Miss Mei Discovers Something Astonishing

"I know a little bit about this."

Mei approached Dark Seele step by step.

"One-handed... these are the ones I know, Seele, you can choose any one."

—You call this a little bit of knowledge?

"... How many did Mei mention?" Edison asked Liu Bai in a low voice with a very strange expression.

"18 kinds. They're all... well, that kind of thing."

"... How many kinds are there in total?"

"... I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but there seem to be about 18 of them being the most common."

"How do you know so much, Alliance Leader?" Edison discovered the blind spot.

"..."

Liu Bai absolutely refused to answer such a potentially disastrous question!

"Seele decided which one to choose?"

"Can I not choose?"

It's not like Dark Seele hasn't read those doujinshi before—the problem is that Mei gives you even more options than those in the doujinshi!

"Then let's have zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)—as your punishment for Liu Bai sneaking away." Mei smiled and offered a blunt solution that wasn't an option.

"—Huh?" Mentioning Liu Bai, Dark Seele was wide awake, his eyes instantly flashing with fighting spirit. "You're looking for... ughhhhh!???"

However, facing Mei in her current Herrscher form, the still-developing Dark Seele was completely wrapped up like a dumpling, her mouth even stuffed shut.

"...grace."

Watching Mei Honkai Energy gather Dark Seele, Liu Bai could only offer this assessment.

Reanna, standing beside her, had an equally strange expression. "No wonder Mei's been fiddling with those things during training these past few days..."

Reanna was clearly thinking of the bondage dolls that Mei had created during her training.

"... Young people really know how to have fun."

Bronya watched this scene unfold and silently hid behind Liu Bai.

She was involved in sneaking away too!

Thankfully, Bronya hasn't grown much in the last two years, HOMU doll can still cover her up.

"...Uncle, I think Mei has lost control. It's time for you to make a move." At the same time, Raiden Ryoma silently approached Welt, trying to encourage Welt to take action.

"... None of my business." Welt glanced at Mei and the rice dumpling Dark Seele.

Hmm, this atmosphere feels so familiar.

"Mei actually said the word 'run away'! Isn't this out of control?" Raiden Ryoma was almost in tears.

He's not stupid; of course he understands what "running away" means.

"... Remember to call you 'Daughter Alliance Leader's Wife' from now on."

Who wants to go crazy like this with you? I'm still waiting for the latest version of Kallen Fantasy to be released!

Welt distanced himself from the Raiden Ryoma.

Mei, having finished dealing with Seele, walked towards Liu Bai with some tension.

(Even though I'm already in this state, am I still a little nervous...?)

"Brother Liu Bai, I—"

"Dad disagrees! Dad firmly disagrees!"

Even without Welt's help, Raiden Ryoma still jumped out.

"If you want to touch my Mei, you'd better run over my dead body first!"

Mei: "..."

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Chapter 166 Mei Discovered Something Tremendous

"So, that guy came back once three years... no, five years ago, but that bastard Nancy kept it from us and ate it all by herself?"

In the temporary base in Sky Dome City, Tesla said with a very displeased expression.

"She even dragged you along?"

"... I don't think so..."

Although Mei had little hope for Dr. Tesla's emotional intelligence, Mei still speechless after actually hearing what Tesla said.

"In the end, nobody got to eat any..."

"You brat, you still want to eat it?" Tesla's twin ponytails trembled with anger. "How good I was to you when you were little, and this is how you repay your older sister?"

"But I still told you, Doctor..."

Mei avoided Tesla's gaze, feeling slightly guilty.

"Otherwise, you still wouldn't know, would you?"

"What's the use of knowing now! We still can't find Liu Bai, can we?"

Tesla is completely devastated.

"You mean telling me... I just feel like Mei is showing off to me!"

"No, there isn't."

After all, there's a proper order to things, and Mei felt that Edison had gone a little too far.

Hmm, why is it Weiwei?

Because after Mei adopted Edison's perspective, she had to admit that she would do the same thing.

"Speaking of which... according to the agreement, the day of your reunion, Alliance Leader and Dr. Tesla, is coming soon, right?" Mei replied with an awkward smile.

Hearing this, Tesla curled his lip in displeasure. "No wonder you were so honest today, even telling me this kind of thing. So you were waiting for me here."

"It's not entirely because of this..."

Mei looked away from Tesla's gaze, feeling quite guilty.

Tesla snorted unhappily, but considering that Mei was his junior, he still chose to answer despite his displeasure, "I don't know, I only know it's this year, but I don't know the exact date."

"... What is this all about?"

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

Tesla curled his lip. "Speaking of which, could it be that Ryoma was thrown to Siberia Nancy dig potatoes for half a year because of this incident?"

"Sister Edison isn't that stingy..."

Mei's expression turned somewhat strange when this was mentioned.

"Well... it's because Dad later started clamoring to overthrow the Alliance Leader..."

"... and then Reanna took care of him?"

"Almost, I guess," Mei said vaguely.

"... Could it be that you were the one who did this?"

Although Tesla lacked emotional intelligence, Mei's embarrassment betrayed her.

Tesla's expression immediately turned strange.

"You two are really... well, a loving father and a filial daughter."

"... Anyway, after calming my father down, I joined St. Freya with Bronya, as arranged by my sister Edison." Mei tried to gloss over the matter.

"Your family sent them to dig potatoes as a form of appeasement, right...? Although it's better than things really escalating," Tesla retorted. "But Nancy already colluding with Schicksal's Far East Branch back then?"

"Hmm... I've learned a bit about it. It seems that the timing of their flirting is related to Mr. Siegfried, and it probably started after the Second Honkai?" Mei has also learned a lot of inside information through various means over the past two years.

"Back then... should I say it was unexpected or not?" Tesla shook his head. The Second Honkai wasn't a good memory for most people. "But that guy's skills were as strong as ever. He actually managed to get the two of you involved."

"After all, she's Edison's sister."

Mei largely agrees with the assessment of Tesla.

"However, sometimes I feel that this is not a good thing either."

"Ah... I understand."

Tesla, understanding Mei's meaning, nodded with a less-than-pleasant expression.

"No way! That girl is hogging the food all by herself! I have to get Einstein join me in condemning her!"

Edison's "fighting power" was so formidable that Tesla did not intend to go it alone.

"This matter is not urgent."

Seeing Tesla about to take out his communicator, Mei quickly stopped him.

"The most important thing right now is to find Kiana."

"...Too."

Tesla, being able to prioritize, reluctantly put down the communicator.

"But if you're looking for Kiana, do you have any leads? Just so you know, hacking isn't my forte... though, if I had to say, I have some experience with it."

Having lived a long time, given Tesla's personality of wanting to tinker with everything, Tesla must have studied hacking techniques. However, contrary to what she said, Tesla's hacking skills had actually reached the top level.

"Don't worry about that, I've already thought of a solution." Mei's expression gradually became serious as she said this. "I think we need to go find the Gray Serpent again."

"... Another deal with the Gray Serpent? Do you have any leverage?"

Tesla was involved in this operation as a rear supporter. It's hard to say about other things, but Tesla was well aware of how much stakes Anti-Entropy and the Far East Branch had placed in the deal with Gray Serpent.

Especially at the end of the transaction, the information they wanted was formatted by that bastard maid Rita, and Gray Serpent offered no warranty, only saying, "Now that it's in your hands, the transaction is complete."

It took Tesla quite a while to restore the modified little girl's head.

Therefore, Tesla also hated the Gray Serpent to the core.

However, Tesla also had to admit that if they wanted to find someone in the vast Sky Dome City, then finding Gray Serpent might be the most efficient method.

"As for chips, I do have them."

Mei lifted her clothes, revealing a purple belt around her waist.

"When you repaired that little girl before, Doctor, I also asked Sister Edison to retrieve the belt."

"... Violence? I wholeheartedly agree." Tesla paused for a moment before realizing what Mei was trying to do.

"You said Liu Bai set up four insurance policies above, right? Which one can you reach now?"

"Now it's the third one. The average output is 1.2 times that of the original Pseudo-Herrscher, and the maximum output exceeds 1.4 times that of the original Pseudo-Herrscher. This is my current limit."

"The pseudo- Herrscher of Thunder back then was the Judgment-Class Honkai Beast Belenus... To reach that level, Mei, you are truly terrifying in some ways."

"It's just that it has a better output of Honkai Energy, but it may not be able to match that kind of behemoth in terms of vitality and defense."

Mei is no longer the little girl she once was. She has met Belenus and, given his connection to Kiana, Mei knows a lot about this behemoth.

During the Second Honkai War, Belenus was ganged up on by a group of powerful figures. She was beaten by Joyce, suffered Siegfried's Judgement of Shamash: Unleashed, and withstood the desperate counterattack of the elite Valkyrie. In the end, she only suffered core shattering and lost her emotions and human form.

—That's right, considering the level of Belenus's opponents, core shattering is indeed only a "minor" level.

Last year, Bellus was hit hard by Fu Hua, and when Kiana was in Herrscher of Reason, Himeko in her desperate state. Although she is now seriously injured and her whereabouts are unknown, she is still alive and well.

Even Mei had to admit the formidable vitality and unwavering will of her "Herrscher senior".

Anyone else who had been beaten like that would probably have died ten times over.

"It's precisely because you're superior in terms of Honkai power that I find it terrifying. Liu Bai really has a good eye for people."

You put in more effort than a proper Herrscher in the form of Judgment-Class Honkai Beast, and you still say you're not Herrscher?