Thanks for the invitation, I am in the state of collapse, brushing attribute upgrade

Also, have you made your inquiry clear?"

"..."

Hearing Mei's words, Kiana's angry face suddenly froze -

Oops, I was so engrossed in the story that I forgot...

Seeing Kiana's expression, Mei understood instantly, and a smile appeared on her cold face.

However, before she could finish her teasing, Gwen beside her spoke up—

"what is the problem?"

Gwen asked confusedly, not knowing what the two had talked about before.

"You say it or should I say it?"

There was a hint of teasing in her eyes when she looked at Kiana, but Mei didn't say it directly. Instead, she asked for Kiana's opinion.

“…Let me tell you…”

After glaring at Mei again, Kiana was silent for a moment before she collapsed like a deflated ball and sighed.

After a moment, Kiana, who was sitting opposite Mei, slowly told her about the argument they had had before.

"Someone else?"

Hearing the question raised by Kiana, Gwen's brows couldn't help but jump——

This is not funny, friend.

If the Queen really came out at this time, it would be very bad.

Although it will not cause an absolute crushing to Gwyn, it will still bring huge trouble.

Moreover, Gwyn did not forget that Xilin, who got Yu Duchen back then, had played in the illusion.

Although there are no feathers now, who knows if the Herrscher of the Sky in this illusion will perform similar tricks again?

"Ms. Mei, could you please describe the situation in detail?"

Gwen asked with a serious expression and a frown, feeling very worried.

Although in the original timeline, the Herrscher of Hollow was fully awakened after having two cores and being infused with massive amounts of Honkai energy, he also had a history of suddenly attacking and injuring people in Russia, so Gwyn had to be on guard.

"nature."

Mei nodded, pondered for a moment, and then carefully recounted what she saw and felt at the time.

And her story also allowed Gwen to quickly determine the answer -

"I'm afraid it's been affected by the semi-sealed Herrscher core here, and is showing signs of revival..."

Silently speculating about the Herrscher's consciousness within Kiana's body, Gwen faced the gazes of the two girls and slowly nodded.

"I think with Miss Mei's keen eyesight, she wouldn't be wrong about this.

That being the case...

I'm afraid there are indeed some hidden secrets in Miss Kiana's body..."

"what?

There really is a ghost in me..."

Hearing Gwyn's conclusion in such an extremely solemn tone, Kiana's hair stood on end, her eyes widened, and her face was full of horror.

"Don't be impatient."

Seeing Kiana's appearance, Gwen put his fingers together and tapped Kiana's forehead. Invisible power spread, suppressing the panic in her heart.

This is the result of Gwen's continuous familiarity with his own power during this period -

Although Gwen was not completely unable to use his own power after leaving his body, it was like changing his operating system, and everything required some familiarity.

"OK……

I’m not panicking…”

Kiana, whose heart suddenly calmed down, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and looked at Gwyn with big eyes full of hope.

"That……

Master, I..."

Although she no longer looked panicked, anyone could see that Kiana was actually scared to death.

"Don't be afraid or panic when encountering something..."

Gwen shook his head slightly, picked up the water in front of him and took a sip. Seeing this, Kiana also felt a little thirsty. She picked up her cup and drank it in one gulp, then continued to stare at Gwen with burning eyes.

"..."

Gwen had wanted to use this to distract Kiana, but it had no effect at all. He shook his head helplessly and tried to enlighten her.

"Maybe... let's just say maybe, there really is a ghost in your body—

But... she's just a ghost—

The remaining part of a dead person.

You are a complete living person, so there is no need to be afraid of a dead person who is only a soul, right?"

"But... Master, don't the ghosts in your stories all possess strange powers that humans don't have..."

Although Kiana felt that what Gwen said made sense, she still spoke pitifully out of fear driven by instinct.

As she spoke, Kiana kept her charming eyes open and looked at Gwyn cautiously.

"Even so, ordinary people can defeat those ghosts, not to mention that you are not an ordinary person?"

Gwen spoke patiently and persuadingly, and seeing that Kiana was not interested, he continued to add,

"Of course, no matter what, I will stay by your side and watch over you until we find a solution to your problem."

"Um...isn't this a bad idea?"

Although she had a fear deep in her soul, Kiana subconsciously did not want to trouble others like this.

"Since I've discovered that there seems to be something wrong with you, there's no reason for me to stand idly by."

Gwen shook his head slowly, strengthening Kiana's confidence.

However, before Kiana could speak, a somewhat surprised voice came from behind Gwen -

"well said!"

Kallen, who came here accompanied by Yae Sakura, stared at Gwen with a look of recognition on her face.

"Possessing extraordinary power, one must naturally make use of it."

At this moment, Kallen looked at Gwyn with a look of recognition in her eyes——

Regardless of whether the other person was from the Kaslana family or not, Kallen believed that the other person was the kind of role model her father had taught her.

"Ms. Karen?

Miss Sakura?"

Seeing the two people coming, Gwyn waved and greeted them.

"Mr. Iida, Sakura has told me everything. When are we going to start?"

After a few pleasantries, Kallen got straight to the point.

In her opinion, pursuers may arrive at any time, she must solve the problem here as soon as possible and then continue to avoid pursuers.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

Kiana, who seemed to have recovered her strength, looked at Kallen, the nun who had many similarities with herself, then looked at Sakura beside her, and finally looked at Gwyn with a puzzled look.

"In short, if my prediction is correct, there is a great demon lurking in Yae Village..."

After exchanging glances with Yae Sakura, Gwen slowly spoke under the puzzled gazes of Kiana and Mei.

"demon?

where is it? "

Kiana's eyes widened instantly and she looked around like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"The current clues..."

Gwen slowly turned his head and looked at the tallest building in Yae Village—

"They all point to the keep."

"Then what should we do?"

Without any consideration, she determined her position and purpose. Kiana was eager to try.

"Did we charge into that castle tower and eliminate the demon?

Or should we just burn down the tower?

But if we burn down the castle tower, the shrine below will probably catch fire as well..."

"..."

Looking at Kiana who was about to burn down the castle tower, Gwen couldn't help laughing, but he still tried to keep a calm expression and shook his head slowly.

"No, although all the clues point to the castle tower, we cannot be sure that the enemy is inside.

If we set it on fire, we might be able to eliminate the enemy, but it would also destroy all the clues."

"If you're going to raid the castle tower, count me in."

Mei Yi stroked the knife across her legs and said softly,

"But she has that kind of problem. Is it appropriate for her to go in?"

"Don't underestimate me!"

Seeing Mei talking about herself again, although Kiana had changed her mind a lot, she still couldn't help but straighten her chest and look directly at Mei opposite her.

"Ghosts and demons always smell like each other."

Without responding to Kiana's little emotion, Mei looked straight at Gwen.

"If they really have some kind of connection, I'm afraid the situation will be dire."

“It is indeed a hidden danger.”

Gwen nodded, but then slowly shook his head.

"But, leaving Kiana outside is even more inappropriate—

No one can be sure that the demon's true form is on top of the castle tower.

If that's just a deception and the real demon is hiding outside, then Kiana, who's alone here, will be in danger."

"So... shall we break into the castle tower together tonight?"

Listening to Gwen's point of view, Mei nodded slightly, agreeing with Gwen's statement. She looked around and asked Gwen.

Although it was not her style to just give up the dominant position, for some reason, Mei had an inexplicable sense of trust in this man.

"that……"

Without waiting for Gwen to nod, the hair on Kiana's head jumped and she asked a question -

“Why don’t we go during the day instead of at night?

Isn't it said that demons and monsters are always more rampant at night?"

"Because we don't have the initiative..."

Looking at Kiana who rarely showed her intelligence, Gwen sighed and explained,

"Now it's us who want to deal with the demon, not what the demon wants to do.

Therefore, we need to chase after the demons, even if it means handing over the initiative on the battlefield to others..."

"That's fine with me, anytime."