"Jiuxiao, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Bronya paused mid-sentence, turning toward Jiuxiao with concern.
Just a moment ago, they were chatting normally—until Jiuxiao suddenly froze, her expression turning solemn, serious, almost holy.
"I heard it…"
Jiuxiao murmured, staring into empty air.
Bronya blinked.
"…What did you hear?"
She followed Jiuxiao's gaze and saw—
a clean, blank wall.
Nothing more.
"A revelation! A divine revelation granted to Lady Jiuxiao by God!!!"
Jiuxiao shot up from the sofa, exhilarated.
Bronya massaged her temple.
"…And what exactly did this revelation say?"
She really shouldn't have asked—
but curiosity won.
"This divine revelation… is quite brief.
Though perhaps that is merely because I have yet to comprehend its deeper meaning."
Jiuxiao sat back down, straightening her posture like she was about to decode the universe's secrets.
Bronya sighed internally.
"…Then, can you tell Bronya what the revelation was?"
"Herrscher.
Island.
These are the words God whispered to Lady Jiuxiao."
Bronya: "…"
Herrscher?
Island?
Her mind connected the obvious dots.
"Ah. So, a Herrscher will appear on some island."
And before Bronya could say more—
"Correct! A new Herrscher will appear upon a small island!!!"
Jiuxiao leapt up again, voice echoing through the room like she was announcing the end of days.
Just at that moment—
"—A Herrscher on what?!"
Theresa, who had rushed over to look for Jiuxiao, froze at the door.
"Jiuxiao, what did you just say?"
Her mind flooded with questions.
Which Herrscher?
What island?
How did Jiuxiao know?
Was this… reliable?
Bronya answered for her:
"Jiuxiao claims it is a divine revelation.
However, she only received two words: 'Herrscher' and 'Island.'
She made the rest up herself."
Theresa rubbed her forehead.
God's revelations again.
How nostalgic.
That was how Jiuxiao first introduced herself.
And how she "found" Kiana.
Theresa already suspected the so-called "god" was probably just Jiuxiao's imagination.
But—
results were results.
"So your divine revelation only consists of those two words?"
Jiuxiao nodded with complete confidence.
Bronya added softly:
"Just those two."
Theresa's eye twitched.
"Jiuxiao… do you know how many islands exist in the world?
We can't comb through all of them just because of two words."
And above all—
They had satellite networks.
Any Herrscher-level Honkai signature would show up instantly.
There was no need to rely on mysticism.
Jiuxiao thought for a moment.
"…That is indeed troublesome.
Then! You should search recent global news.
Surely God left clues among humanity's information networks!"
Bronya opened her laptop helplessly.
She really shouldn't encourage this.
Yet—
"…Found something."
Both Jiuxiao and Theresa leaned in.
The headline was massive and sensational.
"Shocking! A private island in the Pacific sinks without warning—no casualties reported."
Theresa: "…"
Jiuxiao: "…"
Bronya quietly closed the ad popup.
World Serpent Base
Ring ring…
"Hello? Who is this?"
"Miss Raven… we regret to inform you that the private island you purchased sank approximately one hour ago."
Raven: "…"
Silence.
Dead, hollow silence.
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