“???” Seeing Li Mu utter such an outrageous statement with an incredibly nonchalant expression, Kevin began to doubt if she had heard him correctly.
“Are you telling me that the god who holds the power of life and death over humanity, the one who intends to destroy the entire world…
is actually a lesbian?!” Seeing the dumbfounded look on Kevin’s face, Li Mu nodded.
“Yes.” “…” Ignoring the spectacular series of expressions on Kevin’s face, Li Mu continued, “Kevin, you are the one chosen by that god, the one capable of bearing Her everything.” “Unfortunately, you are not perfect.
In that god’s eyes, you still possess a flaw, and thus you cannot fully accept Her embrace.” “Therefore, according to the predetermined course of history, our generation of civilization is destined for destruction.” “Only a seed of that civilization will remain, crossing fifty thousand years of time to take root on this earth once more.” “In the new civilization fifty thousand years from now, an individual will be born who is the most compatible with the Cocoon of Finality to date.
She will embrace the Cocoon, bringing an end to this cycle that has spanned hundreds of millions of years.” As he said this, there wasn’t the slightest hint of joy on Li Mu’s face; instead, it was filled with sorrow.
“In the end, humanity will survive, but it will have nothing to do with us anymore.” “Because we, including the entire seven billion people of the Previous Era, are the price that must be paid.” Kevin understood the general gist of the future.
The development of history was simply a story of passing the torch.
But she was still extremely confused.
“So, what does any of this have to do with you turning me into…
this?” “Of course it’s related.
Deeply related,” Li Mu said, sitting up straight.
He suddenly asked her a seemingly unrelated question.
“Kevin, do you believe that two completely identical flowers can exist in this world?” Kevin shook her head.
“Of course, it’s impossible for there to be two identical flowers.” Li Mu nodded.
“It’s true that there are no two completely identical flowers in this world, but there are similar flowers.” “They have similar personalities, similar lives, and similar destinies.” Listening to Li Mu’s words, Kevin grew puzzled, her brows furrowing.
“So, Mu, what are you trying to say?” Li Mu steepled his fingers and rested his hands calmly in front of him, explaining to Kevin: “The girl from fifty thousand years in the future, the one who can embrace the Cocoon of Finality, is a flower similar to you.
In a sense, she can be considered your counterpart.” “There’s no reason you can’t do what she can do.
You yourself possess the qualifications to embrace the Cocoon; you just have a flaw.” “In other words, if we can eliminate that flaw, then we won’t need to gamble on the next era.
You can seize the authority of a god fifty thousand years ahead of schedule and end all of this.” “By doing so, the billions of people of this era will survive.” “Two similar flowers,” Kevin muttered to herself.
“So, that flaw is…” Kevin suddenly froze.
She wasn’t an idiot.
Once she started putting the pieces together, her brain began to work.
“A flaw.” “The Cocoon of Finality is a lesbian.” “Turning into…
a girl…” Combining this information led to an utterly unbelievable answer.
The corner of Kevin’s mouth twitched slightly.
She looked at Li Mu, an incredibly strained expression appearing on her face.
“Mu, the flaw you’re talking about couldn’t possibly be…” “Yes.
It’s your gender.” “…” Kevin found herself questioning her entire worldview.
Fortunately, after everything she’d been through, her ability to handle shocks had increased dramatically.
She quickly adjusted her mindset.
After all, she had already said goodbye to her little brother.
The fact that the god manipulating everything from behind the scenes was a lesbian didn’t seem quite so hard to accept anymore.
“So, what do we do now?” After getting her thoughts in order, Kevin was more interested in how Li Mu planned to save the world.
And Li Mu already had an answer.
“Becoming the God of Earth is undoubtedly a very difficult task.
Starting from scratch would be even harder, practically impossible, in fact.” “However, if doing the homework is hard, copying the homework is much simpler.” “As her counterpart, you only need to walk the same life path as your counterpart from fifty thousand years in the future, and you’ll be able to take over the power of the Cocoon of Finality.” “So, that’s why you turned me into a girl?” By now, most of the anger in Kevin’s heart had subsided, but hearing Li Mu’s words still made her feel quite uncomfortable.
“Just so I can walk another person’s path in life and become an imitator of someone else?” Faced with Kevin’s complaint, Li Mu simply spread his hands.
“Well, Kevin, do we have any other way to save the world?” “I don’t think you want to watch everyone you care about die in the final cataclysm, do you?” “…” “So, what’s our next step?” In the end, Kevin didn’t object.
Compared to a future where nearly all her friends and family were dead, becoming a girl didn’t seem so difficult to accept anymore.
Seeing that Kevin was no longer resisting, Li Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
All his preparations had not been in vain.
He had temporarily achieved his goal.
As long as the next steps were successful, he would truly have a chance to turn the tables.
Thinking of this, Li Mu looked at Kevin and said: “A Honkai Eruption is about to occur in Nagazora City, and a Herrscher will be born from it.
You need to go and defeat her!” “A Herrscher?” Kevin blinked, then asked in disbelief, “Are you talking about the Herrscher of Finality we just saw?” She felt that with her current small frame, the only way she could possibly defeat that Herrscher of Finality was to make her die of laughter from her pathetic death.
Li Mu shook his head.
“How could I possibly ask you to fight the Herrscher of Finality right now?
The one you need to fight is just the Third Herrscher.” Kevin let out a sigh of relief, feeling a bit more courageous.
“How strong is this Third Herrscher?
I’m not bragging, but I’m pretty tough in a fight.” “She’s probably only strong enough to wipe out all of East Asia.
In the original history, at least a few hundred million people died because of her.” “Only?!” Kevin exclaimed.
“What else?” Li Mu gave Kevin a strange look.
“She’s just an early-game mob.
She’s not even worthy of polishing your shoes in the future.” “In the original history, you fought the Herrscher of Finality all the way to the moon and even annihilated parts of the Imaginary Space.” After hearing Li Mu’s words, Kevin couldn’t help but retort.
“You said ‘in the future’!
Right now, I’m just an ordinary high school student!
How the hell am I supposed to fight that so-called Herrscher?” At this point, a suspicion crept into Kevin’s mind.
She looked at Li Mu and voiced her question.
“And another thing, Mu.
Aren’t you a Reborn?
You should know the identity of this Herrscher, right?” “Can’t we just…
control him or her before they awaken?” After Kevin asked her question, Li Mu suddenly looked her up and down with surprise in his eyes.
“Wh-what is it?” Kevin felt extremely uncomfortable under Li Mu’s gaze.
“I didn’t think you’d be able to come up with that idea, Kevin.” Li Mu sounded quite moved, like he was watching his dim-witted kid finally grow up.
Kevin rolled her eyes.
“What kind of idiot do you take me for?
A gorilla?” Li Mu chuckled, then shook his head.
“Unfortunately, no.” “Unless absolutely necessary, I won’t interfere with the life trajectory of those Herrscher hosts.” “Why?” Kevin asked, confused.
“Isn’t it better to nip the danger in the bud?” “I could indeed take control of the Herrscher before they awaken, or even kill them directly.
But what happens after that?” “Without the original host, the Cocoon of Finality can just choose another one.
You have to remember, every single human is a potential target for It.” “Since that’s the case, it’s better to leave them alone for now.
That way, we at least have an intelligence advantage.” “We can use this time to build up our strength, and the moment the eruption occurs, we strike them down instantly.
This will minimize the disaster.” Kevin sighed.
“So, what do you want me to do?” “The time isn’t right to deal with the Third Herrscher yet, but there are some things we can prepare for in advance.” “Kevin, I want you to go to Senba Academy and protect someone.” “Who?” Li Mu didn’t speak.
Instead, he took out a photograph.
Kevin looked at the photo and saw a girl with short purple hair and glasses, exuding a scholarly aura.
The moment she saw the girl in the photo, her gaze was instantly captivated.
She clutched her chest, feeling her heart begin to pound uncontrollably.
Could this be…
the so-called feeling of one’s heart being moved?
Love at first sight?
But when her hand pressed against her chest, she only felt softness and a slight numbness.
A wave of sorrow instantly washed over her heart.
Kevin realized that now, she could only be sisters with this person.
She looked at Li Mu, her eyes filled with a resentful glare.
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