Exposing Myself First in Honkai

She still needed more practice.

For example, this time, "But I feel like there should be about eight days left. How could it be only a week? It's off by a day... Where did that missing day go?"

Elysia found it strange.

Even that slight discrepancy left her feeling a little frustrated.

Kiana smiled. Because I have the system, so I can be sure. Then she said gently,

"Did you use Canghai City's concentration as the basis for your calculations?"

"The Herrscher will descend in Changkong City. Canghai City is, at most, on the outskirts and merely affected by it, so your benchmark should be raised a little."

"..."

Elysia smacked her forehead, suddenly enlightened.

That did seem to be the case...

She stuck out her tongue and smiled cutely. She had been going by intuition too; it was her first time doing this, so she was not very skilled at it.

Honestly.

This was also a way to hone her abilities.

That was why she would always sense it out, make an estimate, then compare it with Kiana's, like a clingy little wife.

For instance, when she estimated the concentration.

She used Canghai City as the baseline, while using the Herrscher's birth as the indicator. Of course there would be problems.

Now, the entire world had gradually begun following the standards proposed in the previous reveal, officially using HW to represent Honkai Energy concentration. Above 1000 HW was the standard for a Herrscher's descent.

More precise instruments were also being rushed into production.

They should be put to use soon as well.

PS1: Here's the second update. More tomorrow—keep it up~~

Vilvi Comes to Kidnap Someone~v

That night.

Kiana once again refused Elysia's request to share her bed.

Ignoring her tearful, pitiful little face.

She shut the bedroom door.

And locked it.

Then she leisurely played with her phone before going to sleep.

That was one good thing about Elysia.

Though she could sometimes be overly proactive, if someone was unwilling, she would not force them.

She knew when to advance and when to retreat.

Rather, it was precisely because of that that no one could do anything about her.

However.

The moonlight was hazy.

That bright moon was gradually obscured by dark clouds, dimming the light somewhat. The room darkened along with it.

Just then.

Click.

The sound of a window opening rang out.

A somewhat petite figure with a curvy body, dressed in an intentionally mysterious fashion, landed inside the room.

She had not alerted anyone.

She looked around and spotted Kiana on the bed.

Then she quietly walked over.

And examined her carefully.

Though she could not see very clearly, there was no mistake. This should be her target.

So she took out her specially made incense and held it beneath Kiana's delicate nose for a while.

Then, carrying Kiana, who seemed to have fallen completely into a dead sleep, she retraced her route.

And left the place.

What she had not noticed was that as she approached, Kiana's eyelashes had trembled lightly twice, though she had not opened her eyes.

She allowed this person to take her away.

Because she was interested.

Of course!

That was mainly because this foolish kidnapper was a girl. If she had been a boy, Kiana would never have let him carry her.

Through her senses.

This girl smelled nice, with a faint scent of machine oil and the distinctive odor of certain components.

Kiana cracked her eyes open slightly. By the nearby streetlights, she could see two-toned hair: off-white and light-colored.

This time.

Kiana knew who it was.

So it was Teacher DaV...

But why was Teacher DaV coming to kidnap me instead of sleeping at this hour? What was she trying to do?

Hey, hey, you're a con artist, not a thief. Don't tell me it was because I temporarily created this personality?

That would be interesting.

Kiana had a great figure, but she was not heavy.

Though that was only relative.

Honestly!

If Vilvi had relied on her own strength.

There was no way she could have moved this briskly.

Fortunately, she was an engineering girl. She had made herself a powered exoskeleton to help, making it easy.

She stuffed Kiana directly into the vehicle she had prepared.

Then drove toward the safehouse she had arranged beforehand.

"Phew~" Vilvi let out a long breath. She was somewhat surprised that things had gone so smoothly.

But she still did not remove the electronic jammer on her body.

It was to prevent herself from being caught on surveillance cameras.

And this electronic jammer of hers would only create a thin magnetic field around her body, so it would not affect the vehicle's operation.

That way.

From the surveillance cameras' perspective, it was as though she did not exist.

At most, when she carried Kiana, Kiana would be covered by the invisible magnetic field as well.

It was similar to the principles behind much technological invisibility.

However!

There was really no helping it...

Vilvi did not know why, but she felt that the effort to hunt her down was growing increasingly intense.

She had watched the sky-curtain videos before. She always felt that the sky curtain mentioning her name was a warning from those countries.

She believed that Honkai was real.

But she did not believe in Flame-Chasing Moth, nor did she believe in those countries.

She had noticed that more and more people were looking for her.

So she had no choice but to change safehouses frequently.

Yet Vilvi still could not stop thinking about Kiana.

Even in her current situation, she still wanted to take Kiana away.

In her eyes.

Although Kiana was currently free to stay at home and wander around outside.

In reality, that was nothing more than a strategy by those bastards.

Such a wonderful girl—who knew how many human experiments had been performed on her? She looked normal on the surface, but who knew how many needle marks covered her body?

Just thinking about it.

Made Vilvi's heart ache with fury!

She was not stupid.

She had merely been blinded by one thing.

It was because she had uncovered the filthy things Flame-Chasing Moth, those laboratories, research institutes, and even those higher-ups had done in the past.

That she could not help viewing those people in the worst possible light.

If a murderer with blood on his hands suddenly told you, "I'm turning over a new leaf," how many people would believe it?

You had a terrible record before. Countless people had been deceived, abducted, and subjected to Honkai experiments.

Now you were telling me that you had changed, that you would not do such things anymore. That for humanity's sake, you would make even greater amends.

Would I believe you?

Even recently, the higher-ups, organizations, and various countries had all undergone changes.

They were all purging fools who could not read the situation.

But you say that after internal reform, you are no longer the same as before and will not do those things again.

Yet I haven't seen even the slightest change from you!

Evidence?

Kiana was the greatest evidence.

If you had not altered humans, how could she possibly possess such strength?

Even a sports car accelerating suddenly was terrifyingly powerful.

If it came drifting in with its tail swinging.

Was that impact something a person could block?

At the very least, it had to be dozens of tons.

Yet she stopped the sports car dead and barely moved herself.

That strength had to be several hundred tons at least.

At the time, Vilvi had felt as though her eyes were about to go blind.

But it was true.

No matter what, she could not allow Kiana to remain there. She did not want this girl to be used by Flame-Chasing Moth again.

So she planned to explain everything to Kiana once they reached the safehouse.

Then, she would let her leave.

She hoped Kiana could live a life that belonged to her.

As long as she was not used by those bastards, that would be enough.