Chapter 28: Mei: I Don't Have a Dad Like That
Today, Raiden Mei was reborn!
She fiddled with her newly created white hair buns and felt her height, which had shrunk by about ten centimeters. Today, Raiden Mei would be going out in Kiana's form!
"Is it really okay to do this? You're making me look like her?"
Raiden Mei felt that if things continued like this, she would definitely encounter some serious trouble.
"It's fine. Here's your milk tea."
Noldrei handed her a milk tea. This time, Raiden Mei was going out to play using Kiana's appearance.
He had Kiana go to school looking like Raiden Mei, and then had Raiden Mei go out shopping looking like Kiana.
As for the other two, he turned them into 'horses' and left them in the yard.
"I had her go out looking like you because I know that no one in this era can deal with her body. I had you go out because I need a 'her' to lure out the person who put the gem in her body."
"Since the gem can be placed in her body and in your body, then it's naturally possible that it's also in someone else's body. Why not try it?"
"Since using just your identities as bait isn't enough, then we'll just add a little more weight."
Noldrei had also learned some things about the characteristics of Honkai energy.
When Honkai energy reached a certain concentration, it would attract Honkai beasts. Honkai beasts were monsters that used Honkai energy as their power. These monsters even had their own physical genes.
These genes could even be transferred to humans...
'These are all things that don't exist in history.'
The recent nuclear war that Noldrei mentioned actually had a deeper layer to it. It wasn't just about the nuclear war itself, but also the increasingly high nuclear management costs and the constant nuclear leaks caused by various embezzlement and corruption.
By the time the war came, there was no need to worry about nuclear pollution. It was already polluted enough before the war.
"I need more people with different genes to appear. They must have all gone through a process similar to human experimentation. Only then can I extract new genes from these people that are suitable for more people."
"It's similar to what I'm doing now... Raiden Mei, do you remember the changes you experienced after the gem was implanted in your body?"
Raiden Mei held the milk tea in her hand. She was stunned for a long time and couldn't remember when she had a gem implanted in her body.
But she did remember that her father's physical examinations of her had become very frequent after a certain period of time.
"I remember, my father... my father's physical examinations of me have been very frequent recently. He seemed very worried about something happening to me. I always thought he was worried that I would end up like my mother. But if it was about implanting a gem, then everything makes sense."
"Wait... does that mean... does that mean..."
Raiden Mei's brain was hit with a shocking impact.
Her father had actually conducted human experiments on her?
"Uh, this..."
Noldrei didn't mean to reopen the girl's wounds, but Raiden Mei had clearly thought of that aspect herself.
He patted the girl's shoulder to comfort her, "Don't worry about this kind of thing. In the future, almost every newborn will undergo genetic adjustments."
The girl, who was originally shocked, sad, angry, and filled with various complex emotions, was also unable to hold back after his comforting words.
"Ah, thank you!"
Raiden Mei nodded stiffly. She could completely imagine how Kiana felt after interacting with this future person.
Even his 'comfort' was so unique.
"You're welcome. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to tell me. After all, you were a horse I rode for a day." Noldrei was very good to his workhorses.
"Ah, this... uh, thank you... no need."
Raiden Mei wanted to forget that day's memories. She could no longer look at the word "horse" directly.
She probably didn't know that, according to historical development, a game called Uma Musume would be released in two or three years, which might awaken her happy memories of being a human-horse hybrid.
"Am... am I too late?"
A white-haired man suddenly appeared, his face pale, kneeling on the side of the road like a petrified statue.
He was Siegfried, who had been constantly searching for Kiana in this city.
A one-armed, widowed man wielding a greatsword... why did he look a bit like Yang Guo?
"Damn it! She's even, even not old enough... how old is she?"
Siegfried didn't know K423's exact age. After all, she was a clone that was initially an experimental model, and her age had never been determined after she grew up.
He angrily asked, "You bastard! What did you do to my daughter?!"
Noldrei finished his milk tea in one gulp, an interested expression on his face. "See, I told you I should bring you out, right? See, someone related to you has shown up."
Raiden Mei had not expected such a scene to appear. She decisively said:
"No, that's not related to me!"
'Kiana' waved her hands, indicating that she didn't know this man at all.
Siegfried was even more heartbroken when he heard this. Tears uncontrollably streamed down his cheeks.
"Kiana, how can you pretend not to know me?"
"No, I...!" Raiden Mei then remembered that she was still speaking while looking like Kiana. She was now at a loss for words and didn't know how to explain.
"I... I'm not your daughter... I..." She tried to explain as gently as possible.
But this gentleness was even more cutting.
Siegfried almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
The old father was instantly angered and collapsed on the spot.
Noldrei had thought there would be some kind of conflict, but Raiden Mei had defeated him with just a few words. It seemed that this woman was indeed useful. He would need to have her play Kiana more often in the future.
"You, you brat! You just wait!"
Despite being hit hard, Siegfried still mustered his spirits.
He was indeed a warrior who fought against the Honkai. Look at that physique, look at that spirit.
Noldrei then remembered that Kiana had initially come out to find her relatives.
He took the initiative to shake hands with Siegfried in a friendly manner. The moment they made contact, Noldrei had already obtained the information from Siegfried's skin tissue.
Noldrei honestly said, "Uncle, you've got the wrong person. Your daughter should be in class right now, right? Look at her, does she look like your daughter at all? Right, Raiden Mei?"
"Yes, yes, yes, you've got the wrong person." Raiden Mei also quickly nodded and said, "My name is Raiden Mei, not your daughter. You must have mistaken me for someone else."
'Are you guys playing with me?'
Siegfried widened his eyes and carefully looked at his 'daughter'. He looked left and right, but couldn't find anything that was different from Kiana.
He immediately shouted, "Raiden Mei is my good friend's daughter! Even if you're making things up, you have to get the right person!"
Noldrei had originally wanted to let him off the hook, but now it seemed that he didn't need to.
"It seems that he is indeed Kiana's father."
He gestured for Raiden Mei to step back a little.
Noldrei stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Siegfried.
"So, you're Kiana's father? That's great. I was just about to look for you."
Siegfried was stunned. He didn't understand what was going on.
"What do you want?"
He asked, his voice filled with vigilance.
"I want to talk to you about your daughter."
Noldrei smiled, a smile that made Siegfried feel uneasy.
"What about my daughter?"
Siegfried's heart was pounding. He had a bad feeling about this.
"Your daughter is very talented. She's a very good candidate for my... experiment."
Noldrei's words were like a thunderbolt, striking Siegfried's heart.
"Experiment? What do you mean by experiment?"
Siegfried's voice was trembling. He had a feeling that he was about to hear something terrible.
"Don't worry, it's not a bad experiment. It's just that I need to borrow her body for a while."
Noldrei's words were casual, as if he was talking about borrowing a pen.
"Borrow her body? You... you..."
Siegfried was so angry that he couldn't even speak properly.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her. I promise she'll be fine."
Noldrei's words were like a devil's whisper, tempting Siegfried to fall into despair.
"You... you monster!"
Siegfried roared, his anger reaching its peak.
He raised his greatsword, ready to fight Noldrei to the death.
"Oh? You want to fight me?"
Noldrei looked at Siegfried with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"You're not my opponent."
He said calmly, his voice filled with confidence.
"I'll kill you!"
Siegfried roared, charging towards Noldrei with his greatsword.
But before he could even get close, Noldrei had already disappeared.
Siegfried's greatsword swung through the air, hitting nothing.
He looked around, but Noldrei was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did he go?"
Siegfried was stunned. He couldn't believe that Noldrei had disappeared so quickly.
"He's behind you."
Raiden Mei's voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
Siegfried turned around, and saw Noldrei standing behind him, a strange smile on his face.
"You're too slow."
Noldrei said, then he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
A strange force suddenly enveloped Siegfried, and he felt his body become numb.
He tried to move, but he couldn't.
He was completely paralyzed.
"What did you do to me?"
Siegfried asked, his voice filled with fear.
"Nothing much. I just made you a little more obedient."
Noldrei smiled, then he reached out and touched Siegfried's forehead.
Siegfried's eyes widened, and he felt a strange energy enter his body.
He tried to resist, but he couldn't.
He felt his consciousness fading away.
The last thing he saw was Noldrei's smiling face.
Then, he lost consciousness.
Raiden Mei watched the scene unfold, her heart filled with fear.
She knew that Noldrei was a very dangerous person.
And she knew that she was in a very dangerous situation.
She didn't know what Noldrei was going to do next.
But she knew that she had to be careful.
She had to find a way to escape.
Before it was too late.