“So, is Grandpa really dead?” After a brief and warm family reunion, Theresa asked with some uncertainty.
After all, her impression of her grandfather had always been that of a cunning schemer.
“As dead as can be.” Kiana gave a thumbs-up to confirm.
Theresa felt a mix of emotions; Otto’s death made her heart heavy, yet she also felt like opening a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
After all, Cecilia’s death during the Second Honkai was caused by him, and he had committed many inhumane acts.
But…
no matter how wretched Otto was, he was still the grandfather who had given her warmth.
Thus, Theresa didn’t know what kind of expression she should make right now.
“In times like this, you just need to smile.” Kiana sensed her Aunt’s inner turmoil and gently took her hand, just as Cecilia had held Theresa’s hand to comfort her back when Theresa was treated like a monster.
“Cecilia…” Theresa felt like her eyes might be failing her.
How could she hallucinate Kiana as Cecilia?
But…
Kiana’s hand really was as warm as Cecilia’s.
“As I thought, Aunt looks best when she’s smiling,” Kiana praised while looking at the smiling Theresa.
It was only then that Theresa realized she actually was smiling.
“Actually, Aunt doesn’t need to be sad.
You lost Otto, but look, don’t you still have cute and beautiful nieces like me and my sister?
Our connection transcends time and space.
Even if the oceans boil and the atmosphere vanishes—even if our sun swells maliciously and ruthlessly devours its children until all is silent…
the bond between us will never break.”
Kiana’s words caused Theresa and Durandal to break out in a cold sweat.
They were both curious about what exactly had happened to Kiana to make this beautiful girl’s emotions so heavy.
‘Siegfried, just how on earth did you raise this child?!’ Theresa roared inwardly.
She blamed Siegfried for Kiana’s heavy emotions, since he was the one who had raised her.
[Bond with Theresa has increased significantly.
Obtained 3-star card: Theresa: Principal.
Please continue to increase her favorability to upgrade the card.]
[Detected that the number of Kaslana bonds has reached four.
Listening to the pleasant notification in her ear and thinking about how she was about to inherit all of Schicksal’s assets, Kiana felt like she could buy out a champagne factory and drink her fill right now.
“Wait, Otto is dead, but his secretary is still here!” Siegfried belatedly noticed Amber, who had been acting like she was invisible.
The eyes of the ten people present simultaneously locked onto her.
“That’s right, why is she still here?” Raiden Mei also found it strange.
Amber, however, was suffering in silence.
The deal between Kiana and Otto was originally about Schicksal; logically, after Otto completed his plan, Amber would have become Kiana’s secretary.
But who could have guessed that the opponent wouldn’t play by the rules and would launch a lightning strike directly on Schicksal Headquarters?
Before Otto’s first body was killed, Amber had thought about unfreezing Li Sushang.
But before she could act, Otto was completely gone.
The supposedly invincible Lord Bishop Otto had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the even stronger and more invincible Lady Kiana.
Even though Otto was dead and the plan was gone, Kiana was at least still the Bishop.
So, Amber had rushed over without stopping just to surrender.
“I am the Lord Bishop’s secretary.
Before Lord Otto died, he said that after his plan was complete, I should assist the next Bishop.
And now, that Bishop is you, Lady Kiana.” Amber’s attitude toward Kiana was extremely respectful.
Hearing this, Kiana and the others nodded.
“Since you’re already here, let’s just add another set of chopsticks.
Aunt, Amber, sit down and have hotpot with us.”
At the dining table, the eleven people were in harmony.
One of Otto’s bodies was taken away by Welt, who said he would keep it as a souvenir to punch in the face a few times every day to vent his anger.
As for the rest of the bodies, Kiana planned to melt them all back into their original Soulium and then perform a major overhaul.
But before that…
“Since we all fought Otto together, we’re all friends now!
If Anti-Entropy needs anything in the future, just ask, and I’ll definitely help!
Come on, Amber, first invest a dozen or so’small targets’ into Aunt’s St.
Freya Academy!”
Kiana was excitedly planning her reforms, but when she took the financial report handed over by Amber, she was completely stunned.
With an industry as large as Schicksal, how can the assets still be negative?” Kiana didn’t understand.
Amber explained that with Valkyrie insurance, medical treatment, maintenance of various facilities, holiday gifts, and the research and development of battlesuits, Schicksal didn’t have a single cent of spare cash left.
As Kiana listened to Amber, her smile gradually vanished.
Was this a joke?!
She had gone through all that trouble to kill Otto, only to take over a bankrupt mess?!
“No way!” Kiana slapped the table and stood up.
Since the assets weren’t enough, there was only one way left: follow the ancient Shenzhou tradition of confiscating houses!
“Amber, unfreeze Li Sushang.
Sister, Aunt, Mei, and Mr.
Welt, I’ll have to trouble you all to accompany me one more time.” With a solemn expression, Kiana brought the hacked Black Snake into the office.
Since they had no money and Anti-Entropy were allies they couldn’t attack, she could only make her ancestor’s organization cough up some ‘gold coins’ for her, a descendant of unknown generations!
“Ancestor, it’s time to give out red envelopes!” Kiana was rubbing her hands together, ready for action.
But the Herrscher of the Void spoke up to remind her: “That girl named Yae Sakura is awake.
Do you want to talk to her?”
“I can talk to Yae Sakura anytime.
Sister, please knock her out again.
We’re going to ask the Kaslana ancestor for red envelopes first!”
Durandal was confused by Kiana’s words.
After all, the Kaslana ancestor should have been dead for ages.
Where were they supposed to find him now?
“Sister, don’t worry.
He won’t refuse to give us red envelopes and pocket money!” Kiana knew Kevin well enough.
As long as she could show him the hope of ending the Honkai, and then take a trip into the Elysian Realm to let Elysia have a look, he would be more than happy to cough up gold coins for the descendants of the current civilization.
“Kiana’s…
current state is really off.” Raiden Mei couldn’t help but comment as she watched Kiana laughing like she had turned to the dark side.
Right now, Kiana looked like someone who had won the lottery only to be told they had to pay a fee upfront to claim it, and having no money, was forced to go commit a robbery.