K424 of the Collapse World

"After such a long time of activities, Yaesakura-senpai must be hungry too, right? Let me cook for you today. How about letting you taste Mei's cooking?"

"Well, thank you for your help, Miss Mei."

"Senior, please don't be so formal. Just call me Mei like everyone else."

"Then Mei, you also..."

While they were talking, the two had already reached the gate. But before Mei could press the button to open the door, the gate of the training ground opened automatically with a flash of electric arc, and the girl with long purple-gray hair standing behind the door appeared in front of them as the door opened.

"Eh? Um, could you please...?"

"Mr. Benares, what can I do for you?"

Looking at the tall girl in front of her, Yaesakura continued Mei's words and asked, her indifferent expression unchanged from usual.

"Ying, Master Shilis is back."

The girl called Benares said expressionlessly. She glanced at Mei who looked a little embarrassed beside her, then turned her gaze back to Yaesakura.

"The master won't be staying long, so we will have a small gathering tonight. Ying...you are the master's friend, so I hope you can attend as well."

"Yeah, I'll go."

Yaesakura nodded, and after getting the girl's answer, Benares turned his gaze to Mei next to him.

"Raiden Mei, is that right?"

"Eh? Yes! What do you want, Miss Bella?"

"I heard that you are the principal's personal chef. I have a request. Can you please help in the kitchen of the school restaurant?"

"......ah?"

400 Facing the Truth

The E-3 dormitory building of Saint Freya was a building that had just been renovated not long ago. This dormitory was nominally classified as a dormitory for senior faculty and staff, which was off-limits to students, but it was actually newly built by Theresa specifically for the anti-entropy partners who came with Shilis.

Theresa made this decision because the renovation expenses were directly reimbursed to the headquarters, and she didn't have to pay a penny. Moreover, the companions brought by Shilis were also

Most of them became faculty members of St. Freya Academy, so this is actually a true faculty dormitory.

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In a spacious room in the dormitory building, in front of the open window, a gauze curtain fluttered steadily in the wind.

At the back of the room, a silver-haired girl in loose home clothes sat on the table in front of the windowsill, holding a thick book in her hands.

She was barefoot, stepping directly on the spotless wooden floor, the straps of her home clothes hung loosely between her arms, and her long hair seemed to be uncombed. The slightly curly silver hair fell down from her back, giving her a unique sense of messy beauty.

The bright sunshine at noon can easily make people feel tired, but there is no trace of tiredness in the eyes of the silver-haired girl. Her pair of blue eyes focus sharply on the book, as if forcing herself to forget something. She stares intently at the academic work in her hand, almost wanting to completely imprint the knowledge in the book into her mind.

"Last time, the Honkai energy got out of control, which caused a lot of trouble for Sister Shiris... Next time, we must not repeat the same mistake! To control the power of Honkai, we must learn from the basics..."

She murmured to herself, her mind becoming more focused. The girl did not realize that the sunlight cast a fine golden halo on her body, as if the holy light and her bright silver hair were shining together, and coupled with the quiet and profound expression she unconsciously revealed when thinking about the problem, it inadvertently formed a beautiful picture.

Asakura Miyuki stood at the door, staring blankly at the silver-haired girl bathing in the sun outside the window. She was originally planning to call the girl, but when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but be stunned.

"......Um?"

Noticing someone's gaze, the girl raised her head with a little doubt and looked at the black-haired girl standing at the door. As her deep gaze returned to normal, the sense of holiness that had just made her lose her mind quickly dissipated, and she returned to reality from the static picture.

"..."

"Miyuki? It's rare that you would come to see me. Is there something you need help with?"

When she saw the face of the person at the door, the silver-haired girl was stunned for a moment, and then a gentle smile appeared on her pretty face. This perfect smile made Asakura Miyuki lose her mind for a moment, but she immediately came back to her senses.

Miyuki, who regarded Shirley, who saved her, as her faith, naturally had no resistance to Kiana, who looked exactly like Shirley, and easily fell for her extremely friendly smile.

"Eh? No, no, Your Highness Kiana, I'm not bothering you, I just want to tell you a piece of news..."

"Ah... Really, I don't care if you call Sister Shirley 'Master', but I've told you so many times, can you please not call me that... It really sounds a bit embarrassing..."

"Huh? This..."

"It's okay."

Kiana smiled bitterly, looked at Asakura Miyuki who looked a little restrained, sighed, waved her hand gently, and ended the topic.

"Speaking of which, why didn't you use the terminal to communicate, but instead came directly here? Is it something important?"

"Well... almost. Actually, I was about to go out, and I saw you still in the room. I wondered if you didn't know about Lady Shilis's return, so I..."

"You mean, Sister Shilis is back?!"

"Yes, she arrived at Saint Freya a few hours ago, but she seemed to be busy with something. I didn't want to disturb her, so I waited until now to go..."

Hearing this, the silver-haired girl was slightly stunned. The moment she reacted, she threw down the "Anthology of Honkai and Bioengineering" in her hand and rushed out of her room like a fly.

"Eh?! Princess Kiana..."

"I'm going to look for Sister Shilis first!"

Leaving these words behind, she quickly walked through the dormitory corridor, unable to hide the slightly anxious and excited smile on her face.

In the Chiyou battle not long ago, Kiana fell into a coma due to the runaway Honkai energy. When she woke up, she was told that Shiris had left for a secret mission.

Kiana originally thought that this sudden departure would last for several months like before, but she didn't expect that she would reunite with her closest person in just a few weeks. For Kiana, this was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.

(Seeing you again, sister...)

There was no other reason, just a simple desire to see her. To Kiana, that girl was her most precious, her only relative...

A flash of light appeared on her bare feet, and shoes made of energy appeared on her feet. She tied her hair with an energy ribbon she had just made. Kiana ran through the corridor at a speed like a battlefield charge. In her excitement, she even used a few strands of Honkai energy to increase her speed. Tiny cracks appeared on the ground she stepped on...

(I wonder if Sister Shilis forced herself this time... If I had known she would be back so soon, I should have combed my hair in advance.

Wash and dress up...)

She was thinking secretly like a girl in love, but when Kiana rushed around the corner at high speed, a figure appeared in front of her without any warning!

“Hey hey hey…!”

Kiana didn't expect to meet someone in this empty dormitory building. In her haste, she failed to stop completely and bumped into the person in front of her! The impact of the high speed made Kiana rush directly into the arms of the person in front of her and fell on him...

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...! Are you not hurt?"

Without having time to appreciate the softness of the body hitting her face, Kiana quickly stood up to apologize and reached out to the person who was knocked down. But the next moment, when she saw the silver-haired girl in front of her rubbing her chest and frowning, she was stunned and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

"Eh?! Sis... Sis?"

However, the next moment after she exclaimed, she seemed to realize something, her voice slowed down, and the expression of surprise froze on her face.

Although her appearance is exactly the same as in her memory, Kiana will not mistake her sister.

"You are......?"

After a moment's hesitation, Kiana came back to her senses, and her expression became complicated. The only person who had the same appearance as Shirley, besides the immature school principal, was the K423 who replaced her identity. And the girl in front of her, who was the same age as her, could not be the -meter-tall loli school principal...

While Kiana was stunned, the silver-haired girl in front of her had already climbed up on her own, patted the dust on her skirt, and looked up at Kiana.

"It's okay. Although I'm weak, this body won't break if touched. Also, I'm sorry... I'm not your sister Shilis."

400 Face the Truth >>

"I know. May I ask what brings you here... Miss Kiana Kaslana? This is the staff dormitory, and ordinary students are not allowed to enter."

Kiana withdrew her hand expressionlessly and asked calmly. Since she had already recognized the other party's identity, there was no need to get excited. Although there was only one number difference between experimental subject K423 and experimental subject K424, to Kiana, these two numbered bodies meant completely different things to her. The former was an impostor who took away her position, while the latter was her most important elder sister...

Out of her promise to Shirley, she still would not reveal the truth to the girl in front of her, but continued to approach her as "Diana". But the next moment, the silver-haired girl's reply made Kiana open her eyes wide.

"Hey... it must be awkward to call someone by their own name, right, Miss Kiana?"

"you......?"

"You don't have to hide it from me anymore. It's really unfair for you to let someone else occupy your name for such a long time, Miss Kiana. But it doesn't matter now, because I, the fake one, already know the truth."

The silver-haired girl said softly, looking at Kiana's slightly surprised expression and smiled calmly.

"I finally understand why the three of us look so similar, and why you were so hostile to me when we first met. Now it seems that this is a matter of course... Clones and the originals with the same genes must look exactly the same. No matter who you are, you have reason to be angry when your identity is taken over by a fake replica..."

"..."

The girl smiled self-deprecatingly, looking at Kiana who was silent in front of her, her eyes moved slightly, and she slowly raised her right hand, as if she was going to touch Kiana's hands, but then, as if she gave up the idea, she put her hand down.

"Thank you... I basically understand why you kept all this from me. Lady Shilis and her companions are all kind people... I'm really sorry that I've made you suffer and unable to return to your own life just to take care of the feelings of a guy like me who doesn't want to do anything..."

Having said that, the girl closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Suddenly, she lowered her head and bowed to Kiana. She did not straighten up for a long time.

Faced with such a generous gift from the girl, Kiana was a little flustered, and her indifferent expression was a little difficult to maintain. She raised her hand to help the girl in front of her, but subconsciously retracted her hand.

Originally, she was dissatisfied with K423 because of her identity being occupied. However, when the other party took the initiative to reveal the truth to her, her previous resentment immediately dissipated, and Kiana even felt a little pity for the girl in front of her.

"That's not the case... I have my own friends and family, and it's not as painful as you think..."

"Even so, I still want to express my apologies to you, Ms. Kiana. This is only my unilateral apology. It is up to you to accept and forgive me."

After saying this, the girl straightened up, and when she opened her eyes again, her pupils, which had been fluctuating

Kong had regained his composure. But the seemingly calm blue eyes revealed the grief and sadness that could not be concealed. These naturally could not escape Kiana's eyes...

"Um, Qi..."

"Just call me K423. The only thing that truly belongs to me is this code name. Ms. Kiana, you can now declare to everyone that this name belongs to you. This is your due right..."

The girl continued to speak. The next moment, she did not give Kiana a chance to speak, and suddenly changed the subject.

"That's all I want to say to you. Now, I actually have something to say to you, including some dissatisfaction... Hehe~~ Isn't it ridiculous? As a mere copy of the perpetrator, I actually want to express my dissatisfaction to you, the victim. How shameless... However, even if you think so, there are some things I still want to say to you..."

The girl's tone gradually became calm, and no emotion could be heard. Although she was smiling, her smile was filled with self-mockery...

"I know that in your eyes, you probably see me as a shameless person who has usurped the throne. Therefore, every time we met in Saint Freya, you and the girl named Bronya would look at me with hostility. This is natural. From my standpoint, there is no reason for me to be dissatisfied with your venting... But even if I know the truth, that feeling... is really uncomfortable..."

"..."

"It seems that ignorance is really a sin... When Aunt Jizi said this to me before, I didn't believe it, but now it seems that this sentence is indeed very right. It is because I don't know anything that I offend you without realizing it... I know that I may not be qualified to say this, but I still want to ask you, if our identities were reversed, and you were hated and condemned for no reason without knowing it, and then carried a lot of guilt when you knew the truth, how would you feel? Miss Kiana?"

At this point, the girl sneered, and her expression became intriguing. The grievance and sadness in her eyes had been hidden in the deepest part of her heart, and could no longer be seen.

"No! I..."

"Ms. Kiana, don't mind what I said just now. I was just complaining. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, I can apologize again... That's it. In short, since you are the real Kiana, then... you deserve everything as 'Kiana'. Now, I will return all these to their original owners! Whether it is all the items I own, or my identity in Saint Freya, of course... and Uncle Siegfried, he is your father. All of this is what you, Kiana Kaslana, deserve...!"

"..."

As the girl spoke, she turned around, facing Kiana who had a complicated expression, wiped her eyes with her sleeve, took a few deep breaths, and then spoke again.

"In this way, we are even now. Please stop condemning me from a moral high ground. This is my only request. Of course, if you don't want to forgive me no matter what, I don't mind leaving my life to you! Anyway, a mass-produced experimental subject like me is your genetic creation, and in principle it belongs to you... That's all I have to say. Goodbye, Miss Kiana."

"Wait......"

After saying that, the girl took a step and rushed directly to the exit of the dormitory building. Kiana subconsciously reached out her hand, but couldn't say anything to stop her. She could only bite her lip and watch the silver-haired girl disappear around the corner in the distance with a complicated expression...

The excitement and joy of meeting Shirley soon seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water with this unexpected encounter. Listening to the girl's footsteps gradually fading away, Kiana still stood there, lost in thought...

401 Pre-processing

“…Huh?”

"What's wrong, Sister Lan Feng? Did something happen?"

"Ah... nothing, I just saw a silver-haired girl running over there. But maybe I was seeing things..."

Rather than saying I saw it wrong, it would be better to say I didn't care. Shilis shook her head and turned her gaze away from the tree-lined avenue on the side of St. Freya Academy and turned her gaze again to the blue-haired young man in front of her who was half a head taller than her.

This young man was Kerry whom Shirley met by chance in Singapore. After recognizing each other, he returned to St. Freya Academy with Shirley. Of course, he did not enroll as a "Valkyrie", but just stayed for a while.

What comforted Shilis was that after so many years, this young man, who she had only known for a few days, was still willing to treat her the same way as before. Therefore, she would naturally show kindness to Kri.

"......So, let's get back to the point, Keri. According to you, you have been with Fenrir all these years?"

"Well... she took Mike and I out of the radiation zone, and then

"She took us in. She told me that the village's collapse and the nuclear attack were all done by the Destiny Organization. I... stayed with her to receive combat training in order to avenge everyone..."

"Well, we've talked about this before. The only thing I don't understand now is why did you attack Kiana?"

"this......"

Shirley asked. At this moment, she had removed her Herrscher spiritual outfit and put on normal clothes. She didn't know much about dressing, so she directly found a normal white Valkyrie uniform from her office (health room) and put it on, and went out.

As she spoke, she and Kerry were walking side by side on the wide avenue in the academy. In the Valkyrie Academy, young men like Kerry were quite eye-catching. After all, there were only a handful of male teachers in the academy. When a stranger like Kerry walked side by side with Shiris in the academy, it attracted a lot of attention. At this moment, through the windows of the teaching building next to them, countless pairs of eyes were watching the young man and girl walking together...

"(Whispering) Hey, hey~! Tita, look over there, that person... looks like a boy, right?"

"(whispering) What? A boy? Are there other men in this school besides Mr. Walter and the head teacher of the archives room? Oh! He looks quite handsome...but why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere..."

"(whispering) Maybe it's because he looks a bit like Teacher Elena..."