Otherwise, anyone else would have collapsed from exhaustion after taking a hit like that.
Himeko Murata: "Before, Mei's cooking was merely terrible. But Theresa actually deducted lifespan? The difference is way too huge."
Bronya: "No, Bronya thinks Sister Mei's punishment was no lighter, at least not for Kiana."
Kiana: "Don't remind me. That day, I ate the fried chicken Mei made and nearly foamed at the mouth before passing out."
The more she said, the more tears there were.
During those three days, no matter what Mei made, it tasted like chewing wax. Sometimes, she even produced devilish cuisine.
Kiana had originally been ready to cook for herself, but thankfully Raiden Mei stopped her. Otherwise, the Kaslana family's inherited kitchen disaster would have made another appearance.
Those few days had truly worried Kiana sick.
Poor Kiana. Because she couldn't chat in the Chat Group while eating Mei's cooking, she cried and fussed in anger. Boohoohoo, how pitiful.
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Theresa's Embarrassing Moment
Pardofelis: "So, Theresa, are you actually okay? If not, I'll keep an eye out and ask Sister Snake for you next time. She has the most experience when it comes to extending lifespans."
Theresa: "No, no, no. It's only two years of lifespan. I can tough it out."
Kiana: "Pardofelis, please don't think of Mobius every time you run into trouble. Her reputation has been ruined by people like you."
Raiden Mei: "Exactly. Even though I haven't truly acknowledged Mobius yet, just hearing about her in every conversation has been giving me a worse and worse impression of her."
Elysia: "That's right, Pardo. Fire Moth is a united family. You can't sow discord between us."
Pardofelis: "This..."
Honestly, from Pardo's personal perspective, Mobius's reputation did not need any further ruining from her. It had already hit rock bottom on its own.
And also, Sister Elysia.
With the relationships in Fire Moth, where was there even a need for her to sow discord?
Aside from you, if everyone else's relationships were laid out clearly, it could probably make an entire suspense drama series.
The exposure began. This session was divided into four parts.
Act One: Theresa.
Raiden Mei: "Four parts? Are they going to reveal the battle situations corresponding to all four answers?"
Elysia: "Oh? If that's really the case, then I'm interested. How brilliantly did the civilization of the future shine in its fight against Honkai? That truly is something to look forward to."
Everyone noticed the change in the screen, and the first thing they saw was Theresa in a body of water.
On the screen, Theresa covered her mouth as she slowly sank into the water. The boundless deep sea nearly suffocated her.
Oath of Judas had been taken by the Herrscher of the Void. With her own strength alone, she had no way of escaping this body of water.
Theresa struggled desperately as the lake gradually swallowed her.
"Wait, Einstein said that Judas could track Honkai Energy. If Judas can sense me..."
Theresa opened her mind and tried to summon Judas, intending to snatch it back from the Herrscher's hands.
Meanwhile, the Herrscher of the Void, who was still fiddling with Judas, suddenly widened her eyes and staggered back several steps.
Judas suddenly erupted, blasting her away in an instant. Then it rapidly locked onto Theresa's direction, something even the Herrscher of the Void's authority could not stop.
"As expected, you still found me, Judas."
Theresa grabbed the golden chain, leaped out of the water, and swiftly arrived before the Herrscher of the Void.
"You can't shake me off. Judas will link us together. Give up. I don't want to fight you."
Theresa said to Sirin.
Now that Judas was back in her hands, Theresa's strength had returned to its peak. But after learning of Sirin's past, Theresa could not bear to fight her.
"You don't know what's good for you. You've wasted my kindness!"
Sirin projected a Void Lance, which arrived before Theresa in an instant.
At the same time, Judas followed close behind, blocking Theresa and stopping the Void Lance's attack.
With Judas helping her, Theresa herself did not even need to move. Even if she just stood there doing nothing, she could rival an S-rank Valkyrie.
"Judas, stop her!"
Theresa shouted, and golden chains sealed off the surroundings.
However, the Void Lance passed directly through Judas like an illusion, then pierced through Theresa's body as well.
Until the second before the pain struck, Theresa had thought it was merely a phantom.
With a snap of Sirin's fingers, the illusory Void Lance instantly became solid and pierced through Theresa's abdomen.
Schicksal faction, S-rank Valkyrie Theresa: offline.
Kiana: "Pfft... Hahaha, Auntie, that was way too embarrassing! You went down without even lasting one move. You could've dodged that projected spear with even the slightest movement."
Himeko Murata: "Sigh, Theresa, weren't you saying earlier that during the Second Honkai War, you heroically forced back the Herrscher of the Void with a single move?"
So Theresa had just been bragging all along.
How was that forcing back the Herrscher of the Void? She had clearly been one-shot by a surprise attack from a Void Lance.
Theresa: "I-I had no idea that weapon was so strange! It could actually become solid, and even Judas couldn't block it. Right, it's all Judas's fault!"
If Judas had just tried a little harder, she definitely would not have been defeated so quickly.
Now that so many people were watching, it was truly humiliating. As an S-rank Valkyrie, Theresa had lost so quickly that she wanted to die.
Theresa declared that she had performed well enough. It was all Judas's fault!
As for Judas, it did not care in the slightest. It was thinking, I can't believe you, Theresa. You're bullying me because I can't talk.
After all, among Judas's users, Theresa was the weakest one it had ever seen.
Bronya: "Principal, please stop explaining. Everyone can see that Judas had already done its best in that battle."
Elysia: "The Eleventh Divine Key, Oath of Judas. It is a Divine Key made from the Herrscher Core of Binding. By common reasoning, wouldn't activating the Divine Grace Barrier make it invincible?"
Eden: "I also cannot understand why Judas performed so poorly."
That was the authority of the Herrscher of Binding. After the Binding tragedy, they understood its power better than anyone.
Although Judas was merely a Divine Key and not the complete Herrscher of Binding, replicating a portion of its original power should have been no problem at all.
As for why it had been so weak, the main reason definitely was not Judas itself.
Theresa: "Uh..."
The principal scratched her head. Could she say that she had been instantly taken offline by a surprise lance, without even getting the chance to activate Zero Nominal Power?
Pardofelis: "It has to save people, take damage, deal damage, and serve as the tank too. Judas really hasn't had it easy."
After that remark, the screen changed again.
Act Two: Aokiji, Cecilia.
The screen showed a warm room and a warm family. Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void and a bringer of disaster, had already been immersed in happiness within this home.
Night.
Sirin lay in bed, clutching a Benares doll in her hands as she tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
"Mom... It's been so long since I felt this safe. She's really good to me. But what am I supposed to do?"
Sirin fell into hesitation. If she could have grown up like an ordinary child instead of in Babylon's laboratory, perhaps she too would have had a wonderful childhood.
But everything was fake.
She was the Herrscher of the Void. Those hateful humans had killed her companions, and she had sworn to take revenge.
Yet now, Cecilia had given her enough love. It was as if Cecilia really were her mother, making Sirin believe that there were still people in this world who loved her.
Cecilia's Cause of Death
Even if this is a false dream created by Fenghuang Down, perhaps letting this dream never end would be a good choice.
Such a thought flashed through Sirin's mind.
But suddenly, the Bella doll in her hand was burned to ashes, and her connection with Benares was severed as well.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I can't stay by your side forever... Please don't be sad for me."
Bella's voice appeared in Sirin's mind.
The demonic dragon Benares fell in that frozen wasteland, leaving her queen forever.
"Bella!"
Having lost her companion, Sirin was heartbroken. She summoned Void Lances and thrust them toward Z Siegfried.
At the critical moment, Cecilia rushed over, rescued Z Siegfried, and avoided the fatal strike.
At that moment, Sirin also began to understand that Cecilia had never been hypnotized by Fenghuang Down. Like a clown, she had been deceived.
"You knew all along that I wasn't your daughter! You... liar!!!"
Overwhelmed with grief, Sirin erupted with unprecedented Honkai Energy, which swept toward the two of them.
"Listen to me, Sirin..."
Cecilia wanted to explain. She did not want to fight Sirin.
Within Fenghuang Down's illusion, she had truly treated Sirin as her daughter and given her the love of a mother.
But after losing Benares, Sirin was now left only with sorrow and rage at having been deceived.
Terrifying Honkai Energy filled the area, and Cecilia and Z Siegfried, having lost their armor and weapons, had no ability to resist.
"Go."
At the final moment, Welt arrived and took the two of them away.
Kiana: "That stinky old man? He actually took part in the Second Honkai War too? And Cecilia... Mom was really so gentle."
Seeing her parents for the first time, Kiana was more excited than she had ever been.
That stinky old man had never told her about these things before, leaving Kiana curious all this time. Only now did she learn what they had experienced in the past.
Elysia: "Eh? The man on the screen and Cecilia, whom the Herrscher called Mom, are Kiana's parents?"
Kiana: "Hehe, that's right. I'm Kiana Kaslana, Cecilia's biological daughter."
Raiden Mei: "Congratulations, Kiana. You've finally found clues about your parents. It's just a pity there's nothing here about your father's whereabouts."
Kiana: "It's fine. One day, I'll find that stinky old man and give him a huge bump on the head."
One might not even be enough.
That stinky old man had left her alone and vanished without a trace. Who knew where he was fooling around now? Kiana swore that when the time came, she would teach him a lesson.
Bronya: "Bronya infiltrated Schicksal's database before, but Bronya still could not find Z Siegfried's whereabouts. It seems Schicksal is looking for him too."
Kiana: "It's fine, thank you, Bronya. I have Mei now, Teacher Himeko, and Auntie too. Once there are solid clues about that stinky old man, I'll go find him."
Pardofelis: "You... really are such a filial daughter."
Elysia: "Am I the only one who finds Kiana's mother fascinating? She actually made a Herrscher from the opposing camp acknowledge her as Mom. That's incredible."
Theresa: "Sigh, that was just how Cecilia was. She truly treated Sirin as her daughter."
Back in that battle, Theresa had also tried to persuade Sirin, but unsurprisingly, she failed.
Yet Cecilia had accomplished something no one else had managed, something they had not even dared to believe was possible.
Kiana: "Wait, then doesn't that mean my mom didn't die fighting the Herrscher during the Second Honkai?"
For a moment, Kiana's brain suddenly began working properly.
It was already clear from the video that Cecilia did not want to fight the Herrscher, and the Herrscher of the Void did not seem likely to truly kill her mother either.
Then Cecilia's cause of death definitely could not have been the version Schicksal had announced.
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