Time in a collapsing world

"Apponia, are you there?"

After the meeting ended, Li did not follow Alicia and the others back to the villa, but came to visit Aponya and Qianjie in the depths.

After hearing Li's words, Aponya's voice came from the depths of the darkness:

"Come here, Li."

Following the sound, Li saw Aponya, who was sitting quietly on a chair, and a broad and familiar figure opposite her, facing away from the two of them.

"What happened to him for Qianjie?"

Li asked Aponya. Judging from the low pressure emanating from Qianjie's body, this guy was definitely in a bad mood right now.

"...Li, do you remember the young man who brought food to Qianjie?"

"..."

At Aponya's prompt, Li frowned and thought. He did have some impression of this person in his mind, but it was vague, as if he would forget it at any time.

I just remember that I pushed him to Qianjie's side, as if I just wanted him to accompany Qianjie as a friend?

"……he died."

Aponya saw that Li had forgotten about the other party, so she closed her eyes and spoke directly in a slightly sad tone.

"Um, so what?"

As soon as he said these words, Li saw Qianjie turning back sharply and giving him a fierce look.

"Ah...sorry..."

Li smiled apologetically. He almost forgot that his feelings for the dead were a little unusual.

Judging from Qianjie's excited reaction, it must be that the death of this young man once again caused some psychological trauma to him, right?

What a pity. Qianjie and he should have had a good relationship, but he died like this?

"How did you die?"

"He didn't survive the first Eighth Herrscher attack on the Firechaser."

Aponia replied.

"Is this it... Thousands of calamities, mourning..."

Li patted Qianjie's shoulder, but then he slapped him away with such force that his body actually hurt for a long time.

"Are you satisfied? Knowing that another friend of mine has died, I ask you, are you satisfied?"

Qianjie's vicious voice came from under the mask.

"... Qianjie, you need to know that this has nothing to do with me. He was killed by the Eighth Herrscher. Why did you take your anger out on me?" Li said silently, "I was He just pushed it to you because he wanted you to have a companion, so there’s no way this could be used as a reason for you to attack me, right?"

"..."

Qianjie's chest continued to expand and contract in a short period of time, and he still looked very angry.

Li also didn't intend to use it as Qianjie's punching bag for no reason, but he still managed to endure it and said: "Anyway, I have nothing to do with that boy's death. If you want to be angry, don't take it out on me. Aponya has already said it." , his death was caused by the Eighth Herrscher, why don't you attack him directly... Oh yes, he sent it, then why don't you directly attack his other colleagues? In the future, new Herrschers will appear. At that time, I will call you, catch him on the face and give him a slap, and listen to the slap, isn't this much more comfortable than staring at me here?"

"..."

Qianjie just stared at Li, but silently remembered the term Herrscher in his heart.

"[Please] don't argue."

Aponya saw that Li and Qianjie would not look away from each other for a while, so he took coercive measures.

"Humph……"

Qianjie reluctantly turned his head to one side and stopped looking at Li.

"Well, it's lucky to have you, Aponya, otherwise Qianjie, a guy who wants to save face, wouldn't have given up so easily..."

Li gave Aponya a thumbs up, but unfortunately his words also made Qianjie angry, "What did you say?!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, my brother. What I'm talking about is actually because I want to save face, and it has nothing to do with you."

Li waved her hands, comforting her like a minor child.

"Tsk..."

Qianjie turned his head away again and stopped attacking.

It’s so... so tiring.

Li smiled helplessly, Qianjie was obviously such a strong young man, but he was still so petty...

[Yes, but this is cute, isn’t it? 】

Aponya's voice sounded in Li's mind, and she used her ability to open a team channel for the two of them.

[It may be cute to you, but not necessarily to me. It’s okay now. I didn’t know how badly I was beaten by him before...]

Li rolled her eyes.

[Li, you used to have a very out-of-touch temper. If you hadn't deliberately provoked Qianjie, he wouldn't have taught you a lesson. 】

Speaking of this, Aponya's voice also became a little low, presumably thinking of those children again.

Li also noticed it, but due to physical reasons it was difficult to empathize, so she had to ignore it on purpose.

[Then what do you think of me now? 】

[More stable...]

[Haha... this will happen after working at Fire Chaser for a long time...]

【...but I don't like it. 】

Aponia interrupted Li.

[Compared to you now, I still want to see the you before. 】

【…】

[But I shouldn’t be able to go back, right? 】

Aponya touched Li's face.

[Li, can you guarantee it? Don't ever change again, I don't want to see the smile on your face disappear little by little. 】

He can't control it either...

Li sighed inwardly.

【Yeah……】

【…】

Damn it, forget that everything you think will be heard by Aponia.

[By the way, Aponia, how are you doing in this deep place? Is there anything you'd like to add? Like a soft big bed or something? Or... is there anything you want to eat? 】

Li quickly changed the topic, and Aponya did not embarrass him, but followed Li's words.

[…Li, I’m still suffering. 】

[Just think of it as probation. No one will care about you during your normal life... Come and see what you want to eat. I'll bring it in for you next time. 】

As he spoke, Li also took out his mobile phone and showed Aponya the delicious food on it.

【I do not need……】

[Maybe Qianjie wants to eat it? 】

【…】

One sentence sinks Aponia.

[If I ask him, he will definitely not tell me, so I ask you to choose for him~]

【Glass...】

Aponya was a little helpless at Li's words. She glanced at Qianjie who was silent and could only say:

【Then have some...】

No need to browse, she already knew all the food types displayed above through her mental power, and then selected some of the foods that she might like the most through memory.

【and yours? 】

After writing this down, Li asked.

【I do not need……】

[Oh, let’s have a little bit of everything else besides these. 】

【…】

Being "threatened" by Li, Aponya had no choice but to order one for herself.

Qianjie glanced at Li and Aponya who were facing each other. What were these two guys talking about secretly?