Are You Stupid, Kiana?

Seeing the fist mark on Kiana's face, Lin Yu said guiltily.

"The world is so beautiful, yet you're so irritable."

"That's not good. Not good at all."

After saying that, you secretly snickered to yourself. For a little girl like Kiana, who was so easily distracted, as long as he was thick-skinned enough...

"Get lost! I even gave you a lap pillow because I thought you were tired!"

...what then?

Oh, that was just an accident. You believed she was only lashing out in embarrassment.

As long as he proceeded step by step, sooner or later, he would make her submit beneath him!

No, setting aside why your train of thought had leaped so wildly and headed straight into the gutter again, did you really think she was that easy to fool?

As he blocked her attacks, Lin Yu truly felt that there was something seriously wrong with this system.

Actually, he could tell that the system sometimes had more than just clear thinking—it could even provide him with some mature ideas.

But the problem was—most of the time, this thing only mixed two specialties: being improper and being obsessed with the gutter.

And I've noticed something.

Serious Kiana is much harder to deal with than I imagined.

Using both fists and feet, she attacked far more efficiently than her one-armed old man.

Sigh, looking at it this way, Brother Siegfried had really gone easy on me.

He really hadn't hit me that hard.

With that thought in mind, Lin Yu helplessly jumped backward and gathered the power accumulated by Royal Guard into both hands.

Then, after smashing both hands forcefully toward the ground, Lin Yu unleashed all the power that had built up inside him to the point of discomfort in a single burst.

Kiana, who had originally intended to keep attacking to vent her anger, froze when she saw Lin Yu slam both palms heavily into the ground.

The concrete beneath Lin Yu's feet, where his hands had touched, began to crack like a spiderweb as though it had been struck by some terrifying force.

The next moment, Kiana even saw the ground beneath Lin Yu's feet completely shatter, leaving behind a small crater.

As tiny stones shot outward and bounced away, Kiana looked at Lin Yu and quietly swallowed.

"Can you calm down a little now, Kiana?"

"...Yes, Senior!"

Wait, no!

Why did it seem like I was the aggressor here?

I'm obviously the victim, aren't I? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!

After venting the accumulated power and dispelling both skills, Lin Yu said tiredly to Kiana.

"It was my fault for punching you just now. I'm sorry."

"But I couldn't help it. I had a nightmare, and for some reason, I started getting nervous in it."

"...Fine."

After glancing at the ground beneath Lin Yu's feet, Kiana spoke in a deliberately casual tone.

"I'll forgive you, then."

"But as compensation, I think—Senior, we've known each other for so long. It's about time we got to know each other better, right?"

Brilliant! You punched her in the face, didn't even give her a chance to vent, and somehow you still got her to choose this way to get closer to you.

At that moment, you finally confirmed something.

When it came to picking up girls, you were absolutely a genius!

No, I don't understand why you're so obsessed with picking up girls.

And now...

Sigh, I can't hide it anymore.

She wasn't an idiot. She had basically figured out everything she should have.

Facing Kiana, Lin Yu paused slightly before speaking to the girl in front of him.

"Yeah. Since things have come this far, let's be frank with each other."

"I'm an agent sent by Schicksal, and my mission is simple..."

"My mission is to ensure that Kiana Kaslana can safely leave Changkong City."

My eyes hurt. I'm going to sleep first. I'll continue tomorrow. My eyes hurt. I'm going to sleep first. I'll continue tomorrow. My eyes hurt. I'm going to sleep first. I'll continue tomorrow. My eyes hurt. I'm going to sleep first. I'll continue tomorrow. My eyes hurt. I'm going to sleep first. I'll continue tomorrow. My eyes hurt. I'm going to sleep first. I'll continue tomorrow.

Kiana, Are You Stupid?

Kiana was not surprised at all by what Lin Yu had just said.

Ever since Lin Yu had chased after her to the television station building and then jumped with her from more than twenty stories up, as long as Kiana had even a tiny bit of intelligence, she should have guessed Lin Yu's identity.

To put it bluntly, there were powers beyond humanity hidden beneath the surface of this world.

Not to mention anyone else, Kiana, with the blood of the Kaslana clan flowing through her veins, was actually much stronger than an ordinary person.

But people who could wield such power generally had some sort of background.

Furthermore, Siegfried had told Kiana that Anti-Entropy specialized in mechanical technology and building mechs, while Schicksal leaned more toward using biotechnology to strengthen the human body. When Kiana noticed that Lin Yu's physical strength was considerable, she had roughly guessed that he was one of Schicksal's people.

It was just that Lin Yu had now chosen not to conceal that information at all, openly and honestly revealing his identity and intentions to Kiana...

To be honest, that earned him a lot of points.

But gaining points was one thing. Kiana wasn't going to obediently leave with Lin Yu and return to Schicksal headquarters just because he said so.

"Senior, even if you say that—I still don't want to go back to Schicksal headquarters."

After letting out a faint sigh, Kiana spoke helplessly to Lin Yu.

"My dad also told me that there are actually a lot of good people in Schicksal."

"But the big shot who's the Bishop isn't a good person, and he has a grudge against my dad—if I go back now, he'll definitely find a way to retaliate against me."

No, no, no. He was absolutely the person most concerned about your safety.

Other than your dad, he was definitely the one who least wanted your life to be in danger.

"So, Senior, thank you for taking care of me."

After climbing onto Lin Yu's motorcycle, Kiana picked up the helmet and prepared to put it on.

"But I still won't go back to Schicksal with you."

"Wait a second."

Seeing Kiana preparing to leave, Lin Yu immediately called out to her.

"Did you forget something?"

"Huh? Forget what?"

Lin Yu walked to the front of the motorcycle, calmly looked at Kiana, and slowly spoke.

"This is my motorcycle."

"Robbing me right in front of me isn't very nice, is it?"

No, wait.

The atmosphere was perfect! Shouldn't you be watching me leave at a time like this????

Looking at the young man before her, Kiana angrily put the helmet back down.

"You cheapskate! You were the one who told me to throw away my motorcycle earlier!"

"Nonsense. Was I supposed to leave that junk motorcycle of yours behind so people could chase it down in a car and hunt you with rocket launchers?"

"Besides..."

Remembering Kiana's motorcycle, Lin Yu revealed a disdainful smile.

"That was a man's motorcycle. With that color scheme and those patterns, it looked like something a biker gang would use no matter how you looked at it."

"Are you sure that motorcycle was yours?"

"What about you?"

Looking at the brand-new motorcycle, Kiana said irritably.

"This motorcycle isn't cheap either. Where did you get so much money?"

The moment she said that, Kiana saw the expression on Lin Yu's face change.

She could feel it—Lin Yu seemed... much more at ease.

Strange. Did those words really have such a good calming effect?

"Are you stupid, Kiana?"

"I'm with Schicksal. Schicksal is the world's largest anti-Honkai organization."

"Why would you think I'd have funding problems while carrying out a mission as a Schicksal member?"

Lin Yu reached into his clothes and took something out of his storage space.

But in Kiana's eyes, she only saw Lin Yu pull a... from the inner pocket of his clothes.

"This is the receipt."

Seeing Kiana's frustrated expression, Lin Yu truly felt much more at ease.

Ever since he had seen Kiana earlier that day, he had felt that she was completely different from the Kiana of legend.

Her thoughts were clear, her mind worked quickly, and that nonsense about being able to trick her into bed more than twenty times simply did not exist.

She had not pursued many matters further purely because she did not care, not because she was actually stupid.

But just now, when she had begun arguing over such trivial details, Lin Yu realized something.

Kiana had the intelligence, but her common sense might not be able to keep up with her thinking.

There were gaps in her thought process, which meant Lin Yu at least still had a chance to fool her into acting together with him.

At the same time, Lin Yu suddenly saw a panel pop up from the system.

Oh, Kiana's character profile template.

Name: Kiana Kaslana (K423)

Identity: The vessel of the Herrscher of the Void. She may awaken after being stimulated. Your junior.

Current Affection: 48

Note: If your previous actions hadn't been so extreme, and if you hadn't punched her, her affection should have been even higher.

Then he saw the 48 in the affection section suddenly begin to drop.

47.9... 47.8... 47.7...

Although it was dropping slowly, that meant—this little girl really was still angry.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

Looking at the furious Kiana, Lin Yu put away the receipt, removed the motorcycle key, and handed it to her.

"Here. It's yours."

Looking at the key Lin Yu offered her, the anger on Kiana's face gradually faded.