"And you probably wouldn't be the kind of person to stop Kiana, would you?"
As Xu Yanwu said this, the drinks he and Siegfried had ordered arrived.
Xu Yanwu politely thanked the server, paid, and looked at Siegfried again.
"Do you think Kiana is the kind of person who would casually fall for someone, then just fool around with them?"
"...No. But precisely because she isn't, I find it rather surprising." Siegfried held his forehead, feeling a little dizzy.
"Heh heh heh..."
Xu Yanwu laughed at Siegfried's reaction. He poured himself a drink, then poured Siegfried a chilled glass and pressed it against Siegfried's forehead.
"Kiana met your virtual counterpart among Schicksal's simulated subjects," Xu Yanwu said. "Then... because Mei was a Herrscher, your virtual counterpart tested Kiana."
"That does sound like something I would do. And then?" Siegfried asked, using the glass to cool his forehead.
"After that, Kiana said this."
Smiling, Xu Yanwu repeated what Kiana had said to Siegfried at the time.
Members of the Kaslana family! No matter when, no matter the price, we must protect the person we love most.
Whether Mei is a Herrscher or a human, she is the person I love most. I will protect her no matter what!
After repeating those words, Xu Yanwu spread his hands and said, "That's what Kiana said... right in front of your virtual counterpart and mine."
"She really is so much like you... and so many others from the Kaslana family."
Xu Yanwu sighed like that.
After hearing Xu Yanwu repeat those words, Siegfried fell silent for a while. Then he let out a long breath and drained his glass in one gulp.
"She really is my daughter. She remembered the promise between us well..."
"But being with a Herrscher... things will be difficult for