Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Who are you? A new challenger to the Kaslana family? Why did you appear at our door..."

Her gaze fixed on Kainuo's waist, and the rest of Hou Mei's words froze, and her original anxious state instantly dissipated.

"According to Kiana, he calls himself Kaino—that's me when I grow up!" Still struggling to close the door, Hou Li said as he looked at his mother. "That's undoubtedly a lie. And Mom, can you please come and help?"

However, after hearing what Houli said, Houmei was stunned and the umbrella in her hand fell to the ground with a plop.

"…Let him in."

Chapter 201: The Well-behaved Young Bug

Houli, who was pushing the door, tilted his head in confusion and looked at Houmei in surprise.

Mom, what's wrong with you?

However, regardless of the surprised roar, Kayno pushed the door open and walked in without bumping into the other party.

Hmm? Wouldn't this be bad for my other self?

In this world, isn't it normal to be rude to your other self? Even getting into a fight isn't inconceivable.

Except Xi'er and Xi'er.

Closing the door, Kainuo scratched his head, looked at Houmei who was looking him up and down, scratched his head and sighed.

When he really faced his mother, he still didn't know how to start the conversation.

"It's normal to feel a little nervous. There's no need to force yourself." Perhaps noticing Kainuo's embarrassment, Hou Mei smiled and stood in front of Kainuo, soothing him softly.

Kainuo smiled a little awkwardly.

"Come to think of it, Kaino has already celebrated his sixteenth birthday. What a shame! Originally, Mom wanted to spend this birthday with you and Kiana."

After confirming once again that the gun on Keno's waist was undoubtedly the Moon Guardian, Houmei's voice became low.

Although she could sense a sense of familiarity from Kainuo, the gift she personally gave him around his waist was the fundamental reason for her to confirm his identity.

She believed that Bishop Otto would not easily break his promise, and she also believed that even if he did break his promise, Theresa would definitely stop him. Since the gun was in his possession, his identity was no longer a concern.

As for the fact that the other party did not die in that catastrophic disaster but grew up safely, instead of thinking about whether this is possible, shouldn't we be grateful for it?

and……

A small sense of anticipation rose in Houmei's heart.

She clearly remembered that the gift she had prepared was a pair of pistols, but now only one of them was in the other person's possession.

Although there are other possibilities such as the gun being kept at home as a souvenir, it does not prevent her from looking forward to that glimmer of hope.

She raised her head again, massaging and caressing Kainuo's arms and head with her hands. Her voice was filled with joy: "He's grown so tall and strong. It's great that Kainuo has grown into a healthy and reliable child."

"But..." Houmei became a little sad again, "Kaino must have had a hard time during this period. He's only sixteen years old, but he's been forced to shoulder such heavy responsibilities."

"I remember when Siegfried was sixteen, he was still wandering the streets, beating Honkai beasts with a baseball bat to get commissions."

"Is it alright?" Kainuo smiled sheepishly. "I've received a lot of help from a lot of people."

Houmei smiled back, then pointed curiously at the photo frame in Kaino's hand, "What is this?"

"I know, I know!" Hou La, unwilling to be left out, also raised the photo frame in her hand and said excitedly, "It's a photo album! I found it in the room after I discovered Kainuo."

"Hey, Mom, you always said you wanted to see what we looked like when we were eight or nine, so this is it!"

"Really? Kiana is awesome!"

She took the photo frames from Kainuo and Houla's hands, looked at the photos on them carefully for a while, and then Houmei hugged them in her arms as if they were treasures.

"Cough," Kaino coughed lightly, pointed at himself, and looked at Houmei with some expectation in his eyes.

"Yeah~Kaino is awesome too!"

Seeing this scene, Houli, who originally wanted to say something, finally gave up and finally let go of his suspicion of Kainuo.

"correct."

As if finally remembering something, Hou Mei looked at Kainuo with concern in her eyes. "Kainuo, why were you dragged into this trial? Did you encounter any danger?"

You are asking this question again.

However, Kainuo knew that whether Kiana or his mother asked this question because they were worried about him, so he was not annoyed.

"For some reason, we came in on our own initiative." Kainuo said, "It's just me, Bianca, my aunt, and my dad."

"Siegfried and Theresa are coming in too?" Houmei was obviously surprised. "And Bianca..."

"Ah, that's Kiana from back then." Glancing at Houla next to him, Kaino explained, "He was fine after that, but he lost his memory and was raised by Otto after changing his name. We only just met not long ago."

"Is that so? That's great."

After finally confirming that all the family members were safe, Hou Mei breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Mom." Looking around the room, Kaino asked curiously, "The other Kiana... where is she?"

Hou La said that the other party was also materialized here. If the situation is similar to Hou La and the others, then the other party should also look like a child.

If possible, he would like to see what she looked like as a child. After all, he heard from his father that she was extremely well-behaved and cute when she was a child, completely different from the naughty look she had when she grew up.

"Oh, you mean her. At this hour, she should still be in her room reading fairy tales, right?"

Hou La finished the conversation excitedly, then took a deep breath.

Seeing this, Kainuo, Houmei and Houli covered their ears tacitly.

"Qiana, come down quickly!"

With a bang, there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground from upstairs.

Not long after, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, a yellow-skinned homunculus ran down quickly, rubbing its butt and mumbling something.

"Why are you yelling so loudly? It's not like I can't hear you!"

He first complained to Houla, but then Houmu's attention was quickly attracted by Kaino.

"what?"

"Tsk, I bet you can hear me!" Hou La said disdainfully, "Every time you read comics, even if someone tells you it's time for dinner, you remain silent... Why are you staring at him? Okay, let's be clear, he's actually..."

"I know, I know!" Houmu interrupted Houla, his eyes shining, "It's Brother Kainuo, right?!"

elder brother?

Listening to the almost childish voice of Saint Freya Kiana, Kayno couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Sure enough, compared to that Kiana, this little Kiana is really well-behaved!

but……

"Hey, Kainuo, stop smiling like that!" He rolled his eyes at Kainuo first, then squinted at Kainuo. "And you, stop looking so jealous!"

Kaino and Houli turned their heads to the sides at the same time.

"If you had called me brother a few times when you were a child, I wouldn't be like this - although you are so well-behaved now that you hardly call me by my name." Kainuo said with empty eyes.

Kiana and Bianca, in terms of personality alone, the two of them are almost the opposite of what they were when they were young and when they grew up.

Looking back at Houmu who was staring at them, Kaino asked curiously.

"Speaking of which, Kiana, how did you recognize me at first sight?"

Chapter 202 The Most

"Hey, is this something worth worrying about?" Scratching his head, Houmu was puzzled. "I don't know its name, but we saw it when we were kids, when I just woke up in the incubator."

"Hey, Brother Kaino, you didn't forget, did you?!"

After carefully recalling the scene when he first met Kiana in the laboratory when he was young, Kainuo gradually realized what the other party meant by "having seen" and shook his head.

"No, no, no, of course I remember."

This is not a lie.

As the first person to find Kiana's incubator, the two of them did have some eye contact for a while before Siegfried and Bianca arrived.

But he remembered that Kiana's eyes were clearly distracted at the time, so it turned out that she was conscious?!

and many more……

Kaino blinked twice and slowly frowned.

Although it is a materialized life, the Kiana in front of him should have no more memories than Saint Freya's Kiana.

He had been in disguise in Saint Freya, so Kiana probably didn't recognize him. But since Kiana still had memories of the lab, didn't that mean she knew from the beginning that his origins were unusual?

So to say……

"Kaino?" Houmei asked worriedly, waving her arm in front of him. "How are you, Kaino?"

Shaking his head, Kainuo came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and smiled at Houmei, "Don't worry, Mom, I'm fine."

There is no point in thinking about how many little secrets Kiana has hidden in her heart, and there is no need to worry about whether these secrets will eventually become a bomb.

Anyway, he had already made up his mind that after returning to Saint Freya, he would confront Kiana and resolve the hidden danger of the Hollow Herrscher's consciousness in her body.

"Speaking of which, Kiana, when does your memory end?" Kainuo recalled his initial question. "I always feel like your voice sounds like it did when you were a child. Do you have any memory of meeting me later?"

"Oh, no." Houmu shook his head and then put on a thoughtful expression. "As far as I can remember, I've only met you, Kaino, once. As for the deadline..."

"It should be after one of the days we were living together outside, right?"

While recalling the past, Houmu recounted the past.

"There seemed to be a huge fire around our house at the time? If I remember correctly, Dad seemed to have lost an arm while trying to protect me... My memory of this part is a bit fuzzy. Maybe it has something to do with being in this dimension?"

Tapping his toes lightly on the floor, Kaino nodded thoughtfully.

He had heard Siegfried's rough explanation of most of the events of that incident. The consciousness of the Herrscher of the Void in Kiana's body had awakened for the first time, but was eventually suppressed by Siegfried's release of the Holy Judgment of Skyfire, and the price he paid was the missing arm.

It was for this reason that Siegfried, who believed that it was his own existence that stimulated the consciousness of the Herrscher of the Sky, left Kiana alone, leaving a note and then left alone.

So based on the common characteristics of several people, it seems that the end time of their memory is when Siegfried in reality stops observing them?

Suddenly, while Kainuo was thinking, he felt someone pulling his clothes twice.

Looking up along the yellow arm, Kaino looked at the somewhat nervous Houmu in confusion.

"Kiana, what's wrong?"

"Um, Brother Kaino." Kiana continued to pull at Kaino's clothes, and her neck shrank slightly. "Have you seen Dad recently? How is he now?"

Kainuo was stunned, then he looked up at the expressions of the people around him as if realizing something.

Almost as soon as Kiana asked that question, everyone's eyes were focused on him, waiting for his response to Kiana's next words.

It's true that after chatting for such a long time, he just kept asking questions and telling some of his own stories, and it seems that he hasn't even talked about his father's situation?

As the only one of his blood relatives who didn't have a physical body left here, Siegfried must have been missed countless times by them.

"Well... Dad is pretty good." Blinking, Kayno touched the head of Houmu in front of him to make up for the regret that he had not really touched the head of the white-haired ball of Saint Freya until now.

Not to mention, although it has the appearance of Houmu, it feels really smooth and comfortable to the touch.

"Kiana, your previous memory must have been a dream. At least Dad's arm is still fine now, and he even held our birthday presents for us."

In order to increase his persuasiveness, Kainuo took out his mobile phone, opened the album and handed the latest photo they took to Houmu and the others.

In an instant, all the members of the Hou family gathered around.

"Yeah, Theresa is still the same. Although Siegfried looks a little more mature, he is still very energetic... Is this girl with golden hair Bianca? She has grown into a big girl." This is Huomei.

"Oh, I really am very handsome when I grow up!" This is Huo La.

"That's great, Dad is fine... But Brother Kainuo, why am I not in the photo?" This is Houmu.

As for the roar...

Looking at the other self who took out his cell phone and started taking pictures, Kainuo couldn't help but twitch his lips.

You are worthy of being my other self.

"?g, speaking of which, Kainuo, your photo album is very big. Can mom take a look at the photos you took before?"

Kaino's eyes suddenly widened.

"Wait……"

But it's too late.

Although she asked this, Hou Mei didn't give Kainuo a chance to refuse. Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the pink arm began to slide across the phone screen.