Chapter 253

"Perhaps... it is indeed as you said, I have no power now, and I am just wasting my effort..."

"Let alone contending with you, even maintaining this standing posture is very difficult for me."

"But... every time I fall to the ground, in so much pain that I want to give up, I inexplicably think of many things..."

"Burnt toast pizza, non-spicy bell pepper curry, three-person parfait, feathers flashing with light, the gates of St. Freya, and... her final lesson..."

When Kiana said this, the music changed abruptly, becoming a bit desolate and heavy.

Combined with Kiana's voice acting, Sister Yidian only felt her heart sink slightly, as if she had been stabbed a few times.

She couldn't help but cover her mouth, having a very bad guess in her heart.

Could it be... Kiana tried her best, but will still fall here?

And then, have to fight against Bronya and the others?

Without giving her time to think, Kiana's voice continued.

"Their smiles, gratitude, expectations for the future, the hands they reached out to me, the light they shone on me..."

"Just thinking of these, I can't say the word 【give up】 no matter what!"

"Along this journey, I have gained too much..."

"Courage, blessings, hope... all my most beautiful memories are in my heart..."

"Heavy, always warming me..."

Hearing these words, Sister Yidian was already teary-eyed.

"So—"

As Kiana's words fell, the game screen suddenly went black...

"I am not empty-handed!!"

With Kiana's roar, the game music also became impassioned.

Her attire also changed back to the Valkyrie Ranger outfit.

Seeing this, Sister Yidian's pupils widened.

She only felt a surge of hot blood rushing to her heart.

What cheat, what protagonist outburst, she subconsciously ignored it.

"What?!" The Herrscher of Void was also full of shock.

But Kiana didn't pay attention to the Queen; her eyes were full of firmness, her voice rising and falling:

"I want to pass on what I have gained so far!"

"I want to bring them to more people, I will not fall here!"

"I will carry her ideals, their ideals... and continue to walk forward!"

The Queen suddenly seemed to think of something: "No, wait, this is... the power of the Gem of Haste?"

As the Queen's words fell, the game played a short film.

In the screen, Kiana was covered in flames, and a broken sword appeared in her hand.

And at this moment, Sister Yidian suddenly realized.

This... is Himeko's greatsword...

This, is also not a cheat!

The Gem of Haste was in Kiana's hand, and holding the belief inherited from Himeko, it awakened the consciousness of Himeko remaining in the gem...

This is reasonable and logical.

Thinking of this, and looking at Kiana holding the broken sword in the screen, Sister Yidian's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

The chat was also incomparably enthusiastic.

【Ah ah ah... Kiana!!】

【Awesome!! Chongchong is so cool!】

【Teary-eyed... wow~~ Teacher Himeko...】

The game entered combat state again.

Sister Yidian no longer had the heart to control the game character, so the keyboard was handed to Elysia.

Kiana held the broken sword, constantly slashing at the Queen.

At the same time, the Herrscher of Void's somewhat angry voice came over:

"Why? Why did the Gem of Haste recognize you?"

"Just because that woman used it?"

"It's just fragments of consciousness remaining in the gem, why do you still resist?"

"Clearly they are already dead, why do you still get in my way?!"

Kiana refuted: "Teacher Himeko's life never stopped struggling; this is her flame, her color!"

With Elysia's operation, the Queen's HP finally bottomed out.

And at this moment, the game screen switched to the scene where Kiana and the Queen were confronting each other.

"Why? Why can you defeat me? Just because you are the good Sirin, and I am the evil Sirin?"

Kiana: "That kind of thing never existed; it was I who chose good, and you who chose evil!"

During the dialogue, Elysia pressed the attack key rapidly.

As Kiana slashed suddenly, the screen turned into a vast expanse of white.

"It's over!"

Herrscher of Void: "..."

"... Yes, it's over."

"The power of the gem is flowing to you; they abandoned me and chose you. It seems your 【belief】 is better."

She seemed to sigh, her tone no longer having the previous arrogance and indifference.

Instead, it revealed a hint of exhaustion.

Kiana also breathed a sigh of relief: "I will use this power well."

Herrscher of Void: "Suit yourself, anyway, without me, you'll have it much easier."

Kiana: "I will take on the sins you laid down; this is my responsibility."

"Heh~" the Queen chuckled, and this laugh had no mockery:

"That's your own business, no need to tell me."

"You could have lived in ignorance, or simply died as an innocent test subject, but you chose this path..."

"The blood stained by Sirin, her sorrow and despair, all the contradictions of good and evil that humans must face... you have to carry the weight of all this for the rest of your life."

Kiana was silent for a while: "I will try my best so that there will be no next Sirin in the world."

Herrscher of Void: "..."

She took a deep breath, her tone gradually becoming calm: "Alright, stop there... I don't need your sympathy, and I won't recognize your ideas."

"But, since you won, walk along your path, struggle to the end with all your might... Kiana."

Kiana: "Goodbye, another Sirin..."

Finishing this plot in one breath, Sister Yidian only felt a bit refreshed.....

Starting from Sirin's dream, they saw everything Sirin had suffered before.

There was malice from humans.

There was also kindness and warmth from Cecilia.

And the Queen's words just now were not just asking Kiana, but also asking the audience of Honkai Impact 3rd, asking Sister Yidian.

Was the Queen defeated just because she was a villain and Kiana was a good person?

If it were before, Sister Yidian would have answered affirmatively, yes!!

Isn't it like this in all ACG works?

Justice will eventually defeat evil...

But, after seeing Sirin's life, after having that dream as a foreshadowing.

Now... Sister Yidian would give a different answer.

It's not because the Queen is a villain that she failed.

It's not some ethereal 【Justice Prevails】.