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

Shihen simply smiled and did not refute the criticisms of the Herald of Knowledge.

"Huh? So Shihen was just joking earlier?"

Upon seeing this scene, Li Sushang was completely dumbfounded, her large eyes revealing almost infinite confusion.

Maybe.

But if you have time, could you help me put up a few missing person posters in the city, with the tagline... just say you're looking for a stranger, that should be pretty obvious."

Shihen shrugged and said.

"Oh well……"

Li Sushang nodded and vaguely agreed.

Although she didn't quite understand what was going on, she just needed to do as the boy said, right?

"Alright, since the timing is right, let's part ways here."

Shihen smiled and said.

"Hey? Aren't you going to the tower?"

Upon hearing this, Li Sushang was stunned once again.

"As for the tower, the class monitor and the others can accompany you. Kiana and I would prefer to explore the city."

And, luckily, there's a guide here too.

As he spoke, Shihen looked at the gray-haired girl beside him, "Miss Vita, this is our first time visiting Salt Snow Holy City. Would you be so kind as to show us around?"

"Eh?"

Just as she was thinking about how to blend in with Shihen and his group, Vita was taken aback when she heard this, and immediately a bright smile appeared on her face, "Of course, you are my saviors."

I would feel guilty if I didn't repay them properly.

Even though the timing was a bit too coincidental, since the young man had extended an invitation to her, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

After all, with Li Sushang, the city agent who was also familiar with Salt Snow Holy City, she had to consider whether this was her only chance to get close to the boy and the others.

The hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope is enough once in a while.

"As for being our savior, we only did what we could to help."

Meeting the gray-haired girl's grateful gaze, Kiana scratched her head and said shyly.

"Even if we disregard this life-saving grace, you are all very interesting people."

As for me, I really love making friends.

Not to brag, but I know everyone in the entire Salt Snow Holy City!

Vita patted her bulging heart, which was enough to place her among the top tier of people in the current group, and said with a proud look.

"That's true. When I'm helping the people in the city, I often see Vita running around."

Beside her, Li Sushang smiled and nodded in agreement.

Wow! That's amazing! You know so many people!

If it were me, just remembering so many names would be difficult.

Upon hearing this, Kiana couldn't help but sigh, her blue eyes sparkling like stars.

"I'm very good at making friends."

Vita narrowed her eyes and spoke with unwavering confidence.

"Then I believe that we can definitely become good friends."

After all, I'm actually quite good at making friends.

Shihen said with a smile, and immediately received another eye roll from Kiana.

Is that what you call being good at making friends? You even slept with Bronya!

Sensing the deep resentment emanating from the white fluffy ball, Shihen quickly patted the girl's head to comfort her, then looked at the pink fairy who was still clutching the Book of Cangxuan.

"Since it's rare to reunite with Fu Hua, I'll go with them to the tower. You two have to have fun!"

Meeting the boy's probing gaze, Alicia smiled and said.

As she had said before, this beachcombing trip was a shared journey for the boy and Kiana, and she had no intention of joining the battle at this time.

Besides...

She glanced instinctively at the gray-haired girl beside her, sensing that the boy was up to something bad again.

Therefore, it's best to let the other person move around freely in this situation.

PS: Squeak...

Chapter Thirty-Three: Vita Wants to Flip the Table

Starting from the intersection where they encountered Vita, Shihen and his two companions turned into the city, while Li Sushang led Fu Hua and the others to continue towards the tower.

Noticing a blue-haired girl who had been keeping her head down and remaining silent, Alicia couldn't help but move a few steps closer to the girl.

"Hi~ Kira, is something on your mind? You seem a little unhappy~"

The fairy said softly with a smile.

"Haha...you found out."

Sensing the pink fairy's concerned gaze, Shigure Kira showed an embarrassed expression.

"After all, it's quite obvious."

Alicia blinked and said.

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yu Qi Luo paused slightly, looked up at the direction where Shi Hen and the others had left, and then hesitated before speaking, "Ailisia, you and Kiana and Shi Hen, you must be quite familiar with each other, right?"

"Of course! Shihen and I are best friends who are completely honest with each other~"

Alicia answered without hesitation, her large, expressive eyes blinking playfully.

Although in a sense, she was the only truly honest person.

But when it comes to understanding the essence of youth, she has always had a very good grasp of it.

"Ok?"

Hearing this seemingly overly enthusiastic statement, Shigure Kira was taken aback for a moment before continuing, "Um... you should know, right? Kiana and Shihen's relationship, they..."

…………

"That's right, we are lovers."

Holding Kiana's small hand as they walked through the streets of Salt Snow City, Shihen answered Vita's question about their relationship with great composure.

Aside from being careful with his words in front of Mei and other girls, Shihen never hides his relationship with any of the girls he's out with.

Even when he was shopping with Peggy, he would hold her hand openly and naturally.

This is a basic quality of a sea king.

"This is truly a rare find."

Vita glanced at the white-haired girl beside the boy, her face flushed with embarrassment and not daring to look up, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

After all, from her perspective, Kiana's radiance was almost as dazzling as the sun, while the boy was just a shallow pool of water, the depth of which could be seen at a glance.

It's no exaggeration to say that the difference in their abilities is like heaven and earth.

It was under these circumstances that the two were able to come together. She couldn't even imagine what kind of talent the boy possessed in other fields that could attract Kiana to willingly suppress her own brilliance and stay by his side.

"Indeed, Kiana and I overcame many difficulties to be together."

Shihen nodded.

For example, in order to prevent Siegfried, Raiden Ryoma, and others from interfering with his efforts to win over Kiana and Mei, he specially invited his two fathers-in-law to be guests at World Serpent for a long time.

Adding to the various other setbacks, the journey has truly been quite difficult.

"Humph~"

Although she didn't have the ability to read minds, Kiana, who was standing next to her, seemed to sense what the boy was thinking and couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and poke the boy's waist with her finger.

They talk about overcoming difficulties, but clearly most of those difficulties were deliberately created by someone, right?

Thinking this, Kiana became even angrier, and she pressed her finger harder against the boy's waist.

Sensing the white fluffy ball's rebelliousness, Shi Hen's expression remained unchanged, while his other hand quietly reached towards the girl's waist...

"Ha ha--"

Kiana couldn't help but burst into laughter when her ticklish spot on her lower back was attacked. Her delicate body trembled violently, and she could barely stand. She could only maintain her balance by leaning against the boy's chest.

"Ok?"

Turning her head to look at the two people playing and joking behind her, and feeling the overwhelming sweet and sour smell of love in the air, Vita couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

No, this is the Holy City of Salt and Snow!

With such a huge crisis of world destruction looming in front of them, these two guys actually treated this place like a tourist attraction.

That human boy with little power is one thing, but with Kiana's immense strength, surely she could see the huge problem with the existence of this world bubble?

Is Kiana simply indifferent to this world, or is the other side already confident in their plan to resolve the crisis in Salt Snow City?

Looking at the two people who were no different from any other silly couple in the world, Vita's mind was instantly filled with countless thoughts and speculations.

"Bastard!"

Noticing Vita's gaze, Kiana hurriedly forced herself to leave the boy's embrace, her cheeks flushed as she softly complained to him.

But seeing the girl's rosy cheeks and her big, watery blue eyes that seemed to speak volumes, Shihen struggled for a long time to restrain the urge to continue bullying the white fluffy ball.

"Speaking of which, Miss Vita is quite popular here."

While casually glancing at the surrounding buildings, Shihen smiled and spoke softly.

Even when just wandering around, Vita would greet every resident she met with enthusiasm, and they would usually respond in kind.

It can be said that the other party's status in this Salt and Snow Holy City is that of a kind-hearted little angel.

At least, that's the case for the residents of Salt Snow Holy City.

"Because I really like it here."

With a smile, Vita replied, her lips curving into a radiant and warm smile, "I am already very content to be able to talk and live with everyone like this."

But……"

As she spoke, a hint of sadness crept onto the girl's face, as if she had thought of something heartbreaking.

"But what?"

Kiana frowned and pressed for an answer.

"It's nothing. With the Sage here, no matter what kind of problem we face, we can definitely solve it."

Vita smiled and tried to put on a reassuring expression.

"Really? Is this sage some kind of powerful person?"

Hearing this, Kiana couldn't help but ask curiously, her face showing even more confusion.

Even though she had never met the sage in person, judging from the divine messengers she had encountered before, she felt that he didn't seem very strong.

"You're from out of town, so of course you wouldn't know. But in the legends of Salt Snow Holy City, the Sage is a great figure who can guide the living and the dead and communicate between life and death."

Everyone believed that as long as they sincerely prayed to the Sage, any problem they encountered could be solved.

Vita said with a proud look on her face.

"It does sound like a god."

Kiana nodded in deep agreement.

Vita: "..."

No, you just believe that?