Even though so players were worried that Vill-V might pull sothing catastrophic… the story continued.
Actually—
From the dialogue between Elysia and Vill-V, it wasn't hard to tell: Vill-V's original self was almost too humble.
Perhaps this was the Dunning-Kruger effect in action:
The wiser one becos, the more one recognizes their own ignorance.
Vill-V, in the early era of the Previous Civilization, had already reached unfathomable levels of genius. Yet her self-confidence was strikingly low—so much so that it bordered on self-loathing.
After all, she beca a master of chanical engineering through self-study in just three months.
And yet, her self-evaluation at the ti? rely "a slightly gifted fool."
After watching that mory, Original Vill-V nodded slightly in reflection.
"Yes… there was a ti I really hated myself… that period of deep self-deprecation."
"I spent my whole life reconciling with my inferiority complex. Now… I can finally manage to look at myself sowhat objectively."
Standing beside her, i faintly understood what it was Vill-V had been searching for… and that she had likely already found it.
Elysia frowned briefly at this point in the story, but quickly relaxed again.
She realized she might've guessed wrong.
The reason all the Vill-Vs wanted to develop a Kevin-specific weapon might not have been to troll Kevin after all—
But rather…
She was just about to connect the dots—her intuition in such matters was usually sharp—
When suddenly, a line of dialogue popped up on-screen:
(Check on the status of Kurikara.)
"i, you finally rembered your dragon."
Elysia put aside her thoughts, making a jab as she moved i toward the platform where Kurikara was "playing dead."
Monts later—
That big vehicle-disguised-as-transportation, ahem, Kurikara, was awakened by i.
Original Vill-V also approached i at this point.
"What do we do next… to get to her? After all, my cognition still spans a very wide field."
i responded by gently patting Kurikara and signaling it to lower itself.
Seeing this, Original Vill-V grew nervous.
"Wait, don't tell you're planning to ride this dragon…?"
The story progressed to one of its most iconic monts.
⚠️ Incoming overload of cuteness!
"Ready?"
"Eh!?"
Original Vill-V didn't even get a chance to answer before i pushed her onto Kurikara.
"W-Wait! Don't push —"
"Ah… Aaah—"
The intellectual image Vill-V had maintained crumbled in an instant.
This gap moe was just too good—it never gets old.
Originally, this scene was completely dark with no CG, which players found disappointing.
But in this alternate world, there was no way Hokuto would let such a golden mont go un-animated.
Which only deepened players' love for Original Vill-V's unexpected adorableness.
[CEO i, this is hilarious.]
[Isn't this the first ti i's dragon has been ridden?]
[Kiana: ???]
[Miss Original is so cute~!]
[Justice-slicer! Justice-slicing intensifies!]
…
Amid the rising wave of "justice slicing" chants, the ga's perspective shifted.
Kurikara carried them straight to Vill-V The Villain.
The final showdown was imminent. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel⚑fire
When Vill-V The Villain saw Kurikara flying toward her—
She was… stunned.
…?!
"That's the Herrscher of Thunder's…"
But before she could finish—
i had already landed.
"I think, out of respect, you should at least rember my na," i said coolly.
That line instantly reminded players of Kalpas.
Especially that iconic: "Raiden… Herrscher!"
Classic.
But then they rembered Brother Kalpas was already…
Oof. Right in the heart again.
anwhile, Original Vill-V was climbing off the dragon, visibly shaken.
Seeing her like that, i sighed helplessly.
"Well, at least I found one of your weaknesses. Not that it'll be much use."
Across from her—
Vill-V The Villain stared at i… and naturally noticed who i had been talking to.
The situation had shifted so suddenly, but when she saw a being identical to herself, she didn't even need to think to reach a conclusion.
"So it's true… we're all just dispensable appendages, and you're the only trunk, aren't you?"
"As long as I don't disappear, you'll always exist."
Faced with this accusation, Original Vill-V cleared her throat and placed her hands on her hips, trying to sound a bit more dignified.
"Ahem… definitely not dispensable… but you're right about the second part."
"This is our first ti eting… right? Hello?"
But her soft voice, and the way she suddenly greeted her mid-sentence, utterly undermined any effort at gravitas.
Miss Original really is gentle and warm.
Especially now, facing off against her malevolent self—the contrast was stark.
Players couldn't help but marvel again at the voice acting.
The last ti we saw sothing like this was probably between Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Sentience, right?
But Fu Hua and the Herrscher were voiced by different actors. (Well, sotis Fu Hua dubbed for her?)
Still, many of the Herrscher of Sentience's "healthy" and "mighty" vibes were uniquely hers.
But Vill-V… Vill-V was a solo act. And yet so perfectly executed—
A soft-spoken intellectual and an unhinged joyfully chaotic villain.
No wonder the players were in awe.
[Vill-V's VA is incredible!]
[If I closed my eyes, I wouldn't believe it's the sa person speaking.]
[Real-world Miss Vill-V might actually specialize in multiple personalities.]
…
Of course—Vill-V does understand multiple personalities all too well.
But back to the story.
Vill-V The Villain smiled coldly after hearing Original's words.
"Yes, I'm doing great. Thanks for asking."
"So you finally found the courage to show up?"
"I wouldn't say courage…" Original shook her head. "But… I did lie to the Conductor once. I think… I should tell you the truth before everything ends."
"Who you really are… that's what you've always wanted to know, right?"
The villain—always so smug—widened her eyes for the first ti.
She stared at Original and said:
"Another lie from the fraudster, is it?"
Even i was taken aback.
Co to think of it… Vill-V had never called her counterpart "The Villain" in the story so far.
And with Original's line just now—
Players suddenly paid more attention to the strange quotation marks around "Vill-V The Villain's" na.
They had thought it was just for emphasis before, but now?
Maybe not.
In-ga, Vill-V The Villain waved her hand.
"This… is not sothing you need to tell . If you dared show up here, you should know—we're not equals."
Original replied candidly:
"Right. You're all that remains of after being corrupted. If you disappear, I'll probably vanish too."
"To be precise—definitely."
The mont she confird that, viewers in the stream chat exploded again.
[Wait, does this an Original is going to sacrifice herself to defeat Evil Vill-V and save i?!]
[No way! That's way too predictable!]
They floated the idea…
Then imdiately tried to deny it themselves.
Miss Original's sacrifice? Please, no…
…
Regardless of what players speculated—
Original didn't deny it. In fact, she confird that without a miracle, there was no alternative.
The death flag was high and waving.
And for so reason, Vill-V The Villain looked provoked by her optimistic talk of miracles.
In hindsight, that makes sense, especially with what's revealed later about her true identity.
How could soone as proud and confident as Vill-V The Villain not be irritated by this throwaway remark?
Especially since—no matter how you slice it—she did originate from Original.
So the fight began.
Yes, "fight."
"So, when you said 'we'll defeat her'… what you ant was… you'd watch while I did all the work?"
"Strictly speaking… I never said we, and I'm not watching either."
That's what she ant, right?
Original Vill-V: "We're gonna go beat her. You do the beating, I'll do the going."
But in reality…
Original didn't even go.
As Vill-V The Villain deployed her turret—
i had no choice but to charge forward.
A rematch between them.
i now understood her opponent's patterns much better than before, making the fight slightly easier—
But only slightly.
Because, as Original had said—
Vill-V The Villain possessed half of Vill-V's cognition, and her combat power was no joke.
She even had the bandwidth mid-fight to mock Original.
"This is your big gamble? Genius Vill-V, letting a Herrscher repeat her failure?"
Original stood off to the side, perfectly relaxed.
Not even pretending to help.
She had the ti—and the mindset—to argue back.
"I told you I'm not a genius… that word has shown up way too many tis today."
i: …
You've got ti to chat, but not to lend a hand? Stop slacking off.
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