Mei? Who's That? / Will Honkai and the Stellaron React to Each Other?

"Does Mei know where ARuan is right now?"

Kiana blinked, and asked in surprise.

"In the laboratory where the Stigma are kept."

Goodness, Mei clearly didn't sleep a wink all night, she must have been listening intently to what was happening over here!

Kiana immediately realized the truth.

However, Kiana didn't expose her, saying, "I don't have anything to prepare, let's go find her together."

I didn't ask about last night.

Yomi went with her to the entrance of the laboratory, where they bumped into Ruan Mei, who was about to leave.

Seeing the two of them together, Ruan Mei didn't react much, only saying, "Ready? Ready, let's set off now."

"We don't have anything to prepare."

Kiana glanced at the lab as she spoke, then hesitated for a moment before deciding whether to say goodbye to Yae Sakura.

But thinking about how she had exposed her own affairs to Mei yesterday, she felt a little depressed.

Oh well, I won't be gone for long anyway.

We'll talk about it when we get back.

"Let's go then."

Without any hesitation, Ruan Mei walked ahead of them and said, "I've already planned the route, and we'll arrive in Jarilo tomorrow."

"So fast?"

"I've been traveling a lot lately, wasting a lot of time on the road. I made some improvements to the spacecraft yesterday."

It's a pity she's never been to that place, otherwise she could have gone even faster, in less than a day.

"Hmm, I've been traveling quite a bit lately."

Before setting off for Tenhutou Rock, she and Ruan Mei had only gone out twice together.

However, during this time...

Since returning to Izumo, she has been constantly on the move, never staying in one place for more than a month.

Especially when touring with the Nightingale.

The frequency of travel has reached an all-time high.

"Speaking of which, besides the Antimatter Legion from hundreds of years ago, there's also a star core on Jarilo -VI. Will that affect the flight path?"

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Chapter 112 Mei? Who is that?

Before coming here, Kiana had a suspicion in her mind, but when she actually arrived and her suspicion was confirmed...

Kiana stood on this snow-covered planet, lost in thought for a long time.

The system, which had been down for a long time, is back online.

Just as she was struggling with whether or not to bind herself to Izumo back then, she now faces the same choice on Jarilo -VI.

"It works?"

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Ruan Mei reached out and pulled her hand, intending to look at it herself.

It's too slow to say it out loud.

It's more efficient for her to just look at it directly.

Yomi glanced at Ruan Mei's actions, then focused his attention on Kiana's slightly conflicted expression.

"How about it?"

"Things are pretty much as I expected."

Kiana hesitated, realizing that the compatibility was actually based on Honkai Impact 2, and she didn't know what to say.

The Zero Era, the Moth Fire Moth, the Retrospective Chapter... Remembrance of these flashed through my mind.

"Like Izumo, this world is also the kind of world that can be assimilated."

Yomi began to consider again the compatibility she mentioned, the similarities between this world and Izumo...

Where?

Did they also encounter a disaster?

No, there are many such worlds; Kiana doesn't need to specifically name this place.

Don't rush to assimilate.

Ruan Mei unexpectedly said something that surprised even Kiana.

"I need to examine this planet. You can bind with it after I've collected its data."

Okay, this is the ARuan.

Kiana looked up at the city that stood firm in the snow, the city of Belobog in the game.

Am I really going to bring the Honkai here?

This world is not Izumo.

It survived until the Trail Trailblazer came into the world, and its ending was beautiful.

"Are there still humans living there?"

Yomi followed her gaze and noticed the distant Belobog, a planet covered in ice and snow, where humans were still tenaciously fighting for survival.

"Shall we go take a look?"

Kiana still intends to understand the situation firsthand before making a decision, since people will die during the development of Honkai.

"You don't need to worry about that. I've already analyzed part of your technology called the Stigma."

Ruan Mei turned her attention to her and said, "If you plan to do something on this planet, I can also spread Honkai energy resistance factors."

"You've already analyzed the Stigma?"

Yomi, who was standing to the side, was quite surprised to hear this. The Stigma Kiana gave her, the Thunder Soul Imprint, was still in effect.

It was also thanks to this mysterious Stigma that she was able to preserve her Remembrance and emotions related to Kiana in the void.

"Extracting its Honkai energy resistance is actually not difficult."

Ruan Mei was studying the Stigma that Kiana brought back to her from Izumo. Among those Stigma, only Yae Sakura's Stigma was particularly special.

She turned her gaze to Yomi: "You also have Stigma on you, right?"

Thunder Soul Imprint.

Long ago, the power Kiana gave her was imprinted on her back.

She nodded.

Kiana also recalled the Stigma she had imprinted on Yomi, which was a long time ago.

Since there was no immediate threat of Honkai, she didn't pay much attention to the Thunder Soul Imprint on the Stigma Yomi.

So much time has passed.

Her Stigma are definitely maxed out.

Thunder Soul Imprint... Max level?

"Are there different types of Stigma?"

"... Every Stigma is different, except for mass-produced Stigma."

Kiana thought about it carefully and said, "Mass-produced Stigma can only provide Honkai energy resistance; other than that, they can't significantly increase strength."

"The Stigma you gave me must be a mass-produced type, right?"

Ruan Mei concluded.

Kiana was taken aback, then explained, "Other Stigma have limitations on the user who inscribes them. I don't have any top-tier Stigma suitable for you, ARuan..."

As Kiana spoke, she looked at Ruan Mei and lowered her voice slightly. To be honest, if she had to say something, she felt that Ruan Mei and Mei, the doctor from the Zero Era, were not without similarities.

"Mei? Who is that?"

There was also the 'Zero Era' that Kiana had mentioned twice in her mind, which seemed to refer to a certain period of time. Ruan Mei had some doubts, so she asked about it out of curiosity.

"That, that's a very capable PhD."

Oh no, I completely forgot that ARuan can read minds!

Kiana belatedly realized what had happened, but Ruan Mei already knew, and Kiana felt too embarrassed to pull her hand away from Ruan Mei's.

I can only force myself to stop overthinking.

"That's right!"

Regarding Stigma, Kiana thought of a somewhat useless ability that Ruan Mei might be interested in, "I can create new Stigma. Mass-produced Stigma are created using a single material. Special Stigma... I haven't tried that before, but it should be possible?"

"We need to incorporate suitable beliefs and Remembrance into the creative process, and perhaps we can add some other materials as well?"

Does joining the belief still involve Remembrance?

Recalling her discoveries while researching Stigma, Ruan Mei realized that this was how it was; by incorporating beliefs and Remembrance, blank Stigma could be endowed with new power.

However, she doesn't pay much attention to that now.

What is the Zero Era?

Ruan Mei possesses a certain ability to see through people's hearts, and she is currently using it on Kiana?

Yomi's gaze fell once again on Ruan Mei's hand holding Kiana's. From that day on, she noticed that Ruan Mei liked to touch a certain part of Kiana's body when she was talking to Kiana.

She had initially thought it was a sign that their relationship was progressing further, but now it seemed that it wasn't what she had guessed.

She was reading Kiana's thoughts.

"... The Zero Era? Ha, that has nothing to do with us, it's not important."

Some images of resetting to zero flashed through her mind, but she quickly suppressed them, not wanting to cause any misunderstandings.

"If ARuan 're really interested, I'll find a suitable time to talk to you about it later."

"Shall we go into town and take a look now?"

She ended the topic, since, strictly speaking, Honkai Impact 2 and this world do not share the same worldview.

I don't think so.

Ruan Mei gave her a deep look and said, "But if this is your answer, I accept it."

I'm telling the truth this time.

Kiana hesitated, but Ruan Mei had already released her, ending the conversation.

"Let's go, Kiana."

Yomi didn't have the power to see through her inner thoughts, but he could judge her general ideas from her reactions.

Seeing that she was still standing there, he took her hand and led her towards Belobog.

"I don't know what you were talking about, but for now, let's focus on the world around us."

"This world..."

At this point, has Cocolia placed all her bets on the Star Core?

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Chapter 113 Will the Honkai and the Star Core React?

It concerns Jarilo.

I know quite a bit about Kiana.

In terms of understanding, it far surpasses even the understanding of Izumo.