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But after learning about all of Cocolia's actions, Xiachuan Hu realized something worth paying attention to - everything Cocolia did seemed to be done to fight against the Honkai and protect the children she adopted?

After the Second Great Collapse, Cocolia established an orphanage with funding from Anti-Entropy, and has been committed to adopting orphans and developing its power since then. And because she had witnessed the power of the Collapse during the Second Collapse, she had always wanted to find a way to eliminate it through research.

In this regard, she is actually on the affirmative side.

Her intentions were good, and she treated the children sincerely. Even if a young soldier came to assassinate her, she would not attack the children, but would protect them all. From the memory, she had no strength yet, but she had been fighting against the unknown military entrenched in various parts of Siberia, destroying many hateful military that trained young soldiers, and was once feared by those people as a "witch".

In the orphanage, she has always played the role of a kind mother. Although she would teach talented children how to control Honkai energy and send her own children to the test bench, she always told the children everything and gave them all the choice.

The children in the orphanage also liked her as a kind and amiable mother.

Even though she betrayed again and again and planned conspiracy again and again, her starting point was to save her child.

[A stupid mother who gradually resorted to all means to protect her children and then went astray]

If the current Xiachuan Hu were to evaluate, he would think that Cocolia is such a person.

There are things that are worthy of admiration, but they are not people who can be forgiven completely. After all, human beings are like this. There are only a few truly good and evil people. There are more people like Cocolia, who can't be completely hated and despised, but also can't be completely respected.

She is a great benefactor and a good mother to her children, but she is also an unforgivable betrayer and radical.

——The above are all evaluations of Cocolia in Xiachuanhu’s memory.

Although it was his own memory, Xiachuan Hu would not make a hasty judgment based solely on his memory. Even if it was Otto, he had confirmed it with his own eyes during the conversation.

The same is true for Cocolia.

No matter how complicated the memory of her is, that is her future self. It is still 2005, and Kokolia is just one of the many suffering people who runs an orphanage with great effort and leads a hard life with many children in this land of Siberia.

In other words... [her now] is not [her in the future].

(You could also say there is still hope.)

This is one of the things that Natsukawa Tora likes to do. For example, there is a little red-haired guy in Fuyuki City who has attracted countless people with his high jump. Knowing that he may have the same fate as the Heroic Spirit Emiya in the future, he has taken more or less care of him. Now he is working as a firefighter in Fuyuki City. He lives a very comfortable life and has no chance to do magic.

As for Cocolia, Xiachuan Hu didn't know how she became what she was in the future, and there was no relevant content in his memory. But considering the context, it can be basically confirmed that it is related to the orphanage that she cares about most.

Plus what he heard earlier...

"Is the orphanage going out of business? Ms. Cocolia."

Xia Chuanhu said seriously.

"To be more precise, it should be that they are running out of room to take in more children. Although I have never run an orphanage, I have donated money to many orphanages and have visited them in person. Orphanages supported by the state are fine, but your orphanage... Anti-Entropy has indeed invested in it, and I believe it will also send you activity funds every month."

"But as you accept more and more orphans, the monthly expenses have exceeded Anti-Entropy's expectations, right?"

Anti-Entropy's operating funds are definitely sufficient. On the surface, Anti-Entropy has several large companies that raise funds. However, Anti-Entropy's budget is mainly used for scientific research and mecha manufacturing. Supporting the orphanage in Cocolia can only be said to be one of many [small expenses]. And since it is a [small expense], it is impossible to give too much budget.

".......I won't ask you why you know these things!

After a moment of silence, Cocolia admitted this with a bitter face: "Anti-Entropy has done its best for me. At this point, I can no longer apply for more budget and supplies without going through the executive officer. The person who is in charge of contacting me will not agree to this."

"As for the supplies we can get from Tianming... the situation is the same. The orphanage is not yet at the point where it can no longer sustain itself, but if it continues like this, the children will not have enough to eat next month."

There are too many orphans.

There are three-digit numbers of children in the Kokolia orphanage alone, and this is not a situation that can be properly handled by one woman and a few helpers.

"For now...let me hear your thoughts."

Natsukawa Tora struck the pose of Commander Ikari.

"You must have thought of some ways to solve the situation at the orphanage. Tell me about it. Maybe... I can help you?"

16. You belong to me

What is the solution to the current situation in orphanages?

Cocolia couldn't help but clench her hands slightly, and her face became a little ugly.

She did think about it, but... no matter which one it was, she didn't think it was a [good idea].

"What's wrong? Don't you want to tell me?"

Seeing her continued silence, Xia Chuanhu frowned and asked, "Don't tell me you haven't thought about it. Um... looking at your expression, are you embarrassed to say it? Do you think that speaking out will make me unhappy?"

"......"

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your acquiescence."

Xia Chuanhu continued the conversation on his own, then sighed softly, "How come you, who looks almost thirty years old, still act like my kid? Just say whatever you want to say, why are you holding it in? If you don't say anything and always carry it all by yourself, you will be oppressed and collapse sooner or later."

"[This is not just your problem, there will definitely be people willing to share it with you] - This is what my family said, although I modified it a little bit myself."

"Of course, I won't be angry either. If you want to make me angry, you're ten thousand years too early."

In the softest tone possible, Xiachuan Hu gently counselled Cocolia.

Looking at the young man in front of her who seemed to be shining, Cocolia pursed her lips and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. After taking a deep breath -

“I’ve thought of three ways.”

"One is... to stop accepting orphans, and... to abandon some of the orphans."

When she said this, Cocolia's tone was very heavy, and the sadness and reluctance in her words could not be suppressed at all. Even a child could definitely hear it.

However, it is not impossible to understand this method.

Just as Xiachuan Hu and Cocolia said themselves, there are already too many children and the orphanage is under a heavy burden. If they want to continue to maintain the orphanage, they can only give up some things.

[In order to achieve the most important goal, sometimes you have to give up something]

This is a truth that everyone understands.

The development of the orphanage needs to be temporarily stopped, and the top priority is to protect the current children. Those children who have already suffered from diseases or will obviously affect the orphanage need to be abandoned... This is a very cruel decision, and it is also a decision that Cocolia immediately threw away after thinking about it.

"The other is... to seek assistance from the military."

"Assistance from the military?" Xia Chuanhu raised his eyebrows. "The military... ah, is that so? The military has a lot of [extra supplies]."

Cocolia nodded.

There are many military forces in Siberia, and most of them are of unknown origin. Like Kokolia, they have taken in many orphans, but not out of kindness, but simply want to train the orphans into young soldiers.

Children in this country learn to shoot guns before they learn to hold a knife and fork.

This is a saying that has started to circulate in the last one or two years, and it clearly reflects how serious the situation of juvenile soldiers is in Siberia.

What is disgusting is that the military only treats the young soldiers as pawns and does not seriously train them, but uses the excuse of "taking in orphans" to defraud supplies from the Siberian branch. In fact, only a few soldiers really enjoy the supplies.

"I'm going to trade with the military in exchange for supplies."

"Trade? For what?"

Cocolia bit her lip, her cheeks slightly reddened: "...Do you know? In this country, there are countless people who are willing to sell their bodies for five dollars."

".......Tsk, I'm stupid, there really is such a primitive and barbaric method."

Xia Chuanhu knocked his forehead.

He really hadn't encountered such a situation for a long time - power-for-sex transactions, because it was too low-level and boring, he had never been interested in it. But considering the current situation here, it was not surprising that this situation occurred, and Cocolia did have the capital to do so.

(As expected, this kind of vulgar military exists in every world.)

"What about the third method?"

"...Stealing." Cocolia whispered, "To be precise, while I was carrying out the second method, I had my assistants sneak into the military's material warehouse and steal some of the materials. Also... although I think it's impossible, Tianming is also a possibility."

Give up your children, abandon yourself, and abandon your bottom line.

This is what Cocolia's method is all about.

"......You really are unscrupulous." Xia Chuanhu couldn't help but sigh, "Do you really want to maintain the orphanage?"

"Yes. After all, this is the home of many children. Even if I have to abandon some of them and sell out my own dignity, I want to protect the current children and this home. It's a very third-rate way to do it, right? You can laugh at me if you want."

Are you laughing?

Xia Chuanhu didn't laugh, but sighed helplessly: "I finally know why you have become the you in my memory. From now on, you have begun to [break]."

"Eh?"

These words made Cocolia a little confused?

What is he talking about?

"But it hasn't completely broken down yet. If I trim it a little and give it a little help, I can probably pull it back from the edge of the cliff, right?"

Broken?

What do you mean?

Cocolia didn't understand what Xiachuanhu meant at all, and Xiachuanhu didn't need her understanding: "OK~~~~ I understand the situation, Ms. Cocolia, let me handle the situation of this orphanage."

"......ah?"

After being stunned for a while, Cocolia called out in confusion: "You...you mean, you want to help me?"

"After all, I like children very much, and I couldn't bear to see a person fall who could still be saved. I made a vow to my best friend that I would do my best to save people within my ability and reach."

"So, I will help you. Or rather... I will save you, including this orphanage and the children you adopted. I will save all of you."

As Xiachuanhu spoke, he stood up, walked around the coffee table between the two of them, came in front of Cocolia, and pointed a finger at her forehead.

"I will take care of the orphanage's activity budget. You can continue to take in orphans. I will also cure those sick children."

"Also, although I personally don't want to be paid, if I say it's completely free, you probably won't accept or believe it, right? So I'll just say this here—"

His fingers slid down and finally landed on the button on Cocolia's chest. Xiachuanhu smiled and said:

"Cocolia, from today on, you belong to me."

"As you wish, you can use your own [freedom] in exchange for your children's [future]."

17. It will end soon

If you want to gain something, you have to lose something.

The more you want to protect what you cherish, the more you have to give up what you have already obtained.

Kokolia is well aware of this truth, especially in Siberia, where everyone understands it.

Looking at Xia Chuanhu's handsome face so close to her, Cocolia couldn't help but hold her breath for a moment, and then she smiled a smile that seemed a bit forced: "So that's how it is... Are you and those military people the same people?"

"It seems that my own value is greater than I thought."

The local military was a force of unknown origin, with unknown true identity, and the people in charge were mostly good-for-nothings. If it weren't for the fact that they had a lot of supplies, Kokolia wouldn't have traded with them. People like that were just wasting resources.

But now, since Xia Chuanhu is interested in her, instead of letting the military take advantage of her, it would be better to cooperate with this rare and beautiful boy. At least psychologically, Cocolia feels that she has made a small profit.

".......Tsk~~~Your thoughts have also been taken away."

In response to Cocolia's reaction, Xia Chuanhu sighed helplessly, then hit her forehead hard: "Don't get me wrong, I have no interest in you. The girls in my family are much prettier than you. If I have to give you a grade, you'd only be passing."

"Not as pretty and cute as my Bianca."

The pain on her forehead made Cocolia quickly cover her forehead, and Xiachuanhu's words made her heart skip a beat.

She is actually not as good as a little girl who is only seven or eight years old?

"I've made it very clear, I'm just accepting a symbolic reward. Although you belong to me in name from now on, I won't do anything to you. In the end, the reason I'm helping you is that I don't want to see the children suffer."

"Don't just sit there and let your imagination run wild. Don't confuse me with those parasites. To be honest, it's disgusting. Please wait until I leave before you try to please yourself or satisfy yourself."

Back in front of Cocolia, Xia Chuanhu took out his cell phone and made a call.

After a short pause——

[This is truly a rare visitor, Lord God]

Otto's voice rang out from the external cell phone.

【Is there anything I can do for you? 】

"Well, let me ask you something. There should be a lot of orphanages under the Tianming banner, right?"