A Person in Honkai, This Narration Is Not Right / Honkai Scroll Dog Dao Chapter 47

Sirin, believing her "mother" had deceived her, was completely broken by this deception on the spot.

Sixteen years later, K423 was also broken by the same thing, finally shattering after Fu Hua revealed the truth.

To let others indulge in happiness, and then tell them that none of it was real, to snatch away that false happiness...

In Lin Yu's eyes, this was undoubtedly the most malicious method of attack.

Even though Siegfried, that good-natured senior, didn't blame him.

Even though Siegfried was sincerely thanking Lin Yu.

Still, at that moment, a thought surfaced in Lin Yu's mind.

I'm no different from Otto...

I... deserve to die!

Using a skill on others, and the victim didn't break down, but he, the perpetrator, did...

Hahahaha, this feeling... is utterly stupid.

Is this the price for using the Phantasm Lantern Barrier?

What an incredibly terrible experience.

"Whoa, no, your expression..."

Seeing Lin Yu's guilt grow more severe, with a hint of collapse appearing in his eyes, Siegfried grew anxious.

"I'm not lying to you, I'm truly thankful."

Damn it, that makes me feel even worse, okay?

After taking several deep breaths, Lin Yu finally steadied his mind.

Then, he looked at Siegfried before him and said very seriously.

"Regardless of your feelings, I believe I did indeed do something wrong, so..."

"—I am truly sorry."

Wow, this kid is surprisingly straightforward about this.

If you're like this, I worry you'll end up like me in the future because of being too straightforward.

"I know apologies are useless, so I will try my best to compensate you, Mr. Siegfried."

"Ahaha, it's not that serious..."

"Let me give you some information first."

After letting out a deep breath, Lin Yu said to Siegfried.

"Mr. Siegfried, although that illusion was false, some parts of it are true."

"Your long-dead daughter, Kiana Kaslana, didn't actually die back then."

... !

"Are you serious?!"

Seeing Siegfried's shocked eyes, Lin Yu didn't take up Siegfried's question but continued on his own.

"After she fell from the sky, although she was severely injured, she didn't die."

"After the Valkyries of Schicksal recovered her, they brought her back to headquarters."

"Afterward, with her memory lost and her appearance changed, she chose to change her name to Bianca Durandal Attigina after her body recovered."

"She made many companions and went through many adventures, becoming even stronger, but..."

"At the same time, Archbishop Otto learned of her potential and personally trained her."

"And because of this, she trusts Archbishop Otto and is diligently working hard for him."

"Now, after inheriting the Black Abyss White Flower, she has become Schicksal's strongest S-rank Valkyrie."

"I don't know if you believe me, but I can guarantee that everything I'm saying..."

"is absolutely true."

Upon hearing this news, Siegfried's first reaction was, of course, disbelief.

After all, in Siegfried's common sense, falling from such a height, he felt even his own physique wouldn't handle it well.

To say his eldest daughter survived a fall from high up...

Who would believe that?

But looking at the young man before him, his eyes filled with guilt and sincerity, Siegfried felt that the other person might actually be telling the truth.

"Durandal... I know that name."

At this moment, after forcing himself to calm down a bit, Siegfried couldn't suppress his inner doubts and confirmed with Lin Yu again.

"Little brother Lin Yu, what you're saying..."

"Of course, it's all true."

He was serious.

At least, on that point, I could be sure.

This news... calm down!

It was at this moment that Siegfried realized his only remaining hand was trembling uncontrollably.

If he hadn't known this wasn't the time, he would have absolutely gone to Schicksal headquarters to meet that Valkyrie named Durandal.

Admittedly, according to Lin Yu, the girl's appearance had been altered.

But Siegfried believed that if he could just see the girl face-to-face, he would be able to confirm many things.

Kiana... was alive.

Kiana was alive!

Even without confirmation, Siegfried found himself utterly overjoyed at that moment.

The young man before him could detail the first half of the incident from years ago, which meant he had learned about it through some channels.

And Otto... heh, from Siegfried's understanding of Otto, he would never put anything he didn't want others to know into the database.

Looking at it this way, very few people knew about this.

And the probability of the other party, knowing about it, deceiving him with a guilty look, wasn't very high.

Siegfried didn't know if he was making reasonable deductions or just making things up to reach the conclusion he wanted, but Siegfried could be sure...

—He was truly, incredibly happy right now.

The death of his wife and daughter were the two biggest shadows in Siegfried's life.

And now, he knew his eldest daughter had a chance of survival, and was even doing well. The fact that he hadn't burst out laughing on the spot was already a sign of great restraint.

"Uh, that... jing..."

Seeing Siegfried's contorted expression, Lin Yu said cautiously.

"It's okay if you want to laugh."

"This barrier is actually a mental barrier. Our physical bodies are still outside; I just pulled your consciousness into the barrier."

"No matter how loudly you laugh now, no one else will hear."

"Huh? Oh, it's fine, it's fine. I'm very calm right now."

Yeah, right. You're trembling all over.

"But speaking of this ability."

At this moment, Siegfried patted Lin Yu's shoulder earnestly.

"Kid, you should try not to use this ability recklessly in the future."

"...I'll try. I won't use such an excessive ability unless it's a matter of life and death."

"...No, that's not what I meant."

Seeing that Lin Yu had misunderstood him, Siegfried said helplessly.

"I wasn't referring to that... let me put it another way."

"If I hadn't been so desperate to see Cecilia this time, the moment this barrier unfolded, I might have sensed something unusual and realized it was a mental attack, thus breaking free from the barrier."

"After all, to be honest, you don't know me that well. Someone who doesn't know me well would construct an illusion with too many flaws."

"For example?"

"For example..."

At this point, Siegfried let out a deep sigh.

"At home, I'm usually the one who cooks."

Oh, come on. Can anyone even eat the stuff you make???

Lin Yu wanted to say, 'What you make is too terrible, that's why I replaced you,' but he stopped himself, thinking it would be too hurtful.

"In short, if you don't understand a person well, even if you can roughly construct an illusion, the probability of failure increases because the other person will sense something is off."

"And I'm just average. If you encounter someone with strong mental power, they might trace it back to you and retaliate, which would be quite awkward."

"Wait a minute..."

Listening to Siegfried's advice, Lin Yu felt something was strange.

Whoa, no. Isn't this a magical tool that can counter Otto's Mimic Feathered Dust?

Why can Siegfried instantly see the problem?

[Nonsense. Countering Otto depends on the inherent properties of the magical tool itself.]

[Trapping an enemy, on the other hand, depends on your application of the ability and your understanding of the opponent.]

But in the original story...

[In the original story, the person who used this ability kept the magical tool stored in their body for over ten years. Their compatibility wasn't much weaker than yours, who just obtained the magical tool and forcibly implanted it into your body.]

[Also, in the original story, Minase Yuka and Gougetsu Kakeru were childhood friends who had lived together for over ten years. When Minase Yuka used the Phantasm Lantern Barrier, the details she created to deceive Gougetsu Kakeru would naturally have no flaws.]

Case closed.

So, feelings aren't as powerful as I imagined.

Fei Ge was right. I need to be more careful when using this thing in the future.

Creating a large-scale illusion... the flaw in this technique is indeed too significant.

It would be better to directly rewrite their perception and then, before they can react, physically control their body for combat.

"There's also one more thing."

"Actually, I thought of something too, but you go first, Mr. Siegfried."

At this moment, Siegfried pointed to his head and said to Lin Yu.

"Your ability can alter my perception, right?"

"Then I suggest you slightly modify my perception so that, in my mind, I learned the news about my daughter from 'friends of Anti-Entropy'."

"What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing. After all, Archbishop Otto..."

Listening to Lin Yu's hesitant words, Siegfried said helplessly.

"I understand, I understand."

At this moment, Lin Yu hesitated before preparing to use the magical tool.

"I can sense that you are completely unguarded towards me right now."

"In this state, if I forcibly alter your memories, it will be very difficult for you to recall past memories again."