Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

"Damn it!?" Jiuxiao was somewhat surprised, then suddenly realized, "Could it be that there is some powerful sealed force within me?"

After all, the protagonists of novels who are saviors have all sorts of cheat codes. Who knows, they might have sealed power within them, just waiting to meet a benefactor in their lives to help them develop it. Once they master it, they can go and save the world.

"This... I guess so." Alicia thought about what she saw through the Time Stone, and it really was the power sealed within her.

"However, you'll have to rely on yourself to obtain this power, which is very difficult. Do you have the confidence to do so?"

"Of course! I am destined to be the savior of the world. I will overcome any setbacks!" Jiuxiao said firmly.

"I like girls who are persistent like you. Good luck." After saying that, Alicia tapped Jiuxiao's forehead with her finger.

The next moment, Jiu Xiao felt very dizzy and fainted.

The video then switched to another screen.

"Where is this place?"

Jiu Xiao woke up from the icy, bone-chilling seawater, feeling a sense of suffocation that overwhelmed her mind.

She struggled desperately to swim out of the sea, but quickly lost her strength and fell completely into the cold water. Just as she was about to lose consciousness, an arm reached out and grabbed Jiuxiao.

"Is this me? I almost drowned as soon as I got here. This weakling of yours is nothing like the person who used to talk about saving the world all the time!"

"What...what?!"

As Jiuxiao emerged from the sea, she looked up and saw the owner of the arm, a mature woman who looked remarkably like Jiuxiao. However, she was completely different from Jiuxiao. Her ruthless temperament and wicked smile gave people the immediate impression that she was Jiuxiao's dark side.

"So that's how it is! The mysterious power that Miss Alicia mentioned, sealed within me, is actually another version of myself!" Jiuxiao wasn't surprised to see another version of himself appear; in fact, he was somewhat disappointed. After all, he sometimes dreamed of another version of himself, who called herself his dark side. Her name was Apocalypse.

"You're relying on someone else's power to see me? Even at a time like this, you're still concerned about that? That's really in line with your chuunibyou style, Houraiji Kusho!"

Apocalypse pressed one finger to his lips, gazing at the endless, dark depths of the sea around him.

"But it seems you're disappointed. Why are you unhappy that your power is mine?"

"No, I'm just a little disappointed. I thought that as the savior, I had other powers besides you."

"..."

"This meeting ends here... I can't stay in front of you for long." Apocalypse had clearly lost the will to continue communicating with this host suffering from severe chuunibyou, and seeing the dream about to shatter beside him, he wanted to simply disappear.

"Remember, Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, being a savior isn't so easy. Heh, what a ridiculous idea! Jiuxiao, one day you'll understand that this world isn't worth saving!"

"Wait, I..." Just as Jiuxiao was about to speak, the entire dream shattered completely, and Jiuxiao jumped backward, feeling weightlessness throughout his body.

"Wa ...

Jiuxiao screamed and sat up from the chair, breathing heavily, still shaken.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?" Alicia asked with concern, judging from the situation, the outcome must have been very unsuccessful.

"It's alright, how could I, the savior, be in any danger? It's just... I seem to have failed..."

"Really? Can you tell me about it?"

Jiuxiao didn't hide anything and told Alicia the whole story directly.

"Oh, I see. That's fine then. See you next time. I'll take you there now." Alicia simply smiled after listening to Jiuxiao's explanation.

"Wait, you're actually my mentor? Can you stay and let my savior learn some magic?" Jiuxiao asked, after all, she was very curious about magic, and if she learned it, many of her chuunibyou ideas could come true.

"Next time, I never refuse cute girls." Alicia didn't wait for Jiuxiao to continue speaking, but instead opened a portal with the yellow halo that had appeared earlier and sent Jiuxiao away.

"I hope you, lovely girl, can resolve this crisis, because an even bigger crisis awaits you!"

"Hmm! More guests have arrived. Looks like I should go see them!" With that, Alicia opened a portal and left the main hall.

“Interesting. Alicia, whose codename was ‘True Self’ in the previous civilization, is actually a mage in a parallel world! I wonder if magic will help revive Kallen?” Otto watched the video with great interest, after all, he had tried countless methods to bring Kallen’s soul back, but all had failed.

Since scientific methods couldn't save Kallen, he wondered if magic would work. He hadn't actually tried that before.

"And there's such an interesting character inside that girl named Jiuxiao." Otto was very interested in Apocalypse inside Jiuxiao. After all, even just watching the video, he could feel Apocalypse's powerful aura. However, since he was only watching the video, he couldn't make a complete judgment.

"Amber, when we get back, make sure to check if there's a girl named Jiuxiao in our world. Also, make sure to check the records about Kamar-Taj. I'm very interested in the magical forces in parallel worlds!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

What Otto could think of, Anti-Entropy and the World Serpent could naturally think of as well, and Welt Yang also went back to investigate information about the Nine Heavens and Alicia, who was the Sorcerer Supreme.

Compared to Destiny and the World Serpent, Anti-Entropy is the weakest in terms of information about the previous civilization, so they don't recognize Alicia, one of the Thirteen Heroes of the previous civilization. Otherwise, they wouldn't have investigated Alicia.

"The other me, that Jiuxiao, actually has two personalities too!?" Xier was surprised that Jiuxiao in the video also had two personalities, and at the same time, she also felt a bit of goodwill towards Jiuxiao.

After all, this was the first person she knew who had a dual personality like her, which led her to feel a certain fondness for this person she had never met and who shared the same personality.

“Seele, that Apocalypse is no simple matter. If you encounter him in the future, stay away from that Nine Heavens!” Unlike Seele, Black Seele had a deeper understanding of Apocalypse. She sensed a deep malice from Apocalypse in the video.

As Seele's second personality, formed through the Stigmata of the Herrscher of Death from a previous civilization, she sensed a death power from Apocalypse that was even purer and more powerful than that of the Herrscher of Death. Therefore, she only felt a deep sense of vigilance towards Apocalypse; this Apocalypse was very dangerous!

Chapter Twenty-Six: Fu Hua's affection for Kiana is rising.

"Apocalypse!?"

Watching the video, Kevin, sitting not far from Seele, looked at the appearance of the second personality of Nine Heavens with suspicion. As someone who had survived the End, he had a more direct understanding of the power of Apocalypse.

He actually felt a powerful pressure from Apocalypse comparable to the End, but since it was through a screen, he couldn't judge who was stronger.

However, at this point, he had already included Jiuxiao in his list of key dangerous individuals. If there was a girl named Jiuxiao in their world, then she had to be directly monitored. If necessary, in order for the world to overcome the Collapse, this destabilizing factor had to be eliminated.

While everyone was making their own plans, the video continued to play.

"Dr. Einstein, please help us find our partner Jiuxiao. She was taken away by an unknown person with a yellow halo!" Kiana pleaded anxiously with Dr. Einstein on the screen.

"Calm down, Kiana from the future. Even if I wanted to help you, I at least need to know how that person took your partner away!" Einstein took a few steps back, keeping a distance from Kiana who rushed in front of her.

Einstein knew that Kiana from the future was from the Kaslana family, and she had heard rumors that both Kaslana men and women were attracted to women. She didn't want to be turned gay; her sexual orientation was normal.

"Tell me first how Jiuxiao disappeared, so I can do my research!"

"The thing is, we..."

After Kiana told Einstein the whole story, Einstein fell silent.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? This seems a bit like a magician's skill in a fantasy novel." The sudden appearance of a yellow halo, which then instantly took Jiuxiao away, seems like magic.

“That’s true, Kiana isn’t lying.” Fu Hua then confirmed for Kiana.

"Okay, I'm also interested in these kinds of supernatural phenomena. I'll do my best to help."

However, just as Einstein was about to take his tools and Kiana and the others to the site of the Nine Heavens' demise to investigate, a yellow halo appeared above their heads.

"Again?"

Fu Hua rushed towards the circle of light as soon as it appeared. Because of the incident where the circle of light stole people, Fu Hua's vigilance was at its highest level, and she rushed towards it the moment it appeared.

However, at this moment a dark figure fell out of the circle of light, and to ensure safety, Fu Hua immediately punched it.

"Wait! It's me, the class monitor..." Jiu Xiao had just been sent away through the portal by Alicia and hadn't even reacted to the sudden change in environment when she saw Fu Hua throw a punch at her. She only had time to utter a few words before she was hit by the punch.

"KO!!!"

Player Jiuxiao was shot in the head by player Fu Hua and fell off the stage.

(If this were a comic book, I'm afraid Jiu Xiao would have a huge bump on his head, stars in his eyes, and Jiu Xiao's ghost coming out of his mouth, right?)

However, Jiu Xiao's words were still effective. Fu Hua stopped using her power after seeing Jiu Xiao appear in the light circle, but Jiu Xiao was still hit.

"Class monitor, why did you knock Jiu Xiao unconscious!" Kiana rushed over after seeing Fu Hua knock Jiu Xiao unconscious and caught him before he hit the ground.

"Sorry! I... didn't control my strength!" Fu Hua knew she was in the wrong and immediately admitted it. After all, her fist was already at Jiu Xiao's face, and she only had time to adjust the angle.

"Alright, Kiana, give me Jiuxiao so Bronya can check the injuries." At this moment, Bronya walked over, took Jiuxiao from Kiana, and began her medical examination.

Bronya later discovered that Jiuxiao had only fainted due to a severe blow to the head, and everyone was relieved. As for where Jiuxiao had gone during the time she disappeared, they could only wait until she woke up to ask. After bandaging her head, Fu Hua and the others took Jiuxiao to her room to rest.

The scene then shifts to the moon, where Sirin and her Bella, who has transformed from a dragon-type Honkai Beast into a humanoid form, appear on the screen.

Seeing this, Kiana in the space breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness Jiuxiao is alright. Class monitor, you were too ruthless!"

"I feel apologetic to my other self about this, and Kiana, I don't think I'm your class monitor yet, am I?" Fu Hua pushed up her glasses to hide her embarrassment and asked Kiana.

"Okay, class monitor, that's what I'll call you anyway, and I feel it's easier to pronounce and more personal that way!"

"...Aren't you afraid I was sent to deal with you?"

"I believe in you, class monitor. You won't do anything to betray us. After all, we are still very close in the parallel world, so we in this world can definitely do the same."

Fu Hua was touched by Kiana's words, but also felt a bit self-deprecating. She never expected that the person who trusted her in the end would be the one she had to keep an eye on.

"Thank you. I understand now why my counterpart from another world was willing to be your friend." Of course, Fu Hua didn't say the second half of the sentence aloud; she thought it in her heart.

“Since my niece trusts you so much, then this academy is also willing to trust you, Fu Hua!” Theresa also spoke up. After all, her niece was willing to trust this stranger she had just met. As the academy principal who had been Fu Hua for so long, Theresa knew a thing or two about Fu Hua’s character.

"However, in order to prevent you from betraying my niece's trust, I still want to ask what your true identity is?"

"This one……"

Fu Hua couldn't speak up at this moment, since her purpose in coming to St. Freya Academy was to monitor Kiana of K423. If she were to say it out loud, wouldn't that be slapping Kiana in the face?

After all, someone just said they trusted you, but you came here to spy on them. If this gets out, there might be a rift between you and Kiana forever.

"Alright then, Fu Hua, as for your matter... We'd be happy to listen if you want to talk about it, but it's okay if you don't. After all, everyone has their own secrets, and we won't force you. But remember, don't let down those who believe in you!"

At this moment, Himeko stepped in to smooth things over and warned Fu Hua.

Thank you.

Fu Hua glanced at Himeko with some gratitude. Himeko did indeed have many secrets, and some of them she herself had even forgotten. They were indeed inconvenient to tell others. But if the time came to tell, she would reveal these secrets.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Sirin's Wisdom

The video was still playing when the incident occurred in Kiana's group's space.

"Your Majesty, I have intercepted all the incoming attacks. If what you predicted is true, electromagnetic pulses can destroy those human weapons, and the Herrscher of Reason is also heading towards the moon."

The one speaking is Bellenas, no, she should be called Bella now. After Sirin used the power of the Tranquil Gem to grant her intelligence and some of the Herrscher of Thunder's ability to control electromagnetic fields, Bellenas has transformed from a dragon into a humanoid Honkai Beast.

Bella now has long, cascading silver-gray hair, blue eyes like sapphires, and wears a silver-gray bodysuit with some blue accents. Her legs are encased in white stockings, and she wears a pair of low-heeled black and blue ankle boots.

“Well done, Bella. Now it’s time for our first step of revenge. We must make them pay for all that shame.”

In front of Bella, Sirin was looking at a huge stone slab in front of her, and she only spoke when Bella replied; otherwise, she remained silent.

"However, Your Majesty and Bella have some questions?"