I'm Not a Flame-Chaser

"..."

For some reason, Lin felt both relieved and disappointed. This time, the flower-like girl didn't say a word to him.

Were you disappointed in him...? After all, he had just said those things and then did those things.

But he quickly suppressed his strange emotions, took a deep breath, and prepared to retrieve what Vill-V had left him. However, before he could speak, Prometheus automatically played another different video.

This time it wasn't a projection, but a video recorded from Prometheus's perspective.

The scene depicts the Thirteen Heroes, their atmosphere somewhat tense, with Mobius appearing the most indignant.

"Hmph, anyway, I doubt anyone would want to leave him anything. No... he's completely dead, why think so much! Do you really think he's still alive? That corpse isn't even cold yet! Leave your childish nonsense to your dreams! Anyone who dares to leave him anything, just wait and see!"

After saying that, she dragged her vehicle away with such force that it seemed she wanted to crush the floor.

The rest of the people remained silent.

"So... what does everyone think?"

Elysia remained unfazed and continued to smile, but unfortunately, the others seemed to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and were unable to reciprocate her smile.

"A traitor... Ha." Chrono sneered in the same tone as always. "I have nothing to say. Dead is dead. Even if he were alive, he would still be a traitor who deserves to die."

After he finished speaking, he left.

Everyone else was equally sullen, especially Kevin, whose expression had completely lost all warmth.

Even Elysia, at this moment, showed a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

"Eri, I think we don't actually need to leave anything for Lin."

Eden stepped forward and smiled slightly at the rest of the group, his eyes shining brightly again in Elysia's.

"He understands without words, and it has always been this way."

"So, let's just leave it at that. If he is still alive, living in a place we don't know, he will surely be able to see what we left behind, the stories we left behind, one day."

Aponia closed her eyes and said calmly, "I... agree... I won't leave Lin any words... I've already received what he wanted to convey to me..."

Sakura also voted in favor. "I believe in Lin. He must have his reasons for doing this, and he will definitely protect Ling."

Sue glanced at Kevin, whose expression softened slightly, and Kevin made the final decision. "Then, let's decide it this way."

Elysia stared blankly at the others, then exhaled and chuckled softly.

"Yes, there's no need to leave him anything in particular..."

After reaching a consensus, the final gathering came to an end, with everyone leaving the meeting room and the lights going out.

"..."

As Prometheus got up to leave the meeting room, a stealthy figure entered the room again.

The green-haired girl said solemnly, "Prometheus, I need to leave a message for Lin. Don't tell anyone."

Lin watched blankly as Mobius left after speaking. Aponia walked into the conference room and said the same thing, followed by Sakura, then Chrono, Eden, Pardo, Hua... until the last one, Kevin.

The only pink-haired girl who didn't appear later, in Prometheus's perspective, is happy about everyone's shared determination.

"All recordings have finished playing."

After the playback ended, Prometheus obediently stood in place, then silently returned to his body, allowing Bronya to take over again.

Bronya's first action after logging in was also to display a blank expression.

Just how many girls has this guy been entangled with? Prometheus's memory and the video from earlier both counted on two hands.

Moreover, Seele...

Bronya's face darkened as she recalled the parts of her memories about Seele and the Soul; her previous worries had come true.

However, during the period between the end of the Herrscher of Domination incident and when Lin found Prometheus was in a dormant state, so she was unaware that the most crucial thing had already happened.

In her heart, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

We can't let this guy betray Kiana, and we can't let Seele get too involved with him anymore.

Lin entered the medical room. He would spend the entire return journey in the medical room, partly because his injuries were too severe and he needed to be careful at all times, and partly because he had brought back another key figure.

The Herrscher of Binding's corpse was stored in a cryogenic chamber. This time, the lingering Herrscher completely vanished, leaving only the Herrscher Core and the body, which no longer even had consciousness.

Lin's feelings for Jiu were somewhat complicated. Every time, they put all their effort into killing each other, but in the end, they were two people who had spent 50,000 years together. At Jiu's last moment, he sensed many thoughts from the other side.

Herrscher and humans cannot understand each other, but at that moment he understood Jiu.

Shaking off his thoughts, Lin arrived at another hibernation pod. In addition to monitoring vital signs, this hibernation pod also had excess sedatives injected into it periodically to prevent the creature inside from waking up.

And sleeping inside is Sleeping Beauty in the ice coffin.

Anna Saniyat.

Her long eyelashes remained motionless over her eyelids in another space filled with cold mist. The wound on her chest had been healed, and the Herrscher's extraordinary vitality allowed her to survive despite her severe injuries.

Jiu did not kill her directly, but used the power of restraint to suppress almost all of her Honkai Energy. The terrifying suppressive power of the Herrscher of Binding against other Herrscher was almost like a dimensional reduction attack, which made her lose without even the ability to resist. However, when it pierced her chest, it missed the target and did not break her heart.

Lin and Bronya agreed that Anna couldn't fall into the hands of Schicksal and the World Serpent, so they took her with them.

Lin gazed at the crescent necklace clutched tightly in Anna's hand, sighed softly, took the other half from her pocket, gently placed it next to the hibernation pod, and then turned and left.

In this way, his last wish should be considered fulfilled.

The "Reversal" of Coral: Special Feature - The Secrets of Coral Island (Part 1)

Time: The first night after arriving at Coral Island.

Location: Top-tier hotel, Lin's room.

After the light gray-haired girl fell asleep, Lin went to the balcony and looked out at the brightly lit Coral Island. The intense search of the day had inevitably left him physically exhausted, and he still didn't know where Prometheus was on the Coral Island. The search for him in the future would not be easy.

He took out the black duck plush toy from his pocket, glanced at it, and then put it back.

Bronya, a modern civilized girl who surprised him in many ways, made Lin briefly think that she was another version of himself. However, after spending time with her today, he realized that she was not the same kind of person as him.

She was just a girl who wasn't good at expressing her emotions. If you had to find someone similar in her memories, it would be Sakura. It just so happens that both of them were assassins. Perhaps it was their unusual experiences that shaped their unusual personalities.

Coincidentally, they each have a younger sister.

Unfortunately, Bronya's sister is more than just troublesome.

"What exactly happened between you and Seele?"

A cold, childish voice came from behind him. Lin turned around and saw that Bronya had woken up at some point and was staring straight at him, as if trying to see the truth she was looking for in his eyes.

Now that it was just the two of them, it was the perfect time, in Bronya's opinion, to question Lin.

At this point, Lin had two choices.

The first option is to continue concealing the truth, but Bronya is clearly becoming increasingly suspicious of him and Seele, and their relationship has grown closer today. Continuing to be vague might provoke Bronya's displeasure.

The second option is to be honest. This is an option that will come sooner or later; Lin can't keep it a secret forever. And if he tells Bronya after their relationship has improved, perhaps...

After careful consideration, Lin sighed, turned around and went back inside, sitting down opposite Bronya.

"I will tell you everything, but I hope you won't get agitated after you hear it."

Bronya pursed her lips and didn't agree, but Lin stared at her intently. After a full five minutes of eye contact, Bronya gave in and nodded.

Then Lin recounted the events from the Quantum Sea to the recent Anti-Entropy gathering, while Bronya, initially expressionless, gradually darkened her face, her two pink fists clenching so tightly they cracked.

"You... did that kind of thing with Seele?"

"... It wasn't me, it was her." Lin was already innocent enough this time, even without putting on an innocent expression.

"..."

Bronya felt somewhat powerless at that moment.

Why this man? He was clearly with Kiana...

Her displeasure was growing rapidly, and she knew the source of this emotion.

"...I see."

Lin thought Bronya would explode. Although she had promised not to get agitated, no one could accept such a thing. However, Bronya suppressed her emotions, lowered her head, muttered a sentence, and then went back to bed, turning her back to Lin to sleep.

I imagine there will be even more things to deal with when I get back.

Thinking this, Lin lay down on the floor and closed his eyes.

The desolation in the room added to the suffocating atmosphere.

"Between Kiana and Seele, who would you choose?"

A question asked without warning caused Lin, who had his eyes closed, to have erratic breathing.

Seele also asked this question, but Lin couldn't give an answer.

Choosing either option would hurt someone else, and Seele's choice was that rather than getting hurt herself, she would rather everyone get hurt together.

Lin's long silence gave Bronya the answer.

"Really? I understand."

After saying this with an even colder tone than before, there was no further comment.

This time, Lin successfully drifted off to sleep... or rather, he succeeded a little too thoroughly.

In the deeper reaches of his dream, he felt a hazy figure moving before his eyes, and he felt as if he were wrapped in plastic wrap, a feeling of powerlessness, nausea, and inability to break free that pulled him deeper into the dream...

"Hmm..."

Lin woke up groggily. He rarely slept so soundly, as if he had been pulled from the bottom of the sea after drowning. But today he felt like he hadn't slept enough, and the dullness in his brain made him want to continue sleeping.

However, upon waking up, his keen sense of danger and the feeling of being restrained instantly brought him to his senses.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide. In front of him was the ceiling of his room. He had been on the floor, but now he was on the bed, and his hands and feet were handcuffed to the four corners of the bed. His clothes were almost completely stripped off.

What... is going on?

Before Lin could recover from the situation, he heard the rustling sound of the shower coming from the bathroom. The semi-transparent frosted glass revealed a hazy, youthful, and beautiful figure under the warm light.

Who?

Lin tried to break his thumb to break free of the handcuffs, but after hearing his movement, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and then the bathroom door was pushed open, and thick steam billowed out.

A tiny, pink foot, wet with water droplets and scalded by hot water, stepped onto the tiled floor. Immediately afterward, a petite, naked girl with long, wet, light gray hair emerged.

"Bronya ..."

The girl's pretty face, still damp with water, showed no surprise. In front of the astonished Lin, she dried her hair with a towel, then walked to the bedside and looked down at him.

"You..."

"Seele can't be with you." The girl spoke coldly, her breath sweet as orchids entering Lin's nostrils. Her calm eyes reflected Lin's face. "You're a scumbag, but Seele likes you. Even with Kiana around, she won't give up. So, there's only another way."

"... What method?"

On her smooth abdomen, a small bamboo shoot tip gleamed alluringly under the light. Compared to Seele and Kiana, who were already perfectly developed, Bronya's still-developing figure possessed a unique allure that was dizzying.

Bronya tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, placed her hand on Lin's head, and slowly lowered it, her beautiful face flushed slightly. "In Seele's eyes, between you and me, who is more important? If she had to choose one to give up, who would she give up?"

As she got closer, the fragrance emanating from Lin's body was like a living devil, enticing Bronya to come even closer.

Lin jolted awake, shaking his body violently. "Wait, no..."

"Why not?" Bronya asked emotionlessly, her coldness unlike that of other girls, yet it exuded a strong desire to conquer. "Am I not as good as Kiana? Aren't you just a scumbag who wants to sleep with every pretty girl you see?"

"That's not it, you've misunderstood..."

"Smack!"

Bronya slapped Lin across the face without holding back.

Lin was stunned.

She smiled at Lin Weiwei and leaned forward.

"Shut up, keep it in your mouth."

As the slightly sweet taste of the bathwater entered his mouth, Lin's consciousness gradually faded.

PS: I'll only update once today. I had a lot to do back in my hometown, so I'm quite tired now. I'll add more tomorrow when I'm less busy, finish the special feature first, and then update some of the main story.