A Person in Honkai, This Narration Isn't Right / Honkai Scroll Dog Path

Get out of here, you make it sound like I'm some kind of playboy.

And this was completely an accident!

[Accident? As you perfunctorily responded to the system, a cold laugh, audible only to yourself, echoed in your mind.]

[You took her, you handed her the clothes, her body got wet because of you, and now you're sending her home after getting her body wet—look at this whole process, how smooth and seamless!]

No, isn't getting wet something that happened because she was caught in the rain?

[Don't forget that the sweat on her body was also because of you.]

Damn it, I can't even refute that... what a load of crap!

Can you please stop using such slanderous rhetoric? I haven't even done anything yet!

[You haven't done anything yet, and the facts are just as you said.]

[However, the underlying meaning of this sentence is—what you intend to do in the future.]

I've had enough.

To put it bluntly, I'm doing all this just to survive.

But no matter how much you whine, my goal has been temporarily achieved.

From the moment Raiden Mei hugged his waist, he saw that some descriptions in Raiden Mei's character template had already changed.

[Name: Raiden Mei]

[Identity: Daughter of former ME Company President Raiden Ryoma, Herrscher of Thunder Candidate, your classmate, awakening level has significantly decreased, will not awaken for the time being.]

[Current Affection: 90 (Make your move! Hurry up and make your move, hehehe)]

[Remarks: You know what I mean.]

Well, regardless, my objective has been achieved.

She won't awaken for now, it's just... won't this affection level skyrocket too quickly?

You're not secretly pulling any strings, are you?

[Pulling strings—as you uttered these words, a hint of disdain flashed through your mind.]

[Shifting the blame to the system, you thought with a cold laugh—Heh, this useless system can't strategize as fast as I can.]

I've really had enough.

Who knows how things turned out like this.

Before interacting with Raiden Mei, Lin Yu knew that his actions might lead to certain outcomes.

The Bridge Effect, this is a psychological phenomenon.

This effect mainly refers to how when a person is crossing a suspension bridge with a pounding heart, their heartbeat will involuntarily quicken.

If, at this moment, they happen to meet another person, they will mistakenly interpret the rapid heartbeat caused by this situation as a physiological response of being moved by the other person, thus developing romantic feelings for them.

Simply put, Raiden Mei, who was in an extremely dire situation, would easily develop feelings for anyone who reached out to her at that moment.

Lin Yu actually disliked this feeling.

It wasn't that he disliked beautiful girls, it was just... using the Bridge Effect always gave him a bad feeling, like 'this is taking advantage of someone's vulnerability.'

He used these stern methods to motivate Raiden Mei and temper her spirit, partly to avoid the Bridge Effect.

But currently, the goal of tempering Raiden Mei had been achieved.

But the idea of avoiding the Bridge Effect... avoiding what? It wasn't avoided at all.

No, I almost beat you up, and you still develop this kind of affection for me... I'm impressed.

At this moment, Lin Yu, who was about to take Raiden Mei to her apartment building, suddenly heard the roar of an engine.

However, Lin Yu quickly dismissed it when he realized the roar was coming from the next street.

This street was eerily quiet, and it was precisely because of this that the engine's roar had caught his attention.

But now, he had other things to do.

At a time like this... well, even at other times, he wouldn't have the time to care about these trivial matters.

After safely parking the motorcycle, Lin Yu felt the hands that Raiden Mei had wrapped around his waist gently loosen.

[Although the girl's hands loosened, you felt an endless sense of regret from her slow movements.]

[You are very sure that if you follow her into the apartment she currently lives in, you can... hehehe.]

Forget it, I have other things to do right now.

Looking at Raiden Mei, who had walked up to him, Lin Yu didn't say anything proactively.

And Raiden Mei, who was gazing at Lin Yu, slowly spoke to the young man before her.

"Classmate Lin Yu, you..."

Could you please stay with me tonight?

Mei before today would definitely not have said something like this.

Under Raiden Ryoma's upbringing, Raiden Mei had always been a reserved young lady.

Let alone letting boys her age stay over at her place, Mei, who had always attended Chiba Academy, an all-girls school, rarely had the chance to speak with males her age.

In the past, the shy her would never have thought of saying such shameless words.

But now, she had to admit—she had become more straightforward than before.

Facing her inner feelings, Mei truly wished Lin Yu would stay and keep her company right now.

However...

In the end, she didn't voice the words.

Because although Raiden Mei wanted Lin Yu to stay with her, she wanted even more for Lin Yu not to be disappointed in her.

Lin Yu had just used a forceful method to tell Raiden Mei that she needed to be strong.

And now, how long had it been—she was already considering doing something incredibly weak?

If she said those words, Classmate Lin Yu would surely be disappointed in me.

"Be careful on your way."

Suppressing her inner desires, Mei smiled at Lin Yu and said.

"Goodnight, see you tomorrow."

Now is not the time. If there's a chance later...

At that time, I'll be bolder and say what's on my mind.

PS: Promotion Section

Synopsis: After recuperating in the hospital for three weeks due to a car accident, Hachiman Hikigaya thought he had missed his chance to integrate with his class.

However, the principal presented him with a special letter of recommendation.

Advising him to attend Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, which only opened in May.

With the goal of not being isolated and his sister's request to find friends, Hachiman went without hesitation.

And finally, he made friends.

Karuizawa Kei: So, you became my host. It's normal to interact more, isn't it?

Sakayanagi Arisu: You seem troubled by being ordinary. I have a reliable plan for the next generation to be absolute geniuses.

Horikita Suzune: I tried making a bento yesterday. If you don't mind.

Kushida Kikyo (Dark): Now that I know so many of your secrets, you've also caught my secrets. It seems we have to be tied together.

???

Komachi: ...Onii-chan, these don't seem like friends!

Chapter 32: Is she throwing a tantrum at you?

At the same time. Near the apartment.

Kiana, who had just heard the sound of an engine, felt that the vicinity was a bit strange.

Besides the thugs who had just delivered the motorcycles, she found the streets nearby to be eerily quiet.

While it wasn't entirely unreasonable for everyone to be home late at night, she hadn't seen many people even after riding for half the night...

When did Changkong City become so quiet at night?

Hmm, wait, could it be that the post I made finally had some effect?

The thought that her efforts might have actually paid off made Kiana realize—this feeling was quite exhilarating.

Mhm, mhm, then I'll proceed with the next steps as planned.

Sigh, I forgot to leave a note on Mei's doorstep just now... Oh well, as long as she gets home and recharges, she can contact me. These things aren't a big deal.

I was originally worried about running into any late-night patrol officers and having to stop and explain, but now it seems I was overthinking it.

Rushing to the TV station, and then...

Kiana, who had been charging forward with sheer momentum, suddenly remembered a problem.

According to her original plan, she intended to rush to the TV station and use their communication channels to spread the news that something might be happening in Changkong City.

But now, a calm Kiana realized an embarrassing situation...

Getting to the TV station building and sneaking in wouldn't be a problem.

After all, it was the middle of the night, and besides a few security guards patrolling, she wouldn't encounter anyone.

As for picking locks, she had mastered that skill over the past four years.

However, Miss Kiana Kaslana, who had been forced to become proficient in various survival skills, suddenly realized that she had no idea how to operate the various machines at the TV station.

What a predicament.

Once she got in, she'd just have to search on Google.

It's a race against time—enough already.

Thinking about how the atmosphere in Changkong City was becoming increasingly bizarre, Kiana almost couldn't stop herself from cursing again right then and there.

Are those people from Schicksal really useless?

Enough already, do they not even...

...consider this worth their time?

.

"Good night, see you tomorrow."

Listening to Raiden Mei's words, Lin Yu didn't reply. He just gave Mei a deep look before choosing to leave.

No matter how he viewed Raiden Mei's actions now, he felt—these things really didn't matter.

After all, he had a system.

And besides the system occasionally spouting cheesy or misleading remarks, it was mostly reliable.

Just before encountering Raiden Mei, Lin Yu had received two rewards from the system.

According to the system's prompts—these two rewards were the kind the system only sent when he was [Facing a Survival Crisis].

Simply put, the appearance of these two rewards meant the system was telling Lin Yu—you're about to die, hurry up and save yourself.

He had to admit, when it came to directly providing enhancement techniques when the host might be in danger, Lin Yu felt the system was quite reliable at times like these.

As for what those two survival crises were, based on Lin Yu's guess, they were, to put it bluntly, related to those two girls.

One survival crisis was highly likely related to Raiden Mei's awakening. Once she awakened as the Herrscher of Thunder, the entire Changkong City would explode.

With the skills and items he currently possessed, facing the Herrscher of Thunder... it felt like a death sentence no matter how he looked at it.