I Don't Know Where She Is Either

"Stripped out?"

Kiana, whose smile lasted less than three seconds, nervously reached behind her and looked at Ruan Mei with apprehension.

"Um, I also brought other Stigmata crystal. Shall we try those first?"

"Keeping her on your person won't do you any good."

Ruan Mei said quite seriously.

"But this is my friend after all. Let's experiment with other Stigmata crystal first, and I'll remove this Stigma once we're sure it's safe."

Kiana was still unaware of what experiments Ruan Mei intended to conduct with the Stigma, and therefore remained somewhat cautious.

After all, Ruan Mei doesn't consider inhumanity or safety when conducting experiments.

"Good."

Ruan Mei knew her concerns, and seeing that she didn't mind handing over the Stigma, she didn't say anything more.

After receiving the Stigmata crystal from her, he went to the other side, intending to use Ido to stimulate the Stigma given by Kiana.

Let's observe the reaction of the Stigmata world.

When Kiana first mentioned the Stigmata world, she immediately thought of Ido and dreams.

Although she didn't quite understand how to stay away or how to operate the system, Kiana still followed Ruan Mei closely like a little tail.

Ruan Mei's interest in the Stigmata world, or rather, the consciousness of Stigma, far outweighs her interest in the equipment.

Just as she said before.

Herta will be more interested in equipment.

Time is hard to feel in the lab, and Kiana stayed there with Ruan Mei for days at a time.

After confirming that the Ido was harmless to the Stigma and would even fill the Stigmata world, Kiana removed the Yae Sakura Stigma from her body after communicating with Yae Sakura.

At this moment, her Stigma floated inside a transparent cylindrical device in the center of the laboratory, the container filled with Ido.

Ruan Mei is still analyzing the Stigma.

The process didn't go very smoothly.

"If you're tired, go take a rest."

Ruan Mei glanced at Kiana, who was propping her head up and looking at her, and said, "You don't need to stay here with me."

Next comes the analysis.

There was nothing Kiana could do to help, since Kiana knew nothing about Stigma either.

67

Chapter Sixty-Seven: I don't know where she is either.

"Um?"

Kiana, who hadn't slept for several days, rubbed her eyes and looked at Ruan Mei, who seemed completely unaffected. She hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Based on her observation, Ruan Mei wouldn't have time to pay attention to her anymore, and she might even bother Ruan Mei if she stayed by her side.

Besides, she was really sleepy.

If she stays next to Ruan Mei, she might watch Ruan Mei analyze the Stigma and then fall asleep on the table.

"I'm going to take a nap. Remember to call me if you need anything, ARuan."

"Um."

Kiana yawned as she left the lab, wondering if all geniuses were like that.

When doing experiments, I don't sleep for several days. Once everything is done, I sleep for a whole day and night.

Although she had been by Ruan Mei's side for over a year, this was all she could do.

Overwhelmed by drowsiness, she returned to her room and collapsed onto the bed. The moment she touched the soft mattress, her consciousness faded into darkness.

I fall asleep the moment my head hits the bed.

I don't know how long I slept.

Kiana, groggily waking up, turned over, finally regaining some clarity of mind.

I got up and took a shower.

After finishing, Kiana went back to bed. This time, she took out her phone, which she hadn't touched in a long time; she hadn't touched it since entering the lab.

Sirin should have replied to me.

They're probably getting impatient.

As she expected, when she opened her phone, one unread message after another popped up, including messages from Sirin.

And there's the Nightingale a message from the Penacony.

There were a lot of messages coming from Sirin, and since she was no longer excited, she replied to the Nightingale's message first.

Tell the Nightingale she has gone home.

He has recovered his health.

The other party didn't reply to the message, so Kiana went to Sirin's chat page after sending the message, opened it, and scrolled up.

Sirin's first message was sent several days ago, asking if she was Kiana.

A dozen minutes later, many more messages came in, basically asking if it was her.

Then several hours passed in between.

Sirin sent her some information about Mei, not much, just a brief mention, leaving a mark.

After that, it was just a few messages every day.

I asked her why she wasn't replying to my messages.

Where are we now?

The latest news was released an hour ago, saying that she plans to leave the Herta Space Station in the next couple of days.

Kiana sat up straight and quickly typed a message to Sirin.

Kiana: Is that Sirin?

Kiana: Sorry, I've been in the lab these past few days and haven't had time to use my phone.

Kiana: Where are you planning to go next?

Kiana: I plan to visit you at the Herta Space Station in a while.

Kiana: Also, do you know where Mei is right now? Is she with you?

Sirin: Kiana?!

Kiana was impressed by the fast internet speed and didn't miss the chance to communicate with her.

Kiana: It's me.

Sirin: Where are you now? When did you leave Izumo?

Kiana: I left Izumo more than a year ago and met Ruan Mei at Tenhutou Rock. We're together now.

Kiana: Where's Mei?

Kiana: Is Mei with you?

After waiting for several days for news at the Herta Space Station, Sirin, who was already getting impatient, had a dark expression on her face.

After waiting for several days, her excitement at finding Kiana had been greatly diminished. Now, seeing Kiana talking about Mei on the left and Mei on the right, all her joy had vanished.

This death is exactly the same as before.

He suppressed his slight dissatisfaction.

Sirin: I don't actually know where she is now.

Kiana:??!

Sirin: Over the years, she has been unwilling to leave, staying outside Izumo while I led the others to trade outside.

Sirin: It's always been like this, but a few months ago, I went back to Izumo and found that Raiden Mei was missing.

Kiana:... Not a single word?

Sirin: She hasn't contacted us, and I don't know if she has any way to contact us now. That incident was a huge blow to her...

Kiana tensed up instantly.

Kiana: What's wrong with her?

Sirin: In order to return to Izumo and find you, she traveled a long way on the road of nothingness, and I can't say for sure what her situation is now.

Sirin: But she'll definitely be alright.

Sirin: Maybe she'll go back next year, so there's no need to worry too much about her.

Kiana:...

Are we going further and further down the path of nothingness?

Kiana curled her fingers, then clenched them into a fist, as if nothing had changed.

Sirin: Kiana, how about you? Are you alright?

Sirin: What exactly happened back then?

No, things have changed.

At least more people survived.

Some people even preserved their consciousness through the process of creating Stigmata crystal.

Kiana let out a breath and continued typing.

Kiana: It's a long story. I'll tell you all about it when we meet.

Kiana: By the way, Sakura is still conscious. If there's a chance in the future, you might be able to see Sakura again.

Sirin: Yae Sakura?!

Sirin: That guy's still alive? And he's with you now?

Shock, joy, and then awkwardness.

She always felt that Yae Sakura and the others were dead, Kiana's survival could be attributed to her resilience, but the others...

Whether it was her or the others, they all assumed that those people had already died in that disaster.

She also missed Yae Sakura for a long time.

As it turns out, not only is she not dead, but she is now very likely to stay by Kiana's side.

This, this...

Kiana:... You can't really call yourself alive.

Kiana: I'll tell you in detail after we meet, okay?

Sirin: Where are you now?

Kiana: I'm with Ruan Mei. If you want to come, you can come with Herta.

Kiana: Herta contacted ARuan a while ago, saying he wanted to come here in person to talk to her.

Sirin: I'll go ask!

--Your friend is offline--

Kiana smiled faintly as she looked at the notification, then put her phone aside and looked up at the photos on the opposite wall.

I was very disappointed that I couldn't find Mei.

But knowing that Sirin and the Ark were still there, a huge weight was lifted from my heart.

"I wonder how ARuan's analysis is going."

I put my phone away safely; this time it wasn't lost in my storage space.