Collapse, Cross-Dressing Strategy Kiana, Chapter 13

Following her out to quell Collapse incidents was fine in the early stages. But later, when facing Herrschers, what fate awaited the Immortal Blade squad and ordinary Valkyries?

"It seems this is Schicksal's last line of defense."

"Even if I'm the only one, I will stop you!"

Pretty inspiring, right? Guess why Sister Ta said "only I"?

So, as long as the Herrscher of the Void doesn't awaken, St. Freya is paradise.

Accompanied by falling cherry blossoms, the Valkyrie school, known for its most accomplished future graduates, welcomed the first semester of its strongest cohort.

Volume 1: Chapter 16: Raiden Mei Was Defeated

From the first day they met, Raiden Mei developed a serious sense of caution towards Bai Yan.

She discovered that this "vixen" possessed abilities that, while different from her own path, could pose a threat.

The day after Bai Yan and Kiana first teamed up and stayed out past curfew, Raiden Mei sensed something was wrong.

Here's how it happened: the housekeeper planned to make fried chicken for everyone to share that evening.

Then Kiana, drawn by the smell, found her prey early and, with a hazy mind, opened her mouth and ate.

By the time the housekeeper realized what was happening, the chicken had already gone into the stomach of St. Freya's number one foodie.

Raiden Mei began to scold Kiana.

It was then that Bai Yan appeared. He not only stopped the purple-haired girl mid-sentence but also asked Kiana to bring out all the ingredients bought yesterday, stating he would cover Kiana's deficit.

As Rita's assistant, Bai Yan had undergone comprehensive training and guidance from his female superior, learning many skills with unclear purposes from her.

Cooking was one of them.

So that night, Raiden Mei watched helplessly as Kiana's stomach was once again filled by another "vixen."

Similar situations escalated dramatically over the following period.

Raiden Mei noticed that Kiana would often have private chats with that Bai Yan; when she tried to join, they would immediately change the subject, as if deliberately hiding something from her.

In reality, it was plans for their next group excursion over the wall. How could such secrets be shared with proper people?

In Kiana's opinion, Mei was indeed very good, but she just didn't approve of her doing things like climbing walls, which were against the rules.

She would even twist her ear.

—My dad never twisted my ear!

Therefore, she chose to keep it a secret.

Bai Yan's acting was superb; he could seamlessly change the topic without altering his expression or tone. Kiana was still the one who slipped up, her acting too amateurish.

The moment Raiden Mei's peripheral vision swept over him, Bai Yan understood for the first time what "eyes could kill" meant.

He even suspected that in his memory of Raiden Mei's settings, the Herrscher personality was also her own.

Finally, one afternoon, as Bai Yan emerged from the restroom after class, he was cornered by Raiden Mei at the doorway.

No one else was around.

"Who exactly are you?"

Bai Yan was slightly startled inwardly, but outwardly feigned ignorance, "Why would classmate Mei ask that?"

"Approaching Kiana for no reason, don't you think your actions expose your intentions?"

Raiden Mei crossed her arms, her chin tilted slightly upwards. Combined with her height advantage, an overbearing aura emanated from her.

So charismatic—if Bai Yan were still a teenage boy at heart, he would have already been flustered.

She did possess a queenly demeanor, but only on the surface.

To Bai Yan, she even seemed to be putting on a brave front, her display merely a show of bravado.

"Well, my intentions are the same as yours," Bai Yan stated frankly.

Hearing this, Raiden Mei's heart raced, and her true thoughts blurted out: "No!"

"Eh? So classmate Mei is the possessive type. I thought we were on the same side, what a shame."

You like Kiana, I like Kiana too, doesn't that make us on the same side?

"So, if you don't want to be suspected of ill intentions or causing trouble, please stay away from Kiana."

"Ah," Miss Bai Yan sighed first, but then looked at the other person with an expectant expression, "Then, Miss Raiden Mei, what price are you willing to pay?"

Upon hearing this, Raiden Mei narrowed her eyes.

"Look, you're making me distance myself from the first friend I made at St. Freya, shouldn't you compensate me?"

"...You have a point. So, what are your terms?"

Miss Bai Yan then approached Raiden Mei like the wind, took her hand, and her expression was quite intimate.

"Then I'll have to ask classmate Mei to be my friend."

Raiden Mei yanked her hand back forcefully.

"No."

Bai Yan immediately changed his expression and said coldly, "Then I'm going to report you to the teacher."

"You're not allowed to go!"

Raiden Mei's tall figure blocked the only exit, her eyes growing more and more terrifying.

Yes, teach this guy a good lesson! Otherwise, she'll only get more and more arrogant until she's snatched away from you!

The voice in her mind sounded again, and Raiden Mei had no more hesitation. She absolutely had to nip this uncertain factor in the bud!

She'd give her a little warning later, just to scare her.

Miss Bai Yan's expression changed again. She suddenly crossed her hands over her chest, shrinking back two steps until her back hit the corner of the wall.

Then, the girl let out a loud cry, "You, don't come over here!"

"Huh?"

Raiden Mei froze. Just as she was about to say something, a voice from behind her almost made her break out in a cold sweat.

Kiana shouted, "Don't bully Xiao Yan!"

She instinctively turned her head, but in that instant, she felt a blur flash past her.

The next moment.

Miss Bai Yan, with teary eyes, hugged Kiana's arm, trying her best to hide behind the latter, and fearfully peeked at Raiden Mei.

Kiana patted Miss Bai Yan's hand to comfort her. She looked up, ready to sternly reprimand the bully.

Then she stopped.

"Mei, why is it you?"

"I—" She was momentarily speechless.

"It's not Miss Mei's fault. It's just that my way of doing things clashed with Miss Mei's. I'll definitely be more careful next time. Please don't come into conflict because of me."

Raiden Mei: "..."

"Mei, why are you bullying Xiao Yan?"

"I was just—"

"Kiana, M-Miss Mei actually didn't..." Bai Yan's voice grew softer and softer, as if she had no confidence and couldn't lie. Even an amoeba could tell she was afraid of retaliation.

Kiana glanced at Bai Yan, finding her timidly glancing at Raiden Mei from time to time, looking very scared.

"Mei, what exactly happened?"

"..."

Seeing Raiden Mei's face flushed red but unable to utter a single explanation, Kiana frowned, feeling that the matter was not simple.

"Xiao Yan, what exactly happened?"

"It's, it's nothing serious. I'll be careful to avoid Miss Mei in the future. She dislikes me anyway."

Bai Yan's voice wasn't loud, but it was just enough for Raiden Mei to hear. This made the latter's face turn even redder.

She wasn't in the right on this matter, so she couldn't explain her grievances. Moreover, she hadn't actually made any substantial moves. Now, she could only suffer in silence.

"Forget it, forget it," Kiana waved her hand. "Mei, I think you might have misunderstood her. Xiao Yan is a very good person. If there's any problem, you can just talk about it properly."

She could help her solve difficult academic problems and even find ways to make Auntie turn a blind eye when sneaking out to play. How could such a person be a bad person?

It must be a misunderstanding.

"Xiao Yan, Mei, today's matter ends here. Let's go back together. There's only one last class before school ends."

Kiana winked at Bai Yan, then whispered, "We made plans for tonight, to duel Bronya together!"

"Okay!"

Receiving a positive reply, Kiana happily took Bai Yan's hand and quickened her pace, also calling for Mei to hurry and catch up.

Looking at their clasped hands, Raiden Mei clenched her fists.

Volume 1: Chapter 17: Kiana: I really want to improve!

The room was filled with the groans of game controllers, the large screen flickering, and the battle was intense and exciting.

It was two against one, but the opponent was Bronya.

Bai Yan hadn't met her because by the time she joined Cocolia's orphanage, Bai Yan had already run away.

Seele might mention herself.

Her own profile might also appear on Cocolia's wanted list or blacklist.

Bai Yan hadn't worried about it before, but now it was uncertain.

From the moment they met, Bronya had been staring at her every now and then.

It was terrifying.

You can call me "Ural Wolf of Siberia" when playing games, I won't argue with you, but now you should call me the famous Siberian killer, "Ural Wolf of Siberia"!

Bronya put down the controller and gently waved her small fist expressionlessly, "Bronya declares a 4-2 victory over the Kiana-Yan team."

"Aaaargh! So close! Just a little bit more and I would have won!"

Despite her wail, Kiana's face was flushed with excitement, because it really was just a little bit more.

Even though it was two against one, she had a blast today.

She managed to win two small rounds!

Raiden Mei watched the entire match silently from the side, her expression unchanged.

After the match between the three of them concluded, Kiana grabbed the two controllers and ran over to Mei, starting today's hands-on gaming tutorial.

The purple-haired young lady has found her special niche, let's leave it to her.

"Mei, Mei, did you see that? My coordination with Xiao Yan! If that little imp hadn't figured it out later, we would have won!"

"Is that so? It was indeed quite cool..."

Bronya glanced at the lively Kiana, jumped off her chair, and ran to sit right next to Bai Yan.

"Sister Xiao Yan."

"Hm?"

"Are you watching that?"

"Okay."

High-level gamer, hacker, mecha enthusiast, and military fan – how many guys would these four tags attract?

Bronya had all of them.

If it weren't for Cocolia's fondness for conducting experiments, Bai Yan wouldn't have run away. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to live together happily?

Like Bronya, she ended up finding a like-minded person right by her side.