Someone in Honkai, This Narration Isn't Right / Honkai Scroll Dog Path

In the commercial district, Kiana Kaslana looked around with an incredibly excited expression.

"Hehehe, thinking about it carefully, I'm a genius, so I don't need to be bound by academics at all."

"Occasionally going out to play won't do me any harm—anyway, I can learn anything at school in an instant, so I don't have to worry about my studies."

However, as Kiana chatted and wandered, she was secretly observing the people around her.

Lately, Kiana had been feeling a faint, elusive gaze on her.

While she didn't sense any malice from this gaze, being watched in secret was certainly not a comfortable feeling.

The reason she chose to skip school today was simply to figure out what that gaze was all about.

If she could still feel the gaze after leaving school, it would mean it had nothing to do with the people at school.

Hmm, my annoying dad once said he used to be a member of Schicksal, but now he's a wanted criminal by Schicksal.

Could this gaze be from someone in Schicksal?

No, there was another possibility.

As Kiana walked, she suddenly thought of a possibility.

After Siegfried Kaslana suddenly left without a word for some reason back then, Kiana wandered all the way from Europe to Changkong City by herself.

But now, looking back, Kiana felt that the whole affair was full of suspicious details.

Her annoying dad, though he often seemed unreliable, shouldn't have been that irresponsible.

Even if he had to leave suddenly, Siegfried Kaslana wouldn't just abandon his daughter.

And now, a slightly more mature Kiana realized that her wandering was full of questions.

She admitted she was a very intelligent, genius beautiful girl, but even with her genius, could she have wandered from Europe to the Far East alone, almost completely unscathed?

That was clearly impossible.

Could it be that my annoying dad has actually been protecting me in secret all along?

And this gaze... is it actually from my annoying dad?

Thinking about it this way, this guess was very reasonable.

My annoying dad isn't the type to abandon his daughter; otherwise, why would he have risked so much to save me from Schicksal?

So, looking at it this way, my annoying dad has actually been near me all along... Could it be that he's been training me this way because he was worried I wouldn't grow?

The thought that the hardships she'd endured for the past four years were for such a reason brought a mix of slight displeasure and comfort to Kiana's heart.

Hehehe, if that's the case, then all I need to do is find a reason to lure my annoying dad out, and I'll be able to see him.

At this moment, the white-haired girl clenched her fist, feeling her resolve harden completely.

When I finally meet my annoying dad...

—I'm going to punch him right in the face with my own two fists!

Chapter Sixteen: Why Don't I Do It!

Of course, although Kiana had this thought in her heart, she knew she couldn't act too obviously right now.

She needed to wait until she confirmed the other person's location before she had a chance to catch the person who had been watching her.

For the next while, Kiana browsed through various shops in the commercial district.

As the girl moved between the shops, she could feel that the owner of the gaze would sometimes even disappear from her perception.

The more she thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Kiana, finally unable to suppress the restlessness in her heart, sprinted directly to the location she had confirmed.

Then, she saw a figure that deeply disappointed her.

The father she had been searching for was not there.

The owner of this gaze was not Siegfried Kaslana, but Lin Yu, a senior from Kiana's school.

"W-H-Y! I-T-! S-! Y-O-U!"

Looking at Lin Yu, who seemed relieved, Kiana said with great dissatisfaction.

"Senior Lin Yu, why are you here? Don't you need to attend class?"

"Oh, it's like this."

Seeing Kiana's inexplicable anger, Lin Yu calmly replied.

"Because I've fallen in love with you, I started looking for you in places you might be after I found out you didn't go to school—do you believe me if I say it like that?"

[Nice shot! Good move! Well done! You know, for a naive girl like this, sometimes a direct approach is the best offense!]

[Yeah, maybe the tone could be adjusted a bit; if you weren't so calm, the effect would probably be better.]

Sigh, I hope you're really that foolish.

If you're a bit foolish, it'll be easier for me to trick you.

As Lin Yu grumbled to the system, Kiana listened to his words and said speechlessly.

"Do I look like a fool to you?"

"If your tone wasn't so dismissive, I might have considered believing you just a tiny bit."

"Oh, right, how about this then..."

After taking a deep breath, Lin Yu adjusted his facial expression and spoke to Kiana again.

"Classmate Kiana, I've actually been paying attention to you for a long time."

"Even though you sleep in class, often get zero on tests, and are generally careless and unfocused, mostly just being lazy and gluttonous, it's only because you're a beautiful girl."

"I, Lin Yu, like—"

"Stop!"

Hearing Lin Yu's 'deeply affectionate' confession, Kiana interrupted him speechlessly.

Seeing the speechless expression on Kiana's face, Lin Yu knew he had successfully changed the subject.

This girl, while sharp when it mattered, turned into a brainless amoeba when it was safe.

Anyone with a bit of experience could have easily seen through Lin Yu's words as a tactic to change the subject and fool her.

But Kiana, at this moment, was completely fooled.

[Sigh, looking at the girl before him, you let out a long sigh in your heart.]

[With her silly appearance, any scumbag specializing in sweet talk could probably trick her into bed more than twenty times.]

[But no matter what, Kiana Kaslana is indeed an outstanding beauty... well, ignoring certain flaws.]

[Rather than letting some other scumbag have her, why not let me—this thought began to form in your mind.]

Get lost!

If you want to mess around, don't drag me into it!

You're making me sound like a scumbag trying to lure a young girl!

[Well said, but you actually know one thing.]

[K423 is, in the end, Sirin resurrected, and K423's age plus Sirin's age undoubtedly exceeds eighteen—she's a full adult!]

No, luring an adult beautiful girl is still being a scumbag, isn't it?

Looking at Lin Yu before her, Kiana, now completely speechless, let out a sigh.

"Sigh, I don't know what you're thinking, senpai, but you're basically here to take me back to school, right?"

"Forget it, I'm not in the mood today anyway. I get it, I'll go back with you."

Wow, this amoeba is actually obedient today?

[See! Confessing works—isn't this successfully tamed!]

I hope what you're saying is true, but...

Looking at the visible disappointment on Kiana's face, Lin Yu felt like he had done something wrong.

Meanwhile, Kiana, realizing she had guessed wrong, felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.

Just moments ago, she had been incredibly excited, thinking her father Siegfried had never left her and had been by her side all along.

But now, after realizing the source of that gaze was Lin Yu, that fantasy instantly shattered.

Stupid dad... I shouldn't have had any expectations of him!

Next time I see him, it won't be something a single punch can solve!

I'll definitely give him a few more punches next time I see him!

Meanwhile, in the commercial district.

In a small alley in the commercial district, a man wearing a hood looked at the several beautiful women surrounding him and said with a grin.

"Ha, I really didn't expect that even at my age, I'd still have this much charm."

"Could you lovely ladies move aside for a moment? My daughter is nearby, and it's not good to have an affair in front of her."

"Oh, is that so?"

Looking at the man whose face was half-hidden by his hood, Rita said with feigned surprise.

"I recall our Schicksal database stating that you've groped all the Valkyries on the Hyperion, Mr. Siegfried Kaslana. You wouldn't want to say that's slander, would you?"

Damn it, that little brat Shigure Kira.

It was bad enough she spread rumors back then, but why did she have to write it in the database?

No, that's not the key point.

The key point is, this girl...

Tch, is she a warrior on the same level as Shigure Kira and Cheng Lixue?

Even after the Second Honkai Eruption, the Valkyrie selection requirements were lowered, but this girl was still an S-class.

To actually dispatch an S-class to Changkong City, Otto that guy...

He's already discovered the anomaly in this place?

Chapter 17: Aren't We On The Same Side?

Siegfried Kaslana's appearance in Changkong City was no coincidence.

In fact, just as Kiana had guessed, after leaving Kiana's side, he had been secretly following her and keeping an eye on her.

After all, Siegfried had lived a long life; no matter how foolish he was, he knew how much danger an underage girl faced when wandering alone.

As for why he chose to watch over his daughter in such a roundabout way, the reason was quite simple.

During his previous battle with Sirin, Siegfried realized that staying by his daughter's side would only provoke the Herrscher personality within her.

To help the Herrscher personality in Kiana stabilize a little, Siegfried had no choice but to resort to this method.

And over the past few years, Siegfried, who had been frequently observing Kiana, discovered that it wasn't just him; Otto had also stationed people around Kiana, ready to help her solve problems at any time.

This made Siegfried even more certain that Otto had a more insane plan after 'reviving' the Herrscher of the Void.

Of course, since these people weren't harming Kiana, Siegfried couldn't be bothered to act against them.

Including the Valkyries before him, Siegfried knew that most members of Schicksal weren't bad people.

He himself was a member of Schicksal, so he naturally knew that the vast majority of Schicksal members joined the organization to fight against the Honkai.