Time in a collapsing world

"Brother, please have some tea."

Xi, who was wearing home clothes, brought a cup of tea with only a small amount of tea leaves in front of Li.

"Sorry, big brother, I only have this little tea at home, but I can go out and buy it..."

"No, I just came over to see you for a little while, maybe I will leave soon."

Li looked at Xi who became a little disappointed after hearing what he said, thought for a moment, and said, "But if I have time in the future, I will still come to you. This is where I work anyway."

"Um……"

Xi still looked very disappointed, and her big sea-blue eyes became a little dim, "Big brother, let's talk, we haven't seen each other for a long time..."

"...How are you doing here during this time?"

Faced with this kind girl's request, Li did not refuse. After all, if this child hadn't suppressed the Sixth Herrscher, I might not be alive now, right?

"I'm living a good life. Sister Mebius has prepared everything for me. Compared with the life I lived alone outside before, my life now makes me very satisfied."

Xi happily told Li interesting things about her during this period:

"Some kids next door to me came to play with me before. They were really cute, so I gave them some candies. Brother, you don't know how cute they smiled after getting the candies~ "

"I hope you like children very much..."

"Hmm, I like children the most. Ah, maybe in your eyes, big brother, I am just a child..."

Xi compared her height with Li's. Sadly, she found that she was only a little taller than the sitting Li, and she suddenly became frustrated again.

"Woo..."

"Haha... being a child is actually very good. At least you won't have the troubles that only adults have."

Li smiled and comforted.

"But there are also many restrictions. For example, you are not old enough to work and make money..."

"Mebius, isn't she responsible for raising you?"

"Yes, Sister Mebius has given me some living expenses, and other soldier uncles have given me some supplies, but I still want to work on my own to make some money."

"Aspirational, but unfortunately, underage warning." Li joked, and then asked: "By the way, how old are you now? You shouldn't be far from adulthood, right?"

"Brother, I am already sixteen years old."

"Oh? Then we have to wait another two years? It's a bit long."

"Two years is not long, big brother. I am alone in my room doing housework and so on. Two years will pass quickly."

Who knows how many collapse disasters will occur in two years?

Li was not as optimistic about this as Xi. This time, the Eighth Herrscher went directly to the Fire Chasing Moths. Li would not be surprised if a Herrscher could destroy the Fire Chasing Moths in the future.

"By the way, Xi, haven't you felt anything strange before? Or have you felt that the people around you have become a little strange?"

Thinking of this, Li asked Xi again. The Eighth Herrscher caused such a big mess in the Fire Moth. Logically speaking, it was almost impossible for Xi to live a normal life.

Kexi's answer made Li raise her eyebrows, "No, everyone is normal. When they see me, they will greet me as usual. As for the strangeness... what does this mean?"

"It just hurts my head or something."

"No, I haven't felt any discomfort during this period except for the cold."

Xi thought Li was worried about being sick, so she shook her head.

"Brother, was there a flu outbreak before? Why can't I feel it at all?"

"..."

That's much more dangerous than a flu outbreak.

Xi was very lucky. Not only was she not affected by such a big mess, but she was also able to live her own ordinary life without noticing.

[It’s normal. She was originally the carrier of the apostle, and her body was stained with a similar ‘smell’. Under normal circumstances, those controlled puppets would not take the initiative to attack her. 】

At this time, He actually took the initiative to answer Li's questions.

"? In other words, Xi may have met the controlled person before, but they didn't take action against her?" Li asked in her heart.

[Generally speaking, this is the case, and the Eighth Apostle did not have an impact on her. It should be because the power naturally avoided her without any special control. 】

"That's very good."

Maybe this can be regarded as a kind of feedback from the Sixth Herrscher to his former carrier?

Anyway, Li is sincerely happy for Nozomi now. With such a physique that Honkai is close to, she should be able to live well in the days to come, right?

"Don't worry, it's all over and everything will be fine for a long time."

"Yeah, that's good."

Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and relaxed his nervous mood, and then continued chatting with Li about other interesting things.

"Brother, I found a beautiful butterfly with blue wings before. It flew past my window. Hmm...is there any secret garden nearby?"

"Maybe he got lost."

Li guessed, "But the blue wings...means your eye color is similar to Nozomi?"

"Ah... it should be about the same..."

Nozomi replied shyly.

"It's a pity that I don't have a mobile phone, so I couldn't take a photo of it. Otherwise, I could show it to you, big brother..."

"I will buy you one directly later. Mobile phones are still necessary in the life of human society."

"Ah... No, no, I don't usually use my phone. Brother, you don't need to spend money..." Xi waved her hands in panic.

"Money is something you don't take with you until you die. I'm happy to spend it for you."

"Huh? But big brother, you are still so young, so you shouldn't have to think about this matter so early, right?"

Xi asked strangely, Li's attitude seemed to be determined that he would die violently soon.

"Brother, don't be so pessimistic. I believe you will live happily to be over a hundred years old!"

In Xi's understanding, more than a hundred years old should be the limit of human life.

"Haha... Then I'll lend you some good words~"

Facing Nozomi who didn't know anything, Li just smiled and followed her words.

When he first got along with Mebius, he felt that Mebius's attitude towards him was different from before. That attitude was really like treating a terminally ill patient, relying on him for everything. .

It feels quite strange. Compared with that kind of attitude, Li still hopes that Mebius can treat her as usual, even if it means tying him to the operating table on his own initiative.

But now that he had talked so much with Xi, Li suddenly felt much better. At least Xi, an ignorant person, could still chat with him normally.