Speedrun Collapse!

——It’s not you. Wait, what’s going on with these tears?

"Brother, does my question bother you?"

I haven't done anything yet, why are you crying!

[You are talking nonsense. It is because you did nothing that the girl was hurt by you! ]

What the hell?

The total time I spent with her was no more than five minutes. What else can we do with this kind of relationship?

[Oh, about this... Let's take a look at the universal character introduction template first. ]

After hearing this, two character introduction templates suddenly popped up in front of Lin Yu.

【Name: Wendy】

[Identity: Former A-rank Valkyrie, Herrscher of the Wind in this era, your junior sister.]

【当前好感度：51......52......53......54......55......】

[Note: Don't doubt it, it's beating that fast. When you just met, the number was 45.]

As for the second character template, Lin Yu felt something was even more wrong.

[Name: Fu Hua (Hua)]

[Identity: One of the Thirteen Heroes of the previous era, the Red Kite Immortal of Shenzhou, the A-level Valkyrie of the previous destiny, your master, the Herrscher of Knowledge of this era, one of the high-ranking officials of Shenzhou.]

[Current Favorability: 75+30]

[Note: Little-known fact: Normally, the upper limit of favorability should be 100.]

Let's not talk about Wendy for now. You said that normally the upper limit of favorability is 100. Doesn't that mean...

[The favorability is off the charts. 】

No, wait, are Fu Hua and I really that close?

Your numbers are too messed up.

[Host, you need to understand one thing. ]

[This favorability is not based on how good your relationship is in your eyes, but on the other party’s attitude towards you. 】

[In Fu Hua's eyes, although she taught you the Taixu Sword Qi, it was precisely because of this that you had the capital to step into a more dangerous battlefield.]

[The woman who had been deceiving you about her true identity, after realizing that her original action of wanting to protect you had instead accelerated your death, her inner guilt would naturally become a burden on her heart, thus breaking down her defenses bit by bit.]

What can I say, I really did almost nothing.

【If you say that, just tell me whether you kissed her or not. 】

[Also, Fu Hua was asleep at the time, but the Herrscher of Consciousness, who had already shown signs of waking up, had already recorded this incident.]

[Since the Herrscher of Knowledge knew about this, Fu Hua also knew about this through the Herrscher of Knowledge.]

【so--】

That's enough. I don't want to hear it anymore.

[Hehehe, I won’t talk about this system anymore. ]

[We just climbed up Mount Taixu, and this system discovered that this is the Shura Field from the beginning.]

[Host, you have never let this system down. ]

If possible, I would like to disappoint you more times in this regard.

"Wendy, I don't know what kind of person you think I am, but I have to tell you something."

After breaking free from the girl's arms, Lin Yu looked at Wendy with tears in her eyes helplessly, and spoke to her very gently.

"I'm not a perfect person, and I'm not even a good person in a broad sense. You don't have to have excessive feelings for me just because I did something casually."

"But......"

Hearing Lin Yu's confusing words, Wendy wiped away her tears and said to Lin Yu in confusion.

"Everyone at the Destiny Headquarters thinks you're a good person who fights against Honkai at all costs."

"Besides, you actually saved me once, after all..."

"—you could have killed me that day."

"Regarding this point, I think it's better for you not to trust others too much."

At this time, Lin Yu squatted down slightly and looked at the girl in front of him very seriously.

“It’s sometimes not a good idea to trust too much in people you don’t know at all.”

"I think, after going through so much, you should understand what I mean by this."

"Wendy."

Looking at Wendy who still wanted to continue to pester Lin Yu at this time, Fu Hua finally suppressed her emotions and said to Wendy lightly.

"You go down the mountain first. Your brother and I have something to discuss."

"I understand."

Listening to Fu Hua's words at this time, Wendy looked at Lin Yu reluctantly, and chose to jump directly from Taixu Mountain, floating in the air with the power of the Herrscher of the Wind and began to descend.

At this time, Lin Yu, who finally had to be alone with Fu Hua, looked at the woman in front of him with a complicated expression, and finally spoke out this name.

"Long time no see, Master."

"...Actually, you don't have to call me that."

Hearing Lin Yu's address to her, Fu Hua shook her head slightly, with a bitter smile on her face.

"Even if I hadn't taught you the Taixu Sword Qi and Cunxin Fist, you would still have achieved what you have now."

"And, after hearing what you said to Wendy, I'm sure of one thing."

"Lin Yu, in fact, you have never been disturbed by Yu Duchen's power..."

“—No, it’s more than that.”

"Perhaps you knew from the beginning that I was Otto's thug and what Otto was going to do."

I can't hide it.

[Yes, I can’t hide it. ]

[After all, Fu Hua is just honest, not really stupid. ]

Yes, there was a stereotype before, which led to a huge deviation in her and Otto's perception of me.

And now, after I have revealed so many of my cards and taken so many actions, as long as Fu Hua calms down and thinks about the details of our past interactions, it will be easy for her to see through my past disguises.

And at this moment, seeing that Lin Yu did not say any negative words, the bitterness on Fu Hua's face suddenly became even more severe.

"Sure enough, my guess was correct."

"That's why I said that you don't have to obey the Herrscher's request and call me Master."

"I have been a traitor from the beginning. I betrayed the expectations of the principal and Major Himeko. I infiltrated your side as a spy from Otto's side, preparing to take action for the awakening of the Herrscher of the Sky."

"Even if I taught you the Taixu Sword Qi and Cunxin Fist during this process, it was only out of self-satisfaction. I wanted to use this method to make up for the guilt in my heart."

Facing Fu Hua's words of self-blame at this time, Lin Yu naturally moved closer to the other's body.

“Perhaps, these are all facts.”

"But I did benefit from Master. It is also true that I became stronger because of Master and can finally protect more people."

"You are undoubtedly my mentor. There is no doubt about that in my opinion."

"benefit?"

“Ha…hahaha…hahahahahaha…”

Listening to Lin Yu's words in defense of himself, Fu Hua suddenly burst out laughing.

However, Lin Yu, who was listening to this laughter, heard a bit of helplessness, a bit of misery, and eight bits of guilt and self-blame in this laughter.

"What do you mean by benefits?"

"Does it mean that after you obtain the Taixu Sword Qi and Cunxin Fist, you can fight the Collapse more recklessly?"

The woman in front of him was clearly smiling, but Lin Yu did not feel happy when he saw the sad smile on her face.

Although Fu Hua was smiling on the surface at this time, from the time he and Fu Hua met until now, in Lin Yu's eyes, Fu Hua had actually been "crying".

He really couldn't understand it. He had obviously gained a lot of benefits from Fu Hua, but the other party showed such a disturbing self-condemnation.

[What's so hard to understand? This is the market situation these days.]

[When bad people commit evil, they ask, "What did I do wrong?" When good people fail to do things well, they will not only condemn themselves, but others will also come out to condemn the good people.]

[No matter which dimension it is, the good guys are always responsible for suffering losses, while the bad guys are responsible for enjoying themselves, so this system thinks...]

You don't want me to lose my bottom line and become a beast, do you?

[Yes, otherwise, you can see it from Otto. ]

[He did a lot of beastly things, but some people ignored them and tried to whitewash him.]

[Look at Walter again, who worked so hard to save the world that his body was covered in bruises, but ended up being scolded to death for not managing his men well. ]

In fact, I think that it is not something worthy of praise that Old Yang did not manage Cocolia well.

[Yes, but the current market situation is like this. If you do evil, you will be praised to the sky, and if you do good things but don’t do them thoroughly, you will be trampled into the gutter. Facing such a market situation, your choice is of course -]

Who wants to be a beast without bottom line?

Looking at Fu Hua who was still blaming herself, Lin Yu said to the system unhappily.

I would rather be a person with a bottom line who worries about trivial matters than be a beast who feels at ease after harming others.

Maybe the latter would be really cool, but the education my parents gave me destined me to never choose the latter evil path.

It doesn’t matter if Master can’t figure out what she has done. I will help her understand what she has done.

[Oh oh oh, is it coming? Your best mouth cannon tactics! ]

Is there a possibility that I am just going to tell the truth?

"Master, I came here today hoping to have a good chat with you, but to be honest, I am very disappointed."

Looking at Fu Hua, whose eyes flashed with a hint of astonishment, Lin Yu said to Fu Hua with a bad look.

"Master is the Red Kite Immortal who protects Shenzhou. He is the pioneer who survived to this day carrying the faith of his companions in the previous era. He is also the mentor who taught me the magic skills and found the magic weapon for me."

"Why do you feel guilty about all the good things you've done?"

"From the past to the present, you have protected countless humans, helped humans defeat countless monsters, and become one of the most dazzling heroes in the world. You have done so many good things, can it be that..."

"——Shouldn't you be proud?"

[Yes, look at what our apprentice said! ]

[What did I do wrong, Fu Hua? I did nothing wrong! ]

[Alas, the disciple still loves the master - let me out! I want to talk to my disciple! ]

To shut up!

After angrily scolding the struggling consciousness in her body, Fu Hua looked at Lin Yu with a more complicated look.

"Lin Yu, maybe in your eyes, I am indeed such a person."

"But the way everyone looks at other people is completely different from the way they look at themselves."

"I failed to complete the plan left by my companions in the past, and caused the death of other companions who were traveling with me."

"And since then, as a pioneer, I have not been able to lead others forward. I can only use the power I gained from my companions and the lowest level of violence to prevent the evil deeds of Honkai."

"Even until the end, I failed to teach and protect my disciples well, causing myself and my disciples to face some sufferings that we shouldn't have to face."

"In your eyes, I am the world-famous Red Kite Immortal, but in my own eyes..."

“Maybe I have always been a loser.”

[How on earth do you, Herrscher, talk like that! ]

[I, Fu Hua, tried my best to solve the collapse. Could it be that I could have predicted that the fire plan left by those guys would go wrong? ]