Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, she's the Herrscher of the End. It's normal that she can't win." Seeing Kiana's look, Xilin spoke to comfort her.

"Losing is normal." Ellie reached out and rubbed Kiana's head. "The important thing is what you gain after losing."

"In my world, Siegfried kept growing while being beaten, and finally he successfully defeated me once." Ellie told Kiana a very 'inspirational' story.

"Really?!" Kiana widened her eyes in disbelief. Didn't she know what kind of guy Siegfried was?

Defeat Ellie... How is this possible? !

"It's true... When he was in his forties, he successfully defeated me when I was thirteen years old." Ellie recounted what happened at that time.

In simple terms, Ellie used the [Power of Death] to simulate herself at the age of thirteen, before becoming a Herrscher, but already an S-class Valkyrie, and simulated her personality and memories at that time, and then fought with Siegfried...

Although there was no clear winner, Ellie said that Siegfried was indeed better than the thirteen-year-old her.

"That's not surprising, that's not surprising." Kiana nodded in understanding. Her old dad was in his forties when he defeated the thirteen-year-old Ellie... "Wait a minute! Why were you only thirteen when he was in his forties?!"

"Hmm~ What's so strange about this?" Ellie spread her hands. "I can use the [Power of Death] to revert my body back to when I was thirteen, and then use the [Power of Consciousness] to simulate my memories and personality when I was thirteen~?"

"Okay..." Kiana nodded again. "No normal person would do such a thing?"

"Ah... I can tell that she has a very eccentric personality... Wait?! "

At a certain moment just now, Kiana seemed to see a '?' floating above Ellie's head.

The guy who spoke with a weird tone... Oops, the memories that are not completely dead yet are starting to attack me!

"No, I need to take a break." Kiana said, and plopped down on the sofa. She instantly lost all her energy and turned into a dead insect.

"..." Ellie blinked and looked at Xilin.

"I don't understand it either." Xilin shook her head without hesitation.

She is not a psychopath like Kiana. If she understood it, wouldn't that prove that she is also abnormal?

I don’t understand, I don’t understand at all! Even if I understand, I still don’t understand!

"Forget it." Ellie shook her head. "Since she wants to rest, let her rest for a while."

"Come with me."

"..." Xilin's eyes rolled around, but she couldn't find any way to escape, so she could only bow her head in silence. 'Is the devil's claws finally going to fall on me?'

Although she didn't know what Ellie was going to do, Xilin followed her obediently.

Soon, Celine followed Ellie to...Celine's room.

"Why was it me who followed him into my room?" Xilin complained quietly in her heart.

She didn't forget that Ellie was a mind reader.

"It seems that Bella takes good care of you." Floating into Celine's room, Ellie looked around and nodded with satisfaction.

There was no strange smell in the house, only a faint scent of violets.

Everything in the room was tidy...but Ellie was sure that it was definitely not something that Celine could have organized.

"...Indeed." Xilin looked away guiltily, but still nodded.

Indeed, if it weren't for Bella, she and Kiana would be two useless people.

Thank you Bella! Praise Bella! You are truly my dragon maid.

"So...what do you want?" Looking at this guy who suddenly came to check her room, Xilin felt very delicate at the moment.

How should I put it... It's not like the 'anger' of being raided by an unrelated person, but a kind of... strange guilty feeling.

Xilin was sure that there was nothing suspicious in her room, and Bella also cleaned her room well and washed her clothes in time...

So her room could definitely be considered a model, and Ellie would never be able to find any faults with it.

But... I just feel a bit guilty for no apparent reason.

"It's okay." Ellie sat on Celine's bed. "Just checking your room."

"From the results... it's good."

"...Well, it's pretty good." Xilin hesitated for a moment and nodded.

She is very satisfied with her current life, the only thing she is not satisfied with is Kiana...

But Xilin also understood Kiana's concerns, so she was also waiting for the final moment to come.

"To be honest... I have seen many worlds, and you are very lucky among the many 'Silins'." Ellie looked at Silin with relief in her eyes.

"Is that so..." Hearing Ellie's words, Xilin pursed her lips.

She could understand what Ellie meant. After all, she had also seen a world without Kiana to save her.

Not every Sirin can be saved by Kiana...

Although Xilin also knew that not every Xilin would make the decision to "destroy everything", she also believed that at least 80% of Xilin would make such a choice.

Because at that time, 'Xilin' had nothing left except hatred for the researchers who caused all the suffering.

She is Xilin, so she understands Xilin's thoughts best.

If it weren't for Kiana, she would not stop after killing all the researchers. She would radiate this hatred further and drag more people into disaster.

But with Kiana, everything is different... She taught me how to use power and why to use power...

"I'm sorry for talking too much." At this moment, Xilin suddenly felt her face hit something soft.

And Ellie's voice came from above her head.

"But... I still want to ask... For you, Xilin, are you happy with your life now?" Ellie asked softly, although she knew the answer as soon as she asked.

But she wanted to hear Xilin's answer.

"...Probably." Xilin muttered after hesitating for a moment.

"That's great." Ellie gently stroked the back of Xilin's head.

"Yeah." Xilin nodded slightly. Feeling the warmth and touch coming through her hair, Xilin suddenly felt a little sleepy.

"Really... I miss it so much..."

Although Xilin had been pretending to be stubborn, she did feel that Ellie's feeling was very familiar.

And when she was hugged by her at this moment, Xilin was more aware of her feelings.

If possible...she even wanted to be held like this by Ellie forever.

Xilin was sure that it was definitely not Ellie who did anything.

Rather, something that was once missing in my heart was completed at this moment.

"Mom, can you hear me? Xilin is very happy now."

C.93 Mei doesn't fit in?

"What a bunch of worrying little brats." Although both Sirin and Kiana are almost thirty years old in actual age, they are still just children in Ellie's eyes.

After pulling the quilt over the sleeping Xilin, Ellie used her power to leave the room.

With her power, even if she uses the [Power of the Void], Xilin will not be able to sense it, and naturally Xilin will not be surprised.

"Lady Ellie." Bella, holding a blanket in her hands, said respectfully when she saw Ellie suddenly appear.

"Yeah." Ellie nodded. "The Honkai Beast is really strong in some aspects."

Although he had never shown anything to Bella, Bella seemed to be able to sense that he was unusual.

Seeing that Ellie didn't say anything, Bella walked to Kiana with a blanket and gently covered her with the blanket.

Even though Bella's slightest movement would wake Kiana up, Kiana did not wake up because she instinctively sensed Bella's approaching presence, probably because she completely trusted Bella.

"Thank you for your hard work, Bella." Ellie muttered silently in her heart.

It can be seen that Kiana has long been accustomed to Bella's service. It also indirectly shows that... Kiana will lie on the sofa and sleep like this every few days!

"Hmm... maybe I can give Bella a little reward?" Ellie pinched her chin and thought. "But, is becoming a human a reward for Bella?"

In fact, although Bella is now in human form, she actually has nothing to do with 'humanity'.

She only gained rationality and human form after obtaining the core of the Pseudo-Hermendator.

The so-called human form is just to shape one's own Honkai energy into the appearance of a 'human', not to turn into a human being.

Bella is now just a 'human form Houkaimon' after all.

However, even the core of the Pseudo-Herrscher has the ability to carry souls, so it is not impossible to make Bella a real human.

The only question is whether Bella is willing...it's simple...

...

"Hmm?" Bella had just covered Kiana with a blanket and was thinking about how to talk to Ellie when she felt the scenery around her change in an instant. "My room?"

Bella was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was back in the room.

"Lady Ellie?" Bella looked towards the table, only to see Ellie sitting on the table with her little feet dangling slightly.

"What a cold room." Ellie touched the desk. "The desk is the only one in the room that has warmth."

"What are you talking about?" Bella asked in confusion.

"Honkai beasts don't need to sleep, and don't have the concept of sleep." Ellie looked at Bella and said.

Although Herrscher also doesn't need to sleep, that doesn't mean he doesn't have...

Honkai Beast is very special... Although Honkai Beast has 'dreams', it does not have the ability to sleep.

In other words, they can dream, but they cannot dream.

"Humans can indulge themselves only when they are dreaming, and Honkai beasts can think only when they are dreaming."

Bella is now "dreaming", and her rationality is the manifestation of the Honkai beast's "dream" being transformed into reality.

"...Yes." Bella was silent for a moment and then nodded.

She actually understood what Ellie said.

In all the years since she had acquired human form and rationality, she had never slept like a human.

In other words...for the past ten years or so, she has been in a state of wakefulness all the time.

Although this is not a big deal for Bella, as a Honkai beast she is more accustomed to this kind of life.

Being fully awake means that she can be of assistance to Her Majesty the Queen at any time.

As for what Ellie said, "only the desk has warmth", it is because every night when she doesn't need sleep, she almost always spends it sitting at the desk thinking about many things.

"Do you want to become a human?" Ellie looked at Bella and asked. "Or... do you want to become a Herrscher?"

"You can have the ability to sleep, the sense of taste and smell, and greater powers."

"...I don't need that kind of ability." Bella shook her head after a moment of silence.

Bella has no sense of taste or smell, so every dish she makes strictly complies with every 'data'.

Only in this way can she ensure that the dishes she cooks are "delicious".

Of course, Bella also has her own understanding. After all, she has cooked so many dishes, and she has a scale in her heart about how much salt and soy sauce should be added to a dish.

Even if she doesn't strictly follow the 'data' for each dish, Bella can still make delicious food...

After all, she is Sirin's companion Honkai beast and does not possess any Kaslana factors. She does not have the characteristic of Kiana who would add seasonings randomly on a whim when cooking.

Kiana can do things like adding ice cream to hot pot.

And the fried tomato sticks and potato sauce make people understand why "the opposite CP is unacceptable"...

"Well~ Don't you want to make food that is more suitable for Silin and Kiana's taste?" Ellie asked with a chuckle.