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"It's best to take her away privately. If there's a big commotion... a lot of trouble will come."

"Of course, we must hurry, otherwise..."

"otherwise?"

Seeing Walter's hesitant look, Siegfried asked nervously.

"What will happen?"

"She is your daughter, and the feelings she has shown over the years give people the impression of being straightforward."

"Now that Ms. Theresa knows about this, and even believes it a little, then..."

"——When Yuan Yan was present, he probably told her about this."

"Ah, it's true."

Remembering that Bianca had looked at him deeply before she left, Siegfried scratched the back of his head and said to Walter with a silly smile.

"I was wondering why she even looked at me at that time."

"Given her straightforwardness, how long do you think she could have kept it a secret from Otto, even if she didn't confront him right away?"

"And once she and Otto come to a showdown... the tragedy that happened to you and Lady Cecilia fourteen years ago might happen to her again."

......

After listening to Walter's words, the smile on Siegfried's face froze, and he looked at Walter calmly.

"So when are you going to give me access to the quantum teleportation system?"

"There's this thing—"

"Don't take this so easily."

Seeing that Siegfried was really planning to take action, Walter said with a headache.

"Although the current quantum teleportation system can teleport over long distances, it requires a certain cooldown period after teleportation before you can return to us."

"If you use this method to rush to the Destiny Headquarters when your combat power is insufficient, you will most likely be surrounded by Otto and stay there forever."

"Calm down for now. We have to notify Ms. Fu Hua and Ms. Theresa first."

"Especially Ms. Theresa. Although she has some idea of ​​what's going on, she still hopes for more solid evidence."

"I'll arrange for someone to deliver this report to Ms. Theresa... No, forget it. I have Saint Freya's coordinates anyway. After I disguise myself, I'll personally deliver this report to her and ask her to find a way to stabilize Kiana."

"In order to rescue your daughter, we need a more thorough plan, so—"

"Well, I won't mess around."

Recalling the tragedy that happened six years ago, Siegfried clenched his fists and muttered to himself as if for self-suggestion.

"I will definitely...not do anything rash."

It was because of my reckless actions that Kiana lost her memory when we were not fully prepared.

Now...I can't make the same mistake again.

Kiana, please wait a little longer.

As long as the time is right, Dad will definitely rescue you from Otto's clutches.

.................................................

That night, in the infirmary of St. Freya Academy

When Wuliangta Jizi regained consciousness, the first thing she saw was her old friend Theresa's sour face, which was obviously in a bad mood.

"Hey, wake up."

After seeing Jizi open her eyes, Theresa pointed at Jizi angrily and said unhappily.

"You bomb girl, you're messing around again when I'm not looking!"

"If I had known this Nexus system would do this to you, I would—"

"Okay, Theresa."

Looking at the angry Theresa, Jizi said helplessly.

"I just took a nap. Why are you making me act like something bad happened?"

"I'm fine, nothing happened."

"Oh, well said."

After taking out Ji Zi's physical examination report, Theresa raised the report with a sneer.

"You've been sleeping for almost two days. I asked the medical department to check your body during these two days."

"The damage done to your body by the artificial stigmata and the Nexus system is far more terrible than I imagined. Next time you're on a mission, stay here and don't go out."

After saying this, Theresa wanted to walk to the table on the side and pick up the serum on it, but after taking a step, she found that she was not tall enough and was worried about accidentally knocking the serum off, so she had to give up this plan.

"Here, the serum over there is the HSN serum developed by headquarters."

"According to the creator, Dr. Maki, this weakened serum, when injected into the Valkyrie's body, can slightly heal the damage done to her body by the Honkai Impact."

Theresa glanced at Ji Zi, and there was no other emotion in her eyes at this time, only endless helplessness.

"My grandfather originally suggested giving you the latest version of the B44, injecting the serum into you to deplete your powers, and letting you become a good commander."

"But I know you definitely won't choose to do that, so... well, you should find an opportunity to use this serum."

"Life is precious, Himeko."

Seeing Theresa giving her such a rare caring tone and earnest advice, Ji Zi was stunned for two seconds, then chuckled and shook her head.

"Thank you, Theresa."

"But I don't want to lose part of my strength just like that. After all—my battle isn't over yet!"

Ah, I knew it would turn out like this.

Why is this bomb girl so worrying?

"Besides, don't stare at me like that."

After saying this, Jizi used her authority to open the information screen and displayed the information in front of Theresa.

"Take a look at this information first. Besides, you haven't told me what's going on in Changkong City."

"Well, a message from Shenzhou?"

Theresa looked at the information and said to herself nonchalantly while reading the document.

"It's very difficult to explain the whole story. Anyway, Changkong City is safe for now. You should just focus on recovering from your injuries."

"Oh, Shenzhou is actually seeking help from us, Tianming... Wow, that's rare."

"Yeah, it's really rare."

After feeling that her body was not as bad as she had imagined, Ji Zi climbed up from the hospital bed and looked at the HSN serum on the table.

"After all, besides Destiny and Anti-Entropy, Shenzhou, a force that can use mechanical patrols to cooperate with their local martial artists to resolve local Honkai, is already the third largest anti-Honkai force in the world."

After reading the document, Theresa took over Jizi's conversation and said to Jizi.

"Originally, we, Tianming, and Shenzhou, did not interfere with each other. At most, we provided some mutual assistance in supplies and exchanged intelligence. But this time..."

"They actually invited us over. This has to be wrong."

"It's natural."

Having said that, Jizi showed Theresa some of the information she had already investigated.

"The place they invited us to this time is the Jiuyou region. This is the place where the legendary Shenzhou hero Ji Lin sealed the giant beast Chi You in the final battle."

"I don't know whether Shenzhou has discovered this, but based on my investigation and analysis, this place..."

"——Maybe there are [Original Stigmata]."

"Rather than injecting the so-called serum and turning me into a useless person unable to protect my subordinates and students, I really prefer to rely on other methods to resolve the erosion of the artificial stigmata on me."

"I said you..."

Looking at her friend in front of her, Theresa said helplessly.

"You're clearly a top student, but instead of pursuing a civilian job, you enjoy charging onto the battlefield."

"Well... never mind. Anyway, let's talk about the serum after we return from Jiuyou."

After saying some perfunctory words to Theresa, Jizi ignored Theresa's dissuasion, picked up the serum, and walked out of the medical room.

Although what she just said was true, there was actually a part of the truth that Ji Zi had not told Theresa.

For Ji Zi, after a good sleep, it was impossible for her to forget the record she had read before she fell into a coma.

In the records, Bishop Otto said that Ji Zi's father might have been killed by her mentor Walter.

Although she knew that Bishop Otto was definitely planning something, now that she knew about it, Ji Zi still hoped to stand in front of her former mentor and find out why he did such a thing.

In order to meet Mr. Walter, I not only need to survive, but also need a stronger power, so...

——Jiuyou, don’t let me down.

Theresa, who witnessed Ji Zi's departure, was in no mood to dissuade Ji Zi.

She knew very well that her friend was the kind of person who would stick to his decision once he made it.

She has made her decision, so now Theresa can only find a way to help her.

Moreover, Shenzhou Jiuyou...

Theresa opened the database and looked through the relevant information about Jiuyou, and some thoughts already occurred to her.

Just before Jizi woke up, Theresa met Walter who contacted her in the academy.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with the other party's direct entry and exit of his back garden, this dissatisfaction immediately disappeared with the appraisal report brought by Walter.

Now Theresa has confirmed that Bianca is her niece Kiana, whom she thought was dead for a long time.

In this situation, if she wasn't worried that being too excited would expose the things she and Fu Hua had concealed, Theresa really wanted to fly to the headquarters right now and hug tightly the loved one who was so important to her.

But maybe it was because of Yuan Yan's flying punch that helped Theresa break Otto's brain control in the past, which caused her to feel that her thinking was more active now. During this period of time, Theresa felt that she was thinking more than before.

Alas, Kiana is just unsure now, but it's still unknown whether she can control her inner thoughts and go directly to confront her grandfather.

This is a very troublesome matter. I still need to hurry up and make a plan... The problem is that I am not a smart person (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

It is even more impossible to discuss this matter with Jizi. After all, Grandpa will take action against Cecilia and Siegfried, and Jizi will be involved, and she will be in danger.

There is really no way.

There is such a big movement in Shenzhou, and Alliance Leader Walter can even enter and exit our Saint Freya. He probably also knows that there will be big moves in Jiuyou.

Well, if you are not good at thinking, then don’t think about it. Think of a way to trick Kiana over here and tell her that we are not sure about the mission over at Jiuyou and need support, so let’s take her over first.

And now... ugh, my head hurts.

Siegfried, Siegfried, why on earth are you being lazy about this kind of thing?

After strolling to the infirmary where a certain unfortunate child was imprisoned, Theresa opened the door of the room and looked at the other Kiana who was tightly bound by Judas, and sighed helplessly.

Sigh, it seems like the number of times I sigh has skyrocketed since I learned the truth...

But no matter how you think about it, it's all Grandpa's fault. Why on earth did he do so many excessive things!

"Ah, it's you!"

Looking at the dwarf who appeared in front of her, Kiana suddenly shouted angrily.

"Let me go, you little dwarf!!!"

"......never mind."

Theresa, who had felt like she was going to get angry, spoke weakly because she was very tired today.

"Whatever you say, I won't let you go, Siegfried's daughter."

"Don't think you can fool me by using my stinky dad's name!"

At this time, because Otto had a very bad impression of Tianming, Kiana looked at the white-haired "child" in front of her and struggled to grin at Theresa.

"I don't believe in your destiny, your destiny—"

"No matter what, Scheme has always been the world's largest anti-Houkai organization."