Xing Tie: After the simulation, they all wanted to lock me up in a dark room.

[Ding~ The system has detected that the host has already simulated twice. The cooldown time of this simulator has been shortened for free. Does the host wish to enter the special simulator?]

Chen Yue, who was waiting for the elevator with Su Chang, Luo Sha, and Dan Heng, heard the system's voice.

Chen Yue was dumbfounded when she heard what the system said.

What is this? A special simulator? What is this?

Driven by curiosity and knowing that time outside the simulator was strictly forbidden, Chen Yue leaned against the wall and started the simulation without a second thought.

To others, Chen Yue was just bored while waiting, leaning against the wall.

Meanwhile, in a certain place.

Black Tower was also completely bewildered as he stared at this strange device called a simulator.

"What the heck? I clearly made a hair combing gadget, how did it turn into this thing?"

Black Tower considered dismantling the strange object, but it immediately displayed a line of text.

Do you want to experience a different life?

"Huh? A different kind of life, that's interesting." Black Tower looked at the strangely shaped object with an expression of interest on his face.

So she tapped the confirmation mark with her fair finger.

"Since I have nothing better to do, I'll see what interesting functions this strange object has."

[Issuing an identity token to the host...]

[Rationality: You are a clear-headed person, and you usually use your reason to suppress emotions you shouldn't have, but this often causes you to lose your most basic humanity.]

[Emotional: You are a kind person, with love and kindness in your heart, and a childlike innocence at your core. But often, this also makes you more susceptible to sadness.]

Seeing these two personality traits, Heita pondered for a moment and chose rationality. She wanted to see what her rational self would be like. After all, Heita herself was a rather emotional person and was curious about what she would be like as a more rational person.

As for why the Black Tower didn't choose emotion.

It's like being given a Sims game, and suddenly there's a life where you're gender-swapped; many people would probably be tempted to choose that.

Choose [rationality].

[Selection successful, loading.]

[The emulator is loading...]

At the age of one, you were born into a family of scholars. Both your parents were academics, and because they were constantly researching and writing papers, they had no time to care for you, so you had to live with a family surnamed Chen. They had a very good relationship with your parents, funding all of your parents' research and experiments, and in turn, your parents' research and experiments helped them. Over time, the two families went from being collaborators to brothers and friends. They treated you like their own daughter.

[At two years old, your Aunt Chen suddenly became pregnant. When your parents found out, they brought gifts to celebrate and congratulate you. But you gave your Aunt Chen a pregnancy guide you had prepared yourself, thinking that your own gift was more useful than your parents'. Your parents' lips twitched, while your Aunt Chen happily accepted your gift.]

The black tower outside the simulator twitched at the corner of its mouth.

Logically speaking, the simulator itself did the right thing; giving such a gift was useful. But why does it seem like the simulator, while being rational, is also incredibly naive?

At the age of three, you displayed astonishing talent in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. You could understand your parents' academic papers. Everyone called you a child prodigy, but you felt that the title of child prodigy was not enough to describe you.

Your Uncle Chen suddenly had an accident; his spaceship was hijacked by space pirates, and he was killed by them while protecting your parents. When your Aunt Chen saw your parents return looking disheveled and learned what had happened, the shock caused her to give birth prematurely and have a difficult labor.

Your Aunt Chen ultimately died in childbirth, but her child miraculously survived. The child's name is Chen Yue.

At four years old, a little white-haired boy suddenly appeared as a follower behind you; your parents adopted him. Because your parents felt immense guilt for causing Chen Yue to become an orphan, they showered him with almost all their love. You weren't jealous, because you knew that your own parents bore half the responsibility for his parents' deaths.

Chen Yue is very clingy to you. She often comes to your room while you're studying and quietly watches you work. You don't mind, but a smile appears on your face. You feel that your brain is releasing more endorphins than usual, which greatly improves your study efficiency.

Black Tower looked at his own thoughts in the simulator, speechless.

The emulator version of myself seems obsessed with learning, even though I really like this younger brother, I've come to understand him in this way.

At five years old, your younger brother Chen Yue held a "grasping ceremony" (a traditional Chinese custom where a baby chooses books based on their birth characteristics). During the ceremony, your eyes were fixed on a book, and you believed that your brother's choice of books and knowledge, just like yours, was the most correct choice from a rational perspective.

So you secretly placed the book in front of Chen Yue. You watched Chen Yue slowly walk towards you, and a smile slowly appeared on your face, as if you could see him grabbing the book.

As a result, Chen Yue grabbed your hand directly, and your parents smiled when they saw this. But you, with a serious expression, taught Chen Yue that she shouldn't grab anyone during the first birthday celebration. Your parents' lips twitched when they heard this.

Black Tower: ...

At six years old, you overheard your parents discussing marrying you off to Chen Yue after he came of age. After listening, you didn't think much of it. You were simply happy to have Chen Yue by your side, as it would be helpful for your studies. Marriage was just one part of human reproduction, and you weren't opposed to reproducing with Chen Yue. After all, Chen Yue was the only member of the opposite sex you didn't dislike, so why object to such a thing?

What you didn't know was that when you heard your parents' words, you couldn't stop smiling.

...Onpharos Campus Chapter...

Hathaway and Crydela stared at each other in utter bewilderment.

"Sword Flag Lord, why did you come into the classroom with me?"

Crydela was dumbfounded. Hades was supposed to be giving love-themed candies to the person she liked, so why was she going to the classroom instead of going to see him?

"Caesar, the person who gave out the love candy is in the classroom. If I don't go, I won't be able to see them." Heather asked doubtfully, "Caesar, actually, what you just said is what I wanted to ask you too."

"The person I like is also in this classroom," Ceresdra said, frowning.

She had no recollection that Heather had never acted in a flirtatious manner towards anyone else in this classroom.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility that Hathaway was actually shy.

"Sword Banner Lord, since the person you like is in this classroom, if he dares to disagree, I'll just kidnap him and hand him over to you. I mean what I say," Cerberus said with unparalleled arrogance.

She's the Empress! She doesn't believe Hazel would steal her Ayue.

Heather immediately thanked Krystra without giving it much thought.

Because she also believed that as Caesar's subject, and since Caesar was a wise ruler, she couldn't let the king steal her husband!

Hazel: Impossible, absolutely impossible!