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Chapter 189 - Chapter 41: Raven, Who Couldn't Escape the Destruction of Her Island, and the Day When Humanity Will Finally Overcome the Herrschers!

"Ah, it seems I can't interfere with the love between seniors. What a pity~."

Seeing how protective Elysia was, Himeko couldn't help but laugh.

"Miss Himeko, please don't say things that could be misunderstood. Otherwise, Elysia really might tear me apart."

Knowing Himeko's personality, Chang Yuan naturally didn't take her words seriously.

After all, mature older sisters always enjoy teasing younger boys.

And he happened to look quite young, which piqued Himeko's interest.

"Alright, alright. Now that I've wrapped up filming, can I watch Kiana's growth story?"

"Well, yes, but why do you seem so excited?"

Chang Yuan looked at Himeko, who was visibly excited, with some confusion.

Normally, shouldn't she be heartbroken for her student?

After all, as a student, killing her own teacher would leave Kiana with a heavy heart.

"Of course! Being able to witness my student's growth firsthand is incredibly appealing to a teacher. Not to mention, the student who will eventually solve the Honkai problem is one I taught!"

At this point, Himeko seemed to share both the glory and the burden.

See that savior? I taught her.

Teaching an outstanding student is every teacher's pride, especially when that student saves the world.

"Fine. Connect your phone to Schicksal's network and click on the 'Kiana's World' app. It's a little software only available to internal staff. Ordinary Valkyries don't have access."

"Oh, I see it! Why is Kiana still floating at sea?"

"Because not much time has passed. From rescuing you to your awakening, it hasn't even been half an hour."

"I see."

Himeko finally understood.

She had thought she had been unconscious for a long time, but it turned out to be less than half an hour.

This explained why Kiana was still floating at sea and hadn't reached the shore.

Meanwhile...

"Hey, Gray Serpent, I really don't have any acting talent. Besides, those Herrschers didn't actually do those things. I might not be able to convincingly portray the hatred."

On the rooftop of Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals, a woman wearing a hood to conceal her face complained.

It was this guy who had shown up at her home, taken her and her brother away, and told her she was a person of destiny.

Only now did she realize she was just a supporting character in this destiny.

This disparity left her momentarily dazed.

But soon, she got over it.

After all, Gray Serpent paid too well for her to dwell on such things.

A base salary of $10 million a month, with additional bonuses for completing tasks, and no real danger.

This was a salary she could never have imagined before.

A supporting role? What's wrong with a supporting role? She was happy with it.

If her brother had been part of the script, she would have dragged him along to make money too.

"...Your villa island is gone."

After a moment of silence, Gray Serpent delivered the news that would motivate her.

"No way, no way. I know the script, so I bought a villa island in a different location this time."

Hearing this, the woman's first reaction was disbelief.

She knew her original island would be destroyed, so she had chosen a new location.

This time, it was half a world away. How could it possibly be destroyed again?

"Due to some butterfly effects, some of the meteors summoned by the Second Herrscher deviated in space and just happened to destroy your villa island."

"..."

The woman said nothing. She just silently gazed at the bright moon in the sky.

Then, she clenched her right fist and placed it over her heart.

"One day, humanity will overcome the Honkai, and that damned Herrscher!"

At this moment, the woman's hatred for the Herrscher reached its peak.

Her villa island! She had bought it to shelter orphans. It was the result of years of hard work, and now it was gone in an instant.

Seeing the woman's emotions were now in the right place, Gray Serpent nodded.

Of course, there was one thing he wouldn't tell her: the island's destruction wasn't caused by the Second Herrscher's meteors. Instead, he had planted enough Honkai fission bombs beneath it to blow it up.

He was merely following the orders of a certain Lord.

This Lord wasn't one of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers.

The Lord had said, "A Raven who hasn't had her island blown up isn't a true Raven."

Gray Serpent didn't understand this, but he respected it, so he chose to blow up the island.

Now, Gray Serpent finally understood why the Lord had done this.

It was to ensure Raven's hatred for the Herrscher was genuine, preventing any butterfly effects from ruining the performance.

At this moment, the Lord's image grew even more majestic in Gray Serpent's mind.

...

"Achoo! Who's thinking about me?"

In Arc City, Chang Yuan, who had been dragged out shopping by Elysia, suddenly sneezed.

"Who knows? Maybe it's Raven~?."

"Uh, Elysia, you have to believe me. I've never liked any woman other than you."

Hearing Elysia's words, Chang Yuan broke into a cold sweat.

He thought Elysia was subtly hinting that he might have been involved with other women.

"Hmm~?, I wasn't talking about that. I meant why you had Gray Serpent blow up Raven's villa island."

"Oh, that. A Raven who hasn't had her island blown up isn't a true Raven. It just felt like something was missing if her island wasn't destroyed."

Hearing that she wasn't suspecting him, Chang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he explained why he had Gray Serpent blow up Raven's villa island.

Hearing this reason, Elysia burst out laughing.

"Pfft~ Hahaha! If Raven finds out, she'll probably hate you to death."

"Well, as long as she doesn't find out, it's fine. Besides, it was Gray Serpent who blew it up. What does that have to do with me?"

Shrugging, Chang Yuan acted innocent.

What order to blow up the villa? Was there even such an order? That was all Gray Serpent's doing.

Meanwhile, Gray Serpent had no idea that the so-called divine calculations and majestic image were all its own delusion.

In reality, Chang Yuan was just a reckless man. He had no grand schemes. Not being scammed was already an achievement.

It was just that the Thirteen Flame-Chasers' image in Gray Serpent's mind was too grand, leading it to believe that Chang Yuan, who stood above them, was an omnipotent mastermind.

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