Do You Like My Gift? / I Don't Hold It Against Nonhuman Life-Forms

Jana couldn't do it before because she had never even thought about it or tried it, so she didn't know.

Kiana thought about it more and more and more, and the possibility seemed increasingly likely.

Otherwise, how can it be explained?

"You said that if I became human, I could stay by your side forever."

Jana looked intently at Kiana, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and said, "I did it."

Although she felt far less comfortable than before, and had become much weaker.

But all of this is for Kiana.

As long as she can stay by Kiana's side, she would gladly become completely human and lose all her powers.

To accompany Kiana and help Kiana —that is the mission she was born to fulfill!

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Chapter 124 Do you like my gift?

She does seem to have said something similar.

Jana seemed to have remembered it all. Could it be that because she had said those words, Jana had transformed into a human in such a short time?

This is too much...

"I am now qualified to follow you."

Jana continued to gaze at Kiana with that same intense look, making Kiana feel embarrassed.

"This..."

Kiana scratched her head. "So that's why you came looking for me? By the way, Jana, how did you know I was here?"

Jana looked at the distant planet.

Her voice was calm as she answered Kiana's question, saying, "Because Kiana needs me, I came here."

"Do I need you?"

Kiana was stunned. How come she didn't know she needed Jana's help? How could Jana have come up with such an idea?

Two questions flashed through my mind.

If she didn't know that Jana would never lie to her, she would have suspected that Jana was just making excuses to fob her off.

After all, it wasn't the first time she'd done something like this.

"There are worlds marked by Kiana here, and I know you might need me."

Jana answered Kiana's questions truthfully.

Is this the world I marked?

You mean Jarilo -VI, right?

Kiana exclaimed in shock, "How did you know I marked this place? No, no, you knew I marked this world, so you came all the way from Izumo to help me?"

Jana nodded seriously.

"In human terms, Kiana, you're expanding your territory, and as your Companion Honkai Beast, I should stay by your side."

So she came.

I traveled a long way from distant Izumo to the world marked by Kiana.

Although it took quite a bit of time to get there.

But she did find Kiana.

Jana was in a pretty good mood.

"It's not like that at all."

Kiana looked a little embarrassed. She whispered, "I just wanted to experiment... Wait, you haven't answered me yet. How did you know I was here?"

"Because I am your Companion Honkai Beast."

Jana tilted her head in confusion, not understanding why Kiana would ask such a question.

"How could you know what's happening here from this far away?"

Kiana's expression was strange. She said, "I can't sense anything happening on your end, how come you...?"

Isn't this going against the natural order of the Heavenly Spirits?

She couldn't sense what was happening on Jana's side, so how could Jana, as her Honkai Beast, know her information?!

"I can't sense Kiana's situation either. I just sensed the new Honkai coordinate and guessed that you, Kiana, are assimilating a new world into the Honkai here, which is why I rushed here."

"Can you sense the coordinates of the Honkai?"

Kiana felt like she was a fake Herrscher; why didn't she have so many strange abilities?

She couldn't even sense Izumo's situation.

If you had sensed Izumo's situation early on, she wouldn't have taken so long to go to Tenhutou Rock.

"I can."

Kiana's expression was strange; she didn't know what to say. "I can't."

Kiana simply hasn't fully mastered her power yet.

Jana looked at her seriously as she spoke.

That explanation makes sense.

That makes sense.

Kiana hasn't fully mastered her power yet; after all this time in Belobog, she's only about 70% complete.

If you only look at it this way...

Jana's actual combat strength seems to be higher than hers; in her incomplete Herrscherization state, she would be no match for Jana at all.

This can be seen from the fact that Jana can sense the coordinates of the Honkai, yet she is completely unaware of it.

Jana seemed to hear her thoughts and continued, "I am a gift from Honkai to Kiana, to accompany Kiana, and to help Kiana."

"Ah?"

Kiana felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, especially when she heard Jana say that she was a gift from Honkai. Her expression changed repeatedly.

Wait, is she going to end up like Jana from Honkai Impact 2, saying something about Honkai needing her to accompany Kiana and become Kiana's partner or something?

Kiana glanced cautiously at Yomi.

Jana didn't notice, or rather, didn't care about, Janna looking away, and continued saying to herself, "Protecting Kiana, helping and accompanying Kiana is my mission."

"This bizarre mission... is it really not something you made up in your head?"

It wasn't like this when we last met.

Kiana thought awkwardly.

"Does Kiana suspect that I learned this from those Stigmata world?"

Jana shook her head. "No, this is an instruction I received from the Honkai after we parted ways last time."

"An indication of Honkai?"

Kiana frowned, a sudden sense of urgency washing over her. She pressed on, "The Honkai still has consciousness? You've made contact with its Honkai?"

"Consciousness? No, in human terms, it's more like a kind of unseen connection."

The idea came to me suddenly.

Jana thought it made a lot of sense.

Was this really not something Jana had been thinking about day and night, then suddenly came up with in a flash?

Kiana fell into deep thought.

It seems like it could be very serious.

"Never mind, we're already here."

Kiana couldn't figure it out either. If Ruan Mei were still alive, perhaps she could have gleaned some insights from Jana.

But Ruan Mei just left today.

What a terrible coincidence!

Kiana felt a little regretful and could only put the matter aside for the time being. She also kept Jana's words to herself and did not pursue the matter further.

"I also brought something Kiana wanted."

Perhaps sensing that Kiana wasn't as happy as she'd imagined, Jana suddenly spoke.

What I want?

Kiana looked at Jana with a puzzled expression, her eyes asking what Jana wanted.

Jana stretched out her fair, delicate hand.

Kiana hesitated for a moment, then reached out and placed her hand on Jana's fair palm.

The moment their hands touched, a series of images flashed before Kiana's eyes.

Kiana's eyes widened. The hand that was on Jana's grip tightened around Jana's.

"What is that?!"

Her voice rose slightly, as if in utter disbelief.

Those images, those are...

If she wasn't mistaken, those appeared to be scenes from various Stigmata world, including many people she knew very well.

For example, Welt from Izumo, and Himeko and others who accompanied Izumo to the Finality.

Jana, puzzled, asked, "Didn't Kiana tell me to collect them?"

"Those Stigma..."

"I thought you would like them, so I collected all the crystals and swallowed them."

Jana recounted what she had done in Izumo, saying, "There were too many crystals to easily examine, so I connected them all together."

She looked at Kiana expectantly. "Does Kiana like this gift?"

After meeting Kiana last time and learning that she really liked humans, Jana collected the things Kiana wanted while thinking about how to become human. She also took the time to carefully study various human knowledge in the Stigmata space.

He's at least more like a human being than before.

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Chapter 125 I won't stoop to the level of non-human beings.

They always know how to surprise you when you meet.

This was truly unexpected for Kiana; in her imagination, her meeting with Jana should have taken place in Izumo.

She should be the one to go find Jana.

Instead of being approached by Jana.

"This gift... really surprised me..."

Kiana's mind was a bit of a mess. Jana carried around the Stigmata world with her and had connected these Stigmata world together.

The more I look at it, the more it resembles...

She composed herself, controlling her increasingly wandering thoughts, and said happily, "I really like the gift you brought; it's so thoughtful of you."

Seeing Kiana finally smile, Jana also narrowed her eyes slightly, looking quite pleased.

Kiana's happiness made her happy too.

"But you misunderstood. I don't need any help here, nor do I want... um... what you're saying."

Expanding territory and such...