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

"what?!"

Seeing Shigure Kira and Susanna horrified, Mistellin's tone remained calm.

"After all, my essence is not human, but the ideal condensed from the holy scar. Our living conditions are originally different from those of humans.

After losing my physical form, I will simply return to the stigmata space—just as I have experienced repeatedly in the past.

This is not a loss, it even makes it easier for me to join the torrent of energy... isn't it? "

Prometheus shook his head:

"I have doubts about this."

"I also... No, I should say that I can't possibly agree to such a plan.

Mistrine, let’s not talk about the way you exist - even if everything goes well, you’re not sure what you can do over there, right?

It is totally irrational to take such a risk for an illusory opportunity.

What would you do if... after you've sacrificed all that, you find that things don't go as you planned?"

"In that case, you can only consider yourself unlucky."

"you!"

"But before that, I still hope to verify with my own eyes whether all this is useful. Because I know very well that the so-called "knowing" and "understanding" are two completely different things.

Even if one is familiar with all the "definitions" in the world, one still needs to touch the snow with one's hands to understand "cold"; even if one is branded with "perfection" since birth, one will still be affected by "imperfect" humans.

She was able to escape from the stigmata space and gain the first opportunity to live an independent life, that was all. And now, she was just imitating humans, preparing to throw her life into the torrent of fate for a possibility that was not absolute. "

"Even if it costs a lot, I want to see with my own eyes what kind of future my choice will create when I am at my wits' end. Of course, if this future can help you, that would be even better."

While saying this, Mistelline still had that usual smile on her face, as if what they were discussing had nothing to do with her.

"Maybe I am indeed making bad choices, but... that can only be confirmed after verification, right? Besides that, I can't think of how I can help you and take on the responsibility of bringing Seele and the others here."

Shigure Kira was speechless for a moment. She suddenly realized that facing Mistellin, all her persuasions were so pale and powerless.

"Forget it. I can't beat you in talking nonsense anyway. In that case, let's vote. An action with an unknown success rate should be decided by everyone together."

"Bronya... agree with Mistelin's proposal. Right now, we know nothing about So except that he is very powerful and has the ability to destroy the world bubble even without showing his face. From a rational point of view, if we don't take a risk, I'm afraid we can only sit and wait for death."

After Bronya finished speaking, she constructed several floating cannons and destroyed the next batch of monsters that rushed out of the black fog.

"Xilin, Herrscher of Knowledge, thank you for your hard work. You will naturally have the right to participate and vote on the next actions. Leave this to me first."

Xilin flashed directly to the side of Enosia:

"Ino, repeat what Mistelline is going to do next in words I can understand."

"…Just like I can enter the bodies of other life forms and corrode them, Mistlin hopes to cause an explosion that will send her to the core of So. But doing so is extremely risky…"

Seeing that Xilin understood, Enosia turned to look at Mistellin:

"I agree with what Bronya said just now, but I should be a better choice than you to do this. Here, Dr. Schrodinger and I are [absolutely safe] people. I have left countless clones on Earth, and even in the worst case scenario, I can ensure my own safety."

Mistrynne left a meaningful smile:

"...But, Ms. Enosia, you have a more important [duty]. Specifically, can you ensure that Suo does not step out from behind the scenes to the front stage?"

Mistryn paused:

"Before coming to the Quantum Sea, I also asked Su about Suo."

Mistellin's words reminded Enosia of something.

"I agree. And... the risk of this matter may be smaller than we think."

"Wait, Enosiya, tell me clearly, what ability do you have that makes Suo afraid to show up in person?"

"Shigure Kirara, what scares Suo is never me, a Herrscher who is not good at fighting, but Kiana. As for Suo's ability... it can be simply understood as a particularly strong mind-reading ability. Theoretically, He can know every word we say now, and even the thoughts in our hearts."

"What? Doesn't that mean He will know in advance whatever plans we make?"

"Yes, that's why Mistellin needs to take this risk. The plans you make next must be based on the premise that [even if He knows everything before implementation, it can still succeed]."

"Everyone, you mean to say..."

"After all, I can modify my own cognition. As long as I can deceive myself, I can deceive others. For example, now, I still believe that we have a way to bypass Suo's method to contact Kiana, but whether there is such a method or I modified my own memory in order to deceive Suo... I don't know."

"What if..."

"If Suo is very reckless, then it will indeed not be of much use, but He is extremely cautious. He would rather believe in any method that may cause the bullet of the end to hit Him than not believe it. According to my current understanding, the information about how to contact Kiana will be restored when I am the only one left alive among us."

"This... Never mind. He knows what I'm thinking anyway, so I'll just say it directly. Isn't this too obvious?"

"Obvious? I don't know. Maybe after triggering special conditions, I will really have a way to contact Kiana. Theoretically, the Herrscher of Knowledge can do something similar, but..."

"But what?"

"But you won't delete your memory in advance. Suo already knows that you can't let Kiana come. It's too late to change it now."

"It's all because of this girl Lai Mistellin. If it weren't for her, she would have dragged me here without saying anything. Now, Suo has been played around by me!"

"Those who have practiced the Law of Consciousness, it is meaningless to discuss now, about..."

"...I give up. I admit that what you said makes sense."

"What about Dr. Schrödinger? You haven't said a word since just now. You must think that this guy's proposal is pure fantasy, right?"

"...No. Miss Misterlin's proposal, although it involves huge sacrifices, is undoubtedly the most feasible solution at the moment. Moreover, only she can do it. Miss Misterlin, I would like to salute you for this."

You're welcome, Doctor. I think... most people, in my position, would make a similar decision, right? For example... you more than 60 years ago. "

The rest of the people, including the hesitant Xier, and the not-quite-comprehending Silin and Susanna, all abstained from voting. The odds were three to one, and no matter what Prometheus thought, he could not influence the final result.

"What do you think, Miss Qiluo? You have no choice but to accept my proposal, right? You must be gentle when detonating the space later."