"Rita Rossweisse, I remember you, the inspector sent by headquarters. I saw you during the examination at St. Freya a few months ago."
Kiana looked coldly at the maid in front of her without saying a word.
But... why do I suddenly feel like there's something extra around me?
Is she playing some tricks? Thinking of that, Kiana's expression grew even colder.
"I'm very glad you still remember my name."
Rita narrowed her eyes and smiled as if from the bottom of her heart.
"It must be very hard to wander outside for so long. By order of the Bishop, I invite you to return to Schicksal headquarters."
"I won't go with you."
She is no longer the naive child she used to be.
The other party's so-called invitation is nothing more than an ultimatum.
"Ha..." Rita showed an "as expected" look. "You must understand that your state is very unstable. This innocent city is proof. Due to your existence, Honkai Beasts frequently attack it. The only one who can help you is Schicksal; return to the laboratory for treatment, and simply no one gets hurt because of you, and that's good for everyone."
"I don't want to repeat myself."
Kiana had already tightened her grip on her weapon, and the tension between the two instantly grew stronger.
"You are truly stubborn."
Rita shook her head in disappointment and motioned for the others to stay back.
—The battle is about to begin.
"Kiana, please be careful and stop at the right time."
An inexplicable male voice sounded in Kiana's ears.
"???"
The sudden voice made Kiana stunned for a moment.
Squad monitor? No, this is a male voice. Is it an auditory hallucination?
Oops--!
Kiana, realizing she was distracted, suddenly focused her attention.
Where will Rita attack? Left? Right? Or in the air? Damn it, I lost the initiative because of an auditory hallucination.
However, before Kiana could be annoyed for too long, she saw that Rita in front of her was also stunned.
Moreover, compared to herself, who had already recovered, the other party seemed not to have reacted yet.
Could it be that the other party also heard that voice?
"Really?"
Rita suddenly sighed.
Not good.
This was the first time Kiana saw a sad look on the maid, who, in her impression, always had a smile on her face, even a fake smile.
"Although, as a lady, I should be open-minded, if you think being a lady means you can find a woman without any problems... I'm sorry, Miss Kiana, I think I need to teach you a lesson."
"Rita, that..." Tian Shi wanted to persuade her with a few words, but looking at Rita's expression...
"???"
Kiana couldn't find the connection between these two sentences at all.
Kiana couldn't find the connection between the two sentences at all.
"And what does this have to do with me?! I'm devoted to Mei...!"
Clang--!
"Tsk, this woman... she seemed quite calm, why did she suddenly go crazy?"
Kiana, violently retreating, stared grimly at the silver-white scythe that had landed in her previous position.
(I think it's probably because of Master Tian?)
Fu Hua's voice sounded in Kiana's mind. Who is that guy? This girl doesn't even know him!
(This is the person I told you about during the day, my teacher, the wise man who guided my growth.)
Oh... I remember now. But I have no relationship with your teacher, the monitor!
(There are relationships.)
Kiana heard a trace of nostalgia in Fu Hua's voice.
(Because just now, Kiana, you became the person chosen by Master Tian.)
I don't understand anything—!
Is there any direct connection between this and Rita's sudden madness?
Kiana almost cursed in her heart.
(It's related... because Rita was also chosen by Master Tian.)
Aren't we then in the same group? Why is she so crazy?
Obviously, Kiana hasn't figured out what's going on yet.
Fu Hua thought for a moment and gave an example that Kiana could probably instantly understand.
(Kiana-san, for example, if, I mean if, one day you suddenly saw Mei-san feeding a child you had no impression of, and the two of them were sitting very close to each other, with Mei-san almost leaning on him...)
"..." Okay, stop for a moment. I'm already getting angry, no need to keep describing it.
Also, Kiana looked at Rita with a hint of sympathy.
This maid doesn't seem so cold.
"What do you mean by that look, Miss Kiana?"
Rita twisted the corners of her lips with a forced smile.
"Nothing, I... uh... I can really understand it."
Kiana's attitude made Rita even more annoyed.
Tian Shi rolled his eyes and thought: Oh, something happened.
Damn, is this the so-called Shura Field?
Or is it Rita's unilateral Shura Field?
Just as Tian Shi thought, Rita was truly annoyed now.
The relationship between the two had grown closer this day, and they could be called close comrades-in-arms, but when they turned around, they found that they seemed to know nothing about each other.
That sense of emptiness truly made Rita unhappy.
Well, even though she was unhappy, Rita felt that the responsibility didn't lie with Tian Shi.
After all, it was her fault that she had never discussed these things with Tian Shi.
She had been ambiguous with him before, but now she wanted to know everything about him.
How could such a good thing happen?
So it doesn't matter. At worst, she can talk about it slowly after returning home.
She has plenty of time.
But then comes the big problem: he's going to find someone else in front of me, right?
Seeing the confusion still on Kiana's face, Rita knew that she had just become Tian Shi's host and was not at all used to the voice that suddenly appeared in her ears.
It didn't matter whether he was female or not, but looking for his enemies on the battlefield...
Rita felt betrayed.
Now the compatibility between Tian Shi and Rita is 55%.
Although it doesn't seem high, it's not even at the passing line on a 100-point scale.
But in reality, according to the system, this kind of relationship is already a trust, and Rita's personality is the type that rarely trusts others... The compatibility with Rita was basically difficult at first, then easy.
In this incident, after Rita decided to trust Tian Shi, the compatibility between the two increased from 11% to 55% overnight.
If this trust can be maintained... well, it now seems quite daunting.
"Do you understand? Then, could you let me give you two injections of sedatives and take you back home, Miss Kiana?"
"I still refuse that kind of thing!"
"There's nothing I can do about it..., move quickly, Miss Kiana, if it hurts, you can scream."
Rita gestured with a smile on her face.
Then...
[Rita Compatibility -1%]
[Rita Compatibility -1%]
[Rita Compatibility -1%]
The reminder of the reduction appeared almost every second, and Tian Shi, who was still in an awkward state, immediately understood what Rita meant.
Position!
Observing the wavering 50% form state, Tian Shi quickly possessed Rita's Moon Soul.
You know, once the compatibility drops below fifty, Tian Shi will no longer meet the conditions to possess the Moon Soul Armor.
The next moment, the Guardian God Tian Shi, who had transformed into the Silver Moon, appeared behind Rita.
[Rita Compatibility +10%]
Rita raised the corner of her mouth.
It seemed that Tian Shi was still on her side.
Well... I'll make a note of this, and we can sort it out together when we get back home.
Rita's eyes flashed, and it was obvious that this matter would never be easily revealed like the World Serpent.
We must educate him well...
Tian Shi, who had already transformed into Silver Moon, suddenly felt a chill down his spine...
Wait, is it really okay for him, a shadow with ice attributes, to feel a chill down his spine?
"Rita, this is not what I wanted... um, was there a small accident?"
"I understand. I'm wrong here too."
Rita replied softly with a smile: "Anyway, my dear Guardian Angel who has protected countless people, if you have something to say, please go home and talk."
Rita deliberately put emphasis on the words "I don't know how many people you've protected." It's truly a bad omen.
(...) Kiana suddenly felt that her squad leader's mood seemed to have become a little low.
What's wrong?
(Let's talk about it at home... that's an enviable statement.)
Fu Hua sighed faintly in Kiana's mind.
(Kiana, I will do my best to help you complete my moves. Whether you can win or not depends on you. If you win, remember to show mercy... Of course, if you can't win, it's okay to run away. Master Tian won't take sides.)
Fu Hua, on the contrary, was the one who understood Tian Shi best, and naturally knew that palms and backs are made of flesh.
Master Tian treats his family very well. Moreover, although my teacher has a calm personality, he is by no means weak.
Although it seems he is on Rita's side, if it really comes to a crisis, his teacher will definitely come out to mediate.
Master Tian Shi had his reasons for choosing Kiana and Rita.
Now that Master Tian restricted Rita, he had to remind Kiana.
Of course, since the atmosphere revealed by Rita's words "Let's talk about it when we get home" was so enviable and jealous, Fu Hua decided to try to help Kiana hit Rita.
Speaking of which, does Master Tian like women with this kind of figure?
Seeing Rita's exquisite figure, Fu Hua fell into inexplicable regret.
She didn't study biological breast enhancement with Mobius back then, and now she felt she had missed out on 100 million.
Let's look at Kiana again...
Although Kiana's previous stupidity always made people ignore her figure, to be honest, although she is younger than Rita, Kiana is still growing.
If the two were really the same age, maybe they would be quite evenly matched. Fu Hua inexplicably felt a sense of loneliness, as if she was fighting alone.
As expected, she was too ignorant back then... Master Tian's seemingly casual advice was actually the wisest.
"..." Kiana, who received some fragments of Fu Hua's thoughts, curled the corners of her mouth.
Ah... if that's the case, the squad leader is already over 50,000... ahem. Oh, no! I forgot the monitor could hear my thoughts!
(It's okay, I don't mind.)
In other words, there's no point in worrying.
She was 17, but Kiana had begun to take shape now: Kiana's ID card says 19, but her actual age is at most 17. Maybe... I really don't have that potential?
(First think of a way to get out of this situation. According to Master Tian, Rita was probably not ready to do anything serious; at least that was the case at the beginning.)
If Master Tian had pretended that nothing had happened and said nothing, things definitely wouldn't have turned out like this.
So, why would Master Tian take such a big risk by saying that?
In other words, this so-called "fake match" is actually risky, and there's a high possibility of one "getting out of control."
Since it's a fake match, Rita will never use all her strength, but Kiana, who doesn't know it's a "fake match," will definitely fight to the death.
Although Rita is still stronger than Kiana now, it's impossible for her to crush Kiana.
If she doesn't use all her strength, she will inevitably be injured by Kiana's counterattack.
Although the possibility is not high, Master Tian still wants to avoid this possibility... It turns out that he is still the Master Tian she knows.
[Fu Hua Compatibility +3%]
(Kiana, come on, cut towards her waist first!)
—However, Fu Hua still wanted to compete with Rita.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kiana fired three shots at Rita, but unfortunately, Rita dodged them all.
Kiana wasn't surprised by this result.
After all, her opponent is Rita... But she also found that the gap between her and Rita isn't that large. Well, ignoring the silver shadow that was blatantly slacking off.
"Tsk..."
Is the match-fixing not over yet?
Kiana was already feeling a little annoyed.
The frost on Rita's scythe was getting harder and harder to fight off.
Kiana felt her fingers were about to freeze. If it weren't for the match-fixing, Kiana felt she would have run away long ago.
"Here I come."
Rita suddenly whispered.
The next moment, Rita's communication opened.
"Madam Rita! Something terrible has happened! A large number of assassins have appeared in the city where you are! And they are heading towards you!"
"Tsk."
Rita showed a distressed look at just the right moment.
Kiana also understood and took this opportunity to quickly flee.
"Go find the World Serpent, they'll take good care of you."
Before leaving, Tian Shi reminded her loudly.
The words "World Serpent" made Kiana pause.
In the past few months, she has been investigating information about the World Serpent, and has even vaguely perceived the World Serpent's actions.
(The stigmata on the Death Man and Honkai Beasts come from the World Serpent. They cannot be trusted if Master Tian doesn't.)
Fu Hua knew very well that, with that Gray Serpent's temperament, if he found Tian Shi, it was no wonder that he would choose to honor Tian Shi.
(Don't worry, go with confidence, you are now the person chosen by Master Tian, and this identity is enough for you to have fun in the World Serpent.)
Kiana was a little stunned. It turns out... her class monitor's teacher was so powerful?
[Kiana Compatibility +5%]
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..." Raven sat on the roof, silently watching the Immortal Blades members fighting with the assassins below.
"First, the dead soldier deactivation procedure is initiated."
When Raven pressed the button, the assassins, whose movements suddenly slowed down, were killed by the Immortal Blades team members one after another.
"In this way, the play is complete."