Bronya liked people like Kiana. Not only did her outspokenness save Bronya a lot of trouble, but she also simply appreciated people who harbored principles and justice in their hearts.
Bronya also hated such people. At least, she definitely didn't want an idiot Paramecium who could be induced by just a few words and obediently act according to a third party's thoughts.
But thanks to her, the operation to capture Raiden Mei could proceed quietly instead of having a big fight in a busy area, attracting a pile of unnecessary trouble.
Next, as long as they were induced to follow Kiyono into the trap where a dragnet had long been laid, it would be Qin Shi Huang touching the electric wire—winning numbly (a pun on "Win" 赢 and "Numb" 麻).
"But before that."
Kiana reached into her Four-Dimensional Skirt, rummaged left and right, and pulled out a pair of plain, non-prescription glasses.
She muttered, "Need to verify if they are lying first."
Bronya/Kiyono/Anti-Entropy employee disguised as nouveau riche: !!!
Danger!
Yes, the Kaslana family prides itself as the shield of the people, and every Kaslana implements this creed into their life.
Whether it was Kallen Kaslana five hundred years ago or Siegfried Kaslana during the Second Eruption, all were like this.
However, this by no means meant they were really easy to be used as tools.
Moreover, Kiana had wandered outside for a full four years. The losses she suffered between the ages of 12 and 16 were even more than the rice many people had eaten. Even if she remembered to eat but not the beatings, there had to be a limit.
She put on the glasses and looked carefully—
At this moment, an Arabic numeral slowly appeared above everyone's head in the girl's eyes.
For example, Mei was 0;
Kiana herself in the mirror reflection was also 0;
Bronya, using the alias Blair, was also 0.
Others besides them were varied, with single digits and double digits. Kiana even saw a triple-digit one.
Wow! This person has done it so many times?!
She was quite shocked, then turned her gaze to Kiyono dressed in mourning.
"Liar!!!"
"Glasses that See Experience Count," one of the many (useless) Curios held by Kiana.
The effect is as the name suggests: seeing people's sexual experience count.
At this moment, the number displayed above Kiyono's head was zero.
Like the Trio, this young woman who claimed to have been married was essentially still a maiden who had not experienced human affairs.
Having said that, what Kiana shouted was not "You are still a virgin!", but "Liar!"
This was the girl's shrewdness. If she gave the reason for suspecting them, they could try every means to justify it again, and that would fall into wrangling once more.
She might as well bluff first, see the other party's reaction, and then decide on the follow-up.
Sure enough, Bronya lost the thread immediately.
She exchanged glances with Kiyono and the nouveau riche, and the former nodded slightly.
"You...!"
With a face full of grievance, Kiyono stood up and was about to step forward to question and probe, but suddenly met a pair of eyes filled with thunder.
It was Mei.
The Thunder Queen, realizing she had been deceived, looked at her like this, her cold gaze seeming to size up a dead person.
Kiyono's knees went soft instantly. She staggered back two steps, and the harsh words originally on the tip of her tongue were crushed in her throat.
...
After a while, facing the wretched backs of those two being taken away by the patrol officers, Kiana stuck out her tongue: "Blegh, blegh, blegh, stinky liars deserve to die!"
Even when cursing, she was still lively and cute.
Mei retracted her bone-chilling gaze and barely squeezed out a smile. "How did Kiana discover they were running a badger game?"
She couldn't be blamed. Those two people actually used the sins committed by her biological father to swindle and cheat, thereby deceiving the empathy of unrelated masses.
Facing a similar situation, it was already very good that the girl could restrain herself from drawing her sword.
"This."
The white-haired Tuna proudly handed over the glasses.
Mei, having adjusted her mood, took them and put them on.
Noticing the generous zero above Kiana, she tilted her head. "This number is?"
"Glasses that see do experience count."
Compared to Miss Raiden, who grew up in the Confucian cultural circle, Kiana didn't have so many taboos when discussing such matters.
She briefly introduced the function of the Curio. Mei's face, as expected, became hot, like a ripe red apple.
"Th-Th-This!"
She was dumbfounded.
Namu San, what kind of Kichiku (brutal/perverted) thing is this!!!
"Shy Mei is cute," Kiana teased. "Actually, it's okay. My reaction when I first learned the effect wasn't much different from yours, Mei. I thought, 'Holy crap, what is this perverted Curio?!' and subconsciously wanted to destroy it inhumanely... But thinking carefully, this Miss isn't the kind of rotten person who doesn't care about herself. Besides, since this thing is now in my hands, naturally it's only my turn to look at others!"
"No no no, I'm not talking about this!"
Mei flusteredly took off the glasses and put them on Kiana, simultaneously turning her head forcefully to the side.
So the girl saw a massive golden cloud formed by a string of numbers drifting from afar.
"Oh my, it's clearly a commercial street, why is the public toilet built so far away?" Fuli, walking towards them, couldn't help complaining to the girls. "If I were the designer, such facilities beneficial to the country and the people would definitely be built as many as possible. But since I have such a conscience, those capitalists definitely wouldn't let me... What are your expressions?"
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, one one one one one, one million?!!"
Looking up at the string of numbers above Fuli's head, Kiana and Mei were tongue-tied.
Wow! Golden Legendary!
"What's wrong?"
The Golden Legendary subconsciously leaned over.
"D-Don't come over!"
The girls hugged each other, looking terrified and retreating repeatedly, looking at him as if looking at a beast.
"Warning you, don't be Riddlers."
Fuli bent down, picked up the Curio glasses they threw on the ground, and put them on.
It added a bit of scholarly temperament for no reason, making Mei, who liked this style very much, blush slightly.
Fortunately, Kiana, who handed over the makeup mirror in time, didn't see this scene, otherwise Fuli's skull would probably suffer again (referring to continued gnawing).
A moment later, Fuli, having learned the effect of the Curio, was out of breath with anger. "I say, two young ladies, do you want to use your smart little brains to think carefully? How old am I this year?"
Kiana raised her small hand high. "Sixteen! A high school animal!" (Pun on Student 生 and Livestock 牲)
Fuli said again, "Sixteen years, 365 days a year. Even adding 4 extra days for 4 leap years, how many days in total?"
"5844 days." This was Miss Raiden, who was good at math.
"Yes, exactly, 5844 days." Fuli choked. "Then may I ask, how on earth did I do that kind of thing with people more than a million times in mere five thousand days? From birth to now, doing it a hundred times a day on average isn't even enough. Can I control time, or can the women I do with control time?" (hehehehehehe)
Kiana touched her chin, raised her face, and giggled. "True, who in the Honkai world can control time?" (hehehehehehehehe)
She stood on tiptoes and patted the boy's shoulder gently. "Alright then! It was this Miss who misunderstood you, Ah-Li!"
Mei also went behind Fuli, reaching out with both hands to massage his tense shoulders. "Alright, don't be angry. If you stay angry, you won't even be able to eat later."
Fuli huffed.
At the same time, on the other side—
Arriving at an open space in front of a building, the "Patrol Officer" who previously took away the scam duo respectfully unlocked the handcuffs on Kiyono's wrists.
He looked at Bronya, who was also handcuffed nearby.
"No need."
As soon as the voice fell, the fair wrist bound by the silver ring shrank rapidly along with the clothes.
A moment later, Bronya, who had returned to her original body shape, slowly floated up.
She ordered softly, "Evacuate the crowd. Notify everyone in the shop to be prepared. Remember not to alert Raiden Mei's group."
Since the strategy of luring the Gem of Conquest host into the encirclement failed, next, they could only go head-to-head.
"Yes!"
The assembled troops saluted loudly. After everyone dispersed, Kiyono, who remained in place, looked at her superior's loose jacket and suddenly said, "Captain Bronya, um, your clothes—"
"Is there a problem?"
"N-No!"
"You execute the order too."
"Yes!"
After she also left, Bronya, alone, raised her small hand and secretly placed it on the white shirt that had collapsed on her chest.
"They will grow."
She repeated.
"If they don't grow, Bronya will eliminate all the Big Breasted Aliens in the world."
She swore through gritted teeth.
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