Chapter Eighty-One: I Finally Found You. / Chapter Eighty-Two: Calming Someone Down Is a Skill.

The weather is great.

It's a great place to get away and relax.

But the good weather didn't bring her a good mood, and the warm sun couldn't improve her mood either.

Gazing intently at that crucial line of text, after several days of contemplation, Kiana's inner thoughts were no longer merely on the surface.

"The reputation should be sufficient."

My thoughts drifted back to what I had encountered with the Nightingale on that remote planet a few days ago.

My mind became completely made up.

"It's time to solve this problem."

For the past six months, she has been working hard to improve her reputation, but after all this time, she still knows nothing about Mei.

Is it because your reputation isn't high enough?

Kiana felt that it was about enough; perhaps her reputation wasn't high enough, but it could still grow.

But how long will it take?

One year, two years, three years?

Or even longer?

In a year or two, the story might even begin, and she won't need reputation to wait for Mei in Penacony.

In addition, there have been some events during this period.

Kiana felt a long-lost sense of urgency and decided to stop focusing her time and energy on this matter.

Just then, she remembered those songs, and together with the Nightingale, they reproduced all those melodies.

Leaving now will leave me with no regrets.

Kiana's gaze was fixed on the view outside the window, looking down at the scenery, and she murmured, "It's time to figure out how to catch up on the progress."

She's been very happy for the past six months and hopes things can stay this way, but there are people she can't let go of and things she hasn't finished.

It's time to confront our past avoidance.

Before ARuan's project ends, finish the progress and give her a surprise.

81

Chapter 81 I've finally found you.

How can I improve the permanent Finality Process?

This is the most pressing issue to consider now. In the past, rewards were always tied to Izumo, but now Izumo is already at its maximum.

Izumo is practically a death star now.

She could no longer obtain any rewards from Izumo, and there was no way to obtain secondary rewards from Sirin and the others.

To improve the process, we need to rely on Izumo.

However, Izumo is currently stuck in a bug situation, entangled with nothingness and unable to stop.

It's basically useless.

It is the bitter consequence of forcibly triggering the Finality.

"To change Izumo's situation, I must become stronger, but to take it a step further as ARuan said, I must first accumulate enough progress..."

This one seems to be stuck too.

Kiana frowned, biting her finger in frustration. There was no way to walk on this path.

Over the past six months, she had secretly tried other methods, but the results were all the same; her permanent process remained completely unchanged.

"No, there must be other ways, Kiana, use your brain, there's a way, a way..."

She closed her eyes and tried to recall everything that had happened before. After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered something from a long time ago.

"Izumo was bound to me when I activated the system, but the system didn't seem to say that it could only be bound to one world?"

"... That doesn't make sense. I've traveled to so many worlds, and I haven't seen the system pop up saying that I can bind to a new world."

Frustrated, Kiana scratched her head, turned over, stood up, took a few steps, and pounced onto the soft hotel bed.

Is there only one spot available?

"Or is there some hidden rule that I'm unaware of?"

After burying her head in the blankets for a while, Kiana suddenly patted the bed and looked up. "Maybe we should go check on Jana."

She said she would go back last time, but almost a year has passed. If she hadn't been unable to find an answer, she would have almost forgotten that there was a Jana waiting for her in Izumo.

Turning over to face upwards, Kiana stared at the ceiling. If they didn't go back, one day Jana wouldn't be able to stand the loneliness...

Kiana shivered and sat up.

That would be a really big joke!

Regardless of whether Jana has figured out a way to become human, she still needs to go back and comfort Jana.

If we let them roam freely, they might end up like the characters in Honkai Impact 2...

Just as she made up her mind to stop going down this path and return to Izumo, a new message popped up on her terminal.

Kiana raised an eyebrow and opened it to take a look.

That one glance shattered Kiana's composure. She stared wide-eyed at the message repeatedly, her mouth agape but unable to utter a sound.

The new message came from the company.

Moreover, it came from the company's bounty department, and the long message could be summarized in one sentence.

She found the person she was looking for.

"Found it?"

The news she had been searching for was suddenly right in front of her, catching Kiana completely off guard and causing her to freeze for a while.

Found it?

Mei has been found?

... Really? Could it be that she was so worried about Mei that she dreamed about this news?

I've been searching for Mei for so long.

They found it just like that?

It wasn't just a clue; they had actually found the person, Mei, and they could arrange to meet anytime.

"... Did you really find it?"

Kiana swallowed hard, her eyes trembling as she started reading again from the first word, not missing a single one.

Analyze word by word and sentence by sentence.

In a distant, remote galaxy, company employees delivering supplies to the Xianzhou encountered each other by chance...

Well-reasoned and supported by evidence.

"The Yomi..."

Upon seeing that name inside, Kiana felt somewhat dazed. She clenched her fists and then casually released them.

"Mei... yes, I need to see her right now!"

She hurriedly replied, demanding to meet the other person immediately.

Place?

The location is set at...

After hurriedly communicating with the company staff and confirming that she could see Mei here in three days, she finally ended the chat.

"Mei, Mei..."

Kiana took a deep breath; she hadn't even seen anyone yet, and she wanted to calm herself down.

"I've finally found you!"

I can't calm down at all!

She jumped out of bed and paced back and forth in the spacious room, unable to calm down or be rational; her mind was filled with surprise and anticipation.

She wasn't like this when she last met Sirin. She was happy to reunite with Sirin, but she wasn't as restless and anxious as she is now.

It was as if my whole body was set on fire.

The thought of reuniting with Mei and seeing Mei again filled her with overwhelming joy.

The corners of her mouth were so hard she couldn't suppress them.

Although things are different now, and she has met other people since leaving Izumo, Raiden Mei will always be different.

Being number one is irreplaceable.

What should I say when I see Mei?

Will she be very excited too?

How much does she still remember?

A variety of ideas came to mind, some of which she looked forward to, and others that caused her some trouble.

Mei was tricked away by her.

She and Sirin conspired to deceive Mei, promising Mei they would leave together, but in reality, she did this to keep it from her and better protect her.

Because everything has been explained clearly.

Raiden Mei will never leave.

Instead of leaving...

If no miracle occurs, then Yae Sakura, now Stigma, is her only fate.

Kiana doesn't regret not telling Mei about it back then, but feeling guilty and scared is definitely unavoidable.

Sirin had said more than once before that her relationship with Mei was very strained, and the root cause was this incident.

Mei cares about this very, very much.

After their reunion, will Mei bring up the past and demand an explanation?

And these past years.

They all say Mei is going further and further down the path of nothingness, and how much of her past does she remember, her desire to use nothingness to return to Izumo?

How much of 'existence' has been lost?

One serious problem after another was presented to her, and amidst her joy, Kiana also had to consider a very important matter.

How should she explain this to Mei?

I lied to her back then.

She was left alone on the Ark.

If Mei can't be given a satisfactory explanation, she's afraid...

"I'm doing this all for your own good?"

Kiana gave herself a light tap with a dark expression. Was she implying that she was criticizing Mei for being too good- Mei and lacking temper?

"What should I do to get Mei to forgive me and not pursue what happened back then...?"

Kiana paced anxiously around the room, like an ant on a hot plate, not daring to relax until she came up with a solution.

82

Chapter 82. Coaxing people is an art.

"This is a good thing."

Kiana, unable to come up with a good solution, reluctantly invited the Nightingale out.