Chapter 55: Strong Force (Patreon)

Although there were two Welts in the group chat, to Kiana they were just people who happened to share a name and look a bit alike.

The group had plenty of people who looked alike, or even had the exact same name.

But from this Welt's tone, Kiana suddenly felt that he seemed to know her.

Welt didn't deny it.

[Honkai Star Rail · Welt Yang: I do know you, because I'm your Teacher Welt.]

[Honkai Star Rail · Welt Yang: But you aren't the Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya in my memories.]

[Honkai Star Rail · Welt Yang: Or rather, not as they were when I left Earth, but the Kiana from before an earlier timeline.]

[Kiana Kaslana: …Be-before an earlier timeline? What does that mean?]

Kiana had realized that Welt knew her, but after so long without using her brain, she had trouble following Old Yang's meaning.

Luckily, Kiana's two external brains stepped up to explain.

[Honkai 3rd · Bronya: Teacher Welt means that he's the future Teacher Welt, not the Teacher Welt of the present.]

[Kiana Kaslana: Oh, that makes sense!]

[Kiana Kaslana: @Honkai Star Rail · Welt Yang, so, Teacher Welt, did future me become the strongest Valkyrie?!]

[Honkai Star Rail · Welt Yang: Let me think about how to answer that…]

In the future, rather than saying Kiana became the strongest Valkyrie, it would be closer to say the strongest Valkyrie became Kiana.

But after Kiana became the Herrscher of Finality, she could indeed be called the strongest.

Whether she was still a Valkyrie, though, was hard to say.

In the end, Welt came up with a phrasing that worked.

[Honkai Star Rail · Welt Yang: In the future, the strongest Valkyrie is indeed Kiana, and you, Kiana, have truly become the strongest.]

Watching Welt's line in the group chat, "the strongest Valkyrie is indeed Kiana," Gusttave's mouth twitched.

Good grief, Uncle Yang's mastery of the art of language had reached perfection. The strongest Valkyrie "is" Kiana, but Kiana "became" the strongest Valkyrie—it sounded wrong no matter how you heard it, yet you couldn't find a single flaw.

[Kiana Kaslana: Awesome! I knew future me would be super amazing! Mei, Mei, did you see that?!]

[Raiden Mei: I saw. Congratulations, Kiana.]

[Honkai 3rd · Bronya: Detected a temporary 30% drop in Kiana's IQ. Recommend moving away immediately to avoid being caught in the idiot aura.]

[Kiana Kaslana: Damn it, Bronya, you're calling me dumb again! Once I'm the strongest Valkyrie, I'm going to teach you a lesson!]

[Honkai 3rd · Bronya: Before Idiot Kiana becomes the strongest Valkyrie, Bronya still suggests you think about what to do for tomorrow afternoon's exam.]

[Kiana Kaslana: Ah! There's an exam tomorrow afternoon?!]

[Honkai 3rd · Bronya: Correct. Teacher Himeko just announced it in class, but Kiana was probably absorbed in the livestream and wasn't listening at all.]

Bronya had barely finished when Himeko started typing too.

[Honkai 3rd · Himeko: Kiana, I told you not to zone out in class!]

Kiana promptly let out a wail in the group chat.

[Kiana Kaslana: Noooo, Aunt Himeko, I was wrong!]

Kiana would've been better off keeping quiet. The moment she spoke, Himeko got even angrier.

[Himeko: You're still calling me Aunt! Call me Big Sister!]

After that, Kiana went completely silent in the group.

[March 7th: A moment of silence for Kiana. But is the other Himeko really that hot-tempered?]

[Bobo Wa: That's because you don't know what Himeko was like when she was young. Back then she was a true big sister of the school.]

[Bobo Wa: She'd stand up for her juniors and was always picking fights with the thugs on the street. Wherever she went, she kicked up a big commotion.]

[March 7th: Seriously? I never imagined Himeko had a past like that!]

Reading Bobo Wa's explanation, March 7th was completely stunned.

She couldn't believe the ever-elegant, graceful Himeko had a side like this.

[Honkai Star Rail · Himeko: Ahem. Teacher Bobo Wa, perhaps you shouldn't say any more.]

[Bobo Wa: Sorry, sorry. When you get older, you can't help reminiscing about the past.]

Gusttave looked away. Welt's situation didn't need his attention for now. There was something far more important right in front of him.

The purple-black energy around Phantylia was still churning, but her presence had visibly withered.

She glared at Gusttave, her bewitching face full of rage and resentment. Her dark-patterned gown had been torn open in several places by the shockwave just now, revealing the nearly transparent, ghostly body beneath.

"Phantylia, your power is too great. For the safety of both worlds, I can't let you roam free."

As soon as Gusttave finished speaking, a giant hand of spiritual power pressed down on Phantylia's head and sealed her away.

Then Phantylia's figure vanished into the starry void, and a mark in the shape of a clump of blue-green flame appeared on Gusttave's hand.

That clump of blue-green flame was Phantylia's true form—a Suiyang.

[Silver Wolf: LOL, a tattoo made out of an Annihilation Dominator. How much would this thing sell for out in the universe?]

[Herta: I'll take it. Name your price.]

[Ruan Mei: Madam Herta, get in line.]

[Screwllum: I recommend handing it over to the Planet Screwllum for harmless-treatment research. Annihilation Dominator specimens are extremely rare.]

With Phantylia defeated, the simulated dungeon also came to a satisfying close.

[Ding! The dungeon simulation has ended. Final grade is being assessed.]

[Final Grade: SSS]

[Completion: Timeline Reconstruction (100%). Threat from Beyond the Heavens Eliminated (100%). Civilizational Leap Achieved (100%). Hidden Ending: Communist Interastral (Unlocked)]

[Distributing rating rewards:]

[1. All cultivation insights and realm breakthroughs gained in the dungeon are 100% synchronized to your true self. The Power of Heaven and Earth of both the Loop and Beyond the Heavens is unlocked and can be used outside the dungeon.]

[2. Trait Solidification and Upgrade:]

[Alien Race's Strictest Father (Red) upgrades to Legendary Saiyan (Black): Once equipped, you gain a grow-stronger-in-battle effect. For every second you fight, your strength doubles, with no upper limit.]

[Ultimate Life Form (Red) upgrades to Ultimate Life (Black): Possesses unlimited potential for growth.]

[Scholar (Blue) upgrades to Doctor (Orange): You learn quickly and gain a deeper understanding of technology.]

[3. Obtain the status you were originally meant to have (Captain Adam (Post-Honkai), Descender, Proxy, Trailblazer, Destroyer of the World (Honkai Genesis))]

[4. Inherit all currency from your game accounts (including currency already spent): (Honkai Impact 3rd: 1 billion Gold; Honkai: Star Rail: 1.6 billion Credits; Genshin Impact: 2.5 billion Mora; Zenless Zone Zero: 500 million Denny)]

[5. Choose one of the following abilities:]

[1. Manipulate Time]

[2. Command Space]

[3. Glimpse Fate]

[4. Twist Causality]

[5. Command Life and Death]

[6. Endless Reincarnation]

[7. Union of Yin and Yang]

[8. Infinite Devouring]

[9. Flourishing Fortune]

[10. Great Strength…]