Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

"..."

"Old friend, can you help me up for a moment?"

"..."

"Is that why you did those several somersaults just now?"

"Don't say that. It's because this doll costume is too restrictive. It's like no matter how powerful you are, it will still be dissolved by some special methods. It's very troublesome to get up."

"..."

In the end, Otto was lifted up by the wind element.

"Phew - thanks, old friend. I'll have someone deliver the things you want to you before tomorrow morning."

"It won't be that troublesome."

Jiang Ming placed his hand directly on Otto's doll arm, and the next moment, they arrived at the headquarters of Tianming.

"..."

"You really amaze me more and more. With such a powerful space teleportation ability, I really can't think of anything else except the power of the Herrscher of the Void. Can you tell me what method you use?"

"I've been to a few worlds before. This thing is just a product of that world. Of course, it has its limitations. This teleportation ability can only last for a week and will become ineffective after a week."

Ignoring Otto's questioning, Jiang Ming went straight to the point.

"Then I'll trouble you, Bishop, to bring me what I need."

"Of course - just wait here for a while."

After that, Otto walked into the depths of the Destiny headquarters. How could Jiang Ming be idle? He began to wander around the Destiny headquarters. Anyway, Otto would definitely find him in the end.

But even though he was just strolling around, Jiang Ming didn't have so many places to go. He couldn't just go and attack the Valkyries in this place in the middle of the night, right?

He finally walked to the simulation training room, and interestingly, the lights in one of the simulation training rooms were still on.

Although he knew who it was without having to guess, he still wanted to know why she was still training at nearly two in the morning.

Sure enough, when Jiang Ming waited until the people in the training room finished their training, the person inside was indeed Youlandel. Hearing the footsteps, Youlandel turned around and saw Jiang Ming.

"Hi?"

"Jiang Ming...?"

"Well, it's me."

Perhaps it was because of the Santa Claus costume she was wearing, Yulandel was stunned at first, and then she realized that it was Jiang Ming. His costume made the strongest Valkyrie who had just finished training smile.

"What... are you wearing?"

"Santa Claus costume. I can't help it. I have a bunch of young ladies to serve at home. Oh, by the way, Merry Christmas, Bianca."

"Yeah, you too, Merry Christmas."

After the two greeted each other, Jiang Ming handed Youlandel a towel with a cute cat pattern on it.

"Wipe the sweat first."

"Well, thank you."

After Youlandel simply wiped her body clean, Jiang Ming put his hand into the big red cloth bag he carried with him, and like a magic trick, he took out a cute realistic cat plush doll. From the touch, it was exactly the same as a real cat.

After Jiang Ming handed it to Youlandel, she was obviously surprised. In response, Jiang Ming just chuckled twice.

"Haha, what's wrong? I told you, right? Today I'm Santa Claus. You should like cute creatures, especially cats, right?"

"Um...thank you......"

Yulandel thanked her again, but this time she was a little more shy and timid than before.

And Jiang Ming finally asked the doubts in his heart.

"Well, that's fine with me. I still have to fulfill my duties as Santa Claus. What about you, Bianca? If you don't go to bed at this hour, your training efficiency tomorrow might decline."

"Well...actually I don't want to."

For some reason, Yulandel had an embarrassment on her face. Compared to her fierce look during training or battles, she looked a little more adorable, which made people laugh.

"Actually, it's because today is Christmas. Rita told me that the Valkyries at the Skydestiny headquarters might not sleep at night and would secretly send me Christmas presents, just like every birthday before. The next day, I was drowned in a sea of ​​presents..."

"She said she would help me deal with it, so I only came here to train because I really have nothing to do. After all, there is no way other Valkyries would come during this time."

"What about you? Hasn't this ever happened to you?"

After saying this, Yulandel looked at Jiang Ming. After all, his current reputation should be similar to hers, so it was impossible for the Valkyrie not to give him a gift.

"Ah... If you say so, I haven't noticed it yet. It seems that I haven't noticed it. Although I don't really care about it..."

"It may be because I mainly stay in Saint Freya. The Valkyries from the Skyward Headquarters cannot come here. And where I live there are already many girls. I am afraid that due to their power in some aspects, the Valkyries in the academy dare not come here either."

Jiang Ming casually mentioned a possibility, and Yulandel nodded with an expression that said "I see." Then she looked at Jiang Ming with a very apologetic look.

"I'm sorry I didn't prepare a gift in advance."

"Huh? Haha, that's not necessary."

Jiang Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly, with a helpless expression on his face.

"I give gifts because I am Santa Claus. This is my duty. If you really want to repay me..."

Jiang Ming seemed to have thought of something. After looking up and thinking for a while, he looked at Youlandel again.

"You may meet a white-haired girl named Kiana Kaslana in the future. Her current dream is to become the strongest S-class Valkyrie and make the world a better place, but this is still too far away for her."

"If possible, in the future, if you meet her, I hope you can help her when she is in trouble, but don't indulge her. She may not accept excessive discipline, but please be a little more serious with her."

Having said this, Jiang Ming looked at Youlandel with anticipation in his eyes. Youlandel frowned slightly. It was not that she disagreed, but these requests were too simple.

"that's it?"

"Well, that's all. Please, don't think this is easy."

Jiang Ming seemed to see the doubt between Youlandel's brows, and an unknown smile appeared on his face.

"Besides, isn't the doll I gave you simple? What's important is not the gift, but the thought behind it."

"Is this so..."

"Well, you should be rested now, right, Bianca?"

Jiang Ming suddenly stood up and walked deeper into the simulation training room.

"Hmm? I'm rested, what's wrong?"

"You have nothing to do anyway, so why not practice with me, Santa Claus? It's boring to be alone, right?"

Jiang Ming turned around while saying this, and put his hands in the starting posture of Sword-Splitting Sky. Seeing him like this, Yulandel also smiled.

"Ah."

..................

After the competition, Youlandel and Jiang Ming leaned against the wall of the simulation training room side by side.

"Your swordsmanship seems to have improved a lot, your physical fitness is also a level higher than before, and your fighting style is much more fierce than before. This is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight."

"Sure enough, with your personality, even if you are in the greenhouse of Saint Freya, you will never let yourself stay in your comfort zone."

"How could that be? It's just because Saint Freya has a simulation training device that is not inferior to the one at the Sky Destiny Headquarters. I just benefited from the fact that the bishop favors Principal Theresa."

“It’s not good to be too modest.”

"Only Bianca you can't say that to me..."

"Haha."

Since when, Jiang Ming's name for the most powerful S-class Valkyrie in Destiny changed from "Yulandel" in public to "Bianca" in private.

This strongest man, who almost never smiles in front of outsiders, seems to smile more than usual in front of Jiang Ming.

"It seems like you guys had a lot of fun chatting while I was away."

At this time, as if to interrupt their casual conversation, Otto appeared at the door of the simulation training room, and his clothes changed from Santa Claus uniform to normal bishop uniform.

"bishop?"

"Ah."

Otto first nodded to Yulandel, then looked at Jiang Ming and said in a meaningful tone.

"Old friend, I have prepared what you want. Of course, there are also some other things included that you may find useful."

"Well, thanks, just call me when you need me."

"Haha, you're so polite. I feel a little embarrassed."

After Jiang Ming stood up and greeted Youlandel, he handed her a box of dessert before leaving, saying it was a Christmas cake he made himself. He also reminded her to go easy on herself, such as sleeping until 8 o'clock tomorrow.

Then he returned to Saint Freya's villa with the graphics card and red wine.

"Youlandel."

"What is it, Bishop?"

Facing Otto's call, Yulandel responded subconsciously.

"What kind of person do you think Jiang Ming is?"

"Ok?"

Although she was puzzled as to why Otto suddenly asked this question, Yulandel still answered from the bottom of her heart.

"Although he may give people a serious and unapproachable feeling on the surface, in fact, this is just their illusion."

"As for his personality, he is the type who is gentle, considerate, modest, doesn't cause trouble to others, and is very caring."

"If something is done wrong, he might reflect on himself first instead of blaming others."

"In terms of strength, he has the top-level combat power in the world. From his life-and-death battle with Chi You, we can see that he did not extend this power to the weak, but to protect mankind."

"And that's when I first met him."

"He values ​​the lives of others, especially the lives of the Valkyries. He does not regard the Valkyries as tools to fight the Honkai. This must be one of the reasons why he is so popular."

"But sometimes he would sacrifice himself to save other people's lives, which is not sure whether it is good or bad."

"Overall, I think he's a wonderful, principled man who is willing to lay down his life for others."

After saying this, Yulandel looked at Otto again, only to find that he had a mocking smile on his face since she didn't know when.

"What's the problem, Bishop?"

"No, if you look at it from the surface, of course not."

Yulandel couldn't help but ask subconsciously, while Otto waved his hand casually.

"It's just...if it's about personality, there's one thing you didn't mention."

"Character? Then what is the Bishop's character?"

"Haha, selfish."

"Selfish?"

When Youlandel heard this word which was quite familiar to her mind, she couldn't help but frowned slightly. She really couldn't associate the word selfish with Jiang Ming.

Whether it is his own life or something else, Jiang Ming's performance so far seems to prove that he has not taken them for himself.

"Yes, he hid it very well in this regard, but what I understand best is the human heart."

"Perhaps you misunderstood, but let's put it another way so that you can understand it more easily."

Otto's tone became more relaxed and gentle at this moment.

"Yulan Dai'er, from what you just said, Jiang Ming seems to be a hero in this world, but... do you really think he is a hero?"

"this......."

The strongest man finally showed hesitation on his face. It was really strange. Obviously, everything Jiang Ming had done so far was to protect the world, but she just couldn't say that Jiang Ming was a hero.

It was as if something was blocking her inside.

【hero】

This word contains so many meanings that some people can't even define it.

Otto couldn't help but smile when he saw that Yulandel couldn't answer.