On how PhDs become human evil

A deathly silence filled the office. Not to mention Raiden Mei and Bronya, Kiana's smug expression had completely frozen, and her hand gripping Whitey's collar trembled slightly.

At this moment, Bai Jie's helpless voice rang out: "That's why I said, I'm your father, Kiana."

"Who would have known you were my irresponsible old man! Besides, the phrase 'I am your father' is an insult!" Kiana shouted in disbelief. "Mom, you're not mistaken, are you? This guy is the bastard dad who abandoned us for twenty years while he was out gallivanting around?"

"Hey, isn't it a bit much to talk about your own dad like that?"

"Shut up!"

Seeing Kiana's nervous expression, Cecilia sighed: "Kiana, Mommy wouldn't mistake the face of the person I love most."

"But this guy could also be in disguise. Aren't disguise techniques very advanced these days?"

"That is impossible."

Theresa denied Kiana's idea.

"Bai Jie's existence has always been top secret. No more than a hundred people in the world know about him. In addition, all information about Bai Jie was deleted from the database when he left twenty years ago. Only the paper documents were kept by my grandfather. There is only one copy in the world. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to disguise himself as him."

"In other words, he really is your dad, Kiana."

Like an ultimatum, Theresa's words left Kiana completely stunned.

P.S.: As soon as the discount ended, my bookmark disappeared! You guys are so realistic QAQ. You can just leave it on your bookshelf and wait for the next discount.

Section 309, Part 4: Let me tell you a secret, your dad is invincible.

With Bai Jie's return, Cecilia and Theresa lost interest in continuing their official duties and left work early, taking Bai Jie and Kiana back to their residence.

Looking at the small villa, Bai Jie couldn't help but ask, "Cecilia, did you move our old house from headquarters here?"

“Well, I can’t let you stay in a strange place when you come back, and besides, I couldn’t bear to leave our wedding room unused, so we moved here.” Cecilia said with a smile, holding Bai Jie’s arm. “By the way, don’t be surprised when you go in, we have quite a few old acquaintances here.”

To be referred to as an old acquaintance by Cecilia... Bai Jie could already guess what kind of people were in the house.

"By the way, Cecilia, where is Chen? She should have been back a while before me."

“Chen? She should be in Shenzhou right now. Shenzhou was hit by a powerful attack from the Sirens, and Chen went to help.” Cecilia said, “But darling, you mentioned other girls in front of me. If it weren’t for Chen, I would have really gotten angry.”

"You really are just like Chen... I know, it was my fault, I'm sorry."

Bai Jie smiled and patted Cecilia's hair.

Standing behind and watching the couple reunited after so long, Belfast couldn't help but sigh, "This is the first time I've seen Lady Cecilia rely on someone like this. She's just like a young girl who has just fallen in love."

"Really? When those two had just gotten married, it was like this every day. Back then, it caused a frenzy of finding a boyfriend within the Valkyrie team. Every Valkyrie wanted to find a boyfriend, although in the end, not a single one of them found one."

Theresa rarely spoke of old stories from the past.

"Speaking of which, Kiana, how long are you going to stay gloomy? Your dad's back, shouldn't you be happy?"

"But Auntie, my dad has been missing for twenty years, and now he suddenly appears and I have to treat him like my dad... I really can't accept that."

Kiana looked aggrieved. Her memories of her father only included those before she was eighteen. Over the past twenty years, all Kiana remembered about her father was that he was a great savior.

Although it wasn't recorded in textbooks or history books, Kiana knew a lot about what happened back then because the people around her were all participants in that battle to save the world. Cecilia and the others most often mentioned Bai Jie's deeds.

He single-handedly established the Temple of Solomon, the ultimate defensive barrier protecting humanity; he was the founder of modern technology; he was the great sage who pioneered magic; he fought a desperate battle against the Honkai Will in the Arctic Ocean, ending the Honkai for humanity... No matter who it is, even Aunt Shigure Kira, who has always spoken ill of Bai Jie, they all speak of Bai Jie's achievements with admiration.

However, aside from that, Kiana has no other memories of her father.

"Well, I didn't expect you to accept me, your irresponsible father, right away." Bai Jie, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and reached out to pat Kiana's head. "Take it slow, my lovely daughter."

"Ugh... Stop messing up my hair, it's ruining my hairstyle!"

————————————————————————

As Bai Jie and Cecilia entered the house they hadn't seen for twenty years, they were immediately hit by a blast of cold wind. Then, a longsword with black and white blades emerged from the wind, its speed seemingly breaking the speed of sound.

"Clang!"

The radiant Four Directions Gods automatically emerged from the alternate dimension and blocked Bai Jie's sudden thrust.

With a slight smile, Bai Jie said, "Using the Throne of Gods that I gave you to deal with me? Twenty years have passed, and this is how you treat an old friend? Shi Yu."

"Don't call me that so affectionately, you heartless bastard who abandoned Lady Cecilia!"

The cold wind suddenly dissipated, and Shigure Kira, holding a sword, appeared in front of Bai Jie. Compared to twenty years ago, she looked much more mature now. Time had not left any marks on this Valkyrie. If it weren't for the change in her temperament, Bai Jie really wouldn't be able to tell that she was any different from twenty years ago.

Shi Yu Qiluo glared at Bai Jie resentfully and said, "But you're still as monstrous as ever. Twenty years ago, you had to use your hands to hit me, but now you don't even need to use your hands."

"I remember when I hit you twenty years ago, I didn't even have to lay a hand on you. As soon as I released Yu Du Chen, you and Li Xue arrived." Bai Jie chuckled as he recounted the incident of his senior blocking his door at his wedding back then. "Oh dear, looking at you now, you really haven't improved at all. By the way, since you're here, you're not married yet, are you?"

"Waaaaah... I don't want to get married! I just want to stay by Cecilia's side!"

"To put it bluntly, no one can tolerate your willfulness. It's pathetic that you're still single at your age."

"Fafner! I challenge you to a duel!"

Seeing the two suddenly start arguing, Kiana couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, Mom, is this really okay?"

"No problem, this used to be a daily occurrence. Kira and my dear seem to be natural rivals; they wouldn't feel right if they didn't bicker with each other every day." Cecilia looked at the two arguing with a nostalgic expression.

"I still remember when you two got married, Qi Luo even brought Li Xue and Patrick to block the door, although they were all beaten down by Bai Jie in the end."

Kiana was startled when she heard Theresa mention the names of the two people.

Aunt Cheng Lixue, who taught her combat skills, Aunt Patrick, who taught her combat theory, and Shigure Kira—the three of them working together couldn't even beat her own father.

"Kiana, let me tell you the most well-known thing about your father first," Theresa lectured her eldest niece. "Your dad, although he's a researcher, is also the best fighter in the world."

(The most powerful fighter in the world.)

pondering those words, Kiana looked at Bai Jie and Shigure Kira—

"Oh my! Shigure, when did you become so shameless, resorting to such a dirty trick as a groin kick!"

"The only way to deal with a guy like you is by any means necessary! Prepare to die, Fafnir!"

"Fine, you forced my hand! Take this!"

"You pervert! You touched my breasts! Wait—don't touch my butt! You lecherous devil, stop right now!"

"Hiahiahiahia! Little girl, you're a hundred years too young to fight me!"

Pointing at Bai Jie, who had used all sorts of lewd tricks to make Shigure Kira feel extremely ashamed and indignant, Kiana said, "That's the strongest in the world? Auntie, are you kidding me?"

Section 310.5. A collaboration between Arknights and KFC? Enough said, KFC, here I come!

That night, at Cecilia's home, Cecilia and Theresa prepared a special feast to celebrate Bai Jie's return.

Cecilia originally planned to gather the entire Far East branch to celebrate Bai Jie's birthday, but considering that Bai Jie's identity was not known to the public and that Bai Jie did not like extravagance, she only prepared a large meal.

Those who participated were all old acquaintances of Bai Jie.

Needless to say, the Snow Wolf Squad, who has always been inseparable from Cecilia, is also there, along with Shigure Kira, Shub Nicholas, and Salome, although Cheng Lixue and Patrick are in Shenzhou and the European headquarters respectively and can't make it over in time.

Then there are the former teachers of St. Freya Academy, such as Himeko Murata—by the way, this older sister who used to think about picking up men all day long is still looking for a boyfriend, and because she hasn't had one for so long, she's even started targeting the students of St. Freya Academy.

According to the report from the disciplinary committee of St. Freya Academy, the male students in the academy have recently shown obvious signs of blood deficiency... Sister Himeko, honestly, you're almost sixty years old, is it really okay for you to tease young boys like this?

Besides all the people Bai Jie knew, the only other person was Belfast, the ship girl who was with Cecilia.

"Whew! That feels so good! Drinking beer is definitely the best way to enjoy it!"

Himeko downed her beer in one gulp and hooked her arm around Bai Jie's shoulder: "I really didn't expect you to come back, Doctor. It's been twenty years, and you don't look any different."

"Aren't you the same? If I remember correctly, you looked the same way twenty years ago. Could it be that during the time you were gone, Destiny had already developed a drug that allows people to stay young forever?"

"How could that be? If such a drug existed, the world would have been in chaos long ago. The reason we are like this is because of the Honkai Will."

The explanation given to Bai Jie was by Shigure Kira.

"Not two years after you left, all of us who participated in the Second Honkai War and fought on the front lines received a gift from the Honkai Will, saying that it was a reward for humanity's first complete victory over the Honkai. Thanks to this, even though there is no more Honkai energy in the world now, the stigmata on our bodies have not lost their effectiveness."

A gift from the will of Honkai?

Bai Jie hadn't expected that the Honkai Will would be so kind, but from another perspective, it seemed quite reasonable.

Honkai, in essence, is an obstacle in the development of human history. Once this obstacle is overcome, human history will undoubtedly progress. The previous generation of human history gained scientific and technological knowledge that this generation cannot explain by overcoming thirteen Honkai.

Now that this generation has completely defeated the Honkai, there is no reason why they should not be rewarded.

"Well, well, today is the great day that the Doctor is back, let's not talk about those old grudges! Everyone, let's drink more!" Shub Nicholas was as unrestrained as she was twenty years ago. "Doctor! Twenty years have passed, I wonder how much your alcohol tolerance has increased, come and have a drinking contest with me!"

Her mention reminded Bai Jie of what had happened. When he married Cecilia, Shi Yu Qi Luo and her group, in order to get revenge for him taking Cecilia away, had forced him to drink heavily until he was completely drunk and had no memory of their wedding night.

And now, it seems they're planning to repeat their old tricks.

"Alright, let's go for it! I'll show you what I've gotten from drinking all this time!"

"In that case, I'll come too!" Shigure Kira also ran over to join in the fun.

"What? A drinking contest? Count me in!" Himeko, the number one beer barrel at St. Freya, carried a case of beer to the floor.

Bai Jie, Shubu, Shigure Kira, Himeko.

The atmosphere among the four people instantly became extremely tense, as if they were about to draw their weapons and start a firefight.

Cecilia sighed and looked at Belfast beside her: "Belfast, I'm sorry, could you please tidy up a few empty rooms? I have a feeling that a lot of people might stay overnight tonight."

"I understand. Lady Cecilia—Does Lord Bai Jie's bedroom need to be specially prepared?"

“...No need, he can sleep in the same room as me.” Cecilia said, her cheeks slightly flushed. “He hasn’t come back for twenty years, let’s see how I teach him a lesson tonight.”

Having grasped the meaning behind Cecilia's words, Belfast gave a knowing smile and said, "I understand. In that case, I'll cancel your morning appointment for tomorrow. Please get a good night's sleep."

Belfast!

Cecilia Adam immediately blushed and glared at Belfast, the blush on her cheeks becoming clearly visible.

----------------------

Three hours later, inside the restaurant.

After finishing the last can of beer, Bai Jie tossed the can aside and looked at the three people lying on the ground, a disdainful sneer on his lips: "Heh, a bunch of girls who aren't even eighty years old yet think they can outdrink me? Naïve."

As the evil of this world, Bai Jie's body will spontaneously absorb all harmful substances. Alcohol, once ingested in excess, is no different from harmful substances. So, although Bai Jie appears to have drunk a lot of alcohol, he is actually just drinking water. In fact, because he finds drinking water too uncomfortable, Bai Jie even temporarily changed the ingredients of the beer, making it taste like a sugary drink.