The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Ahh! This dress looks great, Mikael, I want this! I want this!"

Mikael was typing with his head down on his mobile phone, and from time to time he lowered his voice to say a few words. His cheeks were dyed with a faint green light on the screen, which was the unique background color of encrypted channels.

Hearing Aili's cheers, he first looked up at the plain white dress, then at Aili who was full of expectation, and finally turned his eyes to Xi'er who had an envious face.

"To be honest... I think Xi'er is more suitable for this dress..."

"Um?"

"Ah, uh... I mean, Alicia looks good in anything she wears."

"Are you sure? I just heard Xi'er's name!"

Mikael smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll buy one for each of you."

"That……"

Ellie took two steps forward, stuck out her tongue, and asked softly: "Would you like to buy one for Mebius? Her current body shape is similar to that of Seele. I think she will like it!"

Mikael inexplicably thought of the maid uniform that Pado picked up at the door of Mebius Laboratory every time he cleaned some time ago.

At first, it was the normal black and white color scheme, and later girly pink and Mebius green were added.

Of course, they are all treasured in Paduo’s closet now.

So, facing the increasingly weird look in the salesperson's eyes, Mikael said bravely:

"I...I don't think she will like it. After all, she is not the kind of person who cares about her appearance."

"Oh! This is how you don't understand girls! Let me ask you, did she bring a hairpin yesterday?"

"Handpin... Mebius would bring something like that... something..."

Mikael's words stopped at the end, [hairpin] and [Mebius]. In his opinion, these two words could never be connected.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that Mebius really wore a dark green hairpin yesterday.

"Hmm, then think about it again, what kind of hairstyle did Mebius wear yesterday?"

"What other hairstyle can she have, either disheveled or just in a high pony... twin tails?"

"Huh? Did you notice? She has been adjusting her clothes according to the changes in her body."

"Then...then buy another one."

Mikael glanced at the price tag. Fortunately, this plain white dress was not expensive, and his pocket was completely affordable - don’t think too much, he couldn’t do such a thing as embezzling public funds, and his little treasury What is stored in it is still the salary and bonuses from the Fire Moth, and of course, there is also the death pension that accounts for half of the country...

In short, his concept of financial management is to use it when it is necessary. In a few years, all this money will be reduced to "numbers".

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so painful anymore.

"So, three pieces in total?" Mikael asked tentatively.

"Hmm? Hua doesn't need it?"

The corners of Mikael's mouth began to twitch crazily, and he turned to take out a white T-shirt on the hanger next to him, "Hua, just buy this one. Look, there is an ancient Chinese proverb '武' written on it, how suitable it is." she."

Xi'er scratched her little head and imagined it. This T-shirt seemed to suit Sister Hua very well, but for some reason, she always felt that Mikael chose this dress out of some bad taste.

Alicia looked at the men's white T-shirt with a half-smile. As soon as her lips parted, Mikael took a few steps forward reflexively and said what he should do before she spoke. I did everything I shouldn’t have done.

"This burgundy coat is nice. Paired with this shiny headband, Pado will definitely like it and buy it!"

"I also bought this hat, just for Velvet to use for magic."

"Su's leather shoes are worn down to the nails on his heels. This pair of leather shoes can be regarded as my salary for him."

"Well, this utility knife is from Qianjie. It should be handy for cutting wood carvings."

"This pair of blue hairpins... well, let's buy a pair for Sakura and Ling!"

[As long as I pick out a gift for everyone before Ellie opens her mouth, I can cover up my previous embarrassment! 】

Mikael was so convinced.

Until his fingers stopped in front of a pair of headbands.

"Sir, this headband is not sold alone. It is a set with this brooch, this neck badge, and this hairpin. If you need it, you can buy it as a set."

You don't have to look back to feel Ellie's suddenly intense gaze.

After all, she is just a young girl who has just grown up... No, Alicia is always seventeen!

The entire set of accessories has purple as the background color. The brooch is in the shape of a looped rope with a purple background and white edges, and the headband is in the shape of a bow. The colors of the two wings are purple, black, and white from the inside to the outside, supplemented by inlaid pink gems. The gold ornaments, neck badges and hairpins are also of similar design, with gold ornaments inlaid with cyan gems as the main body, decorated with black and purple feathers and tassels.

Mikael's vision was a little blurred.

"Bought it!"

When leaving the shopping mall in downtown Brindi, the sky was setting and it was a familiar dusk. It was obviously a bit far from the Golden Courtyard, although if Mikael used his power, he would indeed return to "home" instantly.

But he suddenly didn't want to do this anymore.

They have been fighting, using power, power, power... repeatedly. They have to squeeze the time wherever they go, teleporting there, teleporting here, and sometimes even need to go to hundreds of locations in one day to deal with more and more Honkai. ACCIDENT.

He had been trained to be insensitive to the dizziness caused by phase travel, but now when he thought about it, his head began to hurt.

"How about we take a walk?"

Mikael turned to look at Alicia. Her side face was facing the dim light. For a moment, even the fine hair on her face was clearly visible.

When she heard Mikael's words, she blinked slightly, turned her head slightly, and smiled: "Okay! As soon as you said it, I remembered that we haven't walked together like ordinary people for a long time! "

[So...does she feel the same way...]

[It turns out that it is such a simple thing for two people to think of going together. 】

It is indeed just a trivial matter, but people are different individuals after all. It is difficult to keep two different individuals in step with each other, let alone keep in step with each other mentally?

The resonance was born from this. The space did not change, the light and shadow did not change, and all movements seemed to be still at this moment. Then, a strange feeling poured into the brain from the spine, and the brain shook slightly, and the whole person seemed to be like It drifted like a light dream, but was restricted by gravity.

But it was well limited, and it was this limitation that made him realize the reality of the world again.

He truly stood beside her, she smiled slightly and naturally held his hand.

"Hey Hey!"

Mikael suddenly giggled twice, then pursed his lips in embarrassment. He stuck out his tongue and quickly licked his upper lip, then gritted his teeth, but unexpectedly he laughed stupidly again the next second.

"Huh? Why are you laughing!"

Ellie stretched out her index finger and gently poked Mikael's cheek.

Under this familiar and intimate action, which only the two of them understood its meaning, Mikael's mouth grinned wider.

"Then, what did Xi'er say?"

He turned around with a silly smile, only to find that Xie'er was smiling even happier than him.

Seeing the two rightful owners turning their attention to her, she quickly covered her mouth, lowered her head and laughed for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence: "Okay... okay, Xi'er is fine!"

Still following the old rules, Mikael and Ellie walked in front hand in hand, while Xieer followed behind alone.

The two of them giggled and raised their hands high.

"Hey! Mikael, you took the wrong step!"

"Hahaha! You tricked Mikael!"

The laughter like silver bells kept echoing in the ears. All the things he had just bought were carried in Mikael's other hand. Only Ellie's plain white dress was put on at her own strong request.

The two walked onto a stone bridge. The evening wind ruffled the river water under the bridge, wrinkled the hem of her plain white skirt, and also blew her loose pink hair to flutter everywhere.

The silk skirt caressed the back of Mikael's hand, and the rose-scented hair slid across his cheek, and he suddenly stopped.

He put down the large and small bags in his hands and took out the bow headband.

Ai Li turned her back and faced the golden light of the water with deep understanding. Michael still gently gathered her fluffy hair, and then skillfully tied the hair tie in a position that was neither high nor low.

"Why are you so skilled?"

she asked with a chuckle and a hint of teasing.

"After all, I have rehearsed it countless times in my mind!"

Words would hide deception, but trembling hands would not - he had indeed rehearsed this scene countless times in his mind and in his dreams before he became so skilled just now.

Ai Li turned around slowly, and the tip of her pink tongue emerged from the corner of her lips. Seeing this, Mikael smiled softly again and pinned the hairpin next to her right bangs.

"Do you want to continue?"

Ellie looked at him with a half-smile, a smile that carried some kind of expectation, a little shyness, and some kind of reminiscence.

He remembered that when he was chasing Velvet two years ago, it was also such a dusk in the hospital corridor of Brindi.

She gently pressed the iced milk tea against his swollen left cheek.

Such was the dusk then.

Dusk, another dusk.

The sky burned quietly, as always. The firelight it emits is not blazing, but instead dances gently driven by the dust in the air and the lightly wrinkled lake surface.

Of course, there is indispensable a little fire, burning in those blue and pink eyes.

Sweat began to condense on Mikael's back.

【Do you want to continue? 】

The dress has no collar, so the neckband cannot be used.

Then there are only brooches.

"Gulu..."

Mikael's Adam's apple rolled. He hesitantly took out the badge, lowered his head and saw the slightly exposed snow-white face, which seemed to be blushing. He instantly raised his face, but he happened to meet Ellie's eyes again—— She also... After looking at each other for a short time, her eyes became more and more shy, even a little evasive.

Having been immersed in the world of the two of them, Mikael only now realized that the surroundings were so quiet.

And when he realizes this, the so-called world of two will no longer be able to continue.

Then the noise filled his ears again.

He looked around in astonishment and saw many strangers on the bridge surrounding them, looking at them with aunty smiles.

Looking at the little transparent Xi'er again, it turns out that she is the one who smiles the happiest.

The blush on Mikael's cheeks instantly expanded to the roots of his ears, and it was still so conspicuous even under the sunset.

In his hurry, he couldn't care about anything else, so he could only pull Ellie to squeeze through the crowd and escape.

Xi'er was left to scream in surprise, and then, dumbfounded, she picked up the large and small bags that Mikael had left behind and chased after her.