Kiana glanced at the alarm clock by the bed, jumped down, and walked to the wardrobe, taking off her sheer nightgown.
Just as she was about to open the wardrobe and take out the White Comet Armor, she looked at her reflection in the mirror.
She put her hands on her hips.
"Hehe, I really was born beautiful!"
After striking a few seductive poses, Kiana smiled and wrapped her slender figure in the White Comet Armor before putting Otto's coat over it.
It couldn't be helped. Otto was bigger than her, and the hem of his coat happened to cover her butt.
After tidying up her things and putting them back into her backpack, Kiana noticed that the bag seemed to have a tear, so she took out a sewing kit and stitched it up.
Once she had finished, Kiana picked up her bag and looked around the luxurious room.
Honestly, if it had been a few days ago, she never would have imagined that she could stay somewhere like this. Before, she had either stayed in cheap hourly rooms or slept rough.
Leaving her room, Kiana came to the door of the room next door, where her current employer was staying.
He was a good person.
Although Otto had made a bad first impression, Kiana had realized that he was not the sort of villain who did every evil thing imaginable.
He was just a simple old pervert.
Thanks to him, Kiana had been living very comfortably these past two days.
But why was Otto treating her so well? Was it just because he knew Stinky Dad?
Kiana did not think anyone would be nice to another person for no reason.
Still, she had already boarded the pirate ship, and it would be hard to turn back now.
And even if she did turn back, where could she go? Keep wandering around aimlessly in search of Siegfried like before?
When a drowning person was given a straw, she would seize it without hesitation, whether it was useful or not.
Kiana was exactly like that.
At that moment, Kiana noticed that Otto's door was not closed. He had not forgotten to close it; the room's owner had deliberately left it open.
After pushing the door open, Kiana saw that Otto was not in bed but sitting in a chair.
Otto had his head lowered, his golden hair covering most of his face. Only after hearing the door open did he raise his head.
For some reason, as Kiana looked at Otto, she suddenly felt something strange from him.
His deep emerald eyes looked at Kiana, and she opened her mouth.
"Mom..."
The moment the word left her lips, Kiana suddenly came to her senses. Why did Otto somehow feel a little like her mother?
Am I an idiot?
She clearly had no memories of her mother at all. She had grown up with Siegfried, so why did looking into Otto's eyes make her want to throw herself into his arms?
Could Otto actually be my...
No, no!
Kiana, was there something wrong with your brain?!
Kiana shook her head sharply. Seeing her like that, Otto revealed a faint smile.
Yet there was something complicated in that smile.
He, Otto Apocalypse, a bachelor of over five hundred years, could already be a qualified mother.
Giving birth, breastfeeding, bathing, putting a child to sleep—he had experienced all the essential childcare skills through Cecilia's perspective.
When he had first emerged from the Stigmata Memory, he had nearly believed that he was Cecilia.
When he later asked the system about it, it merely answered.
The stigmata contained powerful memories. During the engraving process, the host would experience the memories left within the stigmata, which would help improve the host's compatibility with it.
The Cecilia Stigmata contained memories of three important turning points in her life.
As a child, she entered Schicksal hand in hand with you. This was the beginning of Schicksal's Strongest Valkyrie.
When she gave birth to Kiana Kaslana in her youth, Cecilia gained the most precious treasure of her life.
The third memory was Cecilia's withering.
The system kindly spoiled the memories contained in the upper and lower Cecilia Saniyat Stigmata. Since the host had drawn them, it could not be blamed on the system.
Otto grimaced, but he could feel that his strength had increased considerably, so it was not too bad.
As long as he did not lose himself and could tell who he was, it would be fine.
"Why are you... carrying your bag?"
At first, he had spoken in Cecilia's gentle, watery tone. The Stigmata Memory was still affecting Otto, and he hurriedly changed his wording.
He tried hard to separate himself from Cecilia's influence.
He wanted to be a father, not a mother.
"Didn't you say we were going to Senba Academy today?"
"Just leave your luggage here. You're not living at the school anyway. Go put your things away, and I'll wait for you. After breakfast, we'll head to Senba Academy."
"Oh, okay." Only then did Kiana understand that she would still be staying here. "Wait for me."
She carried her bag and ran back to her room. Otto watched her flustered retreating figure and smiled.
He recalled the memories of Cecilia that he had experienced.
"Cecilia was a good woman."
That was Otto's assessment.
Was that the radiance of motherhood?
Otto carefully tried to recall his parents from before he had transmigrated, but he could never remember what they looked like or even their names. Perhaps he had been an orphan in his previous life?
He did not think too much about it. After all, he could not go back now.
Remembering would only add another layer of sorrow.
For some reason, Otto felt exceptionally open-minded now.
Maybe that was what it felt like after experiencing motherhood.
"Still, I really do want a child."
Kiana returned after putting down her things and heard Otto's words. Her expression froze.
Good grief, why does this guy keep wanting to knock me up?
"This lady won't."
Kiana covered her stomach as she spoke. Otto raised an eyebrow at her, a teasing smile appearing on his face as he stood and walked toward her.
Otto took a step closer, and Kiana took a step back.
Only when Kiana's back was against the hallway wall did she have nowhere left to retreat.
"W-What are you trying to do?!"
Realizing that she was acting a little too timidly, Kiana became embarrassed and angry. She put her hands on her hips and took a step toward Otto.
But Otto did not step back, and Kiana did not dare move any closer.
If she did, her full chest would press against his.
"Don't you want to experience what having a family feels like?"
"N-No, no, no." Kiana hurriedly waved her hands. "I don't want to experience that."
"Why not? Aren't you looking for Siegfried because you want a family?" Otto asked, feigning confusion. "But even if Siegfried isn't here, I can still give you the feeling of having a family."
"That's different!" Kiana cried. "And besides... it's too troublesome."
Ten months was far too long.
Besides, you were just a good person.
"Why would it be troublesome? You only need to open your mouth."
Otto continued teasing Kiana.
"I-Is it really that simple? Do you think I'm an idiot?!"
Kiana froze for a moment. She was not some clueless innocent.
"Sure." Otto revealed a mocking smile. "Just call me Dad, and you can immediately experience what having a family feels like."
"Huh, no way, no way?"
"My adorable Little Kitten, could it be that you were thinking of something else?"
Help Me Win Mei Over, and I'll Credit You for It
After their playful scuffle before breakfast, Kiana was very quiet while eating. Perhaps she cherished this time very much.
However, Otto discovered one thing: Kiana never learned her lesson.
After he teased her until her fur stood on end, she would pounce on him and hit him, only to hurt herself on his 1000% damage-reflecting armor.
She really was like a kitten. It was fun to tease her, and when her fur stood on end, she would bare her claws.
"Where are we going next?"
Kiana followed beside Otto and asked. She could only follow him because Otto had said that this trip to Changkong City would serve as her Valkyrie assessment. If she failed, she would have to go back for remedial classes and exams!
So she needed to behave herself.
"Senba Academy."
Otto and Kiana left the hotel and came to the row of black luxury sedans. Otto took the keys from an attendant and placed them in Kiana's hand.
The attendant opened the rear door for Otto, and he got in directly.
Kiana stared blankly at the car keys in her hand.
"What's wrong? If you don't know how to get to Senba Academy, you can use the navigation."
Seeing Kiana still standing there, Otto rolled down the window and asked.
"You're not making me drive, are you? I don't have a license..."
Kiana said. Otto nodded, as he had not considered that.
After getting out of the car and taking the keys back from Kiana, he motioned for her to sit in the front passenger seat.
He had originally wanted Kiana to drive for him, but in the end, the Bishop of Schicksal himself still had to take the wheel.
Though he did not have a license either.
There was actually the option of having someone else drive them to Senba Academy, but Otto did not trust anyone. At present, the only person by his side whom he could trust was Kiana.
He felt very relaxed around Kiana. He did not need to play the cold and ruthless Bishop Otto.
Kiana obediently sat in the front passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt, but she asked curiously.
"Why am I sitting in the front passenger seat?"
Otto had been about to sit in the back earlier, but now that he was driving, he had made Kiana sit beside him.
"Because that way, I can be closer to you, my adorable Little Kitten."
Otto said with a smile. Kiana rolled her eyes at him. This man flirted with her from time to time as if the skill had no cooldown.
After closing the door, Otto set Senba Academy as the destination on the navigation. Kiana, sitting beside him, asked curiously.
"What kind of person is this Raiden Mei you're looking for?"
Kiana had asked this question before, but Otto's previous answer had made her think he was brushing her off.
"You know about the Honkai, but you probably don't know that someone is trying to trigger a Great Honkai in Changkong City. If the Great Honkai erupts, fewer than ten thousand of Changkong City's millions of residents will survive."
"And the purpose of this Great Honkai is to create something known as a Herrscher."
"Herrschers are terrifying beings that can be called natural disasters. Most of them are humans transformed during a Great Honkai. You could say they are apostles of the Honkai, and their purpose is to destroy humanity."
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