Raiden Mei, who had been feigning sleep and hadn't found a chance to wake up, never expected that when Kiana and the girl calling herself 'Bronya' were arguing, they would draw the fire onto her.
*And speaking of which, Aaron... likes big ones?*
*When he first met Kiana, he even stole glances at Kiana's... Is this really the Aaron I know?*
Recalling the attitude of the other party when she spent time with Aaron in that strange world, Raiden Mei completely couldn't connect the Aaron who was constantly accumulating power and preparing for battle at that time with the pervert who 'stole glances at her' in Kiana's mouth.
At that time, Aaron's communication with her wasn't much. Judging from the subsequent battles, Aaron actively took on the majority of the dangerous combat missions and arranged strategies to deal with enemies in advance; he could be said to be an overly reliable partner.
And in daily life, not to mention whether he counted as polite, at least from Raiden Mei's perspective, she didn't feel any impolite gazes sweeping over her.
*Did Kiana get it wrong?*
*Or perhaps... what Aaron likes is indeed Kiana's type?*
Seeing Raiden Mei blushing and shouting that sentence, Kiana, who completely couldn't tell that Raiden Mei had mentally fabricated hundreds of words of content, trotted to Raiden Mei's side with immense surprise and hugged her best friend.
"Mei, you're awake? That's great!"
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Does your body still hurt?"
"Kiana... I'm fine."
At this moment, Raiden Mei indeed felt her heart relax a little the instant she hugged her best friend.
Then she felt something was wrong.
Just at the moment of the embrace, Raiden Mei actually subconsciously compared the sizes when their bountiful fruits touched, and then reached the conclusion that hers were indeed a bit bigger.
*I, what strange things am I thinking about?!*
*What on earth is all this?!!!*
"Really fine?"
Separating from Raiden Mei, Kiana looked at Raiden Mei's suddenly reddened face with a suspicious expression.
"A cold... doesn't look like it... Mei, if there's a problem, say it. Although this is just a small clinic, seeing a minor illness is no problem."
On the other side, Bronya stared coldly at Kiana and Mei. After comparing their information with the data in the Anti-Entropy database, she confirmed their identities.
Kiana Kaslana, a descendant of the Schicksal Three Houses [Knight - Kaslana] clan.
According to the data in the database, she and her father, the Schicksal traitor Siegfried Kaslana, had long since left Schicksal... *Mm, at least there's no need to worry about Schicksal people squatting nearby.*
*As for this black-haired one... it's Raiden Mei.*
After confirming the other party's appearance, a sense of guilt instantly surfaced in Bronya's heart.
No matter what reasons she had, it was an indisputable fact that she and her adoptive mother intended to use the girl before her to accomplish some goals.
Before meeting the person involved directly, Bronya wouldn't have had too many thoughts.
But now, after seeing the person herself, Bronya was startled to realize just how great a mistake she had committed in order to save Seele.
A girl who looked extremely kind had turned into a ghostly Herrscher completely because of her and Cocolia.
And the instant this girl awakened as a Herrscher, millions of people also died in Nagazora City because of Cocolia's plan.
Just now, she seized the opportunity to speak, trying to probe for intelligence on these people.
But now, seeing the peace revealed on their faces after hugging each other, a thought suddenly popped up in Bronya's mind.
*Are Mother Cocolia's actions really right...*
*What... should Bronya do?*
Without her even realizing it, a stream of Herrscher Authority flowed through her body, causing her to stop the thought of 'contacting Mother Cocolia'.
And beside her, Aaron looked with an unfriendly expression at Bronya, who was lost in thought, considering a matter.
Bronya actively opening her mouth just now to address Aaron with a term full of misunderstanding like 'Master' was obviously not because she was truly convinced, but because she was prepared to cause trouble.
Although she didn't succeed in causing trouble in the end, this also showed that the Power of Erosion failed to completely erode her.
To be honest, if not for considering the scene would be too bloody, Aaron kind of wanted to draw Jizo Mitama and give this troublemaking brat another stab right now.
As for Kiana, although Aaron was very happy that she could really think for herself now and reach the correct conclusion, this process...
*What do you mean 'When this guy just met me, he stared at my chest every day'—where was the 'every day'!*
*Wasn't I just an orphan who hadn't seen much of the world and couldn't hold back a little at that time?*
*And that sentence 'Do you think I don't know he likes big ones?'... Okay, to be honest, although I do like big ones, saying it like that makes it sound like I can't walk when I see big breasts.*
*Kiana, this guy, starts tearing down my stage as soon as we meet... forget it, better not think too much.*
At this moment, because the three people other than Kiana were all thinking about their own inner worries, the ward that was quite lively just now instantly entered an awkward atmosphere.
And Kiana, the only one among the four who didn't think too much, also sensed that the situation of the three was a bit off under this awkward atmosphere.
"Aaron... what strange things are you thinking about again?"
"Just thinking—where should we go now?"
*Even if I follow that guy's suggestion to find a place to sort out my power, I also need a place that allows me to rest quietly.*
*But now... there seems to be no such place.*
*Ah, thought of one.*
*Thinking carefully, right now, even leaving aside Mei, this combat force who can't use Authority to fight and can only rely on Magnetic Field Rotation, Kiana and I joining hands can already defeat a fledgling Herrscher.*
*Leaving aside Otto, we seem to have absolutely no need to fear Cocolia.*
*Cocolia being able to rise to be the Acting Sovereign of Anti-Entropy is mainly not because she is awesome, but because Old Yang is at low health squatting in the base, and Einstein and Tesla are not good at infighting.*
*Her own combat power is nothing worth looking at. The high-end combat power in her hands is estimated to be only the Welt series clones created from Joyce's genes, and some Titan Mechs after improvement.*
*As for the Welt clones... at most, they cause a little trouble for Kiana and me. One-on-one, I don't even need to use Ittou Shura to kill them.*
*As for swarm tactics... Hehe, if Cocolia really had a pile of Welt clones, she wouldn't have sent just two Welt clones in the 'Anti-Entropy Invasion' and 'Moon Shadow' arcs.*
*Those clones are not some common goods Cocolia can discard at will, but extremely expensive trump cards.*
*In other words—I don't need to be so shrinking and fearful at all. Instead, I can use some resources and intelligence at hand to let us find Cocolia and negotiate with her.*
*Of course, Cocolia definitely won't obediently provide us a place to rest—sigh, if she wants to make a move then, that would be even better.*
*If Otto is the number one pot-bearer (scapegoat/blame-taker) in this world, then Cocolia is absolutely the number two Danzo.*
*Aside from infighting, this old woman is useless in other aspects and frantically assists the Honkai.*
*I don't know how Kiana made Raiden Mei sober up in the main storyline, but the problem is, if Raiden Mei hadn't woken up at that time, with that little combat power under her, she couldn't take down the Third Herrscher even with her head.*
*And Wendy... originally a Herrscher who could be roped into the human side, she was sneak-attacked by her until she switched sides on the spot, and finally her core was dug out to feed Wotan (Father).*
*Wotan, that so-called 'Herrscher-class' combat power, is ridiculously watered down. Even looking at it incomparably coldly from a benefit perspective, a living 'Herrscher of the Wind' Wendy is much more practical than the combination of Wotan + Gem of Desire.*
*When that old bastard Otto causes trouble, it's hard to touch him because of his status—after all, the Schicksal Overseer suddenly dying violently is prone to causing turmoil.*
*But Cocolia... this guy has no importance, and not enough cards in her hand.*
*If Raiden Ryoma hadn't been too careless and let Cocolia catch his little tail, she wouldn't even be able to get ME Corp.*
*Thinking about it carefully, this guy had the money to book the Royal Hotel in Singapore, but wasn't willing to slightly repair that dilapidated Cocolia Orphanage... why does it feel like this guy also has some problems with fund management.*
*If all the funds were invested in research, fine, but while she enjoys herself, the children in the orphanage are still living in broken houses.*
*Can that love of hers, which stays on her lips, really count as love?*
"Brat, I won't say much else. If you want me to follow the contract to give you intelligence and help you save people, don't stir up trouble for me."
"Yes, Bronya... understands."
Glancing at him, Bronya discovered that this man—actually seemed not to be angry still.
Judging from this probe just now, such small matters wouldn't make him very angry instead.
*Mm, his tolerance is unexpectedly much higher than imagined.*
*But why, being stared at by this guy with that kind of look, does Bronya always feel so uneasy?*
*Sometimes, Bronya really suspects if her emotional circuits have suddenly been repaired.*
*Starting from meeting this man in the real world, she feels she can sense the surrounding gazes, atmosphere, and some people's emotions more clearly.*
*Truly a strange phenomenon.*
"Also—have you contacted Cocolia?"
*?*
*??*
*???*
"Master, Bronya will not betray Master."
Hearing the girl speak this sentence in a flat tone, Kiana looked at Aaron with a suspicious look again.
Although Kiana already knew from the words full of holes from this brat just now that she was stirring up trouble, this scene... *why do I feel it's so weird?*
"Hah... won't betray."
*Is the effect of Jizo Mitama that good?*
*And now, I am actually using a girl, preparing to let her betray her adoptive mother.*
*Mm, although her adoptive mother isn't a good thing, this matter... is indeed a bit excessive.*
*Forget it, I'm not some good thing myself. Why be wishy-washy and care about these minor details at a time like this.*
*Cocolia did bad things and intends to do bad things in the future. I am just preparing to take away the power she shouldn't possess. Hesitating at a time like this—what is wrong with me?*
"Very good. Then contact her now. As for the message to convey... mm, just tell her this."
"Her precious daughter is in my hands. Then find a time for everyone to have a good chat."
"Of course, if she doesn't want to chat and wants to attack directly, that's fine too. Just be prepared to bear the consequences."
Hearing these words from Aaron, Raiden Mei couldn't help but frown.
She had been dragged by Kiana to watch a few Far East anime and Far East manga. The words Aaron spoke right now... were simply no different from a third-rate villain in anime and manga.
"Although I don't know what contract this little sister made with you, isn't this... not too good?"
"Heh... it's not strange for you to have that thought. If her adoptive mother were an ordinary person, my behavior would naturally be bad. But the problem is..."
"—What if her adoptive mother is the mastermind who created the 'Third Honkai Eruption'?"
In an instant, Kiana felt a killing intent that couldn't be concealed suddenly surge from Raiden Mei beside her.
And Raiden Mei, unable to control her emotions and power for a moment, directly used the overflowing Magnetic Field Rotation power to blast the bedside table beside her sickbed into nothingness.
"What did you... say?! Her mother is the mastermind of this event?!"
"So, do you still think there is any problem with my behavior now?"
When admonishing Raiden Mei in Hell, she never thought she would find the mastermind who took away millions of lives so quickly.
Aaron's words at this moment caused the emotions in Raiden Mei's heart to rise ceaselessly.
*Very good... very good...*
*Really didn't expect to find it without wasting any effort.*
*Aaron has already found the mastermind of this event, so now...*
*—It is time to settle all of this!*