Chapter 154: I Have a Special Way to Find Things
"An unfinished Divine Key? Jizo Mitama?" What is that?
Mei was quite confused to hear this name from the silver-haired girl.
Like a poor student who happens to know the answer to a question a top student can't answer, the white-haired dumpling
eagerly piped up: "Those two guns in the rotten old man's hands, those are it! They're called Judgment of Shamash, and they're great for toasting bread. But Jizo Mitama
—I've never heard of that."
Kiana stated that she was very familiar with Divine Keys.
When she was little and went on heroic adventures with her rotten old man, she ate meals cooked with Divine Keys every day. She even learned to use the Judgment of Shamash for roasting.
After burning her stomach a few times, Kiana rarely used the Judgment of Shamash for barbecue anymore.
"Is that so? Then lend them to me to try next time."
Silver Wing was planning to lure Siegfried back with news of the true Kiana, and it wasn't just because the white-haired dumpling was using
all her charm to act cute and spoiled. There was another reason.
Whether Siegfried stayed by Kiana's side or ran around the world freely like a vagrant, Silver Wing didn't
care. But the Judgment of Shamash was a different matter.
With the Key of Destruction in Siegfried's hands, when World Serpent inevitably began retrieving the Kaslana ancestors from the Sea of Quanta,
they would surely come knocking.
They'd snatch the Judgment of Shamash, and by the way, throw a Poké Ball at Siegfried to catch him and toss him into the Kaslana Stigmata Space to enjoy an ice-cold magic house.
Perhaps a fully capable Siegfried could contend with World Serpent, but in his half-disabled state, with a severed arm and unable to properly control his Honkai genes,
World Serpent would snatch him up instantly!
At that time, not only would her (Caelus's) signature weapon be given away to Kevin for free, but Siegfried would also end up in jail.
Silver Wing was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see the little bug's father suffer an undeserved calamity, so she decided to help him preserve the Judgment of Shamash for a while.
Perhaps later, it could even be used in the Star Rail world. She believed in system bugs and believed in infinite possibilities!
Good news that his biological daughter was still alive in exchange for "borrowing" a weapon for a period—Siegfried was making a definite profit, wasn't he?!
Silver Wing briefly gave the two newbies a rundown on Divine Key lore.
However, it was clear that due to being in a harmonious and peaceful environment, and having someone like Silver Wing nearby who, though sometimes unreliable,
was absolutely trustworthy in critical moments, the white-haired dumpling had completely abandoned
her brain's thinking functions in a short time, regressing into a true 'parasite'.
Knowledge?
Sorry, the 'parasite' declared herself immune to knowledge.
Listening with a "in one ear and out the other" attitude, Kiana clenched her small pink fists, looking as if whatever happened, just smashing through with a
shovel and a baseball bat would be enough.
"I'll lead the charge!"
Raiden Mei listened just as intently, immersed in the lore of the Twelve Divine Keys, feeling like a hero setting off to save the world,
searching for legendary artifacts.
After coming into contact with the true side of the world, her chuunibyo tendencies, which had been suppressed by shame in adulthood, stirred mightily and re-emerged.
Silver Wing's expression was normal, but her mood was somewhat subtle.
The 'parasite' and the 'chef wife'—how did they both start showing signs of chuunibyo?
At this stage, the most reliable of the Original Three Families was indeed Duck-duck!
[An unfinished Divine Key?]
As a key general under the Anti-Entropy Executor, Bronya was aware of Divine Keys. They were relics of the Previous Era.
The Anti-Entropy Divine Key seemed to be called Star of Eden.
[Is it in a Previous Era ruin?]
"It's a ruin, but not a Previous Era ruin."
The silver-haired girl suddenly spoke, which bewildered Kiana and Mei for a moment, but they quickly realized that Silver Wing
was probably answering Bronya's question.
"Where is that Divine Key?" Mei asked, having snapped out of her childhood fantasy.
"It's somewhere within Nagazora City."
The silver-haired girl extended both hands and vigorously rubbed the white-haired dumpling's face, which was full of prime collagen,
pulling it wide like a flatbread, then squeezing her hands together to make Kiana's lips pout.
"Ah ya mmph! Hurt, let go!"
If it were that little pudding, Kiana would definitely give her a taste of her own medicine and show her who the boss of the
Original Three Families was!
But facing Silver Wing, who was currently the center of the safe zone and held information about her rotten old man and her sister, Kiana could only
put on a pitiful expression, hoping the demonic claws would loosen.
Silver Wing could clearly feel little duck-duck's triumphant glee.
Hmph hmph, stupid Kiana!
She always argued with her, but now isn't she being manipulated and kneaded by "her"?
Silver Wing was her parallel world self, and she could feel the sensation of freely pinching stupid Kiana. Effectively,
it was the same as her kneading stupid Kiana.
"Even so, Nagazora City is so big, how are we supposed to find that Jizo Mitama?"
Feeding the last piece of dessert to Kiana, who had opened her mouth like a husky, the silver-haired girl turned and led the two to Bronya's
room, sitting in front of Duck-duck's gaming-rigged military-grade computer.
Searching online for the sealed location of the fox spirit—Yae Village.
Five hundred years is a long time, but not long enough for drastic topographical changes. As long as the right search method is used, it's easy
to find it. As for what method?
Just let Bronya regain body control and tell her what to search for. Simple, right~?
Little duck-duck's hacking abilities were still top-notch in this world.
Soon, Bronya used various clues found online to pinpoint the target location.
An almost abandoned underground station in Nagazora City with low foot traffic. In the past, a certain village was built there.
For unknown reasons, a sudden disaster destroyed the entire village.
For a long time afterward, no one dared to approach the village area, until modern times when a station was built as the city was constructed.
"Well done, Bronya."
Silver Wing, having taken back body control, watched the highlighted area on the computer screen and snapped her fingers.
"Pack up, prepare to depart!"
It was late night on Jarilo-VI, but only around three in the afternoon on Earth. There was still plenty of time before dark.
Lively, energetic, gentle yet excited replies followed immediately.
There wasn't really much to pack. Kiana took her Kaslana ancestral baseball bat and the twin guns given by Uncle Ryoma. Mei took out the two katanas prepared by her father.
After the Cocolia incident, Raiden Ryoma clearly couldn't hide the other side of the world from his daughter anymore, so he fully disclosed his identity
as an Anti-Entropy Executor.
After a father-daughter talk, he promptly fulfilled his contract with Bronya and, with other Anti-Entropy Executors,
dealt with Cocolia's assets, transforming them into shares and gold that were transferred into Mei's hands, his 'unfilial' daughter.
At the same time, he had Mei get involved with some ME Corp matters and arranged some high-grade equipment for her self-defense.
Raikiri, a samurai sword developed by ME Corp Headquarters using Project-Mei data. A powerful electromagnetic field generated by the hilt
protects the user, like the protection of the Herrscher of Thunder.
And the other one…
Mei handed the katana, housed in a cool, futuristic scabbard, to the silver-haired girl.
Its blade, thin as a cicada's wing, was filled with an icy blue light, as if formed from a combination of ice crystals and lightning. Just drawing
it from its sheath lowered the room temperature by two degrees.
"Plasma Kagehide," the smiling silver-haired girl murmured the blade's name, a strange expression on her face.
"Huh, Silver Wing, how do you know this blade's name? Did Father tell you already?"
Hearing the silver-haired girl immediately call out the weapon's name, Raiden Mei was a little confused. She had originally planned to give Silver Wing
a surprise.
"Your father didn't tell me, but… did he not tell you the significance of this blade?"
The silver-haired girl drew the blade, which contained the power of ice, and casually spun it around.
Using an advanced learning chip, she trained combat techniques in her sleep, primarily focusing on weapons commonly used by Valkyries such as firearms, scythes,
swords, and short blades, as well as yoyos.
Katanas and swords were similar, and were her main practice weapons. After all, strength is about the version, but being cool is
a lifelong affair!
"No," Raiden Mei shook her head somewhat blankly.
"Significance? Is this blade special in some way?"
Upon hearing this, Kiana quickly craned her small head over, curiously examining it.
"…" The silver-haired girl sheathed the blade and pondered for a moment.
Raiden Ryoma's supreme masterpiece, designed with Divine Keys as a target, intended to defeat the Herrscher occupying
his daughter's body one day in the future.
In fact, although this blade was very strong, it was impossible to defeat the Herrscher of Thunder with this blade alone. But,
due to its creation purpose, this blade itself carried a special meaning.
If Raiden Ryoma knew that Silver Wing was essentially male, he definitely wouldn't have easily given away this blade.
In Raiden Ryoma's mind, Mei's safety and the Plasma Kagehide were linked; calling it a dowry wouldn't be an exaggeration.
"Your father is planning to marry you off to me? Alright, I agree to this marriage."
""Huh?"" x2
Kiana and Raiden Mei both gaped.
Marry Mei / herself to Silver Wing?
"No way!"
"It can't be!"
Kiana felt like a hundred huskies were barking wildly in her brain.
She was here first!
Honestly, Kiana had been a bit conflicted lately. Mei was gentle and virtuous and capable, and Bronya in her Silver Wing form had that big sister
aura with a contrastingly innocent appearance, as if possessing a magical charm.
Kiana liked both!
But the 'wings' that had made her so conflicted had now paired up themselves?
"We'll talk about this later, let's go."
The silver-haired girl floated forward, carrying the Plasma Kagehide on her back. Kiana and Mei exchanged glances and quickly followed.
Everything regarding the Raiden family was restored with Cocolia's imprisonment and Raiden Ryoma's release. Their social reputation and public
opinion were reinstated, and all frozen assets were unfrozen.
In a silver sports car that looked brand new, fresh from the factory, the silver-haired girl sat in the driver's seat. Bronya's driving
privileges were reinstated, she took back body control, and began speeding recklessly.
With the Raiden family as her backing, no one could revoke her driver's license!
The sports car sped, drifted, and performed drain pipe cornering at a speed that made Mei break out in a cold sweat. It didn't take long to reach
the abandoned Nagazora City Underground North Station.
"It's here."
Upon reaching their destination, Bronya handed body control over to Silver Wing, and the three successively got out of the car.
"Should we split up to search?"
Even with the area narrowed down to this extent, the entire station was still quite large.
"Leave it to me. I have a special way to find things."
Kiana volunteered, stepping forward. To Mei's bewildered expression, she tossed her baseball bat into the air. When it fell back down,
Kiana picked it up, pointed the opposite end of the bat, and declared confidently:
"It's this way!"
"?" Mei raised a hand, forming a question mark.
Even Silver Wing was silent for two seconds this time, then suddenly remembered something: "Well, let's go see. We're searching anyway,
so it doesn't matter where we start."
However.
After walking a distance in the direction Kiana pointed, the silver-haired girl, extremely sensitive to Honkai energy, stopped dead in her tracks.
"Is this the power of the European Emperor?"
If only Kiana could pull gacha for her, how wonderful that would be!
Envy makes one's very core split.
The silver-haired girl looked at the discarded house, which was emitting Honkai fluctuations.
"Project Bunny."
At the girl's call, a giant steel beast appeared behind her, its cannon barrels accumulating energy, tearing open the wall and foundation.
Project Bunny and the strong Kiana began digging.
It didn't take long. Project Bunny's steel hand, like an excavator scoop, grabbed a handful of dirt. After the loose soil fell away,
a black box was revealed in its grasp.
"Found it."
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