Chapter 141

K422 granted Tesla access to so many cutting-edge technologies that she envied; she wished she could bring all of them back to Anti-Entropy.

Of course, K422 would never allow such a thing.

Therefore, Tesla can only learn as much as it can, and it wishes it could squeeze out 25 hours a day to use it.

After K422's itinerary was arranged, they naturally headed to the second airport to board the Floating Battleship.

She certainly didn't want to sit on Floating Battleship commanded by a bizarre female captain again this time.

On their way to the second airport, K422 also encountered Liv and Rita.

"Sister Liv, Rita, what are you doing here?"

"Of course, it's to travel with Kiana." Liv lifted her skirt and curtsied to K422. "I am Kiana's handmaiden, and I will follow her wherever she goes..."

"Even at the end of the world?" K422 couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, even at the ends of the earth."

Liv answered very calmly, and from her firm tone, she didn't seem to be joking.

If this world truly has an end, and I really did run to the end of the world, this maid would definitely follow behind me.

However, only someone who's full and bored would want to go to the ends of the earth. Isn't our current living environment good enough? Or is the food we eat every day just not appetizing anymore?

"Sister Liv, I'm not really going to the ends of the earth, but, how should I put it... I'm so happy that Liv 're willing to follow me wherever I go—"

"Kiana, please don't change the subject. Please tell me your plans for the future."

As K422's maid, Liv wasn't as easily fooled as Rita. Well, Rita wasn't fooled at all either.

Both of them are intelligent and know that when K422 starts acting strangely, it's because she's trying to hide something.

They changed the subject or made jokes to gloss over the matter.

"Kiana, just confess already." Rita grinned mischievously.

"What are you trying to confess to? I'm perfectly upright, why would I confess to you? If you're so capable, try reasoning with me and appealing to my emotions!"

K422 cheated. She is now on her way to the second airport, but this road also leads to her current room. She chose to stop the Floating Battleship at the second airport because she could conveniently pick up the Black Abyss White Flower that she had placed in her room along the way.

Although K422 did not intend to use the Black Abyss White Flower a weapon, she still chose to carry it with her.

Actually, she really wanted to give the Black Abyss White Flower to True Kiana.

However, she has been missing opportunities. Most importantly, she is very conspicuous wherever she goes. If she leaves with Black Abyss White Flower now, and Black Abyss White Flower is not by her side when she returns, it will easily affect her status.

It must be said that reputation is both a blessing and a curse.

As a public figure, she had to reduce the number of times she visited True Kiana, and the few times she did go back, she could only say that she missed her home.

Ultimately, the real reason she couldn't fully utilize her abilities was that this Schicksal belonged to Otto, and she was merely a so-called regent, not the emperor who had ascended the throne.

Although the Schicksal is not a country, its power and influence have long surpassed that of an ordinary nation.

Because this path leads back to their rooms, Liv and Rita really couldn't guess what K422 was planning to do.

"Appeal to their emotions?"

Rita paused for a moment, then repeated the sentence, her cheeks flushing red.

"Anyway, I'm not going to recruit them, so you can give up."

"Kiana ~ kiss"

As soon as K422 finished speaking, Rita, blushing, quickly came up to her and gave her a hard kiss on the cheek. Then, she shyly backed away and hid behind Liv.

"Kiana, I've appealed to your emotions, so you must keep your promise and remember to confess everything."

"???"

Rita's words did not bring K422 back to his senses, and Liv, who was used as a shield, was also in a daze.

"Rita, what did you just do?"

"Wasn't it Kiana requested this?"

"I asked for it?" K422 was shocked. When did he ask the maid to give him a kiss?

Although it's as if his memories have been weakened by someone with the ability to stand in time, K422 still wants to say—well done, to actually ask the little maid for a kiss, me before I lost my memories!

Rita's reactions after being kissed by the little maid are absolutely adorable.

"Didn't Kiana request that we appeal to her emotions?"

"..."

It's that same emotional appeal again!!

She shouldn't have chosen the "appeal to emotions" option! That's a damn thing—it's a honey trap! You can't use the same trick on her twice! As a Valkyrie of Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond rank, she wouldn't fall for the same trick twice!

Then she lost.

Then she confessed.

It feels so natural, that's the "it's actually delicious" principle.

After being defeated, K422 truthfully told Liv and Rita that he planned to go to dangerous war zones in order to reduce Valkyrie casualties.

Although the moves are the same, the effects are different because the people using them are different.

So strictly speaking, these cannot be considered the same move.

Therefore, K422 suffered an eightfold critical hit.

And she simply couldn't refuse.

After K422 made her move, Liv and Rita both went up and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

How could she refuse?

Liv breathed a sigh of relief. "In any case, we can finally rest easy now that Kiana has brought this up."

"Sister Liv, you're too complacent. Kiana is heading into a dangerous war zone."

Rita pouted, unsure of what to criticize.

This is his powerful backer. Why not sit comfortably in the Grand Bishop's chair and instead go to the dangerous war zone to help those Valkyrie and reduce Valkyrie casualties?

"However, if the Valkyrie on the battlefield knew about this, they would be willing to die for Kiana."

"... Tsk."

K422 naturally thought of the Propaganda Department. Even if she didn't intend to win people's hearts, once she extended a helping hand to the crisis zone, the Propaganda Department wouldn't mind embellishing the content.

"I don't want them to die for me; I want them to live for me—"

Although she was unhappy, K422 couldn't abandon the rescue of the Valkyrie just because she minded the Propaganda Department's false claims.

"In that case, please allow me to accompany you."

"Me too, Kiana, let me accompany you as well."

Liv and Rita both bowed their heads to K422. After a moment's thought, K422 had no choice but to agree to their request.

155. What a load of rubbish!

K422 gave a wry smile.

Although she was persuaded by Liv and Rita, she was actually happy.

Aside from True Kiana, K423, Cecilia, Theresa, Himeko, Laguna, and Siegfried, there are indeed people who consider her an important person.

Hmm, this feeling isn't bad at all.

"Alright, if you want to follow, then follow. You have your own legs."

K422 chose to remain aloof as always. She wasn't good at expressing her feelings, especially in order to appear calm in front of True Kiana and K423, so she couldn't show any extra emotions.

Because they cannot show weakness, because they cannot be weak, and because they cannot cry, True Kiana and K423 only feel at ease when facing their own calm demeanor.

Although K422 regretted it a little after being arrogant.

Simply put, her attribute is called arrogance and composure.

"Of course, Kiana."

"Hehe, I'll cheer you on when you're fighting, Kiana ~"

Neither Liv nor Rita felt any aversion to K422's tsundere attitude.

Rita even ran up to K422 and blew air into her ear. The word "inflate" carried a strange itch that made K422 feel uneasy.

K422 looked at Rita speechlessly.

She suddenly realized that Rita might very well become the kind of seductive, erotic maid who tempts her master.

If it was intentional, it means this Shibuko maid is the scheming type; if it was unintentional, then this Shibuko maid is the naturally gifted type.

Of course, regardless of the type, they can't escape the attribute of being a shibuko maid.

Yes, that's great.

Regardless, K422 felt somewhat at ease knowing that he would have someone to accompany him on his upcoming journey to stop the war.

"You guys go pack your things quickly, I'll go back to my room to get my things and then leave."

"Yes, sir!"

"Hehe, got it~"

Immediately afterwards, K422 returned to her room to retrieve the Black Abyss White Flower from the shelf, and then boarded the Floating Battleship with Liv and Rita, who were already prepared, and left the Schicksal Headquarters.

The journey to stop war, using war to stop war—K422 finds it truly ironic.

In particular, the two forces that started the war are: one is the largest organization fight against Honkai and is known worldwide for its charitable work, and the other has supplied a variety of anti- Honkai Energy infection drugs, benefiting countless patients.

However, the all-out war between the two sides also affected a large number of innocent civilians, especially Shencheng Medicine, which released Honkai Beast and mecha units.

At this moment, the screen on the wall of the Grand Bishop's office displayed the departing Floating Battleship.

"The Acting Grand Bishop has set off."

"Um..."

However, Tesla, who was in a daze, had already leaned completely against Welt.

Welt reluctantly helped Tesla to the sofa next to the office so she could rest, and then returned to his desk to start working again.

Welt, engrossed in his work, didn't notice a very quiet smacking sound.

More than an hour later, the Grand Bishop's Aide, her clothes slightly disheveled, finally arrived at the office. She hadn't even finished combing her hair before rushing over.

"Phew, great! Kiana hasn't arrived yet!"

"It's too late, Theresa, your salary for this month is gone!"

K422, displayed on the office wall screen, gave a cold reply.

"How could this happen..." Theresa knelt on the ground in despair. She hadn't had her salary docked for sleeping in late before; at most, she had only been criticized a few times.

Of course, K422's gaze toward Welt at this moment was quite cold, or rather, quite speechless.

After adjusting her schedule, K422 thought she wouldn't have to deal with those paper documents today. After all, she had been doing diplomacy with the Asian Branch, so all the work would be taken over by Welt and Tesla.

Unexpectedly, Welt ingeniously used a video conference to have her remotely handle paper documents. These documents included numerous experimental project applications, issues concerning his affiliated churches and Welfare Facility, data reports on new weapons from the research institute, the operation of Schicksal, logistical support, and so on...

There were so many documents that K422 felt one brain wasn't enough to handle them all. Originally, most of the documents were handled by Otto's adjutant Amber.

With Otto and his adjutant missing, K422 was thankful that she had brought in Welt and Tesla; otherwise, relying solely on her and Theresa, the Schicksal would have been completely ruined by the two of them.

Where funds are needed, what problems have been encountered, and what maintenance is required? Even though Otto has relinquished a small portion of his authority, most of the problems remain piled up in this office. Clearly, compared to Otto, Otto's adjutant Amber is the truly indispensable figure.

With a look of utter despair, K422 used the communication equipment on the Floating Battleship to discuss work with Welt.

But that's not the most frustrating thing for her.

What truly frustrated her was that there was more than an hour before Theresa woke up.

Theresa loves to sleep in, and these past few days she's been engrossed in a new game every night, so she always sleeps an extra hour or so. Anyway, her only role right now is as a human stamp, so K422 and Welt naturally won't force her to go to work on time.

So... you spent an extra hour just holding a video conference?

She wanted to bring Welt and Tesla, a couple who were making no progress together, together, partly for the sake of her younger sister.