The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

In the roar, accompanied by the endless grievances that should have been suppressed deep in her heart, the memories of the past seemed to float up in Kiana's mind again, and she saw the scene of that day again. Four years ago in East Siberia, when she woke up, she found herself sleeping crookedly on the bed in a small wooden house. There was no warmth or other people's breath in the cold house. It was not until a long time later that the girl named Kiana Kaslana finally accepted the fact that her father had left.

She didn't cry at that time. It would be more accurate to say that she was a quiet girl when she was a child and had rarely cried loudly since she could remember. She just silently wiped away the tears that were flowing uncontrollably from her eyes. Without making any sound, she resolutely left the home that brought her so much warmth and happiness.

She had imagined countless scenes of meeting Siegfried again. When that time came, she would definitely beat up her stinky father, hit him in the face with her fists, kick him in the waist, and then grab his collar tightly and yell at him to never abandon me! But when that day really came, Kiana found that her eyes began to sour uncontrollably, and the strong grievance and discomfort made her almost want to cry.

How embarrassing! Kiana cursed herself in her heart as she stared with her eyes wide open, trying her best to hold back her tears.

"Hey, hey, don't cry, don't cry." Although his daughter hadn't shed tears yet, Siegfried's heart couldn't help but skip a beat when he heard the slight cry in Kiana's words. He stretched out his one arm again in panic and wanted to touch Kiana's head, but Kiana stubbornly dodged.

Looking at the big eyes of the white-haired ball that were misty despite trying not to shed tears, Siegfried was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, and subconsciously looked to the Thunder Ryuma beside him for help.

"..." Raiden Ryoma turned his head, pretending not to see Siegfried, and shifted his gaze to Raiden Mei, who looked a little tangled, and asked in a gentle tone: "Mei, how do you feel? The Conquest Gem in your body was forcibly activated by the Honkai. Are you feeling any discomfort now?"

Mei Raiden relaxed her weird expression, met Raiden Ryoma's gaze, and put on a gentle and decent smile again: "No, thank you for your concern, father. I don't feel any discomfort now."

Looking at the peaceful and warm family communication between Raiden Ryoma and Raiden Mei, Siegfried couldn't help but hum and mutter: "No loyalty..."

However, the problem that had to be faced still had to be faced. Siegfried looked at Kiana, who pursed her lips and stared at him, refusing to look away, at a loss. He didn't know where to put the one arm that was hanging not far from Kiana's head.

Finally, he raised his head and covered his face, as if he had made up his mind. He let out a long breath, then squatted down, facing Kiana's gaze, and gently pulled down his collar, his movements slow and heavy.

"You--" For a moment, Kiana's gaze froze when she saw Siegfried's ribs and neck under his clothes.

The skin exposed by the pulled-down collar was a lifeless pale color, with ominous purple and blue lines crisscrossing through the blood vessels with a faint light. The protruding bones were so sharp that they seemed to pierce the skin. It was hard to imagine that it was a body that could fight with a strong and fierce posture just a minute ago. Judging from the appearance alone, even if Kiana was told that this was a corpse that had been dead for some time, she would not have any doubts.

"Damn dad! Your body--" The grievance that almost drowned her heart turned into astonishment and anxiety in an instant. Kiana was about to reach out and strip Siegfried's clothes off, but her movements suddenly stopped.

Siegfried's palm was touching Kiana's head with gentle force, but this time, Kiana did not struggle or avoid, but just stared at her father in a daze.

"Kiana, you have always been a very obedient child since you were very young." Siegfried smiled kindly and gently, as if recalling the good memories of the past. "Dad knows that I am an unqualified father, and I have always let my daughter down."

"You, don't say that--" Kiana anxiously wanted to stop Siegfried from blaming her, but after seeing Siegfried making a gesture to keep quiet, she obediently shut her mouth.

"Although I'm a little late, I won't evade my responsibilities anymore." Siegfried looked a little embarrassed. It was obvious that he rarely said such sentimental words to others. "Kiana, I won't evade you anymore. But, if possible, can you let me leave for a while?"

Before Kiana, whose face had changed, could express her protest again, Siegfried raised his arm in a flash, made a half standard French military salute, and spoke quickly: "Dangdangdang, of course, even if I leave you, I will not let you lose me. Just like I said, I will stay with your uncle Ryoma forever."

Perhaps knowing that it would be impossible for him to regain Kiana's trust with his criminal record, Siegfried raised his head and winked at Raiden Ryoma several times in a row: "Aren't you good friends with that girl? I promise you! As long as you contact me, I will definitely give you a good reply!"

"Then I want to be with my stinky dad too!" Kiana answered without even thinking. She sniffed her little nose and forced herself to hold back the tears that were about to burst out. "Why do you have to leave me? Aren't we a family?!"

Kiana's straightforward roar that struck Siegfried's heart directly made his heart tremble slightly, as if something inside him cracked with a click, and water of sourness and pain flowed out.

"Because... because..." Perhaps even he couldn't convince himself with this reason, Siegfried's voice became very low, and his words became stammering, "I... I want to continue to protect you... I... I don't want to be unable to do anything when something happens to you..."

"Then continue to stay by my side! Aren't you still very powerful now, old man?" But Kiana believed it without hesitation, but at the same time, she couldn't understand Siegfried's words at all, "Even if you want to heal your body, then let your daughter stay by your side, what's wrong with that!"

"Kiana... Anti-entropy is very dangerous." Siegfried squatted down to make his line of sight on the same plane as Kiana's. "Dad is now one of the three people wanted by Archbishop of Destiny himself. You know Archbishop of Destiny, he is the most powerful and terrifying person in the world right now."

"Then I'm not afraid either!" Kiana said viciously, "I don't care about the Archbishop of Destiny. If he dares to hurt my stinky dad, he'll be the biggest villain in the world! Let's beat him back together!"

"Very good! That's the momentum!" Siegfried gave Kiana a thumbs up, with an approving smile on his face and a grin showing a mouthful of white teeth. "But, Kiana, what are you going to do to defeat the biggest villain in the world?"

"Of course..." Halfway through her words, Kiana suddenly realized what Siegfried wanted to say. She lowered her voice as if she was deflated, "...I have become stronger."

"That's right!" Siegfried said earnestly, "So, in order to beat back the bad guys who bully us, shouldn't Kiana become even more powerful?"

Kiana closed her mouth somewhat unhappily and stopped talking.

Seeing that Kiana seemed to be somewhat convinced, Siegfried quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Look, if you can become stronger, strong enough to beat away all the bad guys, then we can continue to live together without any worries, right? So..."

"I know..." Kiana muttered in a low voice.

"So, next you..." Siegfried's words suddenly got stuck halfway through his sentence. He looked at Kiana in a daze, "What do you know?"

"You want me to go to school to study, right? You stinky dad." Kiana pouted in dissatisfaction.

Although the memories of the Herrscher of the Fire had become as vague as fog after the consciousness mapping was lifted, Kiana could still vaguely feel that her deepest memories were the school life that she was supposed to experience in the next few years.

Even though she didn't know the specific information about the school and couldn't remember what it was called, Kiana could still barely recall that "she was going to school to learn combat and theoretical knowledge."

Chapter 28: Social Death Scene, Restart

Kiana revealed her purpose in one sentence, leaving Siegfried somewhat stunned and bewildered.

But time was running out, and he couldn't continue asking questions here, so Siegfried quickly suppressed his confusion and nodded quickly: "Yeah, yeah, that's right, your aunt should be here soon to check on the situation, and then you can just tell her my name! She will definitely understand everything!"

"Pfft, that's not right! You can't tell her my name." As if he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, Siegfried shook his head. He frowned and thought hard for a long time. Finally, he found out in despair that his expression was really a bit problematic, so he chose to give up. "Anyway, when you meet that dwarf Theresa, she should understand."

"Theresa?" Kiana was a little stunned when she heard the name for the first time. Siegfried replied hastily, "Your aunt is also the dean of the school you are going to next."

"Mei." At this moment, Raiden Ryoma suddenly patted Raiden Mei's shoulder gently. His expression seemed a little reluctant, but he still said firmly: "You should follow that little girl too."

Mei Raiden's expression froze. She raised her arm and pointed hesitantly in the direction of Kiana, whose eyes lit up. "Father, do you want me to go with Kiana?"

"That's right." Raiden Ryoma nodded slowly. "Although we have to separate again after just meeting, it may be a bit cruel for both of us, but... just like Siegfried said, compared to the complicated internal forces and the huge threat of Destiny from the outside, the Far East Branch of Destiny under the leadership of Theresa may be a safer and more suitable place for you and the little girl."

Raiden Ryoma raised his hands and carefully sorted out Raiden Mei's Senba Academy uniform, which looked a little messy.

From his pupils that were exactly the same as her own, Raiden Mei saw reluctance and helplessness, but also a hint of deep expectation hidden inside.

"..." Huh, Mei Raiden closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, Ryoma Raiden saw a resolute look in his daughter's eyes.

"I understand, father." Raiden Mei nodded heavily, "If this is your expectation, Mei will definitely not let you down."

A relieved smile appeared on Raiden Ryoma's face. He turned around and shouted from afar: "It's almost time... Siegfried!"

"Oh... um, I'll be there soon." Siegfried smiled and touched Kiana's head. Suddenly, he raised his head and nodded to Li Shubai, who was so embarrassed that he wanted to escape but was grabbed by Kiana's hand and couldn't take a step at all. He patted his shoulder and said, "I'll trouble you to take care of Kiana's affairs from now on."

After being interrupted by Siegfried, Li Shubai was no longer embarrassed. He rolled his eyes at Siegfried and impatiently slapped Siegfried's hand away: "Go away, as a father, you still expect others to take care of your daughter? No way! Go find someone else yourself!"

"Hahaha, as the saying goes, too much debt is never a burden." Siegfried laughed heartily, "You helped Kiana so much in Changkong City. Logically, as a father, I should show some appreciation. But I really don't have anything to give you now, so I might as well owe you a little more."

"???" Although Kiana didn't notice anything wrong, Bronya and Raiden Mei smelled the danger at the first moment. They turned their heads, narrowed their eyes slightly, and stared at Siegfried with dangerous eyes.

A little more? Then what are you going to pay back? Your own daughter?

"Hiss... why do I feel a little cold all over?" Suddenly, Siegfried shrank his shoulders and murmured in a low voice, "This shouldn't be the case. Hasn't my body been shielded from temperature perception?"

...In this way, in the end, after finishing saying everything they wanted to say, Raiden Ryuma and Siegfried left. Under Siegfried's teasing gaze, Kiana reluctantly released her grip on Li Shubai.

As a result, just two seconds after he let go of Li Shubai's arm, Bronya came over.

She came to Li Shubai, imitating the way that Raiden Ryoma had done when he tidied up his daughter's appearance a few minutes ago. Like a gentle and virtuous wife, she gently straightened Li Shubai's already messy and torn clothes, and whispered, "The captain should be very happy that Kiana can be reunited with her father, right?"

"Why should I be happy?" Li Shubai's face turned red. He turned his head away and said hesitantly, "We have only known each other for a short time. What does their family affairs have to do with me?"

He suddenly remembered something and stared at Bronya in front of him: "And what's wrong with you? Shouldn't you be..."

"It should be a small, little duck, right?" Bronya said softly, her face slightly red, but her eyes were full of teasing. "Now, the little duck is gone. What the captain wants to ask is why Bronya turned into a big duck, right?"

After hearing Bronya's words that were seven parts teasing and three parts shyness, Kiana's face changed, Raiden Mei's face also changed, and Li Shubai was even more dumbfounded.

Bronya glanced at Kiana, who looked unhappy, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "Kiana, that idiot, didn't explain things clearly to the captain before leaving. However, it's not bad to let Bronya explain it."

“…” Kiana felt that she was being scolded, and she had evidence.

"In short, the captain just needs to know." Bronya's expression suddenly softened. She walked forward, stretched out her arms, and gently hugged Li Shubai. "Captain, you are definitely not alone. In this world, there are many people like Bronya and Kiana. We are all willing to accompany you. This is enough."

Li Shubai couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Although Bronya's body was warm and soft, her gentle words made Li Shubai completely unable to appreciate it at the moment.

In fact, he began to reflect on himself shortly after being rescued by Bronya. No matter what the reason was, it was his behavior that gave Cocolia the opportunity to take advantage. If he had met someone like him in the past, Li Shubai would have cursed him as a stupid teammate.

As a result, he was the one who did something stupid but was comforted by Bronya who saved him... This made him feel ashamed.

"However, Bronya won't be able to stay here for long." After letting go of Li Shubai, Bronya took a few steps back. "Before leaving this world, Bronya still has some things to tell Mr. Siegfried and the others. Captain, don't worry. There will be more Valkyries coming to help you."

Bronya waved her hand as a farewell to Li Shubai, and after a few flashes, her light and elegant figure disappeared from the sight of the three people.

Just as Siegfried and Raiden Ryoma were about to leave Changkong City, their eyes suddenly blurred.

Siegfried instinctively raised the Holy Fire Judgement in his hand, but when he saw the person coming, he breathed a sigh of relief and put down the weapon.

"I said beautiful lady... your name is Bronya, right? Can you please stop being so scary?" Siegfried said, "This way of appearing is not good for the hearts of our two elders."

"Oh, really?" Bronya flashed in front of the two men with a blank expression, "So, Mr. Siegfried, you have no interest in your own daughter's affairs?"

Chapter 29: Notification

This is undoubtedly a nuclear bomb.

Raiden Ryoma and Siegfried both froze. The next moment, Siegfried turned his head and stared at Bronya. There was no joy or surprise on his face, but anger boiling to the extreme.

But the anger that almost burst into flames only lasted for a moment before dissipating. He looked away, lowered his head, and twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to smile, but he found that he couldn't control his facial muscles that were so stiff that he could hardly move to smile. So he could only sigh softly and said in a hoarse voice: "My...biological daughter...? What...do you want to say?"

"She's still alive." Bronya said calmly.

"..." Siegfried said nothing, nor did he respond to Bronya's words.

"I said." Seeing this, Bronya repeated, "Your biological daughter, she is still alive."

Seeing that Siegfried still had his head down and had no intention of speaking, Raiden Ryoma sighed, "Ms. Bronya, what do you have to prove that Siegfried's biological daughter is still alive?"

"If there is no basis, I will not give people illusory hope casually." As if she had seen through why Siegfried was so resistant to this topic, Bronya did not have any emotional fluctuations because of Raiden Ryoma's doubts. She stared at Siegfried who turned his head away without even looking at her, and said calmly in a flat voice: "Mr. Siegfried, what Bronya said is not an unreasonable guess, nor is it a speculation based on existing facts. Your biological daughter is still alive - this sentence is just an objective statement of the facts that have happened in the past."

"..." Siegfried raised his head and smiled silently, "My dear lady, I admit that you are indeed very powerful, but..."

"Bronya is a person from the future." Bronya interrupted Siegfried's words, "——Just like the Herrscher of the Fire that Mr. Siegfried saw not long ago."

Herrscher of the Fire? He searched his memory and confirmed that he had never heard of this name. Raiden Ryoma couldn't help but frowned, but Siegfried shuddered all over and suddenly widened his eyes.

He suddenly turned around and stared at Bronya's face. "Wait, the gesture that Kiana showed on the rooftop of Qianyu Academy... you... you actually knew it?"

He recalled the moment at noon when, on the rooftop of Qianyu Academy, he shattered the dark clouds that enveloped the entire Changkong City with a sword carrying infinite flames. Although he was a little far away at that time in order to prevent Kiana from noticing his presence, Siegfried could still feel the overbearing and burning touch coming towards him.

As the current holder of the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire, and a person who had unleashed Heavenly Fire several times, Siegfried could see at a glance that there was definitely an extraordinary relationship between the power of the sword that made people wonder if it could shatter the entire sky, and the "Flame" Key that he held.

"Of course Bronya knows. After all, the Herrscher of Fire who was able to appear briefly by borrowing the body of Kiana of this era was one of the crew members recruited by the captain, just like Bronya." Bronya said calmly, "And the true identity of the Herrscher of Fire is the Kiana Kaslana you are familiar with, who completely mastered the power of the Herrscher three years later, defeated the original Herrscher of the Void, and used the power of the "fire" of the Plague Gem for herself, and completely completed her growth and transformation."

Another nuclear bomb. Ever since Bronya appeared in front of Siegfried, explosive news has been thrown out one after another by this elegant and beautiful silver-gray curly-haired beauty as if they were free. Siegfried swallowed his saliva and felt his mouth dry.

Then he suddenly froze, turned his head quickly, and stared back at Bronya who had been staring at him, his voice trembling: "Wait, even if what you said is true..."

"If Mr. Siegfried wants to ask, 'What does that have to do with my biological daughter?'" Bronya answered, "It's very simple, because Mr. Siegfried, your biological daughter, like me - Bronya, and the Herrscher of the Fire who you met not long ago, Kiana Kaslana from three years later, is one of the captain's crew members."

"Captain...? Is that the boy named Li Shubai? It sounds like a job title... No... Compared to that..." Siegfried shook his head fiercely, then stared into Bronya's eyes, "She... my daughter... she is now..."

"I'm sorry." Bronya raised a finger in front of her mouth, with the corner of her mouth slightly raised. "Regarding Mr. Siegfried's biological daughter, whether it is her current identity or where she is, these two things are not things Bronya should reveal here."

"..." Siegfried couldn't catch his breath and almost suffocated himself to death.

He stared at Bronya, his face was extremely interesting, sometimes blue and sometimes purple. After a moment, Siegfried had a flattering smile on his face. He bowed gently to Bronya and scratched his silver hair with his one arm: "That...beauty, bah, bah, I mean, the beautiful Ms. Bronya, that is, that...can you please give me some information about her?"

"Oh?" Bronya suddenly smiled. Her smile was very beautiful, but Siegfried felt that her beautiful and brilliant smile was full of malice. "Didn't you believe that your biological daughter was dead and that you didn't trust Bronya at all?"

"...Oh, didn't you know that Ms. Bronya is so powerful?" Siegfried was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare and didn't want to use force against the ridiculously strong Bronya in front of him. So, he, who was not good at expressing himself, could only rack his brains to think of the words to express his apology. "Anyway, it's my fault. I'm sorry! I sincerely apologize to you, so Ms. Bronya, please be kind, it's really important to me."

Siegfried thought about it, and seemed to feel that it was still a little weak to express it with words, so he strode to Bronya, took a deep breath, and then suddenly bent his waist -

——However, the bow he was about to take was stopped by a pair of slender but strong hands.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Bronya looked deeply at Siegfried's eyes, which were filled with hope and expectation because of her words. She sighed deeply, "Don't worry, Mr. Siegfried. Your biological daughter is neither in danger nor imprisoned. She is living a much better life than you can imagine."

This time, Siegfried did not doubt Bronya's words. Since they would all belong to the captain... Li Shubai's crew in the future, it meant that the relationship between them must be better than he imagined.

"Huh... Really? She's doing pretty well now..." The apologetic spirit just now disappeared without a trace. Siegfried seemed to feel relieved from the bottom of his heart and heaved a long sigh of relief, "That's good... That's good..."

Suddenly, Siegfried's vision blurred, and the next moment, his consciousness was cut off.

"Hey!" When Siegfried was awakened by a familiar voice, he found that he was supported by Raiden Ryoma.

Raiden Ryoma frowned and looked at Siegfried's sweaty forehead: "Are you okay?"

"Uh..." Siegfried wiped his forehead and put his palm in front of his eyes. He looked at the sweat on his palm and felt a little strange. "Sorry, what's wrong with me?"

Obviously, the weather in Changkong City is so cold that my body should not be able to feel the temperature any longer, but why is it that I can't help but sweat on my forehead...?

"..." Siegfried closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, trying to adjust his disordered breath back to normal. When his body's senses were basically back to normal, he removed Thunder Ryoma's arm and smiled indifferently, "It's okay, I was probably too relaxed for a moment, just pay a little attention."

Chapter 30 Preparations before Leaving

Even though he almost lost consciousness just now, the smile on Siegfried's face was still more relaxed than ever before.

He raised his arms and covered his eyes. The corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably. The shouts traveled through several years of time and space and came back to his ears:

"You take her skydiving, I can do it myself!"