A Peaceful Vacation Was Never an Option

On the calm sea, a small boat drifted quietly with the rise and fall of the waves. Xing yawned and, bored, sat on the gunwale with a fishing rod.

"Come on, Little Xing! Whether we can have a bowl of fish soup tonight depends on this!" Theresa encouraged, intently watching the fishing line she had cast.

"But Mom, you can't catch anything with bitter gourd bait, can you?"

"How could that be? Bitter melon is perfectly healthy, okay? Don't you like it a lot?"

"To clarify, I can accept it, but I don't like drinking it. Besides, it seems like we're the only two people in the entire St. Freya who drink Bitter Gourd Juice. Speaking of which, aren't there fish caught on the island? Why do we still come here to fish?"

Theresa didn't answer, but silently looked at Rita, who was cooking behind her. Fearing that the wicked maid would poison her again, she decided to eat a completely natural meal.

"Give up, Mom. We can't take this anymore. Besides, with your current intelligence, if Rita really wanted to poison someone, we'd already be in her bed..."

"What's with that 'I've been there' look on your face? Rita really did something to you, didn't she?!"

Fortunately, he did not answer, but simply lowered his head silently, thanking Yae Sakura for her contribution in this regard!

Although that certain Miko quite enjoys stealing from those she's guarding...

Rita put down what she was doing, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and focused her attention on the two people fishing. The wet fabric clung to their fair skin, creating a hazy visual experience. Rita took out her waterproof camera and started snapping away.

Fu Hua, which had become transparent through absorbing water, was revealed. Rita narrowed her beautiful eyes and smiled slightly.

"Hey, there's movement!" Sachi felt the fishing line tremble slightly and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The next second—

Boom!

The small wooden boat was tossed high into the air by a towering column of water, disintegrated in mid-air, and fell back down. Fortunately, Judah's flight mode was activated in time. With his left hand holding Theresa, his right hand extended chains to pull Rita back, and he looked down at the giant whale spouting water with a twitching mouth.

"Little Xing, the fish you caught seems a bit big..." Theresa muttered weakly.

"I must say, as expected of you? But I'm really pleased that you thought of Rita first~" Rita had accompanied Durandal to catch a big fish before, so she was used to this kind of scene.

Because of the mischievous whale's disturbance, Theresa finally decided to eat Rita's cooking. Thanks to Sachi's previous warning and Theresa's full supervision, Rita dutifully prepared a delicious seafood feast this time.

"Burp~ x2"

The two white-haired dwarfs patted their round, bulging bellies and burped contentedly.

Rita is truly terrifying for getting them pregnant all by herself!

"So full. I have to say, as expected of Rita?" The boy's thoughts drifted far away after eating his fill. Every member of the Kaslana Family has a personal Rice Cooker. Kiana is undoubtedly tied to Mei, and the Clumsy Goose is definitely Rita. He inherited Yae Sakura from Kallen. So who is Theresa's meal ticket?

Could it be Rita too?

After her appetite was satisfied, sleepiness returned, and Theresa sat under the parasol, closed her eyes, and rested for a while.

"Gotcha!"

A pair of cold little hands climbed onto her shoulders, and a low, husky voice sounded in her ear. Theresa suddenly opened her eyes, her muscles tensing.

"Please rest assured, I just want you to relax right now, please enjoy it..." Rita's voice seemed to have a magical power, which weakened Theresa's resistance. Her jade fingers gently pinched, and a tingling sensation traveled from her nervous system to her brain. Theresa couldn't help but groan.

"Hmm..."

Moving down from her shoulders, Rita carefully pressed each area: earlobes, neck, lower abdomen, thighs... Under her superb massage technique, Theresa quickly slumped into a puddle of flesh in her arms, her face flushed, her eyes glazed, and she was panting heavily.

"Are you alright?" Xing poked her burning cheek.

"Ugh... Little Xing, run..." Theresa said weakly before fainting.

"If you wish to experience the same pleasure as Lady Theresa, please allow me to rest for a while." Rita put down her aching fingers and sighed, "It's a pity I didn't bring the massage oil with me, otherwise Lady Theresa would have been even more comfortable."

Looking at the unconscious Theresa, he couldn't help but complain, "If it's any more comfortable, it'll break, won't it?"

"Don't worry, she's experienced that before."

"No wonder she was so wary of you..."

Fortunately, he picked up his young mother, intending to get away from Rita, but as he stood up, she pulled him into her arms and rested the back of his head on her two soft mounds of flesh.

"Please relax, I don't have any desire for that right now," Rita whispered in his ear, but the warm breath and alluring scent of the mature woman made him feel aroused. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have any desire for that in his childhood form, he wouldn't have passed the censorship.

"You said the same thing before, and then Theresa turned out like this." Sachi ruthlessly removed her veil.

"Oh, that was just a service to help her relax. Please rest assured, my master, there are no surveillance facilities of Schicksal around here. Could you please answer a question that Rita has in mind?"

"Explain."

"I often hear the Lord Bishop mention that you are the son of a fairy, is that true?" Rita asked tentatively.

"Yes." Xing separated a Feather Crossing Dust and placed it on Rita's head. The memories that Fu Hua had modified earlier instantly returned. Rita's pupils shrank sharply, her body trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat poured down her face.

"Are you able to recreate Lady Fu Hua's prime?" The maid's voice was filled with fear.

"I only have a little bit of power." Fortunately, he didn't hide it. Letting Rita know his current strongest strength would help increase her willingness to submit to him. What he wanted was genuine affection, not a relationship built on the mark.

With that thought in mind, he quickly formed a hand seal and chanted a healing spell, asking, "Is your hand healed yet? Let me experience it too."

"Yes, my master!" Rita said with a smile.

Half an hour later, Rita looked at her two limp babies in her arms, took out her camera and snapped a few pictures. Satisfied, she held them and fell asleep.

Oh, Judah was watching from the side.

——Love Gate——

Enjoying the sunset over the beach, I stretched. Although Rita's massage was a bit stimulating, it did make me feel much more relaxed. I can let her come more often in the future.

Fortunately, Rita's affection level increased from 80 to 85.

"Hey, Brother Xing, can you hear me?" White Seele's voice rang in my mind.

"I can hear you. What's wrong, Seele? Did something unexpected happen? Are you trying to contact me telepathically?" Xing couldn't help but tense up, preparing to switch places with White Seele and go back to save the day.

PS: I only address her differently when both Black and White Seele are present.

"Ah, no, no! Sister Bronya asked me to ask you why you didn't answer the phone. Brother Xing, didn't you bring Little Te with you?" White Seele explained anxiously.

I breathed a sigh of relief. "I left Little Te in the room. I can't take her swimming, can I?"

"Also, Sister Bronya asked me to ask you about the number of female creatures around you right now."

"Only Theresa and Rita can put her at ease."

"Why is Miss Rita here too..." White Seele with some worry. "That bad woman had ill intentions from the moment she saw Seele. I heard from Sister Bronya and Wendy that she has always been plotting against girls like Seele and them! Especially Brother Xing, you must be careful. I also told you that if you encounter any danger, she can go and teach that bad woman a lesson!"

When Black Seele meets Rita, it feels like Black Seele will be tricked pretty badly.

"Um, thank you for your concern, Seele. But don't worry about me. By the way, Seele's first mission is almost here, right? How's it going?"

"Hmm, it would be a lie to say I'm not nervous. Seele is terrified that she'll mess up the mission, but Sister Bronya and my other self will be by my side, as well as Brother Xing. Just thinking about you makes Seele fearless!"

"Okay, good luck, Seele!"

After encouraging Seele, he hung up the telepathic call and stared blankly at the setting sun in the distance. What should he do now?

He had always been driven forward by a series of tasks, constantly learning knowledge in St. Freya and playing Yugi with Bronya. These were all like tasks, not things he wanted to do.

To strengthen his bond with them, to become stronger, and to protect the world—these are all things he must do. So, what will he do now that he's on vacation?

Reading books? That's still for getting stronger; he needs knowledge.

He wants Theresa and Rita to fight? He's not Battle Mania.

Visiting the various islands? That's a good idea.

But I still feel a little empty inside.

After standing at the door of his temporary accommodation for a while, he returned to his room, took out the MP3 player that Rosalia and Liliya had jointly given him from his suitcase, attached it to his clothes, put on his headphones, and went out.

He enjoys taking walks while listening to music, a way to relax and pass the time.

"Where is that child going?" Theresa, who was grilling chicken wings, wanted to follow, but Rita stopped her. "Please give him some time alone. He probably doesn't want anyone following him right now."

The island is not large. There is a small temporary guesthouse on the island, some coconut trees and a few groves of trees, and the rest is sandy.

"Back to the time when I used to feel your hand in mine..."

Walking to an open space, Xing hummed a song softly, her voice low and deep, like a girl lost in the deep sea expressing her fear and loneliness.

He didn't notice that when he stopped resisting, stopped thinking about other things, and started singing with feeling, his off-key singing improved a lot.

"Call out my name when you see the tide turn me away..."

The singing remained low and somber, as if cautiously testing the world's attitude towards it, or as if waiting for something.

Then, in that moment of extreme repression—

Long ago, buried heart

Right away, torn apart

So it hurts, how it lasts

till I draw one more last final breath"

He unleashed everything he had accumulated, venting his emotions and revealing all his thoughts, feelings, and everything about himself.

Fortunately, she was slightly out of breath and realized that she was covered in sweat and had changed into the form of the heterochromatic hair and eyes that coexisted with Seele.

"Was I too emotional? I didn't even realize I'd turned into this." Brushing aside the strands of hair stuck to his face, the half-red, half-blue inner hair color did look quite nice, but this form did nothing to help his overall strength except for the ability to teleport and summon Seele.

Having more Stigmata isn't necessarily better; this is a conclusion Sachi reached while engaging in multi-form battles. Different Stigmata powers can conflict with each other, affecting performance. Therefore, he used to easily get stuck in a certain form and unable to switch back due to an imbalance of Stigmata powers.

If he only had one Stigmata, he could slowly develop its power to the maximum. But having multiple Stigmata, he had to balance and develop them at the same time, which brought him trouble.

At first, there was nothing wrong with it, but as the power of the Stigmata was gradually developed, he began to feel this drawback.

Is this why Teacher Confused divided the power of the Five Elements Lock into five parts?

Fortunately, he looked down at the red mark on his chest that matched Seele's. It only appeared when he transformed into this form and was usually hidden. He wished that other Stigmata could be like this.

Rita is hungry and should have finished cooking, but Theresa says she's going to cook a dish herself. Well, judging from "The Valkyrie's Meal," the risk isn't too high.

Just as Xing was imagining the lavish banquet that evening, a cloud of smoke appeared behind him, and a humanoid creature clad in red armor emerged from it, holding a delicate firearm in her hand.

"Tsk, he's like a persistent ghost. Why is this little guy here? Damn it, did he somehow get hold of my plan, or is he just here on vacation with his silly mother?"

She raised the Tran Steam Gun, pointed it at the boy who was thinking about dinner, and hesitated for a moment before not pulling the trigger.

"No one knows his terrifying constitution better than me, and it would be no good for me to make a hasty move. I've got it, let my experimental subjects play with him for a bit."

She removed the Fullbottles from the Smoke Gun, replaced it with a black bottle, and pulled the trigger.

Same (shark)!

The grayish-white smoke and the woman's low laughter slowly receded, and a deep blue blade emerged from the sand, rushing towards Xing.

Xing, who was lost in thought, was suddenly given a danger warning by his body's instincts. Before he could even take a defensive stance, he felt a cold wind rushing towards him, and a silver-blue alien shark monster suddenly burst out of the sand, opening its huge mouth to swallow him whole.

Boom!

Dust billowed as the giant shark chewed on the sand, but realizing its prey hadn't entered its mouth, it lurked back under the sand, waiting for its next opportunity.

"Ha, ha, just as I thought, that's exactly how it should be!"

The setting sun in the distance was swallowed by the sea, and a large, white moon rose, its bright light shining on the fox-eared boy.

Purple Adult Form – Yae Xing!

Fortunately, he closed his eyes, his two fox ears stood up high, and he listened carefully to every sound around him.

The sound of waves crashing against the shore in the distance;

The sound of the wind blowing through the trees;

Theresa heard a strange noise and thought she was about to come out and investigate...

Damn it, stay put and don't come out and steal my experience points!

Originally intending to perform a physical exercise, Yuki reluctantly opened her eyes, took out the Build Driver, slapped it on her waist, shook the Scarlet Drill Twin Bottles, and inserted it into her belt.

"No choice, quick and decisive, transform!"

"The Shining Destroyer! Gorilla Diamond! YEAH!"

The knight leaped high from the boulder he was standing on, and with a powerful, charged right fist, he slammed it into the sand with tremendous force, sending sand flying everywhere and forcing the giant shark out of the water.

"The Hidden Entertainer! Shinobu Manga! YEAH!"

He quickly changed forms, taking advantage of the brief moment when the giant shark was knocked off the sand by the heavy punch of the Scarlet Drill Form, he switched to the most mobile Ninja Manga on the ground, pressed the Four-Panel Ninja Sword in his hand, and several clones appeared around him.

"Roar, Thunder Prison Maru!"

The power of lightning raged, and the main body and clone quickly arrived at the giant shark's side. The blades in their hands swung, drawing several purple traces in the air, which all exploded the moment the last blade fell!

The clones returned to their original forms, the knight sheathed his sword and stood still, the giant shark behind him and the lightning together turned into a dazzling firework and exploded, the shockwave making his cape flutter loudly. If someone were here to witness this, they would definitely say "cool!"

"Boring, no combat experience at all. I can fight even without transforming. I should try not to use the armor next time." Sachi tapped his head in frustration. Just as he was about to deactivate his transformation, he caught a glimpse of a petite red-haired doll running towards him with its short legs.

"Little Te? Didn't I tell you to stay in your room on standby?"

Little Te ran up to him, and when she stopped, she leaned forward and swung her arms behind her back as if she could hardly stop. When she regained her balance, she raised her head and looked at Xing.

"Little Xing, I received your signal using Build and detected a reaction to special Honkai Energy. As your support Armed Doll, I need to come and check it out." Without waiting for Xiao Xing's reply, he took out a Blank Bottle and walked to the side of the giant shark's corpse. Sea-blue light particles surged out from it and flowed into the Blank Bottle in Little Te's hand. The giant shark's corpse also disintegrated like dust.

"There are so many impurities. I need to take it back and purify it before I can use it." Little Te scanned the newly acquired Fullbottles, obtained the results, and then put it away.

"Little Te, I'm so excited right now, do you know why?" Fortunately, the tall knight collapsed into a petite fox-eared boy after his transformation was dispelled. He picked up Little Te and happily rubbed her head.

"Why?"

"Because someone brought me a new toy again!" Xing smiled happily, and he figured he'd have another dungeon to run. Since he couldn't stay idle, he might as well go into battle!

"Oh, what new toy?" Theresa appeared behind him and asked calmly.

"Of course it is... eh?" Sachi froze instantly, her neck stiffening as if it were a rusty machine, and she saw Theresa with her menacing eyes and Rita with her sparkling eyes.

"I heard Himeko mention before that you have fox ears, but what's with that armor?!"

She glanced at Rita, then took out Judah and stood next to Xing. "But I'll ask you about those things later. Now, let's beat this woman down together with Mom. We can't let her tell Otto what you've done!"

He was deeply moved, but also embarrassed. He pushed Judah away and walked to Rita in front of her, amidst Theresa's puzzled gaze. The maid knelt down obediently, took his outstretched right hand, and gently kissed the back of his hand.

"This?!" Theresa was utterly shocked.

"You might not believe it, but she's mine now." Xing slowly turned around, looking at Theresa with a sly smile. "I know you might be a little confused. I'm sorry, I was planning to explain in detail later, but since you've happened to run into me, I'll just say it in advance."

"Hey, Theresa, tell me, if I wanted to raise the sword of rebellion against Schicksal, would you still stand by my side like this?" Sachi stared intently into her eyes and asked seriously.

Rita, standing behind her, stared intently at the swaying fox tail. Its reaction seemed a little different from its owner's expression. Was it really panicking?

"Ah, I really want to touch it, and give Lord Xing a hair treatment..."