I Am Honkai

"Wow... It's all your fault, Kuroko! Otherwise, how would we be chased by the security robots!"

"Uh... isn't it because Onee-sama damaged the vending machine?" Hearing her Onee-sama's outright blame-shifting, Shirai Kuroko protested. Getting shocked was one thing, but now she was being blamed too.

"Enough! I'll deal with you later!"

"Stop! I am arresting you for [damaging public property]! Please cease your escape immediately!" A cold electronic male voice called out from behind the two fleeing girls as two security robots pursued them.

According to the system's security regulations, the offense was minor, so the security robots didn't draw their weapons; they were simply chasing them.

Well, perhaps it was their bad luck. Of all places to use electricity, they chose to do it near a security station, and now they were caught red-handed by patrolling security robots.

As for why they didn't catch Selene as an accomplice, that's obvious. I designed the products myself, so why not leave a backdoor in them? (Hands on hips, looking justified).

After giving the security robots a "look," they ignored Selene and the other two bystanders.

Watching the chase gradually fade into the distance, Selene couldn't help but shed a crocodile tear for them, knowing Misaka Mikoto and Kuroko were caught on the security robots' live surveillance and couldn't escape writing a report. Her smile grew more mischievous.

...

"Hmm-hmm... Hmm-hmm-hmm..."

Ending this peaceful day, Selene strolled through the corridors of her manor, humming and radiating joy as she recalled the scene from earlier.

Indeed, happy things can relax a person's mood.

It's like when learning to drive and constantly getting scolded by the instructor; coming home to watch comedy anime relaxes the mind and eases tension.

"Miss, you seem to have had a delightful day." The visible happiness was apparent to the household staff, who greeted Selene with smiles.

"Yes." In response, Selene nodded, returning the greetings with equal enthusiasm.

Walking down the long corridor, Selene initially planned to eat but had a new idea.

"With such a good mood, let's get to work!" When one is relaxed, it's the best time to do things, right? Selene thought as she headed to the drawing room.

Yes, the drawing room.

The giant silver knight that captured the robber earlier was the result of Selene's research and design in the drawing room.

The principle is simple, similar to how a Herrscher creates Honkai beasts. You can randomly generate them based on fixed templates or meticulously craft them yourself.

Clearly, the silver knight was a product of Selene's creativity. The randomly generated beast-shaped Honkai beasts couldn't compare to Selene's noble quality.

...Okay, that was her vanity at work. It was just something to do out of boredom.

Pushing open the door to the drawing room, she saw various character design sketches. Besides the completed silver knight, the remaining designs ranged from righteous and upright styles to dark and sinister styles.

Simple designs like dragons, angels, and demons were minor matters; the real challenge was the unspeakable creatures composed of various animals, though most were still drafts or mere ideas.

Selene had taken many painting and sculpture classes for this purpose.

Sitting in a chair, she casually picked up a sketch and pondered the recent abyssal hell-style soldier she designed.

With a righteous silver knight, how could there not be a contrasting soldier?

The design featured standard goat horns, red skin, a tall and fierce body, roaring flames, and large bat wings—all elements of the Balrog template from Western mythology.

This draft was mostly complete, needing only minor adjustments and detail additions.

However, Selene discovered a significant problem after the silver knight's debut today: since they were Honkai creations, their bodies and attacks inevitably leaked Honkai energy.

Although Selene could prevent Honkai energy leakage through manual control, this limited their scalability, as precise control became impossible with more units or longer distances.

This contradicted her original intention of designing soldiers.

If it were another world, it might be fine, but it wasn't ideal for the Toaru Majutsu no Index world. Selene wasn't planning to disrupt it and couldn't let Honkai energy spread unchecked.

Unlike energy converted from Honkai energy, these Honkai creations were inherently corrosive.

Thus, she needed to develop soldiers that wouldn't corrode the world. This thought gave Selene a headache; it was a challenge.

Should she accelerate the upgrade and production of machine soldiers or explore a new path?

Perhaps she should venture into other worlds to seek solutions?

Tapping her fingers on the table, Selene recalled a series of worlds on her list.

"Hm?... I got it!" An idea flashed, and Selene thought of a certain cooperative troop from an adventure story.

"If it's them, there shouldn't be any problems." The more Selene considered her impression, the more excited she became.

This was a good opportunity!

Her Herrscher core was almost fully nurtured, and sensing her body's condition, Selene estimated she was close to fully merging with it. Once complete, there'd be no concept of gems; she'd become the Herrscher core, inseparable even in death.

Since Selene had completed her transformation into a Herrscher, her life had evolved, allowing her to maintain her abilities across different worlds.

As long as she didn't challenge worlds vastly superior to hers, even if she exceeded her limits, she'd only be partially suppressed at worst.

With this in mind, it was time to consider seeking new worlds!

In the next moment, Selene traced her fingers in the air, and a two-meter-high spatial portal appeared out of thin air.

"There's still time, so I should take advantage of it."