"Weapons made by the power of the Second Herrscher..."
Just that sentence alone provided a wealth of information.
Looking at Kiana with a smile on her face, Mei felt a twinge of worry.
[Okay, the leisure time is over.]
The voice of the Q&A consciousness rang in their ears.
[Now it's time to get back to the topic.]
[The Q&A time begins!]
As the voice of the Q&A consciousness faded, Kiana and Mei grew serious.
[1. Which of the following options is the real reason why President Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned?]
[A: He helped an old lady cross the street, was short on funds, and embezzled.]
[B: He was framed by his colleagues during an organizational power struggle.]
[C: He was tempted by money, followed his heart, and embezzled.]
[D: He touched the buttocks of all the young girls in Nagazora City and was imprisoned.]
"...Father?!"
Seeing that the question was about her father, Mei instinctively pursed her lips in shock.
"Is it a question related to Mei? Then it seems it's not my turn to play," Kiana said, displaying a regretful expression.
"Well... I'll answer it," Mei nodded slightly and read the question nervously.
Since it involved her father, she focused intently, not wanting to miss a word.
"Help an old lady cross the street..."
Mei glanced at option A and muttered, "If it were my father, he would help her, right?"
"But it's impossible for the company to face problems because he helped an old lady cross the street!"
She was quite certain about this.
Although she occasionally heard stories about elderly women in Shenzhou causing financial ruin for those who helped them, it was inconceivable that her father's company would suffer just from one such act.
Given the size of her father's company, it would take helping hundreds of thousands of old ladies in a short time to cause a financial crisis, right?
So, option A could be dismissed without doubt.
"If it's option B..."
Mei felt uncertain about this answer.
Framed by his colleagues in an organization?
What organization?
She had never heard of her father joining any group. He has his own ME Company.
Mei knew little about her father; her only memories were of him teaching her family swordsmanship when she was a child.
Since entering the academy, she had even less time to spend with him.
"Let's hold off on that one..." Mei thought, unsure if her father was involved with any strange organization.
"Options C and D are absolutely impossible!"
Though she hadn't spent much time with him in the past two years, Mei still knew her father well.
Blinded by greed? As the president of ME Company, he would never lack for money!
This was precisely why she was confused about why her father was arrested for corruption.
Option D was even more ridiculous.
It had nothing to do with the corruption Mei had learned about.
"Even wild boars in estrus wouldn't act so indecently, right?!" Mei felt a surge of excitement when talking about her father.
"Father has never remarried because of Mother," she insisted.
"These two answers are absolutely wrong!"
Options A, C, and D could all be ruled out.
"Then only one correct answer remains!"
Mei looked at the option she had been considering, hoping it was the right choice.
"I choose B!"
[Correct.]
Accompanied by the affirmative sound of the QA consciousness...
"Bang!"
Mei's legs buckled, and she collapsed onto the ground.
"Mei, are you okay?" Kiana wanted to ask, but when she saw Mei's expression, she swallowed the words.
That was undoubtedly a smile, right?
"Great... Father."
The knot in her heart caused by her father's corruption and imprisonment slowly untied. Although her eyes were filled with tears, Mei felt a sense of relief.
However, after feeling relieved, anger surged within her.
Yet Mei did not show her anger on her face; instead, she slowly stood up with Kiana's help.
"About that person..."
[You can obtain the information you want through the following questions.]
Before Mei could finish speaking, the QA consciousness interjected.
"I underatand."
Having received the answer she sought, Mei nodded calmly and urged, "Please start the next question!"
[2. Please choose the main planner of the Third Eruption from the following options:]
[A: Otto Apocalypse]
[B: Cocolia]
[C: Welt Joyce]
[D: Kevin Kaslana]
"The main... planner?"
Mei frowned upon noticing this word, her expression shifting to disbelief. "Does this mean that the Honkai Eruption that is about to happen in this city is actually man-made?!"
Mei who was educated by Kiana had a rough understanding of the Honkai. So this revelation was shocking.
"If the Honkai Eruption occurs in this city, millions of people will die, right?! This disaster is actually planned by humans... The main planner isn't a player of Paradox, are they?"
Miss Mei who had been a normal person not long ago could not fathom that this upcoming catastrophe was deliberately orchestrated by someone.
Of course, she wasn't the only one shocked.
Kiana who knew the inner workings of the Honkai(Half-baked) was also equally astonished to learn that the Third Eruption was man-made.
But more than shock, Kiana was filled with rage.
"I will definitely teach this bastard a lesson!"
From Kiana's clenched teeth, it was clear she was seething with anger.
As everyone knows, when people are pushed to extreme anger...
~Hiccup~
"..." Mei remained silent. Her eyes brimming with cold determination.
She had grown up in Nagazora City.
This was Mei's hometown.
And now someone wanted to bring about a Honkai Eruption in her hometown?
That was absolutely unacceptable!
Mei glanced at the answer options and frowned slightly.
The culprit behind this disaster was among the choices provided.
But the troubling part was that she didn't know any of these names.
"Kiana, do you have any clues?"
Noticing Kevin Kaslana in option D, Mei turned her gaze to Kiana. She recalled that Kiana's last name was also Kaslana.
"...Uh," Kiana scratched her head and shook it in response.
"If option D is correct, it should be someone from our Kaslana family, but I heard from my dad that our family is very large."
"I have been living outside with my dad, so I don't know much about the family."
"However, option D should be ruled out."
"My stinky dad said that the Kaslana family's creed is to protect the people."
Kiana sounded a bit uncertain.
"The Kaslana family shouldn't do anything that endangers the populace."
"But if the cage is large, there will be all kinds of birds. Who knows if there is a scoundrel in the Kaslana family?"
Kiana muttered, "But if Kevin is really a scoundrel of the Kaslana family, then I will definitely clean up the family."
"...Anyway, let's exclude option D for now. It's better to give your people some trust."
This ambiguous statement left Mei feeling helpless.
"It's up to you."
Kiana was very open-minded about it. Regardless of which answer was correct, she intended to teach the other party a lesson, so she had no strong opinion on the matter.
"But I think we shouldn't pay too much attention to the reward. After all, it may not be a good thing."
Mei initially thought that made sense.
But she didn't plan to give up the rewards still.
After all, the thrill of opening a random Gacha box was simply too enticing