Chapter 264

Just as Freya worries about encountering Kiana worries about encountering Freya.

Looking at the broken communicator, Welt could only sigh.

He tried to throw punches, but he wasn't good at hand-to-hand combat and was quickly knocked to the ground by Kiana, who was better at it.

He couldn't use Honkai Energy in front of Kiana, who possessed the Revenge Flame... In fact, if Kiana hadn't shown mercy, he, with his Herrscher Core, should have stayed as far away from her as possible.

Welt, who had been knocked to the ground, got up.

"Kiana... hatred won't solve anything..."

Kiana frowned, thrust the replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire to the side, then rushed in front of Welt and struck him with a palm that was deeply embedded in his abdomen, knocking Welt back half a step.

Then she buried herself in Welt's arms and rammed her shoulder into Welt body.

Although such punches and kicks are not very effective in sparring with the ancestors, they are very useful for Welt, who relies on the Herrscher's abilities.

Welt knelt down, clutching his stomach, and gasped for breath in pain.

Kiana did not stop her attack. She raised her leg to kick Welt's head when Siegfried's voice came from behind her.

"That's enough, Kiana..."

Kiana froze, stopping her kick that could have knocked Welt unconscious.

After removing the Herrscher abilities, the man in front of me is just an ordinary person... unlike myself, who received training from the strongest warrior of the Previous Era.

However, Welt stood up again.

Even though his legs trembled like a newborn fawn.

Even though just a few blows had knocked his internal organs out of place and broken one of his ribs.

Despite the excruciating pain, Welt stood up and stood in front of Kiana.

"..."

Welt's persistence moved Kiana deeply.

Siegfried stepped forward and sighed, "Welt, not everyone can let go of hatred, especially since you and Ryoma couldn't stop us, father and daughter. This battle was won by our World Serpent ... Raven will send the core of the Third Divine Key to the Eye of the Sea Abyss. Kiana and I were just bait to lure you in."

"So that's how it was, you... were just bait to lure Freya in!"

Welt gritted his teeth and voiced his guess.

Not wanting to see someone doesn't mean you can't see them.

The father and daughter in front of them planned to use the two of them to restrain the strongest member of the alliance.

308. Don't underestimate the Black-bellied Saintess!

Welt, having seen through the father and daughter's plan, looked at the destroyed communicator and his face finally turned ashen.

The other party sabotaged the communicator not because they didn't want to see Freya, but because they wanted to prevent him from transmitting the truth.

"Hateful!"

Welt, realizing he had been tricked, was now powerless to do anything.

He's almost exhausted all the strength he has left just by standing.

The main reason he ended up in this situation was because he relied too much on the Herrscher's abilities.

When his Herrscher abilities were rendered useless, he couldn't even defeat an 11-year-old girl.

This was like a Level 5 esper facing a Imagine Breaker; Welt felt utterly frustrated by being unilaterally and thoroughly defeated.

"Give up, Welt, you have no way to notify Freya ... By the time Freya arrives, it will all be over, it will be our victory..."

Siegfried walked up to Welt and reached out to support him.

After all, Welt had been beaten up by his own daughter, and as a friend, he was somewhat embarrassed.

Of course, he also got a lot of beatings from his own daughter.

In terms of fighting skills alone, there are few people in the World Serpent Organization who can match his daughter.

"Freya... might not fall for it."

"She definitely will. Kiana knows her better than I do or you do. She's a good girl...and she values family very much."

"So, you took advantage of that?!"

Welt pushed Siegfried aside and questioned him loudly.

"They're here..."

Siegfried did not answer Welt directly, but instead sensed the fluctuations of Honkai Energy.

Soon a portal opened not far from the three of them.

"Freya, don't come any closer! This is bait!!"

However, Welt's voice came too late; Freya passed through the portal and arrived at the central square of Sea Abyss City.

The moment she saw Kiana and Siegfried, she suddenly realized that she was being held back by the two of them.

"..."

Especially when Freya saw Kiana, all her scheming vanished.

Kiana is the same.

The moment their gazes met in the air, the black flame burning in her heart shrank countless times, and the remaining embers were like a candle in the wind, easily extinguished.

The power of revenge that had been built up over six months was almost extinguished the moment their eyes met.

This is also the real reason why Kiana doesn't want to see Freya.

Because of the existence of the consciousness space, the Revenge Flame are not easy to accumulate. After each conversation in the consciousness space, Kiana's Revenge Flame are extinguished by more than half.

Kiana sighed softly.

"Freya..."

Six months of hard work came to naught, leaving Kiana feeling helpless. But when her sister's figure came into view, her gaze softened, carrying a hint of worry.

"You seem to have lost weight. Have you not been eating properly lately?"

"... You're the one who's lost weight. Did you sleep well last night?"

Freya, who had lost her will to fight, was unaware that she had been tricked by Kiana.

Just as she used a corrupt World Serpent organization to scheme against Kiana and hinder her path to revenge, Kiana also used herself to hinder Kiana's fighting spirit.

Freya let out a soft sigh.

She knew very well that she couldn't stop Kiana.

If Kiana's desire for revenge is completely blocked, the blocked revenge will be like firecrackers exploding inside a bottle, eventually blowing Kiana, the bottle, apart.

But when she saw Kiana suffering for revenge, she was so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.

Freya walked up to Kiana and gently embraced her frail older sister.

She didn't know how to build up the Revenge Flame, but great power always comes at a price.

"... You haven't slept much. Speaking of which, you've been sleeping quite late lately. These past few weeks, your consciousness space has only been maintained for a little over two hours each time."

"I'm sorry, but I have some important research to do."

Freya quickly apologized.

The consciousness space itself is her means of communicating with Kiana.

But from the moment she started plotting against Kiana, she consciously staggered her sleep schedule, and Kiana also didn't rest according to the prescribed schedule.

In that space of consciousness, the sisters found it difficult to hide their emotions from each other.

Kiana didn't want to stay in the consciousness space for too long, as that would extinguish the Revenge Flame she had painstakingly built up with the affection of her sisters.

"I don't know much about research, but you should be fine with it."

Kiana's tone was quite confident, even more so than Freya herself.

Freya was both amused and exasperated. She then used her Herrscher of Reason ability to create a soft cushion on the ground and pulled Kiana down to sit, leaving Siegfried and Welt standing there.

This left Welt and Siegfried equally unsure of what expression to make.

Especially Welt, who had been thoroughly beaten by Kiana, but unexpectedly, as soon as Freya appeared, the two sides immediately stopped fighting.

"Freya, this is Kiana and Siegfried's trap, they..."

"Mr. Welt, I know."

Freya interrupted Welt and answered calmly.

She already knew it was Kiana's scheme when she passed through the portal and met Kiana and Siegfried.

But when her eyes met Kiana's, Freya completely lost her will to fight, and all the schemes that had been running through her mind vanished.

"I know..."

Freya reiterated this fact.

Kiana, shall we go home?

Ignoring Welt, Freya asked softly.

Even though she already knew Kiana's answer, Freya still felt very sad when she saw Kiana shake her head.

"We can't go back yet."

"Because of Otto?"

"Right..."

When Otto was mentioned, a dark glint flashed in Kiana's eyes.

However, the Revenge Flame, like a candle flickering in the wind, failed to grow stronger.

Sensing Freya's presence beside her, Kiana could only sigh with relief. Fortunately, it was only Freya; if her other sister had appeared as well, the Revenge Flame probably wouldn't have even been able to be kept burning.

In the realm of consciousness, both Kiana and Freya like to put on a brave face and neither wants the other to discover their hardships.

Kiana conceals the suffering she endured to fuel her Revenge Flame. To fuel her hatred for Otto, she relives daily the fear and hatred she felt while imprisoned, the memory of her beloved mother's presence, and the agony of learning of her mother's death...

Freya was the same.

Instead of sharing her own burdens with Kiana, she tried to reassure Kiana by talking about interesting topics.

The sisters look very alike.

Whether it's a place to show off or a place to cause worry.

But when the sisters face each other, what can be hidden in the realm of consciousness can no longer be concealed.

Kiana reached out and stroked Freya's face with a look of regret.

"Your skin... has become much rougher. You must have forgotten to eat while you were researching."

Kiana's attempt to act like the older sister quickly drew a counterattack from Freya.

Freya slapped away the hand that was groping her face and rolled her eyes at Kiana in an annoyed manner.

"How dare you say that about me? My skin is so delicate, even Himeko- neechan is envious. But you... you beat Mr. Welt quite badly. You must have suffered a lot for this little bit of martial arts."

"No, it's not useful to our ancestors at all. I'm just practicing casually."

"...x2"

Welt and Siegfried felt like they were caught in the crossfire.

Although they couldn't get involved in the sisters' conversation, they didn't expect that even being a background figure would cause them to be affected.

"I'll go check on Ryoma; I wasn't holding back enough earlier..."

Siegfried for a moment, then made an excuse to leave.

Siegfried, who fought against a thousand masters every day in the World Serpent Organization, took several months to overcome this challenge, only to be utterly defeated by his own daughter with just the casual punches and swordsmanship she claimed to have practiced.

Welt was still clutching his stomach; the blow from the girl's palm, which had penetrated deep into his internal organs, still made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"I'll pass on that, I'll go to the Eye of the Sea Abyss..."

"Too late, Raven and Night Owl should have arrived at the Eye of the Sea Abyss now."