Chapter 26: System, You've Caused Trouble!

Lu Yu turned around and saw two figures, one in white and one in purple, rushing towards him.

"Hmm."

How did Kiana and Raiden Mei know him?

"Ladies, is there something you need?"

Lu Yu quickly adjusted his emotions and managed to put on a poker face, pretending not to recognize the two girls.

"Huh?! You don't know me?"

Running up to Lu Yu, Kiana looked at him in surprise. This guy didn't recognize her?

"Then, sir, do you know me?"

Raiden Mei's tone was more polite than Kiana's.

"Uh... Beautiful ladies, I don't think we've met before, right?"

That was the truth. Lu Yu really met Kiana and Raiden Mei for the first time.

"What? What?"

Hearing Lu Yu's response, Kiana found it hard to believe. What was going on? He didn't know her?

"May I ask what business you have with me, ladies?"

Lu Yu smiled and looked at Raiden Mei and Kiana. As two of the top three families in the Honkai world, this was his first time facing them directly, especially Kiana. He had never seen her in real life.

Indeed, people in the game and reality were completely different. Today's Kiana was wearing a light blue long-sleeved outfit, not the braided hair she had at the beginning of the game. In Lu Yu's eyes, she was at least two levels more attractive than in the game.

As for Raiden Mei, Lu Yu had bumped into her a few times, but each time she was already grown up, resembling the older sister from the later stages of the Honkai world. This was indeed his first time seeing the teenage version of Raiden Mei.

Hearing Lu Yu's question, both Raiden Mei and Kiana were stunned.

Right, they both assumed that the other person would recognize them because they thought the person who brought them into the space must know them. The possibility of the other person not recognizing them hadn't crossed their minds.

"It's... nothing..."

Looking at Lu Yu's smiling face, Kiana's mind blanked for a moment.

Compared to Kiana, Raiden Mei was much smarter. She quickly reacted.

"Hello, I'm Raiden Mei. I saw you strolling around the academy during class time. St. Freya Academy doesn't usually have visitors. I wanted to ask if you have any business here."

In her mind, Raiden Mei gave herself a thumbs-up. Sure enough, compared to Kiana, who hadn't evolved to Flamescion, she was much more convincing. Look at that reasoning, flawless!

"Well, I just arrived at St. Freya Academy today to take up a position here. I was just walking around to see the place where I'll be working in the future."

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Kiana's face showed a trace of surprise. "Huh?! Will you become a teacher at the academy?"

Lu Yu smiled, "No, I'll be in the logistics department."

Kiana pondered for a moment, "Logistics department? I remember that's the department managed by Director Kafka, right?"

"Yes, I'm currently working under Director Kafka's leadership, mainly handling miscellaneous tasks."

"I see."

Raiden Mei seemed to be deep in thought.

"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be on my way. There's not much time for lunch, and I have to get back to my work station."

Seeing Lu Yu about to leave, Raiden Mei decided to take the initiative.

"Um, sir, can I ask your name? I'd like to be friends with you."

"And me too! I'm Kiana."

"As for me, I'm Lu Yu."

So, his name was Lu Yu?

Both Kiana and Raiden Mei memorized the name in their minds at the same time.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. Goodbye, two beautiful ladies."

Waving to both of them, Lu Yu chose to make a quick exit. It's not that he didn't want to chat with Kiana and Raiden Mei a little longer, but he realized that the dog system seemed to have tricked him.

After leaving the cafeteria, Lu Yu found a secluded corner and squatted down.

"Dog system, you said that the simulation wouldn't affect reality. How come Kiana and Raiden Mei know me?"

"Please don't defame the system, Host. The system never lies, and the simulation does not directly impact reality."

"No direct impact? Hmph, are you playing word games with me? It indirectly affected, right?"

"Tell me, during the simulation, were the heroines them, or were there others?"

"Everything that happens in the simulator is part of other worldlines. The system never lies, and the simulation won't affect anything in reality."

"Then how do they know me?"

Because the system initially claimed that it wouldn't affect reality, Lu Yu thought that everything in the simulator was fake, including the audience. In his mind, the audience should be an alternate worldline version of Kiana or Raiden Mei. But now, it seemed that the system had deceived him.

"Because each time the simulation ends, the audience consists of the real Kiana and Raiden Mei from this world."

"Huh? Are you saying that they participate in the simulation as the audience, but they are not the ones being simulated?"

"Yes."

Lu Yu: "..."

"How does the audience mode of the simulator work?"

"Every time you simulate, the corresponding people from this world are pulled into a specially prepared space by the system to observe your simulation. After your simulation ends, they will rate you."

"What the heck! Your meaning is that people from reality are forcibly brought into another space to watch my simulations?"

Lu Yu couldn't help but imagine a bizarre scene.

In this alternate space, Raiden Mei blushing while watching him and the simulated Raiden Mei loving each other, getting married, and having children...

In the same alternate space, Kiana witnessing him bullying her...

Tsk tsk tsk. What kind of torture was this? This is not a simulator system; it's some unhealthy 18+ blackroom training system!

Where would you find a simulator that forcibly drags real people into another space to watch simulations?

Lu Yu couldn't help but think of such a strange scene.

In that blackroom, Raiden Mei blushed, watching him and the simulated Raiden Mei in a loving relationship, getting married, and having children...

In the same blackroom, Kiana watched him mistreat her...

Tsk tsk tsk. What kind of torment was this?! This system was not a simulator; it was some kind of galgame with a training theme!

No wonder Raiden Mei and Kiana reacted this way when they saw him.

Wait a minute, did he seriously torment Kiana in front of her?

As for Raiden Mei, didn't he forcefully kiss her and become her husband in the simulation?

Oh, this was too terrifying!

No, this must be kept hidden. He couldn't let them discover that he caused all of this. Otherwise...

Lu Yu thought about his several beastly simulations, and he scolded the dog system for causing great harm!!!