Senzu Bean!!!

[Congratulations to Sirin for answering first.]

[Theresa:!]

[Seigfried:!]

[Welt:!]

[Kiana:? Auntie, why do you all seem so surprised? Is there something special about this Sirin?]

[Bronya: Idiot Kiana, as expected, you never paid attention in class.]

[Mei: Kiana, Sirin is the Second Herrscher, the Herrscher of the Void. The teacher talked about her in class before.]

[Theresa: Himeko, how do you usually teach your classes?! How does Kiana not even know about the Second Herrscher?!]

[Murata Himeko: @Theresa, I don't teach history. You should be asking Teacher Welt. @Welt]

[Theresa: Oh, right! @Welt, Teacher Welt, how do you usually teach? And why haven't we seen you lately? You've been absent from work for months already.]

[Welt: Principal, regarding Kiana's grades, all I can say is, "I did my best." As for where I've been... that isn't important. The important thing now is the Second Herrscher. @Sirin]

[Theresa: Right, right, right. @Sirin, weren't you already taken out during the Second Great Honkai? Don't tell me you didn't die?]

[Sirin: You did indeed take me out back then, but humanity's malice brought me back to life☆.]

[Sirin: Just wait, humans. Once I fully recover, your day of death will come☆.]

At that moment, inside Kiana's body, Sirin looked at the confusion of her two former rivals with utter disdain. "Tch, they're just two defeated underlings. You dare question me? Once I take control of this body, it'll be your day of death!" Clearly, their pufferfish Herrscher was getting cocky again.

But when she turned back to the question, Sirin revealed a complicated expression. "Cecilia's daughter... does that include me☆?"

Seeing the name of the only human who had ever given her warmth, Sirin recalled the past within the dreamscape she had created.

The first time she ate cake, other than with Mama.

The first time she went shopping with family.

The first time she ate ice cream.

The first time she bought new clothes.

And... the first time someone protected her...

If Honkai God had given Sirin the power to take revenge, then Cecilia was the one who had given her the warmth of family.

Sirin's feelings toward Cecilia were complicated. Though she had felt Cecilia's love for her, Sirin was unsure whether it had merely been sympathy for what she had suffered, or...

Sirin knew that the current Kiana was not the real Kiana, but Seigfried truly treated this Kiana as his daughter. If March 7th had not answered just now, she might have chosen "B," but now...

Sirin's gaze drifted between "A" and "C." In the end, she made her decision.

[Sirin: System, I choose A☆.]

[Congratulations, Sirin...]

[Theresa: Damn it, she got it right again. It'll be trouble if she receives an item that can completely restore her.]

[Durandal: Bishop, the Blade of the Immortals squad requests permission to deploy.]

[Tesla: Joachim, where the hell did you die off to?! Get your ass back here!]

[Sirin: Mere humans, just wait for the arrival of Honkai Impact☆!]

Sirin was both expectant and afraid. She hoped the reward would give her the power to destroy humanity, yet she feared it being issued, because if her answer was correct, it meant Cecilia's love for her had been false.

[Wrong answer!]

[Punishment: Sirin loses most of her malice.]

[Sirin: I was... wrong☆?]

Sirin did not know what she was feeling, but the faint upward curl of her lips revealed her true heart...

[The race to answer continues.]

[Kiana: Huh? How is that possible?! Don't tell me I'm not their only daughter?]

[Theresa: Seigfried must have cheated! That playboy probably has no idea how many illegitimate children he has!]

[Seigfried: Hey, hey, hey, Theresa, don't slander me! I was wholeheartedly devoted to Cecilia.]

[Shigure Kira: Damn you, Seigfried! You actually dared betray Lady Cecilia! Once I get back, I'll definitely kill you, you scumbag who betrayed Lady Cecilia!]

[Kiana: Impossible! Stinky Dad may be a jerk, but he still loved Mom. He couldn't have done something to betray her.]

[Mei: Kiana, calm down. Maybe they adopted the child?]

[Venti: So now we're betting on whether it's three or four?]

[Fu Xuan: Miss Kiana, do you really not have any clues at all?]

[Kiana: This... let me think...]

Kiana tried hard to recall her old memories. Suddenly, her head hurt, and an image appeared in her mind.

In the image, she was inside a nutrient pod filled with fluid, staring through the glass at a little girl who looked very much like her.

[Kiana: I remember! I think I once saw a little girl who looked like me when I was locked inside a glass tank full of green liquid.]

[Fu Xuan: Then you really do have an older or younger sister.]

[Xingqiu: But that doesn't help. After all, "B" has already been ruled out. Do you have any other clues?]

Before Kiana could continue remembering, the system interrupted them.

[No one has answered for an extended period. Random participant selection will now begin.]

[Congratulations to Theresa for obtaining the right to answer.]

[Kiana: It's Auntie!]

[Theresa: It's actually me?!]

[Mei: But we still don't know whether it's "C" or "D." Kiana, can't you really remember anything else?]

[Kiana: Sorry, Mei and Auntie, but I really have no more clues.]

[Fu Hua: Looks like we can only take a gamble.]

[Sand Gold: That's right. Let's gamble, my friend. Everything, or nothing.]

[Theresa: Fine, then I can only pick one at random.]

[Theresa: System, I choose C.]

[Congratulations to Theresa for answering correctly.]

[Reward: Theresa receives Senzu Bean ×1.]

Senzu Bean

A miraculous bean from another world. It can keep a person from feeling hungry for ten days. No matter how severe the injury, eating one will instantly heal it and restore physical strength to its peak.

Note: Illnesses and severed limbs cannot be restored.

The instant Theresa saw what the Senzu Bean could do, she decided who it belonged to.

"Himeko, eat it. Now." Theresa directly stuffed the Senzu Bean into Himeko's hand.

"Theresa, I don't need this Senzu Bean. It should go to someone who needs it more." Himeko refused. She knew the condition of her body.

Indeed, if she ate the Senzu Bean and stopped fighting, she would most likely live out her natural lifespan. But how could she possibly give up fighting? If she had truly refused to fight out of fear of death, she would never have become a Valkyrie back then.

Theresa understood Himeko's thoughts as well, so she forcefully stuffed the Senzu Bean into Himeko's mouth.

"No! You have to eat it. This is an order from me as the Principal. I still need you to keep teaching at St. Freya and working for me!"

Only after seeing Himeko finally swallow the Senzu Bean did Theresa relax.

Feeling her body gradually improve, Himeko said helplessly, "Looks like this body of mine can keep working for a few more years."