Honkai, but with a Spirit Simulator

Too bad... kitty videos...

"So, Miss Rita, don't tell me we're going to watch all these discs. That's practically murder, a betrayal of kindness."

Thirty-odd animal videos, let whoever wants to watch them go ahead!

"Mr. Ghost, that's not a very nice thing to say. Surely a gentleman wouldn't ask a lady to buy such lewd discs?"

Although Rita shot herself in the foot this time, she didn't seem the least bit guilty.

"Does that just make it a draw?"

"I don't remember us making any bets."

Liu Bai made it clear that she shouldn't try to fool him; she was just a bad woman withholding his perks!

"Girls don't like men who are too clever."

"But I'm a ghost... well, a male ghost, anyway."

"That's really creepy. I hope Mr. Ghost can be a little more considerate to a frail lady who is haunted by a ghost and has suffered great mental damage."

"Are you talking about the frail lady who can split a solid iron door in two with one scythe swing?"

Liu Bai retorted.

"Or are you talking about the frail lady who killed the other party with a knife when negotiations failed?"

"Has anyone ever told you that you're not very romantic, Mr. Ghost?" Rita's mouth twitched slightly.

It was supposed to be a very clean and efficient operation, so why did it sound like a dark history coming from Liu Bai's mouth?

Even she had the illusion that "this is a dark history."

"Really? I think I'm quite the heartthrob."

It was a bit of an exaggeration, but Liu Bai still thought that quite a few people liked him.

"Great, how about starting to be a gentleman by abandoning this kind of nonsensical confidence?"

[Rita Affinity +5%]

[Ding——! Today's simulation attempts have been restored. Please start the simulation in time, Host.]

Midnight. The notification sound for the simulation recovery rang in Liu Bai's mind, but this time, Liu Bai wasn't in a hurry to start the simulation. He peeked his head out of the door and into the room, and after confirming that Rita was sound asleep, he couldn't help but fall into a dilemma.

Should he start the simulation first, or should he switch hosts to see Einstein and Tesla?

If he remembered correctly, Einstein and Tesla were currently hanging out with Theresa and the others. Now that Rita was back, he didn't need to worry too much about their situation for the time being.

As for the simulation... to be honest, the unknown and novelty of the simulation were very tempting.

Start the simulation first!

The moment Liu Bai made his decision, the simulation interface appeared before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery began to become illusory.

However, having gone through three simulations, Liu Bai had already developed a resistance to this change.

[Please note: The simulation is about to begin!]
[This simulation location: Shenzhou, Canghai City]
[This simulation host: Fu Hua]
[New story segment discovered: Fu Hua - Growth]

Uh... the Celestial?

Liu Bai was stunned when he saw the target of this simulation.

The next moment, the scene in front of him became clear again, and Liu Bai was already in a dimly lit bedroom.

Liu Bai looked outside. The sky was dark, making it difficult to tell whether it was midnight or early morning.

The various clothes and furnishings in the room were arranged neatly, showing that their owner was a meticulous person.

And his host for this simulation—Fu Hua—was lying defenselessly asleep on the bed. The heroic hair that Liu Bai remembered was now spread out on the pillow like her defenseless sleeping face.

What a coincidence.

He had just seen Fu Hua in the last simulation, and this time the simulation was actually Fu Hua herself.

And it was Fu Hua as a student in the Previous Era.

Although Fu Hua was just a passerby in the last simulation, the way she seemed to be able to see Liu Bai left an indelible impression on him.

Looking at the sleeping future Celestial, Liu Bai revealed a thoughtful expression.

Fu Hua - Growth... What is growth for Fu Hua?

The Honkai in Canghai City?

Or... the death of a friend?

Or is it related to Himiko, who was both a teacher and a friend?

Liu Bai had no intention of waking Fu Hua. Instead, he quietly sat in his chair and began to ponder.

The prerequisite for an S-rank evaluation was perfection.

Aponia wanted to protect the children in the sanatorium.

Mobius wanted a happy childhood.

The complete survival of all Anti-Entropy personnel.

As for Fu Hua...

Liu Bai rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

Fu Hua... her simulation difficulty was truly hard to define.

Liu Bai gazed at Fu Hua's sleeping face, sighed, and took a book from the bookshelf to read.

...Just to pass the time.

Chapter 56: Hua and Liu Bai, the Girl and the Teacher

Four in the morning.

The color of the sky outside the window was nowhere near "bright." The entire city was still in silence, but Hua was already awake.

As a martial artist, she was used to waking up at this time.

In fact, she woke up even earlier than her father. At this hour, probably only the street food vendors would be getting up to prepare ingredients. Even the factory workers might not be awake yet.

Wake up, wash up, cook, eat breakfast, exercise, go to school, come home from school, do homework, exercise, sleep—

This was the disciplined daily routine of the girl named Hua.

Monotonous, but surprisingly fulfilling.

Hua, just awakened, groggily opened her eyes and reached out to feel for her glasses on the desk beside her bed.

Found them.

Although her nearsightedness wasn't severe, it was still a bit inconvenient to not be able to see clearly when studying.

Putting on her glasses, the scene in Hua's eyes finally became clear—making her even more aware of the fact that she was awake.

This made it even less justifiable to sleep in.

Hua propped herself up on her elbows.

First, wash up, then help her father make breakfast...

Hua straightened her pajamas, lifted the covers, and prepared to get out of bed.

However, at that moment, she suddenly felt like something was different in her room.

"Good morning, Hua," a masculine voice that could be described as "gentle" sounded in Hua's ear.

"Good morning,"

Hua subconsciously replied to the sudden greeting.

The next moment, Hua felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her, instantly waking her up.

She was the only one in the room, so how could there be a second person's voice?

Hallucination?

No, no, no, she wouldn't imagine that kind of gentle male voice, no matter what.

"Don't panic."

The gentle male voice sounded again.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Bai, and I am your guardian spirit."

Having worked as a spirit for so long, Liu Bai had accumulated some experience. Although his appearance still caused a certain degree of shock to the host, Liu Bai was now able to better grasp the rhythm of getting along with the host.

—After all, constantly scaring people wasn't a good thing.

Of course, that didn't apply to bad women like Rita. That kind of bad woman would only play with his heart.

Hua then noticed that a famous book she had placed on the bookshelf was now open on the desk.

"Guardian spirit?" Hua shrank back slightly towards the head of the bed—a posture of vigilance.

"Roughly, a mascot to help you resolve disasters?"

"Something like a divine statue?"

Hua's face showed confusion. As a consistently good student, Hua didn't really believe in things like gods and ghosts.

But now that a being who seemed to be one of the legendary gods and ghosts had appeared before her, Hua quickly thought of an analogy.

"A divine statue... well, although the difference is huge, it's good enough for understanding."

The book on the desk turned a page.

"However, there are indeed people who call me Lord God."

There was a hint of reminiscence in the gentle male voice.

Aponia, with her natural air of innocence and saintly radiance... Although Aponia's original compatibility of 120% is now the lowest, when it comes to the comfort of communication, Aponia should be the most comfortable of all hosts.

After all, with a persuasion level as high as eight, anyone, except for super thorns like Kalpas, would feel comfortable communicating with Aponia.

...While his own persuasion is only a pitiful level 2.

Perhaps he should appropriately improve this skill, which seems to have little presence but the highest "skill coverage."

"So... are you a god?" Fu Hua's face was still full of doubt. She believed that Liu Bai must be a supernatural being.

But would he be a god, such a distant existence?

She didn't think so.

"No, I'm not," the male voice said with a hint of a smile. "I told you, I'm just a guardian spirit. My task is to accompany you in your growth and resolve your misfortunes."

"Misfortunes..." This word, appearing again, made Fu Hua stunned.

"Are you saying that my future will be unfortunate?"

"Your future... if we speak of luck, then your future will be unfortunate; but if we speak of misfortune, then your future will be fortunate," Liu Bai said with some melancholy.

In Fu Hua's life, if you say she was lucky, her father was seriously injured, her friends died tragically, and she could only join Moth Chasers to Fire as an ordinary soldier. She was even injected with medicine by Mei and became a guinea pig along with many "discards" to stimulate the hypermutation factor.

Originally, a girl who just wanted to live a stable life in her hometown was forced to shoulder the inheritance of the entire civilization.

And in the next civilization... well, there's no need to talk about that. The Seven Disciples and Otto are not good things.

But if you say she was unlucky, Fu Hua stubbornly went against the tide in this era of Honkai, where human life was cheaper than grass. She awakened the hypermutation factor between life and death and successfully became a Fusion Warrior, surviving the tragedy of the Stigma.

Even in the next civilization, various setbacks still did not defeat her.

"..."

Liu Bai's words made Fu Hua fall silent.

Will her fate... be like this?