People are in Honkai Impact 3rd, there's a villain simulator.

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Standing atop the tower, Qiaoqiao heard the sounds of Sakura and Qianjie fighting below. Without a trace of surprise, she turned to the strange woman in the magic hat beside her and coldly said, "Vilvie, your companion has arrived. You no longer need to stay with me. You have completed your mission and can leave now."

Hearing Jojo's words, Velvi showed no intention of backing down: "The battle between human heroes and the human dead is about to begin. How could I leave like this and miss such a wonderful performance?"

Seeing that Velvi was unwilling to leave, Jojo said with some dissatisfaction, "Are all of you Firemoths so disobedient?"

Despite her complaints, Qiao Qiao had long since grown accustomed to these willful and capricious heroes.

Expecting them to obey is like asking a sow to fly.

Beneath the tower, a bone-chilling cold emanated from Kevin's feet, and the water in the air condensed into ice, pointing at the tower like a giant lance.

Jojo noticed the commotion below and lost all interest in Vervie. She turned to Kevin, a crazed smile spreading across her face in the face of death.

Looking at the smile on Qiao Qiao's face, Wilvi narrowed her eyes with a strange feeling. She couldn't help but admire Qiao Qiao. He was really brave. He wasn't afraid of Kevin at all.

"What? You're that excited to fight Kevin?"

Upon hearing this, Qiaoqiao turned to look at him and said, "I've been waiting for this day for far too long."

Seeing Jojo's bravery and fearlessness, Velvet couldn't help but sigh. If he hadn't been a Herrscher, but had joined the Flame Chaser as a warrior, with his courage and ability, he might have become a hero like Kevin.

Jojo was unaware of what Wilvi was thinking at that moment; she was only thinking about giving her Sim a grand finale and then returning to reality to take a bath.

Under Wilvi's watchful gaze, Jojo jumped off the high sky without hesitation. Her feet treaded on the void, and the moment she raised her hand, a dim, dark mist gathered in the sky, transforming into a jet-black spear that clashed head-on with Kevin's icy weapon.

"Kevin, come on! Let's begin the final game!"

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Commandments of Aponia (4k)

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Chapter Sixty-Five: Jojo's Farewell Kiss with Aponia

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Chapter Sixty-Six: Please, do not die.

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Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Commandment "Do Not Harm the Innocent"

The mask Qianjie wore resembled a face twisted with rage. His entire body was engulfed in blazing flames, and his eyes, filled with fury, glared at the delicate and pitiful beauty Aponia, who was holding Qiaoqiao and whose eyes were brimming with tears.

"I'm saying it one last time! Get away from Qiaoqiao!!!"

Qianjie was furious about Qiaoqiao's death. Seeing Aponia, the killer, crying over Qiaoqiao's body, he felt no sympathy but instead hated her hypocritical behavior.

"Hahaha!!! Since you refuse to leave, then I'll grant your wish!" Qianjie clenched his fist, unleashing scorching flames as he mercilessly smashed it towards Aponia: "I'll make you die here! To be buried with Jojo!"

Aponia watched as Qianjie unleashed his flames, but she held onto Qiaoqiao tightly without loosening her grip. Instead, she turned her back to Qianjie, using her own body as a shield to protect Qiaoqiao.

From other people's perspectives, Qianjie showed no heroic spirit of avenging others; instead, he seemed to be bullying a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken.

However, Aponia ignored Qianjie's attack, closed her eyes in sorrow, and shed a tear at the corner of her eye.

Since Qiaoqiao is already dead, what's the point of living? I might as well... die like this, die with Qiaoqiao.

At this moment, Aponia no longer had any attachment to reality; she only wanted to rest here with Jojo and atone for the mistakes she had made.

Seeing Aponia's willingness to die, Qianjie was even more furious. If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't have let her have her way. They would have tortured Aponia to the point of being unrecognizable before killing her, but Qianjie was kind-hearted and wanted to give her a quick death with a punch.

Just before the raging flames of the Thousand Calamities were about to incinerate Aponia, a shard of ice transformed into a sharp spike, separating the Thousand Calamities from Aponia like an insurmountable chasm.

If Qianjie hadn't dodged in time, he would probably be frozen solid by now. Qianjie, blocked from view, angrily turned to look at the handsome silver-haired youth.

"Kevin! You're asking for it!"

Qian Jie's eyes flashed with a fierce light, revealing boundless madness and rage as he looked at Kevin. Even facing Kevin, who was stronger than him, he showed no weakness. He had always been like this; even if he couldn't beat someone, he would never lose in terms of aura.

Although Kevin was already used to Qianjie's crazy personality, this was the first time he had seen him so angry. With a cold expression, he reassured him, "Qianjie, I can understand your desire to avenge Qiaoqiao, but have you considered that Aponia is also innocent..."

"Innocent? Hahaha!" Qianjie laughed wildly as if he had heard a joke: "You all say Aponia is innocent, then who will seek justice for Jojo?!"

Upon hearing Qianjie's words, Kevin was speechless for a moment. Although Jojo had acted recklessly in the Moth Chaser, killing all the high-ranking members of the Church, the Order of the Church, and the Mithril Knights, and was also a Herrscher who was an enemy of humanity, if it weren't for him... perhaps humanity would not have been able to defeat the Honkai.

"I cannot judge whether Jojo is good or evil, but his contribution to fighting the Honkai is commendable, and his sacrifice was not meaningless."

“But at the last moment, he chose to use his power to save Aponia, not himself,” Kevin said calmly. “Thousand Calamities, I hope I won’t let Jojo down.”

Hearing Jojo be used as a pretext for persuasion, Qianjie gritted his teeth. He knew Jojo would rather die than not save Aponia. If he knew that Qianjie was going to kill Aponia, he would definitely be the first to object.

Qianjie still wanted to avenge Qiaoqiao... even though it went against his wishes.

“Kevin, I don’t hate you, because you were all just doing your duty. But I just can’t let Aponia get away with this!”

Qianjie angrily pointed at the corpse in front of the sacred tree: "Qiaoqiao has many marks of discipline on his body. Not only did she kill Qiaoqiao, but she also imposed hundreds of disciplines on him. How much torment that must have been for a person's spirit!"

"I, Qianjie, am indeed indiscriminate and incorrigible in my killing ways, but when it comes to ruthlessness, I am nowhere near one ten-thousandth as ruthless as this woman!" Qianjie sneered and said, "Even if I were to cut her into a thousand pieces, it wouldn't be too much for me."

"Kevin, stop trying to persuade me."

Aponia slowly opened her eyes, stopped Kevin, and turned to look at the furious Thousand Calamities.

She had always intended to die with Qiaoqiao, so she had no qualms or fear about Qianjie, who wanted to kill her; in fact, she wished he would kill her.

“You should know… I have never been afraid of death. You… probably can’t either,” Aponia said calmly. “But… if you insist on making me pay the price, I won’t refuse.”

Aponia's eyes revealed a resolute determination that showed no fear of death. She continued, "Thousand Calamities, the hundreds of rules I imposed on Jojo were only to 'keep him alive.' I didn't want to torment Jojo's spirit."

If Aponia had known about Jojo's plan to sacrifice his own life to save others, she certainly wouldn't have killed him.

She will stop at nothing to ensure that Qiaoqiao lives on.

After all, heroes who sacrifice themselves to save others are the people Aponia hates the most.

Why should kind and strong people have to sacrifice themselves, or even die, for the weak and incompetent?

Upon hearing the commandments Aponia imposed on Jojo, Qianjie scoffed, "Just like you've always done, utterly foolish!"

You only start to regret things after you're dead. Don't you have any self-awareness about what you did before?

Jojo is dead. You killed him with your own hands, Aponia!

Aponia said with a pang of sorrow, "Thousand Calamities, I can see the fate of others. But I cannot control everything. I... can also make mistakes. If the gods gave me a chance to choose again, I would definitely choose to grow old with Jojo instead of going to the underworld with him."

Upon hearing Aponia's heartfelt repentance, Qianjie sneered. Aponia didn't just make mistakes; she kept making them. She arrogantly thought she could manipulate other people's fates, but in the end, her actions often made those whose fates were altered even more miserable!

Qianjie knew that Aponia didn't kill Jojo on purpose, but so what?

If she says it wasn't intentional, can her crime of murder be easily negated?

Where in the world is there such a cheap thing?!

Blood debt must be paid with blood!

"...Even if it was unintentional, you must pay the price for Qiaoqiao's death." Qianjie said fiercely, "I will kill you, today, right here!"

Upon hearing Qianjie's decision, Kevin sighed regretfully. He was unwilling to fight Qianjie at this time, but if... he wanted to kill Aponia and his comrades, he wouldn't mind turning him into an ice pop for the time being.

Just when Kevin thought things were beyond repair, Qianjie glanced at Jojo's body, and a touch of emotion stirred within his usually resolute heart. After all, Aponia was someone Jojo had saved with her life...

Qianjie clenched his fists unwillingly, swallowed his resentment, and decided to give Aponia another chance.

"But I don't want to tarnish Jojo's will to die for you. So I'm willing to bear your commandment alone... 'The commandment not to harm the innocent!'"

"Then, use your life or death to tell me if you are truly innocent..."

Chapter Sixty-Eight: You came to steal and deceive my 50,000-year-old Fu Hua!

When Qiao Qiao died in the life simulation, time in reality began to flow again. He sat at his familiar desk, staring blankly at the blackboard.

Although he was ultimately killed by the heroes as a villain, he still lived a very fulfilling life in the life simulator.

The simulations of Aponia "serving" him in the office, sanatorium, and secluded rooms felt so real, just like what happens in real life.

What's better than reality is that in The Sims, he's fearless of death, free from moral constraints, and can beat anyone he doesn't like to the ground. Isn't that much more fun than reality?

Although he was ultimately killed by the heroes as a villain, he followed his heart and helped the patients with the broken spirit before his death. As for whether he would be remembered with infamy or become famous, Qiao Qiao was dead, so it was no longer his concern. Let future generations judge his merits and demerits.

As the bell rang to signal the end of the exam, Qiao Qiao finished her test and handed it in. She immediately looked at the rewards she had received in this mock exam. The most attractive and generous rewards were the core fragments of the Herrscher of Death and the third Divine Key: Seven Thunders of Purification. Next were the degraded version of "Discipline" called "Divine Sound", the bloodline power of "Mad King's Blood" with super self-healing ability of Thousand Tribulations, and Sakura's personal weapon "Frosty Prison Ice Sky".

In addition, there are strange but very useful rewards such as "Saitama Training Method" and "Charm Value +50".

There's also a reward of 30,000 crystals, which is 10,000 more than the last simulation.

It's worth noting that in the Twilight Street simulation, JoJo spent 12,000 crystals to buy the "Goddess of Misfortune's Fate Threads" card costume from the shop, which can absorb the misfortunes of others.

Even so, he still managed to get 10,000 more crystals than last time, thanks to how much he fleeced Aponia and the others.

After carefully reviewing the documents, Qiao Qiao discovered that she received a special reward when she died.

"Cross Pendant: Key to the Deepest Aspects" also includes "Card Essence: Platinum Star".

Qiaoqiao stared at the two projected objects on the simulator screen. The first was a cross pendant, and the second was a card. Above the items, explanatory data that only Qiaoqiao could see appeared.

[Key to the Depths: A key to the inner courtyard of the Deepest Abyss. The holder can freely enter and exit the Deepest Abyss. A special effect is triggered when encountering Aponia.]

It seems that this key, like the Millennium Feather from the last simulation, is more of a commemorative item than a practical one... After all, there are profound depths in this world, and the exact nature of this special effect remains unexplained.

Qiaoqiao then looked at the projection of the card.

[Platinum Star Card Essence: A Tarot card imbued with the power of stars, representing hope. The holder can sacrifice their own life, consuming a large amount of Honkai energy to reverse time and reach any point in time or space, altering the history of the world line. (Usable only in the simulator)]

Wow, this card is incredibly powerful! Not only can it reverse time and change history, making your desired future come true, but it also won't disrupt the current timeline.

Otto next door is so envious he's practically crying!

Qiaoqiao guesses that old bastard Otto is still using Valkyries as consumables to resurrect the Herrscher of Death, or searching the world for the body and beacon of the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle, making dirty deals with the Honkai consciousness.

Looking at the rewards from this villainous life simulation, Qiao Qiao nodded in satisfaction. Although he hadn't done anything in reality, the time he spent in the simulation was just like playing a game—fun and rewarding.

Qiaoqiao just wants more of this good thing.

Just as Qiao Qiao was looking at the simulator's homepage, his phone, which was in his pocket, suddenly rang.

When Jojo opened it, she found it was a message from Theresa.