Chapter 402
Turning his gaze, he saw Issei Hyoudou standing outside the door, along with Rias and Asia beside him.
Issei and Rias saw the bright red blood flowing beside their mother, their eyes narrowed instantly.
Asia covered her mouth in disbelief.
He paused for a moment, then his eyes filled with anger as he charged towards Luo Mio.
"You bastard!"
"Issei!"
Rias, standing behind him, hurriedly called out to Issei.
But Issei, whose reason has been forcibly clouded by anger, is unlikely to heed Rias's calls.
Suddenly, a jade gem appeared on the back of Issei's left hand, and then the gem suddenly emitted a dazzling green light.
Luo Mio also saw that a large amount of dragon energy instantly gathered at Issei's left hand.
As the green light burst forth, a crimson energy aura instantly emerged.
Then, in Luo Mio's eyes, Issei's left hand was instantly covered by a crimson gauntlet.
Upon seeing the crimson gauntlets, Luo Mio's lips curled into a slight smile.
'So this is the "Boosted Gear's Boosted Gear"...?'
As Luo Mio looked at the approaching Issei, she saw a flash of light behind her.
In the blink of an eye, countless dark gold chains bound Issei in mid-air.
"This is..."
Issei angrily tried to break free of the dark golden chains.
Rias and Asia behind her also looked solemn, ready to fight Luo Mio at any moment.
However, Rias and the others dared not make a move...
Because right at Luo Mio's feet was Issei's mother, Mitsuki Hyoudou!
Rias had just used her magic to sense that Issei's mother, Mitsuki Hyoudou, was still alive.
However, Rias was afraid that if she made a move, Luo Mio would attack Mitsuki Hyoudou again!
At that moment, the jade in Issei's hand suddenly began to shine with a bright green light.
"Boost!"
A deep, authoritative voice rang out from the precious jade.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Mio clearly sensed that Issei's power had doubled.
"The Boosted Gear's Boosted Gear"
One of the thirteen "Longinus" (Longinus)!
It is one of the highest-level "artifacts"!
Its power is enough to destroy gods and demon kings!
But...
The doubled power in Issei's body indeed vanished instantly in the next second.
Issei was also taken aback, then looked at his gauntlets.
Issei clearly felt that the increased power in his gauntlet vanished instantly.
This is the first time this has happened.
But when he tried to break free of these chains, he found that not only had his increased power disappeared, but even his magic seemed to have vanished, making it impossible to use.
Looking at his mother's 'corpse' so close to him, an uncontrollable rage surged into Issei's heart.
Hatred, anger, despair, and a host of other negative emotions surged into Luo Mio as murderous intent.
'Kill her! Kill her!...'
Along with this killing intent, a dazzling green light gradually emerged in Issei's eyes.
The gauntlets on his hands faintly emitted an ominous dark red energy aura.
Luo Mio's eyes flickered slightly upon sensing this aura.
'Was it lured out by anger...'
Just as Issei was about to collapse.
"Calm down, Issei, your aunt isn't dead yet."
Upon hearing this, Issei's angry expression froze, and he stared blankly at his mother.
"Hmm..."
All that could be heard was a soft moan from Mitsuki Hyoudou should have been 'dead'.
After Luo Mio glanced at it briefly, the dark golden chains binding Issei turned into particles of light and disappeared from Issei and Rias's sight.
Then Luo Mio also looked at Rias.
Rias seemed to have realized Luo Mio's intentions.
With a slight movement of his hand, the bloodstains on the corridor and on Mitsuki Hyoudou's body vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Oops, how did I fall down in the hallway?"
Mitsuki Hyoudou opened her eyes as she propped herself up.
"Mother...?"
All that could be heard was Issei's hesitant, uncertain voice.
Upon hearing Issei's voice, Mitsuki Hyoudou turned around and saw her son standing with Asia and Rias at the entrance of the hallway.
"Oh my, Issei, Asia, and Rias- chan, when did you guys get back?"
Sensing that something was off, Mitsuki Hyoudou asked.
"What's wrong? Look at your expression."
While looking at Issei, Mitsuki Hyoudou also noticed the white-haired beauty with braided pigtails standing next to her.
"Ah, you are...?"
When Mitsuki Hyoudou woke up, Luo Mio smiled slightly.
Hello, Auntie.
"My name is Karen Kasalana, and I am a classmate of Issei Hyoudou Asia."
Upon hearing that it was her son's classmate, Mitsuki Hyoudou chuckled and said, "So it's Issei and Asia's classmate."
Luo Mio nodded gently.
"Yes, I happened to be passing by and saw that your house door was open, and you were lying in the hallway."
At this moment, the system in the Consciousness Space also complained.
'They were clearly following me the whole way.'
Luo Mio ignored the system's complaints.
After hearing Luo Mio's explanation, Mitsuki Hyoudou also had an "I see" expression.
"While I was checking on you, Hyoudou and the others returned."
At this point, Luo Mio chuckled.
"If you hadn't woken up in time, I probably would have been treated as a criminal."
"Hehe, how can there be such a cute criminal as Karen- chan?"
Luo Mio glanced at Issei, Rias, and the others behind her, and then spoke to Mitsuki Hyoudou.
"Then, I shall take my leave now."
"Hey? Won't you stay and sit for a while?"
"No need, my younger sister is waiting for me to come home and cook."
"I see."
Luo then turned and left, heading towards the entrance.
When he walked to Rias's side, Rias's gaze was also fixed on Issei and Mitsuki Hyoudou.
"What exactly is your purpose?"
In response to Rias's question, Luo Mio spoke softly.
"The answer is in Issei Hyoudou's room. Go and see for yourselves."
Rias also did not understand the meaning of Luo Mio's words.
"What's the meaning."
Luo Mio didn't offer any further explanation, and walked away from them towards her home.
Chapter Six: The Serendipitous Encounter and Conversation on the Second Day
"Ah."
Luo Mio walked down the street while eating her breakfast steamed buns.
Luo Mio chewed softly, looking down at the small plastic bag hanging in her hand, which contained six small steamed buns.
Then Luo Mio touched her belly, which never gained weight no matter how much she ate.
"Haa..."
Presumably because of the Character Carrier Karen Kasalana, Luo Mio is now almost always carrying food with her.
If there are delicious snack stalls by the roadside, Luo Mio's stomach will slow down because of the aroma of the snacks.
Thinking of this, Luo Mio sighed softly.
Because of the change in the Character Carrier she now inhabits, Luo Mio is unable to use the power of "space," which means Luo Mio is unable to summon the Void Fissures.
They couldn't even retrieve the gold bars they had stored there.
"If only I had taken some gold bars and ingredients from the Void Fissures back then."
The steamed buns Luo Mio is currently holding are all bought from street stalls.
And for some reason, even Luo Mio is usually very good at cooking, when Luo Mio went back to prepare dinner for Hidamaru last night...
She followed the steps from memory one by one, but the final product was a lump of black mud that even Luo Mio herself couldn't recognize.
Thinking of this, Luo Mio sighed inwardly.
'As expected of someone with the Kallen Family bloodline...'
If it weren't for the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, Luo Mio probably would have blown up the whole house while cooking last night.
Fortunately, last night, Luo Mio relied on her memory to have Hidamaru prepare a splendid dinner step by step, and also added her favorite fried tofu.
As Luo Mio passed by a passerby's house, her keen nose caught a whiff of a fragrance that held a strange allure for her.
The aroma of ramen!
After swallowing softly, Luo Mio took out her own steamed bun, stuffed it into her mouth, and then quickly left.
'I never thought I'd become a glutton like Stella...'
I touched my belly.
'I've already eaten thirteen xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), but I still don't feel full.'
If it weren't for the fact that Hidamaru had a lot of money saved up, the two of them, Luo Mio and Hidamaru, could have eaten this family out of house and home.
Thinking of this, Luo Mio walked down the street while munching on a xiaolongbao (soup dumpling).
Only...
When Luo Mio reached the T-junction where the road had forked yesterday.