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

　"Xi, Xilin?"

　"Waaaaah... Lingmo, you're really alright! I was so scared..."

　Although her vision was somewhat blurred by the purple hair in front of her, Suzumo almost instantly recognized the newcomer based on her understanding of Sirin's feel.

　"Don't worry, everyone says I'll win the revival match..."

　"What?! You clearly crashed and burned. Your body hasn't recovered at all. Even after being injected with Honkai energy, there was no reaction. I thought..."

　"But I'm back now, aren't I?"

　Almost subconsciously, Lingmo began to skillfully comfort Xilin. After all, compared to Xilin's pitiful, tearful state after her first resurrection, Xilin was now quite calm.

　However, after Sirin's rapid breathing calmed down a bit, Lingmo gradually noticed the problem, specifically the gradual purple patterns on Sirin's body, as well as the completely different decorations and clothing.

　"Wait, Sirin, your body..."

　Lingmo's gaze sharpened: "You've become a Herrscher?"

　"Herrscher...? What's that?"

　Xilin wiped her tears on Lingmo's clothes: "Lingmo, are you saying that you've become an apostle of God?"

　“That’s right. Just before Lingmo returned, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind. It told me that as long as I accepted its gift, I could gain the power to destroy the world… I agreed.”

　Was it still too late...?

　Lingmo's heart sank instantly.

　While Sirin's transformation into a Herrscher of Law was almost inevitable in a sense, transforming into a Herrscher of Law amidst despair, as in the original work, is a different concept from transforming into a Herrscher of Law right beside her.

　Even if Suzuma can't help Sirin much, just being by Sirin's side can ensure that Sirin is a little more positive psychologically. After all, Sirin is still very malleable at this stage. With Suzuma around, at least the original work's plot of transferring hatred for destiny to all of humanity won't happen.

　However, judging from the current situation... it may have been a week since her last death? Is this the point where Sirin has completed the massacre at Babylon Laboratory?

　"Celine."

　"Why, why are you suddenly so serious..."

　Seeing Lingmo's suddenly serious expression, Xilin almost instinctively shrank back, after all, she had just accomplished the feat of laying the wheels flat on the Tower of Babel.

　Although Lingmo doesn't usually say it, Xilin knows very well that Lingmo is actually a soft-hearted person and doesn't like fighting and killing. Could it be that Lingmo found out that she killed so many people and is therefore angry...?

　"Can you still hear that so-called voice of God in your mind right now? What is He saying to you?"

　"I didn't kill intentionally... Wait, God...?"

　Xilin, who was just about to apologize to Lingmo, suddenly stopped talking. She never expected that Lingmo's focus would be on this.

　However, Celine soon discovered the problem.

　"Yes, that's right..."

　Sirin closed her eyes slightly, then opened them with some confusion: "Strange, why isn't the deity talking to me anymore? He was just saying something in my head a moment ago..."

　"Not talking to you? Has the Will of Honkai muted itself?"

　Lingmo's expression immediately turned into OO's: "No, you mean that even before, He didn't bewitch or command you, but was communicating with you?"

　"correct."

　Xilin nodded: "The first time that voice appeared was a few hours ago, when I thought you, Lingmo, couldn't be resurrected... At that time, I couldn't hear what it was saying, but later, I gradually became able to hear it clearly."

　"He offered me a deal: becoming an apostle of God in exchange for the power to destroy this place..."

　Then, under Lingmo's increasingly wide eyes, Xilin carefully recounted what had happened to Lingmo.

　"So... that god didn't ask you to destroy the world, but rather hoped that you would act according to your heart. And you could originally hear the god's voice, but after my resurrection, you can no longer hear it?"

　Lingmo pointed at herself with a strange look on her face: "Me, am I some kind of signal jammer?"

　"Hmm... I don't know."

　Sirin shook her head, her long hair, now that she was a Herrscher, gently patting Suzuma with her movements: "But being with Suzuma does feel different from being alone."

　"There's a... really comfortable feeling. The despair and anger involuntarily subside a bit. If Suzuma had been resurrected a little earlier, maybe I would have held back against these researchers?"

　"It feels like I'm in a period of post-coital reflection..."

　Xilin's description left Lingmo somewhat confused: "But don't worry, even if you hold back, I'll still finish you off."

　"Eh?"

　Celine blinked blankly: "Rinma...aren't you angry with me? Aren't you afraid of me killing so many people?"

　"Of course I hope you can be a kind child, but first, you need to figure out what you are being kind to."

　Lingmo patted Xilin's head and said, "To hesitate for even a second for someone who is clearly not human is to disrespect the suffering you have endured."

　Chapter 18 Lingmo: Cricket Xilin, easily controlled~

　"So, what are we going to do now?"

　After exchanging information about the so-called deity for a while, Sirin resumed her usual follower mode, always trailing behind Lingmo. Of course, Sirin was now slightly taller than Lingmo because she was floating.

　"Well, we can... um—"

　Before Lingmo could finish speaking, a strange feeling of nausea surged from her body, causing the girl to instinctively grab the wall to support herself and prevent herself from collapsing, feeling dizzy.

　"Lingmo?!"

　Xilin, who was floating behind, was startled and quickly supported Lingmo's body. However, as soon as she touched Lingmo's body, Xilin seemed to realize something and withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted.

　"I'm sorry, Lingmo, I forgot..."

　"It's okay, it's okay. Compared to what we usually do in the lab, this is nothing..."

　Lingmo shook her slightly dizzy head and barely managed to control her body.

　After all... the purple lines spreading on her arm already indicated the culprit behind Lingmo's dizziness—although Sirin had become a Herrscher, this did not change the fact that Lingmo's Honkai energy adaptability was far inferior to Sirin's. By staying by Sirin's side, she would be constantly subjected to Honkai energy radiation far exceeding her tolerance.

　"Maybe...maybe I should just leave alone..."

　Xilin managed to force a smile that looked more like a grimace.

　Although she longed to stay with Lingmo, if the price was that Lingmo would die because of her every so often, she would rather stay far away by herself. She would rather Lingmo be comfortable than feel bad for her.

　After all, even if one could be resurrected, death is undoubtedly extremely painful. She had witnessed many people struggle before their deaths, including many of her friends. She didn't want Lingmo to take this kind of pain for granted; such a future... would be far too difficult.

　"Wait a minute! I don't care about anything, so why do you care—"

　With lightning speed, Lingmo grabbed Sirin's arm. She knew the Second Herrscher's mobility all too well. If Sirin were to leave like this, she would have absolutely no chance of finding Sirin again, especially if the girl didn't want to see her.

　"Although my Honkai energy isn't adaptable enough, there are always other ways... like, look at this?"

　As she spoke, a bottle of medicine that looked extremely unpleasant to drink suddenly appeared in Lingmo's hand.

　This is the "Recovery Liquid" that Suzumo drew from the gacha pool during her first gacha pull. It's the same stuff that Black Tower gave Suzumo to soak in before. After it was removed from the system, the dosage of this stuff was no longer enough to give Suzumo a full-body soak. However, it can still be taken orally.

　Of course, while the items obtained from the Black Tower are unlikely to be suitable for Honkai energy erosion, with the localization of the system, as long as they have a healing concept, they will have a corresponding effect on Suzuma.

　This bottle of medicine... should be able to keep Suzumo by Sirin's side for at least a week.

　As for a week later, she might be able to pull out other items that can help her resist the Honkai energy erosion.

　"Does it really work?"

　Having learned from the previous experience of Lingmo almost failing to revive, Xilin wouldn't easily believe Lingmo's words this time. After all, who knows if this girl is just putting on a brave face again?

　"look."

　Lingmo took a big gulp and then handed her hand to Xilin. The deep purple lines that had appeared due to the Honkai energy had faded away. However, if you looked closely, you could still see the traces of erosion under the girl's skin.

　"Really... But even if you, Suzuma, can resist the erosion, for your safety, you should still stay away..."

　"Okay, it's alright, okay?"

　Seeing that Xilin was still chattering away, Lingmo pouted slightly, then took a step forward and gently kissed the girl's forehead.

　"Eh?!"

　This sudden attack completely overwhelmed Sirin, leaving the purple-haired girl stunned and floating in place. Even the Void Spear behind her, which resembled wings, stood up dramatically, and her entire face turned bright red, as if steam was about to rise from it.

　"I told you it's okay, Cricket Sirin, just be a good girl~"

　Looking at Sirin, who had transformed into a steampunk princess, Lingmo revealed a wicked smile of satisfaction, like a bad woman. After all, based on her time with Sirin, she had thoroughly understood Sirin's personality. It could be said that Lingmo could easily manipulate Sirin now.

　"Now, let's continue our previous topic, but before that, I need to confirm the question from earlier again."

　While pulling Xilin along, Lingmo skillfully led her towards the first floor of the Tower of Babylon: "Xilin, are you sure you've killed all the researchers in the Babylon Laboratory?"

　"Yes, yes, that's right..."

　Perhaps due to the "intense" impact, even though almost a minute had passed, Xilin was still in a dazed and confused state with a vacant look in her eyes.

　"Hey... it was just a kiss, is it really that damaging?"

　Lingmo pinched Xilin's cheeks, like kneading a piece of highly elastic clay, and gently tugged at them, trying to wake the girl from her daze.

　"Stupid Suzumo..."

　Seemingly protesting Lingmo's flirtatious and then-runaway behavior, Xilin, finally recovering from the kiss, shook her head in dissatisfaction and said.

　"I can confirm this, every single researcher, without exception."

　"So, do you have any thoughts about destroying the world right now?"

　"..."

　This time, Celine did not give an immediate answer, but remained silent for a while.

　"If I'm with Suzuma, no. But if I'm separated from Suzuma..."

　Celine slightly turned her head away: "Perhaps, after a while, such thoughts will arise?"

　"Is that so... Is it because I'm your emotional anchor, or because of that strange sense of comfort you feel when you're around me...?"

　Lingmo pondered for a moment and said, "Never mind, it's alright. Since you don't have any problems for the time being, there are three things we need to do now."

　"First, there is a Honkai energy reactor in this Tower of Babel... You need to absorb all the Honkai energy there to fully activate your Herrscher core and understand your power."

　"Secondly, Sirin, you need to move all the other test subjects in the Tower to a nearby town or any other safe place. You can choose the location yourself."

　"Finally...and most importantly."

　Lingmo looked at the place where she had lived for almost half a month.

　"Tear down the Tower of Babel, erase as much of our trace as possible, and delay the investigation by Destiny."

　Chapter 19 Black Tower: It's over, we overestimated these two guys' education.

　"Hello, Ms. Himeko."

　Inside the Black Tower space station, Estádio is communicating via interstellar communications.

　"Yes, I saw the docking request sent by the Starry Sky Train. The reason I didn't reply in time is that even I wasn't entirely sure whether the space station was open to the public during this period. I'm really sorry..."

　"Is the space station not open to the public?"

　On the other end of the communication, Himeko's voice paused: "Have you encountered some trouble? If you need our help, please don't hesitate to ask."

　"No no no..."

　Estella quickly shook her head: "There's no trouble at all. It's just that Ms. Black Tower suddenly canceled her planned trip and will be returning to the space station soon. Since Ms. Black Tower didn't explain what she was going to do, I was worried that she might use up the entire space station's computing power again, so I didn't reply to the request."

　"However, Ms. Black Tower just spoke to me again and made some... well, very strange requests, one of which is related to the Star Train."

　"Is it related to the train?"

　Himeko was somewhat surprised: "Is... Lady Black Tower planning to research the Star Train again?"

　"I'm not sure about that, but I guess it's not."

　Estelle thought for a moment and said, "After all, what Lady Black Tower said was... she has something she wants to talk to you about."

　……

　"Phew, perfect timing. The Star Train will be stopping at the Black Tower Space Station soon, which saves me the trouble of looking for them."

　On the other side, Black Tower, who had just finished communicating with Estella, also breathed a sigh of relief.

　After observing that there were no unexpected issues with Suzuma's situation, Black Tower quickly communicated with Estella. After all, although the Path of Destiny was theoretically a perfect match for Suzuma, Black Tower couldn't be 100% certain that Suzuma would choose to board the train.

　For example, this little guy might want to stay by my side a little longer, or he might choose to join the Interstellar Peace Company after learning about the current state of the universe. So, contacting the Star Train as soon as possible and finalizing this matter, or eliminating one option, would be beneficial to the current situation.