Chapter 152

At that moment, she did have the urge to press the switch to destroy the world.

"... Sister, Second Sister, please don't fight, okay?"

"We're not arguing, Xiao San, you should take a bath quietly. Your second sister is very angry today and is going to beat your eldest sister's butt to a pulp!" K422 poked K423 over with one finger, making her obediently soak in the hot water. It's easy to catch a cold if half of your body is exposed.

"So don't expect me to agree!"

"Then I'll sneak away!"

Kiana, as a direct descendant of the Kaslana Family and a disciple of her Great Ancestor Kevin Kaslana, believes that no one is more stubborn than herself when it comes to the Kaslana Family's obstinacy.

"Freya, unless you break my legs!"

"Then I'll break your legs!" K422 replied through gritted teeth.

"Okay, come on, come on, break my legs already, don't just talk the talk... Hmph, if you could do it, you wouldn't be my most important little sister Freya."

Kiana couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.

But Kiana quickly dropped her sarcastic expression and calmly said, "My lovely Freya, I love the feeling of being protected by you, but... not now. Right now, I'm not accepting your protection, but becoming a burden to you."

"Sister, I like Second Sister too."

"Yes, yes, I like Aurora too." Kiana also poked K423's head with her finger, pressing K423, who was about to stand up and express his opinion, back into the hot water.

"So, you're really determined to leave?"

"Yes, I am determined to leave. Even if I want to accept your protection, it's not now."

"It will be dangerous."

"I know," Kiana replied calmly.

I don't want to agree.

"... You will agree."

"How is this possible..." K422's eyes widened.

However, Kiana, who had been lifted up by K422, spoke in a weak voice.

—Ich liebe dich, Freya, grant me power equal to yours.

168. I, the king of trash talk, actually lost.

"That's a foul..."

K422 was having some trouble controlling her emotions.

Whether it's guilt or being a burden, K422 doesn't care at all.

However, Kiana's claim that she wanted equal power seemed to tear them apart from their original unity.

From the moment they became conscious, they had already met in the realm of consciousness.

For K422, whose thoughts were constantly interrupted by pauses, the other two little girls in his consciousness were merely a source of annoying crying noise.

But... as the self gradually develops.

Their identical appearance signifies their inseparable bond.

As clones, both he and his other sister can only be considered real people by sharing a name and identity with Kiana.

Kiana is an individual.

However, she and her other sister must be combined with Kiana to be considered human.

As clones, they were merely Kiana's appendages from the moment they were born.

They have no names of their own, no past of their own, no parents of their own; all they have is the value of being used as substitutes for Kiana.

When the name Kiana Kaslana came to be on her own.

K422 was overjoyed.

Even though she usurped Kiana's identity and name, to her, it was proof that she and Kiana were one, proof that she had finally become human—

Therefore, K422 always felt guilty towards Kiana.

He stole Kiana's identity and name and used her identity and name to appear in front of everyone.

That is why K422 was terrified of Siegfried from the bottom of his heart and dared not look him in the eye.

This is why when she saw Cecilia inside the Herrscher Core, her first instinct was to run away from her.

I am nothing.

If I don't use the name Kiana Kaslana, then what am I?

If there were no name Kiana...

Then I am undoubtedly just the so-called experimental subject K422.

They were merely experimental animals created by Otto.

However, Cecilia gave her a name and surname— Freya Schariac.

She finally put down roots in this world.

However, she still shares an identity with Kiana, because if she doesn't, both she Kiana will be in danger.

Although she was not born a human, Freya wanted to protect her important 'family'.

No, it's another part of myself.

Freya did not want to deny that she was also Kiana.

But Kiana is still an inseparable part of her in her eyes.

But when Kiana longed for equal power with her, Freya discovered... that she was no longer a part of Kiana.

Although she was very unwilling, she was also happy that she was no longer an appendage but Kiana's real sister.

"That's a really foul statement..."

In the consciousness space, she can read the thoughts of the other two, but it seems that her thoughts are also exposed to the other two.

Kiana met her gaze with an all-knowing look.

"When your mother gave you your name, you were no longer my dependent, Xiao Er. You are too insecure... That's not good."

Even so...

"Since you're no longer Kiana, then please be Freya and stop worrying about Kiana. You've tried your best, you've given your all... so don't make things difficult for me, the Kiana."

"I will not agree."

"Second Sister?!"

Freya!?

She stood up and fled the bathroom in a panic; this was the first time she had ever run away from Kiana.

I, the king of trash talk, actually lost.

The ice that had sealed everything off began to melt, the earth-shattering scene outside the house began to dissipate, and the hordes of Honkai Beast that hadn't been able to wait for the Herrscher to arrive began to retreat.

Siegfried was the first to burst into the room, naturally saw the young girl who had just changed her clothes and whose eyes were still a little red.

"Xiao Er, why are you crying?"

"I didn't cry."

"But your eye sockets..."

Siegfried opened his mouth, and the next moment... he found himself swallowed by a portal.

"Why?"

When he came to his senses, he landed on his bottom outside the house, and Einstein, who was about to follow him into the house, turned around.

"Hey, have you circled the Earth yet, you scoundrel?"

Einstein's sarcasm still stung Siegfried.

"No, I saw Xiao Er crying and was just about to comfort her..."

"Oh, no wonder."

Einstein nodded and said, "As expected of you, Geoffrey."

"..."

Siegfried felt somewhat depressed, as he felt he was being mocked again.

When Welt, Ryoma, and the others entered the house after Siegfried, they only saw a figure disappear into the portal.

If in the past the opponent only had power at the level of Simulated Herrscher, now the opponent should have power at the level of a half -Herrscher.

"The one who caused the earth-shattering spectacle should be the Acting Grand Bishop."

Welt couldn't guess the opponent's current strength based on the remaining Honkai Energy, but the Great Honkai Energy in this area, enough to give birth to Herrscher, had completely disappeared.

It's almost as if someone has eaten me up.

"... They're practically the same as the Herrscher."

Welt discovered that K423 and Mei were not the only candidates to become Herrscher.

"Was it caused by Lord Freya?"

Tesla was incredulous; she had just thought the world was about to end, and human civilization was coming to a close.

The last time I had this feeling was when the Second Herrscher with six cores returned to Earth.

At this moment, Theresa found the two little girls who were still taking a bath and learned what had happened from them.

Theresa then returned to the living room and gathered everyone together. Ryoma first comforted his daughter Mei, and after comforting her, he also returned to the living room.

Not long after, the two little girls, who had just finished their baths and changed into their pajamas, appeared in the living room.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Kiana gave a wry smile; she hadn't expected to drive Freya away.

"No, no, can you tell us what happened?"

Welt and his companions were desperate to know what had happened, and most importantly, what was going on with K422, and why she wasn't there—

Kiana paused for a moment, but eventually recounted what had happened, namely her proposal to leave Schicksal's protection in order to reclaim the remaining power of World Serpent.

Although she did not explicitly state that she was Kevin Kaslana's disciple, Kiana publicly identified herself as the designated spokesperson and acting leader of the World Serpent Organization.

Siegfried and Theresa were both stunned.

Neither of them expected Kiana to have this identity.

Einstein and Ryoma then began to look down on the two of them without any restraint.

Such an important matter, and these two people, who are arguably the closest to Kiana after her two younger sisters, knew nothing about it.

However, Siegfried's answer was the same as that of the young girl who had run away.

"I disagree!"

"Dad, the World Serpent is mine. If I don't take it back now, I'll never have another chance."

Kiana chose to lie, after all, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy did not know the members of World Serpent, and relied more on a kind of faith.

Members without faith will naturally not continue to follow the World Serpent.

However, those who follow the World Serpent will inevitably extend that faith to her.

As long as she reveals to the members of the World Serpent that she is the Lord's disciple and the Lord's spokesperson, she will naturally be welcomed by the World Serpent organization.

As for the power struggle within the World Serpent organization, it is different from the structures of Anti-Entropy and Schicksal, so the struggle will not last long. The most crucial point is that the World Serpent is currently being 'checkmated' by the Schicksal and can only hide and barely survive.

"But I still disagree."

"Even if Dad disagrees, it won't matter unless you can guarantee that you'll be locked up for life. But if the World Serpent Organization is taken over by someone else, I might be in even more danger."

"Then stay here."

"Should I stay here like a parasite, sucking Freya's blood? Making Freya endlessly sacrifice for me?"

Kiana's tone grew increasingly cold, and that coldness was a reflection of her self-criticism.