The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

Chapter 7 In the Sea: Wake up! Wake up!

"Crack --"

"Sister Bronya... uh, Sister Bronya doesn't look very good, did something happen..."

Faced with Seele's concern, Bronya rarely responded, but just propped up the door with her hands, with all kinds of expressions flashing in her drooping eyes.

There's really no way, after all, that annoying voice sounded in my head again, and I couldn't hide it.

"It's over, it's over, I actually forgot to tell you just now. Although most of the world bubbles are just the afterimages left by the dead world, there are a few world bubbles that can last forever due to their own specialness, avoiding the fate of reincarnation and fragmentation. There is no doubt that the world bubble that I riveted in the sea with special power is one of them.

"In other words, the people in the world we are in now are all real. In terms of its own integrity and authenticity, this world is not much different from the 'original world'. Your decision affects all living lives, Bronya, don't forget this when making a decision. "

"You're so long-winded!" Bronya covered her head and shouted softly, startling Seele who was about to help her.

"Sister Bronya, did Brother Mikael say something to you?"

"Bronya..."

Meeting the girl's eyes, which were as calm and deep as a lake, Bronya's anxiety subsided a lot.

She shook her head quickly.

The current situation can be said to be a mixture of thousands of threads.

It was not easy to find Seele, but there was no way to take her out of the Quantum Sea for a while.

I wanted to exchange information with her, but Mikael started his test again.

From beginning to end, it was as if someone put a heavy object on me while I was sleeping, and my breathing was suppressed. It was far from the point of suffocation, but every time I inhaled, I could only inhale half of the original breath, and I had to exhale quickly. As time passed, the whole person was filled with a sense of powerlessness.

"Bronya... It's okay. Seele, are you okay? Just now... Bronya saw that your condition seemed a little... "

Seele opened her jaw, and after a while, a hollow voice came out.

"Seele... the other me seems to have something wrong."

"Something went wrong, could it be..."

"No, no, no!"

Seele waved her hands repeatedly, and then put her clenched right fist against her chest.

"Seele can feel that the other me still exists here. I just don't know why Seele called her... but got no response..."

"Is that so..."

Bronya's eyes suddenly became complicated.

The other Seele couldn't respond to Seele, and Bronya didn't believe it was an accident.

But what's the point of doing this? It's nothing more than a closure and blockade.

Is it because the Seele who has a connection with the previous civilization will tell them something they shouldn't know. Or is it because...

"It seems... Bronya is not the only one who is being tested this time..."

"Huh? Sister Bronya, did you say anything just now?"

Bronya covered her mouth and shook her head.

"Are you tired, Sister Bronya? Seele, take your sister to rest. It's getting late anyway. If there are any problems, think about them tomorrow and solve them tomorrow, okay? And don't think about Brother Mikael for now, okay? "

[However, don't make decisions when you are emotionally unstable. Didn't the other me teach you this?]

[Okay, Bronya, you have a whole night to think about which path you want to choose and how to deal with the consequences of your choice.]

Perhaps she thought of Mikael's words, or just used this as an excuse to escape...

Bronya moved her lips twice, sighed, and nodded silently.

Seele got up, opened the second door of the kitchen, and led Bronya into the backyard of the orphanage.

Stepping out of the door, the night wind whistled over the two of them, Bronya's teeth chattered slightly, and she quickened her pace as she looked at the back of the girl in front of her.

The two of them half walked and half ran through the backyard, and then quietly opened the dormitory door.

The moonlight poured in through the crack of the door, but was swallowed up by the darkness in the blink of an eye. A thin velvet blanket was laid on the wooden floor, so thin that Bronya's hard boots could still make a dull and loud sound when they stepped on it.

The suppressed whispers in the room next to her disappeared instantly.

Seele chuckled softly, and her laughter was a little forced.

"Look, Sister Bronya, these children are quite similar to us back then."

Bronya shook her head without comment, and her eyes turned to the door on the second floor of the dormitory facing the stairs.

The wooden door was closed, but the color of the candlelight still flowed out from the gap between the door and the door frame.

"Is that... Cocolia's room? "

"Well, every night after Cocolia's mother settles the children, she still has to deal with some things, although... Seele doesn't know what she is dealing with."

"By the way... Seele, when did you appear in this world?"

"Only two or three days earlier than Sister Bronya - uh, two or three days in this bubble."

"Is that so..."

"Come on, sister Bronya, Xi'er and the children over twelve years old have separate bedrooms on the second floor."

The two girls held onto the stairs and tiptoed to the second floor.

After stepping onto the last step, Bronya stood in front of Cocolia's door and hesitated for a moment. In the end, she did nothing and just followed Xie'er to the bedroom.

After a brief wash, the two of them, suffering from both mental and physical exhaustion, lay side by side on the bed.

The bed, which was originally designed for a single person, was a bit narrow and seemed not very strong. The bed board would make a particularly harsh groan when the body twisted slightly.

Although they were both worried about each other, neither of the two girls spoke.

The moonlight shines on Bronya's face through the thin curtains, and the nightingale is still chattering and showing off its song, so the night becomes longer.

Xi'er's breathing sounds were of different lengths, sometimes mixed with a trace of trembling. Is it a kind of sadness, a forcibly suppressed fear, or... self-blame?

No, Bronya felt that it should be an extremely complicated emotion.

No one in this world is born with the ability to distinguish between good and evil. But when they grow up, everyone has a standard in their mind about what is good and what is evil.

No one wants someone close to him to do evil. If he does, it can only be because that person is not that important in his heart, or he does not think that evil is "evil" from the bottom of his heart.

But reality is often not what people want.

It can even be said that if there is really a god in this world who can weave all destiny, he must be a villain with extremely bad character.

The more mankind values ​​something, the more He will take it away.

The more mankind fears something, the more He will give it.

Though, think about it another way.

It is precisely because certain things are always taken away and always lost that they are valued by humans.

But Bronya felt that Xier probably didn’t want to discuss this.

In this world, there are only two people who will never laugh at her timidity and will only silently take care of her. One is Bronya and the other is Mikael. Moreover, the latter has a more important meaning to her and to the other her.

Therefore, even though the other her had left hints many times, and even though she had sensed something from the few words exchanged between the other her and the other Mikael, how could Seele be willing to believe that that kind of thing really happened.

But what happens is what happens.

Bronya also knew that the most painful thing for Xi'er was being caught between Mikael and everyone else.

She knew that Mikael had become everyone's enemy, especially Bronya's enemy, but how could she regard Mikael as an enemy as decisively as Bronya.

so……

Bronya heard faint sobs.

Trade-offs, contradictions, the inability to have both... have always been one of the situations people are most afraid of facing.

Bronya understands this very well, because she also experienced a choice not long ago, regarding Cocolia.

She could understand Xi'er's mood at the moment, but it was precisely because of her understanding that she felt that she didn't know what to say or what to say to comfort her.

Perhaps the best choice at this time is to do nothing and act as if you didn't notice anything, at least to avoid embarrassment.

As for the final choice, Bronya knew exactly what Xi'er would choose, so she was not worried about it. She just felt pain for the pain Xi'er suffered.

But how good is she herself?

Bronya pulled out the quilt underneath her a little, turned over, and faced the moonlight curtains.

Even if she closed her eyes, the moonlight still penetrated into her eyes, so Bronya simply gave up the treatment.

Besides, although I really want to do what Xi'er said, have a good sleep and leave all the problems to think about tomorrow. But there's no way... The only time Mikael gave him to think about it was this one night.

It's better to keep your eyes wide open. Bronya was even afraid that she would fall asleep suddenly.

The quilt was thick and painfully hard. When I got into such a quilt, I didn't feel much warmth. I also felt that my body was being pressed down and I couldn't breathe.

Xier's sobs kept ringing out, as if a needle was constantly stirring in Bronya's eardrums.

The cold moonlight did not show any difference from usual times, but some things, even if they happened unchanged in every reincarnation, the observer's mentality would be different due to different experiences.

Bronya felt that she seemed to be a little more awake.

Sober enough to think about the options Mikael gave.

[Don’t make decisions when you’re emotionally unstable. The other me should have taught you this, right? 】

Indeed, Mikael said this more than once in class.

Facts have proved that in this statement alone, Mikael is absolutely correct.

If anyone were to face the two options presented by Mikael, as long as they were a normal person with undistorted views, they would choose to refuse to execute the order in extreme anger.

After all, the consequences of choosing to execute an order are obvious.

He must kill with his own hands those children who not long ago said "thank you" to him, or blinked and longed for an extra spoonful of mashed potatoes.

In comparison, the option of refusing to execute the order is undoubtedly more tempting, more in line with universal values, and has no obvious consequences.

But it's just not obvious.

All causes will lead to corresponding effects, but many times people cannot connect cause and effect, or simply ignore it.

If you refuse to carry out the order, how should you explain it to the headquarters?

Mikael kept reminding her that this was a real world. Bronya didn't know how true it was, but she understood that this was a prerequisite for this test, so everything should be done according to the normal thinking.

If you refuse to carry out the order, you will either directly confront the organization or find a way to get through. Either way is not a good decision.

Needless to say the former, as for the latter, once the truth is discovered, the "Fire Chasing Moth" will definitely send someone to deal with the aftermath.

It would be fine if nothing was discovered, but since the culprit of the Honkai energy abnormality has been identified, there is no reason to ignore it. This is not just a matter of mission, but also a matter of performance, and Bronya is very familiar with this.

In other words, if the attempt to muddle through fails, the outcome of welcoming these children will not actually change.

Then, there is no point in making such a choice.

Of course, this is only one of the many problems caused by refusing orders, and it is also the easiest to detect.

There are some things that Mikael said that he didn’t understand clearly.

For the vast majority of people in this world, being infected with Honkai Disease means that life has entered a countdown.

It is difficult to associate the death method of Honkai disease patients with "ease". It was a kind of death full of pain. You could feel the place where the purple lines had spread get colder and lose consciousness little by little, and watch the traces get closer to your heart little by little...

This dual physical and psychological torture is even more terrifying than death itself.

However, euthanasia medicine can allow people to end their lives painlessly in a sweet dream.

If you choose to refuse to carry out the order, does it mean that you will personally push those children into a more painful life?

Also, just like Seele, not all children are Houkai disease patients. But the essence of Honkai disease is Honkai energy radiation. If no treatment is done, those children will also be infected with Honkai disease, and they could have...

And... with so many Honkai patients gathered together without any isolation or defense measures, will they breed Honkai beasts and bring disaster to the entire Twilight Street?

Bronya covered her face hard.

Whether you accept or reject, you always seem to find a reason to refute...

Can't decide...

The long night began to become unbearable. Bronya tossed and turned, but she couldn't get an answer.

Sometimes she thought to herself, let's forget it, just follow the impulse in her heart and refuse this order...

But after all, I still can't do it...

So I dragged on, and the light outside the curtains seemed a bit dazzling.

There seemed to be a soft sound from the door handle. Bronya was just about to turn her head to check the situation, but the sudden dizziness made her fall down.

But the back of his head didn't touch the pillow with the texture of brown bread, but nothingness.

His vision sank into darkness, and then an anxious cry came from his ears:

"Wake up! Bronya? Wake up! We'll reach our destination soon!"