K424 of the Collapse World

"it is good."

"I found a nice restaurant near the gun training ground. By the way, what's your name...?"

"Asakura Miyuki."

The confused girl gave her name directly. She didn't know that the moment she met Raven, she was destined to take a completely different path...

The white-haired man stood in front of the huge light screen, listening silently to his subordinates' reports.

"...This is what happened, my Lord. The Herrscher's pursuit failed. Now, I'm afraid that the Herrscher of the Stone has come into contact with the new Herrscher. From what I can see now, it is very likely that they have formed an alliance."

"I see."

Kevin replied indifferently, with a calm expression, making it hard to guess what he was thinking...

Not long ago, after the Jackal reported the latest losses in the battle, the news that the important member Raven had been missing for two weeks did not attract much attention from the leader.

This is the temporary base of the World Serpent, which looks like the remains of an ancient refuge. From the inside, it looks like a metal fortress isolated from the world, with cold steel walls that seem to block all entrances and exits.

No one except the members of the World Serpent knows where it is located, nor does anyone know how to enter this forbidden place.

"Could that ability be Herrscher of Corrosion...Herscher of Time? If she and Herrscher of Corrosion descend at the same time, the human defense line of this era will collapse instantly, and civilization will directly enter the next era."

Kevin spoke in a deep voice. He looked calm and composed, as if he was just telling a fictional story. However, everyone present knew that this would be the real disaster they were about to face.

"Then, Lord, do you want to suspend the Stigma Project and prepare to continue the Spark Project for the next era?"

The woman wearing the jackal mask asked, standing respectfully on the other side of the terminal.

"No... The variables of this era still exist. Our forerunners are destined to not be able to deceive the final cleansing of the collapse until the next era like they did in the previous era."

"So, the next goal is still to eliminate variables?"

"..."

Kevin was silent in front of his subordinates. If he had heard this question half a month ago, he would have nodded in affirmation without hesitation. But now, after the original action plan ended in a disastrous failure, he had to consider the response method more carefully.

Otto Apokalis was originally the most suitable person to be used, but now, it may not be easy to pull him off the K424 chariot.

Ultimately, I'm afraid we still have to start solving the problem from the variables themselves...

"perhaps......"

Kevin let out a long breath.

"We need to make a deal with her."

708 Cecilia's Daughter

After repelling the coalition forces of Honkai and the invasion of the World Serpent, the Valkyries of the Far East have ushered in a period of peace and tranquility. At least in the near future, there has been no news of any Honkai outbreak in the nearby area.

And on this day, the accommodation area, which was facing increasingly tight space, welcomed a new tenant.

"Come on in, this is my...our home!"

The man carrying a large bag opened the door and walked into the room with his companion.

As one of the few male members of the Far East branch, Siegfried Kaslana naturally couldn't live with other Valkyries, so he had always lived alone in a four-person apartment. Even though the bedrooms in the apartment were independent, it was impossible to let those young girls live with a middle-aged man who was not related to them and share the same toilet and bathroom...

Although his "daughters" and his friend Theresa would not dislike him as a member of the opposite sex, unfortunately, these girls also have their own roommates, and changing rooms is too much trouble.

Therefore, after the destruction of Saint Freya, his life remained the same during the period when everyone temporarily moved to the main base.

And now, his solitary life is finally over.

"Cecilia, please sit down. I have to sort these things out first."

Leading the slightly reserved woman into the living room, Siegfried dragged the bags into an empty bedroom.

"Well, I'll help too..."

"No, no! I need to clean up this empty room first. You just stay in the living room."

Hearing this, I have never been through any trials since my rebirth.

Cecilia was a little flattered, but she still followed Siegfried's instructions, went to the messy sofa obediently, pushed several piles of clothes to the side, and cleared a small space to sit down.

Cecilia, who was still a special envoy from the headquarters, had been living in the guest room in the reception area. After Theresa completed the transfer procedures for her file, Siegfried immediately invited her to live together.

Cecilia originally wanted to refuse, after all, being with a stranger... no, Siegfried should not be a strange man to her, but she had no memories of the past, so this kind of thing became difficult for her to accept.

But in the end, she couldn't resist Siegfried's nagging and agreed to live in his apartment.

Anyway, this man is her husband, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with living under the same roof with him, right?

This is what Cecilia thought before coming here.

But now...how can I put it?

Looking at the tables, chairs and coffee table in the living room, Cecilia suddenly felt a little regretful. Just a few glances and she could see that there were several beer cans piled around the table, unfinished overnight cold pizza resting on the edge of the plate, and the trash can next to it was full, as if it was not cleaned for a long time...

In addition to the table in front of her, other places also made her feel complicated. The windowsills and corners, which were not often used, were obviously covered with dust. Clothes, pants and socks were all piled together and placed randomly on the sofa. There was a mixture of leftover food, opened cans of beer, and a faint smell of sweat. Although it was not too bad overall, it was still a bit messy and annoying...

Well, it fits the impression of a room for a man living alone.

Although I have lost my memory, some common sense in life has been engraved in my DNA and I can't forget it even if I want to.

Looking at this messy environment, she could imagine Siegfried's life in recent days:

After working overtime, the man took off his shoes and washed his face hastily in the bathroom. Then he collapsed on the sofa, lying in his clothes and socks, watching TV, taking beer and cold pizza as a midnight snack, and fell asleep on the sofa when he was tired...

For some reason, whenever she thought of these scenes, a strong and lingering sense of imagery would appear in her mind, as if she had really seen similar scenes before.

The environment of the guest rooms in the branch reception area is more than a hundred times better than here. Cecilia, who was becoming more and more unbearable, finally stood up angrily, gathered all the empty beer bottles in front of her, and directly crushed them into a ball with her bare hands, and threw the metal ball made of more than a dozen cans into the trash can.

However, the trash can, which already had a small hill on top, could no longer hold any more things. Even though Cecilia's throw was very accurate, the aluminum ball still rolled down the "hill" and fell to the ground.

"..."

Cecilia didn't know whether she had mysophobia or obsessive-compulsive disorder in the past, but looking at this messy room made her feel like going crazy. It was just as uncomfortable as watching a tank-class Honkai beast jumping around in front of her but not being able to stab it with a lance.

Anyway, empty the trash can first...

Thinking of this, Cecilia walked towards the trash can that emitted a strange smell, but when she took a closer look, she almost punched the coffee table in anger.

There is no category yet?!

Well…combined with the rest of the shit, this doesn’t seem like much of a fuss.

Cecilia sighed and couldn't help but wonder, does Siegfried always use the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire to burn the garbage into ashes every time he throws it away, and then throws it all into the dry garbage?

Obviously, this man does not have the ability to handle life on his own. Cecilia doesn't know whether she should be angry or feel pity for her husband. No one knows that he lives like this...

In fact, although Siegfried often visited Kiana and Diana's homes, he rarely brought them back to his own place. Therefore, naturally no one knew what his room looked like.

Siegfried's room was actually quite good, but it was not often cleaned and tidied. If Cecilia saw Tesla and Einstein's rooms, she might feel lucky that she only lived in Siegfried's apartment...

While worrying about how to deal with the garbage, Cecilia walked to the door with the bucket and turned the handle of the outer door.

Then, she met a pair of beautiful blue eyes...

"babble--??"

I saw a white-haired ball standing at the door of the apartment, with her right hand half-extended in a somewhat tangled manner, as if she was hesitating whether to knock on the door. Just when she was hesitating, Cecilia suddenly opened the door and bumped into her.

(......!?)

The moment she saw the girl's face, Cecilia's heart skipped a beat.

Although she had heard Siegfried talk about his daughters, she had never expected that when she was really close to the girls, she could clearly feel the resonance of blood connection, which was far beyond the attachment brought by Siegfried...

no doubt,

This is my daughter.

"Excuse me, who are you...?"

Although she was already very excited, Cecilia managed to keep her composure, suppressing her accelerating heartbeat, and asked calmly. After all, she couldn't tell the identities of her two daughters yet.

"Ah! I am Diana, Diana Kaslana!"

The silver-haired girl also came back to her senses from her daze, and immediately lowered her head with a red face, avoiding Cecilia's burning gaze.

"Um... you must be Cecilia-sama, right? Nice to meet you... No, I think we've met a few days ago..."

"Ah, that's right~ But the situation was special last time and we didn't have a good conversation. This is indeed our first official meeting."

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"Well... I heard from Sister Shilis that Dad brought you here directly, so I wanted to take a look... Well, there's nothing special about it, I just came to take a look..."

The girl spoke incoherently, somewhat unaccustomed to Cecilia's enthusiasm. Even though she had made a lot of mental preparations before, when she really stood in front of this "mother", she found that she still thought of feelings as something too simple.

Even as Cecilia, she was once regarded as a daughter by this woman, and when the collapse finally ended, she died in Cecilia's arms...

From the moment she accepted Cecilia's memory, she had an unbreakable connection with Cecilia.

But then again, as the cloned experimental subject K-423, standing next to Cecilia's copy, should I say it's awkward, or is it just right?

"Um, Diana, I wonder where your sister... Kiana is? I also want to see her as soon as possible, is that okay?"

Cecilia said this somewhat embarrassedly. Although it seemed a bit inappropriate to ask about another daughter when she had just met Diana, she really wanted to meet the real daughter. After recognizing Siegfried, this desire became even stronger.

"As for Sister Kiana, she should still be working at the Operations Center, right? She is a regular A-rank Valkyrie of the branch, and her daily tasks are quite busy..."

Diana rubbed her hands, resisting the urge to use her Herrscher ability to escape, and passively responded to Cecilia's words. The reason why she stood at the door and didn't knock was because she was not ready to face this mother...

"I see... Oh, by the way, don't stand outside. Come in and talk! I'll go call Siegfried out now!"

Cecilia was about to turn aside and welcome the girl in. Although she knew that the girl named Diana was a replica of her real daughter, Cecilia didn't care about it at all. In essence, wasn't she also a replica of "Cecilia"?

However, when she turned sideways, the trash can in her hand hit the door with a bang, and Cecilia suddenly remembered what she was about to do.

"Uh, sorry, Diana, we are cleaning, so it might be a little messy inside. Wait a moment, let me take out the garbage first..."

As Cecilia said this, she was about to free up one hand to bring Diana in, but the girl took the lead and suddenly snatched the trash can from her hand.

"Eh......?"

"In that case~! Then let me go! I suddenly remembered that I have to go visit the class leader with Bronya and the others and will be leaving soon, so I can just take these garbage with me on the way!"

Diana spoke very quickly and leaned forward and bowed before Cecilia could say anything.

"Then see you next time, Lady Cecilia! Then I will come to see you with Sister Kiana!"

Cecilia originally wanted to take back the trash can, but when she heard Diana's words, she immediately felt relieved and a smile appeared unconsciously on the corner of her mouth.

Kiana?

But in this blink of an eye, Diana was suddenly surrounded by a golden halo, and then disappeared together with the trash can, leaving only a layer of scattered golden light spots.

"Ah, this kid is really..."

Looking at the girl who had long gone, Cecilia could only smile bitterly and shake her head.

She inherited the power of the Herrscher, but was able to completely resist the erosion of her spirit. She is indeed my daughter...

"Cecilia, are there any guests?"

Siegfried came out of the inner bedroom wearing a mask and covered in dust. He looked at Cecilia standing alone in front of the door with a puzzled look on his face.

"No one? But I just heard..."

"It was Diana, but she just chatted for a few words and then left."

"Are you leaving now? What were you talking about just now?"

"Nothing special, Diana is a very good child~"

Cecilia shook her head and said, her smile becoming brighter.

“Although we left in a hurry,

She told me that she would bring Kiana with her next time!"

"Oh, really?"

Hearing this, Siegfried took off his mask and showed a look of relief.

"That's great...Kiana hasn't shown up recently, and I've been worried that she might have other ideas. If Diana can help her channel them, there shouldn't be any problem."

Cecilia also nodded, but in addition to being happy, she suddenly became a little worried.

How would that daughter whom I have never met think of me...

"Yeah. But, will Kiana really be willing to accept me..."

"Don't worry, since Diana is willing to accept you, there will definitely be no problem with Kiana!"