Born of Mom

The white-haired girl's lips twitched, but since things had come to this, she didn't want to offend the young cook any further.

Oh well, she's been criticized countless times already, so one more time won't make a difference.

Kiana watched the sunrise while muttering to herself, "Speaking of which, when did you learn to fly a fighter jet? I didn't know that."

Anqi replied with a blank expression, "I haven't learned it. Bronya only borrowed the complete instruction manual."

Kiana: "(???)?"

The air suddenly became quiet in the small cockpit.

Then Anqi gently touched her fingers and said shyly:

"So is it possible, I mean possible, that Kiana just happens to know how to land?"

"..."

The air fell silent again.

Three seconds later, Kiana's entire face was pressed against the canopy, her expression contorted with terror.

"Help! Help! I don't want to die! Someone please save me!!"

"Call out!"

"Bang!!!"

The fighter jets crashed into the snow-covered plains on the outskirts of the city like rockets, kicking up a cloud of ice shards.

With that speed and impact force, even an ordinary Valkyrie would deserve a pension and a personal eulogy by now.

However, a small hand suddenly emerged from the snow, digging with all its might, and finally, a fluffy white head popped out.

"Pah! You stupid Anqi! If I Kiana Kaslana, ever believe you again, I'm a dog!"

"You're so long-winded! You're the one who's Cabbage Worm!"

Anqi also crawled out from under the snow and retorted expressionlessly.

The biting wind made Kiana, dressed in light clothing, hug her arms and shiver.

Then Anqi pulled out a thick down coat from somewhere and tossed it to Kiana.

"Yay! I thought I was going to freeze to death in this awful place! Anqi, you're amazing!"

Anqi!

What? A plane crash?

It was just a momentary lapse. I, Kiana, will always believe in Anqi —mainly because we still need Anqi's wisdom to get through this, and we can't afford to offend her for now.

Kiana's brain, which had been dormant for a long time but had not atrophied, was slightly activated because of the crisis, and she looked at Anqi with innocent and admiring eyes.

"Warning! You have entered the jurisdiction of the Anti-Entropy Siberia War Zone. Retreat immediately, or you will bear the consequences. Warning..."

The Anti-Entropy drone materialized in the air, emitting repetitive, unfriendly warning messages.

Before Kiana could react, Anqi grabbed her and turned to leave without saying a word.

"So this is Siberia? What are we doing here, digging potatoes?"

After getting away from the Anti-Entropy drone, Kiana asked irritably.

Yesterday she was eating apples and playing games in the warm and comfortable St. Freya, but today she opened her eyes to find herself on a plane about to crash, and then stranded in the boundless snowfield within enemy territory.

Kiana felt that the fact that she hadn't grabbed Anqi by the neck and lifted her into the air was already a sign of sisterly affection, so she shouldn't expect any good temper from her.

Then, she heard Anqi's calm voice.

"Actually, I can fly a plane."

"What time is it and you're still talking to me like this..."

"I want Cocolia to help me send a message— Kiana Kaslana is in Siberia, her plane crashed, she's alone and headed in some dangerous direction, that's all."

"Ha?"

Kiana thought she already had enough questions in her head, but now it seems she was still too naive.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the Spartan thoughts swirling in her mind, and forced a smile:

"Please, my clever and lovely Lady Anqi, patiently and carefully explain this to me, okay?"

"Don't ask too many questions, I'm afraid you'll give yourself away. Anyway, if all goes well, we might be able to lure Siegfried out."

Anqi kept pulling Kiana forward.

Kiana's frustration had completely dissipated, replaced by a surge of excitement, emotion, and exhilaration.

"Anqi, you..."

"You and I made a promise."

Anqi suddenly stopped and turned around, staring intently into Kiana's eyes.

"You made a promise, no matter how heavy or absurd your problems are, you must bravely overcome them. Keep your word, or I won't forgive you, you idiot Kiana!"

Anqi's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, like a wildcat threatening its prey.

Kiana paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically and smiled confidently:

"Yes! I will definitely do it!"

Not just for herself, but also for Anqi, who will eventually face the truth. She must summon enough courage to be worthy of lending it to Anqi in the future.

Although there were still many problems, Kiana suppressed them all. At this moment, all she needed to do was maintain a firm mindset and follow Anqi.

"Hey! Don't touch my head! It'll stunt my growth!"

"Hehe! No way, I just want to touch it! It's better if Anqi doesn't grow tall!"

I'll hit you!

"But the snowfield is so vast, you don't want me to get hurt and unable to walk, do you?"

"..."

"Hehe, Anqi is the best~ Yoshi yoshi yoshi~~"

In the cold, hard camera lens of the drone, two girls, one big and one small, were bickering and making noise as they ventured deeper into the vast, empty snowfield, soon disappearing into the boundless ice and snow without a trace.

Chapter 207 Born from Mother

The Husky originated from the Siberia Husky breed in the 18th century.

Sirin's childhood in Siberia led her to become Herrscher.

However, Kiana's mood was not pleasant upon arriving at her hometown, which was both a place of human and dog significance.

"I'm so hungry..."

"If we're thirsty, we can eat snow. We are Valkyrie, and even in this kind of environment, we won't die if we don't eat for several days if there's plenty of water."

Anqi, holding her phone and searching for directions, spoke without looking up.

And this is indeed true; every Valkyrie is a superhuman capable of crushing sandbags with their legs, and Kaslana's physique is on another level of ferocity. This ordeal is no problem for Kiana, who has been getting plenty of nutrition and sleep lately.

"You brought your clothes and phone, couldn't you have brought some food too?"

"The cockpit space is limited, so I only put the most necessary supplies in it; food is not an option."

"You're not afraid of going hungry, you're aloof, you're amazing!"

Kiana clutched her empty stomach, staggered with each step, and muttered to herself with dead fish eyes.

Suddenly, the ear under the hood twitched, and Kiana abruptly turned her head to look to the side, her eyes sharpening.

"I think I heard something?"

"Huh? Kiana, where are you going?"

Before Anqi could react, Kiana took off running into the withered grove of trees nearby.

Is ADHD really that serious?

Weren't you just complaining that you were so hungry you had no energy?

Anqi sighed and rubbed her forehead, then looked at her phone to get the direction before following the footprints in the snow.

When Angela caught up with Kiana, what Anqi saw was a scene that left her speechless.

"Roar!"

Why are you yelling so loudly? Do you think I'm afraid of you?!

"Roar!!"

"Awooo!!!"

The creature wrestling with Kiana was a two- or three-meter-tall Siberia brown bear.

The two sides roared at each other, and if I'm not mistaken, the reason for their argument was the still-steaming fresh dead deer at their feet.

Sometimes Anqi really doesn't understand the Kaslana's bloodline, or perhaps Kiana is actually of the abnormal species level within the Kaslana?

Speechless as she was, Anqi still caught Kiana's pleading look, so she flicked her sword and cut off a large piece of meat from the deer, including the leg.

Anqi picked up the venison, now a third less, and went to the midst of the struggle between the man and the bear. With a quick grab of her small hand, she pried open the bear's paw.

"I know it's not easy for you either, but she's still growing, so please be more understanding."

Anqi softened her tone, handed two-thirds of the venison to the bear's paw, and spoke gently and kindly.

Kiana stood behind Anqi with a smug look on her face, like a spoiled child who had found a parent to back her up, waving her hand arrogantly.

"That's right, that's right! Hurry up and leave, or I'll eat you up too!"

"Roar!!"

"Hey! You still won't admit it? Anqi, don't stop me, I'll teach it a lesson today! It's just a bear, right? I've beaten up bears before when I was a kid!"

With food in front of her, Kiana was not about to back down. She rubbed her hands together, her little fists clenching so tightly they cracked.

Anqi raised her hand to stop her.

Then, facing the angry brown bear, he softened his tone and said:

"I know this isn't fair, but the most important thing for a bear is to be tolerant and courteous. Isn't this the quality you Siberia bears should have? We'll make it up to you next time. Just consider this a favor to me..."

"Roar!!!"

The brown bear responded with a roar that reeked of foul breath.

Anqi held her breath, the hint of negotiation on her face vanished, and she instead gripped the brown bear's paw with one hand while raising the other.

"Smack!"

"Roar..."

"Smack!"

"Aww..."

"Clap clap clap!"

"Awooo!"

After struggling in vain and being slapped several times by Anqi while she held his paws, the brown bear let out a pitiful howl in those cold, displeased purple eyes.

Anqi released her hand expressionlessly.

As if escaping a hunter's trap, it snatched the venison and ran away as fast as it could, fleeing for its life.

"Yay! There's food!"

Kiana had no time to care about the defeated generals' disheveled escape. She simply squatted down, picked up the deer leg, and ignored the stench of blood clinging to her body, revealing a simple and radiant smile of joy.

She hadn't eaten anything all day, so she didn't care about the girl's cleanliness; the meat on her hands was the only thing that mattered!

Anqi turned around, sighed again, and felt a little tired.

"Anqi, cook for me!"

Husky presented the deer leg to Anqi like a treasure, his bright, expectant eyes filled with anticipation.