The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

When he opened his eyes, what he saw was a strange and broken building.

"Well……"

The ruins of rubble spiral up around the tower, interlacing into a grid that resembles a birdcage, as if declaring itself to be the center of the world.

Several huge cherry trees with thick, knotted roots were suspended between the pavilions. They were so rooted in the air that Mei Yi couldn't help but shed a drop of cold sweat - at least the roots of this tree were still pointing downwards, and no more signs appeared. A weird upside-down scene.

But looking at the cherry-colored sky, the huge star that could not be told whether it was the moon or the sun, just hanging silently in the sky visible when looking up, another suspicion came to my mind - here In this space, is there really the so-called distinction between up and down? Standing on the platform built by the pavilion, no matter how far you look, you can't see the earth - is there really a distinction between heaven and earth here?

"What exactly is this?"

Mei thought to herself that even if she looked at such a scene for another hundred years, she probably wouldn't be "used" enough to regard it as normal.

But come to think of it, no one forced her to change her perception.

Ah...that's right...it doesn't seem like I came here to become a lunatic.

However, the brain is abnormally swollen, as if the stomach has been stuffed with two buns and a bucket of milk even after eating until it can't hold it anymore. But the brain is not the stomach after all, and there should be no food to warm the intestines. If you don't go, you'll have to carve out a path to your brain.

Or...is there something that she has been ignoring...

By the way, why does she appear here?

Such a question suddenly flashed through his mind, and cold sweat spread from his forehead to the back of his neck to his entire back in an instant. The memory of the past is not so much vague as it does not exist at all. As we continue to trace it back and trace it back, everything stays in that "thump".

"yes……"

Ah, yes...the memory is starting to become clearer.

It's the woman named Alicia, yes, Alicia...

The tension and vigilance in her memory no longer existed when she recalled it, but when she thought about it, she felt that the name Alicia seemed familiar, and her tone of voice was also inexplicable, but the current condition of her brain was indeed very... It was difficult to safely conclude that "it was okay", and she was unable to dig deeper in this direction for a while.

"Hi!"

The sound that I was not used to hearing sounded without warning, like someone whispering in my ear, or like a shout coming from afar. It was as unpredictable as the strange sight in front of me.

"How do you feel? Um...I mean, how do you feel?"

It was still Alicia's voice, she was saying the most concerned words in a teasing tone.

"Nothing unusual...well, probably nothing."

Mei Yi managed to answer.

Although the current situation has nothing to do with "nothing abnormal", at least the weird feeling of being swollen to the point of wanting to vomit is still lingering in her brain. However, considering that this feeling is slowly fading over time, Mei will remain as reluctant as ever. Looking at himself, he gave the answer "nothing abnormal".

"Yeah. That's good. Some of the previous visitors couldn't stand the moment they entered [The Paradise of the Past]."

Well, Alicia did tell a little lie. Not "some", but almost all.

If Mikael were here, he would happily acknowledge this contribution that belongs to him - compared to the original version of the data world, the paradise of the past is created by the power of the world bubble, the data world and the twelfth Herrscher. Naturally, there are higher requirements for visitors.

Alicia vaguely knew something, but she did not uphold her usual honesty and tell Mei the truth about the situation.

After all, this is also part of the test. When she saw Mei Yi forcing herself so hard, she knew that this child was very similar to that fool in some aspects.

For people who like to force themselves, don't just satisfy their self-esteem casually. Although it may sound cruel to say this, since there is still room to force yourself, then naturally you have to force yourself to the end, so that you can make greater progress.

Moreover, the lessons she learned from that fool also told her all the time that for a person with a strong self-esteem, others' affirmation sometimes has the opposite effect.

However, of course, you still have to praise, especially for a cute girl like Mei. Even if she just stands and does nothing, it is extremely comfortable for the observer.

"It's like drowning. The feeling of being drowned by memories is uncomfortable. But it seems that this worry is unnecessary for you... Oh! Could it be because the Herrscher's physique is different from ordinary people? Alas. ! Sigh - I really want to try becoming a herrist... Hehe, I'm sorry, we seem to be off topic!"

"..."

Long and complicated sounds can be a torture to the ears. At least for Mei, she doesn't like it very much... Huh? wrong……

When Kiana was noisy in the past, the emotion of "impatient" never appeared in her heart.

The girl realized that she might not be tired of talkative or particularly noisy people.

Has your aesthetic changed? Or has your mood changed?

Or is it wrong to treat people?

This question doesn't require an answer.

"Okay, okay. Let's stop here today. Your adaptability to the [Paradise] will gradually improve in the future, but now, you are not suitable to continue exploring. Come, follow the star gate I opened for you and return to the hall!"

Accompanied by the noisy sound of the mechanism turning, a door with a starry sky inside opened in front of Meiyi.

"Although you said so, you didn't open other star gates for me at all."

Alicea's words always carried some undisguised [temptation], as if she hoped that she would force herself to continue exploring.

It was obviously just the beginning. The conversation between the two, referring to Meiyi's words to Alicea, was probably no more than ten sentences, but she captured this point extremely keenly.

But while tempting, she never gave Meiyi the opportunity to choose.

It was as if the only [star gate] in front of her was called a "star" gate, but the starlight reflected in it was the dazzling appearance of human fantasy. It seemed that she had never thought about whether the universe that only existed in black and white was willing to accept such arrogant imagination of human beings, so the whole thing brought an unknown sense of strangeness.

The universe cannot - at least cannot respond to human arrogance in any way that humans can perceive, but Mei has no choice. If she doesn't want to be trapped forever in this space where even the earth does not exist, she can only reach out and touch the star gate.

"..."

The sudden dizziness tortured her brain that was about to explode. What made Mei even more uncomfortable was that this dizziness was exactly the same as the feeling of Mikael taking her to phase shuttle. If you love someone, you will hate him too. Fortunately, it was only a moment - just before she thought her head was about to explode, her eyes were stung by a golden splendor, and she felt a more solid touch under her feet.

"Are you okay?"

It was still the voice that she had not yet gotten familiar with, but this time, it seemed to have lost its original detachment and [temptation], and was simply concerned about her.

Mei turned her eyes to the sofa on her left, and the warm orange light enveloped the girl of her age.

Alicia still maintained the same posture as when they first met, but her body left the backrest of the sofa, leaned forward slightly, and there was only a faint smile on her face.

Meiyi was alert in her heart. At this point, she no longer believed that there would be someone in this world who would care about another stranger unconditionally. However, for some reason, that smile and caring tone overlapped with a certain scene in her memory... no, it was a lot of scenes.

Meiyi finally understood the source of that familiar feeling, in an unpleasant way.

"Hmm..."

The dizziness came again, but it was not due to any external force, but only because of self-blame and self-mockery - she was really stupid. Not long ago, Raven seemed to be talking to Mikael, but it was actually a secret reminder to her. In addition, the [Paradise of the Past] that had been mentioned countless times in the conversation, there is no doubt that the woman in front of her should be a human from the last era, Mikael, the squad leader, and the comrade of Vivi.

But why is she always imitating Mikael's speech... No, that's not right, maybe, Mikael is imitating her speech...

Wait!

Although she had never thought of it before, what stood out in her memory at this moment was what Mikael said when she first met him - "Actually, it's not that bad now. My wife is dead, my daughter is dead, and I only have to support myself now." When Mikael said this, his attitude was casual and his tone was frivolous. Meiyi could never associate such an attitude with the heaviness of death. But that was the original Meiyi. Now that she has understood Mikael, looking back at his expression at that time, such casualness and frivolity were just a necessary trick to cover up the real sadness. It can't be such a coincidence... No, it shouldn't be. Mikael left before she appeared, or it could be interpreted that she appeared at the moment when Mikael left on purpose. It was hard to say who was avoiding the other, but it was not likely that...

"Hey, Mei, Mei, what are you thinking about?"

The shaky body was suddenly supported by a strong arm, and the nameless flower fragrance rushed into her mind in an instant with the soft touch, expelling the burden of a large number of fragmented memories and the fatigue caused by anger and fear.

"You..."

Mei's expression was a little moved, and a little confused, and her strong vigilance almost collapsed.

"My name is Alicia! Really, you didn't remember my name well, it's so sad!"

Mei's eyes twitched a little. To be honest, she was not good at dealing with such overly enthusiastic people. However, if it was Kiana... Just thinking of the scene of Kiana and Alicia sitting together, Mei instinctively felt a tingling sensation in her eardrums.

"No, I actually... remembered... but..."

It's just that during this period, out of some strange revenge mentality, she has always maintained an attitude of ordering Mikael around, even though she is actually the one being ordered around.

"Hey! Mei, I want to eat two bowls of curry rice at noon... Stop, stop, stop, I know what you are going to say, but I just want to eat what you cook!"

"No, go eat some cookies."

"Oh Mei, seriously, why don't you become the chef of World Snake? I promise that cooking is also a very useful practice..."

"If you keep doing this, I will leave World Snake."

"Mei, you don't want to leave without getting anything from World Snake, right? Wouldn't that fight with Kiana be in vain?"

"..."

"What about curry rice?"

"You...okay. I'll do it now, and you can open the space rift and pick it up in half an hour."

——She was in South Africa at that time.

Reflecting on it, what was even more rude than calling someone unfamiliar by their first name was not even addressing them by name. Mei Yi didn't know how to apologize, so she could only warn herself in her heart not to make this mistake again.

Not with the idea of ​​"getting along well". It just suddenly occurred to me that in addition to using these people to obtain more powerful power, it seemed that we could also obtain more information about Mikael through indirections. Although it has been impossible to accurately characterize the "enemy and friend" until now, that kind of thing is irrelevant. Whether it is based on personal interest or a possible hostile relationship, Mei has the motive of wanting to know more about Mikael.

But suddenly, she heard crying—a very exaggerated cry.

"Ohh Ohh ohh--"

The owner of the cry hugged her tightly and sobbed, but said nothing. That way, he looked like a child who was deliberately crying to attract the attention of adults.

"You... Alicia, what's wrong with you?"

This time, Mei deliberately put her name, but in this way, Alicia's crying became even more disturbing.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Forgot...what?"

Originally, Mei Yi was the one being supported, but at this moment, she had to turn around and hug the girl in front of her. Alicia, however, pushed further and threw herself into her arms while sobbing. Because of the nine-centimeter height difference, Alicia only leaned over slightly, and her cold tears were smeared on Mei Yi's chest.

"A bit heavy..."

For her, who was used to holding Kiana, this was an unprecedented experience that could not be measured by weight.

But this gap in experience was quickly overshadowed by another doubt.

Mei didn't understand why she could become so familiar with this guy even though they had only known each other for a short time... Well... even she and Kiana... didn't seem to be progressing so fast... Wait! Why does she think so...

"I forgot, I forgot! Try it again, Mei, forget the name Alicia... uh, forget it for now, come on, read it after me, my name is - Miss Pink Fairy! Don't miss the last part Oh!”

"..."

Mei lowered her head and looked at Alicia who was still crying a moment ago with a puzzled face.

no……

What level of face-changing kung fu is this?

But she didn't respond for a long time, and Alicia's expression turned sad again:

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Ya Yi, just keep chanting it! Just recite it once, okay?"

"this……"

Mei Yi's lips trembled. Even when there was no one else around, it took a certain amount of determination to pronounce such a shameful name.

Besides, she had no reason to obey Alicia.

"So, is the name important?"

Even so, being pestered like this is not an option. Whether it is to become stronger or to get more information about Mikael, time should not be wasted like this, so let all this end quickly - but before that, she hopes that she can get a convenient persuasion own reasons.

"Hmm...what do you think..."

In the blink of an eye, the tears on Alicia's face dissipated completely - this was already the second time, but apart from the absurdity, Mei did not feel the emotion called "not surprised".

Alicia lay in Mei's arms, touched her cheek with one hand, and said in a long voice:

"Look, am I covered in pink?"

"Uh...yes."

After looking at Alicia's black and white uniform, Mei swallowed back the word "no" before "yes".

"whee!"

Alicia smiled cheerfully, grabbed Mei Yi's finger, and gently scratched her elf-like pointed ear.

"Look! Do my ears look like the legendary goblin?"

Just as Mei Yi reacted, she felt a cold touch on her fingertips. She pulled her hand back suddenly, but finally noticed that the girl in front of her was different from "human beings" on the "biological level".

"Are you...really a goblin?"

"Of course!"

"..."

Mei frowned. No matter how hard she looked, the pointed ears didn't look like ordinary cosplay props. Some capillaries could even be seen through the thin skin. Moreover, although the fingertips just touched that place, it felt cold, but it was a relative feeling, and the temperature that living things should have still existed.

The more honest the lovely Lissia was, the less Mei Yi wanted to believe it. She thought that even without Mikael's experience, Alicia's attitude alone was worthy of vigilance - at least, people should carefully consider the truth or falsehood of the other party's words.

Moreover, the education she had received made it difficult for her to believe that the gap between the two civilizations would be so big that there would be an extra creature called "Fairy".

But seeing Alicia's expression of "I won't let you go until you call me", Mei could only ask the last question helplessly:

"I understand pink, I understand fairy, it doesn't cost much, miss, so what is that?"

"That's right?"

"Is this really something that a person can pronounce?"

"Hmm, can't you hear it? I forgot about it. This is something that only we fairies can hear. It's really embarrassing for you."

"so……"

"Then there's no need. Just read out the first six words. Come on, come on."

Alicia looked at Mei longingly.

Mei Yi swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva and glanced left and right. At least at this moment, there seemed to be no third party in the hall, so...

"pink……"

"I suggest you don't do that, otherwise this woman will record your voice with that thing in her hand and play it on a loop in front of a group of people if necessary."

A cold and sticky voice sounded behind her. Meiyi first followed the voice's instructions and looked down. He glanced at Alicia's awkward smile and noticed the pink horn she was holding in her left hand behind her back.

But the next moment, Mei's breathing suddenly became rapid, she pushed Alicia away roughly, and then quickly turned around - when she saw the familiar figure behind her biting her nails, her eyes instantly glazed over.

Although she had heard the news about that person's disappearance from many people in World Snake, and did not understand why she appeared here, her body reacted before her brain.

"Haha, the white mouse sent this time is quite..."

"...Mother Mebius..."

"?"

"oh!"

The person who screamed was Alicia. She followed her usual exaggerated attitude and covered her mouth with her hands, making a "shocked" look.

"Let me state it in advance, Mebius, this is not what I taught you!"

Every part of Mebius's small face was trembling violently, but before the sarcastic words were spoken, she seemed to realize something and forced herself to calm down.

She looked past Mei and towards Alicia.

"This and Mei... ahem, this... Herrscher, was it sent in by Mikael?"

"uh-huh"

Even Alicia's response was so brisk.

The gloom on Mebius's face suddenly disappeared.

The corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously, and she quickly covered them with her hands. After the corners of her mouth were flattened, she lowered her hands.

However, as soon as he put down his hand, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up again.

In the end, she could only turn this smile into a sneer:

"Alicia, are you stupid?"

"Ah? What's wrong? I'm very smart!"

"If you are smart enough, just stay here alone and think carefully!!"

Mebius's smile could no longer be suppressed. She turned around quickly, but did not forget to hold Mei Yi's hand. She semi-forcedly pulled Mei Yi towards the depths of the paradise, and deliberately amplified her voice when speaking. Voice to ensure that it can be heard by the woman she hates the most:

"I won't say anything unnecessary, right? Mei, you must already know me very well outside, so I won't introduce myself. From today on, if you have any difficulties in the paradise, you can tell me if you have any questions. You can ask me if you understand, as long as it’s not a question you really can’t answer. In short - don’t be deceived by that woman again!”

Mebius raised his chin and turned his head, as if declaring his victory to another person.

Even though it was just a boring victory in every aspect, in the past...even in the past, she might have cared so much about this victory.

But what was unexpected, or perhaps unsurprising, was that Alicia had no consciousness of being a "loser" at all. She just smiled and smiled...

She is not stupid, but she still smiles happily, as if she is the one who gets the happiness. (End of chapter)