Xingtie: Can’t you just let me focus on completing the commissions?

"This is a chip that I specially asked the genius at the Black Tower Space Station to make. It is usually used exclusively for her own puppets. It can even directly send consciousness into the space station outside the planet and move freely."

"Alright! From this moment forward, I declare that Shirou Emiya is Fairy-sama's best friend!"

"You have too many best friends, how about we switch some?"

"Miss Fairy is just a memory right now, Shirou, don't you mind? She's just a memory of me."

"...No, I don't mind. In fact...you're the one I'm more familiar with."

Emiya smiled. Before the appearance of Alicia in Paradise, who knew anything about the Alicia of the past? The entire Paradise arc was constructed by the memories of all the Thirteen Heroes to create a complete Alicia, but that Alicia was just someone who lived in memories. Although he knew the living Alicia first, in terms of familiarity, Emiya still felt that this memory was more intimate.

"Lovers, they really didn't experience it while they were alive."

Ellie narrowed her eyes and smiled mischievously.

"However, it would be too easy for me to just agree to your request, Shirou."

She turned her body, and although she wasn't among the flowers, she was as beautiful as a colorful butterfly fluttering in the air.

Let's decide based on this date.

"Over the next period of time, we will get to know each other, fight side by side, and experience many things together. At the end of this date, I will give you a clear answer."

"So, until then, we were still best friends."

If someone else said that, it would probably sound very sleazy.

However, coming from this girl who was as graceful as a falling flower, Emiya didn't feel that she was stringing him along. So, he smiled and said...

"Alright, in that case, let's assume a cute girl appears, then we'll be rivals competing against each other."

"Beautiful girls can do anything! Shirou, including making friends with other cute girls, Miss Fairy will never admit defeat!"

As they talked and laughed, the chip in Emiya's hand stored Alicia's data, and according to her request, a lifelike doll of hers was created, almost identical to the puppets of the Black Tower and Yuki...

"Then let's set off."

Upon arriving at the entrance to the Paradise of the Past, Emiya, Himiko, and Alicia simultaneously stepped out of the portal. The instant they did so, a strange woman dressed in a jet-black combat suit with a hood stood at the very exit of the portal.

When the three appeared in front of her, she seemed visibly stunned for a moment, remaining silent for quite some time.

"You...you guys are still alive?"

"Not really."

The fairy seemed to recognize the man's magnetic voice, and her radar immediately registered, she chuckled and spoke.

"But it's you who can finally see us, lovely girl."

"……what?"

The woman stood there stunned for a full half minute before she could grasp the meaning behind the fairy's words. She immediately clutched her forehead and shook her head.

"I've only been without sleep for two days, how could I possibly see something like this?"

"That's impossible! It doesn't make sense. I've always been very healthy..."

"No, I absolutely cannot see them so soon. My villa island hasn't been rebuilt yet, and the children in the nest are waiting for me!"

The fairy noticed the woman's confusion and, taking the initiative, levitated herself into the air, then whispered,

"Actually, you can be as free as I am now."

free?!

What kind of freedom is this?!

I don't want to watch!

I don't want to see this kind of thing!

As the pink-haired creature hovered and approached her, the woman's expression grew increasingly terrified.

until……

The man standing behind the pink-haired woman suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the back of the neck, pinning her down. Only then did the woman breathe a long sigh of relief.

Bad news: it seems those things from the Land of the Dead have escaped.

good news……

It's not a ghost.

As for how much trouble their presence will cause?

What does this have to do with her, a mercenary who gets paid to do things?

Chapter 182: Natasha: Raven has lived a life of wandering, only regretting that she has never met a wise ruler. If you will not abandon her... (Supplement 2)

"So...you guys were able to escape after all?"

The woman removed her hood, revealing her true face beneath. Her features, slightly aloof yet undeniably beautiful, perfectly matched Alicia's aesthetic standards.

Her slightly cool voice gives her an icy, beautiful aura.

"It wasn't possible before, but now that the technology has been upgraded, I can temporarily come out and communicate with a lovely girl like you."

Miss Fairy still seemed somewhat unwilling to be suppressed by one hand, and was still trying to strike up a conversation with the mercenary girl who had been quite frightened by her earlier.

"Is that so? But did you come out of there on some important business?"

"Yes, there are some things."

Emiya nodded, then turned to the mercenary and asked,

"Has anything major happened outside recently?"

Upon hearing Emiya's question,

The mercenary fell silent for a moment.

quite a while,

He managed to squeeze out a short syllable from between his teeth.

"……Have."

Just by looking at her expression, Mr. Emiya probably understood what the major event that had recently occurred might be.

He suddenly felt a little reluctant to ask any further questions.

Even he didn't want to continue rubbing salt into people's wounds on the topic of "why islands can fly."

"A collapse event has occurred."

The mercenary's voice turned extremely somber, filled with heart-wrenching sorrow, as she spoke, each word deliberate and deliberate.

"The massive collapse event affected several continents, and many islands... islands... islands were submerged in this disaster."

Smane!

Mr. Emiya really didn't mean to bring up this topic.

Her voice was already starting to choke up, but she continued firmly, adding...

"The details of this Honkai incident are still under investigation, but it is inextricably linked to the Schicksal headquarters. Those people are utterly useless except for causing trouble for this world."

That statement is a bit biased. Apart from Otto, there are more people in Destiny who do the right thing than those who do the wrong thing.

As for Otto...

Aside from his obsessive infatuation with that centuries-old phantom, he accomplished absolutely nothing.

Basically, it has been holding back the times the whole time.

It cannot be denied that he made some efforts to stabilize the situation.

But more often than not,

Driven by his own selfish desires, he crushed countless talented individuals who were trying to advance the goal of eliminating the Honkai into dust.

Anti-Entropy is such a group.

The Tower of Babel was an organization born out of his own selfish desires.

"The time for the Queen's arrival and the final lesson has passed, so it's probably impossible to find Himeko Murata here. However, it doesn't matter... I can't rescue every Himeko Murata anyway."

"Next up are the Sky Rangers, the Abyss City Dark Sea Group's reunion, Kevin's return from the Quantum Sea... But following the established order seems rather boring."

Emiya began to consider his next course of action. He didn't want to discuss cooperation or plans with a scoundrel like Otto. He knew he could easily rack up a lot of quests from Otto, but the other party would definitely treat him as a tool.

A guy who abandons all principles for a woman is definitely not a good business partner.

Now that A-Fu has long been executed, he is the one with the most authority to speak on this matter.

By now, Ah Fu must have already heard that person's famous line...

"Immortal Red Mandarin Duck, I did not lie."

Just that one sentence is enough to evoke fond memories of the past for many veteran Honkai Impact 3rd players.

"First, find the Paramecium, then collect Bronya and Raiden Mei... Fu Hua's corpse is currently conceiving Xiao Shi, and besides that, there's Anna and Chen Tianwu."

"I wonder if Wendy's body is still there... If all else fails, how about we try to get our hands on the Gem of Desire?"

As long as there is any remaining spiritual energy, they should be able to bring the person back. This girl is quite pitiful.

"Let's decide on this. Let's try to take over Cocolia's assets first."

With this in mind, Emiya's plan suddenly became clear: first, seize Cocolia's assets and obtain the Herrscher of Wind; then, find Kiana in Sky City and collect the Herrscher of the Void.

Then, by fishing with Kiana, you can obtain the Herrscher of Thunder.

In the City of the Abyss, by fishing with Seele, one can obtain the Law of Reason.

On Mount Taixu, by fishing with Alicia, one can obtain the Law of Knowledge.

After that, there was Anna, the Herrscher of Ice, and Chen Tianwu, the Herrscher of Geo...

"Directly plunder the Herrschers, assemble a Herrscher team, then unite Anti-Entropy and World Serpent, slowly turn the S-rank Valkyries of Schicksal against their will, and finally directly conquer Schicksal..."

Without the appearance of the Herrscher of the End, in the Honkai Impact 3rd universe, Mr. Emiya doesn't really have any opponents he needs to be wary of. However, he shouldn't be too arrogant.

“I remember that Jackal and Cocolia have some connection. Let’s start by getting information about Cocolia from World Serpent.”

With that in mind, Emiya briefly shared his thoughts with Alicia. When she heard that they were going to form a Herrscher team that was almost entirely made up of beautiful girls, she immediately raised both hands in agreement.

"A team full of Herrschers, modern civilization is really playing some fancy tricks."

Himiko couldn't help but smile bitterly. If the previous civilization could control the Herrschers, they wouldn't have had such a difficult journey. Apart from Alicia, the Herrscher who was hiding her identity, they really didn't have the power of other Herrschers.

Among them, especially those who govern reason.

If one could wield the power of the Law of Reason and use it for the benefit of humanity...

"Alright, let the later generations make up for the regrets of the civilization before 073. Isn't that exactly what we're supposed to do?"

The fairy lady chuckled, soothing Himiko's somewhat unsettled emotions.

"So, Miss Natasha, could you please help us?"

Her gaze shifted and landed on Natasha, who had overheard everything. When the mercenary heard that they planned to gather multiple Herrschers, and that the other party had even confirmed which Herrschers would appear in the future, she knew that she was trapped.

"I probably can't refuse."

Natasha sighed softly. Although she worked for the World Serpent, she didn't really want to get too involved. She just wanted to earn some commission and then spend the rest of her life with the orphans she had adopted.

but now,

It seems I have no choice but to join their camp.

"Afterwards, I will arrange a habitable island for you, and I will personally take care of all the renovations. If you are willing to immigrate, I can even find other life-bearing planets or even extraterrestrial civilizations for you, so that you can get rid of all the troubles here... By the way, you seem to have lost your brother, right? I can help you."

"...I never intended to refuse! Boss, tell me who we're going to chop up today, and I'll go right now!"

[P.S.: I still owe 6 chapters, I'll catch up gradually.]

Chapter 183: I'll help you build a Herrscher team for life.

Gray snake,