The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Become a Hero.

"That's really cool!"

Kevin nodded in agreement.

One move, Artificial Collapse, immediately captured the man's attention; another Overload Transformation, made it impossible for him to look away.

This is something Elysia and the others cannot understand.

What they consider unattractive animal forms might be considered truly handsome by men.

Unfortunately, the Herrscher of Corruption quickly rolled away to dodge, her tone full of surprise.

Kosma was clearly deleted by her, even the data... how could it reappear intact?

The Herrscher of Corruption suddenly realized that the data had indeed disappeared, but not because it had been deleted. She couldn't help but sigh, a strange change had occurred during the time Sakura had stopped her.

Once again, completely delete Kosma's data.

Looking up at the arrow that had just been fired at random and missed, that meaningless arrow, the Herrscher of Corruption let out a soft laugh.

"Alright, come out here—I never agreed to be your [model]."

That arrow just now tore a corner of the world in her eyes.

"No wonder Kosma's personality changed so drastically, no wonder his stats vanished from the very beginning, and he can still fight me..."

"So it turns out that Kosma... had already become one of your 'paintings' long ago."

"Is that right, Griseo?"

Tearing open a corner of the world, in another space, Griseo, holding her easel, closed her eyes, seemingly asleep.

When everyone saw Griseo, their hearts sank to the bottom.

The screenwriter ultimately didn't let Griseo.

"Griseo?!"

The most surprised were the people from the Golden Courtyard.

They never expected that Yaqing, the screenwriter, would actually dare to do it.

They dared to stab Griseo.

After all, Griseo is the darling of the Golden Courtyard.

Little Knowledge and Pardo exchanged a glance.

They all thought that Kosma would entrust Griseo to Hua or Eden, and then go alone to stop the Herrscher of Corruption. However, the plot development was beyond all their expectations.

After dealing with the Kosma, the Herrscher of Corruption found Griseo almost seamlessly.

"Why is Griseo there? Could it be...?"

Blanca certainly knew this; she just didn't want to believe it.

Kosma is dead, and the number of Flame-Chasers is dwindling; sooner or later, it will be Griseo's turn.

However, as a mother, she was unwilling to see her daughter suffer such a terrible fate. But as Eden would say, the chaotic plot itself was a tragedy.

"Yaqing!!!"

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Chapter 572 The story of a boy who wants to become a hero.

"Yaqing!"

Blanca seemed to foresee what was about to happen.

Yaqing, far away in Central Europe, shivered.

"Griseo ..."

Without needing to say anything more, they had already guessed the general plot.

Although Griseo looks like a child, she is still one of the Flame-Chasers, a hero fighting against the Honkai.

She couldn't be protected forever. When she told Kosma that she also wanted to become a hero, she was already laying the groundwork for her growth.

In the world of Honkai 3rd, growth is ultimately accompanied by blood, tears, and sorrow. This is true for Kiana and the others, and it is also destined to be true for Griseo.

Growth always comes at a price.

What they didn't expect was that Yaqing would actually be so heartless as to attack Griseo. They knew that Yaqing was obsessed with Honkai, but they didn't know that her obsession had reached this level.

"Yaqing, you really..."

Eden didn't even know what to say.

"That Yaqing guy, let's wait for him to come back from Central Europe!"

Little Knowledge raised her little fist. Don't underestimate these little pink fists; she has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she has been practicing the "Boyhood Kung Fu".

All the plot points that Yaqing wrote earlier can be ignored, except for the fact that he stabbed Griseo, which aroused the wrath of the Golden Courtyard.

"Kosma was depicted as a painting... what does that mean? Is this also one of Griseo's abilities?"

Sakura asked, puzzled.

"It seems so. Griseo can bring the creatures she draws into reality, and she can probably do the reverse as well, drawing real people into her paintings. As long as Griseo doesn't get into trouble, Kosma will keep appearing."

Mei found it difficult to speak up and couldn't bring herself to say it.

She wondered if the Kosma depicted in the painting was still Kosma. Perhaps, at the very beginning of the painting, the Kosma was already sentenced to death.

"So, as long as Griseo is still alive..."

A glimmer of hope rose in Elysia's heart, but it quickly plummeted to the bottom.

Griseo's location has been discovered by the Herrscher of Corruption.

It would be difficult for Griseo to survive against the Herrscher of Corruption on her own.

Central Europe.

"Yaqing!!!"

Mobius no longer cared about being a lady and let out a sharp, explosive sound.

Cecilia and Kallen couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

Mobius was furious. Although she considered herself a cold-blooded snake, her love for Griseo was no less.

Even though Griseo was "bewitched" by Elysia and called her Grandma Mobius, Mobius remained gentle towards Griseo.

She may have long anticipated that Yaqing would eventually turn against Griseo, but when it actually happened before her eyes, she still almost couldn't hold back.

"Sister, save me!"

Yaqing immediately shrank behind Cecilia.

Cecilia chuckled and reached out to tug at Yaqing's cheek.

The scene returns to the memory of Kosma and Vill-V's conversation, where Kosma ultimately rejects the idea of mind splitting because he has come up with a way to achieve the best of both worlds.

"That's why I came to find you... Hua."

Although no images were shown, the single character "Hua" was enough to excite Little Knowledge.

"It's an antique!"

Fu Hua couldn't help but become interested.

Even if she didn't say it, she still hoped to have some of her own storyline.

"Is the perfect solution that Kosma came up with Hua?"

Pardo scratched her head.

Not very surprised.

After all, the method of mind-cutting he provided was similar to, yet different from, Hua's method of constantly erasing memories. It wouldn't be surprising if Kosma suddenly came up with a method and came to Hua.

[Time rewinds to a few hours ago.]

When Hua told Kosma about the Herrscher of Corruption, it was shortly after Eden and the others left. Kosma was attempting to use Vishnu's genes to devour itself in order to restore the Corruption.

It is indeed possible to restore it, but it is not without cost. The power of Kosma is also reduced due to the delay. Moreover, if the Herrscher of Corruption were to personally erode it, he could only delay it.

Hua indicated that the original plan would have to be followed.

Just as Hua was about to reveal the original plan, Griseo suddenly joined the conversation, Kosma distracted Griseo by talking about adults.

Continuing the conversation, Kosma rejected Hua's original plan, which included Griseo.

If it's just about buying time for Mei, he's already come up with a win-win solution, which also requires the Eighth Divine Key.

"I need you... to deceive someone for me."

"You mean the Herrscher of Corruption?"

Looking at Kosma's silent expression, Hua already knew that he was definitely not the Herrscher of Corruption.

"I see..."]

When they heard Kosma ask Huawei to deceive someone for him, their faces were filled with doubt.

Like Hua, they initially thought it was a deception of the Herrscher of Corruption.

But Kosma and Hua's expressions told them something.

It is absolutely impossible that it was the Herrscher of Corruption.

"Uh... could it be that I'm deceiving Griseo?"

Although it was a question, Elysia's tone was very confident.

Mei nodded.

If it was a deception of Griseo, then her initial suspicions have been confirmed.

To paint it into the painting is tantamount to killing Kosma with one's own hands.

"Kosma, Mom taught me that lying and cheating are not things a good child should do."

Griseo said earnestly with her small face.

"...I see."

After a brief silence, Kosma spoke quietly.

Griseo nodded like a little adult.

"These things shouldn't have been captured on Kosma's camera. He was just a boy, but unfortunately, under the pressure of the Honkai, he became the Mark of the Morning Light..."

Sakura sighed.

"Griseo is the same. At an age when she should be innocent and carefree, the Honkai caused her to lose her parents, the Honkai forced her to undergo surgery, and the Honkai made her a Fusion Warrior. She is Flame-Chasers, the inscription of the Stars."

Mei also sighed.

Upon hearing May's words, Blanca hugged Griseo tightly, feeling heartbroken.

As a mother, she doesn't care whether her daughter is a hero or not; she only hopes that her daughter can grow up healthy and happy.

Reality allows it to happen, but Honkai is absolutely impossible.

Kosma and Hua found Griseo. He had promised Griseo that he would tell her what he was going to do, so he made a subtle statement.

A villain has appeared among the music masters, and only with Griseo's power can they defeat him.

So Kosma Griseo to paint as usual, but without using his colors, but still according to what he said.

Griseo refused, saying it would look bad without color, but Kosma said that he and Hua would help her, and Griseo eventually agreed.

So, Griseo stood in front of the easel, holding a paintbrush and palette, with Kosma standing in front of her.

"Kosma, what do you want me to draw?"

"Let's start with a portrait of a boy."

Kosma lowered his head and closed his eyes, seemingly trying hard to remember.

As the paintbrush touched the canvas, a hint of reluctance flashed across Hua's face.

Kosma tells the story of a small, thin boy who, like everyone else, wants to be a hero. At the age of eight, he begins to fight for justice and strives to become a hero in his own way.