Collapse, the Ordinary Daily Life of the Valkyries

"No... Captain... I just want to know why... you gave such an important thing to Seele... Kiana or Bronya are better choices..."

Xier shook her head, collected her thoughts, and looked at the red and blue Manjushage in Gao Su's hand.

"That's not right. Seele can protect everyone and the captain, too. I trust Seele..."

"I do, Brother Gao Su..."

Xier nodded, her eyes full of determination. Seeing Xier agree to him, Gao Su felt relieved and reached out to rub her head: "That's great, Xier."

"May I ask, is this Brother Gao Su's preparation for the day he mentions as the end?"

Gao Su shook his head. Kiana and the others couldn't kill him with their current strength. This was to prepare for something else.

"I simply wanted Seele to keep it for me. By the way, is Bronya mad at me? It was her birthday the day before yesterday, I think I forgot."

"I have no idea....."

Xier shook her head, feeling a little unhappy in her heart, but she still chose to say to Gao Su:

"But, Sister Bronya seems to be busy with something. Brother Gao Su, do you want to go see her now?"

Xier's words revealed a little disappointment, but there was still some reluctance to stay. Hearing her meaning, Gao Su smiled slightly:

"Before I go to see Bronya, I have to go to the kitchen. Before that, I want to stay with Seele for a while."

After the words fell, Gao Su sat on the bed. The disappointment in Xier's eyes gradually dissipated, and joy began to emerge. Hei Xier also encouraged her in her mind:

"Go ahead, Xi'er, be bold!"

"it is good."

On the other side, Bronya was busy handing over the mission to the Destiny Headquarters.

"There's something strange about the flow of collapse on the Imaginary Number Tree."

"After returning, I used the Changguang Research Institute and the technology left over from the previous civilization era to once again observe the Imaginary Number Tree."

"I discovered that the originally evenly dispersed destruction began to converge in large quantities along the trunk of the Imaginary Number Tree towards its roots."

"According to the data Otto left behind on his observations of the Imaginary Number Tree, the quantum sea lies beneath the Imaginary Number Tree, immersing its roots."

Bronya listed the data one by one and handed it to Kiana and Yulandel. After taking the data and looking at it, the two of them looked at each other at the same time:

"What do you think?"

Yulandel asked first. Kiana thought for a while. This information was not enough. She couldn't imagine what Gao Su wanted to do. Then she said:

"Could it be that the Imaginary Number Tree needs to grow? It's gathering and collapsing at its roots? If it's true what Gao Su once told us, this is the only guess I can make."

At the same time, Yulandel's communicator rang at the right moment. She answered the call and it was Changguang, whom she had just parted ways with not long ago.

"What's wrong? Changguang?"

"Rita just came over and said that she wanted to increase the intensity of Tianming's observation of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers. She looked very unhappy. Is something going to happen?"

"But the Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader and I observed the Imaginary Number Tree once before and found nothing unusual."

Changguang's question caused the three women to fall into silence at the same time. After a long while, Youlan Daier spoke:

"Well, there's been something strange about Honkai recently. It would be good to observe the Imaginary Number Tree more. Rita might be worried about this."

"If there are any unusual movements in the Imaginary Number Tree, remember to report it immediately, Changguang. This is very important."

"I see."

Changguang nodded.

Volume 1: Did we really defeat Honkai?: Chapter 70: Mei: You are still you

"Captain, could you please cover up the blemishes?"

Mei sighed as she looked at Gao Su, who still had a strawberry mark on his neck.

"Is that so... I don't care about this kind of thing anymore."

Gao Su waved his hand.

"Perhaps this is the case for everyone who has lived through a long time. Moreover, I have already entered this bizarre world. If I don't find something that appeals to both the elite and the masses, then I won't be able to speak."

Gao Su looked at Meiyi meaningfully, gently gathered the hair around her ears with his hands, and spoke softly.

"Everything is fate, but it's not fate. Well, when that moment comes, you'll naturally understand. Some of these words may sound like the passion and fantasy of a middle school boy, but they are the facts."

After hearing Gao Su's words, Mei turned her gaze to the clouds in the sky. The sky was like a dreamy blue veil, and the clouds gathered in clusters and moved under the blowing of the wind.

It is pure white, comparable to the color of angel wings, like the hair color of the girl she wants to protect, but it cannot carry a trace of pollution. They fly to the sun, and the sun generously gives them light.

“I originally thought the world was very simple…”

Mei took Gao Su's hand and pulled him to sit on a stone bench nearby.

"When I was very young, my needs were easily met in my life, and at the same time, there were too many needs that were easily met, but even now they have not been met."

"Now that I've grown up, I sometimes suddenly think of the things I once longed for, but in fact, they have already become part of my daily life."

"Let's sit down and chat for a while."

She pulled Him to sit down and said,

"To be honest, Qianyu Academy used to have a tree-lined path like this. Wouldn't having a tree-lined path in a school encourage students to fall in love? Did you know? Gao Su, when I was at Qianyu Academy, eight boys confessed their love to me in one day."

Mei smiled faintly.

"Really? Then it's a great honor for me to be chosen among so many suitors."

Hearing Mei's words, Gao Su smiled faintly and scratched her nose.

"Don't be so conceited! Do you think we look alike?"

Meiyi rolled her eyes at Gao Su impatiently and said coquettishly. Gao Su let her lean on his arms with a sweet smile, while Gao Su smiled calmly and asked.

"So, what do we look like?"

"What do they look like? Not at all! You suddenly came to Kiana's side, and you said you were only there to save her, to save all of us."

"Actually, Kiana was hurt too much back then, and that's what the class monitor did. But when I saw you, your sincere words made me not want to think too much about it."

"Because when I first saw you, the unprecedented throbbing I felt was real, but when Kiana left with you, that throbbing turned into an intense desire and became torment. For a moment, I thought you were trying to use her."

"But when we were in Changkong City, I saw everything you did. Kiana seemed to be in her element with you, without a single obstacle. Perhaps that's why I chose to trust you."

"I'm even wondering now, if you had appeared in her life earlier, would she not be in this situation today?"

Mei's eyes moved, and a bright look shone on her originally peaceful face. She stared at Gao Su, and Gao Su rarely avoided her gaze, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, Gao Su, who had not responded to Meiyi, finally lowered his eyes. A beam of sunlight hit his eyelashes, casting a long shadow on his cheek.

"Actually, I do have a purpose. I just don't want you to be heroes. As Herrschers, you've already betrayed humanity, and now you're betraying Honkai for humanity."

"Kiana has carried the blame on herself and hasn't let it go. I'm actually against the idea of ​​one person saving the world, a plot that only happens in novels."

"Can one person really play such a significant role? Can one person really save a world that has been devastated by this collapse? If so, then the entire civilization would be his livestock."

"Savior isn't a person; it's a title. It refers to a group, not an individual. After all, I've seen heroes who saved the world and defeated the devil selling their swords on the street."

"I've also seen heroes who defend their country and civilization sell out the medals they consider their honors for a living. This is the reality."

"Even if you save the world as Herrschers, what will people think? This is why I say I'm on your side. If you ever want to destroy the world, I will spare no effort to help you, just like I am doing now."

When Gao Su's words reached the savior, Mei stopped listening. She lowered her head, as if talking to herself.

"Bathing in the warm autumn breeze and sunshine, walking slowly in the time where light and shadow intertwine, no one is a savior, and there is no need to be one, but can everyone be a savior..."

Mei was not at all panicked, nor did she pursue more information revealed by Gao Su. She just wanted to simply believe the wishes he had told her, as simply as a child treats his favorite toy.

Then she stood up and pulled Gao Su forward. Gao Su looked at her back and asked.

"Where are we going?"

"There will be somewhere to go. With Kiana and you here, the future won't be so bad."

Mei raised her head and smiled at him. Perhaps the illusory world of Taixu changed with the mood of the participants. The scene that used to be full of summer was now beginning to become bleak with the wind of autumn.

Gao Su picked up a fallen leaf on the ground. The veins of the leaf were spread out like a palm, and the withered and yellow leaf flesh was withered and clung to it, with spots dotted on the yellow surface.

"Look at this leaf. Autumn is its funeral. For us, we are just sentimental. But for a moment, we will marvel at the beautiful scene built up by these deaths, just when the wind rises at the end of autumn."

"In fact, this world has always been very complicated. You can't reach the boundary of clearly understanding the meaning of life and death. You can't resist the human nature and darkness of the human heart that accompany time. People sing and dance under the lights, and release their desires in the dark."

"If one day you can understand human nature, comprehend the human heart, and be able to utilize them, then, with your status as a Herrer, ascending to the realm of God will be a piece of cake. However, by then, you will no longer be yourself."

Gao Su's expression was indifferent, with no thoughts, no ideas, no desires, and no requests in his eyes. He raised his head to look at the sky, clenched his fists, rubbed the fallen leaves in his hands as hard as he could, and then watched the fallen leaves turn into powder and fall, and said lightly.

"Since everything must perish and be destroyed, civilization, which flourishes amidst contradictions, must also perish amidst contradictions!"

"It seems you are still you."

Mei clung to his arm, smiling broadly as if she had confirmed something.

Volume 1: Did We Really Defeat Honkai?: Chapter 71: The Herrscher is also human

"You may know more than I do, but I think it's really very little right now. But isn't everything you do like this? It's all moving in a good direction. The same goes for Kiana and me."

After hearing Mei's words, Gao Su did shake his head, clapped his hands, let the crumbs in his hands fall onto the tree-lined avenue, and then sighed slightly.

If He wanted, the girl who was leaning on Him and thought she had found happiness would turn into a Herrscher who only knew how to kill in the next moment, and hurt each other in front of Him and Kiana.

She will bury her family, friends, happiness, dreams, future, and hopes with her own hands. All that she expected and hoped for will vanish into thin air...

But He did not do so. He just calmly let the girl snuggle in his arms, express her hopes, and try hard to create the future they wanted with his hands.

There is a saying that hard work pays off. As long as they can pass the test of collapse, everything will be theirs.

Mei looked at the fallen leaf on the ground being blown away by the wind. It had already died and was crushed by Gao Su, so it was no longer able to fight against the wind. As if she thought of something, Mei hugged Gao Su's arms tightly.

Perhaps from the day he met Kiana, his destiny had already been heading towards the path of a Herrscher.

The two of them walked silently on the boulevard. Their figures leaning against each other did not look like those couples on the street, but rather like strangers on the same journey.

"crash"

Gao Su picked up the teapot and poured the water that was boiled to the perfect temperature into the elegant teacup. The boiling water made the old tea in the cup boil, and the fragrance overflowed with the ripples, drifting into the nose and reaching the lungs, bringing a sense of comfort.

"Mei, you asked me to stay. Is there something you want to tell me alone?"

A plain white teacup filled with tea was pushed in front of Mei by a fair hand covered with delicate purple patterns.

In the conference room, there were only Gao Su and Mei, and Kiana was conducting the daily training that she was accustomed to in the simulated combat system.

"Your hand...?"

Mei grabbed Gao Su's hand, which was about to be retracted. It was covered with purple lines that looked like delicate circuits. She had seen those lines before. They were the symbol of a beast that had been eroded by Honkai and turned into Honkai beast.

"Is that what you're talking about?"

Gao Su opened the black robe that wrapped around him, revealing his naked upper body with purple lines emitting a seductive glow.

"Anyway, I'm not a body suited for Honkai, so Honkai's erosion has no effect on me. I'll just treat this as a tattoo. Hey, you know what, it looks pretty good, right?"

Putting down the black robe, Gao Su shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly, in fact, what he didn't say was that those were actually the great truths that could only be understood but not expressed in words.

Those who understand will understand, and those who don’t understand, even if He speaks out those great truths, even if they are like epiphanies and are transmitted into Mei’s mind, Mei will not know what they are.

Moreover, the huge amount of information about everything in the world recorded under the great principles above is enough for Gao Su to immediately see a bowl of freshly baked fried brains.

"..........You look a lot like Kiana..."

Looking at the smiling Gao Su, Mei said something shocking.

"Hmm? Why, why do you think I look like a combination of a pufferfish and a paramecium?"

After looking Mei up and down, Gao Su picked up the porcelain cup with tea smoke curling up on the table and asked with a smile.

"Even though he was covered in wounds, he still smiled so bravely..."

Mei lowered her head and stared at the table, her hands entangled with each other under the table in confusion. The Thunder Queen, who once rejected the confessions of eight boys in one day, also had moments of helplessness.

"That's it? That's it? Hey, it's nothing. Life is hard enough. If I can't entertain myself, wouldn't I be bored to death? I'm gloomy all day long, and no one will feel sorry for me. People like us who are used to wandering alone are all like this."

Gao Su waved his hand, picked up the teacup and sipped carefully.

"Gao Su...you said, if God exists, then why doesn't He personally destroy human civilization directly? Instead, He gives humans a chance to resist like this?"

Seeing Mei ask this question, Gao Su was stunned, and then smiled faintly at Mei.