Deified Nana was not moved by Mo Yi's words. Under the Imaginary Tree's persuasion—well, not exactly persuasion, since this was indeed something that could be done—it was merely an equivalent exchange.
The Imaginary Tree would help Kiana achieve her goal, and Kiana would help It win this game.
"I will end this old world filled with mistakes and pain, then create a new world where Dad, everyone else, and everyone can find happiness."
"And all you have to do is watch obediently... Once everything is over, I'll listen to anything you say... okay?"
Mo Yi: "..."
How could a world exist where everyone could be happy? At its core, the contradiction between human population growth and resource consumption meant that Kiana's world where everyone was happy was a false proposition.
She had clearly been fooled by Honkai. Even now, Mo Yi only thought Kiana had been routinely misled by the Honkai Will, unaware that the final boss, the Imaginary Tree, had personally entered the game.
Of course, there were only so many seats for happiness. If some were wolves who ate meat, then others had to be sheep who ate grass. Universal happiness meant wolves eating sheep.
When Kiana said everyone could be happy, she meant the people she knew. After all, she could preserve their records and transfer them perfectly into the new world. But that required manual operation. As for the ordinary people Kiana did not know, dying during the world's reboot meant dying for nothing.
To the Imaginary Tree, humanity was merely a few ants on one leaf. Why would It care so precisely? From Its perspective, It truly was helping Kiana fulfill her wish.
"I believe you're not lying—"
Mo Yi met Kiana's gaze, sighed, and said firmly, "But I refuse!"
Deified Nana: "..."
She had