"You, you, you, you... who are you? And how dare you bully Mei-senpai!"
The white-haired girl stood in front of Kirataka, who had finally sat up, holding a baseball bat, and questioned him angrily.
Kirataka glared at her, sat up, touched his head, and responded:
"I'm Kirataka, and... this is obviously your doing, right?!"
Kiana during this period still had the image of a paramecium with two ponytails, and her speech was also very lively.
The conspiracy against her had not yet been revealed, and during this period, she could indeed be described as innocent and adorable.
"I, I just want to stop you from bullying Mei-senpai, Herrscher!"
The white-haired girl tried to explain.
Kiana thought he was a Herrscher...?
Well, maybe it's because Yae Sakura's soul is still possessed in his body.
After all, this miko is now also considered a pseudo-Herrscher.
'...I feel that it is troublesome to explain now', Kirataka simply asked back:
"Have you ever seen a Herrscher as easy-going as me?"
"…"
Kiana tightened her grip on the baseball bat a little, then immediately loosened it:
"It seems... it really doesn't look like it?"
In the past, she had experienced the power in her body running wild, and it took away one of her father Siegfried's arms.
How could a true Herrscher talk to her normally like this?
If he was a true Herrscher, he should have attacked immediately upon meeting her.
"I'm Kiana, a student at Chiba Academy, so... what exactly happened here?"
"Well, this..."
Kirataka groaned.
he feels that this matter should not be said by him. After all, the person who transformed into the Herrscher in this incident was Raiden Mei.
Oh, why does she seem to have no reaction...
Or rather... too quiet?
He originally thought that the other party would be angry and give him an electric shock...
When Kirataka looked at the girl kneeling on the ground with such thoughts, the pair of bright red eyes had already disappeared, replaced by a pair of ignorant purple pupils.
Obviously, the girl who had been fighting with him earlier had shrunk back, handing control of her body back to Mei.
As for why...
Kirataka touched his lips, which were still a little warm, not knowing what expression to show.
Just when Kirataka was about to say something to Mei, Yae Sakura, who was in his body, reminded him:
"Be careful, the enemy is coming."
Because of the special nature of her power, she was able to sense the rapidly approaching Titan mechas from a great distance.
Kirataka stood up, walked to the edge of the rooftop, and looked outside Chiba Academy.
A group of tactical mechas was moving rapidly in this direction, and it was obvious that they had ill intentions.
"What are those robots?"
Kiana also saw this batch of mechas, but since she had been wandering among the people, this was the first time she saw the tactical mechas developed by Anti-Entropy.
"…Those things are probably targeting Mei. They plan to capture her."
Kirataka groaned.
It goes without saying that it was Cocolia's doing.
——The fact that Cocolia would send the Titan Mecha to capture Mei Raiden was something that never happened in the original timeline.
In the original story of Nagazora City, Bronya, who was responsible for the recycling mission, inexplicably gave up the task of capturing Mei and went straight into St. Freya Academy to enjoy the academy life.
But here, in the reality that Kirataka personally experienced, at least now, the silver-haired girl must still be thinking about how to complete the task of bringing back Mei.
——For this purpose, she didn't even mind sacrificing her own life. Kirataka had witnessed this with his own eyes.
Although he didn't know the specific details, he thought Cocolia probably used the reason that "If we capture Raiden Mei for research, we may be able to find the missing Seele" to make Bronya full of hope.
Putting aside Bronya's own thoughts, whether Cocolia really wants to rescue Seele, who is now marinated in the quantum sea, is still a question worth discussing.
After all, Kirataka could clearly remember that after the old witch Cocolia got the Gem of Desire from Wendy, the first thing she did was not to use the power of the Gem of Desire to find a way to save Seele but to enthusiastically embed it into the giant mecha to test its combat performance.
For her, it was clear that the pursuit of the power to control Honkai was far more important than the safety of her daughters.
Did she really regret experimenting on her daughters? Maybe a little, but probably more than that, she regretted that her daughter's disappearance had not brought about any significant results.
In short, Kirataka, who had experienced the disagreement of "Bronya's death," still knew that there would be such a thing as a Titan mecha attack.
He wasn't completely unprepared.
Originally he thought that he could just ask Sister Lei Lu to take care of them.
A mere tactical mecha can be destroyed by a Herrscher in a moment, except for Wendy...
However, perhaps because of Kiana's stick, Sister Lei Lu temporarily retreated.
Now that these two people and Stigma have not communicated at all, it is still a question of whether she is willing to come out and help.
"...Can you still continue to fight?"
Kirataka thought about it and then asked Yae Sakura and Higokumaru, who possessed him.
The reason why he was able to fight with Sister Lei Lu was because of the temporary power boost brought by their possession.
Although it is no longer within the scope of Yae Sakura's commission, she did say that she would help him do something after it was done.
Since he just happened to catch up, he might as well just pay on the spot and use it here.
"Although it consumed a lot, it's still barely okay."
Yae Sakura answered in the affirmative.
In fact, if she could use the true power of Higokumaru, it would be very easy for her to destroy these Titan mechas.
The true power of the Herrscher of Corruption is that it is a natural enemy to these pure mechas.
But it is obvious that although Yae Sakura and Higokumaru are now bound together in life and death, they are not on the same page with each other.
Therefore, now she is unable to exercise the true power of the Herrscher of Corruption and can only rely solely on her sword skills to fight.
Otherwise, hacking into and destroying these Titan mechas would only take a moment for her.
Kirataka glanced at Kiana and Raiden Mei beside him again.
Well... considering their combat effectiveness, Mei and Kiana, who do not release the Herrscher power in their bodies, do not have very strong combat capabilities now.
Firstly, they lack appropriate anti-Honkai weapons and armor, and secondly, they have not undergone any real high-intensity combat training.
Bronya does have strong combat capabilities, but in the current situation, she will definitely not show up to help—maybe she is hiding somewhere and quietly observing the situation here.
So, now he is the only one among the three who can still fight...
Thinking of this, Kirataka stood up and said to the two girls behind him:
"Kiana, you stay here and take care of Mei. I'll go deal with them."
There are still a large number of Honkai beasts and death warriors wandering around in Chiba Academy. Not long ago, he thought they were a group of troubles, but now they can be used as a tool to delay time and protect the two girls.
"...Okay, be careful."
Kiana originally wanted to go up and fight with Kirataka, but Mei beside her was in such a state that she really needed someone to take care of her.
"Their target is most likely Mei, and someone needs to take good care of her."
Kirataka waved his hand, jumped down from the rooftop, and flew towards the Titan mecha.
Although it's a pity, if it really doesn't work, he can choose to go back to the time before the battle with Sister Lei Lu and make adjustments.
These tactical mechas, after all, are not a big threat.
Just when Kirataka was about to pick up Sakura Fubuki and rush forward to fight the enemy, his body paused slightly.
A whole new force poured into his body out of nowhere.
Having had the previous experience with Sora, Kirataka immediately recognized where this power came from.
——It was the gift from Mei, or rather, the Herrscher of Thunder who was now curled up in her body.
After the second experience, Kirataka was able to infer that this kind of "feedback" was probably based on the relationship between himself and the other party.
Well, maybe it's about emotional relationships…?
Moreover, it seems to be related to the other party's own abilities.
Since Sora was just a young and incomplete stigma awakener, the feedback Kirataka received was a simple increase in resistance to Honkai energy.
And what comes from the Herrscher of Thunder... is naturally the ability to control electricity and magnetism.
The information about the ability naturally flowed into his mind——
Railgun.
Electric shock ability, with the power to control electricity and magnetism.
At this moment, Kirataka already knew all the methods on how to use this power.
Well, this is not that thing, the lightning dancing on his fingertips...
'Ahem, anyway, I probably have to thank Kiana for this matter.'
'This hit gave me a superpower.'
This time, Kirataka was somewhat reluctant to go back. After all, he couldn't confirm that he could still retain this power after going back. If possible, it would be better to preserve the direction of this timeline.
In short, since he has gained new power at this point in time, which is also his first combat ability, it would be just right to let these tactical mechas in front of him become his experimental subjects.
Through his electromagnetic sensing ability, Kirataka was able to sense that the tactical mechas had locked onto him and were ready to launch an attack.
He looked around on the ground and picked up a coin.
"Let's try the effect."
Although his movements were a little clumsy, Kirataka still successfully flicked the coin into the air.
At the same time, a huge electric current began to accumulate at his fingertips.
Using the principle of electromagnetic induction, the coin was shot out at an initial speed three times the speed of sound, with extremely high destructive power and accuracy.
The moment the coin fell back into his hand, Kirataka focused his eyes and suddenly threw it out.
Carrying huge amounts of energy and electric current, the coin shot toward the tactical mecha cluster in front like a light cannon.
At this time of night, the light from this strike was particularly dazzling.
And its effect was as huge and significant as its momentum.
After the light flashed, with just one strike, all the Titan mechas that were hit head-on lost their combat capabilities. The first few tactical mechas that were directly hit were penetrated.
"Ha... this effect seems to be even more exaggerated than I imagined..."
Although the effect was significant, after firing this electromagnetic cannon, Kirataka felt as if his body was completely drained.
He half-knelt on the ground weakly, barely supporting his body and not falling down.
'I have been playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds since I arrived in Nagazora. After entering Chiba, I have been engaged in high-intensity battles with Honkai Beasts, Death Soldiers, and Herrschers of Thunder.'
'Plus the current overdrawn electromagnetic cannon...'
Both physically and mentally, he has almost reached his limit.
"At the moment, the railgun can only fire once..."
Kirataka felt an endless drowsiness rising in his head, and his head was dizzy.
I'm afraid that even if he were to go back now, he would immediately fall asleep after returning.
Just as he was about to fall backward, a pair of soft hands supported his body.
And then, a worried voice from a white-haired girl came:
"Are you okay?"
"…Something's going on."
............
On the Hyperion, which is moving at full speed.
Already prepared for battle, Theresa, Himeko, and Fu Hua, wearing Valkyrie armor, stood on the deck, waiting for the battle with the Herrscher.
"Report to the commander! A high-intensity energy reaction has been detected ahead. The source of the reaction is unknown, but it is presumed to be the Herrscher!"
Hyperion's adjutant hurried forward and reported to the three people in front of him.
At the same time, a huge flash of lightning appeared in front of everyone.
It extended from one side of the ground and shot in a certain direction, causing widespread damage visible to the naked eye.
"…I have seen it."
Theresa stood on tiptoe and looked at the light from afar.
"This attack is quite powerful... Is this the power of the Herrscher?"
Himeko couldn't help but sigh.
Originally, she had no idea about the destructive power of the Herrscher, but now that she had seen it with her own eyes, her understanding had been completely refreshed.
"...Well, this level of power does fit my impression of the Herrscher."
Theresa waved her hand and said to the others:
"Locate the coordinates of the energy source and send them to our terminal later. Also, order the Hyperion to stand by in the air. Fu Hua, Himeko, we will go out as a team and investigate."
In front of a powerful Herrscher, relying on numbers to pile up is of little use.
At least one must be an A-rank Valkyrie or above to be able to engage in close combat with the Herrscher.
This was her judgment, and also the reason why she brought Fu Hua along.
Everyone responded in unison:
"Yes, Principal."
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