[Bond with the Herrscher of Corruption, Rin, has increased significantly.
Entity detected as non-physical; equipment slot unlocked.
Congratulations on obtaining the badge-type equipment: Herrscher of Corruption, Jizo Mitama.]
Listening to the system’s pleasant chime, Kiana looked at the katana in her hand, her voice very playful: “So, Rin is a tsundere～”
Jizo Mitama shook a few times, as if refuting, while the small girl currently covered her face in the Stigmata Space, feeling her entire being turning red.
“Got it?
Then how should we deal with this one?
Should I kill her?” The Herrscher of the Void crossed her arms, glanced at the still-unconscious Yae Sakura, and asked Kiana about the next step.
However, seeing the large bump on Yae Sakura’s head, Kiana couldn’t help but look at the Herrscher of the Void with suspicious eyes.
“What are you looking at?
She woke up halfway through, so I just knocked her out again.” The Herrscher of the Void would never admit that she had been too heavy-handed; after all, a Pseudo-Herrscher’s body must be terrifyingly strong, so naturally, she had to use some force.
“Don’t always think about killing, Sister.
Take her back, and then…
we need to have Mei come over to my place.” Kiana had forgotten exactly when Cocolia turned Nagazora City into a dead city, but making preparations early was definitely the right move.
“After dealing with Cocolia, we should—officially take our revenge on Otto.” Kiana’s words made the Herrscher of the Void’s lips curl upward.
Her Kiana truly did care about her feelings; the second thing she thought of after obtaining Jizo Mitama was helping Sirin get revenge.
“Whatever you want.” The proud Queen suppressed her joy and returned to Kiana’s body.
With a shift in space, Kiana brought Yae Sakura back to her apartment.
…
Just after receiving Kiana’s call, Raiden Mei felt a bit of joy in her heart, and without even thinking, she brought the snacks she had made and headed to Kiana’s home.
“Kiana, I’m here!” Raiden Mei knocked on Kiana’s door, and when it opened, she saw the girl she had been longing for.
“Welcome, Mei.
This is your first time visiting my place, right?” Kiana brought Raiden Mei into the living room and poured her a glass of juice.
Just when Raiden Mei thought this was merely a simple tea party, Kiana’s next sentence nearly made the cup in her hand drop to the floor.
“Do you want your father to be released from prison, Mei?” Kiana’s words left Raiden Mei in a daze.
Childhood memories, along with the heart-wrenching pain of discovering the truth about the Homu Sword Saint, began playing like a flashback.
The juice cup in her hand fell unconsciously, but it was fixed in mid-air by an invisible force and placed back on the table.
you…” Raiden Mei’s eyes regained clarity, but when she looked at Kiana, there was a trace of complexity and longing.
Of course, she hoped her father could clear his name, but why would Kiana ask her that?
“I’m actually not an ordinary person; I am a Herrscher.” Kiana began to tell Raiden Mei about the horror of the Herrschers, and how Raiden Ryoma had misappropriated funds to build a Titan squad to protect Raiden Mei, as well as the weapon intended to stop Raiden Mei from becoming a Herrscher, only to have Cocolia catch his slip-up and scheme to get him imprisoned.
“That’s the story, Mei.
Your father loves you; he just didn’t expect someone ambitious in his own camp to backstab him.” Kiana looked into Raiden Mei’s dazed eyes, then got up, sat beside her, and hugged her.
“You are the same as me, Mei.
You have an existence called a Herrscher within you, and Cocolia—she is attempting to use the lives of millions in Nagazora City to make you the Herrscher of Thunder.”
Hearing about Cocolia’s insane plan, Raiden Mei shuddered, and hatred burned in her heart.
After all, if it weren’t for Cocolia, her father wouldn’t have been imprisoned, and the fact that she actually wanted to kill everyone in an entire city was simply heinous.
“What should I do, Kiana?” Without question, Raiden Mei trusted Kiana completely.
She looked at Kiana, desperately wanting to know how she could stop Cocolia.
As everyone knows, Raiden Mei actually has a bit of chuunibyou, and now, the story Kiana told perfectly satisfied Raiden Mei’s chuunibyou heart.
“I will help you talk to the other you.
We will face her together, and then…
you must prove to her that you have the qualifications to become the master of this power.” Kiana held Raiden Mei’s hand, while her other hand gripped Jizo Mitama.
With Corruption combined with Void, and since Raiden Mei did not resist, Kiana successfully arrived deep within Raiden Mei’s consciousness and saw the Queen draped in lightning.
“Kiana…” The Herrscher of Thunder looked down at Raiden Mei and Kiana.
However, she didn’t know if it was just an illusion, but Raiden Mei always felt that the self draped in lightning sounded inexplicably gentle when saying Kiana’s name.
“Kiana, leave her to me!” Raiden Mei took a deep breath and stepped forward to face the Herrscher of Thunder directly.
Invisible darkness enveloped the two of them.
After they talked about something unknown, the darkness dissipated, and Raiden Mei’s appearance had changed.
[Bond with Raiden Mei has increased significantly.
The 1-cost card: Raiden Mei, Senba Academy, has automatically changed into a 5-cost character: Raiden Mei, Herrscher of Thunder.
Herrscher Bond unlocked: 3.
Please select a Herrscher to undergo Ascension.]
Listening to the system’s chime, Kiana felt that she had never had such a wonderful start.
Considering that after dealing with Cocolia, she would need to deal with Otto, Kiana asked the system internally if Ascension could be used on the Key of Corruption, and the answer she received was—Yes! New chapters come out on g.com first.
“Kiana…” Raiden Mei looked at Kiana and stepped forward to hug her.
This power was not for the sake of revenge, but to stand beside her best friend and to protect this friendship.
“Don’t be happy too soon, Mei.
You don’t have much Honkai Energy right now, so even if you’ve become the Herrscher of Thunder, you can’t exert much power.
Moreover, the Herrscher of Thunder’s authority is to control magnetism; you won’t be able to use it without some knowledge reserves.” Kiana gently patted Raiden Mei’s back.
Hearing Kiana say this, Raiden Mei’s just-inflated heart began to deflate like a balloon pricked by a needle.
“Then what should we do next?” Raiden Mei looked at Kiana; after all, since Kiana knew so much, she must have a plan.
“Go to ME Corp.
Remember?
I said your father built many Titans and a weapon to protect you, and manufacturing these also requires Honkai Energy.
Therefore, there must be a Honkai Energy reactor beneath ME Corp.
Cocolia is likely trying to open those reactors to force your Herrscher transformation.”
Hearing Kiana say this, Raiden Mei felt her fists clench.
But as a former young lady, even when racking her brain, she could only think of one curse: “That damn lunatic!”
Seeing Raiden Mei looking like she wanted to rush into ME Corp right now to avenge her father and cut off Cocolia’s head, Kiana hurriedly held her back.
After all, they still had many reinforcements they could gather; there was no need for just the two little girls to go.
“Cocolia also has many Titans under her command.
Although they are vulnerable to a Herrscher, you lack Honkai Energy, Mei, so we should call for more reinforcements.” As she spoke, Kiana snapped her fingers, returned to her own body from Raiden Mei’s consciousness space, and then appeared with Raiden Mei on top of a tall building.
“Who is that person?” Raiden Mei looked at the white-haired, one-armed man standing with his back to them, acting like a peeping tom, and whispered to Kiana.
But she didn’t expect that even though she had lowered her voice so much, she was still heard by the other party.
“Kiana?!” When Siegfried turned around, what he saw was his own daughter wearing a Herrscher dress.
It scared the old father so much that he almost thought the Herrscher of the Void had gone berserk, but…
“Stinky Dad…
long time no see.” Kiana hugged her father, her voice carrying a hint of a little girl’s showing off: “I’ve reconciled with Sister, and now I can use this power at will.
However, now is not the time to talk about this.
Dad, listen to me, we need your help.”