Someone in Honkai Picks Up Kiana Chapter 22

"But, if we go by intuition... if Welt were to just tank it with his bare body without doing anything, he'd probably be done for."

"Isn't that stating the obvious?! Who the hell would just stand there and take a hit from a large, clunky Honkai Beast like that!"

The two of them lay on the ground, conversing in hushed tones.

The two were already contemplating whether to take these three people back to Schicksal and raise them.

Lin Nai, in particular.

If that little guy were raised properly, he'd be a very powerful combatant!

As for Bronya...

She was completely unable to get up. She had no idea Lin Nai possessed such power.

Oh, she knew now.

"Dr. Tesla? Dr. Einstein? What... are you two doing?"

A lady with purple eyes and waist-length golden curly hair appeared.

She was tall and slender. Dressed in a military uniform, she wore a white cape with a fur collar and a red lining over her shoulders, adorned with purple gem earrings.

Hmm...

If one had to describe her, perhaps she was the largest among all the women present.

Yes, specifically referring to her bust.

"Ah, Cocolia?" Tesla struggled to look up at Cocolia.

Then she slumped back down. "It's nothing, I'm just going to lie here."

"It's good to be young, to be able to fall asleep just like that," Einstein remarked.

Tesla couldn't hold back any longer. "Bird's nest hair! We're the same age!!"

"That's why I think I'm young, and so are you, Dr. Tesla."

"You're clearly mocking me! You never stop!!"

"Ein didn't, Dr. Tesla. If you continue to slander me, I'll report you to military court for defamation."

Einstein, with a blank expression, feigned cuteness, attempting to get away with it.

"Bird's nest hair! You damn it!!!"

Poor Dr. Tesla, unable to win an argument, could only be toyed with by Einstein.

Tesla: "I'm warning you, don't spout nonsense."

In the distance, two people were gazing into the distance.

"Jackal, your experiment was mediocre. Not only did it fail, but you also attracted people from Schicksal."

Raven stood on a tree, mocking the woman leaning against the trunk below. "I can't believe you thought of self-destructing the base as a solution."

Jackal didn't retort. "It was just an experiment, and I have backups. What I'm trying to create is an activator that can significantly enhance the human body's resistance to Honkai energy."

"In a sense, it was a success, but unfortunately, it didn't fully activate and reorganize the Stigmata fragments hidden within human genes to express them completely."

It activated a little.

Then it was devoured, and that person became a Maniac.

But perhaps, before dying, they activated the power of the Stigmata, suddenly becoming stronger.

Jackal looked at Lin Nai, licking her dry lips.

Sensing something, Raven glanced at Jackal. "...I'd advise you not to lay a hand on Lin Nai."

"Of course, of course, I wouldn't think of touching that one... Although, when I saw that kind of power, I admit I couldn't quite hold back."

Beneath her mask, Jackal's face was filled with excitement. It was a shame Gray Snake had given strict orders not to act.

Otherwise, with her figure, wouldn't it be easy to seduce a young boy?

Lin Nai: Heh, I, Lin, have seen countless films, and I have Kiana and Bronya by my side... Oh, you're not as big as them.

But it's not a big problem, 8 > 50000, wouldn't you say? Hua?

"Heh, Jackal, you didn't think Dr. Mobius would come looking for you, did you?"

Raven said the name with a playful expression.

Below, Jackal's body trembled. "Dr. Mob... Dr. Mobius..."

"That's right."

After all, the last time she merely touched Lin Nai's head, that person had been fixated on her for almost two months.

She still felt a chill of fear.

"Let's go, we're heading back," Raven jumped down from the branch, landing on the ground.

Jackal put one hand in her pocket, trying to maintain her composure. Her only gain this time was the artificial Panzer Honkai Beast.

After all, there are always guinea pigs before an experiment.

Hopefully Raven won't report her to Dr. Mobius... Oh, Raven doesn't seem to like going to that place much.

Never mind then.

Chapter 21: The Schicksal's Child Abduction

After the commotion died down.

Everyone who had fallen in the snow got back up.

"Hey, kid, want to come with us?" Dr. Tesla asked as she got up.

"First, my name isn't 'Hey'."

"Second, my name is Lin Nai."

"Third, Captain Dragonfly... no, there's no third."

"Oh, hey, Lin Nai kid, come with us?"

"Hey! You lobster doctor! Do you have to add 'kid'?"

Lin Nai couldn't help but retort.

Einstein covered her mouth, "Pfft pfft... Lobster Doctor... Hehe..."

"Your sense of humor is so low, Pigtails," the lobster... Dr. Tesla said with a scowl.

Einstein's eyes darted away, "I don't know what you're talking about, Lobster Doctor~"

"Yeah, right!"

Dr. Tesla raised her invincible iron fist and charged at Einstein.

Huh?

Why not at Lin Nai?

Because she couldn't beat him.

While they were bickering, Cocolia and Bronya made eye contact.

Cocolia gazed at the child before her...

This being is fated to me... No, this child is fated to me!

"Do you want to come with me?"

On impulse, Cocolia spoke the words.

Then...

Bronya took a big step back and ran behind Lin Nai, "Lin Nai, there's a weird lady."

"Huh?"

"Eh?"

Dr. Tesla, who was playfully fighting with Einstein, and Lin Nai, who was lost in thought, both looked over.

They saw Cocolia extending her hand awkwardly.

"Um... I'm really not a weird lady..." Cocolia didn't know how to defend herself for a moment.

Lin Nai, however, curiously sized up Cocolia.

This person was a villain in the story, a so-called radical.

But he'd heard Dr. Tesla and Einstein say that Cocolia had just joined.

Even if her style was a bit radical, she seemed okay?

Hmm...

So was Cocolia's radicalism because of the experiment that caused Seele to fall into the Quantum Sea and Bronya's emotional paralysis?

It didn't seem like it.

Maybe it was because the current Cocolia wasn't an executor, so she was a bit more reserved?

Lin Nai didn't know.

He couldn't really judge Cocolia.

The most familiar thing he knew was the title "Civil War God".

Oh, and now there was another one: the weird lady who kidnaps children.

Cocolia: ???

"Ahem, Cocolia, how are those children?" Dr. Tesla changed the subject.

Although she didn't particularly like Cocolia's style, she was still part of Schicksal.

What would happen if it got out that Schicksal was full of child kidnappers?

"Those children have been arranged for. I'll bring them all to the orphanage shortly."

"Wait, the child you mentioned..." Lin Nai raised a hand to interrupt.

"Oh, there was a group of children who appeared on the ground, I don't know how... Wait, those children weren't brought up by you, were they?"

Dr. Tesla thought of something. These three children were different from that group.

"Yes."

"No wonder..."

Speaking of which, Kiana had already started building snowmen.

Lin Nai looked at Kiana, who was playing in the snow not far away. The main reason was that the conversation over there was too boring, and she couldn't join in.

As for whether to follow them or not, Kiana didn't care. She would only follow Lin Nai.

Hm?

Siegfried?

Lin Nai said she would help her find him, so she believed Lin Nai.

In fact, Lin Nai did remember this.

"Well, you can even build mechs, so your organization must be very powerful, right?"

"Of course!" Dr. Tesla said proudly.

Einstein also had pride in her eyes.

After all, they watched these children grow up, and even the leader was raised by them!

"Schicksal is a very powerful organization, and we are also fighting against the Honkai.

"How about it? How about it? Are you interested?!"

"No."