Old Yang Isn't Asleep Either.

Even though his mind was entirely on his daughter who had fallen into the tiger's den, Raiden Ryoma couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he heard Siegfried's words.

"You mean Cocolia launched a missile at Changkong City?"

Are they planning to trigger an artificial Honkai here?

Even though Raiden Ryoma had some idea that Cocolia would try to take over his power after he went to prison, he never expected that she would be so crazy as to do such a thing in Changkong City, which has a population of over ten million.

"And it wasn't just any missile; according to her, it was a super bomb capable of destroying Changkong City."

Siegfried saw that Raiden Ryoma had taken his words to heart and had even explained things in more detail—

"As for artificially induced Honkai..."

This morning, after returning from the suburbs, I first stopped by a research institute where Honkai Energy was leaking, where I found a distribution map and part of the project plan.

I spent most of the day going to each location to scout and verify the plan's authenticity.

This madman is really planning to trigger an artificial Honkai in Changkong City!

By the end, Siegfried's expression had become ferocious—

Siegfried didn't know that Raiden Mei had the Conquest Gem inside her body, but he did know that Kiana Herrscher of the Void Core inside her body!

In his view, Cocolia was clearly targeting Kiana.

"That bastard!"

Upon receiving Siegfried's affirmative answer, Raiden Ryoma felt a wave of dizziness and swayed slightly. Instantly, his anger at his daughter being taken away by Schicksal subsided by more than half.

Although he didn't think Schicksal was a good thing either, he believed that, at least for his daughter who had fused with the Raiden Ryoma's Conquest Gem, it wouldn't easily do anything to endanger her life.

Even if there were experiments that would allow her to master the power to Conquest Gem, it wouldn't be such a brutal, artificially induced, and Honkai method.

"Fortunately, the head of the Far East Branch is Theresa. Given her personality and her relationship with Otto, she won't just hand the children over to headquarters casually."

I still have some of Theresa's contact information from years ago; perhaps we can try contacting her and have us take the children back.

Seeing that Raiden Ryoma had finally stopped getting angry at him, Siegfried's anger, which had been etched on his weathered face, dissipated and he regained his composure, making a suggestion.

"Yes, I'll contact Dr. Einstein and the others again to see if we can spare some people to pick up the children."

Upon hearing this, Raiden Ryoma shook his head and answered calmly, but his words still betrayed his worry.

"Hopefully, Ms. Theresa can save the children from the clutches of the Schicksal agents."

"This... should still be fine."

Upon hearing Raiden Ryoma's words, Siegfried's expression became somewhat strange.

"Speaking of which, you should know something about the person who took the two girls away."

"People I know..."

"That Miss Umbral Rose?"

Raiden Ryoma was taken aback upon hearing this, then frowned and asked.

"No, it's that Caslana kid Otto promoted last year, his name is Gwen Caslana."

Siegfried shook his head, giving his answer.

"The new head of the Caslana family?"

Upon hearing this, the Raiden Ryoma, its mind a jumbled mess, blurted out the answer instinctively, but the next moment its face showed some embarrassment—

Saying this in front of Siegfried was somewhat hurtful.

"That's right, it's that brat."

Siegfried didn't pay attention to Raiden Ryoma's words, but gritted his teeth in annoyance.

"Although he was pushed out by Otto, he has a good personality. From my observation, he shouldn't harm the two children."

"Have you had any direct contact?"

Raiden Ryoma asked, somewhat surprised.

"Well, at the time, all I had was his disguised identity, and that kid was really good at acting. Plus, I did need someone to take the children out, so I ended up being fooled by him."

Siegfried shook his head somewhat wistfully and continued.

"However, from my observation, this kid is different from unorthodox types like me; he seems to belong to the more upright Caslana— "

Just like my ancestors in history, and very mature in mind.

With that kind of personality, the children shouldn't get into any trouble anytime soon.

"I hope so..."

Raiden Ryoma sighed deeply and urged.

"Let's contact Ms. Theresa as soon as they return to the Far East Branch and see if we can send the children out."

"Wake up, Ryoma."

Siegfried took out some snacks and a little wine he had bought on the way from his coat pocket and put them on the table.

"The Cocolia incident has come to light, and judging from the direction the Hyperion left in, it's very likely that they've been completely wiped out. Changkong City will definitely face a major purge. If we contact them now, we might be targeted."

"..."

Raiden Ryoma opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he had no choice but to give up and take the chopsticks that Siegfried handed him.

"Alright, then tell me about all the major events that happened during the six months I was in prison..."

Say only what you know.

"Good."

Even though he was very worried, Siegfried knew that taking immediate action would likely expose him and lead to being hunted down, so he could only patiently provide information to Raiden Ryoma.

After recounting the major events of the past six months, the conversation between the two worried fathers inevitably veered towards the brat who had taken their precious daughter away...

253

Chapter 253 Old Yang is also not asleep.

While Siegfried and Raiden Ryoma gradually shifted the conversation from the major events to themselves, Gwen, completely unaware of this, was sweating profusely in his rather simple bedroom—

Given Gwen's current physique, simple indoor exercises certainly wouldn't cause his body to gradually become inhuman, which is exactly what Gwen, the new Ultimate Lifeform that the Absolut scientists wanted to create, was like.

What caused Gwen to be covered in sweat was, of course, the "Gene Lock" he had chosen in his development abilities—

Although all three developmental possibilities already exist within Gwen's body, they remain even without his choice. However, choosing them as developmental abilities will accelerate their growth.

Gwen, naturally, struck while the iron was hot, continuously experiencing the feeling of unlocking the Gene Lock, striving to master this ability as soon as possible.

After all, while the Gene Lock may not provide strong combat power in its early stages, it is quite competent as a support ability. As its core feature, the support unlocker's ability to control the power within their body and make the energy flow more smoothly is something that Gwen urgently needs.

As for the minor side effects of continuously activating the Gene Lock, they are negligible for Gwen at this point, though not a significant difference either.

"Call..."

The confusion in his eyes faded, and his spirits returned. Gwen wiped the sweat from his forehead and, instead of continuing, picked up his toiletries to take a shower.

In half a day, Gwen had mastered the activation of the Gene Lock. He could control the first and second tiers with ease, and the third tier was usable. He just needed to familiarize himself with it a little more, and then staying in the first and second tiers permanently would not be a dream.

Moreover, Gwen could clearly feel that during the activation of the Gene Lock, his control over the power within his body had indeed improved, clearly indicating that the path opened up by the ancient beings next door was playing its role in Gwen's life.

Humming an unknown tune he'd heard from Eden, Gwen washed away the sweat, changed into clean clothes, and prepared to go out.

Kiana sent a message saying they had finished packing and were starving, and were going to have a big meal.

Although Gwen jokingly asked if it was just Kiana who wanted to eat it, he still acted quite quickly, preparing to go and wait ahead of time.

However, as soon as Gwen closed the door, he turned around and met the eyes of a history teacher who was returning from class.

"Has Teacher Yang finished class?"

Seeing that Welt Yang was acting normally, as if he were just an ordinary teacher, Gwen waved goodbye, intending to talk to him that evening.

"Yeah, get out of class just ended."

I wasn't in a good state during class in the afternoon, but I managed to sort out my thoughts. I still felt that Gwen was probably not Otto in disguise Welt Yang nodded and looked at Gwyn, who was dressed casually and exuded youthful vigor and Gwen, and gave him the same smile he would give a student.

"Gwen, are you going out for dinner?"

"Yes, the girls are getting ready to leave. I'll go ahead and wait for them."

Gwen smiled and waved his phone.

"I see. Not making the lady wait is indeed a good plus."

Welt Yang nodded and pushed open his door.

"Then I won't bother you any longer. I wish you a pleasant life in St. Freya."

"It seems that Teacher Yang has been through this before."

Gwen smiled and disappeared down the stairs under Welt Yang's watchful gaze.

"Someone who's been there..."

As Gwen's words were pondered in his mind, Welt Yang frowned, wondering if they meant anything—

Even if it is temporarily determined that Gwen is just Gwen and not Otto, the other party is still a suspect, Welt Yang, who has been tricked several times before, dares not relax in the slightest.

Meanwhile, Gwen, who hadn't thought much about it, walked through several buildings and arrived at Himeko's door. Before long, he saw Kiana and Mei coming out one after another, but he didn't see the Wuse Huohuo that had come with them, nor the owner of this place Himeko Murata.

After teasing Kiana and chatting with Mei for a bit, Gwen asked why he hadn't seen the other two.

"Hui Huo went back to her dorm to wash up, since all her clothes were in the dorm. The two of us just took a shower here and changed into clothes we bought in advance."

Mei explained why the Wuse Huohuo wasn't here, and Kiana immediately chimed in:

"As for that Major Himeko, she is said to still be on the front lines directing the cleanup of that wicked woman Cocolia's influence in Changkong City."

They only told us to leave certain things alone and to throw everything else away. They didn't even have time to keep an eye on things via video call. They were really busy...

"After all, given Major Himeko's position, she naturally needs to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities."

Seeing Kiana's wistful expression, Gwen nodded and explained with a smile, a strange feeling welling up inside him—

"Although we still need to clean up Himeko's house first, it seems that Kiana's initial attitude towards Himeko has changed quite a bit..."

Kiana really wanted to complain about how messy Himeko's house was, but since it involved the privacy of her host, she suppressed the urge.

Beside her, Mei cast a curious glance at Gwen—

"Gwen, are you always this busy?"

No.

Gwen shook his head honestly.

"Although I am on the same level as Himeko, I am currently just a combatant."

Although there are times when I'm on missions and don't go home for ten days or half a month at a time, the work isn't that demanding on a regular basis.

"That's good, that's good..."

Upon hearing this, Kiana's ahoge (cowlick) twitched, and she looked relieved.

"That's good, what's wrong?"

Gwen glanced sideways at Kiana, who seemed lost in thought, and offered a suggestion.

"Although there isn't that much written work, as combat personnel, we can't neglect our daily training and studies, and there are plenty of assessments. It's not as easy as it is in cartoons."

"Training is a given, but it's much easier than those complicated tasks..."

Ms. Kiana, who has excellent physical strength but doesn't really want to use her brain, said this.

"Although what you said is actually quite problematic, it is indeed true in my personal opinion."

Gwen stroked his chin, ultimately unable to refute Kiana, and could only say this.

Mei glanced at Kiana, who was eagerly preparing to continue her discussion with Gwen, Mei spoke up to remind her:

"Kiana, don't talk nonsense. Every job has its value; it's just that everyone has a more suitable position."

"Yes, that's for sure. I'm more suited to fighting the Honkai on the battlefield than to commanding from the rear or doing those complicated tasks."

Seeing Mei's gaze, Kiana immediately shrank back, abandoning her desire to chat with Gwen any longer, and quickly made a promise.

"Kiana, this isn't Changkong City after all. Some things you say may not mean anything by them, but they can be taken to heart. Don't let a single sentence bring you hostility, understand?"