Honkai Simulator: I'm Really not Seele!

"It was interrupted? No wonder the Divine Keys made from the Herrscher Core felt so strange... It had the power to heal, despite clearly being designated as the Herrscher of Death.

So, this is how my wife, Seele, came to possess both the powers of life and death?"

Thanks to the powerful barrier of the Cocoon of the End, Lunelle finally emerged from the overwhelming influence of the Sea's consciousness.

After briefly skimming through the key events recorded on the simulation panel, Lunelle began recalling and comparing the Herrscher of Death's general abilities and role in the original plot.

Then, she turned her gaze toward the two distinct powers now residing within her—both undeniably separate, yet inexplicably hers.

Something about this didn't feel right. However, considering she now held the standard combination of life and death, much like Black Abyss and White Flower, she decided to put aside her unease for the time being.

Right now, Lunelle wasn't certain whether the Cocoon of the End and the Sea's consciousness had begun their struggle because of the earlier conflict, or if it was due to both entities having left their respective marks upon her.

Regardless, after acquiring these two opposing Herrscher powers, the intense feeling of being scrutinized by the Cocoon of the End and the Quantum Sea's consciousness had noticeably lessened.

With those two terrifying existences no longer bearing down on her, Lunelle finally felt a degree of freedom.

At that moment, she was overwhelmed with excitement.

It wasn't easy!

No, it was really not easy!!!

How many times had she been mercilessly slaughtered by the plot? And yet, for the first time, she was able to freely explore and influence the simulation!

Faced with this hard-earned opportunity, Lunelle nearly burst into song to express her struggles.

But then—she remembered.

Both of those unfathomable beings had left their marks on her.

The reckless urge to celebrate was promptly buried deep within her heart.

After all, if she accidentally exposed the fact that she wasn't the real Seele, wouldn't that mean her painstaking efforts to survive this hell-difficulty simulation would all be for nothing?

Originally, she had entered this world solely for the guaranteed reward. But now, with the possibility of obtaining a higher-tier reward, how could she simply settle for the bare minimum?

Wouldn't it be amazing to hit the jackpot with a single pull?

Thus, having barely survived the brutal opening of this hell-level scenario, Lunelle resolved to grasp the identity of "Seele" as perfectly as possible.

…There was just one problem.

She had no memories of her "wife" in this simulation.

It was like booting up a game only to realize there was no tutorial.

No guides, no prompts—how was she supposed to play?

Fortunately, fate had left her an escape route.

Although she lacked memories of this world, Lunelle soon discovered a diary belonging to this world's "Seele"—her first wife.

Reading someone else's diary was clearly immoral, but given the circumstances, she had no choice. She wasn't snooping for fun; she was merely trying to avoid embarrassing herself in front of her own wife. Surely, that was reasonable, right?

[PS: Dear readers, please do not randomly flip through other people's diaries. The protagonist is in a special situation and is not considered an "outsider," so reading another version of herself's diary is totally fine.]

Having come up with a somewhat justifiable excuse for her shameful actions, Lunelle followed her body's muscle memory and unlocked the diary with ease.

While she couldn't inherit all of "Seele's" memories directly, her physical instincts were more deeply ingrained than expected.

And from the looks of it, her wife had a habit of writing in her diary frequently.

Without any obstacles, Lunelle opened "Seele Vollerei's" secret diary.

Thanks to the attributes inherited from her first wife, as well as the gifts bestowed by the Cocoon of the End and the Quantum Sea, Lunelle could now effortlessly read at an astonishing speed, committing everything to memory in an instant.

In just ten minutes, she had memorized all of Seele's recorded daily experiences.

And in those ten minutes, Lunelle fell deeply in love with Seele's body—in more ways than one.

Of course, she didn't mean that in some lewd, depraved way. As a veteran Seele fan, she had already been captivated by her long ago.

What she truly appreciated now was the overwhelming power of Seele's enhanced intelligence. The ability to instantly process and memorize everything she read was beyond exhilarating!

She suspected this photographic memory was a derivative ability that emerged after Seele underwent transformation into a Herrscher.

But if she had possessed this kind of memory back when she was still in school, wouldn't literature exams have been a walk in the park?

Anyway, after reading through Seele's private thoughts, Lunelle now fully understood the situation her first wife was facing.

…But wasn't this scenario a little too cliché?

A powerful young master taking an interest in her wife simply because of her exceptional beauty and figure?

And judging from the most recent diary entries, Seele had been cornered by overwhelming pressure and was on the verge of suicide.

Lunelle, who knew the lore of Honkai Impact 3rd all too well, could only sigh.

"Ah, yes. This is very much in line with the rules."

After all, nearly every Herrscher born under the influence of Honkai had succumbed to despair before their transformation.

For example, the Herrscher of Thunder, tormented by relentless school bullying.

Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, whose existence was shaped by cruel human experimentation.

Tragedy always preceded their awakening.

With Seele having been suffocated by the oppressive greed of those despicable capitalists for so long, it wasn't surprising that she had been chosen as the next Herrscher.

"So, the reason I kept getting obliterated by the plot wasn't because I was special... but because Seele was just that talented?"

At this moment, Lunelle finally understood why, from the moment she stepped into Seele's life, she had drawn the attention of both the Cocoon of the End and the Quantum Sea's consciousness.

It wasn't because they had sensed something extraordinary about her presence.

No—it was because Seele herself was already an exceptional existence, standing at the very precipice of despair and death, making her the perfect candidate for both entities' favor.