Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

The little girl said with tears in her eyes.

“…Wenwen, I’m sorry…”

Anna's anger was mostly extinguished by the little girl's innocent tears, and the remaining space was filled with sadness that suddenly emerged. For a moment, she was overwhelmed with grief and gently held her in her arms, as if to find some support for herself.

"It's all my fault. I'm too weak and useless... If only I had Lady Cecilia, if I had the power of Yulan Dell..."

"Lin Weijun, wait a moment."

The little girl came out to disrupt the situation; Yaezakura, who had been living in the stigmata space, also spoke for the first time.

"Perhaps Miss Anna has her own difficulties?"

"...Ying, why are you speaking for her?"

Lin Wei was at a loss all of a sudden.

But since she said so, Lin Wei reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart and asked patiently,

"Anna, what do you want to do? Is now the time to act out your temper?"

"I don't want to do anything, you forced me into this!"

Anna shouted angrily without giving in.

"Lin Wei, I hate you!"

"..."

Seeing her hurt expression, Lin Wei's heart suddenly moved, and he understood something. All his dissatisfaction and anger dissipated like smoke, and he sighed,

"Why bother?"

"Heh...you bastard, you always treat me like a fool, and now you want to trick me!"

Seeing Lin Wei's expression, Anna felt even more wronged, tears streaming down her face, her voice choking with anger.

"The Captain doesn't understand Rita. I grew up at headquarters, I understand!"

She ruthlessly exposed Lin Wei's lies.

"If your plan succeeds and the tsunami is truly stopped, as long as she sees this, even without any prior information, she'll still know what to do! There's no need to go through the trouble of passing on information!"

"What about splitting up the troops into two groups... what about tipping off... that doesn't even exist!"

Anna's high-pitched voice sounded like an accusation, full of sadness and anger.

"You're just looking for an excuse to get rid of me! You're trying to make up a reason to lie to me? You can't fool me!"

"Self-righteous... Damn! Liar! Bastard!!"

"You've made up your mind to be a hero, but you want me, a Valkyrie, to become a deserter? How am I supposed to face myself, Rita, and my identity as a 'Valkyrie' in the future?!"

Anna cursed heartily. She had never been so angry towards someone in her life.

"Lin Wei, you have such a cruel heart!"

"..."

Lin Wei was speechless after being scolded, and couldn't even refute.

Rita is such a smart person! As soon as she saw the tsunami being stopped, she immediately understood what she had done and immediately began to respond correctly!

For top teammates like these who can understand each other and cooperate with each other tacitly just by exchanging glances from a distance, why would I need to add anything extra?

It was nothing more than a random excuse to send Anna away, but she ended up exposing it...

How embarrassing!

"Lin Weijun, you messed up~"

Yaezakura said coldly, and although her tone was no different from before, Lin Wei could still faintly hear a hint of gloating.

What is this thing called?

"...Anna, you've become smarter."

Lin Wei smiled helplessly.

"You're the one who treats everyone else like fools!"

Anna refused to give in.

"But I didn't lie to you, Anna."

Lin Wei said seriously,

"There are only three people here who are capable of acting independently. I need a guide to lead me to the most accurate location, and only your captain can take this position!"

"Besides, even if there's no need to inform Rita, what about the other two?"

Lin Wei pointed at the little girl in Anna's arms and her brother who remained silent.

"Someone needs to get these two to a safe place, right? Besides you, a Valkyrie, who else can take on this mission?"

"I know, of course I know... As a Valkyrie, it's my duty to lead them to a safe place..."

Anna immediately removed all the thorns and cried bitterly.

"I also know that what I'm doing now is willful, excessive, and inappropriate. It's also very annoying and disgraceful to people. It's even more insulting to the identity of a Valkyrie and the Shaniat family name... I know all this... but... I can't stand it!"

She looked at Lin Wei pleadingly and said with tears in her eyes,

"Lin Wei, you're at odds with destiny, with the bishop... You could have done nothing, lived in anonymity... But for me, for us, for the Valkyries who should have been against you, and for strangers like Wenwen, who have nothing to do with you, you take risks again and again..."

"Even because I'm a Valkyrie, you've always been considerate of my feelings. You've never said or done anything to embarrass me... I know all of this, and I'm very grateful..."

"But you've done so much for me, yet I haven't done even the smallest thing for you. Instead, I've only caused you trouble and made things difficult for you—even now!"

"Anna, you don't..."

"Let me finish!"

Lin Wei was about to say something when Anna interrupted him rudely in a somewhat excited manner, so he had to give up for the time being.

"You are the enemy of destiny. As a Valkyrie, as a Shaniat, I cannot betray my identity and cannot go with you. I'm sorry!"

Anna's eyes were filled with tears and she apologized loudly.

Lin Wei was silent; this result was natural, and he would not blame anyone for it.

"But now you're about to do something only you can do, to be a hero, to do something dangerous. At this moment, as Anna, as a... selfish woman, I can't stop you... But can't I even stay by your side and accompany you to the end?"

"Use the God Key like that, and you'll die!"

"Even if you manage to survive... even if you stop the tsunami, there are still so many Honkai beasts. What will you do when you lose your ability to resist? It's terrifying just thinking about it..."

Anna was trembling all over, like a child about to be abandoned, with fear in her sorrow and a heartbreaking pleading in her eyes.

"Lin Wei, please... take me with you, okay?"

"Having one more person by your side gives you a better chance of success, right? Besides, if we run into danger, I can take you away with me, just like when I took Wenwen away with me before. Even if we're truly desperate, I can still..."

Anna stopped talking here, bit her pale lips, and begged helplessly,

"Please, don't abandon me, okay?"

After she finished speaking, Anna felt relieved, and suddenly a memory surfaced. She slowly turned around and looked at Jie'er who was standing not far away, looking at her silently with a complicated expression. Suddenly, she cried out "Wow".

"Captain... I think I understand a little bit about what you said to me in the hospital..."

She trembled a little as she took out the half-heart-shaped pendant that she had carefully kept, which was as clear as the ocean, and said with some sadness and confusion,

"But... whether it's about feelings or responsibility... no matter what I do or what I choose, it seems like it's all wrong!"

Only now did she finally understand what the captain had meant by "giving away half my heart"; he was trying to tear her in two, and no matter which side he touched, the other would torture her to death...

Just like now, if she obeyed Lin Wei's words and took Chen Tianwu and Chen Tianwen away from here and returned to Rita, this was her duty as a Valkyrie, and it was also Lin Wei's intention; but she would probably be tormented by regret and pain for the rest of her life;

And now, she willfully chooses to give Lin Wei her own feelings, wanting to face the impending danger with him - but in this way, is she still a qualified Valkyrie?

She didn't know; she only knew that if she didn't speak out now, she would regret it for the rest of her life...

It was the first time she discovered that the relationship between "Anna" and "Shaniat" was not just a name and surname, but even a dilemma; like two pieces of red-hot coal, no matter which one she held tightly, it would burn her skin.

Anna didn't know why it was like this; however, she was now in this dilemma...

She didn't know what was the right thing for her to do; she only knew that she didn't want to just turn around and leave in the name of "fulfilling her responsibility" when Lin Wei had made such a huge sacrifice.

If that's the case, she might as well die!

So, like a sinner awaiting judgment, she pointed the knife at her throat in a self-destructive manner, and waited helplessly for Lin Wei, the "culprit" who caused all this, to give her the final judgment.

"..."

Seeing her fragile yet stubborn look, Lin Wei felt both headache and heartache.

What is this thing called?

To be honest, Lin Wei was not very confident about this action. He just made the final remedy with the mentality of "fixing the mess he made himself".

He wasn't even sure if he could come back safely; he just wouldn't allow himself to be an irresponsible deserter...

Perhaps Anna grasped the thoughts that were revealed in his mind at that moment; or perhaps the accumulation and sedimentation that had been subtle in his mind during this period was suddenly ignited by this sudden change like a fuse, igniting such a reckless and raging flame, as if he wanted to take out her heart and show it to her.

How did things become like this?

"Captain Jie'er, don't you care?"

Lin Wei felt somewhat helpless and wanted to seek help from relatives and friends outside the venue.

"…How? Help my teammates and partners get justice?"

Jie Er folded his arms across his chest, looking calm and composed.

"Do you think we Valkyries are creatures that need charity from others to survive?"

“…It’s very dangerous!”

Lin Wei was furious.

"Aren't you always worried about Anna and don't want her to get hurt?"

"team leader……"

Anna looked at Jier apologetically, not knowing what to say.

"Hehe... We Valkyries are like stones picked from the mountains and rivers, piled up to form the foundation to support the city of 'human civilization'."

Jier answered irrelevantly.

"The vast majority of 'stones' are like me, becoming only ordinary cornerstones or even paving stones; excavated from the dark mountains and buried in the darkness of the earth, only to extend mankind's roads by an inch and raise the steps of mankind by a centimeter."

"But Anna is different. She's a rough diamond on the mountaintop. Although she's still very young now, after some carving and polishing, she'll one day become the pillar that supports a building!"

Jie Er said firmly,

"Every pillar has its place, every paving stone has its value. I have no complaints. I only wish her to soon hold up her own sky, so that more people won't have to be like ordinary Valkyries like us, consumables, stuffed into the dark underground."

"team leader……"

Anna felt a little ashamed.

"Then you still..."

Lin Wei had a headache.

"But whether we are pillars or paving stones, we are not real stones after all. We are all living human beings."

Jie Er smiled.

"My teammate has such courage. As captain, I do feel sorry for her impulsiveness and immaturity. But as a partner and friend, how can I not respect her wishes?"

"you!"

Lin Wei was speechless and thought that this guy was definitely not from Ragnar's group!

"You'll die!"

Facing such an unreasonable Valkyrie, Lin Wei had no other options. He couldn't just attack her directly, right?

"So what? It's a bit regrettable, but isn't this the fate of us stepping stones? As for Anna..."

Jie Er shook his head helplessly and changed the subject.

"Besides, even an insignificant citizen like Mr. Lin Wei isn't afraid to sacrifice himself for such a major cause. Should we, serious Valkyries, just back off? Speaking of which, I should thank you, Mr. Lin Wei. You've shown me the day when my Vice Captain Anna will become a pillar of society!"

So what if I'm naive? So what if I'm impulsive?