Chapter 29

After breaking open the titanium alloy door with violence, Bai Ge and Kiana finally entered the interior.

A style completely different from the outside; the inside of the door was full of technological sense. Bai Ge's eyes lit up, thinking, "As expected of a force related to Anti-Entropy, cool~."

And in the deepest part of this hidden space, three very conspicuous weapons were floating in mid-air.

Kiana: "These are, Honkai energy weapons?"

Bai Ge nodded and recognized them at a glance.

3-star weapon: Pulse Katana Type-19.

3-star weapon: Ion Resonance Sword.

4-star weapon: Plasma Kagehide.

Two katana-type weapons, one greatsword-type weapon. Bai Ge had owned them in the game before, so he didn't feel strange. Although, except for the last one which was kept in the warehouse to collect dust, the other two were decomposed as soon as they were drawn.

Because these three were either developed by Raiden Ryoma himself or secretly developed under Welt's orders, Cocolia didn't know of their existence.

Bai Ge happily collected them all, his expression like a child who had received a favorite toy.

After all, although they were only low-star weapons in the game, they were still full of sci-fi style, and what's more, these weren't appearance models, but real things that could actually be used in actual combat!

As a boy, it would be strange if Bai Ge could refuse such cool weapons.

"Th, these are all Honkai energy weapons? What is going on? Why are there weapons related to Honkai in this place!"

The "grass-blade bug" next to him was already restless. Kiana widened her eyes, and her little brain, which had been down for a long time, couldn't understand the meaning of it at all for a while.

In her view, she was just sneaking into Mei's dad's company with Bai Ge, wanting to find evidence that her dad was framed, but she "accidentally" discovered traces of Honkai.

Kiana's brain, which had been offline for a long time, was already starting to smoke; it was clearly overloaded.

"Buzz!"

And just as Bai Ge was thinking about how to trick—uh, no, how to explain to Kiana, the screen next to them happened to light up.

"Wh, what's going on?"

"Don't be afraid, that's not a ghost, that's your father-in-law."

Kiana was so scared she almost fired a shot, but fortunately, Bai Ge pulled her back in time.

Because he recognized that the person who appeared on the screen was Mei's father, Raiden Ryoma!

And this wasn't communication, but a recording, recording a father's silent dedication to his daughter.

"Father-in-law? What father-in-law? Bai Ge, when did you... Could it be Mei's old man?"

Kiana finally reacted, and Bai Ge nodded.

"Yes, that's right. He is Mei's father, Raiden Ryoma. This video looks like it was recorded before he went to prison, and fortunately, it was saved along with this hidden weapon arsenal, avoiding discovery by outsiders."

Probably because it detected someone stepping into this hidden weapon arsenal, the video played automatically.

The content of the video was all about Mei, which just saved Bai Ge from having to make up excuses because... Raiden Ryoma in the recording really said everything.

He explained that Mei had a stigma from birth, and as she grew older, the stigma awakened, but that massive power brought great harm to Mei.

So, to suppress the power of the stigma and protect Mei, Raiden Ryoma accepted Cocolia's proposal and conducted an experiment called "Project-Mei."

The specific content was to implant the Herrscher core called the Gem of Conquest into Mei's body, who had awakened the stigma, and use the power of the core to seal the girl's stigma.

In the end, the experiment was successful. Mei's stigma was suppressed and sealed by the Gem of Conquest, and she completely recovered, becoming an "ordinary girl."

But Raiden Ryoma only realized later that this was actually Cocolia's scheme.

That woman had long secretly planned to artificially cause the Third Honkai Impact, and Mei was the chosen Herrscher vessel.

When Ryoma wanted to stop all this, it was too late. After the Herrscher core was buried in Mei's body, the difficulty of removing it without injury was simply a fantasy.

Therefore, he took a risk and used a large amount of ME Corp's funds to develop Honkai energy weapons.

But the purpose was not to subjugate his daughter who would awaken as the Herrscher of Thunder in the future, but to possess the power to stop and save his daughter.

But the result was that Cocolia caught his handle and sent him to prison on charges of economic fraud.

"... How could this be? Mei is actually the vessel for the Third Herrscher."

"Tsk tsk, it seems we dug up a big melon. It looks like things are very bad."

"Bai Ge, things aren't that simple. My stinky old man told me that Herrschers are very terrifying. They are the embodiment of disaster, they are Honkai... Woo-woo, how should I explain it to you? There are too many things to explain."

Kiana held her head with both hands, very troubled. Her not-so-smart little brain was trying very hard to organize her words.

Because she saw Bai Ge's calm appearance, Kiana thought he didn't know what kind of disaster Honkai and Herrschers were.

After all, Bai Mouren's performance during this period was just that of an ordinary person unrelated to Honkai.

But now that he had come into contact with the truth of the world, Kiana didn't intend to continue hiding it.

She wanted to explain the severity of the situation to Bai Ge as soon as possible, and then persuade Bai Ge to leave Nagazora City.

Go as far as he could.

And as a warrior of the Kaslana family, Kiana decided that she must stop the Third Honkai Impact.

It's a pity that this white-haired dumpling didn't know that regarding understanding what Honkai was, Bai Ge dared to say second, and in this world, only Kevin dared to say first.

(Bai Ge: What's the big deal? Herrscher? What's there to be surprised about a Herrscher? Who doesn't have four or five Herrschers on their ship these days? Buggy, you yourself are the future Herrscher of Void, Flame-Chaser, and Finality. Calm down~)

As an old Captain, he couldn't be clearer about what Honkai and Herrschers were.

"Alright, Kiana, try to copy a copy of the video, take the weapons, and we should go."

"Wait, are you listening to me!"

"Listening, but isn't the matter already very clear? Isn't it just that Mei is being used by bad people and is becoming an incredible monster, which will likely bring disaster to the entire Nagazora City?" Bai Ge shrugged and said.

"Since that's the case, what we need to do is already very clear... stop her, help her, save her."

"............"

Such natural words, so much so that the "grass-blade bug" was stunned. She blinked her naive eyes... it seems, that is indeed the case~

Bai Ge played with the Plasma Kagehide in his hand, pulling half of the blade out of the scabbard. Suddenly, the dark blue plasma blade illuminated half of the young man's face. (See picture)

"Bai Ge, you..."

Kiana's pupils shrank, only then realizing that Bai Ge's eyes harbored a will and determination no less than her own.

"We are the only companions Mei has in this city, right? Since that's the case, if we don't go to help her, then who else can go to help her?"

Bai Ge said with a smile. These words immediately struck Kiana's heart. Her eyes widened, and then she patted her cheeks hard.