Pull out the backbone a transmigrator ought to have!

He hadn't actually finished playing this game, but he had heard rumors that the subsequent animation supposedly featured this version of the Herrscher of Thunder briefly trading blows with the Finality...

Hiss.

If this was Honkai Impact 3rd, then under this worldview, the Herrscher of Thunder didn't seem quite that overpowered.

Yet aside from the Herrscher of Thunder, there was also a Herrscher of the Void crouching right here, ready to awaken at any moment and already harboring a deep-seated resentment toward humanity.

Beyond the Herrscher of the Void, Cocolia, an executor of Anti-Entropy, was also keeping her eyes on every single move within this city simply because she had her sights set on the Herrscher of Thunder.

Though he had no idea what kind of method she would use to solo the Herrscher of Thunder, the quantum teleportation system and Titans in that jerk's possession were already more than enough to wipe out Lin Yu, who only knew a tiny bit of brawling.

And that was looking at the big picture.

On a smaller scale, the moment the Herrscher of Thunder awakened, Changkong City would instantly be swallowed up by a massive surge of Honkai Energy.

Lin Yu's Beginner Honkai Resistance could indeed guarantee that he wouldn't instantly be turned into a Meele when the Honkai erupted.

Yet the problem was that while he wouldn't instantly become a Meele, everyone else would!

Everyone else would either vanish into ashes or transform into newly born Meeles.

Coupled with the sheer volume of Honkai Beasts that was bound to appear, never mind Titans or Herrschers and all that jazz, these Honkai Beasts and Meeles alone were more than enough to kill Lin Yu.

"Don't panic. Changkong City doesn't blow up until early 2014. Let me check..."

Panicking as he looked toward the desk calendar placed on the tabletop, Lin Yu's words suddenly ground to an abrupt halt.

On the desk calendar, the owner of the calendar had conveniently flipped the page to February 2014.

Well, there was fuck-all to say about that then!

Run. He had to run.

Don't even think about trying to be some big hero—big heroes end up with their bodies exploding!

The moment he thought of the future he might have to face, Lin Yu felt as though his motivation to act had instantly been maxed out.

He dug out his phone intending to check the news and conveniently buy a ticket, only to discover that his phone was broken...

I give up. Why do I feel like things are getting more and more ominous?

After rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find his bank card, Lin Yu realized he still had to face another issue, and that was...

Even though your memory isn't great, you still remember that the password for this universally accepted bank card is your birthday. After all, that person was the one who personally helped you set it up.

Fine, though he had no idea who that person was, at least he was saved now.

Go outside, buy a phone, and then book a ticket to run away!

Run away? Is that really what you think? This is a golden opportunity to get close to the Herrscher of Thunder. Once you let this chance slip by, you might never encounter a similar opportunity again in this lifetime.

Your narration has issues, man. Why on earth would I want to get close to her?

I've finally figured it out. Aside from occasionally supplying a bit of useless info, this narration of yours is truly fucking useless!

An hour later, inside a certain Commercial Street in Changkong City.

After tossing his old phone into his room, Lin Yu withdrew cash from a bank on the Commercial Street and was already picking out a phone inside a shop.

Calling it picking out was a bit much; after a brief glance, he felt that he had no business wasting time in a dump like this.

The funds inside the bank card were quite substantial, completely unlike the amount a freshly adult teenager ought to possess.

Add in the various skills resting on his body, and Lin Yu actually already harbored a rather ominous guess.

Yet right as he picked out a model of phone, a series of footsteps suddenly echoed from behind him.

Meanwhile, the clerk young lady standing before him already had her gaze drawn to someone behind his back.

"Aha, finally found you."

I've heard this voice before... It's a main story character.

The problem is, why has my body frozen up?

Move! Why won't you move!

Completely clueless as to why his body had stiffened, Lin Yu could only remain rooted in place while the woman behind him continued to close the distance.

Once the other party drew close to Lin Yu, she pressed up against his body and whispered softly beside his ear.

"After losing contact for so long, I honestly thought something had happened to you."

"What, are you really that surprised just to hear my voice? Have you even lost the ability to turn around and face me?"

"My foolish brother."

Upon hearing those words, Lin Yu—whose body had finally regained its normal mobility—immediately adjusted his expression and spun around.

In the next moment, he laid eyes on a woman with ash-blonde short hair who was gazing at him with a beaming smile.

The exact instant their eyes met, a character profile template suddenly popped up within Lin Yu's field of vision.

Name: Rita Rossweisse

Identity: An S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal who came to Changkong City to execute a mission. Your adoptive sister.

Current Affection: 50

Remarks: Don't let her smile fool you—she's already furious right now. You'd better figure out how to placate this troublesome older sister of yours.

Chapter 3. Pull out the backbone a transmigrator ought to have!

Right at that moment, the narration finished introducing the character and started popping up again.

Sister? Right, you indeed have an older sister like this. But that doesn't mean you have to obey her every whim.

You're already eighteen years old! You're an adult! You need to take responsibility for your own actions! Now, show her through your actions—just who exactly calls the shots in this household!

I've realized that you're someone who genuinely wishes I'd get the living daylights beaten out of me every single day.

Tell Rita who calls the shots through my actions... Damn it, she's an S-rank Valkyrie.

Even if the standards for Valkyrie rank-promotion assessments were lowered after the Second Honkai Eruption, she was still an S-rank!

Even if she got constantly memed on in the original work, she was still one of the absolute peak combat forces on humanity's side!

Well, at least back in 2014 she truly was, or so one would hope...

In front of Rita, whether it was trying to 'let her know who calls the shots' or pulling a 'Nigerundayo' was entirely out of the question.

For no other reason than this—Lin Yu was no match for her.

Even without utilizing Honkai Energy, an S-rank Valkyrie's physical conditioning had long since surpassed the limits of ordinary humans.

If some blind hoodlum dared to come over and hit on her with wandering hands, Rita would probably instantly render them unconscious without a single sound.

"Oh, what a lovely young lady..."

Look, someone's making a move! A real man fights for love—

"My sincerest apologies."

Facing that rude male who reached his hand directly toward her, Rita smiled lightly as she stepped back, effortlessly dropping the man with a motion so swift ordinary people could scarcely trace it with their eyes.

"I'm in a rather foul mood today, so I truly have no time to waste with you."

Don't be afraid. She wouldn't dare expose her powers in front of ordinary humans, especially since this is Anti-Entropy territory. She won't dare act rashly. Now, right here--

Would you just shut the fuck up!

Forcibly ignoring the narration, Lin Yu could only force his focus back onto Rita.

Earlier, as he stared at his skill list, he had already pondered the nature of 'his' identity.

Brawling, weapon-handling techniques, hacking skills—none of these were particularly hard-to-acquire abilities, nothing worth writing home about.

Yet when combined with the skill Beginner Honkai Resistance, the origin of these abilities suddenly made sense.

To master a skill like that, Lin Yu's identity was, plainly speaking, that of a member belonging to one of the three major anti-Honkai organizations.

Coupled with the fact that Rita was his adoptive sister, he could basically confirm that he belonged to Schicksal.

"My, why are you just standing there spacing out today."

Observing the dazed Lin Yu, Rita let out a helpless sigh before taking Lin Yu by the hand and pulling him right out of the shop.

"This is hardly the place for idle chatter. Come with me to where we ought to be."

Gazing at Rita beside Lin Yu, the surrounding passersby immediately cast gazes filled with a hint of jealousy toward Lin Yu...

Oh, he's a handsome fellow, then never mind.

Yet only Lin Yu knew that being held by the hand like this by Rita wasn't remotely as wonderful as everyone imagined.

The tactile sensation of Rita's hand against Lin Yu's was indeed remarkably soft, but the problem was the underlying strength transmitting from it, making Lin Yu feel as though the moment he made any rash move, the other party would instantly snap his wrist with absolute ease.

Ah, we're in deep trouble.

This practically seals the deal and hammers it home. Doesn't that mean my mission as a Schicksal member in Changkong City is...

Mission? No, as a Child of Destiny, you have absolutely no need to care about other people's facial expressions!

Bring out the backbone a transmigrator ought to have and make the woman before you submit!

No, what on earth do you take transmigrators for?

Some kind of Dragon-Emperor protagonist who makes people mindlessly bow down and pledge allegiance?

If you're going to hold me to such high expectations, at least grant me a one-hit-kill cheat system, hey!

Though you voiced your complaints, deep down you knew very well that when a person reaches a critical juncture, the only thing they can ever truly rely on is themselves—after all, being an orphan accustomed to having no one to lean on, having such a pragmatic mindset is entirely normal.

Oh.

Well said.

I shouldn't have pinned any hopes on this piece of junk whose only purpose is providing intel.

After Rita led Lin Yu into a café, she finished ordering and turned her gaze toward the younger brother sitting across from her.

"A'yu, you're acting terribly strange today."

Watching Lin Yu, who still hadn't opened his mouth to speak, Rita continued speaking of her own accord.

"Is it because your comrades all lost contact, leaving you filled with anxiety? Or could it be..."

"—that you've already uncovered the truth surrounding our mission target, Kiana Kaslana?"

Oh, motherfucker. I knew things would turn out like this.

Back then, after Siegfried abruptly vanished without a word, Kiana drifted all the way from Europe to the Far East and spent all those years there. How could Otto possibly let his most precious experimental specimen wander around at will?

During those years, Kiana was undoubtedly shadowed by a whole bunch of Schicksal operatives protecting her safety, and my current identity—is simply one of those unlucky bastards.

Sigh, whatever the case may be, I'd better find some way to explain myself.

After all, this fucking narrator is utterly useless, and its only redeeming quality is feeding me intel.

It already tipped me off that Rita is angry; if I don't give a clear explanation, I probably won't have a pleasant end coming.

"Lord Rossweisse—"

"Hmm?"

"Fine, sis."

"Mm-hmm."

Hearing Lin Yu change his form of address, Rita smiled with satisfaction.

"Although it's working hours right now, it's just the two of us here. There's no need to be quite so formal on occasions like this."

"Tell me, little brother, why did you go so long without contacting the organization after losing touch?"

"I overslept."

Oh! Nice! Considering you practically almost slept your way into a coma, you certainly did oversleep.

Frazzled, Lin Yu scratched the back of his head with an irritated expression before speaking with a disgruntled tone.

"I didn't even know when my phone broke, and my brain still feels all fuzzy and heavy."

"...Is that really the reason?"