I am a former Flame Chasers

The early morning sun illuminated the white exterior walls of Chiba Academy.

The streets were filled with students attending classes in groups of three or four, and the chattering of conversation filled the air.

Some people were talking about the helicopter that flew over last night, some were talking about the recently released games, and some seemed to be taking pictures of flowers in the morning, but in fact they were showing off their newly bought mobile phones.

Of course, there are also girls who secretly look at the handsome white-haired guys passing by.

"Kevin, these are the cookies I made myself."

"You haven't had breakfast yet, right? This is some extra milk I just bought for you."

Before the young man could refuse, the girl who delivered the gift ran away, leaving Kevin standing there in a daze.

"It's great to be popular. I can even save money on breakfast." Ryan walked past him silently and couldn't help but teasing him, "Luckily you found Mei, otherwise you would have been rumored to be a scumbag long ago."

Kevin recovered from his daze and raised the bag in his hand: "Mei must trust me. It would be a pity to throw it away. I don't know what these girls think."

"Don't be so Versailles. Come, I'll help you solve some problems." Ryan said as he took a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, pouting: "Let's go, handsome guy."

"Don't call me that. Besides, Ryan, you're not bad. Find a club and be more cheerful. You'll definitely be popular."

"Stop, I sound like a gloomy nerd."

"That's not the case, but how should I put it..." Kevin hurriedly followed, unable to think of a perfect adjective.

He had known Ryan for two years, but he still couldn't fully describe this friend. Mysterious? Rational? Gentle and polite?.

These are all him, but there is no way to fully summarize them. It was not until they passed the second teaching building that Kevin, who had been silent all the time, raised his head.

"Well, I am indifferent. I seem to be keeping a distance from everything around me, as if everyone will die tomorrow."

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Ryan stopped and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. It was really a paramecium like intuition that gave such an interesting guess.

"Okay, human nature is very complex. It's hard to sum it up so easily."

"No, I'm just very simple and pure." Kevin grinned, revealing a smile as bright as the sun.

You are just too pure.

Ryan answered in his heart, then slowly lowered his eyes.

There was no way to connect this boy who climbed up the stairs late at night to wait for his lover's delayed flight with the crazy man who saved the world.

Sometimes, he was glad that he came to the beginning of the story instead of the end, because by the end, most of the Thirteen Heroes had become crazy and paranoid.

Of course, the price is that there is no one to rely on, and you cannot mechanically apply the personalities of those in memory.

"What are you looking at me for? If you have any questions about your sexual orientation, go find Sue." Kevin scratched his face.

"Nothing, you are indeed simple, not only simple but also pure and passionate. What a great opportunity to get on base, but you actually climbed the stairs back to the dormitory to take a cold shower. You know I slept with my butt covered all night..."

Before he finished speaking, Ryan quickly lowered his head.

A milk carton flew over his head and hit the street lamp with a dull thud. Without even looking at it, he picked up his schoolbag and ran away.

This was not the first time he had teased Kevin. Although the latter looked angry and embarrassed, he would act as if nothing had happened when he returned to the dormitory at night.

Ryan kept running forward until the bell for the first class rang. Kevin, who was chasing him, went back in disappointment.

He was from the Department of Physical Education, and of course it was impossible for him to attend the High Energy Physics Department with Ryan.

Huh... What a monster athlete, running across the entire school without even taking a breath.

Ryan turned around and looked at the figure running away again. Some clues had already appeared.

"When we first met, I deliberately provoked him. After we fought, I found that he was strong enough to beat a knight level Honkai beast. Are all high school students in the Far East monsters?"

He shrugged his shoulders. He had no idea about the fate of "Kevin" because of this unreasonable thing. He was only 100% or even 90% sure that Kevin was definitely not an ordinary person.

Ryan adjusted his glasses and walked towards a white house with a pointed roof. There was a high wall around the house, and the words "School of Physics Laboratory" were written on the door.

As one of the world's leading private universities, Qianyu Laboratory is responsible for a number of government projects. The equipment inside is cutting-edge, and it is also the only place in the Far East with a "particle collider".

After the examination, Ryan changed into a white coat and rimless glasses, looking like a scholar.

There is a small garden between the gate and the laboratory. Some cherry blossoms have already bloomed. When the breeze blows, pink petals fall. A girl can be vaguely seen sitting on one side of the garden.

The girl was holding a book and flipping through it slowly.

Her long blue hair tied into a ponytail fluttered in the wind. Her pretty face was full of concentration. While reading, she was also writing something on a piece of draft paper.

'I really don't understand how she and Kevin became a couple, one is a wise girl and the other is a paramecium.'

Ryan looked at Mei, who was like a literary girl, and couldn't help but complain. His learning ability was also influenced by his fate, while Mei talent was simply abnormal.

Even words like academic master, genius, and smart became insults.

At the age of nineteen, she had completed all the courses in engineering, physics, biology, etc., obtained three doctoral degrees, was solely responsible for the research of a project, and obtained the permission to use all the instruments, making the old guys in the laboratory sigh that they were living a dog's life at their age.

"It's a pity that destiny walkers are not attracted to each other, otherwise I would really doubt that she is an intellectual." Ryan stepped into the garden and stopped gently in front of the girl.

Perhaps it was because his shadow was stained on the book, and Mei paused for a moment on the formula that had filled the entire white paper.

"Did you make Kevin mad again?"

"That kid is complaining again. I just teased him a little. What? Do you want to seek justice for him?"

Mei put down her pen and looked up. There was no anger on her face, only a hint of a smile: "On the contrary, I'm glad that there is still no barrier between you and him."

This sentence is a bit nonsensical, but it gives people a feeling that he knows everything.

Ryan had no doubts and smiled: "I can't help it. I don't have many friends and I can't accommodate too many things."

"A self-preservation mechanism?"

"If I try my best but still can't change the result, at least I won't regret it. At least it allows me to maintain my own identity in the process of development."

Mei didn't seem to understand, nor did she intend to understand. She patted the empty seat next to her and said, "I sent you the main content of this discussion meeting last night. Have you read it?"

"Yeah, I got up at five in the morning to read it. It was over 100,000 words and I didn't even have time to eat breakfast." Ryan sat on the bench and glanced sideways. He could see the girl's dark circles under her eyes.

In the middle of the night, one person was climbing the stairs back to the dormitory, while the other was solving an equation. This strange couple was really eye-opening.

Fortunately, after two years he was no longer surprised. He opened the notebook on his lap. It was filled with densely packed equations. Most people would feel dizzy at a glance, as if it were some kind of illusion.

Ryan also calmed down and asked as he looked at it, "I heard that the legendary Dr. Mobius came to see you?"

"Well, Dr. Mebius has disappeared for a long time. It was unexpected that she attended the forum this time. She was quite interested in my paper, but..." Mei raised her head slightly and said lightly: "She seems to be working for a certain organization, so she is a little restrained."

Ryan eye twitched.

He had never met Mebius, but he knew that this crazy scientist was very interested in him and had tried to trick him into the research institute many years ago. But he had to admit that Mebius was a smart man who was no less intelligent than Mebius.

Honkai energy, or imaginary internal energy, is no longer a secret in the world. After all, the Fire Moth has been developing it, and there are people like himself who can use it.

However, in addition to using it, researchers also need to trace its origins.

"Your paper on the origin of imaginary space and imaginary internal energy should be noted. What does Dr. Mobius have to say?"

"She showed me several papers that had never been published. Although the hypotheses were different, they could provide evidence that my research direction was correct, just like this leaf." Mei picked up a fallen leaf and pressed her fingers on the petiole.

"If we regard this leaf as the world, the energy of the imaginary space should not be infused into reality, otherwise reality would not exist at all. But for some reason, this energy came in. If a concentration effect occurs and reaches a certain concentration, it will affect the organisms, climate, and even physical laws of the real world."

Well, when the imaginary energy reaches a certain concentration, Honkai can occur.

Ryan answered in his heart that Mei had never witnessed the Honkai, and it was very terrifying to get this result just by calculating the formula, so he listened more seriously.

"Also, under her guidance, I modified the origin of imaginary internal energy and proposed another hypothesis." Mei placed the leaf on a piece of white paper and drew a circle outside the leaf with her hand.

"Energy cannot be generated for no reason. There should be something in the space outside the 'world', like a low-temperature heat source and a high-temperature heat source. Their opposing 'motions' can generate energy."

The opposition between trees and the sea.

Ryan lowered his eyes and clapped his hands softly: "All the assumptions are based on calculations. You are really a genius."

"Stop flattering me." Mei rolled her eyes at Ryan and swept the leaves off the trees. "You've also contributed, at least completing 30% of the calculations. So, why don't you go to the discussion meeting?"

"Mu Continent is too far away, and you know I don't care about these things."

"So what do you want to do?"

Just as a story should have a plot, so too should a person have a goal.

"Standing in the present and looking into the future, I can tolerate the unknown, but I can never tolerate the unknowable. Whether it's knowledge or power, I want—" Ryan laughed and stretched out his hand to shake it gently.

"Contact, understand, explore, then surpass, and finally, become a pioneer."

If a destiny walker wants to become stronger, he must implement the philosophy of that path and be influenced by the philosophy in turn. The pioneering path that Ryan is on is not as simple as just killing.

It is important to kill Honkai beasts and experience Honkai energy firsthand, and it is equally important to study theories with Mei. This means knowing not only the hows but also the whys.

"It's very profound, giving people a sense of philosophical obscurity." The girl was stunned for a moment, then she regained her composure. She slowly stood up and said casually, "Then don't do anything dangerous. The dead can't become pioneers."

"Hahaha, survival and development are mutually dependent. There is no conflict." Ryan was not surprised and gently pushed his glasses.

"Don't worry, I'm just a researcher who can't do anything."