After accepting Kiana's commission and possessing her body once again, Levi looked at Raiden i in front of him, smiling brightly.
"Hello there~ my dearest i~"
Hearing that familiar tone, Raiden i imdiately confird that the one who had spoken to her back in Changkong City was indeed this current Kiana.
"Your na is Levi?"
"Kiana or Levi, they're both my nas. You can call whichever you like~"
Glancing at the apple in his hand, Levi took a bite.
"I'll call you Levi, then."
After all, the na "Kiana" was already taken.
After thinking for a mont, Raiden i asked, "What should I do now?"
Right now, they were at St. Freya, an entirely unfamiliar place to her. The only person she knew here was Levi.
And since she felt completely lost about what to do next, she wanted to ask for his opinion.
"You can't go through life without your own opinions, i~"
Levi tossed the apple core into the trash and licked the juice from his lips.
"If it were , I'd stay here at St. Freya Academy and beco a Valkyrie."
'Hey! I'm not staying here! I still have to find that stupid old man!'
Kiana protested from within.
After all, her reason for going to Changkong City in the first place had been to find her father, Siegfried, who had abandoned her and disappeared.
Even though she'd been caught off guard by the Honkai outbreak, and had t the heart-stirring Raiden i, her goal hadn't changed.
She wanted to find Siegfried and give him a punch right in the face.
So he'd know what happens when you abandon your own daughter.
Hearing Kiana's words, Levi replied in thought, 'Do you really want to keep running around the world like a headless fly?'
'Use that almond-sized brain of yours and think. Wouldn't it be better to use your Aunt Theresa's connections to find him, rather than wandering aimlessly on your own?'
Kiana instinctively snapped back, 'Your brain's the size of an almond!'
Still, anyone with common sense could see which option made more sense.
Though people liked to joke that Kiana had the intelligence of a single-celled organism, she was still within the normal human range of intelligence.
Naturally, she understood which path was smarter.
Stay at St. Freya Academy, ask her newly t "Aunt Theresa" for help finding Siegfried, surely her aunt wouldn't refuse her niece's request.
On the hospital bed, after listening to Levi's advice, Raiden i nodded, then lowered her head silently.
She thought of her father, Raiden Ryoma.
If nothing unexpected had happened, he was probably still imprisoned in Changkong City.
But now, Changkong City had beco a living hell, crawling with monsters.
Even if so people had survived by luck, they probably wouldn't last long.
To live through pain and fear, only to die afterward, was that really lucky or not?
Maybe the people who turned into monsters right away were actually the luckiest ones.
Thinking of her father, Raiden i wanted to go back to Changkong City to find him, but she didn't dare.
She was afraid that if she went, what she'd find would be his corpse.
At this point, Raiden Ryoma could only have two possible fates.
Either he turned into one of those "deadn" Levi ntioned when the Honkai first broke out, or he remained human but was trapped in his cell, torn apart by the dead.
As those thoughts flashed through her mind, Raiden i's face filled with sorrow.
Seeing that, Levi easily guessed what was on her mind.
He leaned forward and hugged her gently again, speaking softly, "Don't be sad, i. Your father's fine. He's probably sowhere out there right now… quietly watching over you."
"..."
How nice. He could always see right through her heart.
Hearing Levi's comforting words, a warm feeling spread in Raiden i's chest. But to show her strength, to make him not treat her like a child, she deliberately broke through his "lie."
"That place… is hell, isn't it?"
"Pfft!"
"Sorry, sorry, sorry!"
Levi wiped the spray of saliva off Raiden i's face, but recalling what she had just said made him burst out laughing again.
If Raiden Ryoma could hear that, his face would probably go completely black.
Levi t Raiden i's violet eyes and saw confusion flicker within them.
"I wouldn't lie to you, i. Your father really isn't dead. Most likely, he's hiding sowhere right now, watching you."
Raiden Ryoma, president of Corp in Changkong City, his true identity was one of Anti-Entropy's field executors, a secret he had hidden perfectly.
Even his own daughter, Raiden i, had no idea.
Clearly, he hadn't wanted her to be involved in anything related to the Honkai.
But just because he didn't want that didn't an others agreed.
Raiden i, with the Gem of Conquest implanted in her yet still functioning normally, was a very tempting target in certain people's eyes.
And that led to the tragedy in Changkong City.
Raiden Ryoma was frad for financial cris and imprisoned; Raiden i's spirit was crushed as she saw the true faces of her forr classmates.
Combined with the chaos from the outside world, it all led perfectly to the birth of the Herrscher of Thunder.
"..."
Raiden i took a deep breath. Learning that her father was still alive erased the last trace of sadness from her heart.
"Hug ."
"…Huh?"
Her words caught Levi completely off guard. He didn't process it right away.
He never expected Raiden i to be so bold, to ask for a hug herself.
Before he could react, she wrapped her arms around him on her own.
And from Levi's perspective, the angle of that hug was… very nice.
A soft sensation pressed against his cheek, and Levi's face lit up with pure bliss.
'Hehehe…' ×2
Click!
"Raiden i, your surgery has been arran..."
"…ged."
"..."
Theresa, standing in the doorway, fell silent as she took in the scene before her.
"Well, looks like we ca at the wrong ti."
A teasing voice sounded from behind her.
Hiko, following Theresa, saw Raiden i hugging "Kiana" and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
'Ah… youth.'
"You two… seem really close."
Theresa glanced at the lovestruck expression on "Kiana's" face and shook her head.
Then she looked toward Raiden i and said, "Your surgery has been arranged. Do you want to go now or wait a bit?"
"Now."
Raiden i released Levi and prepared to leave with Theresa.
But then, sothing unexpected happened.
[Alert! Alert! Herrscher invasion! Alert! Alert! Herrscher invasion!]
Bang!
Both Hiko and Theresa turned, startled, to see that "Kiana" had smashed the St. Freya central intercom.
"Kiana" turned around and, noticing their shocked faces, thought for a second before explaining, "That thing was too noisy, and the ssage would just cause panic anyway. I helped you out, Auntie. No need to thank ."
"..."
"Oh, right, what surgery is i going for?"
Levi leaned close to Raiden i, eyes filled with concern.
He really didn't rember any "surgery" Raiden i was supposed to have after leaving Changkong City.
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