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

"Hmph~ You always lie to me..."

Peggy pouted slightly, but she never refused any food offered to her, and her slightly narrowed brown eyes were full of happiness.

Although she knew the boy wanted her to help Durandal with the paperwork for the new destiny, she herself did not intend to refuse.

After all, just as the boy said, this was the only thing she could do.

If she were to actually fight a Honkai Beast, she probably wouldn't even be able to defeat a single Rush-class Honkai Beast.

Knowing her value to the boy, Peggy felt a sense of security, as if she had found a support, and kept nuzzling her cheek against the boy's chest.

"..."

Looking at the girl in his arms who was like a clingy kitten, Shi Hen couldn't help but smile, and his eyes softened.

It took a while to feed Peggy the whole bowl of thick porridge. Shihen smiled slightly as he looked at the girl's more energetic face and said, "There's one more thing. Although you are different from the Herrscher, you are now considered an immortal. Even if thousands or hundreds of years pass, you will not age."

As he spoke, Shihen placed his hand on the girl's head and gently rubbed it, his eyes filled with a hint of doting affection.

While creating a Herrscher core is still somewhat unrealistic, modifying a human's genes to grant them a longer lifespan is not a difficult task for him.

His only regret was that the raven and his father-in-law all refused the blessing of immortality and chose to live their lives as ordinary humans.

For these people, longevity is certainly desirable, but a hundred years is also something to be cherished.

Moreover, to live a long and prosperous life while watching those around you grow old and fade away is an immense torment for anyone with deep emotions.

Even Einstein and Tesla, who already had long lifespans, seemed to be vaguely preparing for death.

After all, they had only managed to convince themselves through a sense of mission to save the world.

Now that the Honkai has disappeared, they no longer have a reason to continue fighting, and can naturally choose to move towards eternal peace and rest.

"what?"

Unaware of the boy's various considerations, Peggy simply looked down at her lower abdomen instinctively.

Even though her memory of the latter half of last night was not very clear, she remembered that she must have eaten quite a lot.

If the boy really had this effect, then...

boom!

A flick on the forehead interrupted the girl's reverie. Shihen said irritably, "Don't think like that. I don't have that attribute."

I did something simple after you fell asleep.

Even if surgery is to be performed, shouldn't the patient at least be given anesthesia?

"Oh……"

She rubbed her head and replied, then Peggy's eyes flickered slightly. "Are you going to find Kiana and the others later?"

As she spoke, the girl's eyes inevitably dimmed.

She vaguely remembered that the boy hadn't been fully satisfied last night.

"No, I won't go anywhere for the next few days, I'll just stay here with you."

He spoke softly, and Shihen reached out and hugged Peggy tightly.

Even a behind-the-scenes player like him knows how to care for girls and wouldn't just walk away after the event.

"mark……"

Enveloped by the boy's warmth, Peggy's face instantly softened, and her body couldn't help but feel a little warm.

"Get some rest and stop thinking about challenging opponents of higher levels."

He immediately laid Peggy down on the bed, extinguishing the thought that had risen in the girl's heart.

"Okay, I know~"

Peggy pouted and said, feeling the occasional soreness in her body, she forced herself to behave.

Snuggled under the covers, Peggy looked at the handsome profile of the young man beside her, his face as gentle and refined as jade, and felt utterly content.

She had never felt so close to him before, as if she could reach out and grab him tightly.

"Hen, can you... hug me?"

Peggy, with half her face hidden under the blanket, spoke in a weak voice, like a little mouse still eyeing cheese even when surrounded by cats.

Without hesitation, Shihen immediately hugged the girl, leaned down and kissed her forehead, saying, "Rest well, I will always be by your side."

"Um~"

Listening to the boy's gentle words of comfort and breathing in the warm scent emanating from him, Peggy felt as if she were in a heavenly realm, her consciousness slowly sinking into a sweet, honey-like state.

P.S.: I feel like Peggy's screen time is really limited; the working class is still having a tough time..._(°ω°」∠)_

Chapter Ten: Wendy's Surprise Night

beep!

Wendy swiped her ID card to open the dormitory access control and was about to step into the room when she was stunned by what she saw.

It was supposed to be her apartment where she lived alone, but the room was completely devoid of the usual darkness and loneliness.

On the contrary, under the bright lights that made people feel warm, there was a lavish dinner that was so sumptuous that it was almost astonishing. On the table was a bunch of white lisianthus in full bloom. The light fragrance of the flowers mixed with the aroma of the food and entered Wendy's brain, making her pause in surprise.

"Hem...Hem?"

Wendy immediately guessed who had done it and heard the gurgling sound coming from the kitchen. She couldn't help but cry out, and the sandwich she was holding instantly slipped from her grasp and fell to the floor.

Without a second thought about her original dinner, Wendy hurried to the kitchen door and, sure enough, saw that familiar figure in front of the stove.

"You're back, Wendy."

"Excuse me, this dish will take a little while to prepare. Could you please wait a moment?"

Turning his head, he saw the girl's surprised face and said with a slight smile.

boom!

Without listening to the boy at all, Wendy stepped forward and hugged him tightly, burying her head in his chest, large tears streaming down her face.

"..."

Looking at the green-haired girl who was clinging to him tightly and not letting go, and feeling the faint dampness on his chest, Shihen couldn't help but smile helplessly. He put down the soup spoon in his hand and returned the girl's equally warm hug. "Sorry, it took a while."

At this moment, two months have passed since he returned to Earth.

Unfortunately, Kiana and Mei had already spent more than a month together, and since they also needed to spend time with Durandal and Peggy, Wendy and Anna naturally had to postpone their trip.

At least until these girls banded together and set up a shift schedule, each person would have to wait a certain amount of time before they could have the right to use the boy.

"Then this time, you'd better make it up to me properly~"

Instead of pretending to be strong in front of the boy, Wendy raised her head and said seriously.

"Well, you'll have to look forward to it, Wendy."

Seeing the girl's pitiful, tearful appearance, Shihen could only smile helplessly, his eyes filled with deep affection.

Although Wendy's current demeanor was as delicate as a small flower, he keenly sensed the determination hidden in the girl's eyes, and he felt that he probably wouldn't be able to escape unscathed from her.

Thinking of this, Shihen's kidneys, which had just recovered from spending time with Peggy, seemed to be experiencing phantom pain again.

"Well... see you later, Hen."

With tears turning into a smile, Wendy tiptoed and left a light, fleeting kiss on the boy's cheek before fluttering away like a butterfly.

Watching the girl's graceful figure disappear, Shihen subconsciously touched his cheek, which still retained a slight soft and warm touch, before turning around to continue simmering the fish soup.

……

Not long after, when Danghen brought the last dish to the table, what appeared before him was no longer a heroic Valkyrie in her Destiny uniform, but a young girl in a beautiful dress.

The white tank top could not conceal the girl's full breasts, and her delicate collarbones were clearly visible under the light. Above that was a beautiful swan-like neck. Her already delicate face, like a lotus emerging from water, was even more stunning after being lightly made up.

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

With her hands behind her back, Wendy twirled gracefully in front of the boy, the hem of her sky-blue skirt fluttering up and down, obscuring her most captivating curves.

"Of course it looks good."

Wendy is now the most beautiful girl in the world.

Snapping out of his slight daze, Shihen praised her generously, his gaze still lingering on her lower body.

Unlike her usual ankle boots, Wendy's feet are now covered in nothing but high-heeled sandals.

Above the excessively slender soles were ten rounded toes, like pearls and jade, slightly curled and gleaming with a tempting luster.

"No~"

Wendy naturally understood the meaning of the word "now." Her cheeks puffed out slightly, but she didn't throw a tantrum. She simply stepped forward and hugged the boy again. "Welcome back, Hen."

Even though the boy has been back from the moon for two months, this is the beginning of him truly belonging to her.

In other words, the boy who belongs solely to her can still be considered to have only returned today.

"Yes, I'm back, Wendy."

Understanding what the girl meant, Shihen gently hugged Wendy and replied, burying his head deep in her hair, greedily inhaling the sweet, breeze-like scent.

Feeling the warmth emanating from the boy and realizing her own attraction to him, Wendy's emotions, which had been growing because he hadn't arrived for so long, gradually subsided, and an overwhelming sense of happiness welled up from within, quickly filling her entire chest.

"Okay, okay, the food will get cold if we keep going like this."

After a while, seeing that the boy showed no intention of letting go, Wendy blushed and gently pushed him away.

Although her longing for the boy never disappeared during the months she hadn't seen him, Wendy had no prior experience with romance or intimacy.

"Ah."

Seeing the girl's embarrassment, Shihen chuckled softly, then pulled Wendy to sit down at the table and served her a bowl of fish soup. "Here, have some soup to warm yourself up."

For the Northern Hemisphere, early March is the time when temperatures are gradually rising.

But for Wendy's current branch in Oceania, it's actually the beginning of the weather getting colder.

"No~"

Hearing this, Wendy took the soup bowl and looked at the steaming hot liquid in front of her, which had turned completely milky white. She then lowered her head and took a small sip, and a bright smile immediately bloomed on her face. "Delicious!"

"Right? I caught this myself in the wild."

Looking at the girl's bright smile, Shihen couldn't help but smile as well.

"Oh? It seems you've had quite a haul today, Hen."

Wendy glanced at the several fish dishes on the table and praised them with a smile.

"Yes, not just this fish, but also these mushrooms..."

Nodding in agreement, Shihen began to explain to the girl the origins of the ingredients used in each dish.

The overhead lights changed from cool to warm colors. Shihen didn't mention his relationship with the other girls, and Wendy didn't express her longing either. Their conversation revolved solely around the food on the table, as if everything else had ceased to exist.

As they talked, the dishes in front of Shihen and Wendy gradually dwindled, and a growing sense of happiness replaced the barriers created by time, swirling around them, just as the happiness they felt in the present moment became increasingly clear and intense.

PS: Squeak...

Chapter Eleven: Wendy's Night of Singing

"Speaking of which, Hen, why did you want to leave this world?"

On the balcony late at night, Wendy couldn't help but ask softly as she and the boy leaned close together and gazed at the night sky.

During the months when they could not see each other at the same time, Wendy not only missed the boy, but also pondered his actions for a long time.

After all, whether it's the identity of the Entropy Boy or the mask of [Walter White], these are characters that have been present throughout her entire combat career after the Fourth Honkai Impact.

As she pondered, Wendy recalled the gentleness and care of the boy from Anti-Entropy, but the coldness and cruelty of [Walter White] also lingered in her heart, making it difficult for her to distinguish between the real and the fake.

On one hand, the entropy-reversing boy rescued her from the quagmire of collapse and hatred, bringing her unprecedented light.

On the other hand, Walter White inflicted the most severe beatings on her, and nearly killed her several times...

Love and hate intertwined in Wendy's mind, causing her reason to be forged and hammered in a furnace, constantly suffering inhuman pain.

No matter how much she wanted to hate the boy, in the end, only that ray of light that led her out of the darkness remained in her heart.