"Kiana, what are you doing?" Luo Lin couldn't help but laugh when she opened the door and found Kiana actually listening behind the door with her ear pressed against it.
Caught in the act, Kiana still had an innocent look on her face. "I'm just worried about you two..."
"How much of our conversation did you hear just now?"
"Absolutely nothing!"
Kiana confidently replied, "I woke up just now, washed my face, and then came back to find you two together!"
Luo Lin's mouth twitched, raising her hand as if to scold Kiana, but then she thought better of it and put her hand down. "Forget it... Kiana, do you remember what happened before? Do you feel any discomfort leaving the consciousness space now?"
"Of course I remember..."
Kiana looked at the black-haired girl in front of her. Luo Lin did deceive herself in a way, and she did lose her rationality for a while.
But later, after the conversation between Kiana and the real "Sirin," she understood that Luo Lin's transformation was accidental and not specifically targeted at her.
Plus, they still had a bond of fighting side by side, which made Kiana's feelings towards Luo Lin quite complex.
Kiana ultimately gave up thinking about this issue. With her almost beast-like instincts from the Kaslana family, she realized that Luo Lin harbored no malice towards her, so the black-haired girl could indeed be trusted.
Well, not entirely without malice. After all, during the last meal Luo Lin treated her to, when Kiana indulged in the expensive food, the murderous intent lingering around the dining table was unmistakable...
Kiana shook her head, refocusing on the question Luo Lin had just asked. She touched her shoulder and answered quite relaxedly, "Except feeling a bit drowsy, I don't feel any strange sensations at all!"
"Then try to activate your Honkai Energy."
Kiana extended her hand, struggling to concentrate the Honkai Energy at her fingertips, emitting a faint purple light from one of her fingers.
Seeing this, Kiana's face showed a proud expression. "Look, I couldn't do such precise adjustments before!"
"You call this precise?"
Luo Lin and Fu Hua exchanged glances. The black-haired girl extended her palm towards the Immortal Phoenix, gesturing for the immortal to show off.
"Alright..."
Fu Hua formed a thread made of Honkai Energy, playing with it like a Chinese jump rope, creating a series of dazzling shapes that made Kiana dazzled. Finally, she even let the thread float in the air, crafting a unique knot specific to Shenzhou.
Kiana was greatly discouraged. She thought she had done well enough considering that Honkai Energy was a powerful and violent force, but in Fu Hua's hands, this unruly energy seemed as pliable as clay, completely outclassing her efforts to make her finger glow.
Kiana's eyes turned as she thought of something, her expression suddenly softened. "Um, Sister Fu Hua, you look a bit messy, how about I help you take a bath?"
Oh my, Kiana called her Sister Fu Hua. Did she get along well with Sirin before, and now she's putting what she learned into practice? And considering Fu Hua's age, isn't calling her sister a bit...
Fu Hua keenly sensed something and turned her head, staring at Luo Lin, making the black-haired girl awkwardly shrink her neck.
"Are you thinking of something inappropriate again?" Fu Hua sighed, "Offering help for no reason... What do you want?"
"Haha, um, I hope to get some guidance from Sister Fu Hua..."
Fu Hua asked strangely, "Why don't you go to your Sister Sirin for guidance?"
Kiana blinked, "Ah? How do I find Sister Sirin? Isn't she just an illusion in the consciousness space? Do you have her contact information?"
"...I really didn't expect you to be so clueless. You don't feel anything at all."
A somewhat helpless voice echoed in Kiana's mind, and the tuna was stunned, then smiled happily, "Wow, Sister Sirin! Is this the telepathy we used before?"
"No, I only have consciousness now, residing in the core of the Herrscher in your body... forget it, I'll talk to Luo Lin for a bit."
"How do you talk to her, Sister Sirin?"
"Just relax and give me control of your body."
"Oh."
Kiana obediently relaxed her mind and body, her blue eyes turning golden under the gaze of Luo Lin and Fu Hua. Her previously soft demeanor became sharp, and even the volatile Honkai Energy appeared around her, startling Fu Hua.
"Snap!"
Sirin snapped her fingers, calming down the Honkai Energy, turning it into a whirlwind that flew into her palm. Then, the girl pinched it into several purple fragments and casually tossed them to Luo Lin, saying, "You should be able to handle these, right?"
"Yeah."
Luo Lin tossed the fragments into the system space.
Senti was hiding there watching the show, until suddenly she got hit on the head by the fragments, grumbling a bit.
"Be careful!"
"Senti, aren't you a Herrscher? Just treat these as snacks."
"What kind of Herrscher do you think I am? I still need to eat normally..."
Senti started fussing, and Luo Lin quickly took out biscuits and snacks from the warehouse to appease her, not noticing the scene where Fu Hua clenched her fist again and confronted Sirin.
"Don't look at me like that."
Sirin crossed her arms, leaning against the bedroom doorframe, showing a somewhat mocking smile. "Theoretically, I should have been dead long ago, but for some reason, I can still wake up and even use the abilities of a Herrscher... Hmm, I guess you're probably thinking about how to subdue me now, right?"
Fu Hua, seeing Sirin's expression, relaxed her combat stance, calmly saying, "You're right. I am indeed thinking about how to control you but I also believe that you won't harm me now, nor will you harm the city of Nagazora. After all..."
The Immortal Phoenix glanced at Luo Lin beside her, then looked directly into Sirin's golden eyes, without a trace of guilt.
"Yes, I really don't intend to take action... By the way, you actually want to ask me if there's anything unusual, right?"
Sirin pursed her lips, giving Luo Lin a meaningful look, her momentum becoming less sharp. "This has nothing to do with your trust in us, nor is it because some people say I'm like a pufferfish, expanding without seeing the situation clearly, and it's definitely not because Kiana lives here..."
What a stubborn mouth!
Though not as tough as Mobius!
"Anyway, it's exhausting to stay outside. I'm going back to sleep in the core, so my head won't be filled with thoughts of annihilation..."
Sirin paused for a moment, then said to Luo Lin, "As for you, Luo Lin, I feel that when I'm with you, those thoughts appear less frequently and with less intensity... You should find that named Raiden Mei who is a Herrscher soon and console her."
Sirin chuckled softly, "You better figure out what's going on... After all, you promised me that we would seek revenge against the Honkai. You wouldn't want me filled with rage and turning into a pure Herrscher, would you?"
"...I understand."
"That's good, until next time."
The golden hue in Sirin's eyes gradually faded, returning to their original blue.
Kiana scratched her head, looking disheartened.
"Oh no, I really don't understand what you guys are talking about..."
Fu Hua, however, discerned some insight. She widened her eyes, "You possess the ability to calm Herrschers down?"
Luo Lin's expression subtly shifted as she gazed at her own palm. When Sirin mentioned her capability to suppress a Herrscher's bloodlust, it probably had something to do with her unique physical traits that could amplify emotions, influence others' minds, and induce evolution.
Am I some kind of buff character?