Seeing that the very first scenario prepared for him in Villain Simulator was about Herta, Jing Ye couldn't help letting out a low chuckle.
Wasn't this the perfect chance to get back at her?
Retribution had arrived right on schedule.
She liked putting a leash on him, did she?!
As for the simulator's "warm reminder"…
It might be reenacting events that already happened?
And the simulation result would be preserved in the target's memory?
Still, his own life was tied directly to this simulator. If he didn't run simulations, he couldn't obtain the substance that would slow his disease.
Did he have any other options besides playing along?
If he was going to get stabbed either way… he might as well enjoy it first.
Villain Simulator seemed to pick up on his vicious little laugh and popped up a line of text:
[Detected host trait: "Villainy Overflowing – S++". When faced with choices, the host will be given more evil options.]
That was his "trait"?
Jing Ye didn't get it. The worst thing he'd ever done was smack a figure around while yelling, "Call me daddy!" and they were calling that villainy?
Sure, he sometimes had a few… naughty thoughts, but he was hardly what you'd call a villain, right?
He was a hardcore otaku. A pure, wholesome otaku, okay.
Unless… the villainy referred to what happened inside the simulations?
Whatever. He might as well go with it and call himself a villain.
[Free gift for host: Perk "Light Fingers". The host can steal something from a character within the simulation.]
[This perk will trigger automatically when the simulation begins.]
Nice.
The simulation slowly began:
[Hundreds of years ago from now—perhaps tens of thousands.]
[You were born on the Azure Star. "Light Fingers" triggers—you gain extraordinary intelligence.]
[Your first words as a newborn were an entire classic memorial to the throne. Your parents were so shocked they nearly fainted.]
[You are hailed as the person most likely to become a genius on par with Ein-Sound-Stein someday. But no one knows what lies in your heart.]
[Possessing wisdom far beyond your peers, yet having no friends, your mind gradually twists.]
[You develop a taste for strange scenarios. For example, wanting to see lofty women fall, wanting to see pretty girls break down as the things most precious to them are destroyed before their eyes.]
…Was this okay?
Jing Ye had to admit he'd read a lot of those "Thunder Fire Sword"–style stories, and he'd felt a little thrill when he saw the examples the simulator gave…
And the direction of the simulation perfectly matched the chance he'd been dreaming of: a way to get back at Herta.
[You hear that the only girl in the world whose IQ matches yours is named Herta, and become deeply interested in her.]
[Unlike you, born into an ordinary family, Herta is the heiress of a noble house wealthy beyond imagining. She's a pampered young lady born with a silver spoon.]
[You begin to look forward to meeting Herta and ponder how you might drag such a precious young lady down into disgrace.]
Reading this, Jing Ye's heart began to stir.
In Honkai: Star Rail, you only ever learn that Herta is one of the smartest minds in the universe, with very little about her past.
He hadn't expected the simulation to start right from her earliest years—and as a pampered noble young lady, no less…
That did fit the impression he had of Herta, though. A mysterious, elegant, beautiful woman—what else could she be but a highborn lady?
The only question was…
What would happen to Herta?
If a noble young lady like her were to fall into the hands of an ordinary nobody like him… what methods would he use to drag her down to earth?
As the saying goes: "This matter is already recorded in my lady's diary."
[You and Herta grow at an equally astonishing pace, both reaching physical and mental maturity by eighteen in a short time.]
[Herta hears of your exploits and, driven by her competitive streak at being called one of the "only two prodigies in the world," comes to challenge you.]
[Herta is completely defeated.]
[When Herta's family hears of this, they fear her defeat will damage the family honor. The Herta family sends assassins to kill you.]
[You are kidnapped onto a private jet and kicked off from several thousand meters in the air.]
[The Herta family thoughtfully equips you with a parachute. Unfortunately, your luck doesn't seem great—the parachute fails to open.]
[You vaguely hear a distant "man~"]
[You die.]
[Ending achieved: "Man in the Sky".]
[Simulation complete. This run's rating: C.]
[Though your IQ surpassed Herta's, the persecution you suffer from her family cuts your life short. Please keep trying.]
"???"
Staring at the results, Jing Ye squinted his big and little eye.
Excuse me, but—
Wasn't the Herta family going a bit too far? Just because she came to challenge him and lost, they immediately decided to kill him?
And death by getting drop-kicked out of a plane… that was really taking "rise above" to the next level.
Was it really necessary to go this far just to protect the title of "genius prodigy"?
Jing Ye felt something was off. The Herta family seemed to value her "world's highest IQ" status a little too much.
More importantly, he hadn't even gotten around to taking revenge on Herta yet!
He still hadn't paid her back for walking him around on a leash like a dog.
Run it again.
Before the simulator restarted, it kindly handed out rewards from the previous run: a chance to draw a new perk.
[You obtained the second perk: "Four Breaks in One Second".]
[Perk "Four Breaks in One Second" is currently grade D. The host can precisely spot a single weak point on a woman.]
[This perk can grow stronger as the host uses it.]
This "weak point on a woman"… was that supposed to be decent?
The description sounded normal enough, but Jing Ye couldn't shake a certain weird undertone.
Still puzzled, he equipped the perk and started the simulation again.
[You are born on the Azure Star. "Light Fingers" triggers—you gain extraordinary intelligence.]
[Your IQ shocks the hospital and then the entire world…]
[Herta hears of your feats and comes to challenge you, only to be defeated.]
[Though Herta loses, she's genuinely delighted to meet a fellow genius on her level. With a hint of mutual recognition, she leaves you a necklace as a token, saying you should stay in touch.]
[Learning from the last simulation, you know you can't let Herta walk away so easily this time.]
["Four Breaks in One Second" activates—you seize on Herta's weak point!]
[Under your puzzled gaze, Herta suddenly clamps a hand down over her skirt.]
[Just moments ago she'd been chatting happily with you. Now her face darkens as she glares at you.]
[You glance at the still-warm, faintly fragrant item in your hand—the spoils of victory you snatched from Herta after defeating her.]
Jing Ye sucked in a sharp breath as he read, almost like he could smell a lingering scent through the text.
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