Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 374 Hoshimi Muneichiro

Some time later, inside a police car.

"Thank you, Xiao Chen."

As Zhu Yuan drove, she thanked the officer over the communication channel, while the sheriff named Xiao Chen said somewhat embarrassedly.

"No, you're welcome. It's my honor to be able to help Sheriff Zhu Yuan and Director Youlandale. I've already shared the coordinates of the prison van that meets your requirements. If there's nothing else, I'll end the communication now."

"You've worked hard, Xiao Chen. You should go and rest now. Leave the rest to us."

"Understood, Director Yulan Dale! Then Xiao Chen from the temporary inspection team will log off for now!"

After saying that, Xiao Chen hung up the phone. At the same time, the location information of the prison van carrying Hoshimi Miya was transmitted to the police car where everyone was sitting.

"The location and route of the prison van have been synchronized, but this route... Oh no, the destination of this route is where Commander Bollinger is giving his speech!"

"So, their target is indeed Miss Ya, but what is their purpose in doing this?" Zhe pondered.

"Damn it, it's election season right now, there are so many cars on the road, at this rate we'll be late!"

Zhu Yuan slapped the steering wheel in frustration and continued, "Should we turn on the siren to make other cars give way? Or should we switch to a patrol motorcycle?"

"Zhu Yuan, calm down," said Yulandal. "It's too late to change the patrol motorcycles now. Since their destination is next to the dead end cave, let's go straight into the cave."

Zhu Yuan paused for a moment, then asked, "Huh? Are you planning to drive the car straight into the dead end or the empty cave?"

"No need for that. You'll find out once you're inside the cave."

"Indeed, there are other means of transportation available in dead-end tunnels. Don't worry, I've driven them before."

"Although what I'm saying may be a little different from what you think, Zhe, let's go to the Dead End Void first."

"understood."

After saying that, Zhu Yuan turned the car around and drove towards the nearest entrance to the dead-end tunnel. She parked the police car in front of the entrance and contacted Xiao Chen to have someone drive the police car back to the police station. The three of them then entered the dead-end tunnel.

"Director Durandal, what should we do next?"

"Just call me Durandal."

Yulandel waved his hand and said, "You and my sister are classmates and friends, so there's no need to call me Director unless absolutely necessary. As for what to do, what I'm about to show you is the latest research result from the three major families. It's still in the experimental stage and doesn't have the capacity for mass production, so please keep it a secret."

The two nodded, and seeing this, Durandal stopped talking and a burst of white light emanated from her body. The next second, a suit of armor interwoven with silver and dark blue covered her entire body. The main body of the armor was silver-white, paired with a dark blue lining, and the dark blue skirt at the back resembled a starry night sky, emitting faint blue light.

The skirt is adorned with silver-white armor, and silver-white thigh-high combat boots cover the entire lower leg, connecting to knee pads of the same material, with semi-transparent black stockings underneath.

The gauntlets feature an asymmetrical design, with a sharp arm guard on the right and a rounded one on the left, reflecting the elegant name of the Kaslana Knights family, embodying both a sword and a shield.

"This is……?"

The two looked at Durandal's armor with curiosity, and Durandal casually tossed her hair and said.

"Radiant Knight: Moonbeam, that's the name of this armor. It's the fourth-generation Valkyrie prototype armor developed by Otto with funding from the three major families."

"Fourth generation?"

"Valkyrie prototype armor?"

The way the two of them were talking back and forth was rather awkward.

"As its name suggests, it is a type of armor specifically designed for female warriors, with the aim of providing combat power to warriors who enter the Void. As for why female armor was designed first, it is because Otto himself originally wanted to create a suit of armor for Miss Karen that was both beautiful and could enhance her combat power."

At this point, Durandal couldn't help but smile wryly and continued, "Later, the three major families discovered the potential of the prototype armor, so they funded Otto's research with full support."

"But why the fourth generation? What about the armor of the first three generations? Why hasn't any information been revealed about them?"

"Because the enhancement provided by the first three generations of armor was limited and not much better than the power armor currently used by the military, an internal update and iteration were carried out."

However, this fourth-generation armor is a bit too powerful. Without a suitable etheric suit, it's not even practical to use it in combat; simply wearing it becomes a problem.

"why?"

"Because the power source of these armors is ether energy, each set of fourth-generation armor is equipped with a miniature ether energy conversion furnace, which can absorb the ether energy inside the cavity anytime and anywhere and convert it into the energy required by the armor. Because of the almost close contact with ether energy, a lack of sufficient ether adaptability will only accelerate the wearer's development of erosion disease. Otto is currently struggling with how to avoid this situation."

"As for the improvements it brings, I can only say they are very strong. In particular, because the armor I'm wearing is a prototype, it has many systems that look quite chaotic installed on it, to the point that no one but me can fully control it right now."

"So, Miss Durandal's method is?"

"It's simple, I just need to wear this suit of armor and fly you there directly. Hmm, but we'll also need a vehicle to transport you, preferably something like a car..."

At this point, Yulandal fell silent. She had a perfect vehicle before, but she hadn't cherished it. She watched as Zhu Yuan contacted others to drive it away.

Zhe and Zhu Yuan had obviously thought of this as well, but wisely they didn't say it.

“Don’t worry about that. As I mentioned before, there are vehicles available in the dead-end tunnel,” Zhe said.

Yulandel's ears twitched as she asked, "May I ask what specific mode of transportation you're referring to?"

"It's a train. I wonder if Miss Durandal can push it? If not, I'll just take control of the train myself. I happen to have experience in controlling trains."

After hearing this, Yulandal shook his head and said, "No need. With the power of the Moon Soul, it is easy to push a train. It can even lift a carriage and fly it up, and the speed can completely exceed the train's maximum speed."

Zhe asked incredulously, "Really...?"

Yulandel tossed her hair and said, "Don't worry, it's absolutely true. Zhe, please take us to the location of the train."

Seeing this, Zhe didn't waste any words and led the two to the place where they had found the train last time. He then led Zhu Yuan into the engine room. The reason for choosing the engine room was that if Youlandail ran out of strength, Zhe could start the train on the spot and continue their journey.

However, Zhe's worries were clearly unnecessary. Yulandel separated the front of the car from the rear compartment. Zhe then felt a tremor, followed by a slight feeling of weightlessness.

Looking out the window, it's easy to see that the carriage is currently floating in mid-air, and then Durandal's voice comes through the voice channel.

"I'll leave the task of guiding you to your destination to Zhe. We'll reach our destination soon."

"Ming, I understand."

With Zhe's guidance, Yulandal went all out. Zhu Yuan and Zhe felt like they were on a roller coaster. A strong push forced them to hold on tightly to the railing to avoid being knocked over by the huge inertia.

Soon, the group arrived at the hollow exit near the location where the scandal of Vision Industries was exposed last time. The two people who got off the train were unsteady on their feet, clearly indicating that the experience just now was quite exciting for them.

Seeing this, Durandal scratched his face awkwardly and apologized, "Sorry, I usually fly alone, and I forgot for a moment that this speed is too fast for ordinary people."

"N-no, it's nothing. This is what you, Durandal, wanted to do so that we could reach our destination faster. No, I can't, let me catch my breath!"

At this moment, Zhu Yuan no longer cared about titles or her image. She plopped down on the ground, leaning against the carriage and panting heavily.

On the other side, Tetsuya's condition wasn't much better either. Although there was no clue from Ies, Tetsuya in front of H.D.D. had completely collapsed in his seat.

"No, but what exactly is Bollinger's true purpose?"

During this break, Zhe began to ponder the other party's purpose.

"What's so special about that knife that made Bollinger go to such lengths to capture Miss Ya?"

“I don’t know the specifics either.” Yulandel scratched his head. “I only know that the sword is a sword passed down through generations of the Hoshimi family. Only the head of the family is qualified to inherit all the secrets of the sword and to use it.”

"But...but isn't Miss Miyabi the current head of the Hoshimi family?"

“That’s right. However, the current head of the Hoshimi family, Hoshimi Souichirou, is Aya’s father. Moreover, it is a given that Aya is the most talented person in the history of the Hoshimi family and will become the next head of the family. Uncle Souichirou probably took this into consideration when he let Aya use that sword.”

After saying that, Yulandal took out his phone and continued, "However, instead of guessing here, it would be more convenient to just ask him directly."

This is a dead-end, empty outside world, some distance from where Bollinger gave his speech. You don't have to worry about being discovered when you make a phone call here.

Unfortunately, Durandal overlooked one crucial point: the election was taking place during a critical period, and a very important banquet was being held at the highest levels. Had Kiana not been involved in the incident, Durandal would likely be at that banquet right now.

Therefore, there were no surprises when Yulandel arrived at Hoshimi's house. Hoshimi's butler replied directly to Yulandel that the head of the family had gone to a banquet and could not be transferred to him immediately. The butler said that if there was anything, he could help pass on a message to the head of the family, who was currently in Thorne District, so that he could make a call back, but he could not guarantee that he could be transferred immediately.

After instructing the butler to relay the message, Yulandal hung up the phone, leaving Zhe and Zhu Yuan, who were standing nearby, looking troubled.

"If we can't contact the head of the Hoshimi family, how can we find out the secret of the sword?"

"But the only contact information I have is the Hoshimi family's. If I can't even get in touch with Director Durandal, then I'm even more helpless."

"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious, how did Zhu Yuan get the Hoshimi family's contact information?"

"I got to know Uncle Soichiro because I was Ya's classmate and had visited the Hoshimi family a few times in the past. But that's all. I don't have as many contact information for high society people as Director Yulandel does."

“Speaking of connections with high society people, I do have one,” Zhe said.

"Oh?" Yulandel put down her phone and looked at Zhe with interest. "I wonder who this person you know is?"

"Actually, Miss Yulan Dale should also be familiar with the people I know."

"Who?"

Zhe said calmly, "Victoria Housekeeping."

“Oh, it’s them. They’re the ones in charge of managing the banquet today. I was just about to call Lykahn, and I didn’t expect we’d think of the same thing.”

“Actually, I didn’t think that much about it; I just wanted to give it a try,” Zhe said. “But since Yulandal even knows that they’re in charge of the banquet, does that mean the Kaslana family also received an invitation?”

“That’s right. If Kiana hadn’t had that accident, I would definitely be at that banquet right now.”

Durandal replied, "There's no time to lose, let's contact Lycahn first."

After saying that, Durandal dialed Lycan's number. After explaining his purpose, Lycan quickly found Hoshimi Souichirou at the scene and handed him the phone.

"Hello? Is Miss Durandal there?"

"Yes, Uncle Soichiro."

"Miss Durandal, is there something you need from me that you contacted me through Lycahn?"

Because the banquet was somewhat noisy, Hoshimi Soichiro gestured for Lycaon to take him to a quiet room.

After entering the room, Hoshimi Souichirou continued, "When I saw that the Kaslana family had an elder representing them at the banquet, I knew that Miss Durandal wasn't planning to attend today. To be honest, take my advice. Although I know you're not really interested in these banquets, it's still very important to attend more often to strengthen the Kaslana family's relationship with other families. Even if you can have an elder represent you, you're the current head of the family, and you can't expect the elders to help you with everything."

"Cough cough!"

Feeling the gazes of the two people beside her, Yulandel felt a wave of embarrassment.

"Uncle Soichiro, I'm not calling to chat. I have something urgent to report to you."

"Oh? What urgent matter could be so urgent that you bypassed my butler and had Lycahn notify me?"

"Listen to me, Ya has been arrested."

Upon hearing this, Hoshimi Soichiro burst into laughter.

"That joke was pretty funny. I never knew you had a sense of humor, Durandal. Uh, was it not a joke?"

Since Yulandel didn't respond to his phone for a long time, Hoshimi Soichiro realized that the other party didn't seem to be joking.

“Miss Yulandal, I think you understand that my daughter is very strong, extremely strong, just like you, strong beyond the literal sense. If someone were to attack my daughter, it would be the other party who should be worried.”

“Uncle Soichiro, I understand what you’re saying, but the other party did succeed. However, I suspect that their real target is the sword belonging to your family.”

"what?!"

Soichiro exclaimed in surprise, then realized that this was not his home and lowered his voice.

“Miss Yulandal, I think you should also know that the sword in my hand is the sword passed down by the heads of our Hoshimi family for generations. The secret hidden in it is the core secret of our Hoshimi family. I’m sorry, I can’t just say it.”

“I understand, so I won’t force you. But I have to remind you that their target is clearly Ya and that knife, and that knife just went out of control today.”

"Miss Durandal, are you telling the truth? That knife went out of control today?"

"Yes, but since I wasn't a witness, could I transfer the call to them?"

After thinking for a moment, Hoshimi Souichirou said, "Okay."

Since Miki Hoshino had already agreed, Durandal quickly switched the channel to H.D.D.

When questioned by Hoshimi Souichirou, Tetsuya began to briefly recount the events of the day.