Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

"Let's go! There are still so many places to visit at the summer festival! Let's have a blast today!"

"Damn it, don't pull me! I haven't finished my red bean rice cake soup yet!"

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Time flew by, and Kiana and her two companions had eaten at every food stall. Huihuo kept saying she didn't want any, but her hands would inevitably grab food anyway. However, the happier Kiana and Jiuxiao were at eating, the more tormented Huihuo felt. Because her stomach was still that of a normal person, she couldn't eat that much and could only watch helplessly as the two of them devoured their food.

Soon it was time for the fireworks display, and the three of them went to the beach to wait for the fireworks to go off. A large crowd had already gathered on the beach; everyone had come to watch the fireworks.

At the fireworks festival, numerous fireworks displays take place, their vibrant colors creating a beautiful spectacle on summer nights. The fireworks are not only large but also include many heart-shaped or other uniquely shaped displays with thoughtful decorations.

Jiuxiao and Kiana sat side by side, whispering to each other. Wuse Feihuo, too tired to move, pulled out her sofa and lay down.

Before long, the fireworks display began. One after another, huge and dazzling fireworks shot into the sky, then bloomed into beautiful patterns, adding beautiful flowers to the hot summer day.

Fireworks fade quickly, but human kindness endures. Fireworks are beautiful, but their existence is fleeting, like a bubble that vanishes in an instant. Human emotions, though invisible and intangible, will persist as long as they exist; they will not disappear with the passage of time. (They will only shift their focus.)

People's gatherings and separations are as fleeting as fireworks. Fireworks are brilliant for a moment and then vanish, they are the easiest to disappear, just like the meetings between people are so hurried.

So never overlook the person who is willing to watch fireworks with you and keep you company.

As the fireworks display drew to a close, Jiu Xiao and Kiana silently turned to look at each other, their gazes filled with tenderness.

Jiuxiao stroked Kiana's face, and Kiana closed her eyes to enjoy it.

Suddenly she opened her eyes, but her gaze was somewhat dim. She grabbed Jiu Xiao's hand that was stroking her face, her voice a little hoarse.

"Nine Heavens...if...if I no longer become myself...will you leave me?"

Jiu Xiao was stunned. What's going on? Shouldn't they be excitedly preparing to confess their feelings? Why does he look like he's about to die?

"Silly Kiana..." Jiu Xiao pinched her cheek, then kissed her directly. Kiana's eyes widened, but then she slowly closed them, hugging Jiu Xiao and beginning to savor his taste.

This was their first kiss, their very first kiss.

Huihuo, standing nearby, covered her face with both hands, but her fingers were completely spread apart as she silently watched the two kiss. Damn it, that darn Kiana! She really tricked me into being her dog, bullying this single dog like me!

After a long while, their lips parted. A glistening thread of liquid remained between their lips, shimmering in the light of the fireworks.

Kiana... I won't leave you, we'll always be together. I'm clumsy and not good at charming girls, I'll just stay by your side, laugh with you, and cry with you...

Kiana, do you know? When I first came to this world, I was very excited because I might save the world like the protagonist in the novel, but actually I was more afraid, filled with confusion and fear about the unknown... But when I opened my eyes and saw you, I realized that I wasn't so confused and afraid anymore, because at that moment I had already obtained the best treasure in the world.

If... you become someone else, then I will never leave you. I will help you find yourself again. You won't become anyone else; you are unique, you are you, you are Kiana Kaslana.

Looking into Jiuxiao's sincere eyes, Kiana's heart pounded even harder than during their previous kiss, but she felt something surging in her mind... her consciousness gradually blurred...

But none of that matters... Kiana grabbed Jiuxiao's face and kissed him too.

"Then you absolutely must find me..."

This kiss didn't last long. Kiana suddenly pushed Jiuxiao away and ran away, leaving Jiuxiao wiping blood from his lips. "What happened again...why did she suddenly bite herself..." Jiuxiao was completely bewildered.

Just as bewildered was Colorless Glow. Strange... I clearly remember Kiana having blue eyes, so why were the ones who ran past her golden eyes just now...?

Chapter 39: No money to build armor, so I have to cheat.

Kiana didn't know how she got home that day. Maybe she suffocated from kissing for too long? And then Jiuxiao took her home? She didn't want to think about it anymore; the more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she became.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiu Xiao hugged Kiana and gave her a big kiss.

"I'm not telling you, hehehe—" Kiana made a face and jumped out of Jiuxiao's arms. "I'm going to find Huihuo. She recently got a Valkyrie armor set from Otto. It's so cool."

Go ahead... Be careful on the road.

Jiu Xiao and Kiana were really envious of Hui Huo's Valkyrie armor set, but unfortunately, Otto dropped the Valkyrie armor set he had originally planned to give them. Jiu Xiao had even planned to ask Otto to get Hui Huo's set too, but Otto told him that no matter how much money he embezzled, it wouldn't be enough to cover the value of Hui Huo's equipment set.

After testing Huihuo, Otto discovered her talent and immediately used most of the materials and funds to build her an outer armor set. Huihuo was named Sabayon. It is said that Otto also planned to build her a floating fortress, but this was rejected by Amber, who also cut most of Otto's budget for the second half of the year.

"Holy Mark? Is it here?" Jiuxiao patted the Holy Mark on his hand. He had neither the money nor the face to ask for armor, and he certainly couldn't build a set himself. He could only hope that the Holy Mark could give him a cheat code.

[Hmph, only remembering me now? You've been all lovey-dovey with Kiana these past few days!]

"What... can a Saint Mark get jealous?" Jiu Xiao was a little confused. Isn't a Saint Mark also a part of him? How could it get jealous?

It's not that I'm jealous, it's that you're such a jerk! Kiana is so young, you pervert, I despise you.

"What are you saying? I was just kissing and hugging her, I didn't do anything wrong!" Jiu Xiao knew that Kiana was still young, so he hadn't done anything out of line. In a few more years... when Kiana turned 16, she could live a wonderful and happy life.

[You perverted, lewd lolicon, you're going to hell!]

"Ahem, ahem. You've gotten me off-topic. Let's get down to business. Sister... my dear Saintly Stigmata sister, do you have any powerful armor or something I can play with?"

I still prefer your rebellious side. Please reply.

"Do we have any?"

"No, but I have the blueprints. However, it's probably impossible to build in this world. Wait until you become the Herrscher of Reason before trying to create it by hand. After all, some materials are only conceptual... you can construct them using the power of the Herrscher of Reason."

"The blueprints are pretty good! I heard from Otto that the First Herrscher of Reason is the leader of Anti-Entropy, and he's a Herrscher who fights for humanity. Maybe we can ask him for help!"

He's too weak right now. Even if you ask him for help and squeeze every last drop out of him, he still won't be able to make more than a few parts. You'd be better off just asking Otto for a full suit of armor.

Damn it, the First Herrscher can't be this weak! Apologize to Uncle Yang! Oh, he's seriously injured and about to die, so it's alright. He hasn't fully grasped the secrets of Yang's sit-up technique yet; he's still pretending to be a teacher at St. Freya while recovering.

"By the way, you said I became the Herrscher of Reason... what does that mean?"

[It means exactly what it says, what else could it mean? I also have a share of the powers of the Herrscher of Reason. And not just the Herrscher of Reason, but also the Herrscher of Metal, the Herrscher of Blood, the Herrscher of Rock, and so on. If you're bold enough, I even have the powers of the End. Interested?]

"Give me one of the final chapters."

"Sure, I'll give it to you one second, and the next second we'll both be wiped out by the Honkai God. Even the Void Tree will have to come over and slap you twice."

"..."

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I can't tell you anything, are you kidding me?

【Hey, I can't give you my End Power yet, but you can plunder the End Power belonging to this world. That way, it won't be considered beyond the scope of the rules, and the Honkai God won't interfere.】

"Okay, give me one."

[I can't give it to you; it hasn't appeared yet, and you can't bear it right now.]

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"That Metal Herrscher?"

"That won't work either. The trials of this world have been partially altered by our predecessors, and the Honkai God has approved them. Therefore, the powers of this world have been defined. You can fuse and sublimate on its foundation or evolve it individually, but you cannot introduce Herrscher powers that have never appeared before."

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"Flip the table! If this won't work and that won't work, then why are you telling me all this?"

"So what can you give me? Give me something you can give me right now." Jiu Xiao was exhausted. He knew about so many good things, but none of them were given to him to use.

[Reason, Void, Lightning, Wind, Ice, etc., are all options, but I don't recommend choosing them right now. I've obtained something better for you; it's not exactly a power, but it's more powerful than some powers. Fuse this first, and it'll be easier to fuse others later.]

"What is it?"

[A planetary-level Honkai Beast, the core of Janna, the Herrscher of the Sea.]

"??? A planetary-level Honkai Beast? This thing definitely doesn't exist in our world, right?! Isn't it said that it can't exceed the limits set by our powers?"

Janna is a bit special; she was created by the gods themselves, though the Honkai God had a slightly wicked sense of humor. However, it's harmless; this little bit of wickedness means Janna's core won't do anything to you.

Janna is not a Herrscher in the traditional sense; "Herrscher of the Sea" is just a name people use to refer to her. Her true identity is a planetary Honkai Beast that formed in the Centaur Galaxy, completely silencing the neighboring galaxy.

Janna possesses unimaginable Honkai energy; her "domain," which is a field formed by Honkai energy (imagine Superman's biological field), is in no way weaker than the Herrscher of the End from our world. Battles between Herrschers are largely a contest of the strength of their "domains," because a Herrscher's combat power primarily stems from manipulating their own authority to drive the Honkai energy within their "domain" to achieve the ultimate application of physical laws.

Everyone possesses their own "domain" to varying degrees. For example, the Herrscher of the Void cannot forcibly command the Honkai energy within another person's "domain" to create a wormhole within their body. However, she can directly overwhelm you with her own "domain," pulling you into it and performing spatial manipulation.

"Rounding it up, if I merge with Janna's core, I'll also possess the same domain as her? Instantly invincible?"

[Unlikely, this isn't the complete core of Janna, only a part of it. Even with a complete core, you still need to grow. A Herrscher's core is just a key; the ultimate growth limit of a Herrscher is unpredictable.]

However, once the fusion is complete, you should be able to absorb Honkai energy indefinitely, with no upper limit to your power. Honkai energy attacks will also be ineffective against you; only extreme physical attacks will cause you damage.

"A life on easy mode needs no explanation; let me show you how."

[First, find a world to go to and have some fun. You can't merge with the original world; you need a massive collapse to elevate your level of life.]

Chapter 40 Thunder Dragon Horse Imprisoned

In the end, they were still unable to use the core of the Herrscher of the Sea, because Jiuxiao did not have the ability to traverse the World Bubble. Fusing the core of the Herrscher of the Sea would require a large amount of energy, and Jiuxiao could not afford the cost of causing the Great Collapse in the original world without going to the World Bubble.

Jiuxiao had originally asked Otto if there was any way for him to travel through the world bubble. Otto asked him what he wanted to do, and he said he wanted to cheat. Then Otto kicked him out.

However, Otto said he did indeed possess the device to traverse the world bubble—Genius—but the cost was too high and the unknowns too great. Otto refused to let Jiuxiao use Genius and instead gave him the task of finding the second Divine Key.

The second Divine Key, the Eternal Key—Thousand Realms One Vehicle—was developed by a previous civilization using the Herrscher Core. It was created to recreate the power of the Herrscher of the Void—to create a gate to the Imaginary Tree. Its zeroth rated power can open a portal to the Imaginary Tree, while its first rated power opens a portal to the Sea of ​​Quanta. It also possesses the ability to observe parallel worlds and create world bubbles.

Jiuxiao had Cortana search the globe for information about the Second Divine Key, but they found nothing. This suggests that either the Second Divine Key from the previous civilization hadn't been unearthed yet, or it was likely in the hands of another major organization like Schicksal.

After some thought, Jiuxiao decided to postpone Otto's quest. He couldn't find it anywhere, and didn't even know what the Second Divine Key looked like or how to find it. He'd just drag it out and collect some funding for now. He'd create a Second Divine Key for him by hand once he became a fully-fledged Herrscher of Reason.

"I suddenly feel like you've tricked me again. In the end, it still didn't allow me to merge, did it?"