[PART01]Multiverse Gacha: It All Started With Subduing  the Herrscher of Thunder - video Dailymotion

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An ordinary MC suddenly finds himself transported into the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, a world where humanity is still struggling—but the true catastrophe has not yet fully begun.   Unlike others, he awakens a mysterious Gacha System that allows him to draw powers, abilities, and items from different worlds. As the system evolves, he also gains the ability to travel across multiple anime worlds, where every new universe brings greater dangers, stronger enemies, and unexpected allies.     Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FictionNarratives

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00:00:12Multiverse Gotcha. It all started with Subduing the Hersher of Thunder, Part 1.

00:00:18Quick, that guy ran east.

00:00:21Dammit, he's not here.

00:00:23Check the trees. That guy likes to hide in trees.

00:00:27We must catch him today.

00:00:28Okay? The originally peaceful and serene Senba Academy was bustling once again,

00:00:34but for many, this was already a common occurrence, as these things happened almost every day.

00:00:40A group of security guards frantically searched the campus in a fit of impotent rage,

00:00:45but because the students here were not from ordinary families, they dared not search too overtly.

00:00:50As for the young ladies here, they found this kind of drama quite novel, maintaining an attitude of watching the

00:00:57show.

00:00:58Your Majesty, let me throw away these flowers for you.

00:01:02Near a garden not far away, several girls stood together, with the girl in the middle, holding a bouquet of

00:01:08roses.

00:01:09Don't misunderstand. She didn't want to give them to anyone.

00:01:12They had just been forcefully shoved into her hands.

00:01:16Looking at the fresh flowers in her hands,

00:01:18Raiden May nodded and handed them to the person beside her.

00:01:21Raiden May had unconsciously grown accustomed to this matter.

00:01:25After all, it occurred steadily like clockwork for 30 days a month, even on weekends.

00:01:29What else could she do but get used to it?

00:01:32Although she was a young lady, Raiden May was not arrogant.

00:01:36Instead, she maintained kindness towards people.

00:01:39However, others around her did not think so.

00:01:41Although the other party had never acted out of line,

00:01:45the attempt to confess to the famous Queen Raiden was something others could not tolerate.

00:01:50Meanwhile, on the other side,

00:01:52They want to catch me with just this many people?

00:01:56Hikaru, dressed in casual clothes,

00:01:58strolled leisurely on the platform outside the teaching building's windows,

00:02:02used for external equipment.

00:02:04With a few familiar jumps and climbs,

00:02:06he successfully reached the top of Senba Academy, physically.

00:02:10Looking at the four tasks completed in one go displayed in the system,

00:02:14Hikaru opened the system to take a look.

00:02:1749 crystals now.

00:02:19Just one more for a 10-pull.

00:02:22Looking at the simple system before him,

00:02:25Hikaru was filled with mixed emotions,

00:02:27and he couldn't help but recall events from his previous life.

00:02:30It was indeed his previous life.

00:02:33Hikaru was a transmigrator.

00:02:35The catalyst for his transmigration was a power outage at home.

00:02:38He took advantage of the outage to disassemble his computer for repairs without unplugging it.

00:02:45Unexpectedly, the electricity,

00:02:47which was originally announced to be restored in two hours,

00:02:50suddenly came back in less than half an hour,

00:02:51and he was thus blindsided by an electric shock.

00:02:54It was quite dramatic, one could say.

00:02:56And when he was electrocuted, he didn't know what it triggered,

00:02:59or if he died from the shock.

00:03:01But in any case,

00:03:02he transmigrated to a new world and gained a system.

00:03:06After a brief understanding of the current world,

00:03:08his emotions could be described as a roller coaster.

00:03:11Hikaru's original family was not well off.

00:03:14He had no mother since childhood,

00:03:15and his father was a gambling addict.

00:03:17He finally managed to leave that place with no good memories

00:03:21by leveraging his excellent grades and funds from part-time work to attend university.

00:03:25So even transmigration didn't result in any loss.

00:03:29However,

00:03:30his emotional fluctuations after figuring out the world he transmigrated into were

00:03:50That's right.

00:03:51Hikaru's system was a game program he had written on his computer before transmigration.

00:03:56He originally hoped to make some money from a third-rate mobile game

00:03:59to improve his academic life.

00:04:02And because he was the only one,

00:04:04although this game system had preset mods for plot,

00:04:07quests,

00:04:08main story,

00:04:08gotcha,

00:04:09and a backpack for storing drawn items.

00:04:12But he himself had only perfected the gotcha,

00:04:14and there were only a few items in the gotcha pool,

00:04:17though they were all top-tier items.

00:04:19After all,

00:04:20no matter who it is,

00:04:21when designing,

00:04:22they would definitely design the strongest ones first,

00:04:24right?

00:04:24They wouldn't design trash to put in the gotcha pool

00:04:27and make things difficult for themselves.

00:04:30Good news.

00:04:31The cards put in are all top-tier items.

00:04:34Bad news.

00:04:35Cannot top up to draw cards.

00:04:38Then,

00:04:39after undergoing a 24-hour scanning period to perfect itself,

00:04:42at least,

00:04:43that's what the system said.

00:04:45This system,

00:04:46named Dimensional Codex,

00:04:48automatically filled various items in endless dimensions.

00:04:51Because Hikaru himself had not created a main storyline for this mobile game,

00:04:54it would automatically explore the main storyline and protagonists of the world it was in.

00:04:59As long as Hikaru participated in the main storyline and established relationships with their protagonists,

00:05:04he would receive crystal rewards.

00:05:07And the gotcha pool,

00:05:08which originally only contained premium items,

00:05:10was also filled with trash from endless dimensions.

00:05:14Actually,

00:05:15it wasn't really trash,

00:05:16but compared to the items originally in the gotcha pool,

00:05:18they could only be considered trash.

00:05:21Currently,

00:05:21the Dimensional Codex's main functions are two.

00:05:24One is the quest system.

00:05:26Upon entering the main storyline or coming into contact with a protagonist,

00:05:30quests will be issued.

00:05:32Completing a main quest allows immediate acceptance of the next.

00:05:35Daily main quests are essentially daily quests related to the protagonist,

00:05:40with only five issued per day,

00:05:41and the reward is a basic one crystal.

00:05:44The gotcha system is divided into a character gotcha and an item gotcha.

00:05:49The character gotcha,

00:05:51besides some consumables and strange materials,

00:05:53yields character cards.

00:05:55Character cards can be used on the player,

00:05:57and multiple character cards can be equipped at once,

00:06:00but only within the player's capacity,

00:06:02which is cost.

00:06:04A level one player's cost is only five,

00:06:07and it increases by one with each level up.

00:06:10Items are much more lenient.

00:06:11The initial item slots are three,

00:06:13and one is added every five levels.

00:06:16Moreover,

00:06:17items can still take effect,

00:06:18even if not in the item slots,

00:06:20just not as conveniently as when equipped.

00:06:22Today was Hikaru's 30th day of drawing cards.

00:06:25Completing today's quest would allow for his third 10-pole.

00:06:29A 10-pole guarantees an A rank or higher character or item,

00:06:33and accumulating 100 pulls guarantees S rank or higher.

00:06:37The two gotcha pools are calculated separately.

00:06:40So,

00:06:41Hikaru chose to do one 10-pole each from the character pool and the item pool.

00:06:45Because an S rank character card requires 6,

00:06:49and a level one player can only use character cards with a cumulative cost of 5.

00:06:54If he drew an S rank,

00:06:55he couldn't use it at all.

00:06:57And the system,

00:06:58after a month,

00:06:59hadn't given any quest that would increase the player's level.

00:07:02He strongly suspected that to level up,

00:07:04he had to delve deeper into the main storyline.

00:07:07After spending some time confirming that this world was Honkai Impact 3rd,

00:07:12Hikaru breathed a sigh of relief.

00:07:14Although Hikaru skipped the story when playing Honkai Impact 3rd,

00:07:18he knew that the Honkai eruption would occur in Changkong City.

00:07:22The three protagonists of Honkai Impact 3rd,

00:07:25Kiana was still wandering and couldn't be found.

00:07:28Braunya was still in Siberia,

00:07:30and the only one whose whereabouts he knew was Raiden Mei,

00:07:32who was still a young lady.

00:07:34After the Honkai eruption,

00:07:36the three of them would go to St. Freya Academy.

00:07:38If he didn't make contact now,

00:07:40there would be no opportunity later,

00:07:41and he would simply fade into obscurity.

00:07:44In Honkai Impact 3rd,

00:07:45ordinary people knew nothing about the Honkai

00:07:48and could be killed by it at any time.

00:07:50As the saying goes,

00:07:52nothing ventured, nothing gained.

00:07:54Hikaru chose the dangerous but correct path,

00:07:57which was to find Raiden Mei daily

00:07:59to complete quests and draw cards.

00:08:01His first A-ranked character card

00:08:03was from one of the protagonists of a game called Assassin's Creed.

00:08:07Eagle of Florence, A.

00:08:10Skills.

00:08:11Assassin Master.

00:08:12A legendary assassin,

00:08:14not famous for a single ability,

00:08:16but proficient in stealth,

00:08:18climbing, assassination,

00:08:19swordsmanship,

00:08:20and a series of other techniques.

00:08:22Eagle Vision.

00:08:23Named Eagle Vision.

00:08:25But its essence is a sixth sense talent,

00:08:27capable of distinguishing targets

00:08:29even without visual limitations.

00:08:32Leap of Faith.

00:08:33A technique for dissipating force in mid-air,

00:08:36allowing one to fall vertically.

00:08:38If the landing spot is a hay bale or water surface,

00:08:41fall damage is immune.

00:08:43Description.

00:08:44A legendary assassin master,

00:08:47whose fame is not solely due to his techniques.

00:08:50And this was also why he could easily avoid all the security guards.

00:08:53You see, initially,

00:08:55to complete the daily quests of delivering flowers

00:08:57and confessing to Raiden Mei,

00:08:59he basically found ways to climb over the wall

00:09:01into Senba Academy every day,

00:09:04avoid the security,

00:09:04and then immediately start a marathon chase

00:09:07with the security guards after completing the task.

00:09:10The item given by the second ten pull was much worse.

00:09:14Tiger Talisman A.

00:09:16Effect.

00:09:17Balance of yin and yang.

00:09:19Description.

00:09:20A talisman that controls the balance of yin and yang,

00:09:24allowing the holder to possess different powers simultaneously without conflict,

00:09:28and can also divide the holder's yin and yang aspects.

00:09:32Hikaru didn't dare to take out this item after getting it.

00:09:35After all, he was already in enough trouble,

00:09:37and if he couldn't control it well,

00:09:39it would bring him even more trouble.

00:09:41However, items in the gacha pool

00:09:43were not only useful for items and character cards.

00:09:47Besides some consumables in the character card pool,

00:09:50Hikaru also drew a legal identity

00:09:52for the Honkai Impact Third World.

00:09:54At least he wouldn't be considered an illegal resident.

00:09:57And the extra thing from the item card pool was money,

00:10:00without which one couldn't move an inch.

00:10:03Recalling the experience of first arriving in this world,

00:10:06being an illegal resident,

00:10:08penniless,

00:10:08and still having to find a way to get flowers

00:10:10to confess to Raiden May,

00:10:12it felt like just yesterday.

00:10:14And the flowers he originally picked from park flower beds

00:10:17had now been replaced with bouquets purchased from a flower shop.

00:10:21Seeing that the security guards below had basically dispersed,

00:10:25Hikaru performed a leap of faith from the rooftop,

00:10:27landing in the bushes around the academy,

00:10:29and left Senba Academy.

00:10:31It must be said that leap of faith is a skill

00:10:33that is completely akin to a rule-based ability.

00:10:36After all, even if it's not a high altitude,

00:10:39normally falling into bushes would cause scratches or the like.

00:10:42But under the effect of leap of faith,

00:10:44he didn't get a single injury.

00:10:47After using Eagle Vision to catch a thief in Chong Kong City

00:10:50and sending him to the police station

00:10:52to complete the last maintain public order quest,

00:10:55Hikaru returned to his 20-square-meter small apartment.

00:10:58This address came with a legal identity,

00:11:00and it could almost be said

00:11:02that he had nothing else besides this house.

00:11:05However, having a place to live was enough for him.

00:11:08After a ritualistic bath, change of clothes,

00:11:11incense burning, and prayers,

00:11:13Hikaru opened the gacha interface.

00:11:14Hikaru opened the gacha interface.

00:11:18The gacha interface could be seen by others once opened.

00:11:21Although he could use it mentally,

00:11:23it lacked any sense of ritual.

00:11:26He expanded the gacha panel to the size of a bulletin board,

00:11:29burned incense, and bowed,

00:11:31then pressed the ten-pull button.

00:11:34Congratulations.

00:11:35You have obtained, sweet madam.

00:11:38The first thing was a blue light.

00:11:41Hikaru originally thought these consumable foods were a scam,

00:11:44but he didn't expect them to all have special effects.

00:11:48Sweet madam, B.

00:11:51Consumable.

00:11:52Effect.

00:11:53Restores a certain amount of vitality upon consumption.

00:11:57Description.

00:11:58Three.

00:11:59Sweet madam, don't be ungrateful.

00:12:02Although the description was ambiguous,

00:12:04it was clear that it could be used as a red potion.

00:12:07Most blue items were consumables,

00:12:10while white, the lowest grade,

00:12:11were generally materials like diamonds,

00:12:14blood drop stones, gold,

00:12:15and even direct Japanese yen.

00:12:17The ninth card,

00:12:18a purple light appeared,

00:12:19and a magnificent scythe appeared on the screen.

00:12:22Breath of the Grim Reaper.

00:12:24A.

00:12:25Effect.

00:12:26Greatly increases attack damage.

00:12:28Simultaneously consumes users' vitality when attacking.

00:12:32Description.

00:12:33Rumor has it that this is the weapon

00:12:35the Grim Reaper uses to harvest lives,

00:12:37both enemies and its own.

00:12:40This thing, if you say it's weak,

00:12:43you're lying through your teeth.

00:12:44But if you say it's strong,

00:12:46Hikaru wouldn't dare to use it.

00:12:48After all, he hadn't reached the point

00:12:50where he dared to risk his life fighting others.

00:12:53Why are these A-grade pieces of equipment so useless?

00:12:57It was like this with the previous Tiger Talisman,

00:13:00and it's the same with Breath of the Grim Reaper now.

00:13:03You ask if they're useless?

00:13:05Of course they're useful.

00:13:07You ask if they're very useful?

00:13:09They're better off being useless.

00:13:11Forget it.

00:13:12I'll put them away first.

00:13:14Maybe they'll be useful someday.

00:13:17Speaking of which,

00:13:18Seal's weapon seems to be a scythe,

00:13:20and she's the herisher of death,

00:13:21so it's a perfect match for this weapon.

00:13:23But he doesn't know her,

00:13:25so it's completely useless right now.

00:13:27The guaranteed A-grade item had already appeared,

00:13:30so Hikaru didn't hold out much hope.

00:13:33He casually flipped to the next card.

00:13:35Hidden Blade B

00:13:37Effect Concealment

00:13:39Description

00:13:41A hidden blade modified by Ezio,

00:13:43which eliminates the requirement to cut off the ring finger

00:13:46and reinforces it,

00:13:47allowing it to be used effectively even in direct combat.

00:13:51Seeing this,

00:13:52Hikaru remembered the Florence Eagle character he had drawn,

00:13:55whose name was Ezio.

00:13:57The frustrating part was that character cards didn't include the character's equipment,

00:14:01and the hidden blade he had just drawn could be said to be fate's decree.

00:14:07After equipping the hidden blade in the equipment slot,

00:14:10Hikaru smiled as he touched the hidden blades that appeared on his forearms.

00:14:14Compared to the powerful but costly breath of the Grim Reaper,

00:14:18Ezio's most familiar hidden blade was more suitable for him.

00:14:22Although he estimated that the hidden blade would be difficult to contend with some powerful Honkai beasts,

00:14:27it was still better than having no weapon at all.

00:14:30Organizing the valuable items drawn from the gacha pool and selling them off

00:14:34would provide another period of operating funds.

00:14:37Life after transmigration was this unpretentious.

00:14:41Although he didn't have to go to class or work,

00:14:43he still had to go to a girls' academy every day to confess to a young lady.

00:14:48Speaking of which,

00:14:49it was much more exciting than his previous life.

00:14:52But compared to his past,

00:14:54where he simply lived day by day without direction,

00:14:56he no longer had to worry about money now.

00:14:59Instead, he had to figure out how to strengthen himself

00:15:02and survive in this dangerous world.

00:15:05The most dangerous thing in the Honkai world was the special energy in it.

00:15:09For those without enough resistance and adaptability,

00:15:12even a little contact could lead to disability or even death.

00:15:16Moreover, men's Honkai resistance was much worse than women's.

00:15:20It could be said that this world was extremely sexist.

00:15:24As an outsider and a male,

00:15:26Hikaru couldn't possibly have the resistance to survive in this world,

00:15:29no matter how he thought about it.

00:15:31Until one day,

00:15:32a familiar person appeared on the news in Chang Kong City.

00:15:36Raiden Ryoma of M.E. Corp.,

00:15:39also Raiden May's father,

00:15:40was arrested and imprisoned for alleged economic fraud,

00:15:43and all of the Raiden family's assets were frozen.

00:15:47May, please go out with me.

00:15:50Hikaru held up the prepared white lilies in his hand

00:15:53and without a word,

00:15:54directly shoved them into Raiden May's hand.

00:15:57It didn't look like a normal confession at all,

00:15:59but rather like he was completing a task.

00:16:02Oh, it was indeed a task.

00:16:04No problem then.

00:16:06However, this confession task went very smoothly.

00:16:09After the confession and flower delivery,

00:16:11no one came to chase him.

00:16:13After all,

00:16:14Raiden May was hiding alone in the small garden

00:16:16behind the teaching building.

00:16:18If he hadn't had Eagle Eye,

00:16:19he would have almost not found her,

00:16:21which made Hikaru surprisingly relieved.

00:16:23He sat down on the bench beside Raiden May.

00:16:26What's wrong?

00:16:27You look a little unhappy.

00:16:30Looking at Hikaru,

00:16:31who sat down beside her so casually,

00:16:33and then at the beautifully packaged white lilies in her hand,

00:16:36Raiden May sat down at the other end of the bench,

00:16:38placing them on her lap and sighed.

00:16:41Didn't you watch the news?

00:16:44Hikaru, who was next to Raiden May, spoke.

00:16:46Although he didn't say it directly,

00:16:48Hikaru could feel her loneliness and despair.

00:16:52I did.

00:16:54Hikaru said without any reservation.

00:16:56But so what?

00:16:58Raiden May was a little surprised by Hikaru's words.

00:17:02But aren't you?

00:17:04Of course not.

00:17:06Hikaru interrupted Raiden May

00:17:07without hesitation.

00:17:09The purpose of my confession is only because of you,

00:17:11and it has nothing to do with your background,

00:17:13nor with your father.

00:17:16Raiden May looked at the bouquet in her hand

00:17:18and then showed a slight smile.

00:17:20But I always feel that your confession isn't very sincere.

00:17:24But thank you anyway.

00:17:25Speaking of which,

00:17:26I still don't know your name.

00:17:29Hikaru.

00:17:31With Raiden Ryoma's imprisonment,

00:17:33Raiden May,

00:17:34who was once a high and mighty young lady,

00:17:36suddenly fell from grace,

00:17:38especially in a young lady's school like Senba Academy.

00:17:41Although he didn't say it,

00:17:43Hikaru could already see Raiden May's future days.

00:17:46Right now,

00:17:47there were probably many people

00:17:48coveting the Raiden family's assets,

00:17:50attempting to hollow out the company

00:17:52that had lost Raiden Ryoma.

00:17:54There were also many people

00:17:55who were once loyal to the Raiden family who left.

00:17:58Although Senba Academy had received some news,

00:18:01the bullying targeting Raiden May had not yet begun,

00:18:04but it wasn't far off.

00:18:06Consider it the reward for your mission.

00:18:09Hikaru wasn't good at comforting others,

00:18:11and the current situation wasn't something he could resolve.

00:18:14But dealing with a few young girls

00:18:16who only engaged in school bullying was no problem.

00:18:19After completing the persistent missions,

00:18:22meet Raiden May.

00:18:23Confess to Raiden May.

00:18:25Give Raiden May flowers.

00:18:26And reach the top of Senba Academy.

00:18:28All at once,

00:18:29Hikaru left.

00:18:31Raiden May,

00:18:32the young lady of the Raiden family.

00:18:34Raiden Ryoma's only daughter.

00:18:37She was once a prominent figure in Senba Academy.

00:18:40Although she herself was not arrogant

00:18:42because of her background,

00:18:43the people around her spontaneously gathered around her,

00:18:46trying to please and accommodate her.

00:18:48However, Raiden May understood

00:18:50that the goodwill these people exuded

00:18:52was merely due to her background.

00:18:54So while she didn't reject it,

00:18:56she also didn't have many true friends.

00:18:58The only things she cared about

00:19:00were her father and her master,

00:19:02Homu Swordsman.

00:19:03Oh, what she found in the dojo a few days ago

00:19:06had also proven that Homu Swordsman was her father.

00:19:10It could be said that Raiden May didn't care about money,

00:19:13servants,

00:19:14or the sycophants who gathered around her.

00:19:16But she cared deeply about her father

00:19:18because he was her only family

00:19:20and her only friend.

00:19:23Therefore, she didn't care about

00:19:24the departure of the people around her

00:19:26or the departure of the friends

00:19:27who had once gathered around her

00:19:29because these were not even 1%

00:19:31of the pain of her father's imprisonment.

00:19:34But she looked at the few letters

00:19:36in the shoe cabinet

00:19:37that were clearly packaged differently than before.

00:19:40Even though this was a girls' academy,

00:19:42Raiden May had received letters before,

00:19:44but those were either in pink envelopes

00:19:46or decorated very cutely

00:19:48or at least clean and white.

00:19:51But the envelopes in the shoe cabinet

00:19:52now were completely different from love letters.

00:19:55Black, gray,

00:19:56and some that looked like

00:19:57they had been roughly handled.

00:19:59If Hikaru were here,

00:20:00he would probably complain

00:20:01that these young ladies were really idle.

00:20:03They could even come up with so many tricks

00:20:05when writing letters,

00:20:06so many different envelopes,

00:20:08it would probably take him a day

00:20:09to find them all.

00:20:10Opening these envelopes,

00:20:12the letters inside

00:20:13were all insults to Raiden May.

00:20:15The words were filled with terms

00:20:17like liar, fraudster, pretentious,

00:20:19and telling her to get out of Senba Academy.

00:20:22Silently tidying up the shoe cabinet,

00:20:24Raiden May changed her shoes

00:20:26and left school.

00:20:27She originally thought

00:20:28that was all there was to it,

00:20:30but being naive,

00:20:31she still underestimated

00:20:32the malice of others.

00:20:34Perhaps it was jealousy of her past self

00:20:36or the dark side of kicking someone

00:20:38when they were down.

00:20:39When May went to class the next day,

00:20:41she found her desk covered

00:20:42in abusive words and drawings

00:20:44made with gel pens and carving knives.

00:20:46Taking a deep breath,

00:20:48she chose to ignore it.

00:20:49And during the break,

00:20:50when she went to the restroom,

00:20:52the surroundings were filled

00:20:53with whispers and pointing.

00:20:55After returning to the classroom,

00:20:58looking at the empty desk

00:20:59and her school bag and textbooks

00:21:00hanging on a tree,

00:21:02Raiden May fell sad

00:21:03silent.

00:21:04Good morning, May.

00:21:06A familiar voice came from the side.

00:21:08A figure flashed by

00:21:10and the school bag hanging on the tree

00:21:11appeared on Hikaru's arm

00:21:13outside the window.

00:21:14In his hand,

00:21:15he was also holding

00:21:16a bouquet of white tulips.

00:21:18I picked up your bag for you.

00:21:19How about considering me

00:21:21as your girlfriend?

00:21:22Although he said this,

00:21:24Hikaru had no intention

00:21:25of waiting for May's reply.

00:21:27After all,

00:21:28it had always been like this.

00:21:29He shoved the tulips

00:21:30into Raiden May's hand

00:21:31and casually hung her school bag

00:21:33by the window.

00:21:36Lowering her head

00:21:37and looking at the white tulips

00:21:39in her hand,

00:21:40which symbolized pure love,

00:21:42Raiden May said softly.

00:21:43Even facing Hikaru,

00:21:45even though the people behind them

00:21:46were still some distance away,

00:21:48she could still hear their murmuring.

00:21:50It seemed they didn't understand

00:21:52why Hikaru still came to confess

00:21:53every day in Raiden May's

00:21:55current situation.

00:21:55And jealousy?

00:21:59Huh?

00:22:00What did you just say?

00:22:02It wasn't that Hikaru's hearing

00:22:04was bad.

00:22:04It was that he didn't expect

00:22:06Raiden May to reply at all,

00:22:07so his attention

00:22:08wasn't really on her.

00:22:10Standing outside the window,

00:22:11he could also notice

00:22:12the students in the classroom

00:22:13who harbored ill will

00:22:14towards Raiden May.

00:22:16But as an outsider

00:22:17and an intruder

00:22:18who would be wanted

00:22:18by the school's teachers

00:22:20and security guards,

00:22:21the reason he hadn't been

00:22:22wanted by the police

00:22:23was because he hadn't

00:22:24done anything outrageous.

00:22:26So he was thinking

00:22:27about how to help

00:22:28Raiden May avoid

00:22:29being bullied

00:22:29without getting himself

00:22:30into trouble.

00:22:31I said,

00:22:32I'll seriously consider it.

00:22:34With this sentence,

00:22:36Hikaru saw Raiden May's

00:22:37smile for the first time.

00:22:38He had to admit

00:22:39that her smile

00:22:40made Hikaru feel

00:22:41that his persistent

00:22:41confessions were not just

00:22:43for the mission reward.

00:22:44Hey, this guy's a liar,

00:22:46don't you know that?

00:22:48While Hikaru was somewhat

00:22:49lost in Raiden May's smile,

00:22:51a loud voice came

00:22:52from the back

00:22:53of the classroom.

00:22:54Seeing the girl

00:22:55in a Senba Academy uniform

00:22:57walking towards the window,

00:22:59Raiden May also put away

00:23:01that somewhat

00:23:01captivating smile.

00:23:03I remember you are...

00:23:05Looking at the approaching girl,

00:23:07Hikaru made a thoughtful expression.

00:23:09You were May's follower

00:23:11before, right?

00:23:13I thought I was deceived by her.

00:23:15I never expected

00:23:15the so-called Queen Raiden

00:23:17to be a fraudster's daughter.

00:23:19Hearing Hikaru's words,

00:23:20the girl was clearly touched

00:23:22on a raw nerve,

00:23:23almost jumping up.

00:23:24You were also deceived by her,

00:23:26let me tell you.

00:23:28The girl's words

00:23:29were cut off by Hikaru

00:23:30before she could finish.

00:23:32Aren't you just a simp

00:23:33who lost everything in the end

00:23:34and became angry out of shame?

00:23:37It really wasn't interesting

00:23:39to argue with a bunch

00:23:39of young girls.

00:23:41They, like May initially thought,

00:23:43believed Hikaru was pursuing her

00:23:45because of Raiden May's background.

00:23:47But was Hikaru

00:23:48such a superficial person?

00:23:50In the Honkai world,

00:23:52what use were these assets?

00:23:54I was doing it for the mission.

00:23:56I am sincere.

00:23:58I am noble.

00:23:59Raiden May didn't expect Hikaru

00:24:01to stand up for her or anything.

00:24:03After all,

00:24:03this wasn't something

00:24:04that could be resolved

00:24:05in one go.

00:24:07Hikaru couldn't stay

00:24:08by her side forever.

00:24:09All she could do

00:24:10was keep her distance

00:24:11from those who disliked her,

00:24:12as she had no friends

00:24:13among them anyway.

00:24:15At lunchtime,

00:24:16she also took the bread

00:24:17she bought at school

00:24:18to the rooftop.

00:24:20Previously,

00:24:20her nanny would prepare

00:24:21her bento every day

00:24:23and a dedicated driver

00:24:24would send it over.

00:24:25But now those people had left.

00:24:27She could only eat these things.

00:24:29Perhaps in the future,

00:24:30she would prepare

00:24:31her own bento.

00:24:33Here, ramen.

00:24:35Just as she was about

00:24:36to find a corner

00:24:36to sit down,

00:24:37a lunchbox suddenly appeared

00:24:39in front of her,

00:24:40startling her.

00:24:42Hikaru?

00:24:43Looking at the familiar face,

00:24:45Raiden May blinked.

00:24:46Didn't you already come today?

00:24:48Everyone knew that Hikaru

00:24:49only came to confess

00:24:50once a day.

00:24:52I never said

00:24:53I'd only come once.

00:24:54Before,

00:24:55wasn't it because

00:24:56your bodyguards

00:24:56and the school's security guards

00:24:57were always chasing me?

00:24:59He placed the item

00:25:00in his hand on the ground,

00:25:01took out a picnic cloth

00:25:02from his system's inventory,

00:25:04and shook it open

00:25:04on the ground.

00:25:06Then he took out

00:25:07two cushions

00:25:07and a small table,

00:25:08placing them on top.

00:25:10He sat down

00:25:11beside the table,

00:25:12pulled out a bento box,

00:25:14and took out

00:25:14two steaming bowls

00:25:15of ramen from it.

00:25:17Pork bone broth ramen

00:25:18with sliced,

00:25:19exquisite char siu,

00:25:21garnished with bamboo shoots,

00:25:23nori seafood,

00:25:24and an egg.

00:25:25The presentation alone

00:25:26was appetizing.

00:25:27Of course,

00:25:28the exquisite appearance

00:25:29and the aroma

00:25:30that could be smelled

00:25:31just by standing there

00:25:32proved that this ramen

00:25:34was not cheap.

00:25:35Why are you still

00:25:37standing there?

00:25:38Sit down.

00:25:40Hikaru looked at

00:25:41the dazed Raiden Mei

00:25:42standing foolishly

00:25:43and patted the small table

00:25:44in front of him.

00:25:46You-

00:25:48What was in front of her

00:25:49exceeded her imagination.

00:25:51Where did you get

00:25:52all this stuff?

00:25:53Hikaru had no intention

00:25:54of hiding his inventory.

00:25:55It would be exposed

00:25:56eventually anyway.

00:25:58After all,

00:25:58to obtain crystals,

00:25:59he would definitely

00:26:00have to get involved

00:26:01with the main storyline.

00:26:03Oh, this?

00:26:04If you become my girlfriend,

00:26:05I'll tell you.

00:26:07No way.

00:26:09Hikaru said it so casually

00:26:10that Raiden Mei

00:26:11immediately realized

00:26:12he was just joking.

00:26:13She said nothing more

00:26:15and walked to the opposite

00:26:16side of the table

00:26:16to sit down.

00:26:18He looked at the ramen

00:26:19in front of her

00:26:19with a somewhat

00:26:20complicated expression.

00:26:22Eat.

00:26:23Just looking won't

00:26:24fill you up.

00:26:25Raiden Mei looked

00:26:26at Hikaru,

00:26:28picked up the chopsticks

00:26:28beside her,

00:26:29and then something else

00:26:30came to mind.

00:26:32Hikaru,

00:26:32why are you so good

00:26:33to me?

00:26:35She hadn't felt it before,

00:26:36or rather,

00:26:37she had only thought

00:26:38of him as an annoying

00:26:39person.

00:26:39But there's a saying,

00:26:41adversity reveals

00:26:42true friendship.

00:26:44Raiden Mei's worth

00:26:45had plummeted,

00:26:46yet Hikaru remained

00:26:47loyal and even treated

00:26:49her better and better.

00:26:50I'm doing it

00:26:51because I want to,

00:26:52Hikaru said casually

00:26:54while chewing on

00:26:54the char siu in his mouth.

00:26:56You won't win over

00:26:57any girls with such

00:26:58insincere words.

00:27:01Sensing Hikaru's

00:27:02playful tone,

00:27:02although she didn't

00:27:03get an answer,

00:27:04Raiden Mei's mood

00:27:05still improved slightly.

00:27:07That's great then.

00:27:08I'll bother you

00:27:09every day.

00:27:13Although Hikaru's

00:27:14words sounded strange,

00:27:15even a little perverted,

00:27:17Raiden Mei blushed

00:27:18and whispered,

00:27:19then it's a deal.

00:27:21Huh?

00:27:22What did you say?

00:27:23I'm digging in.

00:27:25After clasping her hands

00:27:27together and saying

00:27:28a phrase,

00:27:29Raiden Mei began to

00:27:30savor the ramen

00:27:31in front of her,

00:27:32no longer answering

00:27:32Hikaru.

00:27:34Thank you for the meal.

00:27:36She let out a long sigh,

00:27:38looking at the ramen

00:27:39in front of her,

00:27:40even the soup

00:27:41completely drunk.

00:27:43Raiden Mei had the illusion

00:27:44of being back home.

00:27:46Raiden Ryoma's

00:27:47imprisonment not only

00:27:48caused her to lose

00:27:49her father and her

00:27:50previous standing,

00:27:51but all valuable items

00:27:52in her home were taken

00:27:53to pay off debts,

00:27:54leaving only an empty

00:27:56mansion.

00:27:57Although she still had

00:27:58a large sum of money

00:27:58in her own name,

00:27:59as a student with no income,

00:28:01she naturally couldn't

00:28:02easily use that savings.

00:28:04How was it?

00:28:05What do you want for dinner?

00:28:07Hikaru,

00:28:08who had already finished

00:28:09eating,

00:28:09put away the bowls

00:28:10and chopsticks.

00:28:11He still had to return

00:28:12them to the shop owner

00:28:13later.

00:28:15Hikaru,

00:28:16you don't have to do this.

00:28:18One who eats

00:28:19from others' hands

00:28:19is beholden to them.

00:28:21Constantly receiving

00:28:22favors from him,

00:28:23Raiden Mei felt

00:28:24a bit embarrassed,

00:28:25coupled with her

00:28:26inherent personality.

00:28:28I'm happy.

00:28:29Hikaru smiled.

00:28:31A thousand pieces of gold

00:28:32cannot buy my happiness.

00:28:34If you're worried

00:28:35about me not having money,

00:28:36there's no need

00:28:37to worry at all.

00:28:38Even if I had to support

00:28:39a few more people,

00:28:40it would be no problem

00:28:41for me.

00:28:42If you really feel

00:28:43indebted to me,

00:28:44why not smile more?

00:28:45I really like to see you smile.

00:28:48Although Hikaru's

00:28:49primary objective

00:28:50was merely to complete

00:28:51a task,

00:28:52he could even say

00:28:53he was single-mindedly

00:28:54focused on the task.

00:28:55But today,

00:28:56he might have wavered a bit.

00:28:58Young man,

00:28:59did something good happen?

00:29:00You're smiling so happily.

00:29:03The ramen shop uncle said,

00:29:05joking with Hikaru

00:29:06as he took back

00:29:06the bento box.

00:29:08Am I smiling?

00:29:10Following the uncle's

00:29:11pointing finger,

00:29:13Hikaru saw the slight

00:29:14upturn of his lips.

00:29:15Yet he was completely

00:29:16unaware of it.

00:29:17Even now that he noticed,

00:29:18it was hard to suppress.

00:29:21Ahem.

00:29:22After collecting his emotions,

00:29:24Hikaru once again realized

00:29:26that he was just an

00:29:27ordinary 18-year-old boy.

00:29:29Originally,

00:29:30his interactions were purely

00:29:31for survival and

00:29:32utilitarian purposes,

00:29:34but after today,

00:29:35he might truly be

00:29:36a little moved.

00:29:38A little bit.

00:29:39Hmm.

00:29:40A little bit.

00:29:42No more thinking about this.

00:29:43It's better to quickly

00:29:44complete the public order

00:29:46maintenance task.

00:29:47This morning,

00:29:48his luck was quite bad.

00:29:49Even with Eagle Eye,

00:29:50he couldn't find

00:29:51any criminals.

00:29:53Although there was

00:29:54still an afternoon,

00:29:55if he was unlucky,

00:29:56he might miss

00:29:57May's dismissal from school.

00:29:59And if he wasn't there,

00:30:00he wondered if those

00:30:01young girls would bully her.

00:30:03When he was around,

00:30:04those guys didn't dare to act,

00:30:06at most just ostracizing her.

00:30:08But if he wasn't there,

00:30:09May alone would be

00:30:10quite dangerous.

00:30:12As the saying goes,

00:30:14love makes one blind.

00:30:16Hikaru completely forgot

00:30:17that Raiden May was a master

00:30:18of the North Star

00:30:19one-sword style,

00:30:21although a few young girls

00:30:22would be no match for her.

00:30:24She was unwilling to resolve

00:30:25problems with force

00:30:26simply because she was

00:30:27kind-hearted.

00:30:28However,

00:30:29this personality

00:30:30also made her

00:30:31extremely sensitive

00:30:32and fragile.

00:30:33After losing her

00:30:34most important pillar

00:30:35of support,

00:30:36her weaknesses

00:30:36became even more apparent.

00:30:38So what she presented

00:30:40to Hikaru

00:30:40was a lonely

00:30:41and fragile girl,

00:30:42which unconsciously

00:30:44sparked a bit of

00:30:45his protective instincts.

00:30:47A little bit.

00:30:49February,

00:30:50it had been almost

00:30:50four full months

00:30:51since he met

00:30:52Raiden May.

00:30:53From originally

00:30:54just professing his love

00:30:55and giving flowers

00:30:56daily to complete the task,

00:30:58then leaving after finishing,

00:30:59to later spending

00:31:00every day together,

00:31:02the giving of flowers

00:31:03and declarations of love

00:31:04had become indistinguishable

00:31:06as to whether

00:31:06they were for the task

00:31:07or truly conveying emotions.

00:31:10And Raiden May

00:31:11had never responded

00:31:12to Hikaru's confessions,

00:31:13just as they had agreed

00:31:14at the beginning.

00:31:16However,

00:31:17the bouquets

00:31:17that she originally

00:31:18would have discarded

00:31:19were now carefully

00:31:20preserved by her.

00:31:21When he went to her house

00:31:23to complete tasks

00:31:24on weekends,

00:31:24he could see various bouquets

00:31:26in the empty mansion.

00:31:28And the hundred draws

00:31:29for the item pool

00:31:30were also about

00:31:30to be accumulated.

00:31:32Looking at the ten draws

00:31:33that would be accumulated

00:31:34in a few days,

00:31:35Hikaru resisted the urge

00:31:37to do a single draw.

00:31:38However,

00:31:39he didn't know

00:31:40if his luck was too bad

00:31:41or if this broken system

00:31:42really required

00:31:43a hundred draws

00:31:43to get an S-rank.

00:31:45He had already drawn

00:31:46a hundred times,

00:31:47including the character pool,

00:31:48and hadn't gotten

00:31:49a single S-rank,

00:31:50relying entirely

00:31:51on the guarantee

00:31:52to get A-rank items.

00:31:54There were weapons

00:31:55and items

00:31:55with strange effects.

00:31:56All in all,

00:31:57they were of no help

00:31:58for him to survive

00:31:59in the Hongkai energy.

00:32:01They were even less practical

00:32:02than a stigmata

00:32:03to increase his adaptability.

00:32:05Moreover,

00:32:06time was also running out.

00:32:09When Hikaru woke up

00:32:10and checked his tasks today,

00:32:12he found that his five

00:32:13unmoving task objectives

00:32:14had changed.

00:32:15The task of maintaining

00:32:17public order

00:32:18had changed

00:32:18to clearing Hongkai beasts.

00:32:20Are you trying to kill me?

00:32:23For those without

00:32:24Hongkai energy adaptability,

00:32:26contact with the Hongkai

00:32:27is like contact

00:32:28with potent poison.

00:32:29Moreover,

00:32:30there was actually a task

00:32:32to clear Hongkai beasts.

00:32:33Was the plot

00:32:34about to begin?

00:32:35Hikaru hadn't forgotten

00:32:37that although he skipped

00:32:38through games

00:32:38and only watched

00:32:39well-made,

00:32:40famous CG scenes,

00:32:41he still knew

00:32:42that the Hongkai eruption

00:32:43in Changkong City

00:32:44was a scheme

00:32:45by that woman,

00:32:46Kokolia.

00:32:47She had already begun

00:32:48planning before

00:32:49the Hongkai eruption occurred,

00:32:50especially at Senba Academy,

00:32:52where Mei was located.

00:32:54And Kiana was also attracted

00:32:56by the abnormal

00:32:57Hongkai energy

00:32:58in Changkong City,

00:32:59which led her to enroll

00:33:00in Senba Academy.

00:33:02Forget it.

00:33:02Even if it's a Hongkai beast,

00:33:04the current state

00:33:05shouldn't be too strong.

00:33:06As long as I don't

00:33:07directly touch it,

00:33:08it should be fine.

00:33:10He happened to have

00:33:11suitable weapons

00:33:12among the items

00:33:13he had drawn.

00:33:14He pulled out two guns,

00:33:16one black and one white.

00:33:18Although firing guns

00:33:19in the city

00:33:19could easily attract

00:33:20the police,

00:33:21a qualified assassin master,

00:33:23even with surveillance,

00:33:24wouldn't be caught

00:33:25by the police.

00:33:26Moreover,

00:33:27these two guns

00:33:28had no gunpowder residue

00:33:29and could even be put

00:33:30into a backpack.

00:33:33Hongkai beasts

00:33:34are monsters

00:33:35that appear

00:33:35with the Hongkai phenomenon.

00:33:37Their essence

00:33:38is either wild beasts

00:33:39infected with Hongkai

00:33:40or monsters

00:33:41purely created

00:33:42by Hongkai energy,

00:33:43just as humans

00:33:44infected with Hongkai

00:33:46become zombies.

00:33:48Hongkai beasts

00:33:49also have different strengths

00:33:50depending on the type

00:33:51of animal infected

00:33:52and their adaptability.

00:33:53The human head-sized

00:33:55Hongkai beast

00:33:56flying in the air

00:33:57in front of Hikaru

00:33:57was clearly the weakest

00:33:59type of Hongkai beast,

00:34:01the rush-class

00:34:01Hongkai beast.

00:34:03It seemed to be

00:34:04an insect

00:34:04that had been infected

00:34:05with Hongkai energy.

00:34:07Through eagle eye,

00:34:09Hikaru easily found

00:34:10this Hongkai beast

00:34:11born in a corner

00:34:12of a deserted alley,

00:34:14wandering aimlessly

00:34:15in the city.

00:34:16Although there were

00:34:17other insects here,

00:34:18it seemed that the Hongkai

00:34:19energy was still

00:34:20too scarce,

00:34:21only giving birth

00:34:22to one rush-class

00:34:23Hongkai beast.

00:34:24Looking at the Hongkai

00:34:26beast that hadn't

00:34:26discovered him yet,

00:34:27Hikaru stood

00:34:28on a high balcony

00:34:29and silently took out

00:34:30two pistols,

00:34:31one black and one white.

00:34:33These were also

00:34:34A-rank weapons

00:34:35drawn during this period.

00:34:37Ebony and Ivory

00:34:38A.

00:34:39Effect

00:34:40Unlimited bullets

00:34:41can produce

00:34:42corresponding bullets

00:34:43in the respective

00:34:44firearms

00:34:44and can also inject

00:34:46special power

00:34:46to give bullets

00:34:47special effects

00:34:48and power.

00:34:49Description

00:34:50Dual pistols

00:34:51manufactured by Nell

00:34:52and assembled by Dante.

00:34:54Ivory has

00:34:54hollow-point bullets

00:34:55with the fire rate

00:34:56of a submachine gun

00:34:57and Ebony

00:34:58has powerful

00:34:58steel-core bullets

00:34:59but both guns

00:35:01have extremely

00:35:01high recoil.

00:35:03Hikaru looked

00:35:04at the description

00:35:04and thought for a moment

00:35:05then hung Ivory

00:35:06back on his waist

00:35:07and held Ebony

00:35:08with both hands

00:35:09aiming at the

00:35:10Hongkai beast

00:35:11below.

00:35:12After acquiring

00:35:13this weapon,

00:35:14he often found

00:35:15a deserted place

00:35:15to practice

00:35:16his marksmanship

00:35:16but even with

00:35:18Ezio's physical prowess

00:35:19he couldn't hold

00:35:20the gun

00:35:20with one hand

00:35:21like Dante.

00:35:23After all,

00:35:23the recoil

00:35:24of these two guns

00:35:25was so exaggerated

00:35:26that it could make

00:35:27a person briefly

00:35:28float in the air.

00:35:30Bang, bang, bang!

00:35:32Several gunshots

00:35:33rang out consecutively.

00:35:35Although Ebony

00:35:35and Ivory

00:35:36were three times slower

00:35:37in rate of fire

00:35:38as firearms

00:35:39that didn't need

00:35:39reloading

00:35:40and wouldn't overheat,

00:35:41their rate of fire

00:35:42was still faster

00:35:43than ordinary pistols.

00:35:45In just one second,

00:35:47three bullets were fired.

00:35:48If Hikaru hadn't felt

00:35:49his arm giving out

00:35:50from the recoil,

00:35:51he could have directly

00:35:52shot this Hongkai beast

00:35:53to death.

00:35:54The heavily wounded

00:35:55Hongkai beast

00:35:56shrieked and charged

00:35:57towards Hikaru.

00:35:58Shaking his hands,

00:36:00which trembled slightly

00:36:01from the recoil,

00:36:02Hikaru pushed off

00:36:03with his leg

00:36:03and leaped onto

00:36:04another balcony.

00:36:05Fortunately,

00:36:06these were all

00:36:06abandoned buildings

00:36:07so he didn't have

00:36:08to worry about

00:36:09anyone coming out

00:36:09to investigate

00:36:10the gunshots

00:36:11and being attacked

00:36:11by the Hongkai beast.

00:36:13It would probably

00:36:14take 10 plus seconds

00:36:15before he could

00:36:16shoot again.

00:36:17Hikaru made a judgment

00:36:19after feeling his hands

00:36:20with slight force.

00:36:21If he didn't want

00:36:22to engage in close combat

00:36:23with the Hongkai beast

00:36:25and risk Hongkai energy

00:36:26infection,

00:36:26he would have long

00:36:27since pulled out

00:36:28his sword

00:36:28and cut the thing

00:36:29down with one strike.

00:36:31And during these

00:36:3210 plus seconds,

00:36:33Hikaru could only

00:36:34try his best

00:36:34to play hide-and-seek

00:36:36with it.

00:36:37However,

00:36:37playing hide-and-seek

00:36:38with a flying

00:36:39Hongkai beast

00:36:40in an alley

00:36:40was an unwise decision.

00:36:43Hikaru's jumping

00:36:44and maneuvering

00:36:44on the upper floors

00:36:45were completely

00:36:46meaningless

00:36:46against a flying enemy.

00:36:49After only a few dodges,

00:36:51Hikaru realized

00:36:52that this terrain

00:36:52was still disadvantageous

00:36:53to him.

00:36:55This won't do.

00:36:57An open platform

00:36:58was even more advantageous

00:36:59for the extremely fast

00:37:00rush-class Hongkai beast,

00:37:02which was why Hikaru

00:37:03chose to fight

00:37:04in the alley.

00:37:05On one hand,

00:37:06it was difficult

00:37:06for others to discover him

00:37:08without surveillance,

00:37:08and on the other hand,

00:37:10it was to restrict

00:37:11the Hongkai beast's movements.

00:37:13Small Hongkai beast

00:37:14did not possess

00:37:15the destructive power

00:37:16to damage buildings.

00:37:17Watching the Hongkai beast

00:37:19charge at him again,

00:37:20Hikaru directly

00:37:21jumped off the balcony,

00:37:22using the wall

00:37:23to absorb some of the impact

00:37:24as he landed

00:37:25on the ground.

00:37:26He watched the Hongkai beast,

00:37:28which had crashed

00:37:29into the wall unharmed,

00:37:30charge at him again,

00:37:32head first.

00:37:33The dual pistols

00:37:34in Hikaru's hands

00:37:35simultaneously vanished,

00:37:36and a silver-white katana

00:37:38appeared in his hand.

00:37:40Gripping the scabbard

00:37:41with his left hand

00:37:41and the hilt

00:37:42with his right,

00:37:43he assumed a drawing stance

00:37:44towards the Hongkai beast.

00:37:46As the opponent approached,

00:37:48Hikaru took a step forward,

00:37:49and a silver-white slash

00:37:51was unleashed

00:37:52from Hikaru's hand.

00:37:54Transient Moonlight

00:37:55This was the special combat skill

00:37:57attached to the famous

00:37:58Blade Moon Veil,

00:37:59the weapon in Hikaru's hand.

00:38:01Because it was placed

00:38:02in his equipment slot,

00:38:03Hikaru could use it skillfully,

00:38:05even though he didn't know

00:38:06how to draw a sword.

00:38:07The sharp slash,

00:38:09accompanied by a silver sword aura,

00:38:11split the attacking

00:38:12Hongkai beast in two.

00:38:14Hikaru immediately moved away

00:38:16from the Hongkai beast's

00:38:17death location.

00:38:18Watching the Hongkai energy

00:38:20from the Hongkai beast's body

00:38:21dissipate into the air

00:38:22after its death,

00:38:24Hikaru waited until

00:38:25it had completely vanished

00:38:26before daring to approach

00:38:27and leave.

00:38:28He didn't want to risk

00:38:29infecting himself

00:38:30with Hongkai energy

00:38:31by being too hasty.

00:38:32After checking his body

00:38:34and confirming

00:38:34there was no

00:38:35Hongkai energy contamination,

00:38:37Hikaru breathed

00:38:38a sigh of relief,

00:38:39put away his weapon,

00:38:40and prepared to leave.

00:38:42Who are you?

00:38:44A voice suddenly came

00:38:46from above him,

00:38:47and a white figure

00:38:48descended from the sky,

00:38:49white hair styled

00:38:50into two braids,

00:38:52azure pupils,

00:38:53and a baseball bat

00:38:54in her hand.

00:38:54These distinct features

00:38:56made Hikaru instantly

00:38:57recognize the newcomer's identity.

00:39:00Kiana.

00:39:01Huh?

00:39:02How do you know me?

00:39:04Kiana had originally

00:39:05rushed over

00:39:05after sensing a Hongkai presence

00:39:07and then hearing faint gunshots,

00:39:09so she had jumped

00:39:10to the rooftop

00:39:10and continuously leaped

00:39:11across the building

00:39:12to arrive quickly.

00:39:14She hadn't expected

00:39:15to encounter someone

00:39:16who knew her.

00:39:17Huh?

00:39:18Did you forget?

00:39:19It's me,

00:39:19Hikaru.

00:39:21Hikaru had made preparations

00:39:22long ago.

00:39:23He had thought extensively

00:39:25about how to build

00:39:25a good relationship

00:39:26with Kiana when they met,

00:39:28and after much deliberation,

00:39:29he chose to lie.

00:39:31The Kiana before him,

00:39:32or rather K423,

00:39:34was a clone,

00:39:34but she didn't know this.

00:39:36Siegfried,

00:39:37Kiana's foolish father,

00:39:39due to his biological

00:39:39daughter's disappearance

00:39:40and K423's amnesia,

00:39:43projected his longing

00:39:44for Kiana onto K423,

00:39:46giving her his daughter's name.

00:39:48This led the current Kiana

00:39:49to believe she had amnesia.

00:39:51This situation offered

00:39:52a lot of room

00:39:53for manipulation.

00:39:55Although it's been 10 years,

00:39:57I recognize your familiar

00:39:58white hair and eyes

00:39:59at a glance.

00:40:0010 years.

00:40:02Kiana had only had

00:40:03memories for 8 years.

00:40:05Although he didn't elaborate

00:40:06under this misdirection,

00:40:08Kiana subconsciously assumed

00:40:09that Hikaru was someone

00:40:10she knew before her amnesia.

00:40:13However,

00:40:14it wasn't stable enough yet.

00:40:15There were still many

00:40:16questionable points.

00:40:18So,

00:40:19Hikaru struck

00:40:19while the iron was hot,

00:40:20saying,

00:40:21Why are you here?

00:40:22You and Uncle Siegfried

00:40:23suddenly moved

00:40:24without telling me back then.

00:40:25I thought I'd never

00:40:26see you again.

00:40:28After all,

00:40:29I only lived there

00:40:30for 2 years,

00:40:31and I never saw you

00:40:32come back until I left.

00:40:35Oh, right.

00:40:36Where's Uncle Siegfried?

00:40:37His tone,

00:40:38like that of an old

00:40:39friend meeting again,

00:40:40coupled with the

00:40:41interlocking questions,

00:40:42were all things

00:40:43Hikaru had practiced

00:40:44long ago.

00:40:45Even his expression

00:40:46showed no flaws,

00:40:48perfectly conveying

00:40:49the emotions of someone

00:40:50meeting a childhood playmate.

00:40:52At the same time,

00:40:53he exploited Kiana's guilt,

00:40:54causing her to misjudge

00:40:56the situation.

00:40:57Just as Hikaru expected,

00:40:59Kiana was in a panic.

00:41:01Ten years ago?

00:41:02I've only had memories

00:41:03for eight years.

00:41:04Could he be a friend

00:41:05from before my amnesia?

00:41:07And he even knows dad,

00:41:09so he must

00:41:10really be an acquaintance.

00:41:12Ahahaha,

00:41:13how could me forget?

00:41:14Hikaru, right?

00:41:15Long time no see.

00:41:18Listening to Kiana's

00:41:19extremely guilty voice,

00:41:20Hikaru secretly

00:41:21chuckled to himself

00:41:22but put on a

00:41:22skeptical expression.

00:41:24You completely forgot

00:41:25about me,

00:41:26didn't you?

00:41:28How,

00:41:28how could that be?

00:41:30It's just been so long,

00:41:31I was momentarily surprised.

00:41:34Kiana said,

00:41:35somewhat guiltily.

00:41:36At this point,

00:41:36she couldn't hide

00:41:37her true thoughts at all.

00:41:39Then do you remember

00:41:40when you said

00:41:41you'd be my bride

00:41:41when we grew up?

00:41:43Eh?

00:41:44My childhood self,

00:41:47what exactly

00:41:48were you doing?

00:41:49Of course I remember,

00:41:51but what a child says,

00:41:53how could-

00:41:54All right,

00:41:55I'm sure now.

00:41:56You really did

00:41:57forget about me.

00:41:59Interrupting Kiana directly,

00:42:01Hikaru looked at her

00:42:01with a deadpan expression.

00:42:03You never said that.

00:42:05Back then,

00:42:06you'd only come out

00:42:06to play for a little while

00:42:07before going back

00:42:08to learn Kaslana Gunkata

00:42:10with Uncle Siegfried,

00:42:11saying you wanted

00:42:12to become

00:42:12the strongest Valkyrie.

00:42:13How could you say

00:42:14something like that?

00:42:16While continuously

00:42:17exploiting Kiana's guilt,

00:42:19Hikaru also secretly

00:42:20added credibility

00:42:21to his words.

00:42:22Anyway,

00:42:23no one knew

00:42:24about what happened

00:42:25back then,

00:42:25and the real Kiana,

00:42:26Durandal,

00:42:27had also lost her memories.

00:42:29Even if someone

00:42:30brought it up later,

00:42:31he could just say

00:42:32it was children's talk.

00:42:33After all,

00:42:34Siegfried couldn't

00:42:35follow his daughter

00:42:36around every day

00:42:36observing her

00:42:37every word in action.

00:42:39And Cecilia was

00:42:40the strongest Valkyrie

00:42:41of Schicksal,

00:42:41so it was normal

00:42:42for Kiana to pursue

00:42:43her mother's profession.

00:42:45Sorry,

00:42:46I really did forget.

00:42:48Kiana finally realized

00:42:50she had been tricked,

00:42:51but she was also

00:42:51internally convinced

00:42:52that Hikaru truly knew

00:42:53her from before

00:42:54her amnesia.

00:42:55But I didn't do it

00:42:56on purpose.

00:42:57I lost all my memories

00:42:58before I was eight.

00:43:00How could that be?

00:43:03Hikaru thoughtfully

00:43:04performed the role

00:43:05of someone who knew

00:43:05his friend had amnesia.

00:43:07So,

00:43:08you and Uncle Siegfried

00:43:09moved to the Far East.

00:43:10Well,

00:43:11a new beginning

00:43:12isn't bad either.

00:43:14Kiana shook her head.

00:43:16No,

00:43:16we used to live

00:43:17in Siberia.

00:43:18Then,

00:43:18that rotten old man

00:43:19disappeared.

00:43:20So,

00:43:21I've been searching

00:43:21for news of him.

00:43:22I heard there were

00:43:23some clues in

00:43:24Changkong City recently,

00:43:25so I came here.

00:43:26Do you live here?

00:43:27Do you have any clues

00:43:28about that rotten old man?

00:43:31Ah,

00:43:32Uncle Siegfried.

00:43:34Hikaru shook his head.

00:43:35I've been in

00:43:36Changkong City

00:43:37for almost half a year,

00:43:38and I haven't seen him.

00:43:40However,

00:43:41he looked at where

00:43:42the Hongkai Beast

00:43:43had disappeared.

00:43:45I've suddenly noticed

00:43:46Hongkai Beasts

00:43:47appearing recently,

00:43:47so I came to deal

00:43:48with them.

00:43:50I think something

00:43:51really might have

00:43:52come to Changkong City.

00:43:53After all,

00:43:54there haven't been

00:43:55any Hongkai Beasts

00:43:56here before.

00:43:57In reality,

00:43:59this was his first time

00:43:59dealing with a Hongkai Beast,

00:44:01but it didn't stop him

00:44:02from boasting.

00:44:03After all,

00:44:04he didn't know

00:44:04if Hongkai Beasts

00:44:05had appeared before,

00:44:06did he?

00:44:06I see.

00:44:07I just arrived

00:44:08in Changkong City today

00:44:09and immediately

00:44:10sensed a Hongkai reaction.

00:44:11I thought they

00:44:12appeared here often.

00:44:15So where are you

00:44:15planning to stay,

00:44:16or are you just

00:44:17passing through

00:44:18and leaving soon?

00:44:20A place to stay,

00:44:21huh?

00:44:21I haven't thought

00:44:22about it yet.

00:44:23I found some clues

00:44:24earlier that the

00:44:25rotten old man

00:44:25seems to be connected

00:44:26to a school called

00:44:27Senba Academy.

00:44:29I'm planning to try

00:44:29and enroll today.

00:44:32Senba Academy

00:44:33had already missed

00:44:33its enrollment period,

00:44:34but it was currently

00:44:35winter break,

00:44:36with only two or three days

00:44:37until school started again.

00:44:39With some methods,

00:44:40it was still possible

00:44:41to enroll.

00:44:43Hikaru didn't know

00:44:43how Kiana originally

00:44:44enrolled,

00:44:45but since he was here...

00:44:47I know Senba Academy,

00:44:49but the enrollment

00:44:50period has passed.

00:44:51I can take you there,

00:44:52but you'll have to figure

00:44:53out how to enroll yourself.

00:44:56As for a place to stay,

00:44:57there are some rooms

00:44:58for rent near my place.

00:44:59You can go take a look.

00:45:01Okay,

00:45:02thank you then.

00:45:04Kiana felt for the first time

00:45:05how good it was

00:45:06to have an acquaintance

00:45:07help out.

00:45:08It truly was

00:45:09rely on parents at home,

00:45:11rely on friends when out.

00:45:13If she had to do it herself,

00:45:15just finding the way

00:45:15would take half a day.

00:45:18Hikaru did not introduce

00:45:19Kiana to Mei.

00:45:20Firstly,

00:45:21it would be difficult

00:45:21to explain it,

00:45:22and secondly,

00:45:23there was no need

00:45:24to introduce them now.

00:45:26As a frequent visitor

00:45:27to Senba Academy,

00:45:28Hikaru only took Kiana

00:45:29to the school gate

00:45:30to prevent the school

00:45:31from refusing

00:45:32Kiana's enrollment

00:45:33because of his involvement.

00:45:34After all,

00:45:35as the only person

00:45:36accompanying Wright and Mei,

00:45:37many people disliked Hikaru

00:45:39and would report him

00:45:40to teachers

00:45:40or the student council.

00:45:42However,

00:45:43even Wright and Mei's

00:45:44specialized security guards

00:45:45couldn't catch Hikaru before,

00:45:47so these students

00:45:48had even less chance.

00:45:50Nevertheless,

00:45:51his notoriety

00:45:52was remembered

00:45:53by these people.

00:45:54He didn't know

00:45:55how Kiana managed it,

00:45:57but she came out

00:45:57in less than an hour,

00:45:59wearing a school uniform,

00:46:00which meant

00:46:00she had succeeded

00:46:01without needing to ask.

00:46:03Let's go.

00:46:04I'll take you

00:46:04to see the place to stay.

00:46:07Without asking further,

00:46:08Hikaru led Kiana

00:46:09towards his residence.

00:46:11N.

00:46:13Carrying the newly acquired

00:46:14school uniform,

00:46:16Kiana nodded

00:46:16and followed Hikaru's steps.

00:46:18The place to stay

00:46:19wasn't hard to find.

00:46:21Hikaru's apartment

00:46:22was in an apartment complex,

00:46:23and Changkong City

00:46:24wasn't a densely populated city,

00:46:26so there were many

00:46:27vacant rooms for rent

00:46:28on the same floor.

00:46:30Although the rooms

00:46:31in this apartment complex

00:46:32weren't large,

00:46:33Kiana had lived

00:46:34under bridges

00:46:34while wandering,

00:46:35so it wasn't an issue.

00:46:37However,

00:46:38to his surprise,

00:46:39after finding

00:46:40a suitable apartment,

00:46:41an unexpected problem

00:46:42arose when renting it.

00:46:44Sorry, Hikaru,

00:46:45please lend me some money.

00:46:47Hikaru stared at Kiana,

00:46:49who had her hands

00:46:49clasped together

00:46:50and paused.

00:46:51What's wrong?

00:46:52Did you come to rent

00:46:53a place without money?

00:46:55She didn't seem

00:46:56like it before.

00:46:57If Kiana didn't have money,

00:46:58she would definitely

00:46:59show it.

00:47:00No,

00:47:01it's just that my card

00:47:02was frozen for some reason.

00:47:05Kiana pulled out a card

00:47:06and said,

00:47:06somewhat dejectedly.

00:47:08Although Siegfried

00:47:09had abandoned Kiana

00:47:10and disappeared,

00:47:11he had still left her assets.

00:47:13After all,

00:47:14Kaslanas were big eaters,

00:47:15and if Kiana wandered alone,

00:47:17she might starve to death

00:47:18at any time.

00:47:20Siegfried and Cecilia's salaries

00:47:21at Schicksal

00:47:22were not low.

00:47:23Over several years,

00:47:25it amounted to

00:47:25a considerable fortune.

00:47:28Frozen.

00:47:29Hikaru looked at the black card

00:47:31and thought of something.

00:47:32He remembered mentioning

00:47:33Siegfried online

00:47:34a long time ago,

00:47:36saying that Kiana's father,

00:47:37after disappearing,

00:47:39had indulged

00:47:39in the tender embrace

00:47:40of Saint Freya.

00:47:42Someone had also replied,

00:47:43saying that Siegfried

00:47:44had actually been

00:47:45following Kiana all along,

00:47:47secretly protecting her,

00:47:48just not meeting her,

00:47:49which was why Kiana

00:47:50couldn't find Siegfried.

00:47:52And Kiana's bank card

00:47:53was frozen

00:47:54right after she completed

00:47:55her enrollment.

00:47:57Hikaru didn't need

00:47:57to think twice

00:47:58to know that Kiana

00:47:59must have spent a fortune

00:48:00to get herself

00:48:01into Senba Academy.

00:48:02And Siegfried,

00:48:03knowing Kiana had entered,

00:48:05froze the card

00:48:06to ensure she didn't

00:48:06have enough funds

00:48:07to continue wandering.

00:48:10Hikaru had always wondered

00:48:11why Kiana,

00:48:12despite wandering everywhere,

00:48:13would enroll

00:48:14and attend Senba Academy.

00:48:16Perhaps this was the truth.

00:48:18It wasn't that

00:48:19she didn't want to leave,

00:48:20but that she had no money

00:48:21to leave at the time.

00:48:22By the time she saved up,

00:48:23the Honkai eruption

00:48:24had already erupted.

00:48:26Siegfried had truly gone

00:48:28to great lengths

00:48:28to ensure Kiana

00:48:29could experience

00:48:30a school life.

00:48:31Ultimately,

00:48:32Hikaru did not refuse

00:48:33Kiana's request for help.

00:48:35Otherwise,

00:48:36Kiana would have to endure

00:48:36the elements again

00:48:37for a while.

00:48:39Thank you, Hikaru.

00:48:40I'll treat you to dinner.

00:48:42Do you have money?

00:48:45Kiana just remembered

00:48:46she was completely broke

00:48:47and chuckled awkwardly twice.

00:48:50Here,

00:48:50you can use this for now.

00:48:52Figure out how to earn money yourself.

00:48:54I have something to do.

00:48:57Hikaru took out

00:48:58over a dozen

00:48:5810,000 yen banknotes

00:49:00from his person

00:49:01and handed them to Kiana.

00:49:03Oh, how can I accept this?

00:49:05True friendship

00:49:06is revealed

00:49:07in times of trouble.

00:49:09Although Kiana

00:49:10didn't remember Hikaru,

00:49:11she felt he was

00:49:11a reliable person,

00:49:13someone who truly

00:49:14stepped up when needed.

00:49:16It's fine,

00:49:17just take it for now.

00:49:18If you really want to thank me,

00:49:20just help me

00:49:20with something tomorrow.

00:49:22Help?

00:49:23What kind of help?

00:49:25Hikaru didn't answer,

00:49:27waving his hand.

00:49:28You'll know tomorrow.

00:49:29It's just a small favor.

00:49:30I have to go.

00:49:32He did have to go.

00:49:34Because a new mission

00:49:35had refreshed today,

00:49:36Hikaru had told Mei

00:49:37in the morning

00:49:38that he had something to do.

00:49:39After all,

00:49:40with Honkai Beasts,

00:49:42even though he had made

00:49:42many preparations,

00:49:43who knew what

00:49:44unexpected things

00:49:45might happen.

00:49:46After a hasty farewell

00:49:48to Kiana,

00:49:49Hikaru went downstairs

00:49:50to a flower shop

00:49:51to buy a bouquet

00:49:52of baby's breath

00:49:52before heading to Mei's house.

00:49:54He knocked on Mei's door again.

00:49:56Seeing Mei open the door,

00:49:58Hikaru handed her the bouquet.

00:50:00Please go out with me.

00:50:02Come in quickly.

00:50:04Dinner will be ready soon.

00:50:06Now,

00:50:07Hikaru didn't need

00:50:08to force the flowers on her.

00:50:10Mei naturally accepted

00:50:11the bouquet,

00:50:11and after entering the room,

00:50:13placed it in a vase

00:50:14that had already been prepared.

00:50:16Hikaru also changed

00:50:18into the prepared slippers

00:50:19at the entrance

00:50:20and walked in.

00:50:21This had been the situation

00:50:23for a month.

00:50:24Throughout the entire

00:50:25winter break,

00:50:26Hikaru would come over

00:50:27every day,

00:50:28performing the same routine.

00:50:29As if by unspoken agreement,

00:50:32Mei never directly responded

00:50:33to Hikaru's confessions,

00:50:35and Hikaru never demanded

00:50:36a direct answer.

00:50:38Originally,

00:50:39Hikaru had almost forgotten

00:50:40that this was a Honkai world,

00:50:41and even hoped it would

00:50:42continue like this.

00:50:44Until Kiana's arrival,

00:50:45which reminded Hikaru

00:50:46that the main plot

00:50:47was about to begin.

00:50:49He didn't remember

00:50:50the exact time

00:50:50of the third Honkai,

00:50:51but since Kiana had arrived,

00:50:53it meant it wasn't far off.

00:50:55He needed to prepare quickly.

00:50:57Fortunately,

00:50:58after completing

00:50:58tomorrow's mission,

00:50:59he would have enough

00:51:00for a ten pull,

00:51:01which was also a hundred draws

00:51:02from the item pool,

00:51:04guaranteeing an S-rank item.

00:51:06After having dinner with Mei

00:51:07and chatting while watching TV

00:51:08for a while,

00:51:09Hikaru left Mei's house.

00:51:12Upon returning home,

00:51:13he didn't go to find Kiana,

00:51:14but instead began researching

00:51:16his system at home.

00:51:17He still remembered

00:51:18that his system tasks

00:51:19would update

00:51:20according to his surroundings,

00:51:22and once a day's task was set,

00:51:23it wouldn't change.

00:51:25But today,

00:51:26he met Kiana,

00:51:27one of the female protagonists

00:51:29of Honkai Impact 3rd,

00:51:30and he was certain

00:51:31that tomorrow's tasks

00:51:32would definitely change.

00:51:34The system's tasks

00:51:35refreshed at midnight,

00:51:36and with two female protagonists,

00:51:38he might even get

00:51:39double-task rewards.

00:51:41Soon,

00:51:42the tasks refreshed,

00:51:43and Hikaru rolled his eyes

00:51:44at the new ones.

00:51:45It would have been better

00:51:47if they hadn't refreshed.

00:51:49Half of his original expectation

00:51:50was met,

00:51:51the tasks doubled,

00:51:53but the rewards didn't.

00:51:55The four tasks,

00:51:56talk to Mei,

00:51:58give flowers,

00:51:59and confess,

00:52:00and reach the top

00:52:01of Senba Academy,

00:52:02became talk to Kiana,

00:52:04talk to Mei,

00:52:05dine with Kiana,

00:52:06and dine with Mei.

00:52:08The fifth was the task

00:52:10he had just completed today,

00:52:11eliminate Honkai Beasts.

00:52:14The task reward

00:52:15was still one crystal.

00:52:17He shouldn't have held

00:52:18any expectations.

00:52:19The next day,

00:52:21Hikaru went to complete

00:52:22the eliminate Honkai Beasts task

00:52:23early in the morning.

00:52:25With previous experience,

00:52:26dealing with these

00:52:27Honkai Beast cannon fodder

00:52:28was no longer a problem.

00:52:30Then,

00:52:31at noon,

00:52:32he went to find Mei

00:52:32and had lunch with her.

00:52:34Although there were no tasks

00:52:35for giving flowers

00:52:36or confessing anymore,

00:52:38Hikaru still maintained

00:52:39this habit.

00:52:41Unbeknownst to them,

00:52:43this had already become

00:52:43an unspoken understanding

00:52:45between the two.

00:52:47Moreover,

00:52:48Hikaru saw a new spot

00:52:49for flowers Mei prepared

00:52:50every day,

00:52:51so it would be a waste

00:52:52if he didn't bring flowers.

00:52:54In the evening,

00:52:55he went to find Kiana.

00:52:57Kiana,

00:52:58come out,

00:52:59I'm treating you to a meal.

00:53:00Kiana opened the door.

00:53:02Even from outside the door,

00:53:04Hikaru could notice

00:53:05the messy room inside.

00:53:07Unlike Mei's

00:53:07meticulously organized room,

00:53:09Kiana was completely uninhibited.

00:53:12Why did you suddenly think

00:53:13of treating me to a meal,

00:53:14young master?

00:53:16Why so many questions?

00:53:18Just tell me

00:53:19if you're coming or not.

00:53:21Coming, coming, coming.

00:53:23Wait for me to change.

00:53:25The two of them

00:53:26found a roadside stall outside

00:53:28and started eating ramen.

00:53:30Hikaru knew Kiana

00:53:31had a big appetite,

00:53:32so he could only find places

00:53:34with large portions.

00:53:35It wasn't that he didn't

00:53:37want to go to a buffet.

00:53:38It was because he had just learned

00:53:39that Kiana,

00:53:40in less than two days,

00:53:41had already been blacklisted

00:53:43by all the buffet restaurants

00:53:44in the city.

00:53:45Oh, many of them were

00:53:46because they were

00:53:47chain restaurants.

00:53:49Kiana,

00:53:49didn't I say before

00:53:50that I needed your help?

00:53:52Hearing Hikaru's words,

00:53:54Kiana reacted,

00:53:55Oh, right.

00:53:56I knew you were being too nice.

00:53:57It was for this,

00:53:58wasn't it?

00:53:59Tell me,

00:54:00what do you need my help with?

00:54:02Taking out the phone

00:54:03he had prepared,

00:54:04Hikaru held it

00:54:05and pretended to operate it,

00:54:07opening a gacha interface

00:54:08from a game

00:54:09and placing it on the table.

00:54:11Help me pull a gacha.

00:54:12I know you had good luck

00:54:14when you were little.

00:54:15I have good luck?

00:54:18Kiana herself

00:54:19wasn't self-aware

00:54:20and instinctively

00:54:20reached for the phone.

00:54:22No,

00:54:23just pull it like that.

00:54:24If she took it,

00:54:26the jig would be up.

00:54:26This interface

00:54:27wasn't displayed by a game.

00:54:29It was Hikaru

00:54:30shrinking his system panel

00:54:31to the size of a phone screen

00:54:32and covering it.

00:54:33When he moved the phone,

00:54:35he was also moving

00:54:35the panel in sync.

00:54:37He had practiced this

00:54:38for a long time yesterday

00:54:39while waiting

00:54:40for the tasks to refresh.

00:54:42All right,

00:54:43that's weird.

00:54:44Kiana didn't suspect anything

00:54:46and tapped the 10-pull option.

00:54:48Both of them stared

00:54:50at the gacha interface's

00:54:51light effects.

00:54:52Hikaru didn't even tap

00:54:53to skip and speed up

00:54:54the gacha animation,

00:54:55but watched the cards appear

00:54:57as the light effects

00:54:58slowly ended.

00:54:59The first card appeared

00:55:01before Hikaru

00:55:02with a purple glow.

00:55:03Purple meant A rank,

00:55:05but this pull was guaranteed

00:55:06to yield an S rank,

00:55:08which was gold.

00:55:09This meant that this A rank

00:55:11wasn't the guaranteed pull.

00:55:13Kiana's luck

00:55:14was unbelievably good.

00:55:16Tree of Plenty, A.

00:55:18Effect.

00:55:19Can be planted

00:55:20in a chosen plot of land

00:55:21generating various fruits.

00:55:23After harvesting,

00:55:25it will be full again

00:55:25the next day.

00:55:27Description.

00:55:28A card from Greed Island,

00:55:30usable only once.

00:55:31The tree will die immediately

00:55:32after being transplanted.

00:55:34Although not very useful,

00:55:36this was an A rank item,

00:55:37and it had no negative effects.

00:55:39Overall,

00:55:40it was more cost-effective

00:55:41than some consumable food items.

00:55:43After several consecutive

00:55:45blue consumable items,

00:55:46a golden light

00:55:47appeared on the screen.

00:55:49Dog talisman.

00:55:50S.

00:55:51So.

00:55:52Effect.

00:55:53Immortality.

00:55:54Immunity to all fatal attacks.

00:55:56Keeps the holder's body

00:55:57in a youthful state.

00:55:59Description.

00:56:00One of the twelve talismans.

00:56:04After a moment of silence,

00:56:05Hikaru suddenly jumped up.

00:56:08Ah, I got it.

00:56:10Hikaru suddenly hugged Kiana,

00:56:12startling her.

00:56:13Huh?

00:56:14Huh?

00:56:15What's wrong?

00:56:17Kiana was still in a daze.

00:56:18She just thought it was a game,

00:56:20and she could only see

00:56:21the names of the items

00:56:22that appeared.

00:56:23The effects only appeared

00:56:24in Hikaru's mind.

00:56:26So, she didn't know

00:56:28the significance of this

00:56:29S-rank item to Hikaru.

00:56:31Hikaru had been searching

00:56:32for something that would

00:56:33prevent him from dying

00:56:34in the Hongkai world.

00:56:36Originally,

00:56:37he had only hoped

00:56:38to find a way

00:56:38to increase his Hongkai

00:56:39energy resistance

00:56:40or adaptability,

00:56:41but now,

00:56:42although his adaptability

00:56:43hadn't increased,

00:56:44if he couldn't die,

00:56:45did he still need it?

00:56:47Although he could still

00:56:48be corrupted by Hongkai energy,

00:56:50it was fine as long

00:56:50as he was alive.

00:56:52He knew there were

00:56:53many things in this world

00:56:54that could eliminate

00:56:55Hongkai energy,

00:56:56but they couldn't be used

00:56:57as medicine to treat

00:56:58Hongkai sickness

00:56:59because people would still

00:57:00die after using them.

00:57:02Without another word,

00:57:04Hikaru equipped

00:57:05the newly acquired

00:57:06dog talisman

00:57:07and subtly let out

00:57:08a sigh of relief.

00:57:09At this point,

00:57:10the gacha results

00:57:11also ended,

00:57:12and two more A-rank items

00:57:13appeared after

00:57:14the dog talisman.

00:57:16Skincare,

00:57:17hot springs,

00:57:18and swap ticket.

00:57:19Both were cards

00:57:20from Greed Island.

00:57:21The former,

00:57:22like the Tree of Plenty,

00:57:24needed a place

00:57:24to be placed

00:57:25and would generate

00:57:26a hot spring

00:57:26that beautified the skin.

00:57:28It only took 30 minutes

00:57:30for the skin

00:57:30to become as smooth

00:57:31as a baby's.

00:57:32The latter was

00:57:33a set of cards,

00:57:34a total of 1,000,

00:57:35and by giving one card

00:57:37to another person,

00:57:38you could take their place

00:57:39for 24 hours.

00:57:41For example,

00:57:42if Kiana had an exam,

00:57:43Hikaru could give her

00:57:44the card

00:57:45and go take the exam

00:57:45in her place,

00:57:46and no one would notice,

00:57:48thinking Kiana had taken it.

00:57:50But in reality,

00:57:51you are still you,

00:57:52without any changes,

00:57:53and you won't gain

00:57:54anyone else's abilities.

00:57:56Places that require

00:57:57their fingerprint to open

00:57:58cannot be opened

00:58:00with your own fingerprint.

00:58:01And it also needs

00:58:02to be given

00:58:03to someone else.

00:58:04Although it can be forced,

00:58:06if you can't defeat

00:58:06the other party

00:58:07and they don't accept it,

00:58:08it's meaningless.

00:58:09Ooh.

00:58:11But that's enough.

00:58:13Anyway,

00:58:13they were all freebies.

00:58:14He only needed

00:58:15the dog talisman.

00:58:17Speaking of which,

00:58:18this time,

00:58:18three items from the same place

00:58:20appeared consecutively,

00:58:21and Hikaru finally confirmed

00:58:23that this gacha system

00:58:24seemed to have

00:58:24a chain mechanism.

00:58:25After pulling an item

00:58:26from a certain place,

00:58:28the probability

00:58:28of pulling items

00:58:29from the same world

00:58:30would increase.

00:58:32He had pulled many items

00:58:33from Ezio's world before,

00:58:35not to mention

00:58:36the hidden blade

00:58:37that he hadn't used yet.

00:58:38He had also pulled

00:58:39many other swords

00:58:39and hidden weapons,

00:58:41all of which were

00:58:41white-quality items

00:58:42and worthless.

00:58:44You're too exaggerated.

00:58:47Kiana patted her clothes,

00:58:48which had become wrinkled

00:58:49from the hug,

00:58:50but she wasn't angry.

00:58:52But looking at you,

00:58:53I must be really amazing,

00:58:54right?

00:58:55Indeed,

00:58:56very amazing,

00:58:57at least in terms of luck.

00:59:00Ah,

00:59:01Lady Kiana is too amazing.

00:59:02You really saved my life.

00:59:05More than one life.

00:59:07The effect of immortality

00:59:08that counts for how many lives.

00:59:10He suddenly put away his phone.

00:59:12I've decided,

00:59:13no more ramen.

00:59:14Let's go for sukiyaki.

00:59:16We'll eat our fill today.

00:59:18Huh?

00:59:18Okay.

00:59:20Hikaru put down

00:59:21his half-eaten ramen,

00:59:22while Kiana finished

00:59:23all her ramen in one gulp,

00:59:24before following Hikaru

00:59:25to the next place.

00:59:27The Kaslana family's

00:59:29characteristic of having

00:59:30a huge appetite

00:59:31was still fully displayed

00:59:32by Kiana,

00:59:33even now.

00:59:34The two ordered many dishes

00:59:35and began to feast.

00:59:37Hikaru quickly became worried.

00:59:39Although he had saved money

00:59:40for a long time,

00:59:41it seemed almost not enough

00:59:43for Kiana.

00:59:44It would be awkward

00:59:45if he couldn't pay

00:59:45the bill later.

00:59:47Sukiyaki itself

00:59:48wasn't cheap,

00:59:49and after Kiana

00:59:50finished feasting,

00:59:51Hikaru's money

00:59:52had shrunk by 80%.

00:59:54It seemed he still

00:59:55had that bowl of ramen

00:59:56before coming

00:59:57to thank for.

00:59:58However,

00:59:59Hikaru didn't feel

01:00:00bad about it.

01:00:01On one hand,

01:00:02Kiana had helped him a lot,

01:00:03and on the other hand,

01:00:04he didn't care

01:00:05about this money.

01:00:06After all,

01:00:06in the Honkai world,

01:00:08this money wasn't

01:00:09of much use.

01:00:11Huh?

01:00:11I'm so full.

01:00:13Kiana leaned

01:00:14against Hikaru

01:00:15as they walked.

01:00:17It's been a long time

01:00:18since I've eaten

01:00:19this much.

01:00:20These words made

01:00:21Hikaru's face darken.

01:00:23So you deliberately

01:00:24tried to fleece me?

01:00:26Eh heh heh.

01:00:28She smiled apologetically.

01:00:30Being with Hikaru,

01:00:32I always feel like

01:00:32I'm home,

01:00:33like I'm with

01:00:34my stinky old man.

01:00:36It seems we were

01:00:37really familiar before,

01:00:39even though I don't remember.

01:00:40There's a familiar feeling.

01:00:43No, that's just because

01:00:44you're too lonely.

01:00:46Hikaru didn't say it

01:00:47because he knew

01:00:48he had made it up,

01:00:49but he didn't mind

01:00:49treating it as fact.

01:00:51A person with bad luck

01:00:53meets a small liar

01:00:54who will only deceive

01:00:55her for a while,

01:00:56then break her heart.

01:00:57But a person with good luck

01:00:59meets a big liar

01:01:00who deceives her

01:01:00for a lifetime,

01:01:01and at least while alive,

01:01:03she will be happy.

01:01:04In terms of luck,

01:01:06perhaps no one in this world

01:01:07could surpass Kiana.

01:01:09Looking at Kiana,

01:01:10who was still leaning

01:01:11on him as she walked,

01:01:12Hikaru didn't mind

01:01:13continuing to deceive

01:01:14her like this.

01:01:16In February,

01:01:17Senba Academy reopened,

01:01:18and Kiana officially enrolled.

01:01:20But this guy?

01:01:22She enrolled purely to sleep,

01:01:24didn't she?

01:01:25Hikaru shook his head,

01:01:26looking at Kiana

01:01:27sleeping on the table

01:01:28in the Grand Hall

01:01:29during the opening ceremony.

01:01:31He had forgotten

01:01:32that the first day of school

01:01:33required a morning-long

01:01:34opening ceremony.

01:01:36He had no choice

01:01:37but to squat

01:01:38on the roof of the auditorium,

01:01:39waiting for today's

01:01:40opening ceremony to end.

01:01:43For bad students,

01:01:44classes,

01:01:45reading,

01:01:45and meetings

01:01:45were all excellent lullabies.

01:01:48Kiana basically slept

01:01:49through the entire

01:01:50opening ceremony.

01:01:52When she woke up,

01:01:53it was just at the end

01:01:54of the opening ceremony,

01:01:55with people being dismissed

01:01:56in an orderly fashion.

01:01:58It must be said

01:01:59that many people

01:02:00couldn't learn this skill.

01:02:02Kiana followed the crowd

01:02:03out of the auditorium

01:02:05and suddenly heard

01:02:06some small commotion

01:02:07from ahead.

01:02:08Listening closely,

01:02:09she seemed to hear words

01:02:11like prince,

01:02:12romance,

01:02:13and queen.

01:02:15When she looked over,

01:02:17Hikaru?

01:02:18Kiana saw a familiar figure

01:02:20leading a girl

01:02:20towards the teaching building.

01:02:23She even saw the girl

01:02:24holding a bouquet of roses.

01:02:27What's going on with them?

01:02:28Isn't this an all-girls school?

01:02:30Why is there a guy?

01:02:32Kiana looked at a girl

01:02:33beside her

01:02:34who was staring blankly

01:02:35and pulled her,

01:02:36waking her from her days.

01:02:38Ah, that.

01:02:40The girl was good-tempered

01:02:41and not angry,

01:02:43kindly explaining to Kiana.

01:02:45That's Queen Raiden's suitor.

01:02:47He's been pursuing her

01:02:48for an entire semester.

01:02:49He brings a bouquet of flowers

01:02:51to confess every day.

01:02:52The school's security guards

01:02:53tried to catch him,

01:02:54but they couldn't,

01:02:55so they just let him be now.

01:02:58She's still called Queen Raiden.

01:03:00I heard Raiden May

01:03:01is being cursed

01:03:01as a fraud every day now.

01:03:03Another girl interjected.

01:03:05But Prince Charming

01:03:06is still devoted to her,

01:03:07even like this.

01:03:10Watching the two girls

01:03:11beside her act

01:03:12like lovesick fools,

01:03:14Kiana was silent for a moment,

01:03:15then quickly rushed out.

01:03:17Meanwhile,

01:03:18Hikaru had once again

01:03:19completed his daily confession

01:03:21and flower delivery.

01:03:23Although he no longer

01:03:24had this task,

01:03:25he still persisted.

01:03:27It was almost noon

01:03:28when the opening ceremony ended,

01:03:30so the two went directly

01:03:31to the rooftop.

01:03:33I prepared lunch.

01:03:35May took out the bento

01:03:37she had prepared

01:03:37along the way.

01:03:39Because the people

01:03:40in her class

01:03:40always sabotaged her things

01:03:42when she wasn't around,

01:03:43she rarely prepared bentos.

01:03:45However,

01:03:46today was the first day

01:03:46of school,

01:03:47and everyone was not

01:03:48in the classroom,

01:03:49and May felt that a bento

01:03:50prepared by her own hands

01:03:51would be better.

01:03:53The young lady

01:03:54who once never lifted a finger

01:03:56had begun to exude

01:03:57a full,

01:03:58wife-like aura.

01:03:59The two sat on the cushion

01:04:01Hikaru had prepared

01:04:02and began to eat.

01:04:03It wasn't the first time

01:04:04he had tasted May's cooking,

01:04:06and the dishes were all

01:04:07common ones

01:04:08he had eaten before.

01:04:10It was nothing much.

01:04:12Bang.

01:04:13The rooftop door

01:04:15was suddenly kicked open

01:04:16violently.

01:04:18Hikaru.

01:04:19Kiana scanned the rooftop

01:04:20and immediately found

01:04:21the two hiding in the corner.

01:04:23Oh, you're hiding here.

01:04:25Uh, Kiana.

01:04:27Although he knew

01:04:28Kiana was here,

01:04:29she and May were not

01:04:30in the same grade,

01:04:31so Hikaru wasn't worried

01:04:32about being discovered

01:04:33by Kiana.

01:04:35Was it really because

01:04:36of her strange good luck?

01:04:38Hikaru,

01:04:39who is this?

01:04:40May was startled by Kiana,

01:04:42who suddenly walked

01:04:43over aggressively.

01:04:45She's my childhood friend,

01:04:46Kiana Kazlana.

01:04:47We haven't seen each other

01:04:48for over ten years.

01:04:50She just arrived

01:04:50in Changkong City

01:04:51and is now your junior.

01:04:54Hikaru,

01:04:55have you changed your heart?

01:04:56As Hikaru was

01:04:57introducing her to May,

01:04:58Kiana grabbed Hikaru

01:04:59and questioned him.

01:05:01Changed my heart

01:05:02about what?

01:05:03Kiana looked at Hikaru's

01:05:05bewildered expression

01:05:06and said,

01:05:07Didn't you say

01:05:08you were going

01:05:08to marry me?

01:05:11Hearing Kiana's words,

01:05:12Hikaru subconsciously

01:05:13glanced at May.

01:05:15Seeing that she

01:05:16hadn't reacted much,

01:05:17he quickly said,

01:05:18What do you mean

01:05:18I said that?

01:05:19I already said

01:05:20there's no such thing.

01:05:22Wasn't that to test

01:05:23whether you really

01:05:23had amnesia?

01:05:25Besides,

01:05:25I said you said

01:05:26you wanted to marry me,

01:05:27not that I would marry you.

01:05:29Who knows?

01:05:30Anyway,

01:05:31I have amnesia.

01:05:33Kiana didn't intend

01:05:34to delve into this matter

01:05:35and instead directly

01:05:36sprawled onto the table

01:05:37Hikaru had set up.

01:05:38And you ate

01:05:39without calling me.

01:05:40Are we even

01:05:41friends anymore?

01:05:43Ha.

01:05:45Rubbing his forehead,

01:05:46feeling a bit weary,

01:05:48Hikaru said to May,

01:05:49As you can see,

01:05:50she's just like that,

01:05:51but she doesn't have

01:05:52any ill intentions.

01:05:54Ignoring Kiana's complaints

01:05:55about such a personality,

01:05:57Hikaru directly said to Kiana,

01:05:59This is Raiden May.

01:06:00She's your senpai.

01:06:02Then,

01:06:03what's your relationship?

01:06:05Hikaru hadn't expected

01:06:06Kiana to ask such a question,

01:06:07and Kiana had also asked it

01:06:09subconsciously

01:06:10without much thought.

01:06:11Although Hikaru's

01:06:12social interactions

01:06:13had nothing to do with her,

01:06:14when she saw Hikaru

01:06:15bring this girl

01:06:16named Raiden May up,

01:06:17she didn't know why

01:06:18she felt a sense of discomfort.

01:06:19So she came up

01:06:21to intentionally

01:06:21cause trouble.

01:06:23Friends.

01:06:25I see.

01:06:27Hearing that they were

01:06:28just friends,

01:06:29Kiana's first reaction

01:06:30was disbelief.

01:06:31But then she thought

01:06:32that being friends

01:06:33was normal.

01:06:34What kind of couple

01:06:35confesses every day?

01:06:38Hello, May.

01:06:39My name is Kiana.

01:06:41The Kuzlana family's

01:06:42preference for beautiful girls

01:06:44is ingrained

01:06:44in their DNA.

01:06:46After the initial shock,

01:06:47Kiana quickly lost interest

01:06:49in Hikaru.

01:06:50Fortunately,

01:06:51May had a gentle

01:06:52and kind personality,

01:06:53and coupled with

01:06:54her family's misfortunes,

01:06:55it allowed her to see

01:06:57others more clearly.

01:06:59Otherwise,

01:07:00if it were someone else

01:07:01facing Kiana

01:07:02in this situation,

01:07:03they would probably

01:07:04at least give her

01:07:05some cold looks.

01:07:06It must be said

01:07:07that Kiana's innocent

01:07:08and lively personality

01:07:09easily influenced others.

01:07:11In just a short while,

01:07:13she became familiar

01:07:13with Raiden May.

01:07:15And because she didn't

01:07:16have lunch,

01:07:17Hikaru had to take out

01:07:18a dish he had

01:07:19previously drawn

01:07:20from his backpack

01:07:20to give her for lunch.

01:07:22Raiden May was already

01:07:24used to Hikaru

01:07:25casually taking out things,

01:07:26but Kiana was still

01:07:27like a curious baby,

01:07:29circling Hikaru

01:07:30and looking at him.

01:07:32All right,

01:07:33can't food shut you up?

01:07:34What Hikaru took out

01:07:36was a plate of big,

01:07:37golden,

01:07:37finger-licking chicken,

01:07:38which was essentially

01:07:39a plate of fried chicken pieces.

01:07:41However,

01:07:42it was indeed

01:07:43very delicious.

01:07:44The item description

01:07:45said it could increase

01:07:46one's attack power.

01:07:48Hikaru had tasted it

01:07:49once himself.

01:07:49The taste was good

01:07:50and he felt full of energy

01:07:52after eating it,

01:07:52but it wasn't like

01:07:53an excitatory effect.

01:07:55It was just a simple feeling

01:07:56of abundant vitality.

01:07:58Hikaru figured

01:07:59it was useless anyway,

01:08:00so he might as well

01:08:01eat it as a normal dish.

01:08:03Lunch ended

01:08:04just like that.

01:08:05Following the choice

01:08:06of the Stein's Gate,

01:08:07Kiana and Raiden Mei

01:08:08successfully became friends.

01:08:10Hikaru,

01:08:11mixing among them,

01:08:12reaped the crystals.

01:08:13Everything was

01:08:14on the right path.

[PART01]Multiverse Gacha: It All Started With Subduing the Herrscher of Thunder

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