"Then why?! Why won't you accept those dreams?! Haven't you all lost someone?"
The Herrscher of the Eighth screamed furiously at Xu Yanwu and Bianca. "Here, you can be with the people you love most! What could possibly be wrong with that?"
"Those people trapped in dreams—you really did give them dreams that were perfect for them. I saw it all. They were truly wonderful."
Xu Yanwu looked at the Herrscher of the Eighth. "But it seems you only made them forget reality before placing those dreams before them..."
"Is there something wrong with doing that?"
The Herrscher of the Eighth said so.
"No, you simply do not understand... Still, I am very interested in your power."
Xu Yanwu said, "No matter how much one struggles, a dream is ultimately just a dream. The pain that exists in reality still remains, and many people keep moving forward precisely because of that pain."
"Since you are the Herrscher of the Eighth, can you see what I long for?"
Xu Yanwu opened his consciousness and spoke to the Herrscher of the Eighth.
The Herrscher of the Eighth looked at Xu Yanwu warily, but in the end, she used her power to look into what Xu Yanwu truly desired.
Yet after seeing the thing Xu Yanwu desired most, the Herrscher of the Eighth laughed mockingly. "Is that all? Living happily with your family? You are not so different from those people trapped in dreams!"
"That is true..."
Xu Yanwu spoke calmly. "My greatest wish, my deepest longing, is nothing more than that."
"That is what he wanted to see too... isn't it?"
Xu Yanwu's words were directed at SU outside.
"I am not a god like Honkai, one that stands apart from everything and distinguishes neither friend nor foe."
"Because of my own