Sirin: Eh~↗ I'm out again

The smoke gradually dispersed, and Kiana's figure slowly emerged.

"Kiana..." Mei wanted to rush over to see if Kiana was alright, but Wendy stopped her.

"Don't go. She's not Kiana anymore."

Wendy's face was grim, her gaze toward Kiana filled with caution.

The smoke finally cleared completely. The Kiana before them looked the same on the surface, but her hospital gown was gone, replaced by a dress befitting a queen. Several Void Lances floated behind her, and her eyes had turned gold.

"Her... Her Majesty the Queen!" Bella looked at Kiana—or rather, Sirin—in disbelief, her face lighting up with joy.

"That's right! It's me, Bella~☆"

"Boo hoo... Thank goodness! Your Majesty, you're alright!"

Bella lunged toward Sirin, who caught her in an embrace.

"Boo hoo... I thought... I thought something had happened to you, Your Majesty! Boo hoo..."

"Alright, Bella. How could anything happen to me?"

Sirin patiently comforted Bella as she sobbed.

[Theresa: Mei, how's it going over there? We detected two Herrscher-level Honkai Energy reactions from your location!]

[Wendy: Principal, the first one was me.]

[Theresa: And the second?]

[Sirin: That was me~☆]

[Mei: Principal, it's bad! Sirin has taken control of Kiana's body.]

[Theresa: What! Sirin, what are you planning to do with Kiana's body?]

[Einstein: Has the Second Herrscher revived?]

[Tesla: Joachim, where the hell are you! Get your ass back here now!]

[Welt: Sorry, I might not be able to return anytime soon.]

[Sirin: Stop, stop, stop! Don't act like I'm so eager to use this body. If it weren't for Bella, I wouldn't bother!☆]

After all, I don't want to turn into an idiot!

[System: Alright~ Since the reward has been received, this livestream is over. The Livestream Room will undergo a small upgrade, so we'll meet again in a few days.]

[Stelle: Huh? So we won't have any videos to watch for the next few days?]

[Himeko: Alright, Stelle. We're about to leave the Space Station soon, so get ready.]

[Asta: Huh? Miss Himeko, you're leaving so soon?]

[Old Yang: We still have other planets to explore, and we've been at the Space Station long enough.]

[System: Alright then, see you in a few days. Don't miss me too much~ Bye!]

[System has closed the Livestream Room]

Seeing the Livestream Room close, Sirin turned her attention to Mei and the others.

Mei, noticing Sirin's gaze, warily drew her sword...

Oh, right. I'm still in a hospital gown, and I don't have a sword on me.

Sirin found it amusing to see Mei reaching for a blade that wasn't there.

But recalling how serious and proper the Young Lady used to be, and now seeing this Mei who'd even forgotten her sword, Sirin silently marveled at how terrifying the Grassworm virus was.

Good heavens! Look at this Young Lady—just spending a bit too much time with that Grassworm, and she's already like this. And then there's me, sharing a body with that same Grassworm...

Yep. It's definitely better to use your own body.

Though Mei felt a bit embarrassed about forgetting her sword, she still kept a wary eye on Sirin.

Sirin looked completely at ease, ignoring Mei entirely, and turned to Wendy, who was sitting on the bed. "Ooh, ooh, ooh... Isn't this the Herrscher of Wind who got held up by three students and knocked out by an Anti-Entropy toy?☆" (σ°?°)σ..:*

Wendy ignored Sirin's taunt and replied sarcastically, "I don't care~ I don't care~ I don't care~ Film me! Film me! Film me!" (??_??) Heh heh.

Hearing that, Sirin instantly thought of A-Quan throwing a tantrum, and her face flushed bright red—whether from anger or embarrassment. "You shameless Herrscher! I told you, that wasn't me!☆" (???皿??)??3??

Wendy was also getting "a little" annoyed by Sirin's mockery. "Who are you calling a shameless Herrscher! You crybaby Herrscher!" (｀Δ′)ゞ

"Shut Up! I am the Honkai Queen! The Great Herrscher of the Void! Not a crybaby Herrscher!☆" With that, she hurled a Void Lance at Wendy. (;｀O′)o

Wendy manipulated her powers, easily dodging Sirin's attack and casually sending a wind blade back.

"What's the matter~ Can't stand being called a crybaby?" m9(｀д′)!!!!

"I told you, that wasn't me!" Sirin opened a spatial rift in front of her, redirecting the wind blade elsewhere, and fired dozens more Void Lances. (.?`ω′?)

Wendy used the power of the Gem of Desire to alter the trajectory of the lances, sending them flying off in other directions.

"Tch. Throwing the same junk over and over. How about we call you the Lance-Throwing Herrscher from now on?" Wendy added a few more wind blades for good measure. o(｀ω′*)o

"You're the one throwing lances! Your whole family throws lances! This place is too small—if you've got the guts, let's fight outside!" Sirin absorbed the wind blades into her space and flung out more Void Lances. (〝▼皿▼)

"Fine! Let's take it outside." Wendy redirected the lances again and flew out through the window. (╬◣д◢)

Sirin was about to follow when she heard Bella calling her.

"Her Majesty the Queen! I want to fight alongside you too!" Bella looked at Sirin with a determined expression. (?'ω'?)

But seeing that Bella was still shorter than Theresa, Sirin couldn't bear to let her help.

"Bella, stay here. This is a fight between her and me."

Bella wanted to say more, but Sirin cut her off. "Bella, be good!" (.?`ω′?)

Seeing Sirin like this, Bella had no choice but to obey and stay put. Still, she said to Sirin, "Then please be careful, Your Majesty. As your personal maid, I'll prepare your favorite meal and wait for your return!" (?'ω'?)

"Then I'll leave it to you, Bella! ☆" With that, Sirin flew off.

Once Sirin was gone, Bella turned to Mei. "Hello, miss. Could you tell me where the kitchen is?"

When Sirin wasn't around, Bella was a polite Three-Good Student!

Mei had overheard Bella's conversation with Sirin and knew she was going to prepare food for her. Though she was worried about Kiana's condition, the most important thing now was to wait for the academy principal and the others to arrive as reinforcements. Wendy should be able to hold Sirin off for now—after all, both were Herrschers, and their strength was probably comparable.

As for Bella, she would handle her.

"The kitchen? Follow me." Mei led Bella toward the kitchen...