Who am I? Where am I? Why does Kiana have another golden ticket in her hand?
At this moment, Fu Hua suspected she was dreaming.
The arcade attendant also suspected there was something wrong with the lottery machine.
Winning the Grand Prize twice in a row—what kind of luck was this?
Evan, who was beside them, witnessed the entire development of events. He secretly admired the actions of the "Emperor of Europe"—the Euro-King Kiana—and the expressions and demeanor of the "Chief of Africa"—the Non-Chief Fu Hua.
He was trying very hard not to laugh.
Sensing the gazes of the attendant and Fu Hua turning his way, Evan, whose face was somewhat "moved," turned around and spoke nonchalantly.
"Is today some auspicious day? Or did the arcade increase the winning rate of this machine for a promotion?"
As he said this, he inserted a game token.
He won the most ordinary drink, which was only slightly better than "Better Luck Next Time."
However, Evan's action had already overturned the original speculation of Fu Hua and the attendant. There was nothing wrong with the lottery machine; the problem was Kiana.
Fu Hua, who had deeply realized her luck wasn't very good over the past few days, didn't foolishly try to draw again this time. She let the wind and rain batter her inner world, waves surging to the sky.
"I'd better wait a bit before exchanging for food. Evan, let's go play other games first, okay? I feel like this lottery machine is kind of boring."
Kiana revealed a dull expression, casually stuffed the golden ticket into her pocket, and pulled Evan's hand toward other game machines.
The girl deliberately avoided the Whac-A-Mole game Fu Hua had played earlier, to avoid feeling annoyed if she couldn't get a score higher than or equal to Fu Hua's later.
But what Kiana didn't know was that she had already defeated Fu Hua. She had crushed the Class Monitor so thoroughly that the latter almost couldn't recover.
Out of the corner of his eye, Evan could see Fu Hua's beautiful face, which had not yet regained its calm and was still doubting life.
It's better not to comfort her right now; it might have the opposite effect.
A while later, Fu Hua went to the counter.
She exchanged her golden ticket and received the Super Deluxe Food Combo.
It included all the snacks at the counter and allowed for two large drinks of choice. It was a veritable super deluxe package.
Fu Hua tasted the flavors of life in this combo—sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy.
Not the taste of the food itself, but simply because the eater harbored complex emotions.
I still have a long way to go on the path of cultivation.
On the other side, Evan, who had personally witnessed Kiana's Euro-King luck, wasn't overly envious, aside from feeling a bit emotional.
After all, Evan's own luck wasn't too bad, and Kiana's luck hadn't reached the level of defying fate. If she were truly a "Child of Destiny" to that extent, she wouldn't have had control of her body taken by the 2nd Herrscher, Sirin, in the future, leading to various tragedies.
Tsk. Actually, I really am envious.
Seeing luck of Kiana's magnitude, how could he not have any thoughts? Even if her luck only applied to things like lottery draws, the Supply System Evan possessed happened to require exactly that kind of luck. If he had Kiana's help, pulling a miracle with a single draw might really become a reality.
Should I bring Kiana along when I do gacha pulls in the future? I'm holding her hand right now; I should be contaminated with some European luck. Let's try it immediately. No one else can see the virtual interface anyway.
Thinking this, Evan immediately did a few Friendship Supply pulls.
Two gold coin items. Nothing special.
Is holding hands not enough? Do we need deeper contact?
Excellent. One more reason to push Kiana down.
Looking at the girl smiling as brilliantly as a summer flower, Evan thought to himself.
"This is a zombie shooting game! They look just like Deadwalkers. This young lady is an expert at this!"
Kiana picked up a model gun, the controller for the shooting game. Moving the model gun would cause the crosshair of the virtual character's firearm on the screen to change accordingly.
Even though Kiana easily reminded people of an elegant noble lady when she was quiet, she was often full of boundless energy. Even the games she liked were violent ones different from ordinary girls.
However, such a Kiana indeed lacked distance. Getting along with her made one quickly cast aside troubles and scruples; one could truly have a lot of fun.
Since coming to the Honkai world, Evan, who rarely had the chance to touch the games he once loved so much, now experienced the fun of gaming after a long time. He talked and laughed with Kiana, and when killed by monsters, they would occasionally roast each other.
Such an atmosphere also affected Fu Hua, who was originally a bit depressed. She directly joined their team. Kiana, who had originally said she wanted to enjoy the afternoon alone with Evan, seemed to have completely forgotten her original intention and greeted Fu Hua cheerfully.
Later, even the attendant at the counter looked at the three people playing games with a heartfelt smile.
What is the meaning of St. Freya Academy's existence? Even if all other meanings were lost, just maintaining this beautiful scene would be worth it.
Back then, when Principal Theresa preferred to reduce St. Freya Academy's spending on technology and humbled herself to ask Schicksal for help with weapons and equipment, rather than closing down non-essential entertainment venues like the arcade, many people were puzzled. But if those who were puzzled or even dissatisfied saw this scene now, they would probably understand.
Fighting the Honkai was the duty of Valkyries, but Valkyries were also human. They had joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness. They had times when they were sad, and times when they were desperate.
Places like the arcade were where Valkyries regulated their moods. If these places disappeared, Valkyries wouldn't necessarily lose the motivation to fight the Honkai, nor would their combat power be weakened to any degree. If those funds were used for research, it might even make Valkyries stronger—that was what Schicksal did.
But St. Freya Academy was not Schicksal.
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