Collapse, I save everything alone

Although Xilin chose to stand on the side of destroying humanity because of her own experience, she still retains her independent consciousness in essence.

Well, actually if you think carefully, most of the Herrschers of this generation have retained their self-awareness.

Even Anna almost held out against the Herrscher's will until the end.

In short, since the other party does not show a strong desire to destroy, negotiations are possible.

At this stage, she... was probably just like Shibao, both of them were born not long ago.

The difference is that Fu Hua's 50,000 years of memory completely "brainwashed" the Herrscher of Consciousness, while the girl in front of him has only accepted the memory of more than ten years, and her self-awareness is still unclear.

"……What are you doing here?"

The black-haired girl asked calmly.

The human who appeared in front of him was not infected and corroded by the Honkai energy like other humans and turned into a dead soldier.

"Because you're here, of course."

Mingyu answered simply.

"Are you here for Raiden Mei?"

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly and questioned.

From Mei Raiden's memory, she knew that there were large organizations called Destiny and Anti-Entropy in this world.

The human in front of him named Mingyu might be from one of them.

What are they planning to do by looking for Raiden Mei?

Do you plan to capture her and conduct research on her?

The first two Herrschers, the Herrscher of Reason and the Herrscher of Void, seemed to have experienced this process and were once captured by Destiny for research. The second Herrscher even suffered inhuman torture for a long time.

But she has no intention of repeating the same mistake. She will destroy anyone who tries to harm her with the thunder in her hand.

"I can't say there are no factors in this regard, but... it's more because of you."

"……I?"

The girl raised her head in confusion.

"You're not Raiden Mei...right? You two need to be separated."

During Bronya's experience, she once said that she was not Raiden Mei.

That's right. What controls this body now is the will of the stigmata that was born from the stigmata that were fully awakened during this Honkai explosion.

Well, in essence, it’s probably similar to the relationship between Xier and Heixi, both are twins.

But Mei obviously doesn't have the natural talent for awakening the stigmata like Seele, otherwise her father wouldn't have implanted the Conquest Gem into her to prolong her life.

Therefore, in her past life, there was no other consciousness accompanying her.

It was not until the outbreak of the collapse planned by Cocolia that the full birth of the Holy Mark Will was achieved.

She took the place of Mei Raiden who was unable to bear it all and endured the guidance of the Honkai Will. She took control of the power of the Herrscher of Lightning and considered herself the third Herrscher.

"..."

The girl nodded, then shook her head and said:

"So, what do you want to say?"

Here comes the point.

Mingyu smiled and said:

"…I think we might be able to become friends."

"……friend?"

The girl murmured.

Mei Raiden never had any real friends in the past.

As the daughter of ME Company, there is never a shortage of people around her who want to be her friends.

But those who surrounded her were nothing but flatterers who wanted to use the fact that they were once her friends to gain benefits for themselves.

After the eldest lady's halo faded, they instantly disappeared from Raiden Mei's side.

So, that coward has never had any real friends.

This may be the desire hidden too deep in Mei's heart, but it is also her idea which she had just been born.

"..."

The girl was silent for a moment.

She was thinking in her heart - was this the truth or a false lie.

Her ability to control electromagnetic fields allows her to easily destroy anything, but she is powerless when faced with the truth or falsehood of a few words.

She hoped it was true, but she was also afraid it was false.

Taking a deep breath, she used the power of the Herrscher to create a purple sword and pointed it at Mingyu:

"...That depends on whether you are qualified, human."

Fighting is the simplest way to test.

Whether he is bragging or not can be tested through fighting.

If it was just a false lie, I would not be able to endure the torture brought by the battle.

"Happy to accompany you."

Mingyu nodded slightly and placed his hand on the spiritual sword Sakura Fubuki at his waist.

——In fact, he could have chosen to find Kiana who was still in the academy first and then face the Herrscher of Thunder together.

Because she doesn't have her own name yet, Mingyu will just call her "Sister Lei Lu" for now.

The reason why Mingyu came here alone before Kiana was because he wanted to try to make some changes.

Since he had decided to join St. Freya's Academy to participate in the "main storyline", he did not intend to watch everything develop according to the original timeline.

After all, although the original story finally reached the ending of defeating the end, the journey was filled with many regrets.

On the Herrscher side, there were Wendy, who died after Cocolia took away her Desire Gem, and Anna, who struggled to resist the Ice Law until her consciousness was annihilated...

Of course, there is also Aunt Himeko who sacrificed herself because of Otto's conspiracy.

Maybe he could do something to change that future filled with sacrifice.

If possible, he hopes to save more people.

Of course, those things will happen in the future, some time from now. For now, let’s focus on Sister Lei Lu who is very close to us.

——The stigmata personality of Mei Raiden will not have as good an ending in the future as the other stigmata personality, Kuroki.

She carries most of the Herrscher's power, and according to the original timeline, she will sacrifice herself one day in the future so that Mei can become a complete Herrscher of Thunder again.

However! In Mingyu's opinion, there is still a lot of regret in this.

After all, to be honest, in the original timeline, it was Kiana who saved Sister Lei Lu on the rooftop, not Mei who had fallen asleep at this time.

Sister Lei Lu gave up her mission to destroy humanity because of Kiana, but later on, Kiana hardly cared about the personality of this Herrscher, and even felt a little disgusted with her.

Perhaps, because she was afraid of the Konglu personality in her body, she also felt some hostility towards the Leilu personality.

So, why can't we... find a world line where Sister Lei Lu also survives and they coexist like Hei Xi and Xier?

If you're going to do it, do it big.

To avoid future misfortunes, start now.

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

Near Changkong City, an aerial battleship is rushing here quickly.

"How long will it take to reach Changkong City?"

A mature red-haired woman asked the adjutant beside her.

"Report, it will take about fifteen minutes to reach Changkong City."

The bespectacled adjutant answered truthfully.

"Fifteen minutes? Well, I should probably get ready."

Ji Zi nodded, handed over the task of commanding the warship to her adjutant, and left the command room.

Outside the command room, a petite white-haired girl was already waiting there.

Although she looks like just a young child, the huge cross standing behind her clearly reveals her extraordinary identity.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Himeko."

"...I didn't expect that Theresa would also participate in this mission."

Ji Zi touched her hair helplessly.

After being picked up by her adjutant on Hyperion, she discovered that the leader of the Far East branch was also on board the ship.

"Of course. This time the mission is to capture the Third Herrscher alive. It would be a bit difficult to rely on just your Fifth Squad, Himeko, right?"

Theresa said seriously:

"If you want to capture the Herrscher alive, my Judas is of course the most reliable helper."

As a binding key, the cross that possesses the power to restrain Honkai energy is indeed an indispensable force in the capture operation.

"Also, call me Principal outside!"

"Yes, yes, yes... I haven't seen a true Herrscher either. Or rather, you are the only one on this ship who has seen one since the second Honkai Impact, right?"

Himeko teased.

The last major collapse occurred more than a decade ago.

"…I'm not the only one, there's another one."

Theresa shook her head.

"Hmm? Who else..."

Before Ji Zi could finish her words, another woman appeared at the end of the corridor.

As she came over she said:

"Principal, we will soon arrive in Changkong City. Please prepare for battle as soon as possible."

The person who came was Fu Hua. She had already put on the Valkyrie armor and was ready to go into battle at any time.

Although she is nominally only an A-rank Valkyrie, Ji Zi, who has practiced with her several times, knows that she is far from being as simple as she appears.

At least, her strength far surpassed that of herself, who was also an A-rank Valkyrie.

Ji Zi: "This can be considered as the full deployment of our Saint Freya's elite troops, right? Is it necessary to mobilize so many troops?"

"...The Herrscher incident deserves such full attention."

Fu Hua pushed up her glasses and continued:

"In fact, after the headquarters learned about the appearance of the Third Herrscher, the Bishop also arranged for an S-rank Valkyrie to rush here."

Chapter 12: Training Partner

"This is... Beichen Itdaoliu."

Just after Mingyu began to spar with Sister Leilu, Yaezakura suddenly spoke in his mind.

The ancient Far Eastern martial art, Hokushin Ittoryu, is a sword technique created by the famous Far Eastern swordsman Hokushin Mei in the past. Even she, a shrine maiden living in the remote Yae Village, has heard of it before.

In this kind of sword fighting on the battlefield, every move is aimed at depriving the opponent of his fighting power and ending the battle quickly and without injury.

Although it may not have much effect on those huge Honkai beasts, it will have a huge advantage when dealing with human-sized opponents like Mingyu.

"Is she a descendant of the Beichen lineage? Judging from her skilled posture... I think she has probably reached the level of being able to pass on all the knowledge."

Yaezakura commented.