The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Although he does have clothes in his arsenal, but...

Tsk, why are there only girls' clothes? And they all look so shabby?

Oh, those clothes are the skins I bought for the Valkyries before.

That's fine.

As if realizing Li Shubai's predicament, Kevin was silent for a moment, took off his black and white coat with a long hem, and handed it to Li Shubai.

Li Shubai himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Seeing the slightly changed expressions of Alicia, Herrscher of Consciousness and Yulandel, he breathed a sigh of relief and took the coat from Kevin without hesitation - after all, they were all men, so what was wrong with borrowing a piece of clothing when they had no clothes, not to mention that it was Kevin who had burned his own clothes.

"Thank you, I will wash it and return it to you later." So, after expressing his gratitude, Li Shubai put Kevin's clothes on his shoulders without any psychological burden.

"Ahem, then what's next - um?" He cleared his throat, trying to change the subject to hide his embarrassment, but the moment he opened his mouth, Li Shubai was suddenly stunned, "What are you guys looking at?"

Yulandel and the Herrscher of Knowledge were seen beating their chests and stamping their feet, revealing expressions full of regret. Alicia was pale all over, muttering something like "Is this the friendship between boys?" and "I lost. If I had known earlier, Miss Fairy would have gotten to know more boys."

So Li Shubai fell silent, and Kevin also fell silent.

Li Shubai looked at Kevin silently.

Well, nothing happened between us, right? He said so with his eyes.

Kevin looked back at Li Shubai without saying a word.

...Hmm. He responded with his eyes.

Then why did we end up in such an awkward situation? Li Shubai signaled with his eyes.

First of all, you are the only one who is embarrassed. Kevin silently expressed what he wanted to say with his eyes. Secondly, if you continue to talk to me with your eyes like this, and Alicia finds out, it will really become a very embarrassing situation for us.

Li Shubai was not convinced: Then why don’t you speak?

Kevin glanced at Alysia calmly, his eyes full of helplessness: Because I can't afford to offend her. Also, aren't you the captain? At this time, of course, it should be you who breaks this weird atmosphere, right?

That being said, how come we can hear each other without speaking? Li Shubai suddenly felt puzzled. Logically speaking, we two shouldn't have such tacit understanding that we can understand each other's intentions with just a glance?

Of course, that's because you two are subconsciously using the power of your consciousness to communicate directly with each other's consciousness! You two idiots!

The "third person" who suddenly interrupted the silent communication between Kevin and Li Shubai made the two silent men pause at the same time.

They turned their heads at the same time and saw the angry look on the Herrscher of Consciousness as expected.

She rubbed her hands together, a dangerous look in her eyes, her intentions were obvious.

If you continue to whisper using the power of consciousness, don't blame me for exposing the two of you!

So, under the tyranny of the Herrscher of Consciousness, Kevin and Li Shubai simultaneously looked at each other with their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, pretending that nothing had happened.

Knowing that Kevin could not be relied upon in this situation, Li Shubai could only break the silence and awkward situation himself. He tightened the coat Kevin lent him and said, "Anyway, let me talk to you two before we leave this world."

"Huh?" Kiana was stunned for a moment. After looking left and right, she hesitantly pointed at herself and Mei, who also looked puzzled, and said, "Are you talking to me and Mei?"

"Who else is there besides you two?" Li Shubai felt the remaining energy of the Hyperion for a while, "Alicia and I will have to leave this world in about five minutes. Although... if things go well on our side, in your eyes, I may reappear in front of you in the next moment; of course, there is also the possibility that I will not be able to appear in your world."

Although Li Shubai has done his best to anchor everything that happens in this world at this point in time to a degree that is very close to the original future, even so, he cannot guarantee... whether the subsequent development of this world will become what he [foresaw]; nor can he be sure whether this is the world he will enter when he interferes with the next matter.

...But no matter what, since Li Shubai has already interfered to a certain extent with the future that this world was originally going to experience, then he will certainly take responsibility for the unknown future that the people of this world will face.

For Li Shubai, the most ideal situation is that the world deviates slightly but not to the point where he cannot further observe and interfere. If this is the case, then after solving [The End], Li Shubai can try to use the same method to solve other tragedies he can see one by one, and successfully create a world line where [most tragedies did not actually happen].

For example, the death of Himeko in this world, and the death of Cecilia.

But that was only the most ideal situation after all. To be honest, although his change to the main world this time only saved the memory of Thirteen Heroes, and did not really reverse someone's life or death. But even in such a situation... many things that changed were still beyond his expectations.

After all, in his original plan, except for Kevin, Mei Raiden and Kiana, who was temporarily captured by him from the Hyperion, should have forgotten everything that happened in the paradise of the past. However, after a detailed discussion with Kevin... Li Shubai suddenly realized that perhaps from the very beginning, his plan was in vain.

The reason why he agreed to Kiana's request so easily was certainly partly because he was soft-hearted, but the main reason was because... he learned from Kevin something that he once knew but almost forgot because it had been so long.

That is, the people of the Kaslana clan will unconsciously have their memories recorded in the stigmata space of the Kaslana clan.

In other words, even if he deleted Kiana's memory here, as long as Kiana, Yulandel or even Theresa entered the Kaslana Stigmata Space, then Kiana's interactions with them here would naturally be exposed to the person who entered the Stigmata Space.

Once, when Yulandel was trying to fully awaken her own stigmata, she saw her memories of being [Kiana Kaslana] in Kaslana's stigmata space.

After realizing this, Li Shubai had basically given up on deleting Kiana's memory.

In Li Shubai's opinion, instead of letting Kiana and the others suddenly know the truth when they enter the Stigmata Space, it would be better to let them be prepared to deal with changes in the situation from the beginning.

"First, this is for you." He took out thirteen rainbow feathers emitting various lights and handed them to Raiden Mei and Kiana.

"Is this... the Yu Duchen that records Ying Jie's memories?" Raiden Mei asked after taking the thirteen feathers from Li Shubai's hands.

"Well, although they are not as good as the real Yingjie, even if it is just a piece of Yu Duchen, their consciousness and memory are complete." Li Shubai glanced at Kevin, "In fact, I still don't understand. Although it is only after the fact, I also understand your reluctance to see your comrades, but compared to that emotion, you should also know that your brain is not as good as Weierwei and Mobius, right? Why didn't you go to Mobius and Weierwei to discuss whether there is a better plan than the Stigma Plan in the thousands of years after you woke up?"

Kevin was silent for a moment, then readily admitted his mistake: "...I overlooked this point."

"...You admitting your mistakes so straightforwardly makes me feel like I don't know what to say." Li Shubai sighed, "But... never mind, since you don't want to use the power of Velvet and Mebius, you should have no objection to me lending them to Kiana and the others temporarily."

"Okay." Kevin nodded. "Since you rescued them, you should be the one to deal with them."

Raiden Mei understood what they meant: "So, you want these Yingjie's memories to help Tianming and Anti-Entropy together?"

"Yes, in fact, compared with the researchers of World Serpent, Einstein and Tesla are much more capable, but compared with Velvet and Mobius, their level is still a little worse." Li Shubai said, "Compared to pure strength, what you need now is a core figure who can serve as the brain. Although Theresa's leadership ability is improving, her energy is limited after all, and it is impossible for her to follow Dr. Einstein and others to re-learn professional knowledge. Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla are more responsible for the internal armed part. Whether it is Destiny or Anti-Entropy, their ability to respond to emergencies is greatly flawed."

"Of course, this is also closely related to your lack of knowledge of the World Serpent. So at this time, compared to asking you to replenish more strength, Velvet and Mobius... and even Suna's memory and knowledge of the Stigmata Project are particularly important."

Chapter 4 Raiden Mei: I feel a bit heavy on my head (k)

Although Kiana was not prepared to deny Li Shubai's words, when he handed the thirteen feathers to her, she instinctively turned her hesitant gaze to Raiden Mei who was standing beside her.

In Kiana's opinion, although as Li Shubai said, the alliance of Destiny and Anti-Entropy may indeed need the wisdom of these heroes more, but compared to her, perhaps, Raiden Mei, who has been recognized by the heroes, is the more suitable person to hold the thirteen feathers?

Perhaps she was aware of Kiana's gaze, and Raiden Mei turned her face slightly.

When her eyes met Kiana's, Raiden Mei understood what the other party meant without much thought.

She chuckled and said in a calm and gentle tone: "Since the captain has chosen to entrust these thirteen feathers to you, then you should accept them well, Kiana."

"If you are considering the matter of Raiden Mei, I don't think it's necessary." Li Shubai said, "Originally, even without my interference, Raiden Mei would have gone against the World Serpent with the end of the Paradise of the Past. After all, Kevin's real purpose of recruiting a Herrscher was fulfilled when Alicia's memory knew that Herrschers like Raiden Mei did exist in the current civilization era. In other words, although I can't be sure of your specific situation in the short term, it is very likely that after this incident is over, the day when you two meet again in reality will come soon."

"Is that so?" Li Shubai's assertion made Kiana stunned. But he still did not choose to get rid of the thirteen feathers. Instead, he scratched his head and turned his gaze to Kevin, who had been silent until this moment.

Although Kiana could not accept what Kevin had been doing, after leaving here, whether with Li Shubai's instructions or not, she would definitely find a way to let Destiny and Anti-Entropy fight against the Stigma Plan designated by Kevin.

However, after reading the entire experience of Mei Raiden in the Land of the Past, Kiana had to admit that compared to herself, perhaps Kevin, who had been alone for thousands of years, was the one who needed the Thirteen Feathers more... He was the one who should have been accompanied by his comrades.

But at this moment, the man who was as silent as ice suddenly spoke.

"Take them, Kiana Kaslana."

Kevin raised his face and looked at her calmly with his azure eyes, the same as Kiana's.

Kiana did not see any loneliness or hesitation in his sight, and the tone of his voice when he spoke to her was as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"For Alicia and the others, the hope they wanted to see was not with the World Serpent and me from the beginning, but with you."

"...Okay, since you all want to entrust them to me temporarily, I will accept these thirteen feathers first." After hearing Kevin's flat voice, Kiana was silent for a long time, and finally nodded, carefully taking the thirteen feathers from Li Shubai's hand, "I guess, for the class monitor, these feathers should be able to help her, right?"

After confirming that Kiana had put away the feather he handed over, Li Shubai closed his eyes slightly and fell into silence without saying anything.

Although no one knew what the captain who traveled through time and space wanted to do when he suddenly closed his eyes, no one interrupted him.

Soon, under everyone's somewhat puzzled gaze, Li Shubai opened his eyes again.

He looked at Kiana and said calmly, "Turn your head and face me with the back of your neck."

"Huh?" The sudden change of topic made Kiana stunned.

Mei Leidian frowned slightly, she turned her head and stared at Li Shubai's face with a suspicious look. When she saw the other party's eyes without any impurities and personal emotions, only rational thinking, the suspicious look suddenly turned into hesitation.

After a moment's silence, Mei Raiden finally did not speak out to stop the other party.

I must be overthinking it, Raiden Mei thought to herself, under such circumstances, it should be impossible for the captain to do that kind of thing to Kiana so blatantly.

"Hurry up, there is not much time left." Seeing that Kiana was just staring at him blankly without moving, Li Shubai couldn't help but frowned and urged.

"..."

Although she had no idea what Li Shubai wanted to do by suddenly giving her such instructions, she had to admit that during these few days of getting along, Li Shubai's actions had indeed left a deep impression on Kiana.

She believed that the captain was not the kind of person who would act without a purpose, so after hesitating for a moment, Kiana finally followed Li Shubai's instructions obediently.

She turned around with a slightly red face, removed the light armor of the Fire Flame Armor that was close to her neck and the red and white cloak, and followed Li Shubai's words to expose the back of her neck and the white and flawless upper back skin to him, while asking without any vigilance: "Um, you want to... um!!"

As a result, she suddenly made strange noises uncontrollably when I asked half of the question.

"Mmm...ah...so, so hot..."

Everyone's expression changed when they heard the extremely terrible tone coming out of Kiana's mouth.

"Wait! What are you doing to Kiana?" Seeing Li Shubai covering Kiana's smooth and white neck with his sharp palm, and making Kiana make that strange sound, Mei felt a heavy load of lightning on her head and her eyes turned cold. Although she did not draw her knife at the first moment, she still walked forward in a stern voice, instinctively stretched out her palm, and subconsciously wanted to grab Li Shubai's wrist.

"No! Mei!"

However, contrary to Mei Raiden's expectations, the hand she stretched out to try to grab Li Shubai's wrist did not succeed in grabbing Li Shubai's wrist. Instead, it was grabbed by Kiana's hand with black and white wrist armor.

"Qi... Kiana?"

"Well... don't stop him." Kiana panted repeatedly, shook her head, and her trembling voice was as thin as a mosquito: "Let me... let me, feel this feeling a little longer."

"..."

Mei Raiden stopped talking.

Although she could only do nothing and watch Li Shubai make Kiana make strange noises, Mei Raiden couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Kiana's expression.

Unlike what she expected, Kiana's expression did not show any resistance at all. Her face was flushed and her eyes were blurred, but at the same time, tears as big as beans flowed from the corners of her eyes across her cheeks like a river bursting its dam, falling down completely uncontrollably, dripping onto the ground and shattering into pieces.

At the same time, a three-part ring gear with a prismatic pattern inside was gradually engraved on Kiana's back, accompanied by a surging gentle light.

"Why...why can't I control my tears..." Kiana raised her hand and frantically tried to wipe away the tears on her face, while making a very puzzled sound, "It's such a warm...comfortable power, why am I..."

Obviously, even Kiana herself didn't realize why she suddenly looked so miserable.

In her perception, Li Shubai clearly did not do anything bad to her. Although he put his palm on the back of her neck which did make Kiana feel a little shy, for a mature warrior like her, this level of touch should not have caused her to react so violently.

Moreover, Kiana clearly felt that along with the touch of skin, centered on the contact surface between the other party's palm and the back of the neck, a force that she had never come into contact with, but for some reason, she inexplicably felt that the force that should be familiar to her was infused into her body without hindrance.

That power was silent yet warm, gentle yet powerful, as if it was wrapping around Kiana's two arms, silently but firmly protecting her soul.

If Kiana herself, who experienced all of this personally, were asked to describe this feeling.

……Yes--

——It was just like a hug given by a mother to protect her child.

To be honest, let alone Kiana, even Li Shubai was frightened by Kiana's sudden movement.

Although he could guess that Kiana would react to his behavior, when it came time to actually take action, Li Shubai did not expect that Kiana's emotions would suddenly get out of control.

Fortunately, although Kiana kept shedding tears because she had lost control of her emotions, it was precisely because she had lost control of her emotions that she instinctively stopped Mei Raiden from wanting to interrupt the process.

Speaking of which, what Li Shubai is doing now is also very simple.

He merely consulted the will of the stigmata he held, Cecilia Shaniat, and temporarily engraved her power and will into Kiana's body.

At the moment he closed his eyes, Li Shubai briefly returned to his stigmata space and expressed his demands.

Although Li Shubai did say to Kiana in a blunt and ruthless manner when facing her request to retain her memory, "Since you choose to maintain your memory, you should shoulder the responsibilities that you should fulfill", how could he really have the heart to completely ignore them.

Anyway, Kevin doesn't really want to carry out the Stigmata Plan from the bottom of his heart. Even with the help of external forces, if his actions can increase Kiana and the others' chances of winning against Kevin, then Li Shubai will choose to help them.

And, in a way, this is also for your own good.

If I help them now, then perhaps with my help, Kiana and the others in this world will be able to overcome their difficulties more easily.

At that time, the things you need to do will naturally be reduced accordingly.

That's right, this is just... a rational thought without any personal feelings. While carving Cecilia's holy mark into Kiana's body, Li Shubai convinced himself in his heart.

It did not take Li Shubai much time and energy to carve Cecilia's stigma into Kiana's body. Unlike the previous transformation of Ji Zi's body, as the original Kiana Kaslana, that is, the clone of Yulandel, Kiana, who contained both Kaslana and Shaniyat genes in her body, already had the conditions to awaken Shaniyat's stigma.

Therefore, all Li Shubai had to do was to activate the blood of Shaniyat in Kiana's body with the help of Cecilia, the will of the stigmata, and open up a stigmata space in her body that was large enough to accommodate Cecilia's existence.

After completing the engraving of the stigmata and successfully allowing Cecilia to infiltrate Kiana's consciousness, Li Shubai subconsciously wanted to retract his hand as soon as possible.

However, it was like a replica of the hand that had just blocked Raiden Mei. The moment Li Shubai's palm left the back of Kiana's neck, Kiana almost instinctively stretched out her other hand, and then, in an extremely tough and unquestionable manner, she pressed Li Shubai's palm back to the back of her neck.

Li Shubai was stunned.

Mei Raiden was also stunned. She stared blankly at Kiana's actions, then stared blankly at her wrist which was still tightly held by Kiana, not letting her get any closer. Her head, which already felt covered by something, suddenly became heavier.