K424 of the Collapse World

In order to get in touch with the "real Honkai" through the Second Herrscher, Otto can put aside his prejudices and fight alongside his former rival Walter; in order to eliminate Honkai from the root, he can once again reconcile with the Anti-Entropy Organization, with which he has been fighting for half a century; but if it is for Kallen, even if he has to pay the price with everything he has, it doesn't matter!

What had supported him for the past five hundred years? Was it to eliminate Honkai for humanity? Or to revive his loved ones? Perhaps these were his ultimate goals, but if he could only choose one of the two, no matter how many times, he would only choose the latter.

508 Birthday>>

Now all we have to do is wait...

Isn't it normal for ordinary humans to act according to their selfish desires?

Saturday passed quietly, and with the arrival of Sunday - December 12, an apartment in Building 7 of St. Freya Dormitory became lively early for the first time on a Sunday.

“Wow…! Why did you fall again?”

Seeing the ribbon fall from the hook, Theresa, who was standing on a chair to set up ribbons in the room, let out a cry of pain and wanted to jump off the chair to get it. However, because she was holding a bunch of tangled ribbons in her hand, any slight movement would involve the parts that had been set up in other places, and she was completely unable to deal with that part.

At this time, Diana walked forward, picked up the ribbon that fell on the ground, jumped lightly, and put it on the hook where it was originally located.

"Hey... Auntie, can you let me help too? This job is really not suitable for a short person like you... well, I mean someone as petite and cute as you."

Diana shook her head and looked at Theresa standing on tiptoe on the chair, straightening her short legs, trying to reach for the hook. Diana was really a little

I can't bear to watch it anymore. As she spoke, she was about to step forward to help Theresa with the next task. But as expected, Theresa hurriedly stopped her before she even got close.

"No, no! Leave this little thing to me! Today is your birthday, how can I let you decorate the room yourself? Go and do what you want to do, only for today, it doesn't matter whether you watch TV or play games~!"

Theresa waved her hands and said this, then she clenched her teeth, and then she stood on tiptoe again under Diana's helpless eyes and continued to do this job that was extremely unsuitable for her.

"Even if you say so..."

With a worried and distressed look, Diana sighed softly. Although in the past, it was unimaginable that the principal would take the initiative to allow her to play, but now, watching this short girl trying to reach the ceiling, it was really hard to bear...

Besides, this isn’t some kind of sacrificial event, is it really necessary to make it so grand?

"Diana is right, Principal Theresa, it's better to leave this kind of work to us."

At this moment, Fu Hua's voice suddenly sounded behind her. Before Theresa could say anything, she was lifted down from the chair by a strong hand. The ball of silk in her hand fell down, and the part that had just been put together was completely messed up.

"Ah~! Fu Hua, what are you doing? I put that together with great difficulty..."

"It's okay, just leave it all to me."

Fu Hua snatched the ribbon ball from Theresa's hand, put the angry silver-haired girl back on the ground, and pushed her glasses helplessly.

"Besides, you don't seem to have done this kind of work of setting up the celebratory ribbons yourself, right? This way of setting it up is undoubtedly wrong. Principal, please forgive me for being frank. Even if we ignore your work efficiency, if you continue to set it up in this wrong way, I'm afraid that in the end this dormitory will look like Pansi Cave."

Looking at the ribbons hanging here and there in the living room, Fu Hua pinched her temples with a headache, and raised her hand to pull down all the messy ribbons.

"Wow...but I just want to do something within my ability for my niece's birthday...isn't that okay?"

Hearing Fu Hua's words, Theresa lowered her head in disappointment, and her mouth shrank slightly. If a real 12-year-old child made this expression, she would definitely cry in the next five seconds.

"But this job is really not suitable for you... By the way, in this case, how about going to the kitchen to help? I just saw Shiris being chased out of the kitchen by Mei. Since you have nothing to do, you can go and help Mei."

"Well... Actually, Mei kicked me out first, and then Shiris went in..."

"..."

Fu Hua's eyes twitched. Although she wanted to ask the headmaster in front of her what he had done to the ingredients that the usually gentle Mei had forced her out of the kitchen, her good upbringing made her hold back her doubts and she began to think about finding something that Theresa could do...

——Bang!

“Rosalia! Lilia! You two bastards, how dare you steal my diary... Stop right there!”

"Run, Lilia! Let me hold Xing back. Hurry up and read out her dark history diary aloud, hahahaha..."

"Well... I have to read it. June 6, sunny. Today is the 22th day that Sister Shirley is away. Ah~~ I really miss her. I really want to tie Sister Shirley up in the basement and then violate her..."

“Ahhhhh! Shut up! Shut up! Rosalia, if you dare to block my way again, I’ll chop off your tail and feed it to Ganesha!!”

As the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, the furious Xing chased after the two girls in front of her, rushed into the room that was being decorated, and started chasing and playing around the table that was full of miscellaneous items.

"..."

"..."

"..."

At this time, seeing the subtle expressions of the three people in the living room, Xing, feeling guilty, didn't care whether these people had heard anything or not, and hurriedly shook her head and denied it.

"No! Those things, those are what I... Bah, I wrote when I was mentally ill. I definitely don't have any other intentions towards Sister Shilis! Hey, Lilia, stop it now!"

"Haha...keep going, don't stop~ Lilia~"

With the arrival of several girls, the already messy room became even more chaotic.

"Um, Lady Theresa."

"......Um?"

"Since you have nothing to do, can you please take care of the children? You can't let them mess around in the room."

"Ah... leave it to me."

Theresa nodded, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

In the end, is all I can do to take care of the children?

No experience with children? Never mind. If the principal can't do this, then Saint Freya Academy should be replaced...

509 Kitchen Episode

"Mei, what a joke... I just grilled a fish with the fire of plague. What's the big deal? With Herrscher-level energy control precision, is she still worried that I'll burn the fish?"

In the early morning, on the path outside the dormitory, Shirley was grumbling in frustration, walking slowly along the tree-lined path with Siegfried. After being kicked out by Mei for abusing Honkai energy in the kitchen, there was nothing left for her to do.

"..."

"But it doesn't matter. I'm really not good at kitchen work. Anyway, the current decision is that Mei will be responsible for breakfast, Fu Hua and Yaezakura will be responsible for lunch, and the cake will be cut in the evening, and then those who can cook among the partners will prepare dinner together. That's about it~"

"That's it..."

Siegfried walked slowly forward side by side with Hillis, speaking softly. His attitude at this moment gave people a feeling of absent-mindedness. And his strange behavior naturally could not be hidden from Hillis's eyes.

"I say, Siegfried? Are you listening to me?"

“Is that so… Eh? Shiris, what did you just say?”

Sensing the slight dissatisfaction in the girl's tone, Siegfried suddenly came back to his senses, blinked in confusion, and asked hesitantly. In response, Shirley rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Mr. Siegfried, you seem to have become a different person since you came back from the Destiny Headquarters. Did you have a fight with someone at the Destiny Headquarters? Please~ Today is Kiana's birthday, and you, as a father, are walking around with a sullen face, as if you were going out to subdue Honkai beasts... Hey, what happened?"

"No...it's nothing, I just..."

"Since you don't want to tell me, can you please stop looking so worried? If you talk to someone with this expression, anyone with a discerning eye will know that you are hiding something."

"Eh? Is that so...?"

Siegfried was stunned for a moment, looking at the silver-haired girl walking beside him with a normal expression, suddenly raised his eyebrows and turned his head with some concern.

"Hey! That's not right... Shirley, since you've already figured out that I'm hiding something from you, don't you care what happened to me?"

Siegfried was puzzled. Originally, he had no intention of hiding his encounter with "Cecilia". He just felt that it was not appropriate to talk about official matters involving conspiracy on such a festive day. But now, Cecilia had clearly seen his worries, but she avoided talking about it, which really made him a little confused...

"From your expression, I know it must be a troublesome matter... However, since you didn't tell us right away, it means it's probably not an urgent matter. So why are we discussing such an annoying and troublesome matter before Kiana's birthday?"

"Well... that's true, but it's a bit contrived to pretend you don't know when you can see it, isn't it?"

"What does it matter? I don't want to deal with all the messy things today. Besides, you brought back the two gifts safely. Why should I cause trouble for myself? Humph, even if the collapse breaks out today, it has nothing to do with me. The Far East Branch is not the only branch of the Sentient Organization, and the Far East Branch has more than just a few of us. If we have to solve everything ourselves, then are the other branches and the Valkyries just decorations?"

As she spoke, Shirley quickened her pace a little, her long silver hair braided into a single pigtail swaying gently with her steps. Coupled with the Valkyrie uniform she was wearing, she looked more than a little like Diana...

"Hmph... Speaking of which, I am the top executor of the Anti-Entropy Organization, and I also serve as a S-level Valkyrie of Destiny. In terms of work intensity, I am much busier than you, an unemployed barbecue uncle. Even I don't plan to take care of those trivial matters today, so why are you so worried?"

Shaking her neat and tidy pigtails, Shirley said jokingly. Today, she finally changed her hairstyle that had never changed. She no longer let her hair down casually, but braided it into a single pigtail similar to Kallen's, and tied the end with a ribbon into a bow. Of course, this hairstyle was done by Kiana. If it was Shirley herself, she couldn't braid such a delicate pigtail.

Hearing this, Siegfried smiled slightly, as if he resonated with the girl's rare optimism. He also suddenly felt that there was no need to let those troubles affect the long-lost happy time.

"Shiris, I always feel that... although your personality is still the same as it was five years ago, but the changes in some aspects... Hmm, is it really the impact of that mental breakdown? After I heard about this from Dr. Tesla, I was really..."

"Stop! Siegfried, you are such a chatterbox. Why are you talking about anything else?

Mentioning the fact that I was locked up in the lab... Tsk, it's all your fault, some bad memories came back..."

Patting her forehead, the girl's face showed a little more depression. She pursed her lips slightly, which was in sharp contrast with Siegfried beside her, whose expression had regained its calm.

"I don't know what that guy did with my genes... Never mind, it's just an insignificant matter. If the plan goes well, after it's over, I will definitely kill that old golden retriever...! Tsk, why should I think about these things that ruin my mood?"

"Haha...just now you told me not to think too much, but aren't you unable to forget those troubles yourself?"

509 Kitchen Episode>>

"It's not thanks to you!"

"Hahaha......"

Seeing the silver-haired girl puffing up her cheeks to express her displeasure, Siegfried couldn't help but laugh again. At this moment, he finally relaxed completely and stopped thinking about what he had seen and guessed at the Satori headquarters yesterday.

Yes... With such a rare opportunity, why not relax and enjoy this long-lost and precious peace with your family and friends?

"Thank you so much, Miss Kiana... We are all here to celebrate your birthday, but you are still asked to come here in person to help..."

"Don't mind, Miss Mei. Here... the onions and potatoes are ready. What do you need to do next?"

In the kitchen of the apartment, after Mei drove away the two white-haired balls that were causing trouble, the next person to assist her in cooking was the protagonist of this birthday party - Kiana, who was not supposed to be in the kitchen.

On a winter Sunday, not many people can get up early in the morning. Although it's just a simple breakfast, it's a bit difficult for even Mei to prepare it for so many people at the same time.

At the moment, the only people who are reliable and can really help, apart from Fu Hua who is dealing with the ribbons in the living room, is Kiana who is in her room.

Mei smiled bitterly as she looked at the two neatly stacked potato and onion slices on the cutting board. She was used to dealing with Kiana who ate in the kitchen, Theresa who added seasonings randomly, and Shirley who messed around. To be honest, she felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden arrival of such a reliable assistant.

"Ms. Mei, what should I do next?"

"Ah... what, the next job? Um... please crack those eggs into the bowl, please..."

Although the other party came here just to help, Mei was a little embarrassed to give orders to this familiar yet unfamiliar girl. Although the other party had the appearance of "Kiana" and had the true identity of Kiana, she was not the same person as the "Kiana" she knew.

Since we met, have I ever spoken more than ten sentences to the real Kiana?

They are strangers in the truest sense of the word...

Thinking of this, Mei felt like crying but had no tears. She suddenly regretted why she had driven Theresa and Shirley out just now? Even if those two people would only cause trouble, it was better than maintaining such a stiff and awkward atmosphere.

Using a spoon to gently stir the vegetable soup in the pot, Mei turned her eyes slightly and stole a glance at the silver-haired girl who was beating eggs carefully next to her. It must be said that this real Miss Kiana, whether in her posture or demeanor, is a real Nordic lady, even like a princess. The previous Diana is far from her. And her perfect etiquette makes Mei, the lady of the me club, feel pale in comparison...

Although they look exactly the same, they are actually two completely different people. At this moment, Mei did not dare to let her guard down at all, fearing that she would subconsciously mistake the other person for the original "Kiana" and then accidentally do something rude.

Mei didn't know that when she was peeping at the silver-haired girl next to her, she was also observing her silently. The worry and tension in Mei's expression were all seen by the silver-haired girl next to her.

Kiana lowered her head slightly, her eyes slightly fluctuating, as if she was thinking about something. The next moment, her hand holding the two eggshells suddenly trembled slightly, and a little egg white splashed out and fell on the chopping board, which was extremely obvious in the small kitchen.

"Um... I'm sorry, Mei-nee, I messed up..."

"Ah! It's okay, it's okay~ It just splashed a little, it won't affect anything at all~!"

Mei was slightly stunned, but the next moment she smiled and said, quickly picked up the rag next to her and wiped the egg white off the chopping board. She didn't even notice that the girl changed her name, nor did she realize that her nervousness was slowly fading away unconsciously...

"I'm really sorry... I rarely cook, and I'm not good at many things..."

"It's okay~ As far as beginners are concerned, Kiana has done very well. No matter who it is,

There are definitely things that we are not good at... Well, really, compared to Principal Theresa and Miss Shiris who only cause trouble, Kiana, you really helped me a lot!"

"Thanks......"

Although she still maintained her elegant demeanor, Kiana's overly polite distance had disappeared. Facing the girl who made a small mistake at this moment, Mei suddenly remembered that the seemingly unfathomable Miss Kiana in front of her was actually just a sister who was one year younger than her...

Really, why was I so nervous just now? I'm not alone with my boss or leader. Even if I haven't interacted with a girl younger than me before, there's nothing wrong with getting to know her again now, right? "

A person who is too perfect will only make others admire and fear him, making it more difficult for them to know him, and they will subconsciously keep a distance from him. Sometimes, if you want to get closer to others, you may just need to "inadvertently" expose a small flaw...

510 chance encounter

On the morning of the holiday, except for an apartment where a birthday party was being prepared, the rest of the academy was basically quiet. However, at this moment, in the mechanical configuration room of the control center of St. Freya Academy, electronic prompts for debugging equipment could be heard from time to time.

In the dim room, a girl with loose red hair sat in front of an instrument, skillfully fiddling with the console displayed on the terminal screen. The dim light of the screen was reflected on her glasses, and the luster of the data stream passed through the lenses continuously...

"Damn Theresa, I never expected that the dwarf, who looks so well behaved on the surface, is actually better at exploiting employees than Edison... Humph! If he didn't owe the Far East Branch a debt of six million dollars, who would work overtime in such a hellhole so early in the morning..."

Behind the floodlit glasses were a pair of tired red eyes with dark circles. Tesla quickly tapped on the photon keyboard, muttering to himself. As a condition for repaying his debts and providing a laboratory, Tesla, who had nothing after bankruptcy, was forced to accept Theresa's conditions - to use anti-entropy electronic technology to carry out a comprehensive update of the Far East Branch's base control system.

Previously, under the influence of Shiris and the impact of the truth of Kiana's entrapment, Theresa had already made the Far East Branch half out of the control of the Destiny Organization. However, since the original control system was set to allow the Destiny headquarters to have the highest control authority, Theresa decided to use this chief scientist of Anti-Entropy to optimize and update the Far East Branch's system. Using work to repay debts is reasonable, isn't it?

Ever since she learned that Otto had used Kiana for experiments, Theresa no longer trusted that man. Even now, even though Shiris had facilitated a temporary alliance between Destiny and Anti-Entropy, she was unwilling to negotiate with Otto as a representative.

That was the reason from Theresa's side, but let's put that aside for now. Tesla had to update the control system of the entire base, and the workload was really too large. Moreover, according to Theresa's request, changing the permission @ protocol and the way of data exchange could no longer be considered an update, but a complete renovation...

“Aaaah…! That damned short-chested bastard gave me a deadline. Why does he have to complete the communications department’s system by today? If I keep going like this, I won’t have time to put on makeup. It would be too embarrassing to attend Kiana’s birthday party with my hair messy like this. And Shiris will definitely be unhappy…”