The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Sister Bronya, what happened? Xier remembers that we were obviously... together... why did we do it all over again?"

Bronya put the washed bowl in the bucket, wiped her hands with a rag, slowly sat on the pony, and then covered her face with all her strength.

"Bronya...I don't know..."

"Did brother Mikael do it?"

Xi'er moved her face closer and her voice became a little cautious.

"Who else could it be but him?"

Bronya's voice was as cold as ever, but in Xi'er's ears, she felt more tired.

"Bronya also asked him, but he didn't give any answer, and even wanted to pretend that nothing happened... But it doesn't matter, in this case, Bronya has more time to think about the test he has set."

"A test. A test?"

"Um."

Bronya's palm moved down, revealing her silver-grey eyes.

She nodded vigorously towards Xi'er, and then explained in more detail everything she had experienced here.

"Bronya's mission in the Quantum Sea is to find and rescue Xie'er from here. The other mission is to find Kevin who was sealed in the Quantum Sea by Mikael five hundred years ago. It’s the white-haired uncle you just saw.”

"Then he is here..."

"No, it shouldn't be. That man is too frivolous and is far different from the Kevin Bronya saw in the last world bubble. Maybe that was Kevin's initial appearance, but Bronya thinks he shouldn't be The real Kevin.”

"oh……"

Xi'er nodded in understanding.

"Then what's the test that Sister Bronya mentioned?"

"Well...Bronya met Mikael soon after falling into the quantum sea."

"oh."

Xi'er nodded habitually, but soon seemed to realize something, and then asked:

"Which brother Mikael did sister Bronya meet...?"

Bronya's already dull eyes blinked, and Bronya shook her head slowly.

"I don't know. That Mikael...he claimed to be the Mikael in the world bubble, the Mikael who stayed with you all the time. He said he wanted to test Bronya's potential, and only Bronya asked him Only when you prove yourself... can you save Xi'er."

"Is this so..."

Xile frowned and thought for a while.

"Then...that shouldn't be brother Mikael, right? The real brother Mikael...if it's the real brother Mikael, according to what Sister Bronya said he did, it shouldn't be I will give my sister a chance..."

Bronya sighed quickly.

"Yes. But who can tell what Mikael thinks? Xier, you should know better than Bronya. He is a big idiot with a bad personality and often has a bad mind and is inconsistent in his speech. Who knows that he What exactly do you want to do... Although she already regards him as an enemy in her heart, Bronya feels that if he suddenly jumps out and returns Sister Mei, who has fully mastered the power of the Herrscher, to Hyperion, It's not completely impossible. Of course, the most important thing is... It sounds ridiculous, but in fact, according to logical analysis, the Mikael who gave Bronya the test should be the same as the Mikael who saved you. The same person, but intuition... Intuition always warns Bronya of danger, making Bronya feel that he should be the real Mikael.”

Xi'er's lips trembled and she gently covered the red mark on her heart.

"I'm sorry, Sister Bronya. If the other me was here, maybe there would be a way to tell..."

"Still can't get in touch?"

"Um."

For some reason, Xi'er's heart seemed to be beating faster, but in this case, even she didn't even notice it.

"Then...Sister Bronya, the so-called test is..."

Bronya retracted her hands and let them cross together again, resting on her chin.

"Mikael asked Bronya to choose whether to obey the so-called Fire Chaser's order and give relief to the children suffering from Honkai Disease here, or to refuse to carry out this 'inhumane' order."

"..."

Xi'er opened her mouth, but just let the air flow in and out without making any sound.

"It's ridiculous, isn't it? Bronya also thought it was ridiculous. What was even more ridiculous was that Bronya herself was conflicted between these two choices all night. In the end, before she had time to give an answer, everything suddenly flowed back. It's morning."

"No matter which brother Mikael it is, he must have a deep meaning when he does this, right? Maybe it means... that this test has failed?"

Bronya tilted her head, her tone a little confused, and also a little unwilling and angry:

"But Bronya hasn't given a choice yet, right? He also said that Bronya has one night to think about it, but in the end he didn't even ask Bronya which option she chose..."

"Squeak——"

The wooden door connecting the kitchen to the dining room was pushed open. Bronya quickly pursed her lips and looked at Kevin who suddenly broke in with some vigilance.

"Huh? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Kevin scratched his cheek, then leaned against the door frame, raised his right arm and put it on his head, making an exaggerated and fart pos.

"It's really troublesome that the sister of a comrade-in-arms likes me. I'm not a stupid person who has feelings for relatives of comrades-in-arms, and I want to remind you, Ms. Bronya Zaicek, I am a A high-quality human male with integrity, I am loyal to my girlfriend, so please don’t…”

"Snapped!"

The unbearable result was that Kevin's face was smeared with the dishcloth.

The corners of Bronya's eyes were beating wildly, but it was not caused by anger.

It's strange to say that there was no anger at all from the beginning, but more of a sense of boredom of "why doesn't this guy shut up?"

Of course, there is also a sense of disobedience buried deep beneath it that has only been faintly felt until now.

But just like the "violation" she had felt so far, Bronya was unable and did not have time to feel their shapes, let alone follow the feeling, and was forcibly interrupted by the sound of words.

"This is so rough. It's nothing like Mikael."

Kevin grinned and threw the rag back on the table.

"Come on, Bronya, Mikael has something to tell you."

Bronya stood up calmly, stared at Kevin's face and asked:

"Did the headquarters give the order?"

"Uh-huh."

Kevin nodded indifferently.

Bronya frowned and thought for a moment, trying hard to capture the feeling just now, but inevitably failed in the end.

"Huh? What's wrong, Bronya, are you feeling uncomfortable, or are you still angry about what happened just now? Hahahaha, if so, I'm sorry."

The words that were both perfunctory and sincere reached Bronya's ears, but they still failed to arouse any reaction from her.

"I understand, go now."

Bronya walked out of the kitchen in a daze, while Kevin's body was still leaning against the door frame. His eyes fell on Xi'er who had been silent since he entered the door, and then he smiled inexplicably.

Before Xi'er could figure out the meaning of that smile, the door was gently closed.

"Choo Choo Choo……"

Bronya didn't know why some people always liked to boast about the nightingale's singing voice in their works. It was obvious that what she heard was just an ordinary bird call that was particularly obvious in the silent night. It was even more annoying because of this. .

"Mikael, what are you doing with Bronya?"

Mikael raised his head and looked at the moonlight without replying.

"Mikael!"

It wasn't until Bronya called his name for the second time that he slowly turned his head.

Although Bronya felt that this must be intentional, she had no evidence.

"What are you talking about, Bronya, of course it's about the test."

"Bronya knew... So, why exactly? Bronya hasn't made a choice yet, so why did time suddenly flow back to this morning?"

"If I said it was an accident..."

Mikael paused deliberately. Seeing Bronya's gloomy face, he quickly raised his hands and changed the subject:

"Maybe it's an accident, maybe it's not. But why should you not ask me about this topic? I've already said that I am the question maker and examiner of this exam. You can't expect to be the one who sets the questions. The answer is in the hands of the person and the examiner.”

"Even if there was a procedural error in the exam process?"

Bronya frowned and asked, but what she got was Mikael's sudden smile.

"Uh... okay, Bronya understands."

She lowered her head silently.

Yes, it should be thought that since the examiner Mikael ignored this, it means that the reversal of time is not a procedural error, but falls within the scope of normal procedures.

In other words, under the circumstances at that time, time would inevitably flow back to this morning. But, is this reverse flow the mechanism of the world bubble, or is it Mikael's doing?

No, Bronya thinks this shouldn’t be a problem with World Bubble. Xi'er has been in this world for two or three days. Even if the time of the world is reincarnated, the starting time should be earlier than the time when Xi'er came here, not when Bronya came to this world. Soaking time.

In other words, it is almost certain that this reincarnation was caused by Mikael.

So, what is the significance of this approach?

Bronya mustered up the courage to look at Mikael. From this distance, with the help of the moonlight, Bronya could clearly capture any changes in Mikael's face, and she could even see herself reflected in his pupils. Clearly.

However, as time passed little by little, Mikael still had that faint smile on his face.

It was obviously a normal smile, but it just flickered, and seemed to be tinged with some kind of sarcasm.

"What? What? Can't you figure out the key to the problem by yourself? But it doesn't matter, anyway... I won't tell you anyway!"

If Mikael really said this, Bronya would be absolutely sure that the guy in front of her was the Mikael she was most familiar with.

However, no, Mikael's smile was like a precise clock. Even if a certain muscle jumped occasionally like the second hand, it would not affect the overall accuracy.

"Bronya won't get answers from you."

Mikael shrugged his shoulders silently, as if to say - "Didn't I tell you this already, but you don't believe it."

"But Bronya will definitely find the answer and pass your test."

After leaving these words, Bronya turned and left again.

"Hey! Anyone can say such beautiful words! Please prove yourself with actions!"

"Hey! Bronya knows, you don't need to say more!"

It was still the same as last time, Kevin leaned silently on the door frame, passing by the dull Bronya.

"Bang!"

It wasn't until the doors of the dining room and kitchen were closed in anger that Kevin slowly walked up to Mikael.

"Really, you said you were asking her, but in fact she was the one asking questions throughout the whole process."

"There's no way, she just has this kind of character that once she sees something, she has to figure it out."

Mikael took out a small wine bottle from somewhere and drank himself endlessly.

"Are you planning to let her inherit that power? But once I tell you, her personality is nothing like yours."

"There is no need to imagine in the first place. Moreover, resemblance or dissimilarity is a very broad topic..."

"No, I'm not talking about it. I'm comparing it with your appearance similarity. If you insist on saying it, you will always be misunderstood as weak. In fact, you will also show very stubbornness at certain times."

Kevin's answer was the sound of "tons and tons" of wine pouring down his throat.

"Huh?"

"Um?"

Suddenly, the two of them snorted together, and then looked at each other, their eyes becoming serious.

"Did you see it too?"

Mikael asked softly.

"Ah, the battle on Su's side has been resolved. What's wrong? How do you feel when you see your former self defeated by your former comrades?"

"I don't have any thoughts. It was inevitable for me to fail in that state. He was also pitiful. When his will was the weakest, he suddenly learned that all the memories in his mind were just 'phantoms', so even the final battle goal They were all lost. Then he was forced to fight against his future self. Although he was reluctant, he felt that he might really have the possibility to stop his future self. With this thought, there was no possibility of getting rid of Su. He may even be comforting himself in his heart, thinking about stopping his future self anyway, so that things can go smoothly. "

"Well……"

Kevin looked at Mikael who was talking in shock. He didn't utter the meaningless syllable until he finished talking.

"Mikael...you seem to know yourself a little too well."

Mikael patted his head and smiled nonchalantly.

"However, if this happens, Su will soon notice something abnormal here. You don't have much time. Mikael, why don't you explain the test standards to her clearly?"

"Obviously you want to know..."

"..."

"Well, it's actually very simple..."

Mikael raised his head and was about to reveal the answer to Kevin, but suddenly swallowed his voice.

Turning her head, Bronya walked out of the restaurant with her hair disheveled.

"Bronya chose to refuse to carry out the order."

Before she could reach Mikael, she shouted loudly from a short distance away.

"Refuse?"

Mikael showed an unexpected expression.

"Then...what then?"

"Well……"

"Okay, that's it. Bronya, you failed again."

Mikael covered his head in pain, and with a snap of his fingers, the sound of the entire world disappeared. (End of chapter)