Honkai, I'll Transform and Punch You

"Bai Chen?!"

Kallen and Kiana both looked curiously at the little K floating in midair. Kiana found Bai Chen's abilities a little too versatile and reached out, trying to grab him.

He did not dodge and let Kiana hold him in her palm. Then a contented expression appeared on Bai Chen's display.

"Um..."

Having suddenly arrived in an unfamiliar environment, Kallen felt somewhat restless and did not know what to do for the moment.

"!"

Bai Chen's expression instantly turned serious. He shook his mechanical body and said,

"I should explain. Using my ability, I took in Miss Kallen, an existence without a physical body, into myself."

"Through this method, I brought you out of that data space. This is now the real world where we live, more than five hundred years after the world you remember."

Bai Chen then broke free from Kiana, who had been treating him like a stress ball, and flew before Kallen.

"For now, Miss Kallen, you'll have to put up with sharing a body with me. Due to the nature of my ability, you can only control this body when I lose consciousness or completely let down my mental guard."

"As for why I look like a robot right now... just think of it as a rather special suit of armor."

A delighted expression appeared on Bai Chen's robotic face as he controlled his body to sway through the air, seemingly fascinated by the feeling of becoming a robot.

"So? Miss Kallen? Now that you've finally escaped the control of that cycle, don't you want to go out and see the world five hundred years later with your own eyes?"

Sightseeing

"When Little Bai turned into me, I was curious about it too. I never thought it could really be taken off."

"Ah, it's so cold."

"Wow! Sister Kallen has such an amazing figure! I'm so jealous..."

(Cloth rustling)

"Eep, Miss Kiana, don't touch me. Your figure will get even better in the future too."

"Alright, alright. Sister Kallen, try this outfit! It's new, and the size should fit."

"Huh? Is it really okay to give me something you just bought?"

"It's fine! I've saved up some money from my part-time jobs! At worst, I can ask my aunt to reimburse me. My aunt is the headmistress, after all."

"..."

At that moment, Bai Chen floated outside the room, his once-expressive screen completely filled with an intense red glow.

He had originally planned to take Kallen out to see the scenery, but Kiana had forcibly dragged Kallen into her room, claiming that her armor was too conspicuous and insisting on changing her into casual clothes.

Calm down, Bai Chen. They're only changing clothes, it's nothing! But that body was essentially mine. I couldn't stop myself from thinking wild thoughts.

After quite a while, Kiana led the changed Kallen out and immediately spotted Bai Chen standing blankly at the door.

"Hehe, Little Bai, were you peeking?"

Kiana grinned wickedly at the seemingly soul-struck Bai Chen. It seemed those sounds had been at least somewhat deliberate.

Little Bai? When did Kiana start calling me that?

Coming back to his senses, Bai Chen looked toward Kiana. When he saw Kallen beside her in her new clothes, his eyes could not help lighting up.

The casual outfit that belonged to Kiana did not look out of place on Kallen at all. The pure white dress made the already gentle Kallen appear even more sacred.

Perhaps because it was her first time wearing clothes from five hundred years in the future, the shyness Kallen unintentionally revealed added a few more traces of youthful innocence to her.

Come to think of it, Kallen had not seemed very old when she died. Thinking of that, Bai Chen felt another wave of pity and sorrow.

He had originally hoped the system might be like those overpowered systems in novels and give him a time-travel ability, allowing him to save those lives.

Instead, that lousy system only gave him one fixed draw every day, and all he drew was Nutrient Solution! Aside from that, it had no useful function whatsoever.

It was not even as good as certain cat guest systems. Most of those systems could at least chat with their hosts.

"Hey, stop spacing out. Aren't you taking Sister Kallen out to have a look? Hurry up and go!"

Kiana knocked on Bai Chen's steel head, then pulled Kallen toward the door. Before leaving, she held Bai Chen in her hand and disguised him as a toy.

"Hm? Did Bai Chen turn into that?"

The moment they stepped out, they ran into Bronya. Looking at Kallen before her, Bronya knew that Bai Chen must have gained the ability to transform into her through his power, just as he had with Kiana at first. If this continued, Bai Chen would most likely gain the ability to transform into everyone. She wondered what the future would look like.

"You're another one of those children, right? Bronya, correct? On behalf of those citizens, I thank you for your contribution."

Kallen saw a familiar person again and stepped forward, bowing as she took Bronya's hands in thanks.

"Wait! You're not Bai Chen, you're Sister Kallen?"

Even Bronya, who had always remained calm and unruffled, was once again shocked by Bai Chen's ability. She had thought Bai Chen's words in the data space had merely been consolation. She never expected he could truly do it.

"I really can."

As though he had seen through Bronya's thoughts, Bai Chen answered smugly.

Seeing that the round robot she had thought was merely a toy had suddenly spoken in Bai Chen's voice, Bronya immediately picked him up and examined him closely.

For some reason, Bai Chen could sense excitement beneath Bronya's expressionless face. He had the feeling that Bronya might want to dismantle him right now. A chill crawled up his nonexistent spine.

Miss, please keep hugging your Homu doll. This child is a little scared!

"Right, since everyone's almost here, let's go find Sister Mei. It'll be more fun with more people!"

Shivering, Bai Chen quickly changed the subject. The instant he diverted Bronya's attention, he slipped out of her hand and tried to fly away from her demonic grasp.

However, Heavy Tank Rabbit 19 suddenly appeared out of thin air. Its huge hand easily pinched Bai Chen's body between its thumb and forefinger, then presented him before Bronya.

Miss! I'm a robot too now. Why must robots make things difficult for other robots? Bai Chen stared resentfully at Heavy Tank Rabbit 19. If his body could cry, he would surely have been sobbing by now.

Damn it! Just you wait, Heavy Tank Rabbit! When Bronya catches you to work overtime coding, I definitely won't help you!

"Huh? Is that really okay?"

Kiana asked. After all, Kallen's current state was Bai Chen's special ability, so it could be considered Bai Chen's privacy.

"I don't mind."

A mysterious smile appeared on Bai Chen's screen, and he even used his sound system to play a certain autotuned English remix.

"Hey! That song is so weird, stop playing it!"

"Okay." He immediately caved.

Kallen watched the group fool around with some embarrassment. Were children these days all fond of this style of music?

If Kiana had known what Kallen was thinking, she definitely would have immediately used Sacred Slash. Not me, I didn't do anything. Who knew why Little Bai, who was normally such a well-behaved doll, could occasionally become so bizarre!

Before long, they found Mei in the living room. Himeko happened to be nearby as well, so Bai Chen explained the entire incident to them, including the fact that he had nearly died.

After hearing it for the first time, both women were once again shocked by Bai Chen's unbelievable ability. This power, second only to resurrecting a person, was truly difficult for them to comprehend.

Once Mei recovered, she swept a resentful, regretful gaze over all of them. She seemed to feel like everyone had gone out to play while deliberately leaving only her behind.

After Mei looked at him, Bai Chen awkwardly turned his gaze elsewhere. He knew that although Mei never said it, she was quite afraid of loneliness. Otherwise, he would not have used Mei to change the subject.

"Don't sneak off without me next time."

Mei glanced at Kiana and tapped Bai Chen's iron head with her finger as punishment.

"It was an accident. It was all an accident!"

Feeling slightly guilty, Kiana put on a placating smile as she explained.

"By the way, Miss Himeko, do you want to come with us?"

Bai Chen floated before Himeko and asked.

Himeko lay on the sofa in loose clothes, completely unconcerned about her image. After taking a sip of the alcohol in her hand, she said idly,

"I won't meddle in you students' time together. Remember to come back and study, and make sure you pass next week's makeup exam."

Then Himeko's golden eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light as they fixed on Kiana.

"Of course, that includes you too, Kiana."

"Er! Hahaha, everyone, let's get going!"

The reminder from Himeko made Kiana's body stiffen instinctively. She then hurriedly led everyone out of the living room.

Himeko watched Kallen's retreating figure being pulled away, a faintly pleased look on her face. She kept feeling that Kallen resembled someone she knew, but who was it?

The Kaslana Family Can't Afford It

"The world five hundred years later?"

Surrounded by the others, Kallen arrived at the commercial district near St. Freya. Looking at the bustling streets, which were utterly different from what she remembered, she fell into a daze.

Everything in this world was incredibly novel to her. Whether it was the clothing styles around her, far more open than those of her era, or the giant screens hanging from buildings that seemed to be playing images, they were all things she had never imagined.

Five hundred years truly was a long time—long enough that she no longer recognized this world at all.

Bai Chen, being held like a stress ball by Bronya, noticed Kallen's dejected expression and suddenly wondered whether bringing her out had been the right choice.

No. I, Bai Chen, only do what I want to do. It seemed I needed to contact Theresa as soon as possible and try to get involved when she went to Changkong City. Only then could I save Yae Sakura, who had been sealed away all this time.

While Bai Chen was considering how to win Theresa over, Kiana and the others took Kallen through several clothing stores and even bought her a few outfits.

"Huh? What's that?"

As they passed a distinctive building, Kallen was drawn by the smell coming from inside and could not help looking toward it.

Following Kallen's gaze, Bai Chen noticed a building with a strong Shenzhou style. The signboard clearly bore four large characters: "Langyuan Qionglou."

"Oh, it's a Chinese restaurant. Well, a restaurant. It doesn't serve only Shenzhou-style dishes, though. I heard it's been open here for quite some time. Since it's almost mealtime anyway, let's go in and have something."

Bai Chen carefully recalled the answer to Kallen's question. In his memory, this restaurant seemed rather expensive, especially for someone whose physical age was only fourteen and who could not even work as child labor.

Still, he did not usually spend money very often and had saved quite a bit of allowance. Eating here once in a while should not hurt too badly, right?

Seeing Kallen's eyes practically glowing, Bai Chen hardened his heart. At worst, he could transform and go work later. As long as he was not fighting, the stamina drain was not too great.

"Eating out?"

Mei suddenly felt that her position as the cook had been challenged. With just one light remark, she made Bai Chen feel a thread of fear.

"No! Next time, we can let Kallen try Sister Mei's cooking! It'll definitely be much better than this restaurant's food. But since we're already outside and it's close to mealtime, we'll just make do this time."

Bai Chen hurriedly explained. Only after Mei's expression softened did he let out a breath of relief.

The group then entered the restaurant and found a place to sit.

"What would you like to order?"

A familiar figure approached and asked.

Following the voice, Mei looked over and showed a surprised expression.

"Class Monitor?"

"Huh? Class Monitor works here?"

Kiana had originally thought that the rigid Class Monitor Fu Hua would never appear in a place that was half entertainment venue.

"There's nothing strange about that, Kiana. Entering the secular world is also a form of cultivation."

Fu Hua perfunctorily answered Kiana's question and adjusted her glasses. She glanced at Bai Chen, who lay in Bronya's hand pretending to be a toy, and at the white-haired Kaslana before her, who looked somewhat familiar. A strange glint flashed across her lenses.

Holy crap! Fu Hua isn't going to snitch to that old bastard Otto, is she? I never planned to provoke Otto! At the very least, I should wait until I can freely summon a transformation at the level of Herrscher of Flamescion before running into him, right?

Right now, I had a Herrscher of the Void and the most overpowered Herrscher of the End, but I could not use them. No, I did not dare use them.

Thinking about how using Herrscher of Flamescion had affected his emotions, who knew whether using the power of the Herrscher of the Void would turn him directly into a Honkai puppet?

He dared not use the Herrscher of the End's abilities even more. If he used Absolute Chrono Break and directly transformed into the Herrscher of the End, who knew whether it would cause irreversible effects on the Cocoon of Finality?

How long could Moonlight and Sixth Serenade, his remaining trump cards, hold out against that superpowered Dudu? No, I had to stop Fu Hua from reporting this!

While Bai Chen was thinking of a countermeasure, Kiana finished ordering. Then everyone witnessed the legendary appetite of the Kaslana family.

They had thought Kiana eating eight bowls of rice in one meal was already shocking enough, but they had not expected this Kaslana ancestor from five hundred years ago to be even more outrageous. She devoured half the dishes on the table by herself, yet her stomach did not even show the slightest bulge.

Bronya, whose appetite had never been large, could not help wondering whether everyone in the Kaslana family was actually a humanoid Honkai Beast.

Mei, meanwhile, was thinking that if Miss Kallen came out to eat in the future, Bai Chen needed to warn her in advance. Otherwise, the food stocked in the refrigerator probably would not be enough.