In the end, after Liang Wu’s persuasion, Kiana finally calmed down.
Of course, this calm was only temporary.
With so little information available, Kiana did not truly trust Liang Wu.
“You’re saying that this world is some past civilization on Earth, and we…
have traveled through time?”
Kiana suddenly realized something was off: “But how do you know all this?”
“According to you, you’re from the same era as me, but you weren’t sent here through time—you were reincarnated here.
So how can you, as a reincarnated person, be certain that this world is the same as ours?”
Hearing Kiana’s string of questions, Liang Wu was somewhat surprised.
Good grief.
Was this still the same simple-minded Kiana he knew?
Since when did she ask so many questions?
It seemed that under the [Void Drifter] label, Kiana’s intelligence was not low at all.
Yes, in order to build a bond with Kiana more quickly and bind her as his melancholic target, Liang Wu had told a small lie about his background.
As for how to cover it up, at this stage, it was not difficult.
Liang Wu pulled out the new map he had bought while Kiana was asleep.
Then he calmly explained: “Because this world’s continental layout is almost identical to ours, except that it has eight continents instead of seven.”
“And because of Honkai, I made a very reasonable deduction.”
“This might be a civilization that once existed on Earth and was destroyed by Honkai.”
With that, Liang Wu looked at Kiana again, waiting to see her reaction.
After all, this reasoning of his was flawless, right?
However, Liang Wu had overlooked one extremely important factor.
“…”
Kiana stared at the map for a full ten seconds.
Then she looked up, her eyes filled with pure, natural confusion.
Liang Wu: …
He suddenly realized something.
This Kiana, before becoming the Void Drifter, had been a standard academic slacker.
“How were your geography grades at St.
Freya?”
Upon hearing this, as if finally realizing the situation, Kiana quickly defended herself: “…How do I know you didn’t just make this map up?”
“With Schicksal’s resources, creating a fake city to fool me would be easy, right?”
Indeed, with Schicksal’s resources, building such an isolated city would not be difficult.
But even though that was true, Kiana could not think of a reason why Otto would do such a thing.
In her imagination, if Schicksal ever caught her, she would surely be subjected to all kinds of experiments.
Why would they go through the trouble of creating an elaborate deception?
Moreover, although Kiana’s geography grades were terrible, as a Valkyrie who had wandered across continents since childhood, she did know the basics—like world maps and the seven continents.
She just did not know the difference between seven continents and eight.
And Liang Wu, looking at her righteous indignation, suddenly felt that it was indeed a miracle that the Current Era had managed to survive until the main story’s end.
“Forget it.
Just think of this as a parallel world.
Since you can’t go back for now, focus on recovering first.”
Kiana lowered her head and unconsciously clutched the blanket.
She could tell from Liang Wu’s words that he was offering to let her stay.
“…I shouldn’t stay here.
I still have very important things to do.”
“You mean atoning for the Honkai you caused?”
Kiana’s head shot up, a flash of wariness and pain in her eyes: “You…
how do you know so much?”
Liang Wu shrugged: “Leaving aside the fact that you’re the Second Herrscher, I’ve heard of the name Kiana Kaslana before.”
“So it’s only reasonable for me to make some deductions based on the information I have, right?”
After a moment’s thought, Kiana found no issues with his explanation and nodded.
She did not fully believe Liang Wu’s words yet.
The truth would have to wait until she had more information.
But for now, if Liang Wu was telling the truth, then Kiana had another new question.
“Has Honkai broken out in this world?”
Liang Wu sighed: “Unfortunately, although I can’t find any information about Honkai online right now.”
“Based on my investigation of some unexplained disasters, it seems that Honkai in this world is also being hidden by an organization similar to Schicksal.”
Kiana was taken aback: “An organization…
similar to Schicksal?”
Liang Wu nodded and continued: “Yes, although I haven’t found any information about this organization yet.”
“Given how well Honkai is being concealed, such an organization probably exists.”
“And the Honkai progression here is likely quite advanced.”
After hearing Liang Wu’s information, Kiana’s mood sank again: “So this world has Honkai too.”
“…Then the people here are suffering from Honkai as well.”
After a brief silence, Liang Wu asked calmly: “So what do you plan to do?”
Kiana looked up again: “If there’s Honkai, then I can’t just stand by and do nothing.
Although I…”
She paused, as if swallowing something bitter: “Although I am a sinner, at the very least, I can’t stand by and watch innocent people die.”
Liang Wu nodded.
After all, that answer was very Kiana.
“Alright.
Since you don’t have any other plans right now, stay here for the time being.”
Apparently not expecting such rapid progress, Kiana froze: “…What?”
Liang Wu patiently repeated himself: “I said, stay here with me.”
“Right now, you have no money, you’re an unregistered person, and you know nothing about this world.”
“If you don’t stay here, are you planning to keep sleeping on the streets or use your Valkyrie combat skills to rob a convenience store?”
“…I wouldn’t rob a convenience store.”
“Then isn’t that the problem?”
Kiana did not argue further.
She stared at the oversized white T-shirt on her knees for a long time.
“…I won’t stay for free.” Kiana finally said.
“I can help with housework and cooking…
though I’m probably not a good cook, but I can learn.”
The thought of the Kaslana family’s hereditary cooking skills made Liang Wu’s heart sink: “…No need for repayment.
Just consider it my good deed for the day.”
“After all, you’re the only person like me that I’ve met in this era.”