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—Cirin subconsciously believed that Qiu Bi was very weak.

Not only did Celine think so, but Angeline thought so too.

Hearing their conversation, Angeline put down her book and asked indifferently, "Dad, do you need my help?"

Before she finished speaking, everyone looked at Angeline, wondering how she could "help".

Despite the stares of the crowd, Angeline's expression remained unchanged, but she uttered words even more dangerous than those of Sirin.

"I can directly erase the memories of other heroes."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The next second, Xilin quickly spoke up to stop Angeline.

"Sister Angelin, please don't erase the memories of other heroes so casually! Sirin will protect Daddy!"

Since Xilin hasn't met the other Heroes yet, let alone turned the other female Heroes into her mothers, she naturally wouldn't allow Angeline to erase the memories of the other Heroes.

As for how to erase the memories of the other heroes...

Very simple.

By simply activating the power of erosion, the entire Paradise of the Past can be brought under control, thereby selectively erasing the memories of specific heroes.

Thinking of this, Xilin paused for a moment, then suddenly had a bold idea.

Since the heroes are all "memory entities", why not directly use the power of erosion and the power of consciousness to tamper with the heroes' cognition and make them become your "new mother"?

This idea, like a spreading flame of invasion, quickly took over Sirin's mind.

However, before Xilin could put her plan into action, she saw Qiu Bi's warning look and immediately gave up her previous idea in frustration.

"Huh? Does the Herrscher of the End possess the powers of the Herrscher of Corruption?"

"Yes, I possess all the powers of the Herrschers, making me virtually invincible."

Angeline gave a brief reply.

Alicia pressed her index finger to her lips, seemingly deep in thought.

Seeing this, Sirin asked curiously, "Sister Alicia, didn't you participate in the battle against the Herrscher of the End?"

Although this was Sirin's first time entering the Land of the Dead, she had learned about some of the deeds of the Heroes beforehand and knew that they had all participated in the final battle.

If that's the case, why is Alicia completely unaware of the Herrscher of the End?

"Well..."

Alicia paused for a moment, then smiled and explained, "Although I was a member of the 'Thirteen Heroes of the Flame Chaser,' I didn't participate in the Final War; in fact, I died before that."

"Besides me, Sakura also died before the final battle."

Upon suddenly hearing familiar words from Alicia, Sirin abruptly stopped eating her cake.

"Sakura? Sister Alicia, does that Yingjie named 'Sakura' have long cherry-colored hair and long fox ears?"

"Huh? Does little cutie Sirin know Sakura?"

"Hmm... I should say I know her, since she's one of my mothers."

As she spoke, Sirin reached out and tore open a purple hole, revealing Yae Sakura's current appearance through it.

At this very moment, Yae Sakura is helping Yae Rin with her homework, a picture of serene tranquility.

Upon seeing this, Alicia was momentarily lost in thought.

"I see... Sakura, this must be the life you once longed for, right?"

"Sister Alicia, Sakura's mother is from 500 years ago. She lived to the present because she became a pseudo-Herrscher. As for Aunt Rin... she died 500 years ago, and Dad helped her revive her~"

Even while telling Alicia about Yae Sakura and Yae Rin, Sirin didn't forget to try to persuade Alicia.

Unfortunately, Alicia remained unmoved, merely chuckling softly.

"Oh dear~ Sirin, my little cutie, didn't I tell you before? Now's not the right time~"

"Hmm... Sirin knows."

Sirin didn't press the issue, and then asked, "Sister Alicia, you don't seem surprised by what happened to Sakura's mother?"

"Well, Dr. Mei once proposed the theory of 'alternate spacetime isotopes,' but it couldn't be proven and ultimately came to nothing. I never expected that 'alternate spacetime isotopes' would actually exist..."

Alicia pondered for a few seconds, then asked with a mixture of longing and anticipation, "Since there's Sakura's 'alternate counterpart,' could there be other 'alternate counterparts' of Heroes?"

"Cirin doesn't know~"

Sirin shook her head, then guessed, "Sakura's mother lived five hundred years ago. Even if other 'alternate counterparts' of heroes exist, they should have died five hundred years ago, right?"

"maybe."

Alicia gave an ambiguous reply, then stopped dwelling on the matter and subtly changed the subject.

"Delta, are you going to continue challenging the Trial Grounds later?"

The sudden shift in topic to herself startled Delta for a moment, but she answered without hesitation, "That's right! I must clear the Trial Grounds!"

During these few days, Delta never cleared the Trial Grounds, often failing at the first "BOSS". Occasionally, she would be lucky enough to defeat the first "BOSS", but would suffer a crushing defeat at the second "BOSS".

Chapter 236 Xilin: "Dad, are you lonely?"

After a simple meal, Sirin followed Qiu Bi and Delta into the Trial Grounds, while Angelin patiently stayed in the Paradise of the Past to read books.

As for Alicia...

She seemed to have something to attend to, so she took advantage of everyone being busy to temporarily leave the hall of Paradise.

According to Alicia, she was going to catch up with some heroes and also to have the gate-type device repaired so that Angeline could also enter the Trial Grounds.

The main reason wasn't that she "had something to deal with," but rather that Angeline's personality was too cold and even a bit unapproachable, which caused Alicia to always be neglected and ignored.

As everyone left, Angeline suddenly let out a long sigh and then closed the book.

After Qiu Bi, Delta, Sirin, and Alicia left, she finally found peace and quiet, and could calmly think about other things.

—Regarding the future counterattack against "Honkai".

Meanwhile, in the Trial Grounds.

Sirin entered the Trial Grounds for the first time in a long time, and it gave her a different feeling.

"Dad, can this be considered a 'picnic'?"

Xilin blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously.

Qiu Bi glanced discreetly at Delta, who was still fighting, and then corrected her helplessly, "Sirin, this doesn't count as a 'picnic,' since Delta is still fighting."

"Hmm... that's true."

Xilin nodded slightly, then affectionately took Qiu Bi's arm, her eyes smiling.

Qiu Bi looked helpless, then turned to Delta and carefully observed her battle.

Delta would occasionally glance at Qiu Bi and Xilin, often giving Qiu Bi a smile.

However, when she saw Xilin linking arms with Qiu Bi, she couldn't help but feel a sense of stagnation, which left her puzzled and confused.

Why do I feel this way?

He's just my teacher...

Delta pondered to herself, while simultaneously dealing with the Honkai Beasts and Death Soldiers who were besieging her.

The only threats that can be posed to Delta in the Trial Grounds are those "BOSSes".

Delta couldn't understand the origin of that "blocked" feeling, so she could only turn her doubts into motivation and charge into the trial grounds with unstoppable momentum.

Before long, Delta arrived at the location of the first "BOSS".

This time, however, she encountered a new "BOSS".

—Bella Benalles.

The girl had wings woven with lightning behind her, and her clothes were cool and sexy. A white bone plate that looked like an inverted triangle was fixed to her abdomen.

Delta silently watched Bella, her gaze sweeping over Bella's clothes and appearance.

Bella wore only a thin, downward-extending "strapless" top, with what appeared to be a metal ring below her chest.

She wore exoskeletons on both sides of her waist that resembled small wings or metal thrusters, and below the exoskeletons extended a skirt that was white on the outside and purple on the inside.

As for Bella's lower garments...

It's actually quite simple.

She was simply wearing black leather pants with black and white over-the-knee stockings.

It's worth mentioning that Bella's left leg was wearing black stockings and her right leg was wearing white stockings, and the white stockings were even "garter stockings," with the garter straps clearly visible extending into her leather pants.

After hesitating for a long time, Delta finally turned to look at Qiu Bi, as if asking, "Teacher, did you like this style of clothing before?"

Although Bella always presented herself as a "maid," Delta knew perfectly well that Bella was one of the first women to become Mrs. Chubi, after Sofia, Alexandra, and Cecilia.

However, because her initial identity was Sirin's "sister" and "symbiotic Honkai Beast," others do not call Bella "Mom."

Recently, due to the pregnancies of Sophia, Alexandra, Gana, and Wendy, Bella has rarely appeared in public, leading Grisha and the mist maids to take care of the four pregnant ladies.

After all, when Cecilia was pregnant, Bella not only consulted Sofia and Alexandra about precautions for caring for pregnant women, but also personally participated in caring for Cecilia during her pregnancy, so she can be said to have considerable experience in caring for pregnant women.

“Teacher, you…”

"Delta, focus on the battle."

Qiu Bi calmly reminded Delta, as if he hadn't noticed Bella's attire.

As the girl who most actively pursued Qiu Bi, Bella perfectly grasped Qiu Bi's preferences, so much so that although her outfit looked cool and sexy, it also gave people a sophisticated and capable feeling.

— "Capable" in various senses.

Upon hearing Qiu Bi's reminder, Delta could only mumble an "oh" and then look at Bella with a serious expression.

Although she had never seen Bella fight, Delta didn't think Bella was weak, as she was one of the earliest girls to follow Qiu Bi.

The instant Delta's left arm transformed into a Honkai Beast's claw, Bella vanished from her spot and reappeared in front of Delta.

"……Eh?"