Chapter 262

Raiden Mei, who had been silent all along, immediately turned around and quietly left.

Bronya stared at Bai Yan, scrutinizing every inch of his body with a dangerous look in her eyes.

Rita and Ragna's expressions changed simultaneously. They exchanged a glance, silently took two steps back, and prepared to flee.

Kiana frowned and scratched her head, pondering Sirin's words.

She sensed something was amiss, but couldn't figure it out for the moment; her thinking was severely hampered.

But her intuition told her that this was important and she needed to think about it!

Think it over carefully.

"..."

About twenty minutes later, Kiana lowered her hand and looked up at Bai Yan.

There was not a trace of emotion in her eyes.

299: LmKianactrlc.

Chapter 299 When Kiana Gains Intelligence.

Theresa stroked her chin, deep in thought.

"Whether Bai Yan can defeat the Herrscher of the Void depends on when that guy..."

She then looked at Durandal.

The latter was currently looking in the direction of the door, the direction Ragna and Rita had fled.

Her thought process, which had been somewhat sluggish for some reason, finally bypassed the normal path at this moment, arriving at its destination with a strong and powerful intuition—

Should I run away too?

"Durandal."

"Ah? Bishop Theresa?"

Theresa sighed, then asked, "Um, when did Bai Yan become strong enough to defeat the Herrscher of the Void? I don't remember that kid fighting her."

She wasn't very familiar with Bai Yan; she had only recently learned about this guy with the looks of Sigfried through various channels.

Durandal paused, then subconsciously said, "The Herrscher of the Void has never beaten him since she awakened... Hmm!"

Upon hearing this, her eyes widened, and she finally realized that she had said the wrong thing.

Theresa hadn't noticed yet, she just frowned. "He was already that capable, no wonder Grandpa put him in such a crucial position at headquarters... Wait a minute?"

She looked up at Durandal and then noticed that her eldest niece's expression was very strange.

"When and where did he fight the Herrscher of the Void? Kiana hasn't seen him before, has she?"

Durandal opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing.

At this moment, facing those sky-blue eyes, Bai Yan tried his best to restrain himself, as if nothing had happened.

Cold sweat beaded up and spread all over my body.

Kiana remained completely still, only her lips moved. She asked, "Sister, you've always known, haven't you?"

Durandal remained silent, her gaze drifting to the other side.

At that moment, the door to Bai Yan's villa opened again.

Aponia's eyes were filled with a smile; she knew Bai Yan had arrived as soon as she saw the shoes in the entryway.

As soon as she entered, she greeted him, "You've finally arrived, Bai Yan."

She sensed that the atmosphere was a bit strange. Bai Yan only managed a forced smile and replied, "Long time no see, Aponia," before looking at the screen in Dr. MEI's hand along with the others.

So Aponia joined them.

She saw Kiana, who was also looking at her.

The next moment, Kiana spoke coldly again, "Aponia, you actually knew all along, didn't you?"

Aponia paused, then fell silent.

Bai Yan glanced at Durandal in the corner of the screen, then at the silent Aponia, and felt a sense of despair.

--So you two are playing the gentleman, huh? You can't lie, but you can stay silent, right?

Seeing this, Sirin asked in confusion, "What's going on? It's strange that I lost to him?"

Kiana: "Not surprising, it's normal. Who can beat him? Even I, the Finality, am no match for him."

But there was something strange about his tone. Sirin didn't respond and turned to look at Bai Yan, trying to find out why.

Among everyone present, Tesla finally understood what had happened.

She covered her mouth, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably, bent over slightly, turned her back, and laughed silently and wildly.

Nagamitsu couldn't help but laugh, and immediately ran to Tesla's side to suppress his laughter.

Einstein shook his head and sighed, but after the surprise on his face disappeared, a sense of relief followed.

Theresa glanced at the three scientists over there, and seemed to understand something.

She looked at Bai Yan with a strange expression.

"What exactly is going on?"

"To put it simply—it's a long story, it all started with the two women who sold me out."

Bai Yan said very seriously.

"They sold you out... Rita and Ragna? Why would they sell you out?"

Theresa glanced at the exit and asked.

"You know, we were all Otto's men back then."

"Yes, I've heard of that."

"Generally speaking, they do some shady things; although subjectively it's for Otto's plan, objectively it's also part of the fight against the Honkai."

Theresa frowned. "Stop your long-winded explanation, can you just get to the conclusion?"

"--I was forced."

"?"

Bronya floated over and stood side by side with Theresa.

Her gaze was sharp, almost 90% piercing, as she stared at Bai Yan, but she explained to Theresa, "Mei and I checked his information before. Simply put, the most crucial information is that his records are completely blank from the year we enrolled at St. Freya until the appearance of the Herrscher of Knowledge."

Himeko asked in surprise, "Blank? The Intelligence Department even destroyed the records?"

Bronya: "It was forged, but then destroyed."

"Why?"

Himeko sensed that something was wrong.

She listened for a long time but couldn't find anything wrong with it.

After all, although she was involved in the Herrscher of the Void's affairs, she knew very little about the Intelligence Department's work and thus kept her stance reserved.

Moreover, she's not very good at thinking about these kinds of questions, so she's remained silent until now.

"The reason for forging it was to maintain the illusion that Brother Bai Yan was still alive; the reason for destroying it was because Brother Bai Yan happened to return to the Schicksal Headquarters at that time."

"Now that the person has returned, there's no need to falsify this part of the information. The cause of death of intelligence personnel is often also confidential."

At this point, Bronya said to Kiana with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry, Kiana, because of insufficient evidence, neither Mei nor I told you about this."

Kiana turned her head and smiled gently, "It's alright, what you did was a very prudent choice."

However, Bronya felt a sense of pressure.

Himeko was still somewhat puzzled. "There are no records starting from the year you enrolled..."

At this point, Himeko fell silent, and she also looked at Bai Yan.

"Himeko,"

Bai Yan smiled warmly, "Look, you're Ragna's student, and so am I. In a way, you're Ragna senior. For Ragna's sake, I hope you'll take good care of me in the future!"

Himeko, glanced at Bai Yan, and then looked at Kiana.

The latter was also looking at her, but his gaze was somewhat enigmatic.

So she took a step back and said, "If it's something like a fight, just give the order. I don't have any other skills, but I'll definitely help in this regard."

"..."

He's a veteran after all; he's become a bit slick and calculating.

Going through fire and water is nothing to me, but this kind of problem is best left unresolved, right?

Himeko then coughed lightly and said, "Remember to come visit me anytime you have time. I'll treat you to a drink."

"..."

"Bai Yan."

Kiana shouted coldly.

"Let's postpone the sparring session, I'm currently—"

"I want to see Xiao Yan."

"..."

Theresa: "Huh? Uh... Kiana, what's wrong with you all of a sudden..."

Hearing this name, Theresa felt only endless regret and sadness.

What a wonderful student! He not only left Kiana with unforgettable memories but also gave her the motivation to move forward.

Even in death, the lingering consciousness will ultimately provide guidance.

Theresa couldn't help but beat her chest and stamp her feet whenever she thought about it.

--I'm such a useless headmistress! I can't protect anything! My students, my niece, my Cecilia!

"Puff..."

Tesla suddenly couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

"Dr. Tesla, what's wrong?"

Theresa asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something happy."

"What is it?"

"Ah... my new mecha design is almost finished, yes, that's it."

"Kukuku... Haha--"

Nagamitsu quickly covered his mouth.

Theresa raised an eyebrow. "Nagamitsu, what are you laughing at now?"

"Uh... I, I'm almost done with the blueprints for my new mecha!"

"... Did you design the same mecha?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Puff--"

Bai Yan and Kiana were still locked in a standoff, while Sirin stood by, puzzled.

Sirin: "No, what's going on here?"

Kiana raised her hand and waved it, and a huge image immediately appeared in mid-air, showing only the full-body image of one person.

"There are only two people who have defeated you, one is me and the other is this guy."

Sirin tilted her head, pointed at Bai Yan, and asked in confusion, "Isn't it him?"

Kiana glanced at the latter. "Only two."

"So he lied?"