Compensation

"Boring... No wonder you can't find a girlfriend." As she complained, Honkai changed back into the qipao she had been wearing earlier. She had thought Feng Chen would have some unexpected reaction.

"Shut-ins don't have girlfriends." He sounded as if he were stating a fact, and Feng Chen's expression did not change at all as he said it.

"True shut-ins don't fail to play Honkai."

"Pfft!"

Obviously, Feng Chen had misunderstood the word "play," thinking of something indescribable.

"Please don't think of anything strange, Host. This system only provides benefits, not 419, nor any other services."

"Fine, fine, fine. Why don't you tell me what you were trying to say just now?"

To be honest, he had only heard the term "Honkai" after arriving in the Honkai world. Could it be that Honkai had already existed before he crossed over?

"Honkai Gakuen 2 and Honkai Impact 3rd. You haven't played them?"

"What? I remember 2 hadn't even started production yet. And when did 3 come out?" He had never played the first game, since it had only been a relatively unpopular title. He had seen Honkai Gakuen 2 while looking for games, and at the time, it had not even opened for preorders.

Honkai herself was confused. She clearly remembered that before Feng Chen crossed over, he had come because he played Honkai Impact 3rd. After watching the story, he had decided that humanity no longer needed saving and said, "I really want to join the Honkai side." That was why she had chosen him. Could it be that she had damaged his brain when bringing him over?

Moreover, the Feng Chen she had brought over was seventeen years old. There was no mistake.

"Looks like his brain was damaged when he crossed over. All his other characteristics are correct." Honkai would not say that to Feng Chen's face. She had merely reached that conclusion in her heart.

"Something must have happened to the Host's memories. Host, do you still remember when you were born in your original world?"

"Of course. November 11, 2001."

What kind of bizarre birthday was that...? Honkai really wanted to complain. Feng Chen was already exceptionally handsome, and with the charisma that had earned him a Good Person Card from the lily-loving Yae Sakura, his lack of a girlfriend was probably because of his birthday.

"Honkai Impact 3rd officially launched in 2016, and by the time the Host crossed over, he had already been playing the game for two years. However, it seems that because of me, the Host lost part of his memories when he came here... Of course, that was my responsibility. If the Host needs any compensation, you can ask for it directly, even if it's..."

Perhaps because she had spent so much time with Feng Chen and Xiao Yun, Honkai's human side had been showing itself more and more. At that moment, her face was already flushed red, though she herself had not noticed.

"That's enough. I'm not the sort of person who would use this to demand something from someone else. As for compensation... just tell me about Sirin. I'll see the rest with my own eyes."

"Mm. The Second Herrscher, Sirin, was a pitiful girl. Her parents died because of Honkai. When she was thirteen, she was taken to Babylon Experiment Tower in Siberia, where Destiny conducted human experiments on her."

"Human experiments?!"

Feng Chen realized that he had interrupted Honkai, so he closed his mouth and let her continue.

"It was a human experiment conducted to fight Honkai. They injected those little girls with Honkai Energy and various medicines, seemingly trying to eliminate the Honkai Energy inside their bodies. At that point, one of the girls developed resentment over the death of her companions, and then I appeared... I gave her the Space Gem, turning her into the Second Herrscher—the Void Herrscher. In a single night, she killed all the researchers in Babylon Experiment Tower... as well as the girls who had been injected with the medicines but could not endure them and became dead apostles."

"Afterward, Destiny's Wolfpack Squad, along with Siegfried Kaslana, the head of the Kaslana family, and Theresa Apocalypse, the head of the Apocalypse family, arrived. Theresa entered Babylon Experiment Tower in Siberia first and fought Sirin. The result was obvious: she was crushed. Theresa had the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie, but her power was restricted to the cross. Without the cross, she was just a little girl with immense strength. Because of her appearance as an eleven- or twelve-year-old girl, Sirin mistook her for a finished product of another human experiment conducted by Destiny and spared her life. Dr. Einstein of Anti-Entropy taught Theresa how to use the power of the Divine Key. Using Judas' Covenant's tracking ability, she found the Second Herrscher's hiding place. Herrscher familiars came in two types: 'Companions' and 'Knights'—though I think Mihoyo will add a third type later... The Knight was defeated by the First Herrscher, who had led Anti-Entropy to Siberia, and Siegfried fighting together. However, Theresa was dragged into Imaginary Space. The Knight did not die. Sirin spared its life, and it fled to another battlefield in Siberia."

"The First Herrscher forcibly opened Imaginary Space and rescued Theresa together with Siegfried. The First Herrscher's physical condition was less than fifty percent of his peak. Even with Siegfried and Theresa joining forces against Sirin, they still could not win. By then, Sirin had found her 'Companion,' and that Companion Honkai Beast alone could hold off either Siegfried or Theresa. Anti-Entropy was forced to use a powerful weapon. The First Herrscher seized the opportunity to use the imitation Divine Key, Star of Eden, in his hand to create an artificial black hole, severely injuring Sirin. The matter should have ended there, but then a 'Joker' appeared. He carried the First Divine Key, Void Archive, which could imitate any Divine Key without losing to the original. His imitation Judgement of Flame was evenly matched with the Judgement of Flame in Siegfried's hands. The First Herrscher was already injured and could not possibly continue fighting. And so, Sirin was released by that 'Joker.'"

"That Joker... was you?"

"Of course not. I have no interest in interfering with the script."

"Please continue."

Honkai glanced at Feng Chen and continued, "Afterward, during the battle on the moon, the First Herrscher bought Siegfried a great deal of time to collect Soulium and bring it back to Earth. The First Herrscher originally intended to detonate his Herrscher Core and try to perish together with Sirin, but at the critical moment, Sirin extracted his Herrscher Core. A Herrscher Core was equivalent to a human heart. Without it, a Herrscher absolutely could not survive. At that point, Sirin swallowed the First Herrscher's Herrscher Core and became the Six-Core Herrscher."

"Afterward, numerous Simulated Herrschers began appearing throughout the world. Destiny and Anti-Entropy took action at the same time. Sirin had already set her sights on Babylon Experiment Tower. There, she could absorb more Honkai Energy. At the very least... it could raise her strength another level. The Honkai Energy there was enough to turn her into the Seven-Core Herrscher. However, her wish was not fulfilled. At Babylon Experiment Tower, Destiny's strongest S-rank Valkyrie, Cecilia Schariac, fought her while wielding the Sixth Divine Key, Black Abyss White Flower. Black Abyss White Flower was known as the 'Herrscher Killer,' and Cecilia Schariac, its wielder, was herself a 'Herrscher Killer.' Calling her a Fusion Warrior of this civilization would not be an exaggeration."