"Of course it's important! This is a hat for a righteous envoy of peace, one who vanquishes demons and evil!"
Without even thinking, Hu Tao answered directly.
"A righteous envoy of peace, one who vanquishes demons and evil..."
Uh, that was a little chuunibyou! As expected of her—she really did have something in common with K-423 from the beginning.
"How about this? Repeat a few lines after me, and I'll give you the hat." Hearing that familiar Kiana-like vibe from Hu Tao, Kiana became a little interested.
"What lines?"
"Ahem... wait a moment."
Kiana adjusted herself. Come to think of it... after Kiana had fully mastered the Herrscher of the Void's power, she had completely grown up, and her personality had changed quite a bit too.
Her current tone as the Herrscher of the Void was completely different from how Kiana used to speak. She now spoke in the voice of a mature Kiana.
So, to make her old voice again, she needed to adjust a little.
"Alright! Listen carefully: 'I want to drink Mei's little-sister juice!'"
Kiana perfectly recreated it in that distinctly Kiana-like tone.
"Yep, just like that. Miss Hu Tao, give it a try?"
Without the slightest embarrassment, Kiana smiled as she stared at Hu Tao.
"???"
Hu Tao stared at Kiana with a face full of question marks. This tone, this voice—why did it sound exactly like her own?
"Hurry up! Do you still want your hat or not?!"
"I do, I do! I... I want to drink Mei's little-sister juice." Not having time to worry about anything else, Hu Tao quickly repeated Kiana's line.
"Sure enough, it's completely authentic."
Hu Tao's imitation was incredible! It was practically as if Kiana herself had said it.
"One more... 'Milk's choking!'"
"...Milk's choking!"
After hesitating for a second,