K424 of the Collapse World

"..."

"Your queen, Silis Kaslana, right? In that case, isn't the answer obvious?"

Before Miyuki could reply, the raven was already leaning close to her ear.

"You have feelings for her, Asakura Miyuki."

Love...

I have feelings for Lady Shilis...?!

The fantasies that had lingered in the girl's mind countless times were spoken out by Raven in such a casual manner.

"Love... No! Impossible. This is impossible. I am just a servant of Lady Shilis. I shouldn't have that kind of feelings, nor do I deserve to have that kind of feelings..."

"Yes, you can deny its significance from an objective perspective, but you cannot deny the existing love itself. It is rooted in your heart. You must know that you will be loyal to her and long to follow her. These actions are based on love. Do you understand? It is because you love her that you are willing to serve her."

"No, I don't think so... I have nothing but loyalty to Lady Shilis..."

"I know that your fundamental thoughts are probably the same as 'Platonic love'. However, since you think you only have loyalty to her, then Miss Miyuki, can you answer a question for me?"

"Please tell me."

Miyuki frowned and nodded, feeling confused. She didn't realize that she was stepping into the path that the other party had prepared for her, and she was doomed to be unable to resist this result...

"In your eyes, which is more important, protecting her safety or obeying her orders?"

"This... is all important."

“No, sometimes you can’t have both.”

The raven shook his head and moved closer to Miyuki's ear again.

"If the Far East Branch encounters an invincible enemy, and Ms. Shilis chooses to die with the enemy, but she lets you escape and orders you to live. So, what will you choose?

? ”

"..."

"Will you obey her orders and leave, and watch her die; or will you disobey her orders and stay and die with her?"

"I......"

Asakura Miyuki opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't answer at all.

If one day, Hillis, who is facing a crisis, gives herself such an order, what will she choose?

Obey the order and leave her? This is absolutely impossible! But if so...

Looking at the girl who remained silent for a long time, Raven put down the wine glass in his hand.

"You know what? The moment you hesitated, you had already given your answer."

"what?"

Raven smiled, and its low voice sounded in Asakura Miyuki's ears again, echoing in her mind like the whisper of a devil.

"I have no doubt that you would sacrifice your life for her. But if you were truly loyal to her, you would have carried out her orders without hesitation. But you can't do it. You can't abandon her and watch her die. Do you know why?"

"I have no idea......"

"Actually, I've already said it. Because you love her! And love is often accompanied by selfish possessiveness, so you don't want to lose her, even if you have to disobey her orders, even if you no longer fulfill your servant's obligations. You want to stay by her side forever, or rather, you want her to stay by your side. There's no need to deny that if you hesitate in that situation, then these will all be your innermost thoughts, your desires, your cravings!"

"I'm not......"

"In fact, if something like this really happened, I'm afraid you wouldn't hesitate at all."

Miyuki's face turned pale, the noisy sounds of the bar seemed to fade away, and an unbearable shock loomed in her mind.

In the face of absolute facts, any rebuttal will appear pale and powerless.

That's right...she couldn't refute it, this was indeed what she really thought in her heart.

Even though she knew that obeying the orders of the Herrscher was her duty as a follower, in that situation, her own will would inevitably overwhelm the follower's instincts and she would act according to her own thoughts...

"I actually..."

How ridiculous! How shameful!

What was this? Was the oath of allegiance I had pledged to her a joke from the very beginning?

Looking at Asakura Miyuki who was deep in thought with her eyes wide open, Raven thought for a moment and gently patted her shoulder.

"Ms. Miyuki, although I probably shouldn't bother you right now, I have to tell you something out of obligation."

"......Speaking."

Coming back from her thoughts, Miyuki whispered, pain and confusion filling her eyes, as if she was on the verge of despair.

"If Ms. Shilis's 'Quantum Sea Transfer Plan' reaches the final step, then you will inevitably encounter that situation."

"What did you say?!"

"Shh... keep your voice down. I shouldn't have told you the secret shared by Destiny and Anti-Entropy, but I really can't bear to sit back and watch that happen..."

The gray-haired woman looked straight into Asakura Miyuki's eyes with compassion, without any retreat.

"According to her plan, we will abandon the 'world' we have, use the amplifier to let the Eye of the Abyss quantize the entire planet and all of humanity, and travel through the quantum sea in the form of a world bubble to reach the solar system of another parallel universe, sharing an orbit with the 'Earth' of another universe."

"This kind of thing..."

"Perhaps they can succeed, and perhaps there is no collapse in that parallel world... But let's put aside the rationality of this plan. Because at the end of the plan, in order to ensure the full deployment of the Eye of the Abyss, Silis Kaslana will definitely set off for the moon to fight against the Herrscher of the End. What do you think will be the end that awaits her after the entire planet disappears?"

"No, Lady Shilis, there is no need to personally..."

Asakura Miyuki bit her lip and kept silent before she could finish her rebuttal.

"You certainly know her better than I do. What do you think she would do in a time like that?"

"..."

Yes, Lady Shilis is such a person...

Miyuki held her head in her hands, her body trembling slightly.

"what do I do......"

Despite her selfish love, she could not stop all this from happening, could not stop the plans of Destiny and Anti-Entropy. She was just a follower of Shiris, a mere Pseudo-Hermendr.

Moreover, what reason does she have to stop the great salvation plan that will continue the civilization of all mankind?

But at this moment, the raven's whisper sounded in his ears again.

"Asakura Miyuki, there is actually another way..."

"...?!"

The scattered gazes gathered together in an instant, and Asakura Miyuki opened her eyes wide, staring at the raven in front of her in a daze.

"hehe......"

The woman in black just smiled faintly and slowly

She raised her wrist and saw a ring-shaped snake mark on the inside of the wrist armor. She recognized this mark, it came from an ancient organization...

“Could it be that you…?!”

"If 'we' have another plan to replace Ms. Hillis's transfer plan, then does that mean she doesn't have to be sacrificed?"

Seeing the girl's hesitant look, Raven smiled and put down his hand.

The mercenary "Raven" never betrayed the World Serpent, nor did he ever fully pledge allegiance to Destiny.

She was only loyal to herself and the words her brother left her.

——Live well.

Even though the Far East was extremely powerful, the World Snake, with its immeasurable background, was equally terrifying. In order to ensure the highest survival rate, she had to dispel the World Snake's suspicion of her and maintain a friendly relationship with the Far East Alliance.

Double agents almost always work for the greatest benefit, but she was just trying to survive.

Mercenaries all have the skills to protect themselves, and Raven is particularly good at this...

714 The Realm of Sequence Time

Tesla looked at the long-lost visitor with an unfriendly expression.

"are you serious?"

"Ah."

The silver-haired girl nodded gently, folded her hands on her lower abdomen like a little maid, and nodded obediently.

When asking for help from others, Shilis will naturally not hesitate to show off her cute appearance, especially when the other person has a good impression of her.

"I'm afraid only Sister Fulei can do this."

"..."

Tesla had long been accustomed to this silver-haired girl who made her love and hate him, and she would break into her laboratory at will. But now, she made a request that gave her a headache.

Perform surgery to remove the Herrscher core from Wendy's body in order to save the girl who was being eroded and tortured.

"...Okay, Shirley. But first, tell me, you came to me to discuss the matter of removing the Desire Gem. Did that little girl Wendy know about it? She doesn't seem like a child with her own opinions. This better not be a request you made on your own."

"Don't worry, I've already had a good talk with Wendy, and she agrees to give up the Herrscher Core."

"That's right... those girls will definitely be willing to listen to you. But, I have something I want to tell you first."

As he spoke, Tesla took off his mechanical gloves and threw them casually on the research table with a clanging sound.

"Two weeks ago, you asked me to study the core of the Herrscher of Fire. A week ago, you asked me to convert a wheelchair into a sports car. Three days ago, you called me and told me that Benares's dragon scales were a little loose and asked me to go take a look... Come on, what do you think I am? I'm just a scientist in the electrical engineering department, not a chemist, let alone a veterinarian! And now, you want me to do the work of a biologist?!"

Frightened away by Tesla's barrage of questions, Hillary scratched her hair but couldn't help laughing.

"Pfft... Sorry, sorry~ But after all, I have no one else to ask for help. I can only give the core of the Herrscher of Fire to you. The wheelchair looks too ugly, so it's better to make it look like an ordinary car. As for Bella, ordinary scientists would probably faint after seeing Bella's true form... In the end, I can only give everything to you."

"So what am I in your eyes? An NPC who is a tool in an RPG game?"

Although Tesla frowned, he did not say anything to reject the girl's request. In the end, he just grumbled a few words and took a deep breath.

Completing the girl's commissions one after another has become a normal part of Tesla's life. It is not a problem for her to accept this request. However, the executor Frederica is not omnipotent.

"You are right. As long as the core of the Herrscher is removed while ensuring the stability of the Honkai energy, the Herrscher will not die in theory. But why do you think I can perform such a high-precision operation?"

"Didn't you install a biochip on me before? That was a brain surgery, and the level of precision and difficulty should be no less than that of removing the core, right?"

Shirley said weakly, and walked a little closer to Tesla. On the research table behind the red-haired girl, she could see various unfamiliar mechanical instruments and crystal fragments placed in a sealed glass tank, glowing red.

Yes, this is the Herrscher of Flame core that she broke, and Tesla's eye sockets have faint dark circles, it seems that she has been studying the properties of this core...

Although I didn't have the heart to add more work to the old man, Wendy's matter really couldn't be delayed.

"So I think that as long as you treat Wendy as myself at that time, you will definitely be able to complete the operation~!"

"You're a jerk! The biochip is just an auxiliary device. It doesn't require any complicated operation. All we need to do is drill a hole in your skull and connect the chip wires to the nerves in the cerebral cortex. But the core removal surgery cannot guarantee the success rate without the guarantee of relevant professional knowledge!"

Tesla slapped the table and said loudly, and sat back in his chair with a little tiredness.

As a result of the commotion, the experimental plan that she had half thought of a few minutes ago was completely submerged in her mind and could no longer be found.

"Eh...? You really can't do this?"

"I'm really sorry to disappoint you. It's true that this matter is beyond my professional scope."

Tesla shook his head, rubbed his eyes and leaned back in his chair. Miss Doctor, who was already very tired, became even more exhausted after experiencing the emotional fluctuations of excitement and exhaustion.

The silver-haired girl lowered her head listlessly, but suddenly, her eyes focused slightly.

"Um...?!"

"Sirius, what ideas have you come up with?"

"..."

"Siris?"

Tesla asked casually, but she didn't hear the girl's answer. She looked up and saw the silver-haired girl looking around vigilantly, her body unconsciously in a fighting stance.

"What's wrong? Shilis, what happened?"

Seeing the girl's abnormal behavior, Tesla couldn't help but become nervous. He quickly drove the quantum technology to construct his own intelligent mechanical arm armor, put it on his left arm, and carefully retreated to the corner.

About two minutes later, the silver-haired girl's stern eyes calmed down and she slowly put away her fighting stance.

"Siris?"

"I just felt like there was something around me..."