Mo Wang and Kiana had been playing games together until the middle of the night.
Snack wrappers and drink bottles were scattered all over the floor.
If anyone walked in at this moment, they’d probably shout: “Holy crap, this is a dump!”
“Why, why did I die again!
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ WTF!”
On the game screen, Kiana’s character was decapitated in one swing by Mo Wang’s character.
A big “NOOB” was displayed prominently on the screen, as if mocking Kiana directly.
“Ah, life really is lonely like snow.”
“Like I always say—when it comes to gaming, let Bronya handle it!”
Mo Wang set down his controller with great satisfaction.
Indeed, the experience of crushing noobs—only those who’ve done it truly understand.
No wonder so many skilled players liked to create smurf accounts to fish in the kiddie pool.
It was way too entertaining.
“Hmph!
I’m done playing!”
Kiana, acting like a sulking child, tossed her controller aside and flopped down onto the sofa, hugging a throw pillow.
Her long, fair leg even gave Mo Wang a kick out of frustration.
“Ouch?
We’re only halfway through, and you’re already admitting defeat?
That doesn’t seem like you.” Mo Wang turned to look at Kiana on the sofa behind him, noticing she was pouting with her face turned away, refusing to look at him.
For someone who had studied the habits of this white-haired ball of fluff dozens of times over, Mo Wang could tell at a glance that something was bothering her.
Whenever she was in a bad mood, she’d do exactly this—flop onto the bed or sofa and act all withdrawn.
“Hey, you can’t seriously be going into a sulk over losing at games, right?
When I see you play against Bronya, you get crushed way harder, and I’ve never seen you get this down about it.” Mo Wang found it a bit amusing.
But then Kiana’s long leg kicked him even harder.
“Who—who’s sulking!
I’m not that kind of person!” Kiana turned her head to look at Mo Wang, then immediately flopped back down.
“I just…
I just feel a bit upset inside.”
“Oh, I see.”
The moment Kiana said that, Mo Wang understood immediately.
This wasn’t about losing at games.
It was because after getting beaten by him during the day, she realized she couldn’t beat him at gaming anymore—and couldn’t beat him in a fight either.
She couldn’t accept the fact that she was useless, and that had sent her into a spiral of self-doubt.
Despite being the most lively and seemingly optimistic of the three in the trio, everyone knew that the one who always looked the happiest was usually the one most prone to falling into darkness. Follow the newest chapters on novelping.com.
People like Naruto, Eren—they all followed that pattern.
Sure enough, Kiana’s face fell as she said to Mo Wang, “Mo Wang, do you think I’m useless?”
“Why would you ask that?”
Knowing Kiana’s symptoms, Mo Wang—now in his role as psychological counselor, life mentor, and master of logic—immediately went online.
“Look, I’ve already been at St.
Freya for a year, but in all that time, I haven’t improved at all.”
“I said I wanted to become an A-rank Valkyrie, but I’ve barely gone on any missions.
I can’t fight worth anything either—last time I sparred with the class monitor, I couldn’t even touch her.
And Mei and Bronya?
Forget it.
They’re at the top of the grade, while I’m still stuck in place, not improving at all.”
Old Qi started listing off everything she’d been up to recently, and after thinking it over, she realized she seemed to be drifting further and further from the goals she’d originally set for herself.
“Oh?
So you actually have some self-awareness after all?” Mo Wang shot Kiana a look of surprise.
Since when did this lazy fish start reflecting on herself?
“You’re right, you know.
You sleep in class during the day, game in your dorm at night, and whenever you have free time, you come over to me and Theresa’s place to steal comics and snacks.
You eat a ton and move barely at all.
Calling you a lazy fish isn’t an exaggeration at all.”
Kiana, hearing all this, was absolutely fuming.
Normally, shouldn’t he be comforting her right now?
Instead, he was just piling on more criticism!
“Oh, and also—you say you want to become an A-rank Valkyrie, but you haven’t even bothered to look up what the actual requirements are, have you?
Last time you went on a mission, you didn’t listen to Himeko’s instructions at all, ended up agitating a whole pack of Honkai Beasts, and got the prototype Valkyrie Armor destroyed.
You nearly gave the Academy Principal an aneurysm, didn’t you?”
“I—I’ll bite you to death!”
Kiana couldn’t hold it in anymore.
Like a big white cat, she pounced at Mo Wang, claws out, ready to scratch him.
“Stop messing around, I’m just stating facts here.” Mo Wang pushed the flailing Kiana away, then continued.
“Though honestly, I don’t think you need to compare yourself to others anyway.
It’s completely pointless.”
Hearing Mo Wang’s words, Kiana’s movements suddenly stopped.
“Seriously, if you keep comparing yourself to others, you’ll always find something you can’t match up to.”
“What’s the point of comparing grades with Mei and Bronya?
One’s a technical fighter, the other’s all about firepower—they’re on completely different paths from someone like you who relies on instinct and reflexes.”
“Instead of studying all that theoretical stuff in class, you’d be better off learning a few moves from Fu Hua.”
“Instead of thinking about all that, why not just be a lazy fish like me and play some games?”
Mo Wang said this to Kiana with genuine sincerity.
“Is—is that so?” Kiana scratched her head, feeling like Mo Wang might actually have a point.
“Then why don’t you tell me when I’ll be able to beat the class monitor?” Kiana asked curiously.
“Well…
that one…
I think you might need a few more years before you can beat Fu Hua.
Don’t rush it, okay~”
Mo Wang turned his head away awkwardly.
Beat Fu Hua?
That was way too early for Kiana.
Even with amnesia, Fu Hua still had the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie.
With Kiana’s current abilities, she’d probably need the pufferfish to take over before she could win.
And when he said “a few years,” that was a conservative estimate assuming she became the Herrscher of Finality.
“Ahem!
Don’t rush the whole ‘getting stronger’ thing, alright?
Everyone grows step by step.
I can guarantee that when your class monitor was your age, she definitely wasn’t as strong as you are now!” Mo Wang patted his chest confidently.
“I feel like you’re just brushing me off.” Kiana muttered with dissatisfaction.
“Then how come you got so strong all of a sudden?”
“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean!
I got strong entirely through my own efforts, thank you very much.” Mo Wang said to Kiana without a shred of shame.
“Also, so what if you got scolded on a mission?
Don’t worry—the Hyperion is my turf now!”
“From now on, wherever you want to go for missions, just tell me directly!”
“Even if you want to go one-on-one with a Herrscher, I’ll get you there, alright?”
“Just follow my arrangements from now on.”
As Mo Wang spoke, he turned to look at Kiana, only to find she had already fallen asleep at some point.
Watching Kiana lying on the sofa, drooling slightly and letting out soft snores, Mo Wang quietly stood up from the ground.
“Don’t catch a cold, you silly white-haired ball of fluff.”
Mo Wang pulled a blanket from the cabinet nearby and draped it over Kiana, then silently returned to his desk to continue handling the remaining paperwork.
And just then, a letter suddenly appeared on Mo Wang’s computer screen.
Alert Notification — Large herds of Honkai beasts detected near Canghai City; Far East Branch, please deploy immediately
When Mo Wang saw this message, his eyes narrowed slightly.
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