The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

The next second, Bronya, whose body was covered with mechas, and Raiden Mei, who was wearing a pure white mask, broke through the space on the left and right and stood on both sides of Kiana respectively.

"Kiana! Are you okay?" The moment she entered the imaginary space, Mei Raiden immediately glanced at Kiana's body. After confirming that Kiana's condition was not much different from that in the real world, and that she was just exhausted because of the all-out battle with Kevin, and that she herself was not hurt, she breathed a long sigh of relief.

Bronya was suspended in front of Kiana and Mei Raiden. The huge and eye-catching mecha, like an extension of her limbs, protected Kiana and Mei Raiden's bodies behind her.

After hearing Raiden Mei's relieved voice, Bronya looked at Kevin, Li Shubai, and the two Valkyries following Li Shubai one by one. Her voice, which had a little milky flavor, did not waver at all because of seeing another Kiana present: "So, the three people beside Kevin are the invaders that Kiana mentioned?"

"Wait a moment, Bronya." Kiana extended her hand to Bronya who was protecting her. "The situation seems to have changed a bit. They don't seem to be our enemies anymore."

"The atmosphere on the scene does not seem to be as tense as we expected." Bronya said calmly, "However, since this is the base of [Cocoon], Bronya thinks that this is not a good place to discuss issues."

Sudden--

Kiana and Bronya heard a gasp.

Mei Raiden raised her masked head and said in a trembling voice, "Alishia? ! ! Why would you——?"

“Hmm?” Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man] looked in the direction of the voice when her name was called, her eyes lit up, “Mei? Why did you suddenly change into this outfit?”

"Wait... your power? Oh my... so that's how it is!"

"Have you inherited Siwon's power? You are indeed the good Mei I know!"

"This armor... could it be that I designed it for you? My aesthetic taste is indeed impeccable, am I right?"

"Huh? Wait, where are your horns?"

"Where's your horn that feels so good?"

Looking at the increasingly excited expression of Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man], Mei Raiden's lips moved and she opened her mouth, but she felt her brain go blank and couldn't say anything.

"..."

For some reason, Kiana suddenly felt her head was a little heavy.

Chapter 4: Kiana's Exciting Game (k)

...In short, after a series of social deaths and chaos, the atmosphere in the imaginary space finally calmed down.

Although it was a bit inappropriate to say this, but when he saw Mei Raiden was stunned by the continuous and enthusiastic questioning of Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Humanity], and Kiana's eyes were completely attracted to her, Li Shubai still had to admit that he was indeed relieved.

God knows how devastated he was after hearing those words from Kiana. Not long ago, after his memory and strength were fully restored, Li Shubai was still ambitious to trample all the difficulties he encountered under his feet, and by the way, to revive his personal image that was so shattered in front of his own Valkyrie, although he also knew that his image in the eyes of his own Valkyrie had probably long been unrelated to words like "majesty". Other people's impressions can be changed through actual actions.

The first few minutes were relatively smooth. With the help of Mistellin [Weaving Feather Dream Banner], he successfully got ahead of Kiana [Hersher of the End] and arrived at the [Origin Land] first. In front of several Valkyries, he used both kindness and force to play with Kiana [Hersher of the End] in the palm of his hand, and carried out the plan he had constructed in the past with great vigor and swiftness, using the power of the stigma to capture the [Cocoon] of the intrinsic world, and also anchored a world where Kevin was about to die through the imaginary space where the [Cocoon] was located, and appeared in front of Kevin and Kiana with an extremely powerful force.

Everything went so smoothly.

——If Kiana hadn’t suddenly said those weird words about the “core key” to him.

Fortunately, just as he was racking his brains trying to find the words to explain, Kiana called for reinforcements from this world.

If it weren't for the fact that he suddenly saw the figure of Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Humanity] and that Mei Raiden, who could barely speak clearly, helped him draw fire and also attracted Kiana's attention... the majestic image he had just established would probably have been destroyed again.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a strange touch of warmth, stickiness and a little bit moisture in his right ear.

The strange touch first lightly touched the ear, and then, like a nimble loach, it slid across the earlobe, leaving a layer of clear liquid.

Studies have shown that for most people, the ear is a very sensitive organ. Li Shubai was caught off guard by the strange and stimulating feeling, and he jumped in fright.

“Wu ...

He covered his ears with his hands and looked around like a frightened baby... He began to regret why he didn't restore his body to its original appearance before coming to find Kiana [Hersher of the End] and the others. With this overly immature body, even if he put on a vigilant posture, he couldn't intimidate others at all.

And that's not all. When he looked around vigilantly, he was a little embarrassed to find that not only was he unable to find the culprit who suddenly attacked him, but everyone else present was looking at him with strange eyes.

"What's the matter, Captain? You seem to be in a panic." Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Humanity], who was standing in front of Raiden Mei, turned around and looked at Li Shubai, whose expression kept changing, with a curious look. She glanced around and asked, "What happened around here?"

"..."

The corners of Li Shubai's eyes twitched slightly for a moment. Although the criminal's superb criminal skills did not allow him to catch any traces, if there were no clear liquid remaining on his ears, perhaps he would have attributed everything he had just felt to an illusion.

But, there is no doubt... Even though he was right under the nose of [Cocoon] and should have been talking about something more important... that guy actually had the audacity to lick his ear!!

Li Shubai did not choose to immediately catch the "criminal" who had been completely identified by him, because he knew that if he caught the "criminal" now, when other people asked the "criminal" why she did this, the situation would tilt even more against him.

Come back and see how I deal with you!

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger and the feeling of being teased that surfaced in his mind, then put down the palm covering his right ear, coughed, and pretended to be nonchalant: "It's okay, it's just an illusion."

After lightly brushing off his unusual behavior, he turned his gaze back to Kiana: "As for you..."

He got stuck midway through his sentence.

He frowned and thought something was wrong.

Ok?

Why is Kiana in this world looking at me like that?

The look in his eyes seemed like he was shocked, his worldview had collapsed, he was doubting his life, and he was unwilling to face reality...

Wait...Kiana...Kiana...

She is also Kiana...

Li Shubai is not bragging. Although he thinks that what he knows in certain professional fields may not be as good as that of top scientific researchers such as Velvi, Dr. MEI, Einstein, Tesla, and Mobius, his IQ can indeed be considered on the higher side, and his ability to draw inferences from one example is naturally quite excellent.

But at this moment, Li Shubai would rather his brain not be so smart.

Because he already understood why Kiana looked at him like that.

——First of all, he could clearly realize who the criminal was who had licked his ear suddenly when he was completely unprepared.

Obviously, it was Kiana [Hersher of the End].

After all, among the people present, there were only two Kianas who possessed the power of the void, and the Kiana of this world had no motive to suddenly attack him. Even because of the exhaustion of her power, there was not much energy left to mobilize.

If Li Shubai guessed correctly, Kiana's "seeking help from her companions" just now should have exhausted her remaining strength. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for Raiden Mei and Bronya to arrive in front of them in such a short time.

...But even if she has used up all her power, she is still a Herrscher.

In fact, in terms of her understanding and control over the power of the void, her understanding is even deeper than Kiana [Hersher of the End] on her side.

So, in this case, would Kiana [Herser of the End], as the Herrser of the Void, not notice the little movements she made?

Are you kidding me? If Kiana, who is extremely sensitive to space, doesn't notice the little movements of her [Herrser of the End], he, Li Shubai, will eat this big and ugly cocoon of the End right there!

“Um, this…” He covered his eyes, not daring to look at Kiana’s strange gaze. He stretched out his other hand and waved it in front of him. His deep voice sounded aggrieved as if he wanted to cry loudly. “Please, I know what you want to ask, but please don’t ask, really…”

“…Oh…Oh…” Kiana blushed and couldn’t help looking away. “I…I know. It’s…it’s okay…I…I’m not the unreasonable person. Strictly speaking…you…you are the victim, so…so…”

"Please stop talking... You're making me even more sad." Li Shubai was almost crying, "Just give me some face and let this go, okay?"

"Okay... okay... I understand." Kiana blushed and nodded slowly.

"?"

"?"

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Mei Raiden, Bronya, and Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Humanity], who had no idea what was going on, stared at each other in confusion.

On the other side, Kiana [Hersher of the End], who suddenly realized something from the communication between herself and Li Shubai in this world, also turned red in the face and lowered her head almost to her chest.

Kevin raised his palm, put the back of his hand to his mouth, and coughed.

Although Kevin also noticed Kiana [Hersher of the End]'s little trick, and although he was also a very innocent person in some ways, no matter how innocent he was, he had lived for 50,000 years after all, and even if he had never eaten pork, he had seen a lot of pigs running. So, apart from a certain feeling of melancholy similar to that of an elder seeing his younger generation getting married, Kevin did not comment on Kiana [Hersher of the End]'s sneak attack on Li Shubai.

"So, what should we do next?" After attracting the attention of others with his cough, Kevin turned his gaze towards Li Shubai, as if he was the leader. "Should we first clarify everything about [Cocoon] with them in this world, or should we first..."

"..."

Huh, Li Shubai took a long, deep breath, and after barely suppressing all the useless emotions, he turned his gaze in the direction of Kiana [Hersher of the End].

"Kiana, you and Ai Li are in this world, and you and Kiana here will stay in this imaginary space and wait for me. Kevin, I will take you to our own world first."

"I know you are more concerned about the events of 50,000 years ago, the rewriting of the history of the pre-civilization era, and the process and method of grafting that period of time back onto the [tree]. I have already made a detailed plan, so from now on, your focus will be on the implementation of the grafting plan. Do you have any objections?"

"No!" Kevin shook his head decisively and stretched out his hand to Li Shubai, "Thank you for your guidance in the future cooperation."

"Yeah." Li Shubai didn't hesitate. He nodded and took the hand that Kevin extended to him.

The next moment, the only two men present disappeared in a dazzling flash.

"Disappeared?" Raiden Mei's pupils shrank slightly, without any chance to get a word in. "Who on earth is he..."

"Of course it's my dear captain!" Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man] put her hands on her hips and put on a proud expression as if she had won a victory. "How about it, isn't it a very cute child?"

"He does look cute..." Mei Raiden answered subconsciously, but she quickly came to her senses, "No, that's not the point. How did he appear here? And, Alicia... haven't you already..."

"Hmm, it seems Mei still cares about me~" Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Humanity] said with a smile, "As you can see, Alicia is back! How about it, are you happy? I would be very happy if you could show a happier expression~"

"Based on Kevin's attitude towards that boy and what he just said to Kevin," a calm voice said at this moment, "It is very likely that the boy called 'Captain' is planning a strict and highly feasible plan around the four things: [Cocoon of the End], [Tree of Imaginary Numbers], [Time], and [Pre-Civilization Era 50,000 Years Ago]. Bronya preliminarily inferred that what the boy is going to do may be similar to what Otto did in the past."

The person who spoke was Bronya. After she finished her speculation, she turned her gaze towards the other side, Kiana [Herserer of the End]: "Bronya thinks that Kiana over there may know something."

After hearing Bronya's signal, Mei Raiden and Kiana turned their gaze towards the other Kiana [Hersher of the End] present.

Mei Raiden hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Um...Excuse me, you...should be Kiana too, right?"

Although she saw this person who looked exactly like Kiana the first time she arrived in this imaginary space, at that time, she thought that Kiana was attacked by the enemy. She had encountered similar situations before and thought that the other party had used some special ability to bewitch people or change their appearance, so she did not take this strange scene to heart.

But now it seems that that Kiana... is not an illusion or a fake, but "another Kiana" with the same identity as the Kiana next to her, but from another different world.

"I don't really understand these things..." Kiana [Hersher of the End] scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed. "For the details, let's wait for the captain to explain to you. He will probably be back soon."

"Wait, before he comes back, I have a question."

Suddenly, Kiana raised her arms.

Everyone turned their eyes towards her.

Kiana took a deep breath, her breath sinking into her dantian, her eyes serious, and then -

"Why did you kiss that boy's ear just now?"

——He asked a question that instantly froze the atmosphere of the entire imaginary space.

Chapter 4: Kiana: Smells so good! (k)

Under my feet is a long river made of flourishing galaxies, and above my head is a dome shrouded by deep darkness.

In this beautiful and mysterious imaginary space inlaid with the [Cocoon of the End].

Everyone was silent, completely immersed in the lifeless silence that seemed like they could never escape.

Silence, deathly silence.

Mei Raiden and Bronya stared blankly at Kiana who was questioning each other.

Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Humanity] blinked her eyes and quietly left Raiden Mei's side.

Kiana [Hersher of the End], who was questioned, stood there petrified as if her whole body was frozen.

Not only the people who heard the question, but even Kiana herself, who asked the question with great righteousness, were completely stunned.

Well, that's right.

She asked the wrong question.

—— Half a minute ago, when Kiana's lips were about to open, countless thoughts flooded into her brain like a surging tide. It must be said that even if she barely confirmed that the other party was not her enemy, for Kiana, the things she wanted to ask were really as many as a mountain.

Who was that boy, the captain of the Hyperion? Why did the other self become his subordinate? What kind of agreement did he make with Kevin? What did he want to do with the civilization 50,000 years ago? These countless questions that flooded into her mind turned into distress and anxiety. However, she couldn't force those people on the other side, so, in this state of confusion, she said this -

"Why did you kiss that boy's ear just now?"

——Rather than asking the other party questions that he wanted answers to, it would be more accurate to say that he was asking the questions that came to his mind completely based on his instinct.

As a result, things turned out like this.

He clearly wanted to know something more serious, but after a lot of distress and anxiety, he ended up asking the question that he should never have asked.

On the surface, Kiana still looked at the other person with righteousness, but in fact, only Kiana herself knew how much she wanted to go back half a minute and slap herself hard in the face for asking this question.

Why are you asking such a weird question? I just forced myself to forget what I just saw.

Although... although I really want to know the answer to this question, now is not the time to ask such a thing!!!