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

"As best... as possible...?"

"Well, just think of it as... a [promise] I made to Alicia a long time ago. Sorry, you have to fulfill it. But she shouldn't mind. As for the details... we'll talk about it after we complete the first task, if it can really be completed... So, are you willing to accept my proposal?"

"...I think there is no better solution now."

"Thank you."

"I always feel that... you are very different from the other [Vilvi]... Sorry, I don't know how to describe it."

"A bit too quiet, isn't it?"

"Maybe."

A bitter smile appeared on Wei Wei's face:

"Haha, after all, all the Vivi are geniuses... and I'm just one... Never mind... let's get going. ... By the way, since there's a possibility that I'll never come back, can you let me find some things first? Just as a way to... adjust my condition?"

"This is your own thinking. You don't need my consent, right?"

"That's right...thank you very much."

The figure of the real-self Velvet immediately disappeared from the spot. After a while, when Mei saw her again, she obviously noticed that she had become much relieved.

"So, did you find what you were looking for?"

"No. Maybe she never existed in the first place. But... I'm glad to hear her voice after such a long time."

"You seem a little nervous."

"Uh...hahaha...even though you may not believe it, I'm different from the other heroes you know. I...was sleeping most of the time even when I was alive. From experience...I'm really just a girl in her twenties."

"girl……"

"What's the problem? Am I not more suitable for this title than the others here? Well, next...how do we get to [her]? After all, my mind is quite broad..."

As soon as Wei Wei finished speaking, a crack appeared on the wall in front of her.

"It seems that [she] is also looking for us. This saves us a lot of trouble..."

"Are you ready?"

“Eh!? Wait, wait, don’t push me—ah…ah—”

Before the real Velvet was fully prepared, Mei pushed her out. The two returned to the square where the evil Velvet was, and it was the first time that Mei saw a surprised expression on her face.

"It is you... This is the only possibility. We are all just dispensable [limbs], and you are the only [torso], right? As long as I don't disappear, you can exist forever."

“Ahem… it’s definitely not [dispensable]… but the latter part is correct. This is probably the first time we meet, right?… Hello?”

"Yeah, I'm fine—very fine. You've finally got the nerve to show up, haven't you?"

"I wouldn't say I have the courage... It's just that I once told a little lie to the conductor. I always feel that... I should tell you the truth before everything is over."

Everything is over...? Oh... I see. Your plan, Raiden Mei is the key link? ... Why do you think she can do it?"

"Isn't this also our doubt? This person called Wei Wei has created so many miracles. How could she do it? Well, since we are both Wei Wei, let's not beat around the bush... We have never met, so I have no chance to tell you... [Who are you]... You have always wanted to know the answer to this question, right?"

The [evil guy] who seemed to have everything under control opened his eyes wide for the first time.

"...Another lie from the trickster, huh?"

Mei immediately realized that from the time she met her original self, Velvet, until now, she had never referred to her previous other self as an "evil person."

"This... you don't need to tell me! Since you dare to appear here, you should know that our situation is not equal, right?"

"Well, after all, you are all the data left after I was eroded. If you really cease to exist, there is a high probability that I will disappear as well."

"To be precise, it is [definitely]."

"Indeed, I just want to comfort myself. So, after thinking about it, the only thing I can rely on is a miracle."

Hearing this answer, Evil Wei Wei clapped her hands as if she was laughing in anger:

"Very good, very good. The Hero of Spiral, the real Wei Erwei, now has to rely on a miracle that comes from nowhere to save herself?"

"I guess...yeah."

"What a pleasant surprise. Hahahaha... Then, you must look forward to it a little more... The deeper the better... It would be best if it were deeper than my expectations in that darkness. Only then will your [Disillusionment]... be more worthy of being appreciated."

My real self, Velvet, turned and looked at Mei:

"Then... please?"

"Hmm... so... what you said before, 'Let's go defeat her'... means... you watch me defeat her?"

"To be precise... I didn't say 'we', nor did I dare to 'watch'."

"Is this your gamble? Genius Velvet. Let a Herrscher repeat her failure?"

"I already told you that you're not a genius... This word has appeared too many times today."

While the two Vivi were exchanging verbal attacks, Mei rushed forward again. She didn't know how to cause real and effective damage to the evil Vivi in ​​front of her, so she could only swing the sword in her hand like before.

With the evil Vivi as a fixed target, the flowing knife light hit the opponent very easily.

But this time, the evil Vivi retreated dozens of steps. Mei's attack obviously caused damage.

"What!"

"Ok?"

"You don't have to be so surprised, right? In your own mind, you can always do something about an external force. Cutting... I'm also good at it."

“Forget it. I didn’t want to make this place too [bad]. But it looks like you guys don’t care at all… Well, let’s make this scene more [noisy]!”

Monsters of various attributes appeared around Mei again, and they were all covered with a layer of light green mist. After only a few rounds of fighting, Mei realized that this layer of mist, which was related to the erosion of the Herrscher's power, made the various values ​​of these monsters at least tenfold.

And the real me, Velvet, as she herself said, not only could not provide any help, but she didn't even dare to [watch].

"This is... the person who once controlled everything about me? The more you disappoint me now, the more I hate your imprisonment for 50,000 years."

As the number of monsters increases, Mei gradually shows signs of decline. If she wants to defeat the evil Vivi now, it is equivalent to using a team that has not graduated to score points in the abyss, and the score must be higher than that of the cheater who cannot be banned.

"What's wrong, my dear audience. Don't think about leaving now. The real climax is just coming now!"

As her physical strength gradually decreased, many images flashed through Mei's mind like a kaleidoscope.

"Kiana..."

However, recalling the past in Wei Wei's mind did not give her any sudden powerful strength, and she was still pushed into a corner step by step. Wei Wei snapped her fingers, and all the monsters stopped.

"Well, it's all over. The miracle you imagined did not happen."

"Let me tell you what I'm going to do next, okay? - I'm not going to separate you from any particular thought area. I'm going to imprison both of you right here - in this darkness, with me, forever!"

"…So, it was those 50,000 years that made you what you are now?…It is indeed my fault."

"That's true, but you'd better not forget... who I am. Imprisonment alone cannot change me. From the beginning, wasn't I pure evil? It's just that I have seen the light of day again."

……

"What if you are not? The area you are in is not used to imprison [evil thoughts]. What really exists there and is constantly incorporated into it... is... mine... my [confidence]... and [arrogance]... inspiration, sparks, fierce ideas, and... the confidence that [I can change everything]. Unfortunately... they are neither suitable for [that era] nor for [human civilization]."

"You think it's ridiculous...really? You don't have to believe it, but I just vaguely feel that...I should tell you. You've guessed it, right? This is the only explanation that can explain why I know what you want to do and can calculate your every step...because the choice made by a person who wants to change something...will never change."

The second time, the evil Velvet was made to laugh by the real Velvet:

"Hehehe... What, are you trying to say that I'm actually a good person? Should I raise my hands and cry my heart out in regret now?"

"How could that be? You are indeed a bad person now. If I allow any talent to blossom, I might be able to become a genius... But it is also possible that I will end up on the path you are on now."

"…Are you done?"

"Yes. Let me also put an end to the mistakes I made. You who only believe in yourself, and..."

“You who [never believe in yourself].”

“…That’s not the case, but rather than using words… let’s use a more practical [performance]… to explain. Raiden Mei, thank you for your hard work, and leave it to me from now on.”

The figure of the ego Vilvi immediately disappeared from the spot, and no matter how the evil Vilvi searched, she could not find her trace.

"Don't you realize what she's planning to do? So, you're just a [Fraudster]."

"I don't have the time to guess right now. Since she's gone, let's start with you—"

Before the evil Vivi could finish her words, a voice that was impossible to appear in her cognition rang in her ears.

[Avoid the remaining edge of the world, insert a leaf into the mist, and walk lightly in the dust. ]

The great magician Velvet took off his hat and bowed to her very politely.

"Don't jump to conclusions, my dear audience. You'll see an even bigger surprise next—"

[Heavenly fire cleanses away the mess. 】

Expert Wei Wei looked at the magician helplessly:

"I've told you so many times... I have no interest in getting involved in this kind of thing. Don't call the wrong person every time you ask a scholar to come out."

"Oh, I'm sorry! Do you want to... do it again?"

【Life is a cocoon, imprisoning all things in a deep cage; this body is a candle, leading the way to the darkest darkness.】

【The night is long and quiet, and the starry river is like a waterfall. 】

"Oh, this time I accidentally created two friends."

Weiwei Baiwei sighed softly:

"To confuse the two is like saying there is no difference between sugar and salt..."

"Although...but...actually we are four friends."

Conductor Vivi followed closely behind, and next to her was Vivi, who was overlooking the stars.

"The difference between me and her is as great as the sun and the moon, although our light comes from the same source."

The one standing at the end without saying a word was naturally Velvet - Armed Against Kevin - Model Five.

My real self, Vivi, returned to the center of the stage, her expression becoming much more relaxed.

"This...isn't...you! Have you been...re-splitting my mind and destroying my [ability]?"

"To be precise... I became them first, and then separated them. They were originally the thoughts in my head... Even if you destroyed them, it would be easy to find them again, right? You said I don't believe in myself... But that's not true."

"My name is [Qun]. Only now can I be considered as me, [Vilvi]."

With a loud bang, cracks appeared in the entire space, and Evil Velvet found that her body began to flicker like a network failure. Then, she and Real Velvet returned to the place where Real Velvet rescued Mei.

"You...how did you do it?"

"I just... led all I have to collide with all you have in the simplest and most direct way. That's all. I wanted to compare the weight of the two... This is not a lie."

"So, this is the result? In fact... I am vulnerable?"

"……I have no idea."

"At that time, we died in the battle with the Herrscher of the End."

"I don't know, but... I think so."

"Hmph, don't compare you to us. We are just the [limbs] of spiders... Unlike you, you... huh? You..."

Evil Velvet looked at the ego Velvet in front of her, which was constantly flashing like herself, and suddenly realized something.

"Did you find it?... After all, it's half of Velvet's mind... This is the only way I can defeat you. It seems that I have divided myself too many times... Now, I am also a [Arthropod] like everyone else... Hmm?"

Suddenly, a pair of huge purple hands came into this space from nowhere and grabbed the evil Wei Erwei.

"Ah...it seems that the truth of the whole matter has become clear. After all, you are indeed a [dangerous factor] that will endanger the safety of the Paradise of the Past."