Star Rail, Starting as Kiana

Star Rail: Starting as Kiana, Author: Yuedian

Because of a questionnaire, Kiana arrived in the world of Star Rail.

However, there was no system, no so-called cheat, only a crow's mouth that worked whenever it felt like it.

"Ah, why am I not the Great Sage Kiana?" Then, Kiana gained the power of the Herrscher of the Void.

"Ah, I'm going to Jarilo-VI. If I turn into Herta, would Bronya be very excited?" And so, on Jarilo-VI, Kiana transformed into the appearance of Herta.

"Cocolia, actually, I am your long-lost granddaughter." Watching Cocolia, whose CPU had literally fried from her single sentence, Kiana felt a sense of pleasure.

"Nonsense, fox ears are clearly long!" And so, on that day, Tingyun's ears turned into "donkey ears" just like Yae Sakura's.

"I..."

"Shut your mouth, don't you dare speak!"

"Fine, then I want to drink Sister Juice from Gama Asuka." Looking at Gama Asuka and Yomi before her, both of whom had blades pressed against her neck, Kiana realized what a Shura Field truly was.

Chapter 1: Word of Law or Crow's Mouth?

If one day, you were allowed to become your favorite character and arrive in a game world you love, what would you choose?

Accompanied by the sound of an alarm clock, it arrived.

Kiana woke up groggily, rubbed her hair, which had become a mess from sleeping, took off her pajamas, and changed into the staff uniform of the Herta Space Station.

"Sigh, why is it that others either get a system or unlock a cheat to become invincible, but when it comes to me, only my mouth is enchanted?"

Although she said that, Kiana was still quite satisfied with her current life.

All of this had to start from a month ago.

That morning, because it was the weekend, there was nothing to do.

So, as soon as Kiana woke up, she opened her phone, tablet, and computer, logging into three games respectively.

"Genshin Impact, Star Rail, Guns Girl Z, launch!"

As a result, as soon as she went online, she discovered that the announcement boards of all three games had red dots. After clicking them, as expected, it was another survey.

Regarding surveys, there was only one thing Kiana wanted to do: quickly click through the version update content, find the Abyss satisfaction survey, and fill in "Very Simple" on it.

Even for the Guns Girl Z surveys, because there was no option for Abyss satisfaction, our classmate Kiana would even write down her own thoughts in the optional comment box at the end.

Survey content: Are you dissatisfied with anything in this version?

Without even thinking, Kiana wrote down the answer she had written countless times before.

The Abyss and Memorial Arena are too simple. I suggest giving the bosses a few more phases, increasing the temperature, and adding anomalies! GKD!

Speaking of this, one has to mention past events.

Once, a friend saw Kiana's operation and even snatched the device away, saying angrily:

"So you're the jerk who writes 'Very Simple' every day, right? I want to see if you actually clear the Abyss every cycle!"

After switching to the HoYoLAB account and discovering the data for the Nirvana Abyss and the top tier of the Arena in Guns Girl Z, as well as the solo clear records in Genshin Impact, the friend fell silent.

As for Star Rail, because it hadn't been out for long, it didn't have much of an impact.

However, after Kiana finished filling out the three surveys today, she discovered that a new window had popped up.

Among the games under the miHoYo company, which one do you like more now? If you were allowed to choose a world to travel to, which world would you choose?

A. Honkai Gakuen

B. Honkai Impact 3rd

C. Genshin Impact

D. Honkai: Star Rail

There were also otome games from miHoYo and Zenless Zone Zero further down, but because Kiana didn't play them, the options were grayed out and could not be selected.

Looking at these options and thinking about the recent meme-heavy operations in Star Rail, Kiana felt that perhaps the project team was running out of meme sources and wanted to use the survey to find some.

But this "isekai intention" survey had been played out over a decade ago, hadn't it?

Still, Kiana chose D.

There was no other reason; the story of Part 1.5 of Honkai Impact 3rd had ended, her youth had vanished, and Part 2 didn't have the same longing and anticipation for the plot as before.

As for Genshin?

Heh, if time had turned back two years, Kiana definitely would have chosen it, but working as a laborer every day is nowhere near as interesting as playing with memes in Star Rail every day!

After clicking submit, she found that a new window had popped up.

If you were to travel, who would you want to become?

Below was a list of characters from all of miHoYo's games, even including various NPCs and characters who only existed in the words of others.

Kiana scrolled for a full few minutes before reaching the bottom, then scrolled back to the very top.

Without hesitation, she clicked on the name Kiana Kaslana and chose to submit.

After all, the reason Kiana got into HoYoverse games in the first place was because a classmate told her there was a game with a character who shared her exact name. So, if she really did transmigrate, she absolutely had to become the super-duper adorable Kiana-chan.

There is no "Qi" in the Hundred Family Surnames, so don't look too deep into it; the author is just terrible at naming things.

Please enter your nickname. Do not use your real name or any in-game character names. Your nickname will become your codename.

Seeing this, Kiana understood.

"Oh, so that's what this is all about. They've run out of NPC names and need codenames, so the developers are just trying to borrow ideas from the players."

However, if you really want to use the game, I'm going to have to make my move!

As the tapping stopped, the questionnaire was completed.

For the final question, Kiana filled in the answer: Dominating Moon Sea Fish Fish Cat.

"Laughing to death, if you dare to actually use this nickname, I'll respect you as a real man! If it weren't for the fact that there was only one option, I definitely would've hit you with Rich and Auspicious Iron Plate Duck, Brick King Ten Thousand Years, Broken Horse Sky Silly Goose, or Island Explosion Dodo Raven!"

But after she finished filling it out, the message that appeared wasn't the usual one.

Thank you for your response.

Instead, it was a voice prompt.

"Then, Miss Dominating Moon Sea Fish Fish Cat, may your presence accompany us on the journey ahead."

Eh? HoYoverse actually put in some effort; this Easter egg is pretty nice. If I'd known there was voice acting, I would've recorded it.

Then, Kiana felt her head grow dizzy.

Kiana felt her eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

In the final moment before her consciousness faded, she assumed it was because she'd stayed up too late and was about to die from sudden cardiac arrest due to her excitement.

"Ah, if I really am transmigrating, I hope I get to be Asta's dog! Being a dog for a rich lady is still easier than working a job."

"Wait! No, Asta already has Peppy. Then I guess I'll be a cat instead."

When Kiana woke up again, she found herself held in Asta's arms.

"Oh, I really did turn into a cat."

Just as Kiana thought this, the next moment, she realized her perspective had shifted significantly.

If one were to look from a god's-eye view, they would see the white cat originally held in Asta's arms suddenly grow larger, pinning her onto the bed.

After some explanation, Kiana finally cleared up the situation.

"You're saying I'm a gift from Ms. Herta to you?"

"Mm-hmm. Ms. Herta said she saw I liked pets and found you on a certain planet on the verge of extinction, so she brought you over."

Asta blushed. For some reason, looking at Kiana—who was also a woman—Asta couldn't help but feel that the other party was as dashing as the princes and knights in the novels she read.

However, because Kiana's situation was special, Asta contacted her teacher, Ms. Herta, after talking with her.

Ms. Herta was also quite interested in Kiana, and after a series of checks and experiments, she discovered Kiana's unique traits.

In Ms. Herta's own words:

"To put it nicely, you possess something akin to the Word of Law. To put it bluntly, your ability is an uncontrollable jinx."

Chapter 2: Stop Jinxing It

After a month had passed, Ms. Herta lost her desire to investigate Kiana's abilities.

In her view, this was likely a gift from some Messenger of Joy; after all, it wasn't as if they hadn't done such things before.

Only Kiana knew that her ability might be related to the email she filled out before transmigrating.

However, Kiana's ability was truly uncontrollable; it lacked the invincible nature of a Xianxia world where one's words become reality.

Instead, in most cases, it felt more like a jinx.

For instance, seeing a staff member with severe dark circles, Kiana once quipped, "Be careful, you're staying up so late you're about to turn into a panda."

As a result, the person actually turned into a panda, though thankfully it only lasted for five minutes.

Such blunders had happened quite a few times, but there were exceptions. For example, during Kiana's first test, she spoke without thinking:

"Ah, since I'm Kiana, I might not be the Great Sage Kiana, but I should at least have the strength of a Herrscher, right?"

A casual remark that actually came true. For those five minutes, Kiana gained the full power of the Herrscher of the Void—the full combat strength of the Six-Core Pufferfish from the Second Eruption.

Unfortunately, Kiana didn't get to experience it for long; she only summoned three Void Lances before the effect wore off.

The good news, however, was that there were residual traces of the power she had obtained, though they were very faint.

The only ability Kiana currently possessed was a tiny fraction of the Herrscher of the Void's authority; the most she could do was act as a storage space, and even at full effort, she could only summon a single Void Lance.

There was also a passive ability that increased the favorability of those around her, but that was something Ms. Herta mentioned during testing; honestly, Kiana didn't feel anything at all.

Perhaps some of her earlier jokes had come true, or perhaps this ability had existed ever since she filled out the questionnaire—Kiana couldn't be sure.

"But since the content of the questionnaire all came true, my current state is pretty much the same as when Kiana first joined St. Freya Academy. Still, I have to admit, the bloodline of the Kaslana family is truly powerful."

Kiana opened the door and started wandering around the space station.

Perhaps due to her high affinity, Asta and Ms. Herta were both quite good to her.

Fine, forget I said anything about Ms. Herta.

Kiana's life now is what countless people dream of: waking up every morning to have breakfast, going out for a stroll, and doing whatever she pleases with the rest of her time.

Asta even gave Kiana an access card with a very high clearance level; aside from a few restricted experimental zones, Kiana can go anywhere she wants on the Herta Space Station.

As for money, Kiana doesn't need to worry about that either. Since Asta is her nominal guardian, she might lack other things, but she certainly doesn't lack funds.

If not for Kiana's strong opposition, Asta probably would have paid out of her own pocket to buy Kiana a planet to live on.

"Kiana, how are you waking up so late again!"

Once Kiana arrived at the Master Control Zone, Asta glared at her, puffed up with indignation over Kiana skipping breakfast.

"Hey, it's just that the standard rations for the researchers are... well, the taste is truly hard to describe. Besides, didn't we buy a lot of bread earlier?"

Thinking of the cafeteria meals, half of Asta's anger instantly vanished.

Although for the researchers here, food is merely a way to replenish energy so they can continue their experiments, let alone Kiana who has tasted the delicacies of Blue Star, even Asta herself doesn't care for them much.

"Forget it."

Asta shook her head, deciding to let Kiana off the hook.

Kiana thought that was the end of why Asta had stopped her, but just as she was about to turn and leave for the greenhouse in the Storage Zone to check on the plants she was cultivating, Asta grabbed the hem of her clothes again.

"What is it?"

"Did you forget? Ms. Herta's new collection is arriving today, and the Express crew is coming too. Wasn't it you who said you didn't want to just loaf around on the Herta Space Station, nor did you want to work for the Interastral Peace Corporation? Well? The Star Rail is here—aren't you going to go meet the members of the Express crew?"

Only when Asta mentioned this did Kiana finally remember.

She never expected that a casual remark she made back then would be something Asta had kept in mind until now.