Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

While pinching Raven's soft shoulders, Shi Hen couldn't help but fall into doubt.

“Then you should work harder.”

Raven's tone became serious.

“…I’m only sixteen years old.”

Shi Hen brought up his age again.

"In our place, people already have boyfriends and girlfriends at the age of sixteen."

Raven pouted.

Not to mention dating, there are people who do even more extreme things.

Of course, these are not suitable to teach children.

She still hoped that Shi Hen could take his relationship seriously.

"...Sister Natasha, have you eaten yet? I'll go downstairs and give you some."

Shi Hen could only choose to change the subject.

Although the dinner he prepared for Kiana was quite large, the girl was not an easy eater and responded perfectly to the call of the Clean Plate Campaign.

"Okay, remember to add eggs and ham."

Raven smacked her lips, she also missed the boy's craftsmanship.

Although the restaurant chef can make food that is many times more delicious than Shihen’s, but... the taste of home is incomparable to any chef.

"Got it."

Shi Hen ran away in a hurry.

Chapter 70: Farewell and a New Beginning

Jinguan Station, at dusk.

The station is a suitable place for parting, especially when combined with dusk.

There is still half an hour left.

Sitting on a chair in the waiting room, Kiana glanced at the report on the big screen, silently calculating the time of separation in her mind, and there was inevitably a bit of regret in her eyes when she looked at the young man next to her.

Happy times always pass faster, and in the blink of an eye she had already been in Jinguan for three days.

Dining with friends, shopping, playing games... everything she had thought about but couldn't do during her wandering journey, she did with Shi Hen in the past few days.

It is no exaggeration to say that the three days in Jinguan were the happiest days she had spent on her journey, which were as glorious as when she solved the Honkai incident and saved other people's lives.

Occasionally, she also wanted to live a life like an ordinary person.

But when she thought of her old dad who had mysteriously disappeared, and the people in the world who were suffering because of the collapse, how could she stop?

Moreover, although to her, Shi Hen was the only friend who could play with her like this.

But to the boy, he is just one of his countless friends, right?

As she thought about it, Kiana secretly glanced at Shi Hen. Seeing the expression on his face that remained the same as usual, she couldn't help but feel lost.

The station was always noisy, but there was an eerie silence between the two of them, as if there was a thick barrier between them.

"Qiana, do you think we will have a chance to meet again in the future?"

Suddenly, Shi Hen broke the silence and said.

There was no other way. He had been waiting for so long, but Kiana remained silent, so he had to push the plot forward.

His relationship with Kiana will never stop here!

"I guess, it won't happen..."

Kiana said in a low voice, looking at the large screen hanging on the wall of the waiting room.

She didn't want to give such an answer, but it was the only answer she could give.

After this farewell, her footsteps will continue to move towards the distance, but Shi Hen is not a rootless wanderer.

It is already a rare miracle that we met in Sicily and then reunited in China.

Although she understood all this in her heart, Kiana didn't want Shi Hen to disappear from her life so easily, just like the other people she met during her journey.

That would be too uncomfortable.

When they first met, she could still regard the time mark as an expectation for the future, which gave her more motivation to continue her journey.

But as their relationship gradually deepened, and she realized that they would hardly see each other again after this separation, she felt as if something was strangling her heart, and she couldn't help feeling uncomfortable and couldn't get rid of it.

Just like the fine sand in the desert, the harder you try to hold it, the faster it slips through your fingers.

“I see…” After hearing the girl’s words, Shi Hen sighed for a long time, and after a long silence, he asked, “Qiana, why did you embark on this journey?”

"Ok?"

Kiana looked at the boy in confusion.

“Whenever a person chooses to pack his bags, he is either pursuing an ideal or searching for something.”

Shi Hen said quietly.

"…Then which type do you think I am?"

Her expression froze for a moment, then Kiana asked the boy with a smile.

"I don't see the brilliance of ideals in your eyes."

Shi Hen shook his head.

"Is it so obvious..."

The smile on Kiana's face disappeared, and her tone dropped involuntarily.

"You can never hide anything on your face." Shi Hen said with a smile, "Just like now."

As he spoke, the boy reached out and pressed the corners of the girl's mouth, then lifted them up with a little force.

Then a smile appeared on the girl's face again.

"Stop it."

Kiana slapped the boy's hand away and turned her head away with her cheeks slightly red.

"As for Kiana, you look better when you smile."

Shi Hen sighed.

"...How can I possibly laugh at a time like this?"

Kiana said dejectedly, her voice no longer having the energy and vitality it usually had.

Although she has traveled across half the world and is a true hero in the face of collapse, she is only fifteen years old.

She also wants to make some friends and do various things with them.

Especially after meeting Time Scar.

If she had never seen the light, she could still endure the darkness.

But now that she has caught the light, how can she let go so easily?

But... she is the one who is chasing the footsteps of Honkai, and cannot drag irrelevant people into that crazy world of Honkai.

The girl was in a dilemma.

"Kiana, will you go to North America in the future?"

Taking a deep breath, Shi Hen asked.

According to the setting, he has now passed the Anti-Entropy interview assessment and will report to North America soon to become a glorious Anti-Entropy warrior.

Well, start as an ordinary mecha pilot.

This time, he will compete fairly with Bronya and others to fight for the title of Walter and the Herrscher of Reason.

Although the other party would have to wait a few months before officially joining Anti-Entropy, and had an Anti-Entropy executor as a mother at the beginning, the girl had never even thought that she would become Walter.

But it doesn’t matter. If Bronya doesn’t have a dream, then he will help her establish one.

On the road to becoming Walter, he will not let himself be alone.

"what?"

Looking up at the boy, Kiana's mouth opened slightly, her face full of confusion.

When did they talk about North America?

"Just like this time. If you can still reach North America, we will meet again." Shi Hen said with a smile, and extended a little finger to the girl, "But by then, it will be my turn to find you."

This time it was Kiana who responded to his call and rushed to Jinguan from southern Shenzhou.

"That's a deal!" Kiana subconsciously hooked the boy's fingers, and then she realized what happened. She couldn't help but ask, "You want to go to North America? Why?"

"Kiana, do you believe that the world we see is just an appearance?"

Shaking his head without explaining, Shi Hen asked the girl questions instead.

Facing the boy's overly calm eyes, Kiana wanted to ask him if he had been exposed to Honkai, but after thinking for a moment, she shook her head slightly and chose to give up.

For those who do not possess talent, knowing too much about things related to the collapse is harmful rather than helpful, and may even lead to disaster.

Keeping the collapse out of human sight is the best protection for ordinary people.

So, in response to the boy's words, Kiana just tried to speak in a curious tone: "What do you mean?"

As soon as the words came out, the girl's heart couldn't help but rise.

She hoped that Shi Hen could give that answer.

That way, at least she wouldn't have to bear the darkness alone.

If the other person has talent, she might even gain a comrade who can be trusted.

She has fought alone for too long.

But contrary to the girl's expectations, Shi Hen just retracted his gaze and shook his head: "Nothing. Just pretend that I didn't say anything."

According to his character, he cannot reveal information related to Honkai to irrelevant outsiders.

But as an ordinary person who had just come into contact with Honkai not long ago, Shi Hen should feel fear and uneasiness about this bizarre and strange world.

So he tried to talk to the people around him, but he just couldn't confess it all.

This kind of entanglement and pain is exactly what he is carrying at this moment.

If Kiana could recall this moment in the future, she would probably understand what kind of pressure he was under.

Of course, with the heart and intelligence of the white-haired ball, the other party will most likely never understand.

But even so, Shi Hen still had to make this gesture.

This is his professionalism as an actor.

Kiana: "..."

So what exactly are you referring to!?

She felt like she was about to go crazy.

"Qiana, I won't ask you what you are looking for, but at least..." Shi Hen took a deep breath and his expression became serious. "No matter what time, you must protect yourself."

This is the advice a friend should give.

Facing the boy's extremely serious eyes, Kiana couldn't help but be stunned, then smiled and nodded gently: "...Yes, I will."

"Then, I hope you can get what you want and find the treasure you want." Shi Hen said softly, picking up the backpack that the girl had placed aside, "Also... the train has arrived."

"..."

Seeing the words on the screen change to "Checking", Kiana's mood, which had just improved a little, suddenly fell to the bottom.

Parting always comes unexpectedly.

"Anyway, see you in North America, Kiana."

Shi Hen said with a smile.