Did the main characters enter the wrong game in their second playthrough?

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"Hmm...do you ever get tired of flying?"

Upon hearing this, Xing tilted her head and turned to look at Paimon, who had no wings and seemed to have flown into the air.

"Hmph! Lack of compassion! My phantom limb is clearly exhausted!"

"then you……"

The golden eyes measured the distance between Paimon and the ground, then pinched their chin and muttered:

"Your phantom limb is quite long..."

"Forehead……"

"Your thought process... is even more convoluted than the circles on a Hilichurl mask..."

"Thank you for the compliment~"

"I wasn't complimenting you, you know!"

The two of them, one person and one 0.5 people, frolicked and played around under the statue of the Seven Gods for a long time. Finally, as if they were tired, they lay down quietly under the statue, feeling the gentle breeze...

A gentle breeze stirred the tender blades of grass, making them dance around the two women as if the wind itself were caressing them. The grass then swirled and flew, creating ripples in the lake and causing the fish in the water to stir.

"Ah...it's been so long...since I've felt this relaxed."

Xing's eyes had a slight blemish, but her face looked very natural.

Perhaps... pressing that button wasn't such a bad thing after all. After taking over the path of "exploration," she never had the leisure to enjoy the beauty of each world she visited. In order to discover more "existences," she seemed to have lost her original intention of exploration... In the end, it was all just a hasty journey.

But now, in this entirely new world, she will embark on a new journey, and this time...

"Woo..."

Gently turning over, Xing looked at Paimon, who was dozing on the grass, with a hint of a smile in her golden eyes. Her face was full of tenderness.

She also met a reliable companion...

Hmm... well, we still need to consider their reliability, but they are definitely a trustworthy companion.

After all... even the seemingly unlucky and deeply resentful Ying can be trusted unconditionally, it seems... Paimon is truly the most loyal partner!

"Waaah... Ah Xing, don't steal my apple!"

Hearing the little guy's babbling in his sleep, Xing's smile widened.

Then, without realizing it, I secretly glanced at the sky above.

"..."

"Wow! She looked at me!"

A figure that had been secretly watching from the sky suddenly panicked...

Chapter Ten: Ying: No one can be unlucky forever.

Just how unlucky can a person be?

Ying didn't know, perhaps... no one should be as unlucky as her.

In another world, while traveling, he was suddenly intercepted by a strange god, and then inexplicably fell into a five-hundred-year sleep, also separated from his blood relatives.

After waking up and going on a journey, just as she was about to reunite with her blood relatives, fate seemed to be playing a cruel joke on her.

What does it mean to embark on a different path? What does it mean to have conflicting beliefs? He didn't even explain it to himself before resolutely raising the sword of rebellion towards the sky.

Then came the killing of the siblings...

In the end, she would never see him again...

She thought that the button was his hard-won luck, giving her the ability and opportunity to relive this journey, but... fate played another cruel joke on her.

She arrived in the world of humans and immediately engaged in a great battle with the monsters of that world.

Afterwards, he was eroded by an inexplicable force and fell into a coma.

If it weren't for Miss Kiana reminding her to stay true to herself and not be seduced, she might have truly lost herself in the dream world.

Upon awakening again, following the advice of Miss Kiana, she needed to distance herself from other forces in this world and seek refuge in an organization called St. Freya Academy...

After that, she wandered alone in this dilapidated city for a long time.

What a lonely journey it was! After the noisy chatter stopped, she... felt a little uneasy.

Then came all sorts of unexpected events...

She didn't get the power called St. Freya Academy, but instead received a series of massive metal constructs. They were somewhat similar to the "Ruins Guardians" she remembered, but their combat power was completely different.

These metal giants are agile and their attacks are clean and efficient. They can even deflect and defend against her elemental attacks!

The blunt sword in her hand couldn't even cut through the opponent's outer coating...

Despair gradually spread into Ying's mind. She was like a pitiful little white flower in the apocalypse, silently being ravaged by the storm.

That negative emotion surged into her heart again, and then...

An iron fist in front of her stopped the negative emotions from spreading further. When the iron fist slammed into her body with unstoppable force, Ying felt as if she had been hit by the Great Wild Boar King of the Snow Mountain. She was sent flying backward and lost consciousness.

Before her consciousness faded, a fiery red figure appeared in her vision one last time, after which darkness gradually descended.

And when she woke up again...

……

"So... this kid was chased and beaten up by three Titan mechs the whole way... that seems a bit too pitiful, doesn't it?"

Beside the hospital bed, Theresa looked at Ying, whose body was covered in bandages and whose delicate face was now bruised and swollen, as if she had been beaten up, and a very sympathetic expression appeared on her face.

"However... to be chased and attacked by three Titan mechs for so long and only suffer minor injuries all over his body... Dean, we've probably encountered a promising talent this time!"

Himeko crossed her arms and looked at Ying, who was still lying quietly on the bed, breathing evenly. She then reminded Theresa, who was sighing beside her.

"Well, but... we don't know the child's identity yet. We can't bring her to St. Freya Academy before we find out her background."

Theresa nodded first, then shook her head.

Then, he turned around and looked up at Himeko, who had a sigh on her face.

"So... Kiana... still no news?"

"..."

Himeko's mature face immediately fell silent, and a hint of sorrow appeared in her eyes.

"After we arrived in Changkong City, the abnormal Honkai energy reaction dissipated. The Hyperion scanned the entire city, but... we didn't see Kiana."

"Sigh...where did this child run off to..."

Theresa let out a long sigh, her azure eyes filled with worry.

Now, Kiana is practically one of her few remaining family members. If something were to happen to her, how could she possibly face Cecilia...?

"..."

Seemingly upon hearing the name "Kiana," Ying, who was still unconscious on the bed, suddenly showed some reaction.

The delicate nose, wrapped in bandages, twitched slightly, and then…

Under their watchful eyes, it slowly opened its golden eyes...

"Oh? She's awake."

Seeing this, Himeko raised an eyebrow, then put on a gentle smile and slowly walked to the side of the awakened Ying.

"Who...are you? Where is this place?"

At this moment, Ying felt pain all over her body, as if her entire body had been crushed a dozen times by the round body of the Dragon King Ruoduo...

Looking at the unfamiliar red-haired woman in front of her, she asked with a weak but wary tone.

"This is St. Freya Academy. You are safe now, little girl."

Himeko whispered to Yingdao.

"Saint Freya..."

Ying softly murmured the name, and then a green glow began to flash across her body. Under the astonished gazes of the two people at the window, the seemingly minor injuries on the girl's body began to heal, and the bandages hanging on her body began to fall off, revealing her well-behaved and delicate face.

"Oh? It seems... this little girl also has her own secrets..."

Biting her fingertip, a thoughtful look flashed in Himeko's eyes.

It seems... this little girl's background is rather unusual...

"This is……"

Feeling that incredibly familiar healing sensation, Ying looked at the fleeting green glow on her fingertip with some surprise.

She had experienced that healing feeling countless times before. Whenever she was injured during an adventure, she only needed to teleport back to the nearest statue of the Seven Gods, and the power of the Seven Gods would heal her. No matter how serious the wound, it could heal quickly...

And now, that healing feeling unique to the Seven Gods has reappeared in this world.

Could it be... because of St. Freya?

Recalling Kiana's words, Ying slowly raised her head, looking at the two "saviors" before her, whose faces showed surprise and doubt. Then, under their shocked gazes, she uttered a sentence:

"Excuse me... do you know Kiana?"

Chapter Eleven: Himeko? Mei?

"Kiana? You know Kiana! Where is she now?"

Upon hearing the name of her missing niece, Theresa instantly became somewhat agitated.

They have been searching for Kiana for several days, but there is still no news of her, as if Kiana had vanished into thin air in her room.

These past two days, everyone has been frantically searching for Kiana. Mei hasn't slept for two days and two nights. Everyone is looking for and waiting for information about Kiana, and now, that name has come out of the mouth of a little girl she has never met before...

"Calm down, Dean. Let this young lady think it over carefully. Don't scare her."

Himeko decisively grabbed the "super-strong old woman" beside her. She had only just recovered, and if something happened to her because of her excitement, the hope they had been waiting for would be lost!

"Phew... I'm sorry, I was a bit impatient. The Kiana you mentioned is my niece. She went missing a while ago, and we haven't heard from her at all. Everyone is very worried!"

"If you can provide any information, then..."

The tiny Theresa hesitated for a moment, then, as if she had made a huge decision, she looked at Ying, who was lying on the hospital bed, with a firm look in her azure eyes.

"I'll give you my rare, signed copy of the entire Houmu comic book!"