Chapter 108

In the darkness, what gives her warmth is her sharp-tongued, arrogant, and beastly younger sister, as well as her clumsy, Crybaby sister.

Even if we cherish the memories of the past, they will eventually fade.

The more beautiful the memory, the deeper the darkness, the more it will turn into deep resentment.

"Why did you come with her?"

True Kiana didn't want to argue; she was curious that K422 had come with Theresa.

"Now I am the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal, and I can finally take you away from this place."

K422 gave a mocking smile, raised her hand into a fist and stopped in front of her left chest, looking as if she was about to offer her heart.

Like a knight swearing an oath to a princess.

The voice sounded serious, but the tone was quite teasing.

"Huh? Really? I can go out now?"

"It's true, but this is just the only way to leave here. True freedom is still a long way off. I'm just transferring you from one prison to another."

At this point, K422 sounded somewhat frustrated.

Despite his own hard work, he couldn't win True Kiana's freedom through his own efforts, and instead, he was given it by that bastard bishop Otto.

"Change to another cell..." True Kiana also became dejected.

She was naturally very disappointed, but she knew that her sister must have tried her best; she just didn't know what the new prison would be like.

I don't know if it's better or worse than this locked room.

"Hmm, that's already very good. Can I know what the new prison is like?"

Perhaps to set a good example for her two younger sisters, True Kiana has matured quite a bit recently.

K422 frowned upon noticing this, but knowing that True Kiana wouldn't listen to reason, she naturally continued the conversation:

"You can't really call it a prison; it was your old home."

"My old home?"

True Kiana tilted her head. Having lived here since she was two years old, she had almost forgotten what her home looked like.

"It's a house that your mom and your stinky old man bought. It was taken back by that bastard bishop before, and now it's been transferred back to us... Of course, it seems he also renovated that house."

"Home, home... my old home, can I go home now?"

Go home?

When the word came to mind, True Kiana's emotions became somewhat out of control.

How long has it been?

How long has it been?

How long has it been since I forgot this word?

After being brought here and imprisoned by Otto's men, she kept wanting to go home.

Returning to home where Mom serves up hot meals.

She went back to the home where her father would let her sit on his shoulders.

Back to...

"I can go home? I can really go home?"

True Kiana's voice began to tremble. She ran to K422, grabbed his clothes, and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Er, really? Can I go home now?"

She cried out to the Grand Bishop countless times that she wanted to go home, and she cried out to the researchers who were doing experiments on her countless times that she wanted to go home, but no one paid attention to her desire to go home.

"Yes, not in Schicksal's dormitory, but at Siegfried's house."

Cecilia grew up in headquarters, so she initially lived in the dormitory with other candidates, but after A-rank Valkyrie, she had her own private room.

After marrying Siegfried, her single room was upgraded to a double apartment.

However, when Siegfried and Cecilia got married, they borrowed some money from Theresa to buy a house near the Mediterranean.

"And there's also a gift your mother prepared for you."

"I want to go home, Xiao Er, I want to go home."

"Okay, I'll take you home." After saying that, K422 looked at Theresa, who was lying on the ground clutching her leg in silence, and said, "Theresa, stop pretending... No matter how much you blame yourself now, it won't help."

Theresa naturally felt she owed the real Kiana a great deal.

They also wanted to mend the gap between themselves and the other person.

"True Kiana probably won't mind if you come along."

"Really? Kiana?" Theresa's gaze fell on True Kiana.

True Kiana nodded; her heart had already drifted to that home.

Under the cover of a secret force, K422 and her team arrived at their destination aboard a small Escort Ship.

When K422 led True Kiana to the house, True Kiana's tears flowed uncontrollably. Just as K422 was about to push True Kiana so that she could open the door first, True Kiana took her hand instead.

"Xiao Er, let's go home."

"...Home..."

K422 was slightly taken aback by True Kiana's words. She followed True Kiana's gaze to the house and murmured unconsciously.

Does she, as a clone, also have a family?

K422, who was being pulled up the steps by True Kiana, suddenly felt uneasy.

It was just a few steps in front of the door, but it felt like there was no end in sight, as if someone was constantly carrying her down the steps.

Of course, this is just an illusion.

By the time K422 came to her senses, True Kiana had already arrived at the door.

True Kiana excitedly turned the key in the door and then slowly opened the door.

The familiar yet strange arrangement gradually came into her view.

"It's true, it's true, I'm home... I'm really home, Xiao Er, I'm home, I'm really back, Mom, I missed you so much... Mom, Dad... Waaah..."

There is definitely resentment and hatred involved.

But when it comes to attachment and kinship, they have not diminished at all.

The opposite of love is not hate or resentment, but indifference.

The reason why she resents Cecilia and hates Siegfried is because True Kiana loves them both so much.

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116. Love, Cecilia

The joy of returning home diluted the resentment, and the dark flames burning in his heart had turned into a faint flame.

After crying and laughing, my tense nerves completely relaxed.

Seeing that True Kiana looked like she was about to collapse, K422 didn't suggest exploring the house. Instead, he helped her rest on the sofa and even offered his thigh for support.

After waiting outside for a long time, Theresa entered the house and immediately said to True Kiana, "I'm sorry, Kiana, I couldn't rescue you sooner..."

Upon hearing Theresa's sincere apology, True Kiana nodded, closed her eyes, and soon her breathing became very steady.

Extreme joy or sorrow naturally leads to mental exhaustion.

Theresa looked at True Kiana had fallen asleep, and chose to remain silent.

How could she not hear the grievance in True Kiana's cries and laughter?

Compared to True Kiana's experience, Theresa truly felt that she was living a very comfortable life.

Theresa had always thought that True Kiana would end up in jail.

In reality, if it weren't for the appearance of K422, Theresa would still be believing Otto's nonsense.

At first, it was said that he ran away with Siegfried, but after Theresa found Siegfried, Otto changed his story and said that he was seriously ill... Later, he even said that in order to protect Kiana's safety, he could not let others contact her casually.

It was because of her repeated failures in front of Otto that Theresa was unable to obtain real evidence to prove that Kiana was still alive, which led Siegfried to become increasingly despondent.

After all... his escape plan to take Kiana with him was exposed, and Siegfried was only able to escape danger with the help of his father and Theresa after being captured.

He also lost his daughter because of this.

Even though Theresa repeatedly reassured Siegfried that Kiana was alright.

He repeatedly expressed that he would definitely meet Kiana.

Siegfried, having actually lost his wife and daughter, chose to live a life of debauchery.

He knew perfectly well that even if he rushed to the Schicksal Headquarters, he couldn't do anything, and his so-called three-step rescue plan was just a mockery of himself.

Or rather, it's a three-step suicide.

After losing his wife and daughter, he no longer wanted to live.

But Siegfried knew that Theresa would definitely come to save him, which would cause Theresa more trouble, so he preferred to become a cripple himself.

Theresa could not find any evidence, and Siegfried had no choice.

Thus, until the creation of K422 and K423, Theresa never met Kiana.

"Theresa, in fact, we haven't been able to rescue True Kiana yet."

K422 spoke the truth.

True Kiana was able to go home entirely because of Otto's comforting words.

Otto, who had driven her to the brink of despair, naturally bound her to the bond between her and True Kiana to prevent her from taking the path of purging humanity.

All I can say is that he's a real bastard.

"..."

Theresa was quite taken aback by this honest statement.

Yes, this is more like a rescue than a rescue.

K422 smiled and reached out to wipe away True Kiana's tears, continuing, "Theresa, that bastard bishop has lived for a very long time. We are only one year old and several decades old. How could we possibly be a match for him when he schemes against us?"

"So don't overthink things. Losing is to be expected, especially since he's been in the position of Grand Bishop for hundreds of years. He's seen all kinds of scheming women, but he's still the Grand Bishop. No one has ever removed him from Grand Bishop position."

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K422 smiled and shrugged.

An old monster who has lived for hundreds of years and sits in the position of Grand Bishop, if he could lose to a one-year-old child in a battle of wits, he would have been killed long ago.

"But..."

Theresa said somewhat unwillingly.

"Theresa, what we should do now is to protect the Schicksal. Although the Bishop is a bastard, the Schicksal cannot do without him. Without the Bishop, the Schicksal will soon lose its deterrent power over various countries. The Saintess's diplomatic mission must continue, but having the Bishop and not having the Bishop are two different things. So... a new diplomatic approach will determine the attitude of various countries towards Schicksal in the future."

The political capital of the Schicksal stems from the outstanding performance of the Valkyrie on Honkai battlefields around the world.

K422 needs to dissuade Theresa from withdrawing the Valkyrie.

After all, she was the Grand Bishop's Aide, and K422 didn't want the Senate to know that the Acting Grand Bishop and the Grand Bishop's Aide had differing opinions.

With Otto gone, those old fogies are happiest.

After all, Otto had long since stripped the Senate of its power.

However, the members of the Senate were, after all, former underlings who fought alongside the three major families to establish their power. Even if their power was reduced, there was no need to exterminate them.

Of course, the outstanding sons of the Senate died young for various reasons, and then were corrupted by money, so the Senate was basically just a bunch of good-for-nothings who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

But ironically, this useless person has an extremely strong desire for power.

Otto advised K422 not to activate the Senate because he was worried that she might accidentally delegate power to the Senate, lest she be betrayed by her incompetent allies and want to kill them.

Theresa nodded.

Her ability to establish a branch and academy in the Far East was made possible by Schicksal political capital, which allowed her to do so smoothly.

The political capital possessed by Schicksal is also a form of protection.