[Not at all.]
The system coldly dismissed Kiana's notion.
[Based on detection, the Cocoon of Finality is unrelated to this matter.]
Hearing that.
Kiana's face fell immediately.
She was not pleased.
'Then why did you even bring up the Cocoon of Finality?'
[Because you suspected it first, Host. I was merely dispelling your conjecture.]
The system replied at an unhurried pace.
"Fine then~" Kiana was speechless.
Then, the system continued leisurely.
[Based on analysis, it is likely that you inadvertently connected with your alternate self in another world due to a short-term anomaly caused by quantum tidal forces.]
[This resulted in a peculiar phenomenon of mutual overlap.]
[And because your existence is far more powerful than that of your alternate self, it is she who was overwritten, not you.]
Kiana was starting to get it.
It was like two layers that shouldn't have intersected accidentally overlapped.
It actually had some effect on both worlds.
Like the sun and moon overlapping for a moment, leaving only a single shadow.
Because in that moment, the moon's presence was stronger, its influence greater, than the daylight.
Therefore, if she was stronger than Kiana, had more 'weight', then naturally, she'd be the one logging into Kiana's account.
But if Kiana was stronger, had more weight than her, then it would be the reverse—Kiana would log into her account and come to the Previous Era.
However, since this was an abnormal situation to begin with, it wouldn't last very long.
[Unless you consciously anchor that world and deliberately maintain the connection established with your alternate self.]
[Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to extend the duration.]
The system said.
This wasn't a body swap, but a simple overwriting caused by quantum entanglement.
Don't think the Imaginary Tree is entirely composed of Imaginary Space.
In reality.
The Sea of Quanta permeates everything, soaking the entire tree.
Just as the Imaginary Tree envelops the entire sea.
From any perspective, they are inseparable.
If tidal disturbances between worlds cause strange phenomena on the quantum side, then the fact that the Main World and the Current Era world could accidentally trigger such a phenomenon might indicate that these two worlds are inherently extremely close.
Perhaps even like two leaves on the same branch.
This news actually made Kiana quite happy.
With her current abilities, it wasn't that she couldn't leave the Main World and enter Imaginary Space, or the Sea of Quanta.
The problem was, she had no coordinates.
So why go? Just to get lost?
But now.
Since Kiana had already left her mark in their world, finding that world again was only a matter of time.
In fact, because of this, Kiana and the system realized the possibility of future connections to the Honkai Impact 3rd world was growing stronger and stronger.
The related worldlines were also taking up an increasingly larger proportion and share among all observable possible worldlines.
It's highly likely that, even if Kiana did nothing, the Main World and Honkai Impact 3rd would converge.
This was good news.
[Furthermore.]
[Based on the current situation, it is speculated that precisely because you are vigorously pushing for the Main World to connect with the Honkai Impact 3rd Current Era world in the future, the future disturbances are more directly affecting the present, prompting this event to occur.]
[All necessary conditions were met.]
The system continued its analysis and explanation.
Kiana could understand.
Simply put.
Quantum entanglement caused a space-time dislocation phenomenon, like a mirage.
But if she hadn't reversed cause and effect, and if the Main World and the Current Era didn't already have a closer connection, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened either.
Kiana knew very well that if it were truly just the tidal disturbances of the Sea of Quanta itself, it wouldn't change just because she willed it.
Such ideas, operating on the level of fundamental rules or even shaking the natural laws of the universe itself, were simply beyond her current power.
But that was alright.
She was like a kid who'd found a new toy.
She was as excited as could be.
The system said the future she anchored was invincible, eternally proven, absolutely high-dimensional.
Even now, in the distant past relative to that future self, her 'weight' wasn't something any alternate self could compare to.
In other words, only Kiana could log into their accounts; they couldn't log into hers.
Well then, she really hoped someone, like in the Honkai Impact 3rd Current Era, could let her remotely log in again.
Professional account playing, guaranteed wins.
Even if she couldn't win now, she definitely could later.
Wasn't that enough?
Kiana understood deeply that all tragedy stems from insufficient firepower.
If you're strong enough, the whole world revolves around you.
Wasn't that exactly the case here in the Main World, this Previous Era of Honkai Impact 3rd?
"I wonder if Otto treated my little goofball well after I left…"
Kiana muttered under her breath.
After thinking it over, leaving Kiana with Durandal wouldn't be too bad.
After all, even though she'd left 'Kiana' many things, compared to Anti-Entropy, or even World Serpent, obviously Schicksal was more suitable for her development.
Because you could dislike Otto's character, but you couldn't deny his capability.
If you were useful to him, you could practically pee on his head and get away with it.
Without knowing for sure if bullying the goofball again would make Kiana blow her top, any organization would have to treat the goofball with caution.
Even if you placed her under house arrest, you'd have to consider her mental state.
After all, everyone knew how terrifying a Herrscher of Finality whose mental state was unstable could be.
Moreover, no one understood the details of Kiana's manifestation.
They'd probably all think that if Kiana closed herself off again, having Sirin appear would be bad enough, but if the Finality within her emerged, it would be real trouble.
Last time was luck.
What about this time?
Even Kevin looked at Kiana with conflicted feelings.
Let alone anyone else.
Unknowingly, the goofball's situation was somewhat similar to Kiana's.
The eye of the storm is always the calmest.
With Otto, Durandal, and Fu Hua guiding the goofball, she should be able to grow up faster, right?
Kiana was looking forward to their next meeting.
Speaking of which, Kiana remembered.
She seemed to have brought back the Gem of Serenity housing the Queen's consciousness.
She could revive Her Majesty later.
As for how to deal with her after that…
Well, she could just let her stay with Miss Heavenly Punishment~
No big deal.
[Host.]
"Yeah?"
[This time, the incident was sudden, and I couldn't free up much processing power to help stabilize the situation for you.]
[If a similar phenomenon occurs again, I can reduce some expenditure on future observation and adjustment to help stabilize your connection with your alternate self.]
[Thereby extending the duration of your consciousness overwriting the alternate self.]
The system stated calmly.
Kiana was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "That sounds great, actually."
She really felt like she hadn't had enough fun this time before getting kicked offline.
It was a bit frustrating.
But she quickly put it out of her mind, seemingly thinking of something, and casually asked mentally.
'So, that quantum sea tidal phenomenon… is it frequent?'
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