The answer, of course, is Kiana's state of mind.
Lady Mobius is a member of the Honkai World's most powerful profession—the Fusion Warrior.
When she was still alive, her strength was comparable to Otto's ancestor, Su.
In the Previous Era, during her duel with Su, even a passing Shenzhou tablet would be directly shocked into unconsciousness by the aftershocks of their battle.
If this elder sister truly came back to life, she would be capable of tearing Herrschers apart with her bare hands.
To deal with her, specialized equipment would definitely be necessary.
There are many pieces of equipment with special attacks in the Honkai World, but only one can reliably defeat a Fusion Warrior.
Lady Kiana's aunt's weapon—the oath of judah.
To get that Bai Mao Tuan Zi, who was holed up on the island, to come out, another Bai Mao Tuan Zi was clearly needed as bait.
The young girl, unaware of the sinister intentions of a certain lamppost person, lay on the large bed in the hotel, breathing heavily.
Because her first kiss was stolen, she had been chasing Luo Su relentlessly.
But she had severely underestimated Luo Su's skill in escaping.
A black shadow flashed past.
And he was gone.
"Rita, didn't you say you'd met him before?"
The girl looked up at the beauty who had confidently declared that if she could catch him once, she could catch him a second time.
The girl named Rita also had a look of questioning reality.
"He wasn't this fast when he was in Vienna."
"Huh? Luo Su went to Vienna too?"
Kiana was stunned.
Luo Su was the owner of kagehide, so logically, Luo Su shouldn't be able to leave Mei.
"I'm sure I saw him in Vienna. Uh, he even chatted with me about beer for a while..."
Rita's expression became a little unnatural as she said this.
Luo Su then quickly escaped, and before he left, he even snatched Alvette's PS game console, making Alvette cry and fuss, almost rolling on the floor in anger.
"Speaking of which... Lady Kiana, why are you chasing him?"
At this point, Rita also became curious.
She had seen the child named Bronya wandering the streets earlier and then observed her for a while.
It took some time, so she wasn't quite clear why Kiana had an expression as if she wanted to kill Luo Su.
Kiana's face instantly flushed crimson. What could she say? That she was previously treated like a beast of burden by Luo Su and went to pick a fight, but not only did she fail to hit him, her first kiss was stolen?
"...They are just trivial matters."
She was silent for a moment, only managing to squeeze out these words.
Rita also fell silent. Unsurprisingly, Kiana must have been played for a fool, just like herself.
"Next, I will dispatch a team from the Immortal Blades to search. Please rest assured, I will catch him."
Perhaps out of the frustration of her prey escaping, or perhaps to show off in front of Kiana, Rita said this with a solemn expression.
"If we don't have to search, then don't bother."
But unexpectedly, Kiana shook her head.
Ah?
Rita looked at Kiana with a face full of confusion.
"Did he commit a very serious crime?"
Kiana retorted.
"The only substantive criminal act was taking my team member's PS."
Rita said honestly.
"Then I'll replace it..."
Kiana's mouth twitched as she spoke.
Although Luo Su was incredibly cheap and a liar, he was, after all, someone who always protected Mei. He probably went to Vienna to see if he could find some help.
They were both working hard for Mei, so there was no need to make things difficult for each other.
Anyway, he didn't have an engagement with Mei right now...
"Understood, Lady Kiana."
Rita nodded.
Although she didn't know the situation, since Kiana didn't want to continue the search, then they wouldn't.
After all, this incident only hurt her pride.
"Mm, thank you, Rita."
Kiana lay on the bed, preparing to sleep.
But before she went to sleep, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't connected with Mei for a long time.
After some thought, she opened Mei's Line.
First, let's see Mei's recent life.
The girl clicked on Mei's Moments.
And then—
The smiling Samoyed's expression gradually solidified, like hot wax poured into a mold.
On the phone screen, a girl's slender wrist was being held by a somewhat familiar hand, with the caption "Today was a lot of fun."
"Uh, if I told you my engagement with Mei has been canceled, would you still go on a date with me?"
The boy's incredibly sincere voice echoed in her ears, and in a trance, she seemed to see one of her suitors helplessly waving his hand in front of her. But as her gaze sharpened, the illusion turned into the intertwined hands of the boy and girl.
The Samoyed expressionlessly lifted her face from the pillow and looked at Rita, who was preparing to leave.
"Retract my previous statement, Rita."
"I want him alive, or his corpse."
Chapter 50: My Lady, times have changed!
Rita's portable computer was connected to the Immortal Blades' network.
"Alvette, collect viewing audience information from all cinemas in Chang Kong City."
Alvette was a technician in the third squad of the Immortal Blades, under the command of Schicksal. On the battlefield, she was responsible for data collection and analysis, and her work attitude was serious, earning her the "nickname" of "tool person" among her squadmates.
"Ah, Lady Rita, aren't you on vacation? And didn't you say not to contact you unless there was a special situation?"
The girl whose PS game console was taken was stunned.
"...The situation has changed. I ran into the guy who stole your PS. His recent whereabouts involve watching a movie with the Raiden Family's young miss. Um, he probably hasn't had time to leave Taiyuan yet."
The tool person lady, far away in Schicksal, heard a certain address, and her expression instantly changed, her teeth grinding audibly.
That was her newly bought PS!!
It hadn't even warmed up before that scoundrel ambushed her and snatched it away.
"Okay, I'll check immediately!!"
"Eek—"
Not long after, an astonished sound came from the other side.
"What's wrong? Can't find it?"
Rita asked, her tone uncharacteristically tinged with impatience.
She had already boasted, and if she couldn't catch him, her prestige with her future sister-in-law would be halved.
"No, it's too easy to find."
"This guy is at the building materials wholesale center next to the city center cinema. Um, he's currently asking the boss there for a toilet that can withstand a ton of pressure... The boss is currently dueling him with a stick. This guy seems to be looking for trouble."
The words made Rita's expression subtly change.
No.
What kind of person would need a ton-rated toilet? Is he raising a pet pig?
But even pigs rarely reach a ton.
"...Rita, is there any news?"
Beside her, the white-haired girl had already put on her tracksuit and was carrying a baseball bat, eagerly rubbing her hands.
If the tool person lady was so angry her teeth were itching, then Kiana's teeth were almost shattered.
"Hmm, the exact location is about ten kilometers from us... It would take about half an hour to dispatch people to clear the crowd."
"Can we act in half an hour?"
Kiana looked at her with reverence.
The admiring gaze from her future sister-in-law and daughter made Rita's heart as happy as if she had drunk a fizzy drink and eaten a fatty burger.
She felt utterly ecstatic.
"Don't you need more preparations? Like better equipment? Or armed support?"
Perhaps it was because she had truly suffered a lot at Luo Su's hands.
At the moment she could finally beat Luo Su, the girl became more cautious than ever before.
"Lady Kiana, I am very strong, you know."
Facing the question, Rita's face showed a charming smile.
In terms of raw strength, Rita was the weakest S-rank, without a doubt.
Rita's physical strength didn't even have a significant gap with A-ranks.
But, correspondingly, she was very good at concealing her presence, making it difficult for even S-ranks to detect her.
For this, Schicksal had equipped her with Shadow Iron Armor.
Her main weapon was a scythe-shaped combat weapon called "Genetic Harvester."
As long as that weapon obtained a small genetic sample of the target during combat, it would specifically formulate the toxin "Avalanche" based on the target's genetic sequence to disintegrate the enemy's flesh and blood.
Her secondary weapon was an autonomous tracking weapon, scientifically named the Carbon-Based Hunter.
That steel hound was loaded with a large amount of neurotoxins, which could be spread through the air to incapacitate opponents, creating output conditions for Rita.
A weapon that could hunt down enemies in two strikes, a hound that weakened enemies, an assassin hidden in the darkness...
"If the target is an 'individual,' I won't lose to anyone."
Under Kiana's adoring gaze, the woman's face revealed a charming smile...
"Mei, can you help me borrow some machine guns and sniper rifles from Uncle Ryoma?"
"Valon, you should be able to get some firearms too, right? Help me buy a few hundred guns, AKs or SCARs or HK433s, any will do. It's best to also equip some grenades and rocket launchers. Price is not an issue, someone will pay the ransom later anyway."
In the Chat Group, Luo Su privately messaged two group members with extremely high social status, initiating a group begging mode.