A Person in Honkai, Found a Kiana

"Huh!"

"Lobster Doctor, you don't think a casual remark is enough to recruit someone, do you?"

"Hmm..." Tesla was momentarily speechless, her eyes darting around. "Follow me, and I'll give you candy."

Lin Nai: "That's kidnapping."

Einstein: "Dr. Tesla, I look down on you."

Bronya: "Weird woman."

"Hey! I was just kidding!!" Tesla shouted urgently.

She had only intended to try and fool them, but she hadn't expected them to not fall for it at all.

Lin Nai: Am I a three-year-old?

Besides, even three-year-olds nowadays wouldn't necessarily follow someone just because they were offered candy, right?

"However... it's not impossible to go with you."

Tesla's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Cocolia glanced at Tesla in confusion. She didn't understand why this doctor was so excited.

Could this doctor have a pedophilic tendency?

"But! I have a condition!"

"What condition? As long as it's within my power, I'll handle it for you!"

Tesla patted her not-so-large (non-existent, really) chest.

"Help me find someone, Siegfried Kaslana."

"Who... Siegfried Kaslana?" Tesla frowned.

"You know him, your expression says it all," Lin Nai said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Kiana stood up, her eyes fixed on Tesla.

Tesla didn't know what to say for a moment.

She hadn't expected Lin Nai to ask her to find Siegfried.

Siegfried Kaslana, of course, she knew him.

They had fought alongside Siegfried during the Second Honkai War, and after his defection, Siegfried had been acting under Schicksal.

Moreover, with Schicksal's help, he was currently suppressing the Honkai Beast genes within his body.

She couldn't let Kiana see Siegfried now, because the Herrscher of the Void might awaken...

Tesla's mind raced. She was a genius, but at times, she was incredibly slow.

At a moment like this, she didn't know how to respond.

Concealment...

Tesla felt that if she concealed it, Lin Nai would find out. It was an intuition.

Not to mention, she had already been discovered.

"Alright, we'll help you find Siegfried Kaslana."

Einstein spoke up first.

Silly Tesla, Lin Nai only said to help them find someone, not that they absolutely had to find him. As long as they agreed, they could just reveal a little bit of information.

"Deal."

Lin Nai's lips curved into a smile. Of course, he knew Einstein was playing word games.

"Helping to find" and "being able to find" were two different concepts.

Rather, this was precisely what Lin Nai hoped for.

It was still too early for Kiana to meet Siegfried.

Lin Nai wasn't sure if he could handle the Herrscher, so he needed to find a way to grow stronger.

As for traveling, he could always use Schicksal's funds to travel for work.

It was that simple.

Lin Nai and Einstein exchanged a look, reaching an unspoken agreement.

Chapter 22: Cocolia Orphanage

Orphanage.

Led by Cocolia, the group arrived at this place.

"Phew, this is your orphanage, Cocolia?"

Dr. Lobster looked at the orphanage before them in surprise.

She hadn't expected the scale to be this large.

"Yes, Dr. Tesla," Cocolia said, standing at the entrance of her orphanage.

Because of the Honkai.

Many children were left homeless.

So she brought them back.

This orphanage was built with the help of Schicksal.

But speaking of the Honkai...

Cocolia glanced at Kiana, who was standing next to Lin Nai. She found the child somewhat familiar...

During the Second Honkai Outbreak, a woman with blue eyes and white hair had saved her.

And this child in front of her was just like that woman.

"Alright! Then we'll rest here for the night and head back to Schicksal HQ tomorrow!"

Tesla stretched tiredly.

Einstein glanced at Tesla. "Don't forget to notify Schicksal personnel to retrieve the mechs."

"Ah... Bird's Nest Head, those mechs are unusable now, aren't they?" Tesla paused her stretch.

Einstein nodded. "But we can't waste them."

Schicksal's funding wasn't great either.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have to resort to making animations and such to earn funds.

"That's true..."

Tesla glanced at Lin Nai behind her.

Those two mechs were completely scrapped by the aftershocks of the ultimate move Lin Nai unleashed.

Lin Nai had saved them, causing the Honkai Beast to fall and miss the mechs.

But that attack was too powerful.

The mechs that were too close to the Honkai Beast were scrapped by the aftershocks.

One could imagine how much energy Lin Nai had used at that moment.

"Lin Nai, can their organization really find my dad?" Kiana still didn't quite believe Tesla and Einstein.

Their mechs were indeed very cool.

They probably required a lot of funds to build, but finding someone didn't solely require funds, right?

Even if they knew her dad...

"Don't worry. If they can't find him, I'll travel with you until we do."

Lin Nai reached out, ruffled Kiana's soft white hair, and smiled.

Kiana's combat power wasn't quite enough yet.

So on the way here, Lin Nai had also mentioned helping Kiana improve her strength.

"Okay," Kiana nodded, then noticed Bronya, who seemed lost in thought.

"Hey, Bronya, what are you looking at?"

Lin Nai followed Bronya's gaze.

A girl with shoulder-length black hair with a blue tint, ocean-like pupils, and fair skin, appearing weak and easy to bully, stood on the second-floor balcony.

She was timidly observing them standing at the orphanage entrance.

Bronya stared at the girl.

Lin Nai stroked his chin thoughtfully. Was this the world's self-correction?

What a shame.

If Bronya had a Stigmata, he would have said that Stigmata bearers were attracted to each other.

Speaking of which, wouldn't Bronya have a sister complex?

It couldn't be that bad...

Bronya only broke free from her cage and became slightly more normal today, right?

[Sister complex... is that considered normal?]

Lin Nai: I think it's more normal than being numb to life...

"Hey, Bronya, you don't..." Kiana's expression was strange.

"Idiot Kiana, don't say random things," Bronya shot Kiana a deadpan glance.

Kiana stuck out her tongue and hid behind Lin Nai, afraid the shorty would hit her.

"Speaking of which, Lobster Doctor, why were your Schicksal people there?"

"Hey, brat, show some respect! What's with 'Lobster Doctor'?"

Tesla put her hands on her hips, extremely displeased with the nickname Lin Nai had given her.

He called Einstein "Bird's Nest Head," but dared to call her "Lobster Doctor"!

Lin Nai: "Who told you to call me a brat?"

"Dr. Tesla and I received an alert about abnormal Honkai energy readings in this area, so we came to investigate," Einstein explained the reason for their presence.

Since Cocolia was more familiar with this area, she was the one leading the way.

"Abnormal Honkai energy..."

Lin Nai recalled that Tank-type Honkai Beast. It definitely wasn't something that should appear under normal circumstances.

Just to be safe, he had even fully charged his Photon Ice Blade.

Now, it seemed like overkill.

He didn't need to fully charge it; perhaps a simplified version would suffice.

A Tank-type Honkai Beast... it wasn't that difficult to fight after all...

But did the power of a Honkai Beast have anything to do with the surrounding Honkai energy?

Lin Nai pondered this.

Tesla's tone turned serious: "While it's not at the level of a Great Honkai, we should still take it seriously."