The Boy Goes Fishing Under the Sea

"Hmph~"

Noticing the interaction between the two beside her, Elysia pursed her lips and let out a soft laugh, her slightly upturned eyebrows full of joy.

Although she hadn't actually joined the battle yet, just watching the boy and the other girls' reactions was enough to provide her with a lot of amusement.

Having resolved the minor dispute between the two girls, Shi Hen and his group crossed the border of the World Bubble and headed towards the city.

Call out--

As soon as they stepped into the city, a faint blue light flashed and landed in front of the three of them, and at the same time, a deep pit the size of an index finger appeared on the stone-paved ground.

"Are they enemies?"

With a slight frown, Kiana stepped forward and transformed into her Herrscher of Flamescion form, standing at the very front.

Even though she now knew the boy's true strength, her long-standing habit still made her firmly protect him behind her.

"Don't worry, it's just a small misunderstanding."

He chuckled softly and placed Shi Hen hand on the girl's shoulder, signaling her to relax.

As the boy finished speaking, two equally swift figures appeared on the rooftop. Their light blue longswords and sea-blue Sniper Rifle clashed, sparking golden flames. Occasionally, illusory sword shadows and blue bullets streaked past, causing devastating damage to the surrounding houses and ground.

"This can't even be considered a misunderstanding, can it!?"

Seeing the two on the rooftop looking like they were locked in a life-or-death struggle, Kiana couldn't sit still any longer.

Without the slightest hesitation, the girl's figure transformed into a golden starlight and appeared between the two combatants, her fiery hands simultaneously grasping the longsword and Sniper Rifle that were falling towards her.

"Stop it!"

Kiana?

"Kiana!?"

The three voices rang out almost simultaneously, one after the other, and the next second the three of them stared at each other, completely dumbfounded.

"Li Sushang?"

Only then did Kiana notice that the person wielding the longsword was none other than Li Sushang, the five-hundred-year-old swordsman who had once assassinated the boy. Kiana's gaze immediately turned to the source of the third voice—a beautiful girl with long, light blue hair. "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

As she spoke, Kiana's gaze towards the other person became more wary.

Being an enemy of Li Sushang and knowing her name, the identity of this blue-haired girl is undoubtedly... completely unexpected.

Even compared to her time with St. Freya, she was indeed more perceptive.

Faced with a situation where there were virtually no clues, she felt that even if the boy came, he would be completely clueless.

"No! You can't be Kiana! Kiana is clearly..."

Faced with the white-haired girl's question, the blue-haired girl did not answer immediately, but shook her head vigorously as if she had fallen into some kind of self-doubt.

"Um?"

Looking at the increasingly inexplicable blue-haired girl, Kiana couldn't help but blink, her face full of confusion.

"Miss Shigure Kira, you've misunderstood."

Kiana is Kiana, and Kiana's even been personally certified by Bianca.

With a posture befitting the Anti-Entropy Leader, Shi Hen leaped onto the roof and explained unhurriedly.

Yes, without a doubt, the person who just fought with Li Sushang was none other than the former retired Valkyrie, Shigure Kira.

"You know her?"

"You know Bianca?"

"Shi Hen?"

Three voices rang out simultaneously, and Kiana, the blue-haired girl, and Li Sushang all turned their gazes to the boy, with the first one's eyes becoming increasingly hostile.

"..."

Noticing the almost undisguised intense jealousy in the white-haired girl's eyes, Shi Hen couldn't help but feel a deep sense of helplessness.

Although his fishpond is indeed quite large, he didn't just make a move on any pretty girl he saw, did he?

Knowing that his credibility in this regard was really low, Shi Hen hurriedly explained, "Kiana, Shigure Kira is a hero in the Second Honkai Eruption. You should have seen her picture in the history book."

"A member of the legendary Wolfpack Squad Valkyrie, an A-rank Valkyrie Aerial Flare,' and Aunt Cecilia's most trusted subordinate..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I understand!"

Kiana quickly interrupted the boy's long-winded speech, pouting and glaring at him.

Knowing full well that her academic performance was average, she still said that, and she suspected that someone was deliberately making fun of her.

Hearing the long list of names the boy rattled off, Shigure Kira's cheeks flushed slightly.

Although most of what the other party said was true, she still felt ashamed that her past experiences had been dug up like this.

"Back to Bianca, Kiana is her acknowledged younger sister, and I'm also her very close friend."

Shigure Kira Shi Hen explaining softly, earning a glare from the white-haired girl.

Shi Hen could only shrug helplessly at this.

As Cecilia's number one fan, Siegfried's behavior was enough to make Shigure Kira extremely jealous.

If the other party finds out that he has won over Durandal, he will probably be bombarded with a lot of rumors.

"Ah, I see. It seems I misunderstood."

Upon hearing this, Shigure Kira put away her weapon and gave a shy, embarrassed smile.

Although the relationship between the boy and Li Sushang was still unclear, given their familiarity with Bianca, she believed that the boy could not be a bad person.

"I see. I was very rude just now."

Seeing Shigure Kira retract her weapon, Li Sushang also sheathed her sword, clasped her hands in a salute to the girl, and then turned her gaze to the boy, saying, "Misterin said before that there would be reinforcements on this trip, which should be you and Kiana, right?"

With you all here, this operation should be a sure thing.

As she spoke, the girl's face broke into an undisguised, radiant smile.

Even though the Eigen World had already overcome the Finality and defeated the Honkai more than half a year ago, due to the residual effects of the Stigmata Project, many alien objects called Alien Stigmata were spawned in the Quantum Sea, bringing disaster to many World Bubble.

To protect the peace and tranquility of the Quantum Sea... that's what the boy told her at least half a year ago, and she embarked on a journey to retrieve these alien Stigmata together with Misterin was naturally Stigmata prototype.

Just when her and Misterin's journey to recover the alien Stigmata was going smoothly, they encountered a huge setback in this World Bubble called Salt Snow Holy City, so much so that they had to seek help from the Eigen World... at least that's what Misterin told her at the time.

Although she vaguely sensed that something was amiss, Li Sushang, who had never been very knowledgeable about technical matters, chose to trust Misterin without reservation and stayed in Salt Snow Holy City to await reinforcements.

Even though she wasn't particularly worried to begin with, Li Sushang felt a sense of peace the Setsuna she saw the group of boys appear.

After all, the other party is a great hero who can lead humanity to defeat the Honkai and that [Welt White]!

Well, even though she is strong enough to rank in the T1.5 level among humans, Li Sushang still doesn't understand the truth about the White Masks.

Because apart from a certain Herrscher of Knowledge who wanted to show off her superiority over the other party but often failed, basically no one who knew the truth would play with this five-hundred-year-old young girl.

In fact, if the young man hadn't given Li Sushang a mission to retrieve the alien Stigmata, she would still be a wandering swordsman right now.

"Huh? You're in cahoots with that woman?"

Before the boy could even reply to Li Sushang's words, Shigure Kira became excited again, and her Sniper Rifle immediately appeared in her hand.

"That woman?"

Seeing this, Kiana blinked, even more puzzled.

"I've already said it's a misunderstanding between the two of you."

While waving his hand at Li Sushang to signal her to calm down, Shi Hen said with an innocent expression.

"...Really?"

Seeing that the boy still showed no intention of taking out his weapon to fight, Shigure Kira frowned and asked, slowly lowering the Sniper Rifle in her hand.

Of course.

"Miss Shigure Kira, I assure you, you will soon understand the truth of all this."

Shi Hen nodded and said in a serious tone.

"Alright, for Bianca's sake, I'll trust you this once."

Meeting the boy's sincere gaze, Shigure Kira pondered for a moment before finally nodding gently.

Even though she had many doubts about Li Sushang and Misterin who was traveling with her, she was still very willing to trust Bianca, who had fought alongside her before.

"Hi~ Have you made any new friends?"

As soon as the situation eased a little, a Miss Pink Fairy popped out with a smile.

"Yes, Shigure Kira."

In one world, she's a top idol who's in no way inferior to Eden.

Shi Hen pointed to the blue-haired girl and introduced her.

"Oh? She seems to be a very cute girl too~"

Shigure Kira, Elysia's smile immediately brightened considerably.

"Eden?"

Shigure Kira blinked in confusion.

"A big star."

In layman's terms, she's the Bianca of the art world.

Shi Hen said without changing his expression, "Bianca once said that Shigure Kira's performance was the most unforgettable performance she had ever seen, and I also look forward to the day when I can appreciate that scene."

As he spoke, Shi Hen's gaze toward the blue-haired girl suddenly became more intense, as if he were a fanatical admirer of hers.

Shigure Kira: "..."

Bianca, what exactly did you say to this guy?!

Meeting the boy's ardent gaze, Shigure Kira momentarily thought of escaping this World Bubble and disappearing without a trace.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing, Sushang. The reinforcements you and Misterin should be hoping for are not actually us."

Looking at Li Sushang beside him, Shi Hen pointed in a certain direction and said, "To be precise, they are your real reinforcements on this trip."

As soon as the words were spoken, two girls who looked exactly alike but had completely opposite personalities appeared in everyone's sight, accompanied by an Armed Puppet.

PS: Squeak...

Chapter 31: Young man fishing in the sea

"Hey! Old fogey, can't you walk a little faster? I saw our adorable grand-disciple being bullied!"

"If you stroll by at this leisurely pace, they'll have finished their fight by then!"

Accompanied by a complaining, urging voice, a hurried figure appeared in front of Shi Hen and the others first, and then... his gaze locked directly onto the boy.

"Long time no see, Xiao Shi."

Meeting the complex gaze of the newcomer, which was half shocked and half angry, Shi Hen smiled slightly without any attempt to hide his expression.

Yes, without a doubt, the person who appeared at this moment was none other than the great Herrscher of Knowledge.

Even as a non-human entity, it would be more appropriate for it to appear on the back of the Salt Snow Holy City World Bubble.

However, considering that there was no other Seele to play with at this time, Shi Hen still asked Misterin to put in some extra effort when guiding her to log in in the more lively Salt Snow Holy City.

"You little liar! You tricked me and the old antique so badly, and you still dare to swagger in front of us like this?"

"Take this shot first!"

Unmoved by Shi Hen's enthusiasm, Herrscher of Knowledge's expression immediately changed, and he summoned a crimson spear, thrusting it rapidly towards the boy.

"..."

Faced with the Herrscher of Knowledge's fierce attack, Shi Hen remained smiling, neither dodging nor avoiding it. Kiana also helplessly rolled her eyes at the boy without making a move. Only Li Sushang and Shigure Kira, who had been at odds with each other, hurriedly tried to come to the rescue.

Blinded by the boy's initial enthusiasm, the two arrived too late to help, and could only watch helplessly as the spear pierced the boy's chest...

Swish—

With a whooshing sound, the spear instantly went from high speed to absolute stillness, stopping precisely an inch from the boy's chest.