"Right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kiana. What are your names? And if I want to help you, where can I find you?"
Kiana?
Kaino's heart stirred. After thinking for a moment, he gradually understood everything.
Her name must have been given to her by Dad. Since he had given her the same name as his little sister, Siegfried clearly had not told her about him and his sister.
Thankfully, he had not rashly acknowledged her as family, or it would have been impossible to explain.
Still, calling her by the name his sister used to have left him with rather complicated feelings.
"My name is Kaino. As for them, they're Seele, Bella, and..."
As he spoke, Kaino pointed at Seele and Bella in turn, only pausing when he got to Xiao Shi.
"Mm, Fu Hua. It'd be too troublesome to wait for you to come find us, so why don't we just go with you?"
"Go together? Mm... sure."
Kiana considered it briefly, then nodded.
Since they claimed to specialize in handling Honkai-related matters, they probably were not bad people, right?
With that thought, Kiana took the lead and guided them toward Senba Academy.
"Hey, Kaino, why did you say my name was Fu Hua? Is my name really that embarrassing?"
Along the way, Xiao Shi nudged Kaino with her elbow and asked in a low voice.
Kaino did not answer. He merely glanced at Kiana, who was walking ahead of them.
"Oh, don't worry. The invincible Xiao Shi is all-powerful. She can't hear us talking!"
"The name Herrscher of Sentience really is extremely taboo in this world. I told you about that before, didn't I?"
Kaino sighed.
Xiao Shi, could you please use your brain a little?
"Then why use the name Fu Hua? What's