The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

Walking on the deserted streets, the ground under my feet was covered with thick dust. Every time I stepped, fine gray particles were thrown into the air. It was strange that the particles did not fall down as usual after reaching the air. If you ignore the surrounding buildings, this place is just like the moon, the girl thought. Xier clenched one hand on her chest, holding the pendant that Abonya gave her when they said goodbye not long ago. She stretched out her other hand and gently gathered the dust. She could even easily squeeze the dust into a solid ball. However, when she let go of her hand, the ball still floated in the air without any movement. "Brother Mikael, what is this place... cough cough!" As soon as she opened her mouth, a large piece of dust was inhaled by her with her breath, choking her and making her cough. The hand holding the pendant couldn't help but loosen and gently covered her mouth. The pendant bounced on her chest. Its shape was a bit strange, with only half of it, and it was not symmetrical. It was like a crescent moon standing upright, but without the sharp ends of the crescent, but two vertical strokes.

It was like someone split a circle in half along the diameter, and the knife light was left at the fracture.

Mikael still held Seer in one hand, and snapped his fingers with the other hand, and the whole world came alive again.

The dust settled, and was blown back by the wind from nowhere, dyeing the broken and dead streets into a gray area.

World bubble, this is the world bubble.

But where exactly is this place? Mikael has never paid attention to it. The first time he came in, it was still far from the sixth collapse, and the second time he came and went in a hurry, and he didn't have time to say a few words to Ellie.

As for this time, he came just to push the sixth collapse away from the originally set track, and it seemed that there was no need to know "which place" this was.

So he remained silent for a while, unable to answer, and could only pull Xier forward to the base where Mei and Ellie were.

"Huh--"

The wind rose so suddenly that Mikael almost stumbled and stunk in front of Xier.

"Woo-woo--"

The retro-style electric poles on the road were connected by empty rubber "wires". Driven by the strong wind, they shook their bodies desperately, like whips cutting through the air flow, making a burst that was no different from sobbing.

The dust was raised again, and the vision was not so clear.

Against the wind, the two turned two streets and walked to a long bridge.

The wind suddenly slowed down, and the world returned to tranquility at this moment. Only the sound of flowing water kept going away under their feet, and then returned from afar.

Xier couldn't help but run two steps and lie on the wall, looking at the wrinkled water under the bridge, with an inexplicable smile.

Suddenly, her expression changed slightly.

She took two quick steps back and carefully examined the patterns carved on the bridge railings.

Even though it had been exposed to the wind, rain and sun for a long time and no one had maintained it, the edges and corners were gradually smoothed and the patterns were distorted, but Xier still recognized it -

Just as if she easily recognized this city.

"What's wrong?"

Mikael asked in confusion.

Xier didn't say anything at first, but took Mikael's hand and pulled him to a broken wall beside the bridge.

It's no longer possible to see the original appearance here, and it's unknown which battle it was destroyed in -

Is it the battle between the Fire Moth and the Sixth Herrscher a long time ago?

Is it the battle between Mikael and the Sixth Herrscher?

Or is it the battle between Mikael and the clone of the Great Freedom God?

I can't remember it for a long time.

Just like a dying person with wounds all over his body, he can't tell which injury each of his wounds corresponds to.

I can't remember it, and there is no need and meaning to remember it again.

Mikael gently stroked the half-remaining broken wall under Xier's gaze.

The wall was mottled, and there were still traces of black burns from the flames at the base of the wall. Even though the wind had been blowing for so long, the black color did not fade at all.

"This is... ah, that's right, after all, the Sixth Herrscher is..."

Mikael whispered a few words, but Xier tilted her head and didn't understand.

"Here... isn't this the department store in Brindi City where we came two days ago? At that time, Brother Mikael, you tied a hairband and a hairpin for Sister Ellie on the bridge... Here... when did it become like this?"

Mikael stretched out his index finger and gently tapped her forehead.

"You will have something strange soon."

With a slight glance of his half-closed eyes, Mikael chuckled, "Okay, they are here."

"Hey!"

Mikael held Xier's cheeks with both hands. There was a hint of coolness where his palms touched. He gently exerted force to turn her head and look at the end of the street.

"That's not - Sister Ellie!"

Xier jumped twice and waved.

Mikael had told her long ago that Sister Ellie would accompany her when they got there.

But it was obvious that Mikael had not had time to tell "Ellieshia".

She came here with great joy, but when she saw Mikael, or more precisely, the person standing next to Mikael, she was still somewhat frightened.

"Hey! This... this... first..."

She pointed at Xi'er and blinked at Mikael madly.

Looking at Ellie's expression, Xi'er's eyes flashed with a moment of doubt, but only for a moment, she walked to Ellie's side in three or two steps and took her arm in a familiar way.

"Hello, Sister Ellie, nice to meet you, my name is Xi'er."

"Nice to meet you..."

Mikael opened his mouth slightly and looked at Xi'er in disbelief.

The latter smiled back.

"Brother Mikael, Xi'er is not a silly child!"

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"Hello, Sister Mei! Nice to meet you. My name is Xi'er!"

Compared to Ellie, who was shocked, Mei's reaction was much calmer. After seeing Xi'er's appearance, she just raised her eyebrows slightly, her pupils shook slightly, and her sight refocused from the blankness and stayed on the pendant on Xi'er's chest. Then, she looked at Mikael with hesitation, quietly waiting for his explanation.

Mikael spread his hands, "Mei, I may have to trouble you with one more thing..."

He was a little embarrassed, a little hesitant, and a little embarrassed. Looking at his tangled expression, Mei's lips curled up slightly, but unexpectedly, Ellie also laughed at the same time.

"Okay, okay, I'll take Xi'er to find a room to stay!" She winked at Mikael, and Xi'er followed her obediently, but looked back every three steps. "Has your original world survived the fifth collapse?" "Yes." Mikael sat down on her workbench, and on the computer screen in front of him, various complex codes and unrecognizable formulas jumped from time to time. "Is this the Qualified Body of the Sixth Herrscher? How did you find it... No... She..." Just from the expressions of the two, Mei became able to glimpse something called the truth. "You don't want her to bear the fate of becoming a Herrscher, so you bring her to the world bubble, trying to cut off her connection with the existence you call the [Imaginary Number Tree] in this way?" "Yes... Thank you for your trouble." Mikael bit her lip lightly, knowing that there was a tingling sensation in her lower lip, and then a salty taste began to melt on the tip of her tongue. "It's not a big deal. I said that you have made our world survive, so we will naturally help you when you need it. Besides, this is also a kind of relaxation for me and Ellie. You can't bear to let Xi'er live by thinking like us for more than a year. Although I don't mind that kind of life, I don't enjoy it. Besides, I have some ideas to put into practice." "That... of course. I will use all the power of the second Herrscher that I can master to strengthen the boundary of the world bubble. It is not a problem to support the intrinsic world for about two years. The only thing to worry about is that in this way, except for phase shuttle, it is almost impossible for me to use the power of space in battle, but this is not a big problem." Facing Mei's joke, Mikael analyzed seriously. But she didn't appreciate it. Her purple eyes stared at Mikael, neither excited nor too gentle. So, an inexplicable weight pressed on Mikael's shoulders. This is a very strange scene. On one side is the Herrscher who can destroy this world at will, and on the other side is a woman who has long been powerless. The weak became the oppressor, and the strong had no objection.

"Mikael, what else do you want? Say it all at once?"

"Hmm..."

As time passed slowly, two thoughts were constantly fighting in Mikael's heart.

The drama had already begun, and it was no longer possible to try to withdraw at this time, so where did the hesitation come from?

Perhaps it was due to his personality.

But since he could no longer turn back, Mikael finally plucked up the courage to ask:

"Mei, do you know the specific location of the members of the organization [SEELE]? With the help of Vilvi, I have sneaked into some departments and warehouses of the United Government and got some interesting things, but their leaders are in a very hidden position. As an outsider, Vilvi cannot accurately locate them."

Mei narrowed her eyes, crossed her legs, and looked a little playful:

"Mikael, since you ask me this question, it means that you are also confident that you can get the answer from [me] in the intrinsic world, right? Then why go far away?"

"I..."

Mikael's right hand clenched and relaxed, relaxed and clenched again, and so on.

After a while, his voice rang softly in the dead silence:

"Mei... She does know most of my plans, but because of this, I... I don't want her, them to know this last one, only this one..."

Mei had seen the weak side of this man more than ten months ago - if her count was correct.

But at that time she was just watching from a distance.

And now, face to face, she heard the plea of ​​fear from the man in front of her for the first time...

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid they will be disappointed in me."

He didn't even want Alicia in the world bubble to know.