Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

B.142 The second day of the New Year

"Sister Kiana, you're here so early?" Although it is New Year, Mei Raiden still continues her daily kendo practice.

Except for yesterday because it was the first day of the new year, Mei Raiden was able to have a day off, but the rest of the time, she had to complete her daily kendo practice.

Mei Raiden didn't expect that when she finished her kendo training and was about to take a shower, she would see Kiana in the living room.

"Good morning, Mei." Kiana smiled and waved to Raiden Mei. "I got up early today, so I came here early."

"That's great." Raiden Mei nodded happily. "Ah, I'll go take a shower first, and then we can go shopping together."

If I just stay at home, it would be too boring.

"Okay." Although Kiana had already visited Changkong City over the past decade, since Mei Raiden invited her, she would of course agree with pleasure.

"Then Sister Kiana, please wait a moment." Raiden Mei smiled and waved her hand, then quickly ran to her room.

"Mei is a very irritable child." Hearing the thudding footsteps of Mei Raiden, Miyuki Raiden came out with tea.

"Mei is fine." Kiana waved her hands, holding the tea bowl which was a little hot in both hands.

But this temperature is nothing to Kiana.

"It's because you have a very good personality, Kiana." Miyuki Raiden shook her head slightly at Kiana.

She still understood Kiana's personality. Although they didn't spend much time together, they had been together for so many years after all.

Kiana is a very soft-hearted person, and she will do almost anything as long as you act coquettishly towards her.

However, Kiana is also a person with a bottom line. If her bottom line is crossed, no matter how good the relationship is, she will refuse without hesitation.

For Kiana, a good relationship does not mean aiding and abetting evil. It is precisely because of the good relationship that she wants to lead the other party away from the wrong path from which there is no turning back.

So Miyuki Raiden is very confident in Kiana.

"It's okay." Kiana smiled embarrassedly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the foamy green tea.

Kiana doesn't know much about the tea culture of the Far East or China.

Even tea is not something that tastes good to Kiana. Compared to tea, she is more fond of soda drinks. She prefers anything that is sweet.

"It's mainly because Mei is likable."

"It's great to have you say that, Kiana...How has Mei performed during the days she's been at 'St. Freya Academy'?" Raiden Miyuki's words sounded like a conversation between a parent and a teacher.

"Of course Mei is doing very well. She is now the top student in the grade." Kiana said with a smile. "However, compared to her grades, Mei has also made friends in the class, which is what is most worthy of concern."

"Really?" Hearing that Mei Raiden had made friends, Miyuki Raiden blinked in surprise.

Her own daughter knew it well. Because she usually acted rather cold and because of her identity as the 'Miss of Me Club', although there were actually small groups gathered around Raiden Mei, the fundamental reason these people got along with Raiden Mei was that they wanted to get some benefits from her.

Mei Raiden herself sees things very clearly, so she does not regard these people as true friends.

This is also the fundamental reason why Mei Raiden has almost no friends.

But after arriving at 'St. Freya Academy', the identity of 'Miss Me Club' was directly lost. After losing this halo, only those who can become friends with Raiden Mei can truly be called friends.

"Yeah." Kiana nodded. "Anna is a kid that I watched grow up. Although she's a little silly, she has a good personality."

"Wendy is a very gentle girl."

"It seems that Kiana thinks highly of Mei's new friend." Raiden Miyuki smiled and nodded. "We don't have any requirements for Mei's friends."

The so-called no requirements actually just mean that they cannot hurt Raiden Mei.

"Well, don't worry." Kiana nodded slightly.

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Perhaps because Kiana was waiting, Mei Raiden quickly came to the living room with water vapor all over her body and wet hair.

"See, this kid is usually fine." Raiden Miyuki shook her head slightly at Raiden Mei.

"Mother~" Mei Raiden grabbed Miyuki Raiden's arm and shook it.

"I rarely saw Mei act like a spoiled child before." Thinking of 'Raiden Mei', Kiana was a little dazed. "But it's also true... there's no one Mei can act like a spoiled child with..."

If you think about it carefully, you used to be the one who made people worry more, so Raiden Mei always appeared very reliable in front of you.

Perhaps it is because she carries this kind of "burden" that Raiden Mei appears to be very mature.

"Okay, don't let Kiana laugh at you." Raiden Miyuki tapped Raiden Mei's forehead. "You guys were going shopping just now, right? Go now."

"Mother, do you want to go with us?" Raiden Mei asked hurriedly.

"I won't go." Raiden Miyuki waved her hand.

As an 'old lady', there was no need for her to go shopping with two little girls.

Well... although theoretically, Raiden Miyuki and Kiana are of the same age.

However, Kiana's appearance and personality gradually changed Raiden Miyuki's previous concept of "treating people of the same age" to "treating children".

"Okay." Raiden Mei pursed her lips. "Then Sister Kiana, shall we go out now?"

"it is good."

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"Although I haven't been to 'Changkong City' for more than half a month, I feel strangely unfamiliar." Raiden Mei looked at the surrounding buildings. "Maybe it's because I saw the wasteland-like 'Changkong City' in the simulation of 'Memory Battlefield' before, and now seeing such a prosperous 'Changkong City', it feels like a world away."

"The wasteland-like 'Changkong City'?" Kiana certainly remembered that 'Changkong City'.

There were no humans on the streets, only the occasional wandering assassin.

Normally, even the Honkai beasts are in a standby state due to the inactivation of Honkai energy. They will only be disturbed and chased when some living beings pass by.

In such a "Changkong City", there are still some people living there, such as the children adopted by the ravens who live in the "nest".

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Kiana caught a glimpse of a child who looked familiar.

Pink hair, red eyes

"That child... is Xiaokong." Seeing her holding the hands of a man and a woman and talking happily about something, Kiana suddenly felt relieved.

B.143 Witch

Although Kiana has indeed changed the fate of many people over the years, she has no intersection with those people, so she doesn't feel anything.

But when she saw Xiaokong and her parents, Kiana truly felt the sense of accomplishment after changing everything.

"Kaslana has always been active on the battlefield because of this emotion, right?"

Kiana clenched her fists quietly. She had indeed changed some things and also protected some things.

Although this idea may indicate that 'all human actions are for themselves', Kiana does not think there is anything wrong with it.

"Sister Kiana?" Raiden Mei looked at Kiana, who suddenly became dazed, in confusion. "What's wrong?"

Following Kiana's gaze, Raiden Mei only saw an ordinary couple and a young girl.

"No, nothing." Kiana shook her head. "I just suddenly thought of something interesting."

"?" Mei Raiden conveyed her doubts to Kiana, but Kiana just smiled at Mei Raiden.

Since Kiana didn't intend to tell her, Raiden Mei knew better than to ask.

"By the way, Sister Kiana, do you want to go to the shrine?" It is a tradition to visit the shrine during the Far Eastern New Year.

Although Kiana is not from the Far East, today is not the first day of the new year.

But there's nothing wrong with visiting the shrine.

"Shinjuku Shrine?" Kiana nodded slightly. "Speaking of which, that shrine maiden..."

Speaking of the shrine, Kiana suddenly thought of the cherry blossom-like shrine maiden she had met before.

The miko's temperament is very unique, and she has a strange attraction...

Kiana didn’t know what that temperament was before, but now she can describe it…

'Gua Fu'

That’s right, the shrine maiden named Yaesakura has such an aura, but Kiana also understands why she is like that.

"That big sister Kallen is really guilty of a great sin." Thinking back to when she entered the database by chance in the 'original world', she saw part of the history of five hundred years ago through the database.

It was also there that she met Kallen Kaslana, who was an AI but was able to understand that she was an AI.

"Yes... Although she is not the real person, as an AI, she completely simulated Kallen's thoughts... I remember she asked me to tell Yaezakura a message..."

Kiana suddenly thought of the past a long time ago. Although she was determined to complete this task after she came out, she never saw Yae Sakura again.

"Sigh... maybe I can complete this mission." Carefully thinking about what AI Karen told her to do, Kiana glanced around.

"Sister Kiana, why are you in a daze again? If there is something important, just do it quickly." Raiden Mei came up to Kiana and asked.

"Emm...I did remember some things, but they're not urgent." Kiana smiled embarrassedly. "Sorry Mei, I said I was going out shopping, but I was distracted the whole time."

"That's okay." Raiden Mei smiled and shook her head. "But it's really okay for me. If Kiana-sister has something important to do, please don't delay..."

"Besides, if you delay, you may never remember it again."

"Pfft, that sounds like something from experience." Kiana couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, it's not something urgent."

"Although I'm not in a hurry, I'll still find a time to free her from the seal."

Yae Sakura was able to escape because of the large amount of Honkai energy that was released when Raiden Mei became the Herrscher.

But this world is different. When Mei Raiden became the Herrscher, she absorbed all the Honkai energy that was triggered, so now the Honkai energy level in Changkong City has long been reduced to a livable state.

With this level of Honkai energy, it would not be easy for Yae Sakura to escape.

Although Kiana and Yae Sakura don't have much interaction, they are old friends after all...

"Well, that's good." Raiden Mei nodded. Since Kiana said so, just treat it as something that is not urgent.

"Come on, let's go to the shrine."

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"In the 'original world', this shrine was also destroyed by Honkai energy. It's nice to see such a prosperous scene." Kiana looked at the 'Ema hangings' that were full of people's wishes.

"Sister Kiana, do you have any wishes?" Raiden Mei asked as she pulled Kiana to the 'Ema hanging'.

"Hmm... world peace?" Kiana hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Indeed, this is my wish."

"Hmm?" Mei Raiden blinked. "I feel like this wish would sound a little silly if someone else said it, but it's very believable when it comes from Kiana-sister's mouth."

"Eh? Is that so?" Kiana nodded with a smile. "Because this is indeed my wish..."

In addition to people no longer suffering from Honkai, peace is naturally one of Kiana's wishes.

After the two of them wrote the ema and hung it up, the next step was to draw lots.

"By the way, what wish did Mei just write?" Kiana asked curiously. She didn't look at Raiden Mei's wish just now because she considered that wishes were relatively private... But after writing it, she realized that since it was a wish written on the ema, it meant that it was not something that could not be told.

"My wish?" Mei Raiden looked back at Ema. "It's 'to help Kiana-sama fulfill her wish one day'."

"Wow?" Kiana stared at Raiden Mei with wide eyes. "Oh no, Mei has suddenly become very good at deceiving girls!"

Although something was wrong, Kiana was indeed moved for a moment...

But this won't do. Mei Raiden is a child that I have watched grow up. How can she have such a messed up idea? She is better off...

"Pfft, what nonsense are you talking about, Sister Kiana?" Raiden Mei rolled her eyes at Kiana. "Didn't Sister Kiana just say that she hopes for world peace?"

"I think this wish is good, so let's consider it as my wish too."

"Oh~ So that's how it is." Kiana nodded slightly.