[25 years old, you were forced to abandon your residence as the situation continued deteriorating at an alarming rate.]
[You persisted in trying to gather more information, even when Lirien seed on the verge of defecting, apparently ready to skip over her contract obligations, while all the others you knew were quite busy searching for a solution to the current crisis.]
[Five months later, you hadn’t seen Lilith, Selena, or Serah for more than a few months now, and Lirien had already fled.]
[Even under these circumstances though, you continued practicing the Blood Scripture, hoping to at least achieve Advanced mastery before your ti inevitably ca.]
[Two months later, you had already passed the halfway point in refining your Kidneys and were training as usual when Hilda suddenly seed to notice sothing, and warned you urgently that you should run away imdiately.]
[But feeling that the situation was utterly hopeless, you didn’t flee and simply waited for the inevitable end.]
[Minutes after that, you were suddenly enveloped by an unfathomable darkness that seed to consu reality itself.]
[It appeared to devour everything about you — your senses, your body, and your very soul — with rciless efficiency.]
[Your Regeneration talent, which you had taken such pride in, didn’t seem to make any difference when faced with this all-consuming darkness. But you still tried to hold on as much as possible, fighting against the inevitable.]
[Even then, it was hopeless. Before long, you couldn’t even gather your thoughts coherently as the darkness claid everything.]
[You died.]
[The simulation is over. You can choose two of the following:]
[1: Colossal Vessel (Ascended Talent)]
[2: Strengthened Soul (Eclipsed Soul)]
[3: Strengthened Physical Strength (Second Stage of the Blood Refinent Path)]
[4: Strengthened Blood (Sanguine Might Bloodline)]
[5: Initial Mastery over Blood Scripture]
[6: Control Law (Initial Understanding)]
[7: mory of this Simulation]
Instead of focusing on the choices, Noel stared at the ending of the simulation, reflecting on how in that simulation where he had skipped its content, he had actually managed to survive until this mont too.
But unlike how he endured everything there, here it was different... at least at the start. By the end, it seed his simulated self had simply concentrated on his goal, not on those around him.
But maybe that’s acceptable too?
Noel shook his head, dismissing the thought.
What mattered was sothing else entirely — this darkness phenonon that consud him... had it happened all around the world? Had it consud the Earth in its entirety?
Noel wondered about this because, to him, that was the crucial point.
Regardless though, after witnessing this kind of outco where even the world seed to be ending, he didn’t plan to simulate in this world again for so ti.
It felt like he had reached the limit of how long he could survive here, after all... which was until he 25 years old.
While in Charix’s world, he had achieved the sa lifespan from his very first attempt.
Next ti? He would definitely survive longer.
And there were other Dead worlds to explore, at the end of the day!
Anyway, there were three important points for him in this simulation.
Lirien, Elsa, and the Wane Dinsion.
Those were three things worth pondering upon carefully.
Lirien — a witch who, despite betraying him in the end, had done so simply for her own safety. Aside from that fault... if it could even be considered one, he couldn’t find any other significant issue with her.
So Noel pondered whether he should try bringing her to his side already, or if he should run another simulation first, just to be cautious.
In the end, after a mont of contemplation, Noel decided to put the topic of Lirien on hold and move on to... Elsa.
Here, Noel didn’t need to spend a long ti pondering to arrive at a decision.
Noel wanted her.
Just not as his woman, like he had in the simulation... instead, as a maid.
He had wanted one even before he lost his mories, and Selena had been his first candidate.
In the end though, it wasn’t ant to be.
But this ti was different.
This ti, he had a good feeling that he was going to succeed!
Chuckling softly, Noel moved on to the third point... the Wane Dinsion.
It was a dinsion that had already appeared on Earth, and at this mont in ti, no one knew of its true danger.
So should he warn Serah once again? Or should he try to solve its problem more aggressively through simulation?
Noel needed to think the hardest about this topic before he made his decision... to also keep it on hold for now.
And with that, he finally moved on to the two choices he had available.
For this simulation though, the decision had already been made.
Though one choice still tempted him a little — the fourth one, Strengthened Blood.
It was worth selecting... had the two other choices not been too important for him at this mont.
So Noel made it a point to select it next ti, as he made his current choices.
[You have selected: Colossal Vessel (Ascended Talent).]
[You have selected: mory of this Simulation.]
Colossal Vessel — what did this talent entail exactly?
When he read the na, Noel wondered, and in the end, he deduced that it was probably related to his physical body.
And he was right.
Feeling the imnse strength coursing through his body, it beca apparent what this talent was about.
But it didn’t stop there.
It also affected his soul.
His already strong and resilient soul seed to have gained so unshakable stability, and his soul zone appeared to have expanded, ever so slightly.
Nothing as groundbreaking as the changes to his body... but it was still a welcod improvent.
Then there were the mories themselves.
Noel had actually harbored a misunderstanding here.
Before, he had thought that it would be just like regaining his lost mories, and he had feared that he would be affected by them, even if only slightly.
But it turned out he didn’t need to worry about that concern.
Noel received the mories from a third-person perspective, like he was watching an imrsive movie from the front row, where not only could he observe the actions of the main protagonist, but he also had access to his thoughts and emotions.
But that was it.
He would be moved slightly, yes — after all, it was himself... a different version of himself, but still himself. However, he wouldn’t suddenly beco the version from his mories.
The one who had given up on resistance when an unfathomable force consud him.
Noel digested the mories he received with careful attention.
He took note of the flood of information he had gathered in the simulation at first, before moving on to sothing not ntioned there but which beca apparent now that he possessed the mories.
All those around him — Selena, Lilith, and Serah — had all noticed within the simulation how he suddenly started developing at a normal speed... no, at a slow speed, completely unlike the explosive advances he had made at one point.
They had all noticed, but no one had comnted on it.
They didn’t want to touch upon a topic he was probably most affected by, after all.
Since when had everyone beco so considerate toward him?
Noel really wanted to know the answer to that question.
Regardless, Noel reached a conclusion because of this revelation.
He needed to find a way to hide his strength more effectively.
He really didn’t mind displaying his power in reality or in simulation.
And those bursts of power when he made choices after each simulation?
He had never bothered to hide them.
Because he knew it was impossible.
He could hide things from those weaker than him, or those around his level of strength, but from those far stronger?
That was completely impossible.
So he had been taking the approach of "fuck it... I don’t care."
It was an impossible task, after all, and he himself didn’t possess the type of personality where he liked having that mysterious aura, where he needed to constantly hide his talent or strength.
But that changed when it would affect his image in a different way than he intended.
He didn’t want pity or consideration from anyone — not from his won, not from his allies, and certainly not from his enemies.
Noel wanted none of that condescending treatnt!
Noel’s aura flared dangerously as his thoughts moved in that direction, but in the end, he restrained himself and moved on to another discovery he had made through these mories.
Zero Division... the organization he had created.
He had thought to himself that he had actually established an independent organization, but after obtaining his mories, it turned out he was the only one who thought like that.
Others all considered it rely a branch of the Cross house, or sothing along the lines of a subordinate organization.
This beca evident by how he bore no real responsibility, while all the others carried significant burdens.
Whether it was Selena, Lilith, Serah, or any other organization on Earth during that ti, all were constantly busy due to their respective responsibilities — except him.
And his simulated self had known this, but he hadn’t bothered taking any action and had simply stuck to his passive role.
Why?
Because he possessed insufficient strength!
Noel’s eyes glead with intensity, and he felt even more furious than before.
But in the end, he exhaled a slow breath of air and tried to calm himself down.
All of that was sothing that hadn’t happened yet, after all.
And he was growing at an insane speed, completely unlike his simulated self.
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