"Yes, yes. So, my dear Young Lady Kiana, did you find a club you like?" Shun asked casually.
"Not yet. I always feel the Going Home Club would be more comfortable…" Although the upperclassmen were pretty and enthusiastic, Kiana always felt that participating in club activities would be troublesome.
Moreover, staying here felt more comfortable… Kiana hugged the pillow in her arms again. Compared to being at school, she still felt more at ease staying by Shun's side.
"By the way, what do you do all day with nothing to do?" Kiana was very curious. Shun didn't seem to have any proper work, yet he was so rich at such a young age.
"The two lower floors are still being renovated. Did you forget? I'm going to open a detective agency. I'm a private detective."
In truth, why become a private detective? Wasn't it because this identity made things convenient? After all, a private detective could appear anywhere reasonably, and it would also make it easier to approach Raiden Mei after Raiden Ryoma was arrested.
Shun's current primary goal was definitely the Herrscher of Thunder. Everything could make way for the Herrscher of Thunder. Even taking in Kiana had the purpose of getting closer to Raiden Mei.
Someone here might ask: Isn't she just an unawakened, embarrassing Herrscher? Is she worth caring so much about? She was even solo-killed by Kiana in the plot.
Let's put it this way: the more you understand the Herrscher of Thunder, the more you know how terrifying she is. For the Herrscher of Thunder, affecting the magnetic field of half the Earth should not be a problem.
If the Herrscher of Thunder were born in Nagazora City, first of all, all kinds of human high-tech would be useless against this human-shaped EMP.
When the Herrscher of Thunder induced the electromagnetic field intensity in the Eastern Hemisphere to approach the threshold, she could trigger ultra-large-scale magnetically induced currents. The consequence would be a reduction in Earth's magnetic field strength, allowing various high-energy cosmic rays and solar particle streams to pour directly onto the surface. At that time, a large number of humans would probably die.
Not to mention the direct impact on humans, just the environmental damage alone after Earth's magnetic field continued to weaken and eventually disappeared completely.
Earth would stop rotating, glaciers would melt, seawater would evaporate, light molecules in the atmosphere would all be blown away by solar wind, leaving only heavy molecules like carbon dioxide. By then, Earth would probably turn into a dead planet like Venus.
For the Herrscher of Thunder, achieving this would only require finding a place to hide where no one could find her. She could easily destroy all of humanity. Therefore, Shun didn't dare to gamble on whether the Herrscher of Thunder would behave as obediently as in the original plot. He didn't dare bet.
The waves stirred by this butterfly of his were already too big. How the future would develop was still unknown.
That was why Shun had to personally and deeply participate. The identities of private detective and Kiana's temporary guardian were both very important.
"You're actually a detective?" In Kiana's eyes, being a detective seemed like a very impressive profession.
Her sapphire-like eyes stared at Shun brightly for a long time. In Kiana's mind, detectives were probably all like Holmes or Conan.
"Can you say that line?" Kiana cleared her throat and said, "There is only one truth."
"That's Conan. I really don't know it." Shun waved his hand and continued. "Do you know what the usual duties of a private detective are?"
"What?" As expected, Kiana, who had little life experience, had no idea what private detectives actually did.
"Ummm, generally it's stalking, catching cheating spouses, or finding lost cats. It's not some grand profession."
"Eh, so it's like that…" Although he felt sorry for shattering Kiana's illusions, that was life.
However, tomorrow, what Shun had to do definitely wouldn't be private detective work.
Early the next morning, before the sun had fully risen, the sky was covered by a faint layer of gray. The air was filled with a fresh scent mixed with the smell of soil and rainwater. Fine drizzle fell gently like cow hair, veiling the entire world in a hazy gauze.
Asakura Miyuki quietly walked out of her home's courtyard. She gently closed the somewhat rusty iron gate, producing a soft "creak." She slightly lowered her head, as if she didn't want others to see her current mood.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure standing at the intersection, nodding at her.
"It's Hero-sama!" Asakura Miyuki's originally gloomy expression, dark as gathering storm clouds, instantly melted away like snow under the spring sun, replaced by a brilliant smile as radiant as sunlight.
Those beautiful eyes sparkled with intertwined surprise and joy, as if they could illuminate a person's soul. This sudden change was astonishing, like seeing a flower suddenly blooming in the darkness, emitting a captivating fragrance and charm.
"Mm, let's go." Wearing a set of black clothes, Shun shifted the large black umbrella in his hand which could easily cover four or five people slightly toward Asakura Miyuki's head, shielding her from the rain.
Even though they hadn't made any prior agreement, Shun only gestured, and Asakura Miyuki followed him without asking anything.
"Asakura, is there anywhere you want to go?"
"Hero-sama, aren't we going to school?" Asakura Miyuki still hadn't fully reacted.
"We're not going. Name a place you want to go the most. I'll accompany you there today." Consider it… your final resting place…
Of course, Shun couldn't say that last sentence to Asakura Miyuki. At the very least, let her leave happily in the end.
The current Asakura Miyuki was already terminally ill. Just by staying beside her, Shun could absorb some of the Honkai energy dissipating from her. It probably wouldn't be long before she turned into a Dead Sea.
"Can we go to a crowded place?" Asakura Miyuki slightly raised her head, her gaze timidly looking toward Shun. She looked like a timid little deer carefully testing whether the surroundings were safe.
She lightly bit her lip, seeming a little nervous, yet unable to suppress the longing in her heart. Her lively black eyes blinked, as bright as stars twinkling in the night sky, faintly shining with expectant light. Though faint, the light was like a candle flame in the darkness impossible to ignore.
"Sure." Shun nodded gently. With him absorbing the Honkai energy dissipating from Asakura Miyuki, it wouldn't affect others anyway.
"Then, Hero-sama, can we go to Tokyo Disney? I've always wanted to go!" Mentioning Tokyo Disney, Asakura Miyuki became energetic again. This had always been her dream, but because no one would accompany her, it had never been fulfilled. But today, it seemed there was finally a day when her wish could come true.
The graceful young girl's bright, star-like eyes were now sparkling with incomparably brilliant light, fully carrying her eager anticipation for the unknown journey about to unfold.