Tossing the completely unconscious Raiden Mei aside like a used tissue, Leo took elegant steps, walking slowly toward Kiana, who was bound to the interrogation table.
And then—
Leo descended from the heavens, furious and ferocious!
Perhaps because this was a spiritual space, as long as his mental state remained stable, he didn't feel fatigue easily.
Coupled with the fact that his [Energy] already far exceeded human limits, even though he had just defeated Raiden Mei, his physical stamina remained abundant.
He stared at the prisoner who had trespassed into his territory like an enraged evil dragon.
It had to be said, having never seen a scene like this, Kiana felt like she was about to... pee herself from fear?
In short—
Run! Run! Run!
Her heart pounded wildly, her body tensed up; she knew she should run.
But leaving aside the fact that she was bound to the interrogation table and couldn't run at all, just this subtle atmosphere and the evil dragon Leo drawing closer made her feel powerless, giving rise to a desire to submit.
However—
"It's not impossible for me to let you off."
Arriving at the interrogation table, Leo bent down, leaning one hand on the table, and looked at Kiana, whose expression was constantly shifting, with a playful look.
"I'll give you two choices now. It depends on how you choose."
"Huh? Which two choices?"
Slightly stunned, Kiana really hadn't expected that she would still have a "glimmer of hope."
Inexplicably, she actually felt a little... disappointed in her heart?
As for whether Leo would keep his word, she didn't doubt it at all.
Although she had been badmouthing Leo to Raiden Mei in the study earlier, she had only hoped to stir up a sense of crisis in Raiden Mei so she wouldn't lose for no reason.
But now she understood that the person who had truly lost completely was MEI.
Because she had a premonition that that person was going to have someone cut in line ahead of her again!
—Why did I say "again"?
"First..."
Although he didn't know what random thoughts were running through Kiana's head, Leo had his own logic.
"You just watch Mei suffer like this. I won't trouble you tonight, but you are not allowed to close your eyes. You must watch the whole process."
"As for the time, there's less than an hour left, so you don't need to worry about it being too torturous."
"And this is my thank-you gift for saving me after you barged in."
To be honest, if it weren't for Kiana's intrusion, he estimated he really would have had to beg Raiden Mei for mercy in the end.
But now, because of the presence of Kiana, an "outsider," Raiden Mei had lost the courage to charm him and could only stubbornly suffer losses at his hands continuously.
That was exactly why he was willing to give Kiana two paths to choose from.
Only—
"No need to say more, I choose the second path!"
Without any hesitation, Kiana spoke directly: "I will absolutely not watch helplessly as Mei suffers!"
When she said this, she felt she was the picture of righteousness.
After all, she was doing this for the sake of loyalty!
She couldn't do something like watching Raiden Mei suffer helplessly.
So even if she had to suffer together with Raiden Mei, she was willing.
"You really are loyal, huh~"
Understanding that this was just an excuse Kiana used to convince herself, Leo's eyes shifted, and naturally, he didn't expose her.
However—
"I respect you as a tough girl, so I won't ask to confirm if you're sure about choosing this path."
After saying that, he showed a look of admiration toward Kiana.
"Tough girl? That's not a compliment, is it?"
Hearing Leo address her like that, Kiana couldn't help but glare at him unhappily.
Moreover, she vaguely felt like she had been tricked.
—No... I have been tricked!
Watching Leo pick up the dazed Raiden Mei again and place her onto her interrogation table, she understood that she had been completely played by Leo.
"W-What are you doing?"
"Of course I'm doing... never mind, that pun is boring."
Waving his hand as if finding it unamusing, Leo smiled and said, "You chose the second path yourself without listening to anything. You can't blame me for this, right?"
"Ugh..."
Facing Leo's sound logic, Kiana truly couldn't refute it. She could only watch helplessly as Raiden Mei suffered again, and right in front of her face, too.
Even though she was only one step away from Raiden Mei, she could do nothing... She felt even more incompetent!
"So what do you mean by this?"
Looking at Leo, who wore a wicked grin, with a chest full of anger, she wished she could knock this bad guy to the ground right now and make him her [Bleep] [Bleep] [Bleep]!
—Gwah!
"Since it's close range, the time limit naturally has to be much shorter."
As if he hadn't seen Kiana's anger, Leo said with a face full of delight: "Only five minutes."
"After five minutes, I'll let you go."
"Or are you saying this option of mine disappoints you?"
Looking at Kiana's cute little expression with great interest, he was actually a bit unwilling to stop too.
But it wouldn't be long now before they had to enter the Instance, and he didn't want to affect Kiana's condition.
After all, compared to him, although she couldn't be called a main force in terms of raw stats, when it came to mechanics, Kiana was far stronger than a reckless tachi user like him!
Just like in the afternoon—if Kiana hadn't been there, trying to hack his way out of the hospital with just a tachi would have been Hell difficulty for him.
It was precisely because of this that he didn't have any thoughts of touching Kiana right now.
If he really wanted to eat this charming little kitten, he could perfectly well wait until they returned from the Instance.
So for now, he could only treat Raiden Mei as a meal replacement for Kiana.
Looking at the dissatisfied Kiana on the interrogation table, he could totally just stand up and piston away at Raiden Mei.
The next moment—
[Blade Soul · Herrscher of Thunder Experience +174]
[Sorry, today's experience points have reached the limit]
[Imaginary Energy +1.8]
Raiden Mei suffered in Kiana's place once again!
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