Let the Bizarre Adventure of the Joestars begin.

The reason for this chapter is that I wanted Kiana to have some contact with Mei, but when I was writing about Mei, I suddenly thought that it might be too cruel to K423, so I couldn't bring myself to do it. As a result, I wrote this kind of awkward chapter.

Also, my dear readers, please feel sorry for the author who only slept for three hours today and still has to write a full attendance record, sob sob.

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Honkai Stone Gate: Chapter 18 The Cherry Blossom Girl

Cherry blossom viewing is a large-scale group activity in the Far East. Of course, it's not organized by others, but rather a spontaneous activity. After all, the blooming of tens of thousands of cherry blossoms is quite beautiful.

Of course, besides such words, there are other words that can summarize this so-called cherry blossom viewing. For example, the phrase "crowds of people" might be a good way to describe this event.

However, just like some events where certain people always have privileges, the Joestar family, although seemingly a middle-class family, is actually...

The Joestar family, who own several plots of land and multiple houses in the incredibly expensive city of Changkong, are definitely not some so-called middle-class family.

Therefore, under the above premise, the Joestar family naturally has their own cherry blossom viewing spot. However, this year, because Miss Jeanne discovered a new and excellent cherry blossom viewing spot, the previously chosen spot was abandoned, which is another story.

"So, where is that cherry blossom tree you mentioned, Jeanne's mom?" Kiana asked, her face radiating an air of utter ignorance.

"Wait, we're almost there. Although it might be a little longer, Kiana, you have to trust me, my judgment is spot on." Miss Jeanne explained in this way, which was a rare explanation, since suddenly changing locations is really uncommon.

This situation, stemming from Kiana's previously cheerful voice, has led to the current predicament—Kiana's misconception that she doesn't quite trust Kiana's aesthetic sense.

"Alright, stop complaining, Kiana-neechan." Bronya said softly to Kiana, who was still feeling the aftereffects of Jeanne's overly cheerful voice.

"But Jeanne, what kind of place did you choose? After all, you only told me a few days ago that you were going to change locations, so I didn't really have time to prepare." Sirin asked the same question about the location Jeanne had chosen, but unlike Kiana's question, Sirin's question was not devoid of any survival instinct.

"Alright, we've arrived." But Miss Jeanne, who had been walking in the lead, didn't answer Sirin's question. After all, it's best to let the facts speak for themselves when it comes to questions.

Yes, it was only after Sirin and Kiana stood on the same steps as Miss Jeanne that they saw the place Miss Jeanne had chosen.

Although she had many complaints before coming here, Kiana couldn't bring herself to complain after seeing the huge cherry blossom tree.

Yes, after all, such a great place isn't something you can just find anytime you want.

Yes, there is a huge cherry blossom tree standing there. If you were to estimate the area it occupies, the branches alone would probably take up about seventy or eighty square meters.

Some of the cherry blossoms that bloomed too early have already begun to fall, carpeting the ground with a light pink layer.

"Are you still complaining?" Miss Jeanne asked Kiana, who seemed a little dazed.

"No, Jeanne, Mom, the place you chose is absolutely wonderful." Kiana said, snapped back to reality by Jeanne's call, completely forgetting her previous complaints about her mother's taste.

"So beautiful." Bronya also exclaimed in the same way. This was a rare expression of emotion from Bronya. After all, her memories were gone, but she was still expressionless. It was really strange.

Although subsequent examinations revealed that Bronya had suffered brain damage that prevented her from displaying facial expressions, Miss Jeanne still hoped that Bronya could subtly reveal her emotions through her words, and so far, it seems that her efforts are beginning to bear fruit.

"Hey, who is that?" Kiana, looking at the cherry blossom tree, felt like she saw someone under the cherry blossom tree, a cherry blossom-colored figure from behind.

"What's wrong, Kiana? What did you see?" Sensing Kiana's slightly odd behavior, Miss Kiana asked her.

"No, Mom, didn't you all see that? There looks like someone standing there." After hearing what Miss Jeanne said, Kiana realized that it seemed only she could see that person.

"That person?" Sirin's interest was piqued when she heard Kiana say that.

"Kiana, is something wrong with you here?" Bronya asked Kiana in an inorganic tone, but coupled with Bronya's gesture of pointing a finger at her head, Kiana felt as if she had been provoked.

However, even though Bronya's provocation was successful, Kiana's concern was still about the person standing there.

Kiana took a few steps forward to get a better look at the person, but after getting closer, she noticed that the cherry blossom-colored girl seemed to have ears on her head, like rabbit ears.

Although a normal person would probably think they were donkey ears at first glance.

"Who are you?" After taking a few more steps forward, Kiana finally reached a position where she could touch the cherry blossom-colored girl.

Although I touched the person's shoulder, she didn't react at all. She was like a dead person, even though the dead person still had body temperature.

"Sirin, do you think Kiana just touched that person's shoulder?" Miss Jeanne analyzed the whole incident in a serious manner, but in reality, Miss Jeanne couldn't deduce anything from someone she couldn't touch or leave a trace on. So, Miss Jeanne was actually...

Talking nonsense.

Even if you just spout nonsense, your analysis will still be fairly accurate.

“I can’t see it in the imaginary space either, but from the perspective of a Herrscher, it seems like there’s a cluster of Honkai energy where Kiana touched it.” It has to be said that Sirin has a greater advantage than Miss Jeanne on her home turf; she can see the problem just by slightly changing her perspective.

"Ah, it's gone." Suddenly, the ball of Honkai energy disappeared from Sirin's sight, and no one knew where it went.

Similarly, as the Honkai energy dissipated, the cherry blossom-colored girl in Kiana's field of vision also disappeared.

Just like before, it disappeared.

Aside from causing Kiana to hallucinate a little, it had no other effect.

However, this confirmed that Miss Na and Sirin realized that the accumulation of Honkai energy might be much faster than they had imagined.

However, for now, let's just enjoy the cherry blossoms.

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I've finished writing it. In short, I can't post it after midnight, otherwise I'll end up with the achievement of writing all this time since last year.

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Honkai Stone Gate: Chapter 19 - The Yae Village Massacre

Yae Village, located near present-day Changkong City hundreds of years ago, can be considered the earliest prototype of Changkong City. Of course, Changkong City hundreds of years ago was full of superstition and other nonsense.

The exact location of that cherry blossom tree is the site of the Yae Shrine.

"So, what exactly did Kiana see?" Sirin asked, surprisingly clueless about Kiana's habit of explaining things for a while before getting to the main point, despite her sharp mind.

"Wait a minute, that's what I'm going to talk about next," Miss Jeanne said, glancing at the documents in her hand.

However, the most famous incident involving Yae Shrine occurred with the priestess Meio, and the reason why, of course, is that Yae Village was destroyed during the priestess's tenure.

Of course, the destruction of Yae Village alone would not be the reason why Miss Na is so concerned about this part of history.

Miss Jeanne's interest in this period of history is certainly not without reason.

The reason for the destruction of Yae Village is simple: the incumbent priestess massacred most of the villagers, while the remaining small number of villagers fled the village and recorded the event.

However, in Jeanne's opinion, the reason why Yae Sakura would kill most of the villagers is very simple. After all, if a twelve-year-old girl were forced to kill a girl who was only two years younger than her in her first year as a priestess, it would be strange if others didn't take action.

However, these are not the things Miss Na wants to know. What Miss Na really wants to know is what comes next.

In the eleventh year of Wenzheng, which was the ninth year of Zhengde in China, a priestess named Yae Sakura seemed to have found a wounded person.

Of course, that person's name is also recorded here, and judging from the name, he should be European.

"Kiana, the crucial part is coming up next, because the name of the person saved by Yae Sakura is..." Miss Kiana kept everyone in suspense.

Of course, Kiana, knowing that Ms. Jeanne was keeping her in suspense, was somewhat won over.

What is it?

"Kalen Kaslana".

The name and beard weren't really that noteworthy; in fact, Kiana and Sirin were more interested in the last name.

"I think I know why I can see that girl now." Kiana came to a conclusion that everyone had already guessed.

"That is, Kiana, your ancestor?" Bronya asked directly, posing a question that everyone was concerned about.

"If there were no people named Kaslana in Europe back then, it would probably be my ancestor." Kiana's answer was uncertain, but that made sense, since Kiana didn't have any way of knowing the history of the Kaslana family, so her answer was uncertain.

"Stop talking, just keep listening," Miss Jeanne said, her words also implying that she wanted to help Kiana out of that predicament.

We don’t know what happened at the time, but we do know that the Kaslana family appeared in the Far East because of the Collapse, because it’s impossible for the Far East to see a family from Europe for some random reason.

However, it's clear that Kallen's presence here can only be due to the Honkai.

In the same year, under favorable weather conditions, Yae Village held a ritual, and it was during that ritual that Yae Village was destroyed.

"So, what do you think is the real reason for the destruction of Yae Village?" Miss Jeanne asked the other three people sitting under the cherry blossom tree.

"Karen?" It seems that Sirin hasn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

“Yes, Honkai.” Kiana explained. Clearly, after learning about her family’s location, Kiana had deduced the general outline of the situation.

"And what we can confirm is that this is not an ordinary Honkai, but given that we know almost nothing about the situation there, this is the only conclusion we can draw." Miss Ranna continued, picking up where Kiana left off.

“But we’re not completely without options, right?” But the next sentence left everyone puzzled again.

For example…

"What, why are you all looking at me?" Surprisingly, Kiana wasn't very smart or perceptive in some things.

"Sirin, do you think that if the Holy Grail were combined with your abilities, it would be possible to send someone to the past?" Miss Jeanne asked Sirin, but looking into Kiana's eyes, Kiana felt a cold sweat running down her back.

"If there's enough Honkai energy, I can guarantee the location of the tear is correct, but how do we modify the timeline?" After hearing about Ms. Jeanne's suggestion, Sirin quickly offered a possible answer to what seemed completely impossible to Bronya.

"The Holy Grail doesn't have the power to change the timeline, but it should be able to pinpoint a so-called time location. If it does have a time location, could you open a path to that place?"

"It should be possible, but how do we get back?"

"Regarding the location of the Holy Grail, could leaving a small Holy Grail here help pinpoint its location?"

"Although it's possible, it's much more dangerous than traveling through different worlds."

"Then let's try a different approach, like affecting the person who's currently affected?" Miss Jeanne asked Sirin, but the specifics of the operation still needed to be discussed with Sirin.

"It's simple. The Greater Grail can temporarily materialize Kiana's soul, so it should be possible... right?" Hearing this, Kiana finally understood what they were discussing.

"?! Mom, what are you two trying to do?" Kiana finally realized where her cold sweat had come from.

"Enough talk, get out of here!!!" With that, Ms. Jeanne shoved Kiana.

With Miss Jeanne's movement, Kiana disappeared from the three people's sight.

"Aunt Jeanne, where did Kiana go?" Bronya asked Jeanne. The reason for asking was simply that Bronya couldn't understand what Jeanne had done.