Honkai Simulator: Not for Kidnapping Herrschers!

She also needed to do something relaxing to ease her strained nerves.

The movie theater was a great place; a two-hour movie allowed her to completely empty her mind.

It was just that what gave Raiden Mei a slight headache was that Wendy had eaten too much ice cream.

She had thought the girl from Schicksal would be a serious person, an unsmiling individual specializing in various professional matters, but now it seemed she was just a naive girl who knew nothing of the world.

If she had a younger sister, she would probably be like Wendy.

Raiden Mei began to try and treat Wendy as her own sister.

But the current Wendy was too innocent, too easily deceived for a sister.

Mei could sense that Chen Ran wasn't a good person in the traditional sense.

She understood that a more forceful approach was needed to fight the Honkai.

However, was it not even more cruel to have a thirteen-year-old girl standing on the front lines against the Honkai?

Raiden Mei was a little confused.

But the important issue now was, "After eating so much ice cream, won't your stomach hurt?"

Wendy patted her chest proudly and said, "Not at all, don't underestimate me... Ouch..."

Cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

Raiden Mei and Chen Ran exchanged a glance, unable to help themselves but feel helpless.

Indeed, Wendy was more like a child at this moment.

It was the previous Wendy who had seemed so mature it was abnormal and made one's heart ache.

Until the entire movie ended, Wendy still felt a dull ache in her stomach.

Two ice creams a day was the limit of what she could handle right now.

The physical strength of Valkyries had always been a mystery.

Take Durandal, for example. She could kick away Honkai beasts with one foot, yet she clearly had body image issues and wouldn't even eat extra cake.

Biologically speaking, more energy intake should support greater strength.

Chen Ran didn't quite understand it either, only able to attribute everything inexplicable to Honkai Energy.

It was just a shame that she couldn't comfortably eat ice cream and watch a movie.

Chen Ran, looking at Wendy's slightly pale face, went to ask the staff for a cup of hot water.

"Let's try the Shenzhou remedy; it'll solve your problem from the root."

Ancient Shenzhou prescription: drink more hot water.

"Will this really work?"

Wendy felt the steaming heat of the water and hesitated.

Chen Ran smiled and condensed a small vortex with his fingertip, making the water spin rapidly to accelerate cooling.

"Try it, it won't lie to you."

Listening to Chen Ran, the girl slowly drank the hot water, which had cooled to a similar temperature.

A warm current flowed directly to her abdomen, like a gentle, tingling massage.

Her stomach indeed felt much better.

She let out a cute sound, "Why didn't you let me drink hot water before?"

"How else would you learn your lesson?" Chen Ran smiled and said, "Let's go; I still need to go back to Chiyou Academy."

He still had a mission from Schicksal. Although he didn't take the missions related to Kiana seriously, he couldn't just casually brush off the instructions from Schicksal.

Moreover, Chen Ran felt that the Honkai situation in Changkong City might not be as simple as he knew from the story.

Whether it was the Plasma Shadow Show Blade, Cocolia's actions, or Rita's request for Kiana to join the operation, they all pointed to one thing: Schicksal was very likely also involved.

Perhaps Otto's displayed Sirin Plan was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

However, he wasn't going to delve too deeply into these matters.

His mission was to complete the tasks within the simulated scenario. Even if it affected the future, it wouldn't affect the era he belonged to.

Chen Ran's primary concern was inevitably surviving the Finality, or even defeating it.

This was a practical problem, so even if the simulation disrupted the fate of future people, he probably couldn't do anything about it.

What's more, he was already in the past, fifty thousand years ago. Even without the Simulator, he might have inadvertently disrupted the timeline.

At the same time, at Chiyou Academy.

"Phew, I'm so tired."

Kiana slumped weakly onto her desk.

Unlike Raiden Mei and Chen Ran, who had special identities, she was a student at Chiyou Academy.

Although she had no idea why she'd ended up here, she'd actually been following a lead about Siegfried.

But since she was a student now, she naturally had an obligation to attend classes.

Many people were asking Kiana where she'd been.

As a beautiful transfer student with excellent athletic performance, Kiana was undoubtedly popular in class. Of course, the most important thing was her typical European appearance.

Even though Kiana was now so poor she had to work part-time, her European features gave her an innate noble aura in the Far East.

After fending off everyone, a hint of confusion flickered in the girl's eyes.

Undoubtedly, she had been drawn into a Honkai crisis caused by someone, all because of Chen Ran.

However, she knew too little. Much of the information had been revealed by Chen Ran, but it was always incomplete, lacking context and consequence.

Kiana knew Chen Ran was hiding something.

She wasn't stupid. There was no reason for Chen Ran to invite her to be an accomplice, unless there was only one possibility: Chen Ran wanted her to join Schicksal.

Yet, he hadn't extended an invitation until now.

He was probably waiting for the right opportunity.

The girl felt her deduction deserved a perfect score, and in reality, it was close. However, it wasn't Chen Ran himself who wanted her to join Schicksal.

Just as she felt her brain was about to get tired from overthinking, a gentle voice reached her ears.

"Kiana-chan, where did you go today?"

Kiana mumbled, "Off to save the world."

"Then... can Kiana-chan tell me what saving the world looks like?"

She turned her head and saw a delicate face appear in her line of sight.

"Hmm, if you want to hear it, it's not impossible. But..." Her eyes darted around, and she smiled, "But I'm very tired. Yoshino, feed me."

"Okay."

Satou Yoshino held the cookies she had made and carefully fed Kiana, as if treating a gentle pet or a beloved lover.

Unlike Kiana, who received much attention, Satou Yoshino was at the very bottom of the 'food chain' in Chiyou Academy.

Although her parents were willing to spend money to send her to this prestigious school for an education, her parents were often away on business trips, and she lived alone for the most part. When she reported being bullied at school, her parents would just say things like, 'Your classmates are just playing with you, don't bother them,' in a dismissive tone.

As a result, she didn't dare to fight back when she was bullied at school, and this led to even more severe bullying.

It was when she was being bullied that Satou Yoshino met Kiana.

She remembered Kiana at that time, holding a baseball bat, and in a few swift moves, she drove those people away.

"Hey, are you okay? My name is Kiana. If anyone bullies you again, tell me, and I'll beat them up for you!"

Satou Yoshino's expression became a little dazed.

Later, she was fortunate enough to be in the same class as Kiana.

Unlike Satou Yoshino, Kiana, upon transferring, immediately gained a top position in the 'food chain' with her immense popularity. Even if her grades were poor and she slept in class, it didn't become a flaw in the eyes of her classmates; rather, it was seen as a positive trait.

Everyone envied Kiana for being so happy and carefree.

In contrast, Satou Yoshino, who had no distinguishing features, became even more invisible.

She also felt a sense of longing.

She wished she could be as radiant as Kiana.

Until Kiana said, "It's really nothing much, I just went out with a teacher and a senior. Oh, by the way, the Thunder Queen isn't called the Thunder Queen, her name is Raiden Mei, and she's a very beautiful senior."

A sparkle appeared in the girl's eyes, shining brightly.

"I finally understand why the Thunder Queen is so famous, but this young lady will definitely catch up to her!"

She didn't mention anything about the Honkai.

Although Kiana didn't quite understand why so many people were unaware of the Honkai, she was undoubtedly smart at this moment and wouldn't bring up information that others didn't know.

So, she simply glossed over it, saying she'd gone for a walk and seen some things, and done a few things.

Yet, even this vague description made Satou Yoshino's heart flutter with longing.

The girl had no friends, so she had no idea what this feeling was like.

Seeing the smile on Kiana's face, she finally mustered up her courage and couldn't help but ask, "Then... Kiana-chan, we... I mean, you and I, can we go out and have fun sometime too?"

"Ah, you and me?"

Kiana instinctively frowned.

Now that she knew Changkong City was facing a Honkai crisis, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

At that moment, she naturally didn't feel like she had any free time.

Kiana politely refused, "I'm sorry, that's a bit inconvenient. I don't think I have much time."

Satou Yoshino's expression stiffened for a moment, then she forced a smile, "Alright then, maybe next time."

"Mm-hmm, okay."

Kiana didn't think much of it. She didn't need to earn dollars or be loved by everyone.

"Phew, I'm so tired. Thanks for the cookies, I'm going to lie down and sleep for a bit."

Before long, Kiana felt her head grow heavy and she drifted off into a deep sleep.

It was as if her brain had a 'timed sleep' device installed.

So, Kiana, who had fallen asleep peacefully, didn't see Satou Yoshino's slightly dimmed eyes.

"Mom and Dad don't like me."

"My classmates all hate me."

"Even Kiana-chan... is rejecting me."

A hint of darkness flickered in her eyes.

After class, she was instinctively the last to leave the classroom.

This was a habit she had cultivated for a long time. Those who bullied her wouldn't bother bullying her all the time; they preferred to do other things, and she just needed to hide.

By this time, Kiana had already left.

Holding her bag, the girl walked out of the school in a daze.

Just then, her gaze fell upon Kiana walking outside the campus. In front of Kiana stood the 'Thunder Queen' she had mentioned earlier, along with someone else she didn't recognize.

"They're all so dazzling."

A hint of sadness appeared in Satou Yoshino's eyes.