Sirin parted her lips slightly and looked at the red-haired Himeko before her, whose eyes were the same as her own. It seemed like she wanted to say something...
But in the end, she still did not call out.
"Forget it. If you don't want to, I won't force you... It won't be too late to call me that when you're willing someday."
Seeing Sirin's conflicted expression, Himeko did not make things difficult for her. After all, Sirin had not even agreed to become her daughter yet. Besides... they had only just met. Even though Himeko had earned herself a great deal of Sirin's goodwill by getting seriously injured just now, it still was not enough for them to become mother and daughter outright.
The strategy had not succeeded yet. She still needed to keep working at it... At least she had made a good start now.
"Sorry..."
Hearing Himeko's gentle words, Sirin lowered her head, looking a little embarrassed. Sirin was the sort of person who yielded to softness but not force. The more someone opposed her... the more stubbornly she resisted. But... if someone treated her gently, she was not incapable of becoming one of their own.
Throughout the entire Second Honkai Outbreak, after Sirin had completely become a Herrscher, she had planned to destroy all of human civilization. She wanted to create a paradise that belonged solely to herself and wipe out every human being.
But two people were exceptions, and without exception... both of them had treated Sirin well.
One was Theresa, and the other was Cecilia.
Sirin showed Theresa her tragic past, and Theresa approached Sirin with guilt and remorse in her heart. She did not want to be Sirin's enemy; she only wanted to stop Sirin from causing Honkai disasters.
But... Theresa's concern had