Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

"No, Shihen is the only one fighting us."

She subconsciously retorted, a strange feeling rising in Mei's heart.

"Huh? Shouldn't it be Kevin and Shihen together?"

Himeko blinked and asked.

Based on what they know, although they have some differences regarding the goals of the Stigmata Project, Kevin and Time Mark are clearly on the same side, right?

"No, Himeko-senpai."

Before we even truly engaged in battle with Shihen, he had already turned against Kevin and killed him.

Durandal explained in a very formal and methodical manner.

"But if Shihen's goal is really to brainwash humanity using the Holy Mark Project, shouldn't he have taken advantage of your fight with Kevin to launch a sneak attack?"

Himeko asked, looking puzzled.

After enduring so much, surely that guy doesn't even have this little bit of patience left?

"..."

Mei paused for a moment, then quickly found an explanation: "That guy was too arrogant! He thought he would be invincible after taking Kevin's power, but in the end... humph!"

In the end, Mei simply gave a cold laugh as her lips twitched.

Yes, that's the truth, and it has to be!

The boy's true purpose was not to brainwash humanity with the Stigmata Project; how could such a thing possibly happen?

"No, Mei, you're underestimating Shiro and Kevin."

A gentle voice rang out, and a graceful white-haired woman emerged from the void.

"【Feathered Rabbit】?"

Upon seeing the person's appearance, Durandal's expression immediately hardened.

Without a doubt, the person who appeared at this moment was none other than the last executive of World Serpent—[Hato].

"Please call me Mistelin, I still prefer this name."

Mistelin chuckled.

"What did you just say? How are Shihen and Kevin?!"

Ignoring the issue of address, Mei stared intently at Mistelin and demanded an answer, arcs of electricity crackling from her body.

"In your opinion, what should the relationship between Bai and Kevin be like?"

With a smile, Mistelin countered the girl's question without directly answering her doubts, even though Mei looked like she would draw her sword at the slightest provocation.

"Shihen is a liar, a devil! He deceived everyone and trampled on everyone's dreams!"

Mei shouted angrily without hesitation.

Compared to the boy, Kevin's Stigmata Project, though equally extreme, was at least a choice made out of desperation.

But what about the boy?

They were already capable of defeating the Honkai, but the other side, due to their extreme ideology, actually attempted to impose a reign of terror on all of humanity?

"No, Kevin has always known Bai's true colors."

Moreover, he died willingly at Bai's hands.

Mistelin explained with a smile.

"Impossible! You're lying!"

Shihen is clearly deceiving Kevin; he's using us all as pawns to defeat him!

Mei immediately retorted, her expression turning fierce.

"That's not how it is, Raiden Mei."

Durandal suddenly spoke up, "If I'm not mistaken, Shihen's strength had already surpassed Kevin's when Kevin left the Eye of the Abyss."

Was I right, Mistelin?

As she spoke, the knight's gaze was fixed on the white-haired woman.

Only if Shihen's strength surpasses Kevin's could the other party cooperate with the boy in playing this role and maintain the persona that [Walter White] is a copy of Kevin.

"Maybe so."

At least when I was still in World Serpent, I never saw any conflict between the two of them.

She said with a smile, the curve of Mistelin's lips full of gentleness.

"This is impossible! Shihen has been deceiving us all this time just to kill Kevin!"

She quickly shook her head, trying to deny it all, but a sharp glint flashed in Mei's eyes. "If that weren't the case, why would he go to such lengths to destroy the entire Paradise of the Past?"

If the girl already had the power to defeat Kevin, why would he go to the trouble of setting up the Paradise of the Past and letting her guide the development of events?

"Mei, after that incident, did you really go back to Paradise of the Past and take a proper look?"

Mistelin simply gave a mysterious smile in response.

Although she didn't know much about the Paradise of the Past, when the Stigmata Project covered the entire Earth, she could still sense that it wasn't a desolate place.

"..."

Mei's eyes widened slightly, and she couldn't help but be taken aback. "What about what he did when he was the Bishop of Schicksal? Didn't he arrest and kill a lot of people?"

She pressed on urgently, a hint of madness flickering in Mei's eyes.

If the boy is a good person, then what was the point of everything they did?

“Raiden Mei, when Shihen was the bishop, the church’s administrative efficiency was actually 15% higher than during Otto’s time, and the tragedies and sacrifices caused by various human factors were greatly reduced.”

Durandal said with a reluctant expression.

After all, unlike Otto, who needed to weigh the various forces and ultimately had some reservations, the boy, when serving as bishop under the white mask, did whatever he wanted without considering the opinions of others.

He destroyed all darkness and opened up a pure white future... Only then did Durandal truly realize what a bright future the boy had laid for them.

"What about the Coral Island incident? If it weren't for Shihen, the people on Coral Island wouldn't have been displaced, and Anna wouldn't have suffered such hardship, right?"

As she continued to question Anna, Mei looked at her with hopeful eyes.

“Mei… While it was indeed Lord Shihen who made me a Herrscher, without him, I’m afraid the vast majority of people on Coral Island would not have survived.”

It was the Time Mark Alliance Leader who prevented the fifth Honkai eruption, buying time for the people on Coral Island to evacuate.

Anna lowered her head slightly as she explained.

She had already had some vague guesses about why the collapse on Coral Island was so slow.

It's just that because Walter White was a completely evil person at the time, she subconsciously denied it.

But if the other party is a teenager, then everything makes sense.

"No, this is impossible!"

As if struck by a heavy blow, Mei staggered back several steps. "That guy Shihen is a liar, a traitor, a devil!"

He has tried time and again to seize our power! We have even nearly died at his hands several times!

"Mei, haven't you realized it yet?"

If Bai really wanted to kill you, he would have had countless opportunities to do so.

Mistelin smiled, her azure eyes narrowing into crescent moons. "And the most obvious evidence is—you're all still alive!"

"—"

As if struck by a million volts of lightning, Mei froze on the spot.

But then, as if remembering something, Mei suddenly looked up and said, "Then my father and Mr. Walter..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mei saw an airship staggering toward them as if it were drunk, and several male voices began to argue.

"Siegfried, get out of my way! Don't grab the steering wheel!"

"Hey! Ryoma, don't be so stingy! I was once Schicksal's ace pilot! I could fight my way in and out of the air fleet seven times without batting an eye!"

"Oh? Is that so? But in Anti-Entropy's records, you've never had any combat data in this area."

Amidst the commotion, the airship crashed in front of the girls in an extremely disheveled manner, and three middle-aged men also tumbled out of the airship.

He looked up and saw a group of girls' slender, beautiful legs, and the next second he also saw a white lance lying next to his forehead. Siegfried immediately gave an awkward smile: "Ha...long time no see, good afternoon everyone!"

"Father...Father?"

Ignoring Siegfried, who was being punished by his own daughter, Mei's gaze was fixed on the blue-haired man among the three, as if locked on.

Without a doubt, the one standing before her at this moment was none other than Raiden Ryoma, who was presumed to be dead.

"Mea Yi..."

Upon seeing his daughter whom he hadn't seen in a long time, Raiden Ryoma's face was immediately filled with emotion.

Even if she almost killed him in his dream, she is still his daughter!

For a moment, the father and daughter locked eyes, and the atmosphere on the field became increasingly strange.

Swah——

But before Mei and Raiden Ryoma could really catch up, a purple star gate suddenly opened, and a white fluffy ball of fur was thrown out like a cat that had been thrown out by its owner, landing hard on its bottom.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

Kiana instinctively rubbed her buttocks and cried out, but then noticed that everyone's eyes were on her. She gave an awkward smile and said, "Hi, long time no see, good afternoon everyone!"

She had just said she was going to stay on the moon for a while, but then the boy defeated her and threw her back in front of everyone. She must have felt embarrassed, right?

As she thought about it, Kiana's resentment towards someone grew stronger.

"Kiana? What are you doing here?"

Unable to resist asking, Mei's unease grew stronger.

"It's Hen! He's still alive, and he's even seized all the authority over the Cocoon of the End!"

As she explained, Kiana's expression changed drastically. "This is terrible! Humanity is truly doomed!"

Still believing the boy's words, the girl felt nothing but guilt and self-reproach.

In this battle concerning the fate of all humanity, she ultimately failed to defeat the fallen boy.

But upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned puzzled.

At this point, would the boy really still carry out any brainwashing plan?

"Hey? What's wrong with you guys?"

Noticing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, Kiana was also completely bewildered.

"Damn it! I knew this would happen!"

She immediately gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, her face full of resentment.

From the moment the boy died mysteriously, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

After all, aside from the fact that the boy's true identity was exposed, isn't this ending exactly the same as every previous confrontation?

On the other side, looking at the still silly-looking white fluffy ball, and then at the marks belonging to the Stigmata Project in the sky slowly dissipating, Mei's delicate body couldn't help but sway a few times, and she felt that even breathing had become extremely difficult.

Recalling Kiana's words that becoming the Herrscher of the End means having to stay on the moon for a long time, Mei finally understood the real reason why someone had planned all of this.

Suddenly everything went black, and Mei's body went limp and she collapsed completely.

P.S.: It'll definitely be over tomorrow (the 26th), *cough*...

Chapter 250 Setting Sail on Moonlight [The Finale]

January 1, 2018 (Gregorian calendar).

This was a rather special day for many, especially for a newly appointed bishop of Destiny.

Sitting behind her spacious desk, which belonged exclusively to the Bishop of Destiny, Durandal felt a headache coming on as she looked at the documents sent by the various branches.

Although she practically exercised the power of a bishop during the time when the boy served as bishop under the white mask.