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

A new guest arrived in the hidden room of the Paradise of the Past. When Qianjie appeared, before Enosiya could say anything, Ling, who followed closely behind him, spoke first:

“Qianjie, what I just said was all my own thinking. It has nothing to do with Sister Ino or anyone else…”

"Humph!"

Qianjie snorted coldly, then rushed out of the door. The space created by Enosiya was very large. In addition to the room where real-time video recordings could be watched, there were also kitchens, study rooms, gyms and other places.

"Oh, Qianjie, he's still so shy in front of other people?"

"Qianjie...shy? Alicia, you are the only one who would associate these two words together. But, if I use it that way, I won't be afraid..."

Enosia shook her head.

"Ying, you are too concerned. Just like Ling and sister said just now, Qianjie appears to be unruly and uninhibited, but in fact, after encountering setbacks and grievances, he would rather choose to bear it alone in silence than talk to others. Therefore, if you want to help him make up for the shortcomings in his heart, you must use some drastic measures."

Ying immediately recalled the experience of her, Su, Qianjie and the other two, defeating the emperor-level Honkai beast [Fei Tian]. Theoretically, a power-type warrior like Qianjie, working with a spiritual warrior like Su, can achieve twice the result with half the effort. This was indeed proven when the tragedy of the restraint occurred later.

But... the final mission was completed by her alone. When they encountered Fei Tian, ​​Ying found that one of her two teammates was trying to persuade the other to become enlightened, while the other was cursing at the person who tried to enlighten him.

"Ying, Dr. Tesla of Anti-Entropy once designed a mecha called Heliphistastris. When it is in combat, the temperature of its surface will continue to rise, and as the temperature rises, its various performances will also rise steadily. Just like the angry Qianjie, his rage will grow stronger as he fights."

"But... people have their limits after all. When fighting Heliphistastris, if the temperature is too high and it enters overload mode, although its power will reach its maximum, it also means that it has reached its limit. If it can survive the attack in overload mode, when it has to cool down due to overheating of the engine, it will be the moment to strike and win. You, who have experienced many battles, must know this principle better than me."

"The same goes for Qianjie. It is better to release than to block. Aponya's method can only solve urgent problems at critical moments. Since he won't listen to calm persuasion, then... instead of stopping him from getting angry, it is better to let his anger burn more and more. After all the flames in his body are emptied, he will naturally be able to listen to other people's normal persuasion."

"However... in order to accomplish this goal well, you need a [villain] who is absolutely no match for Qianjie even if he gives his all. Otherwise, you will be killed by Qianjie before the memories are finished."

"Of course, the method Ling and I came up with cannot solve the problem once and for all. The anger that has accumulated for 50,000 years cannot be burned out all at once. It is better to say... if one day Qianjie becomes amiable, humble and polite, I am afraid everyone will doubt..."

Enosia pointed at his temple:

"Is there something wrong with his brain? He should go to Aponia, Mebius or Velvet for treatment."

"Anyway... Ying, facing Qianjie who is willing to listen to others, I'll leave his psychological rehabilitation to you, the one who has the best relationship with him among the Thirteen Heroes."

"Psychological rehabilitation... this kind of work seems more suitable for Alicia..."

Enosia shook her head repeatedly:

"Sister, she is... a little too enthusiastic. For someone like Qianjie... who always gives off the aura of keeping strangers away, the effect is not as good as you."

"Besides... because my sister loves everyone, she is not so good at one-on-one professional tutoring."

Alicia stuffed the snack in her hand into Enosia's mouth:

"What Aino just analyzed makes a lot of sense. Ying, I'll leave the task of opening Qianjie's heart to you. You know, among boys, he's no less thoughtful than Kosmo, right?"

"...Okay, I'll give it a try."

Sakura pushed the door open and Alicia immediately began to observe Ling's new appearance carefully.

"...Aino, your attempt to allow Ling to possess the element of [Alishia] while also reflecting her identity as [Corrosion Herrscher]... well... in a way, it is indeed very bold."

Enosiya looked at Ling, then at Alicia, not understanding what she meant.

"Sister Aino, Sister Ellie means that the way I look now... from a genetic point of view, I look like... your child."

"what?!"

Enosiya's expression at this moment: Bushmen.jpg

"Ah... just kidding. From the perspective of my birth, as a memory, I do exist because of Sister Ino, and I was able to gain the power to corrode the Herrscher because of Sister Ino. So, if Sister Ino wants..."

Enosiya held her forehead with her hand:

"Sister, to some extent, Ling seems to have been a little too successful in [becoming Alicia]. I feel like maybe she should..."

Before Enosia could finish her words, Ling made a face at her and quickly left.

Aino breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders:

"As long as Ling is having fun, the worst-case scenario really didn't happen."

Alicia tilted her head and asked:

"You mean..."

"Sister, you know that the Herrscher of Corrosion can integrate other people's data into his own way, so that he can acquire some of the behavioral habits of others. For example, Ling, after [corroding] you, he acquired some of [Alicia's] behavioral habits. If the data of other people integrated into him is far greater than his own existing data, then his own data will be like a drop of water in the ocean, constantly eroded by the data of others..."

"If, in the end, all of my own data is replaced by data from [Erosion], then Ling might become like the Ship of Theseus, and it will be a question whether I am still myself."

Friends who often take over other people's bodies know that if after controlling another person's body, the memory, way of thinking, and living habits are exactly the same as the original owner, then we have to ask: Who is taking over whose body?