Honkai Simulator: I'm Really not Seele!

[The guaranteed talent has been triggered, and the original cost is exempt.]

[The host receives a guaranteed reward: a small amount of resistance to Honkai.]

[Since the host's simulation evaluation has reached the minimum F level, the special permanent talent [Ethereal Voice] is now bound.]

[Due to the low simulation evaluation, the relevant simulation memory has been automatically synchronized to the host's memory.]

[Ethereal Voice (Unknown Quality/Permanent): A special permanent talent granted by the guaranteed bonus (gold).

It bestows the host with a soft and ethereal voice that seems to hold a unique charm, particularly attractive to certain girls with special tendencies.]

[Affected by this permanent talent: Host's Charm +1.]

Looking at the Honkai adaptability of two adult male units that he had painstakingly acquired through the guaranteed talent, Lunelle let out a bitter sigh.

Adding to his frustration, the second permanent talent that had been forcibly bound to him was utterly useless at this stage. It once again served as a reminder of how merciless this Honkai-ridden world was towards a guy like him.

"Seriously? Yesterday, the guaranteed talent at least gave me two extra points in Honkai adaptability, but today, this talent doesn't even do that?!"

But no matter how much he grumbled, Lunelle had no choice but to accept this worthless talent that was forcefully attached to him.

After all, if the guaranteed talent didn't trigger again…

Lunelle had received an F rating this time, and according to the original mission's punishment, he would have lost his tongue!

But now, all he had to do was replace his originally mediocre voice. That was enough to prevent the penalty.

From that perspective, this was undoubtedly a winning trade—at least in Lunelle's eyes.

At this moment, Lunelle once again found himself grateful for the beginner's gift package that had granted him the [guaranteed] talent. Aimen!

However, after being eliminated the moment he landed for the second time, Lunelle realized something crucial in less than three seconds.

First, talents forcibly bound through the guaranteed minimum did not necessarily provide the Honkai energy adaptability he desperately needed.

This revelation gave Lunelle another massive headache.

The random nature of the talents meant that his original plan—to gain at least four points in Honkai adaptability within one simulation—was now in jeopardy.

Furthermore, his charm attribute didn't seem to function in the shallow manner it did in traditional [Simulator] systems, where only appearance was considered.

Take, for example, the voice-modifying talent he had just received. It had no effect on his physical appearance, yet the simulator still determined that it slightly increased his charm value.

Apparently, anything that could enhance one's overall charisma, even indirectly, contributed to charm.

Lunelle understood that having high charm would improve first impressions and make it easier to win over future partners.

But he couldn't help but wonder—would an increased charm stat also affect creatures like Honkai Beasts or Titan-class enemies?

…No, that was just a passing thought.

After all, even after this second simulation, Lunelle had only managed to convert a meager 0.2 points of Honkai adaptability into physical strength. His maximum physical strength attribute was still stuck at 3.6.

Two days had passed, and yet he wasn't even sure if he had reached the baseline strength of a normal adult man.

Logically speaking, in a world like this—where greater Honkai adaptability correlated with greater strength—his Honkai adaptability being six times that of an average male should have granted him far more than just 3.6 physical strength.

But alas, he was a guy.

His Honkai energy conversion rate was a pathetic ten to one.

Realizing he had only gained a slight improvement from one simulation and that continuing the simulation for now would be too risky, Lunelle suddenly thought of a crucial question.

"Systema? What is the average conversion rate of Honkai energy among ordinary people in this world? Can you tell me?"

[For the native inhabitants of the Honkai world, the average conversion rate of Honkai energy for ordinary women is two to one.]

Systema responded without hesitation, as though this information was common knowledge.

Lunelle absorbed the data quickly—so for regular women in this world, the Honkai energy conversion rate was an impressive two to one.

His heart sank.

A two-to-one ratio meant that any random girl in the Honkai world could gain one point of physical strength with just two points of Honkai adaptability.

This world was truly designed to be cruel towards men. Even the most average girl had a fivefold advantage over him.

No wonder, in Honkai Impact 3rd, it was almost exclusively women who could be transformed into powerful warriors upon death.

Men, on the other hand, were doomed to become cannon fodder—mindless zombies at best.

Being a man in this world was suffering.

[The average Honkai energy to physical fitness conversion rate for ordinary men in this world is five to one.]

"...Huh? What?"

Lunelle had been silently lamenting the tragic fate of male counterparts in this world when Systema's next words stopped him cold.

Wait. What did he just hear?

Five to one?!

"Hold on! If all men in this world are also oppressed by Honkai, then why do ordinary men have an average conversion rate of five to one? Meanwhile, mine is ten to one?!"

Upon realizing that even the most unimpressive men of this world had twice his conversion efficiency, Lunelle was utterly dumbfounded.

[As a transmigrator, the host is not a native of this world. Furthermore, the host is the least favored type of male in the Honkai world. Therefore, the host's Honkai energy conversion rate is naturally lower than that of ordinary people.]

Systema's words were blunt and ruthless, shoving the cruel reality right in Lunelle's face.

Faced with this cold, undeniable logic, Lunelle could only sit there, experiencing firsthand what it meant to be speechless with despair.

When he first arrived in this world, Lunelle had thought that as a transmigrator with a cheat-like system, he would at least have a shot at survival.

He didn't expect to start out overpowered, but surely he wouldn't be worse off than an average person, right?

Yet, reality had shattered that naive assumption in an instant.

His potential was worse than that of the lowest-tier male cannon fodder.

Once upon a time, he had foolishly dreamed that his high Honkai adaptability would allow him to rise as some kind of "male warrior god."

But now?

He wasn't even worthy of being cannon fodder.

Was he…

Was he the trash here?

His resolve crumbled. His confidence shattered.

"My defenses… they're broken! My dignity… my family…!!!"