Chapter 173: A Teacher Who Uses a Bat Must Be a Good Teacher
Sensing the little duckling brain wriggling against her chest, Silver Wing felt a surge of emotion. Even under these circumstances, she didn't forget to cuddle—it's truly you, Slipper Bug.
The white-haired youth stopped, looking at the three figures entering the trial area.
The cherry-haired girl with a single ponytail came into view, and Kevin's ancient, still eyes slightly contracted, as if witnessing the birth of a miracle.
Kevin had sensed a Herrscher entering the Realm at once, even perceiving an unusually erosive nature, but the current situation was unexpected for him.
"Rin?"
"Brother Kevin, long time no see~!"
Like a replica of a scene from fifty millennia ago, the girl followed her sister to meet a friend, her demeanor filled with her usual liveliness. Rin cheerfully raised her little hand to greet Kevin.
"Long time... no see."
Nodding slightly, Kevin's face, usually like a perpetual iceberg, softened for a fleeting moment.
It was a warmth he only occasionally revealed when facing an old friend.
"Sakura, this is?"
"It's a long story... Rin's recovery is all thanks to this person."
Even now, the subtle smile on Sakura's face still held heartfelt joy as she indicated Silver Wing.
"Bronya Zaychik."
With a light, shallow smile, Silver Wing introduced herself at the right moment, meeting the white-haired youth's gaze with elegance and composure.
The Slipper Bug, hiding behind Silver Wing, seemed to have found a strong backing. She peeked her little head out and made a face at Kevin, sticking out her tongue.
Kevin's gaze casually drifted over, and Chongchong's body instantly stiffened. She shrank her head back like a kitten hiding from a terrifying monster.
"Alrighty~!"
Putting on a gentle and soft smile, switching to a gentle older sister demeanor, Silver Wing leaned down and whispered into Kiana's ear.
"Our purpose for entering the Elysian Realm is to undergo trials and gain the approval of the Flame-Chasers. Kiana, you must work hard! If you succeed in gaining approval, I'll give you a reward~!"
Her moist breath poured into Kiana's ear, filled with endless fantasies and allure, making Kiana swallow hard, her eyes faintly sparkling.
A reward?
A reward to savor?
"Only by battling strong opponents can you quickly become stronger."
"Kiana, I believe in you!"
"Mm!"
Under Silver Wing's gaze, filled with trust and allure, Kiana felt capable again. Wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, she turned to look at the expressionless Kevin.
If Kevin were more emotional, his head would probably be covered in lines of exasperation by now.
This descendant of his truly had issues; it wasn't just a matter of being "not smart." What was with this personality?
Kevin's gaze sharpened slightly.
As if sensing the prehistoric Tyrannosaurus Rex's stare, the Slipper Bug's body jolted, and her brain sobered up again.
"But..."
Kiana mumbled, clutching Silver Wing's arm, her initial move to act spoiled interrupted.
"Kiana, Kevin in his current state is only a tiny bit stronger than you."
Silver Wing pinched out a small gap with her thumb and forefinger: "As long as you try just a little bit, with your talent, you'll surely pass the trial very quickly."
He wasn't using [Salvation], hadn't activated [Night Demon], and didn't even have Divine Key of Shamash. He was merely a memory construct from the Previous Era's technological crystallisation, the core of the Chimera Project, the strongest Fusion Warrior.
Kiana would become Kiana, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven in the future!
Although she was currently an amateur, not even as good as Little Ducky, her strength barely qualified her as a pure noob B-rank Valkyrie—but Kaslana against Kaslana, this round, she can fight!
Although Silver Wing was encouraging Kiana, both Kevin and Sakura's gazes towards Silver Wing became strange.
Only Rin, after some time living together, somewhat understood Sister Silver Wing's personality.
She understood her even better than Mei and Kiana, after all, she was the Herrscher of Corruption, and even if she recovered her original personality, fifty millennia of memories weren't completely lost.
A cunning big sister who's always 'speeding' with suggestive remarks.
Kevin was silent for a few seconds, neither refuting nor commenting on Silver Wing's words, his gaze turning to Kiana: "Descendant of Kaslana, will you retreat?"
Hearing this, Kiana, who had been switching between her cowardice-bravery duality, immediately reacted as if a keyword had been triggered.
Don't you know not to use the family name against a Kaslana!
"Who would retreat!?"
The white-haired girl was instantly provoked, indignantly sticking out her reddened neck:
"The children of Kaslana won't be lovers!"
"Then come."
Kevin's indifferent face rarely curved into a smile, an imperceptible arc that surprised Sakura, who knew him well. He raised the baseball bat in his hand and pointed it directly at Kiana.
"Bring it on!"
Although it really hurt, she wouldn't truly die anyway. Faced with this provocation concerning her honor, others may endure, but Chongchong cannot!
Besides, there was Silver Wing's reward after passing the trial!
Kiana felt Silver Wing wasn't wrong; this uncle was a little stronger than her, but with her talent, she believed she could defeat him very quickly!
"I wasn't serious before, but from now on, I'm getting serious!"
She still had some psychological trauma, but in front of Silver Wing, her stubbornness couldn't stop!
As she spoke, Kiana immediately rushed forward a few steps, slamming her bat towards Kevin.
However...
She didn't even last two rounds before Kevin sent her flying.
This was the result of him going easy; otherwise, Kevin could have defeated Kiana hundreds of times in an instant.
The strength gap between the two was too vast.
A King playing against Iron, a pure overwhelming victory.
Silver Wing continuously cheered and encouraged Kiana.
Kevin, who sent Kiana flying with every swing of the bat, was clearly a good teacher!
Rayleigh teaching Luffy for two years only taught him the basics of the three types of Haki, truly misleading students.
In contrast, what about Teacher Kevin?
One swing to master Ryou, two swings to learn Conqueror's Haki coating, three swings to awaken a Devil Fruit, becoming a sunny and cheerful big boy.
A teacher who hits people with a bat must be a good teacher!
St. Freya was clearly Rayleigh; in the original timeline, Chongchong evolved into End-Chong under Kevin's pressure, fully capable of becoming Kaido.
Silver Wing expected her to awaken as the Herrscher of the Void with one bat swing, become Knight Ranger with two, and cut out the Herrscher of Flamescion with three Divine Key of Shamash blows!
Kiana grimaced at the immense pain of the baseball bat hitting her, but in front of Silver Wing, she didn't wail. Instead, she gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, determined not to lose face!
Sakura's expression became strange at the sight.
This visitor was truly...
"Alright, let's go."
Silver Wing didn't plan to continue watching. If she left, Kiana would at least howl a couple of times to release some pain.
The suffering Kiana endured today would be the sweetness of the future!
Indeed, her sweetness: once Silver Wing pulled Kiana's character card, she could directly send Chongchong to Star Rail for proxy-play!
Otherwise, what use would a B-rank noob-level Valkyrie's 'DiDi' proxy-play be then?
Mei completing Elysia's trial would surely lead to a much faster growth rate than in the original timeline at St. Freya Academy, so Silver Wing asked Sakura to take good care of her.
Sakura's combat power was definitely among the best of the Flame-Chasers, very suitable to be Mei's sword instructor and combat skills teacher.
Coupled with the time flow BUG, even if she pulled Mei's character card in the future, she wouldn't have to worry about getting a noob who couldn't even defeat a Honkai Beast.
As long as she possessed enough will and resolve, Mei would be able to awaken as the Herrscher of Thunder by her own will, without causing a Great Honkai.
Both the Herrscher of Flamescion and Mei's second Herrscher transformation were born this way.
As for Little Bronya...
How did she end up in Kosma's trial area?
Silver Wing had Rin use her Authority of Erosion to search for the other two's locations. Upon receiving the reply, question marks couldn't help but appear above Silver Wing's head.
Did the Elysian Realm's matching mechanism have a BUG?
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't first-time visitors to the Realm be matched based on compatibility with a Flame-Chaser?
Where did these two even match?
Was it because their household registers only listed themselves after birth?
Elysia too, for that matter.
After pondering the matching factors for a while, Silver Wing was utterly perplexed and quickly gave up thinking about the problem.
Anyway, it was all the same no matter which Flame-Chaser they were matched with. Even the weakest Pardofelis among the thirteen couldn't be defeated by the current Three Houses.
If it were any of the other twelve, they would be abused. The only difference was moderately miserable, very miserable, and extremely miserable.
Like Kiana, who was extremely miserable.
Elysia certainly wouldn't be heavy-handed; Mei was moderately miserable.
Little Ducky, she was probably very miserable.
Although she couldn't defeat Kosma, she was instantly defeated very quickly each time, almost not feeling pain before restarting. Moreover, Kosma wasn't like Kevin, who had to personally trial Kiana, the Herrscher of Flamescion and Kaslana descendant, throughout.
Currently, Bronya hadn't obtained the Authority of the Herrscher of Reason and wasn't even a Herrscher, making it difficult to pique Kosma's interest. After defeating Bronya once, he left with a remark of "boring" and departed.
This meant he allowed her to proceed with the trial normally.
The trial area's design was largely similar to in-game Honkai Impact 3rd, storing past enemies from the thirteen Flame-Chasers' memories as trial content. By clearing levels and finally gaining a Flame-Chaser's approval, one could obtain a Signet.
Visitors could actively change trial areas, but might not necessarily meet the corresponding Flame-Chaser.
Silver Wing asked Sakura for a [Setsuna] Signet, planning to see what use it had. Sakura naturally gave it without a second thought.
"The effect of this Signet... hm, it's quite subtle."
It mainly symbolized the inheritance of will and spiritual growth, and could provide a buff effect within the Realm.
Although the power within the Elysian Realm was illusory, experiencing stronger powers and higher-level combat in advance was still a method of training to become stronger.
Outside, Signets only worked at certain special moments, for example, providing a small boost to the holder in a Stigmata Space formed by memories.
The daily boost was negligible.
Silver Wing wasn't interested in collecting the Thirteen Signets, nor did the Masked Fool's will need tempering.
Compared to Kiana and Mei, Bronya was actually quite suited to grow in adversity, provided she became the Herrscher of Reason. Since she hadn't obtained her 'driver's license' yet, she could first lay a foundation.
The Three Houses were all clearly arranged, and Earth should be peaceful for a while now.
The original Fourth Great Honkai should have occurred after Kiana and her friends graduated from St. Freya and became Valkyries. However, since the Third Honkai hadn't happened yet, the Fourth might be brought forward.
Next, what Silver Wing had to do was utilize the time difference between the two worlds to cultivate Jizo Mitama's intimacy.
On the Honkai world side, there were temporarily no other matters she needed to deal with.
The only thing to do was to have Absinthe in Midnight keep an eye on World Serpent's movements through Raven, and when Grey Serpent found a way to retrieve Kevin, have Seele hitch a ride out of the Sea of Quanta.
Thinking of Seele and Little Ducky earlier, Silver Wing's lips involuntarily curved into a joyful arc.
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