"I only have a few hours left. My return this time was entirely unexpected. I don't even know if I can come back again, but there's another possibility. If one day you feel a power, don't resist, just surrender. That's me summoning you, taking you from this world to mine."
Kiana's big blue kawaii eyes went completely blank. Although she was a bit slow, she understood he only had a few hours left.
"I... I understand, Fu Hua! I won't be eating at the inn tonight. Please tell Auntie that I might be back late. Thank you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Kiana grabbed Lu Ze and ran out, as if racing against time. Fu Hua behind them smiled helplessly and could only go knock on the Headmaster's door.
"Kiana, where are you taking me? Don't tell me... Hiss, no way, Kiana. If we really did it, that Theresa girl would probably beat me to death. Oh, and your dad too."
A hint of panic appeared on Lu Ze's face. He hoped it wasn't what he was thinking. If it was, he was truly finished. Siegfried would probably hunt him down.
Perhaps because they were running too fast, Kiana didn't hear what Lu Ze behind her was saying at all. In her heart, she could only pray for time to slow down, just a little more.
The two quickly arrived at the city's snack street. As for how they accurately located the snack street? Kiana had familiarized herself with the city's layout in advance. She had originally planned to take Lu Ze out for fun after dinner tonight.
Seeing it was a snack street, not the inn, Lu Ze silently breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed his life was saved, at least he wouldn't be chased by his father-in-law. If they really did it, with Siegfried's personality, he might have unleashed the flames of heaven.
"What were you saying just now? You were running too fast, I couldn't hear clearly. What danger?"
Hearing Kiana's question, Lu Ze awkwardly touched his head. How could he possibly say it? He had completely overthought things, though he was quite looking forward to it...
"Ahem, it's nothing, nothing. Since we're at the snack street, let's hurry up and eat. Time waits for no one."
Looking at the countless snacks before her, Kiana decisively gave up asking. It was better to take the person she liked to eat snacks. As for the expenses? Of course, Lu Ze would pay! It wouldn't be good for a girl to pay.
Lu Ze was fortunate to have some savings. Without them, this time might have been a bit awkward.
His cabbage-branded phone still had six digits, more than enough to buy everything on the entire snack street.
As expected of a bug that eats rice, in a short while she had swept through half of the snack street, her mouth full of oil, feeling like she had unleashed her true nature. Although it was always like this, during their time at St. Freya Academy, they would go out almost every week.
It was precisely because of this that she had to work part-time at the cafe, otherwise, she wouldn't even have the money to buy snacks. Although it was all worth it, hehe?
At the end of the snack street, Kiana was silently carrying countless bags of snacks, occasionally skewering a piece with a bamboo stick and feeding it to Lu Ze's mouth, truly "hardworking."
The two arrived at a nearby park and climbed to the highest point, quietly watching the city's night view.
"Lu Ze, do you know? Sometimes I envy people who have parents. My mother passed away when I was very young. My father is now missing. My entire childhood was basically overshadowed... but I still lived a relatively complete life."
"When I found out I was an experimental subject, I felt like the whole world had abandoned me. My mother wasn't my mother, my father wasn't my father. But I didn't give up... At that time, I believed I existed to seal the Herrscher, to prevent the Herrscher of the Void from bringing destruction to this world again."
"But now I understand. Everyone has the right to decide their own destiny. For the rest of my life, I hope my colorful world is all you. I have another reason to protect this world, to protect you! And Mei, of course~"
"Finally, I love you! Lu Ze! I love you!"
A flash of yellow flickered in Kiana's blue pupils. During the battle with the Herrscher of the Hundred, perhaps due to the haste, the consciousness of the Herrscher of the Void had not disappeared. It had silently hidden away. There was one more thing she needed to accomplish! That was... to taste Lu Ze's flavor once more.
"I... I've always loved you too, Kiana! Before, and now... Wait, let me finish! Don't be so rushed!"
Kiana's left eye instantly turned yellow. With a forceful push of her left hand, Lu Ze, who had been pushed back, was pressed against the wall. The spot where her hand pressed instantly shattered.
"Heh, insignificant Lu Ze, you still don't know who I am, do you? I am the Herrscher of the Void whom you personally released! But I am also Sirin. You, you've made me look for you quite a bit~"
What's going on? Lu Ze was dumbfounded. Shouldn't the Herrscher of the Void have died in the battle with the Herrscher of the Hundred? Why did she reappear now? Wait, she said Sirin... How could I have forgotten this?
Because Lu Ze had returned to the year 2000 after the Herrscher of the Void awakened, and successfully became Sirin's childhood friend. After returning to the correct timeline, he hadn't seen the Herrscher of the Void, so he naturally forgot about this.
"Oh? My little Lu Ze, why are you so silent? Look at that pretty face, tsk... This cat of mine is craving the taste of fish~"
Mini-Theater: Herrscher of the Void
"I am the true Herrscher of the Void. You imposter, stealing Little Lu Ze from me, you're too much! I haven't tasted Lu Ze's flavor in so long!"
Sirin looked at the imposter before her with some anger, but she didn't have the Herrscher of the Void's core within her body. She didn't look like a true Herrscher of the Void at all.
"Hey, although you have my body, why don't you have the core? Is a Herrscher of the Void without a core still called the Herrscher of the Void? So, I am the true Sirin, and besides, what's wrong with me tasting it? I haven't had it in a long time either, and I'm really craving it."
The Kiana-version Herrscher of the Void silently gazed at the little dwarf in front of her. Just a little kid, how dare you compete with me? Go back and train for another two years.
"I say, why don't you guys consider my feelings? Logically speaking, I'm the protagonist here. Why are you all trying to steal my position?"
Kiana was very innocent. Why were they all jumping out now? The Sirin in her body was one thing, but now another former Sirin had appeared. This was too much!