My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

"The Herrscher of Thunder is never weaker than anyone! Bai Chen, you will pay the price for your actions!"

Driven by Honkai energy and using the heat to create air currents to float in the air, Sakura followed far behind Mei. Just as she was about to accelerate with all her might, she heard Mei's angry roar in the air.

"Bai Chen? Isn't that the name of the Herrscher of the Void? Has she lost her mind? With her current energy level, she's at most equivalent to a pseudo-Herrscher, and she can't even beat Kevin who hasn't obtained the Judgment of the Skyfire..." Sakura stopped in mid-air.

It seems she doesn't need to rush. She can just wait until Mei is woken up and then go to take care of her funeral arrangements.

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Just as the Herrscher of Thunder was reborn in Sky City, Lilia was pushing her older sister Rosalia around the streets of Sky City.

Although the sisters' unusual appearance attracted a lot of attention, the horns and tail growing on Lilia's body saved them a lot of trouble.

Because Sky City is a mechanized metropolis, its residents can immediately distinguish between artificial and real tails. The tail is either real or extremely expensive—a forbidden toy that only the most powerful and wealthy can afford, beyond their comprehension.

In addition to Rosalia's strange appearance, when Lilia bought candy, she could feel the candy shop owner looking at her with pity and regret, and he charged her a few extra dollars.

"There are so many fun things to do here. I wish I could live here permanently."

The dazzling lights and vibrant nightlife of Sky City quickly captivated Lilia's heart. Having grown up in an orphanage, she had never seen such a prosperous place. Moreover, now that she had money, everything from food to entertainment was open to her.

After putting her sister aside and experiencing a holographic VR game for a while, Lilia held a huge chocolate nut yogurt ice cream in her hand, leaned against the armrest of her sister's wheelchair, and licked it as she spoke.

"Waaaaah! Ugh—!"

Rosalia struggled with her mouth gagged, and her stomach, which had been empty for most of the day, rumbled loudly.

"I can't help it either. Why don't you just go back and memorize the ancient poems, you silly sister?" Lilia shook her head helplessly.

Anyway, as long as you recite the poem, you won't be punished. That lawyer is generous and rich, so why don't you recite it?

However, at that moment, a familiar voice suddenly appeared behind her.

"Lilia, Rosalia, what are you doing here? What are you doing?"

Chapter 44 The Herrscher of Thunder Returns to the City She Loves

This is a sound we haven't heard in a long time.

Since Bronya left the Cocolia Orphanage a few years ago, got involved in a major event in Changkong City, and joined St. Freya Academy, she has completely disappeared from Lilia and Rosalia's world.

Although I occasionally hear news about Bronya, this is the first time I've actually met her in person.

"Oh, it's Bronya! Oh! Seele's here too!" Lilia turned around, exclaiming in surprise, and pushed Rosalia's wheelchair back.

Right behind her, two young girls stood on the street corner. They were dressed in well-fitting casual clothes, looking like they were out shopping in the evening. Each of them was carrying a large shopping bag, which contained soft drinks, potato chips, some snacks, and candy.

One of them wore a metallic exoskeleton on his legs, and his long, silver-gray curly hair was tied into pigtails at the back of his head. The other had a chain around his neck, and his long black hair cascaded down his back like a waterfall, with only a light pink Homura hair clip on the top of his head.

It was Bronya and Seele who came out because Theresa and Cecilia needed some private space to talk about their long-awaited reunion, as well as discuss what was to come, plan their next steps, and speculate on Otto's motives behind all these events.

Bronya and Seele couldn't really join in on these adult conversations, and they also had a lot of private things to say, so they made an excuse to go out for a late-night snack and went out to play together.

After having hot pot, the two went to the supermarket to buy some things for Theresa and the others. They had just left the supermarket when, unexpectedly, they saw the eye-catching Lilia and Rosalia in the crowd as they turned a corner.

"Waaah!" Rosalia struggled excitedly, making indistinct sounds, seemingly trying to get Bronya to release her.

"Lilia, what kind of strange game are you and Rosalia playing? And what's with the horns and tails on your bodies?" Bronya couldn't help but ask.

Although they hadn't seen each other for several years, they had lived together in the orphanage for so long. Bronya, as the most mature child in the orphanage, had always taken care of the other members like an older sister, so there was no awkwardness when they met again. In particular, Lilia and Rosalia hadn't shown much maturity or maturity in the past few years.

"Lilia and Rosalia underwent modifications by Cocolia's mother and are now very powerful fusion warriors." Lilia swung her fist, and the powerful force brought by the Honkai Beast Ashura gene caused bursts of air currents to explode in the air.

"As for that idiot Rosalia, she was punished by Bai Chen. She is not allowed to move freely, eat, or drink until she completes her studies."

Lilia's answer was simple, easy to understand, and well-organized, and Bronya quickly grasped the current situation.

She had always known that Cocolia harbored strange motives towards the orphans in the orphanage, and that she didn't simply want to adopt them. But she hadn't expected that even Rosalia and Lilia, who weren't particularly adaptable to Honkai energy, had undergone the modifications. Of course, she didn't yet know that the Arlene sisters had to undergo the surgery to save their lives after suffering severe injuries.

As for Lilia's suggestion of being punished by Bai Chen, Bronya couldn't help but imagine it. After all, according to the Far East Branch's intelligence, Cocolia should still be in Abyss City, and the two sisters alone couldn't possibly cross such a long distance to reach Sky City. But if Bai Chen brought her here, then none of that would be a problem.

Seele, who was standing next to Bronya, couldn't hold back any longer. She had never met Bai Chen before, only knowing that there was such a Herrscher who had planned this incident. Now, it was Seele's radical personality that was showing. Black Seele was of course not afraid of someone she had never met: "Rosalia, I'm coming to save you right now. As for that Bai Chen, I'll deal with him properly after I save him."

"Wait a minute, Seele, the Herrscher of the Void shouldn't really hurt Rosalia. Let's wait for Principal Theresa and the others to come to a conclusion..." The composed Bronya hurriedly reached out to stop Seele's impulsive actions. However, before she could finish speaking, the massive Honkai energy rapidly approaching the city from the sky caught their attention.

It was already night, and the sky was pitch black with only faint starlight. But in a corner of Sky Dome City, a purple bolt of lightning fell from the horizon into the city, dyeing half of the city's sky with a dazzling display of lightning.

"This is... Mei!" Bronya immediately recognized the owner of the phenomenon. Although her facial nerves were damaged, preventing her from making any expression, the way she dropped the shopping bag still showed how shocked she was.

"Seele, quick, take me to the direction where the lightning struck!"

Bronya put one arm around Seele's neck and said anxiously.

Although Seele and Mei were not familiar with each other at all, she certainly couldn't disobey Bronya's orders. So she also threw down the shopping bag in her hand, and in an instant, she took off her simple clothes and put on that gorgeous black and red Lolita dress again.

After undergoing that accidental experiment, Seele was forced to fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta and remains trapped there to this day, unable to find a way out. This is precisely because she has an inseparable connection with quantum mechanics. Although she still doesn't know the exact source of her abilities, Seele can transform herself into a quantum form at any time.

The crimson Honkai energy trembled in all directions, and countless blood-red butterflies bloomed and fluttered on the street. The two girls who were embracing each other among the butterflies had disappeared from the spot.

Quantum Sprint, energy leap, Seele, carrying Bronya, briefly passed through the barrier between the real world and the Sea of ​​Quanta, entering quantum form, ignoring any obstacles and terrain, and sped away into the distance.

Lilia glanced in the direction they had left, then at the shopping bags lying on the ground, and hailed a taxi on the street.

The shopping bags were tossed into the car, Rosalia and the wheelchair were put in the trunk, and Lilia slapped a few bills on the driver's steering wheel: "Chase after Lightning, quick!"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city.

Dazzling lightning surged across the sky, and uncontrolled lightning struck the water tank and transformer on the roof.

Holding a lightning-infused longsword and with Honkai crystals floating behind her like wings, the Herrscher of Thunder has returned to Sky City, the city she has always been loyal to!

Chapter Forty-Five: What happened? What happened?

Bai Chen remained seated in his private room, holding his beloved iced cola.

"Oh dear, you heard that too?"

Opposite the sofa was Kiana, still wearing her pajamas, and Fischl, who had been pulled out by Kiana and was still confused about the situation.

Kiana looked at Bai Chen nervously. She knew Mei was outside, but this did not bring her any joy; instead, it filled her with panic.

Putting personal feelings aside, although Kiana doesn't know how to face Mei yet, at least she won't hurt Mei. But she's not a free person right now. This Herrscher in front of her, Bai Chen, practically treats her as his possession, and he will absolutely not let her leave until his inexplicable plan is completed.

If Mei wants to take him away, she will have to fight Bai Chen.

Recalling the memories she shared with Sirin, Kiana couldn't help but feel sorry for Mei.

“Mei…Mei didn’t mean any harm…” Kiana tried to defend Mei.

However, Bai Chen waved his hand to stop her from speaking, silencing everything she was about to say.

"Two choices: take your weapon, defeat that woman outside who's yelling, and bring me victory. Or stand here obediently and watch me beat your former best friend into a rabbit." Bai Chen placed his hands on the back of the sofa and held up three fingers to Kiana.

“You only have three counts of time to think,” he said.

"One, two, three. Alright, you no longer have a choice."

Bai Chen said three numbers, and he meant three numbers, neither speeding up nor slowing down intentionally. But three seconds was simply not enough time for the hesitant Kiana to make a decision, and so the last chance Bai Chen gave her slipped away in an instant.

"Just stay in your room and watch, just like you did before." Bai Chen stood up, patted Kiana's shoulder, and a burst of Honkai energy rushed into her body, briefly disrupting her core connection with the Herrscher of the Void.

For at least a minute or two, Kiana was unable to use her Herrscher powers smoothly.

"Fischl, you can feel the power of the sky in a moment." Bai Chen gave Fischl one last instruction before disappearing from the room in an instant.

Perhaps because she was once a young lady from a wealthy family, Raiden Mei seems to like standing at high places.

Bai Chen appeared on the rooftop of the tallest building near the love hotel. It was the rooftop of a game company, with a huge tricolor logo of the game company above it.

At the top of the tricolor logo, a pair of purple wooden clogs stand atop it. A sharp-eyed, aloof girl, holding a long sword encircled by lightning and sporting a pair of cute, lamb-like short horns on her head, awaits him.

Raiden Mei, no, it's more appropriate to call her the Herrscher of Thunder now.

"What? You think you can fly now that your wings have hardened?" Bai Chen teased, looking at the Herrscher of Thunder above.

"Bai Chen, I have never taken this power seriously before. I always thought that Herrschers would only bring misfortune to people, and that having too much power would only hurt others." Mei stood on high ground, her voice echoing in the night wind.

"But I realized I was wrong. It's not that having too much power will hurt others, but that without enough power, you can only watch others get hurt."

"I also want to thank you for forcing me. Without you, I don't know when I would have been able to face my past and accept the personality and consciousness that I had buried deep in my heart."

Raiden Mei raised her long sword and drew down a brilliant bolt of lightning from the sky.

Then, she turned the long sword around and pointed it at Bai Chen's face.

"I have now accepted my weakness, and at the same time, I understand this power. I will no longer be weaker than anyone else, and I will not stand idly by and watch any tragedy unfold before my eyes. I will shatter the darkness with thunder and bring everyone back to the light!"

"So, you want to challenge me?" Bai Chen smiled nonchalantly.

He scoffed inwardly, thinking that she was still too young. She thought she could change this imperfect world just because she gained power, but what was the reality?

Raiden Mei, you can't save anyone.

"Isn't this the rule you set yourself? You want to use the entire Sky City as a stage, so that seven pairs of summoners and summoned beings can fight each other and determine the final winner. Now that Kiana and Sakura aren't here, it's perfect for a war between you and me."

"If this is what you expect, then of course I will grant your wish," Bai Chen said, shaking his hand dismissively.

Mei cautiously stared at Bai Chen, surrounded by a ring of dazzling lightning. She wasn't just mindlessly fighting; as a student with decent grades, she quickly developed two uses for the Herrscher of Thunder's powers after acquiring them.

She created a super-electric field around herself, and the powerful charge repulsion could isolate almost all physical and energy attacks. Unless the opponent's Honkai energy far exceeded her own that of a Herrscher, attacks composed of Honkai energy could not reach her at all.

Moreover, she had also brushed up on her knowledge about space beforehand. According to the relevant knowledge of quantum electrodynamics, a strong charge field can interfere with spatial motion, or at least interfere with the string theory parameters nearby. Since one of the data factors was in Mei's hands, she was not afraid that her body would be suddenly spatially transferred and inserted into the Subspace Spear.

Another ability is to create powerful electromagnetic pulses by breaking the chemical bonds between gas molecules. Since gas is everywhere, theoretically, Raiden Mei's lightning should also be everywhere.

Even the Herrscher of the Void needs reaction speed when teleporting, and what can compare to light and electricity?

In this way, she would have a shield strong enough to protect herself and a spear strong enough to defeat her enemy. Even if she couldn't completely defeat her opponent, as long as she demonstrated her strength to him, she could create favorable conditions for the subsequent negotiations to seize Kiana...

Raiden Mei felt a clarity in her mind she had never experienced before, and faced with a powerful enemy, she decided to outsmart him.

The Hokushin Ittō-ryū is a sword technique that emphasizes striking first after the opponent has made their move. Therefore, she focused all her attention on Bai Chen. As soon as Bai Chen launched the first attack, she would look for that momentary opening and transform herself into a bolt of lightning to instantly defeat her opponent.

However, Bai Chen raised his hand but did not make any attacking move.

“Mei, you still don’t understand that humans have their own way of fighting, and Herrschers should also have their own fighting philosophy.”

"Why does God fight with swords against humanity?"

Chapter Forty-Six: The Opening of the Ball

Mei's Hokushin Itto-ryu is indeed one of the few powerful sword styles in the world. But no matter how powerful a sword style is, it is still just a martial art that is practical in the mortal world.