Chapter 308

"..."

Freya sighed as she lazily sprawled on the sofa in the villa's living room, like a stinking salted fish.

At the same time, he listened to the intelligence provided by the servants he controlled.

After a whole day of listening and analyzing, among a lot of seemingly useless information, Freya suddenly heard a familiar name.

"Wait a minute, it's you... Repeat, who did you just say? Who's going to hold a concert?"

The servant who was called out by Freya stared blankly, then repeated what he had said earlier.

Freya murmured the name that the other person had repeated— Shigure Kira.

"???"

Freya regarded Cecilia as her own mother, and she was naturally aware of her mother's original achievements.

She knew very well that her mother Cecilia's Snow Wolf Squad was the only S-rank Valkyrie squad in the Alliance. Although this S-rank Valkyrie squad was mainly for honor and had nothing to do with actual combat power, she naturally remembered the composition of the Snow Wolf Squad very clearly.

"Shigure Kira... why are you here?"

Freya couldn't help but ask this question.

Of course, no one will answer this question.

"... Let's go check on her first. I think she's some kind of idol now."

Although the Shigure Kira described by the servants was not quite the same as the Shigure Kira in Freya's memory, Freya's impression of Shigure Kira, although obtained through the accounts of other Valkyrie and her mother Cecilia, was not an idol. It is said Shigure Kira because she was tone-deaf, her original singing was recorded and used to create a sonic weapon.

Shigure Kira's becoming Valkyrie was largely a coincidence. It is said that she met Salome, who was known as a 'genius dancer,' while participating in an idol trainee recruitment event. In order not to embarrass herself in front of Salome, she passed the test and unexpectedly became Valkyrie.

After becoming Valkyrie, Shigure Kira often undergoes idol training in the training room, seemingly never giving up her dream of becoming an idol.

Her mother, Cecilia, was the Valkyrie that Shigure Kira respected most.

She herself naturally loathed Siegfried for taking Cecilia away.

It is said that many of the "bad" rumors about Siegfried were spread by Shigure Kira.

Freya never expected to hear the name Shigure Kira here. Even though she hadn't met her yet, she was certain that the person must be a member of her mother's team.

After all, Shigure Kira is not a very common name.

There may be several people named Xiaoming, Taro, or Mingmei, but there may not be many named Shigure Kira.

However, to confirm the other party's identity, it is ultimately necessary to meet them in person.

Fortunately Shigure Kira was also in the Inca Republic, otherwise Freya might have had to find a ship to go out to sea in order to find her.

In order to meet Shigure Kira, Freya traveled from her own city, which was located in a lower part of the city, to the city where Shigure Kira was located.

A day later, Freya, who had arrived in the city, also dismissed most of her servants.

After all, she couldn't possibly parade around the entire city with everyone she knew. However, after dismissing a group of servants controlled by the Herrscher of Consciousness, Freya naturally recruited a new batch.

Moreover, the Herrscher of Consciousness is manipulated by her will fill in the gaps in their minds about what happened during this period, but will not remember the reality that they were once manipulated by her.

Freya soon spotted the girl with a long, light blue ponytail on the stage of a large auditorium.

Because of the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness, Freya's entry into the Great Hall was not hindered in any way.

She also learned from those around her that the event being held in the auditorium was a performance to comfort and support the community.

The cute young woman dressed as an artist doesn't look like she's from the same era as her mother at all. Even though she's a few years younger than her mother, she should be approaching thirty now.

But the other person looked about the same age as an eighteen-year-old girl.

Of course, Freya recognized the other person the moment she saw him.

"It is indeed Shigure Kira..."

Freya never expected that she would meet an 'acquaintance' in the Inca Republic... on this continent, in this World Bubble.

The other party was not only a senior of the Valkyrie, but also a member of her mother's Snow Wolf Squad.

Just as Freya was lost in thought about the girl's beautiful appearance, suddenly, the accompaniment began softly, and the lovely girl began to audition on the stage.

Or, try singing.

"Can you hear my voice?"

Your smile is like sunshine after the rain.

"An angel descended to earth~"

"A rainbow is the fluttering of clouds."

A soft, gentle voice flowed from the lovely girl's lips, like a gurgling spring.

"A gentle beast rampages wildly~ A deadly rose grows wildly~"

"Because of you, I cherish my destiny immensely."

"Because of you, I'm trying to become brave."

The girl was singing, Freya couldn't help but squint her eyes to enjoy it. The girl in front of her looked exactly like Shigure Kira, and possessed a good voice and singing skills that the real Shigure Kira never had.

Freya felt like she was about to become a fan of the other person.

Ten years have already passed.

"I only wish your figure would no longer be so far away."

"The four seasons are still ahead~"

"I only wish that the memories remain as vibrant as ever."

A beautiful song can not only touch people's hearts, but also heal their anxieties.

Freya, who had been struggling to eat and sleep for the past two days, finally took a long-awaited afternoon nap.

The girl, who had just finished her audition, quickly noticed the 'intruder'.

Although she found it strange that the other person had entered the auditorium before it was open, she was somewhat annoyed that she had fallen asleep to her singing.

Who do they think they're looking down on?!

Are her songs really that boring?

Shigure Kira stormed off the stage and walked to the sleeping girl in the audience, only to be suddenly stunned by the girl's appearance.

"White hair... this face... Cecilia? No... the age is wrong..."

Shigure Kira wanted to reach out and touch the girl.

But the next moment, she was stopped by the staff who were being manipulated by Freya.

"..."

Shigure Kira almost cried.

She was stopped by her own staff in the auditorium where she was preparing to hold a concert.

"What's going on here? This is Qiluo Star..."

Please do not disturb the adults' rest.

Servants manipulated by the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness have a minimum level of responsiveness and will not become motionless wooden figures just because Freya is asleep.

While Freya was asleep, the Herrscher of Consciousness under her control maintained their manipulated state, but their superficial consciousness would also surface—a state similar to being drunk, where they could not fully control their bodies but were still able to communicate with others.

Of course, once Freya released her powers, these servants who had been manipulated by her forgot their experience of being controlled, just like someone who had blacked out from drinking.

Shigure Kira opened her mouth, naturally wanting to disturb the girl's rest.

Only in this way could she figure out the girl's true identity.

But even her own work team came to stop her, Shigure Kira was on the verge of tears.

When her own team of makeup artists and photographers stood in front of her, Shigure Kira had no choice but to retreat.

However, when Shigure Kira tried to leave the main hall to seek help, the entire hall was already surrounded by servants manipulated by Freya.

"I have something important to say..."

Shigure Kira, who was being prevented from leaving, returned to the audience seats and spoke to the staff member blocking her way.

The staff manipulated by Freya were defiant.

"Please wait until the master wakes up. Before that, no one is allowed to approach the master."

"Miss Qiluo Star, please wait to the side."

"Miss Shigure, please don't make a loud noise."

Several staff members moved forward together, forming a human wall to block Shigure Kira.

Of course, this human wall couldn't actually stop a Valkyrie at all.

Even though Shigure Kira has no weapons or protective suits now, the Valkyrie of Schicksal during the Second Eruption War were lacking in equipment, and their Valkyrie Armor was not even at the armor level. At that time, they still defeated many Honkai Beasts.

Shigure Kira really wanted to use her fists to make the staff blocking her way get lost.

But when she saw the white-haired girl who bore a resemblance to Cecilia sleeping soundly in the audience, a pang of pity suddenly welled up within her.

Because she had suddenly fallen asleep, Freya's consciousness space couldn't connect with Kiana and Aurora, and she could only sleep soundly for more than two hours, sweeping away the insomnia and irritability of the past few days.

"Great, you're finally awake."

Shigure Kira waited two hours for Freya to wake up, but she didn't complain. Instead, she sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Who are you?"

Freya was in a very good mood after getting a good night's sleep.

Perhaps because she slept so well, she had forgotten why she came here.

Freya stared at the somewhat excited girl in front of her. After a long while, she finally remembered who the girl was and why she had come here.

"Shigure Kira of the Snow Wolf Squad?"

"You knew! Who are you?! No, no, I know you, I know you! You are Kiana Kaslana!! Cecilia's Kiana!!!"

Shigure Kira's eyes lit up.

She stared intently at Freya's white hair with a few messy tufts sticking up, and at her face, which bore a striking resemblance to Cecilia, superimposing the image of this girl, who appeared to be around fourteen years old, onto Cecilia's.

Equally noble, equally gentle, equally powerful...

Freya gently shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Shigure Kira, my public name is indeed Kiana, but it's Kiana Apocalypse. My real name is Freya Schariac. There's a rather complicated relationship between us. Let's just say I'm Cecilia's second daughter."

Freya did not choose to hide the truth from her mother's team members.

Freya possesses the power of Herrscher of Consciousness, and she can sense Shigure Kira's genuine respect and love for Cecilia from his voice.

"I didn't expect to see you here."

"Second daughter? Apocalypse?"

Shigure Kira was clearly bewildered by the sudden influx of information.

"... No rush, we can find a place to talk slowly."

As soon as Freya finished speaking, her servants immediately made way for her.

"Were they manipulated by you just now?"

Shigure Kira felt a sense of fear; the power to control people's hearts has always been frightening.

However, after seeing that the one who controlled this power was Cecilia's 'second daughter', Shigure Kira lowered her guard.

Perhaps it was because they didn't sense any malice from the other party.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Oh, by the way, please wait for me a moment, I'm going backstage to change my clothes..."

"No need, Miss Shigure Kira, please come with me. No one will notice us."

Afterwards, Freya walked down the street with Shigure Kira, but no one noticed them, which caused Shigure Kira surprise.

You know, she usually doesn't wear sunglasses or a mask when she goes out, so she's easily surrounded by her fans.

Now, she was walking down the street dressed like a celebrity, but everyone ignored her. This made Shigure Kira feel complicated, as if she had returned to the time when she was unpopular.