[Honkai World]
In the Honkai world, Honkai energy surged in endlessly. Kiana stretched her graceful figure—her waist was so slender that it was something an ordinary person could never have.
"What's wrong?"
Kiana sensed someone's gaze landing on her and asked in confusion.
"Kiana, your waist is ridiculously thin—like you're missing a few ribs," Koji said seriously.
A blush appeared on Kiana's face. Shy, she said, "Where are you looking?"
But… Kiana touched her own waist. It really was very thin. Whether it was Mei or Aunt Himeko, neither of them had a waist as slender as hers.
"I don't know either."
With such a slim waist, her flexibility was also excellent. In battle, she could pull off all kinds of high-difficulty movements.
Her genes came from the real Kiana, but even Durandal's waist couldn't compare to hers.
"Let's not talk about that. Koji—do you need any prerequisites to revive someone?" Kiana blinked her azure eyes and looked at Koji expectantly.
Mom Cecilia… I really want to see you.
Kiana didn't even need to say who she wanted revived—Koji already knew. It was the former strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal: Cecilia Schariac.
To Kiana, Cecilia was special. During the Second Honkai Eruption, Sirin had complicated feelings toward Cecilia.
As Sirin's extension, Kiana naturally had feelings for Cecilia as well. Not to mention her identity as a clone of the real Kiana—before she knew the truth, she had always admired Cecilia.
"No prerequisites, really. But there's no such thing as a free lunch," Koji said with a smile.
Pulling back someone who had already died wasn't all that difficult.
"What do you want?"
Kiana didn't hesitate for even a second. Hesitating would be disrespectful to Cecilia.
"Don't tell me… you want me?" Kiana covered her chest. She could tell Koji's attention had shifted onto her.
Now even she was wavering a little. Trading herself for Mom Cecilia… wasn't impossible.
"Fine. As long as you can revive Mom Cecilia, I'll—"
Kiana's face burned red. She looked like she'd made an enormous decision, but she still couldn't bring herself to say the rest.
"You should still be a minor. For now, I don't have those kinds of… criminal thoughts about you," Koji shook his head.
He had principles. Even though Kiana didn't look like a little loli girl, if you counted her actual age from the moment her consciousness was born, she really was still underage.
"Oh. This lady…" Kiana thought about it. If it were the real Kiana, she'd be an adult by now. But she was a clone—strictly speaking, she really was still a minor.
Koji vanished for a moment. When he appeared again, he brought Cecilia back with him.
Worthy of being the idol of all Valkyries back then—after getting married, she carried even more mature charm. A certain "Cao thief" type could practically stare until his eyes went straight.
"Cecilia… Mom?"
Kiana's eyes reddened. Choking up, she called her name.
She'd only ever seen Cecilia in a virtual world before. Now she could see a living Cecilia.
Sirin came to join the fun too—Kiana's three blue eyes turned gold.
"Kiana?"
Cecilia looked at the daughter she had raised, feeling that something was a bit strange.
When she died, Kiana should've been a little white-haired bundle. But the one standing in front of her now was a tall, graceful young lady. And one gold, one blue—did she even put in colored contacts?
"Cecilia… senpai. I'm your daughter's clone, K423. Your real daughter is at Schicksal Headquarters."
Kiana didn't pretend to be the real Kiana. She had already taken the name that originally belonged to the real one—she couldn't shamelessly take the real one's identity too.
The current her wasn't as fragile as she used to be. She could face the fact that she was a clone.
After all, she had so many companions now—Aunt Himeko, Aunt Theresa…
"Bishop Otto…"
Cecilia frowned, then looked at Kiana with pity. She had no intention of blaming her at all.
Seems that after I died, Otto still didn't let my family go.
"What's your name?" Cecilia asked gently.
She didn't mind having one more adorable daughter.
"…Kiana Kaslana. That's the name Dad Siegfried gave me."
Kiana hesitated slightly, then said her name.
Cecilia froze. What was Siegfried doing, giving two daughters the exact same name?
Even if the Kaslana clan didn't like to think, there was no need to be this perfunctory.
"Ms. Cecilia, let me explain this," Koji said with a smile.
"Back then, Siegfried and the real Kiana discovered the clone K423, and they took her and fled Schicksal."
Cecilia understood who "the real Kiana" referred to, but she didn't interrupt and let Koji continue.
"I have to say—combining the Schariac and Kaslana bloodlines, the real Kiana was a little monster. A bullet to the head, free-falling from high altitude to the ground, and she still had one last breath left—an absurdly tenacious vitality…"
Cecilia couldn't help revealing a pained expression. Even if she survived by sheer luck, that process must've been agonizing.
"Normally, everyone would think survival was impossible in that situation. And with Schicksal's pursuers on their heels, the grief-stricken Siegfried could only take K423 and leave.
"The dying real Kiana was brought back by Valkyries. Otto treated her using a special soulium therapy method. She pulled through, but for some reason lost her memories—and her hair color also turned blonde.
"After that, the real Kiana was trained by Otto into the strongest and youngest Valkyrie in Schicksal's history—the most outstanding apprentice Otto himself acknowledged."
"The real Kiana's current name is Bianka Ataegina. Even after learning her true identity, she still uses that name—because it means something extraordinary to her."
"And she also acknowledges that Kiana can have the name 'Kiana.'"
Compared to Kiana, Durandal was the one holding the "chosen daughter of destiny" character sheet.
"The strongest Valkyrie…" Cecilia felt heartache, and at the same time pride for her daughter.
At the same time, her feelings toward Otto became complicated—there was both anger and gratitude.
Otto had harmed their family deeply… but he had also saved the real Kiana, and even devoted himself to raising her.
"Bianka… we weren't qualified parents," Cecilia sighed softly.
They hadn't been there for her growth, and they'd let her face so much danger—she had nearly died.
If she'd been born into an ordinary family, maybe all of this could've been avoided.
"Kiana, call me Mom. 'Senpai' is too distant."
Cecilia looked into Kiana's eyes, gentle and sincere.
"Mmm… Mom Cecilia…"
Tears shimmered in Kiana's eyes. The heart that had been hanging in her throat finally eased back down.
(End of Chapter)
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