I Am a Saintess at Schicksal Chapter 48

For the past few months, she has been touted as the hero's orphan in the Second Eruption War, and the public's attention has never ceased.

You have to understand, this is the information age.

With the gradual popularization of computers, information has become increasingly important to society as a whole.

The amount of information, the speed of its dissemination, the speed of its processing, and the extent to which it is applied are all growing at an exponential rate.

K422 didn't even know how many 'mom fans' there were outside of Schicksal headquarters.

So, should she say NO to Bishop Otto?

"Kiana?"

"Yes, Bishop Otto has arrangements, and I will cooperate with your publicity activities."

Snapping back to attention from her silence, K422 obediently replied.

She just couldn't refuse!

The propaganda department staff left excitedly after receiving her reply.

She continued to throw herself into rescue efforts within the Floating Island.

It was just that the Valkyries and cadets assisting her from behind were a little unable to contain themselves.

"Really? Is Kiana finally going to debut?"

"Kiana is so cute, she'll definitely be popular."

"Can she dance? Will there be merchandise?"

"Wow! Kiana is going to be a singer? I'll support her even if it bankrupts me!"

"I will contribute to Kiana's CD sales!"

The Valkyries and cadets chatted happily.

They had clearly forgotten that the person herself was right in front of them.

"..."

What else could K422 say?

The Valkyries and cadets in Schicksal headquarters who were older than her had all become her hidden fans due to the propaganda department's efforts in the past few months.

But these fans only wanted to be her mother.

Normally, aren't fans supposed to be the target of an idol's backroom dealings? Why was it so strange with her?

K422 thought about it but couldn't come to any conclusion.

It was just that before, she thought no one would respond if she resisted Otto.

But now she felt that if she rallied everyone, there would really be a group of people who would rebel with her against Bishop Otto.

The rescue efforts continued.

There were many injured, but the main personnel had already been evacuated before the war.

Half a day later, the fleet that failed to pursue the Anti-Entropy battleship returned, bringing Theresa Apocalypse, the culprit who had been hindering their combat mission, back to Schicksal headquarters.

Upon seeing the busy figures within the Floating Island, Theresa was completely stunned.

"Kiana? What are you doing here? Didn't Siegfried, that big idiot, rescue you!!"

"..."

Looking at Theresa surrounded by several Valkyries, K422 didn't know what to say to her.

"Sisters, could you please let me and Aunt Theresa have some private time? Please..."

She pleaded with the Valkyries around Theresa.

These A-rank Valkyries readily agreed.

After all, Theresa had been very cooperative along the way and had no intention of escaping.

So they hadn't even used restraints on Theresa, and were just surrounding her for show.

K422 also waved away the onlookers following her and then found a secluded corner with Theresa.

"Kiana, what exactly is going on?"

Theresa, being impatient, quickly grabbed her arm and asked.

"What else could it be? Siegfried took a clone."

"That big idiot!!"

Theresa suddenly felt furious.

He couldn't even tell his own daughter apart, was that guy even paying attention?

Seeing Theresa's angry expression, K422 pouted.

"Also, Aunt Theresa, I'm a clone too."

"???"

Hearing her words, Theresa didn't react immediately.

K422 watched Theresa's small mouth open and couldn't help but laugh gleefully.

"Besides, I've hinted at it to you more than ten times, but you haven't reacted at all. Even Captain Ragnar noticed something."

She had only hinted once in front of Ragnar, and after noticing her hint, Ragnar immediately chose to pretend ignorance, fully understanding what she implied.

When the Assault Team left the Schicksal headquarters, they also took Himeko, who was originally at Schicksal headquarters undergoing intensive training.

"Th-that..."

"The real Kiana is fine. Although she needs to be checked up on periodically, her situation isn't too bad."

Seeing Theresa flustered, K422 naturally showed a triumphant smile.

This aunt was so adorably stupid, it made her want to tease her.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't know anything."

Theresa suddenly became very dejected.

She had just had a sliver of superiority, thinking her intelligence surpassed Siegfried's.

But how could she have imagined that she was actually on the same intellectual level as Siegfried.

On the same level as Siegfried, who devised a rescue plan in just three steps.

"...I suddenly feel like dying. Is Kiana really okay?"

Theresa asked, covering her face with one hand.

K422 said calmly, "She's fine."

Yes, as long as she didn't defect from Schicksal for a single day, True Kiana would be fine.

"I'm sorry, it seems I've made you bear a lot."

"How could that be? I wanted to do this myself," K422's lips curled up.

Even though she had to submit to Bishop Otto now, she never regretted her choice.

For someone who had nothing in this life, she had a little sister she couldn't ignore, a little sister she worried about, and a mother she admired.

And, of course, an aunt who wasn't very bright.

"Oh, right, Aunt Theresa, this needs to be kept a secret. I hope you don't slip up."

K422 said with a worried expression.

After all, Aunt Theresa didn't seem good at keeping secrets.

"Don't, don't underestimate me! I'm not a child."

Theresa frowned, feeling looked down upon by the other party.

"Speaking of which, you..."

"Don't worry about me, Aunt Theresa. I've always been the one Schicksal promotes, I'm the one with the dual Bloodline Power, I'm the one who became a Valkyrie, and I'm the one who will become Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie in the future."

It's me, it's me, it's me.

"Oh, right, I might be changing my surname to Kiana Apocalypse."

"???"

Theresa's brain suddenly crashed.

She probably didn't understand why she would change her surname to Kiana Apocalypse.

With a hint of amusement, K422 left Theresa, who was in a daze, behind and turned to join the rescue efforts.

Well, happiness truly should be built upon the confusion of others.

Afterward, Theresa was placed under house arrest in her room. Of course, she was still full of questions about K422 changing her surname to Apocalypse, but K422 deliberately refused to give her answers, which was why she had slipped away after mentioning it.

That night, K422, back in her own room, naturally met True Kiana in her dreams.

Because her ability range was only five hundred kilometers, K423, who had escaped with Anti-Entropy, naturally couldn't connect to this consciousness space.

Of course, Bishop Otto had prepared a satellite network for her, which could amplify her spirit.

But he didn't intend to let her use it now.

This prevented her from grasping K423's situation.

To be honest, she didn't know if it was correct for K423 to leave with Siegfried and Welt.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

In the consciousness space, True Kiana started with words of self-blame.

Then, she hit her forehead with a chop.

A triple strike, no less.

True Kiana clutched her head, looking confused.

"What's there to agonize over? It's just one loss. As long as we're alive, we'll win eventually."

K422 stretched her limbs. In the consciousness space, her attire had changed to pajamas. Her appearance in the consciousness space was influenced by reality.

As soon as she returned to her room, she took off the grand formal gown and handed it over to the maids for cleaning.

Bishop Otto had also hoped she would wear that gown more for promotional activities.

"Haven't you heard that failure before success is just success that hasn't happened yet?"

"I haven't," True Kiana nodded.

"…………"

Annoyed by the uncooperative young lady, K422 pounced.

Upon waking up without dreaming of her two sisters, K423 wailed loudly.

The Honkai Energy within her began to stir, showing signs of losing control. The bandage on her right cheek suddenly loosened, and a reticle pattern appeared in the golden right eye.

The space around her began to destabilize.

One by one, small voids slowly opened.

From the basketball-sized voids, small Honkai Beasts with two pairs of wings were struggling to squeeze out.

These were Rush-class Honkai Beasts, jokingly called 'mosquitoes'.

Soon, alarms blared, and Siegfried and Welt rushed to the scene, launching attacks against the suddenly appearing dozen or so Rush-class Honkai Beasts.

Other Anti-Entropy Executors and members arrived shortly after.

Then, everyone witnessed a shocking sight.

The dozen or so flame bullets fired from Siegfried's Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment opened up the same number of small voids.

After absorbing Siegfried's flame bullets, the voids disappeared one by one. Immediately after, identical voids appeared next to Welt, and the dozen or so flame bullets shot out from those voids.