Kiana... Are You Calling Me?

Siegfried and K423 lived ordinary lives.

Whenever he returned from going out, Siegfried would always sit alone in a corner and bandage his own wounds.

K423 wanted to talk to Siegfried about something, but all she ever got from him was a grunt of acknowledgment.

"Dad, what about my name? What am I called?"

One day, K423 suddenly asked a new question, catching Siegfried somewhat off guard.

Looking at the girl who was identical to his own daughter, Siegfried's lips trembled, and he could barely speak.

Unable to get an answer, the little girl could only watch silently from the side.

After a long while, Siegfried finally pulled K423 into his arms and said, "You're my daughter. All you need to know is that you're your dad's daughter."

Half a month passed, and K423 had shed the stiffness left behind by the laboratory, becoming much like an ordinary little girl.

At night, Siegfried would make time to teach K423 how to read and write, but once daytime came, he would disappear without a trace.

At first, K423 thought Siegfried had gone to work, but after learning to read, she knew that no one came home from work covered in injuries.

K423 was extremely smart, several times smarter than an ordinary child, so she quickly noticed that something was wrong.

When Siegfried showed up with obvious wounds again, K423 asked, "Dad, why do you come back hurt every time?"

Siegfried thought for a moment before answering, "Because Dad has to fight Honkai Beasts and protect the people living in this town."

"Do the people in town know?"

"They... don't." Siegfried fell silent for a moment. He had been venting, venting the pent-up grievance and bitterness in his heart.

As for fighting Honkai Beasts, there was some desire to protect people involved,