From Kiana the Lord Ravager Onward: A Grand Fabricated History
Author: Better Hang Myself Than Write
"An… an Emanator of Abundance?!"
The moment she heard Kiana's answer, Asta's voice shot upward, clearly startled out of her composure.
"Yep, an Emanator of Abundance. What's wrong, Miss Asta? Are you really that surprised?" Kiana was amused by her reaction and let out a soft laugh.
To be fair, this was exactly the kind of reaction Kiana had been hoping for.
If Herta had heard something like this, she might have doubted it first.
But Asta?
Asta was the kind who would actually believe it.
Asta quickly waved her hands, a little flustered. "Sorry, I got a bit too excited. But Miss Kiana, that really is shocking."
Kiana shrugged as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "Isn't that normal? My mom's an Emanator of Abundance, and I'm an Emanator of Destruction. What's the problem?"
"The problem is huge!" Asta finally blurted out.
"Emanators aren't something that can just be inherited. And besides, you two don't even follow the same Path, do you?"
Destruction and Abundance were, after all, rather far apart in meaning.
Then again… if Kiana's mother really was an Emanator of Abundance, didn't that make certain things suddenly make a lot more sense?
After all, preserving someone intact for nearly ten Amber Eras wasn't the sort of thing even Madam Herta could probably accomplish with ease.
[Ding!]
[Your lie has made Asta believe it to be true. The lie becomes reality. Authority over Abundance has risen significantly, and you have gained 500 Fabricated History Points!]
[Remaining Fabricated History Points: 4009]
The crisp system notification ringing through her mind made Kiana positively bloom with joy.
Excellent. The little power bank was really putting in work now!
So even though she said it was impossible out loud, deep down she had still chosen to believe it?
Asta, you delightful little thing.
Sure enough, different power banks required different charging strategies.
At this moment, Kiana even took the time to check on the Cecilia persona aligned with Abundance, only to find that its strength had risen by quite a bit. It had clearly already obtained the preliminary status of an Emanator of Abundance.
In that case, now was exactly the time to press the advantage.
"The universe is so vast. Anything can happen." Kiana swung her legs lightly and smiled at Asta.
"Or what, Miss Asta? Do you have some kind of prejudice against the entire Path of Abundance too?"
At that, Asta immediately shook her head. "Of course not. The Abundance Denizens are Abundance Denizens, and Pathstriders of Abundance are Pathstriders of Abundance. I'd never lump them all together."
But the more she spoke, the less confidence she seemed to have.
After all, hadn't she herself grown wary of Kiana earlier because of her identity?
Kiana blinked, her smile turning sly. "So then, what kind of person did you think I was? Some vicious monster? Someone whose only thought is destroying planets?"
Asta looked embarrassed. "…Sorry. That really was my own prejudice talking."
"Miss Kiana, you're very different from what I imagined. At least so far, you're more… well, lively than most of the researchers on the space station."
"Well, obviously!" Kiana lifted her chin proudly.
"I care a lot about quality of life. Even a Lord Ravager should be an elegant, beautiful girl!"
That matter-of-fact declaration made Asta laugh despite herself. The girl in front of her really did possess a strange sort of charm that made people relax without realizing it.
"Were you always like this before, Miss Kiana?"
"Of course. Mom taught me that!"
"Your mother?" Asta's interest was piqued all over again.
Kiana continued, "Mom said the universe is huge, but life is short. So being happy is what matters most."
Those words, at least, were genuinely heartfelt. They weren't entirely part of the con.
Hearing that, Asta said sincerely, "Your mother must have been a very special person."
"Well, I'm a very special person too," Kiana pressed on while the iron was hot.
"To be honest with you, Miss Asta—even among the Lord Ravagers, I'm a very, very special existence."
"A special existence?" Asta's curiosity was now fully hooked.
As a scholar who longed for the stars, her curiosity had always been stronger than most people's.
"Could you explain that in more detail, Miss Kiana?"
Kiana gave her another mysterious little smile, then raised a finger.
"Miss Asta, you've heard of it before, right? Every Lord Ravager has a special corresponding Path."
"I've heard a little about that." Asta nodded.
"So then, which Path do you correspond to?"
"I don't have a corresponding Path."
That answer was unexpected.
Back when they were still on Jarilo, Kiana had told Herta that she was a Lord Ravager corresponding to Beauty.
But that had only been something she said to tease Herta. Herta hadn't believed it, and even if it had somehow been true, Kiana herself wouldn't have accepted that setup.
Now that she had already become a Lord Ravager, she naturally had to aim a little higher.
"No corresponding Path?"
After hearing Kiana's answer, Asta looked genuinely surprised.
According to the IPC's records, that was essentially standard for every Lord Ravager. In fact, after hearing Kiana talk about her mother, Asta had even begun to suspect that perhaps Kiana's corresponding Path was Abundance.
Kiana stopped being vague and gave her answer directly.
"What I correspond to… is all Paths."
"All Paths?" Asta went completely still.
"It sounds a little exaggerated, but it's true." Kiana folded her arms, looking unbearably smug.
"And the Paths I correspond to even include Destruction itself. Because of the uniqueness of my Path, all Lord Ravagers have to listen to me. So calling myself the Princess of Destruction really isn't too much."
"Otherwise, that woman wouldn't have hunted me down so relentlessly."
Uh…
The Princess of Destruction?
Asta suddenly felt that the girl in front of her might be just a little bit chuuni. After all, even she herself had stopped calling herself a princess after the age of six.
But chuuni or not, if one were to ask whether Asta actually doubted the truth of those words…
[Ding!]
[Your lie has once again made Asta believe. The lie becomes reality. Affinity with Destruction has increased dramatically, and you have gained 1000 Fabricated History Points.]
[Remaining Fabricated History Points: 5009]
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