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

She was really a little angry.

I finally got the opportunity to save your future, but what was the result?

You, girl, are totally ungrateful and even play games with me instead.

If it were not clear that Theresa had not been much impacted by the simulation, the current Grand Duke would probably have planned to ride on Theresa's body and spank her hard to declare his family throne.

Seeing that the Grand Duke agreed to her "game", Theresa, who had half of her plan successful, breathed a sigh of relief. As for listening to Ikaros's slightly angry low words, she also realized the disadvantage of taking advantage of his character. Then she immediately coughed twice and said in a slightly submissive tone:

"Ahem... As for the price, the game must have rewards and punishments."

"But, if I die, then I think I have paid for it with my life. If you are not satisfied, I can give you some of my property, and you can also use my body..."

"That's enough. No more words, Theresa. If you die, I will laugh at your stupidity and naivety in front of your grave. So let's talk about the reward. Since you are playing a game with me, you must have something you want, right?"

But the Archduke interrupted Theresa before she could say more.

The Grand Duke would not allow such a future to appear. Even if Theresa made her a little angry, the Grand Duke would at most want to let the original future violently knock Theresa unconscious, put a collar on Theresa and beat her up in the room.

As for death and corpses, the Grand Duke could only say that he did not have such a strong taste for them and did not like them. A living Theresa was better.

"Of course...but it depends on whether Miss Ikaros is willing." When Theresa heard the Grand Duke's words, her eyes instantly turned cold, like a cat that finally waited for its prey.

The Grand Duke frowned slightly, wondering if what she said was a bit hasty, but since the words had already been said, she naturally couldn't withdraw them, so she nodded to Theresa and said:

"As long as it doesn't touch my bottom line, I can certainly agree to it, Theresa."

Although he really wanted to just wave his hand and say that you can ask for any reward you want, but for the sake of the main body, the Grand Duke still left room for mediation.

She is arrogant, but arrogance is not the same as stupidity.

"Well... okay." Theresa was a little disappointed with this answer. After all, if the Grand Duke himself was here, he would definitely agree to her request without hesitation. However, when she thought that Ikaros here was just the Grand Duke's alter ego and she was not her real other self, Theresa felt relieved.

After all, although I long for everything that my other self once had, the love, warmth and happiness that he once had.

However, being able to personally re-create a future that belongs only to each other with the Grand Duke of this world is extremely exciting and full of yearning and longing.

So it doesn’t matter.

"Well... let's put aside the reward for now. If possible, I hope that Miss Ikaros can stay in the Tower of Babel for a longer time to witness and see the future I change, or my death.

I don’t know if this request is possible.”

Full of expectations and hopes for the future, Theresa extended her hand to Ikaros. Although she did not expect the other party to hold her hand immediately, she felt that it was a sign of respect to put her plans on the table at the beginning.

Anyway, Theresa has no intention of further provoking Ekaros.

Otherwise, based on the Archduke's personality, Ekalos might really explode with her next.

But to Theresa's surprise, the Grand Duke directly held her hand, stared deeply into her amber eyes with his pale golden eyes, and said, "Okay, let me see your so-called bargaining chips and power to change the future, Theresa."

"I am looking forward to your death and unwillingness."

The Grand Duke who agreed to Theresa's words naturally had his own considerations, and she would not betray the real person.

The reason why he agreed was because Ikaros originally had this idea and planned to temporarily hold the title of a stationed operator inside the Tower of Babel.

Although she would have to return to the Tower of Babel after this journey, Ikaros had already decided to find an excuse to leave Lateran and go to the Tower of Babel to work on changing Theresa's future for a while.

Therefore, it was not a big deal that the Grand Duke helped the original body Ekalos to agree to these things in advance.

However, although he agreed, the tone of the Grand Duke's agreement and the strength of his handshake with Theresa were not friendly. After all, she was still angry and naturally was unforgiving in her words.

Although if Theresa was in danger, she would probably be the one who panicked the most.

But she would panic ≠ she couldn't be Theresa enough.

There's nothing I can do about it, the Archduke is just a guy with a weird personality.

And Theresa, having been somewhat influenced by herself in another world, happened to like this.

Therefore, facing Ikaros's words that were almost like a curse, Theresa didn't care at all. She felt that the part of her hand that was pinched by him was just like being massaged. She even had the leisure to smile and tease him:

"Okay, but I think my future is more likely to be surrounded by flowers and hope."

"After all, you don't want me to die, Miss Icarus."

Theresa blinked her eyes and said the last words in a slightly mischievous tone.

The Grand Duke snorted coldly and retorted coldly: "Who knows, maybe I would like to see the gentle demon king wailing like a bird with broken wings before he dies?"

"But you don't think so, otherwise you wouldn't have to tell me all this, right? And... you have actually been waiting for me, right?" Theresa was unmoved and continued to speak with a smile. At the same time, she had noticed a lot of clues and began to take the initiative in the communication.

This surprised the Grand Duke a little, but she would certainly not admit it.

She was indeed waiting for Theresa, or to be more precise, the Grand Duke started to show off his presence in Area B, where the flow of operators was the highest, after he had searched for Theresa in vain, hoping to attract Theresa.

In fact, the Grand Duke had already decided that if Theresa did not come in the end, he would create some big noise or ask Askalon to help send a message to Theresa and request a meeting.

Fortunately, Theresa finally arrived before the Grand Duke's patience was exhausted.

The Grand Duke, who had sensed Theresa's presence in advance, quickly constructed a place that she thought was most suitable for reunion and communication.

Although I know that my little thoughts can be easily seen through.

However, the Grand Duke would never admit it no matter what. After all, wouldn't it be like he was begging Theresa to live?

Although this seems to be the case in reality, the Grand Duke has to have some dignity.

Moreover, her proud character did not allow her to admit these things, not to mention that the current conversation between the Grand Duke and Theresa was still somewhat tense.

Fortunately, Theresa knew the situation. After estimating that Ekaros's dissatisfaction was about to reach a critical point, she immediately changed the subject:

"But... Speaking of which, Ikaros, why did the employee rest area in Area B become like this? And where are those operators? Why are there only two of us here?"

In fact, Theresa, who is familiar with the Archduke's Originium skills, is very clear about these.

However, in order to ease the gradually cooling atmosphere between the two, Theresa chose to ask the question even though she knew the answer.

The Grand Duke could see Theresa's thoughts after hearing this, but she always had a high tolerance for people she cared about, so she would not continue to hold onto Theresa's words if she had a way out, and said in a more relaxed tone, "This is my Originium skill."

"You can think of it as a deception of your five senses, or as an extension of a dream."

"Just as you said, dreams are indeed somewhere between falsehood and reality, so the changes around us are both real and false."

"As for those operators, I dragged them into another dream that has nothing to do with this place. They listened to me playing the piano or immersed themselves in their own beautiful dreams. So here, there are only you and me."

He revealed almost all his secrets. The Grand Duke always trusts those who can be trusted.

Never change.

Chapter 186 Reproduction:? I can’t stand it anymore, it explodes!

"I see, this is really a magical ability."

"But... releasing such a large-scale Originium technique should be a big burden for your status, Ekaros, right?"

She was stunned by Ikaros' trust in her, but Theresa didn't say much when she saw the girl's indifferent look. She just looked at the things around her that were so real that they were hard to describe, and couldn't help but ask with a little worry in her heart.

Although it is unclear whether Ikaros is a patient with Originium disease, regardless of whether he is or not, the large-scale use of Originium skills will inevitably cause great harm to the user himself.

Although it's a little late to worry about it now, it's better than not mentioning it at all.

"It's not a big deal. This body is more powerful than you can imagine, Theresa."

"And now that we have reached a consensus and started the game, there is no need for me to maintain this 'dream' any longer."

The Grand Duke stood up as he spoke, and Theresa followed him subconsciously.

Then, as the Archduke finished speaking, the beautiful garden around them suddenly turned into countless points of light and disappeared like broken glass. Only Theresa and the Archduke were surrounded by many operators with confused expressions.

They are all operators who broke away from their own dreams and the influence of the Grand Duke after he abolished the Originium Technique.

"Let's go. I don't think you want to be surrounded by operators, right?"

He extended his hand to Theresa, who was surprised by the sudden appearance of the operators around her. The Archduke's mouth curled up beautifully because he was satisfied with Theresa's reaction.

"...I feel like you are very familiar with me, Ekaros."

Theresa looked at the hand stretched out in front of her and couldn't help but sigh softly.

If it were someone else, they would not be as considerate as Ikaros in front of them, and would worry about being overwhelmed by the enthusiastic operators.

After all, he is a benevolent demon king... As a people-friendly leader, Theresa has to work very hard to maintain her image in public.

——Although this was also Theresa’s own choice from the bottom of her heart.

“Maybe we know each other in another world?” The Archduke did not comment on this, but it was destined that he and Theresa in this world had just met.

Both the Grand Duke and Theresa believed this in their hearts.

"That's right. Actually, when I first met you, Miss Ekaros, I felt like we were old friends. Now that I think about it, maybe we are really destined to be together."

Theresa smiled and joked as she held the hand that Ikaros extended to her.

There was a hint of joking between friends, but underneath that seemingly joking feeling, Theresa's true feelings were more or less hidden.

After all, they crossed the world, spanned time and space, and met again by various coincidences.

Even though from Theresa's perspective, Ikaros has no memory of the other world, such a fate can be called a miracle.

Isn’t this what the Grand Duke thinks in his heart?

However, as a former noble and an extension of Ikaros's arrogance, she prefers to express her attitude through her actions rather than speaking such words out loud.

She tightly grasped the gentle demon king's white little hand while the crowd was still confused.

He led Theresa away from the operators' resting place, and only let go of her when they both arrived at an empty corridor.

"We shouldn't run into any trouble here, but what are you going to do next, Ekaros?"

"I don't know." In response to Theresa's question, the Grand Duke gave the best answer in the world.

It was impossible to return to the main body's room. Although the Archduke left a letter explaining his situation, based on the information about Arturo in the main body's memory, the Archduke did not think that leaving a letter would make Arturo stay away from "him" for a day.

So she couldn't go back and give up, and she had no interest in asking Da Gong to do other things.

As a standard Victorian Union Jack aristocrat, the Grand Duke's favorite things are drinking black tea, walking his bird, and doing charity work for fallen girls.

However, it is obvious that none of the above three points can be achieved at the Tower of Babel.

Therefore, the Grand Duke was indeed confused about what he would do if he separated from Theresa.

Want to try some new-age pastries?

But I guess this place called Kazdel doesn’t have any special desserts... The Tower of Babel is about the same. The taste of the cafeteria is really hard to describe, but it’s just enough not to kill you.

After thinking it over, the Grand Duke found that he really didn't know what he should do if he and Theresa separated.

All we can say is that this is what the Grand Duke, a ghost of the old times, is like.

It is embarrassing.

“Is that so, um…” And Theresa saw the confusion in Ikaros’s pale golden eyes. After a moment’s silence, she suddenly clapped her hands, attracting the Grand Duke’s attention and smiled:

"Since you don't know what to do next, Ikaros, why don't you come with me to stroll around the Tower of Babel?"

"Anyway, I'm on vacation today. I'd like to help the guests who have come from afar and show my hospitality. I don't think you will refuse me, right, Ekaros?"

Stare~

"Let's go ahead. I have nothing else to do anyway." Although the Archduke suspected that Theresa's enthusiasm was a little strange, after thinking about it, out of trust and some private messages, the Archduke, who was staring at Theresa suspiciously, finally agreed to the other party's invitation.

Theresa wouldn't do anything to her anyway.

Therefore, it shouldn't be a big problem...right?

...It doesn't matter. In the end, it's the main body that gets screwed and suffers. It's Ikaros who suffers. What does it have to do with the Grand Duke of Manchester? (Spreading hands)

"Yes, then... come with me, Ikaros." Theresa nodded slightly excitedly, and grabbed the other's hand again as if she was afraid that Ikaros would regret it again, and then took Ikaros in one direction.

At this moment, Theresa could be said to have arranged all her upcoming schedule in an instant.

I also thought about all the fun and romantic places on the Tower of Babel.

This is a rare opportunity to gain the Archduke's favor, Theresa must seize it!

Although the Grand Duke was dragged by Theresa's hand towards an unknown direction and felt a little uncomfortable because he had lost the initiative, he looked at Theresa's back and sniffed the faint fragrance coming from Theresa's long pink and white hair.

The Grand Duke's discomfort also disappeared.

Maybe sometimes, it wouldn't be a bad thing to let Theresa take the lead.

After all, he had already recognized Theresa and regarded her as his successor, that is, the next Grand Duke of Manchester. In addition, he was now just a noble duke in name only, and Theresa was not much affected by the simulator.

Therefore, the Grand Duke found that he did not need to act so strong.