I Am a Saintess in Schicksal Chapter 45

Siegfried and the Anti-Entropy organization falling for Bishop Otto's trap meant they had to be prepared for serious consequences.

K422 hoped Otto wasn't blinded by victory.

The more they swelled like a pufferfish, the better.

That would give her a chance to turn the tables. But at this moment, her attention was fixed on the small girl huddled in the corner.

For her, the darkness of night held no fear.

Instead, the room lighting up as if it were day meant morning was coming, and with it, the start of a new day.

And she might have to face sudden experiments.

Facing the empty room, she swallowed the bitter loneliness and helplessness alone.

As for why True Kiana could remember her memories from when she was two years old, it was naturally because everything she had experienced after the age of two had brought her nothing but pain, experiences she wished she could completely forget.

And at two years old, she still had her father, her mother, and a little aunt.

"Kiana..."

K422 softly called her name.

True Kiana, the real Kiana Kaslana, knew that one day she would meet her in reality.

It was just a pity that unlike the scene she had imagined, where she would arrive on a colorful cloud to rescue her from such a cage, she had come here as a defeated person accepting the victor's charity.

Unlike Bishop Otto, who had a cruel sense of humor, she didn't think the nickname "True Kiana" sounded good.

If she were to give a nickname, it would be something like "Kiki" or "Nana."

The name "True Kiana" was actually K422's way of emphasizing herself.

Hearing the call, Kiana Kaslana, who had buried her face in her knees, looked up.

Her pupils contracted when she saw K422 standing at the doorway.

"Xiao Er?"

With a hint of surprise, a hint of astonishment, and a hint of joy...

But when she saw the bitter smile spreading across K422's face.

Kiana sighed.

"You big dummy... why didn't you escape on your own?"

She knew K422 hadn't escaped because she was looking for her.

She had even reminded K422 so clearly.

Stupid! What a big dummy!

But for some reason, she felt a warmth at that moment.

"What do you think?"

K422 glared at Kiana, annoyed.

How could she have imagined that Bishop Otto would hide her in this place?

Heavenly Mandate had many giant airships, and even more airships in general. Often, when dispatching Valkyries to eliminate Honkai Beasts, they used airships to form communication nodes and build special intelligence networks.

"Hehe..."

Kiana didn't get angry when K422 glared at her.

She knew very well that her second sister had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Kiana left her corner and gently hugged K422, truly feeling her warmth.

"I never thought I'd be able to hug you in reality."

"You smell a bit... did you not shower last night?"

"..."

Kiana felt like she wanted to beat this foul-mouthed second sister to death.

"I did, why are you so nosy... By the way, where's Xiao San? Did she escape?"

"Her? She was sent away by Bishop Otto. She shouldn't be in any danger. Your father is also with her, so she'll probably be better off than you."

"Better off than me?" Kiana looked confused.

In her opinion, K422's situation should be very dire. She had even planned to beg Bishop Otto after K422 left.

No matter what demands Bishop Otto made, she didn't want to lose K422.

"I'm going to change my name to Kiana Apocalypse soon. Pretty impressive, right?"

K422 said with a happy smile, gently stroking Kiana's little head.

The sensation was exactly the same as stroking her in the consciousness space, but she was actually touching the real Kiana in reality.

"You must be pushing yourself too hard again. I'm the older sister, you know."

Kiana tried to act like an older sister, but K422 dodged the hand she extended.

"..."

She felt a surge of annoyance.

"We're meeting for the first time in reality, and I feel like I have so much I want to say, but when it comes down to it, nothing comes out."

K422 couldn't help but sigh.

Kiana clearly felt the same way, nodding vigorously.

She had the same thought. After all, they met every night in their dreams. Well, K422 called it a consciousness space, but she felt it was pretty much the same as a dream space.

They had talked about many things there and exchanged their thoughts.

After a moment of contemplation, Kiana sighed.

"You should have abandoned me and escaped first, and then found a chance to save me later."

"Don't say things like that. I don't like hearing them."

K422 playfully slapped Kiana on the forehead.

This was a situation she had never considered.

"What are you going to do now? What will Bishop Otto do to you?"

Rubbing her forehead, Kiana gave up trying to persuade her.

The other girl was more stubborn than she was, even more stubborn than a rock.

"Didn't I tell you? Bishop Otto has a vast fortune waiting for me to inherit."

Seeing her sister start to spout nonsense, Kiana raised her hand, intending to slap her too.

Then, she was dodged again.

"...Ugh."

She felt her pride was wounded.

"Don't worry about me. As long as I'm not dead, I haven't lost."

K422 comforted Kiana, not wanting her to blame herself for this failure.

"Even though I'm the younger sister, I'm strong. I should be able to become the strongest Valkyrie of this generation. Who knows, maybe even death won't count as a loss. What kind of big shot can't do a sit-up in their coffin?"

Although she was talking nonsense, she did manage to make Kiana laugh.

"Yeah, I know."

Kiana pursed her lips, not intending to expose K422's pretense.

In fact, the other girl was much tougher than she was. If she were in this situation, she would probably cry.

She might even cry herself into a shell.

K422 smiled. Seeing that Kiana was less troubled, she naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was worried Kiana would overthink things.

"It's good that you know. You're always worrying. How about I be the older sister and you be the younger sister?"

"No, I'm the older sister."

Kiana pouted.

This shameless younger sister was even trying to steal her position as the older sister now.

It was so annoying!

Of course, she didn't want to take everything. There were things she disliked too.

But it was precisely because this younger sister always disliked Siegfried, their father, that she now felt a bit of dislike for her own father.

So, when she heard that the "other woman" was with their father, she didn't lose her mind like she might have at first. The most important thing was that the "other woman" was very foolish, unlike them. If no one took care of her, she definitely wouldn't survive.

"My lovely little princesses, excuse me for interrupting."

At this moment, Bishop Otto arrived at the doorway and greeted K422 and Kiana in the room.

"Visiting hours are over. You can continue your conversation tonight."

Kiana was naturally surprised. She hadn't expected Bishop Otto to know that they communicated in their dreams at night.

"Bishop, I understand."

K422 patted Kiana's little head and lowered her head in response.

She could only hope that the next time she met True Kiana, it wouldn't be as a defeated opponent.

49. Is the Eleventh Divine Key Used Like This?

Otto originally didn't care how long K422 and the real Kiana talked. He wouldn't have refused even if he let the two of them spend the night together.

But just now, he had received a communication from a Valkyrie on a certain airship.

The Valkyrie said that the airship they were on was currently under attack by Theresa Apocalypse.

"Sigh, my dear Theresa..."

Bishop Otto was also at a loss.

He had initially thought Theresa hadn't appeared in this operation and that she wasn't prepared to oppose him. He hadn't expected her to show up and cause trouble at this critical juncture of the pursuit.

Of course, he also knew that Theresa was merely trying to protect Siegfried and wasn't affiliated with the Anti-Entropy organization.

If Theresa had ties to Anti-Entropy, he would have to spank her, even if she was his beloved granddaughter.

Because of Cecilia's death, a rift had formed between his beloved granddaughter and himself.

This rift had become incredibly deep due to his experiments on the true Kiana.

If it weren't for the timely introduction of K422, the relationship between him and Theresa might never have been repaired.

Otto didn't want his relationship with Theresa, who possessed both Kallen's strength and gentleness, to become strained. Even if she couldn't agree with his ideals, Otto still showed her considerable favoritism.

Theresa's questioning made him feel as if he were being questioned by Kallen.

However, Otto had always been puzzled as to why Theresa hadn't yet realized K422 was a fake.

To appease Theresa once she discovered the truth, he had already prepared to let her meet the genuine article.

"...This foolish granddaughter."

Otto sighed.

Because his granddaughter had shown up, Otto had to interrupt K422's meeting with the real Kiana.

He urgently needed K422 to impersonate Kiana Kaslana and carry out rescue operations at Schicksal HQ.

No, to be precise, it was to pave the way for the future Kiana Apocalypse, and at the same time, to declare the victory of the Schicksal organization in this operation.

The future strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal would remain within the Schicksal organization.

If it weren't for the upcoming Black Abyss White Flower competition a month later, Otto might have had K422 release some anti-Honkai fluctuations.

Such anti-Honkai fluctuations would undoubtedly become a trump card against Maria Schariac.