Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

As Walter finished speaking, the dinner officially began. Bronya looked at the greasy look on Kiana's lips and knew that she must have eaten something in advance.

Seeing that she was still the same as before, still the lively and cheerful Kiana who loved to cheat, Bronya felt a lot more relaxed.

Today, Fu Hua was wearing the costume of White Night Butler, looking very handsome and attracting the attention of many women.

Theresa wore a blue dress today, which made her look quite charming. However, unlike Fu Hua who was always socializing, she stayed in the public for a while and then went to a deserted corner.

"What's wrong, aunt?"

Seeing Kiana's concerned look, Theresa smiled and shook her head:

"Kiana, I'm fine. The banquet was great, but I didn't prepare much bitter melon juice, and... there were many Anti-Entropy employees who didn't know me and treated me like a child... Why does my body stay at the level of a child?"

Seeing Theresa stamping her feet, Kiana also laughed:

"I think that the ability of a period to stay at that moment forever is something that many people envy..."

"Ah, isn't it inappropriate to continue to sigh at this occasion? Aunt, when I entered the kitchen just now, I saw that there was still bitter melon juice. They should be in..."

Theresa immediately rushed in the direction Kiana pointed.

At the banquet, some of the employees of Anti-Entropy sang and some danced. Recently, in order to track down the Rulers who were causing trouble all over the world, their spirits had been highly tense, and it would be good for everyone to relax a little.

However, unlike the Anti-Entropy people who were having a party with laughter and joy, the Jackal at the World Serpent Headquarters had a sad expression under her mask at this moment.

Because she encountered two A parties in one day: Raiden Mei and Inoshia.

When she proudly told them that the research on the core of the Ruler of Domination had made significant progress and that the device for reverse access to the Domination Theater would only take two days to complete, the two had the same reaction:

"No, I can only take it for one day."

Especially Raiden Mei, who left after saying this, leaving only a goal, without providing any method to achieve this goal, and without listening to any explanation, and without overtime pay for temporary overtime work. Jackal gets angry just thinking about such a party A.

And Enosiya gave more specific requirements:

"The device can be completed within a day. You can study me at will. After all, even Kevin is not sure that he can kill me. I don't think you have the ability to do anything to me."

"But if the device is still not completed within one day and cannot be delivered on time, then I will have to study you."

Although it was still unreasonable, it was obvious that Enosiya's words were more to the Jackal's liking. She was now [voluntarily] working overtime in the laboratory.

"Install this original part in this position, and then... Not good!"

There was a sound of electricity, and the Jackal immediately dodged. With a slight explosion, the component flew onto the wall.

"...Luckily the core is not damaged. It seems...I need to change my approach..."

As one of the parties, Enosiya was lazily lying on the sofa and chatting with Xilin as usual.

"Are you sure the Jackal can complete the task on time tomorrow?"

"Well, sometimes people can burst out their potential if they are pushed. Besides, if she doesn't deliver tomorrow, Kiana will be in trouble."

"Really? Anti-Entropy is so confident about the electromagnetic barrier? Kiana is the Herrscher of Ice, not the Herrscher of Space. Once she is pulled into the Theater of Domination, she will lose contact with the others."

Enosia sighed:

"For Anti-Entropy, this is the only solution. Walter and Theresa certainly know that this plan is very risky. But if they don't lure the snake out of its hole, facing the Ruler of Domination who will run away after causing trouble, they can only run around for their lives and cause them little harm."

Xilin pouted her lips, puffed up her cheeks, and showed a dissatisfied expression:

"Destiny and Anti-Entropy are still as useless as ever."

Enosia stretched out her right index finger and poked Xilin on the cheek.

"Pfft~"

The pufferfish immediately lost its temper.

"Even if the Jackal fails to complete the mission, I still have you as my last insurance. In the worst case scenario, I will not let the Ruler of Domination easily obtain the power of the Ruler of Ice."

"You have to believe in Kiana, and even more so, believe in yourself. So, don't be so sad. Just like my sister said, girls look better when they smile."

As for the other party A, Mei Raiden was coming to a beach with Raven. Due to the time difference, it was still dusk here.

The two walked barefoot on the beach, letting the waves hit their insteps. Raven looked at the setting sun with a complicated expression.

"It's really rare. This is the first time I see you with such an expression."

"...To be honest, I was thinking of my brother."

"When I was a kid, I proposed a competition with my brother to see who could stand the longest in the snow barefoot. I could only hold on for a short while, but my brother stood in the snow for more than 10 minutes and his feet were frozen. I carried him back to the house. When my mother found out about this, she scolded him severely."

"Shouldn't I scold you?"

"Yes, but my brother insisted that he was the one who proposed the competition. He always bullies me, but he protected me at the critical moment... This is probably my most profound impression of him."

"I heard from Gray Snake that you were there during the second collapse..."

"Well, during the second collapse, the Gray Snake took me away from the snowfields of Siberia and trained me to be a warrior loyal to the Snake. From that day on, I never saw him again..."

"Although I don't actually know whether he is dead or alive, I hope he can live well and die completely in my heart."

"why?"

"Maybe... it's a habit. Once a person gets into a habit, it's hard to make radical changes. In my life, I've gotten used to not having his presence..."

Mei could see that Raven's actual reason was far more than just "habit", but she did not continue to ask.

"...I've been busy talking about myself. Let's talk about you. I'm curious about the relationship between you and your other personality. It's not like Seele's mutual protection, but it's not mutual hostility either."

“…If you want me to give a specific answer, my answer is: I don’t know.”

Raven didn't hold back and laughed out loud:

"I don't know? My dear Miss Mei, what kind of answer is that?"

Mei shook her head:

"Sometimes, the person you know best is yourself, and the person you know least is also yourself. Regarding her... we have different understandings on many issues, and perhaps... we would have been on the opposite side."

"You know, the Herrscher of Thunder has always been stronger than me in terms of her mastery of Herrscher power. She did not wreak havoc like the Herrscher of Fire or Ice. Instead, she provided me with very crucial help when necessary. That's because... we were able to reach an agreement on the most critical point."

"And that key node... is Kiana."