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Looking at Raiden Mei's utterly speechless expression, Vill-V kept smiling as she added, "Of course, that was only part of the reason. The real reason I couldn't design Anti-Van Weapons… in the end, is because I don't know how to target him."
"What do you mean?"
"Just as it sounds." Vill-V's expression turned uncharacteristically serious.
"If Kevin's power still has traces to follow, then Van's power is a completely unknown black hole. Just when you think you've seen his limit, he'll surprise you again in the very next battle."
"You must have noticed too… that within Van's power, there are parts that do not belong to Honkai..."
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After parting ways with Vill-V, Raiden Mei found a quiet spot to sit down, going over their conversation again and again.
It was true. During this whole time in the Realm, among all the Flame-Chasers' memory bodies, only Van's memory body gave her the most unique feeling.
Thinking back now, it was precisely because his power went beyond the scope of Honkai.
Raiden Mei shook her head helplessly.
She had come looking for answers, but instead of finding them, her doubts only grew deeper.
Just then, a familiar cry for help came from not far away.
"Hel-help! Is anyone there!? Save me!"
"That voice… Pardo?"
Raiden Mei immediately got up and rushed toward the sound.
After quickly climbing a flight of steps, she finally saw Pardofelis.
Only… Pardofelis' current situation was rather delicate.
She was stuck halfway inside a treasure chest in a pose that made people's imagination run wild.
Her slender body was tightly wedged by the rim of the chest, while her legs dangled helplessly outside, kicking.
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[That pose of Pardo's…]
[What an opportunity, Auntie, go go go!!!]
[That pose… I approve!]
[I've screenshotted all of you above. Just wait until the cops drag you off in cuffs!]
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"Mei, Sister Mei? No, Boss Mei!" Pardofelis saw her like seeing a savior and immediately shouted, "Quick… quick, save me!"
Raiden Mei, '...'
"Don't just stand there watching, Boss Mei! You weren't this cold before! Aren't we comrades-in-arms who share life and death?!"
"I just don't get it." Raiden Mei facepalmed helplessly.
"Why would someone get stuck in a treasure chest..."
"Isn't it an adventurer's duty to open a chest as soon as they see one? And after opening it, isn't it only natural to crawl in and check carefully!?"
"Hm, perfectly fitting for your trap… curiosity killed the cat, I'll note that down."
"Please help me, Boss Mei! Oh right, money… money! I-I'll pay you… ugh… uh… ah..."
Here Pardofelis' words abruptly stopped.
Clearly, she was struggling to choose between paying money and saving her life. In the end, she pulled a long face and said, "How about… I just try to get myself out…"
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[So you'd rather keep your money than your life?]
[I'm dying, little Pardo really does love money like her life]
[Pardo, my sweet Pardo is too cute~]
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Raiden Mei looked helplessly at Pardofelis stuck in the chest and sighed, "…Forget it."
With that, she drew her blade.
Seeing Raiden Mei approach with her sword, Pardofelis panicked instantly, flailing her limbs.
"Huh? Boss Mei, w-why did you draw your sword? I-I-I-I'm sorry! I was planning to get supplies from you later, but I haven't done anything yet..."
Before she could finish, the sword flashed.
Pardofelis squeezed her eyes shut in pain.
But after a moment, the expected pain never came. She slowly opened her eyes.
Crack!
The chest split cleanly in two, and Pardofelis was finally freed.
She collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. "Hah… hah… so you were cutting the chest open for me… I knew Sister Mei was the best!"
Raiden Mei sheathed her blade and raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then maybe now we should talk about this 'getting supplies from me' thing."
In the real world, the netizens watching nearly laughed themselves to death.
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[Poor little Pardo, out of the tiger's den, into the dragon's lair]
[Mei, Oh? Did I hear someone say they want to get supplies from me? Pardo, do you know what that means?]
[Pardo, I'm just a kitty, kitties don't know anything~]
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Pardofelis was instantly tongue-tied.
"Uh… this… well, bygones should be bygones!"
She hurried to change the subject, pointing to the chest remains.
"Sister Mei, why don't we see what's inside the chest first? You saved me, so let's split the treasure inside fifty-fifty… uh… a card? Guess there's nothing to split here, "
Just as Pardofelis focused all her attention on the card in her hand, Raiden Mei suddenly felt something strange around them.
Her expression sharpened as she pulled Pardofelis behind her.
"Pardo, get back!"
Only then did Pardofelis notice that, at some point, many faded monsters had appeared around them.
Raiden Mei swiftly drew her blade to meet them. With each flash of the sword, monsters fell one after another.
Pardofelis immediately jumped into her role as cheer squad on the side.
"Wow, just like that only one's left, Sister Mei, amazing skill!"
But just as Raiden Mei was about to land the finishing blow on the last monster, something unexpected happened.
That monster suddenly turned tail and ran.
Raiden Mei froze.
Up until now, all the monsters had attacked mindlessly. Yet this one knew to retreat when things turned against it. That was far too unusual.
"It's escaping. Let's chase it." Raiden Mei decided firmly.
Pardofelis quickly followed.
"Hey, wait for me, Sister Mei!"
However, after chasing for a while, they still lost it.
Watching the direction the monster disappeared in, Raiden Mei felt a powerful instinct rise within her.
If she let it go now, she would surely regret it in the future.
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