Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

Immediately, as if a dam had burst, tears streamed down the girl's face, as if she wanted to make up for all the things she had missed over the years.

As the sun rose higher, its slightly scorching heat fell upon the three girls, but it could not warm their hearts, which were as cold as the dead of winter.

Because in their hearts, a sun had already set yesterday and would never rise again.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: The White-Haired Dumpling's Solo Journey

"Kiana, Kiana..."

A familiar voice rang in her ears, and when the girl opened her eyes again, she saw the familiar hall scene.

"This is... Himeko's dormitory? But I was just here..."

Upon seeing this, Kiana couldn't help but frown slightly. An indescribable headache then came from the depths of her mind, interrupting the girl's thoughts of investigation.

"Kiana, what are you standing there for? Come and eat!"

A familiar voice urged.

Following the sound, a face that the girl would never forget suddenly appeared.

"mark……"

Kiana's eyes instantly welled up with tears as she looked at the smiling boy at the dining table.

Am I dreaming?

After that day, she thought she would never see the boy again.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

As if he couldn't understand the girl's actions, the boy couldn't help but ask softly.

"..."

Too excited to speak, Kiana ran towards the boy as fast as she could, wanting to grab the person she had already missed once.

No matter how hard the girl ran, the distance between them never closed; in fact, it grew further and further apart.

boom--

Finally, a huge chasm appeared between the two of them. Kiana could only watch helplessly as the boy's body rapidly turned gray and white, and vein-like erosion lines quickly covered every inch of his skin.

Kiana, I'm sorry...

Finally, he gave the girl a gentle smile, and then his body plunged into an endless abyss.

"no, do not want!"

Kiana shouted loudly, reaching out her hand towards the boy, but what appeared the next second was a cold, icy spear of the sky.

Swish!

A black and white spear flashed by, carrying the command to pierce through space, instantly piercing the boy's chest.

"Kiana, why?"

As if wondering why the girl did this, the boy's lips moved as he asked softly, his gentle eyes filled with deep reproach.

"No, no, that's not it, I didn't do it..."

She cried out in a panic, and a feeling of weightlessness made the girl's eyes widen involuntarily.

"call……"

Gasping for breath, Kiana saw the dense darkness before her eyes and felt the sticky residue of her clothes clinging to her skin, soaked with sweat. She then realized that she had just had a nightmare, and a sense of melancholy filled her heart.

Yes, apart from in her dreams, where else could she see the boy now?

After all, the boy who would pamper her by cooking all sorts of delicious food, sternly urge her to finish her studies, and take her to all sorts of fun places had already been killed by her own hands.

No matter how many excuses she makes, it is ultimately her own body that committed this crime.

With no trace of sleepiness left in her mind, Kiana took out her phone from beside her pillow and checked it. The large "00:50" on the screen told her that only an hour had passed since she fell asleep.

Without intending to stay lying down any longer, Kiana tossed her phone aside, picked up a fist-sized blue sphere, and went out the door.

Kiana hadn't gone far. She sat down on the steps in front of the door, looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky, and heard loud roars of beasts from time to time.

This is a town recently destroyed by the Honkai, and there are no other humans besides her, so even if Honkai Beasts appear, there is no need to rush to eliminate them.

"What ugly stars, they're not bright at all..."

After staring blankly for a long time, Kiana finally muttered a complaint and turned her gaze back to the blue star in her hand.

This star, named Eden Star, was the boy's final gift to her.

In the end, the Herrscher of the Void delivered the final blow to the boy with her body, but the boy chose to entrust the brightest star in the world to her.

It was the boy's birthday that day, and she had made a promise with Mei and the others to give each other a big surprise.

In the end, however, she gave everyone a complete shock, and even implicated the boy...

Looking at the hazy blue light emanating from the Star of Eden, like stars, and feeling the slightly raised patterns on it with her fingers, Kiana felt as if she had returned to that darkest and most gloomy day.

Although the sun shone brightly that day, after that brief moment of brilliance came an endless, long night.

Kiana... I'm sorry...

In that one and only moment when their bodies were touching, what did the boy want to say? And what was the other person apologizing for?

Kiana tried her best to recall the expression on the boy's face back then, but she still couldn't figure out the answer.

After a long while, when the girl came to her senses again, the first rays of dawn had appeared on the horizon.

Kiana stared blankly at the rising golden disc for a long while before finally getting up and going back inside.

The town's power supply had been cut off, so Kiana used the firewood she had gathered to start a fire in the stove, and then opened several packets of instant noodles and threw them into the pot, thus completing her breakfast for the day.

"It tastes awful..."

Kiana picked up a noodle, slurped it up, and couldn't help but complain.

Even though objectively speaking, these noodles were no different from the instant noodles she used to love, her appetite had gradually become picky and demanding under the pampering of her boyfriend.

After briefly recalling the delicious foods that no longer exist, Kiana quickly stuffed all the noodles into her stomach.

She turned off the fire, washed the pots, and arranged everything in the house. Kiana then shouldered her pack and began her journey anew, just as she had been doing before joining St. Freya.

Even though she knew that the boy entrusted Eden's Star to her so that she could find Anti-Entropy, having experienced the Herrscher of the Void's brutality from a near first-person perspective and witnessed the boy's sacrifice, how could Kiana be willing to let others pay the price for her weakness?

At least, she didn't want to drag anyone down with her until she could fully master this power.

Kiana walked for almost a day along the town's only main road before finally arriving at a slightly larger city.

"Raymond City..."

Looking at the huge blue sign with black lettering by the roadside, Kiana couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia.

She still remembers that her first encounter with the boy happened here.

As memories of her encounter with the boy flooded her mind, Kiana couldn't help but smile.

But quickly realizing she was alone again, Kiana instantly suppressed her emotions and continued walking forward.

Walking through the unfamiliar streets, Kiana glanced at the colorful signs and pondered where she should stay for the night.

goo~

Or perhaps, what she should be addressing now is the issue of food?

Kiana rubbed her protesting tummy and shook her head slightly.

It's only been one day since I ate anything, and I can't even handle it anymore.

"Kiana?"

A somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Turning her head, what came into the girl's eyes was a baby face that still had a touch of childishness, but the chest below was almost as large as Mei's.

"Sister Natasha?"

Realizing the man's identity, Kiana immediately lowered her head and tried to leave.

Unaware of the girl's thoughts, Raven stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, a surprised smile on his face: "Kiana, it really is you! How did you get here?"

As he spoke, Raven's gaze swept over the white-haired girl who appeared to be a traveler but was actually wearing Valkyrie armor, and a look of realization flashed in his eyes.

Undoubtedly, the other party is here to carry out a mission ordained by fate.

Although the commotion caused by Destiny this time was not small, due to the lack of detailed information from the World Serpent, Raven only knows that some disturbances occurred on the floating islands, but does not know the specific reasons for the events.

"I……"

Meeting the raven's concerned gaze, Kiana's lips parted slightly, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Should she say that she chose to wander here because she caused the boy's death?

On the other side, seeing the girl's hesitant expression, Raven became even more certain of his guess.

If it weren't for Schicksal's secret mission, how could Kiana be like this?

Without intending to force the girl to break the rules, Raven grasped her hand and smiled, "It's rare to meet here, how about we go get something to eat together?"

She still remembers the boy saying that Kiana's greatest hobby was tasting all kinds of delicious food.

"No, I'm not ready now..."

Kiana instinctively intended to refuse.

At this moment, she did not want to have any close contact with anyone, especially since the other party was the boy's older sister.

But in the face of a legendary mercenary, this slight resistance was no different from consent.

"I know a restaurant nearby that serves really good seafood, and I've already made a reservation. You don't even have that little bit of time, do you?"

With a smile, Raven asked, his eyes narrowing slightly, revealing an undeniable air of authority.

"Well……"

Stared at by the raven's oppressive gaze, Kiana felt like a cat being targeted by a wolf, and the flame of resistance that had risen in her heart was instantly extinguished.

Then finish your meal as soon as possible, and then part ways with the other person as soon as possible...

With one hand pressed against her chest, feeling the two Herrscher cores within her body, which were still relatively stable, Kiana sighed helplessly in her heart.

"Yes, that's more like it."

Trust me, you won't be disappointed this time.

Seeing this, the raven nodded in satisfaction.

"Um……"

Kiana remained silent and lowered her head in response to Raven's enthusiasm, completely treating herself as a puppet to be manipulated by him.

She had no other way to deal with the raven except in this way.

After all, he had just killed the other party's only family member not long ago.

Unaware of the real reason for Kiana's unusual behavior, and still believing that the girl was worried about the mission, Raven took the initiative to introduce the seafood dishes at the restaurant, hoping to alleviate the girl's anxiety.

As for whether this would delay Kiana's mission... Raven had complete confidence in the boy.

Raven believed that the boy, who loved Kiana so much that he was willing to give up the World Serpent mission for her sake, would definitely be able to handle everything.

Before long, Raven led Kiana into an exquisitely decorated restaurant, where he found a seat with a good view.

Between courses, while eating dessert, Raven looked at the overly calm white-haired girl in front of him and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

In her memory, this girl was very noisy.

Even if you have a mission to complete, you shouldn't be so silent as to not say a word, right?

While thinking, Raven paused and then asked, "Kiana, how are things going between you and Hen now?"

In her view, the biggest reason that could have caused this situation was undoubtedly the traces of time.

“He…”

Looking up to meet the raven's gentle gaze, Kiana choked up instantly.

"Did you two have a fight?"

With her suspicions growing stronger, Raven immediately transformed into a caring older sister, saying, "Young people are all the same, it's normal for them to argue, don't take it too seriously."