[Simulation complete.] [Simulation rating: A+ (Though nothing earth-shattering happened, over many long years, you carved out a place for yourself in a girl’s heart.
You will be lifelong friends.)] [Simulation points acquired: 4,300.
You may spend simulation points to redeem the skills below.
Remaining points will carry over to the next simulation settlement.] [1.
Molting (After receiving fatal damage, you will be reborn within five meters of where you died.) (3,000 points)] [2.
Truth of the World (You stand outside the gates of truth.) (2,000 points)] [3.
Consciousness Studies (You understand the composition of consciousness.) (1,000 points)] [4.
Interpersonal Communication (Anyone who speaks with you will fear you.) (500 points)] [5.
Understanding of Honkai Studies (You have glimpsed one corner of the Honkai.) (200 points)] Ling Yi immediately realized that these were all skills possessed by Mobius.
Even the molting and rebirth ability she would only acquire in the future was among them.
Ah…
the simulation really was over.
Ling Yi felt as if an entire lifetime had passed.
One moment, she had been making zhajiangmian for Mobius.
The next, she was back here.
Every little moment from her daily life with Mobius replayed in her mind like a revolving lantern.
“Where~ is~ the~ newborn~ consciousness~?” While Ling Yi was still reminiscing, the Queen’s voice came from outside.
“Hiss!” After several years of peaceful life, Ling Yi had nearly forgotten what it felt like to have death constantly looming over her.
She hugged her knees, curling up and shuddering.
After staring at the skills displayed on the transparent screen before her and thinking for a moment, she spent her simulation points on Molting and Consciousness Studies.
She really wanted to choose Truth of the World and see what it did, but the Queen was right beside her and could kill her at any moment.
Could the truth of the world keep her from being killed?
Probably not.
Ling Yi chose Consciousness Studies because she wanted to understand her current state.
She needed at least a basic understanding of herself.
[Final simulation results confirmed.] [Host: Ling Yi] [Number of simulations: 1] [Skills: Molting, Consciousness Studies.] [Countdown until next simulation attempt: 10 days] [Note: Simulation attempts cannot be accumulated.] Bzzzt— The moment the simulation settlement ended, the sound of electrical currents rang in Ling Yi’s ears, and a sense of foreboding welled up within her.
The blue barrier before her quickly vanished as though it had been dissolved.
“Found you!
Newborn consciousness!” The instant the blue barrier collapsed, a Void Lance appeared within Ling Yi’s field of vision.
“Wait!” The moment Ling Yi spoke, a person who looked exactly like Kiana apart from her pupils sent a Void Lance through Ling Yi’s chest.
“Worm.” The Queen floated in midair, chin raised.
With a casual wave of her hand, she withdrew the Void Lance and paid no further attention to Ling Yi’s corpse on the ground.
She turned and left as though she had done something utterly insignificant, preparing to return to sleep.
“Letting someone finish speaking is basic courtesy.” Ling Yi’s voice came from behind the Queen.
“!!!” The Queen instinctively spun around and drove a Void Lance into Ling Yi’s brain.
Watching Ling Yi’s consciousness form slowly dissipate, the Queen stared in alarm and uncertainty.
A consciousness form would also die after receiving such a fatal injury.
What was wrong with this person?
Fortunately, she was dead now.
There was absolutely no possibility of her surviving.
Her presence had vanished entirely from this vessel’s consciousness space.
At that thought, the Queen’s lips curled into a smug smile.
“Is killing someone and taking their life really that amusing?” Ling Yi’s voice once again came from behind the Queen.
“You!” This time, the Queen didn’t rush to attack.
Instead, she stared at Ling Yi in alarm.
This was too strange.
Why couldn’t she kill this consciousness form?
One failure could be dismissed, but she refused to believe she could fail twice in a row.
“What do you mean, ‘you’?
I have a name.
I’m Ling Yi.
What about you?
What’s your name?” The Queen flew into a rage.
“A worm has no right to know my name!” Ling Yi felt an invisible force twist her body.
The surrounding space folded over itself, taking her with it.
“Hah…
Hah…” The Queen descended from the sky and landed on the ground, panting heavily.
Using this power within the world of consciousness had consumed far more energy than she had expected.
She hadn’t accumulated much Honkai Energy yet, and this was already her limit.
The price had been steep, but…
heh, heh, heh.
With this power, she could ensure that the newborn consciousness was one hundred percent dead.
She couldn’t imagine anyone surviving being crushed by space itself.
In other words, she had won.
At that thought, a sense of pleasure actually arose in the Queen’s heart.
It was as satisfying as drawing Four Concealed Triplets in some Soulslike game.
“Ah, long time no see.” The instant the Queen relaxed, Ling Yi appeared before her, raising her right hand above her head and waving in greeting.
“You…” By now, the Queen’s imposing aura had greatly weakened.
She couldn’t determine what the consciousness before her even was.
She had used every method currently available to her, yet none of them had managed to kill this consciousness.
More importantly…
she had almost no Honkai Energy left in reserve.
“What do you mean, ‘you’?
I’m Ling Yi.
I have a name, all right?” Watching the Queen’s expression change, Ling Yi’s lips curled slightly.
She found it rather amusing.
The person who had just been baring her fangs and claws, intent on killing Ling Yi, now looked like a little girl who had seen a ghost.
“Ling Yi…
Just you wait.” After leaving those words behind, the Queen vanished before Ling Yi’s eyes.
Until she figured out what was going on with this person, it would be unwise to attack her again.
She would retreat and accumulate more Honkai Energy first…
“She…
She ran away?” Ling Yi clearly hadn’t expected the Queen to flee so decisively.
However, Ling Yi didn’t bother wondering what the Queen planned to do next—she couldn’t even find where the Queen had gone.
The consciousness space was divided into different layers.
During the previous simulation, when Ling Yi had observed the world through Mobius’s eyes, she had been located in the subconscious layer.
The place where she and the Queen had just fought should belong to the deeper layers of consciousness.
The Queen had disappeared, and Ling Yi had no idea which layer she had gone to.
This knowledge regarding the layers of consciousness had been directly instilled into Ling Yi’s mind after she acquired the Consciousness Studies skill.
What she needed to do next was obvious—guide her consciousness upward and reach the shallower layers of the consciousness space.
….
In reality.
“Waaah…
I don’t want to do my homework…
Why does my head hurt so much…?
Why can’t there be another me in the world to do my homework for me?!” The moment Ling Yi reached the shallower layer of consciousness, she heard a somewhat familiar wail.
‘Huh?’ ———————————————————————————– ——————– Kneeling and kowtowing as I beg for favorites.
Bang, bang, bang…
★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!