Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Female."

Xier's eyes became sharp.

Chapter 176 Auntie, please be normal!

"Wow, nephew!" As soon as Theresa saw Kayno, who had just gotten off the plane, she rushed over and hugged Kayno's waist, hanging herself on him and crying, "Grandpa bullied me!"

With an embarrassed look on his face, Kainuo stiffly pushed his period off under the surprised, intrigued or envious gazes of the airport staff.

"Auntie, please pay attention to your image." Kainuo said helplessly.

They docked at a remote small airport. In a sense, all the staff here directly served Otto rather than Tianming, so there was no need to pay special attention to disguising the relationships between them.

But this does not mean that Keno is shameless.

Even Otto's personal forces were still people, and their staff would often hang out in the commercial district of the floating island. They certainly knew what to say and what not to say, but some rumors could get out.

His aunt had left the scene several years after becoming famous at the Skyward Swords Headquarters. Given the short service life of a typical Valkyrie, she'd likely already been retired by the time she met him. New Valkyries had grown up hearing stories about her, so rumors wouldn't sway Theresa's image unless they'd seen her in person.

But he is different!

As an outstanding talent who had skipped a grade and been promoted to A-level but remained in the branch to study, Kainuo was enjoying a period of fame and attention within Tianming. If the staff had spread rumors at this time, such as seeing Kainuo affectionately hugging a little girl, he would probably have died immediately...

In a social sense.

Theresa probably took this into consideration, and she jumped off Kayno in a rare act of obedience.

"Alas, little Kainuo has grown up and doesn't like to be close to his aunt anymore."

Theresa let out a mock sigh, her expression aching with nostalgia.

"The sweet and obedient little Kainuo is gone forever!"

"...Aunt, are you feeling a little strange today?"

He half squatted down, waved his hands in front of his aunt's eyes and pinched her face. Kainuo nodded with a puzzled look on his face.

"The names haven't been switched, so why does this aunt look so silly?"

Theresa quickly shook her head and shook Keno's hands away.

"Don't pinch my face! And how many aunts do you have, nephew?"

"Besides, I'm not stupid!"

Kaino rolled his eyes and said, "I have reservations about this."

"Nephew!"

"Ahem, alright, alright, stop making trouble, let's get down to business!"

Seeing Theresa cross her arms and pout as if she was angry, Kainuo quickly changed the subject.

"Where's Bianca? Isn't he here?"

This is what Kainuo wanted to ask as soon as he got off the plane.

The flight from Changkong City to Tianming Headquarters is not short, and there is no reason for Bianca not to come here to pick him up - although they would video chat from time to time, it is also a fact that the two have not seen each other for half a year.

To be fair, if Bianca was coming to the Far East Branch, he would definitely be waiting at the airport early.

If Xier didn't force herself to accompany her.

"That's why I said Grandpa bullied me!"

Theresa pouted.

"A big part of my reason for coming to headquarters this time was to check on little Bianca, but Grandpa gave her a last-minute mission. Seriously, it was Grandpa's own poor protection that led to the loss of Bianca's new armor, yet he's leaving little Bianca to find it herself."

"It's okay, it's okay. Bianca is so strong that she will definitely complete the mission quickly." Kaino quickly comforted her. "Anyway, aren't you planning to stay at the headquarters for several days? There will always be a chance to meet her."

"That's the truth, but I always feel a little bit unwilling..."

"Then..." Kainuo's eyes sparkled as he suggested to his aunt, "How about we beat up Otto together?"

He didn't believe that if Theresa and he attacked together, Otto would dare to fight back.

"Ah? Let's not do that." However, when she heard Kainuo's suggestion, Theresa curled her lips and said, "Grandpa's soul steel body is too hard. I hit him once and it hurt for a long time."

Kainuo was silent for a moment.

I can only say, Aunt aunt, you are worthy of it.

"Alright, nephew, you should move aside too. Don't you see Xier and Bella have been waiting behind you for a long time?"

Pushing Kaino aside, Theresa greeted Xier and Bella behind her with a smile.

"Xi'er, Bella, this is your first time at the Destiny Headquarters, right? Do you want me to show you around?"

"No, I'm fine as long as I'm with my master." Bella spoke first without hesitation.

Instead, Xier hesitated.

"Ah? My words..."

Xier subconsciously glanced at Kainuo for help.

Although she wanted to get closer to Theresa, she was not familiar with her and had hardly spoken to her in the nearly one year they had lived together. Theresa had a lot of things to deal with, and she was not the type to take the initiative to talk to people she didn't know well.

She was a little worried that the two of them would walk around in silence and even leave a bad impression on each other.

Kainuo immediately understood.

"Auntie, how about I join you?" Kainuo interrupted and suggested, "I haven't been to Tianming Floating Island for a few years, and a lot of places look different. I need to get to know my way around again."

Theresa waved her hand in disgust.

"Go and have fun on your own. We're going to some places only girls can go. What are you doing with us, nephew?"

"Besides, wouldn't it be better if we all went together as a family when Bianca gets back?"

"…Fine."

Seeing that Theresa was determined not to take him with her, Kainuo had no choice but to tell Xier that he could do nothing to help.

He was also worried that if he went along, it would end up turning into a two-person crosstalk between him and Theresa.

"But Auntie, the exact definition of a girl is an unmarried female student of school age who is still in the education stage." Kainuo said with a teasing expression, "Apart from being unmarried, what other criteria do you meet?"

One sentence breaks the defense.

Theresa was stunned for a moment, standing there expressionless. A moment later, Huo pulled out Judas from behind him like magic and threw him to the ground. The flying chains floated in the air, the sharp spikes pointing directly at Keno.

"Nephew," Theresa said with a kind face, "I didn't hear you clearly just now. Can you say it again?"

Kaino swallowed and looked away guiltily.

"Aunt, you are so young and cute."

"That's right, it seems your vision is not that bad, nephew."

Theresa put away Judas and nodded with satisfaction.

After waving to Kenobella, Theresa took Xier and left first.

"Then Xier and I will leave first!"

"Oh, right," Theresa tapped her head halfway through the walk, then turned to look at Kainuo: "Grandpa told me to tell you that after you come to fight the destiny, remember to go to the bishop's office to report to him!"

Chapter 177: A Punch I Endured for 9 Years

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A sudden knock on the door brought Otto back to reality. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and guessed who was outside the door. A happy expression appeared on his face and he put the documents in his hand aside.

"The door is not locked, please come in."

Hearing the sound coming from inside the house, Keno, whose hair and eye color had returned to normal, took a deep breath to suppress the emotions churning in his heart, nodded to Bella who was standing beside him, and pushed the door open and walked in.

"Kaino Kaslana, long time no see." Otto's lips curled up, and he pointed at the empty chair placed across from him with a friendly expression. "No need to be so polite, just sit down."

"Although we don't interact much, Theresa, Cecilia, Siegfried, Bianca...except for K423 who's currently attending school, I'm very familiar with all your family members. It's not an exaggeration to say that everyone except Theresa is my friend. And I held you in my arms when you were little, so it's okay for you to call me Uncle Otto, okay?"

Call your mom!

As the culprit who, in a sense, broke up your own family, how can you say such words?

His right hand clenched into a fist uncontrollably, and Keno's blood pressure suddenly rose.

They have the same face, so why is this Otto so much more despicable than the priest?

"You'd better watch your words." Sitting down obediently, Kainuo threatened with a gloomy face, "Otherwise, I will definitely have a party on Kallen's grave and take away the tribute to honor my aunt."

Kayno would never betray his teacher and ancestors, but he could still disgust Otto - all signs showed that although this Otto was very different from the priest he knew, the taboo was the same as Kallen.

In this case, this kind of verbal sarcasm would make him more uncomfortable than direct beating.

As expected, after hearing his words, the warm smile on Otto's face slowly disappeared, and there was a chilling coldness in his eyes when he looked at Kaino.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely depressed.

But this situation only lasted for less than a moment, and Otto's expression returned to normal.

"Let's put an end to the meaningless mutual ridicule. Otherwise, this conversation won't be able to continue."

"It would have been better if you had this awareness when you first provoked me." Kainuo sneered.

"Okay, I admit that I was a little wrong, but I was telling the truth."

Otto spread his hands, looking innocent.

"I do consider them my friends. You should have seen my attitude when you lived on the Destiny Floating Island."

"And think about it, the incident that separated your family was completely an accident, wasn't it? You stole the Herrscher of the Sky's core and my precious...ah, I won't go into that for now."

Looking at Keno's face which was turning gloomy again, Otto smiled softly and continued:

"And after this I can say that I have been friendly to your family."

"I only issued a symbolic wanted notice for the escaped Siegfried and then dismissed him. As for Bianca, who was severely injured and had lost her memory, I treated her as my own disciple. To avoid the slightest possibility that Siegfried might consider K423 a substitute for Kiana, I also deliberately concealed Bianca's true identity, allowing her to start a new life."

As he spoke, Otto covered his chest with his hands, looking heartbroken.

"I consider myself friendly enough to your Kaslana family, and after your return, I had no intention of hindering your reunion. Yet, not only do you show no gratitude at all, but you treat me like a mortal enemy."

"Lies of this magnitude should be used to fool Auntie and Bianca. I don't believe them." Kainuo rolled his eyes and curled his lips in disdain.

"After all, if you hadn't conducted the Bianca cloning experiment, there wouldn't have been so many things that happened later."

"But you can't deny that this experiment has far more benefits than disadvantages for humanity," Otto said. "It's the world's first experiment in controlling a Herrscher. It gives you a sister who can't reveal her identity but with whom you can live, and... the Herrscher of the Void core that you can use, isn't it?"

"It's a ghost, I didn't..."

After the words came out of his mouth subconsciously, Kainuo frowned and quickly braked the car, looking at Otto with vigilance.

"Are you trying to trick me?"

"Really?" Otto's mouth corners slightly raised and then quickly calmed down, with an inexplicable light flashing in his pupils.

This time, he simply stopped hiding his intentions and directly questioned Kaynor, "If you truly didn't seize the Herrscher Core within K423, then why are you able to wield the power of the Herrscher of the Void? Why did you earn the loyalty of Honkai Beast Benares?"

"Ah."

This time, Kainuo learned his lesson and simply shut his mouth, slumped down in his chair and said nothing more.

Looking at Keno's bad look, Otto was speechless and couldn't help but sigh.

"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. But honestly, you're quite unusual in Kaslana."

"Your aunt is your granddaughter, isn't she always silly?" Kainuo shrugged.

Otto was stunned, perhaps because he didn't expect the topic to turn to his granddaughter.

After a moment's silence, he slowly spoke.

"...Little Theresa is by no means stupid, and her abilities are quite remarkable. It's just that because she has so many people she can rely on and trust, she occasionally reveals her innocent and brilliant side."

"You have a really high emotional intelligence." Kainuo said with a smile.

He (II) 9气锍抓引8(?０削? Li Yi's aunt He knew it, of course, although that silly look was indeed only shown when facing close people, but even when he was serious, the other party was not very smart.

"Well, let's stop chatting here and talk about business."

Otto's expression grew slightly more serious, and there was a hint of doubt in his voice.

"Although the outbreak in Changkong City wasn't a major collapse, theoretically it shouldn't have been resolved the instant it broke out. And you refused to fill out the mission report, so is there something you need to tell me specifically?"

"Let's talk business? That's perfect. (The following appears to be unrelated text fragments and should likely be omitted.)"