Sleeping Beauty Kiana. / Did You Secretly Write a Love Letter?

Hearing the girl's gentle voice, Gwen felt a warmth in his heart.

How could he not like a girl who, even knowing the situation, still cared about helping him regardless of the future?

"To forcibly draw out the power within the Conquest Gem, which is in a stable state..."

It's not entirely impossible, but that method is too dangerous, and it hasn't been tested before. I can't bear to lose my Mei..."

Gwen tightened his arms around the girl, but a thought popped into his mind—

"However, if Mei finds the normal training and advancement path too slow, I do have a place for her."

However, Mei, if you go there, it might be somewhat dangerous...

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of danger."

Mei, who had initially felt both sweetness and disappointment upon hearing Gwen's words, suddenly brightened up upon hearing Mei, her eyes fixed on Gwen as if lightning flashed within them—

"I just want to be able to help you Gwen."

"Then I'll go and smooth things over for you, but before you go there, Mei, you need to have some ability to protect yourself first."

After all, some of the guys in there don't hold back when they go down...

Mei, you don't want to be sent back to the hospital on your very first day there, do you...?

"That's terrible!"

Just speak, why use that tone...

"Um?

Mei, so you know about these things too...

"No... no, I didn't..."

"Um?"

"I just... I only saw that line in a game Bronya was playing..."

"Doesn't Bronya primarily play high-intensity competitive games?"

"You... Humph!"

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Chapter 422 Sleeping Beauty Kiana.

When Anna and Himeko finished their examination and left the lab, Gwen was already waiting outside with Mei.

How are you feeling?

"There wasn't any excessive checking, was there?"

Upon seeing the two, Gwen smiled and stood up to greet them.

"Yes, they're all just normal experiments..."

Upon seeing Gwen, Anna's eyes lit up, and she rushed to Gwen in two steps. If it weren't for Himeko and Mei around her, she would have almost hugged him.

Under the gazes of two pairs of eyes, Anna, whose joy was ultimately overwhelmed by shyness, could only stop in her tracks.

However, Gwen directly took the girl's slender hand, feeling her slightly cool but still normal body temperature, and said with a smile—

"It's good that you're alright..."

"Now that I have Anna, I can save a lot on air conditioning bills every summer..."

If it weren't for Himeko and Mei being there in front and behind, Gwen would almost say that he wouldn't need to turn on the air conditioner in the summer if he were holding Anna.

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Anna blushed slightly and lightly punched Gwen's chest with her small fist.

"Gwen, you're so mean..."

"That's perfect. With me included, we won't need to turn on the heating in winter anymore?"

Himeko, on the other hand, added "other half" to her name after hearing Gwen's joke.

"You're planning to stay at headquarters from now on?"

"Um...

Isn't that obvious?

Even if I wanted to go back, headquarters wouldn't let someone as dangerous as me go, would they?

Himeko smiled, quite nonchalantly.

"Furthermore, it's time to let that lazybones Theresa properly fulfill her responsibilities as the head of the Far East Branch."

"If you really want to go back, it's not impossible..."

Looking at Himeko, whose bright smile had completely dissipated the hidden worries she once had, Gwen said something meaningful.

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Himeko glanced at Gwen in surprise, somewhat astonished.

"It seems Gwen's status in Schicksal... is even higher than I imagined..."

However, Himeko still maintained a serious expression on her face—

"Thank you for your kindness, but I think I'll pass."

With the power I currently possess, it's no longer appropriate for me to remain at the Far East Branch.

It's still more convenient to stay at headquarters...

For example, some tests that need to be conducted later are simply impossible to carry out within the branch.

"It seems Theresa will have to rely on herself..."

"Ha ha..."

After confirming that Anna and Himeko were in stable condition and that Schicksal hadn't caused any trouble, Gwen felt relieved and moved to another ward.

"Team leader?"

Upon seeing Gwen arrive, the Wuse Huohuo that had been guarding the bedside immediately stood up.

"Hmm, it's Hui Huo, you're watching over Kiana. What's her situation right now?"

Gwen waved to Hui Huo, signaling her to sit down and talk, then looked at Kiana on the hospital bed, whose face was calm and composed, and who, unlike her usual lively self, resembled Sleeping Kiana.

"The hospital examination showed no problems, except that the frequency of Honkai Energy fluctuations in his body was a bit high, but he just couldn't wake up."

Wuse Huohuo sighed and looked at Kiana with some worry.

"Well, as long as she's physically okay, that's fine. Kiana's problem is mental; I'll help her with that later."

Gwen personally checked Kiana's condition before feeling relieved, then looked at the Wuse Huohuo—

"Hui Huo, I'll take care of Kiana from now on. You should go back and rest."

"Um?

Um..."

Wuse Huohuo blinked, looked at Gwen who was checking on Kiana, and his expression darkened. He got up to leave.

Just then, a third person's voice rang out in the ward—

"Hui Huo, I'm taking over the shift. You should go back and rest..."

"Hey, Gwen, what are you doing here?"

Looking at Gwen beside the hospital bed, Li Sushang, who had just arrived, exclaimed in surprise, but her hand unconsciously touched her hair.

"As your team leader, it's only natural that I come to check on you when a team member encounters a special situation."

Li Sushang, who spoke without thinking, smiled, Gwen teased her.

"Am I the kind of heartless captain who doesn't care about the lives of his team members?"

"Of course not..."

Li Sushang shook her head repeatedly, her two long strands of hair hanging down to her waist swaying behind her, making Gwen feel an urge to grab them.

When Li Sushang saw Gwen's gaze fall on her black hair, she felt even more flustered.

Although the Wuse Huohuo was somewhat puzzled as to why Li Sushang had such an expression, it still tugged at her arm—

"Su Shang, the captain said he'll be waking Kiana up next. Let's leave now so the captain can focus on his work."

"Ah... okay!"

Li Sushang felt as if she had been granted a pardon and dragged Wuse Huohuo out of the ward.

"Oh..."

Seeing the usually dashing and generous female knight-errant now looking so flustered, Gwen couldn't help but find it quite amusing.

However, when his gaze fell upon Sleeping Beauty Kiana, Gwen's smile inevitably faded slightly—

"You little rascal, you've become Sleeping Beauty ahead of time..."

As they spoke, Gwen had already skillfully established a mental link with Kiana, entering her mental world—

The biting wind howled, and the heavy snow seemed to be covering the earth completely. As soon as Gwen appeared, half of his body was buried in the snow.

"It seems..."

Gazing at the heavy snowfall, Gwen couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression—

"Kiana isn't completely unaware of what's strange about her..."

As he pondered, Gwen's gaze fell upon the wooden house at the foot of the mountain, which didn't look very sturdy.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gwen strode toward the wooden hut.

Even though the deep snow nearly buried Gwen several times, it couldn't stop Gwen from walking and led him to the wooden house.

Gwen glanced at the hinges, then reached for the doorknob, which was now embedded in the snow, and pulled hard—

"Drink--"

In an instant, the door, which was almost buried by snow, was pulled open by Gwen, and a gust of cold wind rushed into the room, blowing the long, snow-white hair of the heterochromatic-eyed girl in the corner of the house.

Gwen raised an eyebrow in surprise at the petite girl's heterochromatic eyes, which were a mix of gold and blue, but he still stepped forward and knelt down in front of her.

Do you still recognize me?

Kiana.

Seeing the various expressions flashing in the girl's heterochromatic eyes, Gwen smiled and extended a hand to her.

"..."

Looking at Gwen before her, Kiana opened her mouth as if to say something, but her golden eyes suddenly flashed, and the words that came out were not in the tone Gwen was familiar with, but rather in a haughty and pretentious manner—

Of course she recognizes you...

But... she didn't dare to admit it..."

"..."

Hearing that strangely familiar tone, Gwen raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought, and said—

Kiana, you actually have chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?

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Chapter 432 Did you secretly write a short essay?

"..."

Upon hearing Gwen's completely unexpected words, Kiana's golden eyes glazed over slightly, while her suppressed blue eyes were filled with astonishment.

"No one would speak in such a strange tone except for those with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)."

Seeing Kiana's surprised expression, Gwen smiled and reached out to pinch Kiana's little cheek.

Although Kiana is very thin now and doesn't have any baby fat on her face, Gwen still gently pinched a small piece of her tender flesh.