K424 of the Collapse World

"Hmm... Enrolling in Saint Freya? That's totally unnecessary, Sister Sis. I'm not interested in the Valkyrie courses. I'm staying in the library just to find some necessary information. I found that the use of Honkai energy is closely related to some scientific theoretical knowledge, so..."

Hearing this, Shirley sighed, looked at the girl who was polite to her, and smiled with a hint of meaning. She could see that Kiana's enthusiasm for knowledge during this period was not because she was interested in this aspect, but was just driven by a sense of urgency to keep moving forward...

"Alas... Even if you want to strengthen yourself, don't ignore the normal rhythm of life. I heard from Diana that sometimes I can't see you for several days. Besides, there is no need for you to push yourself forward like this. As long as I am here, I won't let certain burdens fall on your shoulders."

Patting Kiana's shoulder, Shirley spoke to her slowly. After meeting again after a long absence, Shirley found that although she knew everything about her, now, she could not see through her sister any more.

However, as long as the truth of the collapse remains unknown, this girl's worries should be due to other things...

"Life is long, and although our Honkai constitutions have achieved immortality in a sense, don't waste your youth on these boring things. You are only fifteen years old, why can't you be a little more lively like other children of the same age?"

"I...I'm sorry, Sister Shirley...If, Sister Shirley likes me to be more lively, I will try my best to become the person you like..."

Looking at the silver-haired girl biting her lips, Shilis rubbed her head in annoyance. This statement was as if she was forcing her to do something she was unwilling to do.

"Okay... I understand. If you really like your current state, I won't force you to change your habits. But then again, you really work hard... and

The contrast is really obvious to my younger sister who always finds excuses to skip classes~"

Hillarys looked meaningfully at Diana, who was walking on the other side of her, and immediately received a dissatisfied look from the other party.

“Hey, hey~! I was forced to skip class in order to lead the way for you, Sister Shilis. If it weren’t for me, you might not be able to find Sister Kiana even if you circled Saint Freya ten times!”

"Unfortunately, relying on the Houkai energy sensing between Herrschers, I can easily find Kiana even if she is on the other side of the planet~ However, I will not use Houkai energy in the academy unless it is necessary."

Without giving Diana a chance to refute, Shilis smiled and exposed the fact that the girl was just looking for an excuse to skip class, but she did not say anything more about this topic. Looking at the door of the teaching building not far away, she suddenly stopped.

"At this time, Mei, Fuhua, Seele, and Bronya should be in class, and Elena, Himeko, and Tesla should have returned to their academic duties. Wendy is being registered with Theresa, but where are the others? Bella and Miyuki are also staying at St. Freya's dormitory, right?"

Shiris asked softly, without activating the perception ability of Honkai energy. Although these abilities are very convenient, if she completely relies on the power of Honkai to find friends and pass messages in her daily life, the experience of life will be greatly reduced. In her free time at this moment, she prefers to visit these companions who live here in person rather than using energy to directly announce her return.

In this regard, Kiana looked confused. She didn't care much about external affairs, so naturally she didn't know much about the whereabouts of these people. Diana scratched the back of her head, and then she remembered something and knocked her fist on her palm.

"Ah! Speaking of which, it seems that Miyuki-san has recently become an assistant teacher for the Tactical Practical Skills Course, and is taking classes with Himeko-sensei. As for Bella-san, she's been hanging out with Yaesakura-san recently, and it seems that she's become interested in the ancient culture of the Far East..."

"Eh~~? Is that guy planning to learn kendo, or is he going to make rice balls with Yae Sakura? But, Diana, it seems that you and Bella have suddenly become very close? Um... You even called your sister~ Did you establish some unspeakable relationship behind my back?"

"No! I am devoted to Mei! As for Bella, how should I put it? I always feel a strange closeness to her, as if I have known her for a long time. Moreover, Bella seems to have the same feeling towards me... Now that I think about it, it is really incredible that Bella and I also met. Is it the so-called destiny?"

"..."

Shilis was indifferent to this. She naturally knew why Diana had a special liking for Benares, and why Benares felt close to this girl. Even if she had regarded herself as the master, facing Diana, the real old master, even Bella would feel confused...

"By the way, Sister Shilis, did Jiuxiao come back with you? She borrowed my switch last week and hasn't returned it to me yet!"

"Jiuxiao? She should have come back with Jizi. That guy has become the captain of Hyperion, how can he still be so playful?"

"But Miss Jiuxiao is also a fifteen-year-old girl like us."

"That's true."

In response to Kiana's interruption, Shirley smiled bitterly, picked up the terminal in her pocket, looked at the time of 10:55 on the display, and stretched lightly.

"Is it already this late... Well, before lunch, let's go find out where the others are at this time~"

489 Chaotic Emotions

"Good afternoon~~ Lady Teresa."

"Well, good afternoon... Miss Yuli."

At the entrance of the office building of St. Freya Academy, the female administrator in charge of guest registration looked at the petite figure walking out of the elevator and greeted her with a smile as usual. But the next moment, noticing the slightly tired and sad expression of the girl, she subconsciously walked forward and gently pulled the back collar of Sister Theresa's uniform.

"Please wait a moment. You don't look very well. Is there something wrong? If it's convenient, you can talk to me."

Theresa was stopped in her tracks and frowned slightly, but she didn't care about the subordinate's slightly inappropriate behavior and slowly turned around.

Facing the woman's worried eyes, Theresa sighed and tried to force a smile on her worried little face.

"Thank you for your concern, Yuli. But I'm really fine. I just... um! I just suddenly feel a little tired. I just need to go back to the dormitory and take a nap. I'll be my usual energetic Theresa again in the afternoon~"

"Eh...? Is that so? Well, if something does happen, please don't bear it alone. Be sure to speak up and we will help you find a solution."

"Um...thank you."

Theresa thanked him.

She bowed gently to the woman in front of her. After years of being influenced by Far Eastern culture, she could naturally behave politely to her subordinates. As the head of the Far Eastern branch, Theresa had never been arrogant. Her relationship with her subordinates and Valkyrie students was not like that of an ordinary boss and principal, but rather like that of ordinary friends.

"Then...see you tomorrow, Lady Theresa, and have a sweet dream."

After hesitating for a long time, seeing that the girl still did not intend to speak out her troubles, the woman stopped asking questions, slowly returned to her workbench, and whispered goodbye to Theresa.

"See you."

Theresa didn't realize that in her distress, her tone had become unusually cold. At this moment, anyone who knew her well could see that she was abnormal.

Indeed, facing the fact she had just learned, she was already troubled to the point where she could not hide her feelings. Who would have known that the K424 experiment subject named Shirley would actually be Cecilia... In this case, what would happen to what happened between them?

From the beginning, she thought she was the third Herrscher and hunted her down, and then she was injured, which indirectly led to her falling into Otto's hands... Even though Cialis was just a copy of Cecilia, these were enough to break Theresa's heart. After knowing the girl's identity, she had no idea how she should face this sister whom she once cherished so much after doing those things...

Staggering out of the teaching building, the bright sunshine made Theresa unable to open her eyes. The words that the silver-haired girl said to her in the morning still kept echoing in Theresa's mind.

"You are no longer Cecilia, but you are getting along with me again as Shilis... Does this mean that you, as 'Cecilia', will never forgive me?"

Theresa raised her head slightly, staring at the red sun emitting strong light, ignoring the stinging pain in her eyes, and kept muttering to herself. Even if her eyes were burned by the strong light, with the extraordinary recovery ability of the Vishnu gene in her body, she could fully recover within a few seconds. These weak burning sensations could make her heart filled with guilt feel a little better...

Cecilia, like her own sun, surrounded her and brought her light and warmth; at the moment of her death, it was just like the pain she felt at this moment, leaving a wound in her heart that would never heal.

And this wound that had been gradually forgotten was torn open again with the appearance of "Cilissa", digging out the old memories from the depths of her heart and showing them bloody in front of her...

"I failed to keep my promise... I failed to stop your sacrifice fifteen years ago, and now I can't even protect Kiana... You must be very disappointed in me, right? So disappointed that you don't even want to face me with your own name, right, Cecilia..."

Tears gradually blurred her vision. Was it the stimulation of the bright light? Or was it the feelings and repentance? Theresa didn't know. At this moment, she just wanted to immerse herself in this extreme grief and let out all her negative emotions.

......

However, Theresa obviously chose the wrong place to confess. In the public area of ​​St. Freya's Academy, her strange behavior was bound to attract other people's attention.

"School Principal, if you want to look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle like the lonely girl, I suggest you change the angle of the backlight."

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded beside her, and Theresa could not help but turn her head. The figures of three girls were reflected in her tearful eyes. When she saw the silver-haired girl standing in the middle and looking at her first, she couldn't help but widen her pupils, and the tears in her eyes burst out the moment she lowered her head.

"Cecilia..."

"How many times have I told you that my name is now Shirley, Shirley Kaslana! How many more times do I have to correct you? Also, why are you, the principal, sitting here with nothing to do, staring at the sun? Doesn't it hurt your eyes? If someone who doesn't know sees you with tears all over your face, they might think we are bullying you..."

Listening to the tearful girl's trembling voice, Xili interrupted her without mercy and scolded Theresa. She now realized that this pure loli did not understand the meaning of what she said this morning.

Kiana and Diana, who were standing beside Shirley, didn't say much about her abnormal attitude. They just looked at Theresa, who was wiping her tears, with a little concern, not understanding why this elder looked so out of control.

While Shirley was catching her breath after finishing her words, Kiana bowed gently to Theresa and greeted her politely but with a slight sense of distance.

"Good day, Principal."

"Ah... Good day, Kiana-chan, and Diana..."

Although she was embarrassed, Theresa still responded to the girl's greeting. At this time, Dean

Nana cleared her throat, a curious look in her eyes.

"Um, um... Auntie, Theresa-chan, what happened? You were fine yesterday, but why are you crying like a baby today? Did you confess to Aunt Himeko and get rejected?"

"..."

"..."

As expected of Diana, when she heard her off-topic question, the corners of Kiana's mouth twitched immediately, and Shirley was stunned for a moment, forgetting what she was going to say next. Even Theresa herself was stunned, not knowing whether to continue crying or laughing, and her eyes became complicated.

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Her behavior caused Diana to have new misunderstandings.

"Ah? Could it be that... the target is not Aunt Himeko? Then who else could it be? Someone who is close to my aunt's age in Saint Freya... uh, could it be my father Siegfried?"

"..."

"..."

In this regard, Shirley and Kiana, who were already used to it, didn't want to complain anymore. On the other side, after recovering a little from the grief, Theresa, who wiped away her tears, couldn't help but roll her eyes. The atmosphere at the scene had been completely destroyed, and she had to calm down for a while and face the triplets in front of her.

There was still a slight pain in her chest, but it was not enough to affect Theresa's facial expression. After taking a deep breath, the red-eyed girl showed a bitter smile.

"Wow... I'm really sorry, Diana... I'm fine, and I haven't confessed to anyone. Don't worry about what happened just now. Um, Shirley? Why are you back to the Academic Affairs Office again? Did you forget to bring something?"

Theresa avoided mentioning that she had just cried and spoke calmly. She secretly glanced at Shirley in front of her, and then quickly looked away, avoiding the girl's gaze.

"...I didn't forget anything. We came here to look for Ji Zi and Jiu Xiao, and to pick up Wendy as well. Are they inside now?"

Looking at Theresa who was evasive, Shilis thought for a moment and gave up the idea of ​​clarifying the relationship for the time being. She said with a calm smile. After all, Kiana and Diana are still here, and it is better not to let them know the truth that is too explosive. Moreover, the purpose of her group returning to the Academic Affairs Office building was indeed to pick up Wendy who had completed the personal information registration.

"Wendy...? Ah! That's right, her new enrollment registration has been completed, and her original graduation record has been deleted. Now she has returned to Saint Freya and become one of us."

Although Theresa, who was worried, reacted a little slowly, the girls didn't pay attention to this detail. Or rather, compared to her strange state just now, she was now at least normal.

"Well, I'm sorry to bother you with Wendy's matter. After so many things happened yesterday, the child hasn't eaten all day. I plan to take her to the cafeteria. By the way, Theresa, there's still some time before St. Freya's get out of class ends. Do you want to go with us now while the cafeteria isn't crowded?"

Hearing the girl's invitation, Theresa stared blankly at the girl's slender hand reaching out to her. After a brief hesitation, she finally suppressed her slightly throbbing heart.

"Um, sorry... I have something else to deal with. As the principal, my work is still very busy..."

"That's it."

Theresa's refusal was within Silis's expectations. The girl nodded slightly, and then walked past Theresa and headed towards the building. However, when she passed by the girl, she paused slightly, leaned close to Theresa's ear, and opened her red lips slightly...

"(whispering) Hey~ I know what you're thinking, idiot Theresa. After Kiana's birthday party is over, I'll explain everything to you. If you dare to ruin their birthdays because of these messed up things, I won't forgive you!"

"......Eh?"

During the brief pause, the girl's soft whispers gently entered her ears, and then disappeared in the wind like an illusion. Theresa shuddered suddenly, but before she could fully react, the figure of Shirley crossed with her and walked towards the main entrance of the building.

(Cecilia...is there anything else you haven't told me?)

"Hey~! What are you two doing standing there? Come in together. Kiana, you probably haven't met Wendy yet, right? She's a very cute girl~ She's about your age, why don't you get to know her now? You might have a lot of common topics."

Turning around and winking at Theresa again, Shilis urged the two girls who were still there and waved at them.

"Oh...Oh! Okay, Sister Shiris."

"Well, we'll be right there~"

With Shirley's reminder, the two girls who seemed to be in a daze finally came to their senses and hurriedly followed. In fact, Shirley's action of speaking in Theresa's ear naturally fell into the eyes of the two girls.

Just now, in their sight, Shilis

When passing by Theresa, he leaned close to the girl's ear in an ambiguous manner and whispered something. Then, Theresa's body trembled violently, with an extremely surprised expression, her face instantly flushed, and tears seemed to flash in her slightly dilated blue eyes...

What on earth did this elderly and reliable elder hear to make such an expression?

At this time, not to mention that Diana had witnessed a certain scene with her own eyes, and because of the messy words she just said, such as "confession", even Kiana's thoughts beside her were distorted. After seeing what Shirley did just now, the two girls thought of some indescribable pictures at the same time, and their cheeks almost simultaneously showed a trace of tears...

"(whispering) So that's how it is! What I saw this morning turned out to be true...! Hehehe~~ Even the elders can ignore ethics and get together, so why should I give up on Mei? Well! Not just Mei! Even Kiana-nee, maybe she can do it... hehehe~..."

Compared to Diana who was talking excitedly beside her, Kiana felt a little complicated. Although there was no direct evidence, she had subconsciously confirmed a certain guess.

Is this the relationship between Sister Shirley and her cheap aunt?

Thinking of this, Kiana bit her lip and felt uneasy. She could basically guess what Cialis had said to Theresa just now. It was probably something like "Yara, that card" or "Give me a treat tonight". Kiana, who had watched a lot of BL works under Claire's instigation, knew something about the "pure" relationship between the same sex...

Although she felt a little annoyed, Kiana could only respect her sister's choice. However, as if she had thought of something bad, she gently clenched her fist, her nails slightly digging into her palm, and a trace of regret flashed in her eyes.

(So... this is the type of girl that Sissy likes? If I could be as petite and cute as Theresa, would Sissy choose me...?)

If Shiris knew about the bold and complicated feelings of the girls at this moment, she herself would probably not know what expression to use to face it...

490 Defense Vulnerabilities

After picking up Wendy at the Academic Affairs Office, the group went to the restaurant area to eat in advance as originally planned. Kiana and Diana treated this poor girl with inconvenient legs and feet with the greatest kindness. Wendy, who had almost never been cared for by others, was a little flattered, but with the coordination of Shilis, she soon let go of her reserve and became friends with these two peers.

"Wendy, even Sister Sis can't heal your leg? Then what should I do? It seems that no one in St. Freya Academy has the healing ability like Sister Sis?"

Diana pushed Wendy's wheelchair and asked with a frown. What she cared about most was Wendy's legs that were destroyed by the Honkai energy. She was kind by nature and naturally didn't want this girl to be bound to a wheelchair like this, but she couldn't help with her own abilities.

"It's okay, Diana. These things don't affect my daily life. Besides, I've long been accustomed to being pushed in a wheelchair. If I were to walk on my own suddenly, I would be uncomfortable."

Wendy smiled and consoled. As she said, she was very happy to be able to return to Saint Freya again. Compared with these things, her legs were nothing.

"But... although it's a little inconvenient to go to the toilet, now, Lady Shilis has helped me master the power of the Desire Gem. As long as I cover my body with the power of the wind, I can move freely; if I enter the Herrscher form, my legs can be temporarily restored. So, there's nothing to worry about~ I'm also very happy to be pushed by everyone like now!"

Wendy smiled and tapped her legs that could not move. On the flower-filled path, the girls who pushed her wheelchair and chatted casually were like her family members to Wendy.

"Also, Mr. Himeko assigned me to the third squad of the St. Freya Assault Force~! That means from today on, we are comrades fighting side by side. Please give me more guidance in the future, and don't look down on me because of my legs~!"

In her normal state, she looks like a sickly girl sitting in a wheelchair. Who would have thought that by activating the power of the Desire Gem sleeping in her body, she could instantly become a semi-perfect Herrscher with strength surpassing that of an emperor-level Honkai beast.

Although Diana and Kiana knew about Wendy's situation, they would probably be shocked when they saw this extreme contrast with their own eyes...

"Diana, have you forgotten something? In Saint Freya, there are people whose healing abilities are even stronger than Sister Sis's."