Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

"How come this bitter melon juice tastes so good?!" Theresa looked at the vessel beside her that was usually used to decanter alcohol in disbelief.

But now it is filled with green juice.

In addition to the green one, there are two cans of orange one.

Obviously, one can is freshly squeezed bitter melon juice and the other two cans are freshly squeezed orange juice.

In this family, only Siegfried would drink a few glasses of wine occasionally. No one else liked to drink, so Ellie simply didn't prepare any wine, but only juice.

"This bitter melon juice is really great." Theresa looked at the container. The last time she drank bitter melon juice that suited her best was when it was squeezed by her grandfather Otto himself.

Unexpectedly, there was actually someone who was equally matched!

"It's just bitter melon juice, I just need... forget it." Ellie wanted to say something, but suddenly stopped herself.

Eh~ I hate people who tell riddles and people who don’t let me tell riddles.

Similarly, I hate people who only speak half of their sentences, and I also hate people who don't let me speak half of my sentences.

"???" Theresa blinked in confusion. 'Why has this guy been targeting me from the beginning?'

Theresa really couldn't understand why this armed puppet that could grow larger had been persecuting her madly since the first time it saw her.

"Maybe she's unhappy because she helped me do a lot of work today." Cecilia whispered to Theresa.

Because Theresa does nothing, Cecilia has to handle everything.

So Cecilia guessed that Ellie was just unhappy with Theresa, who was just doing nothing.

"Is that really the case..." Theresa scratched her cheek, only to see that Ellie had already left.

Hehe~ Cricket Theresa.

At this moment, Ellie has come to Xilin's side.

"How does it taste?" Just when Xilin was eating happily, Ellie suddenly asked Xilin.

"...This...this..." Xilin swallowed the food in her mouth. "It tastes good..."

Xilin, who disdains lying, finally admitted that today's dishes were all very much to her taste.

It’s just an armed puppet, how can it be so powerful?

"That's why I told you about our relationship." Ellie chuckled. "With such a relationship, how could I not know your taste?"

"..." Xilin looked at this person who suddenly appeared and claimed to be her mother, and for a moment she was a little confused.

The main thing is that this guy is a riddle person. She really doesn't say a word about the specific things... How can she accept this "setting"?

"Ellie, are you still related to Silin?" Hearing the conversation just now, Kiana tilted her head and asked in confusion. "And aren't you Shaniyat's armed puppet?"

It's strange. Kiana has all of Sirin's memories, but in Sirin's memories, there is no trace of Ellie at all.

And Ellie is a newly born armed doll of Shaniyat, right?

"Kiana, she's not an armed puppet." Xilin shook her head and said. [She's the guy I told you about before...]

[I don't know why she has become like this now.]

[You told me that before?] Kiana blinked in confusion.

Xilin had said countless things to her...How did she know how long ago 'before' meant?

[That's right.] At this moment, a mature voice that was completely different from the childish voice of 'Zhong Xiaoyan' suddenly sounded. [I am 'that guy'.]

"..." Kiana looked at the 'armed doll' between them, who had just been forcibly connected to the telepathy, in surprise and speechlessness.

Kiana had examined Ellie before, and her body was indeed made of soul steel, so she should be an armed doll.

But at this moment...she actually possesses such a strong mental power that she can forcibly access the conversation between her and Xilin. This is really incredible.

But no matter how surprised you are...why did you say some nonsense after you received the telepathic message?

[Kiana, don’t you think her eyes are familiar?] Xilin guided further.

[So why do you keep speaking in riddles, Xilin? My identity is not something that cannot be revealed.] Ellie blinked at Xilin in confusion and asked. [Kiana~]

[?] Although she felt that Ellie's tone was a little strange, and there was a sense of pretending to be "grand", she still took it seriously.

[I am~~~] Ellie deliberately dragged out the sound, arousing the expectations of Kiana and Sirin.

Kiana is looking forward to Ellie's true identity, while Xilin is looking forward to Ellie's next explanation.

However...

[Silin’s mother, so you can call me mom too, Kiana.] Ellie said with one hand on her waist and a slight smile.

[I knew it, you're such a jerk...] Xilin really wanted to punch this psychopath.

[Huh?] Kiana tilted her head subconsciously.

Although Kiana's memory is a little fuzzy...or rather, [Sirin]'s memory is a little fuzzy.

But Kiana still remembers what [Sirin]'s mother looked like...

They are not the same at all... No, the hairstyle is the same.

But how can you judge blood relationship based on hairstyle? !

[Okay, I gave you, Xilin, such a strong power, can't you be worthy of calling me "Mom"?]

[You bastard!]

...

[Wait a minute?!] Kiana was suddenly stunned. [Did the joke just now reveal something very important?]

C.90 The wild mother appears

[Did the joke just now reveal something very important?] Kiana's eyes widened.

Although their conversation was fleeting, Kiana still grasped the key points.

[What does it mean to give Xilin such a strong power?]

It's not that Kiana couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, of course, but it was precisely because she could understand it that she felt it was even more strange.

If Sirin went to the moon like the "Sirin" in Kiana's memory, then she would indeed be able to obtain the four Herrscher gems under the guidance of "Prometheus·Houkai Will" and possess compound powers.

However, even though [Xilin] obtained the other four powers, she was not able to exert her due strength at all. The four extra powers even disrupted [Xilin]'s use of the [Power of the Void] which was her own origin, and she performed a series of extremely ridiculous operations.

But these are not the main points. The main point is that the only one who can give the Herrscher the power is Prometheus: Will of Honkai.

Of course, this is under normal circumstances.

The last time Kiana and Sirin talked face to face, she asked Sirin about the origin of her new power.

According to Xilin's description, it was the [Herser of the End] who gave her the power, and this [Herser of the End]...does not seem to exist in this world.

[Emm...literally?] Ellie pinched her chin and said, [Except for the [Power of the Void] that Xilin already possessed, the other four powers were all given by me.]

Different from the 'youth trial version' of the Herrscher Gem, what Ellie gave to Sirin was the real Herrscher Core.

Therefore, Sirin's current Honkai energy level is the sum of the five Herrschers. In terms of energy level alone, it is even higher than Kiana and Raiden Mei.

However, Kiana possesses the [Power of the End] that she herself has not noticed, and as the [Herser of Origin], Raiden Mei's power is superior to that of ordinary Herrscher, but far inferior to that of the [Herser of the End].

"..." Kiana said after a long pause. [Ellie... Are you the Herrscher of the End that Xilin mentioned, the one who gave her the power?]

[sodayo~] Ellie admitted it without any hesitation. [However, if you, Kiana, want me to end the "Honkai Impact", then I can only say that I'm sorry, I can't do it.]

[Although [Cocoon of the End] is indeed 'omnipotent', it is not 'all-powerful' after all.]

[I even have the ability to go back in time, but I can't take over the [Cocoon of the End].]

Simply put, Ellie's true form is already the Herrscher of the End, which is equivalent to the Cocoon of the End, and is the 'complete form'.

But... her 'equipment bar' is already full, and she can't load a second [Cocoon of the End].

[...I see.] Kiana didn't expect that everything she thought was seen through by Ellie.

Indeed, after hearing that it was the Herrscher of the End who gave Sirin the power, Kiana had been thinking about this.

All the powers of the Herrschers are projections of the [Cocoon of the End], and the [Herscher of the End], which is equivalent to the [Cocoon of the End], is a 'higher-dimensional' existence.

Therefore, as long as the [Hersler of the End] is willing, he can end the 'collapse' of the 'original world' and all 'parallel worlds'.

[Kiana, don't be discouraged. I've seen all the efforts you've made.] Although Ellie didn't make any movement, Kiana felt a hand stroking her head. [I believe your efforts will be rewarded. If you want to end the 'Honkai Impact', you will definitely realize this wish yourself.]

Listening to Ellie's voice, Kiana lowered her eyes slightly.

Somehow...she felt that Ellie's words were really convincing, and...the pressure that had been accumulating for so many years seemed to be relieved a lot.

[But Ellie, I have a question.] Kiana thought of a question. [You are already the Herrscher of the End... Why can't you put an end to the 'Honkai Impact'?]

[Because you are the same as the [Herrser of the End] from the pre-civilization era?]

[No, of course not.] Ellie denied Kiana's guess. [I am what you think, the Herrscher of the End, who is equivalent to the Cocoon of the End, but...]

[You and I are not from the same world.]

[If you generally refer to this world as the ‘original world’ and the ‘parallel world’... then I am the [Herser of the End] of the more distant ‘parallel universe’.]

[Suppose a tree trunk will extend many branches, and the branches will extend countless leaves.]

[Then these leaves are each world, and each world is a parallel world to the other.]

[Do you understand? We are different branches on the 'imaginary number tree'.]

[Is that so? That's not surprising...] Kiana nodded in understanding. She was no longer a teenage girl.

The pressure of "Honkai Impact" forces Kiana to continue to grow, not only psychologically, but more in terms of knowledge.

Although Kiana is still the type of person who feels sleepy when she picks up a book, she will force herself to read the knowledge in the book because it is 'necessary'.

[But... since you are from a parallel universe, why did you go to so much trouble to come to our world?] Kiana asked in confusion.

[The reason is very simple.] Ellie shook her finger. [Because in many parallel universes and parallel worlds, Xilin's fate is mostly bad.]

'? ' Xilin tilted her head when she was suddenly mentioned, and she looked at Ellie. 'Why did she mention me again? I have nothing to do with you, right? '

[Eh? In other words, Ellie, you really crossed the world because of Silin?] Kiana's eyes widened in disbelief. [Who...are you?]

[Haven't I always emphasized my identity? Sigh...] Ellie stared at Kiana, and a flash of purple light flashed in her eyes.

----

Looking at Ellie, Kiana's eyes were dazed for a moment.

And at this moment, her thinking was accelerated to an extremely terrifying level.

The beautiful sea of ​​stars appeared in Kiana's consciousness.

The armed puppet that claimed to be able to grow larger actually enlarged its body at this moment.

"Mom?" Looking at the familiar face in front of her, Kiana murmured subconsciously. "Um, not... Sister Cecilia?"

"Pfft...What a silly child."

A translucent white veil was fastened in her hair.

There was a hint of purple mixed in with her plain white hair, making her hair appear a very light lavender.

Turquoise eyes were crossed with brilliant purple light.

There was a ring floating somewhat casually above his head.

The overly long skirt seems to merge into the sea of ​​stars.

The long boots are very Valkyrie-style, and one side of the boots is tied with a very classic leg ring at the thigh.

The abdomen is completely hollowed out, and the narrow fabric highlights the slender waist and the belly button that makes you want to poke it.

But these are not the point. The real point is that she looks almost exactly like Cecilia...

Apart from the insignificant hair color, the hairstyle is probably the easiest to distinguish.

"Are you surprised?" Ellie winked at Kiana.