Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

“A teacher-student relationship, huh?” Brunhilde pinched her idol’s cheek, a half-smile playing on her lips. “As his manager, I can’t just pretend I didn’t hear this. How can my idol be secretly contacting his ex-girlfriend? Why do you still have Maria’s number? Judging by your expression, are you planning to answer?”

The other three members of the Snow Wolf Squad beside her chuckled mischievously, watching with amusement how Shigure Kira would handle the situation.

Of all the members of the Snow Wolf Squad, only Shigure Kira had ever had a girlfriend. During her university years, she met Maria Schariat of the Schariat family, who became her music professor. Admiring the strongest Valkyrie, Cecilia, Shigure Kira naturally developed an interest in Maria as well. Before long, the two girls, close in age, crossed a forbidden line, transforming their teacher-student relationship into a romantic one.

There's nothing to hide. Everyone knows about the Snow Wolf Squad. It's just that Shigure Kira has already fallen for the boy in front of her... It's a bit awkward to bring this up again.

What's even more awkward is that the two actually broke up amicably. The main reason for Shigure Kira's divorce from Maria was the difference in social standing between an ordinary person and the head of a collateral branch of the Shaniat family. Maria had to return to Schicksal while Cecilia was away and take over as the head of the Shaniat family in Schicksal, while Shigure Kira was destined to become Maria's treasured canary, no longer able to appear in public.

However, Shigure Kira had no sense of being a daughter-in-law of a powerful family. She still wanted to study symphonic music, become an idol, and join the Snow Wolf Squad as a top Valkyrie following the strongest Valkyrie, Cecilia. Their differing ideals led to a peaceful breakup, but even after the separation, Maria refused to give up, insisting that once she took over the family and gained power, she would change these outdated views, freeing Shigure Kira from all constraints.

Let's start changing this corrupt and feudal Shaniat family with our own generation!

At that moment, Shi Yu Qi Luo was so moved that tears streamed down her face. The two held hands and looked at each other with tearful eyes, promising that their separation was only temporary and their love would last forever, blah blah blah.

These stories are even more alarming to Brunhilde, the "current" leader.

"Can't I...can't I accept?" Shi Yu Qi Luo whispered.

Brunhilde continued pinching her cheek, smiling without saying a word, "What do you think?"

"I think it's okay! So Bubu agrees to let me accept?" Shiyu Qiluo happily picked up her phone, while whispering, "You need to be quiet, Bubu, don't let Maria feel that something is wrong, she doesn't even know I have a boyfriend."

The white-haired, red-eyed pretty boy's expression froze.

—Can I be a little quieter?

—Should I make her feel that something is wrong?

—Am I your boyfriend/girlfriend, or is she your boyfriend/girlfriend?

The moment she pressed the call button, Shigure Kira felt as if her body was no longer under her control. She immediately regretted it, and her brain reacted even faster. She instantly realized that Brunhilde was jealous and was about to punish her! She decisively tried to hang up, but at that moment Brunhilde had already snatched the phone and placed it to her ear.

"Hey, Qiluo?"

Shiyu Kira finally heard the long-lost voice of her beloved teacher, a voice that usually caused her emotional ups and downs.

But for some reason, Shigure Kira has an urge to cry.

Unfortunately, it wasn't because she hadn't seen Maria in a long time, but because she could only desperately cover her mouth and use immense willpower to restrain herself, otherwise she would cry out.

"Are you there, Kira? Can you hear me?"

Shi Yu Qi Luo knew this was a small punishment from Brunhilde for making her unhappy. She gripped her phone tightly and tried her best to suppress her voice, replying in an almost sobbing tone.

It was obvious that Maria had sensed something was wrong, as she sounded anxious. However, Shigure Kira impatiently rejected Maria's concerns and probing, and Maria eventually fell silent.

She seemed to understand something, or perhaps she had given up hope. She wasn't entirely unaware of the rumors; she knew that the "second young lady" of the Kaslana family was actually a boy.

She knew she had no right to ask a girl she hadn't seen for three or four years to do anything, but the thought of the girl she once loved so deeply about to belong to another young man who had just come of age... her silence, though calm, gave Brunhilde a sense of victorious pleasure.

But Shigure Kira didn't have time to think about what Maria was doing at the moment. Her body and mind were on the verge of collapse. After finally getting Brunhilde's approval, she hung up the phone with trembling hands and turned back for a kiss with tears streaming down her face.

“Wow, Bubu is so fierce when she’s jealous…” Nicholas, who was getting dressed nearby, hid to the side in fear. “Is she really not a Valkyrie who mutated into a boy? She can’t even lift two buckets of water normally, but when she gets angry, she laughs and bullies people at the same time… So neurotic, so scary.”

“I think it’s fine,” Salome said.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's so good about it? If we want to find a boyfriend or girlfriend in the future, Bubu will go crazy. This possessiveness... Don't underestimate him just because he's weak. He's the second young master of the Kaslana family, the current head of the Shaniat family. If he wants to lock us up and use us as breeding vessels, you'll have to obediently accept it. Your life is over!" Nicholas chuckled.

Why is Bubu bullying Qiluo?

"Possessiveness, huh?"

What's in possessiveness?

"Oh~"

"This shows we're on the right track. Bubu's love has been awakened. He keeps saying 'Sister Lia, Sister Lia' all the time, but he actually cares about many more people now." Salome's voice didn't shy away from Brunhilde at all, and she laughed. "Why bother looking for a boyfriend? A little brother who can be both a boyfriend and a girlfriend, who can be your pet loli to cuddle and who can even have your babies—isn't one enough?"

Brunhilde glanced at her without making a sound.

Salome didn't care.

In fact, the Snow Wolf Squad's feelings towards Brunhilde were probably all like this: at their first meeting, this kid was a textbook example of a cool and aloof beautiful loli, and everyone's experience with him was nothing more than raising a loli. Regarding lolis, some psychologically disturbed Valkyries have said, "Instead of waiting for a loli to grow up and then enjoying her, why not let the loli wear a [censored] and enjoy me?"

And it's obvious that Brunhilde is actually a loli who can enjoy them without needing to wear xx... which is great!

Although Brunhilde occasionally felt that these older women were a little too twisted.

This is the typical morning routine at the Brunhilde household: one bedroom after another is filled with people answering the phone, their clothes half-undone, their bodies sprawled out, some still radiating sweet affection, others already needing to snap out of it and report on work. The Valkyrie, after all, is a government employee; she receives all sorts of phone calls every day, more punctual than an alarm clock.

However, Brunhilde didn't find these gentle and harmonious morning comedies tiresome; on the contrary, she wished for more of them. As she grew older, she gradually stopped yearning for the Valkyrie's heroism and power. Instead, she found it quite nice to have the girls safely and happily surrounding her, even if it was just being woken up together by the phone ringing.

This kind of life isn't particularly dramatic, but it's wonderful enough.

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"Grandpa, is something wrong... Hah..."

In the video call, only the upper body of the neatly dressed, silver-haired petite girl was visible. Her pretty face was slightly flushed, and a little bit of fragrant sweat made her silky smooth long hair stick to her delicate cheeks. Her sky-blue beautiful eyes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, and her wet eyes looked at the camera. Her speech was also slightly unclear.

Otto, inside the Tower of Babel, frowned, sensing that Theresa's condition was not right. "Theresa, are you sick?"

"No, no!" Theresa exclaimed, her pupils dilating in an instant. Otto found her sudden outburst odd, but then he saw Theresa whisper, "Theresa... is really alright, Grandpa. I've arrived in Moscow and am currently at Cecilia's house."

Otto watched the video call. Theresa's face was flushed and her body was trembling slightly, but she was sitting upright behind the table.

If anything, it was Theresa's stiff and formal demeanor that seemed odd. It was just a video call, and Theresa usually answered casually; this was the first time she'd answered a call so "formally," as if someone was watching her give a work report.

Otto ignored these details; he didn't have time to think about them now, and Theresa was, after all, a quirky and unpredictable person. But he trusted Theresa's loyalty to him. As Theresa's grandfather, as long as he didn't violate what Theresa deeply resented, he would always be the most important person to her.

"There's no one else around, right? Like... Cecilia?"

"Um...no. I've already met with Cecilia, and I also helped my niece Kiana...Kiana, with her birthday party. It was a wonderful party..."

“Kiana?” Otto repeated, smiling. “You seem quite happy.”

"Mmm...mmm..." the silver-haired, white-stockinged loli murmured softly.

"Let's get back to the main point. Now that you've arrived in Siberia, you should immediately mobilize Cecilia and the others to go to the Tower of Babel. The situation is a bit urgent now, Theresa, I need S-class power."

"Grandpa... why are you going to the Tower of Babel... what is the mission? You've never explained." Theresa's eyes cleared a little as she asked, "And isn't it enough that I'm here? Why does Cecilia have to go?"

“Because your strength is insufficient, your S-rank is not on the same level as Cecilia’s S-rank.” Otto casually said something hurtful, but he still put on a confident face. “Only a Valkyrie of Cecilia’s caliber can resist the difficulties that have occurred in Babel.”

"Can't I ask what the difficulty is? Since Cecilia was able to resist, it means there is great danger... I must find out the truth in order to be responsible for Cecilia!" Theresa argued forcefully.

On the other end of the video call, Otto was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "Theresa, you should know that Grandpa won't hurt you. You don't need to ask."

This was a very strong statement, but the petite, silver-haired beauty seemed to have become much more alert. She suddenly sat back, her eyes glazed over for a moment, then she immediately perked up, gritting her teeth as she said, "No, Grandpa won't hurt me, but that doesn't mean he won't use me to hurt others! I must find out what happened at the Tower of Babel!"

Otto's expression shifted slightly. "Did someone say something to you over there?"

"Grandpa doesn't need to worry about these things, but forcing Cecilia to go to the battlefield without giving a reason is too... um... too dangerous!"

Otto stared at her for a long time, then couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, alright, what can I do when my dear granddaughter is so insistent? Even if it's a mission secret, what does it matter in front of Theresa?" Otto laughed. "The Tower of Babel is indeed not just a matter of the beast tide. We predict that the years of fighting in Siberia have resulted in countless deaths and injuries, and Honkai energy has accumulated to an excess. The Tower of Babel is the center of the Honkai energy reaction. This reaction will be as intense as an entity that executes the Honkai will—the Herrscher."

Otto observed Theresa's reaction, and Theresa narrowed her eyes but said nothing.

“The Herrscher is not someone you, Theresa, can handle, and even Cecilia might not be able to handle it. My decision to send Cecilia instead of you was indeed driven by personal motives,” Otto said frankly, but then his tone shifted. “But being a Valkyrie is a profession that involves risking one’s life. Although Cecilia has semi-retired, a Valkyrie’s duty is to protect humanity. Faced with a disaster of this magnitude, I am helpless and can only choose to trust in Cecilia’s strength. I hope Miss Cecilia can kill the Herrscher after its birth… after all, this is her duty as a Valkyrie.”

"When will the Honkai erupt?" Theresa asked after a moment's thought. "Is there any prediction?"

"You are in Siberia at any time, so please be ready to respond at any time."

“I will face the Herrscher alongside Cecilia.”

“…I don’t think you’d agree even if I ordered you not to go to the battlefield, hehe.” Otto tapped the camera, making the image shake, and laughed, “Since that’s the case, Grandpa won’t play the bad guy. Theresa, you’ll know that you’re not qualified to join the battlefield where the real Herrschers and top Valkyries clash.”

He hung up the phone, then turned around to look at the white-haired older woman behind him.

“As agreed, once Cecilia kills the Herrscher, you'll take care of her. Of course, if Cecilia isn't a match for the Herrscher, I'll take the blame and fire the fission bomb.” Otto laughed. “You didn't want to get your hands dirty, were you? Afraid that the kid would find out you're the one who killed Cecilia, causing your hard-won relationship to shatter beyond repair again? Then you should pray that Cecilia isn't a match for the Herrscher.”

“Although I don’t care much about the Kaslana family’s faith, at least my hands have only killed Honkai Beasts, not people. It does feel a little heartache to taint it,” Claire said calmly. “But what you should care about more right now is you. Your granddaughter on the other end of the phone is quite unusual.”

"Theresa? What happened to her?"

"It's just that as a woman, I'm very familiar with her reaction."

Meanwhile, the silver-haired, white-stockinged, pretty little girl, barely 150 centimeters tall, who had finally ended the call, leaned on the table, tilting her small face back. Her big, wet eyes were full of fawning and self-satisfied charm. "Bubu, Bubu, Theresa got Grandpa's information out of him! Hehe!"

Chapter 71 Cecilia and the Confessing Mistelin

The bishop of Destiny, feigning profundity as he hung up the phone, failed to notice that his beloved granddaughter was not actually leaning back in a chair, but rather nestled in the arms of a stranger, her bottom resting on his thigh.

The phone camera was angled too low, so the person behind Theresa wasn't visible. But now, the first thing that catches the eye is a head of long hair as dazzling as Theresa's, as white as snow. The boy's waist-length hair was casually tied into a side ponytail and draped over his left shoulder, falling over Theresa's shoulder, and this strand of hair also covered most of the boy's body.

To outsiders, it looks like Theresa's hair, so they can't tell the difference.

Brunhilde held the silver-haired, white-stockinged girl's slender waist with one arm, his clear red eyes seemingly filled with boundless tenderness. Theresa tilted her head back, pleading for a kiss, and he naturally followed suit.

This boy is somewhere between a girl's aloofness and a boy's radiance. These two different qualities shouldn't exist in the same person, but as long as you see the admiration and desire in his eyes for Theresa, no one will doubt why Theresa fell for him so quickly.

The silver-haired loli wasn't a real loli; despite her small appearance, she was actually older than Cecilia and clearly not as naive as the Snow Wolf Squad, who were fresh out of university. However, Theresa was captivated remarkably quickly. Three years ago, at Siegfried and Cecilia's wedding, she inadvertently witnessed some unspeakable truths. Subsequently, Cecilia and Brunhilde enthusiastically "invited" her to join their family to keep the secret.

Theresa originally wanted to refuse, but unfortunately... the bliss brought by this little Ragdoll cat allowed her to instantly understand a world she had never experienced in over thirty years.

Like a born Valkyrie hunter, the Kaslana family truly lives up to its reputation as a family that once controlled and restrained the entire Destiny. Brunhilde Kaslana, with her mortal body, is able to subdue multiple Valkyries.

"A reward... Bubu, a reward..."

The delicate silver-haired loli was still pleading, while Brunhilde's fingers traced along her slender waist. The loli in his arms wriggled like a soft-whispering cat. He laughed and said, "To actually act like this in front of Grandpa... Auntie doesn't seem to be a very good child."

"You can't call Theresa a child... Bubu is the child..."