Honkai: Star Rail - Kiana's Unpredictable Journey
Chapter 50

Children Are the Only Ones Who Make Choices-March 7th Wants Them All! Extra Chapter for Monthly Tickets

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But Kafka, who had already returned to her natural appearance, stood with her hands on her hips and looked at them.

March 7th scratched her head, unable to figure out who the person before her was for a moment.

"Wait, who are you?"

"You don't recognize her?"

Fu Xuan seemed genuinely curious.

Even the unpleasantness from earlier had been set aside.

"Hmm... The change is pretty big..."

"Indeed."

Kiana thought back to last night. After Fu Xuan had brought Kafka back, the first thing she had done was remove Kafka's makeup and take out her colored contacts.

Unable to stop herself, she nodded along with March 7th.

But Kafka, who was about to arrive at the core of the Qiong Guan Array and undergo divination,

winked flirtatiously toward where Kiana was standing.

Then she said in a slightly aggrieved tone,

"What? Have you forgotten that morning when we shared a bed? Have you forgotten how you once wanted me to warm your bed? Sob... You..."

Before Kafka could finish her "performance,"

Fu Xuan had people drag Kafka to the core of the array.

She wasn't in a hurry to learn the answer. After all, every answer could be obtained through the divination.

But March 7th and Stelle were clearly not so calm.

March 7th was concerned about Kiana.

Why was it that after only a few days apart, Kiana had suddenly hooked up with so many people, including Kafka of the Stellaron Hunters?

"Wait, Kiana, what do you mean by sharing a bed? What does warming your bed mean? What exactly have you two been doing behind my back? Count me in!"

Stelle, however, was concerned about another question.

"My appearance was caused by Kafka and Silver Wolf, so according to the theory of logic, should I call Kafka Mom? Then what about Kiana? Dad? No... No..."

"Rather than believing Kafka's teasing, you should believe that Yaoshi will show up..."

Kiana hadn't finished speaking when someone nearby covered her mouth.

"You really shouldn't say that! You really shouldn't say that!"

Even Jing Yuan Yuan, who had come here in the form of a projection, couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

But when he saw March 7th and Fu Xuan restraining Kiana from either side,

not allowing her to continue, Jing Yuan Yuan finally felt a little relieved.

Over the past few days, after noticing Kiana's special nature, she had investigated Kiana's past.

The result...

It would have been better if she hadn't investigated. After doing so, Jing Yuan Yuan's mentality had completely exploded.

What kind of surprise weapon was this? It was a bomb!

She even suspected that her situation might have nothing to do with Heavenly Lord Chang Le or Aha, but instead had been caused by Kiana's mouth.

Even the Fox Clan's initial abnormality seemed, in Jing Yuan Yuan's view, eighty percent likely to be connected to Kiana.

Although Jing Yuan Yuan believed that human power could not affect an Aeon, she was still somewhat worried. What if?

What if Kiana had finished what she was saying just now?

What if the Scourge of Abundance really appeared?

The best possible outcome for the Luofu would be for half of it to remain.

The worst outcome would be being pierced by a Lux Arrow and becoming the fourth Xianzhou to be destroyed.

As Jing Yuan Yuan was thinking, the Qiong Guan Array had already activated.

Kafka was drawn upward by the power of the Qiong Guan Array. She slowly rose into the air as countless streams of light shimmered around her.

But Kafka showed none of the disappointment or regret that one would expect from a criminal in this situation.

Instead, she smiled and looked down at Fu Xuan.

"So beautiful!"

Although Kafka was currently a sinner, a criminal, and a wanted criminal,

Kiana looked at Kafka, illuminated by the flowing light and surrounded by the Qiong Guan Array's effects, as though she had been elevated.

After removing her makeup, Kafka, who had originally looked pure and adorable, now seemed almost holy.

Under normal circumstances, Fu Xuan would have immediately corrected Kiana.

But as she used the Eye of Balefire, the powerful negative pressure made her extremely uncomfortable.

Moreover, the divination result she had obtained from Kafka made her equally uneasy.

The divination ended.

Fu Xuan stopped the Qiong Guan Array's calculations herself.

After learning the whole truth, she wore a shocked expression.

As she stepped back, perhaps because of using the Eye of Balefire, her footing became somewhat unsteady.

She stumbled and nearly fell in front of Kafka.

"Careful."

Kiana stood behind Fu Xuan, preventing her petite body from falling to the ground.

Fu Xuan, however, had no attention to spare for anything else.

"You... did all this for that? For something like this?"

Kafka merely raised the corner of her mouth slightly and nodded at her, indicating that was indeed the case.

For a moment, Fu Xuan even wondered whether the Qiong Guan Array had made a mistake.

"Unbelievable..."

"But the Qiong Guan Array cannot be wrong."

"Ha! Absurd! How could something like this happen..."

Unable to endure such cryptic behavior, the half-mute Stelle still couldn't help complaining, "Enough with the riddles already!"

"You can ask her yourselves. Ask as many questions as you like."

Fu Xuan seemed tired.

She waved at them and prepared to leave.

"I must report to the general immediately. Excuse me!"

"Kiana, come with me."

Without giving her a chance to refuse, Fu Xuan took Kiana's hand. Kiana had been supporting her from behind.

But when March 7th saw Fu Xuan's actions and wanted to stop her, Ouyang held her back.

The questioning session that should have belonged to Stelle alone

was expanded because of Kafka's earlier suggestive words. After Kiana left, March 7th also chose to join the questioning.

Before going to ask her questions, March 7th reminded Stelle,

"Don't let some mature older sister trick you."

"Don't worry. That's something only Kiana would do. I won't."

Seeing how decisively Stelle said it, March 7th felt reassured.

But...

As soon as they arrived in front of Kafka,

Kafka said, "Hi. Long time no see..."

Kafka said, "Stelle, you haven't changed at all..."

Stelle said, "Mom, you suffered!"

March 7th said, "Hey, hey, hey! You didn't listen to a single word I said!"

Even Kafka hadn't expected that after such a long separation, the first thing Stelle would say to her would be that.

"Mom, are you all right? Have you lost weight recently? Were you hurt? You really are innocent, right?"

Even though she truly hadn't caused any trouble,

Kafka still found herself somewhat overwhelmed by Stelle's rapid-fire barrage of questions.

March 7th's questions, by comparison, felt easier to answer.

March 7th said, "What did you mean by what you said earlier? What does sharing a bed and warming your bed mean? Explain it to me!"

Stelle said, "Mom!"

March 7th said, "Tell me!"

Kafka thought, Hey, is this Elio? After this mission is over, can I find a psychologist? Maybe find two. Stelle's brain seems to have broken too. She's started calling me Mom as well.

Chapter 88: Children Are the Only Ones Who Make Choices—March 7th Wants Them All! Extra Chapter for Monthly Tickets

March 7th's question was easy to answer, so Kafka answered her first.

After learning the whole story, March 7th left satisfied.

But just before leaving, March 7th couldn't help reminding Stelle again.

But...

March 7th felt that her advice was useless.

Especially when she vaguely heard, "It was for you," and saw Kafka tilt her head, Stelle seemed to go completely crazy.

"Ah, she's hopeless. My Kiana is still the best."

"Right!"

March 7th had been busy the whole time and only then remembered something.

"Kiana seems to retain part of her abilities every time she transforms. This time she became a little girl, so what ability did she gain now? Could she temporarily change back like last time?"

Thinking of Kiana's adorable smaller form,

March 7th couldn't stop herself from breaking into a smile that looked almost like that of a lovesick girl.

Although Kiana looked better now and made her heart race more,

children were the only ones who made choices. March 7th wanted them all!

After Jing Yuan Yuan learned the result of the Qiong Guan Array from Fu Xuan,

"Hmm. Internal and external troubles have existed for a long time. The existence of the Stellaron Hunters merely allowed us to learn about all this sooner."

"Exactly, Jing Yuan Yuan. If you put it that way, you should be thanking them."

Looking at Kiana sitting in the general's seat and holding Fu Xuan,

the scene seemed familiar to her, only reversed top to bottom.

Fu Xuan was clearly somewhat unaccustomed to it.

She wanted to struggle, but Kiana held her tightly, leaving her unable to break free.

Jing Yuan Yuan thought, Fu Qing, stop pretending. You call that struggling? That's obviously acting coy. Are you really that captivated by the general's seat? Or are you captivated by something other than the general's seat?

Kiana didn't hold back. She picked up the fruit on the table and handed some to Fu Xuan, while eating the rest herself.

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