Chapter 13: Found You~
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Kiana has been quite troubled lately.
She had transferred to Senba Academy in the Far East after discovering clues about her stinking old man’s whereabouts, but she hadn’t seen any trace of him at all.
Not finding him was fine, she was already used to this kind of life where she searched for her stinking old man while making a living.
But for some reason, this place called Nagazora City had bigger problems than anywhere she’d been in Europe. Despite appearing orderly on the surface, traces of Honkai Beasts would always appear in the dark corners of the city.
The frequency was almost as bad as the village where she and her stinking old man had stayed.
Kiana wasn’t clear about the reasons, but as a daughter of the Kaslana family, with protecting people as her creed, she still silently took on the responsibility of eliminating threats in Nagazora City, often going to the city’s corners to clear out any Honkai Beasts that might appear.
But this kind of work was really thankless. Sometimes she would think it would be nice if someone was willing to pay for it, so she wouldn’t have to live this tight life doing odd jobs.
But forget about being willing to pay, sometimes she even had to pay out of her own pocket when doing this kind of work.
Like yesterday, when clearing Honkai Beasts, she accidentally injured a man.
The responsible Kiana naturally took responsibility, she caused the problem, so she had to fix it, and sent the guy to the hospital.
But being responsible meant she suffered for it. To cover his medical expenses, the small treasury she had saved up over a long time was completely drained!
So today, on her day off, she had to start doing temporary work again to earn living expenses, while also using her spare time to clear Honkai Beasts.
And that led to the scene from before.
Having learned from yesterday’s lesson, today’s Kiana was extremely careful with her actions, even deliberately pulling the enemy to a different position, afraid of repeating yesterday’s situation.
After dealing with the Honkai Beasts, she turned to the victim and asked:
“Are you hurt?”
“Uh… I’m fine.”
Having survived the ordeal, Raiden Mei realized she hadn’t gone to heaven but had been saved by a hero, and quickly responded while secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
It seemed she was quite lucky after all.
Grasping the hand extended to her, she stood up and dusted off her skirt.
The hurried escape had left Mei with quite a few scrapes, and also… it seemed she’d need to go home and change her panties.
Feeling that unpleasant feedback, her face turned bright red.
This reaction caught Kiana’s attention, making her somewhat suspicious:
“Are you really okay?”
If you’re fine, why is your face so red?
Wait, could it be that she’s been captivated by this young lady’s heroic appearance?
Looking at that abnormal flush, Kiana, who had some abnormal Kaslana family genes in her bones, suddenly let her imagination run wild, and looking at Raiden Mei’s charming and lovely appearance, her heart also stirred a bit.
This girl is pretty cute!
What should I do, I’m kind of attracted!
“Mei, Mei, are you okay!”
Just as Kiana was about to strike up a conversation, a figure appeared at Mei’s side at extremely fast speed as the voice rang out. It was a quite handsome young man, asking about Mei’s condition with great concern.
That was naturally Elysia wearing Jiang Qiao’s appearance, who had rushed over immediately after tracking her location.
“I’m fine, just got attacked by something strange.”
Mei shook her head and briefly described what had just happened.
And as a Fire Moth soldier, Elysia naturally knew about the existence of Honkai Beasts, and breathed a sigh of relief with some relief.
“I’m so glad you’re okay, Mei.”
“Um…”
A voice came from the side, and only then did Elysia realize there was a third person at the scene.
Looking over, the white-haired girl standing to the side looked quite awkward.
No, you two are so intimate, it’s really hard for me to handle!
Should I just leave directly or stay?
And seeing how close Elysia and Mei were, Kiana felt quite sour.
She had been thinking about striking up a conversation.
But it turned out she was a married woman!
Damn it, finally felt attracted to someone for once, but you made me lose so completely, shit!
Somehow, looking at these two close people, Kiana felt her head grow heavy, as if she had put on something, quite suffocating.
They were clearly just strangers!
“Are you the one who saved Mei? Thank you so much, I’m Ely… Jiang Qiao!”
Almost unconsciously using her real name, Elysia looked over the girl in front of her, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she unconsciously blurted out:
“What a cute girl~”
“Huh?”
Kiana was a bit confused by this sudden compliment.
She was still happy about it, after all, who doesn’t like hearing nice things?
But soon, happiness turned to wariness.
The white-haired fluffball, who hadn’t yet been turned into a social waste, had developed quite a sense of caution after years of living alone!
Especially toward males.
“A sudden compliment, and this attitude… could this guy be a playboy!”
Kiana examined Elysia with a hint of disgust in her eyes.
Now, in the white-haired fluffball’s view, Elysia was suspected of being a scumbag who, despite having a beautiful girl like Raiden Mei who even made her heart flutter, still wanted to play the field!
Wait—
This person, doesn’t he look a bit familiar?
Suddenly remembering something, Kiana stared at Elysia for a while, then suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
Damn, wallet killer!
Although she hadn’t paid much attention when sending that unlucky guy to the hospital yesterday, after careful examination, the white-haired fluffball instantly recognized that the man in front of her was the culprit who had drained her small treasury!
“He doesn’t seem to recognize me, I need to take this chance to run!”
Noticing Elysia’s unfamiliarity with her, the guilty Kiana immediately prepared to flee.
Although she felt heartbroken about her wallet, she was still the one in the wrong.
If it weren’t for her mistake, Jiang Qiao wouldn’t have been sent to the hospital.
Therefore, the girl who was on the moral low ground was afraid that the other party would recognize her as the culprit.
“Ahaha, I just happened to be passing by. If she has someone to take care of her, that’s good.”
“I won’t disturb you, I’ll leave first.”
The white-haired fluffball immediately wanted to make her escape.
However, she soon found her wrist grabbed.
If it were any other time, Kiana would definitely give anyone who dared to take liberties with her an over-the-shoulder throw to help them sober up.
But this time, feeling guilty, she didn’t dare to make a move at all. Her heart was in chaos, and the smile on her face looked more like crying as she stammered:
“Is there anything else?”
“You can’t leave.”
Elysia smiled as she stared at Kiana.
— Found you~