The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

"That won't do, Kevin. Shouldn't you be more cautious and serious about the delicate relationship between a boy and a girl? As the prince of Qianyu Academy, MEI should have taught you this simple truth a long time ago!"

"MEI has never taught me anything like this." Kevin crossed his arms and raised the corners of his mouth in an imperceptible arc. "Also, as a pioneer, I should have the responsibility to control my colleagues and prevent them from violating the moral standards of this era because of their overpowered power."

Although the smile Kevin showed was very faint, if it was an ordinary person, it might be difficult to detect it at all, but it was obvious that none of the Thirteen Heroes were ordinary people. Having been with Kevin for a long time, they naturally noticed the fluctuations in his expression.

However, it was precisely because of their keen perception of Kevin's smile that everyone, including Kevin's best friend Sue, felt extremely absurd after seeing Kevin's expression, and even began to doubt their own eyes.

"What, what do you mean by violating the moral standards of this era!!" After being stunned for a moment, Alicia glared at Kevin, "I'm not Dr. Mobius!"

Mebius: “?”

"...Also, I didn't know you were such a gossipy person?" After calming down for a moment, Alicia narrowed her eyes playfully, her words full of teasing, "You said before that you would never believe me again, but in the end, you still care about my affairs so much. You are really a dishonest boy, but I am very happy, aren't you?"

"As long as you're happy." Kevin's smile grew even bigger. Now, even ordinary people could clearly see that the man was smiling happily. "So, you admit that this child is your lover... or your target?"

Alicia's expression froze.

"Kevin...what's wrong with you?" Su couldn't help but speak first before Alicia could answer, "Although I am very relieved to see you smile so happily, but...is there really nothing wrong with your data?"

"Is it that obvious?" Kevin touched his face.

"It's quite obvious... so obvious that I feel more horrified than relieved." Su said with some concern, "Do you need me to check it for you?"

"No need, I really feel very happy." Kevin shook his head, "so happy that I can't help but laugh out loud."

"You're sick." Qianjie said coldly.

"…Because Alicia found the person she loves?" Su asked hesitantly.

"Although that factor is also a factor, the main reason is——"

Under everyone's curious gaze, Kevin suddenly stopped talking.

"——Forget it, it's better to wait until you experience it yourself."

"?????"

All of a sudden, all the heroes present were a little overwhelmed by Kevin's words.

Even people with good tempers like Su and Alicia couldn't help but twitch their lips. Qianjie even roared in a voice of suppressed anger: "Do you want to die?"

"If you can do it, you might as well try it." Kevin turned his face slightly and said in a very provocative tone.

"...I think it's better to check his data." Mebius suddenly spoke.

"I agree." Alicia rubbed her hands together, and took out her bow handle with her five fingers, looking eager. "How about we work together to subdue him first?"

"Uh... I think I should just..." Su hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed, "... Forget it, sorry, Kevin, although the method may be a little rough, it's for your own good."

Kosmo and Hua silently stood in front of Grace and Padufils, who looked at them with a look of bewilderment.

Faced with the undisguised hostility of his former companions, Kevin himself did not feel dissatisfied or surprised - he himself knew how abnormal his behavior was at the moment. However, after suddenly merging with another [Kevin], he had some extra memories in his mind and could not suppress the joy and relief that surged in his heart.

——At the moment when Alicia's body left the paradise because she realized that the World Serpent was invaded by foreign enemies, Kevin empathized with and integrated everything from the memory of another Kevin from a certain invader.

That was an unexpected event that no one, including the instigator, could have anticipated.

In the past, when solving the Herrscher of Corrosion incident, Li Shubai once brought the data of the heroes of that world out of the space of Paradise in the form of [feathers] and left it on Kiana [Hershercher of Fire].

Originally, his purpose in doing so was to use the knowledge and power possessed by these heroes to help Kiana in that world when she was in trouble.

If he did this, even if after that, his Hyperion was unable to make the time-space jump in the first place due to the offset of the world line and come to Kiana in the capable world, she would be able to welcome the destined moment of the end in a more relaxed manner with the help of external forces.

To put it simply, it is a kind of insurance that will only be activated in the worst circumstances.

But after that, it was confirmed that Kiana in that world was the same person as Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] on the Hyperion. And since Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] had always been on the Hyperion, those memories that turned into feathers were naturally put on hold for the time being.

No one could have imagined that when Kiana [Herrscher of the Fire] re-entered the World Serpent Base where the Paradise of the Past was located as an invader, Kevin would happen to be standing in the Paradise Hall - the only place in the Paradise of the Past that was connected to the real world.

When the two are in the same real world, the memory that turned into a "feather" and the memory that took form in the hall are judged by the world to be "the same existence" and thus merged into one.

Chapter 4 Updated Memory (k)

Kevin actually doesn't know much about the concept of "time".

Although the members of the Hyperion have more or less witnessed the so-called [individual fusion] phenomenon, on what basis would the same person belonging to different timelines be judged as [the same existence] by the [world]?

Regarding this, not only Kevin, but even Li Shubai, who has been jumping around in different timelines, actually doesn't have much clue.

Kevin didn't care about this. His brain was not as good as that of researchers like Mobius and Velvi. The only thing that mattered to him was that through the memories he had seen and heard from [another memory], the time traveler named [Li Shubai] gave a new plan that was better and more complete than the Stigmata Project to allow the world to pass the test of collapse. Moreover, he also promised [himself] in that world an opportunity.

An opportunity to go back 50,000 years and completely restore the destroyed civilization.

As the memory of the past life paradise, Kevin is deeply aware of the fact that he is not the "real Kevin", but also because he has completely inherited Kevin's memory, power, and even personality, he is actually not very obsessed with his identity as a memory.

Therefore, after knowing that his real self had a chance to completely let go of his burdens, Kevin, as the memory, naturally became like the real Kevin, and tried to change his way of thinking and behavior patterns little by little.

A well-known hot knowledge——

Kevin becomes cold and paranoid, not because he wants to be like that, but because he is forced to do so.

If we say that Alysia's behavior is similar to that of a fun-loving person, it is because she is interested in everything and loves most people and things in this world from the bottom of her heart.

Kevin, who tries to let go of his cold attitude, unknowingly becomes a fun-loving person simply because, as an optimistic young man, he naturally has a nature of seeking excitement.

This nature is an integral part of human nature, and indeed of all living things.

Life is about the pursuit of happiness and satisfaction.

Humans without this function are no different from cold machines.

Of course, although Kevin himself knew the reason for his sudden change in personality, other heroes knew nothing about the abnormality happening to Kevin.

Including Su, who knew Kevin best, all the heroes with combat capabilities present released an extremely fierce fighting spirit without exception.

In their opinion, the reason why Kevin suddenly changed his temperament was probably because there was something strange about his data.

Although this view probably cannot be said to be wrong, after all, strictly speaking, the fusion of memories from another memory can definitely be considered a problem, but Kevin obviously enjoys the extra memory.

And - he was not going to surrender obediently because of this.

Almost at the same moment when the heroes released their fighting spirit towards Kevin, the air and even the space itself in this paradise area became heavy and extremely cold, as if minerals had suddenly solidified.

If it were an ordinary person, their entire body would probably become completely stiff and unable to move just by feeling the change in the atmosphere.

Of course, for Alicia, Qianjie, Kosmo, Su and Hua, who are also heroes, this level of deterrence and momentum can only make their thinking and breathing become solemn, and it can't do much more.

"Um..." Just when the atmosphere between the two sides of the confrontation became tense, a helpless young man's voice suddenly broke the condensed air, "...You can fight if you want, but can you let me leave here first?"

The person who spoke was Li Shubai who was sitting on a tree stump...To the surprise of the heroes, this young man who seemed to have only relatively good physical abilities could actually move freely in the fighting spirit they released. From the helpless expression on his face, he seemed to be not afraid of the war that was about to break out at all.

After realizing this, Mebius's snake pupils shrank slightly.

Although Mobius, who always thinks highly of herself, is very reluctant to admit that one day she might have made a mistake, at this moment, she can quickly analyze that... what she saw and perceived from the boy may not be the real facts.

No, it should be said that how could the boy that Alicia liked be just someone with slightly superior physical fitness?

And...that's not all.

After realizing something rather strange, Mebius subconsciously shifted his gaze away from the boy and instead locked onto the direction of Aponia and Eden.

——After she proposed [conducting a thorough check on Kevin's data], except for Grayshu who didn't understand what was going on, Sakura who was still immersed in teasing Hiyomaru, and Padochilice who didn't have much fighting ability, everyone, including Qianjie, Kosmo, and even that Alicia, Su who was so nice that he was almost stupid, and Hua who was still relatively inexperienced, all responded to her call without exception. Even Velvi silently took out an extremely exaggerated machine gun from her magic hat, which was probably a special model to arm Kevin.

Obviously, most of the Yingjies thought, like him, that Kevin's current abnormal performance might be because there was a problem with his data that might need to be resolved sooner rather than later.

However, the only two people who had the best relationship with Alicia and should be the ones to follow Alicia...did not join them in releasing hostility towards Kevin, but also did not seem to be prepared to stop this infighting between heroes.

As expected, just as Mebius guessed, the moment the young man expressed that he did not want to get involved in the internal strife among Yingjie, Aponia and Eden smiled knowingly almost at the same time.

"If you feel too tired, go back to the hall and take a rest." Eden walked to Li Shubai with a smile, and the wine in the goblet swayed gently with her elegant steps. "Do you need me to chat with you for a while?"

"Poor child, there is so much fatigue and helplessness in your eyes, but no one has noticed it?" Compared to Eden, who was still a little reserved, Abonya's invitation was obviously more straightforward, "[Please] relax and come with me. By my side, no one can hurt you."

"..."

The moment Aponiya finished speaking, some invisible wave suddenly invaded his thoughts.

But before that strange fluctuation had an impact on Li Shubai's consciousness and actions, his consciousness suddenly became clear with a slight chill.

"What did you do to me?" Li Shubai stood up subconsciously with an alert look.

"..."

I don't know why, even though Li Shubai treated her with great caution, Abonia's ethereal, clear, yet dignified face that had always maintained an ascetic expression suddenly blossomed into a beautiful and extremely moving smile.

"I'm very sorry. I must have troubled you by my own decision." She slowly walked in front of Li Shubai, then slowly bent her slender white legs, put her fingers together, and looked pious. "If you are confused about this, please tell me. If this answer still doesn't satisfy you... you can also impose any punishment you want on this body."

"???"

Although he was still in a state of extreme vigilance, Li Shubai was still a little stunned when he saw that Abonia actually took such a humble attitude towards him.

Especially... this posture, allowing his vision to be completely filled with the two proudly standing mountains.

Li Shubai stared at the pair of majestic objects that were lightly covered by a small piece of cloth, with nothing else but a layer of semi-transparent gauze. He swallowed softly, then looked away awkwardly and with difficulty.

"You, you stand up first, and we can talk slowly about what's going on, okay?"

"If that's what you expect."

Following Li Shubai's words, Aponiya slowly stood up straight.

Then he realized that his embarrassment had nothing to do with Aponia's posture.

This heretic nun, whose face was filled with abstinence and whose clothes seemed to be tempting him to break his vows... no matter what posture she stood in front of him, she could easily make him feel stiff all over.

"Stand there and don't move!" Li Shubai stretched out his palm and said to Aponya seriously, then stepped back step by step. When the distance between the two sides was safe enough, he put on a serious look and asked seriously: "First, explain what you just did to me? The sentence just now... If my feeling is correct, you should be trying to interfere with my consciousness, right?"

"You have a very keen sense. Even if my ability has no effect on you, you still sense that your consciousness has been interfered with by an outsider." Aponia nodded slightly with a smile on her face. "As you have noticed, just now, I did use my ability on you without permission. I made you feel offended, but there is nothing I can do about it."

"What do you mean helpless..." Li Shubai frowned, "Your ability... if I remember correctly, should be able to make people obey your [Discipline]? Why did you suddenly use this kind of thing on me? Although it may be a little late to remind you now, you have discovered that your discipline is ineffective on me. I advise you to save your energy."

"Indeed, after experiencing it, I can understand immediately that with your ability, the so-called commandments are just a trick to deceive children." Aponya bowed her head slightly, "I am very sorry to make you feel uneasy."

Li Shubai's expression softened slightly: "You know your ability will make people feel uneasy, but you still use it so casually?"

"In most cases, this is just a subconscious behavior." Aponya said softly, "Just now, I did take the initiative to try to use my ability on you."

"You deliberately used your ability on me. What does that mean?" Li Shubai asked, "I shouldn't have offended you, right?"

"Of course not." Aponya shook her head. "It's just that there is a question that has been bothering me for a long time. I want to witness its answer with my own eyes no matter what."

"The more I talk about it, the more confused I feel." Li Shubai said dissatisfiedly, "Is this the tradition of your paradise in the past?"

……what?

Why do I subconsciously feel that these heroes can't speak human language?

Suddenly, in such confusion, a slight pain attacked Li Shubai's consciousness, and continuous images turned into memories, pouring into his mind like a tide.

These memories are... Li Shubai held his brows together and his breathing became a little rapid.

Under the stimulation of the precepts, did you recover some of your memory?

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Li Shubai suddenly holding up his forehead, Eden first glanced at Abonya with some dissatisfaction, and then said with a worried tone, "Is Abonya's commandment causing you pain?"

"No... quite the opposite." Li Shubai shook his head and removed his hand from his forehead, with a complicated expression, "Maybe... it's a blessing in disguise?"

"But no matter what, I think you'd better give me a clear explanation." After explaining his situation to Eden, Li Shubai once again cast his gaze in the direction of Abonya, "Not an ambiguous and vague answer. What I want to know is your specific purpose."

"Maybe it's because he wants to confirm whether the original body's memory is correct."

Suddenly, Kevin interrupted Li Shubai.

"You don't know that three days ago, when Alicia and the others from the real world came to the Paradise of the Past, they also updated the data in Aponia and Eden's memory."

"?" Li Shubai was stunned.

Alicia was also stunned: "Wait, why don't I know???"

Three days ago, led by Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy], three other heroes who somehow survived to this day - Eden [Gold·Song of Brilliance], Ying [Divine Armor·Forgetfulness] and Aponia [Discipline·Threshold of Deep Sin] suddenly visited the World Serpent Headquarters.

While they completely controlled the World Serpent, they also gave a severe shock to the memories in the paradise of the past.

But except for Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy], the other three heroes left temporarily to deal with other affairs of the World Serpent after briefly appearing in the Paradise of the Past. Therefore, during these three days, except for the narration of Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy], the memory in the Paradise of the Past had no other channels to understand what happened specifically in the outside world.

Chapter 4: Ai Lishiya: Grievance (k)

During these three days, Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy] spent most of her time with the memories of Eden and Aponia. Even her own memory, Alicia, had never shown up except for being inevitably noticed by most of the heroes when she first came to the Paradise of the Past, and then meeting them once when everyone gathered in the Paradise Hall.

God knows how shocked these memories were when they saw the four heroes still alive in the world. Not to mention Aponia [Discipline·Threshold of Deep Sin] and Eden [Gold·Song of Brilliance], in the concept of these memories, Sakura [Divine Suit·Do Not Forget] was clearly sacrificed in the advent of the Ruler of Corrosion in the previous civilization era.

Aponia's memories are even more difficult to understand.