Keyboard Warrior “Hey, did you see that?
This Young Lady brought Mei back in such a cool and elegant fashion!” The moment Kiana saw this scene, she impatiently began showing off to Sirin.
She really was so elegant and cool onstage!
She had done it effortlessly…
Well, perhaps it couldn’t exactly be called effortless, but she had certainly displayed her exceptional strength in full.
She had severed the flow of Honkai Energy within the Herrscher of Thunder, allowing Mei to return to normal.
Sirin raised her chin slightly and said, “I already told you.
It was because Raiden Mei was far too weak.
“She possesses the Power of God, yet she was still defeated so easily.
She is unworthy of being called an Apostle of God.” Kiana flew into a rage upon hearing Sirin’s words.
She had clearly won, so why was everything this person said still so infuriating?
Bronya spoke up.
“Kiana, haven’t you realized it yet?
You’ve already fallen into this person’s logical trap.” Hearing Bronya’s words, Kiana turned toward her.
“Bronya, what logical trap?
What are you talking about?” Bronya said, “You still don’t understand?
According to this person’s logic: “If Mei-onee-chan defeated the Kiana onstage, she would say, ‘As expected, the Power of God cannot be stopped by mere humans.
This outcome was only natural.’ “But once the Kiana onstage defeated Mei-onee-chan and the Herrscher of Thunder, “she would instead say, ‘The Herrscher of Thunder was too weak and couldn’t fully unleash the Power of God.’ “In other words, no matter what happened, she would always win.” At this point, Bronya suddenly folded her arms across her chest and spoke with the air of someone who had seen through the truth.
“Bronya understands everything now.
This person is what people on the internet call a Keyboard Warrior!
“Bronya has encountered many people like her while playing games.
“They all share one defining trait: they’re exceptionally good at talking.
As long as they’re online, they’re experts on absolutely everything.
They understand it all, and no one knows more than they do.
“But once things move into reality and they actually have to play a match, you’ll discover that they’re so terrible they can’t bear to show their faces.
“Bronya could easily defeat her ten times, or even a hundred times.
“However, Bronya can only defeat her in the game.” Kiana asked curiously, “Why?” Bronya said, “Because every time Bronya defeats one of them, the Keyboard Warrior finds countless excuses to defend herself.
“For example, she wasn’t in good form today, her equipment was too poor, Bronya lived closer to the server than she did, she was too old and her reactions couldn’t keep up, Bronya was using cheats, or Bronya hired someone else to play for her.
“In the mind of a Keyboard Warrior, no matter how many times Bronya defeats her in reality or in a game, she is always the final victor.” Kiana burst into laughter when she heard this.
“So that’s how it is!
You’re a Keyboard Warrior.
“By the way, what’s your name?” As Kiana spoke, she looked at Sirin, intending to ask for her name.
Unexpectedly, after lowering her head and thinking for a moment, Sirin suddenly examined Kiana with a peculiar gaze and said, “My name?
When humanity is destroyed, you will know it.
“But before that, why don’t you think about this?
Among everyone here, there seems to be someone who often plays games with Shortie, but refuses to admit defeat whenever she loses.
“Who could that possibly be?
Who is the true Keyboard Warrior?” “Yeah, who could that be?” Kiana scratched her head, then suddenly froze as something occurred to her.
『When Kiana awakened again, she discovered that she was lying on Raiden Mei’s lap.』 『They had already left the rooftop of the Teaching Building and arrived in a safe room.』 『Raiden Mei said, “You’re awake, Kiana.
Thank goodness.”』 『Kiana sat up and scratched her head, quickly recalling everything that had happened before she lost consciousness.』 『Kiana looked at Raiden Mei somewhat warily and said, “Come to think of it, Mei-senpai, are you the Mei-senpai I know, or are you the Herrscher Mei-senpai from the Honkai?”』 『Hearing this, Mei froze for a moment before asking awkwardly, “Kiana, why would you ask that?』 『”I’m Raiden Mei.
Did my Herrscher self say something to you?”』 『Hearing Raiden Mei say this, Kiana continued asking, “So you don’t have any memories of what happened after you became a Herrscher?”』 『Raiden Mei nodded.
“That’s right.
When I regained consciousness, all I saw was you lying on the ground, while all the Zombies around us had been reduced to charcoal.』 『”But there were still many Zombies roaring outside the Teaching Building, and they were closing in on us.
So I had no choice but to bring you somewhere safe and hide for the time being.”』 『Hearing this, Kiana asked, “Come to think of it, Mei-senpai, how did you become a Herrscher?』 『”What did it feel like when you became one?”』 『She was rather curious about it.
If she could understand the Herrscher state, perhaps she might even receive some kind of award.』 『Raiden Mei lowered her head slightly in thought.
She had originally wanted to say that she was actually extremely experienced when it came to becoming a Herrscher.』 『After all, including the times she had become a Herrscher in reality, she had probably transformed five or six times already.』 『However, after thinking about it, she merely said, “The first time, it felt like I was drowning.
I slowly lost my body heat and control over my body.』 『”But I could sense the Herrscher Persona controlling my body.
It was still me, and I could also perceive everything happening outside.』 『”The second time, I actually don’t know what happened.
I suddenly lost control without warning.』 『”At that time, I couldn’t see or hear anything.
All I could feel was the overwhelming sorrow in my heart.”』 『Raiden Mei stopped there, while Kiana couldn’t help recalling the things Raiden Mei had said to her when she previously became a Herrscher.』 『Aside from the fact that Mei-senpai had slashed at her several times without hesitation, it had almost sounded like a confession.』 『And Mei-senpai had said that the Herrscher Persona had controlled her twice.
Could the other time have been when Kiana first met Mei-senpai?』 『Back then, she had been standing there in a daze.
Kiana couldn’t help wondering, ‘Could that Herrscher Mei actually be a yandere?’』 『Kiana felt a chill crawl over her and immediately changed the subject.』 『She stood up and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Huh?
Why have my clothes been changed into a different style?”』 『Raiden Mei said, “I saw that your clothes were torn.
On the way here, I found a fairly clean set of clothes inside a desk, so I helped you change into them.”』 ★ ★ ★ T/N: Keyboard Warrior isn’t exactly accurate; All bark, no bite would’ve been more faithful, but I like the sound of keyboard warrior more so deal with it.
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!