Bishop Otto said that not everyone in the Schariac family could wield Schariac Holy Blood, but... was that really true?
Wasn't Bishop Otto deliberately restricting the Schariac family's development?
After all, the power to erase Honkai Energy was far too terrifying.
If everyone in the Schariac family possessed Schariac Holy Blood, then even Bishop Otto would be unable to suppress the family's rise.
That was why only the successive Schariac Saintesses possessed Schariac Holy Blood, and they also had to be Schicksal's strongest Valkyries.
Otherwise, given the old lady's—well, Grandma's—mercenary nature that she had seen, she definitely would not have given up the chance to develop the Schariac family.
But Bishop Otto would certainly monopolize such power.
If Schariac Holy Blood merely used blood as its medium, Bishop Otto would definitely clone it in large quantities. Given the technology Bishop Otto possessed, cloning a group of people with Schariac Holy Blood would not be difficult.
At that thought, K422 could not help smacking her lips. "Tsk..."
"What is it, Xiao Er?"
"I was speculating about what the purified Schariac Holy Blood that the Bishop injected into me actually is."
"???"
True Kiana once again looked utterly baffled.
Only one day had passed, so what had caused such a huge generation gap between them?
"To put it simply, it is likely an embodiment of the power to erase Honkai Energy, with blood as the medium. The Bishop said that as long as the purified Holy Blood stimulated it a little, I could awaken my own Schariac Holy Blood."
"...Isn't that a good thing? Then you can wield the power to erase Honkai Energy."
True Kiana said happily.
No matter how much she hated Bishop Otto, Honkai truly was the enemy of all humanity.
Her mother had even died in the Second Eruption War.
If this little sister of hers gained such power, she would surely shine in the war against Honkai. She might even avenge their mother for her and kill every Herrscher that came after.
"I just said it. The last person to possess Schariac Holy Blood was probably our mother."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
True Kiana rubbed K423's little head.
She realized that she truly could not keep up with this little sister's train of thought. Sometimes, only being with Xiao San gave her a little comfort. At least then she would not seem especially stupid.
"Although I don't know why Schariac Holy Blood can erase Honkai Energy, the medium for Holy Blood should be blood... So, in order to raise the activation rate, the Bishop would definitely choose the blood of a close relative that could fuse better with ours."
"Xiao Er, what are you talking about? The more I listen, the more confused I get."
"In other words, the purified Holy Blood the Bishop injected into me may have come from our mother, Cecilia."
"!!!"
True Kiana was completely dumbfounded.
How had things turned into this?
What had she missed?
Or had she failed to hear something?
No, this little sister had definitely skipped over a whole lot of crucial information on purpose!
"But our mother died in the Second Eruption War. Still, I think the Bishop definitely cloned large amounts of our mother's Holy Blood. He may even have... cloned our mother in large quantities."
In fact, once he obtained Schariac Holy Blood, Bishop Otto would also clone the Schariac Holy Blood within her body in large quantities.
It could be considered an upgrade to the Holy Blood.
He might even pair her with an excellent breeding partner in order to create stronger Schicksal soldiers.
"Whew..."
K422 let out a breath, her expression somewhat twisted.
After all that speculation, her situation seemed a little dangerous.
But her circumstances were not actually that terrible. After all, the image Bishop Otto had built for her was too successful. She was now entirely Schicksal's Little Princess. As long as she made good use of her position, she naturally did not need to worry about that happening.
Still, there would definitely be no shortage of her clones.
For all she knew, Bishop Otto was happily drawing her blood and happily taking samples from her right now.
True Kiana, who stood before her, was already completely stunned.
"Xiao Er, is what you said true?"
"It is. The Bishop definitely cloned the last person with Schariac Holy Blood in large numbers. If I were him, I would do the same. Holy Blood has the power to erase Honkai Energy, so the Bishop would definitely turn it into some kind of weapon."
If she had not been suitable, Bishop Otto probably would not have let her learn of such a terrifying power as Schariac Holy Blood at all.
"But if mother really had such power, why did she lose to the Second Herrscher?"
True Kiana bit her lip.
She did not want to believe such power existed.
If Mom had such power, why had she never told her?
"Because blood is the medium for that power, silly. Our mom didn't lose. She perished together with the Second Herrscher."
K422 poked True Kiana's forehead with a finger, annoyed that she actually doubted Mom's strength.
"Maybe our mom won, but sacrificed herself because she used too much blood. And your dad was useless too, unable to help Mom."
"...Sob."
True Kiana became deeply dejected. She had never considered that possibility.
Of course, K422 did not say some things aloud.
Many things were merely her conjectures.
But she did not dare underestimate Schariac Holy Blood.
If Holy Blood was not powerful, Bishop Otto would never have concealed it. If it were too ordinary, even if the Schariac family developed rapidly, it would not be able to break free from Schicksal.
If the power of Holy Blood was not immense, Bishop Otto would not have looked so ecstatic when he injected her with the purified Holy Blood.
"My guesses aren't that numerous. That dog Otto is definitely our enemy, but Xiao San is in a very dangerous situation right now. Dog Otto plans to make her my substitute."
By this point, K422 no longer hid her hostility toward Bishop Otto.
In truth, she tried her best to avoid calling Bishop Otto Dog Otto. If it became a habit and she accidentally called him that to his face in reality, the scene would definitely be unbearably awkward.
For all she knew, Bishop Otto might fly into a rage out of embarrassment and marry her off.
Honestly, compared to killing her, that possibility was a greater threat to her.
"Is there any way to help Xiao San?"
True Kiana rubbed K423's little head.
In half a year, this little airhead had learned quite a few things.
But she was still far from independent.
"Aunt Theresa is rather reckless. I don't know whether she will foolishly jump into this trap on January 9, but Anti-Entropy should come and cause trouble. No, they should take the opportunity to rescue me."
Even without the matter of Holy Blood, she had inherited a double bloodline.
Just as Bishop Otto had said, there were many people who wanted to stop her from becoming a Valkyrie, and just as many who wanted to use the opportunity to kill her. But there would be even more people who wanted to take her away and raise her as a weapon against Honkai.
After all, this was a world filled with Honkai.
"Big sister... Little big sister."
"Call me Second Sister."
"Se-Second Sister..." K423 shrank back her neck, looking obedient.
"Second Sister doesn't sound nice. I'll just call you Little Big Sister."
At her words, K423's eyes filled with tears. She looked as innocent as could be.
This Little Big Sister just loved bullying her.
"Xiao Er, stop bullying Xiao San all the time."
As she spoke, True Kiana continued rubbing K423's little head.
"Waaah..." K423 mumbled unclearly.
After all, when the three little ones gathered together, only K423 looked foolish and dopey, making her seem easy to bully.
They were not deliberately bullying K423.
It was just that the big one would bite, so K422 naturally chose to bully the little one.
And True Kiana also thought K422's sharp tongue was too formidable. K423 was better—she was clumsy with words. No, she could not even speak clearly.
"Is there a way to help Xiao San?"
"We can only pray. I definitely can't do anything on my side. Even after the surgery is complete, the Bishop will lock me up. He still hasn't lowered his guard around me."
Seeing True Kiana looking as though she hated her own helplessness, K422 hurriedly comforted her. "Don't be like that. Xiao San's situation isn't great, and the Bishop has set a trap, but the chances of her being rescued really are high. It's just that after she's rescued, your situation will become even worse."
"Really? I'm fine. I've already been locked up for years anyway. If Xiao San can escape, it doesn't matter even if I can never escape again. I'm the older sister, so the good life should go to my little sisters. If you can escape, don't worry about me."
True Kiana, who had long since come to treat her and K423 as her own little sisters, was delighted to hear that.
Congratulations, You Became a Valkyrie
The three little ones discussed matters in the consciousness space... Well, two were discussing while one was acting cute.
No matter how much they discussed it, they had done all they could and could only leave the rest to fate.
Coincidentally, Schicksal was named after destiny itself.
Of course, K422 really wanted to say that destiny was dead... then raise a Yellow Turban banner herself. But after thinking it over carefully, not many people would join her rebellion with her current reputation.
In the end, her reputation was still too low.
"Do all I can..."
At that moment, K422 truly had the thought of building her own power.
Otherwise, she would be constrained by Bishop Otto every time like this. Even if she wanted to fight back, she could not. She did not like this feeling of helplessness.
She let out a faint sigh.
The modification surgery was even longer than she had imagined. True Kiana and K423 both woke up once during it.
She waited alone in the consciousness space for herself to awaken.
Only when True Kiana and K423 entered the consciousness space again did she leave it.
That meant she had slept for at least a full day and night.
And just as she had guessed, K423 had been moved to another place to live. But unlike her, K423 had no freedom at all and was completely confined to her room.
The person watching over K423 was none other than Amber, Bishop Otto's assistant.
Judging by appearance alone, this woman looked very similar to them.
It was also because of this that this logical genius had initially thought Amber was her mom.
Of course, Amber could not compare to Cecilia.
If she had to choose, she would definitely choose Cecilia.
So K422 was very happy that Cecilia was her mom.
"You're awake? Our Little Princess..."
Bishop Otto, who was standing watch beside the bed, greeted her gently.
After all, she had not yet fallen out with Bishop Otto, so she was still the adorable puppet princess under his control. She was not surprised that Bishop Otto treated her pleasantly.
A heartbreaking persona, the background of a hero's daughter,
and now, the talent to become the strongest Valkyrie in history.
It felt like the Propaganda Department at Schicksal Headquarters would have plenty to do from now on.
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