I already said this is not a life simulator!

With one punch, he broke the arm of the warrior who was blocking his way. Qianjie was screaming and roaring. A glittering pendant hung on his chest. The style was somewhat similar to the strange mask on his face, but more refined, and it also had some flame patterns on it, as if it was burning.

The golden notes jumped quietly, but seemed very faint, because the moment they appeared, the notes would turn into the shape of "flame" and provide power for Qianjie.

Fire… Fire!!! Only this! Can show his current mood! His current anger!

"He volunteered, Qianjie."

"Voluntary? Voluntary?! Do you guys (expletive) believe this kind of nonsense?!"

"It's all for humanity, Qianjie."

“Hehe…hahaha…hahahahahaha!!!”

Qianjie suddenly sneered, and in the end he laughed wildly, but there was no smile in his eyes under the mask, only resentment, only anger that was about to turn into substance... rage.

"Let you go (expletive) (expletive)!!! If you dare to use that excuse to tell me again, I guarantee... I guarantee! You will definitely die!!!"

"Now! Get out of here! I won't cause any trouble to you! I just want those disgusting guys to get out of those comfortable places! Stomp their faces in the mud!! Sprinkle their blood on the ground!!!"

"Qianjie...you know, this is not allowed..."

The soldiers looked embarrassed.

"I say it again, get out of here!!!"

The notes turned into "flames" and the scorching heat spread out, as if to ignite everything around them.

"Qianjie... please stop."

Softly, it is a voice full of sadness.

"Aponya... Aponya!!! Are you in cahoots with them?!"

“Qianjie, please don’t move forward. This is… inevitable. It is an inevitable outcome. It is also his choice.”

"Huh?! You want to... stop me?!"

"Yes, I must do this in order to... reach the [end]."

Aponia lowered her eyes and gently grasped the cross pendant on her chest...it seemed to be a new pendant.

“Haha…hahaha…hahahahaha!!! Are you going to tell me next that you had foreseen his ending, that you had foreseen all of this?!”

"……Yes."

"Then why don't you stop him?! You said you would always keep your eyes on him, so why are you not willing to do something for him?! Why are you still indifferent now?!"

"To reach that...happy [end]."

“(expletive)!!! You clearly foresaw all this!!! You clearly knew it would turn out like this!!! Why didn’t you do anything!!!”

"... [Please] be quiet, Qianjie."

"How dare you!!! Use that [thing] to restrain me?! You're still holding the thing he gave you! How dare you use that [thing] to! Restrain me?!!"

"This is a necessary [Precept], Qianjie."

"Ah! Bo! Nia! You deserve to die!!!"

"........."

Looking at Qianjie who was bound in place by the [Precepts] and could only rage helplessly, Aponia's eyelids drooped slightly, and the sadness in her pupils overflowed. The hand holding the cross pendant unconsciously exerted force, almost squeezing the pendant into her flesh.

…………

"Kill us all if you can, Kevin."

A soldier sneered at the white-haired man in front of him. Even though his whole body was burned and there were still pieces of ice on the corners of his eyebrows, he couldn't stop his mocking smile.

"I won't do that. Your side effects have disappeared. Now the Fire Moth is willing to accept you as warriors again and fight for humanity again."

"Hahaha... stop joking. "Fire Moths"? What the hell are those idiots?! They're still talking about fighting for humanity... What qualifications do they have to say that?! Aren't you the ones fighting on the front lines? Aren't we?!"

The wounded warrior staggered to his feet... and together with many other warriors like him, he took a difficult step forward.

"And... Kevin, don't you think about it? Do the Fire Moths really still regard us as human beings? Do they really still regard us as [human beings]? When we were fused with the warriors, the operation just failed. They announced to the public that we were all dead, and then threw us into that dark place called "The Deep" and left us to fend for ourselves! They let us be tortured by the side effects of the operation until we had a mental breakdown! And then we were silent in pain!"

“If it weren’t for his [Song], I, we, wouldn’t even be able to stand here and talk to you right now! Oh, no… If it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t even be able to come out. We would probably just die in obscurity at some point, let alone come to see you, haha… Sorry, I said something really ridiculous, haha…”

"And do you know? When we came back, what were the expressions of our relatives and comrades when they saw us?! They were not happy, but only surprised and panicked! They just thought that we [resurrected] due to some kind of Honkai, and never thought of the possibility that we were still alive!"

"When they saw us, they even showed...hostility and fear? Can you imagine? How we felt at that time?"

"........."

Kevin was silent.

"And then? Do you know what I heard from them?"

"They are wondering, questioning, and worrying about whether Xi Wang has done something again. As a Herrscher, does Xi Wang have any other abilities? For example, resurrecting the dead?"

“Haha…hahahaha!!! Do you know how we felt when we heard the rejection and disgust in their words, and heard their words full of certainty that [Xi Wang is the Herrscher]?!”

"Do you know what we were thinking when we learned that the Fire Moth identified Dawn as the Herrscher?!"

"We just want to kill those bastards!! Then we want to blow away this useless and unappreciative "Fire Moth"!!!"

"And... you still have the nerve to mention side effects? Look at you! Didn't he solve your side effects?! Which of our side effects wasn't solved by him?! But what about you?! How did you treat him?! Throw him on the moon? I heard that you already built a [prison] on the moon... Haha, you're really shameless, you've had this plan for a long time, right?"

"........."

Kevin was silent.

"Since you are his friend, we don't want to embarrass you... and you are much stronger than us, so we can't beat you."

The soldiers' gazes lingered on Kevin's chest for a moment, and then they spoke slowly.

There was a sword-shaped brooch left there, side by side with the medal given by "Fire Moth"...that was what Xiwang left for Kevin.

"But if you still want to stop us... we are not afraid."

"Anyway, we have all been declared dead by the Fire Moth. If it weren't for his song, we wouldn't be able to come back... It's okay to sacrifice ourselves like this."

"But revenge against those stupid (expletive) is what we have to do, and in the end ... we will bring him back."

"So, Kevin, get out of the way."

"……no."

Kevin closed his eyes and was silent for a while. Then he opened his calm and determined eyes again, shook his head gently, and spoke slowly.

"The place where you should go is the battlefield, and the place where you should fight is the front line, not... here."

"He has already paid the price for this and sacrificed himself for this. I...can't let his efforts go to waste."

"He wants to help you, and wants you to fight for humanity again, so I won't kill you. But... I also won't allow you to point your hostility and blades at humans. This is what he doesn't want to see."

"It's all about humanity."

Kevin said softly, as if informing himself.

"Everything... is for humanity."

He repeated it once more, as if to reassure himself.

But... the more he chewed on it, the more he rejected this sentence... There was no reason, it was just simple... a little disgust.

But he couldn't stop, nor could he waver.

…………

"Kosmo...Kosmo! Calm down a little! Don't let your emotions consume you!"

"Hen, Dobia, I don't understand... I don't understand! Why did the "Fire Moth" become like this? ! Why did the "Fire Moth" do this? ! "

Kosmo, who had completely turned into a "monster" due to the "man-made collapse", roared in a hoarse voice.

"Did he do anything wrong?! Did he hurt anyone?! Why did you exile him based on some unfounded suspicion?! And on the moon! That deserted place! That place with only darkness and coldness?!"

"Shouldn't he be a hero? He saved so many people! He helped the Eighth Herrscher a lot, he solved the Ninth Herrscher, and even us! He even solved the side effects on us!!! At least he made us look less inhuman... Isn't he a hero? Isn't he worthy of praise? Isn't he worthy of respect and love?!"

"Why? Why?! On what basis?! "Fire Moth" wants to exile him?! And those people, he clearly helped them and even saved their relatives, why do they doubt him for a few inexplicable reasons?! What reason does "Fire Moth" have to question him?!"

"Didn't the "Fire Moth" fight for humanity? Didn't it exist to fight the Honkai? Then why... why did they treat him like this? ! How did the "Fire Moth" become like this? ! "

Kosmo's appearance became more and more ferocious, and his voice became more and more vague and violent.

"Kosmo..."

Desdobia opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"Dobia, I don't understand... I really don't understand why things turned out like this?!"

Kosmo's voice was filled with sorrow.

"Because he could become a Herrscher... that's all, Kosmo."

Hen's voice was full of helplessness and sighs.

"He himself said that he was willing to do this...all for the sake of humanity."

"...Hen, look at us now, can we still be considered human beings?"

Kosmo carefully protected the pendant on his chest. Even though it became distorted due to the "artificial collapse", he still kept the ornament... because it was the pendant Xiwang left for him, a pair with Desdobia.

"Does the "Fire Moth" really regard us as human beings?"

"........."

Hen couldn't answer, and didn't know how to answer.

…………

boom!

The door to Mobius's laboratory was knocked open again.

"Hey, dead snake."

"Oh, it's Qianjie~ How come you have the leisure to come to my place? And...can't you knock on the door properly next time? Every time you come, my door breaks, which is very distressing."

"Who the hell cares about you so much?"

"Alright, alright. I didn't ask you to pay any compensation. Hmm... But from the looks of you, are you in trouble? It's really interesting. How could a mighty Qianjie be unable to defeat someone? What's the matter? Did you go to fight Kevin? Or... was it Abonnie..."

"If you dare mention that name I will tear you to pieces right now."

"If you can do it, then give it a try~"

"........."

"Hmph... Qianjie, if you want to ask for help, you should act like one. Don't be so arrogant."

Mebius withdrew his gaze and said casually while sorting out the data.

"…I need surgery."

"Oh? Interesting... You're already so strong, but you still want power?"

"not enough!"

Qianjie growled.

"This...is not enough! I need the power to tear them all apart. I want to pull them out of their comfortable places, stomp their heads into the ground, and let them writhe on the ground like maggots! And...and that guy...that indifferent guy...A! Bonny! Ya!"

"... Humph, don't act crazy here, or I'll kick you out."

Mebius frowned and said instead.

"I can help you with the surgery. After all, I'm very curious about how much stronger you can become. As for what you want to do afterwards, I don't care. But... you should know that if you want something, you have to pay for it, right? Qianjie?"

The corners of Mebius' mouth slightly raised, and his snake-like pupils narrowed quietly, revealing a dangerous look.

"So...what are you going to give me in exchange?"

"this."

Qianjie grabbed his chest, his five fingers pierced into his skin, and blood quietly seeped out... That was where his heart was.

"Ok?"

"You've been interested in this for a long time, right? I'll trade this with you! Is it enough?!"

"Hehe...hahaha...that's enough! It seems that you really care about him, Qianjie~"

"Shut up!"