Bianca turned to look at the Sword Saint who had caught up, gently brushing the golden hair by her ear aside as her sapphire-blue eyes settled on her.
To be fair, Kureha was very charming. But Bianca had no such thoughts about her. She treated everyone... as long as they were not people she disliked, as equal friends.
So she had never considered developing anything further with this Sword Saint.
Even though Kureha carried a side quest related to Rita, Bianca still interacted with her only as an ordinary friend...
She was different from Rita, and she was not that younger sister, K-423. Though in truth, she was the real... Kiana Kaslana!
If that incident had not happened to her, if her upbringing had not changed, then like the real Kiana from Honkai Academy, she might very well have become the kind of "player" girls adored.
But Bianca's life had been divided in two ten years ago. Before then, she had been "Kiana Kaslana"; after that, she had been reborn into this world under the entirely new identity of "Bianca Atagina."
Though she was still the same "Durandal" through and through. That would never change.
But Bianca had undoubtedly changed as well, taking a path different from the one she had originally been meant to walk. Her conviction to become the "strongest Valkyrie" had not changed, nor had her resolve to fight for a better tomorrow.
But her personality, hobbies, interests, and ideals had all shifted.
Her fondness for girls as a Kaslana still remained, but it was limited to... Rita Rossweisse, who had grown up alongside her, faced life and death with her, and never left her side!
It did not include anyone else...
"Is there anything else, Miss Kureha?"
Bianca's attitude toward the Sword Saint before her was