In the instant before being hit by Leo Ash, Siegfried truly couldn't react much.
He could only release Honkai Energy at the point of impact on his chest, forming a small shield to avoid serious injury.
However, even so, Siegfried could feel a sharp pain constantly radiating from the wound marked by the fist print on his chest.
If it weren't for the almighty Honkai Energy being so amazing, Siegfried felt that even if he didn't die, he would have lost half his life.
He was truly done.
How could a little brat who doesn't know how to use Honkai Energy feel stronger than me?
And now I get it, why Otto would send him to Nagazora City.
According to the reports sent to me by Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla, Leo Ash was suddenly assigned here as an exchange student.
And for a boy like Leo Ash to be sent as an exchange student to an all-girls school like Senba High School, it was an awkward situation that even an ordinary person could see was problematic.
Otto was willing to let others see the problem just to stuff Leo Ash in here... was it still for Kiana's sake?
I knew from a long time ago that Otto wouldn't let Kiana go.
His goal is to resurrect the Herrscher, and now, the Herrscher has indeed been 'resurrected'.
That kid Leo Ash is so strong. On one hand, Otto sent him here to protect Kiana, and on the other hand...
This is probably one of Otto's backup plans.
After Leo Ash and Kiana establish a relationship of trust, if Leo Ash were to ambush Kiana and knock her out, she would be captured and brought back to Schicksal.
Damn, this seems like a very serious situation.
Whether it's for my daughter or to prevent Otto from causing trouble, I don't have time to rest now...
And the Third Eruption is about to break out.
That Cocolia, at a critical moment, aside from betraying her allies and stirring up trouble, what the hell else is she good for?
For what reason did Welt recruit someone like her into Anti-Entropy back then?
The Herrscher of Reason is supposed to be a super genius, right?
How could he make such a mistake?
...
On the other side, after getting on his motorcycle, Leo Ash, who had just left the battlefield, noticed that his right arm was constantly throbbing with pain.
"Hiss... how did things turn out like this."
[How did things turn out like this—asking this question, you immediately thought of the answer.]
[You just obtained the abilities of Royal Guard and Mind Like Still Water from the System, but obtaining an ability doesn't mean you can use it well immediately.]
[Royal Guard is indeed a powerful ability, but using it for the first time, you were completely unable to perfectly wield this powerful style.]
[You did send Siegfried flying by storing and releasing power through Royal Guard, but at the same time, you realized your current shortcomings.]
[Due to your inexperience, you couldn't increase the power conversion rate. Of all the power stored from parrying Siegfried's attacks, you only converted about 20% in the end.]
[Furthermore, due to insufficient control over your power, you couldn't properly manage the explosive force when you threw that punch, thus slightly injuring your right hand.]
I'm done...
[Although you've started to complain, you're actually very grateful in your heart—after all, Siegfried really wasn't serious.]
[If he had been serious, you might not have had the chance to adapt to the power and tactics of combining Royal Guard and Mind Like Still Water, and you would have been knocked to the ground by him in just a few punches.]
That's true.
One should be content.
To be able to find a chance to slip away from the strongest man in history in his current version, I feel like I can already boast about this!
[Ego! I must inflate my ego! With this thought, the desires in your heart indeed swelled up dramatically.]
[Although K423 is not Siegfried's biological daughter, neither of them cares about that point. To them, they are the closest family.]
[And now, since Siegfried gave you a hard time, you've decided to get back at him through K423!]
[First, then—]
Just hold on a second.
You were silent during the fight, but the moment it ends, you start going crazy.
I'm grateful for all the things you've given me, but could you hold back a little in certain aspects?
I'm a decent person!
A decent person!
[Oh, okay.]
[But while you claim to be a decent person, you chose to trail a beautiful foreign girl in the middle of the night... hehehe, Knight, you know very well what you truly desire.]
I just want to survive under Otto's thumb, and maybe see if I can help anyone else along the way.
And speaking of which, you were so quiet when I was fighting Siegfried, why can't you just maintain that quiet attitude for a bit?
You're an awesome System, at the very least a big shot involved in countless dimensions, can't you have a little bit of class?
[First of all, let me clarify. During friendly exchanges with other systems, I have heard from other seniors.]
[When a Host is in battle, hearing the System's voice can be distracting, and being distracted in battle can easily lead to the Host being caught off guard by the enemy and killed.]
[This System adopted this measure based on the advice of its seniors.]
Oh, well said.
That senior system of yours is really reliable.
[Indeed, it's just a bit of a shame that his Hosts' mortality rate is already as high as 50%.]
[I wonder if his current Host No. 233 can withstand his torment.]
A 50% mortality rate...
Even though it had nothing to do with him, after hearing this, Leo Ash suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
This conversation is over.
If I continue to discuss this topic with it, I'm afraid I'll be scared half to death before I even see K423.
And, this direction... this is the way to the TV station.
K423 isn't going home in the middle of the night, but is suddenly rushing towards the TV station. What on earth is she planning to do?
.
Several kilometers away. Near the TV station building
Several kilometers away from the TV station building, Kiana stopped her motorcycle and hid it nearby.
To avoid alerting the patrol staff inside the TV station building, she could only choose to get off early and walk over, minimizing the chances of being discovered.
Sigh, I'm doing this for everyone's sake.
Being so sneaky like this, if anyone else saw me, and I claimed to be a good person...
Even I wouldn't believe it.
....