"Adam!" "Adam-senpai!"
Two girls shouted at the same time
-A short silver-haired girl with a robot floating behind her, and a white haired girl with two guns held in both of her hands
Behind them, a blue-haired woman- Olivia- also followed
"..."
The world froze
Well, not exactly. It just froze from Adam's perspective. Because his thoughts were very fast under the influence of [Thought Acceleration]
The silver-haired boy glanced at the still gloomy purple-haired girl beside him.
Then, he glanced at the gaping hole in his chest
Finally, he shifted his gaze towards the three females who were rushing towards the school rooftop
….The barrier didn't hold as long as he thought it would
Though it was fortunate he ended the livestream. He didn't want Kazuma to be spamming 'Cringe!' while he was giving that motivational speech
…..Getting spammed by the panicked messages of the other members would also be…. well, it wouldn't be that annoying, but he did it anyway, since he didn't really want to deal with all of that
In short, he was avoiding trouble
'[Great Sage].... How fucked am I?'
He wanted to avoid trouble….Yet three girls he knew just ran up to him when he was currently…heartless
[....]
Great Sage remained silent- as always
'Haah….'
He sighed.
It seemed that he couldn't avoid it…..
…..
The world resumed its normal pace from his perspective
Just as he did that-
"Eh….?"
Kiana was the first one to notice him-
"Adam-senpai…W-what…?"
The white hair girl froze, her raised guns lowering as her eyes widened as she registered his state
"Adam…?!"
Bronya also froze, eyes widening. Her mouth gaped, a rare expression of pure surprise and horror crossing her face
"....."
Olivia's eyes also widened, her mouth parting in surprise since she didn't know what had happened.
After he set up that barrier…. Her sight was blocked
"...How reckless of you!"
The blue-haired woman was an experienced adventurer who had seen a lot. She knew that he had regeneration
But still, instead of panicking-
She kicked off the ground, appearing next to him in a burst of speed.
Olivia gently placed her hand in front of his gaping wound- she was careful, not touching it directly
She opened her mouth and uttered-
"Heal"
A gentle, green glow of light appeared on her hand, bathing his wound in a warm light
"...Hey, I felt that!"
The gaping wound squirmed slightly. But other than that, nothing happened
"....What?"
Olivia's face fell, distraught flashing in her eyes
"...You think a simple heal will do the trick?"
Adam shook his head, thinking that a simple heal spell would never heal such damage
"Don't talk"
Biting her lower lip in worry, her frown deepened
"If a simple heal spell won't do it….. Then I will simply put more mana and heal you countless times!"
Olivia declared with a determined expression, her voice confident
"Heal, heal, heal, heal, heal, heal heal heal heal heal heal heal healhealhealhealheal"
As blinding lights of green appeared on her hand, Adam simply looked at the other people present
….
He wasn't a dumbass…. And he wouldn't be so stupid as to lead the Herrscher of Thunder to piercing his heart without any confidence
Adam wouldn't get himself killed without the confidence of surviving getting killed
So…. The silver-haired boy wasn't concerned. He just felt…. a bit weak.
Maybe it was from the pain?
Because, again, it hurt like a fricking bitch!
Fortunately, he has great control over his body… And won't scream out or show an expression of pure pain
….
Mei…. looked confused, dumbfounded, yet hopeful
Did she hope that this random and mysterious woman would help him survive?
Bronya looked…..dazed and horrified. She seemed immersed in memories.
Was she thinking of the day she 'lost' Seele? And now, she was losing him too?
And that it was all Cocolia's fault?
Kiana looked-
"Huh?!"
Wait, why did her blue eyes flash golden?!
Tack
A few centimeters away from him, a spear-like weapon pierced the ground.
It was sleek, with a half-white and half-dark color- all of it swirling with faint purple light. The tip was razor-sharp, exuding that same faint purple glow
"...."
Adam looked at the sub-space lance that landed in front. Then, he slowly raised his head, looking at 'Kiana'
Her entire aura had entirely transformed- most noticeable of all, were her now golden eyes with star-like irises that were filled with arrogance and cruelty
"K-Kiana-chan?!"
Mei was the first to snap out of her grief and stupor to notice her friend's sudden change
"....."
Bronya's face went cold again. She floated quickly to their side without any additional word
"What happened to your friend?"
Olivia, with her hand still over his chest, frowned as she looked at the golden-eyed girl
"The same thing that happened to Mei" Adam shook his head, sighing once again "Though Kiana's is a lot….worse"
"Worse?!"
Mei's face, which had regained hope after seeing him still alive, fell again at his words
"....A-another Herrscher?"
The silver-haired girl who was seated on her robot stuttered out, eyes widening once again
"W-what….?"
The purplish-black haired girl let out a confused exclamation….again
Adam doesn't blame her, since her life has just turned upside down.
And she doesn't even know about honkai yet!
"....."
'Kiana' remained silent.
The silver-haired boy could probably guess: 'She' was amused seeing their panicked expressions, and she was also quietly gathering honkai energy and strengthening herself
Putting his hands on his pockets, Adam let out a sigh
He had just fought the 3rd Herrscher- The Herrscher of Thunder
And now…. He needs to fight the 2nd Herrscher- the Herrscher of the Void
Though he should have expected this. After all, he was the one who let Kiana eat some honkai balls
"It's pretty bold of you to come-"
"Shut up, insect"
Whoosh
Adam tilted his head, a sub-space lance displacing the air and hurling right beside his tilted head
"You just awoke…"
He deadpanned at the 2nd Herrscher who just woke up
"And yet you're already so feisty?"
"...."
'Kiana's' face darkened, her golden eyes flashing with anger
"W-why did she attack?"
Mei once again stuttered out, gripping the corners of her ruined clothes
The silver-haired boy thinks that this reaction is natural.
An 'alternate personally' of her awakened and attacked him
… And now, another 'alternate personally'- of her friend this time- woke up and is attacking Adam
"...."
Still staring at Sirin, Adam put his hands in his pockets
"I don't know" He shrugged "This alter 'persona' of hers is just too unreasonable and irrational."
"..."
….
Bronya remained silent, quietly staring at 'Kiana'
The 1st Herrscher was Welt- the leader of Anti-entropy
The 3rd Herrscher is Mei- the one right beside them
That only leaves one possibility-
This Herrscher in Kiana's body is the 2nd Herrscher- the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin
-The same Herrscher who almost destroyed Siberia, and killed millions of people
…
"..."
Bronya looked at the blue-haired woman- Olivia, as she came to know
Olivia also looked at Bronya
Swish
With a faint buzzing sound, countless flying Seraph-class Archangel honkai beasts appeared all around the school rooftop, surrounding them
"...."
They both nodded at each other
Considering the situation, Olivia and Bronya shouldn't get involved in the fight of the Herrscher
Bronya knows how dangerous the 2nd Herrscher is….And even if she doesn't look like her powerful past self, she is still dangerous
She doesn't know the strength of this blue-haired woman….But since she nodded at her, it seemed that she also wanted to stay in a supporting role
Of course-
They knew they had to act fast.
As an experienced mercenary, she knew that a split second can be the difference between life and death
Olivia was the first to spring into action, her adventurer instincts kicking in.
She gently but firmly pushed her palm onto his chest as a more vibrant green glow began to close the gaping hole in his chest more quickly.
Meanwhile, Bronya drifted up into the air atop her Project Bunny.
"Stay still, Mei."
Project Bunny revealed a canon-like structure
"We'll handle the oncoming Honkai Beasts, "
Her voice was calm and commanding- as if this phenomenon was something common that she had experienced countless times
"Project Bunny… Go!"
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A/N:
Sorry for the short chapter.
Next chapter will be the entire fight...And Himeko will also have a scene!
By the way..... I lost a 50/50 for Castorice
.....
I want to cry