Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

"That's true if I think about it carefully..." Thinking back, the relationship between Xilin and Raiden Mei has indeed become very good in recent days.

And they had some ambiguous behaviors at home before. (Kiana's perspective)

"I see. Am I too insensitive?" Kiana pinched her chin and nodded. "Or maybe it was because of my stereotype that I didn't notice it."

Because Kiana instinctively felt that it was impossible for Mei Raiden and Sirin to develop into a romantic relationship, she instinctively ignored all unreasonable behaviors.

"I won't bother you. I'm leaving first." Kiana waved her hand quickly, her face full of resentment as if 'the child has grown up, but I caught him'.

"Stop right there!" Xilin shouted loudly, and even instinctively used her power to block Kiana's teleportation.

However, Kiana's teleportation speed was too fast, and she disappeared from their sight before Sirin completed the blockade.

C.69 is not the same

"...Ahem." Raiden Mei reached out and patted Sirin's shoulder. "It's okay Sirin-senpai, Kiana-sister is just thinking too much."

'Although many things are caused by overthinking.'

Mei Raiden glanced at Sirin.

For example, the relationship between Sirin and Kiana has become so complicated, and it still hasn't been sorted out after more than ten years. Isn't it because these two guys think too much?

"..." Xilin's eyes dimmed at this moment. It was obvious that the situation this time was far beyond what Xilin could accept.

Her brain had shut down.

"Senior Xilin, please wake up." Seeing that Xilin seemed to become dazed, Raiden Mei hurriedly held Xilin's shoulders and shook her vigorously a few times.

Xilin, whose head was even hit with an afterimage, finally regained consciousness.

"Mei, what should we do now?" Xilin widened her eyes and grabbed Raiden Mei's arm. "Kiana..."

"It's okay, Senior Sirin! Calm down!" Raiden Mei grabbed Sirin's arm to calm her down. "Sister Kiana just misunderstood our relationship, but it doesn't matter."

"A misunderstanding is just a misunderstanding." Raiden Mei said to Xilin seriously. "If you don't want Sister Kiana to misunderstand, then you just need to take the initiative, Xilin-senpai."

"This is no longer just your business."

Indeed, this is not just about Xilin, it also concerns Raiden Mei!

Although Mei Raiden doesn't really care.

"But taking the initiative..." Xilin quickly found the 'retreat drum' and started beating it.

'...' Raiden Mei felt that it was really difficult.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Xilin cares about Kiana too much now, so she is too afraid of losing her.

If possible, Raiden Mei really wanted to use the "Thought Assimilation" in "Infinite Marking" to control Sirin to a certain extent and force Sirin to take this step.

She was so anxious!

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"I really didn't expect this." After returning home, Kiana did not stay in the living room, but went straight back to her room at Bella's call.

Although it was outrageous, Kiana felt that it was reasonable considering the intimacy and even ambiguous 'fragments' between Sirin and Raiden Mei in recent months.

After all, Kiana has seen them twice in person. According to the probability... God knows what they are doing secretly... Uh huh~

After figuring this out, Kiana's previous bitterness disappeared.

"Kiana." At this moment, the door that Kiana had not locked was opened directly.

"Xilin?" Kiana was a little scared when she saw Xilin barging in without even knocking on the door.

After all, Xilin is still very polite in some details, such as closing the door and tightening the faucet...

Although Xilin had experienced someone barging into a door without knocking before, that kind of thing rarely happened.

"Kiana, I have something to tell you." Xilin slammed the door shut. The sudden loud noise scared Kiana again.

"Um...close the door gently." Kiana suggested weakly.

If it weren’t for the perfect structure of the house and the exquisite building materials.

If it were an ordinary house, the force with which Xilin closed the door just now would have probably knocked the door and the wall away together.

"It was just an accident!" Xilin shouted excitedly.

"Yeah, I know, I know." Kiana nodded repeatedly. "But be careful with your strength next time."

No matter how weak Silin is at strength, she is still a Herrscher...

"That's not what I'm talking about." Xilin locked the door with a click and turned around, staring at Kiana.

'Well? '

"What you just saw was just a misunderstanding!" Xilin came to Qiana in two or three steps. "The truth is not what you saw!"

"I didn't see anything." Kiana crossed her arms to block the approaching Sirin. "What's going on? Sirin's aura is a bit scary."

Although Sirin's aura was harmless at the moment, it was strong enough to shock even Kiana.

"..." Silin stared at Kiana. "Is this really necessary?"

She had clearly made up her mind to fight to the death when she first broke in, but the moment she saw Kiana, her determination gradually dissipated.

In fact, based on Xilin's understanding of Kiana...she had already guessed how Kiana would answer her.

"Kiana, let me ask you something." Xilin sat down next to Kiana, very close to her, yet a little distant. "You've read a lot of time-travel novels, right?"

"If... I just said if... If I hadn't met you in 2000, I might have become a Herrscher who destroyed the world under the influence of Honkai?"

"Ah..." Kiana blinked.

How could she answer?

If Sirin had not met her in 2000, or if she had not traveled to this world, then Sirin would indeed have become a Herrscher who destroyed everything, and then been defeated and died.

"But that's not what I want to ask." Xilin pursed her lips and continued after a while. "So, Kiana, do you think... the 'me' in the hypothetical and the me now... are the same person? The premise is 'the same world' and not 'parallel world'."

"Having the same past, they developed two completely different lives at a certain point."

"Philosophy question?" Kiana's eyes twitched. She didn't know much about philosophy! Bianca knew more about this! "It sounds like 'Am I the same person today as I was yesterday?' and 'The Ship of Theseus'."

"But I prefer 'not the same person'."

"From a biological perspective, humans are undergoing metabolism every second, so the me one second ago and the me now are different from a physical perspective."

"But I think the concept of 'the same person' depends on the heart. So I think you, Xilin, and 'you who might destroy the world' are not the same person, because your 'hearts' are completely different."

"But this question is still a little too complicated. Even Otto can't explain it clearly, right? So I can only give you a very simple answer."

This was not something Kiana said deliberately to appease Sirin, but she really thought so.

Just like her relationship with the Herrscher of the Void... they were both born from the same soul, and then branched out into two different branches.

They may be the same soul, but they are definitely not the 'same person'.

“When your mindset and your mindset about the ‘other possibility’ have diverged, then you are no longer the same person.”

C.70 No more escape

"So...in your opinion, Kiana, as long as one's thoughts change, he is no longer the same person, right?" Xilin asked with some anticipation.

"Well... although it's a little inaccurate, it's roughly like this." Kiana nodded.

From a material perspective, the human body is changing every moment, so the person at this second is no longer the same person as the last second.

So how do we define the "same person"? We can only start from the spiritual level.

Therefore, Kiana believes that although the Sirin in front of her and [Sirin] have the same "origin", they have undergone earth-shaking changes and should no longer be viewed as "the same person".

"That's good." Xilin nodded with satisfaction.

"What's wrong? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Kiana asked Xilin in confusion. "Is it because you saw the development of a certain 'parallel world'?"

"A few months ago, didn't Mei say that she saw 'another self'?" Xilin used the example of Raiden Mei to make it more convincing. "So I suddenly thought of this question."

"Oh~ I see." Kiana nodded in understanding. "That's my opinion anyway."

At the end of the day, these statements are very abstract.

Just like Kiana and the Herrscher of the Sky, the connection between them can never be severed, no matter how much you say 'that wasn't me'.

But what does it matter?

Kiana can prove with her actions that she is not the Herrscher of the Void.

Similarly, Xilin is no longer [Xilin].

"That's good." Xilin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh right." Kiana thought of the scene she had just seen. Although she thought she should just let it go, she still wanted to know the inside story. "What's going on between you and Mei?"

Perhaps even Kiana herself did not notice that there was some urgency and questioning in her tone.

Xilin, who was very sensitive to emotions, was acutely aware of this, but faced with the questioning in Kiana's tone, Xilin did not feel angry.

"There is nothing between Mei and me." Xilin answered without hesitation.

After all, this is the fact. There is really nothing going on between her and Raiden Mei. The scene that Kiana saw was just a coincidence and misunderstanding.

"Uh, nothing?" Kiana tilted her head. Isn't this answer too general?

"It's just that Mei suddenly wanted to try practicing with me." Xilin explained why they were together just now.

"So that's it, you were scared?" Kiana finally understood what had just happened after Silin's explanation.

Just when Xilin felt that she had won the game and was about to withdraw her attack, Mei Raiden suddenly burst out with even stronger power and directly broke through Xilin's attack, and Xilin herself was almost injured.

Kiana knows how powerful Raiden Mei's attack is, and Sirin...

Although Sirin is a panel monster, her combat experience and fighting will are almost zero. It is normal for her to be frightened by the attack of Raiden Mei.

“Although I don’t think it matters, but…” Kiana also felt that Sirin couldn’t continue to act like this.

"I know." Xilin pursed her lips towards Qiana.

In fact, as the price for letting Mei Raiden help her with advice, Xilin agreed to Mei Raiden's "special training".

And Mei Raiden speaks very sweetly. She said, "Senior Xilin is here to help me with special training."

"Eh..." I didn't expect that Xilin and Raiden Mei would actually start special training. This is really something Kiana couldn't imagine...

Well, although it was unexpected that Mei Raiden would do this, it was also reasonable.

But Xilin would accept it...it was so unexpected.

"That's great... but unfortunately I really don't have much time to train with you." Kiana spread her hands helplessly.

But then again, Kiana's training and stuff...

Mei Raiden's special training is to further develop her powers, while Sirin's special training is about combat experience and fighting will.

The content of Kiana's special training...I'm afraid it's to improve her control over her power. Otherwise, if she uses a little more effort, it might cause terrible consequences.

"It's okay, Kiana, you have your own things to do." Xilin said very 'understanding'. "And isn't it always like this?"

"Ahaha..." Kiana scratched the back of her head embarrassedly.

In recent years, she has indeed become very busy. Although she goes home every day, she does not have much time to communicate with Xilin...

"There is one more thing... Although I have asked you before." Xilin thought of the question that she had actually asked Kiana many times, but this time, the topic was just an introduction.

Completely give up and charge forward... Xilin now has only these two choices.

Although the urge to back out was deafening in her heart, Xilin really didn't want to experience the regret she felt more than ten minutes ago again.

"What's the matter?" Kiana seemed to have thought of it, but she still asked Xilin.

In fact, Kiana has thought about this question many times.

Perhaps she still had some hope in her heart, so she hoped to wait until she surpassed [The End] before considering these things.

"If you really can never find the world you used to live in again, are you willing to stay here?" Xilin looked into Kiana's eyes.