I've already said this isn't a life simulator!

"A sad ending can evoke sighs, regrets, sadness, and resentment... So many different emotions arise from that regret... This is what is meant by 'only tragedy is most moving,' this is the beauty in 'imperfection.'"

"It is regret, pain, a scar etched in people's memories, and a lingering resentment in people's hearts... Even if it is healed, traces will still remain."

Xi Wang lowered her eyelids slightly and spoke softly.

"And I am this kind of ending, a story that begins with you and ends with me, leaving the world with a deep impression... story."

"Wait a minute, Xiwang..."

For some reason, Alicia's tone became somewhat flustered.

"Tearing away the beautiful scenery bit by bit, swallowing up the brilliant light bit by bit, burying the splendid flowers under the sea, letting everything return to silence... Finally, turning all of this into pain, engraved in everyone's heart."

"Wait a moment……"

"...Don't worry, Alicia, I'm fine."

Xi Wang looked at her and smiled.

"But you just now..."

"I'm just stating a fact... Sigh... Changing this is quite difficult..."

Xi Wang sighed, looking quite troubled, then laughed again, his voice gentle and cheerful.

"However, I will try my best~"

"We can be together..."

"You can't do that~"

"……Why?"

"Don't you understand yet, Alicia?"

Xi Wang tilted her head, and her white hair, like waves, fell down.

"Then let me put it another way... Alicia."

"If one day, simply defeating me could save everyone... what would you do?"

Please note, this applies to 【everyone】!

Xi Wang emphasized this point.

"...Can't you be included in this 'everyone'?"

"You're being a little greedy, Alicia, though it's not exactly wrong~"

"Being greedy is a girl's prerogative, right? I want both!"

"Hmm, that's exactly what you were thinking... As expected of you, Alicia."

Xi Wang nodded, seemingly unsurprised by Alicia's answer.

"So, what if I had to choose between [humanity] and myself, and I absolutely had to choose?"

"……what?"

Xi Wang's sudden question left Alicia somewhat bewildered... Why did Xi Wang say that he would definitely become the opposite of "humanity"? Isn't everything fine now?

Everyone trusts him and is willing to support him. Even though he has been labeled as a "suspected Herrscher," everyone is willing to treat him as usual.

Why did he ask that question?

"I……"

"Shh—you know the answer yourself."

Xi Wang lightly placed her fingertips on her lips, indicating that Alicia didn't need to say anything more.

"I already knew the answer."

Xi Wang looked at her and smiled.

No, that's not how it is—Alicia wanted to deny it, wanted to say something, but a sudden pain shot through her heart, and even her breath caught in her throat for a moment.

"After all, you like humans the most, you love humans... don't you, Alicia?"

Wait a minute... Xi Wang... wait a minute...

He was still smiling, and his eyes, as always, held a gentle and smiling look as he looked at me.

"After all... it's all for humanity, isn't it, Alicia?"

But why? He looks so sad.

Chapter Sixty-Five: Believe in Him, at least for now (5715)

"...Does that seem a bit too much?"

Watching Alicia's somewhat dejected figure as she left, Xi Wang tilted her head and muttered to herself in confusion.

"But...that makes sense, after all, she is Alicia."

She loves humans, so she will definitely favor them more, but she also likes herself, especially herself at this moment, which she naturally likes even more.

Therefore, asking her to choose between the two is somewhat asking too much of her.

In the end, she will most likely use all her power to try and have the option of choosing either option, even if it means sacrificing herself.

That's just how she is, isn't it? Hmm...

Xi Wang shook her head happily.

“But this time, you probably won’t need to do that, Alicia…”

She muttered something to herself, stretched slightly, and walked out with a smile.

"I should go find Möbius and Dr. May; they've done the most preparation... With their support, many things will be much easier."

Pushing open the door and greeting everyone along the way, Xi Wang headed toward Möbius's laboratory.

…………

"Did you come to see me, little lab rat? I'm so happy!"

Mebius narrowed his eyes and spoke in a seductive tone.

"I'd be even happier if you came here to tell me you've found something that would allow me to research your [outfit]~"

"Well... although I really want to say yes, I'm sorry, I can't do it right now."

Xi Wang smoothed her hair and said with a hint of apology.

"And to be honest, that outfit was actually quite dangerous."

"...It's a symbol of the [Herrscher], isn't it?"

Mei, who was standing to the side, asked.

"That's it."

Xi Wang did not deny it, but simply smiled and nodded.

"...Ha~ Little lab rat, sometimes it's okay to lie a little, there's no need to be so honest."

Mebius rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled.

"Luckily, there's no one else here... otherwise, your words could have made all our efforts go to waste."

"You mean Danzhu? Actually, she just likes to share what she knows..."

"Alright, alright, I know you like girls with that kind of body type. Sigh... Hmm? Guinea pig, do you think if I looked like that, I could attract more people to my lab?"

“…Dr. Möbius, please put away that idea.”

Now it's Möbius's turn to have a headache... Seriously, where's Klein? Klein, come save him! Take control of Möbius!

"Ha...maybe it really works?"

Xi Wang smiled and did not deny it... If that were really the case, then the image of Mebius in his eyes would probably overlap with that in his "memory".

"So... tell me, little lab rat, what do you want to talk to us about this time?"

Mebius lightly touched his lips with his fingertips, his snake-like pupils fixed on Xiwang.

"Also... although I managed to brush you off before, I'm really curious about the strange things about you~"

"I've come to ask for your help."

Xi Wang said very decisively.

"I need your help to deal with the next few Herrschers, and... me."

“…Little mouse, I really dislike your tone and attitude right now.”

Mebius narrowed his eyes again, but this time with a hint of danger in them.

"This would make all our efforts seem...boring."

"But it is a fact, Dr. Möbius, an unavoidable fact."

Xi Wang shook his head and said this.

“I will eventually become a Herrscher, and an extremely dangerous one at that… Even if I am only a potential Herrscher now, this outcome is already unavoidable.”

"Why do you think so?"

"Just for this, Dr. Mei."

As Xi Wang finished speaking, his eyes sharpened, and the barely perceptible moisture in the air quickly condensed into sharp spikes, pointing at the two people present and stopping at a distance of less than a fingernail's thickness from them.

At the same time, he also showed clear hostility and... resentment towards the two, especially Mei.

“You see, Dr. Mei, I can now express my hostility to you without any warning or psychological barrier, and I don’t even mind… taking direct action.”

Xi Wang spoke slowly, his words filled with disgust and rejection of the two of them... These were not words he could have uttered.

“...I don’t want to hurt you, and I don’t want the ending to be as tragic as it was before, so I need help.”

Xi Wang's tone gradually returned to calm, and finally became as gentle and light as usual. The spikes pointing at the two of them slowly dissipated, turning back into invisible water vapor.

"……【Before】?"

Mei keenly caught a word.