Kalpas Joins the Death Space

A sharp cat screech suddenly rang out, followed by Pardofelis's scream.

Canned Food clawed her on the left and bit her on the right, sending Pardo rolling around on the floor.

Theresa: "Pardo, no matter what, he's still the leader of your Fire Moth. Please show some respect. Kevin the security guard is now a first-rate cadre at St. Freya Academy!"

Eden: "You... actually made him guard the gate?"

Hua: "More accurately, we couldn't stop him. And the Kevin Puppet seemed to have a deep obsession with the gate. After checking our student IDs, he went straight to his post."

Kiana: "Let's observe two seconds of silence for our school's next batch of freshmen."

Bronya: "Idiot Kiana, you should be worrying about yourself. If you sneak out by climbing the wall again, you won't just have to face the principal and Teacher Himeko settling scores afterward."

Kiana: "I-I'm not scared!"

That was what she said, but Kiana still felt somewhat uneasy.

After all, if she dared to climb the wall again, she might land only to find Fehu pressed against her neck, forcing her to climb back over.

Damn it, was skipping class at St. Freya Academy really going to require outwitting the leader of World Serpent?!

What kind of treatment was this? Only a Herrscher should get this!!!

Kiana: "Besides, it's just a Kevin Puppet. He doesn't look all that impressive. He couldn't even catch Xiao Ran, so how could he possibly catch me?"

Bronya: "Bronya also doesn't understand why a puppet with one percent of Kevin's power couldn't climb over a wall."

Raiden Mei: "Could it be that he can't double-jump?"

Himeko Murata: "That can't be it. Xiao Ran herself must be exceptionally agile, considering she managed to exchange a move with the Kevin Puppet."

Theresa: "I wonder if there are any other puppets. If there were one of this principal, it would definitely be cuter than Xiao Ran and Kevin."

Kiana: "Auntie, why would someone your age want a puppet? Isn't that supposed to be something we like? Even if there is one, my puppet has to be the cutest!"

Theresa: "Ki! A! Na! Do you know how many uses Judas has?"

The principal's brow twitched as she silently pulled out Judas.

With one swing of Judas, she could smash even a Honkai Beast to pieces! If Kiana dared to keep spouting nonsense and slandering the innocent, adorable young girl Theresa, she would uphold justice by punishing her own family.

Kiana: "Principal, I know I was wrong... Look, more puppets have appeared!"

At Kiana's words, everyone turned their attention back to the screen. Sure enough, other puppets had appeared.

On the screen, Xiao Ran used a wall-climbing technique to evade Kevin's interception. She leaped down from the wall, only to step on graffiti drawn by some bastard.

Xiao Ran lost her footing and fell to the ground.

"Wow, the summoning worked!"

Moon Chaser stood nearby with stars glittering in her eyes, holding the tool she had used for her random scribbling.

"Moon Chaser, you're drawing graffiti all over the academy again!"

Teacher Red Kite rushed over. Just as she caught the troublesome child Moon Chaser, she discovered that Xiao Ran, whom she had not seen in years, had actually come to visit her at school.

The two old friends reunited, and Teacher Red Kite revealed an unprecedentedly happy smile. She made Moon Chaser stand in place with an upside-down triangular bucket on her head while she went to reminisce with Xiao Ran.

"Xiao Ran, why did you suddenly come here without telling me?"

"I was just passing by, so I came to take a look. Come to think of it, it's almost time for the academy festival. Back when we were students, it was much livelier than it is now."

"Yeah, thinking back to those days..."

Xiao Ran helplessly spread her hands, while Teacher Red Kite also sank into memories with her.

—The Puppet Academy Battle for Supremacy!

Back then, the academy grounds were filled with zombies. Quite a few students rose up to resist, and Xiao Ran and Teacher Red Kite were among the best of them.

Xiao Ran cut down one little zombie with every slash.

Teacher Red Kite refused to be outdone. She took out a loudspeaker and shouted into it, only to attract countless zombies, who pinned her to the ground and beat her up.

Xiao Ran fought her way through effortlessly and knocked down the small fry bullying Teacher Red Kite in just a few moves.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Xiao Ran asked, resting a wooden sword on her shoulder, completely unaware that danger was quietly approaching.

"Watch out behind you."

Five Honkai Beasts suddenly appeared and exploded behind Xiao Ran. The violent blaze sent her straight to the hospital.

When she woke up again, she was already lying in a hospital bed.

"You're finally awake!"

Teacher Red Kite grabbed Xiao Ran's hand and said guiltily, "If you hadn't saved me, you wouldn't have been hurt this badly."

"Oh, right, I already cut up the apples. Here, I'll feed you."

Overwhelmed by guilt, Teacher Red Kite resolved to make up for her mistake and promptly yanked off Xiao Ran's oxygen tank.

It was a suffocating maneuver, enough to make anyone wonder whether her goal was really just repaying a favor.

She was truly repaying kindness with revenge!

Xiao Ran's face turned from pale to purple. After several beeps from the heart monitor, she completely passed out.

"What's wrong? Hey, wake up!"

Teacher Red Kite grabbed Xiao Ran by the neck and shook her hard several times to make sure she had truly stopped breathing.

The scene ended there.

Kiana: "Pfft, hahahaha! What kind of World Bubble is this? Aren't these puppets just here to be funny? She pulled out the oxygen tube while trying to save someone, hahaha!"

Bronya: "Bronya is very shocked. This is not an operation Bronya can learn."

Chakravartin Joins Death Space

Elysia: "It may seem bizarre, but if even Kevin can become a security guard, then it somehow feels perfectly normal."

After seeing Teacher Red Kite pull out the oxygen tube, everyone immediately felt that nothing absurd could be considered absurd anymore.

Forget Kevin becoming a security guard. Even if he got bored one day and went to Puppet Academy to become a traffic cop, no one would find it surprising.

Pardofelis: "That world is so interesting. If I could go there and play for a few days, that would be great. I promise I wouldn't take too many things with me when I leave."

Theresa: "If possible, help me bring back one puppet. Just tell them meals are included, thanks!"

Hua: "Principal, surely no one would abandon their original world just because they're greedy for food, right?"

Himeko Murata: "Theresa, what you're doing could be called human trafficking. Be careful, or the Kevin Puppet might come arrest you later."

Kiana: "Minimum sentence: three years. No upper limit."

Theresa: "I-I was only joking. What if a puppet actually wanted to leave? Like one with endless meat buns or endless bitter melon juice."

Himeko couldn't help rolling her eyes at her auntie. Did she think everyone was as greedy as Kiana?

Trying to abduct a puppet with a few meat buns was pure wishful thinking.

Elysia: "A funny world without Honkai ravaging it, without death... Even the zombies have such amusing designs. You're making me want to support Pardo's suggestion."

Pardofelis: "See? Sister Elysia, if we get the chance, we have to go stock up."

The Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era had long experienced firsthand just how cruel Honkai could be.

Now, seeing the style of Puppet Academy, they could not help but feel moved. If they had lived in a world where Honkai never occurred, or where Honkai did not bring death and despair, their fates might have been different too.

Unfortunately, there were no ifs in this world.

They had already accepted the failure of the Previous Era. All they wanted now was to make up for some of the regrets in their hearts.

Their regret that that brilliant civilization had come to such a hasty end beneath the Honkai.

Quiz begins.

As everyone knows, Apponia is a friend acknowledged by Chakravartin. So how did the warm, hospitable, and courteous Chakravartin evaluate his friend?

[A: Apponia, no lewdness.]

[B: Please get lost, Apponia.]

[C: Apponia is the cutest in the world.]

[D: Press that high-and-mighty face into the ground, break those hands everyone envies! Watch them be completely stained a filthy red!]

Kiana: "Chakravartin? Who's Chakravartin?"

Pardofelis: "I know, I know! Chakravartin is Brother Jie, the one I always mention. He's the sixth Flame-Chaser."

Raiden Mei: "The Flame-Chaser you always say must never be provoked?"

Kiana: "Even Pardo is so afraid of him. Sounds like he's a Flame-Chaser with an awful temper, maybe even someone who attacks his own people."

Hua: "Uh, actually, in Fire Moth, it was quite common for us to start fighting at the slightest disagreement."

Hua's memories contained more than one record of similar incidents, not even counting the ones she had deleted.

Elysia: "How should I describe Chakravartin? It's hard to explain in just a few words. You can think of him as someone carrying endless rage, like a powder keg that explodes at the slightest spark."

Himeko Murata: "That's a very vivid description."

Theresa: "No way. Someone with such a bad temper has friends? Aren't they afraid he'll accidentally set them on fire?"

Pardofelis: "Brother Jie and Sister Apponia... they should count as friends, right?"

Elysia: "At least, Chakravartin himself sees it that way, and he admitted it."

Bronya: "So the answer should be between A and C?"

After receiving the information, Bronya made the most rational and authoritative analysis.

Since Apponia was one of the rare friends he had in Fire Moth, Chakravartin surely treated her differently from everyone else.

Pardofelis: "Wait, how did you all rule out options B and D?"

Theresa: "Isn't it obvious? Who would treat their friend so violently?"

Raiden Mei: "It makes no sense. No matter how you think about it, it makes no sense."

Kiana: "Even a second grader could solve this with elimination. You don't even need to think to rule out those two extra answers. What's wrong with Pardo?"

Pardofelis: "...Whatever makes you happy."

Good heavens, had she not explained Chakravartin carefully enough before?

Were the friends Chakravartin talked about really the same as friends in the normal sense?

And what was with that option about Apponia not being allowed to be lewd?

Didn't they know Apponia was a devout nun, inviolable and free of the slightest stain?

When had she ever been lewd?

Kiana: "Now that we know Chakravartin and Apponia are friends, isn't this question easy? If you don't choose, the reward will be mine."

Eden: "I choose D, the last one."

The Flame-Chasers of Fire Moth more or less knew about what had happened between Chakravartin and Apponia. Coupled with his personality, the answer was obvious.

For anyone who understood Chakravartin, guessing the answer could not have been easier.

Answer correct.

Kiana: "W-What?"

Raiden Mei: "?!!"

Theresa: "You Fire Moth people call that friendship? Your cultural differences are way too extreme!"

Everyone hurriedly went back to examine the answer again.

—Tear off Apponia's hands, throw them into the blood, and watch them be stained a filthy red.

Good heavens, good heavens! Was the relationship between Fire Moth friends a little too harmonious?!

Pardofelis: "Hahaha, it's hard to explain what happened between Brother Jie and Sister Apponia in just a few words."

Raiden Mei: "Good thing I don't know Chakravartin. We aren't close."

Death Space has expanded. Congratulations to Chakravartin for joining.