After killing Asakura Miyuki, the police quickly arrived due to the sound of gunfire and surrounded Kiana.
Kiana swept a glance at the police officers pointing their handguns at her, a hint of disdain belonging to the Herrscher of the Void flashing in her eyes; after all, how could such weapons possibly harm a Herrscher?
“Raise your hands!
Drop your weapon!” The police stared at Kiana vigilantly, fearing that she might suddenly attack again, but Kiana simply put down the handgun, then raised her hands and spoke calmly: “I am not some heinous criminal, nor am I the culprit behind the string of missing girl cases in Nagazora City recently.
I just transferred to Senba Academy and settled in Nagazora City the day before yesterday; you can check my records.”
Kiana was completely unfazed.
Seeing her calm demeanor, the lead police officer temporarily suppressed his suspicions, though he still prepared to take Kiana and Asakura Miyuki’s body back to the police station.
“Excuse me, could I ask you all to stop?” An elegant female voice rang out, followed by the scent of roses.
The lead officer turned around and saw a woman wearing a beige knit sweater, a black bodycon skirt, black pantyhose, and high heels.
“Who are you…?” The lead officer swallowed subconsciously.
After all, the woman opposite him with short, ash-blonde hair and bangs covering one eye was truly too beautiful, and…
his intuition was warning him, constantly reminding the officer that she was dangerous.
“Rita Rossweisse.
Could you leave this to me to handle?” Rita produced a booklet.
After the officer took it and glanced at it, his expression changed drastically, shifting from vigilance to compliance.
He respectfully returned the booklet to Rita, then gathered his team and left.
“Thank you for your hard work, Rita.” Kiana shoved her hands into her skirt pockets, looking down at Asakura Miyuki’s body.
The sachet she had given her, named [Three-Year Cherry Blossom], was also tucked inside her pocket.
“It is Rita’s honor to be of assistance to Lady Kiana.” Rita’s attitude toward Kiana could be said to be the same as the police’s attitude toward Rita just moments ago.
After all, on the day she mastered the power of the Herrscher of the Void, Kiana had stormed Schicksal once and made a deal with Otto.
Of course, it was just a facade.
Just because Kiana respected Otto did not mean she did not want Otto to die, and she had come to Senba Academy with two goals in mind.
First: Win over Raiden Mei to obtain the power of the Herrscher of Thunder and unlock the bond.
Second: Find the sealed Yae Sakura and complete the Key of Corruption to use for her own purposes.
Of course, she had never told anyone about the existence of the Key of Corruption in Nagazora City; after all, this was a massive trump card against Otto.
“Are you going to take her body away?” Kiana glanced at Rita.
Although Rita already knew that Kiana would not harm innocent people, being stared at by a Herrscher—especially the most terrifying Second Herrscher—still made her muscles tense up subconsciously.
Rita bowed slightly.
After all, she did not think that she, an assassination-specialized Valkyrie, could defeat the Herrscher of the Void, and since the other party was also a distinguished guest of Bishop Otto, she could not afford to be negligent.
Rita: “Yes, Lady Kiana.
After all, the Honkai Energy within her…
ah, I have spoken out of turn.”
Rita looked into Kiana’s eyes, feeling somewhat awkward.
She had almost forgotten that Kiana was herself a Herrscher; even if there was still Honkai Energy in Asakura Miyuki’s body, it wouldn’t cause any trouble.
“Bury her.
Let her rest in peace; the dead are to be respected.” Kiana’s voice was somewhat cold.
It was unclear if it was because of Asakura Miyuki or her disgust for Schicksal.
Rita would not be tactless enough to ask; she simply bowed her head in agreement and watched Kiana’s back disappear into the night.
“Lady Kiana’s aura…
is becoming increasingly terrifying.” Rita exhaled, feeling a chill down her back.
Touching her fingertips to it, she realized it was cold sweat that had unknowingly broken out.
“Is it sweat?” Rita was somewhat puzzled, but the next second, a torrential downpour began, soaking the perfect maid and leaving her drenched like a drowned rat.
“…It’s rain.” Rita wiped her face, opened her umbrella, and picked up Asakura Miyuki’s body with one hand, intending to find a good burial site for her.
However, before leaving, she didn’t forget to glance at the sky, her voice tinged with melancholy: “This weather…
it really changes at a moment’s notice.”
…
“Kiana!
Thank goodness you’re alright…” Early the next morning, as soon as Kiana entered the classroom, Raiden Mei rushed over and hugged her, her voice full of relief.
“I’ve already seen the news.
I didn’t expect Asakura-san to be the culprit behind the missing girl cases…
I’m just glad you’re okay…” Raiden Mei hugged Kiana.
Kiana could feel Raiden Mei’s body trembling.
Her expression softened, and she gently hugged Raiden Mei back.
“It’s okay, Mei.
I am very strong, and we are going to be best friends for life.
Even if I were to truly die, I would crawl out of hell to return to Mei’s side.” Kiana’s words made the passing female students feel, for no apparent reason, that the air in the area had become thick, carrying an inexplicable pressure.
“You won’t go to hell!” Raiden Mei became somewhat agitated.
She only had Kiana as a friend, so she didn’t want to lose this friendship again…
“Mm, I misspoke.” Kiana nuzzled Raiden Mei’s cheek, thinking of how Raiden Mei would be filled with self-blame, guilt, and fear of the power within her after Cocolia forced Raiden Mei to become a Herrscher in Nagazora City.
In her heart, she had already sentenced Cocolia to death.
The dull classes had always bored Kiana.
After lunch break arrived, Kiana and Raiden Mei agreed to go to the rooftop again, but before that, Kiana felt inexplicably thirsty and went downstairs to the vending machine to buy a bottle of water.
“What should I do…” Just as she arrived at the vending machine, Kiana noticed a girl with long, grey hair squatting in front of the vending machine, looking like she was about to cry.
“What should I do…” The girl kept repeating this sentence, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto the ground, making her look quite pitiful.
‘That person is…
the Pseudo-Herrscher from the manga, right?
The one who made Theresa fail twice?
Why is she crying so miserably…’
Kiana recognized her, but didn’t know her name.
After all, her biggest impression of the girl was that she was the strongest Pseudo-Herrscher who had caused Theresa, an S-rank Valkyrie, to fail twice.
“Crying like this, I’m sure you’ve suffered a great injustice.” Kiana walked over.
To Kiana, the girl right now was not some Herrscher or enemy, but just an ordinary classmate in need of help.
Besides, Kiana couldn’t just stand by and let a girl cry.
“Y-you are…
Senior Kiana?” The grey-haired girl looked up, recognizing Kiana, who had already become famous at Senba Academy.
She subconsciously wanted to wipe away her tears, but hearing Kiana’s gentle words, the grievances of these past years began to well up uncontrollably, making her want to pour her heart out to her.
“Mm, can you tell me your name, and why you are squatting here crying?” Kiana gazed gently at the grey-haired girl.
Even if she was just a clone, the maternal instincts from Cecilia’s genes seemed to have been inherited quite well.
“I, I am Sato Yuno…
To be honest, it’s because, because I was asked by people in my class to buy water…
but the vending machine seems to be broken, and my money won’t come out…”