The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Please do not leave me……"

Maybe it was because Mikael didn't answer for a long time that Mikael felt flustered. She repeated the words again with a hint of choking. This time, Mikael didn't and had no reason to ignore it anymore.

He walked up to Mei Yi and raised his hand, as if he wanted to rub her head, but finally put his hand down.

"You silly boy, I haven't even finished speaking yet - if you don't want to, it's just your unilateral unwillingness. I'll stay by your side anyway."

Mei Yi was stunned for a moment, and thought Mikael's words were very interesting. In the first half of the sentence, he sounded like an elder, but in the second half, he became more rogue and arrogant than his peers.

But no matter what, Mikael's meaning was conveyed, and a smile finally appeared on her face.

It's strange to say that she and Mikael have only known each other for less than two days. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be so familiar with each other.

But she could feel the emotions overflowing from Mikael. Girls are inherently very sensitive animals. No matter what, she could feel that Mikael really cared about her. Even if something happened to her father, he would still care about her. Choosing to stay, and not out of compulsion, was a genuine desire to stay with her.

This was enough to move her. As for whether what Mikael said was true or false, at least it didn't matter in Mei Yi's heart, and she didn't want to think about such things.

But speaking of it this way, isn’t that idiot named Kiana the same?

In fact, Mikael also understands this, and because he understands it, he can't help but feel a little distressed.

Mei Yi's thoughts were not that complicated. In fact, what she wanted was for someone to stay with her after her father's accident, instead of leaving without even saying hello.

She was just afraid, afraid that everyone would stay with her just because of her father. Once something happened to her father, everyone would disperse like birds and beasts, leaving only a vast expanse of white land that was really clean.

But if there are really people who can stay, even if it's just one or two, even if the reason why Mikael stays has something to do with his father, this is enough for Mei Yi now.

After all, from beginning to end, she was a silly child who thought about others.

But there is still a problem...

"I...um...raise..."

Mei Yi groaned, looking extremely troubled. Mikael didn't need the power of consciousness to guess what she was troubled with.

"Okay, just treat most of the content of the adoption agreement as a piece of waste paper. As for the title...coincidentally, I don't like being called father. Dad, adoptive father, and adoptive father don't like it, so , why don't you call me...'teacher'? Come on, please call me first."

"ah……"

Meiyi looked confused. She had some doubts about whether she heard it wrong. But after briefly looking at each other with Mikael, she might not be able to feel anything more. However, Mikael didn't like people calling him "father". He should be serious about everything he calls him.

"Then...Mr. Mikael...forget it, I think Mr. Mikael should speak more smoothly, okay?"

The corners of Mikael's mouth twitched, then he spread his hands and shrugged.

"Please, I was just joking. Something like that happened in ME Club. As the former eldest lady of ME Club, you are naturally under the attention of the media. I don't want the whole world to know about our relationship. This is not for you. Good thing."

"That……"

"So you can't just call me Mikael? Why do you have to use the honorific? Do you have to make me look very old?"

"Pfft——"

Mei Yi covered her mouth and chuckled, smiling and laughing, even tears came out.

She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and whispered:

"Mikael...next time, don't try so hard to make me laugh."

"..."

"Okay."

Meiyi rubbed her cheeks and forced out a bitter smile.

"When you had lunch before, you gave Kiana the noodles. You must be hungry now. There should be some food in the refrigerator. I'll go see what other dishes there are and make some..."

She raised her eyes to look at Mikael somewhat unconfidently, and took another precaution in advance:

"Well... I haven't cooked much before. If it doesn't suit your taste later, you must tell me."

"puff!"

Mikael shook his head, sighed helplessly, and then pushed Mei Yi back down as she was about to get up.

"Okay, just stay here and rest. Kiana should be back soon. I asked her to buy a lot of delicious food."

"Ah...ah...ok."

Yayi smiled sarcastically and sat back on the edge of the bed.

Mikael's eyes stayed on her for a few seconds, and then he looked away with a guilty conscience.

Mei Yi raised her head and glanced at Mikael again with some humiliation. It was clear that she was fine yesterday, but today whenever the two of them were alone, she always felt an inexplicable embarrassment and alienation.

"Maybe it's because of the adoption agreement?"

The two people were indeed not familiar with each other, and their fates were bound together by the adoption agreement. Even if they didn't mean to exclude each other, embarrassment and short-term alienation were inevitable... At least, that was the case for Mei herself. I think so.

"Uh...ahem!"

Mikael put his fist in front of his lips and coughed, then took out a bank card and the corresponding bankbook from his all-purpose trouser pocket, and handed them to Meiyi's hand.

"This is……"

"The two million dollars that your father has set aside will all be handed over to you. With this money and this villa, you don't actually need to go to Qianyu Academy anymore. Unless something major happens, this money will be enough for you to last a lifetime. If you invest properly, you might even be able to double it. Of course, the choice is yours.”

Mei Yi hesitated and handed the bank card and passbook back to Mikael.

"I'm not willing to give in. I still want to give it a try."

Mikael nodded slightly, not only unwilling to leave Qianyu Academy in despair, but also unwilling to live happily alone with this money while his father was in jail.

As for what Mikael said "unless there is a major change", Mei Yi didn't take it to heart. After all, for most people in this world, Honkai Impact is still just a distant legend. No one would have thought that the countdown to the fate of the entire world has officially begun.

Mikael silently put the things back into his pocket and said half-seriously:

"Well, now that you have made a decision, let's make another agreement - you will live a strong life at Qianyu Academy, and I will use the money to investigate the economic fraud case of ME society. If your father is really He was framed, I will definitely clear his name and let you and your daughter see each other again, okay?"

With that said, Mikael extended his hand to Mei.

Meiyi did not hesitate anymore, but she did not shake hands like an adult, but stretched out her little finger towards Mikael.

"Is there any agreement that the handshake is involved? Shouldn't it be a hook-up?"

Although there was still a bit of sadness in his expression, this did not prevent Mei from pouting dissatisfiedly.

But looking at Mikael's unprecedented serious expression, Mei Yi couldn't help but put away all her joking attitude. No matter how stupid she was, she realized that Mikael had no intention of joking.

"Mei Yi, although you are not old yet, you must become an adult after this happened. Pulling a hook is a ritual agreed upon by children, and shaking hands means that adults have made a promise that must be fulfilled. I understand. "?"

Mei Yi's fingertips trembled for a moment, and then in an unusually standard manner, she gently held Mikael's four fingers with her tiger's mouth.

"Okay, the agreement is made. Kiana is coming back too. I'll go to the kitchen to make preparations first. She will bring some snacks first."

He turned around pretending to be nonchalant, and then the muscles in his cheeks twitched twice.

In fact, shaking hands and pulling hooks didn't matter, he didn't care at all. It's just that... he still has an "agreement" that has not been fulfilled. If she had to choose one of pulling the hook or shaking hands as a witness to the agreement, Mikael believed that she would definitely choose pulling the hook.

As for the promise with Mei, Mikael actually has no intention of fulfilling it. Anyway, it will be at least a few weeks, and at most a few months. When Cocolia completely controls the Anti-Entropy Far East Branch, it will be time to enter the process of activating the Conquering Stone. .

At that time, the third Honkai outbreak broke out, and Changkong City instantly turned into a dead zone. Raiden Ryoma might be safer in prison. With his skills, it would not be very difficult to escape. Besides, there is the Anti-Entropy Headquarters. The rescue did not require his intervention at all.

"boom!"

The sound of the door closing was a little loud, which seemed to reflect the restless mood of the person who closed the door, but these Meiyi didn't notice it, because the moment Mikael turned around, the smile on her face had disappeared. Curl up your body and bury your face between your knees——

Sadness is like heavy rain that drifts down, making people wet from head to tail before they can react. After coming back, no matter how hard I wipe it, it will take a long time to remove all the moisture from my body. Even if I use a hair dryer to dry the moisture, the moisture from rain still remains on my body.

And even if the time is long enough, will the moisture completely disappear? Of course it's impossible, because some of it is absorbed by the skin and enters the body, but it's just not visible on the surface.

Sadness is such a lingering thing. No matter how you resolve it, it cannot be dispelled in a short time. Even if it is "dispelled", it will leave indelible traces on our destiny.

On this point, Mei Yi feels that she has a say now.

In this regard, Mikael, who is separated by a door, feels that he has more say.

He walked out of the villa step by step, and the warm sunset of early winter enveloped him instantly, reminding him of many past events unconsciously.

Dusk, another dusk, but not just dusk.

It could also be the iced milk tea she pressed against his swollen cheek, or it could be the brooch that he failed to pin on her chest while trembling, or it could be the blood mist that filled the entire space.

All of this obviously happened a long time ago, but it seemed like it happened not long ago.

So, in order not to live up to these warm or unbearable memories, it means committing some sins and living up to some promises, so what?

If one person can make the world a better place by taking on all the evils in the world, then just leave all the evils to him. Unfortunately, this is just a childish fantasy.

He squinted his eyes and took a breath of the cold air, and heard Kiana's whirring call in his ears.

"Uncle Mikael! I'm back!"

Just as Mikael was about to walk down the steps at the door of the villa, he staggered when he heard this and almost rolled down the steps.

…………

It gets dark early in winter. It was still dusk when I left school. When I returned to the orphanage, which was my base, it was already dark, with only half of the sky in the west showing a nearly purple crimson color.

Rosaria and Lilia had slept in school for a whole day, so they were naturally full of energy at this time. They laughed and opened the door of the orphanage and rushed in directly.

Xing looked back at the two people who were leisurely following at the end, stamped her feet in anger, and finally chose to catch up.

Of course, Bronya didn't deliberately walk so slowly. In her own words, "The time from here to the orphanage door is enough for me to strangle someone with my stockings."

But who made Seele silently hold her hand and gently rest her head on her shoulder?

Or maybe she did too much during the day. In order to complete the task, she was not in the classroom for the whole morning. Seele probably wanted to make up for the time they could have spent together.

The two children kept this posture and walked to the sign of the orphanage. Bronya turned her head, and before she could speak, Seele let go of her hand first, stepped back half a step, and then smiled slightly:

"Sister Bronya, Seele will go back to do homework first. After reporting to Cocolia's mother, remember to come and play with Seele."

Bronya suppressed it twice, but she couldn't suppress the corners of her lips. She deliberately made a helpless gesture and shook her head slowly:

"I really can't do anything about you, but... okay."

"Thank you Sister Bronya!"

Seele rushed up again, but just gave a shallow hug, and then left with a smile.

Bronya didn't go to Cocolia's mother's office immediately, but watched Seele's back slowly disappear at the end of the corridor. Unlike Natasha, who is both a teacher and a friend, and sometimes like a sister, Seele is her first real friend of the same age.

It's strange to say that the book clearly says that people with common interests can become friends, but this doesn't seem to be true for the two of them.

Perhaps the emotions between people are not something that can be summarized by cold words and theories.

And... although there is no evidence, Bronya always feels that the relationship between her and Seele is not so "simple". It's just that there is this feeling that she and Seele have some deeper connection, but it has not been revealed at this time.

But when she turned and walked towards Cocolia's office, the idea that popped up in her mind surprised her:

"At a distance of 20 meters, considering that my wrist cannot fully control the recoil of the Tokarev pistol, I should aim at her left waist so that the bullet can hit her heart."

Bronya suddenly covered her forehead-"Damn occupational disease."

She leaned against the wall and gasped for a few times before raising her hand and knocking on Cocolia's door.

"Hmm? Bronya, you're back."

Bronya glanced and effortlessly caught the joy in Cocolia's eyes, of course, she didn't hide it.

According to her experience, this undisguised joy was certainly not because they were back from school. It's not that Cocolia wouldn't be happy to see her adopted daughters, but for her, this "joy" can be suppressed at any time, doesn't need to be shown, and can be abandoned at any time.

Then, considering the rumors in the school during the day, it's not difficult to guess the reason for her joy at this time.

"How is the ME Club?"

Bronya raised her eyebrows and asked without concealment.

Cocolia smiled slightly. Bronya looked exactly like Natasha. She was a mercenary who depended on others for support, but she had no sense of being humble. Perhaps this was the confidence of a master... Of course, Cocolia did not intend to hide too much from her adopted daughter, whose ability was not much worse than Natasha's and whose plasticity (easy to fool) was stronger because of her young age. After all, revealing some secrets appropriately would also help to bring them closer. "Raiden Ryoma confessed his crimes. In fact, everyone can see that he was taking the blame for ME Club, but it doesn't matter. Our goal has been achieved. The Far East Branch of Anti-Entropy is leaderless. Tomorrow we will intervene strongly, and after dealing with the opponents here, we will send a message to the headquarters. As long as the leader is not stupid, they will pinch their noses and admit the fact that we took over the Far East Branch." Cocolia paused at this point. "Then, we will start the delayed X-10 experiment as soon as possible." Bronya opened her jaw, perhaps knowing that some words would be useless, so she finally chose to remain silent. But not saying those words does not mean that the other party cannot feel her attitude. Cocolia's eyelids drooped, and her body gradually leaned on the table. "Then, since the mission against Raiden Ryoma has been completed, do we not need to monitor Raiden Mei anymore?" "I know what you are thinking, Bronya." Cocolia understood Bronya's dissatisfaction-since she decided to suddenly attack and solve Raiden Ryoma early this morning, why should she monitor Raiden Mei? The pen turned between Cocolia's two fingers, and then she explained: "First, putting aside the relationship with ME, Raiden Mei is still our target. If you want to ask why... she has the conquest gem implanted in her body. Is this reason enough?"

"Really...really? But she looks no different from ordinary people..."

Bronya wished she could open her eyes wider, otherwise she wouldn't be able to show her surprise. She knew very well that she was one of the samples in the X-10 experiment. Although she still didn't understand what the "gem" was, she knew from the way those people in white coats looked at her that she looked like a dead person. "Gem", that's a fatal thing.

"So that's it. I understand. I will keep an eye on her."

Bronya nodded, but there was a strange feeling of sadness in her heart.

"You...I haven't said the second reason yet."

Cocolia took a sip of coffee, with a rare look of worry on her face:

"Second, in fact, until I woke up this morning, I wasn't ready to take immediate action against Thunderbolt Ryoma. I didn't even have time to confirm the specific requirements for falsifying accounts with the agent I installed."

"Huh? Huh?"

Bronya used two syllables in succession to express her doubts.

"Actually, this time, I won by lying down."

Cocolia spread her hands.

"Bronya, what I'm going to say next may seem like fantasy to you, but it's the truth - when I woke up, there was a USB flash drive next to my pillow, which was full of information about Thunder and Lightning Ryoma. The accounts of economic fraud, if I hadn’t known about my colleague, I would have thought it was true.”

"Did the USB flash drive appear suddenly? I wonder who made it?"

If that's the case, it's a bit scary, because it conveys at least two pieces of information -

For one, this person could easily take Cocolia's life without alerting anyone around her.

Secondly, since he did not leave his name, he would definitely not be asking for nothing in return. With Cocolia's acting style, it was naturally impossible for that person to repay a favor. Then there was only one possibility. The other party would fight Cocolia with the thunder and lightning dragon horse. He has a panoramic view and pushes it deliberately, simply because it is in his interests. But in this way, whether it is the Thunder Dragon Horse on the surface or the Cocolia hidden in the dark, they have become the opponent's pawns.

"Yeah, actually I still have some mercy. The files in the USB flash drive pointed directly at Raiden Ryoma. I spent an hour deleting, deleting, and modifying them, and pointed the finger at the entire ME club. This is more or less worthy of my colleagues. Right?"

Cocolia tried to change the topic, and Bronya would not be fooled. However, just when she took a step forward and wanted to ask questions, the mobile phone on Cocolia's table rang.

"Um?"

Cocolia glanced at the screen and frowned quickly. Seeing this, Bronya obediently held her breath and walked to Cocolia's side, trying to hear something.

"Hiss——"

There was a burst of noise in the receiver at first, which seemed to be a blurred signal, but it didn't seem to be the case.

"Hey, Natasha, what are you doing..."

"Oh? So this girl's name is Natasha."

The female voice on the other end of the phone was cold and sticky, and the ear was more like being touched by a snake's spit. In just one sentence, goosebumps spread all over Cocolia's body.

"Who are you?"

Cocolia shuddered and glanced around involuntarily. She knew clearly that there was no one else around but Bronya, but the moment she closed her eyes, a pair of green snakes appeared in her mind. Hitomi, with a hint of murderous intent and mockery, stared at her.

"It doesn't matter who I am, but I'd like to remind you that there is a girl named Natasha on the roof of the department store opposite the former ME club president's residence in Yamate Ward. You'd better send someone to take her back for treatment as soon as possible. In addition, I'd like to mention Wake up - I don't want to see anyone spying on this mansion again, and the next time it's not something I can do with a broken arm and two ribs."