[A year has passed since the start of the Global Ocean Survival.]
[It has been around 4 months since you started your training marathon.]
[During the past 4 months, you haven't achieved Fairy Fruit Awakening even after you risked your life to fight against Leviathans the size of kilometers.]
[However, you estimated that you are just half a step away from achieving Fairy Fruit Awakening.]
[Not only that, you managed to farm a lot of sea monsters and devoured their Sea Origin Energy, becoming a Stage 5 Abyss Sovereign Body in the Leviathan Tempering Path.]
[It wasn't as difficult as you expected it to be, as the biggest hurdle was quantity and quality of Sea Origin Energy, as well as preventing sea monster mutation.]
[Those weren't a problem to you, as the former could be solved by creating the flesh of sea monsters you killed using your Unlimited Food Creation talent. The latter was solved by your sealing ability.]
[Not only that, you managed to find eight powerful fairy fruits using the Absolute Compass as well as a Fairy Fruit Catalog, which listed most of the known fairy fruits.]
[Although you couldn't eat those Fairy Fruits, you decided it was better to have them so that you'll have the option if you ever become eligible to eat a second fairy fruit.]
[You had found more than six Fairy Fruits, but you didn't bother to take them, as they were truly trash that you couldn't even bear to give to your friends. As for those that were decent enough, you still kept them, but they mostly stayed in your Survivor Authority's item inventory.]
[You weren't even certain if you could bring these fairy fruits to the real world, especially when you speculated that your options for simulation rewards would be limited.]
[Nevertheless, you still collected them just so you'll have more options when the time comes to choose simulation rewards.]
[While you were staying on your Level 7 Advanced Battle Ship, several minutes had passed, and finally, the Great Filter: Half Population Death, had taken effect!]
[You had already prepared for the worst, so you were already in your True Fairy Form. Countless chains imbued with your sealing ability were created beforehand, forming a net that made the surroundings a sealed area.]
[Even if the entire Fairy Fruit Alliance raided your ship, as soon as they enter your sealed area, their fairy fruit abilities would undoubtedly be sealed in an instant.]
[Even then, you didn't hold much hope for this, as the World Will and whatever Great Filter it was talking about was beyond your level.]
[Soon enough, a notification sound entered your mind that sent shivers through your spine.]
[{You have been afflicted with The Great Filter: Half Population Death.}]
[{You failed the judgment.}]
[As soon as you saw that notification from the World Will, you noticed your hands being eroded into dust and nothingness. It didn't cause you any pain, but you knew that you would die at this point.]
[Unwilling to succumb to such untimely and undeserving death, you decided to burn every energy source you have in your body, whether it's your mental energy, physical stamina, or lifespan.]
[You used everything you have to activate your Fairy King of Sealing, Epithet: Valcrys Fairy Fruit to its fullest, causing even the surrounding space and molecules within it to be sealed in place.]
[However, despite all that effort, all of your four limbs had already turned to dust, and inevitable death eroded your body.]
[Even the bright fairy wings on your back were being turned into dust, fading into nothingness.]
[Just as you were about to lose consciousness, something inside you awakened while you were at the brink of death, fighting against the death law eroding your body.]
[Your eroded fairy wings suddenly recovered, even becoming brighter and bigger than before. An illusory crown appeared on top of your head, and you felt your sealing ability become stronger than before.]
[Just as you were about to counterattack, the death force eroding your suddenly weakened body became stronger.]
[You died.]
-Ding!
[The Doomsday Life Simulation has ended.]
[Remark: Power is useful all the time, while luck isn't, until it is. Unfortunately, you were unlucky at the time you needed to be lucky.]
[Suggestion: Improve your luck. Maybe through a fairy fruit or even a simulation talent.]
[The simulation score is A-.]
[The host can choose 4 of the following rewards:]
[Option 1: All-round power obtained in the simulation (including but not limited to: Fairy Fruit Awakening Stage, Abyss Sovereign Body Peak Proficiency)]
[Option 2: All items obtained in the simulation, such as Fairy Fruits, Fairy Fruit Catalog, Raft Upgrade Materials, Sea Monster Carcasses, etc. (choosing this option will unlock the System Inventory with infinite storage)]
[Option 3: Survivor Authority and Level 7 Advanced Battle Ship]
[Option 4: Unlimited Food Creation (Gold)]
[Option 5: Absolute Compass (Orange)]
[Option 6: Water Breathing (Blue)]
As soon as the simulation ended, Zayne's focus shifted back to the real world.
His memory and experiences were synchronized with the simulation self, so he had also experienced "death" there.
Although the process of his death wasn't physically painful, it was still despairing that even after he achieved Fairy Fruit Awakening and became a Fairy King, he still couldn't seal the effects of the Great Filter: Half Population Death.
Shaking his head, Zayne cursed under his breath, "That was basically a plot kill. If I had eaten that Ability-Type Luck Charm Fruit instead, things might have been different."
Zayne knew such fairy fruit existed due to the Fairy Fruit Catalog. However, he hadn't obtained it since, ironically, he was unlucky enough that it wasn't within his ocean region.
Traveling to find it would take more than the 4 months he had left.
'It is what it is. At least this simulation yielded a lot of rewards and options to choose from.'
Injecting himself with Copium, Zayne no longer minded it, shifting his attention to the reward options.[1]
'Hmm, it didn't include memory or combat experience reward. Even if it did, it would be redundant considering I experienced everything in the doomsday life simulation.'
'Even if I were to inherit all my power from the doomsday life simulation into the real world, it won't be uncontrollable, as I've already mastered it in the simulation.'
Looking at the six options available, Zayne knew Options 1, 4, and 5 were absolutely needed, as they were self-explanatory.
Due to that, he was only left with choosing the fourth reward.
***
Reader Quiz:
What do you think will be the option Zayne will choose as his fourth?
A. Option 2 (All items obtained in the simulation)
B. Option 3 (Survivor Authority and Level 7 Advanced Battle Ship)
C. Option 6 (Water Breathing (Blue))
[1] Copium = an internet slang term that combines the words "cope" and "opium". It refers to a metaphorical drug consumed by someone to deal with a harsh reality, failure, or loss through denial, irrational rationalization, or overly optimistic excuses.