Upon learning from the Light Screen footage that someone had secretly been creating Honkai disasters, Kiana found it completely unacceptable.
Along the way, Kiana had seen far too many disasters caused by the Honkai. Having witnessed a true apocalypse firsthand—and having herself once been the one to bring about that apocalypse—made her despise the Honkai to the bone.
Though she had never said it aloud, Kiana had already developed the resolve to defeat the Honkai no matter what.
And so, upon suddenly learning that someone was stirring up trouble and deliberately creating Honkai disasters, Kiana was enraged, filled with intense hatred and disgust.
The dual reaction of body and mind gave Kiana a firm decision beneath her icy gaze.
She would remain in Sky Dome City and find the mastermind behind this!
With her hair let down instead of tied into braids, the silver-haired girl displayed a maturity that matched her current appearance—deep, thoughtful, and clever. There was no longer any trace of her former innocence or silliness.
Without a doubt, Kiana had truly matured greatly.
It was just that the price she had paid to gain that maturity was far too steep.
In the real world, everyone who cared about Kiana felt heartbroken for her.
Especially Kiana's friends and family, who were deeply saddened by it.
Kiana felt Raiden Mei embrace her because of this. Without a doubt, this was the kind of experience that the yuri-loving hound had once liked best.
Yet experiencing it in the current situation only made Kiana feel terribly awkward, leaving her with a strange sense of not knowing what to do.
Besides that, when Kiana looked at the version of herself in the Light Screen footage—the one who had lost her smile, her face filled with seriousness and determination—she could only think...
*Waku