The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

In the distant past, this young warrior, like Mei Raiden, fell into a coma for various reasons.

Surgery and experiments performed on the body to enhance combat effectiveness.

Lost consciousness due to exhaustion during the fight.

Although there are many reasons, they can generally be summarized as [trying to squeeze out one's own potential in order to fight the collapse].

It goes without saying that this experience... no matter how you look at it, can't be called a pleasant one.

But even so, she, who holds the Eighth God's Key, did not let these unpleasant memories leave her memory, even a little bit.

On the contrary, the warmth, ease and happy memories of the past had already flowed away from her without leaving a trace.

And the reason why this young warrior made this choice...is not difficult to understand.

It's just that these unpleasant and painful things are more useful to her than those pleasant memories.

That's it.

But, which side was it that led her to where she is now?

Although it was just meaningless thinking in her spare time, one day in the future, she would probably treat the thoughts during this period as useless abandoned epochs and delete them with Yu Duchen, but at this moment...

Suddenly, a clicking sound similar to metal collision was heard.

That sound is the sound of the gate to paradise opening.

After hearing this voice, Hua interrupted his thoughts and raised his head.

"Ah! Little Antique! I found you!"

"Ugh?"

Amid the lively shouts that were a mixture of joy, excitement and anticipation, Hua was stunned when he saw the face that came into view.

She didn't know if she had ever thought about what kind of memory had brought her to where she is now.

She also didn't know whether her past self or her present self had gotten the correct answer after thinking about this question.

Perhaps, even if she got the answer, she would use Yu Duchen to delete the memory of this thought based on the judgment that "this is just a useless discarded memory."

But at least for now...

At least when I saw [myself] sticking his head out from the entrance of paradise.

Hua felt...that he should be able to get the answer to this question.

The man who stuck his head out of the gate of paradise and had the same appearance as himself first looked around, then jumped out without hesitation and came to Hua's side with an extremely casual and relaxed posture.

Under Hua's blank gaze, the man who suddenly came here first touched his chin and looked at Hua's body, then nodded, showed a very happy smile, stretched out his arm and patted her shoulder.

"Well done! You've worked hard for the past fifty thousand years!" Hahaha, while laughing, the person who came here encouraged gently, "You really are worthy of being my memory."

"......?" Although it was obvious at a glance that this person with the same appearance as himself was not a memory, she should be someone from the outside world like Raiden Mei. According to common sense, she should be the [Fu Hua] mentioned by Raiden Mei, and also their class leader and [herself] in reality.

But seeing this person's eccentric appearance, Hua pondered for a moment and then asked a very straightforward question: "Who are you?"

"……" Upon hearing this question, some Herrschers of Consciousness who were suffering from PTSD almost couldn't catch their breath and were almost suffocated to death.

"I am you! The real you from reality, that is Hua!" The Herrscher of Knowledge had a dark face, staring at Hua, whose eyes were full of honesty and innocence, but also full of vigilance. He felt a little angry: "Is it necessary for everyone to ask this question when they see me for the first time? I think my appearance hasn't changed much!"

Hua was silent for a moment. After hearing the complaints of the Herrscher of Consciousness that were full of grievance and unwillingness, he didn't know why he suddenly felt a kind of sympathy for the person in front of him.

But sympathy is sympathy. With her straight-laced personality, it is impossible for her to give in to the other person just out of sympathy. So, after thinking for a moment, Hua came to the conclusion in an extremely righteous tone: "Although you do look like me, I won't do such a thing."

"What kind of thing?"

"He patted my shoulder and said to me, 'You've worked hard.'" Hua answered honestly, "I don't think I've worked hard. The real me certainly wouldn't think that my memory has worked hard. I'm just carrying out my mission."

"...You have this idea only because you have no idea about your future self." The Herrscher of Knowledge took a deep breath, made his tone as gentle as possible, and said in a persuasive manner: "Look, you are the memory of my past self in the paradise of the past life. You have not experienced what I have experienced. So, isn't it normal that the real me in reality may become something you don't know?"

"Maybe." Hua frankly acknowledged the truthfulness and persuasiveness of the Herrscher of Knowledge's words, and then firmly adhered to the principle of not trusting the Herrscher of Knowledge: "But I am sure that I will never become like you."

"Why?!" The Herrscher of Knowledge was almost jumping up and down. Kiana and Bronya didn't believe him and could say it was because they had been with Fu Hua for a long time. Fu Hua didn't believe him and could say it was because she was the real Fu Hua. But why did this memory think that she would not become like herself in the future!

Doesn't she look that much like Fu Hua?

"First of all, from Miss Mei's mouth, I have a basic understanding of the [Fu Hua] in the real world." Hua said calmly, "Although it is still difficult for me to understand her feelings and experiences, and I don't know why I became such an amazing person, but at least, even if I became such an amazing person, the personality of that [Fu Hua] is not much different from mine. In other words, from this point of view, you are definitely not the [Fu Hua] that Miss Mei mentioned."

"..." This reason was not unacceptable, and the Herrscher of Consciousness's expression looked a little better.

Although the Herrscher of Consciousness has always claimed that he is also Fu Hua, and this claim has been recognized by other companions on the Hyperion... and even several other Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Consciousness is also well aware of the fact that his personality is completely different from that of the other Fu Hua, and he has no intention of denying this fact.

After all, although she believed that she was Fu Hua, she also felt that she was the Fu Hua who had changed and become better. Therefore, even if she believed that she and Fu Hua were the same person, the Herrscher of Knowledge would never deny that there were differences between the [past] and the [future] themselves.

"That's just because the Fu Hua that Mei knows now is not the current me." The Herrscher of Knowledge tried to further clarify the legitimacy of his identity: "If she told you about her class leader, you should also know that we haven't met since the Bishop of Destiny awakened Kiana's Herrscher consciousness. Was she surprised when she saw you?"

"..." After hearing the Herrscher of Knowledge's suggestive words, Hua scratched his hair, glanced at Raiden Mei who was lying on the ground, and after searching his memory carefully for a moment, he shook his head a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I have deleted that memory from my mind as useless data."

Although Hua decided not to delete her memory for the time being shortly after meeting Raiden Mei, after all... after making this decision, Raiden Mei had already stayed in the paradise for a long time, and the memory of their first meeting was naturally deleted by her using Yu Duchen.

However, since she said it so confidently, it couldn't be a lie, right?

If there is a chance, I'll wait until Mei Raiden wakes up and then confirm the details with her.

"Tsk... this doesn't work, and that doesn't remember... How come you're more difficult to deal with than an antique?" The Herrscher of Knowledge, who had been hitting a wall one after another, smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, and suddenly an idea came to him: "In short, during this period of time, because of some unexpected situation, I suddenly had a great enlightenment about life, which is understandable, right? In the jargon of our people, it means that I suddenly had an epiphany, so I broke through the bottleneck that has been bothering me. What do you think of this explanation?"

"This is indeed a reasonable explanation, but it can only explain why your personality is completely different from mine." Hua pointed out the biggest doubt very straightforwardly: "It also cannot explain why I will become a Herrscher in the future."

If character, personality, and behavior can all be changed by changes in the environment and the influence of others, then the only thing Hua can be absolutely sure of is that he will never become a Herrscher.

“……” The Herrscher of Consciousness choked.

Although she has always claimed that she is Fu Hua, several Fu Hua on the Hyperion also agree with the Herrscher of Consciousness's claim.

But in the final analysis, the reason why they recognized the Herrscher of Consciousness as a member of their Fuhua was because of the way she was born.

In essence, the Herrscher of Consciousness is an extra consciousness born from Fu Hua's body that should have been shot dead but was healed by Otto, just like the other consciousness in Xier's body and the [Herrser Consciousness] that most Herrschers possess. Since the Herrscher of Consciousness was born from Fu Hua's body, then, from an objective fact, she is the real Fu Hua, and another side of Fu Hua.

But the problem is... the relationship between Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Knowledge is completely different from that of other Herrschers.

Everyone knows that the Herrscher of Consciousness is not simply a Herrscher personality, because Fu Hua can never be influenced by the Herrscher personality. So, from this point of view, the Herrscher of Consciousness and Fu Hua are two completely different individuals.

In a sense, the birth of the Herrscher of Consciousness was just a coincidence, so coincidental that it made people doubt whether there really was such a thing as destiny in this world.

Therefore, the only point that [Fu Hua could not become a Herrscher] was something that the Herrscher of Consciousness could not refute no matter what. Even when he first woke up... the Herrscher of Consciousness himself did not consider himself to be a Herrscher.

“Okay, okay, I admit that there is still a certain difference between me and Old Antique.” The Herrscher of Knowledge spread his hands and muttered in a low voice aggrievedly, “It’s the same with Little Antique and Old Antique… Anyway, I am the Herrscher, and now…”

"However, you may indeed be what I really want to be." At this moment, Hua suddenly interrupted the whisper of the Herrscher of Consciousness.

She smiled bitterly and shook her head, and frankly admitted her envy and longing for the Herrscher of Knowledge: "Although I don't think I will become a Herrscher, compared to my old-fashioned personality, your straightforward and frank personality may be more suitable for being relied on by others and guiding others to walk on the road ahead without hesitation."

After all, that Alicia is also...

"Huh?" Hua's sudden compliment stunned the Herrscher of Consciousness.

Then her face flushed suddenly.

Chapter 4: Disaster is Coming (k)

Although Hua does not think that she will become the Herrscher of Consciousness in the future, her evaluation of her Herrscher of Consciousness is indeed sincere.

Even though she bears such a resounding title as the Thirteen Heroes, Hua is not the kind of person who cannot evaluate herself correctly because of this title. She is very clear about her abilities and understands the gap between herself and Kevin, Alicia and others.

She knew that she was not someone with leadership talent, and that her personality and behavior were only suitable for [following] rather than [leading]. In fact, among all the thirteen heroes, Li Hua was the upright warrior who obediently followed the arrangements of others most of the time.

Therefore, after meeting the Herrscher of Knowledge, she saw a little bit of Alicia's shadow in him, and naturally developed an emotion similar to admiration.

Of course, there is another reason why Hua has such a reaction now... or the main reason is that Hua did not sense any malice or hostility from the Herrscher of Consciousness. Although the current Paradise has fallen into the abnormal phenomenon of continuous memory disappearance, there is still no tension between Hua and the Herrscher of Consciousness.

Perhaps, it was precisely because the Herrscher of Consciousness had a style of behavior that was somewhat similar to that of Alicia that made Hua subconsciously conclude that even if the Herrscher of Consciousness did harbor ill will towards the Thirteen Heroes, he would not have such despicable means to defeat them one by one.

Seeing the Herrscher of Knowledge blushing, Hua was very considerate and patiently waited for a while. Although she was a bit straightforward, she didn't kill him. Seeing the Herrscher of Knowledge blushing, she could understand that he was shy, so she had no ill feelings towards him.

Just like that, after a moment of silence, Hua finally spoke again, his tone calm and gentle: "So, is there something you want to talk to me about this time?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge finally did not forget the purpose of her visit because of Hua's words. She took a few deep breaths, shook her head, and cursed herself in her heart for being so useless. She clearly wanted to play a good game with the little antique, but because he [accidentally] heard her inner voice, she was defeated...

But no matter what, the captain's order had to be completed, so the Herrscher of Knowledge used the power of consciousness on herself without hesitation. She modified her emotions and forced her thoughts to calm down. She blushed and coughed, forcing herself to speak in the calmest tone possible, and then said something similar to a threat: "Well, then, then, hand over your Yu Duchen immediately."

"…I'm sorry, I cannot agree to this." Hua was embarrassed. "Moreover, in this space made up of memories, for those of you who have physical bodies, Yu Duchen should not be able to be used normally, right?"

"Who wants your half-baked Yu Duchen made of memories?" The Herrscher of Consciousness glared at Hua's confused expression. She stretched out her hand, spread her five fingers, and showed her a black rainbow feather. "I am you. Do you think I don't have Yu Duchen?"

Hua tilted his head in confusion: "Didn't you say..."

"It's just a wrong expression!! Don't worry about the details!" The Herrscher of Consciousness urged, "Anyway, take out your Yu Du Chen quickly. I want to transfer some memories into Yu Du Chen."

"Then why don't you just use your Yu Du Chen to interfere with my consciousness?" Hua's face was full of question marks, and he expressed his sincere confusion about the Ruler of Consciousness's behavior of taking off his pants and farting.

"I..." The Herrscher of Knowledge was speechless. How should she say this? Should she just tell Hua that this was an agreement between her and the captain? Although Hua would not have any other reaction if she gave this reason directly, for some reason... The Herrscher of Knowledge always had a feeling that if she said this to Hua at this time, she would lose at some decisive point.

So she gave up explaining and glared at Hua viciously: "Just take out Yu Duchen when I told you to! Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

The Herrscher of Consciousness regretted it the next second after he finished speaking.

Am I an idiot? There is no way that little antique will agree to such a forced tone! !

Not long after this thought came to her mind, when the Herrscher of Consciousness was completely desperate and was ready to overturn the agreement between herself and the captain to interfere with Hua's consciousness, she saw Hua raise his hand and silently take out Yu Duchen.

"Very good!" Seeing that Little Antique gave him so much face, the Herrscher of Knowledge was shocked and couldn't help but reveal a happy smile. The frustration and despair just now disappeared without a trace.

The next moment, she controlled her consciousness and told Yu Duchen the truth about recent events and their purpose.

In this way, it would not count as her using the power of consciousness on Hua! The Herrscher of Consciousness thought happily that she had only transferred some memories to Yu Duchen and did not directly interfere with Hua's consciousness. And what did Hua's desire to read memories from Yu Duchen have to do with her, the Herrscher of Consciousness?

Hua first looked at the Herrscher of Consciousness, who seemed to be overjoyed for some reason, with a look of confusion. Then, after thinking for a while, she decided to follow her wishes, gently closed her eyes, and interpreted the memories that the other party had sent to Yu Duchen.

Time passed by little by little, and soon, after reading all the memories, Hua opened his eyes again.

She looked strange, and couldn't help but glance at Raiden Mei who was still lying on the ground without moving, and hesitated to say: "You guys... aren't you being too harsh on Miss Mei?"

Although she was happy to know that the real Alicia was still alive...but the problem was that she was so straightforward and honest that she couldn't agree with these people's plans.

"What's so excessive about this?" The Herrscher of Knowledge waved his hand indifferently. "It's just that in order to fight the End with more effective means, Mei Raiden can pay a little harmless emotion. I say, little antique, you have been living in paradise for 50,000 years. Have you forgotten the price we paid when fighting the Honkai?"

"This..." Hua was speechless for a moment and fell into silence.

Indeed, compared with the real bloodshed and sacrifice, what the Herrscher of Knowledge, the real Alicia, and the captain did was at best just a slightly bad joke on Raiden Mei.

They did not hurt anyone, nor did they force anyone to sacrifice their lives. On the contrary, the purpose of their actions and their actual actions were to save other people's lives.

"Okay..." With the moral obligation to fight against the end, Hua chose to follow the footsteps of the Herrscher of Knowledge without much hesitation, and honestly expressed his doubts about the next action: "But, I don't think I can hide all this perfectly from Miss Mei. You know, her personality... is quite serious, and she is also very keen to dig out the truth and details of the incident."

"You don't have to worry about that." The Herrscher of Knowledge shrugged and said indifferently: "You only need to guide her back to the Eternal Paradise. Once she is in the Eternal Paradise, Su, Aponia and Eden will find a way to cooperate with you."

"Do they know about this, too?" Hua hesitated for a moment, and finally confirmed the entire process of the plan, then nodded helplessly, "Since even Su and Eden have approved of your plan, then I naturally have no reason to oppose you."

"Okay! I'll leave the rest to you. I'll go back to the captain first!" The Herrscher of Knowledge nodded contentedly. Suddenly, as if she realized something, she pointed at Mei Raiden who was lying on the ground. "Also, this girl has been awake since the beginning. Don't be polite. Use Yu Du Chen on her!"

"Hmm?" Hua was stunned after hearing the words of the Herrscher of Consciousness, and then she turned her face away sharply.

Perhaps because she heard the judgment of the Herrscher of Knowledge, before Hua moved her gaze over, Raiden Mei had already opened her eyes.

"Miss Mei... Miss Mei..." Seeing the calm eyes of Raiden Mei, Hua, who knew that his loud conspiracy with the Herrscher of Consciousness had been heard clearly by the other party, felt a little at a loss.

But contrary to Hua's expectations, Raiden Mei did not put up any fierce resistance.

She maintained her collapsed posture, raised her head, looked at the faces of the Herrscher of Knowledge and Hua with despair, then put her head back to the ground and closed her eyes resignedly: "Since you have already noticed it, then come on, I will not resist."

To be honest, Mei Raiden's mind is still a little confused right now.

But this did not prevent her from making an extremely accurate judgment of the current situation at an extremely fast speed.

A Ruler of Consciousness, a holder of the Eighth Divine Key...if they were determined to modify their own memories, which they now had no strength to resist.

It's so funny, I can't resist at all.

Since entering the paradise of the afterlife, this was probably the most miserable day for Mei Raiden. If it were someone else, Mei Raiden probably wouldn't allow others to continue to fool and play tricks on her even at the risk of her life.

How could it be like for the Queen of Thunder to be teased and deceived by others all day long?

But that person is Hua.

He is the squad leader that he is very familiar with.

Uh... that's nothing we can do.

Because of Fu Hua, Raiden Mei thought she was already very familiar with Hua. Among all the Thirteen Heroes, she only had extraordinary trust in Hua. And since Lian Hua also acknowledged the words of the Herrscher of Consciousness, it at least showed that the Herrscher of Consciousness did not lie.

In what is going to happen next, no one will be hurt, and no one's life will be threatened. The only thing that will be hurt is her...Raiden Mei's feelings.

If that were all, Mei Raiden wouldn't be unable to accept it.