Unfortunately, Alicia can do nothing in this golden garden.

What she could do was to sacrifice herself in reality, using her Herrscher powers for the first and last time, and try to help future humans maintain their individuality and rediscover their true selves when they become Herrschers.

Besides that, Alicia, who is now just a memory entity, can only look at the light screen in the Golden Garden and give sincere blessings to her descendants who will continue to work hard and fight against the Honkai in the future.

In this respect, Alicia felt that she and Mei were quite similar.

When it comes to Mei, Alicia actually feels sorry for her.

At Schicksal headquarters, Mei could only have the Conquest Gem taken away by Sirin, and could not help Kiana at all. Instead, she became a tool to hurt Kiana.

In Sky City, Mei was powerless against the Honkai energy bomb that threatened to destroy the entire city, forced to watch helplessly as her dearest friend, whom she had finally managed to find, slipped away from her.

Because Kiana controls the power of the Herrscher, while Mei does not.

So Mei could only watch as Kiana bore everything alone, becoming the heartbreaking "Sky Meteor" before her eyes.

Mei could only watch helplessly as her best friend's figure was swallowed up by the roar that lit up the night sky, and watch Kiana fall from the sky.

While Kiana was critically injured and unconscious, she was stopped by Durandal and powerless to stop her best friend from having her destiny stolen.

Watching Mei's tearful face as she repeatedly dropped her little pearls on the light screen, Alicia really wanted to gently touch that cute little horn.

Alicia repeatedly savored the many details of "Celestial Meteor," recalling the crimson figure who stood up to stop Kiana from committing suicide.

Alicia also sincerely hopes that the teacher named Himeko can also see the scenes of Kiana standing up in the light screen.

That was the student Himeko risked her life to save; that was Kiana, whom Himeko was willing to risk her life to teach.

If Himeko could see this, she would surely be incredibly pleased with Kiana's growth as seen through the light screen.

Speaking of which, Alicia felt quite emotional about this "acquaintance" who looked exactly like a former friend.

"Someone who looks exactly like Himiko... Identities are truly a strange existence."

Alicia remembered the day Hua entered the [Fire Moth]. It was that admirable squad leader who brought Hua, the only survivor from the ruins, back and taught Hua to become a qualified and excellent warrior.

Hua's gaze met Alicia's, and they exchanged a knowing look—

"Hua, that lady once saved you, guided you to become an excellent warrior, and in the next era of civilization, she saved a good girl like Kiana."

"Whether it's Himiko, whom we know, or Himeko, they are both very respectable people."

Hua nodded silently, her heart filled with longing for the captain who had been so kind to her.

It's just a pity...

The death of Captain Himiko was the reason why the fire in Hua's heart burned incessantly.

Hua still doesn't understand why the Honkai would befall that respected captain, why such a powerful and outstanding captain would be corrupted and become a Herrscher.

Why would the person who rescued her, the sole survivor, from the ruins, suddenly become the one who destroys the city?

Hua hated the malice of the collapse, as if fate had played a cruel joke on her.

When Himiko was corrupted and became a Herrscher, Hua seemed to vaguely sense that Himiko still retained her own consciousness and was struggling, but Kevin and Alicia issued the order to subdue her...

Hua didn't know if Himiko regained her consciousness when she died at their hands.

The civilization era in which Himiko and the others lived did not, like the next civilization era, have a "Herrscher of Humanity" like Alicia who sacrificed herself and used her powers to allow Herrschers to rediscover themselves and their humanity.

Even though Hua was heartbroken, he could only accept Himiko's death.

She was simply filled with regret and sadness; if only Himiko had lived in the next civilization...

But in the next civilization era, Himeko, who looked almost exactly like Himiko, still gave her life...

When Hua was feeling downcast, Alicia noticed something was wrong and hugged her as she bit her lip in deep thought.

"Hua, you're such a charming girl~"

"When did you secretly learn even one percent of my charm?"

Alicia recalled the scene in the light screen where Kiana was about to commit suicide but was stopped by Fu Hua. At that time, Fu Hua was holding Kiana very affectionately.

In their subsequent training, Fu Hua and Kiana had intimate, one-on-one contact in the private space where their dreams intersected, where Fu Hua taught and trained Kiana hand in hand.

Hua Weiwei turned her face away, still not quite used to this kind of joke, after being teased by Alicia.

……

As Aponia watched the story of Kiana and Mei on the screen, she clasped her hands together and prayed for the two unfortunate girls.

She had foreseen that Mei would lead to the destruction of the Golden Garden, and her attitude towards Mei was quite hostile.

However, after seeing Mei and Kiana, who were also pitiful little cuties who were bleeding and crying while fighting against the Honkai, Aponia also offered her prayers for them.

……

Seeing his descendants so bravely fighting against the Honkai, and thus inheriting his will, Kevin's cold expression thawed slightly.

However, the sight of Mei shedding tears in the scene reminded Kevin of his lover, Dr. Mei.

In the silent moment after each battle against the Honkai and the Herrscher in the "Moth Chasing the Flame" event, when the damage is tallied, Dr. Mei always looks at the shocking numbers and silently sheds tears.

Kevin and Dr. May both knew that this was an unavoidable damage in the fight against Honkai, but Dr. May always took the blame for this heavy loss upon herself.

Dr. Mei always wondered if, had she been a little more useful and made more contributions to the field of Honkai, humanity wouldn't have been so easily defeated by Honkai, and humanity wouldn't have faced extinction...

Those tears of helplessness and resentment that Kevin felt were heartbreaking.

Mei, as seen in the light screen, resembled Dr. Mei, which made Kevin feel sorry for her.

……

Greta stared thoughtfully at the light screen, a hint of understanding flashing across her adorable face.

In Kiana, Gretsch saw many, many strange colors.

The misfortune of the Lawyer's burden suddenly falling on her shoulders, the helplessness of being able to watch helplessly as her own body harmed her loved ones, the courage to stand up after witnessing her mentor's death, and the sense of responsibility to save the entire city.

Her brushstrokes danced across the canvas, capturing the image of Kiana saving Sky City and defeating the Herrscher of Dominion—

A white kitten holds aloft a greatsword engulfed in flames on a drawing board. Where her sword points are the unfortunate Honkai, and the enemies who stand in Kiana's way.

An ever-expanding pufferfish represents Sirin; a round, purple sphere represents the Honkai energy bomb in Sky City; a group of chattering rookies with their mouths open are the thousand Herrschers in the Domination Theater; and a huge, clumsy giant statue is the Domination Herrscher.

A resolute look appeared on the white kitten's face. Behind her were Bronya, a gray duck who kept getting its comeuppance; Mei, a crying purple-haired girl; Theresa, a white-haired magical loli; and Fu Hua, a round, chubby bird with red feathers on its head.

And then there was the Fiery Rose, who gripped the Fiery Greatsword tightly alongside the white kitten.

Kiana's companions stood behind her, transferring their power to her, and together they steadfastly fought against the many Honkai's mortal enemies.

Kosmo, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief and was very pleased to see that nothing strange had finally appeared on Gretsch's drawing board.

It's wonderful that little Greta is learning so many unique and beautiful colors.

Although those things like pufferfish, white kittens, defeated ducks, and pink magical lolis aren't exactly normal either...

But at least it's not strange, right?

Kosmo could only console himself with this thought, forcibly trying to justify the increasingly strange style of Gretsch's drawing board.

Just as Kosmo was thinking this, the light screen displayed a chibi-style replay of the [Celestial Meteor] that everyone from St. Freya Academy and the Star Train had seen earlier.

Although the little figures in the picture were quite cute, a bad premonition arose in Kosmo's heart.

He had a feeling that something strange was about to appear on the canvas, and that this would cause Gretchen to become strange as well, resulting in strange things appearing on her canvas again.

……

Compared to Kosmo's ominous premonition, Alicia's eyes lit up and she exclaimed the moment she saw the cute chibi Kiana on the light screen!

"Oh my god, what an adorable little person! They're almost a tenth the size of me!"

"What's wrong, everyone? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Everyone was used to Alicia's narcissistic behavior, so they shook their heads, sighed, and didn't say anything more.

However, just because no one says anything doesn't mean Alicia won't take the initiative to find them.

"Ah~ I really want one of these cute little figurines!"

Watching the chibi-style replay of "Celestial Meteor," you see not only Kiana in her queenly form, but also a version where she's wrapped in an orange five-pointed star blanket when Durandal kidnaps her.

Looking at the adorable art style, Alicia couldn't resist the urge to buy it.

"I want that adorable Kiana, that adorable Durandal, and that adorable Mei!

"Oh my god, Mei looks so cute when she's crying like a little crybaby, she's almost a fifth as cute as me!"

"They're all one-fifth the size of mine, how can I resist buying one?"

Looking at Mei, the crybaby who could only follow Durandal around crying in the picture, Alicia's eyes shone brightly.

What surprised Alicia even more was that Mei, the little crybaby in the picture, actually fell down, and even the way she fell made Alicia think it was so cute!

And there were even more surprises to come. After a flash of crimson lightning in the scene, Mei in her Herrscher form appeared!

Alicia stared intently at Mei, who was holding a purple lightning sword, sporting fierce demon horns, and wearing armor wrapped in crimson lightning, on the light screen. Even Mei's ferocious eyes seemed so cute to Alicia!

To Alicia, Mei was already adorable, let alone Mei in her Herrscher form!

After all, Alicia's long-cherished wish was to see a Herrscher who had rediscovered their true self. It was a slim chance that she had obtained by sacrificing herself and using her powers. Now that she saw Kiana and Mei in the scene displaying the posture of a Herrscher, how could she not be happy?!

So Alicia immediately became attached to Virvi, the most talented engineer in the Golden Garden who was skilled at making things.

"Genius Miss Velvey, could you please help the lovely Alicia make those adorable chibi figures?"

Velvi initially wanted to walk away from Alicia's persistent pestering, but the girl wouldn't give up and kept showering her with flattery and praise.

Left with no other choice, Velvet had to agree to Alicia's request.

Just as Velvet agreed to Alicia's request, the scene on the screen switched from Mei chasing Durandal and Kiana to stick figures running in the sunset.

Stickman Mei, wielding a forty-meter-long machete, chased after Stickman Durandal and Stickman Kiana, who was leaping about on the ground like a pupa. The image was so abstract that Velvet frowned.

"...Do you want those too?"

"Hmm? These stick figure Kiana, stick figure Mei, and stick figure Durandal are so cute, of course I want them too!"

Alicia said it matter-of-factly, but Velvi showed a look of disgust.

For the greatest genius and grand performer of this century, Velvet simply couldn't bear to look at those few twisting stick figures on the screen.

For Velvi, exquisitely crafted figurines were barely acceptable, but those overly simplistic stick figure lines were simply too mediocre; just the thought of making them felt like an insult to her reputation as a genius.

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