Kiana: Shouldn't It Be My Turn in Order?

"This strike has decided the outcome!"

The blade, crackling with lightning, slashed towards Hokushin Mei. Sachi and the others thought they had it in the bag, but they were proven wrong the next second.

Hokushin Mei maintained her calm expression. Facing Mei's all-out attack, she only slightly squinted at the dazzling lightning. Her katana flowed smoothly and was completely unaffected.

The two figures passed each other, and when Xing and the others could see clearly, Hokushin Mei was unharmed, but there was a shallow cut on Mei's abdomen.

"How is this possible?!"

Mei covered her wound in disbelief.

Hokushin Mei stroked the blade, feeling the residual electricity on it, and said, "The ability to control electricity? It's not bad, but it's too flashy. Your swordsmanship is clearly not up to par. Let me teach you what the true Hokushin Itto-ryu is." After saying that, she resumed her battle with Mei.

Despite having the Herrscher Authority of Thunder, she was only a half-finished product. Faced with Hokushin Mei's overwhelming swordsmanship, Mei was forced to retreat and could only defend.

This is like Fu Hua hitting Xing – a father hitting his son.

Bronya and Wendy were about to step forward to help when Sachi stopped them, saying, "Didn't I tell you? Don't disturb the samurai's battle."

Bronya was extremely anxious. "Huh? Sister Mei is in grave danger right now! Who cares about honor? Hurry up and help her!"

Sachi patted her head, raised her left hand, and Yae Sakura's Stigmata lit up. "I didn't say I wouldn't help. A contest between Hokushin Itto-ryu should involve the Hokushin Itto-ryu."

A crimson katana emerged from the Stigmata. Sachi grasped the hilt of Cherry Blossom Blizzard's sword, her purple eyes filled with electricity and flames. She pulled up the hood behind her head to cover her fox ears and turned to join the battle.

"Cherry blossoms—scatter!"

As Hokushin Mei was attacking, she suddenly felt a chill down her spine and instinctively turned around to swing her sword, which collided with Sachi, who had appeared in an instant. Their purple eyes met, and Sachi immediately felt Hokushin Mei's undisguised killing intent.

"I told you, don't interfere. Even if you're just a child, I won't let you off easily."

Cherry Blossom Blizzard's katana clashed with Hokushin Mei's, but he was knocked away. Before he could react, Hokushin Mei's blade pierced his heart.

Currently, Hokushin Mei is a Heroic Spirit, which frees her from human limitations. Moreover, she is a corrupted Servant, greatly increasing her combat power.

"Fortunate!"

"Brother Xing!"

Bronya and Wendy, who were watching the battle, were almost ready to gang up on Hokushin Mei immediately, but Yuki acted as if nothing had happened, raising her hand and firing a fireball to repel Hokushin Mei, while also pulling the knife out of her chest. To be fair, True Flame Lucky Soul's power is really useful.

"Calm down, it's just a minor fatal wound." Sachi casually patted her chest, and the wound healed instantly. "You guys stay away, conserve your energy. We might be fighting a big boss soon, so leave this to me and Mei."

When Bonded Weaponry, the stamina consumption is shared. In order to leave enough time for the transformation of multiple weapons, Sachi always uses different weapons in battle. This is also the reason why, after defeating Black with Wendy, she switched to Bronya to fight Illya.

Hmm? You said that energy is shared when combining, right? Why worry about the energy consumed by individual units?

There is a limitation to Bonded Weaponry: the strength difference between the two parties involved in the fusion cannot be too great, otherwise armament cannot be performed. If, during multiple armament attempts, the stamina of any individual member is too low, then they cannot participate.

Moreover, and crucially, Kiana is very important right now; without her, Sachi wouldn't be able to activate her Fire Moth form.

When multiple weapons are deployed, the different forces will clash with each other, requiring someone to mediate. Sachi fulfills this role. Furthermore, a vessel sufficient to contain these forces and serve as the embodiment of the weapons is needed, and Kiana plays a crucial role in this.

Although Sachi is the user of the Bonded Weaponry, multiple weapons require a leader, and Kiana is currently the only one who can adapt to and make changes after accommodating external forces.

The single Judgment Knight, the Serene Judgment Knight infused with the power of the Herrscher of Death, the Thunder Queen's Judgment Knight after merging with Bronya, the original form of the Fire Moth after Mei, and the Fire Moth Wendy —all these forms are dominated by Kiana Kaslana.

Sachi also tried to make Mei others the main force, but all attempts failed. It's probably because Kiana's true form is Sirin that she can use the power of the Gem of Stillness, the Gem of Conquest, and the Gem of Desire. As for Bronya, she was just being stubborn.

In short, the only thing that can replace Kiana is the Xuanyuan Sword, which stole her center position, but the problem is that it's already broken. Although Jilin is still around, he's only a soul left. If he still had a physical body, the Xuanyuan Sword he transformed into should be able to reach the power of the original.

At this moment, the speed-type Yuki and Mei are fighting side by side, their two katanas pointing at Hokushin Mei.

I have a feeling Kiana would be really angry if she saw this scene...

"Interesting, immortality? You seem to have the aura of the Hokushin Itto-ryu. Let me see how well you've trained." Hokushin Mei, whose clothes were on fire, tore off a corner of her garment, picked up her weapon, and continued fighting.

"Mei, cut her down in the middle!"

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The two women clashed with Hokushin Mei using the same weapons. Mei first knocked the blade off Mei with a single Drop Off, then turned and kicked away Sachi, who was trying to sneak up from behind. Even in a two-on-one situation, she was not at a disadvantage.

Facing two katanas aimed at her, Hokushin Mei focused intently, her superb swordsmanship completely controlling the two, firmly gaining the upper hand.

Looking at the disheveled Yuki and Mei, she said easily, "Do you know why I've been suppressing you both? Although you have two swords, your minds aren't completely synchronized. Your teamwork isn't good enough, especially yours. Hokushin Itto-ryu much worse than hers."

Xing looked dejected. He majored in greatsword, and Yae Sakura often secretly taught him her own techniques, including the Yae Swordplay. Fu Hua regularly gave him private lessons, personally teaching him the Inch Cun Xin Fist Style. Now Raven had joined in, teaching him archery. Who would bother practicing the Hokushin Itto-ryu?

So why do I use the Hokushin Itto-ryu in battle?

Wait, mind synchronization, right? Although I don't really want to use it, it seems to be the only option for now.

He turned to look at Mei, and the girl was also looking at him; they were thinking the same thing.

"We're about to go! Use Mei, to adjust the star level of Sachi, a four-star character!"

4★ + 4★ = 8★

"O lightning that pierces the sky, become my friend, and cut through all chaos! Synchro Summon! Be born, level 8, the Blade of the Thunder Queen!"

A flash of lightning appeared as the purple-haired Crimson Cherry Blossom, wielding the Key of Heavenly Punishment and the demonic sword Crimson Cherry Blossom, clashed with the blades of lightning and fire, sparking a shower of sparks.

"They've... fused together?" Hokushin Mei was dumbfounded. As an ancient person, she had never seen anything like this before.

The samurai lunged forward, slashing at Hokushin Mei with two katanas. Mei immediately became extremely alert, her katanas flashing in afterimages as she struggled to counter the double attack.

"What... what is this?"

Soon, she was surprised to find that the swordsmanship used by the other party had changed. It was no longer the Hokushin Itto-ryu that she was familiar with, or rather, the pure Hokushin Itto-ryu. The samurai used different sword techniques with each hand, which made Hokushin Mei lose her composure and unable to keep up.

It wasn't that she couldn't keep up with the swordsmanship, but rather that she couldn't immediately adapt to the Hokushin Itto-ryu, which incorporated another swordsmanship style, and Yuki and Mei wouldn't give her that time to adapt.

"No, my strength, speed, and reaction time have all increased so much! If this continues, I'll lose!"

In a moment of panic, Hokushin Mei made a desperate gamble, abandoning her defenses and using all her strength to slash at the samurai's neck. But just as the blade touched her, the samurai's body suddenly collapsed, disintegrating back into Yuki and Mei. In the instant Hokushin Mei was stunned, the two of them rushed through her body with their swords.

"Lightning - Dual Sword Style!"

Mei slowly sheathed her sword, and dazzling lightning erupted from Hokushin Mei body, completely disintegrating it into atoms.

Wendy's eyes sparkled as she looked at Sachi's back to the lightning with admiration. "Brother Xing is so handsome! A real man never looks back at an explosion!"

Bronya pointed quietly at Mei, who was standing next to Sachi: "Have you noticed something?"

Wendy asked, puzzled, "What's the problem?"

Bronya was getting a little frustrated. She pulled Wendy aside and whispered, "Haven't you noticed that Sister Mei's threat has suddenly increased?!"

"Huh?!"

Fortunately, I transformed the Crimson Cherry Blossom back into Cherry Blossom Blizzard and placed it in the Stigmata Space, switching its form to a composite type. Next, it's time to find Kiana, defeat the remaining three corrupted Servants, and then they can return to their school life.

Where is Kiana now?

——Divider——

The white-haired girl was panting heavily, her exhausted body leaning against the corner of the wall, her eyes filled with despair.

The blue-clad spearman brandished his red spear and grinned, "Hey, little sister, weren't you full of energy just now? Already feeling weak?"

The purple-haired cavalryman said nothing, gripping his chains as he and the spearmen approached Kiana together.

Kiana collapsed to the ground, helplessly watching as two corrupted Servants approached her step by step.

Damn author, it's one thing to make me appear last in my chapter, but what's with making me suffer so much? Did I somehow manage to get a guaranteed ending for you?

No, it's just because you're thick-skinned and can take a beating.

After distracting Illya and Kuro, she unfortunately ran into two other Servants, who chased her here like it was Yugi, and now she's really too exhausted to run anymore. Hey, wasn't she supposed to be lucky? Where did all her luck go?

Waaah, I haven't married Mei yet, I haven't beaten up that brat and that little brat, I haven't drunk Himeko's wedding wine, and I haven't eaten Auntie's feast. I don't want it to end here!

Just as Kiana decided to uphold the honor of the Kaslana Family and shoot herself, a tall figure burst through the wall next to her, dragging a burning greatsword, ignoring Kiana, and walked straight toward Cú Chulainn Medusa.

"Are you a Berserker? Get out of my way. This little girl is my prey. Hey, what do you want?"

Before Cú Chulainn could react, the berserker rushed in front of him and slammed his massive sword down with tremendous force, cleaving him in two.

Lancer is dead! (Don't ask me why I'm persecuting Cú Chulainn again; there aren't many low-star lancers with decent combat power...)

The remaining Riders also met their end, being relentlessly pursued and attacked by the Berserkers. Kiana, unaware of what had transpired, managed to escape during their internal conflict.

After the Berserker defeated Medusa, he turned to look in the direction Kiana had fled, and slowly uttered from his beast-like mouth, "Kiana..."

Author's Note—

We will gradually reveal some of the settings and answer some readers' questions.

By the way, the upcoming daily life chapters will feature a lot of my original storylines. What kind of content would you like to see?