Ryoma Raiden: Mei's Heavenly Immortal Flight!

"ME Corp building? Isn't that run by Mei-senpai's family?!" Kiana exclaimed in surprise. "Could it be that these robots are all from Mei-senpai's family? But these robots are way beyond ME Corp's operational scope!"

"I don't know either!" Mei Raiden shook her head, a hint of sadness in her voice. "My mother died when I was very young, and my father was always so busy he rarely came home. I barely saw him. Although I seem like the princess of ME Corp, I have no idea what ME Corp actually does."

"Then, two years ago, my father disappeared. The last known location before his disappearance was Changkong City, so I came to Changkong City to find him," Mei Raiden said with a somber expression, her longing for her father resurfacing.

"Mei-senpai is also looking for her father." For the first time, Kiana's delicate face showed a hint of sadness, startling Yu Luo. "My irresponsible father also disappeared after leaving a single sentence. I came to Changkong City to find him."

Yu Luo couldn't stand the somber atmosphere. He preferred to see smiles on people's faces, perhaps due to his own past experiences. So, Yu Luo interrupted their reminiscing, "Since we've arrived at Mei's home, let's go take a look. Maybe we can find some clues about your father."

"This..." Mei Raiden was about to say something, but Yu Luo had already walked ahead. Mei Raiden looked at Yu Luo's retreating back, put away her heavy expression, and smiled. She grabbed Kiana's hand and whispered, "Thank you, Yu Luo."

Yu Luo was still in his transformed state, so his keen senses naturally heard Mei Raiden's words. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upwards. The next moment, his foot stumbled, and he fell to the ground. An angry voice echoed in the hangar, "Which idiot designed stairs here!"

"Pfft!" Kiana burst into unrestrained laughter at Yu Luo. "Serves you right for walking around with your nose in the air and not watching where you're going!"

Finally, the three of them found an elevator at the very back of the hangar. Kiana searched inside the elevator for a long time but couldn't find any floor buttons. Mei Raiden, being the princess of ME Corp, understood what was happening as soon as she saw the situation.

"An express elevator for internal personnel? I wonder which floor it goes to."

"Who cares which floor it goes to? If there are enemies, I'll defeat them all!" Kiana energetically showed off her biceps. Of course, Yu Luo could only see her fair arm, with no muscles visible at all.

"Are you, by any chance, the legendary 'Nai Nai who can punch a cow to death in one blow'?"

"What kind of nonsensical name is that? Who is that?!" Kiana retorted with annoyance. Yu Luo put on a nostalgic expression. "She, one of the Big Three in the industry, the goddess in my heart. Of course, you wouldn't understand!"

"Tsk!" Kiana clicked her tongue menacingly. Fortunately, at that moment, the elevator chimed, and the doors slowly opened. The three of them tensed up, grabbed their weapons, and rushed out of the elevator door immediately, ready to face any potential attack.

To their surprise, they were greeted by a luxurious, spotless office with everything neatly arranged. "This is..." Mei Raiden's gaze became distant. The blurry images in her memory gradually became clearer, overlapping with the scene before her.

"It's my father's office..."

"Then let's hurry and look for clues about your father's disappearance!" Kiana said earnestly, already rummaging through a nearby filing cabinet. Mei Raiden shook her head and said, "I already searched once when I came to Changkong City two years ago, but I didn't find any clues."

Yu Luo's gaze swept across the desk. He curiously picked up a photo frame placed upside down on the desk. Inside the frame was a damaged photograph. The uneven edges clearly showed it had been torn by hand. The remaining half showed a smiling middle-aged man who bore some resemblance to Mei Raiden.

"Is this your father, Ryoma Raiden?" Yu Luo handed the photo to Mei Raiden. Mei Raiden looked at the man in the photo and nodded. "This was taken when my father was with me during the time I was kidnapped. During that period, my father stayed with me constantly. It was my happiest time."

Yu Luo nodded and said nothing more. Kiana, fumbling around clumsily, accidentally knocked over the entire filing cabinet, scattering papers like snowflakes all over the floor.

"Kiana, are you okay!" Mei Raiden anxiously helped Kiana up from the floor. Kiana, ungracefully rubbing her sore backside, curiously looked at the overturned filing cabinet and exclaimed in surprise, "There's a hidden compartment here!"

"Hmm?" Yu Luo and Mei Raiden exchanged glances and curiously peered over. Kiana rummaged around in the hidden compartment with her right hand and pulled out a diary. A cherry blossom bookmark fell out. Mei Raiden excitedly picked up the bookmark from the floor.

"This is the bookmark I gave my father when I was little!"

"Then this diary must belong to Mei's father!" Kiana directly opened the diary. Yu Luo also leaned in, very interested in reading someone's private affairs.

The entire diary recorded Ryoma Raiden's longing for Mei Raiden, along with some parts that were crossed out. It also included many embarrassing anecdotes from Mei Raiden's childhood. Kiana read it with great relish.

Yu Luo stole a glance at Mei Raiden's expression and noticed she didn't look too good. He quickly snatched the diary from Kiana's hand.

"What are you doing?!" Kiana asked indignantly.

"Still reading such useless parts for so long? Don't you know time is precious?!" Yu Luo responded righteously, then skimmed through the diary at lightning speed, skipping all non-essential parts. It wasn't until he reached the last few pages of the diary that he made an unexpected discovery.

"Mei, look, there's really a clue!" Yu Luo quickly handed the diary to Mei Raiden. Mei Raiden took the diary and looked. She saw handwriting she recognized, which read:

(Strikethrough) It's getting more and more outrageous, they actually want to restart that plan. I must protect Mei! Mei's birthday is coming soon. I hope I can return by then and give her that thing I'm making in the lab as a gift. This is my life's masterpiece!

"Father!" Mei Raiden hugged the diary and cried out, tears finally streaming down her face. Yu Luo stroked his chin and mused, "Father disappeared after writing this diary. That means the gift he left for Mei is likely still in the laboratory!"

"Did you just call him father-in-law?!" Kiana stared at Yu Luo suspiciously. Yu Luo's expression remained unchanged as he brushed it off, "No, you misheard."

Sensing Mei Raiden's grief, the will of the Third Herrscher, which had been lurking within Mei Raiden's body, began to stir. It began to tempt her, "Do you know why your father disappeared? It's because you're too weak. If you accept my power, not only your father, but everyone you care about will never leave you!"

"Come, accept me. We are one, this power should have been yours from the beginning!" The seductive words echoed incessantly in Mei Raiden's ears.

"You wish!" Mei Raiden flatly refused the temptation. She glanced at Kiana and Yu Luo, who were bickering beside her, and said firmly, "I believe I can find my father. And I promised Kiana that I will never be controlled by you again, and also for the sake of him who reached out to me in the darkness!"

"Tch, you'll need me." The Third Herrscher's will scoffed at Mei Raiden's words, then fell silent again, becoming quiescent.

"Mei-senpai, let's go find the gift your father made for you! It should still be in the laboratory and hasn't been taken!" Kiana excitedly grabbed Mei Raiden's hand.

Mei Raiden seemed to be infected by Kiana's enthusiasm. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and gave her a smile. "Okay, I still remember the way to the laboratory, and I have the full access permit for ME Corp. I'll take you there, and I can get you some better weapons too."

"Thank you, Mei!" Kiana thanked Mei Raiden with a beaming smile. Yu Luo sighed repeatedly, "It's great to be rich!"

"Yeah, it's great to be rich!" The System also chimed in after a long absence, "Why did I choose such a poor person as my Host back then?"

"Am I mistreating you by being your Host?" Yu Luo couldn't stand the System's scorn. "I know all the Heroic Spirits like the back of my hand, which allows me to maximize the System's potential."

"You're poor!"

"I'm a handsome 1.8-meter-tall with long legs!"

"Putting aside whether that's true or not, you're poor!"

"I..."

"You're poor!"

"Scram, I'm uninstalling you, you trash System."

"You can't uninstall me!"