Life Is Like a Kiss-If You Can't Resist, Then... / Is the Queen a Newly Awakened Third Consciousness?

Ling Feng: "..."

"Go for it, Captain!"

Rita raised a small fist at Ling Feng from the side, looking encouraging. "Captain, you looked so cool forcibly kissing a Herrscher. But I'm more looking forward to you treating the Herrscher the way you treat me..."

"Pfft..."

Ling Feng nearly spat blood. Bronya had not even gone far yet! Miss Rita, could you watch what you said?

But Rita...

Ling Feng silently walked over to Rita, then gently wrapped his arms around her.

"Eh? C-Captain?"

Ling Feng's sudden embrace caught Rita off guard. It was not that she disliked it; it just felt a little too sudden. Usually, she had to take the initiative before the Captain would respond. Why had he taken the initiative to hug her this time?

"Rita, I'm sorry..."

Ling Feng said nothing else. He simply held Rita quietly and apologized.

"Why is the Captain apologizing? You never need to apologize to Rita..."

Although Rita did not understand why Ling Feng was apologizing, in her eyes, no matter what he had done wrong, he did not need to apologize to her. After all, this was what she lived for!

"It's nothing. I just wanted to hold you for a while. Is that not okay?"

Ling Feng shook his head slightly and continued holding Rita. It was better not to tell her about what had happened before. But in the future, he absolutely could not let Rita do something so dangerous again!

"Of course it's okay. The Captain can hold me for as long as you want..."

Rita also reached out and hugged Ling Feng, a sweet smile on her face. This feeling of being cared for really was quite nice...

"Rita, in the future... please don't leave me!"

Remembering what had happened earlier, Ling Feng still felt lingering fear. If he had not borrowed the Time Rewind ability in time, Rita would already have disappeared!

"You really love joking, Captain. How could Rita ever leave you?"

She did not understand why Ling Feng had suddenly brought this up, but Rita did not feel the need to understand. She simply held him quietly...

A moment later, Rita suddenly asked, "Captain, shall we do it here? Mei is unconscious right now. Doing it in front of Mei, mm... sounds quite exciting, doesn't it?"

Ling Feng: "..." Get lost. No!

Although Ling Feng knew Rita was probably joking, a Flirtatious Maid was still a Flirtatious Maid. There was no way she could change that habit. Forget it...

If he could not change it, then he should learn to adapt. Of course, now was not the time to adapt...

"Ugh..."

The Queen, lying unattended on the sofa while being force-fed affection, could truly be called desperate. Why exactly did she have to suffer this? Being forcibly kissed was one thing, but being forcibly kissed over and over again... If the other Herrschers found out, she would definitely be kicked out of the Herrscher group chat. It was too humiliating...

But...

The Queen touched her lips. This feeling seemed a little hard to forget. So this was what a kiss felt like? If... if that guy did not suck away her energy, perhaps she would not hate it so much...

Ugh, her body was already out of energy. She should sleep for a while first...

After fighting for so long and exhausting her energy, the Queen decided to rest. She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep...

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PS: Speaking of which, would a Queen who gave in be better? Or an arrogant Queen? Or should I have both?

Five minutes later, Ling Feng returned and discovered that the Queen had actually fallen asleep. Her breathing was even, her chest rose and fell slightly, and she was clearly fast asleep...

She could sleep through this? The Queen really had a big heart...

Looking at the Queen's peaceful sleeping face, Ling Feng almost could not bear to bully her again. Especially since the Queen looked almost exactly like Kiana, he always felt a sense of guilt when facing her, as though he were bullying Kiana...

But he could not soften his heart. He absolutely could not let the Queen recover her strength. Although Ling Feng had not yet figured out what to do at night, he had to do this for now!

Ling Feng did not wake the Queen. He simply pressed his lips to the girl's and kissed her gently, taking the opportunity to absorb the energy in her body. Although Ling Feng could barely sense any energy inside the Queen, it was better to be safe than sorry. He should just keep kissing her...

Despite Ling Feng's careful movements, the Queen still woke up. Her first reaction upon seeing Ling Feng was to push him away, but...

This time... it seemed very gentle...

It was still a kiss, but the Queen realized that she did not seem to resist it as much anymore. More importantly, compared to the previous times, Ling Feng's movements were light and gentle this time. She did not feel uncomfortable at all. She even... enjoyed it a little...

Kissing seemed pretty nice...

Although she would destroy this civilization in the future, it was not bad to enjoy herself for now. Besides...

So, the Queen took the initiative to extend her tongue, wanting to experience that sensation from her first kiss again...

"Hmm?"

Ling Feng was dumbfounded. What was going on? Was the Queen not supposed to resist fiercely? Could it be...

"Kia... Kiana?"

Since he was still kissing the Queen, Ling Feng could only call out unclearly. Had Kiana's consciousness returned?

The Queen: "..." I'll bite...

The Queen bit down hard...

"Ugh..."

Ling Feng hurriedly pushed the Queen away. His tongue had nearly been bitten off. Fortunately, the Queen had not used her full strength...

"Hmph! Foolish human!"

The Queen snorted coldly, turned around, and continued sleeping. She was both furious and frustrated...

She was angry because that guy had actually mistaken her for Kiana, and frustrated because she did not understand why that made her angry...

During the half-hour trip to St. Freya Academy, Ling Feng came over once every five minutes. The girl could not even be bothered to resist anymore. Her mouth said no, but her body only half-heartedly resisted...

Because the Queen had grown smarter. If she resisted, Ling Feng would still kiss her, and he would be forceful, even hurting her. But if she accepted it, Ling Feng would be gentle, and she would feel comfortable too. Since she could not resist anyway, she might as well accept it!

After all, Mr. Lu Xun had once said that life was like that thing—if you could not resist, you had to learn to enjoy it!

(Lu Xun: I didn't say that. It wasn't me. Don't make things up!)

At last, the battleship arrived at St. Freya Academy. Before landing, Ling Feng absorbed energy from the Queen once more. Then, he and Rita stood on either side of the Queen and led her off the battleship!

Originally, the plan had been to send the Queen to headquarters. But after Theresa learned what had happened, she strongly opposed sending the Queen there. Though she was the Queen, she was also Kiana. Theresa had once been a Valkyrie at headquarters and knew many things about it. Sending Kiana there was absolutely out of the question!

Thus, Ling Feng could only bring the girl back to St. Freya Academy. After all, Tesla was at the academy too. She was so smart that she should be able to think of a solution!

At the landing pad, Theresa and the other two had already been waiting for a long time. They then headed to the laboratory together. Tesla first examined Mei's condition and found that Mei did not have any major problems, only...

Because the Conquest Gem had nearly been taken by the Queen, the Conquest Gem's energy had become more active. In the future, Mei would be more likely to undergo Herrscherification, and her combat strength after becoming a Herrscher would also be greater...

Just then, another five minutes passed, and Ling Feng looked at the Queen again. His intentions were obvious without needing to be spoken...

"Ugh... Human, you... don't even think about it!"

Although the Queen knew she could not resist, as the Herrscher of the Void, as the Honkai Queen, she absolutely could not submit. You could make her body submit, but never her soul. And then...

Her body still submitted...

In full view of everyone, under the gazes of Theresa, Tesla, and Himeko, Bronya's contemptuous eyes, and Rita's excited eyes, Ling Feng kissed the Queen's lips once again. This feeling was truly exciting...

"Ahem..."

Tesla cleared her throat and said, "Then, let's examine the Queen's condition now!"

Although she knew this was to prevent the Queen from recovering her strength, watching this scene still made Tesla feel inexplicably irritated. Also, was this really the Herrscher of the Void? Why did this feel completely different from what she had imagined?

Then, using various devices, Tesla performed all kinds of scans and tests on the Queen's body before finally reaching a conclusion...

The body was definitely still Kiana's, but the Queen had taken over the consciousness. Furthermore, there truly was no energy at all inside the Queen's body, and the rate at which her energy recovered was practically zero!

"Practically zero?"

After hearing Tesla's report, Ling Feng felt that he might have misheard. She was the Herrscher of the Void! No matter how he thought about it, her energy recovery rate should be very fast. How could it be close to zero?

"Well..."

Tesla continued flipping through the report in her hands, speaking around the pen in her mouth. "Although she possesses the power of the Herrscher of the Void, she is not a true Herrscher of the Void, because she has no Gem. After the Second Herrscher, Sirin, was defeated, the Herrscher core split into four pieces—the four core Gems we have now. The Conquest Gem inside Mei is one of them!"

"And Gems are the source of a Herrscher's power. Without a Gem, a Herrscher cannot restore energy on her own and can only absorb it from targets, such as Honkai Beasts or Valkyries. Over this past half-hour, her energy recovery rate has been nearly zero. Anyone who understands Herrschers should know this!"

"Uh... Is that so? Then wasn't I..."

Ling Feng suddenly felt awkward. He had thought he was carrying out a great mission to save humanity, but after hearing Tesla's explanation... could it be that he...

"Yep!"

Tesla nodded slightly, then looked at Ling Feng with disgust. "Your actions were nothing more than forcibly kissing the Queen, and you kept doing it. Academy Head, I suggest we call the police immediately and tell them there's a pervert here forcibly kissing girls. With this pervert around, I feel like we could be forcibly kissed at any moment!"

Ling Feng: "..."

"Hey, don't take it that far..."

Ling Feng hurriedly stopped her. Although he thought Tesla was joking, when he saw that she had already taken out her phone, he immediately panicked a little and said, "I genuinely didn't know she couldn't recover energy! And I only heard it from someone else. Right, Rita..."

Ling Feng quickly looked to Rita, wanting her to explain for him, only to discover that she was secretly laughing. Ling Feng seemed to understand something, and his face immediately darkened as he demanded, "Rita, did you... know about this from the start?"

"Oh, Captain, don't be angry..."

Rita did not deny it. She merely smiled and said, "I was worried that the Herrscher of the Void might be different from other Herrschers... Besides, didn't the Captain enjoy the feeling of kissing her too?"

Ling Feng: "..."

Ling Feng looked around and saw the contemptuous gazes of Theresa and the others, the kind of look one gave garbage...

"Human, you... Once I recover my power, I will definitely kill you..."

Upon hearing this news, the Queen also broke down. She had thought Ling Feng simply wanted to kiss her, but it turned out he had been doing it to absorb energy. If she had known that, she would have just told him the truth! Was there any need for this?

Ling Feng: "..." I was really wrong...

And Rita, you Flirtatious Maid. I should not have used my ability to save you earlier... Though from a certain perspective, Ling Feng did not dislike Rita's method either...

"Tesla, what should we do now to restore Kiana's consciousness?"

Theresa glanced at the Queen, then looked toward Tesla. They could settle the matter of him forcibly kissing her niece later. Waking Kiana's consciousness was the most important thing now!

"I'm not sure. This is the first time I've encountered something like this too..."

Tesla shook her head slightly, feeling that things were not so simple. "At present, none of us knows why the Second Herrscher's consciousness exists inside Kiana. But Otto probably did this, right, Rita?"

Tesla silently looked at Rita. Among those present, only Rita was Otto's person, so Tesla did not trust Rita very much!

"That is indeed the Bishop's work, but..."

Rita turned her head and said, "The Bishop did not expect the Second Herrscher's consciousness to awaken so quickly either. According to the original plan, the Second Herrscher's consciousness should only have awakened after Kiana became strong enough!"

"Hmph, human, I am not some Second Herrscher. I am the Herrscher of the Void, the Honkai Queen!"

At that moment, the Queen spoke as well, looking utterly arrogant. She wanted to spread her wings of light and release her power, but she could not. Her energy was exhausted, and the wings of light could not rise. They could only droop weakly, as if she had run out of battery...

"Could it be that you aren't the Second Herrscher, Sirin?"

Tesla was suddenly somewhat surprised. Her power over space was so similar to the Second Herrscher described in the records. How could she not be the Second Herrscher?

"Hmph, anyway, I'm not!"

The Queen still wore that arrogant expression. "I am the third consciousness born from the consciousnesses discarded by both of them, a consciousness that obeys neither of them. I am the Honkai Queen. Sirin? Kiana? What are they supposed to be?"

"Uh..."

Tesla seemed to understand a little. Looking at Theresa, she said, "It seems things have become even more troublesome. She... should be considered a fusion of Sirin and Kiana's consciousnesses, but that is not quite accurate. More precisely, she should be the consciousness both Sirin and Kiana discarded, and then the two became one, giving birth to a new consciousness. Is that right, Queen?"

"Hmph, you're fairly clever!"

The Queen gave Tesla a small bit of praise, then revealed a smug smile. "Therefore, I was born for Honkai, created by the supreme god. My appearance exists to destroy this civilization. Humans, sooner or later, you will be destroyed by me. Especially..."

The Queen glared at Ling Feng through gritted teeth. "Especially you, you pervert. Don't let me recover my power, or you'll be the first one I kill..."

Ling Feng: "..." Forget it. Even if I said it was a misunderstanding now, she would not believe me anyway...