Kiana was a bit bewildered by the confusing behavior of the Group Friends.
Special Operations... why did Nana think she was dead?
"little system, do you know what's going on?"
Kiana asked the system; it should know what had happened.
[The time flow of the universe where the Host is located was previously adjusted.]
[Eighteen years have passed in the Host's universe, while in the worlds of the other Kianas—well... except for Phainon's—only one month has passed.]
[Combined with the fact that Phainon visited Wangshu a few times and didn't see you, plus some rumors, they assumed you were dead.]
"So that's how it is..."
After the system's explanation, Kiana finally understood what was happening.
[Group Owner Na: Sisters, I was just in a deep sleep for an upgrade earlier, I'm not dead!]
[Phainon: So it was a deep sleep... (scratches head.jpg)]
Subsequently, everyone in the group began to @Phainon, sending'stare—' emojis.
[Herrscher of Flamescion Na: You scared me to death. Luckily you're okay, sister; I was almost ready to come and fight for my life.]
[Pretty Cure Kiana: Oh no, I already notified my seniors that something big happened...]
Because the group chat update allowed for many people to be teleported, Pretty Cure Kiana had thought about calling for more helpers... She had called many people, and now telling them everything was fine was quite embarrassing.
[Gojo Kiana: Are there many people? The Tavern has been expanded now, so you can pull people in together. Go to the Tavern to Host them~]
[Human Emperor Na: That's right, the Tavern is the best. There's endless food, and Man Sui is eating very happily too!]
[Group Owner Na: @Herrscher of Flamescion Na, I didn't expect you to care about me so much (smirks)]
[Herrscher of Flamescion Na: Hmph hmph (puffs out chest)]
"Wow, that girl Flamescion actually wanted to break her seclusion and come investigate for me."
Kiana clasped her hands to her cheeks, a sweet and happy smile appearing on her face.
Aside from Flamescion, she could see that the other Nas cared about her as well, but they simply lacked the power to do anything.
After all, they knew about her situation—it involved Path lunatics, Emanators, and Aeons.
For many of them, the waters were simply too deep.
Herrscher of Flamescion Na had refined a portion of the Pitch-Black Destiny along with her own God Ki; at this stage, as long as she didn't encounter an Aeon, escaping shouldn't be a problem.
[Group Owner Na: @Everyone, anyway, I'm fine. Due to the previous group chat update, the time flow between my side and yours changed.]
[Group Owner Na: Eighteen years passed on my side, while only a month passed for you. Plus, I've been in a deep sleep, and the Xianzhou blocked information, so Phainon couldn't get any news.]
Although Phainon was a digital lifeform, and a top-tier one at that, who else was on the Xianzhou?
Bonnia, two Vill-Vs, and the Aeon of Nous; the network side of things was incredibly secure.
Even if Demiurge came, he'd struggle to break through the Xianzhou's network domain and would likely have to retreat in disgrace.
[Monkey Kiana: I'm glad you're okay. Lately, I feel like the old monkey has been looking at me strangely. He's not going to arrange some troublesome task for me, is he...]
[Sake Kiana: Today another black-haired, very beautiful transfer student arrived... Eh, why did I say 'another'?]
[Special Ops Na: @Group Owner Na, if you have time, you can come to my place to play... I miss you.]
[Gojo Kiana: I knew it, there's definitely something between those two!]
[Knight Na: This playgirl...]
[Group Owner Na: @Special Ops Na, I'll go once things are settled on my end. @Knight Na, I am not!!!]
"this young miss is really not a playgirl; after all, I just give my feelings to everyone equally!"
Kiana nodded to herself with a matter-of-fact expression, arms crossed.
At that moment, four messages suddenly popped up in the group chat.
[Wisdom Surpassing the Gods (Civilization Leader who Crossed the Honkai) has joined the group chat]
[The Greatest Existence of the Beginning has joined the group chat]
[Light of Finality has joined the group chat]
[Demon-Slaying Swordsman has joined the group chat]
Aside from the top three titles that sounded incredibly impressive, the bottom one seemed quite ordinary.
"Could it be that the group chat pulls people in based on my current strength..."
Kiana muttered softly, tapping on the four profile pictures to check their appearances.
The first one had a single ponytail draped over her chest, wearing a white lab coat with hands in her pockets, and silver-rimmed glasses as she looked sideways at the camera.
She looked quite normal, with a relatively gentle expression; she seemed like a Na who would be easy to get along with.
The second... was a short, twin-tailed loli with pointed ears, a staff floating behind her, and a very lively smile.
Could this be a goblin?
Kiana looked up and thought for a moment; a goblin seemed to fit this Na's appearance, but she seemed taller than a goblin?
An elf?
Kiana didn't know, because there was too much stuff in her head to make a precise selection.
But judging by the title 'Greatest Existence of the Beginning', this harmless-looking loli's true identity was likely terrifying.
The third one was much simpler: a Giant of Light! She was familiar with this; there were many in her memories.
This female giant's body was mainly silver, purple, and blue, with two glowing blue 'eggs' on her soft-featured face and a diamond-shaped timer flashing purple on her chest.
This specific form wasn't in her memories; it was likely transformed based on this Na's characteristics.
However... "Light of Finality, that sounds like it's on the same level as the Mysterious Four Ultras, right?"
It probably was, as the Mysterious Four all had titles like that.
For example, Noa, the first light born from the great universe; Saga, the light of miracles; and Legend, the will of the great universe.
As for the old man, King was positioned similarly to the Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg of the neighboring Type-Moon world.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Light of Finality should be the final light of hope spawned after all universes step toward destruction."
Kiana made a blind guess based on the title, but she figured it couldn't be too far off.
It was definitely light from the end of the universe, though she didn't know if it was light of destruction or light of salvation.
Judging by the appearance, she looked quite righteous, so she probably wasn't a bad Na.
Then there was the fourth person... side ponytail, wearing a Demon Slayer Corps uniform with a haori, one hand on her sword hilt, eyes slightly narrowed as she scanned her surroundings vigilantly.
This one was much easier to recognize: a Demon Slayer from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
And a Hashira-level one at that.
"It seems only the last one is a bit weaker; the other three are all monsters."
As for why she said the first one—the gentle, approachable doctor—was also a monster... just look at her title, 'Wisdom Surpassing the Gods', and she was also someone who had crossed the Honkai. With the mark of Finality in her eyes, she was bound to be extraordinary.
"I hope these three are all good Nas..."
Kiana didn't want to encounter a version of herself that had turned into a bad seed.
She had considered that there might be evil Nas; if such a Na joined the group, she wouldn't know how to interact with her.
She also didn't know if she should kill her.
Whatever... she hadn't met one yet, so she wouldn't think about it for now.
Kiana shook her head and looked at the group chat; after this while, the newcomers should have understood the nature of this chat.
Then, Kiana changed their names based on each Kiana's characteristics.
[Wisdom Surpassing the Gods has been changed to Dr. Na]
[The Greatest Existence of the Beginning has been changed to Elf Na?]
[Light of Finality has been changed to Ultra Na]
[Demon-Slaying Swordsman has been changed to Demon Slayer Na]
[Elf Na?: Why did you say elf! I am clearly a noble Person of the Demon World!]
[Elf Na? has changed their own name to Battle Mage... Duoluo Na]
[Duoluo Na: I clearly changed it to Battle Mage, oh well, Battle Loli is also quite fitting]
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