Chapter 378

Seeing Mei staring at her with a slightly strange look, Kiana smiled, waved at Mei, and walked towards Mei.

"I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."

"Besides, if you can't trust someone as unreliable as me, can't you trust your senior?"

I really want to believe in you and Lin Yu, but the problem is...

Kiana, something's really wrong with you right now.

Mei had known Kiana Kaslana for a long time, and it was precisely because the two were very familiar with each other, and had even lived under the same roof for several months, that Mei was certain that Kiana was definitely in trouble.

Kiana may have felt lost and sad in the past, but once she picks herself up, she will definitely shine like a sun, illuminating everyone around her.

But the Kiana of today doesn't give Mei the same feeling she used to have.

Perhaps Kiana herself didn't realize it, but when Mei saw the smile on Kiana's face, she felt that Kiana today was not like Kiana at all.

Kiana is clearly preoccupied but doesn't want to talk about it, so she can only pretend to be nonchalant when facing her companions.

But that's strange.

If I can see it, how could Lin Yu not see it?

After sensing Raiden Mei's slightly puzzled gaze, Lin Yu felt...

—These people must have imagined him to be far too much.

To be fair, Lin Yu, as an ordinary person, has lived for more than 30 years across his two lifetimes. From this perspective, he should indeed be more capable than an average 17-year-old in many ways.

However, psychological age is not just about cumulative age; it also depends on the living environment.

Before he was killed by a dump truck, he was a recent college graduate and a working professional.

After he was killed by a dump truck, he was reborn and spent fifteen peaceful years as a little devil with his parents.

During this time, he may become more mature than other children, but to expect him to develop a sophisticated communication style surrounded by children and ordinary people is to give him too much credit.

Kiana's current state of self-blame has led to an increasingly severe tendency towards self-destruction. Lin Yu can only try to distract Kiana and give Kiana some 'reasons to live' in order to barely stop Kiana from thinking about taking the Herrscher of the Void down with her every day.

This situation arose essentially because Siegfried had taught her too well.

It was precisely because Siegfried raised Kiana to be a person with a conscience and sound values...

[Give me a break, are you sure someone who stares at a female senior and wants to drink her juices has any normal values?]

Don't interrupt at a time like this!

It's perfectly normal to have a liking for erotic content!

Oh wow, such unexpected frankness at this moment.

Stop babbling, I have a headache.

Kiana was raised too well by Siegfried, which made her more sensitive to good and evil.

It's a miracle that she didn't immediately take her own life after going through the identity transformation from 'the Kaslana warrior who protects the world' to 'the enemy of humanity who has slaughtered tens of millions of people'.

Now... I've done everything I could.

Hopefully, in the time to come, Xiao Yi and everyone else can help Kiana get out of this strange mental state.

In the following time, Yuno, Bronya, Anna, and other companions who had received the notification all came to the room one after another and saw Kiana was clearly not feeling well.

Not to mention the meticulous Yuno and Bronya, even Anna, who had only been in contact with Kiana for less than a month, felt that Kiana's current appearance had an indescribable eeriness.

However, assuming that no one was a fool, everyone surprisingly refrained from pointing this out and chose to try to soothe Kiana's feelings first.

As for Lin Yu...

Admittedly, all three of them were very worried about Lin Yu's safety beforehand.

But now, after seeing Lin Yu as if nothing had happened, and recalling how powerful Lin Yu was, the three of them naturally stopped worrying about someone who was completely unnecessary to worry about.

In everyone's eyes, someone who can defeat Herrscher in minutes and easily kill the strongest warrior of the Previous Era with full power is someone who, apart from the legendary Herrscher of Finality, should be no threat to Lin Yu.

However, the atmosphere at the scene is still too eerie.

Lin Yi stared at her parents with a strange look in her eyes.

Kiana, assuming no one had noticed anything amiss, smiled and chatted with her companions.

Mei, Yuno, Anna, Bronya didn't exchange glances, but they all started chatting with Kiana, planning to find some time to think of a solution with their companions to help Kiana with her psychological issues.

As for Lin Yu, after seeing Rita and Durandal appear at the door, he remembered something he had forgotten.

Alas, Kiana has already remembered her identity.

Meanwhile...

Kiana has also remembered her identity.

Damn it, I have such a headache.

Compared to dealing with these troublesome household chores, I suddenly feel that beating up those damn Honkai Beast would make me feel much more relaxed.

"Hi, A'yu."

Looking at Lin Yu, who was expressionless, Rita waved gently to her sworn brother.

How was your business trip?

Hearing Rita's words, Lin Yu walked towards his sworn sister with a sense of helplessness.

"... Sister, work is always just about getting tired and getting even more tired."

"Oh, so you do know what tiredness is."

Seeing Rita's expression suddenly turn slightly gloomy, Lin Yu could only think...

Sigh, there's something I can't say in front of everyone, that's why my sister wants to drag me away from here.

As for Kiana and Kiana's affairs, let Kiana handle them herself.

Perhaps Tong is right; I have always strived to do everything perfectly.

However, when desires exceed the limits of my own abilities, these inappropriate desires will only make things worse.

I put chains on Kiana to temporarily prevent her from taking her own life, but just like what I did to Yuno before, it's ultimately a case of drinking poison to quench thirst.

Now, with her 'blood relatives' around, plus Cecilia, whom she is scheduled to meet in the future, perhaps they can soothe Kiana's shattered heart.

"Senior..."

Seeing Rita's unfriendly expression, and her pulling Lin Yu away from her, Kiana suddenly wanted to call out to Lin Yu who was about to leave.

After glancing back at Kiana, Lin Yu realized what was going on.

Kiana, recalling those past memories, naturally remembered that she had her current life because the 'real Kiana's had shown her kindness.

At this moment, Kiana, facing Durandal directly, had no evidence, but recalling the sense of closeness she had felt from this blonde knight princess in the past, Kiana could roughly guess the other party's identity even without any proof.

Now that the real Kiana has appeared before her, she, who was not mentally prepared, has begun to feel afraid.

She didn't know how to face this 'older sister' whose name and identity she had taken away.

There was another reason why Kiana wanted to run away.

Durandal's gaze towards Kiana now clearly carries a complex mix of emotions.

She also remembered those things from back then.

So, who am I now...?

Kiana.

Looking at Kiana, who was trying to ask him for help, Lin Yu said expressionlessly.

"You are a mature warrior now. A mature warrior should face everything he has to face."

"The fact that you can see the indelible sins on your body shows that Mr. Siegfried's education has given you a normal set of values."

"Don't overcomplicate things most of the time. Just face them normally and talk things out openly."

"But senior, I—"

Kiana, you're an adult now.

After uttering a nonsensical remark, Lin Yu, who was about to leave, pointed at Lin Yi was currently tugging at Kiana's clothes.

"As a mother, you need to set a good example for Xiao Yi."

But, but...

Watching Lin Yu's departing figure, Kiana couldn't immediately adjust her mindset; instead, she felt even more panicked.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, I'm suddenly tired, I'm going to rest now!"

After saying this, Kiana used the power of the Herrscher of the Void to disappear from everyone's sight.

"... Oh, Sister Kiana."

Watching Kiana leave, Bronya let out a helpless sigh.

"Brother Lin Yu is actually right. There are many things that Sister Kiana needs to face on her own."

"But as her companions, we should definitely lend her a hand when she needs it, so..."

Bronya, who had already realized why Kiana had run away, looked sharply at Durandal was also somewhat at a loss.

"Bianca, don't you think you should say something?"

"Sister Kiana couldn't even keep up her disguise after she saw you enter the room."

"... I'm sorry, I can't say too much about this."

Faced with Bronya's questioning, Durandal shook her head and left the room.

Now, everyone looked at Lin Yi, who said nothing but seemed to understand everything, and dared not say anything more.

Kiana is not in a good state right now, and even Lin Yu, who is the most eloquent among them, can't figure out the problems that are troubling Kiana.

Now...

"Alright, I'm just a kid, so I won't disturb the aunties and Yuno's Mom's conversation."

"I'll go find Kiana's Mom first, then we can chat slowly."

Seeing everyone's hesitant expression, Lin Yi waved to them with a smile and used her already revealed powers to catch up with her mother.

"... There's just no way to deal with them."

Faced with the departing crowd, Mei, feeling utterly helpless, asked her companions in front of her.

"So, what do you all plan to do now?"

My suggestion is—

Seeing that everyone was looking at her at the same time, Bronya spoke to them very decisively.

"Everyone, just leave it alone. Brother Lin Yu didn't handle this well; it's just that there wasn't enough time."

"Give him enough time, and with Sister Kiana's intelligence, she'll be fooled by him sooner or later."

The topic I want to discuss now absolutely cannot be discussed here.

Anna isn't a bad person, but she's not exactly someone we know well.

What I was about to say would have a huge impact on Anna, a ' Schicksal homegrown's chosen one.

Unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to involve her in this potential turmoil.

Meanwhile, looking at the girl jumping off the sofa, Yuno knew in her heart that Bronya didn't mean it that way at all.

When Bronya said that, she gave me a deep look.

Was this place unsuitable for discussing the next topic, so she ended the conversation abruptly after giving that hint?

Strange, this is the Schicksal Headquarters, it should be the safest place.

If even this place isn't safe, then...

Yuno had considered a certain possibility, suddenly had a thought that made her a little worried.

The reason Yuno and Mei knew about the special method of 'condensing a core near the singularity' was because the World Serpent traitor, who was lurking inside Schicksal, told everyone this information.

Because World Serpent used the Quantum Teleportation System, Schicksal was unable to capture this traitor.

But now, if there are still World Serpent traitors remaining in Schicksal, does that mean that our every move may be being monitored by the enemy?