Honkai, they all became my stigmata

"..."

This point, the girl doesn't care much, she is more concerned about another thing revealed in Chen Yu's words.

"Where are you taking Xi'er?"

"...Go back to Twilight Street."

Chen Yu had nothing to hide, and told Sakura about her next plan.

"Before I come back, help me protect this orphanage, just do it in the way you are used to."

There might be more than one scum staring at this place, let Sakura protect the safety of this place while they are away.

Although I don't know who she was commissioned to go to wipe out that group of organizations before, but the person who gave her the commission behind it probably also meant to protect this place, and it is appropriate for her to stay here.

"...Is that just the way it is?"

"What do you mean just like this? Do you still want me to order you to do something else?"

Chen Yu asked strangely.

"...It's nothing, but, aren't you afraid that I will run away while you're away?"

"You won't run away."

After all, both her knife and the poisonous chrysalis mask were "borrowed" by Chen Yu.

"When I come back, I will set you free."

"...It's a word."

Sakura nodded.

"However, I don't understand, boss...why do you want to protect such a...ordinary person?"

As a killer, he is naturally good at observation.

It has become her instinct to observe the opponent's posture and observe the appropriate timing of the shot.

Xier is indeed an ordinary person, this is the conclusion she has drawn from her brief observation.

Such an ordinary person...why would he get involved with this mysterious boss?

When Sakura asked this, Chen Yu suddenly showed a tangled expression, and then replied with a wry smile.

"The world is tricky. Maybe an ordinary girl will suddenly become not so ordinary one day."

Chapter No.17

i will protect you, sure

The Herrschers of the pre-civilization and the Herrschers of the current civilization are fundamentally different in various senses.

Herrschers who are now civilized usually need to cooperate with a big Honkai disaster, or at least absorb high-intensity Honkai energy, in order to meet the birth conditions of Herrschers.

But the Herrschers of the pre-civilization were not bound by these conditions. As long as the time came, the Herrscher's consciousness would suddenly descend on the corresponding person, deprive them of their consciousness, and take over their bodies.No matter whether it is a weak girl or a strong warrior, they will not be spared.

That is to say, the blue-haired girl will receive the "divine revelation" from Honkai at a certain time, lose her gentle nature, and in an instant transform into a Herrscher who only knows how to ruthlessly take the lives of others.

This is where Chen Yu struggled.

It's not that he hasn't encountered a Herrscher who is yet to be born, such as the little Sirin of Babylon Tower, but the situation of Sirin and Xi'er is obviously different.

It should be said that he has never encountered a "pre-civilized Herrscher" in person.

Without Alicia using her power as a human herrscher to modify the "rules" of Houkai... Herrschers of this era may not be able to possess human nature like those in modern civilization.

In other words, the Herrscher here probably doesn't even have the so-called "hersher consciousness" that competes with the main body for control. After becoming a Herrscher, she will only mechanically execute the instructions to destroy civilization in her heart.

If Chen Yu wants to prevent the Herrscher of Death from appearing... is that possible?

Although it is unlikely, he still has a glimmer of hope in his heart and plans to give it a try. For this, he needs to determine the arrival time of the Herrscher of Death before he can make preparations.

Unlike Sirin's awakening of the law of space, Sirin's awakening can be roughly predicted, but he has no trace of the time when the sixth herrscher will arrive.

This is something he can't figure out on his own, after all, he doesn't have the ability to predict the future.

But, not far from here, in the nursing home on Twilight Street...

Isn't there just one person who can [predict the future]?

He wanted to take Xi'er to meet that person——

The owner of the nursing home, Alponia.

Among the information Chen Yu possesses, this future Yingjie possesses the ability to peek into fate and predict the future.

Of course, Chen Yu knew that Aponia was able to clearly and accurately see the thread of fate hanging above people's heads after she underwent fusion warrior surgery and obtained the gene of the Honkai beast Midoro.

But Midoro herself did not show the ability related to prediction, so her power to see the future should come from her own talent, the gene of Honkai Beast, which only helped her strengthen and magnify this talent That's all.

——That is to say, from the very beginning, she possessed the ability to vaguely see people's fate.

Although I don't know how far Alponia can "see" now, there is no loss in trying.

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

With the funds collected from Ying, Chen Yu took Xi'er on a journey to Twilight Street.

It is said to be the closest city to Twilight Street, but starting from the city where Xier is located, it takes about an hour to take the train to the place where Twilight Street is located.

"...By the way, Xi'er, do you trust me so much and follow me to Twilight Street?"

Looking at the girl who followed her with an innocent face, Chen Yu was a little... um... speechless...

It was a place of evil, evil, chaos and disorder in the legend, a place that most people would like to stay away from. Chen Yu originally thought that he would have to spend some effort to persuade Xi'er to go there with him, but he didn't expect to just mention a few words. Xier readily agreed.

Can such a character that easily trusts others really survive in this increasingly chaotic era?

"Because...you mentioned it."

The girl responded softly.

"Aren't you afraid that I will leave you on Twilight Street and be abducted and bullied by bad guys?"

No, this is not a reason at all.

"You won't do such a thing, and I think, Chen Yu, you took me to Twilight Street, there must be a reason why you must go, I believe you."

"……All right."

Facing this girl who believed in her unconditionally for no reason, Chen Yu really didn't know what to say, so she could only nod.

"Anyway, we went to Twilight Street to go to a nursing home, which is similar to our orphanage, and there are some homeless people living there. There is a nun named Alponia there. I want to take you there. Meet her."

Chen Yu told Xi'er the purpose of the trip.

"oh oh……"

Seele nodded half understanding.

The girl was obviously in a good mood, and she specially changed into a traveling outfit. Although simple, it suited her temperament very well.

On top of her short shoulder-length black and blue hair, pinned a conspicuous white flower, which was the one given to her by Chen Yu last night.

But for some reason, seeing such a happy girl, the pain in Chen Yu's heart reappeared.

It seems that as long as Xi'er is by her side, this feeling will continue to emerge, and each time it becomes more obvious.

...felt sorrow and pain for the girl.

"...Tsk."

Chen Yu shook his head, suppressing this unpleasant feeling.

"That's right, Dust Feather."

The girl lay on the stage, raised her head slightly, her flawless eyes were fixed on Chen Yu.

"Well, I'm here."

"Miss Yae Sakura is not an ordinary person, is she?"

Xier asked in a low voice.

"...you saw it."

"After all, you don't really know how to lie, and Miss Yae is also a very honest girl."

Hillary smiled slightly.

Of course she saw it early on, but she didn't say it.

After all, if the other party is unwilling to tell me, then there must be a corresponding secret that has to be concealed.

"...Actually, it's not a secret that you can't tell, but I'm afraid I'll scare you if I tell you."

"Hey...she shouldn't be a legendary killer, right?"

Xi'er sat up, covered her mouth lightly and said.

"I just recently saw a short story called "Forget Me Not" in a magazine. It was about a mysterious killer..."

"...cough cough."

Chen Yu coughed twice in embarrassment.

I guessed right at once, which is indeed a kind of fate.

"You're curious about her identity, aren't you curious about my identity?"

Chen Yu asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"Hmm~ Aren't you the knight sent by the heavens to protect me?"

The girl responded with a chuckle.

"You still remember, yes..."

He really wanted to protect Xi'er, but unfortunately, he was not sent by heaven.

After all, fate, which manipulates everything, will bring unrighteous changes to her.

It would be better to say... Chen Yu wants to fight against the sky.

"...I will protect you, for sure."

Chapter 18

Simple Folklore Evening Street

Although Xier expressed that she believed in Chen Yu very much, when she first stepped into Twilight Street, she was still shocked by the sight in front of her.

Hmm...how should I put it, although the corner of the city where her orphanage is located is remote, decaying and sparsely populated, it is still under the maintenance of order.

And here... this place called Twilight Street, probably the thing called order never existed from the very beginning.

Looking around, there are complex buildings of different shapes all around, one after another, and there are countless chaotic and noisy auras flowing among them.

Even walking on this street, you can hear the sound of fighting and firing from the next street, but the people here don't seem to care, and have long been used to it.

And what projected on the girl from those hidden slits and corners was an inexplicable hostility and malice.

Therefore, the girl followed closely beside Chen Yu.

"Here, the people here..."

Hillary said in a low voice.

"It's very different from where you live, isn't it?"

"Um……"

However, the chaos here is indeed far beyond Chen Yu's imagination...

Of course, with his protection, those malice can't touch Xi'er.

In addition to [Chaos], another feature of Twilight Street is [Exclusive].

Although this place is chaotic and disorderly, the people who have been here all year round are very familiar with each other. They share this disordered and extrajudicial place together, and it has been established by convention.So, for the out-of-the-box outsider...