Human, am I evil?

Cocolia held Xing and Xier in her arms, and apologized to them in tears. The strong Cocolia in the past looked so fragile at this moment.

Both Xier and Xing were at a loss. They had never faced this situation before, so they could only comfort Cocolia in a strange way, but their comfort made Cocolia feel even more uncomfortable.

And that's exactly what Di Ruiji wanted.

Honkai 2: 106: My Proud Disciple

At night, Di Ruiji was reading a book in her room. She thought that Xing or Xier would come to her room to ask about Cocolia, but neither of them came.

It should be because she thinks that Cocolia's situation is more serious, and wants to take care of her by Cocolia's side.

They are all good children, and they will definitely not let go of Cocolia who is in a fragile state, hoping to take care of her by her side.

They didn't know that Cocolia was not physically harmed, and Di Ruiji knew very well that for a person like Cocolia, physical harm would have no effect on her.

She may be afraid because of the threat of death, but she will never repent of what she has done. If you want to really punish her, the key is inner and spiritual torture.

Only when her persistence is completely defeated, and only when she understands how stupid she was, will she be able to show how stupid her actions are.

【Boom!Boom!Boom! 】

"Master, are you asleep?"

There was a knock on the door, and Leiden Mei's voice came.

Di Ruiji was a little surprised, Leiden Mei had never come to look for her while sleeping, but came here today because of Cocolia's affairs?

"Come in, Mei."

Di Ruiji got up and looked at Leiden Meiyi who came in. Now she has changed into her pajamas, she should have just taken a shower, and her hair is not dry yet.

"What? Do you need me to blow dry your hair? Mei."

As she said that, Di Ruiji took out a hair dryer from the cabinet next to her. Occasionally, a child would come to her room and ask her to help dry her hair. This hair dryer was prepared to deal with such situations.

Leiden Mei, who originally wanted to refuse, saw the hair dryer that Di Ruiji took out, and thought of the gradually diminishing communication with Di Ruiji during this period, she chose to agree.

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Leiden Meiyi looked through the mirror at Di Ruiji who was blowing her hair behind him, and couldn't help but think of the time when they first met.

"Master, why do you like children so much?"

Leiden Meiyi thinks that the reason why Di Ruiji cares about her so much is probably because she is still young. Of course, she would not have guessed that there is also the reason why she looks a lot like MEI and has taken a completely opposite path to MEI.

Of course, she did not deny that the main reason for this was that Leiden Mei was a child.

"...because they are life in its purest form."

The purest life?What does it mean?

A big question mark appeared on Leiden Mei's head, and I forgive her for being too young to understand the specific meaning of this sentence.

Di Ruiji also understood that Leiden Mei couldn't understand, but she couldn't tell what the reason was, maybe...it was because of Keli's relationship.

She was the one who brought a ray of light to her gloomy life at first. Her pure kindness attracted Di Ruiji and led her slowly out of the shadow of the past.

Although it was Ying and her heart-to-heart lover who really made her come out, Keli's contribution is undoubtedly the greatest. If she hadn't appeared, I'm afraid she wouldn't even have the chance to meet other people... Oh, and there is one more Wendy.

But she will not have any relationship development with Wendy, because at that time she has been avoiding, avoiding anyone close to her, why?Afraid of them getting hurt.

What does Di Ruiji value?It was the sheer kindness of the children that acted like a light and liberated her from the shadows of her past.

In order to protect the light in her heart, Di Ruiji is willing to protect these children. She...is willing to give everything to protect the pure kindness in the children's hearts, which is why she hates those bear children.

Piranhas are not worth caring for.

Di Ruiji didn't tell Leiden Mei the whole reason, but just told her about his previous experience and explained to her what he wanted to protect.

After listening to Di Ruiji's narration, Leiden Mei nodded thoughtfully. She seemed to understand the reason why Di Ruiji would satisfy their requests despite being troublesome every time when he got along with the children. .

"Then when they grow up and become adults, will you still take care of them like you do now?"

Leiden Mei asked a selfish question that she wanted to clarify. On the surface, the question was about the child, but it was actually about her.

Di Ruiji is still looking to take care of her now, but when she grows up, will she still take care of her like this

"Of course not. The chicks will leave the nest when they grow up. They have their own choices about their future. I can take care of them for a while, but it is impossible to take care of them for a lifetime."

That's right, it's impossible for Di Ruiji to take care of them all the time, and it's impossible for him to bother Di Ruiji all the time.

"but..."

When Leiden Meiyi felt a little lost, Di Ruiji changed his style and continued, "If they want, they can come back to me at any time. They will definitely encounter all kinds of troubles and difficulties in the future, and I will listen to them Troubles, I will help them solve some troubles. If possible, they only need to come back to see me occasionally."

"master..."

Lei Dian Mei blinked, thinking that this sentence was strange, she couldn't help imitating the image of Di Ruiji sitting alone in the living room, cooking a table of good food, and waiting for the children to go home.

What's this?Lonely old man?No, no, how could someone as powerful as the master be a widowed old man, she is too rude.

But...you can be sure that Di Riji will not dislike the children when they grow up, just know that.

"I see, so Cocolia...are you going to do this?"

Cocolia's problem hasn't been resolved yet. Di Ruiji just pulled her into the consciousness space today, and she plans to do so later?Does this work?

"It depends on the situation. At present, the best way is to start with her spirit. It is useless for a person like her to threaten with force. In that way, she may admit that she is wrong on the surface, but actually thinks that she has no problem, and she is not afraid of punishing herself. People are full of resentment. What I'm trying to do now is make her understand what's wrong with her."

I won't tell Leiden Mei the specific method, it's a bit too cruel, just talk about some superficial things, and let her guess the rest.

Leiden Mei, who couldn't ask anything, was not interested in asking, the first question was what she wanted to know, and Cocolia's question was just to cover up her real thoughts.

Now that she has obtained the answer she wants, there is no need to continue to ask too much about this matter.

Just at this moment, Di Ruiji had already blown her hair. She stroked her hair and felt that there was no reason to stay here anymore, so she got up and left.

"Excuse me, master. Then I'll..."

"So you plan to leave? If it's another child, I'm afraid there are still many steps to go."

Still have a lot of steps to go?Lei Ding Mei looked and found that Di Ruiji had taken out a story book. The children who came to her room at this time in the past were clamoring to sleep here, and they would ask Di Ruiji to tell them stories before going to bed.

Di Ruiji would often carry them back to the room after they fell asleep, and Xing was the only one who was not reported back.

Di Ruiji sat by the bed, patted the seat next to him, and asked Lei Dian Mei with his eyes if he wanted to stay like the other children.

Lei Dian Mei swallowed, she should have shook her head at this time, but there was a voice in her heart that was tempting her, this was Di Ruiji's initiative, and it didn't matter even if she agreed.

Besides, she'd love to stay, wouldn't she?

That being the case, why not stay in accordance with the truest thoughts in your heart?Di Ruiji would not dislike her just because she stayed.

Lei Dian Mei, who was still struggling, was gradually persuaded by the voice, reached out to touch the bangs on her forehead, and whispered: "Then... then I will disturb you, master."

"It's nothing, but I've focused on those brats during this time. You shouldn't be angry because I didn't pay attention to you, right? Mei."

"How... how come, I know that the master has no malicious intentions, and the master is not alone, how could I be angry with the master because of this matter."

Leiden Mei said quickly, Di Ruiji smiled because of that flustered look, just as she thought, Leiden Mei is a good boy, different from that annoying guy MEI.

Leiden Yayi has been alone with Di Ruiji for a long time. When not training, Di Ruiji is like an elder, like a friend.

This made Raiden Mei feel very relaxed. As the body gradually relaxed, the spirit gradually became tired.

She was just a child, and now it was time for the child to go to bed. She had been holding on before, but after she relaxed, she couldn't hold on anymore.

Soon she fell asleep next to Di Ruiji, looking at the peaceful Leiden Mei, Di Ruiji stroked her hair and looked at her quietly.

Will she become a fighter against Honkai like Yingjie?It should be, after all, she is the person I fancy, and she has the aptitude far beyond ordinary people, and she will definitely walk on the road of a hero.

No...the world doesn't need heroes, or lack of heroes.

Taking that Valkyrie as an example, are all Valkyries other than S-rank Valkyrie not heroes?

No, everyone is a hero. Although they are not as capable of defeating the emperor-level Honkai beasts as the S-level Valkyries, they are also fighting against the Honkai beasts in their own way to protect the world.

So there is no shortage of heroes in this world, but... the road to becoming a hero is hard. In the future, Raiden Mei will experience hardships that are ten times or even a hundred times harder than training, but she believes that Raiden Mei can persevere, because ...

"You are my proud disciple, Mei."

【master...】

Hearing this in a daze, Leiden Mei was filled with satisfaction, and at the same time, a certain consciousness in her heart was also affected.

Honkai 2: 107: Seele pleading

Cocolia's punishment is still going on, and in the next few days, Di Ruiji will send her to the consciousness space to experience a different life.

Whether it is from the perspective of the mother or the perspective of the children, Di Ruiji has let Cocolia experience it, and it can be said that it exhausts Cocolia every time.

The only thing worthy of praise is that Cocolia has no intention of escaping. She originally thought that Cocolia would try her best to escape from the orphanage, and had already set up an enchantment near the orphanage.

In the end, she didn't move at all. Not only did she not have the idea of ​​running away, she didn't even reveal to anyone that she was punished by Di Ruiji, and she had no intention of letting the children plead for her.

This guy... is still quite tough in this regard. Di Ruiji has slightly changed his opinion of her, but this does not mean that Di Ruiji will let her go, and the punishment will not stop.

As the punishment progressed, Cocolia's expression became haggard day by day. Cocolia, who used to look like a strong woman, became haggard under the punishment for several consecutive days.

The children in the orphanage all noticed the changes in Cocolia. Except for a few people who knew about the situation, such as Xing and Xier, they thought Cocolia was just too tired, so they let Cocolia take a good rest so as not to tire themselves .

Cocolia gently stroked and told her child. She said on the surface that she would take a good rest, but she understood that Di Ruiji would not let her go. This is the punishment she should accept and she cannot escape.

The next day, when Di Ruiji was about to go to Cocolia's office again, a figure stood in front of her.

It was Xi'er, who was nervously blocking Di Ruiji, not wanting her to go to Cocolia's office again, even though she knew that her blocking would probably be useless, she still stood in front of Di Ruiji.

"It's time to rest, you should go back to your room."

"..."

"You are a good boy, you have never bothered me during this time, Xier."

Xier pursed her lips, no matter what Di Ruiji said, she had no intention of giving in. She shook her head, expressing her meaning like Di Ruiji.

"Don't...don't hurt Cocolia's mother, sister Di Ruiji. Please, let Cocolia's mother go."

This time it was Di Ruiji's turn to be silent. It only took a little observation to understand what she had done in the past few days, and she had no intention of hiding.

It's just that what she said made Di Ruiji feel a little uncomfortable, as if he had become a bad person. Obviously, it was Cocolia who hurt the children all along, and she just wanted to avenge those children who were hurt by her.

However, Di Ruiji was gratified that that cowardly Xi'er dared to stand in front of her, but it would be even better if the person she summoned up the courage to resist was not herself.

"This is what she should bear, Xi'er. You are a good boy. There are some things you don't understand. I can only tell you that what she is suffering now is not wronged."

Di Ruiji pressed Xier's shoulder and explained in a gentle voice.

The only thing she wanted to deal with was Cocolia. Although Xier blocked her way, she would not be willing to use violence against Xier because of this.

"But... Mama Cocolia seems to be suffering these days. I don't want to see Mama Cocolia like that."

The anxious Xi'er shed tears directly, not to win Di Ruiji's sympathy, but because she thought of Cocolia's situation these days, and she was too sad to express it.

"..."

Di Ruiji was a little angry, she didn't want to see Cocolia injured, so did those children who lost their lives because of Cocolia leave this world?

For her ridiculous reasons, for her so-called casualty reduction, experimenting on so many innocent children.

Di Ruiji seemed to scold Xier angrily, telling her that such behavior was helping Cocolia to hurt other children, but...she didn't want to hurt Xier, and she didn't want her to keep the idea of ​​hurting others in her heart.

It's true that this child is cowardly, but she is very kind. If she is said to be so kind, she will definitely feel uncomfortable for a long time.

Di Ruiji stroked Xi'er's head, and looked at her big watery eyes tenderly.

"Don't worry about this matter, Xi'er. Get a good night's sleep, then you will be a good boy."

Xi'er shook her head, wanting to say something else, but a strong sense of sleepiness hit her, she couldn't resist this feeling at all, and fell asleep in Di Ruiji's arms.

Just when Di Ruiji picked her up and was about to send her back to the room, she opened her eyes again.

"You made Xi'er cry...Eh? Eh! Why did you pick me up!"

The one who came out this time was [Xie'er]. She came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, but when she saw herself being picked up by Princess Di Ruiji, she panicked instantly and blushed unreasonably.

Where had she ever been treated like this, she immediately moved her body and wanted Di Ruiji to let her down. Facing the disobedient [Xie'er], Di Ruiji frowned and made a movement that [Xie'er] couldn't believe.

【Snapped! 】

A clear voice sounded, and [Xie'er] only felt obvious pain in his buttocks.

She looked at Di Ruiji in disbelief, this person...how dare she, how dare she!