"Kiana, are you feeling better?"
Raiden Mei, wearing an apron, brought a bowl of noodle soup to Kiana.
The snow-haired girl on the sofa was curled into a ball, hugging her legs with her head resting on her knees.
"Mei, I told you I'm fine."
Kiana's expression was a little helpless. There was really nothing wrong with her.
Killing Honkai Zombies was a common occurrence for her. It was just that this time, the person who became a Honkai Zombie had touched her heart a little.
Asakura Miyuki, a girl who lived in darkness and developed an admiration for her because she was saved by her.
If she hadn't been on a path full of thorns since birth, her life, even if not extremely happy, would have been peaceful.
Unfortunately, fate is cruel.
"..."
Kiana took out the gift Asakura Miyuki had given her and sighed silently in her heart again.
Although she really wanted to fulfill Asakura Miyuki's final blessing for her, but...
"..."
The girl raised her head and looked at the other two people in the room.
Bronya said she had something to do and went back, canceling her plan to stay over, making the place feel even less lively.
Brian and her personal cook were standing in a corner whispering. Judging from their expressions, they probably weren't discussing anything improper.
But from their small actions...
"I'm sorry, Miyuki."
It seemed impossible to make Raiden Mei walk the great path of heretical love with her.
Before she could successfully bend Mei's preferences, the detestable Blondie had taken advantage of the opening, almost turning both Meis into his shape.
It was too difficult.
To fulfill Asakura Miyuki's wish, she would have to join this damned couple's family and practice the legendary monogamy. She would never want that!
The snow-haired girl pouted, took out a small notebook she carried with her, and recorded everything that happened today.
Serious people don't keep diaries. She wasn't a serious person, and she didn't really keep a diary.
But she would record everything related to the Honkai.
This was a habit she developed while being a street loiterer.
Firstly, it allowed her to observe the city's situation and notify professionals to handle problems in time.
Secondly, her stinking old dad had run away from home when he was young and was a Honkai Hunter for a while. This might help in finding him.
The previous records were of little reference value now.
Kiana opened the small notebook and found the records related to Nagazora City.
Before Raiden Ryoma was arrested, Nagazora City was peaceful, with no Honkai Beasts or Honkai Zombies. With his arrest as the dividing line, Nagazora City began to suffer from disasters.
Rumors of encountering 'zombies' began to appear online, and some unlucky people even said they had encountered giant monsters several meters tall.
All of this indicated that Nagazora City was sliding into an abyss.
But...
"Is there no way to stop it?"
Someone close to her becoming a Honkai Zombie made Kiana realize the severity of the problem.
Without a doubt, this was the evil deed of that Cocolia.
Her plan would not only harm Raiden Mei but also threaten the entire city.
Kiana didn't understand grand principles, nor had she ever seen a 'small leak sink a great ship.'
But her intuition told her that the aura of disaster was already leaking out. If she let the situation develop, then more people would definitely be harmed by the Honkai like Asakura Miyuki.
"This can't go on like this."
Kiana frowned tightly.
Kiana thought hard.
Kiana scratched the tumor on her neck in frustration.
"Agh! This is so annoying! I can't think of any good ideas!"
The snow-haired girl flopped onto the soft sofa, completely dejected.
She wanted to stop everything, but she still didn't know how to do it. Her own strength was too limited, and her intelligence was almost non-existent.
She was good at fighting, but when it came to a battle of wits... she'd rather be stewed in an iron pot.
"Mei, help me think of a solution!"
The brainless white-haired fluffball was down for the count and wisely chose to ask for outside help.
No matter who solved the problem, as long as the problem was solved, it was a good thing.
She couldn't do it, but the people around her could, right?
If the people around her solved the problem, it was practically the same as her solving the problem.
There was no response for a long time.
"Mei?"
She raised her head to look in Raiden Mei's direction. Her beloved personal cook had closed her eyes and fallen asleep at some point.
The man she was leaning on placed a finger to his lips, signaling Kiana to be quiet. "Don't talk, Mei is communicating with 'her.'"
Kiana certainly knew who this 'her' was.
The other Raiden Mei inside Raiden Mei's body, the one who controlled the latent power within Raiden Mei.
If there was anyone who knew the most about the power inside Raiden Mei's body, it would undoubtedly be this very assertive Raiden Mei.
Even without thinking, Kiana knew that Raiden Mei must have connected the incident with Asakura Miyuki to the power within her own body, which was why she decided to seek confirmation from her other self.
Ignorance is not a barrier to survival, arrogance is.
The current Raiden Mei, though somewhat ignorant, did not have that kind of condescending arrogance.
The girl began to wait.
...
The familiar sensation of falling passed in an instant.
This time, there were no annoying dark figures to reopen Raiden Mei's scars.
The moment the thought 'find her' appeared in the girl's mind upon entering the mental world, the surrounding world changed into that familiar dojo.
Familiar place, familiar person.
The Herrscher of Thunder, kneeling in the center of the dojo, opened her eyes. Besides the usual dominance and pressure, her crimson-purple vertical pupils now held a hint of amusement.
"Raiden Mei, have you already decided to wager your belongings once more?"
Raiden Mei: "..."
I'll! Endure! It!
She had come before this detestable woman again, but not to fight her.
To fight when you know you can't win will only result in losing everything. Although Raiden Mei had not experienced the dangers of society, she knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
The girl suppressed her annoyance. "I didn't come here to fight you this time."
"I want to know what the consequences will be if Cocolia's plan succeeds."
What happened to Asakura Miyuki really made it hard not to overthink.
In Raiden Mei's life of over a decade, the most thrilling experience had been a kidnapping when she was a child.
Other than that, her life had been wealthy and boring, only changing after Raiden Ryoma's arrest.
And now, an anomaly had occurred around her, and both Bronya and Brian were certain it was related to the thing inside her body.
Raiden Mei wanted an answer.
Upon hearing this, the girl with crimson-purple vertical pupils wiped the smile off her face, feeling rather bored.
"Since you want to know, then come."