On how PhDs become human evil

Besides the people of this world, there are also people from the world of Terra.

Talulah, the leader of the Reunion Movement; Kingkiller and Frostnova, who are executives; Chen from the Lungmen Guard; and he, the most brilliant mind of Schicksal and the doctor of Rhodes Island.

If you also include those idiots in the Equipment Department, then St. Freya is simply the most terrifying den of iniquity in the world!

I have a feeling that the human faction is doomed.

"Oh, right, there's something I forgot to mention." Halfway through dinner, Cecilia suddenly clapped her hands. "Fafner, why don't we adopt the other Kiana too, and make her your second sister?"

"Huh—!?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie froze on the spot.

Adopt K-423? Treat her like your own sister?

"No, no, no! This won't do, Mom. She's a clone. To put it bluntly, in my eyes she's just a mass-produced item that can be automatically manufactured with the push of a button. How can I possibly treat her like my sister?"

Although it sounds cold, this is indeed Bai Jie's true thought. He is a scientist and a doctor. In his eyes, K-423 is a mass-produced item that can be manufactured with a single click. To ask Bai Jie to treat her as a younger sister... is like asking someone with a girlfriend to treat a Barbie doll as their girlfriend. It's obviously impossible!

Upon hearing Bai Jie's words, Theresa, Cecilia, and the others froze, while K-423 turned pale and stood frozen in place, unable to even hold his chopsticks.

“Lord Fafnir, that’s a bit cruel of you,” Rita whispered in Bai Jie’s ear. “Rita thinks we should follow Lady Cecilia’s lead.”

"Please, Rita, I'm a scientist. I'm used to speaking based on facts. Asking me to lie is like asking me to fabricate experimental data, unless the data is really wrong. Besides, it's not like my house is the only place K-423 can stay. My mother and I haven't been around all these years, and she's been doing just fine, hasn't she?"

"—At this St. Freya Academy."

In an instant, K-423 raised its head sharply, its eyes filled with shock and astonishment, while Mei and the others beside it burst out laughing after a moment of stunned silence.

With one hand supporting his chin, Bai Jie picked up a piece of mashed potato and chicken wing and stuffed it into his mouth. As he ate, he said, "For you, there are only two places that can be called home, right? One is the snow cabin where you lived with Siegfried when you were a child, and the other is this place. If that's the case, then why bother coming to the homes of us [strangers]? Right, K-423?"

“The captain is right, Kiana, this is your home.” Mei gently held K-423’s hand and said.

"How about this? Since my nephew is unwilling, then you can simply be my daughter. I, the headmaster, will adopt you!" Theresa thought for a moment and then announced with a wave of her hand.

This decision was completely unexpected.

"Hey Auntie, if you keep doing this... you're messing up the family hierarchy!"

"Huh? Really?"

Seeing Theresa's blank expression, Bai Jie knew that she hadn't considered this issue at all. How could an S-rank Valkyrie be so oblivious? She's over forty years old, can't she act like a senior in life?

Bai Jie often felt out of place because his IQ was not on the same level as those around him.

“Alright, alright, since Theresa, you’re willing to adopt another Kiana, then so be it. Let’s not worry too much about seniority. But… just calling her another Kiana or K-423 won’t do. She needs a proper name.” Cecilia said, “How about we all think of a name now? We’re all girls, so maybe we can use it as a reference when we have children in the future.”

"Impossible! Mei is mine! I would never marry some random guy!"

"Kiana, what nonsense are you talking about!"

.......

While the people in the restaurant were having a heated discussion about renaming K-423, Bai Jie quietly left the restaurant and went to his room.

After taking a can of beer from the refrigerator, Bai Jie sat on the bed, opened it, and took a big gulp.

"Cough cough! Damn it, I still can't get used to this taste and feeling, it's choking me."

Because of his work, Bai Jie rarely drinks alcohol, and he has never gotten used to the feeling of drinking, even though he has an unexpectedly high alcohol tolerance. He can drink nine bottles of Harbin beer and still be fine.

"Seriously, what's wrong with me today? I suddenly had the urge to drink."

Leaning against the window, he opened it to let the night breeze in. The cool night breeze blew on Bai Jie's face, slightly ruffling some of the white bangs on his forehead.

Nice night view.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Bai Jie was drinking alone under the moon, there was a knock on the dormitory door. Bai Jie didn't move at all; he simply thought of it, and the [Cyclone] memory, which was always running 24/7, was activated. An invisible wind gathered into a hand and turned the doorknob.

“That’s rare, Fafnir, you’re drinking again.”

"Ugh...Mom!"

The moment Bai Jie heard the sound, he wanted to hide the wine, but Cecilia just waved her hand and said, "It's okay, you're all grown up now, drink if you want."

"Oh...oh." Looking at Cecilia, who suddenly walked into the room and sat down next to him, Bai Jie felt a little lost for no reason. He couldn't understand why she, his nominal mother, wanted to see him.

After a moment of silence, Cecilia said, "Speaking of which, you mentioned Siegfried at the dinner table earlier, didn't you?"

!!!

Bai Jie's eyes narrowed, and after a moment he nodded: "In Changkong City, I met him not long after I met K-423. He must have been secretly protecting K-423 all along."

"What did you do to him? With your personality, it's impossible that you didn't do something to him, especially since you often used him as an opponent in simulated combat in the training room."

"So you knew all along, Mom? I thought you were keeping it a secret."

"This kind of thing can be found by checking the usage records. How could the number one brain of Destiny not even think of something like this?"

Looking into Cecilia's deep blue eyes, which were fixed on him, he turned his head slightly away from the intense gaze.

Bai Jie didn't know whether he should tell Cecilia the truth. Although they weren't related by blood, Cecilia was still his mother, while he had already beaten his nominal father half to death.

Seeing Bai Jie remain silent, Cecilia couldn't help but sigh: "It seems you've already fought him, and you won, didn't you?"

"...An overwhelming victory! I didn't give him the slightest chance. He was severely injured before he could even fight back, although I couldn't deliver the final blow," Bai Jie said. "He shouldn't be dead. The person who rescued him said he's still useful. I just don't know what use he can be without the Heavenly Fire Judgment. If I had to say, it would be Kaslana's bloodline and the Holy Mark."

"So what do you plan to do? Face me, the unfilial son who almost killed your husband Siegfried."

Bai Jie was prepared. If Cecilia were to attack him, he would not stand idly by. He had a clear conscience about what he had done, and he would not hold back if a fight broke out.

My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are righteous (referring to filial piety and parental love)!

Silently looking at Bai Jie, Cecilia suddenly smiled. Already as beautiful as an angel, her smile under the moonlight made Bai Jie feel as if he had met a true goddess.

"I won't do anything to you, nor will I blame you for your actions. After all, I know that everything you do is for me and Kiana. Whether it's working for Otto or conducting research day and night, it's all about sacrificing yourself to protect us. You're such a fool."

Only Cecilia could call the world's greatest brain an idiot.

“However, Fafnir, I hope that when you see Siegfried again in the future, you will not target him anymore. Let everything go and don’t dwell on the past.”

"....Um."

“Very good, that’s a good boy.” Cecilia said with a smile, then reached out and hugged Bai Jie. “The moonlight... is so beautiful.”

P.S.: Update

P.S.: I went to Jiangyin to get a SIM card at noon. After finishing around 1 PM, I ran into a classmate and we ended up shopping together. When I got home, the internet connection went down again, so I had to wait for someone to fix it. It wasn't fixed until after I finished dinner. After dinner, my cousin asked me to go play basketball at school... With all sorts of things going on, I've been putting off this update until now. I'm really sorry.

P.S.: I didn't expect Kamen Rider to be chosen by such an overwhelming majority. It seems like Kamen Rider will be the next world star. But I still want to say, if someone chooses another, please don't criticize them, okay? Everyone has their own opinion, there's no need to target anyone.

P.S.: One update today.

Section 61, Chapter 34: Traveling through time with my mother, whose normal attacks are either area-of-effect attacks or mixed physical and magical damage.

Early in the morning, under the glaring sunlight, Bai Jie groggily woke up from his sleep.

"Hmm... what's this white stuff?"

When Bai Jie opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was white. He inhaled a refreshing fragrance, and the sensations all over his body made him feel as if he were sinking into a sofa.

"I remember I was drinking in my room last night, and then my mom came over... Mom?!"

Recalling what happened last night, Bai Jie suddenly woke up from his drowsy state. If things were really as he thought, then something really bad was about to happen!

brush--!

The blanket covering him was suddenly pulled off, and seeing the scene behind it, Bai Jie's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately relaxed: "Thank goodness, nothing happened."

Lying in Bai Jie's bed was none other than his nominal mother, Cecilia. But what reassured Bai Jie was that nothing seemed to have happened between him and Cecilia, and the white thing he had seen earlier was just Cecilia's hair.

As for that soft touch all over your body... whose bed isn't soft?

He tiptoed off the bed, being careful not to bump into anything, and cautiously approached the door. Then he took out the sea-blue memory device.

【Ocean】

"Oh no... Oh no!"

Bai Jie forgot that his memory would make a sound when activated, and the sound was quite loud. Startled, he quickly grabbed his coat and wrapped the memory completely in it.

(Damn it, that idiot Rabbit said the voice is the soul and can't be deleted, and now look what happened, he tricked me again!)

Looking back at Cecilia, who seemed to be fast asleep and hadn't woken up from the loud noise, Bai Jie immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned into a puddle of water to slip out through the crack in the door below.

(This is my own room, so why am I acting like a thief?)

Bai Jie was filled with frustration.

After Bai Jie left, Cecilia, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. There was no trace of sleepiness in her deep blue eyes, which clearly showed that she had been awake for a long time.

Cecilia glanced at the spot where Bai Jie had been sleeping, and recalled the surprise she felt when she woke up in the early hours of the morning. She gave a helpless, bitter smile: "I can't believe I feel so uneasy just being with Fafnir. What am I going to do?"

Thinking this, Cecilia stretched out a finger and gently touched her lips. Then she realized something was wrong and rolled up the blanket to cover herself.

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In the restaurant, because the restaurant and kitchen are connected, Bai Jie smelled a sweet aroma of breakfast as soon as he arrived.

Bai Jie transformed back into human form from his liquid state and entered the kitchen, where he saw Mei wearing an apron and busy at the stove.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Mei quickly turned around and saw Bai Jie. She smiled and said, "Good morning, Captain. Breakfast will be ready soon. Please wait at the table for a moment."

"Okay... By the way, Mei, do you know where Chen went? I didn't see her when I woke up this morning."

When Chen was mentioned, Mei tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Miss Chen should have gone to training. She and Squad Leader Fu Hua both got up quite early, so she should be back soon."

"Oh, I see. Thank you."

After coming out of the kitchen, Bai Jie found a seat at the dining table and let out a long sigh: "I was scared half to death when I woke up this morning. I really don't know what Mom was thinking last night."

If Bai Jie remembered correctly, Cecilia whispered "The moon is beautiful" in his ear last night. Bai Jie didn't know if Cecilia knew what those words meant. If it was unintentional, that would be fine, but if she said it knowing the meaning... Bai Jie couldn't very well go to Kiana and say, "Kiana, from today onwards, your brother is your father."

Even South Korea, China's neighbor, wouldn't dare to film a romance drama like this!

"Ah, Fafnir, you're already up."

Just as Bai Jie was feeling distressed about his situation, the voice he least wanted to hear came over.

Somewhat stiffly, Bai Jie turned his head to look at Cecilia, who had come up behind him: "Good morning, Mom."