New Semester, Start-of-Term Exam-What Do We Do?

A week after the Chiyou incident, the four Fire Moth Squad were discharged from the hospital one after another: Sachi was the first, Kiana was the second, Mei the third, and Bronya, who had the worst physical condition, was the fourth.

During this time, many people came to visit them. For example, there was Shenzhou Pingban, who passed by the ward four times but didn't dare to go in until Himeko pushed him in. He came in with Fu Hua and gave Sachi a bottle of beer. Then, he was chased by Fu Hua and Theresa, who happened to come to deliver food, and he killed most of the St. Freya Academy. There was also Himeko, who advocated that learning should continue even when classes are suspended and came to the Welt to give them winter vacation homework.

Welt still remembers the look in Kiana's eyes, the darkness within it reminding him of Sirin ripped out his core during the Second Honkai.

When Theresa brought him another nutritious meal, Rita, who happened to be visiting Sachi, also helped Otto test Kiana's Rita and corrected Theresa's feeding mistakes, reducing the total amount to a level that Sachi could accept.

He was very grateful to Rita; he would have been even more grateful if the gift she brought hadn't been a Magical Girl costume.

In addition, there is another special person—

In the pitch-black night, a tall man wearing a black trench coat crept furtively to the ward door, gently pushed it open, and silently stepped into the dark ward. Although the lights were off, he was wearing night-vision goggles and could see clearly in the darkness.

The mysterious person walked to Kiana's bedside and slowly lifted the tightly covering blanket, but there was no one under the blanket.

The mysterious man paused for a second, then muttered under his breath, "Damn it, where's my daughter?"

Enraged, he punched the wall next to him. To his surprise, the wall spun around under the punch, like a revolving door.

Inside the wall, the four were having a great time playing Humo Adventure through the secret door that Bronya had opened with her Heavy Cannon Rabbit Bunny when they suddenly heard the sound of the secret door being opened, which nearly scared them out of their wits. Sachi and Bronya quickly put away their Yugi, while Kiana and Mei turned around to see who it was, and then they met the eyes of a burly man dressed in black.

Seeing the four people in hospital gowns causing such a ruckus during their hospital stay, he felt a bit exhausted. Couldn't these little brats just shut up for a second?

Kiana decisively called out her ace, "Lucky!"

"Understood!" The boy threw Judah out, and the effect was remarkable!

Countless chains bound the man's body, Judah pressed down on his back, forcing him to the ground. Mei turned on the light in the ward, Bronya pulled a sniper rifle from under her bed, aimed it at the man's head, and just as she was considering whether to notify Theresa, Kiana ripped off the man's mask. "Let me see which reckless bastard dares to... that stinking old man?"

Sigfried, who was almost vomiting blood from being crushed by Judah, rolled his eyes at her. "My dear daughter, Daddy's here to visit you. Quickly get Judah off me, I can't breathe."

Kiana watched him silently, then turned and said a few words to the two little ones. Fortunately, she raised her hand, and Judah floated off Sigfried, but was not freed from his restraints. Bronya closed the doors and windows, drew the curtains, and took out a stun gun from under her hospital bed.

Sigfried suddenly had a bad feeling.

Kiana pulled a baseball bat from under her hospital bed, turned to the sweating Sigfried, and said kindly, "Dear Dad, choose your favorite: my bat or Bronya's bat."

Sigfried swallowed hard and asked weakly, "Can we choose none of them?"

"Sure." Kiana dropped the baseball bat. "Mei!"

Mei silently pulled out Prototype Pulse Katana from under her hospital bed, walked coldly toward Sigfried, and her eyes involuntarily fell on the area between his legs.

Sigfried felt a chill in his groin and quickly shouted, "My dear daughter, I came to see you! How could you do this to me?!"

Kiana narrowed her eyes. "Which bastard abandoned his daughter in the snow and left her there? Get her! Beat her to a pulp!"

(Please imagine Talking Tom's classic scream here, and thank you to Teacher Tom for his cameo appearance.)

After Sigfried was beaten black and blue, Kiana had Sachi untie her and helped her father up from the ground, saying in a sweet tone, "How do you feel, dear Dad?"

"If I had known, I would have Heavenly Fire Unleashed during the second Honkai!" Sigfried complained inwardly.

The white-fuzzy ball of fur took out a black cloth and blindfolded him. "Okay, no matter what happens later, don't take it off, understand?"

What does she want? Hasn't she beaten me enough?

Suddenly, he felt a hand on his left shoulder, and an endless chill spread throughout his body in an instant. But after the chill subsided, a warm current flowed through his body, and the comfort almost made him cry out.

Kiana pulled the black cloth off his face. "That's enough, Dad."

Kiana looked extremely tired, while Sachi sat drowsily on the hospital bed beside her. (PS: A new card was printed here.)

What happened? What did they do to me?

Sigfried looked at his hands; nothing seemed different. Wait, what about the injuries they inflicted on me earlier? And—

Sigfried reached for his previously empty left sleeve. How did his left hand reappear?!

In his shock, he heard Kiana ask, "Dad, did you bring a gift?"

"Oh? No, I originally just wanted to come and see you for a quick look and then leave."

Instantly, Kiana turned on him, shouting, "Luckily, Judah slammed him in the face! Everyone, attack him and beat him up!"

Sigfried quickly raised his hand, "Wait! I brought the gift!" He took out a sturdy box from his pocket, opened it, took out an exquisite pocket watch and tossed it to Xing, "Here, Tesla asked me to bring this to you."

Fortunately, she accepted it in a daze. Why would that Lobster Doctor give her something?

The Kiana looked at him expectantly, "Where's mine?"

Sigfried scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly, "No."

Kiana's expression changed again, "I'm your daughter! This is too much! Sisters, beat him up!" (Luckily, this part wasn't shown.)

Thank you again to Teacher Tom for his guest appearance!

——Divider——

After being discharged from the hospital, there were only a few days left of winter vacation, and the new semester was about to begin, which meant—

Inside the library, Kiana looked at the stacks of books taller than herself and yelled in despair, "Why do we have to take another exam?!" The librarian then flicked her on the forehead, saying, "Don't break the library rules!"

Although she studied hard last semester and her grades improved significantly, she had too much fun during the winter break and basically Himeko all the theoretical knowledge.

The other five, including Wendy and Fu Hua, sat diligently studying in the seats next to her. Xing kindly reminded them, "If you fail the opening exam, you won't be able to participate in this semester's A-rank Valkyrie assessment!"

The Kiana glanced at the pile of books, which was taller than Mount Tai, and calmly plunged inside.

Half an hour later, Kiana lay listlessly on the table, looking utterly exhausted, muttering, "It's burned out..."

Mei just said that as long as you pass the exam, you'll be allowed to sleep in her bed."

The white fluffy ball instantly revived, looking at Mei excitedly. "Really?"

Mei nodded shyly, and Kiana felt a flame burning in her heart. The seemingly unreachable pile of books had become a small hill in her eyes.

For the sake of the people I love, I must study hard!

Kiana, full of energy, began to immerse herself in the sea of books, unaware that Mei and Sachi secretly gave each other a high five behind her back.

On the day of the exam—

Following the principle of releasing results immediately after the exam, everyone's theoretical course scores were displayed on a large screen.

First place: Fu Hua & Bronya & Kiana;

Second place: Mei & Wendy & Sachi & Passerby A;

Looking at the excited white fluffy ball, Xing recalled the comments about Kiana he had seen in the comments section before he transmigrated, "Kiana is actually not stupid at all. It's just that having teammates by her side makes her feel safe, so she doesn't want to use her brain to think." Now it seems that it's true.

Kiana rubbed her hands together excitedly, then looked at Mei expectantly to confirm, "Um, Mei, what we agreed on before..."

Mei nodded gently, "Come to my room tonight."

The Kiana jumped three feet high with excitement, "Yay!"

That evening, when Kiana arrived at Mei's room carrying a bag of unidentified objects, all she found was a tidy room, a neatly made bed that had just been washed and dried that day, and a note.

A bucket of cold water was poured over Kiana's head. With trembling hands, she picked up the note, which read:

"Kiana, my room is yours tonight. To make sure you sleep comfortably, I've changed the blankets and sheets, and carefully washed and dried them. Please rest easy. Oh, and I've hidden all the underwear, so don't waste your time."

—Raiden Mei

Kiana was completely bewildered in the wind, "This shouldn't be happening..."

In Xing's dormitory, the two girls were engrossed in playing Yugi. Mei, who was watching from the side, reminded them several times to pay attention to the time. After her persuasion failed, she simply unplugged the Yugi console and left with her reluctantly departing Bronya.

Before leaving, she thanked Xing: "Thanks to you for coming up with this idea, otherwise Kiana might have failed her course. I'll treat you to a meal next time as a way of thanking you."

Sachi waved her hand magnanimously, "No need, no need, Mei can teach me how to cook."

He thought to himself, "You're only the third person I've ever met to dare invite the Kaslana Family to dinner."

Author's Note—

Newly introduced character affinity:

Cang Xuan & Dan Zhu: 80 (Lifesaving grace)

Jilin: 80 (Lifesaving grace)

Fortunately, my affection for them is 70 (ancestors).