Kiana: Huh, Is It Finally This Lady's Turn to Be the Protagonist?

Hello, I am Kiana Kaslana, the vice-captain of the Fire Moth Squad, and also the original protagonist of Honkai Impact 3rd.

What? You're asking why I'm called "the original protagonist"? It's all because that bratty little brother stole my thunder, hmph! Oh right, now I should call her bratty little sister.

Hmm, it's almost chapter 300! Are you still stuck on the image of the bratty little sister as a ruthless workaholic and monster-slaying machine? From here on, the Silly Loli spreading the story in the Main Branch World will officially enter a multi-perspective mode for the novel. She will no longer tell the story solely from the perspective of the protagonist, but will instead focus more on other characters.

After all, this is our story.

Timeframe: After the opening exams at St. Freya School —

Every morning in Kaslana begins with a hearty breakfast! After all, you need to be well-fed to have the energy to work!

"Then why did you flash my terminal? If you're going to flash it, flash your own!" The white-haired boy, who had been brutally suppressed, was full of anger and tried to resist, but his "older sister" grabbed his head and mercilessly ravaged it.

Kiana vigorously ruffled her flowing white short hair, muttering to herself, "That wretched period! She promised that if I passed this exam, I could lead the Fire-Chasing Squad on a high-difficulty mission, but even though I got a perfect score, she still gave me a prerequisite mission... I'll teach her a lesson!"

Sachi, who was used as a punching bag by her older sister, could only silently endure the pain and pleasure, taking on a wave of anger for her future mother. On the bright side, at least Kiana developed well.

The siblings quickly finished their breakfast, warmed up briefly, and then continued their exercise. Kiana ran energetically ahead, but was exhausted from running behind and barely managed to keep up.

Kiana glanced back at him every now and then, and seeing that he was exhausted, she gave him a look of disdain. "Is your Kaslana bloodline a little impure? No wonder your eyes are red. Put in some effort and train your body with me now, so you won't get hurt so easily when you fight Honkai Beast in the future. Besides, you have good agility. Even if you can't beat them, if you develop your speed, at least you can run away."

Luckily, he was out of breath from running and rolled his eyes at her. "Big sister, my body is only 10 years old. You're several years older than me. Besides, it's common knowledge that women are generally much stronger than men, right? Can you please stop judging me by your own standards?"

"Stop talking nonsense and run!" Kiana's expression turned stern, completely losing her usual cheerful demeanor. "This is for your own good. With such weak strength, no one will believe you're from the Kaslana Family if you go out in the future! And the color of your eyes..."

I remember my old man telling me that the Kaslana Family is very concerned about the purity of their bloodline. Family members rarely intermarry with outsiders, and even when they do, it's usually with one of the other two families. It seems that any family member who dares to develop feelings for an ordinary person is severely punished by the elders, especially if they have offspring...

A hint of melancholy flashed in Kiana's eyes. She was proud to be Kaslana warrior, but as the daughter of a former chieftain who had defected, she probably wasn't well-regarded by her family now, let alone the treatment she would have as the Kaslana heiress.

If that brat finds out about his younger brother over there, what will happen...?

Kiana dared not think about it. She clearly remembered that Sigfried had told her when she was a child that unless she possessed the strength of S-Rank Valkyrie, she must never let the Kaslana Family know that she was his daughter.

Following behind, Sachi felt incredibly frustrated. Why did she have to endure this unreasonable training? She just wanted to relax and rest for a while... That damn Kiana, could it be that she knows Mei and I Mei and is targeting her like this? Yes, that must be it, just wait and see...

Just as he was getting increasingly worried about Kiana, the girl in front of him suddenly stopped. The boy couldn't brake in time and bumped into her back. "Alright, let's take a break. You're practically out of your mind from running."

Feeling as if he'd been granted a pardon, he plopped down next to the wall. Kiana followed suit, sitting down beside him. Looking at him panting like a lapdog, she sighed helplessly, "When I was your age, I could run around in the snow all by myself. You're such a noob!"

"People's physical constitutions cannot be generalized..." Xing tried to argue, but her strong-willed older sister shut her up with a bottle of mineral water.

"By the way, there's still some time before class. Do you want to come and see some fun things with your older sister?" Kiana looked around to make sure no one was nearby before speaking to him mysteriously.

This would be an extremely well-behaved 10-year-old, but the problem is that this child has the soul of a high school student inside his body.

"Yes!" Xing immediately perked up. As a Shenzhou, her favorite thing to do was to watch the drama unfold!

"Very good, get on your sister's back!"

"Huh?"

Kiana hoisted Sachi onto her back, looked at the high wall with a disdainful smile, took a few steps back, then quickly accelerated forward, and with a few kicks, perfectly flipped over.

Fortunate:???

Before he could react, Kiana had already successfully led him away from the St. Freya Academy. Looking at the vast sky and the boundless sea, Kiana felt refreshed and relaxed. Even his aunt behind him seemed more pleasing to the eye... Ah, I forgot that Xing and his aunt look very alike.

The boy, perched on Kiana's back, stared blankly as Theresa, equally bewildered, was carried back by Judah. What was going on? He had only silently told himself, "Don't come any closer," and now she was actually flying away.

Note: Judah has the ability to sense the user's mental activity.

Forget it, we've already been found out. If we try to persuade Kiana to go back now, we'll both get scolded. We might as well see what good stuff Kiana has. Besides, he's just a weakling who puts all his points into agility; he can't beat him anyway.

"So what good stuff do you have? Go fishing for seafood in the ocean? This is an island near the coast."

"Stop talking nonsense, just follow me!" Considerate Kiana, who had almost run herself to death with the child earlier, simply carried him on her back.

Running along the way—

It has to be said that even though she had personally experienced the battle with the Herrscher Mei before, it is obvious that she has not yet adapted to the logic of the Honkai World. Have you ever seen a 13-year-old girl who can carry a little boy and a big sword for more than 10 kilometers without even breaking a sweat? Her physical fitness is almost comparable to that of a firefighter, right?

"Look, there it is!" Kiana put him down and excitedly pointed to the airport next to St. Freya. Seeing Xing's confusion, Kiana proudly shared her discovery, "Oh my, you don't know, every time this time comes, a lot of big ships take off and land here. The upperclassmen from school also board transport ships here to go to the battlefield. I really want to join the battle..."

Looking at Kiana, whose face clearly showed her "longing," Sachi felt a mix of emotions. After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked, "Why do you yearn for battle? At your age, shouldn't you be at school, studying, making friends, and experiencing the best time of your life?"

Kiana gave him a strange look, then said proudly, "Hmph, this is the difference between Kaslana hasn't received a formal education and an elite like me (actually, I'm not even that). As a Kaslana warrior, I take pride in fighting, I live for fighting, and I die for fighting!"

Kiana was daydreaming about the future when she felt a pain in her calf. Looking down, she saw that Xing had a stern face and pinched her calf.

"What are you doing?!" Kiana was so angry she wanted to give him a good whack on the head. This brat needed to be taught a lesson!

"Life and death are heavy topics, don't talk about them so casually." Sachi raised her head and looked earnestly into her sapphire-pure eyes. "If you die, Mei and the others will be very sad, as will I."

Kiana was speechless after that remark. After hesitating for a while, she lightly tapped him on the head and scolded him in an older sister's tone, "Alright, alright, I know. But don't worry, I'm strong, don't worry~ If you want to worry about me, you'd better be stronger than me yourself~"

"I definitely will." Sachi looked at the faintly glowing Kallen Stigmata on the back of her right hand and made up her mind.

"Oh! It's coming, it's coming!" Kiana suddenly saw something, grabbed his arm and rushed forward. Poor Sachi was dragged along by her all the way, finally stopping in front of the tall outer wall of the motorcycle.

Kiana couldn't possibly climb over that height, let alone carry him along as a burden.

"Don't worry~" Kiana patted her chest, which was already beginning to develop, and led Sachi around to the other side of the wall. She pulled a panel of the same color as the wall and pulled it out. Kiana winked at him triumphantly, "When I came here to climb over the wall that day, I felt something was wrong with this panel and I accidentally discovered this gap."

"As expected of the lucky one," Xing thought to himself.

He led him through the clean cut, their eyes lingering briefly on the broken section of the steel bar, but they walked past as if nothing had happened.

Kiana must have practiced infiltration a lot during her time as a wanderer. Watching her fluid movements as she evaded guards and surveillance, I almost thought Kaslana must be from an assassin family.

"OK, we're here!" Kiana whispered to the boy she had been dragging on the ground for ages after taking Sachi to a secluded corner. Sachi, who had been utterly dejected, finally snapped out of it. "Where are we?"

"Shh—keep your voice down, look over there!" At Kiana's signal, Sachi hid behind a crack in the wall and saw several forklifts moving several large containers over there. Then a woman in a suit and tie walked over, went to the container door, quickly entered a few numbers into the combination lock, opened the door, glanced at it, and then left with peace of mind.

After she left, Kiana released her hand from Sachi's mouth. "Did you see that? That woman checked everything every time she came over; it must be something very important. And the ships that transported them were clearly different... Sachi, are you listening? Huh?!"

The boy, his eyes rolled back and he passed out: Listen, thank you...

After waking him up by pinching his philtrum, Kiana pointed to the combination lock on the container and said excitedly, "I've figured out the pattern of that woman's combination. I'll go outside and check the situation later. Once I'm sure no one is coming, you can open the door and take a picture with your terminal and send it to me. Of course, if we get discovered, I have Plan Two..." As she spoke, Kiana pulled a bag out from behind her back and handed it to him.

"What's inside?" Yuki asked curiously, about to open it to find out, but Kiana quickly stopped her. "This is a secret weapon. You absolutely cannot open it unless it's absolutely necessary, do you hear me?"

Just kidding, that's something she stole from Theresa's room!

"Okay, okay, by the way, there's one more question."

"What?"

"Why did you bring me along? You could have done it all by yourself, right? It would be easier without me being a burden," Xing asked without any hesitation.

Kiana answered almost without hesitation, "That's easy. Siblings should share good things, right? Even though we're not related by blood, that doesn't stop you from being my little brother. Listen up, I'll protect you from now on. Don't forget me if you get anything good out of it, understand?"

Besides, asking Mei and Bronya wouldn't work either; this weak, submissive younger brother is the only one I can share. Kiana thought to herself.

Xing remained silent, and gently nodded to this innocent girl who was willing to give back to the world with kindness. "Yes, if I have resources in the future, I will upgrade the equipment of the Fire-Chasing Squad as soon as possible, and save mine for last."

"Alright, you should think more about yourself." Kiana smiled and patted his head, then told him the password she had spied on before preparing to take action.

But just then, Yuki had a vague premonition of something. He grabbed Kiana's skirt and said, "Wait a minute, something's not right."

"What's wrong?"

"Listen, it sounds like steel scraping against the ground, like..." Sachi hesitated, but Kiana, quick-tempered, punched him on the head. "Like what? Tell me!"

"... like Titan."

Just then, a clear sound of metal scraping against the ground reached their ears, though it was very faint. Both of them shuddered. Just as they reached for the hilt of their swords behind their backs, they felt a lightness behind them. Kiana quickly grabbed the Prototype Pulse Greatsword from him and held it horizontally in front of her, ready to defend herself at any moment.

The sound grew closer, Kiana unconsciously swallowed, taking a few steps forward to shield Sachi behind her.

Bite--

A small blue spider-like mech appeared before the two of them; its simple appearance even looked a bit cute at first glance.

"Pfft!" Kiana almost burst out laughing, while Yuki's face instantly turned pale, and she subconsciously took a few steps back. "I thought it was a big one, this is it? A toy made by Schicksal?"

"Toy my foot! Run! This thing will explode!" Before the Venom Spider Mech could start moving, Xing grabbed Kiana and ran back quickly. Kiana originally wanted to smash the thing to pieces, but remembering the lesson from the combat simulation training room a few days ago, he obediently ran away with a little boy in one hand and a greatsword in the other.

They had only run a few steps when a loud crash came from behind. Kiana instinctively held her greatsword behind her to block the impact and threw Sachi forward. In the instant their eyes met, the boy truly felt her unwavering will.

Bang!!!

Fortunately, neither of them was injured. The shockwave from the explosion threw them into the air, but luckily, Kiana and her own weapon pinned them down, and they almost lost their breath.

The once peaceful and orderly airport was suddenly disrupted by the appearance of several Titan Mech. The deployed defense personnel hurriedly launched a counterattack, but the effect was minimal in the short term.

"Stay here, don't wander off." Kiana rushed out Prototype Pulse Greatsword, not forgetting to give Sachi a few instructions before leaving. Watching her departing figure, Sachi desperately craved power. If only he still had the power he had in Changkong City, those Titans wouldn't be enough for him to cut down.

Thinking this, Yuuki turned her gaze back to the container next to her. There was no one around now, so this should be the best opportunity, right? Kiana is tough and resilient, Titan shouldn't be able to kill her, and besides, St. Freya's security isn't that bad. Seize the opportunity to reveal the secret to Kiana!

After looking around and making sure no one was there, the boy ran over as quickly as a nimble fox, jumped up, entered the password, and then opened the door expectantly.

Fortunately, from a very early age, I began to shoulder certain responsibilities for the Fire-Chasing Squad alone.

"Waaah!"

The mechs sent by Anti-Entropy are quite powerful. The Reinforcement of the Army from the St. Freya Academy haven't arrived yet, and they're already on the verge of collapse. Kiana also caught off guard and hit by a punch from Titan. Fortunately, it grazed her body, but it still sent her flying.

Titan's huge, hard fist filled Kiana's entire field of vision. She closed her eyes and thought bitterly, "Oh no, I'm going to be disfigured. I wonder if Mei will accept me like this."

Just as the punch was heading straight for her face, she suddenly felt a petite body grab her arm and pull her away, narrowly avoiding the blow. When she opened her eyes, the modified Nun's habit, the long headscarf, the knee-length white stockings... the identity of the rescuer was self-evident.

The Valkyrie on security breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the petite Nun with her back to them and the mechs, their morale soaring. "Lady Theresa is here! Now there's nothing to fear. Let's drive those Anti-Entropy bastards back!"

After scanning the person and finding a 99% resemblance to the S-Rank Valkyrie Theresa Apollyon, Titan dared not linger and the pilot quickly steered the Titan back. Cocolia had sent them to conduct some minor probing to probe St. Freya's defenses; there was no need to risk their lives!

Kiana breathed a sigh of relief and patted Theresa on the shoulder with a grin. "Thanks, that was close! I didn't expect Aunt Flo's influence to be so effective. She even scared Titan away. Hey, why are you dragging me back? I haven't even looked at the stuff yet!"

"If we delay any longer, the headmaster himself will arrive." With her head down, Sachi slowly dragged the restless Kiana out of the airport, under the watchful eyes of the Valkyrie.

Just as they exited the airport's main gate, Theresa, who had rushed over on Judah, landed right in front of them. The two white-haired Nun locked eyes, and Theresa fell into deep thought.

This child already looks just like me, and he looks even more like me when he wears my clothes. Could he really be my illegitimate child? Pshaw, this headmistress is still a virgin. How could I possibly have an illegitimate child?

But I might consider having him cover for me at class later... Wait, where did he get those clothes?

Theresa shifted her gaze to Kiana, who looked guilty...

"Kiana!"

Imagine Talking Tom's classic scream here.

On the way back, Kiana, her face bruised and swollen, couldn't hide her curiosity and asked Theresa, who was still angry, "Auntie, what's in that transport ship?" She pointed to the spaceship that had just taken off overhead.

Theresa glanced up and casually replied, "Oh, that's the cargo ship that Schicksal Headquarters is responsible for transporting. It flies from somewhere else to the St. Freya Academy as a transit point, and then flies to Schicksal Headquarters. Why are you asking about that?"

"I'm curious, what exactly is inside?" Kiana, like a little kitten, was determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Experimental materials, huh?" Theresa was clearly getting impatient, already planning how to punish her disobedient niece when they got back.

Let's give our son a lenient punishment in the future. No, at such a young age, he dared to step forward and resolve the crisis. He is resourceful, brave, and clever. He should be rewarded and even commended throughout the school!

Theresa's double standards. jpg

Frustrated, Kiana looked at Sachi, who had been silent with his head down since they came out of the airport, and whispered in his ear, "Hey, little brat, before you showed off, did you check what was inside for your sister? Did you take any pictures?"

"... No photos were taken." Sachi looked up, her usually clear red eyes slightly dimmed. Kiana, bursting with curiosity, didn't notice this and pressed on, "What's in there?"

Yuki glanced at Kiana, looking at this innocent girl who believed in goodness and aspired to become the strongest S-Rank Valkyrie in Schicksal, and gave the answer:

"Experimental materials".