Collapse Simulator, why are we drifting apart?

Boom!

Following a crisp sound, the entire orphanage fell silent.

The moment she was pushed down the stairs, Bronya instinctively closed her eyes, and then she felt herself being embraced by a warm embrace. After a dizzying moment, she slowly stood up with a crash and opened her eyes.

The first thing that came into view was a pool of blood slowly flowing out, followed by Fan Mu's pale face, his eyes tightly closed, his lower lip tremblingly bitten, as if he was enduring great pain.

Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar person in front of her, Bronya was stunned for a moment before she reacted to the current situation. She subconsciously murmured a name in confusion.

"Fan...Mu."

However, this situation only lasted for a few seconds. After she reacted, her pupils shrank and she quickly stood up and ran towards the innermost room of the orphanage, intending to seek help. Before leaving, she turned her head to look at the top of the stairs. There, Xing and Fan Mu, who were lying on the ground, were both pale.

Noticing her gaze, he saw her looking at him, his lips moved slightly, he snorted coldly, then turned and left.

……

Thanks to the timely rescue, Fan Mu was not seriously injured, but the bandage on his head would probably have to be worn for a long time, and because he broke his leg in the fall, he needed to use two crutches to walk normally.

"Fan Mu, I have already taught Xing a lesson, and she has realized her mistakes. Mommy doesn't ask you to reconcile with her, but don't do that to her in normal times..."

Looking at Cocolia who was worried, Fan Mu shook his head slowly despite the slight pain and interrupted her.

"It's okay, I'm fine. Xing is still young, she's still a child..."

Cocolia was relieved to hear him say that. Although this was indeed Xing's problem, she didn't want to see the children in the orphanage have any major conflicts. They would meet each other every day in the future. In her heart, they were all family members, a family living together.

"As long as you understand."

They chatted for a while, talking about this and that. Under Fan Mu's perfunctory attitude, Cocolia seemed to notice it and found an excuse to get up and leave.

Looking at the closed door, Fan Mu slowly lay down on the bed, feeling the pain in his head and feet, and the scene of that day emerged in his mind.

I obviously don't want to care...ah...

Forget it, they are just a group of children after all. I’ll take care of them if I can. It’s not a big problem anyway.

As for Xing... that's a difficult question.

Is there something wrong with your character?

Or was it some bad experience in the past that left a serious psychological trauma, resulting in a distorted personality and thoughts?

After all, all children in orphanages are like this. Because of their experiences and environment, children living in orphanages are more or less different from children outside. They may be inferior, twisted, or jealous, and inferiority complex is the most common among them.

Not all children grow up in orphanages. Some are sent here when they grow up and become sensible. These children usually suffer the greatest psychological trauma.

Squeak!

Just as he was thinking, the sound of a door opening attracted his attention, interrupting his thoughts and looking at the figure who pushed the door open.

"Bronya?"

"Well, you haven't slept yet?"

When Bronya heard the voice, she realized that Fan Mu, who was lying on the bed, was looking at her in confusion.

"Do you want me to sleep?"

Bronya choked. She didn't expect him to answer like that. She paused for a second before saying, "I don't hope so."

"So what are you doing here?"

The tone of his voice was a little strange, not like the tone one should use to speak to a child, especially when the other person was a little girl.

Dan Fanmu also felt it was extremely strange and even absurd. God knew how shocked he was when he found out that the child in front of him, who was only five or six years old, was a mercenary killer.

The person in front of him was already very mature, so there was no need for him to put on a coaxing tone.

Hearing his question, as expected, Bronya didn't care, but bowed to him seriously.

"Bronya is here to say thank you. Thank you for saving Bronya."

"No, it's okay. After all, you are my...uh...sister."

When facing this killer sister who had killed people and worked as a mercenary, if she didn't have a cute little face that looked harmless to humans and animals and twin spiral ponytails that trembled, he really might not have said such words as "sister".

Including his life in his previous world, he was only in his 20s. He had never killed even a chicken or a duck, and the corpses were the kind that were blurred out as seen on TV, let alone killing anyone. From this point of view, he was far from qualified to be the brother of the child in front of him.

"Is that so?" Bronya tilted her head and looked thoughtful, "Brother? Is it similar to the relationship between Bronya and Seele?"

"Does Fanmu want to have this kind of relationship with Bronya?"

"Does Fanmu want to be with Bronya every day, eat from the same bowl, live in the same room, and sleep in the same bed?"

"Yes..."

"Etc., etc!"

Hearing her outrageous words, Fan Mu interrupted her hurriedly, a drop of non-existent sweat appearing on his forehead. It was obviously a very normal name, but it became so outrageous in her mouth.

Xier... he remembered, it was the little blue-haired girl who hid behind her all day. It was indeed as she said, they ate together and slept together.

"It's not what you think." Fan Mu explained. To be honest, he was a little scared, afraid that he would accidentally anger the little girl in front of him. You know, he is just a child now, and if the other party wants to harm him, he really can't resist at all.

"This is a very normal name, just like everyone in the orphanage is a brother or sister, and they are all family members."

"I see..." Bronya nodded, understanding what he meant.

"Then why are you helping me?" She asked back: "If this is just an illusory relationship, there is no need or reason for you to help me!"

This time she came here for one purpose: to express gratitude, and also to ask the reason.

As for why she asked, she didn't know, she just felt her heart beating faster.

"Illusion? Not really. Everyone in the orphanage is indeed a family." Fan Mu sat up. "As for why I want to help you, well... it's more like a responsibility."

"I am the oldest here, so there is an invisible burden on my shoulders. Maybe it's psychological, but I subconsciously want to help my younger brothers and sisters."

"It's just like you and Xi'er. Don't you always help Xi'er subconsciously and take care of her?"

Bronya shook her head and said, "This is different."

“It’s the same!”

"Because you treat Xi'er as your sister from the bottom of your heart, that's about how it feels."

“………”

"Is that so?" Bronya was silent for a moment and then nodded slowly, "Bronya understands!"