Under the warm yellow light, the young girl with long snow-white hair stood independent from the world, as if she existed on a different layer, completely out of place within this crude cell environment.
And—
"It really is... Kiana?"
Due to the shock, Leo couldn't help but murmur to himself subconsciously.
And the reason he could be sure the girl in the cell was Kiana wasn't just because of her appearance, but—
[Instance Mission: Sleeping Beauty]
[Mission Description: Is it a kiss or a prince that wakes the Sleeping Beauty?]
[Mission Explanation: Please awaken this girl who has been forcibly detained here and lead her back to the real world.]
[Mission Reward: Issued based on the maiden's satisfaction.]
[—Kiana, launching!]
With Tongzi's endorsement, he could determine with high probability that the other party was Kiana.
And at the same time—
"How could it be her?"
Raiden Mei had run out at some point; she looked at the girl in the cell with a face full of disbelief.
"Hm?"
Seeing Raiden Mei react like this, Leo couldn't help but voice his confusion.
After all, if Raiden Mei really knew Kiana, there was no reason she would have become so miserable.
Or could it be... Kiana was caught here just after contacting her?
Just as Leo was thinking, Raiden Mei voluntarily gave the answer.
"No."
Shaking her head, Raiden Mei spoke frankly: "I haven't met her in reality, but in last night's dream... I saw her."
Stopping halfway, she appeared somewhat hesitant; after all, she was afraid Leo wouldn't believe her.
However—
"A dream?"
Hearing Raiden Mei say this, Leo couldn't help but say: "Was it that you were saved by her, and then after the Third Eruption, you went to St. Freya Academy together with her?"
Since he couldn't determine how far Raiden Mei's dream went, he only spoke of things after the Third Eruption.
"Mn."
Nodding, Raiden Mei added: "Afterwards we experienced many, many adventures together, and finally, finally... Sorry, I can't remember clearly."
After all, it was just a dream, and there weren't many things she could remember. Only those few girls she hadn't met but were unusually "familiar" remained fresh in her memory.
And the Kiana in the cell now was undoubtedly one of them!
"I understand."
Reaching out to gently pat Raiden Mei's somewhat trembling shoulders, Leo comforted: "You don't need to be nervous. That should be the memory I transmitted to you."
"After all, you are my Blade Soul now, so it's normal to learn some history that should have happened from me."
Although he said this, he lied, because he didn't think he could transmit just that segment of memory.
In other words, Raiden Mei might have "recalled" the memories of the correct history herself.
Now, adding the [Maiden forcibly detained here] in Kiana's mission, he couldn't help but have a bold conjecture.
—Perhaps the truth here is far more cruel than he imagined at the start!
But to stabilize Raiden Mei's mentality, he concealed this conjecture for now, waiting until they returned to the real world to discuss it.
"Is that so?"
Hearing Leo say this, Raiden Mei's constantly trembling shoulders slowly calmed down.
"Let's wake her up first."
Trying hard to show a smile again, she did her best to appear normal.
But obviously, she wasn't a fool either, adding her close connection with Leo allowed her to understand Leo was hiding something from her.
However, she understood the danger here, and also understood the principle of discussing things after returning to the real world, so she could only suppress the uneasiness in her heart first.
"Mn."
Seeing Raiden Mei gradually calm down, Leo took out the key and opened the large door of the cell.
Of course, during this process, he didn't forget to hold his sword horizontally for defense.
After all, generally speaking, the safer a room looks, the bigger the problem!
Not to mention, the Claw Zombie's older sister escaped from here, so... hmm?
After walking into the room, he still didn't encounter an attack.
Involuntarily, he seemed to understand something—
"So they are afraid of you?"
Feeling the faint energy fluctuations emitting from the sleeping beauty before him, he had a feeling of being healed. Even Raiden Mei behind him relaxed completely.
—The power of [Divine Prayer]?
Recalling that battlesuit of Kiana's, he somewhat understood what this energy fluctuation was about.
And this kind of power capable of healing humans was a poison pool for Zombies and Dead Soldiers.
Therefore, after the Claw Zombie's older sister left here, naturally she wouldn't come back.
"Phew..."
Exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, seeing there was no danger, Raiden Mei actively walked forward and shouted: "Kiana, wake up, time to get up!"
She tried to use her voice to wake this sleeping beauty.
However, Kiana still slept very soundly; that unchanged, rhythmically rising and falling chest was proof.
"If relying on voice could wake her up, it would have worked when we opened the door just now."
Looking at Raiden Mei's performance with some amusement, Leo walked up to Kiana.
"Ugh..."
Letting out a slightly frustrated sound, Raiden Mei muttered softly: "I thought relying on the bond between us, she could wake up because of it."
Although she said that, she actually knew why she did this.
Because—
"Sorry, I can only do this."
Kneeling on one knee, Leo acted like a prince, leaning down towards Kiana in her dream.
After all, when talking about the story of Sleeping Beauty, the method to wake Sleeping Beauty is always and only this one!
Not to mention, the mission description also had the hint [Is it a kiss or a prince that wakes the Sleeping Beauty?].
Sure enough—
"Mm?"
The girl who was sleeping deeply just now suddenly opened her eyes as Leo approached.
Subconsciously, she wanted to dodge, but this bed was only so big, plus Leo was already very close.
Therefore, in the eyes of the bystander Raiden Mei, she who wanted to dodge didn't move away from Leo, but instead raised her head and actively met him.
Thus—
"Mmph!"
Eyes widening, the girl never dreamed that just by taking a nap, she would encounter such a disastrous situation.
Of course, Leo hadn't expected this result either; his eyes stared wide too.
"Mmph? Mmph mph mph mph mph?"
—What? You feel wronged?
Seeing Leo's face full of shock, the girl couldn't help but be even more unhappy.
Until—
"Leo, can you get up now?"
Actually, ever since last night, Raiden Mei privately called Leo 'Ye'.
But now, she subconsciously used an icy voice to shout Leo's full name.
Involuntarily, Leo's body stiffened, sweat pouring down his back.
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