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

"Date? Now? Here? You really have learned the essence of Alicia..."

"Why, don't you want to..."

"I didn't say I didn't want to, but... it just feels weird."

"Explain?"

"For example... for example... for example, although the scenery here is beautiful, you'll get tired of it after a while... and this is the moon, there's nothing to eat or drink..."

Xilin's speech became more and more incoherent, and she herself didn't even know what she was saying.

Enosiya understood that she was just making excuses. It was not out of resistance, but because it happened too suddenly, leaving her helpless for a moment.

"You're right... Well then... let's start by getting you to where you want to be."

Enosia said, resting her forehead against Xilin's head. After a slight sense of weightlessness, the scene in front of the two of them turned into a familiar yet unfamiliar school.

Looking down, I found that she and Xilin were both wearing uniforms similar to those of Senba Academy but not exactly the same.

"Hmm... so this is the place where you...want to date me..."

"why are you laughing!"

"I didn't expect that after all these years, you can still... keep a childlike heart."

"Tsk, you're just saying I'm childish."

"Haha... after more than ten years, you can still keep your childishness. Others can't do that."

"So, Aino, where exactly is this place..."

"Xilin, do you still remember how I opened your mental shackles in the World Bubble in order to restore your Herrscher power? Although you may not feel anything, it just makes your mind feel a little more relaxed at most. But in the process of eroding you, I gradually found that I could [utilize] the Stigmata Plan."

"Just like now, more and more people on Earth are trapped in dreams because of the Stigmata Project, so I imitated the operation of the Stigmata Project and constructed this dream based on your memories and wishes."

"Ah, don't think I'm that powerful. The World Serpent can make the entire Earth fall into a deep sleep. Not only does it have individuals like Misterlin who are good at catching dreams, but it also has the blessing of the power of the End. And in the dream I constructed, besides me, only you can fit in. Not even Bella can be pulled in."

"And they are very fragile. After Kiana and the others finish listening to Kevin's abstract press conference and fight Kevin again, the energy will be transmitted here, and we will have to return to reality."

"Because this is... the limit of what I can do at the moment."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xilin held her hand.

"Since time is limited, let's hurry up!"

"……it is good."

Xilin held Enosiya's hand and trotted into the school.

After observing, Enosiya roughly understood what was going on. The dream that appeared in Xilin's heart came from her most primitive desire.

Like other children, she wanted to go to school in nice clothes, eat well, drink well, make friends, and even meet a teenage love. Xilin's wish was always so simple.

But... even such a simple wish has become a luxury that can only be realized in dreams for Xilin.

【Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump...】

As soon as the two ran into the classroom, the bell for class rang. Looking at other students in the class, Enosiya found it hard to hold back.

Because apart from her and Xilin, the others were basically all the products of several male and female modelers who modified the details and reused them. This was probably because Xilin had not yet entered school at that time and had no idea what kind of classmates she would meet. She could only label the people she would meet in the future based on hearsay.

A pretty female teacher with a serious expression and high heels walked up to the podium with clear steps. This is probably what Xilin believes a head teacher should look like.

"I would like to ask you a question in this class..."

As she spoke, she wrote a few big, powerful words on the blackboard: Where are you going?

"This is a philosophical question, but today, this question can be equivalent to what you want to do in the future. Xilin, you answer first."

"I……"

Xilin was in a state of hesitation in her dream.

When her biological mother was still alive, she also asked this question. After all, the future employment of one's children is something that most families need to worry about.

At the time, Xilin was influenced by the information she could read and answered, "I want to be a fashion designer."

However, more than a decade later, after going through so many things, she began to doubt the dream that she had neither understood nor considered much at the time.

She asked herself, what had she done since the second collapse?

Fighting in the paradise of the past, helping Enosia and other Herrschers fight, and... eating and sleeping at home, eating after sleeping, and playing games or watching TV when I have free time.

So... when she is no longer a Herrscher, when she loses her Herrscher power and becomes a normal person, what does she want to do? What can she do?

At this moment, Xilin was like a student who realized just before filling out the application form that she had not made any career plan at all. She fell into confusion and fear.

"I...I haven't thought about it yet..."

"It's okay. After all, this is a major matter that is closely related to your future study direction. There is no need to rush."

"So...what about Enosia-san?"

Enosia slowly stood up from her seat:

“Work less and gain more, and gain without work.”

The teacher pushed his glasses:

“What kind of ideal is this?”

Enosia shrugged:

"If I have to be specific... I will do nothing until I die. I won't go to work or work. I won't disturb others or cause harm to society. Besides eating and drinking, I will just hang out with my sister, my lover, and other cute girls."

"After all, the purpose of most people's work is to make money. The so-called choice of a job you like means that you can make money while also gaining positive emotional value."

"Since the purpose of work is to never have to work again, then if I can get endless wealth without working, then I don't have to work, right?"

Without a doubt, Enosia is the only Herrscher who thought of using the power of the Herrscher to make a profit for herself. Even if she becomes a person who can only exist by relying on the Key of God, the money in her account will not disappear. The wealth she has created for herself by using the power of the Herrscher over the years, just the cash that can be used to purchase goods directly without any procedures, deposited in the bank at an annual interest rate of 1%, she can receive at least 8-digit deposits every year.

Not to mention the games she developed, the stocks she controlled, intangible assets, and other wealth that was not so convenient to use. So she was not wrong. Although as a Herrscher, her life span was theoretically infinite, as long as the economic order on Earth could be maintained normally, she would never need to work.

"Ugh?!"

Xilin blinked at Enosiya, who was also looking at her.

"So... Xilin, there's no need to worry about this. Just do whatever you're interested in. If you don't want to do anything, just stay at home and waste your life."

"Well... just asking you to support me always makes me feel useless."

Enosia held up Xilin's face:

"How could that be? People live to gain emotional value in every possible way. The emotional value you give me, Xilin, cannot be replaced by anyone else."

"Including... Alicia?"

"Well, including my sister, to me, you are not on the same track, and there is no need to compare. Just like I can't replace Cecilia and provide you with that kind of emotional value."

"Yeah... indeed. But coming to the point, didn't you take me on a date? Why is it now... turning into a discussion about future ideals?"

"Uh... well... maybe it's because deep down in your heart, Xilin, you don't want to enter that stage so quickly. What you expect in your heart should be a plot that progresses step by step."

"But... I'm afraid the subsequent plot cannot be unfolded. Because... the time is almost up."

Just like what Kiana and Mei experienced in the consciousness space, without any prompt, the scene in front of them changed abruptly. Just as Enosiya expected, [below] erupted with more terrifying energy than before, causing fluctuations in the minds of Sirin and Enosiya, and the original dream immediately disappeared.

Looking at the bare surface of the moon, Xilin felt a lot of emotions in her heart, but she didn't feel much dissatisfaction.

"Ah... I knew it. I had to queue for an hour to enter the cloud game, but ended up quitting after playing for 5 minutes because of a network outage. This must be a very uncomfortable feeling..."

"Although it looks quite powerful, even if Kevin lets the sea go... the battle should be over in 10 minutes. Otherwise, should we continue?"

"No, although it's not perfect, it has solved the biggest...doubt in my heart."

Enosia raised the corner of her mouth:

"That's fine, but since it's a date, shouldn't the necessary steps still be followed? There's no one else here..."

Bella looked at Xilin, then at Enosiya, and prepared to leave.

"No need, Bella is not an outsider. I think... we don't need one of us to play straight and the other to play pulling.

"Ah."

Xilin was about to close her eyes when she suddenly realized something.

"That's not right. Why is she the one who takes the initiative every time?"

Then, before Enosiya made a move, Xilin took the initiative and left a light kiss on her lips.

"This... this time the atmosphere has ended before it even started, so... just show your appreciation."