Life in the collapsed world from scratch

"Did you forget? I was taken to the orphanage last week."

"..."

Sorry, it's not that I forgot, but I didn't know such a setting at all.

After thinking about it, Cheng Xi changed the subject and asked:

"Then what if I'm buried here?"

"...I won't let that happen." The girl said firmly.

"yes……"

Cheng Xi lowered his head, looked at the pistol in his hand, and continued to ask:

"By the way, you just returned the gun to me, aren't you worried that I'll commit suicide with this gun?"

Although I said that I have not shown any intention of committing suicide in the next few days, but if I am really not worried, there is no need for the girl to follow me all the time, right?

"There are no bullets in it." The girl replied.

Of course there were no bullets inside, the bullets were specially stored in another bag by the businessman.

Indeed, a gun without bullets is not as lethal as a fire stick, but what if it is loaded with bullets?

Cheng Xi took out the bullet from his pocket and loaded it

Then, he aimed his gun at the gray-haired girl opposite.

The girl froze for a moment, judging from the astonishment in her eyes, she didn't seem to understand why the boy would do this.

"From the very beginning, I've been doubting one thing." Cheng Xi ignored her doubts and said to herself.

As deduced earlier, he never doubted the fact that he was in an illusion.

However, under the protection of Yu Duchen and another layer of herrscher personality set up as a firewall, who can pull him into the illusion before he can react?

A direct violent invasion would certainly arouse his vigilance, but if he subtly changed his consciousness through hints or meme pollution, he would have no good way to detect it.

It's just that this requires you to have contact with the other party for a long time.

Then, assuming that his memory is true, who did he have contact with for a long time before falling into this illusion?

Combined with the unique and special individual found in this illusion that exists as a protection mechanism, the next answer is very clear.

"Can this all end? Bronya... no, Miss Herrscher of Knowledge?" He looked at the gray-haired girl in front of him and asked.

"I don't know what you're talking about." The girl's face paled a little, but she still stubbornly looked at Cheng Xi, her eyes fixed on his eyes without moving.

"Is that so..."

Cheng Xi said softly, but he didn't shoot the girl. Instead, he retracted the gun and pointed it at his own head, before pulling the trigger.

"do not want!"

The girl's face changed, and she threw herself forward and grabbed Cheng Xi's wrist... Just like the previous two attempts, although Cheng Xi didn't hesitate at all, she was still stopped in time.

"Is this also your power in the illusion?" Cheng Xi looked at her and asked curiously.

"...I said, I won't let that kind of thing happen." The girl didn't answer, but panted slightly, looking at him and said stubbornly.

"yes……"

Looking at the gray eyes of the girl who was close at hand, Cheng Xi lowered his head as if planning ahead, and pressed her lips against her before she could react.

"Well!?"

The girl immediately opened her eyes wide, as if she hadn't expected his sudden action, her body stiffened, and then her cheeks flushed instantly, spreading from her cheeks to the roots of her ears, her breathing suddenly became disordered, her eyes glowed extremely Unsettled ripples.

How should I put it, even though it's the same move, as long as it works, isn't it all right?

Means that were not fully effective in the face of constraints have now achieved decisive "results".

Taking advantage of the moment when the girl's eyes widened and she lost her mind, Cheng Xi broke free from her restraint with all her strength, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"boom--!"

The gunshot rang out, the splashed blood shattered the field of vision, and as the consciousness sank into darkness, the surrounding world began to shatter into pieces...

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When Cheng Xi regained his consciousness, he realized that he had returned to the previous game hall.

Sure enough, was he pulled into the illusion at this time?

He thought to himself, and looked at "Bronya" on the opposite side.

At this moment, the girl has returned to her original body shape, and she no longer has the weak look she had before.

Although it was Cheng Xi who broke the illusion, she didn't focus on this, but lowered her head with a blushing face, whispering what she was talking about.

This made Cheng Xi, who had raised his vigilance and planned to fight the girl, be full of question marks for a while.

Can you show me some respect and be serious?

"This time...you took the initiative." The girl whispered.

what?

Cheng Xi was even more puzzled, what was she talking about?

The girl took a deep breath, looked at him and said seriously: "I said, this time - you took the initiative!"

Even if you repeat it again, it still feels inexplicable. This time...is it the same as last time?

Cheng Xi shook his head

Anyway, since it has been confirmed that the other party is Herrscher, let's subdue her first.

As he thought to himself, he prepared to use the power in his body after a long absence.

however……

"...Eh?" He froze for a moment.

The body is empty, not only the Herrscher's core, but even the Honkai energy is still not felt at all?

"You don't think you can return to reality after leaving the illusion, do you?" the girl asked, tilting her head slightly.

Multiple composite illusions?

Cheng Xi immediately had such a guess in his heart.

He has experienced this kind of nesting doll-like world before. If it is a world similar to that of a dream within a dream, then just breaking through a layer of illusion is really of no use.

At the same time, this also means that he has not been able to break through the dilemma of the brain in a vat at all, and his consciousness is still controlled by the other party.

But, there is a problem here.

"In this case, why have you been unwilling to let me commit suicide?" Cheng Xi frowned slightly and asked.

If it's an inducement, there's no need for that at all... So, are you just playing with yourself?

However, the girl gave an unexpected answer.

"I just don't want you to die, don't I?"

Ah this...

So is there any point in doing it?Cheng Xi didn't quite understand it, but that didn't stop him from trying to get out of trouble again.

After all, it's too early to give up now.

Logically speaking, as long as the girl hasn't fully controlled her consciousness, there should be some loopholes...

"It's useless. In this realm of consciousness, I am the absolute master."

"This is my consciousness, right?" Cheng Xi tried to remind her.

"Is there any problem?" The girl asked naturally, tilting her head.

As an intruder, please respect the wishes of the "head of household" a little bit, please?Cheng Xi complained in his heart.

"The meme has completely infected your consciousness. As long as I am willing, I may not be able to modify memory and cognition for the time being, but it is very easy to add some hints, or extend the time in consciousness. things."

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The girl spoke softly, and after a moment's pause, her clear gray eyes fixed on Cheng Xi closely, and finally revealed her purpose.

"So...here, stay with me forever."

"This, isn't it too long forever?" Cheng Xi tried to bargain.

"It's true... then let's tentatively set it for 1 years."

...... 0

Can't we discuss it again?

Just when Cheng Xi was thinking this way, he suddenly saw the girl in front of her face change suddenly, and she turned her head to look in another direction not far away.

The next moment, at the end of her line of sight, the space suddenly shattered, and dazzling golden light emerged from the shattered cracks.

Cheng Xi is very familiar with this sudden power.

That is……

"Crack!"

Accompanied by the crisp shattering sound, the entire world shattered like a mirror, revealing another world that was hidden behind.

When the golden light completely disappeared, Cheng Xi realized that he and the girl were still sitting in the same restaurant.

And not far away, the snow-colored long-haired girl slowly put down her hand, the golden light in her eyes gradually dissipated, and returned to the original clear blue, staring closely at the two people here.

"Although I don't mind if someone else likes Cheng Xi, but... Do you want to ask me, the main palace, about the monopoly or something? The unknown Miss Herrscher?" Dead.

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"Why are you here?" Looking at the constraints not far away, Cheng Xi asked with a puzzled expression.

"Because I'm worried." Restraint replied.

Cheng Xi was slightly taken aback when he heard this.