Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

"So you're saying that after I saw those broken pieces of rock, I suddenly became someone else? Then you didn't need to slap me in the face..."

Kiana covered her face, feeling very resentful. Even though she had been wandering for so long, mastered various firearms and scams, and was able to investigate the Honkai and survive in the wilderness.

When had she ever been wronged like this?

Yet this time she was abused so much by an eldritch horror in such a short period of time. Truly, enough was enough.

But she could still endure it. After all, she really couldn't beat him.

She didn't even have a say in whether this body could kill itself now.

"But, in my original history, there were never similar things. Such powerful gems must have left behind a considerable reputation in history."

Noldrei's question was a bit strange, but Kiana didn't have similar concerns.

She said it as a matter of course, "Isn't it normal that ordinary people don't know about the Honkai? This kind of thing is definitely prohibited from being revealed to the general public."

Noldrei looked at her as if she was a fool, and he asked back, "Have you ever seen any official history in human history written by ordinary people? Only the ruling class has the right to write official history. You're telling me about the absurd disease of Honkai, yet none of the local government officials know about it?"

"The energy fluctuations of this gem are exactly the same as those of the Honkai symptoms you mentioned. They must be from the same source, even if they're not, they would have a considerable degree of connection."

Kiana also had her own reasons, and she retorted, "I have this thing in my body, how can I not know about it myself?"

Noldrei explained, "I helped you reorganize your body, and I personally took it out of your body. Why do you think you would have it?"

"This..."

The girl fell into deep thought. She thought, but didn't get the expected result.

Could it really be a crystal formed by the Honkai she was infected with while fighting the Honkai?

That's too outrageous, right? I can actually produce Honkai crystals? Could it be that I'm some kind of special type of Honkai beast?

"But even if you say that... I've never had a medical examination."

She had never had a medical examination. Even if she had occasional injuries, she would mostly treat them herself.

If you ask why she had so much experience treating injuries, that was all thanks to her father, Siegfried, who had used her as a test subject many times.

Noldrei saw that she was a bit worried, so he reassured her, "Don't worry, I know your body better than you do. You have a total of 3…"

"Shut up—! Don't say it!"

Kiana didn't want to know how many hairs she had on her body. That was too much of a blow for a beautiful girl.

"Oh, if you're worried about the density of your hair, I've already taken the liberty of optimizing away the fine hair all over your body. With the abilities of the two of us, there is no need to keep the fine hairs at all."

"....."

Kiana was silenced. She tried to think, but couldn't understand what humanity had gone through in the future to have their fine hair optimized away.

"However, in our era, there are some people who are fond of fur. Many humans like to customize a beautiful fur gene for themselves."

Noldrei spoke eloquently. Seeing how interested he was, it seemed like he also wanted to experiment on Kiana.

"What are future humans like?"

Kiana finally asked the question in her heart.

But this question was difficult for Noldrei to answer.

He pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "I'll just say it in a way you'd understand. From the ancient trilobites to the modern cockroaches, they encompass all things."

I've lost all hope for the future world! Nooo!

Why do future humans want to be trilobites and cockroaches after they have powers!

Kiana hadn't read Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". Maybe if she did, she could understand the charm of cockroaches.

"You said that you were investigating the Honkai while looking for your father? But based on what I could perceive, I only saw you with such unique energy fluctuations. How were you planning to find the Honkai?"

Noldrei had indeed only seen her with similar energy.

It was probably because he hadn't carefully sensed the entire city. When he first saw such strange energy that had never appeared in human history, Noldrei had already conceived the idea of turning Kiana into one of his own kind.

Thanks to the Honkai, and thanks to the gem.

It had successfully sent Kiana on the path of "evolution", crossing to 130,000 years into the future.

"Finding the Honkai is actually very simple, just follow the cases of Honkai disease. I traveled from the west to the east, because my father is also a warrior who fights against the Honkai. As long as I fight alongside him, I will definitely be able to find him."

"And then..."

"And then..."

She had a look of resentment on her face, and said in a low voice, "Then I met you as soon as I got here."

What a damn eldritch horror, how can I talk to my dad in this form?

It was too late now, Kiana didn't think Noldrei was a bad "eldritch horror." He kept talking about humans from 130,000 years in the future.

She would just listen to him as if it was true for now.

"Meeting me is the greatest luck of your life. Ordinary people don't have such good fortune."

Noldrei believed that he had done a great deed by helping the girl evolve in advance. The human body that had been accumulated over 130,000 years was the highest crystallization of human history.

"Then I really thank you!"

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth, wishing she could eat the guy in front of her alive. But unfortunately, she couldn't.

To be honest, this new body was really strong.

It would be great if that guy hadn't helped her open two holes.

"Let's talk about the Honkai." She didn't want to talk about her body. Every time she did, it felt a bit weird.

"If we want to find the Honkai, we need to investigate locally, and there will be specialized equipment for detecting Honkai energy. As long as we can find a single clue, we can know where Honkai beasts will appear."

"Do you have any?" Noldrei thought carefully. He didn't see any equipment on Kiana.

Her clothes were mostly cheap and practical sportswear.

"I don't have anything at all. I've been relying on luck to find Honkai on my journey!"

The girl put her hands on her hips and proudly raised her head. Her hair, which wasn't tied up, swept past her shoulders, showing off its silkiness.

"I instinctively feel where the Honkai is, so I just follow my feelings. But now I don't have that feeling anymore. Maybe this city has gotten better?"

She was very confused, not knowing if it was because she had changed to a new body.

Noldrei looked down at the gem shards in his hand. He roughly knew what she was relying on to sense the location of the Honkai.