I Am a Saintess at Schicksal Chapter 26

Theresa's expression turned confused at her answer.

After all, she had told Theresa that she knew Bishop Otto had created two clones. Pretending ignorance now would surely leave Theresa baffled.

"..."

Welt Yang fell silent for a moment after hearing her reply.

Then, he exclaimed in surprise, "You really don't know about the substitutes?"

"Of course not. Perhaps Bishop Otto did create a substitute for me," K422 replied, shrugging.

"It's just that I don't think I need you to save me. I'm doing fine here at Schicksal headquarters, I don't need any saving from Siegfried or Ziggy."

"You don't need saving? But I heard you were subjected to cruel experiments at Schicksal headquarters..."

"That must be irresponsible rumors. I wasn't treated that way at all. If anything, I just trained a little too hard because I wanted to become the strongest Valkyrie like my mother."

Even though the man before her exuded an imposing aura, she didn't think he could defeat Bishop Otto, who had the advantage of home turf.

Moreover, as he said, once an operation failed, there would be no second chance.

If he had a foolproof plan to rescue True Kiana and K423, she wouldn't mind cooperating with him immediately.

"You mentioned hearing that the Bishop created a substitute for me. Do you know where those substitutes are? If I am a substitute created by the Bishop and obey his orders, then you're finished right now."

"..."

Seemingly catching her tone of disdain, Welt Yang looked dejected.

Of course, Welt Yang also understood the truth she was hinting at and nodded.

Theresa still looked confused.

Earlier, when they were at St. Fountain, Kiana had wanted her to take her away.

But now her attitude was completely the opposite, acting as if Schicksal was her own territory.

"I'm truly sorry. It seems I believed rumors. I will definitely verify them carefully from now on."

Welt Yang's lips curved slightly as he replied.

Theresa grew more and more bewildered.

She felt like they were both speaking in riddles.

Not knowing she was a fake, Theresa still couldn't grasp the meaning behind their conversation.

"Kiana, didn't you want to leave Schicksal headquarters?"

"Aunt Theresa, the situation has changed. It was different then. I was sick before, and after I recovered, I underwent experiments and lost my memory. Of course, I was anxious. Now that my memories are returning bit by bit, my thoughts are bound to be different."

It turned out that Aunt Theresa wasn't very effective.

Because she never doubted her identity, she hadn't seriously investigated True Kiana's whereabouts until now.

In fact, mistaking her for the real deal, she was more concerned about her health.

Honestly, what good was her concern?

"It seems I acted presumptuously. I apologize profusely, Miss Kiana. I hope you don't mind, and please don't tell Bishop Otto about our earlier conversation."

After learning her stance, Welt Yang was the first to speak.

Welt Yang knew that continuing would yield no results.

The hint K422 gave was enough to explain her current predicament.

"Don't worry, leader of Anti-Entropy. I won't tell Grandpa about this."

Theresa also nodded. Since he owed Siegfried a favor, it was indeed possible that he and Siegfried were on the same side when it came to rescuing Kiana.

Of course, Theresa still hadn't figured out why Kiana no longer wanted to leave Schicksal headquarters.

"Then I'll be going now. I can't be away from the medical research team for too long."

"Go safely, Kiana. What's wrong? Did something happen?"

After Welt Yang left, Theresa immediately pressed her for an explanation.

After all, Kiana's behavior just now was too strange.

"...Aunt Theresa, nothing happened. I'm just like I was before."

K422 said, winking at Theresa.

Then, she was hugged by Theresa.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. The leader of Anti-Entropy isn't a scary person."

"???"

K422's mind suddenly couldn't keep up.

Who was afraid? Afraid of whom?

How did the conversation suddenly turn into this?

"Although Anti-Entropy and Schicksal are on opposing sides, the leader of Anti-Entropy once went to the moon with your father..."

At this moment, K422 really wanted to tell Theresa her name was Kiana… which meant Moon Goddess. So what was the meaning behind the leader of Anti-Entropy and Siegfried going to the moon together?

Of course, she also understood what Theresa meant.

The leader of Anti-Entropy and her dad were considered to have fought together, so the other party's character could be trusted.

But the problem was she didn't care how trustworthy the other party was; she needed to know if their abilities were reliable.

"Aunt Theresa, can this Anti-Entropy leader beat Bishop Otto?"

"Probably not."

"Then what's the point of even talking about it."

She couldn't even defeat Bishop Otto, and she still wanted to rescue someone from Heavenly Host Headquarters.

Was the leader of Anti-Entropy getting arrogant? Or had Bishop Otto become too weak to wield his blade?

"Kiana, how can you say such vulgar words."

Theresa's small face turned bright red.

She probably never expected K422 to suddenly start swearing.

"Aunt Theresa, let's just continue playing the game."

K422 didn't expect Theresa to catch on. At the same time, she sent a report text to Bishop Otto.

Back in the laboratory, Bishop Otto, who was preparing to start his next experimental plan, received the report text. When he glanced at his communicator and saw the report, he was momentarily stunned.

What was this operation of K422 reporting the leader of Anti-Entropy for trying to cause trouble?

Why didn't Welt Yang take K422 away?

29. I'm going to smash this bastard's head in.

In Otto's plan, there was also a branch where K422 was taken away by Anti-Entropy. It wouldn't deviate from the framework he had designed anyway.

Keep the true Kiana in the Heavenly Host organization, have Siegfried take K423, let Anti-Entropy take K422, and rely on the special connection between the three people, K423 would definitely master the power of the Herrscher, and K422's Honkai killer abilities would also be enhanced.

Although Otto disdained Welt Yang as being a bit too soft-hearted, the previous generation, Welt Joyce, had indeed left a large number of geniuses in Anti-Entropy, and he naturally wanted to utilize these geniuses.

Instead of letting them develop Honkai Energy weapons with Welt Yang, it would be better to give K422, who possessed Schariac's holy blood, to them for research.

Even if Anti-Entropy valued relationships, given the organization's structure, radical factions would definitely emerge in the future.

Moreover, K422 would not give up the opportunity to become stronger.

Sensing a hint of hostility from K422, Otto had long ago listed her as a key target for observation.

So at this moment, Otto was truly stunned by K422's actions.

With the strength of the leader of Anti-Entropy, plus a little 'help' from him, it would definitely create the reality of Anti-Entropy snatching Kiana.

Then, the Valkyries and candidates in the Heavenly Host organization would become more united and would hate Anti-Entropy. It could be said to be killing multiple birds with one stone.

"…To actually give up such a great opportunity. I see now, she must want to rescue the real Kiana, but not knowing Welt Yang's strength, she chose to be cautious."

Otto couldn't help but sigh that K422 was too cautious.

"Forget it. Since K422 isn't leaving, I'll continue to forge the Schariac Saintess as planned."

Otto didn't care about K422's choice and shifted his attention back to the screen.

"Theresa is in Heavenly Host Headquarters right now, so it's a good time for me to visit the Far East Branch."

At this moment, the screen displayed the situation in a secret laboratory in the Far East Branch.

In multiple cultivation pods, a white-haired woman with the same appearance slept quietly.

"Heh, if Siegfried saw this, he would undoubtedly unleash the power of Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment without hesitation."

The secret laboratory Otto was currently observing had existed long before the Far East Branch was established.

"If Theresa saw this, she probably wouldn't forgive me easily, but that foolish child is busy building the academy and hasn't discovered this secret laboratory yet."

"Speaking of which, K422 seems to admire Cecilia very much… Then, what kind of change would occur in her heart if she encountered a woman who looked similar to Cecilia?"

Have a clone disguise herself as an accidental encounter, bring maternal love to K422, and then let that clone die in a Honkai incident or in a conflict with Anti-Entropy.

Otto rested his chin on his hand, seemingly weaving a script in his mind.

However, he quickly dismissed this script.

"Since K422 doesn't want to leave Heavenly Host, I'll use the real Kiana to keep her in check instead."

Then, after assigning some new tasks to Amber, he dispatched a new Soul Steel clone to quietly board an aircraft and head to the secret laboratory of the Far East Branch.

K422, who was playing video games with Theresa, inexplicably felt a sense of irritation.

"Kiana, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I'm just feeling restless because I didn't train seriously today. Aunt Theresa, please don't disturb my training tomorrow."

Then, she saw Theresa reveal a playful and cute smile.

Alright.

It seemed Aunt Theresa would definitely find a new way to interrupt her training tomorrow.

After playing video games with Theresa for a while longer, the little maid waiting outside the door reminded them it was time to eat.

"Aunt Theresa, it's time for dinner."

"Just a moment more, let me win at least one more round before we eat."

"…………I think that might be a bit difficult."

Although the video game they were playing was brought by Theresa, as the rounds increased, the game character she controlled had more and more health left… If this continued, she figured she could defeat Theresa's character with full health.

Still, the games from the Far East were indeed fun.

And the characters in the game were very beautiful.

She liked female characters with white hair, large breasts, and long legs.

Moreover, it was a braided pigtail, just like the hairstyle Aunt Theresa had given her that morning. The only difference was that her hair was still too short, only forming a small braid, while the game character's braid was like a tail, giving a flowing feeling as the character moved.

"Ugh, I haven't lost yet! I still have a hidden character I haven't chosen."

Theresa clicked into the character selection screen. She held down the start button on the controller, pressed the up and down keys three times in succession, and then pressed the B and D keys simultaneously. A familiar golden-haired Grand Bishop suddenly appeared on the selection screen.

"Huh, wait, isn't that Bishop Otto?"

"Of course. This fighting game was made by a game company from the Far East that Grandpa commissioned. The game culture of the Far East is very famous."

"So that's how it is… Isn't that even better?"

Although she couldn't beat Bishop Otto to a pulp in real life, it seemed she could get her fill in the game.

"Aunt Theresa, since you're using a hidden character, I won't hold back either!"

Being able to beat Bishop Otto to a pulp, how could she not go all out at this moment?

"Eh?"