Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

But Kiana felt a little strange. Why did Xilin suddenly come out today, and... Xilin seemed to be in a very high mood today.

"Nothing, I just want to go out and buy something to eat." Xilin certainly wouldn't say what she was thinking, and she was still considering her immature idea.

"..." Although Kiana keenly felt that Xilin must have made up an excuse to fool her, she didn't know why Xilin was so emotional and she didn't dare to ask!

"What do you think of Lady Kiana and Lady Sirin..." A faint voice came into Kiana's ears. Hearing the voice talking about herself, Kiana turned her head away in confusion.

It wasn't just Kiana, Sirin also heard such discussions as a matter of course.

"It's Anna and that girl from that day..." Seeing that the people discussing them were acquaintances, Xilin couldn't find the name of the girl with blue hair in her black hair after thinking about it.

"That child is called Wendy." Kiana reminded Xilin. "She is the child with the best chance of becoming the next S-class Valkyrie in recent years."

Wendy has great talent, but she does not possess any stigmata, so she uses artificial stigmata.

Fortunately, in recent years, the technology of artificial stigmata has been greatly improved with the help of Kiana.

Not only has the power of the Valkyrie been greatly improved, but the most terrible aftereffects have also been eliminated.

Although the Valkyrie herself will still feel physical pain when activating the artificial stigmata, and after a fierce battle she will also suffer from a series of sequelae similar to a severe cold, such as headache, chills or fever, muscle pain, difficulty breathing, etc.

But unlike the 'original world', the improved artificial stigmata will not shorten the lifespan of the Valkyrie... Of course, hidden injuries caused by excessive combat may still shorten the lifespan.

Wendy, who does not have the stigmata, has acquired her current strength in just a few years due to her extraordinary talent. She is likely to become the next S-class Valkyrie.

"Oh." Xilin just responded casually, not even taking the name to heart.

How should I put it...I don't know where Xilin's attention is usually focused, and because of her lack of concentration, she can't remember the names and appearances of people she is not familiar with.

"You two, did you just come out of the training room?" Kiana asked with a smile when she noticed the wetness on Anna and Wendy's hair.

"Yes, Lady Kiana." Anna, who was more familiar with them, came up with Wendy. "Wendy is so arrogant. She works so hard even though it's a holiday and during the Chinese New Year."

"Otherwise, why do you say Wendy is very likely to become the next S-rank?" Kiana said, looking at Anna. "It doesn't seem like you..."

"Lady Kiana..." Anna pursed her lips. "Actually, I also worked very hard..."

Anna was not trying to defend herself. She did work very hard, but she was not as talented as Wendy, and she was also not as hardworking as Wendy.

So she was beaten by Wendy before the actual awakening of the stigmata.

After awakening the stigmata, she also spent a lot of time training herself. Otherwise, the power brought by the awakening of the stigmata would not be enough to allow her to progress to this point.

"It's just that the improvement after awakening the stigma is slightly inferior to Wendy..." Kiana glanced at Wendy with a little sigh in her eyes.

If Wendy in the 'original world' had not been deceived by fate and allowed to run wild by Theresa, she would not have ended up like that.

In the 'original world', Tianming 'tricked' Wendy away from Theresa on the pretext of 'using the Desire Gem to develop new weapons'.

In fact, Theresa initially thought that Destiny was going to use the Gem of Desire to develop the [Key of God] for civilization, and Wendy's compatibility with the Gem of Desire was second to none among all the Valkyries of Destiny at the time, so this "plan" came into being.

The result was not the development of new weapons, but an experiment in "artificial Herrscher".

"Huh?" Kiana suddenly blinked. "Didn't Sirin obtain four powers?"

Kiana looked towards Sirin. When Sirin briefed her yesterday, she had said that what she had obtained were four authentic Herrscher cores, but after absorbing them, they merged with her own core and became a single core.

"Then... in this situation, who will be the next Herrscher to appear?" Kiana snapped her fingers as the three people looked at her in confusion.

If Sirin's core can block the progress of the Herrscher, then Sirin will have blocked three Herrschers: [Wind No. 4], [Death No. 6], and [Flame No. 7], and the next Herrscher will most likely be [Herscher of Ice] or [Herscher of Consciousness].

Although Kiana knew that the reason why the Herrschers of the current civilization were extremely similar to those of the previous civilization was entirely because Prometheus had become the 'Will of Honkai' and forcibly locked the Herrscher's power, making it as close to the previous civilization era as possible.

But it doesn't matter...

"In any case, we must keep an eye on Anna first." Kiana's eyes fell on Anna. "Of course, there is also the possibility that Sirin will not replace the Herrscher order."

"?" Noticing Kiana's gaze, Anna tilted her head in confusion.

Xilin seemed to have thought of something and her eyes fell on Wendy.

Having seen Kiana's experience in the illusion, Xilin also knew what happened to Wendy in the original timeline.

In a way, 'Wendy' and 'Celine' are very similar...

"She may be the next Herrscher." Xilin nodded slightly.

Possessing multiple powers, although Sirin cannot use her powers very skillfully, with the blessing of the extremely high Honkai energy level, the power that can be exerted by her four new powers is actually far beyond that of an ordinary Ruler, so even if Wendy becomes a Ruler or even becomes immortal, she will not be her opponent.

"Hehe..." Thinking of the time when Kiana helped her, Xilin's eyes changed slightly when she looked at Wendy.

She now has a similar configuration to Kiana!

"?" Wendy and Xilin looked at each other, feeling confused and guilty.

Although she hadn't done anything bad, Wendy still felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by a legendary S-class Valkyrie.

B.166 What is efficiency?

"I saw you two going to the amusement park together a few days ago, and today I saw you guys again... so close." Kiana no longer thought about the Herrscher's affairs. She already had a plan anyway.

So Kiana immediately changed the subject and her eyes fell on Anna and Wendy's holding hands.

"!"

Anna and Wendy were shocked when they heard Kiana's words, and they both let go of each other's hands at the same time as if they had been electrocuted.

But the moment they let go, they felt as if they were guilty of such a big action.

But the problem is that there is nothing going on between them.

Anna and Wendy looked at each other awkwardly.

"It seems to be a bit interesting." Kiana narrowed her eyes slightly and showed a slightly mischievous smile. "Our Saint Freya is really rich in beauties."

But this is only natural. After all, the number of men in the entire "St. Freya Academy" can be counted on one hand.

In such an environment, it is normal to become a concubine.

"No... I remember Wendy was a little younger than Bronya." Kiana suddenly thought of this. "That means Wendy is not even fourteen years old now."

Bronya was born on August 2000.8.18, . Wendy is the same age as Bronya but a little younger, and her birthday is very close to Seele's.

"It's okay, this is normal." Seeing the two girls so flustered, Kiana smiled and spread her hands. "We at Saint Freya Academy respect the feelings of our students."

Whether it's pure love or a love triangle, it doesn't matter as long as the students are willing...

Of course, there is a certain limit on the number of people, and weird parties are not allowed.

What the school allows is only affection between students, not physical relationships!

"No, no... Lady Kiana, you misunderstood!" Anna quickly waved her hands and shook her head, looking very resistant.

"..." Seeing Anna's resistance, Wendy pursed her lips slightly.

"Anna, come with me." Kiana waved to Anna and walked aside.

"Eh..." Anna frowned in distress, but still followed Kiana obediently.

After Wendy and Xilin looked at each other, the atmosphere became a little awkward.

As an S-class Valkyrie, Xilin naturally showed her authority as an elder, while Wendy was a little at a loss, with her eyes darting around.

...

......

"Anna~" Kiana stretched out her hands and hooked them around Anna's neck. Although she was nominally an elder, Kiana acted more like a bad friend.

However, after all, Kiana looks young, so Anna doesn't think there is anything wrong with Kiana's behavior.

"Huh? Anna is taller than me?" When Kiana hooked her arm around Anna's neck, she suddenly realized that Anna was actually taller than her.

They are all wearing flat casual shoes!

"Although we don't interfere with the love affairs of students." Kiana advised earnestly. "But Wendy is only fourteen years old after her birthday this year. It's still a little early now, you know?"

"Even if you are a girl, it is still illegal according to our Tianming laws."

"No, Lady Kiana, you really misunderstood. There is really nothing between Wendy and me." Anna protested, she really did nothing!

"Although I did want to play with Wendy just now, I didn't have any other ideas! Instead, I was the one who was seen naked... er... "

"Really?" Seeing Anna's firm denial, Kiana began to wonder if she had made a mistake. "Are you sure?"

"It's true..." Anna hesitated after saying this. "It's true that there is nothing... But..."

Anna suddenly remembered that there are some sayings that younger people tend to feel dependent on older people, and if the two parties are close in age, it is more likely to be mistaken for love.

"I don't think so..."

"It's okay, whether it's true or not, as long as you have your own ideas." Kiana patted Anna's shoulder and said, "If you really like Wendy, I still support you, but the premise is that it must be after Wendy's fourteenth birthday, understand?"

"Oh, I see." Anna nodded to show that she understood.

"You still say 'nothing'." Kiana patted Anna's shoulder again.

"Ah!" Anna finally realized that her response was as if she had confirmed her intentions towards Wendy. "Forget it, Kiana-sama has already made up her mind, so there's no point in explaining..."

Anna sighed deeply. Although she couldn't say she felt aggrieved, she felt inexplicably... like an elementary school student reading a book with her classmate or doing other normal things.

The next day, they became a couple among their classmates.

Anna feels this way now...she feels speechless.

"But Wendy..." As Kiana walked away, Anna turned her head slightly to look at Wendy.

...

......

"Anna, what did Lady Kiana say to you?" Wendy asked Anna curiously. "Lady Kiana's eyes looked a little strange just now."

"No, nothing!" Anna shook her head quickly.

"Oh..." Wendy said she knew it and didn't plan to ask any more questions.

"Um..." Wendy didn't ask anymore, and then he thought it was okay to tell her what Kiana said. "Actually, Kiana-sama said you are still young and told me not to mess around with you... that's what she meant."

Anna tried to express herself more tactfully.

"..." Wendy paused, obviously thinking about the meaning of Kiana's words.

After a while, she gradually reacted and a blush appeared on her face.

"Lady Kiana is really..." Wendy opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say to Kiana.

"Anyway, I told Lady Kiana that there is nothing between us." Anna spread her hands, then looked at Wendy and continued. 'At least there is nothing now, right?'

"Yeah." Wendy nodded slightly. "Hmm?"

Wendy barely heard Anna's last whispered words and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Anna, what did you just say?"

"No, I didn't say anything." Anna quickly shook her head, denying her own nonsense.

"..." Wendy stared at Anna and was silent for a long time.

Just as Wendy withdrew her gaze and Anna breathed a sigh of relief, Wendy suddenly said.

"Anna, you like me, right?" Although Wendy is a little young, it doesn't mean that she is mentally immature.

"Ah? Ah!"

B.167 Conventions

"Anna, you like me, don't you?"

"Ah? Ah?!" Anna made a shocked sound and looked at the girl in front of her in disbelief.

Indeed, if it was more than half a month ago, Wendy could barely be called a big loli, but now she can indeed be called a girl, both in terms of height and development.

But...that's just appearance. In terms of age, a woman under the age of fourteen can be called a young girl, and Wendy is still more than half a year away from turning fourteen.

"No, it's not..." After countless random thoughts flashed through her mind, Anna's consciousness finally stopped at "What the hell?"

In fact, before Kiana mentioned this to her today, she had no thoughts about Wendy, they were just good friends.