Entrance Exam, Help from "Mom"

It was identified as a mother-child relationship.

Theresa stopped thinking.

She had connected with Otto that morning, probing indirectly to confirm if Otto had created any clones recently. In the end, Otto saw through her intentions directly, saying, "Oh my, dear little Theresa, Grandpa only needs one of you."

Amber: "What about me?"

Whether it was true or not, Otto wouldn't do something so pointless. Besides, he wouldn't let an experimental subject who had awakened Stigmata escape Schicksal, so she ruled out Otto as the creator.

Then, Theresa found a way to contact Sigfried, as he seemed to be the only Kaslana male who fit the criteria.

She couldn't reach him; Sigfried was busy wrestling with Raiden Ryoma.

Time returned to the present. Theresa looked at the young boy before her, who resembled her in height, build, and every other aspect, her expression dazed. If his eyes were also blue, and his hair a little longer, he would look even more alike.

The two sat on the small bed in the dormitory, Judas placed to the side.

"Don't be nervous, child. I'm here to ask you a few things," Theresa said gently. For some subtle reason, even she hadn't noticed her own abnormality.

"So, a big sister tricked you away from Taixu Mountain, treated you to good food and drinks all the way, took you shopping and gaming, and then suddenly disappeared?" Theresa's mouth twitched. What kind of national-level human trafficker was this?

"Mm, she was very nice, just unlucky."

"And then, how did you meet Mei? Don't be scared, I won't hurt you."

"To be precise, I sought her out." Xing stroked the corner of his eye. "I, it seems, can see the flow of Honkai Energy."

Theresa clearly saw that, for a moment, his eyes had turned black and white (black eyeballs, white pupils).

"Her state wasn't very stable then. I defeated her by chance, winning by a narrow margin."

"I see. By the way, do you remember what that big sister looked like? Did she tell you her name?"

"It's strange, ever since I woke up that time, some of my memories have become very hazy, and I can't recall them right away."

A sequela of Honkai erosion?

"I understand. Get some good rest. You need to prepare well for the entrance test in seven days." Theresa stood up, intending to leave.

"Um, can I touch it?" Xing looked at the shining Judas, feeling a sense of familiarity for some reason.

"Of course."

Xing extended his right hand and touched the outer shell of Judas. The feeling was very warm, completely lacking the coldness one would expect from metal.

Golden light bloomed from the cross, and within the light, Judas's size continuously shrank, finally transforming into a small cross that lay obediently in Xing's palm.

???

"How did you do that?" Super-miniature Judas had only been used under Einstein's guidance. How did this one manage it? Theresa was completely bewildered.

Xing was also bewildered. With a tremor of his hand, Judas instantly enlarged and smashed onto the floor with a loud bang. Fortunately, the floor was of good quality.

"What's that little guy doing?" Welt, who was drawing a Humo, asked, a little confused by the loud noise from across the way.

Judas's sides unfolded, and golden chains extended. Xing, pulling the chains, skillfully wove an Eiffel Tower.

Theresa: "How come you're more proficient with it than I am?"

The Stigmata on Xing's hand glowed excitedly, as if he had taken stimulants.

Inside Xing's Stigmata space—

Herrscher Mei's eyes were vacant. "Please, kill me." She abandoned her dignity and begged the white-haired nun for mercy.

The white-haired nun, expressionless, struck her with a chain.

"Are you done playing?" Theresa felt a bit jealous. She tried to actively recall Judas, but Judas, who was usually obedient to her, seemed to have gone offline, unresponsive.

"Hold on a sec, I think I have another way to play," Xing said, placing the super-miniature Judas between his palms and closing his eyes, feeling the pulse of the Stigmata.

Welt, who was rushing his manuscript, suddenly trembled all over. His intuition told him that danger was imminent.

"Star of Eden, begin... cough!"

A faint golden barrier enveloped the dormitory building. It existed for only a second. If one looked closely, many gears could be seen within the barrier.

"Strange, why is there no reaction?" After waiting for a while with nothing happening, Xing opened his eyes in confusion, only to see Theresa lying on the ground, feeling as if her entire being had turned into a black and white drawing.

"Theresa, what's wrong?!" Xing quickly picked her up. She did feel quite good in his arms.

Theresa shed two lines of tears, her eyes vacant, her expression one of utter devastation.

"How did you... manage to... release... the zeroth... rated... power... on your first try?" Theresa spoke intermittently, feeling a great psychological and physical shock.

On the other side, Welt was slumped over his desk, half his face smeared with paint. "Is the headmaster playing with Judas for no reason?" Teacher Welt said nonsensically.

Finally, Xing rode Judas and sent Theresa back to her residence.

Author's setting supplement time!

Xing's original body was automatically destroyed during his transmigration. His current body was generated based on the form he filled out before transmigration.

Requirements: Kaslana and Shenzhou mixed-blood.

Time: Eve of the Third Honkai.

Therefore, from the timeline before the Third Honkai in the Honkai world, genes from the Kaslana family and a person from Shenzhou would be drawn to serve as Xing's paternal and maternal bodies.

However, because Xing drew Karen's Stigmata, and Stigmata are hidden within genes, the maternal gene was forcibly chosen as Karen Kaslana. Then Shenzhou's genes randomly drew one.

What? You're asking me where Xing gets his Shenzhou looks?

He has white hair and red eyes, red eyes!

Also, Xing made egg drop soup himself before. While it wasn't gourmet cooking, at least it didn't reach the Kaslana family tradition of blowing up the kitchen.

Put "Xing's Shenzhou bloodline is awesome!" in the comments!

Oh right, Xing only has Karen's bloodline and Stigmata. His Stigmata space has never contained Karen's soul from the start, please remember this.

The next day—

"Hello everyone, I'm Kiana Kaslana, nice to meet you all~" Kiana struck a cool pose.

"Hello, my name is Raiden Mei. Please take care of me." Mei introduced herself calmly.

"Bronya Zaychik. This is Bronya's best friend, Heavy-Duty Rabbit 19C." Bronya's introduction was very formulaic.

"Alright, let's all welcome our new students! Cough cough, next is the segment you've all been waiting for!" Ms. Himeko cleared her throat, and the classroom instantly buzzed.

"No way, he got assigned to our class?!"

"Hooray ≧▽≦! Finally, I don't have to be a lesbian anymore!"

"Actually, I think male teachers like Welt could also be an option..."

"Absolutely not an old man!"

The students chattered amongst themselves, and Himeko showed a slight smile. She continued, "I believe many of you have heard the rumors about him. The St. Freya gossip column must have exploded these past few days, right? Teacher here is going to give you some bombshell news: one of those rumors is true!"

"What?!" The audience was shocked for ten thousand years.

"Wrong, none of them are true." A clear voice rang out from the doorway. Numerous burning gazes turned towards the classroom entrance, accompanied by heavy footsteps, and the figure gradually emerged.

"The, the ground is shaking! Could it be a big guy?"

"No way, the voice sounds quite clear, like a child's."

Enduring the scorching gazes that could practically roast him, Xing took a deep breath. Summoning the courage he had at the school sports festival when he cosplayed Venti, he declared, "Xing Kaslana, reporting for duty."

The scene fell silent, until a girl couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Himeko, where is the male student?"

Kiana burst out laughing in her seat.

Himeko put one hand to her forehead and pointed at Xing with the other, "Isn't he right here?"

The entire class was stunned for ten thousand years.

"Ahem, boys should be more magnanimous. Also, why are you carrying a weapon into class?"

"Ah, I got used to it from spending time in the combat simulation room these past few days."

"Never mind, the rules don't say you can't. Hurry up and find a seat."

"Okay." Xing sat next to Bronya, while Kiana and Mei sat together.

"Alright, let's begin class!"

After class—

Kiana, who had barely survived the first class, slumped onto her desk and fell asleep. Many girls gathered around Xing, asking him various questions.

"Xing, that thing on the back of your hand, isn't that a Stigmata? How did you get a natural Stigmata, or is it your own?"

"Classmate Xing, are you really the principal's illegitimate son?"

"Little brother Xing, how did you get a prototype weapon?"

"Xing, have you joined a squad yet? Our squad has great benefits, want to consider it?"

Kiana, who had been sleeping, suddenly jolted awake. "Who's trying to poach this young lady's territory?!"

"I made a pastry, want some?"

Hearing this, Mei took out the bento she had prepared beforehand.

"Um, do you want to come to my dorm tonight? Big sister can teach you some adult knowledge in advance~" said an older woman who seemed to be a lolicon.

Bronya silently summoned Heavy-Duty Rabbit. "Heavy-Duty Rabbit 19C, detected pervert. Initiating elimination."

A certain gray-haired, blue-eyed girl (?) calmly watched everything, looking down at her book.

The subsequent classes were mostly theoretical and combat skill-based. During the practical combat class, Kiana was sternly taught a lesson by Himeko due to her arrogance.

Unable to accept it, she dragged the other three into a 4-on-1 fight, only for them all to be sent flying by Raging Blade: Tornado.

However, Himeko was curious why Xing could always predict her attack trajectories. Xing, who had activated Honkai Vision, simply replied that he was just watching the flow of Honkai Energy within her body.

PS: Although they were sent flying, with the other three providing a distraction, Kiana managed to land a punch on Himeko's face, which was also the punch that triggered Himeko's tornado.

Seven days quickly passed, and the entrance exam arrived as scheduled.

Himeko, sporting dark circles under her eyes, stood on the podium distributing answer sheets. "Considering this is your first exam, the difficulty has been lowered. All questions are multiple-choice, and anyone can get a perfect score if they grasp the key."

There were many questions, and Xing felt he could even draw a vivid picture on the answer sheet.

With forty-five minutes left until the end of the exam, Xing put down his pen.

What should I do? I can only answer half the questions. I'm filling in one answer per question. I really don't want to fail with Kiana.

You can't blame him. After all, this child's knowledge about the Honkai world started from scratch.

Xing was having a headache. On the other side, Kiana was directly drawing a large portrait of Theresa on her answer sheet.

Mei was answering diligently, while Bronya was furiously scribbling on her answer sheet.

"Let's finish filling out the answer sheets first, and we'll talk about the rest later." After finishing with the answer sheets, Xing glanced at them and felt something was off. Upon a second look, his eyes widened.

"It can't be this simple, can it?"

Xing muttered to himself and filled in the remaining questions he couldn't answer.

There was still half an hour until the end of the exam—

"I'm done," Kiana, who had finished drawing, was the first to submit her paper.

"I'm done," Bronya was second.

"I'm done," Xing was third.

Mei: "..." Seriously, you guys are making me look so slow.

She looked at her unfinished answer sheet with a headache. Can someone tell me how they finished so quickly?

"It wasn't that difficult, but it wasn't that easy either. Teacher Himeko lied!" a certain girl complained after the exam.

Immediate improvements were made. After everyone submitted their papers, about five minutes later, everyone's scores were sent to their terminals.

First place: Fu Hua & Kiana & Bronya & Xing, tied for first place with perfect scores.

Kiana slowly typed a question mark. She had been prepared to get a zero.

Xing's mouth twitched. "It really was that simple..."