Sirin's Clash of Ideals, Peak Dialogue Scene

"Mei's character design is very important. As the only one in the main group to join World Serpent, she needs to provide the audience with plot related to World Serpent. She has been given so much screen time, it's impossible for her to leave now."

"That..."

"It could still be Himeko."

Vill-V's sudden statement shocked everyone.

"Himeko is already..."

The word "death" was too heavy for Kevin to utter.

Vill-V retorted.

"I wasn't talking about Himeko herself, but the consciousness inside the Herrscher Core. Since Welt was able to preserve his consciousness inside the Herrscher of Reason Core, the Plague Gem likely contains Himeko's residual consciousness."

Seeing Himeko again was even more devastating for Kiana than the sudden return of her beloved.

"That remaining consciousness would have a hard time resisting Sirin, wouldn't it?"

Vill-V looked at Kevin as if he were an idiot.

"Who said Himeko's remaining consciousness should go on her own? That's definitely to encourage Kiana. Don't you understand the protagonist's halo?"

"Isn't this too cruel to Kiana?"

When the usually silent Kosma finally spoke, it silenced everyone.

Kosma fell even more silent.

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Chapter 410: The Clash of Ideas between Sirin, the Pinnacle of Literary Drama.

[The scene shifts, Kiana arrives in a strange space with a large mirror in front of her. When she approaches, the reflection in the mirror is none other than Sirin.]

Kiana couldn't help but reach out her hand. Just as her fingers were about to touch the mirror, several shattering sounds rang out, and the mirror cracked violently. The scattered shards of mirror reflected Kiana and the Queen of Void.

Kiana stared blankly at the scene unfolding before her, as if she had realized something.

The Queen of Void appeared at this moment, her arrogant smile belittling Kiana's actions and declaring that all her efforts were in vain.

Kiana questions Sirin, the Void Herrscher, about why she is helping the Herrscher of Domination.

The Queen was amused. In her eyes, those puppets were just losers and weaklings. What right did they have to compare themselves to her? She was happy to give the puppets a chance to enjoy the clown's farce.

"Come on, Kiana."

"This theater is just for the two of us, a stage that belongs only to the victor."

"Just submit to my control..."

"This is your fate—inescapable!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Herrscher of the Void launched the first attack, engaging Kiana in battle.

Watching the fight on the screen, without any special effects, the raw battle seemed like a reflection of the soul. As Sirin's special background music played, the audience couldn't help but worry for Kiana.

Although Sirin is known as the "inflated pufferfish" and is often punished for her inflated ego, she couldn't possibly lose to her own background music... right?

"Sirin and Kiana are fighting..."

Yaqing felt a moment of dizziness.

It's as if I can see Kiana and Sirin fighting each other when they were little, rolling around on the ground a few times, and then not speaking to each other for three days.

As the fight went on, a doubt began to creep into Sirin's mind.

She couldn't understand. She clearly had the advantage; she held control of her body and the core of her power. Why wasn't Kiana panicked at all? Wasn't she afraid at all? Wasn't she in despair at all?

Kiana calmly stated that she had known this day would come sooner or later. She and the Herrscher of the Void were sworn enemies, and a showdown to settle everything was inevitable.

The winner stays, the loser disappears.

There is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation.

The Herrscher of the Void mocked Kiana, saying that this body, as a vessel, was burdened with a soul that was too heavy for her to bear, and that she herself was to reclaim what belonged to her.

Kiana was not angered by the mockery, but instead asked the Herrscher of the Void two philosophical questions.

Who are you?

Who am I?

"I don't have time to discuss philosophy with you. I am Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, and you are experimental subject K423. This is an answer that has been determined for a long time."

"So everything was done by the Herrscher, not your responsibility or your fault—isn't that your favorite excuse when you and your companions stick together for warmth?"

The Queen of Void said with a cold laugh.

"No."

Kiana closed her eyes and shook her head.

"There is a fact that I was unwilling to admit in the past. Only by accepting it can I fill the gap in my soul and have the possibility of standing up to you."

The heavy background music suddenly disappeared, and a tense atmosphere immediately spread. The audience even stopped swallowing, leaving only Kiana's voice in everyone's ears.

"I am you. We are two selves belonging to the same body, two beings born from Sirin's desires. You and I—are both extensions of [Sirin]."

His words shocked the entire audience.

"Ah?"

When Kiana said that she was also Sirin, Elysia's face was practically overflowing with surprise.

Before this, everyone thought Kiana and Sirin were two different individuals.

Even though they are in the same body, in their eyes, Kiana is a warrior fighting for humanity, while Herrscher of the Void Herrscher is an apostle of Honkai.

They should be irreconcilable enemies, but now that Kiana has admitted that she and the Herrscher of the Void are extensions of Sirin, how can it not be surprising?

"Well..."

Mei sighed.

This result was both unexpected and reasonable. Although I had a slight suspicion in my mind, I was still surprised when I actually heard it.

"Otto studied many clones, but only K423 became conscious. It was probably around that time that Sirin, who was immersed in the false destiny, awoke. The phrase 'Ichliebe dich' may be an allusion that Kiana is Sirin."

There are many speculations about Kiana online. After all, she is a heroine whose character Honkai, so viewers can't help but be curious. Similarly, there are also a lot of speculations about the real Kiana.

"Kiana represents Sirin's yearning for a better life, Queen of Void represents Sirin's inheritance of hatred for humanity."

Vill-V summarized the clues.

"But this isn't fair..."

Elysia looked dejected.

"If that's really the case, Kiana will have to accept her identity as Sirin and bear the sins Sirin committed. Kiana... she was a warrior who was willing to sacrifice her life to fight the Honkai. It's so unfair to her..."

Atonement means that Kiana acknowledges that she is an extension of Sirin, and that means she must atone for the sins she committed in the past, but she does nothing.

"But Elysia, it is precisely because of this that Kiana was able to compete with the Herrscher of the Void for a body."

All the audience members, including Sirin, stared in disbelief at the scene.

She always believed that Honkai character was replaced by Kiana, but she never expected that from the very beginning, Kiana's character was herself.

At this moment, the audience was still unaware that what followed was an extremely exciting dramatic scene.

From the Herrscher of the Void's perspective, Kiana's answer was a joke, a bunch of nonsense uttered when she was driven to desperation.

With amusement in mind, the Herrscher of the Void asked Kiana, "Since she claims to be Sirin, how can you fulfill Sirin's wish and destroy the world that Sirin failed to destroy?"

Kiana pointed out that this was only the wish of the Herrscher of the Void, not Sirin's wish. She had seen Sirin's dream, a dream filled with filthy darkness, yet also with a calm and warm glimmer.

Complex and contradictory emotions swirled in Sirin's heart, but the Herrscher of the Void could only see the resentment in her heart.

The Herrscher of the Void's disdainful smile gradually faded, and her tone became noticeably more forceful. She sneered, concluding that Kiana was merely a glimpse into past memories, and since that was the case, she wouldn't mind having a chat with her.

"Shall we... begin the debate?"

Everyone in the courtyard became interested.

On the one hand, they hoped Kiana would lose the debate so that she wouldn't have to bear the sins committed by Sirin.

On the one hand, they hope Kiana will succeed in the debate, so that she will face herself squarely and embark on a path of full "salary".

Cecilia, in particular, was deeply saddened when she witnessed this scene. For her, regardless of who won or lost, one of her daughters would be gone.

Ziegfried gently patted Cecilia's shoulder and pulled her into his arms.

As a father, he was also extremely distressed when he saw this scene.

He felt a sliver of relief.

Thankfully, this was just a script, not real.

The Herrscher of the Void was the first to talk about Sirin's painful past experiences, Schicksal's hypocritical researchers, in the name of "hope," pushed Sirin into a hell worse than death.

From that moment on, a seed of hatred was planted in Sirin's heart, and it was humanity itself that made Sirin unable to trust anyone anymore.

Kiana didn't rush to refute, but instead named them one by one.

Aurora, Agatha, and Bella —the names of the friends Sirin met in the Tower of Babylon, names she cherished until the very end, names she never forgot.

"The Honkai tore Sirin's heart apart, but it could not erase their images from her heart."

Kiana closed her eyes, as if she could deeply feel the longing and sorrow that Sirin felt when she recited those names, and how she longed to be reunited with them until the very end.

"However, it was humans who took them away from Sirin."

The Herrscher of the Void does not deny their importance in Sirin's heart, but it is precisely because of this that humans have sacrificed them with their own hands, leaving Sirin with nothing but revenge.

"But even then, there were people who wanted to save her."

Kiana's expression was extremely serious.

"Ha, you mean Theresa? She's all talk and no action, she's unrealistic and never cares about Sirin's real feelings."

The Herrscher of the Void blurted it out.

"Or is it Ziegfried? He was a coward, timid and hesitant, and in the end he accomplished nothing."

The Herrscher of the Void was ruthless in her attacks on Theresa and Ziegfried, but fell into a brief silence when Cecilia was mentioned.

She acknowledged Cecilia and Sirin's love, but love seemed so pale and powerless in the face of hate, and the world could not allow it, ultimately leading to war.

"They killed her together—that's what you call 'saving'."

The Herrscher of the Void seemed to freeze for a second, the memory in her eyes turning back into killing intent and disdain. Was this what they called kindness and salvation? It was the greatest irony of Sirin's fate.

"No matter what you say, their images remain in Sirin's heart."

The Herrscher of the Void could not refute this statement.

She slowly descended to the ground, and half of the Spear of the Void on her back, which resembled wings, transformed from a sharp point into something resembling light wings.

"In the boundless darkness, Sirin has endless dreams. The warmth you despise is the treasure she most desires in her dreams."

"She longed for hope, longed for happiness, and she kept repeating the words she had heard from Cecilia."

"All of this is engraved in the core memory, transcending time, sending her final prayer into the future, giving birth to a new consciousness."

"... That's me."

Kiana believes that she and the Herrscher of the Void are not opposites, but rather two souls born from Sirin's wish, sharing emotions and memories, and embarking on two different paths.

The Herrscher of the Void seems to acknowledge Kiana's words, but she doesn't care about Kiana. Her purpose in coming into this world is to bring about its destruction.

Humanity created Sirin's suffering, causing her to lose everything, and must also bear her wrath and pay the corresponding price.

Kiana, however, believes that hatred has no end, and that the Herrscher of the Void only inflicts new pain on others.

The Herrscher of the Void scoffed. In her eyes, Kiana was utterly powerless to stop her. Her family, teachers, and friends were all dragged into this nightmare because of Kiana.

He casually summoned the phantom of Benares.

After all, in her eyes, Benares also died because of Kiana.

After a fierce battle, Kiana defeated Benares's phantom, but did not deliver the final blow. She finally figured something out.

This is not Theater of Domination, but a shared space of consciousness for them.

From beginning to end, it was not the Herrscher Core that was rejecting Kiana, but Kiana who was rejecting the Herrscher Core.