Salted Fish Jienan
Tobe honest I kinda like the simulation more since we have been shown more of the simulation of what he experience and get to connect with him through his journey. but since both he and us, readers know it was simulation and 'not real' it feel kinda Ok to see him manipulate other but after the third simulation (second don't count)we get to see how he take it from his decates of experience and how he time to react, get used to and how he restrain himself in the 'real world', in conclusion, it doesn't really matter what better it matters how we enjoy the experience we read more. Just personal opinion.