jdhmnovel Chapter 25: It seems like I won't be able to get the original art book...
Chapter 25: It seems like I won't be able to get the original art book...
"No, I absolutely have to find my damn old man!"
Arvit's persuasion was useless. Kiana's determination to find her father could not be changed by an outsider like Arvit plus her aunt who had just run away. So how could she persuade her?
"Kiana, go back with Auntie."
Theresa wanted to pat her niece's head, but since she couldn't reach her, she could only hug Kiana.
Kiana wasn't against Theresa, but deep down she didn't want to go with Theresa, so she didn't reply.
"And besides, your aunt knows where Siegfried is right now~"
"Really? You're not kidding me, are you? Where is my stinky dad now? Why did he abandon me?"
Kiana, who had been relatively calm, became excited upon hearing these words.
"Of course, I'm your aunt, why would I lie to you? But..." Theresa turned her head away. This shouldn't count as lying, right?
"But what? Tell me quickly!"
Kiana's eyes revealed three parts doubt, two parts surprise, and five parts urgency.
"However, Siegfried is currently in a very, very dangerous place. Going there would only be a pointless death for you, so I don't intend to tell you."
"That's right, Kiana, Lady Theresa is telling the truth!"
Whether it's true or not, let's help Theresa trick Kiana away first.
"Auntie, just tell me! I'm really strong, and I've seen all sorts of dangers on my own. If you ask me, even the two of you combined couldn't beat me! Or maybe..."
Kiana hesitated for a moment before finally revealing her guess.
"Or is this just a lie you told me to get rid of me?"
After all, Aylvit has a history of this kind of thing... This person, who is suspected to be a reinforcement brought by Aylvit, is likely to lie to trick her into going home.
The fact that Siegfried was in Changkong City in the Far East was the most reliable information she had about her father, and she absolutely could not leave him easily!
"Impatient and stubborn...just like your old man."
Faced with this stubborn child, if they weren't outside, Theresa would really have considered using Judas to give him a hard time.
Kiana's skills are so mediocre that she can only bully ordinary people with her innate superhuman strength. She can only handle small-scale Honkai attacks with zombies and low-level assassins. If she encounters a battle-type Honkai Beast, she probably won't survive more than three minutes!
If something really happens, how can she face Cecilia's spirit in heaven? If all else fails, she should just knock her out, put her in a sack, pack her up, and send her to St. Freya. Then Himeko and she can take turns watching her; she won't be able to escape...
"Never mind, let's talk about it later. Let's go back, I still need to talk to the guy you were with."
"Little Grey Hair? Auntie, you still know that guy?"
"No, I don't know him. But the teachers at our academy do—by the way, your aunt is a principal now!"
"She's not even as old as me, so how did she become the principal...?"
"I'm not young anymore, you know. I even held you when you were little!"
"hehe."
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The two stared at each other for a while before Qiong spoke up.
"Miss waitress, you mean Ms. Theresa is calling me, right? I'll be right there."
Qiong made up her mind to go out and call everyone back first. If it were just Aluvert, Kiana, and herself, whose fighting abilities were unstable and not yet fully understood, Qiong felt she would most likely lose. But now there was Theresa; surely Judas couldn't handle a small island's Boom Crow?
Unfortunately, the raven didn't seem to want to make way; instead, it locked the door from the inside.
Here's the question: if a tenant locks the door after entering the room, that's called being burglar-proof. But what if an unidentified person seeking secrecy locks the door after realizing they've been discovered?
Different people may have different answers, but in Qiong's opinion, there is only one answer: This raven is trying to kill someone to cover it up!
What are you doing?
Raven didn't answer. To her, the Valkyries weren't there right now, only a frail man and an unconscious girl. She had planned to send the man away so she could find the potion on her own, but her diversionary tactic hadn't worked. She thought the other side wasn't there, but it turned out they were there, just not responding...
This is really taking advantage of someone's kindness. Originally, I was going to let him go because Qiong and the "Lord" in the Paradise of the Past were seven parts similar. But since he didn't want to leave, I had no choice but to stop him. Anyway, taking him down wouldn't be difficult.
"Don't come any closer! If you take another step, I'll make my move!" Qiong said as she quietly retreated, keeping a close eye on Raven in case she suddenly threw the black feather blade.
The raven's lips curled into a disdainful smile. It casually tossed the black feather blade onto the ground, setting nearby wooden furniture ablaze.
"You see, I'm not a good person, but I'll let you go as long as you tell me where the potion you brought a few days ago is."
"The medicine? I'm not responsible for that, it's not under my custody, I don't know anything about it."
Calm down, stay calm. Think about how Raven plays in the game. Maybe I can use that to hold out a little longer?
Oh right, because I'm not particularly interested in archer characters, 100 SP, and that multi-hit attack + one powerful ultimate skill like the one next door, plus I don't have any Fireflies yet, and I'll just use Cabbage once I get Fireflies, so I know almost nothing about Raven-Midnight Worm, this fire support...
"Don't you know? Then I can only..."
Raven swiftly threw out two black feather blades, but Qiong had been watching Raven closely for fear that she would use hidden weapons, so as soon as her eyes reacted, she moved her body and dodged Raven's sneak attack.
Qiong had considered going for it, but the problem was this wasn't a game. The ravens here wouldn't follow those silly mechanics. Wouldn't she just unleash her Black Feather Blades at close range? Besides, a raven was a mercenary, and even if he had a baseball bat, it was hard to say who would win in close combat...
"You dodged pretty fast?"
The raven was slightly surprised that its attack had failed, though only slightly.
"Throw that baseball bat away, it's useless against me. If you behave yourself, I won't kill you."
After all, she came to get medicine, not to make an enemy of the Valkyrie.
Qiong remained silent. If Raven hadn't thrown those two fiery black feathers, he probably would have smoothly given the Russian mercenary a French military salute—after all, it was an unavoidable event, and losing wasn't shameful. But after he claimed ignorance and saw Raven fire the black feather blades, his anxiety finally died.
Surrender? Surrender to what? Do you think they'll accept your surrender? Let's fight!
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Speaking of which, one of the effects of Natasha's post-operative light cone surgery is increased energy efficiency, which makes it hard not to think of a certain 100sp lady.
Also, I think I probably won't get the art book... I'll wait for the next round. If anyone gets it, would you mind showing it to me? (laughs)