Honkai Impact: You still owe me a dance

At the dinner table, it was almost the first time that seventeen people were sitting at the dinner table at the same time, and undoubtedly everyone felt a little restrained at this time.

However, everyone present was familiar to Bai Yan, and Bai Yan, who was sitting in the main seat, also stood up and began to introduce everyone's identity.

"Cecilia, although she was once the most powerful Valkyrie of Destiny, is now the principal of St. Freya Academy, and is currently the strongest combat force in Saint Freya Academy besides the Herrscher."

"Siegfried, this person ignores that although his strength is not weak, his current strength is probably slightly stronger than Pado."

"Hey, hey, how could you introduce me like this!?"

Listening to Bai Yan's introduction, Siegfried became a little dissatisfied.

"Isn't that right? Sit down!"

Cecilia slapped Siegfried down directly.

"Theresa, the former principal of St. Freya Academy, now the Bishop of Destiny, is also the only fusion warrior in the current civilization, but it's just incomplete."

"Kiana and Mei don't need to be introduced. Everyone is familiar with them."

"Sirin, the former Herrscher of the Sky, Cecilia's adopted daughter, although she still has the power of the Herrscher of the Sky, her strength is not high, but her control is stronger than that of a real Herrscher of the Sky."

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he even glanced at Kiana, who was avoiding his eyes.

"Bianca, the most powerful Valkyrie in destiny, the owner of the Sumeru Mustard Seed World Bubble, and the only Valkyrie who has awakened Caslana's stigmata."

"Rita, the perfect maid, now the temporary steward of Destiny."

"Himeko, an older leftover girl who is currently eating and drinking in St. Freya Academy."

"Hey, hey, at least I'm younger than you, okay? Otherwise, you can take care of your sister."

Ji Zi couldn't help but complain.

"Xiao Bai, you can't talk about a beautiful girl like this. Let me introduce you next. After all, I know everyone here relatively well."

Alicia heard what Bai Yan said and stood up to pull Bai Yan back to his position.

"Okay, Ellie, I don't want to talk anymore."

Since Alicia said so, Bai Yan also gave her the task of introduction.

"First of all, let's start with me. I am Alicia, a pink fairy girl who is free to follow her heart. I am also the founder of the pre-civilization Zhuhuo Yingjie. I am the third of the thirteen Zhuhuo Yingjie. You two, my true self is Alicia. You can call me Ali or Alicia. Then the next one is you, Hua."

Alicia jumped up behind Fu Hua and put her hand on her shoulder.

"Fuhua is also a flower. The twelfth among the original Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire, the Flower of Floating Life, was also the person who implemented the fire plan in the previous civilization. In the current civilization, he is also the Red Kite Immortal known as the patron saint of China. , and later became the S-class Valkyrie of Destiny, and is now the Herrscher of Knowledge.”

"It's still the same as before, Ellie."

Listening to Alicia's introduction, Fu Hua also recalled the days when he was taken care of by Alicia years ago when he was still chasing the fire moth.

"Of course. Alicia has always been Alicia. Next, it's time to know."

"Who do you call Xiaoshi? Why are you all like this!"

Although Herrscher of Knowledge looked unhappy with her title, she knew that no matter what she said, Alicia's title would never change.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoshi, although he is like a child, he is also a very reliable herrist."

"Who do you think looks like a child?"

Facing the Herrscher of Knowledge who stood up from the table, Alicia just patted her on the shoulder, and she subconsciously sat down again.

"Next is Bronya, the third Herrscher of Reason and the only fully liberated Herrscher of Reason. She grew up in the Cocolia Orphanage and became the owner of Xiaobai Game Company when she grew up. a part-time employee.

Since then, he has been working hard to rescue Xi'er from the Quantum Sea, and gradually grew into a real warrior. But little Bronya also needs to work harder, otherwise she will be surpassed by Xi'er in the future. "

"Bronya would also be very happy if she could be protected by Seele."

Bronya glanced at Xi'er who was sitting next to her, and Xi'er could only return a forced smile.

"As for Xi'er, she is my favorite girl besides Mei."

Alicia suddenly hugged Xi'er from behind, which shocked Xi'er.

"Sister Alicia, please don't do this."

"After all, Xi'er is such a gentle girl. There should be no one who doesn't like such a girl."

Alicia's words were undoubtedly recognized by everyone present.

"You stay away from Xi'er!"

Xi'er suddenly became 'Xier', and although 'Xier' felt very familiar with Alicia's aura, she would naturally not let go of anyone who dared to attack Xi'er.

"Oh, isn't this another Xi'er? She is also a lovely girl. She has been secretly protecting Xi'er since she was born. Without you, there would be no Xi'er now.

Even though she was scared by Xi'er, she still stayed by Xi'er's side to protect her. He may look fierce, but his gentleness towards Xi'er is truly genuine. "

'Xie'er didn't refute Alicia's words. After all, what she said was absolutely right.

"Forget it, I don't care. I'm going back."

After "Xie'er" pushed Alicia away, she handed her body back to Xie'er.

"Sister Alicia, I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter. Alicia won't be angry with a cute and gentle girl."

Alicia pinched Xi'er's cheek, then turned to Pado and Eden.

"As for Pado and Eden, they are fusion warriors from the previous civilization. They are the fourth-placed Golden Eden and the thirteenth-placed Empty Dream's Padofelis.

Eden is the best artist in the world, and Pado is very powerful. No matter what you need, you can find it by looking for Pado. "

"Sister Ai Li, I will be embarrassed if you praise me like this. After all, I just run a small shop."

Padu rubbed his hair and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Okay, now that the introductions are over, let's get ready to eat!"

"Okay! You're welcome then!"

As soon as Alicia finished speaking, Kiana directly extended her chopsticks to a chicken drumstick.

"Hey! Kiana, please pay attention to me!"

And Theresa couldn't hold it back, and couldn't help but scolded her.

"It's okay, Theresa, just let her eat. There is plenty of food anyway."

"That's right, aunt, you should eat it quickly!"

Kiana stuffed a chicken drumstick in her mouth and happily put a portion of bitter melon into Theresa's bowl.

"Really, Cecilia, you don't even say anything."

"With you, a dedicated aunt, what else can my mother do?"

At this noisy dinner table, dinner time passed quickly.

Just after eating, when Rita and Cecilia went to wash the dishes, Bai Yan also turned on the originally closed communicator.

"Hey, hey, hey!!!!!!!!!! You are finally willing to answer the phone for me!"

"Dr. Tesla, you don't have to be so loud, right?"

Bai Yan, who was startled by Tesla's voice, could only rub his ears slightly.

After all, in order to let Kiana and the others have a good rest today, Bai Yan deliberately blocked the communication channels between St. Freya Academy and Salt Lake Base for a period of time.

"Please give me an explanation first. What does it mean to block the communication of our Salt Lake base!?"

Faced with Tesla's questioning, Bai Yan simply whistled and didn't take the matter to heart at all.

"What? Bai Yan, you actually blocked the communication at Salt Lake Base?"

Theresa and others were also a little surprised when they heard this.

"No wonder Xiao Bai. After all, Xiao Bai still wants you to have a good rest first. After all, starting from tomorrow, the final battle will begin."

Alicia also helped Bai Yan explain a little bit.

"Will it start tomorrow...?"

Kiana also somewhat understood why Bai Yan would let them have a good meal under such circumstances today.

"Don't worry, Qiana. For Bai Yan, this matter has already been arranged."

Cecilia just smiled helplessly. After all, Bai Yan had already arranged the next plan.

"Huh? The final battle? How come we don't know about this?"

Tesla was still confused and had no idea what Bai Yan's plan was.

"You will know this matter tomorrow morning. See you in the conference room at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

Bai Yan also shut down the communication as quickly as possible, just to avoid being scolded by Tesla again.

Inside the Salt Lake base, Tesla looked at the suddenly shut down communication and punched the screen in front of him.

"Asshole Protein Yan! What do you think the Stigmata Project is?"

Although Tesla was a little angry, she also knew that Bai Yan would definitely not be so lax. Perhaps he would be more aware of the Stigma Project.

Now that everyone had received the news, after clearing the dining table, everyone returned to their rooms to rest despite their doubts.

But under the night, Bai Yan sat alone under the stars, silently staring at the moon in the sky.

Today's moon, due to the Stigma Project, has changed from the original bright moon to a lavender moon shrouded in Honkai energy.

"What's wrong? Have you started to feel a little emotional before this final battle?"

Next to Bai Yan, a girl appeared out of thin air.

"Ling, are you here? Everything is ready, right?"

The girl who appeared next to Bai Yan was Bai Ling.

"Already prepared. But do you really plan to do this? This is not a good thing for you."

Bai Ling stood beside Bai Yan, following Bai Yan's gaze and looking at the moon that was emitting purple light.

"So what... It's you, I have my own reasons for doing this. But what about you? Such a thing is a bad thing for you."

Regarding Bai Ling's behavior, Bai Yan actually never knew why she had to help her all the time. It was clear that Yan's plan was always a bad thing for her.

"This can be considered a choice of mine. Since you can make such a choice, why can't I?"

"Well. That's right. After all, we, as the End, have never had the power to make our own choices. But now that we have choices, why don't we make them?"

Regarding Bai Ling's thoughts, Bai Yan could actually understand why she made such a choice.

"After all...we are all tired..."

"Ah."

Bai Ling smiled lightly, and as his figure gradually faded, a lavender gem fell into Bai Yan's hand.

"The next step is to have Kevin's ultimate power..."

As the lavender gem melted into Bai Yan's body, Kevin, who was far away on the moon, suddenly opened his eyes.

"This power...the power of the Herrscher of the End, has the Herrscher of the End been born?"

When Kevin slowly stood up from the throne, a voice appeared in his mind.

"Ignore it..."

"This sound...is it the Cocoon of the End?"

Although Kevin heard a voice coming from the Cocoon of the End once, it was also a vague voice that time.

But the voice that appeared in his ears this time was a clear and unambiguous voice.

Kevin stares at the Earth from the moon. Since the birth of civilization, this gray star has looked noble and extraordinary in people's hearts because of its silence. But to be fair, it is just a solitary beauty created by just the right sense of distance.

Behind Kevin, in the dark sky, the "throne" made by the sacrifices of the times is hanging high above this dry soil, but it no longer has any meaning of ruling over everything.

This is the divine level that belongs to the usurper.

Looking at Kevin's appearance, the artificial intelligence began to sort out in its own way whether there was anything missing from the previous narrative.

Otherwise, after fully knowing the whole story of that bubble in the world, and hearing Dr. Mei's last wishes...why did the other party show no reaction at all?

Even now I feel shocked due to the inexplicable movement.

His words and actions seemed unreasonable.

"...Don't you have anything else to say?"

"No."

"The future of the Stigmata Project will be harmful rather than beneficial to you. Leave as soon as possible."

After recovering, Kevin ignored Prometheus' gaze and returned to the throne.

"how about you?"

"Leave the original world. That way, you still have your own future."

Kevin stared at Prometheus in front of him, and he didn't want to be too perfunctory when facing this old friend who he had killed with his own hands...

"Anyway...thank you for telling me all this."

"...I don't understand. Dr. Mei said that you are a lonely boy. But in my opinion, you are further away from the definition of human than..."

Facing the expressionless Prometheus, Kevin seemed to have no emotion.

"It is not difficult for me to accept a conclusion. Since in Mei's view, the future Herrscher will be able to shoulder the future of mankind... Moreover, as long as he is around, I will also be waiting for him. arrival."

"But all you do is just watch the fire from the other side. In a familiar but unfamiliar world, a long and desperate struggle against an unreachable existence - that is too cruel and should not be borne by a group of young people."

"And for him, that's not too young."

The person Kevin was talking about was also Bai Yan.

"The decisive battle between him and me will come one day. After all, in this era where Honkai consciousness has dissipated, the battle between him and me will determine our future."

Kevin and Bai Yan, two men with the power of the Herrscher of the End, one is on the moon and the other is on the earth, looking at each other from a distance.

But no matter what, the two of them can clearly feel each other's existence, and the battle between the two will determine the final direction of the Stigma Project.

After this conversation, Yutu had already signaled Prometheus to leave.

However, under Yutu's surprised gaze, Prometheus suddenly turned around and returned to Kevin.

She stretched out a hand and slapped this god-like being with a pitiful force.

Even if he is not a real god, this action is too bold for an artificial intelligence, and completely contrary to reason... Naturally, it is futile.

"You should at least shed a tear for her. That's my anger as her friend."

Although Prometheus knew that he could not get any answer, this man, even if he did wake up in the middle of the night with a pillow full of tears and ice... that was too long ago. All his grief has been tempered by a long period of time and can no longer be revealed through ordinary people's means.

Prometheus is no fool, she knows all this. But precisely because of this, she had to slap this man.

After a long silence, Prometheus finally took back his action. With her silent back, she conveyed her disappointment for the last time.

The man didn't say a word and quietly watched the two visitors leave. Considering the power he had, the attitude he showed today might be too "letting go".

But that’s the truth——

This man is not a "king" or a "god", but - Kevin.

Bai Yan, who is far away on the earth, is silently watching the moon at this time. However, compared with Kevin who is surrounded by people who cannot deal with him, he is surrounded by someone who is willing to accompany him all the time. girl.

"Xiao Bai, why are you here looking at the moon without sleeping at night?"

Alicia jumped a little and sat on Bai Yan's body.

"Ellie..."

Looking at Alicia sitting on him, Bai Yan also gently pushed Alicia's back to prevent her from falling off his lap.

And Alicia also knew that Bai Yan could definitely support her, so she allowed herself to lean on Bai Yan.

"Didn't you say that if a beautiful girl stays up too late, she will get wrinkles?"

"I've been lying in bed for a long time and you haven't come back. Naturally, I'm a little worried about you. After all, worrying about you will cause more wrinkles than not being able to sleep at night."

Alicia sat on Bai Yan's lap, leaned on Bai Yan's shoulder, and also followed Bai Yan's gaze to look at the moon above her head.

"Xiaobai, so you have really decided to fight Kevin?"

"Well, there will always be a battle between me and him. And don't you know very well... The ultimate power in this world is now divided into two parts, one part belongs to me, And the other power usurped from the Cocoon of Ending is in Kevin."

Not only Bai Yan can clearly feel the power of Endgame, Alicia, as the Herrscher of the Origin, can also naturally feel the power of Endgame Journeyer.

"Although I know it well, if Kevin hadn't usurped the power of the Herrscher of the End, wouldn't there be no final thing at all?"

"No, if Kevin did this, it can only be said to be a relatively lucky thing. After all, if Kevin hadn't done this, maybe one of our Herrschers might have become the one who became the End. Lucky guy.”

Bai Yan moved Alicia who was sitting on his lap a little, and Alicia also turned around and lay on his body.

"I hope that by then, both you and him can come back safely."

Alicia moved up a little and rested her head on Bai Yan's shoulder, and her delicate body in pajamas was also revealed at this time.

Bai Yan pinched Alicia's belly with his backhand, held her in his arms, and felt the faint fragrance on her hair.

"Let me lean on you. If possible, I also hope to come back well. At least I will try my best to fulfill your wish."

Alicia naturally understands the pressure on Bai Yan now, so she lets him lean on her.

"Okay, okay, I'm here. Alicia will always be by your side. And Alicia doesn't want you to feel pressure because of me. I just hope you can be yourself. "

Alicia curled up in Bai Yan's arms, and Bai Yan also held Alicia gently. The two relied on each other, and they fell asleep in a daze. .

After the two fell asleep, Eden also covered them with a blanket.

"Really, even if you two want to chat, go back to your room and sleep."

Eden, who was like an old mother, gently trimmed Alicia's hair and then went back to her room to rest.