Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

The two lay silently on the ground and began to roll quietly. Judas, seeing this, imitated them and started rolling as well.

Theresa watched as the three of them actually rolled out, her vision blurred, and she slumped into her chair in anger.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! It must have been Jiuxiao who took Kiana away. The approval document...where's the approval document?!"

Theresa began rummaging through her drawer and finally found two approval documents—an application to raise the height of the academy's perimeter wall and an approval document for the Nine Heavens S-rank Valkyrie assessment.

"Passed! Passed!! All passed!!!"

Chapter 146 He touched me with his sincerity

At the port of the Destiny headquarters, Theresa and Jiuxiao emerged from the landing aircraft.

Before the two left, Theresa wanted to give Jiuxiao one last reminder.

"Have you remembered our mission this time?"

"I don't know who I am, I don't know where I am, all I know is that I'm going to go on a killing spree!"

"I'll kill you first, you bastard!!"

Theresa was so angry that she jumped up and punched Jiuxiao twice.

"Does Jiuxiao remember or not?!"

“I remember, I remember. You go and confront Otto, while I'll hold off the Valkyries' attack from the Schicksal headquarters.” Jiuxiao pulled out the mission requirements again to double-check, just in case he hadn’t noticed them before.

"But I don't understand, if you want to confront Otto, why do you need me to stop the other Valkyries? Are you planning to kill Otto?"

Theresa waved her little fist. "Hmph, how could I possibly kill Grandpa, but I'll definitely give him a beating!"

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Because Theresa's trip had been reported, someone quickly came to lead Jiu Xiao and Theresa to Otto's office.

As Theresa prepared to enter the office to meet Otto, she repeatedly reminded Jiuxiao.

"Don't let anyone in! And you're not allowed to eavesdrop!"

Jiuxiao stood at attention and saluted Theresa. "Don't worry, I'll complete the mission."

After Theresa entered the room, she peeked out from behind the door again.

"Don't eavesdrop!"

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Not long after Theresa went in, Amber came out and stood guard outside the door with Jiuxiao.

"Amber, are you here to guard the gate too?" Jiuxiao asked curiously.

Amber didn't even glance at Jiuxiao, coldly replying with a "hmm".

"You weren't this cold when we first met! Why are you being so aloof now..."

Jiu Xiao sighed helplessly. It was the first time she'd met Amber; back then, she was such a kind and sunny older sister.

"Hmph, I don't want to bother with thieves who steal money." Amber snorted coldly. One stole her money, and the other almost killed her; she had already categorized Jiu Xiao as just as detestable as Theresa.

"Then I'll return the money to you. Will you not hate me then?"

"Hmm... I'll consider it!" Amber hesitated. If Jiuxiao returned the money to her, she seemed to have no reason to dislike him anymore.

Jiu Xiao took out his phone and tapped a few times, transferring all the money to Amber. The stolen money had already been stolen back by Otto; the remaining amounts were all small. Besides, it was all money from other countries' banks that Cortana had hacked, so Jiu Xiao wasn't bothered at all. Moreover, the recipient was the Destiny organization; who would dare question it?

"I've forwarded it back to you, please confirm."

"OK, wait."

Amber touched her yellow crystalline goggles, and a series of data appeared on the lenses.

After confirming that Jiu Xiao had indeed returned the money to her, Amber smiled happily. With this money, Lord Otto could indulge in extravagance for a while longer.

"I've received it. Jiuxiao, you're such a good person!"

Amber immediately changed her previous cold expression and gave Jiuxiao a sweet smile. Although Amber only smiled briefly before hiding it, Jiuxiao could still tell that Amber was no longer looking at people sideways behind her goggles.

thump—

A loud bang came from Otto's office. Judging from the frequency of the ground vibrations, Theresa had pulled out the replica of Judas.

Jiu Xiao put down his phone. The commotion was a bit loud; the Valkyrie squad should be coming to inquire about the situation soon.

"Why don't you seem worried at all? Otto might be in trouble!" Jiuxiao reminded Amber, who was standing by indifferently.

Amber shook her head and said, "Lord Otto told me to stand guard outside and not let anyone in."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a Valkyrie squad arrived.

"Amber, what happened to the bishop? Do we need more support?" the squad leader asked anxiously.

Amber and Jiuxiao stood in front of them to prevent them from suddenly rushing in.

Amber gestured, her command clear. "It's nothing. This is just Otto playing with Lady Theresa. You may all leave."

“But…” One of the new recruits in the squad clearly had a question, but the captain stopped him with a look.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Lord Otto must have his reasons for doing this. Since Amber has said so, we'll take our leave now."

The captain nodded to Amber, then led his team away.

Several more teams arrived later, but Amber dismissed them all with a simple "It's nothing."

Seeing this, Jiuxiao turned his head and thought for a moment, then transferred some more money to Amber.

Otto once joked with Amber, "What if one day Destiny gets wiped out? I'll be homeless then..."

Although it was an unintentional joke from Otto, the naive Amber took it seriously, believing that Otto must have had a deeper meaning behind his words. So Amber set up a private slush fund, saving her wages to help Otto should he ever become homeless.

Now, looking at the skyrocketing amount in her private savings account, Amber looked at Jiuxiao with some surprise.

"What are you doing? Haven't you already returned the money you stole?"

"Sister Amber's stunning figure, commanding presence, and unparalleled aura fill me with admiration, and I spontaneously wish to show my respect to her," Jiu Xiao said, gazing at Amber with a lovestruck expression.

Amber disdainfully distanced herself from Jiuxiao.

"speak English."

"Thigh, Cai Cai, hug me."

"Forehead..."

Although Lord Otto constantly berates her as an idiot, Amber believes she is mostly quite quick-witted and intelligent. How could she possibly tolerate Jiuxiao's attempt to bribe her!

Amber rubbed her eyes and then looked back at Jiuxiao's remittance.

"Cough cough cough... Sure, as long as your future requests don't conflict with Lord Otto, I can grant them."

It wasn't that Amber was greedy; rather, Jiuxiao's sincerity had moved her. This money far exceeded her savings accumulated over decades. With this money, Otto's life as a wanderer would be much more comfortable...

Amber has worried herself sick over this family.

But their happiness wouldn't last long, because the door behind them had already opened silently, and Theresa and Otto had been watching their scheme for quite some time.

"Nine Heavens!!!"

Theresa stormed over, and in a Judas-like display of height, grabbed Jiuxiao's ear. "You never learn anything good, but you're quick to grasp anything bad!"

"Theresa?! Ouch, ouch, ouch! I'm just preparing your future subordinates in advance, Theresa, I'm doing this for your own good!"

"Stop making excuses! A mistake is a mistake!"

Chapter 147 Can I try to pursue you?

Amber walked over to Otto and lowered her head. She didn't dare look directly at Otto, partly because she had done something wrong, and partly because Otto's face had been bruised and swollen, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to hold back her laughter.

"Lord Otto..."

Otto, who had been beaten into a panda shape, shook his head and revealed his signature smile.

"No, no, no, I'm not angry with you. On the contrary, I'm very happy. Only those who have desires can be called real people, and now that you have desires, you are no longer just my appendage, no longer just A303, but have truly become Amber!"

"Um... I don't understand. Lord Otto, please tell me how to punish me." Amber put her hands behind her back, her fingers twirling shyly. She didn't want to become a real person; being able to stay by Lord Otto's side was enough.

Otto paused for a moment when he saw Amber's petite figure, then smiled, shook his head, and walked towards her.

"No need for that. I told you I'm not angry with you."

"But since you insist on punishment..."

Amber was filled with unease and silently prepared to accept Otto's punishment, but Otto said nothing more.

Then, Amber saw Otto extend his hands to her, and he...

She removed the goggles that were covering her face...

Otto looked into Amber's bewildered and uneasy icy blue eyes.

"When you can truly be called a human being, you are no longer a crude substitute..."