Chapter 262

"When I found out Otto was that Clown Alpha, do you know how much I hated myself? You don't know!! You don't have a direct hatred for Otto, but I do, and so does my daughter!!"

"Mr. Welt, Mr. Ryoma ... this is just a necessary price to pay in exchange for great power..." Kiana took a slow breath, and the black flames burning quietly deep in her eyes seemed to have subsided considerably.

With a peaceful smile, she continued.

"It's been a long time. Seeing you all in good health is the best thing ever... I'm just sorry, my father got a little emotional."

"Kiana, something's wrong with you right now. You should come back with me. Freya and Aurora definitely don't want to see you like this." Welt took a breath. When he saw Kiana take out a replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, he hurriedly used the Herrscher of Reason's abilities to construct a pseudo- Greatsword of Heavenly Fire.

Ryoma, clad in armor and wielding Raikiri, glanced at the weapons in the hands of the others, then at his own, and fell silent.

Kiana replied with a smile.

"Yes, it wouldn't be good if Freya and Aurora found out. If we run into them, the Revenge Flame we've been building up will be extinguished again."

Kiana looked quite helpless at this point.

In fact, meeting her in the consciousness space every night weakened the Revenge Flame within her.

The Revenge Flame are the only way for her to grow powerful quickly.

Only hatred made her stronger.

However, she always felt vulnerable in front of her two younger sisters.

Kiana fears that being surrounded by her two younger sisters will make her forget her hatred for Otto.

It was because her two younger sisters, especially Freya, extinguished her Revenge Flame time and time again that Kiana had the idea of staying away from the Schicksal and its protection.

Just as Freya was worried about encountering her.

Kiana is also worried about encountering Freya.

Freya's encounter with her only diminished her will to fight, but when Freya met, the Revenge Flame in her heart were extinguished by the warmth of family.

"Mr. Ryoma, please don't blame Father. He's been pushing himself too hard because he couldn't stop me from choosing this path..."

Kiana replied in a gentle tone.

During the time she dedicated herself to the World Serpent Organization, Siegfried remained by her side.

Kiana couldn't feel the fatherly love that Siegfried was conveying.

Siegfried devoted all his remaining time to her, as if trying to make amends for his mistake.

But every night, he was in pain, and he hated Otto just as much.

This pain and hatred accompanied Kiana's choice to exchange hatred for power, and the deeper she went, the more it became like a persistent leech, difficult to eradicate.

Siegfried took a breath and regained some composure.

He had opposed Kiana's choice of this path... but faced with the inextinguishable flame of hatred in Kiana's eyes, Siegfried no longer objected.

"I'm sorry, Ryoma ... I tried to persuade Kiana, but... you and Welt haven't had what we have experienced, no... you haven't experienced what Kiana suffered, you can't understand the hatred in Kiana's heart."

"Yes, Ryoma and I can't understand how you feel, but Siegfried, ask yourself honestly, is Kiana really okay like this?"

Welt shouted.

Ryoma chimed in from the side.

"Bring Kiana back. Let us give Kiana psychological treatment."

"... No, I think it's fine as it is now. I support Kiana. She wants to use her own power to take revenge on Otto... So I am the sword and shield in her hand!"

Siegfried shook his head, rejecting Ryoma's wonderful proposal.

If Kiana goes back there now, she will receive the best psychological treatment.

But--

Is hatred wrong?

Why would someone who hates their enemy need treatment?!

Why should someone be reprimanded for using any means necessary to kill their enemy?!

Siegfried gazed calmly at his two close friends.

Although the so-called Father's Sorrow Alliance is a small, playful group, it also symbolizes the friendship between Siegfried and the two men.

They drank together, sang karaoke together, exchanged experiences about raising daughters, and even competed to see who could pick up a girl first at the bar...

Now, they are the obstacles he needs to overcome.

"I'm sorry, Welt, Ryoma, my mission is to take Kiana to the Eye of the Sea Abyss."

Siegfried's Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment transformed into the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire.

"... Siegfried, I don't want to fight you, nor do I want to fight your daughter."

Seeing Kiana's current state, the pseudo- Greatsword of Heavenly Fire that Welt created with the Herrscher of Reason's power flickered continuously, as if it would shatter at any moment.

"Don't be foolish, Siegfried. Do you really think it's better to keep Kiana in this state?"

Fully armed, Ryoma frowned.

He felt that Siegfried had gone too far in indulging Kiana.

However, only Kiana and Siegfried knew that they had never changed since they left Schicksal.

Siegfried stayed by Kiana's side to make up for the time he missed with Kiana.

At the same time, he also protects Kiana as a father.

Kiana's true desire is revenge.

To take revenge on Otto Apocalypse.

When Kiana left the Schicksal, she was also filled with hatred... but at that time, the flames of hatred in her heart were extinguished by her foul-mouthed and arrogant younger sister with familial affection, which made her seem like she was just a bit aloof.

During the two years Kiana was away from her two younger sisters, her hatred grew stronger with each passing day—

She became stronger.

But the flames of hatred in his heart had become impossible to extinguish.

Siegfried tried to stop her, but she persuaded him instead.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ryoma, Mr. Welt, I know you mean well, but now... please move aside!!"

Kiana, wielding a replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, launched the first attack.

As soon as she finished speaking, she swung the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire horizontally, and flames swept across like a crescent moon.

Welt and Ryoma, who ducked to avoid the attack, reacted a beat too late.

They had considered that Siegfried would make a move, and that the negotiations would break down... but they never imagined that Kiana would be the one to strike first.

Kiana missed her first attack and charged toward Welt, dragging the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire along with her.

The sword tip, burning with incredible heat, left a long burn mark on the ground. Kiana rushed in front of Welt, gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and swung the flame-wrapped greatsword from back to front and from bottom to top.

Welt opened his left hand, creating a mini black hole in front of him that swallowed the flames.

Kiana's imitation Greatsword of Heavenly Fire was blocked by Welt's pseudo- Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in his right hand, and the flames erupting from the sword were swallowed by the mini black hole.

"Get to sleep!"

With that, Welt used the power of the Herrscher of Reason to create Feather of Dust.

Many golden feathers slowly drifted down around Kiana.

However, a wisp of black flame flashed through the crimson flames erupting from the sword.

The next moment, Welt felt a deep-seated malice and immediately distanced himself from Kiana.

The slowly falling golden feathers ignited into black flames, the mini black hole that was devouring the black flames suddenly collapsed, and even the pseudo- Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in Welt's hand was engulfed in an inextinguishable black flame.

Seeing black flames erupting from Kiana's body, even though there were three Greatsword of Heavenly Fire present, Welt felt a chill run down his spine.

That was Revenge Flame fueled by Honkai Energy, devouring both friend and foe alike—

Meanwhile, as Kiana launched her attack on Welt, Siegfried was also engaged in battle with Ryoma.

"Why!!"

Ryoma, who used Raikiri to block the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, questioned.

However, the Raikiri in his hand only managed to block a few attacks before breaking in two.

Siegfried was continuously attacking Raikiri with the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, ignored Ryoma's voice.

"Who are you underestimating?!"

Ryoma took out the Void Blade he had initially intended as a backup weapon.

The Void Blade is a katana designed by the Mikoyan Central Design Bureau. The shape of the blade resembles two snakes biting each other's tails.

Taking Siegfried's disregard as a sign of being underestimated, Ryoma gripped his backup weapon and unleashed his full power as the master of the Hokushin Itto-ryu- ryū style.

World Serpent's protective suit failed to stop the sharpness of the Void Blade, and Ryoma was clearly superior to Siegfried in skill.

The only difference between the two sides is physical strength.

Ryoma compensated for this with his armor.

In the blink of an eye, they exchanged attacks for dozens of rounds. Ryoma's armor was covered with marks from being slashed by the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, while Siegfried's protective suit was also covered with marks from being slashed by the Void Blade.

"Impressive. If... I weren't from the Kaslana family, I probably wouldn't have lasted a single move."

Siegfried, who had been suppressed by Ryoma's sword skills, spoke again.

He intended to remain silent until the battle was over.

However, Ryoma saw through his idea, and even Ryoma that he was being looked down upon.

To be honest, he wouldn't dare.

If the terms were reversed, he would definitely be the one who gets completely crushed.

"However, I'm not the same person I used to be. To avoid regretting it again... I did do something!"

Siegfried said with a somewhat ferocious expression.

He no longer wants to experience the feeling of being powerless and unable to do anything because of his own weakness.

My encounter with Cecilia... Because of my weakness, I could only watch her leave.

The Second Eruption War... Because of my own weakness, I could only watch her sacrifice.

He defected from Schicksal for the second time... Again, because of his weakness, he was unable to stop his daughter from being left behind by Otto.

After joining the World Serpent, he was also powerless and could only watch as his daughter chose a path that was so wrong it couldn't be more wrong.

The Greatsword of Heavenly Fire was wreathed in raging flames. As Siegfried swung it forward, a towering pillar of fire nearly broke through the protective barrier separating the Sea Abyss City from the seawater.

Ryoma, clad in armor, narrowly avoided the attack.

Even so, the armor on his body melted again in the high temperature.

Once out of danger, Ryoma hurriedly removed the bright red shells, but even so, his body and arms were still burned.

"Ryoma, get out of the way! In this world... someone like you can't do anything. Without this armor, you're not even qualified to fight. Get out of here before the Honkai Energy erodes your body!!"

Siegfried delivered the final message to Ryoma.

Yet it also pierced the heart of the Raiden Ryoma.

He also longed to do something for his daughter.

But what can a mere mortal like him do on a battlefield filled with Honkai Energy?

Ryoma stood up from the ground. His hands, burned, could no longer grip his weapon, but he still held the Void Blade tightly and stood in front of Siegfried.

"Ryoma!! Get out of my way!!"

"Siegfried!! Stop right there!!"

Hokushin Itto-ryu vs. Greatsword of Heavenly Fire: A serious exchange of blows.

307. Hatred solves nothing.

The man's roar, accompanied by the clash of knives and swords, came to an abrupt halt.

Ryoma, who was smashed into the building, lost his ability to stop Siegfried's advance.