Bengtie, I'm really not a villain!

Every time they met, Raiden Mei felt a chill run down her spine.

[Because even though you always seem distracted from the battle, in Raiden Mei's eyes you still exude the aura of a strong person.]

Even when you're around Raiden Mei, you're always taking advantage of her, making her blush.

[Every day, you can use your Observation Haki to see what color her underwear is, and tell her so she'll blush.]

Occasionally, you would even describe her style and details in detail, reminding Raiden Mei of the areas that needed cleaning.

[But even after she gets angry and acts coquettish with you, Raiden Mei will still come to see you, and then continue to call herself her master and teach you, after which you continue to take advantage of her.]

By the age of 16, Raiden Mei had become a capable samurai, and the attacks on Takamagahara were becoming more frequent and formal.

Finally, the moment has come for Raiden Mei to step onto the battlefield.

She will join forces with her former teacher, Himeko, to face her first battle on the battlefield.

[And you are still seen by others as a useless person who can't handle a knife, but no one knows that more than half of the knives used by today's masters were made by you.]

You still show no intention of leaving the mountain, nor any intention of joining Raiden Mei on the battlefield.

[And Raiden Mei came to see you just before the event was triggered.]

Even with all the recognition she's received, Raiden Mei still feels uneasy.

It seems that no matter how powerful she becomes, she will always feel the boundless power of a strong person when she sees you.

The unparalleled strength I've felt from you since childhood remains unchanged, even now that Raiden Mei has become a seasoned samurai far beyond the reach of her peers.

【But in your presence, Raiden Mei always feels like she's been seen through.】

This isn't just about being able to easily see through her clothes; it's also about how you deliberately create the illusion of "coincidentally" bumping into her in order to take advantage of her.

[In Raiden Mei's view, although many of them seemed like coincidences, it was as if you saw through her actions and completely predicted what her next move would be, and deliberately caused the collisions.]

Of course, because it's always such a shy and intimate contact, your hands that wander over her macarons always wrinkle her clothes, so Raiden Mei doesn't have time to think too much in her shyness.

[And that power I felt from you, and the feeling of being seen through by you, will always linger in Raiden Mei's heart.]

It seems that no matter how strong Raiden Mei becomes, the gap between her and you can never be narrowed.

[From her early childhood, Raiden Mei has maintained a strong interest in you, and that's precisely why.]

She left a deep impression on you when you first met her as an infant.

[Because your aura is so powerful that even she, who is also a naturally strong person, feels incomparable to you.]

As she grew older, Raiden Mei became certain that she had never been wrong about the strength within you.

She just doesn't understand why you never take a knife.

Raiden Mei believes that if you wield a sword, you are definitely a powerful opponent no less than her, and perhaps even someone she cannot match.

This is also why Raiden Mei has always kept an eye on you and always ignored the advice of others to see you.

Although Raiden Mei doesn't understand, she respects your choice.

[It's just that you never dare to take a knife, even when everyone else is mocking you.]

"Will I be able to see you wielding a sword when I return?"

[Raiden Mei raised this question, a question she herself knew was unlikely to be true]

However, since this was Raiden Mei's first time on the battlefield, she felt uncertain about the fight against Takamagahara.

[It remains to be seen whether Raiden Mei, whose strength is so highly praised, will be able to survive the war.]

After all, the eight million gods of Takamagahara, accompanied by the great sun and the resulting tides, arrived like a migrating horde of deities. Gods are gods, and their manifestations are Buddhas. Heaven and earth trembled; demons descended upon Izumo and wreaked havoc.

Even with all the praise and fame Raiden Mei receives, she remains a beautiful young girl who has never been on the battlefield.

Therefore, Raiden Mei, feeling uneasy about her own safety and future, asked you if you could grant her request before leaving.

In this way, your promise can serve as a hope for Raiden Mei's return, giving her another chance to come back alive.

What is your choice at this point?

[1. Rejecting Raiden Mei means, "You think you're worthy to see me wield a knife?"]

[2. Use your knife to stab Raiden Mei's scabbard, tearing it apart so she can't go into battle.]

[3. Promise Raiden Mei that you will forge a sword for her. Use your exceptional forging talent to create a suitable blade for her, even though the fine sword she wields from her family was originally made by you.]

Faced with a choice, you activate Observation Haki.

[You first carefully observed what Raiden Mei was wearing today.]

"Yes, it's a very beautiful purple."

"Huh? You're actually wearing a belt?"

[You are very satisfied with Raiden Mei's outfit. I can't believe you only mentioned wanting to see the laces yesterday. This usually gentle and quiet young lady would actually choose such an embarrassing outfit.]

[In response to your praise, Raiden Mei gave me a reproachful look, then turned and left.]

The words you didn't directly answer were already the answer for Raiden Mei.

However, just before Raiden Mei left, you stopped her with a knife for the first time.

Because of your Observation Haki, I saw something very ominous.

[In the choices just made, whether it's 1 or 3, the endings you foresee with your Observation Haki are all tragic futures.]

[Choosing option 1 will result in Raiden Mei suffering a crushing defeat on the battlefield.]

[Raiden Mei, who should have been invincible on the battlefield, failed to live up to everyone's expectations, suffering a crushing defeat and even failing to save Himeko, who accompanied her into battle.]

After losing her mentor and returning severely injured, Raiden Mei, unable to face her many disappointments, died in despair.

Even if you choose option 3, you can personally use the "Swordsmith" attribute and the "Sword Spirit" effect to forge a powerful weapon that suits Raiden Mei, allowing her to unleash unprecedented power...

Even so, Raiden Mei still suffers severe injuries on the battlefield.

Despite her victory in her first battle, she still couldn't save her mentor, Himeko.

After losing her mentor, Raiden Mei became silent, feeling that there might be more to Himeko's death than met the eye.

In her quest to uncover the truth behind Himeko's death, Raiden Mei is drawn into a fierce battle and dies on the battlefield.

Furthermore, both 1 and 3 will bring another unexpected result—

[With Himeko's death, Kiana also dies, the hidden condition for continuing the dungeon fails, and the dungeon ends prematurely.]

Therefore, the only choice you have now is to stop Raiden Mei.

Kiana?

Jingye frowned slightly as he looked at the content mentioned in the villain simulator. It wasn't just Himeko's random appearance in this Huangquan dungeon; even Kiana was there?

Unlike the Honkai Impact 3rd worldview, should Kiana also be in the world of Raiden Mei and Himeko?

Keiya initially thought that Himeko's appearance was Hanabi's way of causing trouble to drag other people in the chat group into the mess.

However, Jingye never saw Hanabi's figure. Does this mean that Himeko and Kiana were originally people from the world where Yomi is located?

It's probably a scientific explanation from the Honkai Impact 3rd universe—allotropy, right?

In the simulation of the underworld, whether Kiana from her world survives or not also determines the life or death of the underworld and whether the dungeon can continue.

This made Jing Ye even more interested in the Huang Quan dungeon.

Jingye already had many plans regarding Huang Quan, this seemingly aloof person. Now, knowing that she had counterparts like Himeko and Kiana by her side, Jingye sensed something very interesting.

In Jingye's mind, a plan quietly emerged regarding how to deal with Raiden Mei (also known as Yomi), Himeko, Kiana, and others.

The most important thing right now is obviously to ensure Raiden Mei's survival.

In other words, they stopped Raiden Mei from going to that battlefield.

"So you've finally decided to use a knife?"

[Raiden Mei is unaware that you are stopping her from stepping onto the battlefield, which is of great significance to her for the first time.]

[The first time Raiden Mei saw you seriously wield a knife, surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes.]

[Then, Raiden Mei looked at you with relief and joy in her eyes.]

[Because Raiden Mei sensed that your sword-wielding technique was terrifyingly powerful.]

Even though you were only holding a sword that hadn't been drawn, the scabbard blocking her chest had already torn her clothes to shreds.

"Want to see me wield a sword?"

[You picked up a knife in front of Raiden Mei for the first time, even if it was just a knife that hadn't been drawn yet.]

However, this also greatly stirred Raiden Mei's interest in you.

"Have a glass of water, sit down and take a closer look."

Despite feeling slightly embarrassed that her clothes had been torn, Raiden Mei still gave him a reproachful look and sat down, covering her snow-white chest.

Although Raiden Mei's beautiful purple eye patch could be vaguely seen, she still sat down shyly in order to see just how terrifying your power was.

[After all, what Raiden Mei couldn't understand was that you could always see right through her clothes, as if you could see through everything about her.]

[And you've already seen through her clothes countless times, so this moment of shyness isn't something she can't bear.]

Before I step onto the battlefield for the first time tomorrow, Raiden Mei wants to see you wield your sword.

Originally, Raiden Mei only wanted a promise that you would draw your sword if she returned, but she never expected that it would be fulfilled so easily.

[You, who usually stare at her and take advantage of her, are not staring at her snow-white chest at this moment, which makes Raiden Mei feel a little strange.]

[Raiden Mei realizes that you seem to have finally gotten serious about this for some reason.]

[This is the kind of serious look she's seen you take in the past decade or so.]

Raiden Mei thought you were just doing this to send her off, to let her have her regrets before going to the battlefield, so that she could go to the battlefield without any worries.

However, what Raiden Mei didn't expect was that your true purpose was not like that at all.

[As Raiden Mei sat down, she drank the tea you offered her...]

Raiden Mei stares intently at you, wanting to see the exact moment you draw your sword.

[Through over a decade of training, Raiden Mei has incorporated every move—whether it's swinging the sword, drawing it, or sheathing it—into her very being.]

Therefore, Raiden Mei wants to know what kind of light the knife can produce in your hands.

However, to Lei Meiyi's surprise, her eyes, which had been fixed on your every move, gradually began to glaze over.

Raiden Mei's eyelids seemed to be fighting, unable to close properly.

Even when training late into the night, Raiden Mei had never experienced such an irresistible drowsiness.

[Raiden Mei's beautiful, clear eyes became drowsy, and you appeared unsteady in her gaze.]

[After seeing the way you were staring at her, Raiden Mei finally realized that the reason she had fallen into a deep sleep was because of you.]

[Raiden Mei realized something was wrong with her, but it was too late the moment she drank the tea you gave her.]

Despite Raiden Mei's powerful control over the blade, she is still unable to expel the toxins she has ingested.

Moreover, the poison came from someone she trusted and was interested in.

To Raiden Mei's surprise, the toxin did not completely knock her unconscious.

Raiden Mei remained in this drowsy state, her eyes constantly closing but unable to fall into the darkness of sleep.

She remained in this hazy, confused state, until she saw your blurry figure approaching.

Despite her consciousness rising and falling in the sea, Raiden Mei could still clearly sense your movements and your voice...

Therefore, as your figure grew larger and larger in Raiden Mei's eyes, until it finally came close to her, Raiden Mei's heart was filled with turmoil.

[Because you, who had only been joking with her all along, actually used the scabbard to pry her hand away.]

[Raiden Mei's clothes, which you just shattered, are now completely exposed to you without her hands covering them.]

You kept poking her cheek with the scabbard, as if to make sure she hadn't actually fallen asleep.

Despite Raiden Mei's trembling eyelashes, her limbs seemed locked and unable to move, so your scabbard moved even more confidently against her face.

As the young lady of the Raiden clan, Raiden Mei has naturally never been in a relationship, and the only man she is close to is you.

[Besides you, Raiden Mei has never had any physical contact with any other men, not even during martial arts training.]