K424 of the Collapse World

Tilting his head and glancing at his colleague, the other man smacked his lips helplessly. Although there were only two of them in the monitoring room of Area C, they were still talking about this topic during working hours.

It's really weird.

"Let's not talk about that kid for now, old friend. Can you really guarantee that you didn't have those little thoughts when you first saw Lord Fenrir?"

"Me? Hahaha... No, no! I promise, I have no interest in that kind of underage girl. Rather than having any evil thoughts, I would rather touch her ears. I'm curious whether those new limbs spawned by Honkai mutation are the same as those of animals. However, looking at the luster of those fur, hehe... they should feel better than a kitten..."

482 Theresa's "Crisis">>

"I never thought that a man like you, who looks big and strong, would actually like furry animals?"

"Tsk...Is it not possible? To tell you the truth, when I was working in the Fourth Special Agent Group of the North American Headquarters, I touched all the police dogs in the search team. I still remember clearly the breeds and code names of each of them."

Not caring about his partner's teasing, he smiled, leaned back in his chair, and hugged his sturdy arms. A few scars from knife wounds were faintly visible on his wrists exposed by his sleeves.

But most of the senior members of Anti-Entropy have a very simple background. Although he is just a small monitor now, no one knows how many baptisms of war this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man has experienced...

As expected, the gentle-looking man opposite twitched his lips, as if he had reacquainted himself with his partner with whom he had worked for many years.

"...Of course. But you shouldn't tell me this. Don't forget the confidentiality agreement when you retire. Also, do you want to touch Lord Fenrir's fur? You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible... When you can tear soul steel with your bare hands, maybe you will have such an opportunity."

"Hahaha......"

The deep laughter filled the room, adding a little excitement to the lonely night. This accident that happened in the C-11-R area was just a trivial matter for the two people in the monitoring area and the entire Anti-Entropy Organization. However, for some people, it has some special meaning...

The next morning...

At eight o'clock in the far east, the late winter sun finally came to the ground. The sun was still warm and bright, but not as harsh as the summer sun. The light that came in through the window and slowly climbed onto the bed was like a silky golden thread, gently caressing the face of the silver-haired girl.

"Hmm~"

As the slightly warm light dispelled the last trace of laziness, the silver-haired girl slowly opened her eyes. There was a hint of confusion and ignorance in her pupils as blue as the night sky, and she looked into the not-so-bright red sun outside the window.

After a while, when the remaining sleepiness completely dissipated and he regained consciousness, his blue eyes, which had regained their focus, blinked flexibly, then turned away and looked at the white ceiling. He was about to pick up his terminal to check the time, but when he reached for the bedside table, he found nothing.

"Ok?"

The next moment, Theresa suddenly opened her eyes wide.

This place doesn't seem to be my bedroom?!

The moment this thought came to her mind, Theresa's heart skipped a beat. She remembered that she had given Hyperion the order to pick up Silis yesterday, and then stayed in the building of the principal's office, waiting to welcome the girl's return. So far, her memory after that began to become blurry...

"What on earth am I...?"

Rubbing her eyes gently, Theresa tried to sort out her confused thoughts. However, before she could check her surroundings, she suddenly realized that she seemed to be... being held in someone's arms?

"Eh......?"

In an instant, this feeling brought back some of Theresa's old memories. In the early days of her birth into this world, she had also experienced being hugged. The saint who had offered her the hand of salvation had also hugged her tightly and stroked her hair. But since that person passed away, no one had ever approached her so intimately. Now, experiencing this feeling of being embraced by someone else's body temperature again, she fell into a trance at this moment...

However, those illusory happiness only flashed through her mind, and Theresa quickly came to her senses. Although it was a happy feeling full of warm memories, it was definitely strange for her to be held in someone's arms for no reason when she had always lived alone.

Theresa turned her head slowly and stiffly in alertness, and was shocked to find that there was a strange black-haired girl lying next to her pillow! And at this moment, she was being hugged by this girl like a pillow...

“Eh…Ehhhh?!”

At this moment, Theresa's brain completely shut down. She opened her eyes wide and racked her brains to recall what happened the night before, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not remember what happened after she stayed up all night to greet Shirley. This feeling of memory disconnection made her shudder.

"Woo...

... "

The black-haired girl hugged Theresa's upper body tightly, and her legs were inexplicably entangled with hers, causing their bodies to be tightly pressed together. Theresa could clearly feel the girl's slightly hot breath, and the itchy feeling on her neck made her face slightly red. Then, she was horrified to find that the neat nun's clothes she had originally worn were gone, and even the children's underwear on her upper body had been replaced with a thin nightgown, which was loosely put on her body. The hem of the skirt was messy and wrinkled, and had been rubbed to the waist, exposing a large area of ​​smooth skin to the air.

Although Theresa looked only about twelve years old, her body could not grow, and her actual mental age was already in her forties. Therefore, unlike ordinary girls, she was very clear about some things that minors should not know.

I was brought to a strange room without knowing it, and woke up in a stranger's arms in dishevel. Could it be that...

Suddenly, Theresa felt cold sweat seeping out of her body, and all her hair stood up. Although she was still unsure of the situation, she couldn't help but shudder when she thought of the worst possibility. The Honkai beast cells in her body became active under the stimulation of emotions, and her body entered a state of war.

Although it was just a guess, she couldn't imagine it at all. If she fell into the hands of criminals without knowing it, what situation would the other people in Saint Freya be in at this moment?

Theresa adjusted her breathing and began to think, should she subdue this unknown girl while she was sleeping, or should she secretly escape from her arms?

After a long hesitation, Theresa was about to check the surroundings first, but suddenly she found that the structure of this room was so familiar...

By the way, isn’t this the vacant lounge in the Academic Affairs Office Building?

"So... I'm still in St. Freya's Academy?"

After a brief moment of daze, Theresa gradually calmed down, and even felt that she was like a fool for her panic just now.

Because she was shocked by the shocking scene when she just woke up, she didn't pay attention to her surroundings. Now it seems that if she had turned her head earlier, she would not have been so alarmed as before if she had only seen the relief of the destiny symbol on the side wall...

So, I must have fallen asleep while waiting for Shirley, and was sent to this lounge by someone passing by? As for this black-haired girl, if I look closely, her face seems familiar. I guess she must be a Valkyrie or a new staff member in the academy. There are so many people in St. Freya Academy, and it is impossible for me to recognize everyone. So, this is probably the whole thing, right?

She thought uncertainly, and cautiously turned her head to observe the black-haired girl who was still sleeping beside her. The black shoulder-length hair was mixed with some green hair, which was a bit similar to Xier's hair, but compared to Xier, this girl was obviously a little older...

Is there really such a person in St. Freya Academy?

"Ah, are you awake already?"

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded at the door, causing Theresa to subconsciously look over there. As the silver figure in the Valkyrie uniform came into view, the two people's identical blue eyes intersected.

"Good morning, Principal."

"..."

The girl was slightly stunned, looking at the silver-haired girl in front of her. After basic identification and distinction, she opened her mouth and tried to call out the silver-haired girl's name.

"Qia... No, you are Shiris?"

"Oh? You recognized me... Yeah, you got it right~ It's me. Long time no see, Theresa."

483 A Bad Goodbye

St. Freya Academy does not require uniform uniforms. All Valkyries can choose and customize their own Valkyrie uniforms according to their own preferences. However, even with such a free rule, most Valkyries wear default uniforms such as "Ranger" and "Strike" when they are training for convenience, and do not put much effort into it.

At this moment, Shiris was wearing a Valkyrie uniform of Saint Freya Academy. This basic "Ranger" style Valkyrie uniform was exactly the same as Kiana's. The only difference was that Kiana replaced the default skirt of the Ranger uniform with pants.

Theresa was able to quickly identify this one of the triplets, apart from the slight difference in clothing, by the underdeveloped chest and unique temperament.

"I see... you're back already."

Looking at the silver-haired girl sitting casually on the edge of the bed, Theresa recovered from her brief daze, her cheeks flushed, and she quickly pulled the hem of her nightgown and struggled out of the arms of the unknown black-haired girl next to her.

"By the way, Shilis! What's going on? When did you come back? And... who is this guy? Why am I in her bed?"

After asking all the questions in her mind in one breath, Theresa sat on the bed and hurriedly adjusted the straps of her pajamas to cover up her indecent appearance when she just woke up.

At this time, because of her large movements just now, the black-haired girl who had just used her as a pillow also woke up slowly and opened her slightly confused emerald green eyes.

"Well......?"

"Oh, right! Where are my clothes? Did anyone change them for me? And you... um..."

Theresa asked in a panic without paying any attention to the strange girl beside her. Her tongue was a little tied in nervousness. The next moment, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and she swallowed back the words she was about to blurt out.

Originally, for Theresa, this clone girl named Cialis was a benefactor who saved Kiana from the hands of fate, but that was all. The experimental subject named K424 was the same as K423. However, the latter was raised by Siegfried and instilled with the concept of being "Kiana Kaslana" since childhood; the former was adopted by Anti-Entropy and had an independent personality from the beginning. Compared with K423, she has no similarities with Kiana.

Therefore, although she was grateful to Shilis, Theresa only regarded the girl as a trustworthy ally. She had always thought so until more than a month ago, until one day, a white-haired man who did not want to reveal his name told her the girl's early secrets...

Miss Hillis, who called herself K424, was actually Cecilia! Or a perfect clone who inherited Cecilia's memory. The moment Theresa heard this news, it caused a storm in her heart. So much so that now, she could no longer look at this silver-haired girl calmly as before. When she saw her azure eyes, she would involuntarily recall every bit of her past with that girl.

If what Siegfried said was true...

"We returned to St. Freya last night, around two o'clock in the morning, and then under Jizi's arrangement, we came to the principal's office to look for you. As a result, we found you sleeping at the door, so we borrowed a lounge and brought you along."

Not immediately noticing the strangeness in Theresa's expression, Shilis explained softly, looking at the black-haired girl who had just woken up and still had a confused look on her face, she smiled and hugged her and rubbed the girl's cheek.

"This child is Wendy, the carrier of the Desire Gem. She is also an A-level Valkyrie who graduated early from Saint Freya two years ago. You should have seen her before, but it seems that you have forgotten her."

“Mmmm~! No, don’t rub my face, Lady Shilis…”

The girl shook her head and protested quietly, but she regained consciousness more quickly after being tossed around by Shirley. Shirley let go of her only when the sleepiness in her blinking green eyes completely disappeared, and turned her gaze to Theresa, who was still silent.

"As for your clothes, Elena and I helped you change them. Don't worry, we didn't do anything weird. We just didn't expect you to sleep so soundly and not wake up even after being tossed around like that... So, why have you been keeping your head down since just now? I told you that I just helped you change your clothes last night and didn't do anything to you... Are you shy because of this? That's really unlike you, Theresa."

Finally noticing the strangeness of this person, Shirley asked in confusion. Wendy next to them did not interrupt the conversation of the two "elders", and obediently moved to the edge of the bed and began to change her pajamas.

"..."

"What's the matter, Theresa? You act like a wronged child. I just followed Elena to the Valkyrie dormitory to find some ordinary clothes. I was gone for less than ten minutes. Did Wendy do something to you?"

As soon as these words came out, before Theresa could say anything, Wendy, who was named beside her, trembled with fear, and the clothes in her hands fell to the ground. After a moment of hesitation, she quickly waved her hands and denied it. She had just woken up and knew nothing, so she naturally didn't want to be blamed for no reason.

"No, no... It's not me! I don't know anything, Lady Shilis..."

Seeing Wendy was too nervous, Hillary covered her forehead helplessly, stood up with a wry smile, and bent down to help Wendy pick up her clothes.

"Hehe, relax... It's just an analogy. I know you didn't do anything. Besides, even if you did something to this stupid loli, no one would care..."

She comforted the overly sensitive girl and walked forward. But as soon as she took a step, she was suddenly hugged tightly by a pair of soft but strong hands! Theresa knelt on the bed, hugged Silis' waist from behind, and put her head tightly against her.

"Eh......?"

Hillis's body froze. Although she realized what happened the moment Theresa touched her, the girl's inexplicable behavior still made her fall into a brief state of shock.

The girl hugged too tightly, and the pair of small hands with the strength comparable to that of a large Honkai beast tightly wrapped around her waist. Shiris's pain nerves were a little touched, but she said nothing. She just turned around with some worry, wanting to confirm that the girl was

Carved state.

483 A Bad Goodbye >>

"Theresa...?"

"..."

The girl called out hesitantly, but the next moment, Theresa's arms suddenly exerted force and dragged her directly onto the bed. Under Shiris's stiff gaze, Theresa, with tears in the corners of her eyes, suddenly leaned down, threw herself into her arms, and buried her head in her slightly raised chest.

“Eh…?”

Faced with this situation, Shirley was completely stunned. Although in her heart, the "game characters" she once liked, such as Theresa and Himeko, had special meanings to her. But in this world, the relationship she built with them as "Shirley" was just a cooperative alliance. Although they trusted each other and could joke around like ordinary friends, such overly close behavior was a bit strange.

If Kiana and Seele did this to her, it would be fine, just a joke between peers. But when it came to Theresa, a real elder, Shiris felt really weird. Although she didn't reject a closer relationship with Theresa, it was really a bit strange to suddenly become close to her for no reason...

"Hey, De... Theresa, cheer up! What's going on?"

Hillarys gently shook the girl lying on her, but the latter still did not react at all. She just curled up even harder and got closer to Hillarys who was lying on the bed.

Obviously, this is not the behavior Theresa would normally do. But what is wrong with her? Could the genes of Honkai Beasts cause estrus? But this is obviously impossible... Honkai Beasts don't mate and reproduce, so how could they have that kind of effect on Theresa?

"Um, Lady Shilis...?"

"Don't worry, Wendy. Go wait for Elena outside. She will be here soon. Principal Theresa seems to be feeling unwell. Leave this to me."

Pretending to be calm, she turned to the stunned Wendy and spoke slowly. She raised her hands, which had nowhere to put, and gently stroked Theresa's back, trying to calm the school principal down.

"......tell me."

After Wendy activated her Herrscher ability and hurriedly left the room in her wheelchair, Theresa suddenly spoke. Hearing that choking voice, Shirley suddenly had a bad feeling. The next moment, the girl's words made Shirley's heart stop instantly!

"who are you?"

"...!"

Who am I...?

At this moment, countless images flashed through the girl's mind. A young man wasting his life in front of a computer, a girl struggling in pain on a lab table, a silver-haired girl growing up happily with her parents... Who was she? Was she Lan Feng? Or was she Kiana? Or was she the source of her consciousness, Xilin? The doubts that had tortured her like a demon in her heart once again surfaced in her mind as Theresa's soul-piercing questioning pierced her soul.

However, for Hillis, who had long since walked out of these shadows, this was no longer a doubt, but a proof of her identity. When she heard Theresa's voice, she subconsciously thought that Theresa had seen through the essence of her three souls in one, and her eyes were filled with astonishment and confusion. But she didn't know that the fleeting hesitation in her eyes just confirmed a certain guess in Theresa's mind.

"Sure enough...you are Cecilia, right?!"

"Eh?"

"Don't hide it anymore, Siegfried has told me everything! Why do you care so much about Kiana? It's just a relationship between the mother and the clone, why do you have such a special feeling for her, and even willing to give up your position in Anti-Entropy just to stay by her side?"

Theresa spoke word by word, their mirror-like blue eyes met. Shiris could clearly see the silver-haired girl about to burst into tears.

"Now, I finally understand. Because... you are the experimental subject created by Otto using Kiana's genes, and you inherited all of Cecilia's memories!"

"N..."

Hearing Theresa's extremely certain tone, the corners of Hillis' eyes twitched slightly. At this time, she finally understood what happened. It turned out that Theresa did not discover something abnormal about her, but knew the original lie that could not be made up...

However, the girl did not feel relieved. For her, the secret of pretending to be Cecilia was exposed, which was also a big trouble. Moreover, looking at Theresa's serious look, it seemed that she was not going to let herself get away with it easily.

"Why did you hide it from me? Shirley... No, Cecilia! Do you think I'm unimportant? Or do you think that as a clone you don't deserve this name? This is too much, too much, Cecilia! You kept it from me alone... Even if you're not the real Cecilia, I will..."

At this point, Theresa's voice stopped abruptly.

Liz's eyes also became alert. With their extraordinary hearing, a burst of hurried footsteps gradually became clearer, approaching the room from the corridor...

The next moment, with a thud, the door of the room was pushed open, and a silver-haired girl who looked exactly like Shirley rushed into the room! Her energetic look and the two braids hanging down the side of her head exposed her identity.

"Sister Shirley! I heard from the new girl that her period wasn't feeling well, so now she is..."