Clash with Cocolia (Part 1)

If you were to ask which of the Divine Key dealt the greatest blow to human civilization, Jizo-Mitama would undoubtedly be at the top of the list, Feather Crossing Dust would have to take a backseat.

After all, not being allowed to use the internet is worse than killing you.

If you were to ask who caused the second greatest blow to human civilization, you might say Feather Crossing Dust. But doesn't the Oath of Judas qualify for the competition?

Isn't it ironic? We're dedicated to fighting the Honkai, yet the Honkai Energy more resources available than anyone else.

What would happen if the Key of Erosion and the Key of Binding were both in the hands of one person?

Xing said he would use the money to make money as a hacker and as an all-around babysitter.

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At the Fire Moth Base One, Mei, the universally acknowledged Rice Cooker, is simmering chicken soup because the little boy who always comes back with a bit of an injury is about to return.

"Mei, Mei, how about we braise this chicken?" Kiana excitedly grabbed the bound and gagged Crimson Kite's Wings and rushed into the kitchen.

"I also found a vegetable garden in the Crimson Kite Nature Reserve, so I picked some vegetables and we can cook them together!"

"I'll bet 10,000 credits that I'll stew you first if we meet again." Bronya quickly rescued her from Kiana's grasp.

"Hey, but ancient books say that the meat of the Crimson Kite Bird is delicious and a rare delicacy! If all else fails, I can secretly catch one from the reserve and try it out...!" Before Kiana could finish speaking, Fu Hua, who happened to be passing by, punched her on the head with a dark face.

You want to eat my mythical beast? Did you even ask me?!

Wendy, who was helping Mei chop vegetables in the kitchen, heard the noise and peeked out. After confirming that nothing was wrong, she pulled her head back in.

"Sister Mei, the fish in the kitchen have been going missing lately. Did Kiana steal them?" (Wendy)

"That's unlikely. Even if Kiana a glutton, she wouldn't steal raw fish; she doesn't know how to cook it." (Mei)

"That's true." (Wendy)

A cat that was grilling fish suddenly sneezed.

Bronya held the Crimson Kite's Wings in her arms, gently stroking its feathers, her thoughts already drifting to him.

Not long ago, Rosalia and Liliya finally got their wish and dropped out of the St. Freya Academy. But those two brats who had been clamoring to leave every day were actually a little reluctant to leave when the moment actually came.

"Goodbye, Sister Bronya. Rosalia will study hard in her studies before she goes undercover again next time."

"You idiot Rosalia, you'll never be able to study properly in your entire life."

Seeing the twins bickering as usual, Bronya tried to persuade them to stay, saying, "If you want to stay, I can ask the headmaster for permission..."

"No, Sister Bronya, Mother Cocolia wants us to go back."

Thinking of this, Bronya clenched the feathers of the Crimson Kite's Wings. During this time, the twins had shown her the changes in their bodies, and she also discovered that her two younger sisters had undergone a similar surgery to Sachi during the time she was away, becoming Fusion Warrior, although it was of their own free will.

But what about the other children in the orphanage?

Bronya shuddered at the thought.

She prayed silently in her heart, "Please come back soon, Bronya, I need your help."

"Hehehehe!" The innocent Crimson Kite's Wings, caught in the crossfire, screamed incessantly.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Bronya's thoughts were interrupted by her scream. She quickly put her down and was about to ask where Sachi was when her terminal rang. It was a message from Sachi.

[Get to Cocolia Orphanage immediately. And remember, don't let Fu Hua know.]

Bronya's head exploded with a "buzz." Could it be that Sachi heard her prayer? Anyway, I love you to death, Sachi!

But why not let the squad leader know? Could it be that Xing knew she had just returned to school to recuperate after being injured during a mission, and that's why he told her not to participate in the battle?

Come to think of it, the class monitor seems to be the only peripheral member of the Fire Moth Squad. (The Arin Sisters, who joined temporarily, are not considered official members.)

I don't know about the Bonded Weaponry, I don't know about the Herrscher Candidate here (actually I do know), I don't know about the group of spirits behind Sachi...

Bronya suddenly felt a deep sense of sympathy for Fu Hua. "Class monitor, you're so pitiful. You care about Xing so much, yet you know nothing about his secret."

Therefore, not letting Fu Hua know is equivalent to getting the entire Fire-Chasing Squad, except for Fu Hua, to be mobilized.

And so—

"Sisters, we've got a mission! Squad leader, you're still injured, so don't participate in this mission. Just stay at base and help Crimson Kite's Wings make soup. Everyone, let's go!"

Having just been lectured by Kevin, Fu Hua didn't suspect much and obediently stayed behind to guard the base, carrying the Crimson Kite Bird.

After escaping from the Eye of the Abyss, she lost that memory, vaguely remembering meeting Kevin, but nothing else.

Old Yang, whose memory was also erased, narrowly escaped death.

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Snowflakes falling from the sky, and boundless ice fields—this is a true depiction of this continent.

Wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat, White Seele stood in the snow and whispered towards her "home" in the distance, "Seele, you're back."

A cold wind carrying shards of ice rushed toward the girl, but it was repelled by the heat emanating from her before it could get close. The speed-type Sachi, with her fox ears drooping, mobilized the power of True Flame Lucky Soul to warm the girls around her.

"Although Brother Xing providing warmth, but for the other me, are you really okay wearing so little?" White Seele was very concerned about Black Seele's situation, after all, she was only wearing the thin clothes from Abyssal Empress.

"Hmph, the strong are not afraid of this bit of cold! (Seele cares about me, I'm so happy!)" Black Seele pretended to be disdainful, proudly puffing out her chest, but her body unconsciously leaned a little towards Happiness.

PS: The part in parentheses is the general meaning of Black Seele's inner thoughts; she herself would never say such a thing.

Okay, it's so cold, but I can't lose face in front of Seele...

Black Seele's eyes would steal glances at Xing's exposed fox ears and tail every now and then, getting closer, even closer—yes, perfect, just the right distance—

Now's the time!

The girl suddenly exerted force with her feet, bent her hands into claws, and pounced on Xing's listless ears with lightning speed. Just as she was about to grab them, a large number of chains suddenly appeared from the golden cross pendant on Xing's wrist, binding her tightly.

"You think I wasn't on guard, Black Seele?" Xing poked her puffed-up cheek with a vengeful grin.

"Damn it, would it kill you to let me touch you?!" Black Seele was so angry she wanted to bite him to death.

"You can't do that, other me. That's Brother Xing's privacy. It's impolite to touch it casually. Even though it looks Jotaro, I really want to touch it..." White Seele began to seriously lecture Black Seele.

"Want to touch them? Here, remember to be gentle." Xing lowered her head and offered her two pairs of pink fox ears to White Seele.

"W-Is it okay? Will it make you uncomfortable, Brother Xing?" The little girl's eyes sparkled as she gently placed her soft little hand on Xing's fox ears. "Wow, it feels so nice to touch!"

"Hmm, I feel good too, it's just, it's a little... Seele, be gentle, be gentle, don't touch my ears..." The boy's face turned red instantly. Why do girls like to touch his fox ears? Is it because liking Jotaro creatures is a girl's nature?

"Brother Xing, why can't I do it the other way around?" He could feel the fiery glare in Black Seele's eyes.

"She's too rough; she'd break it if she did that." Just kidding, if it were her, she'd probably pluck my tail bald.

"Oh, I see, Brother Xing~"

As Xing's alarm bells rang, and he was about to look up, Black Seele, who had taken the opportunity to switch places with White Seele, suddenly pounced on him. Black Seele instinctively protected her head, but little did she know that Black Seele's target wasn't there. While Xing was focused on defending her upper body, Black Seele's claws swiftly shot out from the snow and grabbed the base of the fox's tail.

"Eek!" Xing trembled all over, then collapsed limply, like a lump of mud, and was held in Black Seele's arms, being played with at will.

"Stop it, my other self! Brother Xing is foaming at the mouth! Wait, it seems like he's just drooling and crying? Hey hey hey! Let go, Brother Xing's eyes are rolling back!"

"Hey, don't break him! I haven't even touched his ears or tail yet!"

—From a certain Lobster Doctor

Little Te faithfully took notes, while Little Xuan stayed on the spaceship to sleep because of the low temperature.

Half an hour later, Black Seele, with a large bump on her head and bound tightly by Judah, obediently followed White Seele as they walked in the snow. Ahead, Happiness, who had reverted to her red-eyed power form, followed the navigation with a dark face.

His heterochromatic appearance was quite handsome, but also a bit strange. After suppressing the energy within him, he returned to his original form. Fortunately, he hadn't received any of Seele's Stigmata power; otherwise, the three Stigmata within him, which had been in balance, would have become unbalanced again.

Although the balance was broken when Yae Sakura gave him all her power, Kallen Hymn absorbed the Heavenly Fire Judgment from the World Bubble and Taixu Sword Heart reached the second realm, indirectly enhancing Fu Hua's power, and the balance was restored.

Black Seele, who was shivering from the cold after losing the heating in the back, stubbornly remained silent; this was her last stand.

Tch, you stingy person. It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh just by touching it. Is it really necessary to be so upset?

Just as Black Seele was cursing silently in her heart, a cotton-padded coat was gently draped over her body, carrying the warmth of a young girl's body.

"Seele?!"

White Seele opened her cotton-padded coat and wrapped herself and Black Seele together, "Is this... is this any better, my other self?"

"Are you an idiot? You'll lose heat too, and neither of us will stay warm. Let go of me, I don't need your help!"

"But your face is frozen stiff."

Before White Seele's pure and flawless soul, everything she held onto seemed to crumble in an instant.

Fool

Happiness, who was in front, twitched her ears and threw something backward, hitting Black Seele precisely on the head. White Seele instinctively raised her hand to catch it, and a bright red, Fullbottles lay quietly in the girl's palm. The scorching heat spread out, and for a moment, the two of them almost thought they had escaped the snowstorm.

"This is the Phoenix Fullbottles. With it, even the coldest snowstorm won't be able to harm you." Sachi said calmly, quickening her pace. "Let's hurry up, I'm in a hurry to get back to eat Mei's cooking."

"Brother Xing! Aren't you cold?"

"I am a warrior of the Kaslana Family, and this bit of cold cannot harm me."

However, Black Seele clearly saw that his head trembled slightly as he spoke.

Fool

Black Seele's favorability rating: 77 → 79

Nearby, swarms of Titan Mech lost power and collapsed like toys.

——Divider——

"Wow, Seele is back!"

"It's Seele!"

"Seele is back!"

The group entered the Cocolia Orphanage without any hindrance, and the children were overjoyed to see Seele, who had been missing for a long time.

Note: Black Seele has consciously entered quantumization.

He glanced around but didn't see the figure he expected. Strange, where did the old man who could control time go?

"Liliya, look! There's also luck!"

"Was it Xing who brought Seele back?"

Suddenly, two familiar little bear children ran out from the side and peered at Xing curiously. They originally wanted to go to Seele's side, but they couldn't squeeze in.

"Rosalia, and Liliya? What are you doing here?" Xing looked at the Arin Sisters in surprise. "Shouldn't you be studying at St. Freya? Why are you here?"

Tesla silently moved closer to Xing. In Cocolia's territory, it was better to be closer to him. He was just a scientist and didn't have that much power.

"Didn't your Sister Bronya tell you? We've already dropped out of school there."

"Mother Cocolia canceled the undercover operation because we couldn't bring Sister Bronya back from there."

Rosalia and Liliya took turns explaining the reason to Xing.

"By the way, we've almost mastered all the songs you taught us last time! Liliya, get ready, let's show Xing how much we've grown!"

"Yes, Vodka Girls, play—"

Just as Sachi was about to ask them to sing "Cyberangel" for her again, something unexpected happened. A sense of crisis suddenly arose in Sachi's heart, and she instinctively took precautions—

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out, and the Arin Sisters' expressions of joy turned to horror. White Seele, who noticed the commotion, turned her head and stared wide-eyed in terror.

The girl with pinkish-purple hair and heterochromatic eyes held an oddly shaped blade and stabbed it into the chest of the boy who had switched to speed mode. The blade of the spirit sword, Cherry Blossom Blizzard, stopped just a hair's breadth away from her neck.

"Xin Kaslana, your reaction and speed are not bad, but unfortunately I am faster than you." Xing Mar revealed her shark-like sharp teeth, and a terrifying smile appeared on her face.

"Xing, what are you doing?!" White Seele shouted at her.

"What to do? Of course, it's—"

"Let's Yugi ~" Xing's cheerful voice came, showing no sign of being stabbed in the heart.

?!

Xing turned around abruptly and found that the other person had somehow grabbed her weapon and was smiling as he pushed it deeper into the hole. "You should be glad that I am better than you in both reaction time and speed. If I hadn't stopped in time, I would have chopped off your head just now."

Xing easily pushed her away, pulled the alien blade from his body, and casually tossed it aside. The wound and his clothes healed quickly. "Hmm, it really did hurt a bit."

"Monster!" Xing retreated in terror. In that instant, she felt an unprecedented pressure from the petite boy in front of her. Her intuition told her that if they really fought, she would be easily killed by him!

"Step back, Xing, you are no match for him." A domineering female voice, carrying no room for resistance, rang out from behind her. Upon hearing this, Xing felt a sense of lightness throughout her body and respectfully stood behind the blonde noblewoman.

"Mother Cocolia ..." A complex emotion flashed in White Seele's eyes.

"Long time no see, Seele." Cocolia's voice trembled slightly as she walked towards Seele, wanting to embrace her.

"Excuse me, but please stay away from Seele. She's mine now."

With an unyielding air, Xing forcefully grabbed White Seele with one hand, and met the angry Cocolia's gaze with disdain. Their eyes almost sparked a fire in the air.

"It's been a long time, Cocolia. But this time, our roles have been reversed."

Xing mocked her, wondering what gave this Anti-Entropy anti-entropy leader the confidence to stand before him.