Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 229

Fu Hua Is Going to Get Killed Off?! The Audience Erupts

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As Kiana watched the two, her mind raced, trying to figure out how to make Little Knowledge waver so that she could rescue Fu Hua.

"Use your intuition to judge. What do you think? Is it the stronger, more decisive, and more rational Fu Hua, or that old relic?"

Little Knowledge said with a beaming smile, his expression practically screaming "Pick me, pick me!" as he stared intently at Kiana.

"A choice between two options?"

The audience fell into deep thought.

Instead of thinking about who to choose, Kiana was wondering who she would choose: the real Fu Hua or Little Knowledge, since choosing Fu Hua would be the only way to make Little Knowledge question things.

To the audience's surprise, Kiana actually ended up with Little Knowledge.

"Haha, just as expected."

Little Knowledge smiled happily.

"This is not fair."

Kiana said calmly.

"Hey, when has there ever been any fairness in this world..." Little Knowledge was still smug because Kiana chose him, but then he suddenly realized. "Uh, how is it unfair?"

Kiana's gloved hand stroked her smooth chin, her calm voice involuntarily inspiring trust.

She stated that since she was to make the decision, she knew absolutely nothing about Little Knowledge.

"You showed me a lot about the past of class monitors, yet you say you've completely changed. I still don't understand you at all."

"All I know is that you set a trap on this Tai Xu Mountain to fool me and Bronya."

"How can a fair judgment be made under such circumstances?"

After hearing Kiana's words, Little Knowledge was dumbfounded. He looked at Kiana for a moment, then at Fu Hua. After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly realized what was going on and scratched his head.

"Wow... you're right. I thought you would choose her. After all, people are bound to have preconceived notions. But... oh... it's my fault, Kiana. I should have introduced myself first."

"At least you should know... what's the difference between me and that old fogey."

Little Knowledge actually apologized?!

The audience's surprise was partly due to Little Knowledge apologizing to Kiana, and partly due to the fact that Kiana, nicknamed "Brainless Idiot" and affectionately called "Kiana" by them, could one day completely fool people.

"She's so cute and innocent~?"

"He looks like a stupid college student who'll get scammed as soon as he gets out of school," Mobius quipped sarcastically. Little Knowledge, however, had only just graduated from the St. Freya Academy this year.

"Didn't any of you notice the expression on Shi-jie's face? Hahaha, it's hilarious!" Ling laughed and hugged herself tightly.

Little Knowledge's facial expressions were emphasized, with the camera even giving him a close-up, vividly portraying his bewilderment, surprise, and astonishment. In short, one word to describe him is "naive."

The bell's reminder brought everyone's attention to Little Knowledge's expression, and laughter erupted from one side to the other.

"He's so silly, hahaha."

Kevin's laughter was especially loud.

The audience in the front row couldn't help but turn their heads.

Little Knowledge had a strange premonition, so he asked Fu Hua, "Old man, what are they laughing at? Kevin's laughter sounds like he's mocking me."

Fu Hua suppressed a laugh and said, "Perhaps they think you are a more 'rational' Fu Hua than I am."

"Of course!" Little Knowledge said smugly, completely oblivious to the meaning behind Fu Hua's words.

Fu Hua suppressed her laughter; if Little Knowledge hadn't been there, she would have burst out laughing like Kevin and the others.

You are the true "Rational/Intelligent" Herrscher.

"Little Kiana has grown up too."

Theresa sighed.

She never thought Kiana would lie, to lie in the truest sense, not in a joking or white lie.

"But... is this kind of growth really what she wanted?"

Himeko paused deliberately.

Silence is the word tonight...

An eerie silence fell over the first few rows of the screening room.

The teacher sacrificed himself, his lover left him, and he was taken over by someone else while taking care of himself. He almost stepped into the gates of hell several times, and he also had to face a powerful enemy and Honkai comparable to a natural disaster.

It would be strange if Kiana didn't grow under such pressure.

It was this silence that made Himeko want to slap herself twice.

Little Knowledge said he was going to introduce Kiana, but in the following scene, the screen was completely dark, and a little light appeared from the center of the screen.

Immediately, the narrator's voice appeared.

"The Collapse Consciousness sensed the crisis, no... in fact, the crisis had already appeared."

"People of this generation are beginning to value the worth of 'humanity' and the weight of 'emotion'."

"This is a factor that was overlooked under the absolute rationalism of the previous generation, but it has produced unexpected results."

"The First Herrscher's betrayal, the Second Herrscher's awakening, the Third Herrscher..."

The narrator suddenly paused, as if even the Collapse Consciousness couldn't bear to watch anymore.

"This must not happen again. Something must be done to fight against the human struggle."

"And so, in the chaotic subconscious of the newly born Herrscher, a voice whispered quietly."

Little Knowledge's lively voice suddenly appeared, and the timeline seemed to be pulled back to the beginning of the movie.

Absolute rationality.

Mei pondered for a long time.

What kind of being was the Previous Era that could disregard the importance of humanity? If the Previous Era were destroyed by the Finality under her leadership, then she would...

Mei couldn't think of a way to counter Yaqing's actions.

After all, the subject she was researching had nothing to do with humans.

Chapter 338 Fu Hua is about to get stabbed?! The audience went wild.

"No, what did the Herrscher of Thunder do to you?"

Raiden Mei thought to herself, "Wait a minute... it suddenly dawned on her, why can I hear my own thoughts in my ear?!"

"Kiana ~!"

Mei shouted.

Although she didn't say it aloud, that's what she was thinking, which made her pretty face blush slightly.

Kiana stood up for him.

"Perhaps... even the Collapse Consciousness wouldn't dare to comment on our Mei."

Himeko joked.

"Himeko- sensei!"

Mei's blush turned into shame and indignation.

The illusion has begun. Little Knowledge pulled Kiana's memories back to the Schicksal stay night island, where she became Herrscher. In Little Knowledge's words, "To show you the difference between me and the past, it's best to let you experience it for yourself."

Little Knowledge scoffed at Fu Hua's obedience to Otto for the sake of the "Seed Project," and even thought that Fu Hua was just a tool that obeyed other people's orders.

"But do you know what giving up thinking means? It means shirking responsibility, and I will not shirk it anymore."

"If it were me, I wouldn't blindly obey that blond kid."

What Little Knowledge wants to say is also what the audience wants to hear.

Every action she takes after appearing on stage is what the audience wants to see. Whether it's punching Schicksal or kicking the World Serpent, it's as if the audience has personally stepped into the scene.

This made the audience have a very good impression of Little Knowledge.

After criticizing Fu Hua, Little Knowledge stood on a high place and looked at Rita on the deck. He then started criticizing Rita, saying that she was just as indecisive as Fu Hua.

"Just thinking about it makes me angry!"

"To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself. I never understood that before..."

Little Knowledge personally intervened and gave Rita a sound beating in the illusion, using extremely cruel methods.

"How about that? Isn't the difference obvious at a glance?"

Rita's illusion vanished, Little Knowledge Shi stood confidently before Kiana and Fu Hua, who had also come to the deck.

This battle... strictly speaking, it wasn't a battle at all; it was purely a satisfying crushing defeat for Little Knowledge.

Rita slowly turned her head, a gentle smile on her face.

It was so elegant.

But in Little Knowledge's eyes, it was incredibly dangerous.

Although she found the plot very satisfying, in reality, Little Knowledge suddenly remembered that Rita didn't seem to be her direct supervisor, but as the president's secretary, it would be very easy for her to assign her work.

"Sister Rita, I..."

"No need to say anything, Little Knowledge. I know these plots are all 'written' and have 'no' anything to do with you."

Rita used two syllables in her sentence.

Little Knowledge's heart tightened involuntarily.

Rita's final smile almost made Little Knowledge's heart jump out of his chest.

Although Rita is only the president's secretary and is not responsible for the work of any department, there are only a few people who can "get straight to the top." Apart from Rita, everyone else has worked at headquarters for at least 10 years.

The Little Knowledge panicked.

Given her relationship with Yaqing, there was no need to panic, but "it's easier to deal with the devil than his minions!"

"But later, the squad leader also stood up for us and fought Rita..."

"Hmph, she's just opportunistic. How can she compare to me? I always think things through before I act. Whatever I do, I will see it through to the end and never let myself regret it."

Kiana asked directly, "If it were Little Knowledge back then, what would she have done?"

Little Knowledge was speechless, struggling to think.

So Kiana repeated it again.

The Second Herrscher's consciousness overcame her own; at that time, she was the greatest threat in the world. If it were Little Knowledge, what countermeasures would he have taken?

Little Knowledge was speechless for a moment.

Fu Hua couldn't help but praise her in Kiana's mind.

This is a trolley problem.

In their view, if Kiana were killed at this time, Himeko would not have sacrificed herself. However, they couldn't bear to kill Kiana, since in their eyes, Kiana was merely being impersonated by the Herrscher Persona.

If you don't kill her, Himeko will die.

Kill her, Kiana is dead.

"This is indeed a difficult problem," Little Knowledge sighed. "But the 'I' in the story would probably choose to kill Kiana, right?"

No one knows you better than yourself.

Little Knowledge's thoughts are exactly the same as those in the story.

"Indeed, if it were me... I would kill you without hesitation."

Little Knowledge nodded and randomly entered the arena to fight the Queen of Void in the illusion, their blows landing squarely.

"Don't blame me, Kiana."

"Your awakening is a miracle born of chance. If you were to do it all over again, you might not be able to defeat the Herrscher's consciousness."

"We have paid the price for being lenient with the Herrscher, and we cannot afford to pay it again."

Kiana seized the opportunity and asked.

"Don't you believe that humans can control the power of the Herrscher? Does becoming Herrscher necessarily mean you have to eliminate them?"

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