Collapse City, the beginning of the production of the anime version of Collapse 3

The backs of Kiana and Cecilia began to distort, and the surrounding scene turned dark. Silin gritted her teeth as she stared at the screen that was monitoring Siegfried and Cecilia.

Because of Feather's lack of cooperation, Xilin did not get what she wanted.

Looking at this beautiful scene in front of her, Xilin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"An ordinary and happy family..."

"If there hadn't been a collapse, if mom hadn't died..."

"So, can I also have this kind of happiness?"】

"Xilin looks so pitiful. Miss Fairy really wants to hug her." Alicia felt sorry for her.

Xilin, whom Alicia missed so much, was in Cecilia's arms.

Chapter 42: Falling into My Own Illusion

[When Kiana's family, including Theresa, celebrated Kiana's sixteenth birthday, beneath the joyful and happy atmosphere, Sirin, who was hiding in the dark, was emotionally broken.

"I will destroy your happiness!"

Xilin held Yu Duchen tightly and stared at the screen in front of her fiercely, but when she saw the smile on Kiana's face, she knew it was an illusion, but she couldn't help feeling sad in her heart.

"...Birthday cake..., reminds me of my mother..."

Xilin's stunned expression and the loneliness in her eyes made people feel distressed. 】

The audience, who were originally smiling because of the warmth of Kiana's family, stopped smiling when they saw Xilin's depressed look.

Cutting flesh with a blunt knife is much more painful than cutting with a sharp blade.

"Xilin is just a 16-year-old girl..." Ying said with emotion, obviously she is just a girl of about the same age as her sister.

The development of the plot and the terror of the Herrscher have made people forget Sirin's age. If it weren't for the deception of fate and the horrific experiments, Sirin would just be a 16-year-old girl who longed for her mother and to be loved.

"The more I think about it, the angrier I get. It's all because of those researchers from Tianming!" Maomao clenched his fists angrily.

"Humph!"

Qianjie's cold snort startled everyone, and they were afraid that he would break the other handrail as well.

"You write about your niece like this, aren't you afraid that she will cry and make a fuss when she goes back?" Wei Er gave Ya Qing a strange look.

"No way...right." Yaqing suddenly remembered when he was a child, he took one of his nieces out shopping, each holding the other's hand. In McDonald's, one of them lay on the ground crying and making a fuss, while the other just stomped her feet and refused to leave.

[As if by some strange coincidence, using Yu Duchen's feathers, Xilin disguised the Herrscher's Feather Outfit into a black sailor suit and came to the door of Kiana's family in the illusion.

"who are you?"

Siegfried pushed open the door, looked at the girl outside, and asked her purpose in confusion. He had no memory of Xilin's existence.

Just as Xilin was about to destroy this "boring" illusion, Cecilia's dissatisfied voice came from the house. She suspected that Siegfried had drunk too much and could not even recognize his other daughter.

"Come, Xilin, this is Qiana's birthday cake."

"I saved one piece just for you."

Looking at the piece of birthday cake that Cecilia brought, Xilin's cruelty was completely destroyed by Cecilia's tenderness. She felt the long-lost warmth, and for a moment she felt like a little animal that had been wronged.

Xilin picked up a small piece of cake with a fork and put it into her mouth. The cake was very sweet, but tears silently flowed down her pretty face. She thought of her mother. It was the first time she ate cake, and it tasted like this.

"It's getting late."

"Go to bed early, Xilin."

Cecilia stroked Xilin's little head.

Under Cecilia's gentle attack, Xilin could no longer hold back and could only wipe away her tears with her arms to prevent them from falling on the floor.

"Mother……"

Grievance is the emotion that is easiest for people to empathize with.

When combined with the knife of family affection, every strike is a critical hit.

Xilin empathized with Cecilia and lay in Cecilia's arms, whispering, "Mom, I want to eat cake."

"Buy it, let Siegfried buy it now!" Cecilia glanced at Siegfried.

After receiving the order from his wife, Siegfried no longer cared about the movie. He quickly stood up, trotted outside, and called his deputy to order a big cake for him to pick up in person.

[The back figure illuminated by the light appeared in front of a door with a purple cartoon sign with the word "Xilin" on it. Siegfried's muttering was heard, and he stopped for a while and then left silently.

"I remember now, this is Xilin's room."

"Xilin is Cecilia and I's second daughter. It seems I was drunk. How come I can't even recognize her..."]

"It turns out that Xilin is also my mother's daughter in the plot. Unfortunately, it's just an illusion..." Kiana couldn't bear to see people around her suffer, even if it was her second sister who didn't get along with her. Maybe this was kindness.

"Ya Qing wrote the destiny like this. Isn't he afraid that Grandpa will cause trouble for him?"

The more miserable and sympathetic Xilin is, the more hateful the destiny in the plot becomes. Theresa thought of this very point. After all, the plot development written by Yaqing is already a smear.

"I want to know too." Bronya sighed. She really didn't understand why Yaqing Shaniyat, as a director of Tianming, used Tianming's resources and Tianming's company to create anti-entropy to fight for humanity?

Is this a plot that a human could come up with?

[Inside the room, Xilin was lying on the bed, she was thinking, why? Why she knew clearly that they were not her parents, but she still couldn't kill them.

When Xilin's eyes became fierce again.

"Xilin, don't be angry, your father just drank too much today."

Cecilia sat next to Xilin, patting her back gently, her tone very gentle.

"I'm sorry, we've been busy preparing for Kiana's birthday these past two days, and I made you lonely."

Cecilia hugged Celine from behind.

"Today, let mommy hold you and sleep together."

That warm embrace made Xilin unable to help but sink into it again.

The next day, Xilin threw back the quilt and was shocked that she had slept so soundly last night. She had never slept like this since the experiment.

"Come on, Xilin, it's time for breakfast~"

Cecilia opened the door with the prepared breakfast. Xilin was eating a sandwich when Cecilia suddenly asked her to go shopping with her. Xilin was stunned.

A few days later, Siegfried was tired after finishing a day's work. On his way home from get off work, he passed by a convenience store and saw the Aharato co-branded chocolate on the shelf. He remembered that Xilin and the others liked this one.

"who are you?"

"I think I've seen you before."

The chocolate in Siegfried's hand turned into data and disappeared, and the surrounding scene also disappeared. The man in front of him was Walter Yang, whose consciousness was bound to Xilin.

"Siegfried, you have such a happy and fulfilling life."

"Is this a dream or a nightmare for you? Open your eyes and see which side is the reality you are protecting."

Siegfried held out his hand, "Wait, who are you?!"

When Siegfried opened his eyes again, he was back in the convenience store, leaning against the shelf, and the chocolate bar fell at his feet. 】

"Walter is still in C!" Kiana said in surprise.

"I hope he won't die this time." Theresa asked curiously.

"It's hard to say." Ji Zi said dazedly.

……

"That's my doll." Bella pointed at the doll on the bedside table when Xilin slept. Even in the illusion, Xilin was always accompanied by her.

"That doll is so cute!" Xilin's golden eyes turned into stars. She looked at Cecilia and asked, "Mom, is my uncle going to sell peripherals? Can...can he..."

Xilin suddenly felt embarrassed to continue.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Cecilia naturally understood what Xilin meant. She stroked her soft purple hair and said with a smile, "Then you have to go talk to your uncle yourself."

"Well……"

[Cecilia and Celine were happily shopping in the mall, while Siegfried followed them with a bunch of bags, looking hopeless, which was very consistent with his real character. Celine was originally very silent, but after taking a bite of the ice cream handed to her by Cecilia, she said "Ahh", and then she became happy.

After a day of shopping, Celine and Cecilia were very excited, but Siegfried felt that he was almost exhausted. When he saw his wife and daughter walking into the clothing store, he felt that he could take a break.

Xilin happily showed her fashion show to Cecilia, and seemed to have forgotten her purpose, which was actually to destroy their beauty. When Cecilia asked to hug Xilin, she remembered a little.

"Don't hug me, I don't want to be hugged."

"Hehe, I get it, you must be shy."

As Xilin turned around, Cecilia showed an awkward expression. 】

Chapter 43 Ich liebe dich

[Siegfried, slumped in a semicircular chair in the mall, suddenly recalled the strange man he met in the convenience store a few days ago. What exactly did he mean by "the reality that should be protected"?

"I am just daydreaming..." Siegfried laughed at himself, "I am very content to have such a happy and complete family."

"Even if the real world is heading towards destruction step by step?"

Walter Young appeared before Siegfried again.

Just as Siegfried was about to ask about the other party's identity, the scene he was in suddenly seemed to be in convulsion, constantly flickering between the warm-toned shopping mall and the cold-toned burning frozen earth.

"Siegfried, every second you stay here, reality becomes more dangerous."

"Or do you intend to give up the fight and drown in this false dream?"

Walter's sonorous and powerful voice echoed in Siegfried's ears. When he looked at his right hand, he turned into a Honkai beast again. Under the cold blue pupils, Siegfried, who was about to understand, was interrupted by a huge explosion.

"boom!!!"

The large French window behind Siegfried suddenly shattered due to the explosion, and he subconsciously lay down with his head in his hands.

On the other side, facing the shattered glass shards of the dome, Xilin was so confident in her ability as a Herrscher that she didn't even bother to dodge. But when she heard Cecilia's cry, she was stunned.

She saw Cecilia holding her in her arms despite her scratched face, and whispered in her ear: "Don't be afraid, Mom will protect you."

"Ich liebe dich, Siren."

Inside the hospital, Siegfried was listening to the doctor's analysis of his wife and daughter's injuries. Cecilia and Silin were sitting on chairs in the corridor. Silin, leaning against Cecilia, clenched her fists unwillingly.

"Once again, she hugged me."

"Why is her embrace always so warm and reassuring..."

"Mother……"】

"Cecilia is such a gentle person. She can even influence Miss Herrscher. I really, really, really want to get to know her!" Alicia clasped her hands together and rubbed them.

Mebius was too lazy to confront her.

"If Cecilia really influences Xilin, it will be a bad ending." Su analyzed rationally based on the direction of the plot.

What Su said makes sense. There are quite a few movies nowadays that force a happy ending, and most of them are criticized.

"Why did it end so badly~" Alicia said: "Don't you want them to continue to live happily? What I hate most is tragedy!"

Yaqing silently looked away and "seriously" watched the movie.

Mobius, who had been observing Yaqing's expression, understood instantly.