First Performance (4)

"Dragon!" Lock! Best Match! Are you ready?"

A rousing sound effect came from behind Kane. He turned around in a daze and saw a scene he would never forget.

On the burnt-out earth, a figure surrounded by flames pulled a joystick at her waist, and a blue and gold transformation field formed around her, the shape of which reminded him of the parts inside when he disassembled a model.

"Transform." The girl wearing the voice changer softly uttered the spell, which contained infinite magic.

"Sealed Dream Superstar! Key Dragon! YEAH!"

A powerful blast of air swept in, catching Kane and the Jackal off guard and sending them flying. The panicked boy braced himself for a close encounter with the ground, but a pair of hands roughly caught him.

"Tsk, it's you? I knew I shouldn't have come." Xing tossed him aside and wiped her hands in disgust.

Fortunately, the sensitivity level was -5.

"Hey, you're being too rude! Wait a minute, I think I just heard her call you—" Kane rubbed his sore butt, full of resentment, but then he suddenly realized something and his eyes widened.

Fortunately, he ignored him and took out the Ultimate Sound Player, heading towards the panicked Jackal.

"Shin Kaslana? The strongest Kaslana of the new generation..." Kane stared at her back and muttered to himself, "No, he shouldn't be that tall."

Luck +1, Luck -1

Wow, this IQ seems to be a bit above the average of the Kaslana Family. Not bad, this kid has potential.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why are you like a leech, I can't shake you off? Why are you still here? Why do you always have to show up and ruin my plans? Xing Kaslana!" Jackal roared at Xing in a fit of rage. She never expected that the other party would suddenly appear here. Did this guy put a tracking device on her?

No, this is fate.

With battle inevitable, the Jackal, blinded by rage, roared and charged forward. Dense Honkai Energy formed two giant cobras around her, which attacked the knight together.

Fortunately, he calmed himself down, drew the Dragon Fullbottle from his belt, inserted it into the Beat Closer, and then quickly pulled the lever at the end of the sword hilt three times.

"Smash Slash!" Million Slash! Mega Slash!"

Blue dragon flames burned on the sword, and its measuring device reached the red level. Xing also quickly stepped forward, dodging the Jackal's pursuit, and prioritized fighting the two cobras.

With a single swing of his sword, a powerful slash instantly severed the head of one of the snakes. At the same time, the key-shaped weapon in his other hand released several chains, temporarily binding the other snake. Just as Xing was about to finish it off as well, a sudden change occurred.

The severed snake head did not disappear immediately, but instead lunged at her from mid-air. She instinctively tried to raise her sword to strike, but her body couldn't keep up with her brain. Her movements were a beat too slow, and her body was bitten hard. The snake head suddenly exploded, causing her considerable injury.

On the other side, the cobra took the opportunity to break free of its restraints and launched an attack on Sachi together with the Jackal that attacked again. First, it lashed out at her right hand with its tail, knocking the ultimate sounder away. Then, the Jackal quickly pressed its gun against the knight's abdomen and fired two shots. The knight was caught off guard and took several hits, being knocked away to a distance.

The Jackal froze on the spot, staring incredulously at his hands. After a few seconds of silence, he burst into maniacal laughter. "Hahahaha! You've actually gotten weaker, Xing Kaslana! Or is it that after I upgraded my Knight System, you couldn't keep up with my increased strength? Hahahaha!"

Sigh, he's not going up to finish off the enemy. Listen up, villains, this guy is a classic example of what not to do.

The girl fell heavily to the ground. Because she did not put the dragon bottle back into her belt in time and was subjected to a huge impact, her transformation was canceled.

"Cough cough, it hurts so much. This body is really weak." The girl coughed a few times, clutching her abdomen which had been hit hard, and struggled to get up from the ground.

"Hey, are you alright?" Kane, worried about her, dragged his tired body over while the Jackal was still having his episode. When they saw the girl, they both paused for a moment.

Fortunately, my affection level increased by 1.

"Get out of my way!"

"It's you?!"

Xing rolled her eyes at him and struggled to her feet. Kane saw her swaying and looked like she might fall at any moment, so he tried to help her up, but she pushed him away. "Get out of my way. If you don't want to cause me any trouble, go somewhere she can't see you. Otherwise, that Dog-headed Strategist will take you hostage and I'll kill you all!"

"Okay, okay!" Kane was intimidated by the aura she exuded, and his intuition told him that what Xing had just said was serious.

"Ninja!" Comic! Best Match! Are you ready?"

I used the strongest Dragon Lock combination because I wanted to finish the battle quickly, but now I should address the root cause first.

"Transform!"

"The Hidden Entertainer! Shinobu Manga! YEAH!"

Under Kane's admiring gaze, the knight in purple and yellow wiped his Four-Panel Ninja Sword and dashed out like a phantom.

Just like last time, the Jackal was still reveling in the afterglow of defeating Xing when suddenly a flash went through his vision and he felt a pain in his abdomen. Only then did he realize that he had been slashed.

Fortunately, he didn't linger in the fight. He slashed once and quickly left, picking up the Beat Closer that had just been Drop Off before returning to fight again.

This is to prevent the Dragon Fullbottle from being snatched away by the Jackal. In Kamen Rider, if a prop suddenly falls to the ground and isn't picked up immediately, it's almost certain that someone else will take it later.

Facing the renewed attack, the Jackal remained calm and excitedly raised his Smoke Gun and accompanying smoke sword. "Come on, since I defeated you once, I'll defeat you a second time!"

"Heh." Xing sneered, replaced the comic book bottle with Octopus bottle, and spun the blade of the Four-Panel Ninja Sword.

"The art of invisibility!"

The knight's figure vanished into thin air before the Jackal's eyes, and she immediately panicked, becoming alert to any movement around her along with the remaining cobra.

"First of all, let me remind you again, as a scientist, you're not Hikari, so stop thinking about fighting personally all the time, okay?"

"There it is!" A glint flashed in the Jackal's eyes, and he fired several shots toward the source of the sound, only to hit a piece of wood instead.

"Secondly, as a villain, you talk way too much, don't you? But I really like that about you, so please don't change it~"

"You bastard!" Enraged, the Jackal fired again, but it only managed to hit a piece of wood.

"Third, don't mistake my momentary mistake for my normal operation. Also, even if I become weaker, it doesn't mean you become stronger, right?"

This time, the Jackal learned its lesson and didn't fire. Instead, it waited there, thinking, "I won't fall into the same trap three times!"

Bang!

The Four-Panel Ninja Sword and the Beat Closer simultaneously slashed across her chest, drawing a beautiful X-shaped sword aura. The bewildered Jackal was sent flying on the spot, but before she could fly far, the octopus tentacles on the knight's left shoulder extended out and bound her back.

"That's it, the final blow."

The knight forcefully tossed the helpless Jackal into the air, then, wielding his double blades, first used the octopus tentacles to firmly bind the cobra, then unleashed a frenzied barrage of slashes, instantly blasting it apart.

The rest is...

Fortunately, he sheathed his weapon, calculated the time, took a few steps forward, pressed his belt three times, and whispered:

"Three, Two, One—"

"Aaaaaah!" The Jackal screamed as it fell from the sky.

"Rider Kick!"

Fortunately, she quickly turned around and kicked, the violent energy mercilessly striking the Jackal, turning her into a human-shaped cannonball. She was sent flying, crashing into several large trees along the way, and finally lay on the ground, deactivating her transformation, her mouth agape and tongue lolling out as she fainted.

Don't worry, the Jackal was specially designed with enhanced protective measures, and she was using her initial form. Moreover, she wasn't in good condition at the moment, so the Jackal was just knocked unconscious.

"Tsk tsk, how tragic." Xing watched this scene from afar, unable to bear to look at it.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Kane, hiding behind the tree, couldn't help but swallow hard, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Xing.

I wish I could have such a cool transformation ability like her!

Don't worry, you'll be able to play with it later~

P. S.: Please be prepared, because this may be a little different from what you imagine.

Just as Sachi was about to carry the unconscious Jackal back, Raven, wearing Night Rouge armor, suddenly appeared beside the Jackal. Seeing her miserable state, Raven sighed sadly, then hoisted her onto his shoulder and quickly disappeared in smoke.

"Hey, you... Ugh!" Just as Xing was about to chase after her, a sharp pain shot through her body, and her transformation was undone. She collapsed to her knees, panting heavily. "Damn it, is my strength... gone?"

"Hey, are you alright?" Kane ran over worriedly and helped her up.

This time the girl didn't refuse, because she didn't have the strength to push anymore.

Fortunately, my affection level increased by 1.

"I'm alright, just a little weak. Help me to sit down over there," the girl replied listlessly. It seemed the video demonstration would have to be filmed another day.

She glanced at Kane, who looked worried, and curled her lip in disdain. "Hmph, he's a bit annoying, but he's much better than the Jackal. Besides, his silly demeanor is exactly like Kiana's."

The girl had no idea that she could be silly at times.

"Hmm?" Xing suddenly realized something was wrong, looked closely at Kane, and her expression changed drastically. "Hey, Sister Natasha, call an ambulance for me."

"Hey! Are you hurt? Where are you hurt? How badly are you hurt? Are you bleeding?" The kind-hearted boy immediately became anxious.

Fortunately, she did not answer, but simply looked at him silently with eyes that showed love for children with intellectual disabilities.

Kane, whose body was gushing blood, finally realized something was wrong. Before he could react, everything went black, and he collapsed forward, unconscious. Luckily, Judah shoved him aside, preventing him from crushing her. Damn it!

PS: When Xing's Stigmata first awakened and erupted, her injuries had not yet healed.

Years later, when the two were sitting together eating skewers, Kane learned that Judah had shot him and couldn't help but marvel at how lucky he was to have survived.

—A miracle happens when you fuck Dawei—

At the First Hospital of Changkong City, Natasha sat quietly outside the operating room, waiting for the results. Xing, who had been dragged there for the examination, sat down next to her with a distressed expression.

"He saw you transform?"

"Hmm, it's alright, just erase the memory." Xing pulled out the memory erasure gun that Tesla had invented from her skirt, but Tesla said that this thing was somewhat risky. Should we use the Mortal Tribulation Difficult to Cross instead?

"Should we send him to the St. Freya Academy?" Natasha asked jokingly.

"I'll just let him study there. I'll let my mom know and ask her to send this guy back to the Kaslana Family for me... Wait!" Just as Xing was about to dial Theresa's number, he suddenly remembered something, and his expression became quite interesting.

What if Bronya listens to or tracks the signal when you contact Theresa?

Let's just forget about it...

The girl was in a dilemma. Strictly speaking, Kane was targeted by the World Serpent because he did not conceal his Stigmata. If left unattended, he would definitely die. But the problem was, she really didn't want to see any men other than herself in her normal state!

"Forget it, the Kaslana Family members are all easy to fool. It's good to have another laborer to do with as I please. Let's leave it at that for now." Out of a sense of responsibility influenced by Kallen, Sachi finally decided to keep Kane for now and send him away later when he could use the Jizo-Mitama.

"By the way, Sister Natasha, do you have any experience as a capitalist?"

"?" Natasha's body trembled, clearly recalling some unpleasant memories.

A few days later—

Protected by Kaslana's powerful bloodline and the Stigmata, Kane was quickly discharged from the hospital. He was initially grateful for their kindness in taking him to the hospital and paying his medical expenses, until Xing slammed a contract in front of him.

"You have to pay it back~"

"Huh?"

The girl, wearing glasses, quickly fiddled with the abacus in her hands.

"From now on, you will be working for Reaven's for free for at least a year. Whether or not the work period can be extended will depend on your performance. Don't worry, we respect and protect your basic human rights. I've repaired your damaged rental apartment; it's not perfect, but it's basically habitable. Listen carefully: from now on, you will be on duty at Reaven's from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday. One day of absence will add a week to your work period. Besides weekends, you can only rest on national holidays. We'll explain the rest in more detail later. Understand?"

"Understood!" Kane trembled with fear as he looked at the densely packed clauses on the contract. He never expected that such a beautiful girl could be so ruthless!

P. S.: Kane doesn't have much social experience.

"Oh, by the way, I'll be in charge of all three meals at the shop from now on," Xing added.

Kane's expression immediately became interesting. If she could eat the dishes made by the manager without any expression, her cooking skills must be no better than the manager's, right?

Natasha looked at the two of them with a twitching smile. Little one, it seems that no matter how mature you become, you still can't change your nature as Kaslana.

——Love Gate——

Brother Dawei looked at the various data flashing on the computer screen with satisfaction, and beamed with joy.

Just yesterday, a girl named Chen Xilumeng filmed her first promotional video. Under the meticulous handling of the group of professionals at Mihoyo Idol Agency, who were all newcomers but possessed exceptional skills, every aspect of the video, including the angle, lighting, sound control, and costume design, was impeccable. The response was very successful, and the studio's reputation was also established.

Wow, this is so cute!

"What a beautiful girl!"

"I still feel a little shy. It would feel better if I could relax a bit more."

"Her singing skills are barely passable, but you can see her dedication. I hope Luming keeps up the good work!"

"I am Luming Lady's dog!"

"My new wife!"

Brother Dawei opened the video and watched the girl singing earnestly. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

There are no desires, only the purest satisfaction in my heart.

He doesn't do it to sell his body or to deliberately please others; he just wants to perform and bring joy to the audience. That's the kind of idol he admires.

However, Luming is still far from reaching that level, so keep up the good work!

Years later, when the now-white-haired Brother Dawei watched the video again, he still remembered the emotion he felt at that moment.

Author's Note—

Strictly speaking, fortune belongs to the chaotic good.

The following is a storyline that interweaves the idols' daily lives with knight battles. Please look forward to it!