Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

'Where... is this?'

"I didn't expect to be here... huh? What are you?"

Another consciousness lurking within Kiana's body.

The voice sounded somewhat arrogant, and judging by the situation, her personality seemed to be a bit out there as well.

But for Kiana, it wasn't that big of a problem, because Kiana's consciousness in the sea of consciousness was even more outrageous.

............

If Noldrei had been more ruthless and replaced Kiana's brain, he might have seen the second consciousness sooner.

Unfortunately, Noldrei, based on his respect for the human rights of the matriarchal primitive Kiana, didn't replace the most important organ for producing consciousness.

Although his 'human rights' and Kiana's 'human rights' were as different as heaven and earth.

It was like in a magical world, where two good friends who were undead could fight by disassembling each other's bones. This would be considered a friendly joke between them.

But for living people, disassembling each other's bones to fight wouldn't be just a joke.

The difference between Noldrei's human rights and Kiana's human rights was even further than that.

.........

Sirin

The name of Kiana's other consciousness. She looked at this "companion" with a thoughtful expression.

"What's going on?"

Was the giant jelly, full of eyes, with an imposing presence, that looked like a mass of crystallized meat, really the naive little sister she knew?

Her voice drew Kiana's attention.

Thousands of eyeballs simultaneously turned to look at this 'girl' whom she couldn't remember and didn't recognize.

"Who... are you...?"

The mouth-like appendage was gone. The current voice was the human voice that Kiana instinctively simulated by vibrating her body.

I should be the one asking you that...

"So hungry... so hungry... so hungry..."

"So hungry... so hungry..."

"So hungry..."

Kiana's mental power was surging, and her conscious body was expanding and strengthening uncontrollably.

The constantly solidifying body extended tentacles in chaos and arrogance. The tentacles were still a bit unaccustomed to it, which should be because the only remaining human brain outside was limiting the conscious body's ability.

Sirin was also shocked. She had never imagined that she, as a Herrscher, would ever encounter such an outrageous scene.

Where did her naive little sister, whom she had been with day and night, go?

How did she turn into this eldritch horror?

Who exactly is the Herrscher that will destroy human civilization?

Her?

Or is it her?

Who is more human between us?

"So hungry... so hungry..."

Kiana was being controlled by her mental instincts, and at the same time, she was limited by her incomplete body, which failed to fully display the power that this conscious body should possess.

Her chaotic brain was constantly being filled with new information.

The outdated CPU was being constantly filled with unclear information by the body that thought at the speed of light.

Kiana needed more energy to supplement the consumption of her own consciousness's growth.

"What is this thing..."

Sirin wanted to escape, but her surroundings were all blocked by the unknown light beam fluctuations.

So having a strong mental power means you can do whatever you want?

Having a strong mental power means you can bully a Herrscher?

Having a strong mental power means you can ignore her words?

The facts proved that it was indeed the case!

A huge opening split open in the jelly-like body, where many things that looked like rotten meat were squirming, and the layered crystal structures were like sharp and pointed teeth.

The chaotic and unknown power made it impossible for Sirin to escape.

She had just woken up and had just received the call of the Honkai Gem.

Why does she have to encounter such terrifying things after waking up?

What happened during the time she was asleep?

Absurd and ridiculous emotions arose in her heart.

"So hungry... So hungry..."

"I want..."

"Eat——you!"

Slap—!

A hard slap landed on Kiana's face.

Then, a hand seeped into her head, and vigorously rubbed her brain again.

The sluggish sensations of the cerebral cortex were awakened by the intense pain.

Whatever hunger and cannibalism, all of it disappeared from Kiana's head without a trace.

And in Sirin's eyes, a huge shadow tentacle, like the speed of light, suddenly extended into the consciousness space and dragged the monster away from the sea of consciousness at high speed.

The relief from surviving the ordeal left her dazed.

Sirin sat on the floor of the sea of consciousness like a little girl.

She looked around with fear and bewilderment.

'Where... where is she?'

'No, where is that monster?!'

.............

"This thing... is a bit strange?"

Noldrei looked down at the shattered gem in his hand.

From a usage efficiency standpoint, the gem's owner shouldn't have placed all the shattered pieces inside one person's body. That didn't follow the traditional primitive human principle of maximizing benefits.

But the fact was, as soon as Kiana saw the gem, she immediately turned into an evil villain with a "I'm gonna transform now" look.

It's just a pity that her unqualified brain couldn't perfectly command her body.

Once again, she was suppressed by Noldrei.

"Being able to successfully iterate her own genes in her subconscious..." He nodded, basically confirming that the matriarchal primitive's brain had reached its limit. If she couldn't handle 1GB of information, then she couldn't.

Look, she was still wondering why she was hit.

"You, why did you hit me?!"

Kiana covered her face. She wanted to cover her head, which was throbbing with pain, and she also wanted to cover her face, which had just been hit.

As for her naked body, that little matter no longer mattered to her.

What was the point of caring about a body that was turned from poop-sludge?

To her now, it was like she had gotten a new and better body for free.

Anyway, the new organs below her were all created by him.

Does that mean she had a new dad again?

Or... a new mom?

This was a very novel feeling. If possible, Kiana would like other people to experience it as well.

"You were about to destroy this old house with your tentacles, I might have not woken you up if you continued. I didn't expect you to also suffer from mental splitting. It seems that I have to cure you of this disease in advance."

Noldrei's words left the girl very confused.

What's going on? How did she get sick?

Even if she was sick, could it be worse than the illness of turning into poop-sludge?

She was so mentally confused that she didn't remember what she did in her consciousness.

"I'll just open up your brain to take a look."

He said this and was ready to act, but the prepared Kiana dodged his hand.

"No, even if my body is gone, my brain is the only thing I have left. No matter what, I will not let you touch it this time."

Kiana rolled on the spot and protected her brain. As she said this, tears like a banana cat came out of her eyes, hard enough to flood the old house's floor.

Seeing that she was unwilling to have her brain replaced, Noldrei temporarily gave up on his plan.

The two of them began to discuss the matter of the Honkai.