In the Light Screen footage, Kevin sought out Raiden Mei, making everyone who learned of it tense up.
After all, Fu Hua had said before that Kevin showed no mercy toward Herrschers. Since Raiden Mei had once been the Herrscher of Thunder, she might well have been one of Kevin's hunting targets.
However, that concern quickly vanished and was soon replaced by speechlessness.
That was because Kevin had come to recruit Raiden Mei and have her join World Serpent.
The people in the real world were utterly dumbfounded. Wasn't he supposed to be irreconcilably opposed to Herrschers? Why was he instead trying to recruit one?
And for the leader of World Serpent—the strongest person in the world—to come in person, wasn't that valuing Raiden Mei a little too highly?
Wait, though. While the Herrscher of Thunder had been beaten badly by the Herrscher of the Void, and Raiden Mei had constantly been getting the short end of the stick, her status and background were still incredibly impressive. Perhaps Kevin personally coming to recruit her did make sense?
Of course, despite Kevin's lofty status and the considerable weight his personal invitation carried, Raiden Mei would never accept. She rejected him immediately.
Even though she was no match for Kevin whatsoever and he could utterly crush her, Raiden Mei would never yield.
Without a doubt, with Kevin's overwhelming strength, he could have forcibly subdued Raiden Mei and taken her away. Afterward, he could have subjected her to all sorts of evil brainwashing and corruptive control.
But Kevin clearly was not that kind of person. Though he was a bone-chillingly cold, lonely warrior and a complete obsessive, he would not stoop that low.
Therefore, Kevin did not resort to force. Instead, he gave Raiden Mei a choice—and a bargaining chip she could not