In the evening, the day after the exam.
Kouro visited Himeko's house to help Kiana with her studies.
Kouro knocked on the door an announced his presence, "Excuse me." And the waited for a while.
Shortly after, the door was opened by Mei wearing a cute apron, "Kouro-kun? Are you here to help Kiana-chan with her studies? Come on in." she asked before letting him in as usual.
At first glance, one could see that this is not the first time Kouro has entered Himeko's house.
Kouro walked inside with his back facing Mei, he took off his shoes first before stepping in after Mei who went to the dining room.
There, Kouro saw Ayame and Himeko, both sitting on a chair waiting for dinner.
Ayame and Himeko also noticed Kouro's arrival and proceeded to greet him.
Ayame is currently wearing a light-green pajama shorts, which made her curves more prominent, especially the curve of her protruding buttocks.
Meanwhile, Himeko is as usual, drinking beer while only wearing her black underwear that exudes the aura of a mature woman.
If normal boys were to witness this, they would undoubtedly enjoy the sight, but it's a shame that the one who bear witness to this is Kouro. Even though he also enjoyed the sight, it only lasted for a short while before speaking to Himeko, keeping his cool.
"Himeko-sensei, next time I visit again, please put on some better clothing. After all, no matter how you think about it, I'm still a boy."
Himeko just returned a smile in response, and maybe because she drank a lot of beer, her face has turned a little flushed, she then says in a teasing tone.
"Hoo… Do you feel aroused seeing me dressed like this, Kouro-kun~?"
Kouro stared at Himeko with a serios expression and spoke, :Of course, which straight man wouldn't be aroused by your splendid body, add to that with the mature, female aura you are releasing right now, even I can't stand it." as if a matter of fact.
Hearing Kouro's blunt answer made Himeko blush in embarrassment.
"Kouro-kun…" 2x
Ayame and Mei is now sending Kouro a smile with a dark miasma-like aura surrounding their body.
Somehow, Kouro sensed a danger of predicament from both of them, so scratched his head and quickly changed the topic.
"Ahahahaha… I think I heard Kiana's voice from upstairs, I'll visit her in the room first. See you later."
And then he fled swiftly.
Ayame and Mei didn't chase after Kouro, they just kept staring at him for a while until he disappeared upstairs before staring at Himeko.
"Himeko-sensei, you should wear some more proper clothes from now on. It's rude to always stay dressed like that, especially when Kouro would often visit here, he is a boy after all." Mei reprimanded the older red head.
Hearing Mei's words, Himeko only nodded, and she looked at the beer bottle in her hand.
'Boyfriend… Too bad… I don't have time for something fancy like that.'
Meanwhile, Ayame is currently measuring her chest, realizing she is not that big.
'Does Kouro prefer big ones?'
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Kouro didn't head straight to Kiana's room just yet and opted to go to Bronya's room first.
Just as he was about to knock on Bronya's bedroom, the door opened and revealed a Bronya, who is wearing a yellow HOMU helmet that has MK-I written on it and is holding a blue HOMU-shaped helmet that has MK-II written on it.
"Subject Kouro" Bronya called out.
"Yeah, it's me. By the way, what is that helmet?" Kouro questioned while eyeing the pair of HOMU helmet.
"This, is a Full Dive Helmet that allows the user to enter the world of HOMU HOMU Virtual Reality, I made this for Subject Idiotka who has been having a hard time learning."
"Heee... That's awesome."
"Please wait a minute, Bronya would get another Helmet for Subject Kouro first."
Bronya put the MK-II Helmet on the floor and went back inside her room.
A few moments later.
Bronya came out of her room again, but now she is holding a red HOMU Helmet with MK-III written on it, she then handed it to Kouro.
Kouro picked up the Helmet and analyzed it with an expression of interest, shortly after, he put it on his head.
Bronya grabbed the MK-II on the floor and walked with Kuro towards Kiana's room, Bronya just went inside without knocking with Kouro following behind her.
Kouro noticed a pile of books surrounding Kiana and there were even books stacked in a small tower.
Kiana is currently 'focusing' on the book she is holding that she didn't notice Kouro and Bronya's arrival.
"I… can't remember any of this… Why do I have to be tested on such a boring subject like History!!?" Kiana grumbled.
Bronya approached Kiana and then attached the MK-II to Kiana's head.
"!? Bronya, what did you put on my head?"
"HOMU-HOMU Virtual Reality Linker."
"Don't worry Kiana, you'll get used to it later." Kouro said while sitting against a wall.
"Eh, Kouro too?" Kiana looked at Kouro, or rather at the HOMU-shaped Helmet that was on his head.
Kouro then closed his eyes and said loudly.
"Link Start!"
Bronya pressed the button to enter the VR world that was only on her helmet, knocking Kiana and Kouro unconscious.
Kouro and Kiana then opened their eyes and found themselves no longer I the room and instead is inside of a tower-like building containing countless books.
"Wow..." x2
They were amazed by this sight.
Kouro then examined their clothes, which changed after entering the VR world, he is now in his school uniform the same as Kiana, she was previously wearing a pajama with beige short shorts, but is now also wearing her school uniform.
Then, Bronya, who was dressed as a fairy, flew over and stopped near the two of them from the top of the Book Tower.
"O visitor who have come from another world! This is Schicksal's core database, with the most detailed history records of the Honkai."
After her introduction, Bronya then looked at Kiana.
"Listen to me, confused girl, Kaslana! I am the guidance fairy Bronya. I shall guide you to the truth. Follow Bronya's instructions to defeat the monster of stupidity."
"Guidance fairy…? And there is a monster called stupidity?" Kiana is confused.
Bronya descended on the ground before walking past Kiana and Kouro and speaking.
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"Let's start at the very beginning of the records from the Honkai."
After saying that Bronya then pulled a certain book from the shelf and suddenly the shelf moved open like an entrance.
"Oh my! This library is getting more and more cooler!"
An extremely dazzling light then came from behind the door, Kiana and Kouro spontaneously raised their hands to protect their eyes.
After entering the door, they were suddenly in a densely populated tropical forest.
They saw animals such as bears, wolves, tigers, and other wild beasts attacking humans, they looked large beyond their original size and they had long spines like spider legs on their bodies.
The system voice then explained to them what it was.
[2717 B.C., in South Asia: Beasts that went rampaging due to the infection of Honkai Energy emerged for the first time. These were the earliest Honkai Beasts. The sole reason for their existence is to kill humans.]
"Honkai Beasts from the past turned out to be very different from today's, huh." Kouro wondered after witnessing the sight of the Beasts that were infected with Honkai energy.
"Wow! This is better than watching a movie! Even better than a playground!"
Bronya then explained beside Kiana, "This is a Virtual Reality composed of data. It can entirely replicate historical conditions of any era."
(E/D: This is not the 1st Key or the Void Archives. I know some of you searched the fandom wiki for information to keep up with this ff and would probably associate this place to the Void Archives. But the 1st key is with Otto as of currently.)
They are then shown a girl who looks to be about Bronya age, she wears a detailed orange dress with her dark hair styled in an intricate hairstyle with many ornaments adorning it, she also has amber eyes and fought against Honkai alone.
[At this time, a mysterious girl appeared. This girl, named Ji Xuan Yuan was named by descendants as the "Golden Empress". She was the first human in history to have the power to fight the Honkai.]
[Ji Xuan Yuan single handedly eliminated the Honkai Beasts, and the disappeared. Up to even now, the Schicksal still could not figure out her whereabouts.]
"Awesome! I can do moves like her! I want to go help!" Kiana exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Impossible. Everything here is only virtual data. Subject Kiana can't fight the Honkai here."
Bronya words extinguished Kiana's enthusiasm, she really wanted to try. She then complained annoyedly.
"Tch! This isn't fun!"
Bronya didn't care about Kiana's complaint, she just put her hands on her head then said flatly.
"System, switch to the next historical event."
The terrain then changed, revealing a cavalry clad in armor.
[In 14th century Europe: Honkai Beasts emerged once again and have evolved to be stronger than before. But Schicksal had already established itself in Europe by then. Schicksal had set up knights to fight the Honkai. They had also developed weapons to take down the Honkai Beasts.]
Then, it shows the cavalry engaging the Honkai valiantly and repelled the Honkai Beasts.
[For the first time, humans had the advantage in fighting the Honkai Beasts. At that time, humans were unable to completely annihilate the Honkai Beasts. They could only weaken its fighting capability and then capture them.]
[Captured beasts were locked up in the basement of the huge church that was also Schicksal's European headquarters. When humanity thought that they had grasped victory, they took a deep blow from an unexpected adversary…]
The scene switches again showing people wearing black clothes who have bird-like masks transporting sick people outside and placing them on the ground.
[Honkai has manifested itself in the form of a disease. Schicksal's researchers guessed that the Honkai has some degree of intelligence. Black Death swept across Europe. And in 6 short years, it had already claimed 25 million lives.]
Kouro saw all this with pity.
"Huh?" Kiana paused for a moment and stared at something before she ran towards it.
What Kiana approached is a large golden cross, the cross was stuck in the center of the plaza, shining with a golden color because of the reflection of the sun.
Kiana looked at the cross and wondered, "This cross here, it looks like the one that is often with Theresa… What is it doing here?"
Kiana then touched the cross.
Suddenly the sound of the system sounded in her mind.
[User ID : Kiana Kaslana
User verified
Member : Kaslana Family
...
verify create File
Hidden Record
...
Broadcasting Hidden Record-
... ]
"Kiana?" Bronya and Kouro stared at the golden Cross.
Bronya can detect resistance in the system as soon as Kiana disappears after touching the cross.
Kouro just stood still and thought quietly.
'It has begun. '
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Kiana, after hearing the system's sound, suddenly phased through into a wormhole-like tunnel that was headed somewhere.
Kiana became surprised by the sudden change and just thought, 'Did this happen because I touched the cross?'
Right after she finished her thoughts, the wormhole ended and had taken her somewhere else.
Looking at fluffy clouds in front of her, a thought suddenly appeared in her mind, 'Am I flying?'
Right after thinking that Kiana then fell down following the pull of gravity.
"Kya!!"
*TRUMP! *
Kiana who fell then held her head while saying annoyed.
'Why would it suddenly toss me out of the sky?! The again it didn't feel like it hurt…"
'Wait it doesn't hurt? '
Kiana then opened her eyes, looking at a girl who had caught her.
The girl also asked Kiana who she carried in a princess carry.
"Are you fine cute little missy?"