Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 154 Kiana is still alive!

"It's so boring at St. Freya at three or four o'clock. There isn't a single shop even if I climb over the wall—class monitor, don't look at me like that, I was just kidding."

Fu Hua rolled her eyes at Qiong; only Kiana would usually say something like that.

Perhaps this is a case of "one is influenced by one's surroundings"? But why don't they learn from the good ones?

"Qiong-kun, what are your thoughts on the Honkai?"

Fu Hua gently looked up at the night sky. At three o'clock, St. Freya had no light pollution, and she could still see a few stars—although they were likely artificial satellites.

"Honkai is a disaster."

Qiong left out half a sentence: or rather, a civilization selection mechanism.

"Yes, Honkai is a disaster, and we Valkyries are the line of defense before Honkai... Speaking of which, what are your expectations for yourself? Like becoming an A-rank or even S-rank Valkyrie as soon as possible?"

"Why are you suddenly talking about life?"

Qiong scratched his head. What could he possibly expect? He had been thinking of lying low until the Great Collapse ended, just coasting along under Theresa's control. But now... what if the train came and he got on? Or maybe he should take Mei with him? Or something else entirely? In short, he hadn't decided yet.

"Class monitor, actually I didn't think that much about it."

"It's good to think about things occasionally. Sometimes, setting appropriate goals can motivate you to grow faster. To put it this way, if the Honkai were to happen right in front of you, what would you do?"

"Of course, saving people is done while ensuring one's own safety!"

"Never considered becoming a savior?"

Fu Hua couldn't help but think of that man again: Kevin, dressed in a black and white robe, with a stern face and icy eyes, exuding a chilling aura and wielding the Heavenly Fire Calamity-Destroying Blade to save the world. In her hazy memory, a long, long time ago, that man bore a striking resemblance to the sunny, cheerful young man before her, who was occasionally a bit eccentric but ultimately normal.

"That's true, you're not him."

Fu Hua felt a little melancholy. What was she thinking? These were just a few similar flowers blooming occasionally in the long river of history. Since the failure of the Forerunner Project, it was best to avoid Kevin, who was half-mad.

"It's good that you haven't figured it out yet. Enjoy every moment and don't worry too much about the future. As long as you have faith in your heart, the path to the future will naturally appear under your feet—would you like to come over for a visit?"

Qiong looked at Fu Hua with some surprise. Did he really not consider him an outsider?

"Sister, men and women shouldn't touch each other! Is it inappropriate for me to go to the girls' dormitory?!"

If we were to do that, and some gossipy passerby saw it and spread it, then St. Freya would be on the front page of the news today.

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Siegfried, you should just die!

"Headmaster, calm down, calm down! He is Kiana's father after all!"

In the principal's office, Theresa, on the verge of exploding, raises Judas as if to punch the helpless Siegfried, but is stopped by Yae Sakura.

Yae Sakura believed that if she didn't stop her, Siegfried would really have his head blown off, but in reality, she couldn't stop Theresa's superhuman strength. She was only able to stop Theresa because Theresa didn't intend to make a move.

"Theresa, let me explain!"

"Fine, I'll give you a chance to explain! If you can't give a reasonable explanation, then I'll show you just how many uses Judas has today!"

Theresa found it hard to understand why Siegfried refused the job she offered. After all, she wasn't really planning to send Siegfried to be a security guard. What was wrong with him working as a teacher at her academy and causing trouble for Otto? Even the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance dared to do it, so why wouldn't you?

"The Alliance Leader? Headmistress Theresa is going to kill Mr. Siegfried!"

Yae Sakura gestured to Siegfried with her eyes that reinforcements would arrive soon, to which Siegfried returned a smile. All of this was observed by Theresa, and in her eyes…

Siegfried, that old philanderer, has struck again! He's actually flirting with his female secretary!

According to Kiana, Siegfried disappeared for four years. Could he have gotten involved in some extramarital affairs during those four years? Cecilia might have been cuckolded...

Theresa felt her blood pressure spike. How ridiculous that she actually expected this guy to be a good father! Poor Kiana though…

"Siegfried, if you want to leave, then leave."

Theresa's anger turned to cold; she was tired of listening to Siegfried's flowery explanations.

"Since you don't want to take care of the child, fine! Give me custody of Kiana, and I'll take care of her from now on! She has nothing to do with you anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Siegfried's smile vanished instantly.

"Theresa, that's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean? You abandoned Kiana alone in Siberia for four years, four years! A child wandered for four years looking for you! Now you've shown up, but you won't even stay in St. Freya to take care of her!"

Siegfried sighed; he felt guilty too! It seemed that in Theresa's mind, he was already a complete bastard.

I'd better say it, but I'm afraid Theresa won't see Kiana as Kiana...

“Theresa, I can explain this clearly. But I hope that after I explain it, you won’t change your attitude towards Kiana: Kiana is not the Kiana you know. She is a clone created by Otto, just like you.”

"what!"

Judas slipped from Theresa's grasp, smashing into the ground and creating a large crater.

The office was deathly silent. Theresa stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief. Yae Sakura was also stunned; she hadn't expected things to be so complicated.

Are Theresa and Kiana clones created by that bishop?

"Don't joke around! You're saying Kiana is a clone? How is that possible?" Theresa's voice trembled.

Siegfried responded to Theresa with a sigh, saying that he had already said it all, so he should finish it in one go.

"When I escaped that day, I took Kiana and... Kiana with me. But during the escape, I only managed to keep the current Kiana. At first, I didn't give her the name Kiana, but later... I hope you won't reject her because of this."

Theresa also fell silent. Yae Sakura wanted to break the silence, so she tried to help pick up Judas—but then thought better of it, she couldn't lift him.

“I understand… Whether she’s a clone or not, she’s still my niece. But that’s no reason for you not to keep her, Siegfried!”

"Because she has more than just Kiana inside her."

Siegfried raised his left hand with a wry smile.

"After I gave her Kiana's name, I started teaching her the philosophy of fighting Honkai and Kaslana's gunfighting technique. Then one day... I found out that Otto, that bastard, had stuffed the core of the Herrscher of the Void into Kiana's body. Probably because of me, the Herrscher of the Void woke up, and I had to pay a price to bring Kiana back."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Theresa had a pretty good idea of ​​what the price referred to. The only enemy that could force Siegfried to lose an arm to fight was probably a Herrscher.

Theresa clenched her fist.

"So, you're worried that the Herrscher of the Void within her will awaken again?"

Siegfried nodded and said nothing more.

"Besides you and me, who else knows about this?"

"Otto might know? And so do my friends from Anti-Entropy."

Theresa glanced at Yae Sakura. No wonder she wasn't avoiding her; it turned out those guys from Anti-Entropy already knew.

crunch--

The door opened, and Walter rushed in, having rushed over from class in a great hurry.

“Theresa, let’s talk this out. It’s not—what you think…”

Seeing the speechless group, Old Yang was stunned.

"Am I... am I coming at the wrong time?" Walter asked cautiously.

Theresa was in a bad mood, so naturally she wasn't very friendly.

"Maybe."

"It's nothing, I just talked things out with Theresa!"

Siegfried chuckled; talking about it made him feel a little better. The pain hadn't disappeared, but it had been partially transferred to Theresa.

Theresa glanced at Siegfried, then at Walter.

"I will keep this a secret. No one else can know Kiana's secret."

Siegfried nodded; that was necessary. Seeing this, Yae Sakura stopped looking at the big shots and instead pretended to deal with the documents she hadn't even glanced at since she went out to fight Chi You yesterday.

What did you all say?

"Nothing much, just clones and the Herrscher of the Void and stuff."

Old Yang: ……

Doesn't that mean saying everything?

Oh well, Theresa will find out eventually when Cocolia breaks in... or maybe I should just add fuel to the fire?

"Walter, is there anything else?"

"Ah, Siegfried, how did you know?"

Walter was slightly surprised; how did Siegfried know he had something to say?

"We've been drinking together for so long, and every time you have something to say, you adjust your glasses. Go on, go on."

Old Yang: ……

It seems that you can't use your signature move too many times, or people will predict it.

“Actually, we Anti-Entropy have some information about Kiana…” Welt said slowly, and everyone looked at him in surprise.

"Anti-Entropy has been relentlessly infiltrating the headquarters of Destiny... In short, I can vouch for the accuracy of this intelligence with the personality of the leader of Anti-Entropy."

Walter added.

"Alright, alright, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Don't get excited when I tell you this: Siegfried, Kiana is still alive! She is the current strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, Bianca Atagina, also known as Durandal."

After speaking, Walter began to admire the astonished expressions on Siegfried and Theresa's faces, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground. He himself showed no outward expression, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

Pretending to be cool is so much fun.