Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

So, not long ago, he went to the Sea of ​​Quanta, intending to sneak over and become a Herrscher on the Quanta side. Tree discovered him and immediately started fighting the Sea, claiming he was one of their people. The Sea wasn't going to back down either. They didn't know how long it would take for them to produce someone with authority, while on the Imaginary Side, every Herrscher possessed authority. Now someone wanted to join them with authority, and they could gain a powerful representative by paying only a negligible price. How could they let Tree take him back so easily?

Thus, the two supreme beings fought for ownership of the Nine Heavens, then reverted to their original forms and fought again. There was no winner, but they still managed to find a solution. The two became their shared children: one a daughter of the sea and also the daughter-in-law of the tree, the other a child of the illusory tree and also the son-in-law of the sea.

Jiuxiao was unaware that the tree and the sea wanted to bring him and Xier together, but he knew that the sea wanted to reshape Xier's physical body, while the tree wanted to evolve its own life level.

Nine Heavens floated down to Seele's side, stretched out his hand to her, and said playfully, "The night is long and lonely, how about keeping each other company and having some fun, Seele?"

Startled by the sudden appearance of the person, Seele instinctively reached out to touch him, but the person in the inner personality Seele, hereinafter referred to as Black Seele, directly took over the account and slapped Jiuxiao's hand away.

"Who are you? What do you want to do to Seele! Why are you here!" Black Seele raised a scythe bigger than herself and looked at Nine Heavens with a hostile expression.

Jiuxiao smiled and raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm. "My name is Jiuxiao. I saw what happened between you and Bronya just now. By the way, you don't seem to be that girl from earlier, do you? Split personality? By the way, do you know about the Sea of ​​Quanta and the Imaginary Tree?"

"Why so many questions? I am Seele. I've never heard of the Sea of ​​Quanta or the Tree of Imaginary Numbers."

“Alright then, Seele… It’s okay if you don’t know. You’ll see them soon. You are the daughter of the sea, and the sea will help you reshape your body. My situation is similar to yours, so come with me now.” Jiuxiao originally wanted to explain about the tree and the sea, but thinking that he would see them soon anyway, and that beings like them would understand everything with just one glance, there was no need for further explanation.

"Hehe, do you think I'm easy to fool? I'm not that crybaby." Hei Xi was happy that Jiu Xiao called her Xi'er, but she wasn't stupid, so how could she believe Jiu Xiao's words?

"Oh, I see... Hai pulled Bronya back into the Quantum Rift. She's in danger now, and Bronya needs you. Come with me to save her." Jiuxiao thought for a moment, remembering the relationship between Seele and Bronya, and decided to try and deceive her.

"You really are a liar! How could I possibly believe this..." Before Hei Xi could finish speaking, her red eyes were replaced by blue.

The character Seele, nicknamed White Seele, grabbed Jiu Xiao's hand anxiously and asked in a panic, "How is Bronya? What happened! Let's go quickly..."

"Hey, are you an idiot? This is obviously fake!" Blackie was so angry that she stomped her feet in her heart. How could idiot Xi'er believe this?

Hearing Hei Xi talking about herself in her mind, Bai Xi earnestly said to Hei Xi, "But... but what if it's true? Then Bronya will definitely be in danger..."

Looking at Seele, who was clutching his hand and panicking because Bronya was in danger, Jiu Xiao laughed. This girl seemed so easy to fool, and she really was. Someone as naive as Seele, he could even trick her into having 10 children for him.

Chapter 56 The Little Mermaid

Jiuxiao, holding Xier's hand, began to float towards his own body. Both were currently in a state between existence and non-existence, one a consciousness and the other a quantum ghost. Therefore, Jiuxiao's body was needed as an anchor point to reconstruct a new body for Xier.

Seele let Jiuxiao hold her hand and float away with her. She didn't know where Jiuxiao was taking her. Although she felt that he was lying to her, she had nothing left in this quantum rift. What would he gain by lying to her? Seele couldn't figure it out, so she chose to ask Jiuxiao directly.

"Brother Jiuxiao? Sister Bronya...is it really dangerous right now?"

Looking into Seele's eyes, which were as vast as the sea, and seeing how innocent and pure she was, Jiuxiao suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt and lost all interest in teasing Seele any further.

"No, I was just kidding. Bronya has already returned to the real world."

"ah?!"

Seele, who had initially lowered her head shyly under Jiuxiao's gaze, suddenly looked up, her eyes wide and already misty with tears. She stared at Jiuxiao in disbelief and said, "Brother Jiuxiao...why did you lie to me? Sister Bronya has already returned to the real world...Does Brother Jiuxiao know her current situation?"

"You idiot Seele, why are you still worried about Bronya! That guy deceived us! Just grab the scythe and stab him in the waist, let him know the price of lying to us!" Black Seele was furious. "We've both been kidnapped, and you're still worried about your Bronya."

Bronya's current situation... Jiuxiao recalled Cortana's report about the young female weapon Kiana and the others encountered, which seemed to be named Bronya...

"First, some bad news. Our timeline is messed up. I don't know how long ago you and Bronya separated in real time, but when I met Bronya yesterday, she was with a giant mech..."

Upon hearing about the massive mech beside Bronya, Seele immediately realized it was the power she had reconstructed for Bronya. She smiled happily and said, "Yes, yes, that's a power I gave to Bronya to protect her. It's called Heavy Bunny..."

“I haven’t finished… Her condition isn’t good right now. She’s been implanted with a control chip, and according to Cortana’s analysis, this chip completely suppresses Bronya’s own personality… She’s currently being used as a weapon girl to retrieve Herrschers. We repelled her in the battle…”

"how so..."

The light in Seele's eyes had faded, and her mind was now filled with the words "completely suppressed personality" and "used as a weapon for girls." Although Seele grew up in the Cocolia Orphanage and her education level was not high at her age... she knew the terrifying meaning that these words represented.

At this point, Blackie could only play dead. She could tear apart everyone controlling Bronya and bring Bronya back, but she couldn't return to the real world, and she didn't know how to comfort Whiteie...

Jiuxiao gently crouched down, looking straight at tiny Seele (complete Seele is 1.49 meters tall, probably even shorter now...), then gently hugged Seele and spoke to her in the gentlest of words:

"Don't worry, Bronya will be fine, and you'll return to the real world and be with her again. There's no reason why, it's just because I'm here."

"Let's rebuild our bodies together, then return to the world and rescue your sister Bronya." After saying this, Jiuxiao raised their tightly clasped hands to Seele.

"Mm." Seele nodded. She didn't know if Jiuxiao was lying to her this time, but she was willing to take the gamble...

Looking at Xi'er's determined face, Jiu Xiao found her adorable and suddenly had the urge to tease her. However, it was just a thought; this was not the time for jokes. But just as Jiu Xiao was thinking this, Hai transmitted some messages to him.

What would you do if I told you that I had been lying to you all along?

"Huh?!" Bai Xi almost cried out in grievance, but the next second her eyes turned red, and Hei Xi raised her scythe and slashed at Jiu Xiao. "Die!"

Because the two were holding hands, Jiu Xiao had nowhere to hide. However, Jiu Xiao was currently only a consciousness, and he did not want to be attacked. Unless someone attacked him with their consciousness, they could not attack him.

So Jiu Xiao let Hei Xi hack at him wildly without resisting. When Hei Xi got tired, Jiu Xiao took the opportunity to pat Hei Xi's head, who was panting and glaring at him. He liked the way Hei Xi wanted to kill him but couldn't do anything about it.

"You bitch!"

"Hey...okay, I was just telling the truth. Both Seele are so adorable, it's impossible not to want to tease them." Jiuxiao helplessly raised a hand, indicating his surrender and begging for mercy.

"Bronya is still in danger! How could you joke with me like that!" Both Hei Bai and Shuang Xi were very angry, but they couldn't do anything about Jiu Xiao.

Jiuxiao looked at Heixi, who was gritting her teeth at him, and patted her head again. Heixi angrily raised her scythe again, but this time she did not cut down.

"Hey... I've said it before, time is messed up here. I'm from the timeline where Bronya is already under control, and you're from the timeline where you just sent out Heavy Bunny. We represent different timelines now. It was the power of the sea that brought me to your timeline and allowed me to find you. Even if we're in a hurry to return to my timeline, we can't go back to reality."

Black Xi returned the body to White Xi, and then transformed into its own form. Black Xi and White Xi together asked Jiu Xiao, "Why...why did the sea make you, from a different timeline, come to find me?"

"Because if I hadn't come, you might have already vanished..."

"?" "But...but I'm still here, aren't I?" Neither of the two Seeles understood. They were clearly still chatting with Jiuxiao, so why were they being told they were about to disappear...?

Jiuxiao raised his hand, the same hand that Xier held tightly in hers.

"Because Seele exists only because she's attached to me. Your original state was extremely unstable. You were already at your limit just being able to say goodbye to Bronya. Soon after, you would have turned into quantum particles and completely dissipated. The sea took a liking to you, but your state was too fragile, so I came. The sea will use me as an anchor point to reshape your body and bestow upon you the sea's blessing, making you a true daughter of the sea. I thought I was going to bring you back to my side, but the sea sent word that it would be enough for us to form a stable anchor point after a period of contact. Because as long as the two of us are together, that's all that matters. So I thought I'd tease you a bit."

Before Xi'er could even process what Jiu Xiao had said, her figure began to emit a dazzling light, which continued to flash until it eventually engulfed Jiu Xiao as well.

Chapter 57 You've Been Arrested

"Bronya...the plan failed...the Honkai energy from the Third Honkai has disappeared. The Herrschers are not as simple as we thought...the plan to reshape Seele using the Honkai energy from the Herrscher's descent has failed...now the plan has changed to directly capture the Third Herrscher, Raiden Mei. Our support forces were completely wiped out by that S-rank Valkyrie Durandal from Schicksal. From now on, you can only rely on yourself."

"Bronya's orders have been accepted, the battle plan has been revised, and the capture mission is restarted."

Bronya, who was standing near a bunch of Honkai energy collection devices, ended her conversation with Cocolia, and the fully repaired Heavy Bunny appeared beside her.

"Seele...who is this? Why...?"

The name "Seele" caused Bronya's sense of self to waver for a moment, but it was immediately suppressed by the tactical chip.

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Back in Academy City, Mei held Kiana and Kaguya's hands, dragging them along as they searched for food that was still edible.

Kiana and Huihuo, the two foodies, have been starving for five hours now. Although they are physically fine, they are mentally exhausted and can barely move.

Because of the Third Honkai Impact, everything in Academy City was contaminated by Honkai. No people or animals were to be seen; instead, Honkai Beasts and assassins fought each other. Since Mei and Kaguya couldn't eat Honkai Beasts, Kiana bravely refused, saying she wanted to share the hardships with everyone.

The result is now...

"Mei~ I'm so hungry..."

"Mei, I'm hungry too..."

Hearing Kiana say she was hungry, Huihuo was also starving.

Mei shook her head, indicating she couldn't do anything about it. The food at home, even the regular food, had been contaminated, as had the food at the supermarket and restaurants. If she had known the Honkai could contaminate food, she would have definitely asked Schicksal for some preventative food supplies beforehand. Fortunately, Schicksal said they had sent St. Freya Academy from the Far East branch to support them; hopefully, they would arrive soon...

Just when everyone was at a loss, Cortana's holographic projection appeared beside them, and she said to Mei and the others:

“We can go find the girl who attacked us before. We detected a lot of biological signals near her location. They have a unit, and they should still have uncontaminated food with them.”

"Then what are we waiting for! Let's go, destination: buffet!" As soon as Kiana heard there was food, her ahoge stood up, drool dripped from the corner of her mouth, and her eyes turned into stars. She grabbed Mei and Kaguya and left.

"You idiot Kiana, aren't you afraid it's a trap?!" "Yeah..."

"No problem, the four of us will definitely go on a rampage!"

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"Cortana! These are the biosignals you mentioned!" Kiana roared at Cortana in her hand. Kiana had run as fast as she had come, and she was now fleeing just as quickly.

They were ready to rush at Bronya when they saw she was surrounded by only a few people. But Bronya said something to them expressionlessly.

"Encountering Target A, entering combat mode, capture initiated." Then, beams of light appeared near Bronya, followed by massive tactical mechs that materialized out of thin air. Seeing the dark muzzles of those mechs, Kiana slammed on the brakes, turned 180 degrees, and grabbed Mei and Kagaho as they ran.

"According to the calculations, it's quantum projection technology. These tactical mechs were airdropped from a distance! Give me a chance to contact those mechs, and I can hack into them and disarm them."

The three of them turned to look at the rows of mechs firing cannons in the distance, then looked at each other.

Kiana looked at Huihuo and said, "Are you going?"

"How could I? I'm not going to my death." Hui Huo shook his head, then looked at Mei.

Mei ignored the two of them, silently picked up her phone, and asked Cortana, "If we can't just throw you over there, you'd better think of any other ways..."

"That girl weapon Bronya is their commander. Taking her down should stop those tactical mechs."

"How about we try throwing Cortana over there and see if we can hack her out!" Mei felt that taking down Bronya, who was heavily surrounded, was less worthwhile than gambling on throwing Cortana over. As long as she wasn't shot down, they could definitely hack her out...

Hui Huo calculated the difference in firepower and said to Kiana and Mei, "I'll take care of Bronya. You two cover me..."

"Then I'll go draw the fire of those mechs." Kiana nodded without asking any further questions; at this moment, trusting her teammates was enough.

"Hey, you big oaf, look this way!"