K424 of the Collapse World

"This... is really hard..."

After taking a closer look at the gray-haired woman's profile and noticing the faint dark circles under Bronya's makeup, Theresa couldn't help but twitch her lips.

"Well, Bronya. Work is important, but you have to take care of your body. Even if you are a Herrscher, your body will collapse if you are overworked... Do you eat well?"

“Shenzhou instant noodles actually taste pretty good…”

"...You, you can't go on like this."

Theresa held her forehead and shook her head, and began to think about how to take advantage of this gathering to help this junior whose schedule was in a mess.

"Principal, are my dark circles really that obvious?"

"Hmm...it's quite obvious."

"This is troublesome. We can't let Xier see this. I'll have to put on a heavier makeup later... Principal, please don't tell Xier about this. We can't let her worry."

(No...if it's Seele, I'm afraid you can't cover it up no matter how much makeup you put on)

Theresa thought silently. She remembered that Xier loved children very much. After finishing her studies, she went straight back to the orphanage in Cocolia to do odd jobs.

When Seele realizes Bronya's condition at the party, Theresa feels that she will most likely quit her job at the orphanage and go to Sky City to take care of her sister who has become a corporate slave.

This seems to be a good idea...

"By the way, Principal, can I ask you for a favor?"

"What's wrong, Bronya? What's the problem? As long as it's within my ability, it's fine."

"It's not a big deal. There's a samurai character in another game project of the company. But we can't find a suitable motion capture actor. I heard that Mei-senpai is an active Valkyrie, so... can the dean introduce Mei-senpai to help me?"

"Well... you can just ask Mei directly. With your relationship, you don't need me to introduce you, right?"

Hearing Theresa's somewhat strange question, Bronya, who looked like an older sister, became a little embarrassed.

"After all, I haven't had formal contact with Mei for a long time. The last few times I greeted everyone in the communication group, and there was no private communication at all. Mei might think that I took the initiative to alienate her. It always feels difficult to open my mouth... If that incident hadn't happened, I wanted to ask Miss Yaesakura for help..."

"Yae Sakura..."

Theresa's face darkened and she sighed softly.

Eleven years ago, three months after the end of the End War, at the same time that Otto mysteriously disappeared, Yaezakura also disappeared. It was obvious that the two had colluded and left together, and later evidence of their private meeting was found.

It was a little hard for everyone in Saint Freya to accept, but it was not surprising that Yaezakura would choose to work together with Otto. After all, even Theresa knew that the two had a common goal - they had been trapped in love for hundreds of years and were far more paranoid than ordinary people. It was no surprise that they would cooperate in order to resurrect their loved ones.

Although there has been no news of the two missing people for more than ten years, Theresa believes that the man will do something big one day and give everyone a "surprise". Of course, whether the grandfather is an enemy or a friend at that time depends on the specific situation...

Theresa shook her head and temporarily put the two missing persons out of her mind. Looking at Bronya who looked embarrassed, she breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and patted the woman's waist.

"Okay, Bronya, stop imagining this. Friendships of so many years won't become distant just because of a little time. The awkwardness and estrangement you imagine now, you will understand when you actually meet Mei, it's all just a psychological effect... Wait, aren't you a Herrscher of Consciousness? Do you need me to teach you this basic psychological counseling when you meet a friend after a long time?"

1060 The New World Finale as before >>

"I haven't used my powers in many years..."

"..."

"However, I also realized that my worries were unnecessary. Thank you, Principal. I will have a good chat with Mei-senpai... well, just like before."

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When Claire walked into the long-missed St. Freya's dormitory with her gift box, she saw a noisy scene.

"Lilia, we're not decorating the stage, so there's no need to install the smoke machine and flashlights."

"And you, Rosalia, put away those candles you brought. Not to mention whether there will be room for more than fifty birthday candles on the cake, you will embarrass Theresa by doing this."

"Himeko, stop drinking. Do you want to pass out before the game officially starts?"

"..."

Claire put the gift on the table and looked at the messy living room.

The still young Muliangta Himeko was sitting crookedly at the table with several empty bottles beside her; Rosalia and Lilia, who also looked the same, were fiddling with the room's layout, but their actions were obviously only causing trouble for Amber; Cocolia was sitting on the sofa, seemingly on a video call with someone, and didn't care about her two daughters; Mei and Rita were busy in the kitchen, and seemed to have no time to intervene in what was happening outside; and Fu Hua, who was maintaining order, gradually realized that she was doing something in vain...

The so-called plan cannot keep up with the changes. Several girls who volunteered to help were messing up Theresa's previous arrangements. No matter how reliable Fu Hua was, she obviously could not control these older girls who were still full of strange ideas.

Sitting down next to Ji Zi, Claire was about to wake up the half-drunk woman, but she suddenly came over and hugged her neck while reeking of alcohol.

"Claire... you're here pretty early. Would you like to have a drink with me?"

"Although I don't mind, Miss Fu Hua seems to be a little angry. Is that okay?"

"Don't worry, don't worry~ She won't mind anyway today..."

Jizi hugged the loli-shaped Claire and poured her wine. Although it looked like a female college student persuading an underage girl to drink, the actual age of both of them was undoubtedly aunts in their 40s, and they drank without paying attention to other people's eyes. Soon, there was a drunk loli drunkard in the living room...

"I'm sorry, Susanna. I asked you to come play, but I left everything to you."

"It's okay, it's okay~ Lady Bianca, I'm the best at arranging and organizing. Before Lady Theresa comes back, I promise that these piles of things will be...ah! Stan, those are not for eating! Spit them out quickly!"

"Slow down! Susanna, be careful not to fall..."

The two Valkyries who were sorting the gifts chased the cat to the balcony, causing another commotion. In another slightly quieter room next door, Tesla browsed the experimental records on the terminal screen expressionlessly and yawned.

"Sure enough, I shouldn't have come so early!"

"Even though you said that, you were clearly ready to go at six in the morning, and you even got me up with you..."

"You're so long-winded! I didn't know it officially starts in the evening, and who would have thought that the most noisy guys would come the earliest!"

Tesla yelled in dissatisfaction and glanced at Einstein who was lying on the chair next to him, half closing his eyes to catch up on his sleep.

"By the way, that girl hasn't arrived yet? She was the one who insisted on getting everyone to the party, so why wasn't she the first to arrive?"

"Dr. Tesla, if you really have nothing to do, you can try to urge her again."

"Well, I'll give you another call to urge you..."

Tesla took out his communicator, found the first number in the call log, and pressed the call button. At the same time, Theresa and Bronya drove back to St. Freya after shopping, and Diana and Kiana also walked out of the transport plane with their families. No one knew how many times Diana had teleported across borders in just a few hours in order to find her father who loved traveling...

At this evening, the party that everyone has been looking forward to is about to begin.

"...Sorry, sorry, my flight was delayed, so I might have to wait a little longer to get back... Yeah, it's true! I promise I'll do it as soon as possible! Please apologize to Theresa for me, and I'll leave the things over there to you~"

Ignoring the red-haired girl's questioning, Shirley hung up the phone and turned away. At this moment, a silver-haired girl who claimed to be at the airport was actually standing in the simulated universe of the world ring, hiding among the light of the sea of ​​​​stars, and looking at the physical planet located at the axis of the ring belt.

"Xing, what's the situation with the transmission track?"

"The rest of the target has arrived at the ruins of the Sandbank Experimental Base, Sister Shilis."

The purple-haired girl floating beside her answered, and looking at the relaxed look on Shiris, she couldn't help but sigh.

"But sister, if we allow such hidden dangers to enter the earth...

.. "

"Okay, Xing. It was obvious during our previous fight, wasn't it? Not to mention your Herrscher power, even ordinary energy weapons can effectively kill him. This kind of intruder, neither too strong nor too weak, is just right for the Far East branch members to have a collective activity after the party."

Shirley waved her hand nonchalantly, dispelling the energy wave that maintained the cell phone signal along with the power. The dress of the final form then faded away, turning back into the dress she carefully selected before leaving.

In a certain abandoned world line, the interstellar predator that should have been named "Lukeni" by Void Wanzang arrived at the border of the solar system a few days ago. Before they completed basic intelligence collection, they were quickly detected and locked by Xing Maer, who was patrolling the outer universe. However, when Xing easily defeated this force that plundered civilization with the power of the Herrscher of Time and was about to put an end to it completely, Shilis suddenly rushed over, stopped her execution, and crossed the barriers of countless world bubbles to secretly escort "Lukeni" to an uninhabited area on Earth.

Even if Xing hadn't taken action, "Lukeni" would have been intercepted by the stationed World Snakes when it approached the outer layer of the World Ring, and then directly killed by Kevin and other Fire Chasing Heroes, without even a chance to enter the border of civilization.

"Don't be fooled by Theresa's calm demeanor. After the Far East Alliance disbanded a few years ago and everyone went their separate ways, she was the one who couldn't stand the loneliness the most. That's why I chose her birthday to call everyone back. It's a rare opportunity, so naturally we need more group activities to make it more interesting~~"

Shirley stretched lazily. After releasing her power, she relied on her mortal body to stay in the radiation-filled universe. After just a short while, she felt exhausted.

"Besides, the invasion from foreign civilizations is a disaster for civilization itself. As the guardians of this world's civilization, we can take the initiative to solve all troubles, but occasionally we should leave some challenges for civilization itself to overcome... Well, although this kind of weak guy is basically not a test for everyone."

"..."

"Okay, okay, stop looking at me like that. I admit that the above are all excuses. I just want to find an opportunity for everyone to fight side by side again after a long time, and play a game of cooperating to annihilate foreign enemies. Xing, you don't want to let your sister's wish for many years go unfulfilled, right?"

"I really admire you...Sister Shilis."

"Okay, let's go too~ Forget about that shameful invader for now and go enjoy the party! Hehe, they will never guess that I even sent the invitation to the World Serpent. I wonder how many new friends will attend the birthday party of the Bishop of Destiny by then..."

Holding Xing's hand, the two stepped into the torrent of imaginary space, reaching the earth at a speed beyond the limit of time and space, walked out of the Canghai City airport, and boarded the express train directly to the Tianming Far East Branch.

Looking at the scenery outside the window rapidly receding, Shirley leaned back in her seat and slowly closed her eyes.

(Tiana, the question you asked ten years ago, my answer would not change even now.)

(Living in this world as a human being, surrounded by family and friends, is the most beautiful thing for me. Even though we, as the incarnation of the end, will eventually reach the end of time and become the incarnation of pure divinity. But before that, I will never be bored...)

(By the way, it’s time for you to fulfill the promise you made back then and come back with me, right? I was thinking of taking this opportunity to introduce my sister, the Twin Herrscher of the End, to everyone…)

As Xing beside her looked confused, Shilis gave a sly smile to the empty seat opposite her and raised her hand in the air in an inviting gesture.

............

"By the way, Xing, do you think Theresa would mind having another niece at the birthday party?"

"......What?"

(End of the book)