Fishing for Information

Bella was incredibly fast—far faster than any airplane.

As a Judgment-class dragon Honkai Beast, even from a great distance, she was enough to keep other flying Honkai Beasts away, leaving a vast stretch of airspace clear around her.

Returning to the place where she had once frozen herself, Bella continuously conveyed her reverence and joy to Kiana from far away.

It was the Queen who had given her the chance to think, and the Queen who had brought her back to life.

But Kiana was not in high spirits. After all, this was where her mother had fought her final battle.

After Schicksal had carpet-bombed the area with nuclear weapons, the scorched earth that remained had gradually become covered in Manjusaka.

There was no Honkai here, no blood or fire—only Manjusaka swaying in the wind.

To give Kiana a better view of the sea of flowers, Bella landed on a slightly higher spot.

After getting off Beibeilong, Kiana stood atop the slope and silently gazed at the flowers.

Han Jiang stood straight behind her, watching her back.

After a long while, Kiana turned back with a smile and asked Han Jiang, "Han Jiang, don't you think this place is beautiful?"

"Of course it is."

"This is where Mom fought her last battle." Kiana said, "Teacher Welt told me that Mom could have survived."

"She stayed behind to protect the residents who hadn't evacuated, and... and that lousy dad of mine, so she didn't leave on her own."

Han Jiang pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Some of it was information I found in the database. The rest was what I learned by asking Teacher Welt and that lousy dad."

"Mom was the number one Valkyrie, so I'm going to become the number one Valkyrie too!"

Kiana had sounded rather happy