After waiting for a while.
Once he was sure Kiana and Bronya had left, Lin Nai stretched his body.
"Come out. Haven't you watched long enough? It's already been a week."
Lin Nai narrowed his eyes slightly.
Lately, he had occasionally sensed a strange gaze lingering around him and Kiana.
At first, Lin Nai wondered if it was someone he had offended.
But after thinking it over carefully, he felt like he shouldn't have offended anyone.
After all, most of the people he had offended were already dead.
He had also wondered whether it was just his imagination.
But twice was coincidence, three times was an accident, and four times meant someone was definitely watching them on purpose.
When Kiana had done those things to him just now, that gaze had seemed like it had bitten into a lemon.
So sour!
Because that sour gaze had appeared from time to time, Lin Nai had more or less figured out who it was.
He called out once, but received no response.
Lin Nai said nothing. Since the other person refused to come out, he would force him out!
Being watched was really uncomfortable, though it was understandable under the circumstances.
But the other person really had no idea how to hide.
Lin Nai crossed his hands and aimed at a corner.
"Get out here!"
Vertical Guillotine!
One hand swung sharply upward while the other came down!
A blue blade of light shot out in an instant, carving a deep mark into the ground!
Just before it struck, a figure swiftly darted out.
He appeared before Lin Nai.
Lin Nai: Just Passing By...
"You actually meant it?!"
Siegfried swallowed and looked fearfully at the sliced wall.
If that thing had hit him, he might have lost an arm or a leg!
"That's because you were lurking around like some creep. Stop staring at people all day."
Lin Nai curled his lip. Staring at Kiana was one thing.
After all, Kiana was his daughter.
But why was he staring at him?
Lin Nai didn't remember offending him anywhere. How strange.
"Creep? I'll sue you for slander! Who are you calling a creep?!" Siegfried immediately protested loudly.
Lin Nai looked the uncle before him up and down.
"Setting aside the fact that you were staring at a man, just the fact that you were staring at a young girl would be enough to get you locked up."
After all, that young girl was underage.
Underage in every sense of the word.
Her body, her age, everything.
If Siegfried weren't Kiana's father, this old man would be going to prison!
"..." Siegfried's mouth twitched. This brat was really unlikeable.
"Alright, Siegfried Kaslana. So, why were you watching me?"
Lin Nai couldn't be bothered to keep pretending.
Not to mention that one look was enough to tell this guy was Kiana's father: the Kaslana family's distinctive white hair and blue eyes.
And Heavenly Fire Self-Sacrifice at his waist, which was incredibly recognizable.
Its black-and-white gun body, gilded barrel, and crimson Herrscher Core embedded near the safety catch.
It would be stranger if he couldn't recognize it.
But Siegfried didn't know all that. He drew Heavenly Fire and aimed it at Lin Nai.
"Who exactly are you?!"
"A passing Kamen Rider!"
Lin Nai answered instinctively, completely overloading Siegfried's limited brain capacity.
"Huh?"
"Ahem, sorry. Let's try that again." Lin Nai coughed twice.
Siegfried cooperatively repeated, "Who exactly are you!"
"Are you stupid? Why don't you check Anti-Entropy's files, you idiot!"
"..."
Although he didn't know what "idiot" meant in that context, it definitely wasn't a compliment.
That was what Siegfried thought.
"Siegfried Kaslana, you're Kiana's father. Honestly, I spent a whole year handing out flyers with her. How could I not recognize you?"
Lin Nai sighed. Had this guy not looked into what Kiana had gone through over the past year?
They had handed out flyers for an entire year, and all the identifying features matched. He could have remembered them without even reading the description.
Any normal person should have recognized him.
Hearing that, Siegfried scratched his head awkwardly.
He did care deeply about his daughter.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have found a place to hide the moment he arrived at Anti-Entropy Headquarters.
He had secretly watched his daughter, merely to see how she had been doing lately.
But he really had forgotten to ask Welt about it.
After leaving Kiana, he had specifically asked Anti-Entropy to keep a bit of an eye on her.
What did that mean, exactly...?
As long as she didn't die, that was enough.
After all, Siegfried knew that if Kiana encountered a Honkai Beast, she would definitely fight it.
For his daughter to grow sufficiently, she naturally needed some tempering.
If he hadn't needed to suppress the Honkai Beast genes in his body, he probably would have protected Kiana in secret.
But there was no helping it.
Of course, even though he felt awkward, he did not lower the Heavenly Fire in his hand.
Instead, he looked at Lin Nai. "Mm, Lin Nai, right?"
"You already knew that, didn't you?"
The implication was: then why the hell had he asked just now?
"..."
Would this brat die if he didn't needle someone?
The veins on Siegfried's forehead bulged as his blood pressure rose.
His eyes shifted, and a trace of cunning flashed through them. He knew what to do now.
Siegfried suddenly shouted:
"Good kid, then let me see whether you have what it takes to protect my daughter!"
Kiana would face far more than just the Honkai in the future.
She would very likely have to face that old man Otto too.
Even though Welt had told him Lin Nai was strong.
But hearing was one thing; seeing was believing!
More importantly, he wanted to give this little brat a proper lesson!
Since Welt's words vouched for him, it should be fine if he put in a little effort, right?
Siegfried revealed a malicious grin.
He could see what this brat was capable of and bully him a little while he was at it.
Why not?
Lin Nai tilted his head. Why did that sentence sound kind of strange?
Siegfried aimed at Lin Nai and pulled the trigger!
Bang!!
A crisp gunshot rang out.
Lin Nai instinctively tilted his head. The hand cannon's shot flew past him and blasted into the wall behind him.
Boom!!!
Heavenly Fire was quite powerful.
As expected of a Divine Key.
Lin Nai raised an eyebrow. He had not expected Siegfried to attack without a word.
"Are you sure you want to fight me?"
Lin Nai did not immediately counterattack, merely asking calmly.
Bullying a disabled person was not a good habit.
If he was sure he wanted to fight, then Lin Nai had no intention of holding back.
Thinking about it carefully, Welt was currently with Anti-Entropy. With Siegfried and himself added in,
the Herrscher of the Void's revival probably wouldn't be much of a problem... right?
He could just tie this old man up and throw him in front of Kiana.
"Of course. The things Kiana will have to face in the future are terrifying."
"So I need to test what you're capable of—"
Halfway through his sentence, Siegfried saw Lin Nai erupt in a flash of light and appear before him.
Before he could dodge, Lin Nai's roundhouse kick struck him squarely in the face!
Siegfried slammed into the wall like a cannonball, embedding himself in it.
Siegfried's face was filled with bewilderment as a burning pain spread across his cheek.
Did this brat have absolutely no intention of holding back?!
Looking at the charging Lin Nai.
Siegfried immediately used every ounce of strength he had to pull himself out of the wall.
He rolled aside, dodging Lin Nai's flying kick.
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