldn't help but sneer, "Pfft - hahaha, huh, I thought it was something else, it turns out it's just because of this?"

“Although it is somewhat annoying that these things prevented me from going to Theresa.”

"But considering that you are also thinking about the main body, Ena, I will not care about your offense for the time being. And don't worry, I will definitely not forget this matter - I swear on the honor of the Manchester family."

The coldness on his face disappeared like ice and snow melting as Ena explained, and the Grand Duke looked at Ena with appreciation and approval. He originally thought it was just a typical cat-and-cat waste system.

I didn't expect that he was still so loyal at this time, not bad.

The Archduke admired such people.

After all, whether it is for Ikaros or for the Grand Duke in the simulation.

Whether you are capable is indeed the basis for whether I want to reuse you, but whether you are loyal is the prerequisite for me to know you.

Seeing Ena thinking about her true self, or rather, "herself", from beginning to end.

The Grand Duke was still very pleased, and his expression naturally softened. At least the malice and coldness that originally enveloped Ena had now disappeared completely.

Coupled with the final oath of guarantee based on the family's honor, System Ena, who was originally a little nervous, felt a lot more relaxed for a while.

After all, the very systematic Ena more or less understood the "personality" of the afterimages extended from the emotions of her host, so after receiving the double assurance from the Grand Duke, Ena felt relieved.

Although judging from the Grand Duke's current personality and dress.

She obviously doesn't look like Ikaros, who can play the role of a good wife and mother in daily life, and when necessary, she can also transform into a lively heroine in a youth love comedy.

But if he combines it with the pretender's talent and lets the Grand Duke restrain himself a little.

Ena felt that keeping it a secret for a day wouldn't be a big problem.

Well, should I?

Ahem, as long as the Grand Duke is willing to stay and disguise himself, it will be fine.

Ena still recognized the similarities between the Grand Duke and Ikaros himself in some aspects.

only……

"Grand Duke."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Why...why are you writing a letter?"

"Oh, this, of course, is how I avoid getting into trouble with the main body."

Sitting at the table, he held the fountain pen like a feather pen with his slender fingers, and it danced lightly as if on the piano keys. The Grand Duke left rows of exquisite and graceful beautiful words on the letter, and explained to the confused Ena without turning his head,

"After all, with my personality, from the perspective of 'arrogance', I obviously can't disguise myself perfectly in front of Arturo who knows almost everything about my true self."

"It would be fine if Tao came, but unfortunately it was me who came."

"So... since it's destined to be impossible, then why not just stop pretending from the beginning."

"Today, let's just let Ikaros 'disappear' in Arturo's world for a day because of some things. Anyway, his real body will be back tomorrow. It doesn't matter if we spend one more day together as childhood sweethearts, right? Ena..."

The flying dragon and phoenix danced like a painting, ending the last beautiful words left in the letter.

The Grand Duke finished writing the letter with the graceful pen-turning of a mysterious noble in a fairy tale. After folding it into an exquisite square, he pressed a red clay seal with stars and dragon patterns on it, and the corners of his mouth were outlined with a mysterious smile mixed with a bit of pleasure.

Ena, who was originally confused, gradually changed her expression from doubt to incomprehension, then from incomprehension to shock, and finally from shock to panic and helplessness.

Just type in a pure and kind style of "Oh no, I feel like I've been fooled, but I can't refute it."

It can be said that he was easily controlled by the Grand Duke who was good at playing with people's hearts.

In the end, he could only choose to surrender with grievance, and expressed deep remorse to the sleeping Ekaros in his heart.

Chapter 182 Theresa: Grand Duke? Where is the Grand Duke?! (Approaching quickly)

A new day always comes with the singing of birds, the fragrance of flowers and new hope.

This is what Theresa once firmly believed, just like her view on the future fate of the Sarkaz and this land.

This was especially true after he met and got to know the girl who was suspected to be the Grand Duke.

"Hmm~... Hehe, I wonder if Ekaros will like the clothes I prepared for her. I'm really looking forward to it..."

Slowly putting down the silver needle, the gentle devil stretched and let out a lovely moan. He looked at the clothes from his memory that he had sewn stitch by stitch on the table, stroked the smooth fabric, smiled and whispered softly.

Although a hundred years have made her skills much less sophisticated, she still takes out her needle and thread to sew the clothes that are marked with love in her heart.

The faded memories were once again dyed with exquisite colors, and the unfamiliar craftsmanship gradually became smooth with the fall of stitches under the nourishment of emotion.

Although the price of doing all this was that Theresa could not rest all night, looking at the outline of the clothes, Theresa still looked forward to the day when it was completed and given to Ikaros to wear.

I think... I would be very happy at that time, right?

Even if - perhaps Ikaros is not the Archduke himself.

"Haha, why am I becoming pessimistic again? Obviously that child is the most promising. I... can't go back a hundred years to look for her."

Theresa laughed at herself, and a trace of loneliness and sadness flashed across her eyes. However, after the chuckle, she returned to her usual gentleness and just shook her head helplessly.

It was as if the helplessness and sadness that had just appeared on her face were just false illusions.

After shaking her head, Theresa looked at the sun outside the window that was about to rise to the zenith, and realized that although it was a rare day off for her, she could just rest in her room all day and continue making clothes.