World Modulation Mode in Honkai

Mei finally left.

Kiana was finally free. After all, even with the superhuman strength of the Kaslana family, it was hard to endure for so long.

But Kiana did it! She held on! She relied entirely on her willpower to last until the very last second.

"What strong willpower. I almost want to compliment you."

Freed from Ye Feng, Kiana slumped to the rain-soaked ground like a discarded rag. She looked like a frog turned belly-up in the summer heat, her legs spread in an M-shape, lying on the wet ground.

Rain fell from the dark clouds, hitting her body and mixing with her sweat, leaving her drenched. Her smooth skin shimmered faintly, making it hard to tell whether it was sweat or rainwater.

Kiana's pink lips parted and closed like a fish gasping for air, with sweat trickling down the corners of her mouth. She had given her all to the end.

"Do you need me to reset you?"

"..."

Kiana said nothing. It wasn't out of stubbornness, but out of weakness.

"If you want it, just blink." Coincidentally, a breeze mixed with drizzle blew by, and Kiana closed her eyes.

"Oh, you really want it that badly, huh."

Ye Feng smiled and called up Kiana's attribute panel to help her adjust her status.

Suddenly, Kiana leaped up, rain splashing around her, and threw a punch at Ye Feng's face with great force, as if ready for another three hundred rounds of battle. But she collapsed after just one.

Her body weakened, her face flushed, and she knelt down, squeezing her thighs tightly. After the experience, it seemed this move had only become more effective, not less.

"Kiana, you must be getting used to this by now."

Kiana lifted her head, her clear eyes shimmering with moisture, a flash of defiant light passing through them. She spoke proudly, "Getting used to it? What do you mean?"

"..."

Ye Feng almost lost his composure.

"It means 'saying no with your mouth, but your body is honest.'"

Thanks to Ye Feng's days of explanations, Kiana immediately understood.

"No way!"

Ye Feng gave a sly smile. "Then why is there more rain around you than elsewhere?"

Kiana lowered her head in shame, unable to retort. Then, feeling humiliated, she grew angry.

"This is your world, you can 'adjust' things however you like."

"But earlier, aside from making you invisible, I didn't apply any other effects."

"Ha, is that so?"

"Uh....."

At this point, Ye Feng had indeed given Kiana a new buff.

Seeing Ye Feng momentarily at a loss, Kiana proudly lifted her chin, like a victorious rooster. But this simple flaw was only meant to weave another trap.

Looking at Kiana's triumphant expression, Ye Feng pretended to be angry and said, "Alright, if you think I'm the one adjusting things, how about we have a bet? Monday is coming, and your status will refresh. Over the next week, 100 times! If you can hold out, you win. If you go over that number, I win. I promise not to use any buffs on you."

"100 times? You underestimate me!"

Kiana scoffed internally.

"Fine, let's do it! But there's one condition. During the bet, you're not allowed to touch Mei."

"Still thinking about Mei, huh? You really are good friends. But why 'during the bet' and not 'if I win'? Kiana, do you not have faith in yourself? And besides, you're asking for a free pass."

"Just answer—are you in or not?"

"Oh, using reverse psychology now? Unfortunately for you, I respond best to that. Alright, I accept."

"Hmph!"

Kiana stood up, hands on her hips, brimming with confidence. Then, she pointed dramatically forward,

"Ye Feng, just wait to be defeated by me!"

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At the Valkyrie dormitory, Kiana sat on her bed, lifting her shirt to stare blankly at her stomach.

On her smooth, fair skin, a vivid honeysuckle pattern was imprinted, with a pink heart at its center and the number "100" inside it.

"Am I an idiot? Agreeing to this bet is basically like begging him to..."

For the next week, he could do whatever he wanted with her, right?

Kiana suddenly realized she had fallen into a trap and hugged her head in frustration.

"But..."

On the flip side, if she hadn't agreed, would he have stopped?

And now, at least she could make sure he wouldn't touch Mei.

"So, I guess I still won!"

Thinking this way, Kiana felt a bit more justified in her actions.

"Kiana, you're awake."

Mei returned to the room, having prepared breakfast, startling Kiana into quickly pulling her shirt back down.

"Mei?!"

Kiana instinctively shrank back, as if worried about something being exposed.

Her mind raced, but she quickly realized there wasn't anything to be particularly afraid of.

"Kiana, are you okay? You don't look so well."

Mei approached with concern.

"N-No, it's nothing... I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Ah, I see."

Mei seemed to understand, gently tapping her fist into her palm.

"No wonder I didn't see you last night. You didn't enter that world?"

"That... world?"

"Yeah, Ye Feng's Saint Freya world."

Mei smiled brightly. "I went there last night too."

Kiana's heart grew conflicted as she watched Mei's cheerful expression.

"R-Really."

Kiana turned her head away.

Of course, Kiana knew Mei had entered the world; she had been watching her reactions the whole time, afraid Mei might notice something unusual.

"Kiana, that world is beyond anything I imagined. It's not something that can be explained by 'Stigmata Space' or a dream."

Of course it isn't. Kiana still had Ye Feng's mark on her stomach.

"Kiana, Ye Feng knows everything."

Mei was shocked by how much Ye Feng seemed to know—about her father, the Herrscher of Thunder, and all the small details that came up in their conversations.

Mei said, "Maybe Ye Feng knows where your father is, Kiana. Have you asked him?"

"Uhm..."

Kiana scratched her head.

"Mei, stop talking about Ye Feng this, Ye Feng that. That guy is just a jerk who's always thinking... about all sorts of weird things."

The thought of what Ye Feng had done to her made Kiana gnash her teeth in anger.

Mei, however, tilted her head, touching her chin thoughtfully.

"A jerk... I don't think so. I actually find Ye Feng quite nice. A magician from another world, who even foresaw the potential appearance of pseudo-Herrscher, helping the headmaster and the others prepare. Plus..."

"Plus what? Mei, don't be fooled by his innocent appearance."

Seeing Mei defend Ye Feng , Kiana was shocked.

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