Chapter 190: Vill-V: "Brother" needs only me by his side

[The "Eighth Herrscher" was conquered. Logically speaking, this should be a good thing, especially since the "Great Eruption" did not cause too many casualties. This is even more worth celebrating.]

[But... the problem lies in the subsequent processing.]

[Although you took the initiative to attack the "Eighth Herrscher", you did not intend to hand over the "Herrscher Core". According to you, "they" will use it.]

[If you let "them" study the power of the "Eighth Herrscher", it is very likely that you can prove that you only gave those people "liberation" instead of true death. "They" are just living in another way.]

[However, after what happened before, "Fire Moth" no longer trusts you, and after successfully completing several special fusion warrior operations, "Fire Moth" no longer needs to be patient with you, so it did not give in on this matter.]

[Finally, after you relayed Mobius' words and told some... uh... "secrets" that only the top leaders of "Fire Moth" knew, and with Mei's persuasion and agreement, "Fire Moth" temporarily put aside their targeting of you and agreed that you could temporarily hold the "Herrscher Core".]

[It's just that the "Fire Moth" requires them to supervise the whole process. Since you said that analyzing the power of the "Eighth Herrscher" can prove that what you gave to others was not death...Okay, then prove it to them.]

[However, if you show even the slightest sign of using the Herrscher Core to do something strange, then the Fire Moth will directly regard you as an enemy, as someone who has been bewitched by Honkai, and will launch a crusade against you.]

[Although anyone can see that this is "Fire Moth" taking advantage of the situation and trying to find a reasonable excuse to attack you, but... you and "them" both accepted it.]

[Because you believe that Vill-V and Mobius will do it, and will prove to the "Fire Moth" that "they" exist and are alive.]

[What you give is not death, but "liberation".]

[So, this matter has been settled for the time being...]

[Afterwards, you followed the request of Mobius and Vill-V and asked the Fire Moth to prepare a sufficiently open area with a certain amount of Originium and Soulium.]

[On the one hand, it is convenient for them to try to outline their own shapes. On the other hand, this relatively closed area is also convenient for the "Fire Moth" to supervise. Let's just say it is your concession to the "Fire Moth".]

[After that, you stay quietly in this area, while Mobius and Vill-V try to study the power of the "Eighth Herrscher", use mental power to induce Honkai energy, and then further attract "Originium" and "Soulium".]

[Although in the eyes of others, this is just like you are using your ability to resonate with the "Originium", and it seems that there is no difference, but... it doesn't matter, you don't want to explain anything anymore.]

[As long as Mobius and Vill-V succeed, everything will be fine.]

[During this process, Mei would come over from time to time to observe and communicate with you... To be more precise, she communicated with Mobius and Vill-V through you.]

[After asking some key questions, Mei is convinced that Mobius and Vill-V are still alive... because some of the knowledge she asked you was not something you knew or understood, and every time you answered her, you used a "paraphrasing" tone.]

[Therefore, Mei believes that Mobius and Vill-V are indeed still alive.]

[But it is difficult to say in what way one is "living"...]

[Are they like the "ghosts" in the legends as you described? Or are their consciousnesses absorbed by you and squeezed into your body? Like split personality? Or... are they just your imagination?]

[No one can tell until more evidence emerges.]

[Besides Mei, Elysia and Irine also came to see you.]

[Elysia came to chat with you, without any special purpose and seemed to just want to care about you... She is still as lively as ever, and her tone is still cheerful, but you can still faintly hear the worry in her words.]

[Irine... After she took over your "Rescue Knights", she rarely met you. Now that the Honkai Impact is getting worse, as the new leader, she needs to lead the team to attack everywhere.]

[After all, seeing such an excellent fighter like her, "Fire Moth" naturally follows the principle of "use her to the utmost" and, in addition to retaining the most basic rest time, tries to cram as many tasks as possible into her.]

[You know, it's rare to find a soldier like Irine who is so determined, obedient, and has no worries... The only pity is that her connection with you is a little too deep.]

[But it doesn't matter. As long as you can be labeled as "bewitched by Honkai", then… "Fire Moth" believes that Irine will make the right choice.]

[Of course, Irine didn't come to you to discuss any official business. She just came to ask for your advice after becoming a fusion warrior... She needs your guidance and help to quickly familiarize herself with her own power.]

[You didn't refuse this. After sparring with her a few times and pointing out some of her shortcomings, you also praised her for some of her tactical choices.]

[Also, she became more and more proficient in using the hand cannon (?), and gradually developed some of the strange designs left by Vill-V on it, which made Vill-V, who had been watching the battle, very happy.]

[Finally, Irine also thanked you solemnly for your teaching, and you rubbed her head out of habit... There was no other way, her petite figure easily made you want to "rub her head".]

[And Irine herself has gotten used to your behavior, but you two have overlooked one thing...]

[Irine is now a fusion warrior, and becoming a fusion warrior often has physical side effects.]

[And the side effect of Irine... is that a pair of small black and gray wings grew above her ears.]

[Irine wanted to avoid any troubles caused by this pair of wings to others, and also to avoid any problems for herself during combat... Of course, more importantly, this pair of wings is somewhat sensitive, and touching them casually would cause trouble for her.]

[So she has learned to control and fold her wings upwards, forming a shape similar to a headband, so as to avoid being touched by others to the greatest extent.]

[Plus, her temperament has become more mature and strict after leading the troops for a long time and becoming a fusion warrior. She is becoming more and more like a "little leader". No one will touch her head casually, let alone touch her wings.]

[But here... you are an exception]

[As the "favored person" she found in accordance with her father's expectations, as her "teacher", and her savior, she does not resist most of your actions. She is also willing to accept your occasional concern for her or some slightly intimate actions.]

[It's like being patted on the head because she is petite and is often treated as a child even though she is an adult]

[Many people would subconsciously take care of her and show some affection and concern for a child, and then their bodies would follow this emotion and want to touch her head. Some people even gave her the code name "Little Bird"]

[Although she knows they have good intentions and no ill intentions, this subconscious action may not be very friendly to her, who is so petite.]

[So once someone subconsciously makes a similar move, Irine will glance at them sharply to remind them of this "impolite" behavior... But none of this will happen in front of you.]

[So, just because you wanted to rub her head as you did before to show your affection and comfort, and she was ready to take it as a matter of course as she did before... Then, your hand touched the wings that she folded on her head to pretend to be a headband]

[When you touched the soft feathers, you could clearly feel that Irine's body stiffened for a moment, but she didn't object, and you didn't say anything... Just like that, you casually touched her head, smoothed her feathers, and then withdrew your hand as if nothing had happened.]

[Irine was also stiff for a while, then she pursed her lips, adjusted her breath, and thanked you for your guidance again, then left quickly.]

[Before she leaves, you can see a slight blush on her face... This scene is seen by "them" who are surrounding her, and then, as expected, they start to make crazy noises in your ears]

[Like "The doctor is a playboy", "The doctor is like a peacock, emitting his charm everywhere to seduce young girls"... In short, all kinds of messed up remarks have emerged]

[Anyway, for them, having fun is enough, they can do whatever makes them happy... Who told them that this is all the entertainment they have now?]

[In the end, even Mobius and Vill-V, who were still exploring the power of the Herrscher, joined in.]

[Mobius is teasing you, a "guinea pig" who is really likable]

[And Vill-V is complaining that there are more girls around you... It's so troublesome. She has to "assess" them one by one for you. It's so tiring for her to be a "sister"]

[In response, Mobius smiled and said, "If you think it's too much trouble, or if you don't want the little white mouse to bother other girls anymore, you can just take him for yourself and drive the other girls away, right?"]

[Originally, Mobius said this in a teasing and joking manner, but Vill-V thought about it seriously and finally nodded, indicating that Mobius was right.]

[This actually made Mobius fall into shock]

[After all, as time goes by, Mobius has realized that Vill-V sometimes behaves so close to you, even willing to regard herself as a "sister", and also shows some willfulness and nonsense that are not in line with her character... All of this is to protect this "pure land" that belongs to her.]

[She is worried that once you fall in love with someone, or care about someone more than you care about her...she is likely to "lose" you, and lose the only place where she can "rest"]

[The waywardness and mischief she displays at certain moments, and even the words she shouts in front of you, "As a younger sister, I have to keep an eye on my brother and not let him be deceived by a bad woman!" are all to prevent you from leaving her, and to prevent her from losing you]

[After all, in the final analysis, you and Vill-V don't have any deep connection, and you are not real "brothers and sisters" with blood ties. It's just that due to various reasons, the relationship between you two is similar to that of "brothers and sisters".]

[If you insist, you can only be considered as "childhood sweethearts", and as the saying goes, "childhood sweethearts could never win" (this sentence is what Vill-V read in a book she bought from the Far East), which makes Vill-V feel a sense of crisis]

[Especially after her parents passed away, your care for her made Vill-V's feelings towards you directly cross the stage of "relative", coupled with her previous attachment to you, and the fact that you were the only harbor where she could "rest"...]

[It can be said that Vill-V's feelings for you are a little subtle, but she attaches great importance to and cherishes this feeling, and even fears that you will be "taken away" by others]

[So, when she saw you and Sakura, she showed such willful and playful emotions.]

[So, when she noticed that Mobius was too close to you, she became so flustered.]

[So, when she found Eden, the "childhood sweetheart" who could be called an invincible "opponent", she did not show resistance or willfulness, but instead made friends with her... because she realized that your relationship with Eden was closer than others expected.]

[She can only do this, can only get closer to Eden, to ensure... that she is still in your eyes, to ensure that you still care about her, to ensure that she will not really lose you, her only "pure land"]

[In fact, Vill-V knows that you have always responded to her feelings...regardless of your image and the occasion, you cooperate with her in performing a "brother-sister" argument and fighting in front of outsiders]

[Or maybe every time Vill-V invited you to the Spiral Workshop to watch her latest magic, you didn't refuse]

[And... up to now, you have never been a "lover" in any real sense, even in name only, even though you have a very good relationship with Sakura and Eden.]

[Vill-V knows that you are appeasing her and responding to her awkward and weird feelings that are filled with deep inferiority and panic.]

[What Vill-V knows]

[Vill-V is very happy]

[So, when you decide to go to the front line, she will go to great lengths to create a "box" and put all the designs that might be used into it]

[So, when she saw your body covered in crystals, she panicked and became terrified. In the end... she even turned you into a "monster" in order to save you.]

[So, in the end, she was willing to believe you, to believe that the "liberation" you spoke of was not death, and she resolutely threw herself into it]

[Everything is just not to "lose" you, just to be by your side and accompany you]

[She wants to be the first person who "takes the initiative" to come to you, and the first person who can understand you]

[she wants to witness the same scenery with you, she wants to see what the world looks like in your eyes, she wants to solve your problems]

[Everything is just to... not lose her only remaining "pure land"]

[Everything is to make herself have some weight and occupy a place in your heart]

[It's a pity that she's still late... Skadi is one step ahead of her and has arrived by your side]

[And... she were sent from heaven, and you even call each other "blood relatives"... This makes Vill-V even more nervous.]

[It was also at this time that the incident with Irine happened, and Mobius' words also lingered in her ears... This made Vill-V more determined in a certain idea.]

[So, after a while, you, or you guys... saw two Vill-Vs, then four... eight...]

[She divided her spirit and soul into eight parts according to her different "masks"]

[Nominally, it's "trying the power of the Eighth Herrscher, and eight Vill-Vs can make better choices to advance research", but… when others see eight Vill-Vs wandering around you and making noise, so much so that Skadi can only hold your sleeve tightly to avoid being squeezed away…]

[Everyone realized that Vill-V's words were just a cover]

[Vill-V simply wanted to occupy your sight and separate you from everyone else... The so-called "experimental Herrscher power" and the so-called "better research" are just incidental.]

[She will push everyone else away from you so she doesn't "lose" you]

[She will advance the research progress, allowing everyone to touch reality again and regain their bodies... Because in this way, she, they, can stay by your side more truly]

[She can do a lot of things, she can do a lot of things... after all, she is Vill-V.]

[And she just wants to hold your "pure land" in her arms and hold it in her palms]

[That's all]