Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

In a trance, Mei found herself back in the lounge. This time, Enosia handed her a glass of light yellow drink. After drinking it all, a sweet but not greasy feeling spread in her mouth.

"During the official first experience, you didn't even ask me any questions, Mei, you did a really good job."

"I……"

"I can see that you have a lot of questions. Take a break first, sort out your thoughts, and then answer them one by one."

Mei sat down on the sofa and immediately relaxed. Her tiredness gradually disappeared as time passed...

“What would have happened if I hadn’t gone to the library?”

"When the time is up, you will automatically return here, just like when the progress bar reaches the end of a movie... To be more precise, it's more like the anti-addiction time is up and you are forced to log off. But if you don't go to the library, you may be able to collect other information."

"...Then is the information I obtained really the information that could be found in the previous civilization, 12 years before the birth of the First Herrscher?"

Enosia tilted her head:

"Why do you think so?"

"Because... after entering the Paradise of the Past, Alicia told me that everything in the Paradise of the Past was built from the memories of thirteen heroes. And at this time point 12 years before the birth of the First Herrscher, among the thirteen heroes of the Fire Moth, there was probably only Mobius. And Mobius... I'm afraid he wouldn't know so many specific details so well..."

Enosia cast a look of approval:

"Keep talking."

"Of course, I have thought that the World Snake may have preserved the information from that time. But even if there are complete records on important issues such as the debate on the origin of Honkai and the development history of the Fire Moth, the conversation between two ordinary students of Qianyu Academy about their ideals and the class process of a mathematics teacher in a high school, the World Snake probably has no reason and no ability to preserve these trivial information until now."

"So, there is only one answer: Only you, as the Herrscher of Corrosion, have the ability to make up these details so realistically."

Enosia nodded slightly:

"Mei, has anyone ever told you that you might be more suitable to be the Herrscher of Reason than the Herrscher of Thunder?"

Mei looked at Inoxia, and her meaning was clear: she needed answers and explanations.

"Mei, has anyone ever told you that your anxious and expectant look is actually very cute? If it was your sister standing here, I'm afraid she would have put her hand on your face."

"Hmm...well, it seems that you have indeed learned a lot from Alicia."

"Of course. My current appearance, voice, and even the fact that I can stand here and have a normal conversation with you are all because of my sister."

"Can……"

"But what? I have used my power to observe that many people have the thought of "I want to become her shape" in their hearts when they like... or more accurately, when they admire someone. It's just that my ability allows me to "become her shape" in a physical sense."

"Of course, I know that I am not Alicia, and I have never thought about becoming Alicia. Everyone has a desire for beauty. In order to make their faces more beautiful, humans can spend tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to have others apply various chemicals on their bodies. I chose to use my sister's appearance simply because I think she is [pretty]."

Mei's eyes flickered a few times and her expression relaxed a little.

"Alas, it seems that I have not been able to completely dispel your suspicion. Now I finally understand why my sister was so sad when you looked at her with a vigilant look."

"Mei, it's good to learn to doubt, but it's not a good thing to doubt everything. If you don't know, the other personality should have reminded you in your head that even in the data space where I can basically do whatever I want, it can't erode you."

"So... the scenario of [the Thirteen Heroes all became puppets of the Herrscher, and it was all my conspiracy from the beginning], at least this scenario should be ruled out."

Mei shook her head:

"Rather, I have never thought of such a plot. If you want to corrupt me, you can just control the weapons in the real world to injure me first. Even if you can't do it, there are always hostages to take. There is no need to waste time and effort on such a thing."

Enosia raised her eyebrows:

"I am really touched that you didn't have the worst malice and suspected me, a person who is very likely to deceive you. However, let's say... there are other scenarios in Mei's head. Let me think... because I am the Herrscher, it is easy for me to obtain all the information in the Paradise of the Past. Therefore, I learned the real secret of the Paradise of the Past, a secret that I absolutely cannot tell you, so I chose to hide it from you..."

Mei continued to shake her head:

"In that case, you or Kevin just have to keep me from entering here."

"So what does Mei think?"

Mei found that a similar thought did flash through her mind just now, but after Enosia's nagging... no, to be more precise, it was deliberate guidance that made her realize that this suspicion was essentially absurd.

"I want to hear your answer."

Enosia sighed softly:

"You see, if I explain now, Mei will just ask questions instead of taking a preconceived position. No matter what I say, she will involuntarily think that [what I said must be to cover up something]."

"If Mei only believes what she wants to believe, no matter how I explain, it will be in vain."

Enosia lifted the tall wine glass on the bar and shook it twice. White liquid immediately appeared in the empty glass. She drank more than half of the drink and put it back on the table.

"Mei, have you ever watched a historical drama? Especially those that are well received by the audience...ah, I don't mean the comedy ones."

“…I’m not completely ignorant.”

"In those historical dramas, the major events are similar to those recorded in history books, but can every detail be found in detail in history books? Of course not. If they are fake, why are so many people willing to watch them?"

"..."

"Because TV dramas provide the emotional value they want. In other words, the audience feels that it is reasonable for such things to happen in that dynasty. On the contrary, if some items that were completely useless in that dynasty appear in historical dramas, it will become a point of criticism."

"So, at a time point that these heroes did not personally experience, the major events you saw came from the World Serpent's archives, and the details... came from their wishes."