A Conversation

"Porn Xuan... Porn Xuan?"

Seeing the familiar Silver-haired Youth before her, Kiana was exceptionally astonished.

She had been wondering why that figure from behind looked so familiar.

"Y-You've been infected?"

She instinctively asked the question.

"Hey, Miss Kiana, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Do I look infected to you?"

Dong Moxuan helplessly waved his hand.

The instant he saw Kiana, Dong Moxuan had instinctively retracted the Honkai Energy surrounding him.

"Eh?!"

Only then did Kiana snap back to her senses from her surprise.

She took a careful look and found that the youth's aura was exceptionally clear and gentle, without the suffocating oppression from before. The incredibly dense Honkai Energy she had sensed earlier had also vanished without a trace.

Was that... an illusion?

Kiana narrowed her eyes slightly.

"What's wrong, Kiana?"

Seeing the Silver-haired Girl standing there without saying anything, Dong Moxuan waved a hand in front of her.

"Mmm~"

The suddenly approaching Dong Moxuan startled Kiana.

"W-Why did you suddenly get so close?"

"You were the one who suddenly stood there spacing out, weren't you? What were you thinking about?"

"That's none of your business! Stand farther away from me!"

Kiana pushed Dong Moxuan away with a flushed face.

"Come to think of it, why are you at Senba Academy?"

Kiana stroked her chin as she looked at the Silver-haired Youth before her. Suddenly, as if she had figured something out, her gaze turned strange.

"I remember you climbed over the wall from outside last time, and now you've appeared here again... You... don't tell me you're a pervert who secretly infiltrated a girls' school to do something improper?"

Kiana's tone was full of contempt.

"Who are you calling a pervert? White-haired Ball, don't slander me!"

Dong Moxuan would never let this Paramecium slander him, so he hurriedly refuted her.

"I had something to do here last time!"

"What kind of thing? Venting your pent-up desires?"

Dong Moxuan: "..."

"Hmph. Fine, I'll let last time go. What about this time?"

"This time..."

Looking at Kiana, Dong Moxuan raised a hand and scratched his cheek.

"I came because I really couldn't stop worrying about you, Kiana..."

As he said this, Dong Moxuan looked at the girl before him and revealed a relieved smile.

"It's great that Kiana is safe!"

"You..."

Kiana had not expected Dong Moxuan to answer like that, and her face instantly flushed red.

"Who do you think I am? D-Do I... need you to worry about me? Don't get so full of yourself!"

Her hands waved awkwardly in all directions. Kiana felt her heart racing, and even her words became somewhat halting.

"Well, Kiana is a very formidable person, after all... Since you're fine, I'll be leaving first."

Seeing Kiana's appearance, Dong Moxuan made a triumphant gesture in his mind.

This woman is way too easy to handle!

He smiled and said this as he prepared to leave.

"W-Wait!"

Dong Moxuan had only just turned around when Kiana's voice came from behind him.

She took a deep breath, and the flush on her cheeks gradually faded.

"Do you... know what's happening right now?"

"What's happening right now?"

Faced with Kiana's question, Dong Moxuan very appropriately put on a puzzled expression.

"Is it... a virus leak? Resident Evil? Like in the movies?"

"No, it's Honkai!"

Kiana's expression was exceptionally serious.

"Honkai? What's Honkai?"

"What's Honkai... You don't need to know what Honkai is. Just know that 'It' is terrifying and dangerous, so..."

Kiana instinctively touched the ends of her hair, unsure why she was feeling somewhat nervous.

"For now, you should follow me. We can at least say we know each other, so I'll reluctantly protect you for a while."

"Eh?!"

Looking at the girl before him, Dong Moxuan wore a teasing expression.

"Are you... worried about me, Miss Kiana?"

"Who... who's worried about you, you jerk!"

Kiana became agitated like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Who do you think you are? Stop being so conceited!"

"I'm merely showing the most basic humanitarian concern! If... if you insist on going to your death alone, I... I definitely won't stop you!"

"Alright, alright, I misspoke..."

Seeing Kiana in such an agitated state, Dong Moxuan hurriedly waved his hands and begged for mercy.

"Hmph!"

Kiana folded her arms across her chest and snorted.

"So... what should we do next?"

"Next..."

Kiana turned to look out the window.

"This Honkai outbreak probably covers all of Changkong City... What a hassle!"

She muttered this somewhat irritably before continuing, "So first, we..."

Gurgle~

A clear sound suddenly rang out at the most inappropriate moment. Kiana's expression stiffened, and her cheeks turned bright red.

"Um..."

Looking at the girl before him, Dong Moxuan's expression became somewhat hesitant.

"You..."

"Are you hungry? Porn Xuan?"

Dong Moxuan: "???"

"You haven't eaten breakfast yet, have you? Porn Xuan!"

Turning around, Kiana "naturally" patted Dong Moxuan on the shoulder.

"Look, your stomach is growling from hunger, so..."

"Um, Kiana... That was clearly your stomach just now..."

"You're very hungry! Right, Porn Xuan?"

Kiana directly interrupted Dong Moxuan, speaking with an "amiable" smile.

"Gulp..."

Dong Moxuan could not help swallowing lightly.

"Th-That's right. I'm very hungry, Kiana."

"See? You didn't even eat breakfast!"

Hearing Dong Moxuan say this, Kiana's expression immediately brightened. Smiling, she took hold of his wrist.

"I'm a very considerate person, you know. Let's find somewhere to have breakfast!"

Dong Moxuan: "..."

Well, as long as you're happy, Kiana.

At the same time, on the rooftop.

Buzz buzz buzz...

A girl wearing a Senba Academy uniform stood unsteadily on the rooftop, pale-purple lightning crackling around her body.

She looked ahead, confusion filling her pale-purple eyes.

"Where... am I...?"

She remembered that she seemed to have been attending class in the classroom.

And then... then, suddenly, suddenly...

The girl's memories had a gap, and everything that happened afterward was a complete blank.

She only remembered stumbling out of the classroom...

And then, this place was...

"The... rooftop?"

The girl's lips parted slightly. Why was she here?