I Am a Saintess in Schicksal Chapter 32

"Is this acceptable? What if it's not? Heh... Theresa, who's been stopping me from going to Schicksal HQ all this time? Don't you have any sense of responsibility!"

Siegfried was not in a good mood.

Ever since the Second Eruption, he had become disillusioned with Schicksal's Grand Bishop and decided to leave the organization. However, he couldn't take his daughter away from Schicksal.

The Grand Bishop of Schicksal had seen through his escape route, and the day he decided to leave, he was ambushed by the organization.

When he finally fought off the troops sent to capture him and returned home, his daughter was no longer there.

It was only with Theresa's help that he managed to escape danger.

After defecting from Schicksal, Siegfried had been searching for his daughter's whereabouts.

But his daughter had mysteriously disappeared. He had even secretly returned to the Kaslana Family, but he received no answers. This led Siegfried to believe his daughter had been killed, causing him to completely give up on himself and drown his sorrows in alcohol day and night.

Theresa, however, insisted that his daughter was in Bishop Otto's hands.

But if his daughter had fallen into Bishop Otto's hands, her fate would likely be even more unbearable.

It was precisely because of this that Siegfried became completely addicted to alcohol.

He had drunk before, but not to this extent. He drank from morning till night without stopping.

After all, every night, Siegfried would dream of his daughter's screams, being cruelly torn to pieces, and then preserved in jars filled with formalin.

In his dreams, his wife Cecilia would constantly question why he didn't save their daughter. Siegfried chose to numb himself to escape the nightmares. Of course, he wished he could rush to Schicksal HQ immediately and perish with Bishop Otto using Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.

But every time, Theresa would stand in his way and stop him.

It wasn't until last year that news came from Schicksal HQ that Kiana Kaslana, who had suddenly contracted an incurable disease, had been cured. However, due to an experimental accident, she had lost a lot of her memory.

Bishop Otto announced that he would be Kiana Kaslana's guardian.

Having believed his daughter was already dead, Siegfried couldn't express the feeling of having her back.

He angrily prepared to storm Schicksal HQ to rescue his daughter.

But this time, Theresa still stood in front of him, stopping him.

Siegfried also knew that his meticulously planned strategy was too easily seen through by Bishop Otto.

Once his movements were exposed, he would have to hide his tracks to evade the troops sent by Bishop Otto, making it even more impossible to rescue his daughter from Schicksal HQ.

Siegfried forced himself to calm down again and again.

He listened to one heartbreaking piece of news after another from Schicksal HQ.

Again and again, he endured as Theresa wished.

To the point where Siegfried could no longer bear it.

"Theresa! I don't care what your plan is, but I can't wait any longer. I'm going to take Kiana and bring her somewhere no one can find her!"

Siegfried slammed his fist on the table. Countless wine bottles were shaken off, shattering on the floor with a clatter. He reeked of alcohol, clearly disregarding the consequences.

Theresa gritted her teeth, wishing she could slap Siegfried.

She could understand his feelings, but his plan was so simplistic it was speechless.

What was this? Step one: storm Schicksal HQ. Step two: unleash Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment. Step three: take Kiana away from HQ... What nonsense!

He might be exposed before he even reached Schicksal HQ.

With the advancement of civilization, Schicksal's technological level had also been constantly improving, and they had long since brought the entire Mediterranean Sea under surveillance.

As for unleashing Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, not to mention the immense cost, what if he accidentally harmed his own daughter?

Was Siegfried planning to take a Kiana roasted like a barbecue? Or a Kiana turned to charcoal?

Theresa grew increasingly annoyed, "You muscle-brain, you say you want to take Kiana, but do you even know where Kiana is being held?"

She also desperately wanted to bring Kiana out of Schicksal HQ.

Every time she visited Schicksal HQ and saw Kiana being influenced by Bishop Otto, her heart ached more and more.

She had once sworn to protect Cecilia.

But she had failed to protect her.

It was precisely for this reason that Theresa wanted to protect everything Cecilia had wanted to protect.

Whether it was this foolish man before her or the heartbreaking Kiana at Schicksal HQ, both were beings Cecilia had wanted to protect.

Bishop Otto, to prevent her from pinpointing Kiana's location, often had Kiana change rooms.

Aside from a few maids Kiana particularly liked, the squad of maids around Kiana was also replaced batch by batch.

During her investigation, Theresa had also accidentally learned the location of Kiana's clone, K423.

Theresa even suspected that Bishop Otto had intentionally let her know about K423's existence.

"But if this continues, Kiana will become a Valkyrie," Siegfried said unwillingly.

"Becoming a Valkyrie isn't necessarily a bad thing. I know that becoming a Valkyrie shortens one's lifespan, but in this world, becoming a Valkyrie is a better way to protect oneself. Is the Kaslana Family's Bloodline Power necessarily stronger than a Valkyrie's? Moreover, she also has the Schariac Family's Bloodline Power. It would be a shame not to become a Valkyrie."

Theresa had actually heard from Bishop Otto about the time Kiana was to undergo Valkyrie modification surgery and had applied to return to Schicksal HQ.

However, because the Assault Team had been dispatched to Britain and she couldn't return in the short term, her application was rejected by Amber.

Although the reasons for rejection were valid, Theresa knew Bishop Otto was doing it on purpose.

To prevent her from causing trouble while Kiana underwent Valkyrie modification surgery.

But Bishop Otto didn't know Theresa had already changed her mind.

Even if Cecilia didn't want her daughter to become a Valkyrie of Schicksal.

Theresa still wanted Kiana to have the ability to protect herself.

After all, as long as Honkai wasn't eradicated, there would be no truly safe place in this world.

"Theresa!!" Siegfried roared.

"Can you protect her forever!!"

Theresa retorted, not backing down.

Fortunately, the private room had good soundproofing, otherwise their argument would have definitely reached the outside.

"Of course I can!!"

Siegfried stood up and confronted Theresa.

"So you decided to keep Kiana by your side and not let her interact with anyone. What's the difference between that and Kiana being at Schicksal HQ? You're just replacing Grandpa as the one locking her up."

Theresa said sarcastically.

Hearing the disdain in Theresa's words, Siegfried fell silent. His knees buckled, and he slumped back into his chair powerlessly.

Theresa watched Siegfried with a poker face.

She knew very well that both she and Siegfried wanted to protect Kiana.

If Kiana's situation were truly dire, Theresa would support Siegfried's plan, no matter how flawed it was.

But the problem was that Kiana's situation wasn't as bad as she had imagined.

Her grandfather hadn't subjected her to cruel experiments, and Kiana, who initially wanted to leave Schicksal HQ, no longer mentioned it. In fact, she smiled happily every day.

Especially after borrowing her account and using Laguna's ID to create a new one, scoring 95,000 points twice in the game Kallen Fantasy.

During those days, her grandfather, Otto, was quite depressed.

"Kiana has a group of fans at Schicksal HQ, and she's very good at making friends. The other cadets in her year admire her greatly," Theresa stated calmly.

According to her investigation, it was the clone K423 who was in a much worse situation.

It was rumored that K423 had undergone an experiment involving excessive Honkai Energy injection not long ago, leaving her paralyzed on one side for half a month.

As an Experiment Subject herself, Theresa felt even more sympathy for K423 and wanted to rescue her from Schicksal HQ.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!"

Siegfried frantically ran his hands through his hair, enraged by his own powerlessness.

His wife had not wanted their daughter to become a Valkyrie, and she had rejoiced when she learned her daughter hadn't awakened the Schariac family's Bloodline Power.

Who would have thought that her daughter had now activated the Schariac family's Bloodline Power?

And influenced by the Grand Bishop, she had become a warrior loyal to the Schicksal organization.

"...I'll find a way for you to see Kiana."

Seeing Siegfried like this, Theresa couldn't help but feel sympathetic.

However, their plan to rescue Kiana was too rudimentary. Even if they succeeded, they would only be able to hide in some remote place.

If Kiana's situation at Schicksal HQ were truly terrible, she would have risked her life to help Siegfried.

In fact, she had understated Kiana's current situation.

Theresa couldn't understand why Bishop Otto favored Kiana so much, as if she were his own daughter.

Rumors were already circulating that Bishop Otto intended to adopt Kiana Kaslana.

And Kiana Kaslana's treatment at Schicksal HQ was like that of a little princess. She had a dedicated changing room, and Bishop Otto had filled it with over a thousand outfits.

This was just for this year, and it was said that next year, he would build two more changing rooms for Kiana.

To be honest, Theresa was a little envious. She hadn't received such treatment back then.

It was precisely because of this that Theresa was somewhat troubled.

Kiana was too young when she parted ways with Siegfried, so she couldn't be sure if Kiana still remembered Siegfried as her father.

"Really?"

Theresa's proposal filled Siegfried with immense joy.

Unfortunately, Theresa wasn't optimistic about Siegfried's chances.

After all, on one side was the Grand Bishop of Schicksal, and on the other was a disheveled uncle reeking of alcohol.

Any normal person wouldn't choose the latter as their father.

"It's true. I'll make arrangements. It's just... I hope you won't get too emotional when the time comes, and don't reveal your identity immediately. I can't be sure of Kiana's thoughts right now..."

36. I am this 'innocent' and foolish

Although the agreement was made lightly, Theresa was also troubled about how to smuggle Siegfried into Schicksal headquarters.

Meanwhile, between the Ark of Anti-Entropy.

The leader of Anti-Entropy, who had been wandering outside for more than half a year, rarely attended a cadre meeting.

Unlike Schicksal's centralized management style, Anti-Entropy adopted an alliance-based management system.

Within Anti-Entropy, there was a stratum called "Executors." Their status was second only to the leader, Welt, but they had independent authority and were in charge of different institutions under Anti-Entropy's influence.

As an organization, Anti-Entropy's development was too rapid, making it unsuitable to continue using the management system from its time as a Schicksal branch.

After all, many of Anti-Entropy's elders were researchers who lacked the ability to lead armies or manage corporations. This led to the creation of the Executor system, allowing them to be responsible for their respective areas of expertise.

And most of Anti-Entropy's Executors were people who, for various reasons, were unwilling to cooperate with Schicksal, or were even hostile towards Schicksal.

Anti-Entropy had also tried to recruit Siegfried Kaslana, but he politely declined.

Because they could play an important role in the fight against Honkai, Welt granted them considerable freedom, hoping that each Executor would support and help each other in their respective fields, making it difficult for Schicksal to easily eliminate Anti-Entropy.

However, because Anti-Entropy's Executors acted independently and their ideologies differed greatly, the cooperative relationship between them was very unstable.

Welt Yang's attendance at this meeting was also to mediate the situation among the various Executors.

He was also aware that a conservative faction and a reformist faction were gradually forming within Anti-Entropy, but the reformist faction's power was currently too weak to affect the status of the conservative faction led by Einstein and Tesla.

In fact, it was precisely because of this system that Anti-Entropy had achieved such rapid development.

Take Executor Raiden Ryoma, for example. His public identity was the president of ME Company.

ME Company's purpose was to manufacture Honkai Energy weapons that ordinary people could use. However, due to the low utilization rate of Honkai Energy, the current weapons manufactured were not powerful enough.

In secret, as an Executor, he provided convenience and weaponry to Anti-Entropy.

The return of Anti-Entropy's leader was naturally a major event.

After all, the Executors were accustomed to him disappearing for half a year or so at any given moment.