Honkai Three Thousand Herrschers, Kidnapping Kiana at the Start

"Calm down."

"Shut up! I waited for you all day in the cold, you bastard, why are you only showing up now."

With a flash of light, Kiana created several Spears of the Void, crossing them to pin Su Jue's hands to the floor. She then used her free hands to press down on Su Jue's shoulders, sitting up and landing on his stomach.

Unable to move, Su Jue tried to struggle, only to see Kiana activate her Herrscher eyes. The Honkai Energy he had gathered was instantly absorbed. At this point, Su Jue understood that this was clearly a trap set for him.

The most cunning hunters often appear in the form of their prey.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Seeing the blushing girl gradually lower her body, Su Jue panicked completely. Especially since she was only wearing a thin nightgown, the soft touch made him flustered, having never experienced anything like this.

But just as Kiana was about to succeed, there was a knock on the door.

"Kiana, are you feeling better? Teacher bought you your favorite..."

: The Girl Played by Fate 3 End

Aunt Himeko, it seems I've wronged you.

Hearing the door open, Su Jue's heart suddenly relaxed. He really couldn't handle such a sudden situation. No matter how thorough his plans were, he never expected to mess up like this.

Hearing Himeko's voice, Kiana's downward pressure paused, seemingly caught in a dilemma.

Just as Su Jue thought she was about to give up, Kiana replied, "Teacher Himeko, I don't feel like eating right now. Just leave it outside, I'll eat it later."

However, Himeko clearly misunderstood something and said softly, "Kiana, I know you're not in the mood right now. I didn't expect him to leave in this way either. But you can't be so down. If he were still alive, he definitely wouldn't want to see you like this."

Su Jue nodded repeatedly at Himeko's words. Indeed, this was not the outcome he wanted.

"I understand, Teacher Himeko, but I really have something to deal with right now. Could you come back later?" Kiana interrupted Himeko's persuasion with a helpless tone, looking at Su Jue with dangerous eyes, warning him not to try to escape again.

But after being a villain for so long, how could Su Jue just surrender? Even if it meant exposing the secret that he was still alive, he couldn't just end up here. He prepared to speak up to attract Himeko's attention. As long as Himeko was present, no matter how angry Kiana was, she wouldn't do anything outrageous in front of her.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, before he could even utter a cry for help, his mouth was covered with one hand, and his head hit the floor with a thud.

"Mmph." Only this brief sound was made.

"Okay, Bronya and the others are coming later..." Himeko, holding a cake box outside the door, suddenly heard a thud. Being perceptive, she immediately noticed someone had fallen.

"Kiana, don't do anything foolish!" Worried that Kiana might give up on herself, she immediately tried to turn the doorknob without thinking.

"Sorry, Teacher Himeko."

Before Kiana's voice in her mind faded, Himeko suddenly felt her vision blur for a moment. When it cleared again, all she saw was a vast expanse of white.

Huh?

She looked out at the desolate snowfield and saw the iconic buildings of Sky City.

Fortunately, it wasn't a place like Antarctica, and she felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

Full of confusion, Himeko looked around, confirming her location, and suddenly realized that this place seemed somewhat familiar.

"This looks like the place where that damned Herrscher first met Kiana and sent me away."

She clearly remembered freezing outside all night and returning home to find her snacks all gone. Looking at the situation, she wondered if she was being abandoned again and would have to freeze outside.

After dealing with the bothersome person, the anger in Kiana's eyes intensified. He had actually tried to escape just now.

She directly pulled off the scarf around Su Jue's neck, tying up all his limbs, and then found a piece of fabric from herself to stuff into his mouth so he couldn't make a sound.

With his limbs bound and his Honkai Energy absorbed by Kiana, Su Jue had no room to resist except for his physical condition.

Moreover, Kiana's athletic ability was extremely excellent, and it was highly unlikely for the physically weaker Su Jue to escape from her grasp. He was completely at her mercy.

"Very good, now let's see what else you can do."

"Mmph mmph mmph." Su Jue struggled desperately, his eyes widening in panic as he looked at the approaching girl.

Knock, knock.

The room door was knocked on again. Su Jue keenly noticed Kiana's breathing quicken. When she moved her hand from Su Jue's face, her voice carried a hint of coldness.

"Who?"

"Huh? Kiana, are you home? Have you seen Teacher Himeko? She said you've been in your room all day and was worried you might do something rash, so she asked us to come keep you company." It was Bronya's voice.

"No need, I feel fine."

"But your voice doesn't sound like you're fine. I brought the latest game, we can play together." Sensing Kiana's unusual coldness, Bronya sighed. She remembered feeling the same way when Cocolia had used her.

Up to this point, Cocolia's actions were still a thorn in Bronya's heart, so she absolutely couldn't let Kiana go down the same path.

She turned the doorknob and found it locked, but a lock of this degree couldn't stop a Hedgehog.

"Hedgehog, fire..."

Huh?

Where is this?

The energy accumulated at the muzzle froze. Bronya looked at the vast snowfield in confusion.

After half a second, she realized she seemed to have been teleported away by Kiana.

But why?

Puzzled, she could only first locate herself and then, while using Hedgehog to scan the surroundings, found Murata Himeko squatting on the ground, poking the snow with a small branch.

Kiana, after seeing Bronya off, glanced at the door. Being interrupted twice had made her impatient, and the ferocity in her eyes intensified. When she looked at Su Jue again, she exuded an aura that seemed intent on devouring him alive.

"Don't think this means I'll let you go. Himeko and Bronya have already left. No one can save you this time."

Knock, knock.

The instant the knocking sound came, Su Jue couldn't help it. A smile played in his eyes, as if mocking the little Kiana for thinking she could control him.

"Sister Kiana, did Sister Bronya just come here? Seele suddenly can't feel her presence anymore..."

Huh?

Seele, before she could even finish speaking, widened her eyes and looked blankly at Himeko and Bronya, who were staring back at her.

"Seele, did Kiana send you here too?"

"Too?"

Good. The three of them finally understood why they had inexplicably appeared in the snowfield.

"Speaking of which, if this is the situation, could that guy have returned?"

"..."

"Then Mei, later..."

Seele was also sent away. The smile in his heart was almost overflowing onto his face. It seemed luck was on his side today. Kiana, having been interrupted so many times, must have resigned herself to it by now.

However, what he received was not Kiana's angry expression. A tear fell onto his cheek, tracing a path down his face.

She was crying.

"Why? Why? Why?! Why is everyone stopping me?" The girl propped herself up on her arms, looking down at Su Jue lying on the ground, tears falling in large drops.

Grievance, unwillingness, pain.

Her assertiveness had been worn down by the successive interruptions. The courage she had finally mustered could no longer be maintained.

"Just laugh at me. Like this, again and again. Every time I thought you were dead, you'd secretly hide behind and watch me. Every time I cried in pain, you bastard must have been laughing. You treated me like an idiot, constantly toying with me.

Was it fun? Was it interesting?

I told you, you're not getting away this time!"

Knock, knock.

There was another knock at the door, but Kiana ignored it, lowering her body forcefully.

Click.

The door opened.

: Moon, Gift

"I heard from Teacher Himeko that stars have extremely long lives, so no matter how deep the night sky, the stars will always twinkle. However, even the Moon, which is closest to Earth, has an insurmountable distance between them."

The vast, boundless black universe was like a curtain, reflecting stars that were either bright or dim. Without the obstruction of an atmosphere, the girl only needed to tilt her head slightly to see the galaxy, like a silken ribbon, in the distant starry sky.

Kiana lay on the soft, fine lunar soil and gently reached out, trying to touch the planet reflecting a faint blue light. The enormous Earth lay quietly in the girl's palm, but when she closed her hand, there was only an empty phantom.

That's right, this was the Moon, over 400,000 kilometers from Earth. How could she possibly grasp a celestial body so far away?

The touch, lacking any sense of reality, left Kiana feeling a little lost. She stared blankly at the blue sphere and silently retracted her raised arm.

"Su Jue."

"Mhm, I'm here." The boy's voice was as gentle as ever, flowing into Kiana's ears like a spring.

Her cool, retracted palm was grasped by a warm hand, slowly melting the disappointment in the girl's heart. Kiana turned her head, meeting a pair of eyes gazing at her.

The girl lay on the ground, her head resting on the boy's lap. Su Jue sat quietly beside her, looking at the planet she was looking at, listening to the story she was telling.

Even though their stories had been told countless times, he would still listen quietly.

Time flowed rapidly on Earth, but it was forever frozen on this silent Moon. Although many of the structures left by humans were still preserved, after all these years, the two of them had already traversed every corner of this planet.

For them, this world abandoned by time held no novelty.

Yet, whenever they looked at each other, the memories worn down by unchanging time were still as fresh as the first encounter. They were still the same as they were at the beginning.

"Su Jue, do you think if children on Earth look up at the Moon, they'll see us?"

"Of course. Perhaps while you're looking at Earth, countless children will be looking back at you." Su Jue said with a smile, joking, "After all, the legend of the Moon Princess has always been passed down. Every day, countless people gaze at this bright planet."

"If you feel happy, countless people on Earth will be happy with you. If you feel sad, many people will also be sad with you. People's joys and sorrows sometimes align. We are never alone."

"Is that so?" Kiana gazed at Earth, speaking thoughtfully.

Even at night, this planet was still illuminated by brilliant lights.

"With so many people together, I really shouldn't feel lonely." A smile appeared on the girl's face. However, Su Jue, who knew her well, could immediately see the regret in Kiana's eyes.

He knew very well that after being separated for so many years, even the strongest girl would inevitably miss home at this moment.

Su Jue tightly clasped the girl's fingers and said softly, as if just remembering, "Right, I prepared a gift for you today."

"A gift?" The desolate Moon only bore the traces of the battle that had taken place. Where could there possibly be a gift?

However, the girl didn't ask. Instead, she followed the hand Su Jue was holding, letting him lead her towards the core of the lunar base.

The shattered lunar base bore many signs of repair, the handiwork of the two when they were bored. However, potent Honkai Energy permeated the area, rendering all electronic devices and cultivation machines incapable of creating anything new.

The pair arrived at the core area, where only a dark, empty factory stood. Apart from the occasional floating anti-gravity meteorite, there was nothing.

"Try snapping your fingers?" Su Jue looked at the girl, his tone encouraging.

Kiana, half-believing, half-doubting, extended her hand and gently rubbed her fingertips together.

Snap.

The crisp sound of a finger snap echoed through the factory, reverberating off the walls.

From somewhere within the darkness-shrouded space, a faint crackling of electricity could be heard. Faint blue light joyfully emerged from the air, like playful children in a game, quickly gathering together to form a mirror-like spacetime vortex.

"Is this... a Stargate?" Surprise flickered across the girl's face, as if she were in a dream. "Wait, didn't the Stargate get completely sealed off? It couldn't have been repaired."

"So this is just an incomplete Stargate. We still can't leave the Moon, but today, we can try to travel back to Earth."

"Travel?"

"Let's go. Today is..."

Su Jue didn't mention how long it took him to repair this Stargate; it wasn't important. He took the girl's hand and quickly stepped into the Stargate.

The faint blue light flashed and vanished. When the girl opened her eyes again, the shock in them was finally impossible to conceal.

Flowing traffic, bustling shops, chattering pedestrians, and this city, so familiar it ached.

Without a doubt, this was home.

Earth.

"We... we're back?" The surprise lasted only a short while before worry quickly surfaced on the girl's face. "No, the Honkai Energy I carry absolutely cannot return to Earth again. I..."