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

As time passed, the girl did not show signs of her life gradually fading like an ordinary soldier, but instead laughed louder and louder.

But that laughter didn't just come from one person, but more like different personalities appearing at the same time, all mocking something funny. And the longer it went on, the more personalities appeared.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is... As expected, Dr. Mei, this time, I am also right. The so-called [restraint], after all, has an [upper limit]."

"?"

A feeling of pain suddenly spread throughout her body, and Mei subconsciously pulled herself out of this memory. Although she did it in time, it still took a long time for her to recover from the unbearable pain.

……

"It's hard to imagine that when I looked at this memory... I could actually [feel the same pain]. That kind of pain... In the memories of others, am I also affected by the [Restraint Field] because I am a Herrscher? Or... in these memories, I am not actually a bystander, but Velvet herself?"

In the distance, Padufils was still struggling with the lock.

"Because of her fragmented thoughts...Vilvi's memories are too scattered. Why don't we go a little further...and see her memories before she underwent the super transformation surgery?"

"This is the memory of when Velvet performed a magic show... This is the memory of when Velvet's invention blew up the Spiral Workshop again..."

Soon Mei found some patterns in the periods of these mirrors and Vivi's memories. It seemed that the farther away from the center of the "Domination Theater", the earlier in time the memories of Vivi represented in the mirrors were.

"Well, judging from the distance, it should have been a long time. Let's try it here first..."

Mei's consciousness sank into darkness again...

"Do you know what you have done?!"

Familiar yet unfamiliar words filled with endless anger rang in her ears.

“Ha…hahahahahaha…this is a mockery, understand? We are all [geniuses], there should be no need to explain the reason, right?”

"Will everything be solved by separating me from your thoughts? What do you think of [evil thoughts]? Parts of a pocket watch? An existence that can be counted one by one? As long as we are alive, it cannot be completely eradicated. Even the slightest influence like a breeze can immediately trigger it again. Everything you are doing now will not help."

"Strange... why is it that this time... after such a long time, I can only hear voices? Judging from the tone, it should be a conversation between Wei Wei's different personalities..."

"… This wasn't originally my decision. You know, the power to [divide] the mind was only given to me temporarily by [her]."

"So... why? Aren't you... am I... we all "Wei Weiwei"? Why do we have to let her control us?"

"...You're wrong. Of course I want to be [myself], not just an area of ​​someone's mind. Especially now that [she] has fallen asleep... This is a rare opportunity. Whether it's Mobius or Aponia... They both have the ability to find another body for us."

"So what are you waiting for?!"

“But that’s something that will happen later. At least for now, I am willing to agree with [her] decision.”

"You are right. Evil thoughts cannot be completely eradicated. There are many reasons that can easily revive them. Therefore, [her] decision is not to divide you... but to [imprison] you."

"What difference does it make?"

"This time, the mind I will split will have a capacity far greater than any existing area. In fact, it will be as much as [half of Vivi].

From now on, whenever a new evil thought is born in this individual named Velvet... I will merge it into where you are. In other words... although you will become the most talented one among us..."

“But it can only serve as a prison for evil thoughts, never to see the light of day? Ha…hahahaha…good…very good…as expected of me, as expected of us, as expected of Wei Erwei, the master of prison construction…”

Compared to the great magician Velvet, her laughter was more or less sad.

"What if one day this cell is full? As long as we are alive, there will always be a time when [a mere half] cannot hold enough people."

"That means... that Vivi was originally an [evil person]. If one day we can no longer imprison you, then we will be destroyed together with those who still have [goodness]."

"Destruction... All right. Then let's wait and see. Speaking of which, I want to ask you something. Why do you think... [she] is still alive?"

The memory without any pictures ends here. Although Mei got the key information, she also gained more questions.

"Is this... communication between different [Vilvi]? No wonder her memory is much longer than others. That voice I haven't heard before must be the [evil] part of her mind... Is it actually [half] as much? And what does the [she] in her last sentence refer to..."

……

While Padofelice was still struggling with the padlock, Mei reached the end of the Domination Theater. According to her previous inference, the mirror should contain Velvet's oldest memory.

This time, what came into view was a deserted island. Velvet was sitting on the beach very relaxed, but Mebius beside her looked like he was not accompanying her on vacation.

“Ah… you’re here, Mobius. I thought… you were really going to leave me here and not do anything…”

"...You'd better not be too happy. It is indeed the attitude of the Fire Moth to lock you up on this island. - It is also my attitude. [P-21]... On the map, this place does not even exist. Even until you die, no one will know that you have been here."

"So... that pink-haired girl is speaking for me again? Who is she?"

"You are not old enough to know such things yet. However... if you don't have that kind of [talent], there is nothing she can do - Fire Moth has agreed to examine you again. If you pass, you can be released conditionally and become a member of Fire Moth."

"Oh? In other words, the talent for jailbreaking... is also needed by you?"

"What do you think, Wilvi? I saw the pattern you left on the beach, or should I say... the design? You really can't take a moment to rest. Or... did you guess that the Fire Moth would send someone here, and deliberately did it for us to see?"

"Oh... you mean that? Don't mind me. After today's [experiment] is over, I can decide... whether to make those designs a reality. Since I'm leaving soon, can you stay with me for a while, Mebius?"

"Hmph...I shouldn't have told you my name."

"Ha... you really didn't tell me, Aunt Mobius. The reason I know... is because you are so famous. I once used your name."

Mebius obviously didn't want to continue the conversation. He had no interest in her past - after all, he already knew it. But Mebius still noticed a word.

"experiment?"

"Well, it's right here, and I assure you, it's fun. And you won't have to wait too long."

A loud noise in the distance attracted everyone's attention. Vivi's eyes became obviously excited. It even made Mebius feel... a little strange.

"Look, it's starting right now."

In the dense forest far away, the noise just now seemed to be some kind of [signal]. Just a few minutes later, fierce noises began to sound everywhere. If a [warrior] came here today, he would be very familiar with this sound. It was the sound of people [exchanging fire] with various weapons.

“Don’t worry, it’s some monkeys, the natives here.

Ah... From the sound of it, I have to wait a little longer to see the result. Then let me explain it to you. You also said that although the Fire Moth nominally imprisoned me here, in fact, it just wanted me to fend for myself here.

So, although I had no choice, I had to find a way to survive. In the process of using local materials, I found some very interesting phenomena. There was a monkey who stole the fire-starting device I made - well, although it was simple, it was very effective.

Then... one day when I went to the forest to look for materials, I found them making a bonfire. What smart creatures, huh?"

"This is normal."

"So far, that's true. But... not long after, another monkey came to me. It stretched out a paw and stared at me with its eyes, as if it wanted to ask for something. I really liked... the look in its eyes."

"……and after?"

For some reason, there was a vague and indescribable coldness in Mebius' words, a kind of coldness that was rarely seen even in someone as extreme as her.

"So I got curious... and when I was finally able to make weapons on this barren island... I distributed them to all the monkeys here."

"Do you think I would believe you, Velvet? Making weapons in a place like this?"

"If I don't even have this ability, why would the Fire Moth conduct repeated inspections?"

After she said this, the sound of gunfire in the dense forest finally stopped.

"Ah, it looks like it's over. So, Mobius, do you want to guess... today... will there be another monkey coming out of here and asking for something from me?"

Now, Mebius finally understood how to describe that indescribable emotion.

The person in front of her... was her [kind]. Then, silence continued. Apart from the sound of waves hitting the shoreline, the two did not hear any other sounds for a long time.

"It seems not."

The tone was light. Mobius raised his head and looked across the dense forest, knowing what the scene would be like there. When he first arrived, there was still a sense of leisure and interest without any human voices. But now, that leisure and interest has become more silent.

"It seems that those designs can be used... In short, it is a nuclear bomb specially developed by me. It is much more practical than today's conventional technology, probably. I want to give it... to humans. What do you think?"

Mobius knew clearly that she had two options now. One was to immediately call the members of the Fire Moths hovering over the sea to kill the girl in front of her. The other was to set off immediately and completely reject the review application submitted by Alicia. No matter which one, she thought it was very [correct].

When Mebius was in hesitation, Velvet's expression suddenly changed.

"Ahaha--eh...Mebius? When did you get here?"

"???"

"Oh... what a pity, you should have informed me in advance, I didn't even have time to prepare anything for you..."

The voice became increasingly blurred... and then, the memories came to an abrupt end.

"Kevin became the first fusion warrior after the seventh collapse. In other words... Velvet's ability to split herself was a talent she had before she joined the Fire Moth..."

"Even if Velvi is a multifaceted genius, based on the scenes she experienced in the system before, combined with the information she learned in Paradise before, the reason why Velvi was [imprisoned] on the P21 island is probably because she planned to invade the Mobius laboratory, but was caught by Alicia..."

"That's what happened between the third and fourth collapses. At that time, the Fire Moth was not reckless when recruiting people. Compared to the abilities that Velvet showed, she brought more fear to the Fire Moth. The Fire Moth should understand that if they let such a person go..."

Ever since entering the paradise of the past, Mei has wondered what would happen if the thirteen heroes in the paradise did not live in the data space but in the real society of modern civilization.

Kevin, Hua, and Gray Xiu are all well-known in real life. As for the remaining ten...

Alicia, Sakura, Sue, Padofilius and Eden, Mei is convinced that if they can leave the paradise one day, as long as they can adapt to the life in the current civilization, whether there is collapse or not, they can make outstanding contributions in their respective fields of expertise.

And Aponia...will probably continue to [mean well but do bad things].

Qianjie... he is a little special, Meiyi is hard to judge, but she is sure that compared with Mebius and Velvet, Qianjie seems too [normal].

Especially Velvet, in times of crisis, she can become a hero who saves the world, but if there is no Honkai...

If there were no [people] or [rules] that could restrain her, she would probably... become a global threat.