Firefly, I want to be a Sanyo Hermit

It doesn't need to eat or drink, it doesn't need to breathe, it doesn't need a heartbeat, and it's even immune to all kinds of cosmic rays.

Although the various organs still exist in the Herrscher's body, these organs have actually lost the functions they had when he was a human.

The blood still circulates in the Herrscher's body, but what really makes the Herrscher's body function is actually the Honkai energy circulating in the body.

'What should I do...' Bella knew very well that Celine's body was fixed at a very awkward age.

Although Xilin's physical age was indeed fixed at fourteen, due to her past malnutrition, her development was much slower than that of the average person.

In other words...Xilin's body was stuck in the period of 'no monthly visits from relatives'.

Because of this, Xilin lacks the impulse of adolescence.

And Kiana is gradually losing this impulse.

"It seems that in order to rekindle the passion for life for the Queen and Lady Kiana, the first thing to do is to make the Queen's body grow further." Bella clenched her fists.

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"Ah~" Kiana, who was creating an 'ordinary' clone, suddenly shuddered.

The excessive output of Honkai energy gave this 'ordinary clone' a physique far superior to that of ordinary clones.

Although he can be used as an experimental subject, his physique conflicts with the clone required for this experiment, so Kiana can only readjust the clone's body.

"Strange, what did that feel like just now?" Kiana seemed to have felt a chill just now.

Kiana, who had long been immune to cold and heat, would not catch a cold, so that bout of chills was quite strange.

"Lady Kiana!" As Kiana became distracted, the soulless clone in front of her turned into a strange alien under the adjustment of Honkai energy.

Huge eyes, a weird nose, and an almost invisible mouth

Arms with bulging muscles and legs as slender as bamboo poles.

"Wow, it's like an 'Ancient God' created by maxing out one random number and bringing another to a negative number." Looking at the alien in front of her, Kiana raised her eyebrows and used her power to completely destroy it.

Indeed, as a synth and the Herrscher of Death, Kiana attaches great importance to the weight of life.

It’s just...as the saying goes, 'the world allows consciousness to match new containers, but does not allow containers to collect dissipated consciousness'.

In Kiana's eyes, what is more important is a person's soul, and a body without a soul is not life at all.

"Lady Kiana, you're not in a good condition today." Kiana's deputy came to Kiana and said, "Is it because you haven't recovered after a few days of rest?"

"?" Kiana looked at her deputy, a question mark popped up on her head. "Sally, don't go too far."

Kiana said, pointing at her deputy named Sally.

"I've been working overtime for several months in a row!" In addition to working overtime, at the end of the previous project, Kiana worked all night for two weeks in a row. Even a Herrscher could not stand such consumption.

"It is because Lady Kiana has been working overtime continuously, so her body has become accustomed to the overtime schedule, and you took a break for nearly a week a few days ago, which disrupted your work and rest schedule." Sally pushed her glasses and said seriously.

"..." Kiana's eyes twitched.

This guy is definitely not worried about his physical condition, but is worried that the inaccurate control of his strength will lead to deviations in various experimental data.

This vicious guy!

"Ha, okay, let's stop here for today. I'll go back and rest for a while and adjust my schedule." Kiana made up an excuse and planned to leave.

"Lady Kiana, you still have a lot of work to do, so you can't rest yet." Sally grabbed the corner of Kiana's clothes and said to Kiana calmly.

"Why are you saying such strange things?" Although she didn't know why, Kiana felt that she should be the one saying these words.

But it doesn't matter anymore, she can't run away...

Kiana began to activate her power again, and a fertilized egg appeared out of thin air between Kiana's palms.

With the infusion of Honkai energy, the fertilized egg quickly divided and grew to form an embryo, and then grew to the size of an adult in just a dozen seconds.

In terms of appearance alone, he is no different from humans.

Because from a biological point of view, he is a human being through and through.

But there is one huge difference between him and conventional humans... he has no 'soul'.

He is not in a vegetative state, nor is he brain dead.

His body was healthier than anyone else's, but he had no consciousness.

As for the principle behind it, Kiana actually didn't understand it either.

However, Kiana no longer bothered about these things. As long as he had no soul, he was not a real life in Kiana's eyes.

"Okay, let's begin the experiment."

B.98 New Year's photo album with Kiana

The daily cycle is so powerful that it can make people lose the sense of the passage of time without them even realizing it.

It has been half a month since Mei Raiden came to "Saint Freya", and the New Year's bell is about to ring.

"New Year's Day is the day after tomorrow, Mei, don't you plan to go home?" Kiana, who got off work early today, asked softly after seeing Mei Raiden returning home.

"Hmm..." After hearing Kiana's question, Mei Raiden found it difficult to answer for a while.

Because she didn't know how to decide whether to go home for the New Year this year.

'If I don't go home, then this New Year will be the first time I don't celebrate it at home...' Raiden Mei thought.

But precisely because it was the "first time not spending the New Year at home", Mei Raiden felt that this experience was somewhat novel, so she was seriously considering whether she should spend the New Year at "St. Freya Academy" this year.

"Where's sister Kiana? Do you have any plans for the New Year?" Raiden Mei, who was having trouble making a decision, set her eyes on Kiana.

"I don't think we'll have to work overtime during the New Year, right?"

"That's not the case." Kiana waved her hands. "Don't think of me as some overwork maniac."

"If I don't have to, I don't want to work overtime."

When Kiana said this, she felt as if all the bones had been pulled out of her, and she fell limply on the sofa.

"Sister Kiana's posture lying on the sofa is almost exactly the same as Senior Xilin's." Raiden Mei said with a hint of smile in her tone.

"Well... this is also a very normal thing. After all, we have lived together for so long, it is normal that some habits will be assimilated." Kiana squirmed twice. The extremely handsome sister in Mei Raiden's eyes has changed unknowingly.

In other words, Mei Raiden understands Kiana better.

"Yeah, that's right." Raiden Mei nodded. "Sister Kiana hasn't told us about the New Year's arrangements yet."

"As for me, I don't have any plans either." Qiana counted her fingers. "Xilin and I will spend New Year's Eve with Cecilia and her family, and then stay there for the whole day."

"Then it depends on your arrangements, Mei." Kiana looked at Raiden Mei. "If Mei goes home for the New Year, then I will follow the custom of previous years and go to 'Changkong City' the next day."

"If Mei doesn't go home for the New Year, I'll probably visit Sister Miyuki and Uncle Ryoma and then leave."

Although Kiana's name seemed a bit confusing, Raiden Mei had already gotten used to it.

By the way, according to the tradition of the Far East, if the 'aunt' of the same generation as the mother is not married, she can actually be called sister.

So Mei Raiden calls Kiana "sister", and there is nothing wrong with that in terms of seniority.

"Then I will go to Siberia on the third day." This has always been Kiana's habit.

The children at the Cocolia Welfare Home are also well aware that Kiana will arrive on the third day of the New Year every year.

Therefore, many children who have left the welfare home and have grown up will return to the welfare home to reunite with everyone.

Not only that, even Bronya's parents and Seele's parents will most likely come to the welfare home.

So no matter what, Kiana will not give up the rule of going to Siberia on the third day.

"Sister Kiana is so busy." Raiden Mei said with some sigh.

"It's okay, there are always some things that need to be done." Kiana shrugged and said.

"But, Sister Kiana, why are you going to such a cold place like Siberia?" In Raiden Mei's cognition, Siberia is endless ice and snow, which can almost be equated with the North and South Poles.

"I also have some friends in Siberia. I'll go over there and get together with everyone during the New Year." Kiana said with a smile. At the same time, she sat up slightly from the sofa, took out her communicator and opened the photo album.

"Look." Kiana placed the photo in front of Raiden Mei.

The photo shows Kiana taking a group photo with a group of little kids who look like they are less than ten years old.

Under Kiana's guidance, many photos of children were browsed by Raiden Mei, and then a photo of a girl with silver-gray curly hair, who looked only twelve or thirteen years old, and another girl of the same age with black-blue hair appeared.

"This is Bronya, and the black-haired child is Seele. They are not children from the orphanage, but they have a good relationship with the children in the orphanage."

As Kiana scrolled, many photos appeared in front of Mei Raiden, and through these photos, Mei Raiden also had a better understanding of the past experiences of her sister Kiana.

"I didn't expect that Sister Kiana has sponsored so many welfare homes." Not only the [Cocolia Welfare Home], Kiana also founded many welfare homes with Cocolia.

The only difference from ordinary welfare homes is that all welfare homes founded by Kiana and Cocolia adopt children who have lost their families due to Honkai.

After all, these children are likely to have been infected with Honkai, and if they are allowed to wander around society at will, it could very well turn into a huge disaster.

By gathering these children together, Kiana will have a way to deal with whatever happens.

"Isn't it good to help those in need within our ability?" Kiana's eyes wandered.

It wasn't because Kiana felt guilty about something, it was just that she was thinking about something else.

However, Kiana's hand did not stop swiping the screen, and she still swiped the next photo every five or six seconds.

Soon, all the photos of Kiana and the children were crossed out. Just when Mei Raiden wanted to remind Kiana, Kiana's finger happened to touch the "next album", and then the photos in the next album were exposed in front of Mei Raiden.

"Hmm? Are all the photos in this album of Xilin-senpai's?" Raiden Mei thought as she looked at the photos.

A profile photo of Xilin eating potato chips.

A photo of him sleeping on the sofa like a guinea pig.

There are even quite a few "death angles", which are photos taken from a bottom-up angle.

'Fortunately, Senior Sirin's appearance is very good and can withstand the shooting techniques of Sister Kiana...' Raiden Mei shook her head secretly in her heart. The light and shadow of the photos taken by Kiana were really... hard to look at.

Soon, Mei Raiden discovered something was wrong.

The faintly visible white lace, blue and white stripes, and pure white bear...

"Sister Kiana, what do you usually shoot?!" Raiden Mei's eyes widened in shock.

B.99 Come on, Bella!

"Cough cough..." Although Mei Raiden did not make any sound, Kiana still felt her sudden change in aura.

After all, as a Herrscher, the Honkai energy in Mei Raiden's body suddenly changed, which was very obvious to Kiana.

When she came to her senses, she found that Xilin's photo was displayed on her communicator.

But it wouldn’t be a problem if they were just ordinary photos, but there are many photos of Xilin showing her underwear!

"Sister Kiana..." Raiden Mei pursed her lips, and the expression on her face looked a little strange.

"I...I was just joking with Xilin." Kiana hid the communicator behind her back awkwardly.

Although it sounds unconvincing, Kiana is actually telling the truth!

She really was taking pictures of Celine just for fun.

"Yeah, I understand." Raiden Mei didn't dwell too much on Kiana's statement. She just nodded slightly, agreeing with Kiana's "sophistry".

"Woo! I want to leave the Earth overnight!" Kiana shouted in her heart... Although she could indeed do it, she could even teleport directly to the moon after reaching the height of the stratosphere.

But the feeling of social death will not disappear!

"It's okay, Sister Kiana." Raiden Mei patted Kiana's shoulder and comforted her. "I believe Sister Kiana is just doing this for fun."

"Mei~~" Kiana couldn't help but let out a moved sound.

"What are you doing?" At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded. Xilin, who came down from the second floor, saw Kiana lying on Raiden Mei's shoulder, and her golden pupils trembled obviously.

"Um...this..." After Xilin asked this, Kiana naturally felt extremely guilty.

Was she going to say to Xilin, 'I secretly took some photos of you and just showed them to Mei by accident'?

"Sister Kiana, share the photos she took with me again." Mei Raiden smiled and perfunctorily answered Kiana. "Didn't Sister Kiana run many welfare homes? These are all photos of her with children."