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Perhaps due to the broken window effect, Siegfried felt that maintaining the current situation actually seemed quite good.
Although his little cotton-padded jacket turning into a boy was somewhat difficult for him as a father to accept, thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have actually gained something from this situation.
After all, although the inside was somewhat strange, 【Kiana】 was undoubtedly also his daughter, and Jiang Qiao who had Kiana’s inside — needless to say, this was definitely his daugh… cough cough, more accurately speaking, his son.
Rounding it off, he had gained an extra son out of thin air, and as for his little cotton-padded jacket… 【Kiana】 who was extremely similar to his eldest daughter seemed to be even better than the original…
Hiss… how could he have such thoughts?
Siegfried unconsciously slapped himself, feeling a wave of remorse in his heart.
No, absolutely not, this was a betrayal of his little cotton-padded jacket!
The white-haired fluffball didn’t know what disrespectful thoughts her old man was having at this moment.
Although the initial meeting was filled with resentment toward this stinky old man for abandoning her, after the anger dissipated, what remained was only the sincere emotions between father and daughter.
After the two finished talking, Siegfried pushed open the door and walked to sit beside the white-haired girl who had already been sitting on the wooden platform in the courtyard, looking like she had been waiting for quite some time.
By this time, the sky had already begun to darken.
“You must have had a pleasant conversation?”
The girl’s gentle voice made Siegfried’s broad shoulders tremble slightly, and then this white-haired middle-aged man spoke:
“Kiana told me everything that happened along the way.”
“I never imagined this city had once faced such a crisis, yet I didn’t notice it.”
His tone carried some emotion and regret. Actually, Siegfried had also arrived in this city before, otherwise Kiana wouldn’t have transferred schools here after hearing that there was a strange white-haired uncle spotted in Nagazora City.
But at that time, Siegfried obviously hadn’t noticed the crisis facing Nagazora City.
“That’s normal, it’s possible that Cocolia hadn’t started her schemes yet at that time.”
“And even if she had already begun, being just a human, you wouldn’t be very sensitive to the presence of Honkai Energy.”
The white-haired girl’s tone was indifferent.
The Kaslana family was renowned for their powerful Honkai Energy resistance, which certainly made them excellent warriors against Honkai, but because of this innate resistance, they often found it difficult to detect changes in Honkai Energy in a region.
“Regardless, I should thank you, thank you for saving this city, thank you for accompanying my daughter.”
“I did save the city, but the accompanying part wasn’t me, but another girl. Besides… what I did, practically speaking, was only to involve Kiana in a dangerous situation. From a father’s perspective, shouldn’t you feel angry rather than grateful?”
Taking a sip from a cup of hot tea placed on the tray, the girl didn’t take credit for her achievements but appeared extremely objective.
For Elysia’s willfulness, he had actively brought Kiana, who shouldn’t have been involved in this struggle, into it. Although it was a decision made after consulting Kiana’s personal wishes, there was no doubt that knowing clearly that Kiana would definitely not refuse to save this city, Jiang Qiao didn’t think himself innocent for having Elysia extend such an invitation to a Kaslana.
“Hmm, from a father’s perspective, perhaps I should indeed feel angry, but I am also a Kaslana after all.”
Siegfried smiled and shook his head, then pointed to his chest:
“If it’s the current you, you should be able to understand this feeling, right?”
“I find it hard to understand, since I’m not the original owner of this body.”
“However, I can indeed feel that hot blood surging through my veins, it reminds me of her old friend.”
Lightly touching her chest, the white-haired girl felt that soft feminine asset, didn’t show much expression, only a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Such an action naturally caused Siegfried’s mouth to twitch slightly. He remembered that 【Kiana】 inside was that boy, which would be equivalent to that brat touching his daughter!
“Does it bother you? I see… but in my view, this is just a body. As the user of this body, I am myself, just like touching my own limbs, there’s nothing strange about it.”
With 【Kiana】 perceptiveness, he could naturally detect the other’s discomfort. He slowly lowered his hand, his tone carrying some nonchalance.
Just like using Elysia’s body, although initially it would be novel, after getting used to it, it would just feel like that.
Of course, the acting was indeed very interesting.
For an old man, it was obviously difficult to understand this kind of thinking.
However, he also had more pressing concerns.
“If you and Kiana switch back, will she also be able to suppress the Herrscher of the Void’s consciousness like you do?”
Although he very much hoped his little cotton-padded jacket could change back to being his little cotton-padded jacket, recalling the side that Jiang Qiao had shown, he was very concerned about this question.
After all, the reason he had to separate from Kiana was because Kiana couldn’t control that consciousness, and staying together would make her a bomb that could explode and blow him to pieces at any unknown moment.
Of course, Siegfried wasn’t afraid of death. When he became a warrior and stepped onto the path of fighting against Honkai, bearing the mission of protecting the people, he had long been psychologically prepared to sacrifice his life.
But he didn’t want to die at his daughter’s hands, or rather, he absolutely couldn’t die at Kiana’s hands.
Otherwise, if one day Kiana knew that she had personally killed her own father, Siegfried didn’t dare imagine what kind of despair Kiana would feel then.
At the same time, the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void would definitely not be good news for the people in the surrounding area.
So, whether from a father’s perspective or from a Kaslana’s perspective, he had to consider this question.
If Jiang Qiao’s answer was no, then this old father would have to painfully make the extremely unreasonable request — please never switch back!
Don’t misunderstand, he absolutely, absolutely wasn’t coveting the gentle and lovely little cotton-padded jacket 【Kiana】, but wanted to better protect his daughter and protect the people.
This wave, this wave is a win-win!
The girl didn’t know about the old man’s scheming thoughts, but facing that question, his tone was absolutely certain—
“She can certainly do it.”
“But to achieve this, Kiana will inevitably need to cross childhood and move toward maturity.”
It’s just…
— Mature children are always the most heartbreaking.