“Huh…
What’s this?” Ling Yi stared at the lightning dancing across her fingertips.
She could control it.
“Lightning.” Purple lightning coiled around her arm.
With a single thought, Ling Yi could unleash boundless power in an instant.
There was no mistaking it—this was the ability of the Herrscher of Thunder, or rather, the power of Raiden Mei’s Stigmata.
Ling Yi raised both hands and aimed them at the pen on Mei’s desk.
In an instant, the pen flew into her hand.
Electromagnetic force—the ability of the Herrscher of Thunder.
It seemed the Herrscher of Thunder had opened up part of the Stigmata’s Authority to her.
She claimed to hate Ling Yi, but deep down, she clearly liked her.
Mobius, the Herrscher of Thunder…
Was being a tsundere part of Honkai Impact 3rd’s underlying logic?
In that case, if she could get the Queen within Kiana’s consciousness to lower her guard, would she also be able to use the Herrscher of the Void’s abilities?
Once she returned to reality, she could give it a try.
Ling Yi opened the door and looked at the maid outside.
“The doorknob is broken.
Please install another one.” After seeing the maid nod in acknowledgment, Ling Yi carried the egg pancake into the room and placed it on the bedside table.
Sitting down in the room, Ling Yi entered the consciousness space.
She found Raiden Mei still asleep and gently pinched her cheek.
“Time to wake up.” “Mmm…
Okay…
I know, Mom.
I’m getting up now.” Raiden Mei was much more obedient than Kiana.
Though still a little sleepy, she immediately got up and took control of the body after hearing Ling Yi’s voice.
Then she saw the egg pancake on the bedside table.
“Wow…
You really made it!
Mom didn’t lie to me!” ‘Hurry and eat.
Didn’t the maid say you still have lessons today?
What does your schoolwork usually involve, Mei?’ Ling Yi lay on her stomach in the shallow layer of the consciousness space, combing her hair as she softly questioned Mei.
“Mmm…
It’s delicious.
I usually have general education classes in the morning.
Once I finish my homework, I can arrange the rest of my time myself.” The young Raiden Mei ate her breakfast elegantly as she answered Ling Yi’s question.
‘I see…
Could you bring me one of your textbooks so I can take a look?’ “Mm-hmm!” Raiden Mei set down her utensils, picked up her workbook from the desk, and opened it.
‘You’re already learning multiplication and division?’ As the Young Lady of ME Corp, Raiden Mei had received the finest education from an early age.
Though only three years old, she was already studying elementary school material.
‘Mei, would you like to uncover the truth of this world?’ Ling Yi abruptly asked while watching Raiden Mei set down her workbook and resume eating breakfast.
“The truth of the world?
What’s that?” Raiden Mei didn’t understand what Ling Yi meant.
‘I was just wondering whether I should teach you things you can’t learn at your age.
They may prove useful in the future.’ “I’ll learn whatever Mom teaches me.” Raiden Mei believed that Mom would never harm her.
As long as she could stay with Mom, she was happy.
‘All right.
Let me think about what I should teach you.’ Seeing Raiden Mei studying things far beyond what was expected for her age, Ling Yi began wondering whether another possible path might be open to her.
In the original Honkai Impact 3rd story, Raiden Mei received a normal education.
After Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned, she began a life of upheaval and displacement, eventually becoming the Herrscher of Origin.
But before the Third Honkai Eruption, Raiden Mei hadn’t even known what Honkai was.
Ling Yi wondered whether Raiden Mei could have another path to choose from—one that led toward scientific research.
In a sense, Ling Yi had studied under Mobius for seven years.
The knowledge she possessed had been left behind by the Previous Era’s greatest scientist.
Biology, machinery, physics, and engineering—Ling Yi was skilled in all of them.
Given enough time, she could even build cutting-edge Honkai weapons with her bare hands.
Although Mobius had always looked down on Ling Yi’s intelligence, that depended on whom she was being compared to.
As for whether Raiden Mei could learn such things at her age, Ling Yi believed she probably could.
Raiden Mei was the counterpart of Dr.
MEI, one of the Previous Era’s greatest scientists.
Perhaps Raiden Mei possessed exceptional talent for scientific research.
Dr.
MEI had been on par with Mobius, and Mobius had already been studying high school material at the age of two.
By that logic, Raiden Mei might be capable of understanding material far beyond that of her peers.
More importantly…
now that the “progress bar” was gone, Ling Yi had no way to tell when this simulation would end.
She wanted to leave Raiden Mei with as much as possible, as quickly as possible.
“Dr.
Mei” would undoubtedly have more choices and paths available to her than “Herrscher Mei.” After all, even Elysia had followed Dr.
MEI’s orders.
On a personal level, Ling Yi also didn’t want Raiden Mei to suffer through bullying in the future.
Since Raiden Mei had called her Mom, Ling Yi had a responsibility to bear.
If Raiden Mei became Dr.
Mei while still a little girl, then even if ME Corp collapsed and Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned, who would dare bully her?
More importantly, Raiden Mei possessed an advantage that no other researcher had.
Even Mobius couldn’t compare to her in this respect.
She was rich.
She would never need to worry about funding—at least not before Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned.
Even in the worst-case scenario, if Ling Yi failed to teach Raiden Mei properly, she could at least help her learn what Honkai was in advance.
Ling Yi had never believed that keeping loved ones in the dark about danger was for their own good.
When someone lacked the ability to deal with danger, concealing it changed nothing.
‘Little Mei, would you like to wield a super-cool odachi in the future?
With a casual swing, countless bolts of lightning would coil around you, and with a snap of your fingers, your enemies would be reduced to ash.’ Other than survival, interest was the best teacher.
If Ling Yi wanted Mei to learn these things properly, she first had to make Mei interested in them.
“!” The young Raiden Mei was utterly incapable of resisting such temptation.
Though she didn’t quite understand what Mom was talking about, the description alone made her heart race.
‘So…
so cool.’ ‘Or perhaps you could install a cybernetic eye capable of firing lasers, then shout, “Great Phantasmal All-Encompassing Eye of Mad Judgment!” at the monsters and reduce them to ash?’ “Mom, I want to learn all of it.
I’ll set aside time in my daily schedule to study diligently under you.” Raiden Mei [Chuunibyou Manifested] declared without hesitation.
‘Don’t exhaust yourself.
You have to take things one bite at a time.
I’ll teach you little by little.’ Seeing the boundless determination burning within Raiden Mei, Ling Yi nodded.
“I understand, Mother.” ‘Good.
Hurry and eat before your breakfast gets cold.’ Ling Yi reminded Raiden Mei.
“Okay!” ★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!