[Simulation conclusion detected.
Detected that the Host has died within the simulation.] [Beginning deduction of subsequent ending…] [Simulation ending deduced: After your death, Theresa refused to believe it all.
She then took your corpse and departed Kazdel for over a decade.
Carrying your preserved body, she sought a way to resurrect you.
Thus, for all those years, no one knew where Theresa was—not even Theresis.
However, after those ten-odd years, Theresa suddenly returned to Kazdel.
And swiftly, using her identity as the Sarkaz King, she seized the throne and power, completing the consolidation of Kazdel and the unification of the Royal Court.
Furthermore, after investigating the truth of your death, both Theresa and Theresis, in incomparable fury, launched a sacred crusade.
Theresis, as Regent, led a phalanx composed of several preserved pure-blood Wendigo and over a hundred mixed-blood Wendigo.
Under the cover of the Banshees, they executed a thousand-li lightning raid and seized the capital of Londinium.
On that very day, countless nobles who had schemed against you lay dead on the spot, their blood flowing for a thousand li.
Theresa followed close behind, bringing upon the masterminds a nightmare from which they could never reach death.
Smiling, she ground and crushed the consciousness and soul of every mastermind to nothingness.
And at last, under the Aslan King’s sigh, she vindicated your name and enshrined you as the Mother of the Nation of the new Kazdel.
And Manchester replaced the Aslan royal family, becoming the third house—after the Draco and the Aslan—to receive the Crown of Victoria.
But such actions struck terror into the nations of Terra.
Thus, they once again banded together of their own accord, intending to oppose Kazdel.
Yet they were met by Theresa and Theresis, who—with a powerful foundation, the full power of the Sarkaz King, and robust health—routed the coalition forces in succession, relying on the power of the Sarkaz King and the Royal Court.
Thereupon, over the span of a hundred years, they conquered Terra, rebuilt the glory of the Teekaz, and established the Second Kazdel Empire.
And after completing the monumental feat of unifying Terra, Empress Theresa, with the aid of the Hooded One and the Lynx, began to address the problems of the Seaborn and the Demons of the Subspace.
At last, when all these matters had been more or less resolved, Empress Theresa, in the Empire’s third century, vanished completely within a dust-laden ducal manor in the Victorian Province.
The reins of the Empire were transferred, according to her arrangements, into Theresis’ hands.
No one knew where this great Sarkaz King had gone.
Perhaps she simply went into seclusion.
Perhaps she became a deity of the Teekaz, blessing Terra.
But it is also possible…
that after fulfilling her mission and her wish, for the sake of that person from the past, she laid down everything…
—And chose, in the place where that person had once existed, to end this life that was both a success and a failure.] [Simulation Evaluation: B ~ A (The Theresa you raised changed Terra.
This is a monumental feat, but…
did it perhaps deviate a bit from the original objective?)] [Villainess Raising Evaluation: B (Your raising was both a success and a failure.
You indeed left a deep and vivid mark upon Theresa’s life, and greatly changed her.
You made this Queen, for a time, into the greatest ‘villainess.’ But…
was it worth it?)] [Commentary: You indeed, to a great extent, altered the trajectory of Theresa’s life, making this originally merciful Sarkaz King understand the importance of power and authority.
At the same time, your death stimulated the young her to a vast degree, leading to a tremendous increase in the power of the Sarkaz King.
But the choices you made along the way were far too gentle.
Though they brought about a satisfactory ending, they nonetheless diverged completely from your original goal of possessing Theresa.
One cannot help but ponder—did you change Theresa more, or did Theresa change you, far too much…] [Reward Settlement: Originium Arts Enhancement (After successfully influencing others with your Originium Arts, you may now interfere with their five senses), Talent: Originium Arts Master, Sarkaz Affinity, Fragment of the Sarkaz King’s Power (Theresa), Distortion Points x500 (Can be used to refresh talents when choosing simulation talents)] [The next simulation will refresh next week.] [This simulation has concluded.] “…” Looking at the simulation’s ending, Ecaros’ mood was somewhat complicated.
Because, to be honest, due to her past-life memories, Ecaros was rather fond of this gentle and kind Theresa—a Queen who, in the story’s portrayal, was like a flawless person.
Though she knew this was only a simulation, that final line—’for the sake of someone, chose to end this life’—truly left the current Ecaros feeling a bit upset.
It was somewhat akin to playing a galgame, successfully romancing the heroine, only to be told in the end that the heroine had chosen self-annihilation because of you.
Not to mention, the simulation was far more real than a galgame.
During the first-person mode, Ecaros had felt, more than a little, the Queen’s fragrant, soft body.
Now, seeing an ending like this—though she knew it was only a simulation, and honestly, it was far better than the Queen’s ending in reality…
Upset was still upset.
One could only say that perhaps she was a bit too sentimental, able to feel sympathy even for the simulator’s text.
Thank goodness she hadn’t entered First-Person Mode at the end, or else she’d probably be crying right now.
For now…
better accept the rewards first.
Unable to help but feel a bit relieved about her final choice, Ecaros looked at the rewards granted after the simulation’s settlement.
She temporarily cast the simulation’s ending out of her mind.
Her originally somewhat bitter little face instantly improved considerably because of the rewards.
The ahoge atop her head also began to sway.
After all, every single one of these rewards would be a guarantee for her future, when she roamed the ends of the earth.
Ecaros’ mood naturally grew happier the more she looked.
As for why Ecaros’ mood could shift so quickly…
One could only say it was normal.
A simulation was just a simulation.
No matter the ending, life always had to go on.
It was like watching a tearjerker short video—you feel sad while watching it, but once you scroll past, in the end, it’s nothing more than a fleeting sadness.
The rewards given, those were real.
After all, Theresa couldn’t possibly come to reality and catch her.
“System, claim the rewards.” Ecaros spoke.
But just as she claimed the rewards, the girl’s expression changed and she immediately regretted it.
And the reason for her regret was very simple—the moment Ecaros received the Originium Arts Enhancement within the rewards, she was instantly seized by a wave of overwhelming drowsiness.
This was bad.
After all, exactly twenty-five minutes had passed since the simulation ended.
And based on Ecaros’ judgment from past experience, her childhood friend would arrive precisely in five minutes, right on time, in her room.
In the past, to deepen her bond with her childhood friend, she would ask her every day in advance to wake her up, and then take advantage of the morning hours to pretend to be asleep and play little jokes with her.
This time, she was afraid she’d actually fall asleep.
Uh…
although it seemed like actually falling asleep wouldn’t be a problem either.
But Ecaros was very worried that she might accidentally sleep for too long and mess up her childhood friend’s arrangements.
That would be bad.
So the girl fought with all her might to resist her battle against the demon of drowsiness.
But unfortunately, this thick drowsiness could not be dispelled by willpower alone.
Thus, after a bout of resistance, Ecaros ultimately, unwillingly, sank into deep slumber.
And before sinking into sleep, in a daze, the girl seemed to see the lock of her door being turned.
Ecaros wanted to struggle one last time, to get her childhood friend to wake her up with a smack.
But her struggle was, in the end, futile under the coercion of the sandman, and concluded with a pitiable failure.
Her consciousness also sank into the system’s secret space, undetectable by any person or instrument…