She chose to travel in order to protect the residents of that small town, to find paradise, and to figure out who she really is.

It has the appearance of a human, but possesses the same powers as the monsters that cause disasters.

Being human, yet not being human.

This made her feel bad.

There's no one to whom I can confide this pain.

But now, it seems to have.

Ye Changan, who has the same human appearance as her, also has powers that are almost the same as hers.

Perhaps, this is the same kind of people, the same kind that can lick each other's wounds.

"Chang'an, what are we? Humans? Or monsters?"

Alicia wanted to find an answer, an answer she hadn't found yet.

“It doesn’t matter what you are, what matters is what you want to be.”

"What do you want to become... Then, can we become humans?"

"Sure, why not?"

"But humans don't seem to have this power of ours."

"That's not important."

"That seems to be true~"

Ai Li smiled suddenly, but quickly stopped smiling.

Thinking of the monsters that destroyed the city during the journey, Ai Li whispered

"Changan, have you ever encountered a monster? One of those giant beasts that suddenly appear and wreak havoc on a city."

"I've encountered it."

"If people find out that we have the same powers as those monsters, will we be treated as monsters too?"

"No, those monsters won't appear again soon."

"how do you know?"

"Because I'll take care of them all."

"Wow, Changan you're amazing."

Ai Li really believed it, and had no reason not to believe it.

She wanted to help Ye Changan deal with the monster, but was rejected.

"Ellie, I don't need your help with this. I can do it on my own."

"you dislike me?"

"No, it's just that my plan was originally carried out by one person, and your joining is likely to cause unnecessary trouble.

Just like Uncle Fengdi today, he probably didn't remember seeing me on TV, but your appearance reminded him of it."

"You just despise me."

"It's really not true."

Ye Changan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and it took him a long time to get Ai Li to accept it.

~

~

A few days later, Ellie left.

Maybe I will continue traveling, or maybe I will choose to return to that colonial town.

Ye Changan told her that no one was looking for her anymore because the person who ordered the search was no longer trapped by the collapse.

That person is Old K, who cares a lot about Honkai, but because of Ye Changan's actions, it is difficult for him to see Honkai causing chaos again.

"Host, is this okay? Let Sister Ai Li leave like this."

"There's nothing wrong with it."

"Of course it's not good. This is a great opportunity to train Sister Ai Li. It would be a shame to let it go."

"... Ling, do you think I look like someone who likes to be nurtured?"

"Like! Sister Eden was raised by you since she was a child, and so was Xilin."

"That's just bullshit."

Ye Changan was speechless and stopped talking about these useless things with Ling. He said goodbye to Fengdi's family and continued to wander outside.

He still has half a world to run, and he won't stop there.

After a few more years of wandering, Ye Changan came to a closed and backward tribe and saw a man tied to a stone pillar.

That iconic mask is enough to prove his identity.

Thousands of kalpas.

"Why didn't he resist?"

With doubts in his mind, Ye Changan approached Qianjie, glanced at the wounds on his body that were cut open by someone, and asked:

"Need help?"

"roll!"

……

……

Song of the Past: Ode to Gold: 4. The dream of spring is gone, Eden can't sleep at all

Qianjie is very rude, but being rude is normal.

After all, he is Qianjie.

Ye Changan was not dissatisfied, so he quietly found a place to watch Qianjie.

Watching him being cut open and bled by the natives of the tribe to treat the so-called Honkai disease.

His blood definitely had no healing effect, and Ye Changan didn't care about that. He just watched Qianjie not resist and let these natives inflict pain on him.

I vaguely remember there was a sentence describing Qianjie.

"Without [pain], how can I confirm whether I am still alive?"

Pain is a right only for the living.

Qianjie always fights madly because fighting brings him pain.

Only then will he know that he is still alive.

But does pain have to be the proof of being alive?

Ye Changan remembered what he had heard from Mebius about Qianjie's past, and walked back to the road.

"Qianjie, do you know what the fate of a warrior is?"

"……roll!"

"The soldier's destination is to quell the source of the war, and then escape from the war and return to normal life.

Maybe you've been fighting something since before you came to this planet.

Not only you, but also your comrades.

But in the end, all your comrades left you, and you are the only one left.

You lost the war, and in the end you were the only one left.

Do you ever feel like you should die with your comrades?"

Most of it is conjecture, a little of it is fact.

Qianjie never told anyone about his past, and Mebius knew nothing about it.

But Qianjie's attitude of wanting to die was fully displayed at this moment.

Otherwise, why would we allow those natives to do whatever they want?

You think those natives are your family? What a joke.

No matter how twisted a family is, they shouldn't get along like this.

Look at Qianjie’s attitude towards life when he was volunteering at the nursing home on Twilight Street. The people he met there could be considered family members by him.

In his eyes, the natives of this tribe may just be a group of ants on a strange planet.

A group of ants that could allow him to die and reunite with his comrades.

"..."

Qianjie remained silent, only raising his lowered head, his eyes beneath the mask filled with ferocity.

"you wanna die!"

He regarded Ye Changan's nonsense as a provocation and was already feeling angry.

"Do you have that ability?"

Ye Changan raised his eyebrows and simply put on a provocative attitude.

"boom!"

The rope that bound Qianjie burst instantly, and a fist as big as a casserole came crashing down.

Qianjie is very powerful as he was able to kill the Fifth Ruler single-handedly.

But in front of Ye Changan, who has plenty of energy, no matter how strong he is, it is meaningless.

However, Ye Changan did not use simple energy to crush Qianjie as he did before, but fought a real battle with him.

The rubble flew everywhere, the sky collapsed, and the earth cracked. All the houses in the tribe collapsed.

The natives who had no communication with the outside world knelt on the ground and kept speaking in an incomprehensible language, as if they were praying to the gods to calm down.

Ye Changan is not the god they believe in, so Ye Changan is too lazy to pay attention to them and deliberately makes a lot of noise and damage.

In the end, Qianjie was out of strength and was stepped on by Ye Changan with his eyes wide open.

"It's a pity you don't have the ability."

Qianjie ignored some teasing words and just stared at Ye Changan, waiting for death.

"Don't have that attitude. I'm here to help you, not to kill you."

Ye Changan took his feet away, found a chair and sat down with his legs crossed.

"Qianjie, don't stay in this godforsaken place anymore. Go out and see the world outside."

"Your battle is over. You won't have to fight any inhuman monsters anymore."

"Since we have come to a new world, we should start a new life."

"Say goodbye to your past and welcome your future."

After saying this, Ye Changan no longer paid attention to Qianjie and went to bury the record player nearby.

When he buried the body and prepared to leave, Qianjie recovered and came to find him.

"What? Still want to fight?"

"...I'm going this way, don't block the way."

Although he is not as strong as others, he never admits defeat.

Ye Changan watched him walk by, a smile on his face, and whispered

"The collapse is over."

“…” Qianjie paused slightly and walked away without saying anything.

The steps were a little confused.

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