I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　Just as she was about to confirm with customer service representative Xiao Ai, she discovered that the other party had already changed the profile picture back, leaving Lingmo completely baffled.

　However, she didn't have time to think about it now. After all, Otto had already activated the unreasonable skill "Go ahead and talk to my Honkai Energy Fission Bomb." From the time the headquarters finished loading to the time of launch, Ai-in estimated that it would take about five minutes. If she didn't hurry, it might really be too late.

　"Senior Cecilia!"

　Soon, Suzuma spotted her target—Cecilia, pale-faced and leaning weakly against a large rock, holding the unconscious Celine in her arms.

　Chapter 45 Sirin: Please accept this, Lingmo. This is my final gift!

　"Lingmo?!"

　Cecilia, whose body was so weak that she could barely sit up, widened her eyes when she saw Suzumo.

　"How did you get here? Wait... didn't you evacuate with Walter?!"

　"Evacuate? That's not important. I have the ability to resurrect, you know. So, I plan to stay and accompany you on your final journey."

　Lingmo didn't reveal her trump card right away. Instead, she ran to Cecilia's side and leaned against her.

　"You idiot... Even if you can be resurrected, Schicksal will definitely search this area after using the Honkai energy fission bomb... At that time, Anti-Entropy probably won't have a chance to take you away."

　Cecilia sighed deeply. Faced with the "willful" Lingmo, she had no good solution. After all, being able to find Sirin after using the Holy Blood Release was already her limit. Now, even the slightest movement caused her excruciating pain and a feeling of weakness that seemed to be dragging her into an abyss. However, she still forced herself to raise her hand and stroked Lingmo's head.

　"Moreover, death is not something to joke about. Lingmo, you have a long future ahead of you. Never, ever get used to death or make it the norm... that would make life worse than death."

　"Senior Cecilia is indeed a very kind person..."

　Lingmo grasped Cecilia's already cold hand and said, "However, I'm not the kind of person who is self-aware... Although I will humbly admit my mistakes when my companions lecture me, next time, I might still not hesitate to use my life as a bargaining chip."

　"So, if you want to correct me, you'd better stay by my side and stop me in person."

　"Then I'll have to leave it to your future companions..."

　Cecilia's voice trailed off: "I'm sorry for dragging you all down. If only I had been more ruthless sooner..."

　"Don't say that, Cecilia... Mom, it's all my fault..."

　At this moment, Xilin's weak voice slowly rang out.

　"Cirin? Are you feeling better...?"

　"that's not important."

　Xilin directly used Lingmo's words to shut Lingmo up.

　"Lingmo, I'm very angry. I've told you so many times, but in the end you still chose this way of not cherishing your own life to accompany me on my final journey."

　"You said it was the last one..."

　"come over."

　"Eh?"

　Lingmo paused for a moment as she was about to take out the prop.

　“I mean, Lingmo, come here, come to me.”

　"That's what Xilin said seriously."

　"All right……"

　Lingmo glanced at the countdown set by the system, then moved closer to Xilin.

　"Ever since I was captured and taken to the Babylonian Laboratory, every step I've taken in my life has almost been pushing my companions, family, and loved ones into the abyss..."

　"Why are you suddenly saying these things... Sirin, you know I've never blamed you."

　"Let me finish, you idiot Suzumo."

　Xilin pouted, looking at Lingmo like an angry little pufferfish.

　"So... this time, I will absolutely not let Suzumo die because of me again. I will leave you something that can protect you even after I'm gone..."

　"What do you mean... um, um?"

　Before Lingmo could react, the little purple head suddenly leaned closer, and then, in front of Lingmo's wide-eyed eyes, it offered its slightly cool lips to her.

　"Oh dear, this is really..."

　Even Cecilia, who was on her deathbed, seemed to be invigorated by the sight of the blooming lilies before her, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

　I never expected that Celine, who usually seems so arrogant, would be so decisive when it really matters...

　However, at this moment, Suzumo's surprise was probably even greater than Cecilia's.

　Although Lingmo was somewhat prepared for Xilin's farewell kiss, she never expected that as their pink tongues intertwined and their bodily fluids were exchanged, Lingmo discovered that a core had appeared inside her body!

　Yes, although Suzuma had never actually come into contact with a Herrscher core, and her body's Honkai energy adaptability could only be described as barely passable, becoming a suicide soldier would be considered lucky if she got close to the core, Sirin, in the last moments of her life, forcibly "inserted" a Herrscher core into Suzuma's body in some strange way.

　"Xilin, you..."

　It felt like only a moment had passed, yet also like an eternity. With a trail of silver threads, Xilin and Lingmo finally separated from their "close contact." However, Xilin's face was flushed with a kind of last-ditch glow, while Lingmo... was completely different from her usual composed self, covering her mouth and looking at Xilin with a bewildered expression.

　"You're curious about where this core came from, aren't you?"

　Xilin tilted her head and gave a bright smile.

　“Cecilia’s mother might know something. After all, as I mentioned before, I accessed your memories through a means other than Feather Dust... That’s the answer.”

　“After Suzuma’s death, I went to the moon under the guidance of the gods and met the so-called Honkai Will. The gods granted me the power to change everything, but... what I wanted most at that time was not the power of revenge.”

　"So, I asked Him a question: How can I protect Suzumo in the places I can't reach?"

　"Perhaps it's because the Honkai energy reserves in that place far exceed my imagination, the Honkai Will... actually gave me two answers at once."

　"One of them was a picture that looked like a basement... but I didn't quite understand what it meant."

　"Ah this..."

　Feeling Cecilia's teasing gaze, Suzuma admitted that she was sweating a little.

　"As for the other answer... it's the core I just gave you."

　"A core of the Herrscher of Erosion, sealed layer by layer by the will of Honkai, allowing even someone like Suzuma with Honkai energy adaptability to perfectly integrate it, and gradually unsealed as strength increases. Only you, Suzuma, can fully use it."

　"According to the Will of Honkai, the greatest characteristic of the Herrscher of Corruption is that they can use life, data, and anything else as their vessel. Although you, Suzuma, with only a preliminary fusion core, certainly can't do that, but... at least, even when I'm not around, Suzuma, you can rely on this to avoid being bullied..."

　Perhaps because she had revealed her most prized arrangement, Sirin's gaze gradually dimmed, and the breath she had been holding in with excitement was finally about to be released.

　"Finally, Cecilia, I'm sorry... If there is an afterlife, I will definitely be your best daughter..."

　"Alright, you two!"

　Just then, Suzumo, who had just finished processing a huge amount of information, suddenly broke the somber atmosphere.

　"Everyone look here—"

　Chapter 46 Customer Service Xiaoqi: What do you mean you brought my mom here to be my roommate?

　Although Sirin's unexpected gift caused a slight delay, Suzuma, thinking about the Honkai energy fission bomb that was about to launch them into the sky, decided to break the warm (?) atmosphere between the mother and daughter.

　After all, if they don't reveal that trump card soon, Sirin and Cecilia will really have to go through the revival round.

　Seeing that both of their eyes were focused on her, Lingmo took a deep breath and took out a strange item from the system's backpack.

　It was a strange object that resembled a children's toy, but unlike the previous Punk Lord greeting, this object probably looked more like a work of art.

　Wishing Star (Consumable Type)

　【Category: Curious Item】

　Star Rating: Four Stars

　Wishing stars scattered throughout the universe are said to grant any wish, but are those wishes truly omnipotent, and do they come at a price? All these questions remain unanswered.

　[After the system modification, the Wishing Star will no longer grant users' wishes in a distorted form, nor will it charge users any unknown price. However, in exchange, the Wishing Star's wish-granting function will become uncontrollable; it will directly read the user's current inner desires and fulfill them.]

　[After using the Wishing Star, the item will disappear immediately, and another one-time-use item that can grant the user's wish will appear in the inventory. This item must be used within one minute, otherwise it will disappear automatically.]

　This item can only be used 1/1 of the time.

　That's right, that's why Suzuma had been emphasizing to Walter that she could only use this artifact under the most desperate circumstances.

　After all, without a person with a psychopathic ability to hypnotize them, it is very difficult for a normal person to control their deepest desires, just like that famous experiment, "If I ask you not to imagine the starry sky, then the image that flashes through your mind will definitely be the starry sky."

　Therefore, in order to ensure the success rate of using this prop, Suzuma must create an environment where she has "no other choice" to ensure that she does not have random thoughts when making a wish. Otherwise, if she accidentally sees Sirin's bare feet while making a wish and suddenly has the thought of "wanting to lick" them, then she will be in big trouble.

　"What...what kind of toy is this?"

　Ignoring Cecilia's question, Suzuma solemnly grasped the wishing star with both hands and closed her eyes.

　"Respond to me, Wishing Star!"

　"Let Cecilia and Sirin witness the ending of the future!"

　Suddenly, the wishing star emitted a dazzling white light, and then disappeared.

　In Lingmo's backpack, there was another item.

　What faces death (consumption type)?

　[Type: Dropped Item]

　【Star Rating: Five Stars】

　[After using this item, the direction of death will be locked to up to five units according to the user's will. After the bodies of these units die, their souls will enter a "dream death" state. Souls in the "dream death" state can be preserved for a maximum of one day.]

　[If it cannot be placed into any body during this period, the preserved soul will dissipate on its own.]

　This item can only be used 1/1 of the time.

　[Pfft—cough cough cough…What’s going on?!]

　At the same moment that Lingmo "draws" the item through the Wishing Star, Xiaoqi, the customer service representative who was nervously watching the scene in the system space, suddenly spat out a mouthful of soda.

　[No, no, why did Suzuma draw this?! Shouldn't her biggest wish right now be for Cecilia and Sirin to live? Even if she had to draw, she should have drawn something like a Mystic Fruit or a fragrant cheese, right??]

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi held her head in her hands, completely frozen in shock.

　[By the way, check the system logs! Let me see how the Wishing Star is determined...]

　So, a dozen seconds later, customer service representative Xiaoqi looked like she had "burned out".

　Because she discovered that the Wishing Star wasn't malfunctioning, and Lingmo wasn't having any problems either, it seemed that she had oversimplified the issue.

　In fact, just as Suzuma had privately analyzed before, during the Second Honkai Impact, Otto could have allowed Siegfried to survive, allowed Welt to survive, and even allowed most of the Snow Wolf Squad to survive.

　However, he could never allow Sirin and Cecilia to live, especially after he obtained the method to revive Kallen from the Honkai God.

　On one hand, Otto needs to create a new Herrscher of the Void, and then, like Kiana in the main storyline, "nurture" her for a long time, so that he can eventually obtain a Herrscher of the Void who breaks free from constraints and ascends through love, and then breaks through the limits through hatred for him, and successfully uses the Imaginary Number Renormalization.

　Sirin clearly did not meet this requirement, neither in terms of time nor in terms of her own circumstances. Therefore, Otto had no choice but to kill Sirin and create a new Herrscher of the Void.

　On the other hand, if Cecilia survives, given the current situation where most of the Snow Wolf Squad are still alive, and considering Cecilia's influence in Schicksal as a saintess, if she were to rally the troops, it could cause a drastic decline in Schicksal's high-level combat power. If she were to join Anti-Entropy, it would completely reverse the situation between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, especially now that Otto's Soul Steel body is mostly destroyed, greatly weakening his control over Schicksal.

　Therefore, based on this, Suzuma's deepest desire was not simply "to let Cecilia and Sirin live," but rather, on top of that, she added the additional premise of "being able to deceive Otto."

　At the same time, because after Lingmo reset her memories in the second playthrough, her memories as a "transmigrator" surfaced. Among the Honkai Impact 3rd fanfics that Lingmo read in her previous life, most of the ones related to Cecilia were about "back spirits" and "possession"—which precisely determined the form of the collection. Thus, [What Faces Death] was chosen by Shui Lingling.

　Of course, things have developed to this point, and the Wishing Star has already completely fulfilled Lingmo's wish. After all, the underlying logic of the Honkai Impact 3rd world is that "consciousness can be matched with a new container, but the container cannot collect the dissipated consciousness." As long as Sirin and Cecilia's souls are preserved, it will be very easy to revive them later. So why is customer service Xiaoqi in such a hurry?

　the answer is……

　Looking at the two sleeping entities that had suddenly appeared in her system space, customer service representative Xiaoqi was on the verge of tears.

　She knew that after preserving Cecilia and Sirin's souls, Suzumo would put them directly into Suzumo's own body.

　However, there is someone living inside Suzumo's body!

　Sirin is in a slightly better position, but because her soul is severely damaged, she may not wake up for a long time.

　And this Cecilia...

　She'll wake up in a week at most (terrified)!

　In other words, someone who has never experienced maternal love will achieve the goal of living with Cecilia's mother within a week.

　She was completely unprepared for this!

　Chapter 47 Black Tower: Hurry up and bring out the core, I can't wait any longer.

　To be honest, although Kiana had already prepared herself to see the dead again when she started implementing the plan she and Suzuma had jointly devised (or rather, Suzuma had forced her to devise it), this unexpected encounter still caught the current "customer service Kiana" a little off guard.