She drew out her words as she carefully taught her.
"Grandma~"
"Big sister!"
"Mm."
Xuanyuan answered, but gave no further response.
Theresa felt like she had been toyed with and was briefly left speechless.
"You bastard!"
In truth, the Xuanyuan Sword had not meant to mock her. It had simply heard the door open, looked toward the sound, and seen Zhao Bai.
The Xuanyuan Sword leaped excitedly from Theresa's arms.
"Mommy~"
Zhao Bai held it in his arms, his face full of helplessness.
Let it call him whatever it wanted.
Theresa could be called Grandma, while Zhao Bai being called Mommy a few times would only leave him helpless, not angry.
There was another reason he was not angry.
Zhao Bai was a normal man. He could not possibly become a child's mother.
But Theresa really could be a grandma.
She panicked.
That was why Theresa flew into a rage and went to great lengths to correct the Xuanyuan Sword's choice of words.
"You're already A-rank. Stop slacking off and get to work."
Theresa said fiercely.
In reality, no one but Theresa herself would find her fierce. Zhao Bai certainly did not; he even considered watching a loli stomp her feet in exasperation to be a kind of spiritual pleasure.
But speaking of work, work arrived.
What a nuisance.
The communicator flashed with an irritating red light. Zhao Bai took it out, and his brows immediately furrowed.
Valkyries had no right to refuse missions assigned by headquarters.
Zhao Bai was no exception.
"What's your first official mission?"
Zhao Bai shook his head. "Just clearing out Honkai Beasts. It's an utterly ordinary job."
"Then...?"