"Paramecium... Hmm~ What should she do? Although she's simple-minded, what about Sirin inside her? It's really troublesome."
As Bai Hao thought this, he looked inward at his Herrscher Core. Seeing the energy emanating from the core, Bai Hao's eyes lit up.
"What if I extract a portion of the Herrscher of the Void Core while the Paramecium is completely unprepared, and then use the power of the Herrscher of Finality Core to attach Sirin's consciousness to the core, and then use Honkai energy to recast a new body?"
"However, there's a prerequisite, and that's Sirin's hatred for humanity. That part is a bit difficult; I'd have to go back to the past."
"I can help you!"
A voice sounded in Bai Hao's mind. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have reacted yet, but Bai Hao remained calm.
"Oh, please. You'd help me? Would Honkai be that kind?"
"Hm? Why wouldn't it be? We're in a relationship of mutual utilization right now, aren't we?"
"Oh? How do you mean?"
"You want to become the Herrscher of Finality and then be killed by humans to end Honkai; and I need you to become the Herrscher of Finality, to bring Honkai to this world, and thus judge whether this civilization should exist."
"Oh? You know my thoughts, so why do you still want to help me?"
"Because you can't escape me!"
Bai Hao came back to his senses, a playful smirk curving his lips. Can't escape, huh! We'll see!
To create a beautiful and happy world without Honkai—this was Aili's wish, and likewise, it was our wish.
...
"Bai, why are you here? Everyone's celebrating, come join us ♪"
"Aili, is such a sacrifice really worth it?"
"Oh? Why does Bai ask that ♪ Such a sacrifice is great, but everyone is striving for the final goal, aren't they ♪ So, Bai, you must also cheer up. Bai is someone who can rival Kevin ♪"
"Aili, what is your wish?"
"Me? Of course, it's to create a happy and beautiful world without Honkai. How about that, isn't it perfectly fitting for a beautiful girl's wish ♪"
...
"Ding-a-ling-ling~"
"Eh, is class over? I got distracted and completely forgot the time. I haven't done today's training yet."
With that, he stood up and walked out of the classroom, just brushing past a white-haired girl.
"Kiana."
Bai Hao watched Kiana, who had just passed him, and muttered her name before heading towards a martial arts dojo outside the school.
"Mei!"
Kiana stood at the classroom door, greeting Mei, who was sitting at her desk. Mei saw Kiana coming for her and got up to stand beside Kiana.
"Mei, let's go eat. I'm starving."
Kiana grabbed Mei's arm and shook it. Mei glanced at Bai Hao, who was walking towards the school gate and then towards a martial arts dojo, and remembered that she hadn't practiced her swordplay yet.
"Kiana, wait a moment. I haven't practiced my sword today. How about I cook for you myself after I'm done?"
"Okay, okay! But Mei, you have to be quick, okay?"
On the other side, after Bai Hao pushed open the dojo door, he walked straight to the training ground and began his daily spear practice.
Upward thrust, spinning stab, leg sweep, downward chop, straight thrust...
After completing the entire set, Bai Hao wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and said, "You've been watching for a while. Come out. If you want to watch, just watch. Why be sneaky?"
Two people emerged from behind a wooden dummy behind Bai Hao. Bai Hao turned his eyes to them. Good heavens, he knew someone was watching him, but he didn't expect it to be these two.
"Mei, Kiana. Is there something you need?"
Kiana scratched her head, about to explain, but then asked in surprise, "How do you know my name is Kiana?"
Bai Hao glanced at Mei and then at Kiana. Sure enough, she truly was a Paramecium.
Mei covered her face in exasperation: "Kiana, you come looking for me every day. Even if we didn't know each other at first, after so many times, we would have recognized each other long ago."
"Eh? Oh, right. Hehe."
Bai Hao looked at her silly smile and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Indeed, all Kaslanas are the same."
"So, what do you two need?"
Bai Hao asked again. Mei reacted and quickly walked in front of Bai Hao, staring at him with wide, unblinking eyes, revealing a hint of admiration.
"You, what are you doing?"
For some reason, Bai Hao felt an inexplicable fear towards Mei in this state; her gaze was like that of an ardent fan.
"Bai Hao (classmate), can you help me with special training?"
"Ah!?" x 2
Not only Bai Hao, but Kiana was also stunned.
Mei wants Bai Hao to give her special training! Then what about me?
A sense of crisis suddenly arose in Kiana's heart, and then she also ran to Bai Hao with extreme speed and said, "Bai Hao, I want special training too!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute! What's gotten into you two? Mei, you practice swords, not spears. And Kiana, I can understand Mei coming to me, but why are you joining in? Mei and I both use close combat. Why are you, someone who uses a gun, joining in?"
Kiana said indignantly, "Well, a gun is still a gun."
"...Do you even hear what you're saying?"
Bai Hao had thought Kiana's intelligence might be low, but he hadn't expected it to be this low.
Can these two weapons even be compared?
One is for close combat, the other for long-range. Aside from having the same name, there's no similarity whatsoever.
"Then, then you can spar with me. It'll improve my combat abilities."
Bai Hao nodded. In that case, it wouldn't be a problem.
"Alright. Are you two going one by one, or both at once?"
Kiana immediately became displeased. "This Miss isn't even that arrogant, so why are you? And 'both at once'? Mei, let's go together and make him pay for his arrogance."
"Ah? But, Kiana, isn't that a bit..."
"What's wrong with it? He asked for it himself."
Kiana stood with her hands on her hips, looking utterly unconvinced. Being inherently proud, she simply couldn't tolerate Bai Hao's arrogant words.
Mei, on the other hand, was a bit hesitant. After all, he had helped her before. Wouldn't it be a bit unfair to gang up on him two-on-one?
If Bai Hao knew Mei's thoughts, he would probably burst out laughing. Could two kids, who in his eyes were still wet behind the ears, bully him?
Even if his strength had declined compared to the Previous Civilization, he wasn't useless. As a Fusion Warrior, if he couldn't beat these two little girls, Bai Hao would probably jump off a building and commit suicide.
"That's right, both of you come at me. It'll be a good chance for me to see your teamwork."
"Since that's the case, please forgive us, Bai Hao (classmate)."
Mei's eyes became sharp. She reached out and took a wooden sword from the weapon rack. Kiana originally wanted to use her own weapon, but worried about hurting Bai Hao, so she replaced the bullets in her gun with plastic ones.
Kiana took the initiative, charging towards Bai Hao first, while Mei attacked Bai Hao from the side.
Bai Hao stood still, unmoving, and the wooden spear in his hand showed no intention of striking, as if he hadn't reacted and was frozen in place.
Kiana approached Bai Hao and immediately performed Kaslana Lance Arts, but just as she raised her right hand, her abdomen received a heavy blow, sending her flying backward.
The moment Kiana raised her hand, Bai Hao half-crouched, sweeping his wooden spear horizontally to strike Kiana's abdomen. Kiana, who had been completely unprepared, thinking she was about to succeed, was instantly sent flying backward.
"Underestimating the enemy, completely unprepared."
Mei's attack followed immediately. In response, Bai Hao merely twirled his wooden spear with his right hand, passed it to his left, and with an upward thrust, knocked the wooden sword out of Mei's hand.
"Swordplay is swift, but lacking in strength."
Kiana, lying on the ground, sprang up with a carp jump and fired a bullet at Bai Hao.
Bai Hao swung his wooden spear, sending Mei flying, and with a slight sidestep, he dodged Kiana's bullet. Kiana also seized this opportunity to close in, hoping to turn the tables.
Bai Hao shifted one step to the right and thrust his spear at Kiana. Kiana crossed her twin guns to block in front of her. The next moment, the wooden spear, which had been aimed at Kiana, changed direction and struck Kiana's waist.
Kiana lost her balance, and Bai Hao swept her legs, knocking her to the ground.
Then, he pointed the tip of his spear at Kiana's neck and said, "You two lost."
Kiana looked at Bai Hao, her cheeks puffed out with anger, utterly unconvinced.