After simply gnawing on the Honkai Beast, Ryn patted his stomach, lamenting how truly awful it tasted, yet surprisingly filling.
Coming out of the kitchen, Ryn saw Kiana lying on the sofa like a boneless noodle, her stomach bulging. He sat down next to her and curiously poked her belly, only to have his hand swatted away like a fly.
"You ate that whole giant lump! Aren't you afraid of bursting?"
"What's the big deal? I'm Kiana Kaslana. It'll be digested in a bit. No biggie, no biggie."
Kiana waved her hand dismissively and continued to lie on the sofa, slowly stroking her belly. She looked like an expectant mother. She'll definitely be a good mother someday, Ryn thought with a thumbs-up.
Ryn leaned back on the sofa and began to ponder what to do next. The greatest enemy in this world was the Honkai, but the Honkai was closely related to the development of civilization, and the current Honkai concentration wasn't high enough. Ryn really wanted to rush outside and shout, "I am the Savior of Light, the hope of the people, the terminator of the Honkai!" But on second thought, he decided against it. After all, even with the Stigmata, he was still a weakling right now.
Kiana: parents missing, possesses great power, high Honkai adaptability (she can even eat Honkai Beasts, after all), and she's the beautiful girl who saved the protagonist. Isn't this the female lead from a traditional RPG game!
She passes by and saves the heavily injured protagonist, then they embark on a journey together to fight the great demon king, meeting companions with the same goal along the way. In the end, through the protagonist party's unremitting efforts and the bonds with their companions, they defeat the great demon king, writing an epic tale worthy of song and tears.
As he thought, Ryn looked at Kiana and nodded. The ultra-invincible, super-freaking-cute Kiana. Marrying her would be a huge win.
[Your thoughts are very dangerous. If we were in my world, I could fulfill your protagonist dream, but this world is still too 'weak.' I can't project much power here.
Also, and most importantly, the 'Honkai' is not a game. The world allows consciousness to match with new vessels, but it does not allow vessels to collect dissipated consciousness. Before you can freely transfer your consciousness, if you die, you're truly dead.
Don't be like your consciousness counterpart—Penglaiji Ryn. She doesn't even know I exist, yet I've already had to secretly save her several times.]
"My other self is that much of a death-seeker? It's only been a few days, and she's almost died that many times already?"
[The flow of time is different in different worlds.]
"Oh, then it's fine."
"Why do you keep staring at me? You're not thinking about something bad, are you! Pervert, this lady is very strong. Be careful or I'll smash your pig head." Kiana puffed out her cheeks angrily, raising her small fist as a warning. Although Kiana was only 12 years old now, a full-force punch from her could still kill three bulls. (Durandal, the real Kiana, was born on December 17, 1998. Two years later, Sirin's body came into Otto's possession, and through black technology, the current Kiana was born. In '06, Siegfried and the real Kiana rescued K-423, who had a physical age of '8'. Later, the real Kiana was retrieved by Schicksal, and Siegfried gave the name Kiana to K-423. It is now 2010, which means Kiana is actually only 4 years old. So how can you call a child's IQ low? *wink*)
"I was thinking, if Kiana were to be my future wi— Whoa, what kind of digestive system do you have? It's only been a few minutes, and your stomach is already more than halfway down. In a little while, it'll be like you never ate at all."
Ignoring Ryn's curious expression, Kiana slapped away the pig trotter that was groping her belly, then proudly lifted her head and said to Ryn.
"Dad says that being able to eat is one of the proofs of the Kaslana bloodline. Although it's not logical, it's very Kaslana."
"I acknowledge your bloodline." Ryn showed his pearly whites, giving Kiana a thumbs-up with a smile.
"By the way, what do you plan to do next? Are you still going to follow the road to find your father, Siegfried, like before?"
"Yeah. What about you? I don't know why you appeared in the middle of a snowfield wearing only a short-sleeved shirt, but you probably have nowhere to go now, right?"
"No, no, no, that was an accident. I am the terminator of the Honkai, the destined hero, the savior of the gods. How could I have nowhere to go? I've just temporarily lost my way in life." Ryn covered one of his eyes with one hand, pointed at Kiana with the other, and began his chuuni introduction.
Kiana pushed aside the hand pointing at her and rolled her eyes.
"You're what Dad calls an eighth-grader, aren't you? Perverted and chuuni. Just as expected of you."
"Ahem, if everything I say comes true, who could call me a chuuni? But since you've invited me so sincerely, how could I refuse my little princess? Your most loyal knight—Ryn, is at your command."
Ryn knelt on one knee, looking at Kiana. Kiana, however, looked at him with a smile, then shook her head and said, "Thank you for being willing to come with me, but I am Kiana Kaslana, a descendant of the Shield of the People—the Kaslanas. We are the knights of the people, so how could we let the people be our knights?"
"If that's the case, then I should be your knight even more. You are a knight of the people, you protect the people, so who will protect you? Kiana, I really like you. Although we've only just met, the first time I saw you, I had already thought of our children's names. Let me be your exclusive knight!" (First, the author is not a lolicon. Second, the author is not a lolicon. Also, Kiana is the cutest in the world.)
Ryn took Kiana's right hand and lightly kissed it. But what responded to Ryn was a kick from the blushing Kiana's tender little foot. After a brief 0.03 seconds of hesitation, Ryn stuck out his tongue and licked the foot that was still in mid-air.
With a bang, the wall that had just been repaired this morning now had another large hole in it. Kiana wasn't worried about Ryn getting hurt. After all, he was completely fine after this morning's kick, and this time she had even held back.
Kiana looked on in disbelief, buried her beet-red face in a pillow, and rolled around on the sofa, hugging it tightly.
"Did he just confess to me?!
Ahhhhh—
Although he's very good-looking, like a pretty girl, and his voice is nice, and he has a comfortable feeling about him, we've only just met. Oh dear, and he's a chuuni pervert..."
"Damn pervert, I can't believe I held back just now. If I had known, I would have just kicked him to death. Pervert! Pervert! Go die! Go die!"
"My exclusive knight, huh..."