The Hidden Danger Within Kiana (Continued)

Furthermore, have you clarified your situation?

"..."

Upon hearing Mei's words, Kiana's puffed-up face instantly froze—

Oh no, I got so engrossed in the story that I forgot...

Upon seeing Kiana's expression, Mei instantly understood, and a smile appeared on her usually cold and beautiful face.

However, before she could even make a couple of jokes, Gwen spoke up—

"What's the problem?"

Gwen, still unaware of what the two had discussed, asked in confusion.

"Should you speak or I speak?"

Mei's gaze toward Kiana held a hint of teasing, but Mei didn't say it directly. Instead, she asked for Kiana's opinion.

"...I told you so..."

Kiana glared at Mei again, then remained silent for a moment before deflated like a punctured balloon and sighed.

A moment later, Kiana, who was sitting opposite Mei, slowly recounted the argument between the two of them.

"Another person?"

Upon hearing Kiana's question, Gwen's brow twitched involuntarily—

This isn't funny, my friend.

If the Queen were to appear at this moment, things would be in serious trouble.

While it wouldn't completely overwhelm Gwen, it would still cause him a lot of trouble.

Moreover, Gwen hadn't forgotten that Sirin, who obtained the Feather of the Feather of Dust back then, had played with illusions.

Although the feathers are gone now, who knows if the Herrscher of the Void in this illusion will pull off a similar trick again?

"Mei, would you mind describing the situation in detail?"

With a worried expression and a very serious look, Gwen frowned and asked.

Although in the original timeline Herrscher of the Void was fully awakened only after having two cores and being infused with a massive amount of Honkai Energy, she also had a history of violently attacking people in Russia, which Gwen could not afford to ignore.

"Nature."

Mei nodded, pondered for a moment, and then carefully recounted what she had seen and felt at the time.

Her account quickly confirmed Gwen's answer—

"It's probably due to the influence of the partially sealed Herrscher Core here, showing signs of revival..."

Silently speculating about the state of the Herrscher consciousness within Kiana's body, Gwen, facing the gazes of the two girls, slowly nodded and said:

"With Mei's discerning eye, she shouldn't be mistaken about such a thing."

If that's the case...

"I'm afraid there are indeed some hidden secrets within Miss Kiana's body..."

"Ah?

"I really am haunted by a ghost..."

Upon hearing Gwen's extremely solemn conclusion, Kiana's hair stood on end, her eyes widened, and her face was filled with terror.

"Don't be impatient."

Upon seeing Kiana's appearance, Gwen put two fingers together and touched Kiana's forehead. An invisible force spread, suppressing the panic in her heart.

This is the result of Gwen's continuous familiarization with his own power during this period—

Although Gwen wasn't completely unable to use his powers after leaving his body, it was like switching operating systems, and he needed to get used to everything.

"OK...

I'm not panicking..."

Kiana, whose heart had calmed down considerably in an instant, nodded like a chick pecking at rice, her big eyes filled with hope as she looked at Gwen.

"That...

Master, I...

Although she no longer showed any panic, anyone could tell that Kiana was actually terrified.

"Don't be afraid or panic when you encounter problems..."

Gwen shook his head slightly, picked up the water in front of him and took a sip. Kiana, seeing this, also felt a little thirsty, picked up her own cup and drank it all in one gulp, then continued to stare intently at Gwen.

"..."

Gwyn had hoped to distract Kiana a little, but to his dismay, it had no effect whatsoever. Gwen shook his head in exasperation and tried to offer some words of comfort.

"Perhaps... we're just saying perhaps, there really is a ghost inside you—"

But... she's just a ghost too—

A part that remains of a dead person.

You are a perfectly healthy, living person; you have no reason to fear a dead person who is merely a soul, do you?

"But... Master, in your stories, aren't those ghosts all possessing strange powers that humans don't have...?"

Kiana felt that Gwen made sense, but driven by instinctive fear, she still spoke pitifully.

As she spoke, Kiana opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Gwen cautiously.

"Even so, ordinary people can defeat those monsters, let alone you who are not ordinary people?"

Gwen spoke patiently, and seeing that Kiana wasn't very interested, he continued, "..."

"Of course, I will stay by your side and watch over you until we find a way to solve your problem."

"Um... is this not a good idea?"

Despite the deep-seated fear within her soul, Kiana subconsciously didn't want to trouble others like this.

"Now that I've discovered there seems to be something wrong with you, I have no reason to stand idly by."

Gwen slowly shook his head, reinforcing Kiana's confidence.

However, before Kiana could speak, a surprised voice came from behind Gwen—

"Well said!"

Accompanied by Yae Sakura, Kallen stared intently at Gwen, her face full of approval.

"Having superhuman strength, one should naturally make use of that strength."

At this moment, Kallen's gaze towards Gwen was full of approval—

Regardless of whether the other person was a member of the Caslana family or not, Kallen considered him to be the kind of role model her father had described when educating her.

"Miss Kallen?"

Miss Sakura?

Upon seeing the two arrive, Gwen waved in greeting.

"Mr. Ida, Sakura has told me everything. When shall we make our move?"

After a few pleasantries, Kallen got straight to the point—

In her mind, the pursuers could arrive at any moment, and she had to resolve the situation here as soon as possible before continuing to evade them.

"What's going on? What do you mean by taking action?"

Kiana seemed to have regained her energy, looked at Kallen, the nun who had many similarities to herself, then at Sakura beside her, and finally looked at Gwen with a puzzled expression.

"In short, as I expected, a Great Demon is lurking in Yae Village..."

After exchanging glances with Yae Sakura, Gwen spoke slowly amidst the puzzled looks of Kiana and Mei.

"Demon?

Where?"

Kiana's eyes widened instantly as she looked around, like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"The current clues..."

Gwen slowly turned his head to look at the tallest building in Yae Village—

"They all point to that Tenshukaku."

"So what should we do?"

Kiana, having determined her stance and purpose without any prior consideration, was eager and ready to fight.

"Did you break into that Tenshukaku and defeat the demon?"

Or should we just burn down that Tenshukaku?

But if we burn down that Tenshukaku, the shrine below will probably catch fire too..."

"..."

Gwyn glanced at Kiana, Gwen that she wanted to burn down the Tenshukaku, and couldn't help but chuckle, but he still tried to maintain a calm expression, slowly shaking his head.

"That's not right. Although all the clues point to the Tenshukaku, we can't be sure that the enemy is inside."

"By setting it on fire, we might be able to eliminate the enemy, but we would also destroy all the clues."

"Count me in if we're going to raid the Tenshukaku."

Mei stroked the sword lying across her lap and said softly,

"But she has that kind of problem, is it appropriate for her to go in?"

"Don't underestimate me!"

When Mei brought her up again, Kiana, though her opinion of her had changed considerably, still straightened her back and looked directly at Mei.

"Ghosts and demons always share the same stench."

Ignoring Kiana's little tantrum, Mei looked straight at Gwen.

"If they actually make some kind of contact, things could get really bad."

"It is indeed a hidden danger."

Gwen nodded, then slowly shook his head.

"However, leaving Kiana out in the open is even more inappropriate—"

No one can be sure that what's on the Tenshukaku is the true form of the demon.

If that's just a smokescreen, and the real demons are hiding outside, then Kiana, alone here, will be in danger.

"So... shall we break into the Tenshukaku together tonight?"

Listening to Gwen's point of view, Mei nodded slightly, agreeing with Gwen's statement. She looked around and asked Gwen a question.

Although it wasn't her style to just hand over the reins so easily, for some reason, Mei had a strange sense of trust in this man.

"That..."

Before Gwen nod, Kiana's ahoge (cowlick) twitched, and she asked a question—

Why don't we go during the day, but at night?

Isn't it said that demons and monsters are more rampant at night?

"Because we don't have the upper hand..."

Seeing Kiana displaying her rare intelligence, Gwen sighed and explained,

"Now it's our job to deal with that demon, not what that demon wants to do."

Therefore, we need to chase after the demons, even if it means surrendering the initiative on the battlefield to others..."

"Then I'm fine with it, I'm available anytime."