Little Herrscher: There Are No Invincibility Frames During Transformation-Aren't You Two Fools for Falling for It?

"You're really too funny, hahaha—"

Herrscher of Reason stopped attacking and stood to the side, clutching her stomach as she laughed.

Hearing that, Billy climbed up from the ground, scratched his cheek, and suddenly understood.

"Oh~ So you were just scaring me earlier!"

"Of course. Every single one of you from Cunning Rabbit House is such a goofball. It's hilarious."

"Report, Ms. Herrscher of Reason, Anby is not a goofball."

After blinking and looking at Anby, Herrscher of Reason patted her head.

"Alright, alright. Got it."

After checking his ammo and pistols, Billy said,

"Even though we're not in immediate danger, Boss Nicole is probably figuring something out outside.

But would she really be willing to spend money hiring reinforcements? This is Boss Nicole we're talking about, hahaha..."

"Based on Nicole's consistently restrictive income-and-expense model, I believe your concern that she may not call for reinforcements is justified."

Billy covered his face in dismay.

"Damn... Now that you put it that way, I'm starting to seriously worry."

"However, Ms. Herrscher of Reason said she went to find a Legendary Cobbler with a Nantong fetish."

"Huh? That should be a Legendary Proxy! And shouldn't it be Phaethon!?"

"Anyway, let's deal with the Ethereals in front of us first... Wait, Ms. Herrscher of Reason, where are you going?!"

Just as Billy was about to make a plan, he saw Herrscher of Reason pick up a small Ethereal and start playing with it.

"So this is an Ethereal? Black garbage, green garbage. It doesn't even look as good as a Honkai Beast."

"Wait, Anby, did you see that? The Ethereals don't seem to be attacking Ms. Herrscher of Reason!"

"Yes, I saw it. What is going on?

It is likely Ms. Herrscher of Reason's special ability."

"Doesn't that mean we can just swagger around?"

"Hey, you two. Where are you planning to swagger off to?"

As she spoke, Herrscher of Reason casually tossed the Ethereal in her hand behind her and said,

"This way. There's a spatial rift."

"Got it."

With that, Hidden Blade in the Sheath unfolded, and a black-and-red greatsword sprang out.

She darted swiftly through the horde of Ethereals.

A red afterimage flashed between the two of them, and the Ethereals were sliced into fragments that vanished into the air.

"So cool. Just as expected of Ms. Herrscher of Reason."

"Yeah, just like the protagonist of This Killer Is a Little Hot."

"More Ethereals are coming from behind! Anby, let's go. Leave the fire support to me."

"Understood."

And so, the group fought as they advanced, eventually reaching the vicinity of an old subway station.

Billy failed to look cool for even two seconds.

Because he forgot to reload, he nearly got killed by an Ethereal with only a sliver of health left.

Fortunately, Anby finished it off in time. Otherwise, Billy would have been reduced to spare parts.

Herrscher of Reason merely watched from the side.

It was not that she did not want to help. These were just fodder, completely incapable of stirring her desire to fight.

After picking at her ears, Herrscher of Reason sat behind Hidden Blade in the Sheath, occasionally helping the two of them finish one off.

"Look, there seems to be someone over there."

The three of them entered the subway station together.

They saw Old Bai, who was about to turn into an Ethereal, fighting other Ethereals.

At his feet was the safe embedded in the ground.

Anby prepared to step forward.

But Billy stopped her.

"Wait, Anby. What are you doing?"

"Capture him and retrieve the safe."

Billy watched Old Bai warily and began explaining.

"Hold on."

Old Bai turned around. One of his eyes was bloodshot, while the other had already turned into an Ethereal core.

"I... eliminate... cough, cough."

His entire body was covered in Aether crystals, making him look quite grotesque.

"Just as expected, he has already been eroded by Aether. The mutation has progressed this far. Looks like this uncle doesn't have an Aether Affinity Constitution."

"He still has some consciousness left—"

"It's too late. The Aether has already..."

Before Billy could finish, a blood-red figure flashed past behind the two of them.

Herrscher of Reason grabbed a particularly unusual red brick and charged forward.

Under Billy and Anby's astonished gazes,

she raised it and smashed Old Bai's other eye again and again.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Dull impacts rang out continuously.

When the dust settled,

Old Bai lay beneath Herrscher of Reason's feet, his flesh mangled and the floor beneath him cracked and caved in.

She stood up, looked at the two dumbfounded people behind her, and said,

"There are no invincibility frames during transformation. Aren't you two fools for just standing there?"

"Hiss~ That makes so much sense, I can't even argue with it."

"Special note: I was going to go in, but Billy stopped me."

"Hey, I was just being cautious. What if something unexpected happened?"

"Alright, alright. This metal lump seems to be your commission target, right? Take it and let's go."

"Got it. Ms. Herrscher of Reason was so cool just now."

Billy put away his guns, strode over, and picked up the safe.

The three of them wandered aimlessly through the Hollow while carrying the safe.

Meanwhile, Nicole had already driven to Sixth Street.

Wise and Belle were still eagerly watching the news.

Suddenly, Nicole pushed open the door and said,

"No need to watch anymore. I was involved in the explosion they're talking about on the news."

She strode over and turned off the television.

"It's an emergency. Billy, Anby, and my commission target all fell into a Hollow."

"I urgently need help, Proxies! This is the request of a lifetime!!!"

Leaning against the sofa, Wise scratched his hair and calmly said,

"Hello, Nicole. Next time, it would be nice if you could knock and come in normally."

"I feel like we hear 'the request of a lifetime' from you three times every month..."

"Ah, just help me get out of this crisis first. Afterward, you can make fun of me however you want."

"Please, Legendary Cobbler—no, Proxies—Phaethon!!"

"Hey! I heard that. Nicole, did you do that on purpose or by accident?"

Belle frowned as she spoke, then stepped forward and removed a black feather from Nicole's shoulder.

"Ah, I don't know either. I just called it wrong instinctively. Wait, is that a feather?"

"Anyway, never mind that for now. We..."

After Nicole explained what had happened to the Cereal Siblings,

"So now Fu Hua's younger sister, that Ms. Herrscher of Reason, is together with Anby and the others."

"Yeah, but even though she's strong, without a carrot, she still can't get out."

"Isn't the situation still manageable? Why do you look so anxious? Were debt collectors after you again?"

Hearing that, Nicole crossed her arms and gritted her teeth.

"I wasn't being chased by debt collectors. I was set up by the Public Security Bureau and Lido reporters."

"Ms. Herrscher of Reason had already smashed through the reinforced glass. We could have escaped right away.

But they had no sense of fair play and directly fired two missiles at us."

"Two missiles?! It's a miracle you survived."

"That was all thanks to Herrscher of Reason. She caught the first one with her bare hands. It would have been fine if she had just thrown it away.

Who knew another one would come right after it?"

"I hid behind someone, so I wasn't blown away and wasn't hurt much."

Belle twitched at the corner of her mouth and waved a hand as she asked,

"Putting you aside for now, why is Fu Hua's younger sister called Herrscher of Reason?"