Two hours later.
The Herrscher of the Void, who had been incredibly arrogant before, feeling she was invincible and everyone else was just trash, a complete mesugaki (bratty girl), had lost all her former pride.
At this moment, she was wearing a sign that said "I will never trash talk again," her mouth sealed, her limbs tied, kneeling on the ground like a defeated queen in a loss CG, awaiting judgment.
"Guh, just kill me," the Herrscher of the Void said, uttering the classic defeated female knight line.
"Calm down, Sirin. We're here to make a deal," Qian Yi said, squatting in front of the Herrscher of the Void, maintaining eye level with her.
"I have nothing to talk about with you humans."
"Then we'll come and beat you up every day after dinner. If you think this was just a moment of carelessness and you'll get your revenge next time, you're gravely mistaken. Before we beat you, we'll let Kiana starve, unable to absorb a single bit of Honkai energy for days. We'll wait until you're weak and then beat you like crazy."
"You humans are truly despicable! Shameless! Vile! Detestable!"
Perhaps because Sirin hadn't had much schooling, the Herrscher of the Void's vocabulary for insults was completely non-aggressive, even having the cute quality of a girl being tsundere.
When the Herrscher of the Void was tired of cursing, Qian Yi continued, "I know you have a grudge against Schicksal and want revenge. But can you really succeed in your revenge all by yourself?"
"I have a grudge against all of humanity, not just Schicksal," the Herrscher of the Void snorted.
"Oh? Do you have a grudge against Cecilia too?"
"...She-she doesn't count," the Herrscher of the Void hesitated.
"I haven't experienced your pain and despair, so I have no real concept of that terrible life. I can't genuinely comfort you, and persuading you to let go of your hatred is wishful thinking. But even hatred has a priority. Compared to ordinary people, Schicksal, who caused Cecilia's death and took everything from you, should be your primary target for revenge. What do you think, Sirin?"
"...You humans are full of deceptive sweet talk. You're just planning to use me, aren't you?"
"Compared to 'use,' I prefer the word 'cooperate,' because we are equal parties, and we can both profit from it."
"Profit? Heh, what can I get? And what do you plan to get from me?"
"What you can get is very little. Only the resurrection of Cecilia and a happy family. As for what I get, a story of a girl gradually moving from sorrow to happiness, an interesting adventure, and a Herrscher friend?"
Qian Yi accurately hit the Herrscher of the Void's weak spot. Compared to revenge, destroying the world, or destroying humanity, for her, the happy family and motherly love she could never have were the most important things—so important that she would be willing to give up everything just to hear Cecilia's voice again.
But having been hurt by humans before, she was unwilling to believe their sweet talk. Yet, when she met Qian Yi's rare gray eyes, she saw a calmness and sincerity she had never seen before, without a trace of deceit. It was as if he could see the deepest vulnerability and loneliness in her heart, looking into her soul without any concealment.
Those cold walls, the defenses that had once protected her from harm, gradually began to loosen under the gaze of those eyes.
The Herrscher of the Void turned her face away, not daring to look him in the eye. "Why help a Herrscher like me? Don't humans hate Herrschers the most?"
"Because Kiana is my friend. It's only natural for friends to help each other," Qian Yi said very naturally.
"...Hmph, then aren't you afraid that I'll pretend to agree, then take her body when you're not looking and destroy the world?" The Herrscher of the Void was still being stubborn.
"Then I'll beat you. I'll lead a group of people here to beat you. And next time, it won't be just two hours of beating."
Don't look at the fact that the dimensional chat group only had six people now. Qian Yi believed that as time went on, the number would continue to grow. Then they would no longer be a squad, but a regiment, a brigade, an army!
"...Tch."
The Herrscher of the Void's face twitched, and she turned into a ray of light, merging into Kiana's body. At the same time, a faint blue light also entered Qian Yi's body.
...
I am thou, thou art I.
Thou hast acquired a new vow.
It shall become the wings of rebellion that breaketh thy chains of captivity.
With the birth of the Moon Persona, I have obtained the winds of blessing that shall lead to freedom...
...
A new bond was forged at this moment. What Qian Yi found strange was that the content seemed to have changed, and the voice didn't sound like Margaret's at all.
Qian Yi didn't dwell on these details for too long and asked Kiana how she felt. "How does it feel to master the power of the Herrscher of the Void?"
Kiana's pair of azure eyes had, at some point, become one brilliant gold and one azure—heterochromia. The golden eye had an X-shaped star pattern, a proof that she had mastered part of the Herrscher of the Void's power.
She smiled slightly, full of confidence. "Better than ever. Although Sirin only gave me a part of her power, I can feel a continuous stream of power welling up inside me. I feel like I don't even need my sister anymore; I can take down Cocolia all by myself. With my current power, perhaps only my sister can be compared to me. Compared to me? Hmph, maybe my current power has far surpassed my sister's."
Qian Yi: "...."
Child, they don't give out the 'Edge of Taixuan' here.
Kiana, as if completely unable to read the room, pressed on, "How about it, Qian Yi? Do you think my power is enough to defeat my sister and take the title of Schicksal's strongest S-rank Valkyrie?"
Qian Yi smiled with resignation. "No, I just think you, Kiana, are unparalleled in your divine valor, peerless through the ages. A mere Durandal is nothing but a clay chicken and a pottery dog before you."
"Haha, well, I'm not that amazing," Kiana said, scratching her head in embarrassment.
No, I'm not praising you at all.
Has your IQ dropped to the point where you can't even detect my sarcasm? How pitiful, you Paramecium.
Forget it, I'm already tired today. Let's rest first.
After leaving the TV world, the time outside was already 11:50 PM. Everyone felt tired.
Raiden Mei's house was very luxurious, with a study, bathroom, gym, and so on. But there were only three bedrooms, which created a problem for allocation.
Talulah's tail took up a lot of space, so she would most likely have to sleep in a room alone or on the sofa. Qian Yi was male, so he would occupy one room or sleep on the sofa. Seele had to share a room with Bronya to keep an eye on her. A room could barely fit three people, which was the limit. The remaining five people—Raiden Mei, Hiiragi Utena, Toyokawa Shoko, Artoria, and Kiana—were not enough to be divided.
So, after a not-so-heated discussion, it was finally decided: Qian Yi would have one room to himself. Talulah, Artoria, and Raiden Mei would share one room, with Talulah sleeping on her side at the edge of the bed. Hiiragi Utena, Toyokawa Shoko, and Kiana would share another room. Seele would sleep on the sofa and be responsible for guarding Bronya.
The one who protested the most was Kiana, because she wanted to sleep in the same room as Mei. But Mei was clearly more interested in Talulah, the dragon, and Artoria, the fae.
These were fantasy species!
Fantasy species that only existed in the novels, anime, movies she had read and watched in the past, and in her own imagination. Anyone who could resist sleeping in the same room with fantasy species teammates and having a chat session in the middle of the night would be a god.
Normally, this arrangement would have been fine, until...
"Ah... hahaha, Qian Yi, I got kicked out. Can I crash here for a night?"
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