Man in Honkai: Opening Awakens Two Systems

There was a hero of the Greeks … Ha, it doesn’t really matter where he’s from. In short, he was so great that the ship he used on his adventures was enshrined as a monument.

But time is relentless, and the wood used to make that ship is gradually decaying.

In order not to let this great ship end up being burned as a sacrifice, the locals came up with a good way –

Check all parts of the ship every year: if there is serious decay, redo and replace it.

So, a hundred years later, when a philosopher came to visit, all the parts of the ship had already been replaced at least once.

The philosopher was upset when he heard this, and he asked the locals: “Is this still the original ship?” ”

And the locals replied nonchalantly, “If you say no, Mr. Philosopher, when do you think it was not?” You know, even during the adventure of the big hero, the ship needs to be replaced with parts. “

(Note: The ship of theseus, one of the oldest experimental ideas.) Earliest from Plutarch)

“Miss Leana, you are…”

Jiang Qi looked at Leanna with a solemn face, knowing that her expression at the moment definitely didn’t look like a joke, but even so, he couldn’t understand the meaning of what Leanna said that she had lost her qualifications to exist as a human being.

“The reason why I can become the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny today, and also have the ability to use the ‘Key of God’, is not because my talent is far superior to others, or because I always come out on top in grades.”

“However, I have witnessed the tragedy that happened to the people around me countless times, and I know my weakness as a Valkyrie, and if I can be given a chance to have the power to protect others, I think I will accept it desperately.”

“The bishop at the time also took a fancy to me, so when he invited me, I had no reason to refuse, because that was what I had always longed for.”

“So, from the very beginning the skin, limbs, muscles… Later, the internal organs of the body, even the nerve bundles, were replaced with the metal called ‘soul steel’, and the human part of my body began to become less and less, and now, apart from my own thoughts, there is nothing in this body that is my original thing. “

“This power is on credit, in exchange for giving up my identity as a human being, in order to repay this price, I will follow the bishop’s instructions and unconditionally carry out any of his plans, relying on this body created by him to become the most accurate and cold machine.”

“As for me now, what kind of existence is it? I am afraid that even I can hardly define myself, if I can really decide my own destiny, as I once said on the road – ‘I just want to be a catcher in the wheat’. “

This time without any concealment or evasion, Leanna answered this thorny question in great detail from the front, which was equivalent to confessing to Jiang Qi that she was not flesh and blood.

It was also at this moment that Jiang Qi had a feeling of opening up, about why Leanna had asked herself countless times before about the relationship between Valkyries and machines.

The reason is precisely because she herself is a machine made of soul steel, and there is no other part that can be called human except her mind as a human being.

From being able to control the Black Abyss White Flower, to being able to fly at high speed with the strength of her body, and what Leanna revealed in her previous conversation that she was not as old as she looked, all of them corresponded to the fact that she was using a soul steel body transformed by Otto.

That’s why she values these so-called emotional beings so much, because they are the only thing that makes her feel alive, and that she realizes that there is still some decisive difference between herself and the machine.

“……“

Jiang Qi looked at Leanna, who was still smiling at the moment, putting on a breezy look, and for a while she couldn’t help but feel mixed in her heart, even if the composition of her body was metal, but she lived more like a human being than most people.

But he didn’t know how to respond to Leana, because words are always pale, and the things that Leanna is carrying are not just a few words that can be covered.

So, he slowly took a step forward, looked at Leanna, who was slightly sluggish, opened his arms, and wrapped her whole person in his arms.

Actual actions are often more effective than words, and Jiang Qi wants to convey his emotions to Leanna in this way. Perhaps because the body is metal, Leanna’s body temperature is much lower than expected, but her body is so hot in Jiang Qi’s arms, because in the cold shell, there is a heart full of enthusiasm.

“……“

Leanna’s eyes widened at first, she didn’t expect Jiang Qi to answer her questions in this way, but she didn’t seem to hate this way, he should be the first to be willing to take the initiative to approach his existence after knowing the truth. In addition to the subconscious struggle at the beginning, Leanna also slowly accepted Jiang Qi’s way of pouring out her feelings, and instead leaned her head in front of him, feeling his body temperature and heartbeat.