The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

"..."

A very tempting proposal.

Under Rita's gentle offensive, perhaps any man would listen to her instructions attentively and enjoy this dreamlike six months here.

At least, Li Shubai had to admit that he was indeed moved.

Since these processes are what I should have gone through, it seems that it is not unacceptable to just spend this peaceful time peacefully.

Just as Li Shubai was thinking this, a strange feeling of uneasiness suddenly arose in his heart.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything to be concerned about in his current situation.

Through the conversation just now, he already knew where this place was. The townhouse they lived in was located in the core area of ​​the city called [Sky City]. The name of one of his subordinates, Eden, was written on the property certificate. Not to mention a mere half a year, the wealth they had accumulated was enough for them to stay here doing nothing for the rest of their lives.

Here, he can do whatever he wants and realize all his interests and hobbies. He does not need to struggle for a living. Even those beautiful girls who claim to be his subordinates do not hide their affection for him.

So, that unfounded uneasiness…what exactly is it?

Since he woke up, his intuition has hardly ever been wrong, so even though it was unfounded, Li Shubai still chose to believe in his intuition.

The current situation is definitely not one where I can stay here peacefully.

At least before I really figure out everything, I must not simply accept the candy handed over by these women.

"Since you said that you are all my subordinates, that means I must have set up an organization with a purpose, right?" After making up his mind, Li Shubai asked from the side without changing his expression, "Can you tell me, what kind of organization are we? What did I do before I lost my memory?"

"This..." Lost Rosemary was embarrassed. She and her other two selves looked at each other and said, "Captain, it's not that Rita doesn't want to tell you. You should know that your current state is really not suitable for the original work."

"I'm just asking. I didn't say that I have to do those things now." Li Shubai said, "Are there other leaders above me in our organization?"

"How is that possible?" Lost Rosemary shook her head decisively. "The Captain is our supreme commander. Apart from the Captain, no one else is qualified to give us orders."

"So, those so-called jobs you mentioned are actually things I want to do myself, not things arranged by others, right?" Li Shubai narrowed his eyes and said lightly.

"This……"

"Let me explain it to him, Rita."

Suddenly, a clear voice interrupted Lost Rosemary's hesitant words.

Guanxing, holding a feather fan in his hand, walked slowly to Li Shubai's side and stood still.

Li Shubai turned his face to the side and looked at Guanxing's calm, childish and lovely face. For a moment, he was unsure of what attitude he should use to face her.

According to the maid's previous testimony, this little girl, who looked only one or two years older than herself... was also one of her subordinates, just like them.

So what did I do before? Li Shubai muttered to himself. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't seem to be short of money and the calm look of the little girl didn't seem to have been treated badly, he would have doubted whether he had embarked on a path that even he despised.

Guanxing stared at Li Shubai's face, her arms folded across her chest, and the feather fan extending from her armpits covered half of her face: "My name is Guanxing, and I am also the counselor who has always given you advice."

"Advisor?" Li Shubai tilted his head and pictured in his mind Guanxing plotting something with him.

"If I'm not mistaken, deep down in the captain's heart, he should still feel a little uneasy about the current situation." Guanxing said calmly, "It's understandable that the captain feels uneasy. After all, as you said yourself, your memory has not disappeared, but has been temporarily blocked by your consciousness and soul."

"So, in this world that is still plagued by Honkai, it is only natural that the captain would instinctively feel uneasy about the current situation and find it difficult to calm down."

Except for Li Shubai and Guanxing, everyone present suddenly frowned. People like Youlandel, who were impatient, couldn't help but stare in the direction of Guanxing with puzzled eyes.

Chapter 4 The Purpose of Stargazing (k)

Regardless of other people's reactions, Li Shubai asked without hesitation:

"Hangkai? What is that?"

"A special phenomenon that endangers civilization." Guanxing said calmly, "The reason why I and others follow you is because the captain has been trying to save others from tragedy."

"Am I that kind?" Li Shubai's face was filled with suspicion, his eyes full of disbelief. "Even if my memory has become fuzzy, my personality shouldn't have changed much. I remember that I shouldn't be such a saintly person, right?"

"I can't answer this question." Guan Xing narrowed his eyes and fanned himself with a feather fan. "What kind of person is the captain? In the eyes of different people, the answer to this question is not exactly the same. However, perhaps in the eyes of some people, the captain is indeed an indisputable saint?"

"That's really... surprising." said Li Shubai.

To be honest, he didn't have any prejudice against people with a saintly personality.

In his opinion, as long as one can truly show kindness to others through his actual actions, then such a person is worthy of his respect and admiration.

But he never thought that one day he would become such a person.

As a calculating person, he always considered himself to be a staunch egoist. If conditions allowed, he might not mind lending a helping hand to people in trouble, but if he was asked to be called a "Saint", he would definitely decline the offer.

However, there was no point in dwelling on this issue. After all, his memory was fuzzy, and with incomplete cognition, his judgments on many things were inaccurate. So he quickly turned his attention to another more important matter.

"Let's talk about the so-called collapse." Li Shubai looked around at the people around him. "From your expressions, you should be familiar with this so-called collapse. But if it wasn't for Guanxing who took the initiative to mention this concept to me, you didn't seem to want me to know what the collapse is?"

"Because Honkai is a dangerous thing." Guanxing said, "In their eyes, letting the current captain come into contact with Honkai is not the right choice."

"So you're worried about me. I understand." Li Shubai nodded. "Then why did you take the initiative to mention this to me in front of everyone? From the look of you, it doesn't seem like you want to harm me."

"It's just because my judgment is different from others." Guanxing said confidently, "Although the captain's appearance has become that of a child and his memory has become blurred, your strength should not have become weaker, right?"

"I don't know how strong I should be, but..." Li Shubai raised his hand and clenched it, "...so this abnormal feeling is not an illusion."

"Feeling unusual?" Lost Rosemary asked in a caring tone, "Captain, are you feeling unwell?"

"Rather than feeling uncomfortable, it's better to say that I feel too relaxed." Li Shubai shrugged his shoulders and said in a strange tone, "My body has become extremely light, and my five senses are so sharp that I don't feel like a normal human being at all - I can even feel a civilian airliner flying in the sky at a speed of about 200 meters per second in the room. This beyond-visual-range perception is almost the same as a humanoid radar, right?"

"If you want to deal with the Honkai disaster, having the ability to perceive beyond visual range is also a basic skill for ordinary Valkyries." At this time, a heroic girl with fluffy blonde hair spoke up, "After all, in the area where the Honkai breaks out, ordinary electronic equipment and radars will be severely interfered by the Honkai energy and lose their original accuracy. All we can rely on is the perception ability of the five senses."

Li Shubai raised his head and cast his gaze towards the heroic girl who exuded the aura of "the female knight". After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Who are you...?"

"Bianca Yulandel Atagina." The heroic girl subconsciously stood in a dashing military posture, "Captain, you can just call me Yulandel."

Youlan Daier...? After hearing this name, Li Shubai was stunned for a moment.

Although his memory has become fuzzy, he is not a moron who knows nothing. This name... sounds really familiar.

"Durandal...? Isn't this the name of a sword?"

"This name is indeed inherited from the hand of a weapon." Youlandel nodded, and then without warning, she changed the topic to a direction that made Li Shubai stunned: "By the way, I am also your current girlfriend."

"Ah?" Li Shubai was stunned. His legs trembled and he almost fell off the chair. "You-what did you say?"

"I said, I'm your current girlfriend." Youlandel looked at Li Shubai's eyes full of astonishment without any confusion, her blue pupils full of seriousness, "Any questions?"

What's the problem?

The problem... doesn't seem to be that serious? Li Shubai blinked his eyes, and suddenly felt that it was not so strange to have a girlfriend.

Or one could say...all the girls present here are in his strike zone. Even though his memory has become fuzzy, the instinctive trust in these Valkyries from the bottom of his heart allows Li Shubai to confirm that these beautiful girls should also have kindness and beauty in their hearts that is equal to their beauty and appearance.

After thinking for a while, Li Shubai asked Youlan Daier: "...I confessed to you?"

A bright red flush appeared on Yulandel's face.

"No, I was the one who confessed to the captain in the beginning."

"Is that so? That's no wonder." Li Shubai nodded seriously.

"What do you mean, it's no wonder?" Guan Xing's mouth twitched for a while after being suddenly stuffed with dog food, and he said in a voice full of jealousy, "If someone confesses to you, will you accept it???"

"That's definitely not the case." Li Shubai shook his head, then smiled and said as if jokingly, "But if nice girls like you really confessed to me, I should have no reason to refuse, whether it's me now or when my memory is still normal."

"..."

The entire living room was shrouded in a low-pressure atmosphere.

"…Huh? Why are you all making those expressions? Is there something wrong with this sentence?"

"No, that's right, the captain is absolutely right." Guanxing said gritting his teeth. The biting force he exerted with all his strength made the frightened Li Shubai feel that it would not be surprising even if he saw the silver teeth crack in the next second.

"Uh..." Li Shubai felt like he had stepped on a landmine and subconsciously changed the subject, "How about we talk about the so-called collapse? From what you said, that thing should be a very dangerous thing, right?"

"..." Guanxing took a long, deep breath, and after trying her best to endure the resentment and regret that surged in her chest, she explained in the calmest tone possible: "If you want to talk about danger, it is indeed a very dangerous thing. After all, it is a disaster that once wiped out human civilization. If I say that Honkai is not dangerous, probably no one present would agree."

"...I seem to sense that there is something else behind your words." Li Shubai said.

"Of course." Guanxing said, "After all, during this period of time, the Honkai disaster has not yet developed to the stage where it will exterminate human civilization. Even if the captain who has lost part of his memory is asked to deal with it... there will be no mistakes at all."

"So, once my memory is fully restored, I'll be able to deal with even more serious collapse disasters, is that right?" Li Shubai asked.

"No, by the time the captain's memory is fully restored, the so-called Honkai disaster will have been completely resolved." Guanxing shook his head.

"It sounds like you don't have much confidence in me as a leader?" Li Shubai said, "Although it may be a bit suicidal for me to ask this question... But, could it be that my power has been undermined by you subordinates?"

"It depends on how you understand it." Guanxing shrugged. "At least, all the Valkyries present are willing to follow your instructions unconditionally. Even if you are separated from the Valkyries, the power you have is not the power defined by conventional sociology. From this perspective, we have no ability to override you."

"But I can clearly feel that you seem to be hiding something from me?" Li Shubai frowned, "And I have this feeling because you told me that there is so-called collapse in this world."

Why? Li Shubai asked Guanxing with his eyes. If she really wanted to hide it from him, she shouldn't even tell him what Honkai was.

"First of all, the captain should understand one important point. " Guan Xing said calmly, "As your subordinates, all our actions are for your own good."

"...For my own good?" Li Shubai curled his lips and said disapprovingly, "Whether it is really for my own good or not, I should be the one to judge for myself, right?"

"Of course I know this, so we have not restricted the captain's personal freedom." Guanxing said, "We will obey your orders and commands, and you can also freely pursue the answers to your questions... Of course, if the captain is ready to spend a stable life here, that would be great. We will prepare all the necessities of life for the captain and meet any of his needs."

"…Is it necessary to go to this extent?" Li Shubai's eyes twitched. "It sounds just like a parent doting on their child."

"I am just expressing everyone's demands." Guanxing spread his hands. "We know that we can't stop the captain's behavior, nor can we change your mind, so we can only conceal some insignificant things within the permissible scope to win your limited trust."

Guanxing's idea was simple. Instead of hiding everything from the captain and waiting for him to find out and do something that no one expected, it would be better to confront him right from the start.

They did conceal part of the truth, but they told the captain in advance that they were hiding it from him. In this way, even if Li Shubai really distrusted them because of this, that level of distrust would not make him make any extreme choices.

After all, after his memory became blurred, the help of the Valkyrie was extremely important to Li Shubai now. Although Li Shubai's strength would not allow him to survive in this world, Guanxing knew very well what kind of person his captain was. If they just concealed some facts, Li Shubai would not leave them immediately.

According to Ai's calculations, Li Shubai will fully recover his memory and condition in about half a year. During this half year, in addition to allowing the [Hersher of the End] to find a way to completely defeat Honkai, those who follow the captain will have to do their best to keep the captain safely in a certain world.

Essentially speaking, apart from special circumstances where he has completely given up, Li Shubai has never been a person who is content with the status quo. Therefore, knowing that it is impossible for Li Shubai to truly settle down and enjoy his life of stargazing, he chose a method that could control everything as much as possible.

The world they chose is a parallel world in 2015.

During this period of time, all the collapse events in the world can be easily eliminated by Yulandel alone. Whether it is Destiny, Anti-Entropy or the World Serpent, they are all in a dormant state for their own reasons.

At least at this time, Guanxing can assert that in this world, their power is absolutely invincible.

Therefore, even if the captain knew about the Honkai, no matter how hard he tried, he would not encounter any real threat.

With two Yulandel, two Rita, several Yingjie and several Herrs, as long as the captain does not leave their sight, they will never let the captain encounter any danger.

As long as the captain can safely survive these six months, their mission will be completely accomplished.

As for [Hersher of the End] Kiana, Guanxing was not too worried.

Half a year is neither long nor short. They left enough power and wisdom for that world. In addition to Kiana, the [Hersher of the End] who demonstrated power, Mobius and Velvet, the wisest people on the Hyperion, also stayed in that world temporarily.

However, what the well-planned stargazer didn't expect was.

The reason why accidents are called accidents is because they are uncontrollable and unpredictable.

Chapter 4 Late Night Conspiracy (k)

Shortly after Guanxing and the others left the Eigenworld.

In the Eigenworld, St. Freya’s College, three dormitories in the west area.

Late at night, Kiana hugged the Houmu pillow, her eyes closed, her brows furrowed, and her well-proportioned body lying on the bed tossed and turned as if she felt uneasy.

"■,■■!■■■!"

I always feel like... I can hear someone calling her.

Kiana's frown deepened.

"■■■!■■■■■!!!!!"

It's so noisy... Who is it? It's the middle of the night, can't I sleep? !

Kiana turned over, keeping her eyes closed, and withdrew her hands from hugging the pillow and covered her ears, pretending that she heard nothing.

However, in the next moment.

"Are you a pig?! Wake up now!!!"

“Wow—?!”

Accompanied by a sharp roar filled with anger that pierced her eardrums, Kiana, whose ears were grabbed fiercely, shuddered all over and woke up.

"Who is it? In the middle of the night—"