The fiery passion and the silky smoothness of La Signora's lips overwhelmed Nathan's senses.
His mind went blank, leaving him no choice but to passively respond to Rosalyne's advances.
Her scorching heat felt like it was about to melt him completely.
[Conditions for the simulation fulfilled. Life Simulator officially activated!]
Amidst the passionate embrace, only the simulator system remained active.
In the next second, the heat and softness vanished.
The scene shifted, and both La Signora, who had been tightly embracing Nathan, and Tartaglia, who had been watching the spectacle, disappeared.
Once again, Nathan found himself in that familiar space.
[Life Simulator officially activated. Please actively choose a talent!]
As usual, three talent cards appeared for him to choose from.
Nathan glanced at the glow above the cards—two blue and one purple.
This time, his luck wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either.
At least the purple talent hadn't been downgraded to the lowest-tier white talent.
The three cards flipped open, and Nathan immediately read their descriptions.
[Blue Talent — Gentleman's Heart: After acquiring this talent, you will develop the mindset of a true gentleman. When encountering young ladies, you will assist them with grace and charm.]
[Blue Talent — Flower Field Expert: After acquiring this talent, you will awaken the ability to navigate through a sea of flowers without getting a single petal on you.
Note: This talent has a side effect—it will continuously attract beautiful wildflowers.]
[Purple Talent — Advanced Yunlai Swordsmanship: After acquiring this talent, your Yunlai Swordsmanship will reach mastery, and you will fully comprehend the essence of the sword technique.]
After carefully reading the descriptions of the three cards, Nathan didn't hesitate for a second before making his choice.
"I choose the purple talent—Advanced Yunlai Swordsmanship!"
There was no need to hesitate. Nathan always prioritized talents that enhanced his combat abilities.
Besides, based on the descriptions of the other two talents, they didn't seem particularly reliable.
The first talent, Gentleman's Heart, sounded noble, but its additional note made it seem more like a pervert's trait—or perhaps being a gentleman was just a step away from being a pervert.
As for the second talent, Flower Field Expert, if it weren't for the side effect of constantly attracting women, it might have been a good fit for Nathan's current situation.
Being able to navigate safely among beauties like Ningguang and Ganyu was a skill he sorely lacked.
Unfortunately, the side effect made it a no-go. For others, it might have been a positive trait, but for Nathan, who was already surrounded by too many high-status, powerful women, it was a disaster waiting to happen.
[Active talent selected—Advanced Yunlai Swordsmanship. After the life script begins loading, a random talent of any quality will be generated!]
For Nathan, who had experienced many life simulations, the initial steps were routine.
The real excitement came when opening the "blind box" for the random talent.
[Life Simulator officially begins. Now loading the script!]
[Loading progress: 0%... 10%... 30%... 60%...]
[90%... 100%...]
[Loading complete. Importing script—Flames and Song!]
[You are born!]
[Your timeline is set 500 years ago!]
[You are born in Mondstadt, the City of Wind!]
[Your ancestors were wealthy merchants, and your parents joined the rebellion against the tyranny of the old nobility!]
[The people eventually overthrew the nobility's tyranny, but your parents perished in the final battle!]
[Time passes, and as you grow up, you inherit your parents' flower shop, becoming an ordinary florist!]
[Though Mondstadt appears peaceful on the surface, dark undercurrents still flow beneath!]
[The Knights of Favonius can handle visible threats, but in the shadows, darkness continues to grow!]
[You inherit your parents' sense of justice, becoming a dark hero who fights against the shadows!]
[One night, while chasing a group of villains, you encounter a fateful meeting...]
[Script loading complete. Now drawing a random talent!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained the blue talent—Dark Knight!]
The talent card drawn by the system emitted a blue glow.
Once again, Nathan's luck wasn't great. It had been a while since he'd drawn a purple or higher-tier talent.
Still, something was better than nothing, and this was a free talent from the system.
Nathan read the description on the card, but the more he read, the stranger it seemed.
[Blue Talent—Dark Knight: After acquiring this talent, you will transform into a dark knight who fights against evil. You will also receive a Dark Knight outfit.
Once disguised, no one will be able to connect your true identity with the Dark Knight!]
Uh...
Based on the description alone, this seemed like a disguise-type talent.
But whether it was the name Dark Knight or the system's explanation, it clearly aligned with the script's setting.
Was this box draw really not rigged by the system?
Nathan silently complained in his mind, but no matter how much he questioned it, the simulator system wouldn't answer.
[Immersive mode activated. Life simulation successfully loaded!]
With this familiar prompt, the life simulation officially began.
The scene around Nathan shattered and then reassembled into glowing fragments.
Time flowed backward, and the world transformed.
Flowers bloomed endlessly, and withered trees came back to life!
Just like in Ganyu's life simulation, time itself seemed to reverse.
When Nathan regained consciousness, he found himself in a foreign alley.
"Huh?"
Nathan looked up. A bright moon hung in the night sky, but the alley was too dark for its light to penetrate.
In this shadowy alley, two groups of people were conducting a shady transaction.
"Did you bring the goods?"
"Of course. Money first, then the goods."
The dialogue sounded like something straight out of a crime drama, and the fact that everyone was armed with sharp weapons only added to the tension.
Tap!
Nathan took a step forward, and the soft sound immediately drew the attention of the two groups.
"Who's there?"
"Someone's eavesdropping?"
The leaders of the two groups turned around, but when they saw Nathan, their expressions instantly turned tense.
"It's you! The guy who's been ruining our plans in the shadows!"
The other leader shouted Nathan's alias without hesitation.
"The Dark Knight who roams Mondstadt, the hero of the night—Batman!"
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