Chapter 2: Stirring Up the Waters

Might have missed it but last chap was edited since it lacked a portion of the text so peeps might want to reread it in case you head here now.

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With her keen senses, Luo Lin naturally couldn't overlook Kiana's muttered "mom,".

It immediately reminded her of the [Cecilia Guardian Heart] Stigmata she currently wore.

Previously, this set of Stigmatas had resonated with Durandal from a parallel world, summoning Cecilia's residual consciousness.

Now, upon seeing Kiana, it was understandable that it would evoke some vague maternal emotions.

However, Luo Lin's unique constitution could amplify emotions hundreds or even thousands of times, causing the overflow of maternal emotions generated by the Guardian Heart Stigmata to affect Kiana nearby.

Luo Lin hadn't yet mastered how to control her unique constitution, so she awkwardly mobilized her Honkai energy to cover up the emotional fluctuations still emanating from the Stigmata.

Kiana didn't notice the Honkai energy fluctuations on Luo Lin's body; she only felt the nostalgic feeling disappear without a trace.

Scratching her head, Kiana didn't consider the sensation she felt earlier as an illusion; this girl, who appeared youthful and beautiful, must have some special secret!

However, Kiana also realized that it was too aggressive to interrogate a stranger like this based on a strange feeling.

Lowering the baseball bat pointed at Luo Lin, Kiana relaxed her furrowed brow and somewhat embarrassedly said, "Oops, um... I thought you were one of those thugs just now, so I sounded a bit harsh..."

This expression, this action, and this weak, unpretentious tone...

Luo Lin could be sure that Kiana hadn't taken any acting classes for Valkyries, but she seemed adept at using body language to communicate with others. With this series of actions, the annoyance Luo Lin felt from being questioned by her vanished without a trace...

If an ordinary person were standing here, she would probably have lost their temper completely.

People always say that women are natural actresses, and now it seems that Kiana is quite talented in this regard... But then how did she end up becoming a lazy tuna?

Luo Lin nodded strangely, accepting the other's apology, but this didn't stop the girl from continuing to play her role and retorting, "Does my outfit really look like that of a thug's associate?"

Kiana looked at the girl in front of her:

She wasn't tall. She had a distinctive golden hairpin, wore loose casual clothes, rolled up her sleeves, had a peculiar translucent bracelet on her clean arms, and had wireless earphones hanging from her ears...

No matter how you looked at it, she seemed like a high school student who came out for a run!

"Well... hahaha... because the timing of your appearance was a bit coincidental..."

Kiana scratched her head. She was very interested in the secrets of this girl and needed to find a way to interact with her more.

So she suggested, "How about this, I'll treat you to a cup of milk tea? I know a nearby milk tea shop with a good taste. Consider it my apology to you, okay?"

"Sure..."

Luo Lin naturally also wanted to see Kiana's current situation and readily agreed.

The two people, each harboring their own thoughts, walked towards the milk tea shop together, cautiously probing each other and discussing the weather in Nagazora and the latest news. Obviously, Luo Lin, who had just arrived in Nagazora, didn't know much about it, but the training from the Intelligence Department taught her how to control the rhythm of such conversations.

More listening, timely agreement, and when she sensed that the current topic was about to go beyond her control, she skillfully shifted the conversation to another direction.

Luo Lin and Kiana sat outside the milk tea shop, with the breeze brushing their faces, taking away the heat of the day.

"So, you just moved here recently?" Kiana stirred the ice cubes remaining in her cup with a straw, curiously asking.

"Yeah, I used to study in Shenzou, but the academic pressure was too much..." Luo Lin's face naturally showed distress, without even needing to use acting skills. It was completely genuine feelings, "So I chose to study abroad and came to Japan... I heard that the Senba Academy here is a good school, and the score requirements are not that high..."

It also allows her to interact with Kiana and Raiden Mei.

Of course, Luo Lin also understood that Kiana was probably under Otto's surveillance. But honestly, since she returned to this world, she inevitably had to appear in Otto's little notebook of interests.

If she didn't mix with Kiana now, which could effectively influence Otto's plans, she would probably be sent back for research by a group of Valkyries dispatched by the blond man using thunderous means...

Hearing this, Kiana raised an eyebrow, "But Senba Academy is a private school, and its tuition... Luo Lin, are you wealthy?"

"Uh... barely... it should be enough for school, just need to be thrifty in daily expenses."

Luo Lin thought of the completely unusable bank card, and the distress on her face deepened.

However, it is said that the poorer people are, the more fierce they become. The girl pondered the high tuition fees of Senba Academy and shifted her gaze to the vibrant social groups with unique characteristics in Japan.

For Valkyries from the Intelligence Department, it was not difficult. With the help of the [Revelation Key] and the system warehouse, quietly getting enough money was not a problem.

"Alright, we've finished the milk tea, so let's say I accept your apology, Kiana..." Luo Lin clapped her hands, looking at the gradually brightening streetlights around her, "I need to hurry back to the hotel where I'm staying to rest, and you should go back earlier too... It's dark outside, It's not safe."

"Don't worry, you'll see how strong I am when I drive away those thugs."

Kiana picked up the baseball bat standing by the table and lightly tapped it with her hand, emitting a dull sound.

Luo Lin smiled and shook her head, telling her to be careful. However, the girl knew in her heart that at least in the current Nagazora City, except for the entropy mechas hidden under the Raiden Ryoma ME Corp and the possible existence of the Schicksal Intelligence Department and World Serpent spies, there was nothing else that could threaten Kiana.

Uh, looking at it this way, there are quite a few threats against her huh?

You ask about Bronya? It's still more than half a year away from the Third Eruption in March 2014. She's definitely not here now.

Leaving the milk tea shop, Luo Lin jogged away with a calm face. She squeezed into crowded places a few times to shake off Kiana who was trying to follow her.

"What I need next is money..."

Luo Lin took out the morphed personal terminal of the [Key of Revelations] and collected information on vibrant social groups online. Soon, she locked onto several suspicious locations. Later, the girl prepared to visit them in person to see if there were any further discoveries.

"As for identity..."

Luo Lin opened the system store somewhat painfully and pressed the purchase button for "Universal Identity Data (648 Crystals)."

Accompanied by the crisp sound of crystals disappearing, a large stack of data and cards was sent into the system warehouse.

"There seems to be quite a lot, but is it really useful..." The girl took out some paper documents, weighed the passport in her hand, and muttered to herself.

"Don't worry, host."

Meanwhile, in a distant place unknown to Luo Lin, hospitals, elementary schools, middle schools, social security systems... countless hard drives suddenly had a string of data added, with dusty files and folders containing additional papers and photos, making a certain identity verifiable...

The system shook its panel, concealing its true power and name.