Live broadcast of Honkai Impact 3rd, I chose to expose Kiana in Sky City!

Facing Raven's "concern", Mei remained silent...

After a long time, she directly raised her doubts. With so many things happening outside, she couldn't have come here just to say these words, right?

Faced with this question...

Raven still chose to hide it.

[I've already said that I'm only here to check on my juniors and see if Miss Mei has been harassed by some bad guys again.]

After saying that, Raven complained that Mei didn't seem to welcome him, so he would have to wait until everything was over before going to find her.

However, just as she was about to leave... Mei suddenly called her.

【...Wait, there's one more thing. 】

[You were trapped here... Was it related to the abnormal situation in Paradise?]

When he heard Mei mention the unusual situation, Raven immediately thought of a being that was not easy to mess with...

[Abnormal situation... Which one? You were also blocked by the masked man?]

"The man in the mask... uh-huh~ should he be talking about Qianjie?"

"It seems that no one except him wears a mask..."

"Oh~ That barbarian would block other people's way? It sounds strange, but when you think about his behavior~ hehe, it won't be strange~"

"What?!"

Although Raven did not say it explicitly, everyone in the live broadcast room, including Qianjie himself, guessed it.

The reason...is actually very simple.

Because in the entire Fire Moth, no one except Qianjie wears a mask every day.

Of course, Qianjie's attitude towards Mei seems... not bad? So Qianjie is blocking the way? That's impossible.

[…No, not this. You should have met the administrator here, Klein, right?]

[In her words, something was wrong with the Paradise of the Past.]

After hearing what Mei said, Raven was a little confused.

Klein? Who? She didn't even know him.

[I have seen some abnormalities in Paradise. However, I cannot say for sure if it is what you are talking about without seeing it with my own eyes.]

As he was talking, Raven suddenly changed the subject.

[How about this, I don't have anything else to do right now anyway. Why don't I...stay and keep you company?]

"Wow! I didn't expect that Raven had such an ulterior motive? Hmm~ If Kiana knew, she would be very angry, right?"

A pink bullet screen floated across the screen...

There is no way to solve the problem pointed out by Alicia now, after all, Kiana is indeed resisting entropy.

[“Helping to repair the organization’s important assets”, isn’t this a very important job?]

As a third party who intervened, Raven behaved very naturally and casually.

Mei didn't have too many thoughts about her.

I just hope it doesn't get in my way, then everything will be fine.

[Yes, yes, I'll do whatever you say, Miss Mei.]

Afterwards, the raven stayed in the paradise for a while.

Rather than saying that she came here to accompany Mei, it would be more accurate to say that she came here just to take a vacation and relax.

In the following days, Mei continued to explore and discover abnormalities as usual, while Raven - was doing something unknown.

Until one day, Mei arrived at that strange place again.

She suddenly sensed that there was a hunter here, quietly waiting for his prey.

[Heh. Hi, Mei.]

Looking up in the direction where the sound came from, Mei saw an old acquaintance sitting cross-legged on a thick branch.

【You are a little late. 】

This person was none other than the outsider from the paradise of the past life - Raven.

【Why are you here? 】

Looking at this woman who seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time, Mei raised her questions.

[Did I remember it wrong? I have already answered this question once. 】

[There is no way around it. Everyone owes favors to others and is forced to do things they are unwilling to do.]

[I'm sorry, Miss. I can't let you go any deeper into the paradise.]

"Hey! I didn't expect that Raven would actually try to stop Mei? Why? Could it be that there is something particularly terrifying in this paradise?"

"Maybe it's something you don't want her to know?"

"Hehe~ Are they going to fight? It's really curious, it's been such a long time. If the two of them fight again, who will win~"

In the live broadcast room, comments from the audience floated by...

I remember that a long time ago in Changkong City, Mei once fought with Raven.

But the result was not satisfactory. Although Mei won, it felt like Raven let the game go.

And it was with her desperate determination that she finally managed to force the raven to retreat.

Mei now has accepted her identity and has become a true Herrscher of Thunder.

And what chances does she have of winning against Raven now?

In fact, Raven is also very curious about this.

[There is no other way. Even if I have to pretend, I still have to stop you from trying. Otherwise, I won’t be able to report to you.]

[Just pretending...Are you sure that's all?]

Where the raven sat, the color of the light winter sky seemed to be lingering.

That was an occasion where the sound of crows could often be heard, the sound of predation that could not be concealed.

After a brief silence, the raven smiled.

[Although I don't like this place very much, this time...it's a rare opportunity. ]

[If this kind of battle that leaves us no room for maneuver happens in reality, I'm afraid it will only end with the death of one side, right?]

[Without the Key of God and the Staff of the Underworld, how big is the gap between me and a Herrscher... We will find out soon.]

Having said that, Raven's meaning is very clear.

It's not that she didn't want to fight, on the contrary, she just wanted to see how big the gap in strength was between herself and a Herrscher.

This is a good opportunity for her to have a "sparring match" with Mei... without having to worry about death.

Then the battle began.

Because they were in the paradise of the afterlife, Raven didn't have to worry about hurting others this time and could fully display his fists and feet.

Mei, on the other hand, gave her all because she believed she couldn't leave the paradise.

In the end, at the most critical moment of the battle, Mei narrowly won and forced the raven against the tree trunk.

【Huh...Huh...】

Her hand tightly grasped the raven's clawed hand.

Her eyes were staring at this former rival with great seriousness.

At this moment, the postures of both sides were exactly the same as when the battle in Changkong City started.

But now, the offense and defense have been switched.

The winner was even more obvious, Mei's face was not red and she was not out of breath, while Raven was breathing hard and sweating...

"Wow! Mei won! Hmm~ Is this considered a reciprocity? Hehe, I didn't expect that Raven would be so embarrassed!"

"Hmm... Indeed, as the saying goes, one should look at a man with new eyes after three days of absence. Mei has indeed grown..."

"I think this raven seems to be always losing. Haven't you noticed? From the island villa to Sky City, and then to Changkong City. She seems to... never win, just like Bronya?"

A winding golden barrage... mercilessly pointed out the raven's embarrassment...

Although she won once when Changkong City first met Kiana.

But it was later discovered that this was just Kiana's plan to infiltrate Shencheng Medical.

After that, she tried to fight with Mei in Nagaspong City but was forced to retreat.

It did come to an end during the Herrscher of Domination, but the role was not too big.

And now... I wanted to see if I could fight Mei, but I died when I tried.

Of course, this time...she still let it go.

[Since you don't plan to leave any room for maneuver, why don't you use the Key of God?]

[I said, I'm just pretending, there's no need to shoot you into atoms, right?]

[And...if I really wanted to defeat you with the Seven Thunders of Purification, I wouldn't have shown up so early.]

It is not difficult to guess from this statement that someone assigned Raven to stop Mei.

But she herself was not interested in the task.

Mei, on the other hand, was very interested in this question.

Because she wanted to find out who was out there hoping that she would just give up?

[…It’s the Gray Snake. As for the reason, it’s useless to ask me.]

[You know what kind of personality he has. No one can ever know what he doesn't want to say.]

[However, you should be able to guess some clues, right? Or, even now, you still haven't figured out the essence of the paradise?]

In response to Raven's question, Mei slowly expressed her guess.

This...is actually part of the Stigmata Project.

And for the World Serpent, this place is actually a facility created by fusion warriors... The people it serves should naturally be fusion warriors, or in other words, "people who are destined to become fusion warriors."

"Eh? Is there such a thing?"

As the raven expressed his views on the paradise of the afterlife, a pink barrage floated across the screen...

It was obvious that Alicia felt a little strange about everything Raven said.

So this is the paradise in the afterlife?

How could this be possible? Isn't this a storybook? It records the stories of the Thirteen Heroes, the stories of the destroyed civilization.

Apart from this, there shouldn't be any other meaning, right?

Why, does she think so?

Just as Alicia was surprised, Raven slowly added:

[Strictly speaking, the real meaning of the existence of the Paradise of the Past is to unlock a certain "restriction" for the Stigma Awakeners.]

[You have indeed reached the end of this place. ]

Mei said slowly.

[Whether that was the end or not, I have no way of judging. After all... when she decided to give me that inheritance, I refused and left without looking back.]

Afterwards, Mei tentatively asked if the "person" Kevin had mentioned was Raven.

However, the other party did not answer and pointed out the reason why he refused the inheritance.

Because of that posture, it looks more like a monster than a warrior.

Raven doesn't want to be like that...

Subsequently, the two sides resolved the standoff.

So you're still planning on staying here?