The World Must Adapt to Your Presence, Host (Continued)

If, if I can use this opportunity to improve my impression of this giant popsicle.

Does that mean we can use the system's mechanisms to gain the opportunity to travel through time to Previous Civilization?

Just like when he traveled through Bronya's past last time, it could be done as long as a certain level of bond was established. Thinking of this, Bai Ge couldn't help but reach out and touch the sleeping Bronya in his arms.

However, after thinking it over for a while...

"Hmm, the possibility is still not very high."

Bai Ge sighed helplessly.

The idea is nice, but don't forget he's Kevin.

This man had long since lost his beloved, all his comrades except Fu Hua, and all his cherished memories. His heart had long since died for the Flame-Chasers of the Previous Civilization.

Now all that remains are the shells and wills of the living dead, obsessed with defeating Honkai.

The chances of forming a bond with Otto are much greater than the chances of forming a bond with Kevin.

At least the former still had a glimmer of hope, while the latter had truly sealed his heart with cement and become a fanatical person.

"That's terrible, I can't do that again."

Bai Ge reminded himself in his heart.

No matter how powerful one becomes, it is meaningless if one cannot protect the ones one loves.

Thinking of this, he hugged Bronya in his arms even tighter and more gently, as if he were protecting some important treasure. However, at this moment, Bai Ge seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Oh right, I almost forgot, System, give me some more information... Why Duck Duck still remember me today? Why is our encounter before we transmigrated still the same?"

Bai Ge looked at the system interface with a scrutinizing gaze.

According to his prediction, the experience of playing games with Bronya and healing her legs and brain before his time travel should also disappear as the effects of changing the past are altered.

However, this experience, which should have been lost, was actually preserved in this timeline, which seems somewhat unreasonable.

[...Host, you're really cautious. Would a normal person think this much?]

"Nonsense! How could I be careless about such a god-level operation as changing the past? This is a super technical job, just like defusing a bomb. How could I not figure out all the variables!"

Bai Ge said it as a matter of course.

Even the smallest rules must be understood, otherwise who knows what the butterfly effect will cause? Every action Bai Ge took in the past will affect the future, which requires even more vigilance than defusing a bomb!

After all, a bomb might kill at most a dozen people, and even a nuclear bomb might only wipe out the population of an entire city.

But this bomb called 'the past' could have unpredictable consequences in the 'present' if the wrong wire were cut. At best, it would affect the fate of a few people; at worst, it could change the entire world!

It would be strange if Bai Ge wasn't extremely cautious.

You're such a contradictory person.

The system hissed in disapproval.

Although the host himself is often emotional, stubborn, and impulsive, he is a crazy person who dares to risk his life without even frowning when it comes to making a life-or-death decision.

But he was also an incredibly rational and calm person, Bai Ge knew exactly what he was doing.

All I can say is that this person is incredibly calm despite being insane.

"Stop talking nonsense and explain!"

Bai Ge rolled her eyes, indicating that it was almost dawn.

The system soon gave an unexpected answer.

[Host, the cause of this situation is not this system, but your very existence.]

"Ha?"

Imagine the world as a giant, intricate machine, Kiana, Raiden Mei, Bronya, Otto, Kevin, and everyone else are tiny cogs in this machine, constantly turning to keep it running.

But you, host, are a person who traveled from another time.

They are an "outlier" that does not exist in this world.

Your existence is like a new part, appearing out of thin air in the most crucial area of this machine.

Therefore, in order to ensure its smooth operation, this machine must change its structure to include you as a part of itself.

But this doesn't mean you will be changed.

On the contrary.

The world is changing because of you.

Darwin's theory of evolution states that organisms change to adapt to changes in their environment, but it's different for you. To ensure that you don't Honkai, the world must adapt to your existence.

It is because of your presence.

The past, present, and future that were originally destined have all become uncertain illusions.

You have become the only reality in this world!

The world must rebuild itself based on you and rewrite its destiny.

Bronya Zaychik became a part of your past because she came into contact with you, so her encounter with you has become a new destiny.

That is a new destiny that no one can change, not even yourself who travels back in time.

"..."

Bai Ge was completely stunned.

The answer was so absurd and exaggerated that it caused his brain to shut down for a long time.

He gasped; Bai Ge hadn't expected his presence to have such a huge impact.

The boy's heart was pounding.

He never considered himself anything special, even risking his life repeatedly to change a tragedy, but now the system was telling him...

You are the center of this world.

"Pfft, haha, hahaha~ Hahahahaha! Is that really how it is? I'm dying of laughter, I can't stop laughing..."

Bai Ge covered his face with one hand and burst into laughter.

"System, are you saying the world revolves around me? That's both hilarious and terrifying, hahaha~!"

He wondered if he should point his finger at the sun now and say, "I am the man who governs all things according to the Way of Heaven?" No, no, he couldn't bring himself to do something so shameful.

For a moment, Bai Ge wondered if the system was joking with him, but... if this were true.

How ridiculous, how terrifying, and how exciting it was!

"If it's really as you say, then I won't hold back and do whatever I want. Let's see what kind of ending this world, this new destiny, will ultimately have with me here."

"Bai Ge... Dad...?"

At this moment, Bronya spoke up in surprise, and Bai Ge realized that he had woken up the girl in his arms.

"Hmph~ Bronya, sorry to wake you up. It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something pleasant, and it's really quite pleasant and exciting."

Bai Ge chuckled and gently rubbed Bronya's little face.

Although it was a gentle gesture as always.

But Bronya felt a sense of dominance from him. She stared blankly at the boy in front of her, only to see his golden eyes filled with indescribable arrogance.

At that moment, Bronya began to hallucinate.

The boy holding her seemed to have transformed into a king about to conquer the world; his domineering presence made it impossible for Bronya to look away.

The girl's heart raced uncontrollably.

If her previous attraction to Bai Ge stemmed from the memories they shared in the past, her current infatuation is simply due to being captivated by Bai Ge's charm, and she has involuntarily become a fangirl.

(Project Bunny, record, record! Take a picture of this! Damn it, what happened while Bronya was asleep? This Bai Ge Dad is so cool!)

The Bronya swallowed hard.

She felt she couldn't wait any longer.

She had originally planned to take things one step at a time, but now she had an urge to give herself to this person!

But perhaps because Bai's aura was too strong at that moment, Bronya ultimately did not have the courage to sacrifice itself.

After dawn the next day.

"Did something happen last night?"

"No, I don't know. I just feel like Bai Ge has changed again. Is it just my imagination?"

Mei and Kiana also clearly sensed the change in Bai's demeanor. They rubbed their eyes in surprise, their intuition telling them that they seemed to have missed something.

If Bai Ge gave them the feeling of a mysterious and sunny boy next door yesterday, then at this moment he seemed to have become a Schicksal one from a novel.

He exuded unparalleled confidence.

His appearance, hairstyle, and physique hadn't changed at all, but his eyes were incredibly bright. Just being looked at by him made one's heart race and one's heart flutter.

"Bronya, you slept with Bai Ge last night, didn't you? Do you know what happened?"

"... Bronya doesn't know anything."