A Person in Honkai, This Narration is Not Right / Honkai Scroll Dog Path

He could have just gone to Chiba Academy and picked up Ryoma's daughter, and everything would have been fine. But with the current situation...

If he tried to force his way in, the Valkyries and Divine Machines Schicksal had ambushed in Changkong City, along with Anti-Entropy's Titans, wouldn't let him go.

Siegfried didn't fear these enemies, but the problem was there were simply too many of them.

If Siegfried's whereabouts were exposed, forget about picking up Ryoma's daughter; with his body unable to fight for long, he'd be lucky to escape on his own.

What's more, Siegfried's second daughter was currently in Changkong City. After a brief consideration of Kiana's identity, even a less sharp-witted Siegfried knew what Otto was planning.

The reason Siegfried left Kiana was, frankly, his fear that the Siegfried who 'killed Sirin' back then would stimulate the Sirin personality within Kiana.

But now, the Gem of Conquest was in Changkong City, even inside Ryoma's daughter.

If anything went wrong and Kiana came into contact with the Gem of Conquest, Siegfried couldn't guarantee that Sirin wouldn't absorb the Gem of Conquest to strengthen herself, just like back then.

Siegfried no longer possessed the terrifying power he once had. Let alone Six-Core Sirin, if even a Two-Core Sirin appeared, Siegfried felt he'd be finished.

Besides, it wouldn't matter if he could win; he couldn't possibly just swing his sword and kill his own daughter...

Damn it, damn it!

Otto, that scoundrel, must have calculated this, which is why he didn't take me seriously.

And yet, I came to Changkong City, and I can't even make a significant change to the situation?

Cecilia, I'm truly useless.

I couldn't protect Kiana back then, and now I can't even protect that child.

After losing you...

Perhaps I truly can't do anything anymore.

Changkong City. Chiba Academy.

Inside Chiba Academy, Raiden Mei, who had always been bullied, was humming a cheerful tune, which was quite rare for her, as she walked towards her locker.

After seeing Lin Yu playing 'Jenga' at the school gate today, Raiden Mei ultimately chose to follow Lin Yu's advice.

And those few classmates who had no eyes and saw Lin Yu suddenly skip class decisively chose to come find Raiden Mei to cause trouble.

After all, in their eyes, Raiden Mei was just a brat who relied on others' power.

Without anyone to protect her, Raiden Mei would surely revert to her past self, allowing others to bully her.

But they were wrong.

Raiden Mei didn't act against them in the past not because she couldn't, but because the gentle Raiden Mei didn't want to resort to violence.

And today, Mei, who absolutely didn't want to tolerate it anymore, easily taught those classmates a lesson using the ancient martial arts she had learned.

Although later, because the teacher played favorites, Mei received a scolding, it wasn't a big deal for Mei, who was in a good mood.

She felt she had changed.

And all of this was thanks to Lin Yu.

Classmate Lin Yu... well, she'll have to thank him properly later.

However, it's a bit strange.

Classmate Lin Yu suddenly skipped class after arriving at school.

And Kiana also didn't come to school today...

"Ah, are you also looking for Kiana?"

Hearing Raiden Mei's question, Kiana's classmate replied with slight curiosity.

"What a coincidence, that exchange student senior also came asking about Kiana's whereabouts today."

"Eh, Classmate Lin Yu also..."

Strange, although I know Classmate Lin Yu and Kiana know each other, but...

Why would they both go missing at the same time?

Chapter 21: Omen

However, although Mei had questions in her heart at this moment, she didn't dwell on them.

In fact, for Mei, the current situation she faced hadn't changed much.

Her father, Raiden Ryoma, was still eating prison food.

And the rumors spread by those people meant she couldn't shake off the title of 'criminal's daughter' anytime soon.

No, rather, after she directly acted against those bad people today, her reputation at school would probably only get worse.

If she hadn't changed at all, just the unfavorable situation with her father and the malice surrounding her might have been enough to crush the girl's heart bit by bit.

But now, she had companions.

Kiana, who chose to stand by her side regardless of what others gossiped.

And Lin Yu, who helped her out of trouble without considering the consequences.

Thinking of these two people, Mei, who was in a good mood, hummed a cheerful tune and walked towards her locker.

However, as soon as she opened her locker, the smile on Mei's face gradually disappeared.

The umbrella that Mei had placed in the locker had been destroyed and was unusable.

While this wasn't a major inconvenience for Mei, it still put her in a bad mood.

In the past, the malice of those people was limited to words.

Even when they surrounded her at the school entrance this morning, Mei could tell they didn't intend to lay a hand on her, they just wanted to humiliate her in front of the entire school.

It wasn't that they still had a bottom line.

If they were resorting to school bullying, how could they possibly have a bottom line?

The only reason they didn't resort to physical violence was their fear of being disciplined by the teachers if they went too far.

But now...

Hearing the snickers from nearby, Mei, with a frosty expression, glared back at the classmates who had been hiding nearby before turning and leaving.

Previously, those people had wanted to make a move on Mei, so they had chosen a secluded spot.

It was precisely for this reason that Mei had dared to fight back without worrying about being discovered by others.

But now, near the locker, there weren't just those few individuals, but also other classmates who didn't know the full details.

Moreover, Mei currently had no evidence to prove that they were the ones responsible.

[Evidence? What's the point of such a thing?]

Huh? What was that sound?

[Just act. You are an apostle chosen by the gods, you don't need to abide by worldly rules.]

Hearing the provocative words, Mei immediately looked around in a panic.

[Go and kill, Raiden Mei.]

[These mortals are not worthy to live in your presence... No, everything in this world is our enemy!]

After scanning her surroundings, Raiden Mei confirmed that the voice was not coming from anyone nearby.

Could it be that she was too tired lately and was hearing things?

[Auditory hallucination? It seems you are not yet ready to accept divine power.]

[Heh, fine, let these insects live a few more days.]

Who... who are you!

Unfortunately, Mei's silent question was met with no response.

The voice simply vanished as if it had never existed.

"It really is just that I'm too tired lately, isn't it?"

With that thought, Mei walked towards the school gate and let out a soft sigh.

Then, looking at the overcast sky, Mei quickened her pace to leave the school.

Is it going to rain soon?

She had a spare umbrella at home, so she should hurry home.

Ever since her father was framed and imprisoned, her available funds had been dwindling.

Now... she had to save wherever she could.

Having already left the school, Mei looked at the bustling commercial street ahead and then at the sky, which threatened rain. She hesitantly took out her wallet.

She should probably buy another umbrella after all.

However, at that very moment...

"Yahoo!!!!"

Accompanied by the roar of a motorcycle engine from behind her, Mei's wallet was suddenly snatched by a high school girl on the bike.

If she had been prepared, Mei, who had mastered ancient martial arts, would not have had her wallet taken so easily.

But a drive-by snatching relies entirely on catching the victim off guard.

Staring at the incredibly arrogant thief, Mei, who had only been stunned for a moment, quickly gave chase.

However, as an ordinary girl, Mei couldn't possibly catch up to a motorcycle traveling at seventy kilometers per hour.

"You... you bastard!"

Even with her excellent upbringing, after a series of mood-ruining misfortunes, Mei couldn't help but start cursing.

But looking at the thick exhaust fumes left by the motorcycle, Mei had to accept an embarrassing reality.

Her wallet, and the bank cards inside it, were now gone.

From a rational perspective, these two incidents were not major issues for an ordinary person.

However, most people are never rational beings, but emotional ones.

After just finding a new light in their life, they encounter something like this.

For an ordinary high school student, this is enough to ruin her mood for the day.

And at that moment, raindrops suddenly began to fall from the sky.

Her umbrella was broken, and with no money to buy a new one, Mei looked at the sudden downpour and felt utterly exhausted.

...Did I do something wrong?

I clearly didn't do anything wrong, so why do I have to encounter these terrible things?

With these thoughts, Mei, in a terrible mood, walked to a corner where she could take some shelter from the rain and tried to curl up her body.

Dad...

What exactly is wrong with you?

Right now...

I really feel so tired.

At the same time. ME Company

In ME Company, Cocolia watched Mei's mood on the monitor become incredibly low and nodded with satisfaction.

"Mmm, it seems that day is not far off."

Ever since sending Raiden Ryoma to prison, Cocolia had been making her arrangements.

She knew very well that malice always existed in the hearts of humans.