I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　In fact, this situation can be entirely attributed to Suzuma's various special attacks on Kiana. After all, for Kiana during her academy days, it was normal for her to want to stick to the person she liked, just like she did with Mei.

　However, Kiana's feelings for Suzuma were too complicated at this time. The closeness brought by Cecilia's Stigmata, coupled with her longing for her "mother", made Kiana's affection for Suzuma feel a subtle sense of distance.

　When facing Suzuma, Sirin often acts as the "submissive" one. The only time she forcibly kissed Suzuma was missing due to Kiana's memory problems. These factors combined make Kiana the more awkward one at this time—although this does make the worm a little cuter.

　"Idiot Kiana! I give you so many chances and you still can't use them!"

　Seeing Kiana's shy expression, Bronya couldn't help but curse this paramecium a hundred times in her heart. She usually had a whole set of tricks up her sleeve when she was pestering and bullying Mei, but how come she became so timid in front of Suzuma?

　"Huh? I guess this isn't quite right. Kiana seems a bit troubled... Maybe I should just spend the night on the sofa in the living room. There's more than enough room for two people to sleep on here anyway."

　Seeing Kiana's appearance, Suzuma felt much more at ease.

　LOL, she was worried that Kiana might accidentally pull her into QQ Space mode, but now it seems... there's no need to worry about that at all.

　Since that's the case... she can confidently agree with Bronya's suggestion. After all, such a 0-type bug is rare, and Suzumo wants to tease her a bit more.

　"No, I'm not bothered! I'm just a little nervous about sleeping with Suzuma... It's okay, Suzuma, you can rest in my room!"

　Sure enough, as soon as Kiana heard that Lingmo was planning to sleep outside, she immediately put aside her useless shyness and mustered up the courage to ask Lingmo to stay: "However, my sleeping position may not be very proper tonight... Lingmo, please don't mind it."

　"Don't worry, me too. We'll just not laugh at each other."

　Seeing Kiana's expression of utter despair, Suzuma smiled with relief.

　Meanwhile, Xiaoqi, the customer service representative watching this scene in the Lingmo system, also smiled knowingly.

　……

　In fact, when Suzuma arrived at Kiana's room, she realized that, in some ways, Bronya was right.

　Perhaps it was because of the lively nature of a certain insect, or perhaps Kiana was still dreaming of sleeping with Mei under the same blanket when the rooms were being assigned, but there was indeed a very large double bed in Kiana's room.

　Even for girls like Suzuma and Kiana, sleeping with three people would be more than enough.

　So theoretically, Suzuma and Kiana can actually maintain a "safe distance".

　However, as we all know, the validity of a theory does not mean that it can be put into practice. After witnessing Kiana in her "Kiana 0" state, which was a rare occurrence in the early stages, Suzuma, whose confidence swelled like a pufferfish, actually began to take the initiative to attack.

　After all, if she missed this good opportunity to tease Kiana now, what if they became close later and Kiana turned into a "top" like Sirin? The experience of almost being forcibly kissed by Sirin was still fresh in her mind. This time, Suzuma decisively learned from her lesson and decided to take the initiative.

　So, just as Kiana was blushing slightly and at a loss, a pair of fair arms took the initiative to wrap around Kiana's slender waist, which had not an ounce of excess fat.

　Next, Suzumo took the initiative to hug him.

　“Eee…”

　Kiana's body stiffened almost instantly before slowly relaxing.

　"Hehe, I always thought Kiana would be really comfortable to hug... and today I tried it out, and I was right!"

　"Ring, Lingmo...how could this happen all of a sudden..."

　"Is Kiana shy? Hehe... Actually, I'm shy too~ But the thought of falling asleep holding the adorable Kiana makes me even more excited!"

　"Gulp... Me too..."

　Although she didn't want to admit it, the moment Suzuma hugged her, an intoxicating sense of security instantly filled Kiana's heart. So much so that, even though she was still hesitating whether to refuse, Kiana's body automatically snuggled closer to Suzuma's chest, finding the most comfortable position, letting the girl's fragrance linger around her nose.

　In a daze, Kiana felt as if she wasn't in the dormitory, but in a small prison cell, where she and Suzumo were snuggling together, warming each other with their body heat. In the blink of an eye, she felt as if she had returned to a long time ago, curled up in her mother's arms, enjoying the love from her mother.

　Kiana wasn't sure if these scenes were a dream she was in while half-asleep, or her own imagination in the dead of night. However, she was certain that as Suzumo held her, her previously inexplicably restless heart immediately calmed down, and she drifted off into a deep sleep.

　"Huh, Kiana?"

　Before Suzuma could even enjoy Kiana's soft, delicate body for a moment, she noticed that Kiana's breathing, which had been unusually shy because she had pressed her against her chest, had now become steady.

　"She's already asleep? Hmm... Is she just too tired?"

　"Well... never mind, since Kiana's already asleep..."

　Somewhat regretfully, Suzuma had to stop her mischievous hands on Kiana's waist and instead take control of the corrosive power within Kiana's core.

　"Let me see what's wrong with your memory..."

　Chapter 74 Lingmo: Byd Otto, you maliciously edited my work, didn't you? I'll set you up for this.

　"Hmm... the corrosive power is taking effect much faster than I expected..."

　During the physical contact with Suzuma, wisps of pink energy slowly flowed into Kiana's body from where their skin touched. As for why it wasn't the standard purple energy of the corrosive agent...

　Of course, it's because pink is cuter!

　However, the ease with which she "invaded" Kiana's body surprised Suzuma. After all, she had only ever seen such a smooth invasion in some strange Honkai fanfiction from her previous life—which meant that, perhaps because of Sirin, Kiana's body seemed completely defenseless against Suzuma's power.

　However, in these indescribable books, the invasion of the power of corruption is followed by a serene and almost risk-free storyline, while the "mental examination" that Suzuma is going to undergo carries a certain risk. After all, she cannot guarantee that Otto has left her any countermeasures.

　"Let me guess, Kiana's own surface consciousness should be fine, the memories truly inherited from Sirin should be stored in the Herrscher core... However, it seems that it will take some time for the power of corruption to penetrate the core of the Herrscher of the Void. Oh well, let's check Kiana's surface consciousness first..."

　"Wait, is Kiana dreaming?"

　Suzuma paused for a moment. Although she hadn't examined the dream's contents yet, if she remembered correctly, Kiana's dream had exhibited unusual phenomena at the beginning of the main storyline, so...

　"This signal is a bit dangerous... Let me see what Kiana is dreaming about..."

　With a solemn expression, Suzuma invaded Kiana's dream.

　A few seconds later, a blushing Suzumo escaped Kiana's dream.

　"Why, why is this kind of dream!"

　Lingmo covered her face tightly, and steam seemed to rise from her cheeks as if it were real.

　After all, although Suzuma usually teases others, she herself has absolutely no "practical experience." The only time she had ever been in an overly intimate situation was when she was forcibly kissed by Sirin. Therefore, for Suzuma, who has a wealth of theoretical knowledge but zero practical experience, Kiana's dream content was still a bit too explosive.

　"That's weird, let me take another look..."

　A moment later, Lingmo glanced at Kiana's dream again, her face flushed, and then she decisively ran away.

　She came here with important business, so she couldn't get caught up in these strange things. Besides, her expression in the dream seemed a little too... intriguing.

　But how did Kiana end up dreaming about something like this? Shouldn't she also be in a state of lacking resources and unable to function, just like me?!

　Without a shred of doubt that it might be some "experienced" and "material-rich" customer service representative, Xiaoqi, who was behind this, Lingmo, filled with questions, delved into Kiana's core.

　Then, a biting cold suddenly snapped Lingmo out of her pink reverie.

　"I knew something was wrong... The core of a Herrscher represents the Herrscher's mental state to some extent. How could Sirin be in such a state of despair before she died? If this wasn't Otto's doing, I'd eat Ellie's thunder."

　Looking at the Babylonian Laboratory standing in the middle of a snowfield, Lingmo couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

　She didn't even need to go any further inside to see the Tower of Babel, which had left her with so many painful memories, to guess what method Otto had probably used.

　In short, it can be summed up in four words: malicious editing.

　The reason is simple: with Lingmo's current corrosive abilities, the Babylonian Laboratory, which had not been protected against those with mental perception abilities in 2000, could not withstand her detection at all. She quickly scanned the room and discovered the problem.

　There is no self in this tower!

　Not to boast, but during her time in Babylon, she was practically Sirin's only source of emotional support, and in the memories Kiana inherited, all the recollections of Suzumo were hidden away.

　This is also one of the important reasons why Kiana was "attracted" to Suzuma. As a derivative of Sirin, the memories in the core made her subconsciously feel that she was missing something important. Undoubtedly, what she lacked was the memories related to Suzuma.

　"However, fortunately, Otto didn't want a completely misanthropic Herrscher of the Void, so this memory was completely sealed within the core, while the Kiana outside is still a 'pure' Kiana..."

　"This is probably why Kiana can still lose control even without a queen personality... If the memories in the core are released, Kiana will be 'trapped' in the Tower of Babel, and her body will fall into an unconscious state of loss of control."

　"If she loses control too often, out of self-protection, and with Otto's timely inducement, Kiana could very well split into a Herrscher personality that 'endures pain'... and ultimately follow the same path as in the original work."

　"But... thankfully I discovered it early."

　Lingmo's lips curled into a mischievous smile.

　"The mimicry of Feather Dust can only deceive the core, but cannot completely alter the memories left by Sirin. As long as the 'real' returns to the core, this desolate snowfield will be quickly overwritten by Sirin's true memories."

　"Moreover... unless someone delves as deep into the core as I have, they won't be able to detect the anomaly within it. Currently, the only people in the world capable of this, besides Ying Jie from the previous civilization and Yu Tu from World Serpent, are probably Fu Hua using the genuine Feather of Dust at full power. Therefore, from Otto's perspective, he can probably only see that Kiana has developed a 'second personality' within her, just as he suspected. In that case, hehe..."

　Just imagining Otto going to great lengths, from kidnapping people to feeding Kiana Honkai energy, only to find out that the "Queen" has woken up, makes Suzuma's lips curl into a smile.

　"So……"

　Lingmo opened the system inventory without hesitation.

　"Xiaoqi, help me retrieve Xilin's soul... Hey, where's Xiaoqi?"

　After calling out, Lingmo realized that Xiaoqi seemed to be... offline?

　Lingmo then glanced at the home again and found Cecilia sleeping peacefully with a white kitten in her arms.

　"Oh, so you went with Cecilia..."

　Lingmo breathed a sigh of relief, completely unaware that Cecilia was holding a cat plush toy.

　"Never mind, I'll do it myself..."

　As she spoke, Suzumo retrieved the soul representing Sirin from the system space and placed it into Kiana's Herrscher core.

　"That's good. I estimate that it won't be long before the Herrscher Core is transformed into Sirin's original memory environment, and Sirin should be able to recover even faster within her own Void Herrscher Core..."

　Looking at the Herrscher core that had begun to change, Suzumo wiped away non-existent beads of sweat from her forehead.

　"Okay, call it a day!"

　After successfully withdrawing all her power, Suzuma also withdrew her consciousness from Kiana's body and returned it to her own.

　but……

　Why does my posture seem a little different from before?

　Chapter 75 Buhou, where's my Qi0? Why is it customer service Xiao Qi logged into the account? (Panic)

　As her senses gradually returned, Suzumo suddenly realized something was wrong.

　I haven't been inside Kiana's core for very long... Has Kiana changed her sleeping position a bit too much?

　After all, before Suzuma entered, Kiana was probably being held in Suzuma's arms with her head buried in Suzuma's chest. How come after she walked around the core and came out, she was now being completely held in Kiana's arms?

　Feeling the two of them tightly entwined, their fair thighs overlapping, Lingmo's cheeks gradually flushed red again.

　Because of the wonderful sensation of their soft bodies pressed together, Suzuma imaginatively recalled the dream she had just seen in Kiana's subconscious.

　Although she only glanced at it twice, she seemed to remember being held like this before...

　Lingmo quickly shook her head, as if trying to shake off those strange memories. After a moment, the guilty girl quietly raised her head to see if Kiana was still soundly asleep as before.

　however……

　Lingmo's heart skipped a beat.

　Because she discovered that Kiana had already opened her eyes and was looking at her with a smile.

　"Kiana, Kiana, you're awake? No, wait, your eyes..."

　Only then did Suzuma realize that Kiana's open eyes weren't the pure blue of a young girl, nor the noble gold of Sirin, but rather...

　A deep purple star-shaped pupil.

　"You, you are..."

　"What's wrong, my dear host?"

　Kiana, no, she should be called Kiana, was smiling as she looked at Suzumo.

　"Are you unhappy to see me come out?"

　"No, it's not..."

　Lingmo looked on incredulously: "So you were able to get out?"

　"Of course not."

　The system's End Kiana shook her head firmly: "I haven't actually come out yet. I'm only able to briefly possess this Kiana's body thanks to some strange coincidences."

　"If you really want to put it that way, you can think of it as me temporarily possessing Sirin's account... If Kiana's consciousness hadn't been completely unleashed, Sirin hadn't fallen into a deep sleep, and you hadn't just taken Sirin's soul out of the system, I wouldn't have been able to possess Kiana's body for such a short time."

　"Of course, it's only through consciousness possession. The only power I can use is Kiana's own, so it's impossible for you to use my abilities to cheat~"

　"So that's how it is..."

　Kiana's long string of theories left Suzumo a little dizzy: "So what are you here for this time?"

　"Hmmmm~"

　Kiana didn't answer, but silently tightened her grip on Suzumo's waist.