Beng San, I have an unfinished date with her

"No need to change." Then a little white light that no one else could see lit up in Mebius's eyes, and at the same time, a voice sounded in the minds of everyone in the store: "You don't know my arrival and departure. .”

Everyone's movements stopped at this moment.

Until Mebius left the cafe door.

"Jingle bell~~~"

It wasn't until the doorbell closed that it rang the doorbell at the top of the door that everyone resumed their movements.

"Welcome light—eh?"

The clerk held the banknotes in his hand and looked at the doorbell that had returned to silence for a while.

The older clerk behind her cleared the table and came over: "Why are you so stunned?"

"Huh? Oh...nothing."

Everyone in the cafe was doing what they were doing before. The clerk looked confused at the banknotes in his hand, and finally had to hand the banknotes to the cashier.

And when the doorbell rings, go to greet the next guest.

The clerk was stunned...

She had never seen anyone so beautiful!

I saw the pink lady waving to her who was stunned: "Ah, are you fascinated~?"

It was Alicia.

The clerk suddenly woke up, his face was red, and he was very shy and quickly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, guest, please come with me."

"Is there a seat by the window? I prefer the sunshine and the flowers planted outside your store. They are really beautiful."

"Thank you, thank you." The clerk suppressed her shyness and led Alicia to a seat by the window: "This is the best place in our store to enjoy the street view, flowers, and bathe in the sun."

"Ah, thank you so much, my lovely little sister~ How about two cups of coffee and two small cakes next?"

"No, you're welcome. Uh... Okay, two, coming right away."

After the clerk leaves.

When everyone was inexplicably ignored, Alicia smiled and said to the seat opposite: "Really, Long, they didn't even realize that I was talking to you? How amazing!"

That's right.

Long was now sitting on the edge of the table on the other side.

"Of course, this is a kind of cognitive deception that I set up. They will not be aware of my existence. Since they do not recognize my existence, then in their cognition, [there is a being talking to Alicia 】The causal relationship of this kind of thing itself is completely broken. But I do exist, and I am talking to you, Alicia. So the world has no choice but to let their cognition change to "Aleshia, you don't have it at all." Who are you talking to?"

"Eh?" Alicia was stunned for a moment: "I don't recognize Long's existence, but I did do [who Alicia was talking to] in their eyes. Shouldn't I take it away?" "Who" later became [Alicia was talking to ""], so that they were surprised and felt that Alicia was talking to herself naturally like a madman?"

Long smiled slightly: "Because the cognitive deception I laid is not just for human beings, but also for this [branch]. The world has no ability to correct the people included in me, so it cannot change [Alicia] The fact that he was talking to me can only change those people’s perceptions.”

Alicia was a little confused: "Why did Long suddenly think of experimenting with this?"

"Because it's more convenient and allows me to do a lot of things."

"Ah...is there anything else that Long needs to do personally now?"

"Yes, of course there is...but it's a bit far away."

"...Uh" Alicia tangled a strand of her hair in her hands. She wanted to know what Long was going to do...but she had already expressed her curiosity, and Long did not tell her directly.

If that's the case, then I won't pursue it myself.

Alicia smiled and took the cake from the clerk.

The clerk looked at her smile and suddenly turned red again.

After she leaves.

Long Cai asked: "Alicia, don't you want to know?"

Alicia smiled slightly while eating the cake: "No, because I have always understood that Long would not lie to me, and wanted to share everything he knew with me."

"But we do have differences."

"In this case, once there is something that Long needs to ask me whether I want to know, it proves that I don't need to know that thing at all, right?"

Long nodded and did not answer directly... He actually didn't know whether he should tell Alicia or not. There was really no need to tell her.

Cute Licia deserves to know...

Even if she doesn't have any information related to it now.

After thinking about it, Long raised his head and looked at Alicia.

"Huh?" Alicia could naturally detect the change in Long's mood, and also looked at Long attentively.

"Alicia...you may not have received the relevant information yet...it's better to say that in this era of civilization, you probably have no chance to obtain it."

"why?"

"Because that's what we're going to do in the next era of civilization."

Alicia blinked, her eyes slightly flustered: "Next...next era?"

Long nodded: "Well, in the next era... maybe what I tell you next will shock your nerves."

"It's okay...I can bear it."

"Yeah." Long said, looking at the sky and the street scene outside the window: "Alicia...Actually, the world you and I are in now has been reshaped."

"Reshape?...Isn't that the power of your Herrscher of the End?"

Long shook his head: "No... in short, you can think of it as the second week."

"I am not as strong as I am now, and I am not capable of interfering with the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and Honkai Impact."

"Our fight against the Herrscher of the End failed. I didn't even see you for the last time, so I had to go to the new world after being reincarnated."

"And in that world, I experienced a lot. I even brought you, Qianjie, Aponya, Velvet, and Mebius who was planning to walk towards us on the street over there, all our friends, People familiar with Fire Chaser are brought back to that era.”

"Ah——?" Alicia leaned toward the glass window, and sure enough she saw a beautiful green-haired woman walking over angrily near the street entrance.

At this moment, a lot of information emerged in Alicia's mind, allowing her to understand the existence and experience of Mebius.

This prompted her to call the clerk for another cup of coffee and snacks.

"It's amazing, Long, you did a great job!"

"To be reunited with all of them in the new world...thank you so much."

Alicia's smile from the bottom of her heart was so dazzling.

Brand new branches: 313. We have a child

Alicia turned her head again and looked at Mebius outside the window.

It felt like Mebius's hair was so angry that it was about to float like a living thing.

Alicia tilted her head slightly, stuck out her tongue, smiled and waved with her eyes widened - she said a cute hello to Mebius who was staring at her and Long with an unhappy expression outside the window.

Mebius's displeased expression relaxed, and then immediately became serious.

After snorting, he turned his head and walked towards the door of the coffee shop.

"welcome!"

The clerk greeted Mebius who came in, and had no memory of Mebius paying and leaving not long ago.

Mebius calmed his expression, ignored the clerks, and walked towards the window - took a chair and sat at the small round table where Takashi and Alicia sat.

The clerks now realized that the green-haired lady and the pink-haired girl were together.

It just so happened that what Alicia wanted was ready.

The clerk walked over there with inexplicable timidity. It was hard to say that she wasn't allowed to go because other people were also afraid.

All in all, after she said slightly tremblingly, "This is what you asked for, guest," she put the things on the table and bowed slightly before quickly leaving to take a look.

It's not that she doesn't understand.

...

"..." Mebius crossed his arms, his eyes constantly wandering between Alicia and Long.

She is silent, she is waiting.

As she was waiting for the traffic light at the intersection, she caught sight of Alicia and Takashi floating in front of her.

Mebius figured out a lot.

You don't have to look for it yourself, they will come to you.

Otherwise, the woman named Aponya would not have to tell herself so many details like that.

It is their mysterious organization that needs them, not themselves that need them.

Otherwise, why would this pink-haired woman and that strange guy suddenly appear behind him?

It was obvious that they were several kilometers away a few minutes ago.

In this case... let yourself observe more first, your prey~

...

Long and Alicia looked at each other.

The two of them can naturally understand Mebius's thoughts.

If that's the case, then just let her go for a while (laughs)

Alicia smiled: "Long, keep talking, you want to tell me."

Long nodded.

"Where did I just say... Well, I brought you back in the next civilization era through a method of deceiving the world."

"I brought you back to experience a good life in human society and to protect human society."

"Of course there will be a family life between me and you, just like ordinary human beings."

"Oh!" Alicia exclaimed, looking very excited, holding her face up, her cheeks red: "Really!? That's amazing!"

Long nodded: "Yes, we have spent... more than ten years of peaceful life together."

"That was the happiest time for both of us in our two lives."

Alicia raised her finger and answered: "So now, is this the third life~?"

"No, Alicia. Now that I have become completely powerful and have the ability to change everything, I have returned to my first life."

"Let everything change - completely change."

Alicia covered her red face and was very shy. She showed the girl's emotion and shyness vividly: "I...I didn't expect that it would be like this~Long's feelings for me and his deep love for me actually reached this point. To the point where even time and space cannot stop it.”

"Well, Alicia. I'm not very good at talking about love, so I can only tell you in this way of companionship."

Long paused here: "Actually... you taught me this."

"Me?" Alicia pointed at herself, surprised.

"Yes, just like your company these past few months. At that time, you stayed with me for a longer time, accompanied me to grow, gave me love and affection, and made me understand a lot, so that I developed feelings for human beings. "

"This is your greatness, Alicia. If it weren't for you... I wouldn't be helping humans like this."

"It wasn't until you returned to Honkai that I grew up completely. I became a [human] and fought for humanity in order to fulfill your last wish."

"This is exactly what my creators, who can be understood as my [parents], expected of me."

"In this way, I am qualified to gain stronger power and save the entire world."

"Thank you, Alicia."

"Thank you for your company."

"..." Alicia's face was extremely soft, and although the smile at the corner of her mouth was not obvious, there was nothing that could embody [joy] better than this.

Her eyes were as gentle as water, and the water ripples showed her moved emotions.

Alicia stretched out her index finger and touched it with Long's outstretched arm.

Their emotions were being exchanged, and words and words could no longer express the emotions between them.

It can only be described as a little bit of that depth.