Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

Novia knelt down in front of Marie Muller, smiling as she extended her hand to her.

The intense will contained in his eyes seemed to have never changed.

“My name is Novia, Pseudo-Mirabilis—no, wouldn’t it be better to call you Mary Muller? Anyway, you can still call me that if you want.”

Upon hearing this, Mary Muller closed her eyes, took a deep breath, slowly opened them, and whispered—

"Father?"

However, the shout did not come from Mary's mouth, but from Hinohide Hibiki, who had just returned home and was standing at the door.

258: Xiao Xiang's mother is—(4k)

For Hibiki Hinohide, who is the embodiment of the Holy Scripture, it was only in that instant that she recognized the silver-haired man standing in front of her sister, Pseudo-Scripture, as her 'father,' namely Novia.

Under normal circumstances, she would probably rush over and call out "Father" with great enthusiasm, but the problem is that she is currently in "sacred mode," which means her personality has become cold.

Therefore, in Holy Scripture mode, Hibiki Hinohide will run over and grab Novia's hand—

"Xiao Xiang, it's me~"

However, before Hibiki could take any action, Kichijou, who was standing to the side, put his hands on his hips and blocked her way with a smirk.

In fact, ever since Novia told her about the 'daughter' who was the incarnation of the Holy Scripture, although the black-haired girl kept using it to tease Draco, she actually believed that the Holy Scripture would definitely recognize her as her mother. The reason she had such a firm idea was actually very simple.

That is, Kichijouin was the first person to be recognized by the Holy Scripture, and she had been with him for so long, and they had even gone through life and death together... The last point can be ignored.

In short, Kichijou felt that as long as Hibiki truly acknowledged her, her status in Novia's heart would skyrocket.

It's not an impossible fantasy to surpass the previous Melusin!

However, the black-haired girl's expectation of a response from her 'daughter' did not come true.

Hibiki Hinohime simply gave a lukewarm "hmm" and turned her gaze away from Kichijoin.

This reaction from the Holy Scripture suddenly gave rise to an extremely ominous suspicion in the mind of Kichijouin, who had previously thought herself completely safe...

Could it be that Draco is the mother recognized by the Holy Scriptures?

No, that's impossible. It's highly unlikely. That guy's personality is completely different from Hibiki's normal personality now. Maybe it's because I don't look as mature as before...

However, both Kichijouin and Draco had periods in which their personalities resembled Hibiki Hinohide's energetic and vibrant self in her normal mode. One was before she met Francesca in the Millennium Castle War, and the other was during Nero's time before he transformed into Draco.

The composed black-haired girl took another deep breath, approached Hinohime, and confidently called out:

"I'm Kichijoin Kiara, Hibiki, you can also call me Sesshouin Kiara~"

Upon hearing this, Hibiki Hibiki stared intently at Kichijoin, then hesitated for a moment:

"...Praying for a wasteland?"

At that moment, an image of a black-haired woman flashed through Shengdian's mind, overlapping with the figure of the petite girl in front of her.

"Yes, yes, that's right—"

"You are a bad person. You did something very bad to Father. I don't like you, Xiao Xiang."

Hibino Hibiki's words directly shattered Kichijoin's psychological defenses, reminding him of some things he had done in the past. He immediately squatted down, hugging his knees, looking deeply devastated.

"No, it's something bad. I didn't know. I forgot. It was Sesshouin who did it, not me, Kichijoin..."

Seeing Kichijou-in, who had been putting on airs for the past few days, turn into this, Draco, who had been watching for a long time, suddenly burst out laughing.

Draco's laughter alerted Hibiki Hinohide to her presence, which was understandable. Although she was being suppressed by Novia, it was quite normal for a Beast with planetary-level strength to remain undetected.

Hibiki Hinata didn't speak immediately, but simply stared at Draco quietly.

The blonde girl stared at the girl who was the embodiment of the holy scripture with great interest.

As for Kichijou-in... he was just frantically drawing circles under the floorboards, his mind a complete blank.

After a few seconds, Draco slowly spoke.

"Kid, I can't be your mother. If you want to find your mother, why don't you go and find that group of guys?"

In reality, Draco really wanted Hibiki to recognize him as her mother, because wouldn't that fit perfectly with her teacher, Novia? However, she only thought about it in her heart and would never say it out loud. Moreover, at this moment, her expression was still habitually violent, and she didn't look like someone who wanted to recognize a daughter at all.

“You…” Hibiki Hinohide’s brow twitched as she approached Draco. “Are you Mother’s sister?”

"...Huh? What did you say?"

“You and Xiao Xiang’s mother look almost exactly alike, except for your height and chest size. Also, you have a cold attitude, unlike your mother.”

Gintosh's tone carried an undeniable certainty, leaving Draco speechless for a moment.

Draco didn't know how to answer, so she simply nodded slightly, as if bowing her head. She didn't know what else she could do.

At the same time, she was also pondering that the Holy Scripture recognized her as her mother, or more accurately, her long-buried nature. As the Rose Emperor, Draco understood that her personality had truly undergone a complete transformation since becoming a beast. After all, according to her pre-beast form, she would never have been bullied by a brat like Kichijoin, and even Melsin was insignificant. However…

Judging from Draco's words to Novia, he probably knew that if he were to recover to that state, he would definitely cuddle Novia every day and spoil her rotten. Just thinking about this obvious fact made Draco feel ashamed, and his face would turn bright red.

The only time she'll show her true colors is during those times; otherwise, if it's brought up, she'll have the urge to bite.

From this perspective, it can only be attributed to the personality formed after transforming into a beast.

but--

Although he told himself this, Draco was still troubled.

She finally got to see her teacher, but her personality spiraled out of control again. She didn't even have the courage to openly tell Hibiki that she was her mother, Novia's lover... and she was even mistaken for a sister...

The blonde girl suddenly found it difficult to breathe and felt a tightness in her chest.

"I see. Now that you've said that, I think I understand who your mother is."

Novia stepped between the two, her smile unchanged.

Mary Muller had now exited the pseudo-classical battle mode, thus transforming from lively to indifferent. If she had met Novia in this state from the beginning, she might not have stood there frozen but had instead run straight to the mansion.

Seeing this, Hibiki Hinohisa, who had only activated the Holy Scripture mode to guard against a sneak attack from the fake scripture, immediately withdrew, and her personality quickly returned to its original energetic state. If Novia hadn't seemed to have something else to say, she probably would have immediately reported it and shouted "Father!"

"She was actually right here, but you just didn't recognize her."

"Ok?"

Hinata Hibiki let out a questioning sound.

She didn't think Novia was lying; it was simply that she hadn't recognized her.

It couldn't be Kichijouin Kiara, but I should apologize for being so cold just now. I could recognize her as my mother, after all, she smelled wonderful, which is why I chose her when I was part of the Holy Scripture...

Thinking about it this way, Hibiki suddenly realized that her friend, Fujimaru Ritsuka, a senior high school student who had comforted her a few days ago, also had this scent.

The orange-haired girl shook her head, no longer thinking about Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Then she glanced at Draco, who had his head down, and a guess formed in her mind.

In other words, this girl with a red tail, who is a miniature version of her mother in every way, is her mother.

Hibiki realized that this was actually her mother, who had been waiting with all her might in the past and was now too shy to raise her head. Although their personalities were different, their essence was the same. The reason for this was probably a kind of 'contrast' consciousness.

Therefore, having already figured it out, Hibiki Hinohide smiled and went between Novia and Draco, putting her arms around their necks and exclaiming happily, "Finally, I've met you! My father and my mother! I love you both the most!"

Hibiki Hinohide had already made up her mind. Tomorrow, she would take her father to a coffee shop and introduce her parents to her friends. Although introducing her parents to her friends felt strange, she thought that everyone would like her father.

Seeing Hibiki Hinohide like this, even the usually aloof Mary Muller stepped between the two, taking Novia's and Draco's hands in hers respectively, and whispered, "Me too, Mary, I love Father and Mother very much, just like my sister..."

It could be said that the family of four was living happily together, except that Jixiangyuan, who was squatting on the ground, seemed a little out of place. But then again, she wasn't part of the family of four.

"Damn Draco..."

As expected, the black-haired girl's voice, which only she could hear, was filled with resentment.

Even now, although she has accepted this defeat and thinks that as long as Draco's personality remains the same, she can easily defeat him, Kichijou is still unhappy. She feels that she should be in Romania seducing Typhon, not in Tokyo watching her own defeat unfold. She just wants to leave this place as soon as possible, and that her own battlefield is in bed.

"hehe......"

However, seemingly sensing Kichijouin's resentment, Hinohime shouted loudly:

"Miss Kichijou, Hibiki can also recognize you as Hibiki's mother!"

As if unwilling to be outdone, Mary Muller also shouted:

"I can too..."

This immediately pleased Kichijou-in, who stood up.

"Yuanyuan is so happy! Xiaoxiang and Xiaoli!"

"...What did you say, Kichijou-in?"

Upon hearing Kichijouin's words, Draco, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head and glared fiercely at the approaching girl.

In contrast, Kichijouin, having also noticed Draco's tyrannical expression, continued in a cheerful voice,

"Yuanyuan, I'm also Xiaoxiang and Xiaoli's mother!"

Seeing Kichijouin's increasingly presumptuous behavior, Draco's face darkened, and he retorted directly:

"I am the mother of Hibiki and Mary, you are just a newcomer! I, no, I love Novia the most! My teacher will always be mine! The thing I want most is to be loved by my teacher. I have already had a wedding ceremony with my teacher. My love for my teacher, Novia is the embodiment of my desire, I am the embodiment of tasting desire. Compared to you all, who is superior? It's obvious, isn't it? I love my teacher very much. I'll say it again. I, whether it's Draco or Nero, love Novia very much!"

Having said so many things that were extremely embarrassing for Draco, the blonde girl was already blushing bright red all over, like a little red dragon.

Kichijouin was shocked by Draco's direct expression of emotion, so Draco's voice contained elements different from usual.

Slightly nervous, yet with an undisguised affection like a puppy's, her expression was like that of a completely different person. Kichijoin suddenly had a premonition that from today onwards, Draco might not be as easy to deal with as before. He had a feeling that this guy was even more terrifying than Melosens...

Forget it, it doesn't matter. If Melsin can't beat them, there's Typhon, Altrucci, Violet, Attila, and the others. I don't believe Draco can handle them all!

With a determined look in her eyes, Kichijouin, as if ignoring Draco's words, happily joined the four of them.

"Oh my gosh, Yuan Yuan has become a mother! I'm so happy!"

"You little brat, listen to me clearly!"

......

It was late at night, time to sleep. Such a large mansion would naturally have no shortage of rooms, so everyone was assigned to a room to rest.

That's the theory.

"Teacher, I feel unwell physically; it's because my desires are rising, and I need you..."

On the pristine white bed, Novia gazed at Draco straddling the blankets. The blonde girl wore an expression of utter entitlement, and as she spoke, she licked her lips with her tongue.

"You...you should love me well..."

Perhaps the venting he had before had an effect, allowing Draco to say such things openly, though he still blushed a little. He'll probably get used to it over time.

"this....."

"I don't care, today I must—"

Before Novia could finish speaking, Draco immediately rejected her. In the eyes of the girl who had already turned into a beast, she was already in this state, so her teacher should not refuse her. There was no room for her to say anything sarcastic; all she had to do was nod.

However, when she lifted Novia's blanket, she saw Kichijouin smiling and waving at Draco from beside Novia.

"Hello, Miss Draco!"

"Heh, do you know any other tricks? Hmm~"

"Eh?"

However, even Kichijou didn't expect that Draco wouldn't suddenly become indifferent as before, and instead sit down angrily to the side, he would use his tail to roll Kichijou to the ground and bite Novia's neck.

"Take good care of Yu, teacher."

259: My classmate's father (6k5)

On the last day of winter break, after this day, Fujimaru Ritsuka will face the choice of whether to continue her studies at university or go out to find a job three months from now.

"...Time flies."

The orange-haired girl lowered her head deeply, looking out of the coffee shop. She could see that the sky above Tokyo was still a sea-blue color.

The girl felt inexplicably irritated and kept rubbing the cross pendant on her chest. Sometimes she even wondered if seeing Novia at Tang Mantian Palace was just her hallucination. Otherwise, why did she go and wait for two whole days, leaving early and returning late every day, but she didn't see that person again?

However, the cross pendant hanging on her chest clearly told the girl one thing: this event did indeed happen, but it was probably due to her own carelessness that it would be difficult to meet again. After all, the world is so big, and it is not easy to meet and keep in touch.

"Ugh... this is so annoying..."