The Narrator in Honkai Is Acting Strange

After leaving the hotel, Lin Yu, just as the system had said, began heading to Chiba Academy.

Yesterday was the weekend, and today is Monday. As someone with two professions – an exchange student from Shenzhou and a student at Far East High School – he naturally had to go to school.

As everyone knows, even at the end of the world, students at Far East High School still have to report to school. School supplies.

As for the daily necessities he needed to prepare, he had already finished buying them on his way here yesterday.

Yesterday, on his way back, he had only hastily bought things like umbrellas, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.

After leaving his apartment yesterday, he spent half the day wandering through streets and alleys, buying everything he needed.

Things like change of clothes, sufficient food, drinking water, various other daily necessities, and a motorcycle with a full tank of gas have all been stuffed into his spatial storage.

The Honkai outbreak in Changkong City could happen at any time, but it wouldn't hurt to have these things prepared in advance.

The mission funds Otto paid for should be used.

With that, after basically preparing everything he needed, Lin Yu arrived at Chiba Academy.

And then, at the school entrance, he witnessed an incredibly dramatic scene.

At the school entrance, a girl with long purple hair was surrounded by several other girls.

Even without listening to their conversation, Lin Yu could roughly guess what they were talking about just by looking at the mockery and disdain on the girls' faces.

"You guys... just move aside!"

Looking at the group of classmates surrounding her, Raiden Mei, in a bad mood, said angrily.

"If you have something to say, let's talk about it in class!"

"Oh, what's wrong, Mei 'Young Miss'? Are you afraid others will see you make a fool of yourself?"

Seeing the anger on Mei's face, the lead female student's expression suddenly turned extremely cold.

"Everyone in the school knows you're the daughter of a criminal, so why are you still so arrogant!"

"Exactly, you keep saying 'my father was framed'—hey, your criminal father has been locked up for so long, and you're still putting up a tough front."

"You don't actually think anyone will stand by you, do you?"

"Today, we'll see who will help you, the daughter of a criminal."

Sigh, now I know why she awakened as a Herrscher.

How could her blood pressure not be high, facing these people every day?

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Malice, to put it simply, exists in everyone's heart.

It's just that for most people, they choose to hide their malice within.

Of course, some people choose to spread their malice online, but regardless, that's at least a little bit better than directly spreading malice in reality...

Well, at least that's what Lin Yu thought.

As for the scene unfolding before him now, it could only be said that school bullying isn't strange in the Far East.

No, not just the Far East.

Before he transmigrated, he himself was bullied by classmates because he was an orphan.

His elementary school classmates might not have had truly malicious intentions, but the purest malice emanating from children, in a sense, is the most disgusting.

Fortunately, he was quite good at fighting when he was young. After beating up that group of idiots, Lin Yu, at the cost of minor injuries and a warning from the teacher, successfully made those idiots afraid to cause trouble again.

As for Raiden Mei...

To put it bluntly, this girl is too gentle.

Even without awakening her Herrscher powers, Raiden Mei, who obtained the Menkyo Kaiden of Hokushin Itto-ryu at such a young age, could easily defeat these annoying flies without even using a weapon.

As for facing disciplinary action later, that's a problem for another day.

Yet, even when treated with such an attitude by her classmates, Raiden Mei had no intention of responding to their malice with violence.

The conflict between Raiden Mei and these classmates had naturally attracted the attention of others around them.

However, considering Raiden Mei's tarnished reputation, no one else at Chiba Academy chose to step forward at this moment.

After looking around, Lin Yu confirmed that the white-haired "worm" wasn't there and let out a sigh of helplessness.

[Make your move! This is the perfect time! As long as you can save her now, in the future, this woman will be at your beck and call... Hehehe.]

Seriously, why are you always thinking about these things?

But no matter what, I really should consider stepping in to help her out of this situation.

This isn't for her sake, it's for my own.

The large-scale Honkai outbreak in Changkong City is something both Cocolia and Otto will be looking forward to.

In other words, even if they start annoying each other, they won't tolerate anyone interfering with the outbreak.

What I can do now is probably to find a way to delay the outbreak.

As for how to stall for time, if I thought about it carefully, the only way was to make Raiden Mei feel a little better.

The awakening of a Herrscher's personality meant the collapse of the Herrscher's own persona. In the original story, Raiden Mei would completely awaken her Herrscher powers, and in the end, these people were instrumental in that.

With a hint of disgust, Lin Yu ignored the surprised glances of others and walked up to the group of girls.

He didn't know if his eloquence was good or not, but at this moment, if he wanted to make Raiden Mei feel a little better, just coming out to break up a fight wouldn't be enough.

As for these scumbags who didn't hesitate to spread malice to the innocent bystanders around them and engage in school bullying, Lin Yu truly felt that at this moment, he should...

"Huh?!"

Give her a couple of punches and see if she'd keep acting crazy.

The female student who had been curious about what Lin Yu was going to say when he approached suddenly, and without any warning, had her collar grabbed by Lin Yu and was thrown out on the spot.

Under the gaze of the surrounding students, this high school girl, who had been so arrogant moments ago, was heavily slammed onto the ground at the entrance of Chiba Academy by Lin Yu.

If it were just an ordinary shove, this girl would probably still have the strength to yell at the other person after landing.

However, Lin Yu now possessed a certain level of combat skill, and his strength was far greater than it had been before his death.

Under the controlled force of his attack, the girl let out a miserable wail.

"You, you, you, you, you actually dare...!"

Seeing the leader of the group suddenly sent flying by Lin Yu, the others immediately turned their angry gazes towards him.

Then, with a few muffled thuds, Lin Yu easily beat them all into a pile. He then very decisively took Raiden Mei's hand and dragged the unlucky girl, who still hadn't figured out what was going on, away from the scene.

As for what would happen afterward...

What did that have to do with him?

After all, if things went wrong and Changkong City exploded, no one would be able to hold him responsible.

It wasn't until the other party touched his right hand that Raiden Mei finally reacted to what had just happened.

Lin Yu, as an exchange student, was different from the other students in his class.

He didn't know Raiden Mei as the Young Miss she once was, only Raiden Mei, the 'daughter of a criminal.'

But as an exchange student, Lin Yu had not gone along with the other students in the class before.

Although he hadn't actively shown kindness to Raiden Mei, he had also never looked at her with disdain or mockery.

For an innocent girl caught in a vortex of malice, even such an attitude was already deeply moving to Raiden Mei.

However, before today, she never would have imagined that he would do something so radical to help her out of a difficult situation.

After walking quickly in silence for a while, Lin Yu voluntarily let go of Raiden Mei's left hand.

And at this moment, Raiden Mei felt...

—her heart felt a little empty.

Chapter 14: Hehe, So Easy to Fool

But as a reserved Young Miss, even though Raiden Mei's family had fallen on hard times, she wouldn't just discard her past habits.

After adjusting her emotions, Raiden Mei said worriedly.

"Classmate Lin Yu, I'm very grateful that you helped me."

"But... if you do this..."

"Do what?"

Looking at the worried expression on Raiden Mei's face, Lin Yu calmly said.

"You mean beating people up at the school gate?"

"Yes."

Seeing that Lin Yu's face showed no trace of worry, Raiden Mei said with great concern.

"You're an exchange student at our school. If it were just a minor violation of school rules, the teachers would naturally turn a blind eye."

"But today..."

"What about today?"

Glancing back at the chaotic entrance, Lin Yu sneered.

"Did you want me to watch you get bullied?"

["Did you want me to watch you get bullied"—although this is a cliché line, for Raiden Mei at this moment, it was undoubtedly a powerful blow that struck her heart!]

[Affection points skyrocketing! Skyrocketing! If you keep this up, you'll be able to win over this girl in no time, and then... hehehe.]

I'm speechless. I'm doing important things, and you're just frantically urging me to pick up girls.

Is this the time to pick up girls?!

["Is this the time to pick up girls"—this question arose in your mind.]

[But in the next instant, you had an epiphany—Yes, now is the time to pick up girls!]

[Raiden Mei will transform into a Herrscher. Aside from Cocolia's plan, the truth is that a large part of the reason is her inner turmoil.]

[And looking at her transformation into the Herrscher of Thunder, the original Kiana was not enough of a pillar to support her state of mind.]

[Love! Only the power of love can save an innocent girl from the fate of 'transforming into a Herrscher, being forced to kill millions, and thus bearing sin!']

[Go for it, Host! Fall in love with her, make her blush, and then Up when it's time to Up, and Sleep when it's time to Sleep!]

Oh, that actually makes some sense... Not.

There are only a few days left until the third Honkai outbreak in Changkong City. All I can do is try to delay its eruption as much as possible.

Although I do plan to cheer her up, if I interact with Raiden Mei too much, once she awakens as a Herrscher and her body is taken over by the Herrscher personality, Raiden Mei might just be the first to silence me, who is closest to her.

If you're not satisfied with me, just say so. There's no need to constantly push me down a path to death.

[Hehehe, is that really what you think?]

[But no matter what you're thinking, the fact remains that you helped Raiden Mei and left an impression on her heart. I'm sure one day... hehehe.]

You're so annoying.

Do you want me to watch you get bullied?

As the system said, this is indeed a cliché line.

But for Raiden Mei, who is already 'drowning,' regardless of whether the line is cliché or not, Lin Yu's actions at this moment are undoubtedly the 'rope' that will save her.

"This..."