The Brat, Who Are You Calling Shorty?
"Really! Mom, look, don't I look a lot like you? That's because I have your genes inside me!"
Faced with Mei's refusal to acknowledge it, the little girl became even more insistent.
"I'm not! I don't! I'm not listening!"
"..."
"Let's not talk about that for now, Mom. I'm really, really hungry! If you don't feed me soon, I'm really going to disappear. If I disappear, no one will be able to provide Mom with powerful combat strength and protection anymore. As long as Mom levels me up to the max and fully unlocks my talents, I'll be incredibly useful."
"...Wait a second!"
Though she was speechless about this daughter who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Mei did not actually want to let her disappear. Having such a cute little girl by her side was not entirely unacceptable.
Compared to being a mom, the girl preferred being a dad.
"Honkai Shards... Eat them?"
Mei recalled Ai-chan's earlier prompt. Honkai Shards were one of her foods.
They were also the cheapest among those items.
"What? This stuff and Star Stones can only count as snacks for me. There's no way they can be used to level up."
The little Crimson Crow's Wing girl looked at the Honkai Shard in Mei's hand with utter disdain.
Still... she reluctantly took it.
Then... the Honkai Shard, upon reaching Crimson Crow's Wing's hand, did not even need to be put into her mouth before completely turning into Honkai energy and entering her body.
Then... Mei could clearly see that her experience had increased by one point.
It took 100 experience to go from Level 1 to Level 2.
Sure enough... Honkai Shards could only be considered her snacks.
Looking at the little girl before her, Mei recalled