Live broadcast of Honkai Impact 3rd, I chose to expose Kiana in Sky City!

[If we just want to buy time for the Herrscher of Thunder, we have other means. ]

Hearing this, Hua was surprised again.

She had heard Kosmo himself say before that if it was the Ruler of Corrosion, then he could only delay it... and after realizing that the process would be extremely long, perhaps she would choose to "delete" it directly.

If this is the case, even delaying it no longer makes sense.

[You misunderstood. Just now, I thought of a way. A way that can "have the best of both worlds".]

This method also requires the Eighth God's Key.

Kosmo's request was simple, he only needed Boss Hua to [deceive] one person.

"Cheat someone? Who? The Herrscher of Corrosion? Same as before?"

A bullet screen with moonlight effects floated across the screen...

Obviously, Kiana was very surprised at this moment that Kosmo could think of this method.

But the problem is, with Su's previous experience, it is likely that the Herrscher of Erosion will be even more difficult to be fooled when encountering similar methods of mind control again.

In this case, isn't Kosmo's behavior just taking risks?

In fact, Hua was the first one to think of this question.

But this was quickly denied by her.

[...Hmm? Kosmo, have you finished talking about the adults' topic...?]

Then the game camera turned to Grayshu.

Kosmo has actually finished talking to Hua. As for why he came to find Grayshu now... he just hopes that Grayshu can do him a favor.

Because he had promised Grayshu before, Kosmo chose to tell the truth.

[Now in the paradise of the past... a bad person has appeared. Only with the help of Grayshu's power can we defeat her. ]

[Bad guy? Do you need Mr. Knight's help?]

Mr. Knight is one of Grayshu's creations and her main strength.

However, the enemy he is facing now is too difficult, so it is not his turn to fight.

[I'm sorry to bother him, Grayshu, you just need to paint like before. 】

【But, there will be some differences. 】

Although Kosmo said he would not hide it, he still concealed his true purpose...

[Can you... not use my "colors", but still draw according to what I say?]

Unfortunately, Grayshu shook her head repeatedly in response to Kosmo's almost unreasonable request.

[No, Kosmo. Without color... it will look ugly.]

Of course, Grayshu was actually lying.

Without paint, there is no way to paint.

Although she didn't know what Kosmo was hiding, she didn't want to refuse Kosmo's request.

For this, she was already prepared. If Kosmo still insisted...

[It's okay. I... and Hua, we will all help you. ]

【Oh well.】

Grayshu agreed somewhat reluctantly.

Just as she thought, if Kosmo insisted on doing so, then she would definitely finish the painting.

Even though... this painting will use itself as paint.

Then, Greshu raised the paintbrush in front of the easel, and Kosmo sat quietly in front, waiting for Greshu to paint him as a painting.

[Kosmo, what do you want me to draw? ]

【Let’s start with a portrait of a young boy. 】

As the brush fell, Hua's face finally showed a trace of "reluctance".

She stared closely at the brush in Greshue's hand, as if its rise and fall would bring about a terrible disaster.

[He... should be very thin, but like all boys, he wants to be a hero. ]

Under Hua's nervous gaze, Kosmo began to tell his life story...

Chapter 422: Grayshu, you...you drew yourself into that painting?

That boy... must be very thin, but like all boys, he wants to be a hero.

At the age of eight, he had already started to fight for justice, hoping to move towards his goal in this way.

However, while Kosmo was telling the story, Grayshu was slow to put pen to paper.

Because she didn't know how to describe the story described by Kosmo...

[Uh... Collect evidence on your own and destroy the bad guys' plot?]

The girl shook her head.

[That doesn't make any sense at all. Hmm... it should be... wearing tights, running on the eaves in the moonlight...]

"Tights... this seems to be getting further and further away from being a hero?"

A bullet screen with moonlight effects floated across the screen...

Obviously, Kiana was shocked by Grayshu's sudden idea at this moment.

Anyway, she couldn't imagine how such a young man could become a hero.

Of course, just because it was a little hard for Kiana to accept didn’t mean that others wouldn’t find it funny.

"Hmm~ Running in the moonlight in a tights... Oh, I didn't expect Grayshu would have such an interesting idea~"

"Is this a fun idea? Are you sure it's not some punishment game?"

"Heh~ Child's play, it should be a boy who has undergone genetic modification and become stronger running under the moonlight~"

"..."

"..."

As all kinds of comments were floating across the live broadcast room, Kosmo had no choice but to hand over the initiative of painting to Grayshu.

【Okay, I'll draw it as you said. 】

[In this process, he always wanted to achieve the best of both worlds—and everything went as he wished.]

Until... one of his mentor and friend fell into a desperate situation.

However, facing this companion, Grayshu was in trouble.

Because she didn't know how to draw the companion that Kosmo mentioned.

Fortunately, Kosmo gave her an answer later.

[Maybe... a father-like figure. ]

[What does dad look like? I know. ]

At this point, it can be basically confirmed that the companion that Kosmo was talking about is Grayshu's father, Hen.

There, facing an almost invincible enemy, Hen had to sacrifice himself.

Of course, in everyone's opinion, this is "choosing one of two evils", which is a rational and correct choice.

However, the boy was not willing to accept it.

For a long time, he thought that this result was caused by his lack of strength.

For this reason, he even turned himself into a monster in an attempt to prevent this from happening, but... it was in vain.

He struggled hard, but turned the situation of "choosing one of two evils" into "getting both evils".

[Kosmo, if you say that, I don’t know how to continue painting. ]

[Is there anything...more specific?]

After hearing Graysh's question, Kosmo let out a long sigh.

【......have.】

As his life was about to come to an end, the boy once again faced an unacceptable choice.

——When the whole world is facing a catastrophe, take a huge spaceship, leave the earth, and find new hope for people.

In other words... you can survive a disaster, but you will also become a deserter.

Or...stay and die with the world, as a hero.

Kosmo's narration can be said to be a clear indication of his fate.

There was no way that Grace couldn't have heard such a detailed description.

However, Kosmo habitually passed it off by saying that he might have told her this story in the past.

[But, Kosmo, you can't say that about others. Those who seek hope are also heroes.]

Gresh slowly refuted Kosmo's statement.

It was also at this time that Kosmo finally decided to tell Grayshu the secret that he had been hiding.

[But...Gresh, that was an "abandoned" plan...Looking for hope, that was never true.]

[Home of the stars...For humans, the road to them is still too far. 】

"Too far away... Is it because the engine technology has not developed to the level of escape? It's a pity, but..."

A bullet screen with moonlight effects floated across the screen...

To be honest, Kiana had fantasies of interstellar travel in the past.

But as time went on, she increasingly realized that human power has its limits.

Things like outer space travel were very far away for humans in the past, and they are still very far away for humans today.

There is hope in the sky, but humans currently do not have the ability to build a ladder leading to hope...

"People who seek hope are also heroes... Yeah, that's right."

"I don't know what to say... If it weren't for the limitations of the times, perhaps..."

"Heh~ As expected, hope is a very precious thing for humans. Unfortunately, many things cannot be successful just by having hope."

As the comments from the audience floated across the live broadcast room...

Kosmo also began to reveal the true goal of the Ark Project.

[Although the manned spacecraft was created by a genius, it was ultimately unable to accomplish this feat due to the limitations of the times.]

After all, in that era when the end of the world is approaching, it is nothing short of a fantasy to expect to develop the technology to find a new home before the final judgment.

However, temporary escape is possible.

So...the boy's real mission is to hide in the endless darkness and wait for the day of return in the long time.

If the world were to be destroyed, he could spread the "spark" on the ground again with the other "spark" kept on board.

Scattered on the bones of former companions.

After Kosmo finished speaking, both of them fell into a long silence.

Then, Grayshu asked the boy how he made his choice.

It's just a pity that the boy...after all, he was too naive and too weak, and no longer had the strength to deal with this "weighing two evils" choice again.

[However, the reason I tell you this is because I hope that the boy in your painting can change.]

[Can you...draw him as a more mature image who can accept reality calmly?]

Then Kosmo made his request.

He hopes that the self in the painting will no longer be so stubborn and be able to accept the choices made seriously by others.

Because, as long as the person who makes the decision feels that it is more worthwhile, then the so-called weighing the two evils and choosing one...is actually the best of both worlds.