Chapter 522

A chivalrous woman in Su Shang, who longs to uphold justice, gradually falls in love with Lin Yu, a 'Great Hero' who bravely charges forward regardless of the consequences... It seems like a very common plot.

Finally, since we're already here, we decided not to leave and wrote the epilogue.

Okay, next one.

Kevin – Judging from what happened after the series ended, the plot was much less than I expected.

In the conception of the previous book, Kevin and Otto both considered whether to not kill him and see how things went.

After some thought, it became clear that Otto had to die, and Kevin's fate was uncertain.

Then, when that time came, Kevin came out for a while, and the Honkai of reality accelerated wildly. In the previous book, Kevin's choice was to join forces with Otto to suppress Ji Ran and buy time for the Stigmata Plan.

Some people might think Kevin wouldn't do something like that, but in my opinion, although Ji Ran showed enough power at the time, he didn't give Kevin a sense of 'hope'.

In order to complete the plan left by the Previous Civilization, and without seeing enough hope, I think Kevin would really resort to some extreme measures.

So in the end, he was buried along with Otto in the previous book. But before being buried, he judged that "if I die, it means that Ji Ran can indeed resist the Honkai," which led the entire World Serpent to defect to the enemy.

The reason why the people on the World Serpent's side in the previous book weren't purged was because they were quite cooperative after Kevin's death. I didn't find an opportunity to take action on them, so I skipped over it in the end.

Then return to this book.

In the early part of the book, Lin Yu's performance was not as good as Ji Ran's, but at the same time, he gave Kevin hope.

The difference between the two lies in one point.

In everyone's eyes, Ji Ran is a super Parvati "appears out of nowhere," while Lin Yu is a super genius who "is known to everyone but suddenly rises to prominence."

The former will only make people think that this person is very strong, while the latter will make people think that this person is some kind of monster.

After all, Lin Yu's growth trajectory was public knowledge, so everyone thought he was incredibly talented, and that's why Kevin could see hope in him.

Of course, even at this point, I still hadn't decided whether to keep Kevin around during the serialization of this book.

The Constraint Awakening Arc, which followed the battle in the Nine Nether Netherworlds, was another major climax of the book. As I was writing, I realized something was wrong.

Before the Constraint Awakening Arc, I wasn't sure about the strength of both sides, so I recklessly weakened Kevin.

But after Lin Yu fully awakened, I suddenly realized something.

Individual restraints were already overwhelming for Parvati Kevin, who had just eaten half a meal.

Lin Yu's barrier wasn't even a normal constraint; with Precision Operation, his barrier was even more terrifying than ordinary constraints. This... what the hell is this?

Originally, according to my plan, the plot of Kevin vs. Lin Yu should have been at least two to three times longer than it is now. But as I was writing, I realized that there wasn't that much plot. Lin Yu was able to cut Kevin down and knock him to the ground.

It was embarrassing, but I still wrote it anyway and didn't keep putting it off.

Here's a quick aside: some people think Kevin talks too much in this book and is out of character (OOC), but I think that's just a matter of personal interpretation.

I referenced the part in the original book where Kevin is released from prison. He highly praised the human heroes like Old Yang Bronya, and at the same time wanted to recruit the two of them. He didn't say a lot, but he didn't say a little either.

He's not truly emotionless, he's just cold-faced. He'll speak normally when needed.

In the second duel arc, something really piqued my curiosity...

—Why isn't anyone criticizing this? Where are your keyboards?

The second duel section was really poorly written.

In my vision, this battle should be the final climax before the Finality, a battle where the atmosphere is at its peak and both sides fight each other to the very end, and then Lin Yu successfully defeats Kevin and gains Kevin's approval.

The result was a complete fart.

As for why it turned out this way, one reason is that I was in a very bad mood at the time, and I couldn't write anything good.

On the other hand, it's because...

Combat strength... something doesn't seem right.

Kevin has arrived at the Finality; Lin Yu is no match for him.

Kevin doesn't need to Finality; the super-enhanced version of Restraint seems to be able to defeat Chimera Kevin without much effort.

So, before I completely collapsed, in order to make this battle more exciting, I had Lin Yu dig out all the cores in advance.

But then an idea suddenly popped into my head.

These two don't necessarily have to kill each other when they fight. Lin Yu wants to prove that he has special means to bypass the Stigmata Plan, so in this battle, 'proving himself' is far more important than defeating Kevin.

As a warrior, Lin Yu was first and foremost a vengeful spirit. Now that Kevin has stood in his way, will he seek a fair duel?

It seemed unlikely, so in the end, for various reasons, I wrote a plot where 'Lin Yu plotted against Kevin to prove something'.

Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, I personally think it's a complete failure.

However, at this point in the story, Kevin doesn't need to die at all.

As I understand it, Kevin would choose to live and continue to protect humanity if given the chance, and Lin Yu would need someone to stay behind after he goes to the Cocoon of Finality to achieve true transformation. Kevin and Su are the best choices as the perfect partners.

In the end, Kevin survived perfectly until the epilogue's true ending, without any problems whatsoever...

There's not much to say, let's move on to the next one.

Seele & Black Seele – Actually, the initial design was intended to include characters with more storylines.

There's no other reason than its popularity and my own fondness for it, so the design aims to encourage the protagonist to rescue people as soon as possible.

But as I was writing, I realized something was wrong.

The situation in this book is different from the previous one. If Lin Yu wants to find an opportunity to go to the Quantum Sea, we must create sufficient conditions for him.

Unfortunately, I didn't find an opportunity in the first 1.1 million words. I could only find an opportunity to make Lin Yu 'disappear' after the Great Battle of the Constraint Awakening Arc and then have him enter the Quantum Sea to rescue him.

As a result, even after this part of the story is completed, Seele faces an awkward job market.

In terms of power, they can't overpower those few legitimate Herrscher.

In terms of feelings, it came too late. Even though Bai Xi was already in the process of winning her over, Lin Yu's feelings for her hadn't fully developed yet.

It was extremely awkward, and there was no opportunity to write about it, especially as Lin Yu's "dog-like" tendencies worsened in the later stages, leaving fewer and fewer storylines for Shuang Seele to write.

When writing a character, no matter what, you must demonstrate sufficient value as a main character. Black and White Twins are not without value as characters, but I haven't thought of a suitable time to write their story.

In the end, the two main characters, Black and White, ended up in the epilogue and sat at the same table with the minor characters.

A miscalculation, a major miscalculation.

Next one.

Sirin & Bella – a pair of minor characters, master and servant, who seem to have nothing much to say. I'll just write down my thoughts on these two characters while I'm writing about them.

It seems that many people who read the original novel were moved by the relationship between Bella and Sirin.

It's normal to be moved, but while feeling moved, I suspect many people forget something.

Bella is a dragon, and dragons have killed countless members of Schicksal.

Meanwhile, Sirin, or rather Sirin's evil side, in my opinion, was not 'reformed' by Kiana even at the end of the original story.

In the end, when she said "Well done," I think it was an acknowledgment of Kiana, but it doesn't mean she forgot the hatred in Sirin's heart.

Therefore, in my opinion, these two characters are completely unnecessary to whitewash and cannot be included in the main cast.

Finally, Bella sent a message. Although Sirin was still inside Kiana's body, she dared not and could not show herself because of Lin Yu.

If Lin Yu hadn't considered Lin Yi's feelings, Sirin would have been killed by Lin Yu directly.

Well, nothing much to say, next.

Amber – one of the supporting characters with limited screen time.

In both the book and the original storyline, he is considered Otto's number one henchman.

Hmm, lackey, I don't think I used the wrong word.

She knew about many of the things Otto did, and Amber certainly didn't stop Otto from doing those things, and she probably didn't even think, 'Lord Otto is so mean.'

I can understand that.

After all, Otto was her creator, and unlike Theresa, Amber never received Otto's favor.

While Otto of Theresa appears to be one of "favoritism, but also sacrificial offerings when necessary," Otto is genuinely kind to Theresa when such actions are not required.

Furthermore, although the new storyline explicitly states that Theresa was kind from the beginning, the old comic book storyline mentioned that Theresa was initially portrayed as a cold-blooded character, and it was Otto who taught her to protect others [the gist of it].

In my opinion, Otto certainly didn't dote on Amber that much, so it's unlikely that Amber's values would be the same as Theresa's.

At this point, her role in the book was basically set.

He assisted Otto in committing evil deeds, and was then dealt with by Lin Yu.

After writing the scene where Otto dies and then kills Amber, some people felt that Amber wouldn't resort to desperate measures.

Let's see what the original text says.

In my opinion, Amber in the original story was left to her own devices by Otto and didn't know what to do. Then, she was won over by Theresa, her 'sister,' who gave Theresa some information that Otto had prepared, and then she joined the main characters' group.

Of course, like Li Sushang, they would not hold Amber accountable for her past actions [or rather, they would simply ignore these embarrassing issues].

In this storyline, Amber is positioned as Otto's adversary, so some people think that Amber wouldn't do something so extreme for Otto.

However, there's a premise to this story: Otto let Amber go, and Amber did something that led to what happened later.

In this book, Otto was already cornered and had no time to prepare many backup plans. In my opinion, Amber valued Otto. At this stage, she couldn't possibly remain inactive when Otto was in danger. So, it was only natural that she was killed by Lin Yu in the end.

Nothing much to say, let's move on to the next one.

Anzu – a character I'll mention briefly, though there's not much to say about her.

It was an unexpected turn of events that a character who wasn't planned to have much of a storyline from the beginning was given a chance to be brought out in the Domination arc.

After being seriously injured by Bronya in the story, although the follow-up was not explained, in my personal interpretation, Bronya should ask Fu Hua for help to make Anne forget what she saw in the theater.

In fact, even after the finale and into the ten years of the Trailblaze Chapter, Cocolia still lived on in the hearts of the orphanage residents.

After all, it's not difficult to pretend she's still alive; everyone except Bronya remains completely unaware.

Hmm, next one.

Chen Tianwu —unlike the previous book, this book is more like a minor role.

By the time of the Domination arc, it was almost the finale, so it didn't matter whether he was there or not. Therefore, he was mentioned briefly after all the Herrscher tablets were collected.

I neither liked nor disliked this character, so he survived two books without incident. If I write about Honkai again in the next book, I probably won't kill him off. Anyway, when I write about Honkai, I won't drag it out to the point where a Frappuccino-like plot appears.

Next one.

Void Archive – The ultimate standby king who only gets a chance to say a few words in the finale.

In my opinion, Axu is a very useful tool. When he's on your side, he has access to indexing technology and has some combat capabilities, which is exactly the kind of talent needed for a revival.

As for getting Void Archive to stand on my side, often all I need to do is treat it sincerely when I have enough power—that's how I see it.

After all, it was created to help humanity fight against the Honkai. If you give it enough respect and freedom, I think Void Archive should stand on the side of humanity... right?

I guess he'll appear alongside Old Yang in the Trailblaze Chapter to help Lin Yu fight off the ashes, um, next.

Ji Ran – one of the characters slated for a collaboration since the middle of the series.

Of course, I didn't think too much about it; I just wanted him to come out for a stroll, meet me, and then leave.

Later, when I wrote the epilogue, I discovered something. At that time, it was already certain that the system would return to the railway, but I found an awkward situation.

Lin Yu is too strong.

If you don't encounter many crises while traveling on the railway, then you won't be able to get the reward, right?

There's no other way; we can only try to send him a new cheat program.

The new cheat was the information Ji Ran sent over.