Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

"Don't look at me like that, I'm just trying to help you calm down."

"Well, thank you so much then." Himeko rolled her eyes helplessly. Nine Heavens hadn't hurt her too badly; thanks to the Valkyrie armor, she hadn't been seriously injured. But the Hyperion was badly damaged... Part of the Herrscher of Thunder was destroyed, and Nine Heavens had dismantled another part. Thinking about the repair costs, Himeko felt she might as well die now.

Unlike Himeko, the Herrscher of Thunder continued to struggle; being imprisoned like this was an insult to her proud nature. However, it was clear that the weakened Herrscher of Thunder's domain was unable to break through the Nine Heavens' domain, leaving her only with impotent rage.

"Heh, what's there to be calm about? I've always been calm. I'll tear you apart, you scumbag, and then I'll go and kill those guys who bullied Mei. My goal has always been very clear."

"Then you should get some sleep first!"

"What are you trying to do! You bastard, how dare you..."

Jiuxiao took control of Kiana's baseball bat and then delivered a blow to the Herrscher of Thunder's angry glare, causing the Herrscher of Thunder to fall asleep before she could finish her angry shout.

Kiana casually tossed the baseball bat aside; after all, they're consumables. She could just pull another one out of nowhere the next time she wanted to use it. That's the magic of anime!

With a snap of his fingers, the metal encasing the two disintegrated. Jiuxiao helped Himeko, who had collapsed to the ground, and Mei, who was unconscious. The more drastic the Nexus system's enhancements to the body during combat, the heavier the burden on the body afterward; shortening one's lifespan was merely a minor consequence.

"Alright, let's talk now. I am Jiuxiao, a Herrscher, but I stand on the side of humanity. May I ask your name?"

"Himeko Murata... So you're the First Herrscher? The leader of Anti-Entropy? But the rumors say she's called Welt, how come you're so young!"

"I should also be considered a First Herrscher... but not the First Herrscher of Anti-Entropy. He is also called the Herrscher of Reason, but I am just the First Herrscher... However, you can also call me a cheater. A mere Herrscher cannot define my existence."

An unknown sequence Herrscher... I need to report this to Theresa immediately, then to Schicksal, and have them send an S-rank Valkyrie...

Looking at Ji Zi, whose eyes seemed a little unfocused, Jiu Xiao immediately realized that she was about to call for help.

"Don't even think about it. I am also a person of destiny. Otto knows of my existence."

"Oh! I see..."

Himeko nodded blankly. She was also a member of Schicksal, Otto knew... Wasn't she from headquarters? Schicksal's artificial Herrscher project had succeeded... Poor child, how many experiments must she have endured...

The next moment, Himeko's eyes were filled with respect and a hint of pity as she looked at Jiuxiao.

"What's wrong with your eyes... I feel like you're thinking something very rude."

That look gave me goosebumps. Seriously, I just beat you up, and now what's with that pitying look in your eyes... Oh no, did I run into a masochist?!

After exchanging some information, Jiuxiao, along with the four unconscious individuals and Himeko, headed to the command center on the Hyperion, preparing to board the Hyperion to travel to St. Freya Academy, the Far East Branch of Fate.

It must be said that the Hyperion truly lives up to its name; such a massive warship can be operated by only a small crew. This is because the Hyperion carries Ai (A1), an artificial intelligence that Theresa found in some ruins.

Theresa encountered the autonomous combat unit A1 in the ancient ruins. Because Theresa was an intruder, she was captured and beaten by Ai. However, due to the long time that had passed, Ai ran out of energy and Theresa picked up her body and took her away.

After being rebooted, Ai lost most of her memories and abilities. Upon connecting to the Hyperion, she was born as a new individual, Ai-Hyperion. Because the newly born Ai was very petite and cute, she was also called Ai-chan.

Everyone on board the Hyperion was gathered in the command center. Although the Hyperion was badly damaged, the command center remained intact. It's safe to say that both the Herrscher of Thunder and Himeko avoided the command center during their battles; they are both so kind-hearted.

Unfortunately, the Hyperion was dismantled by Jiuxiao and wouldn't be able to fly for much longer. There was no other way but for Jiuxiao to carry the Hyperion to St. Freya Academy.

Chapter 64 Where Did That Little Devil Come From?

"What?! Why should I attend St. Freya Academy too?! I'm a Herrscher! A Herrscher, you know?!"

"Who isn't a green one? You're not qualified to be a teacher, and you certainly don't want to be a janitor, so just stay at St. Freya Academy as a student. Jiuxiao, you don't want to be separated from Kiana, do you?"

"..."

"While you're at it, could you also look after my adorable granddaughter Theresa? It would be even better if you could take some everyday photos for me; don't keep any to yourself... And she loves to eat..."

Beep beep——

Jiu Xiao immediately hung up the communication with Bishop Otto; the conversation couldn't continue. After arriving at St. Freya Academy, he arranged for Kiana and the others to stay in the hospital, and then Jiu Xiao reported to Otto on the situation in Changkong City and that he had become a Herrscher.

Otto remained silent for a while after learning that he had become a Herrscher, then told him to provide experimental data to Schicksal headquarters when he had time, without asking any further questions. However, he did ask him to stay at St. Freya Academy as a student.

Damn it, I can't escape the fate of being a student. But it doesn't matter, at least I can be close to Kiana every day.

"Speaking of which, what's with Otto saying that everyone isn't a Herrscher? Could it be... that Otto is a Herrscher too?!" Jiuxiao was deeply puzzled by this, but unfortunately he didn't know that Otto was referring to the Green One, not a Herrscher.

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Destiny Headquarters.

Otto opened his locker, inside were Kallen's belongings, as well as Yae Sakura's belongings... These were items that Otto had personally collected and preserved when Schicksal dealt with the influence of the Yae Village Herrscher.

Otto didn't dislike Yae Sakura, and he had long since accepted the fact that he was a cuckold. Otto knew why... when Kallen tried to take him away with her, he refused her... at that point, there was no possibility between them anymore.

Later, Kallen met Yae Sakura and fell in love with her, all of which Otto knew... Otto wrote many letters to Kallen, but never sent a single one. It wasn't until around the time Kallen was about to be executed that Otto confessed his feelings to her, but the timing was wrong... and he confessed too late...

Kallen wasn't wrong... Yae Sakura wasn't wrong either... The only one who was wrong was her indecisiveness and lack of courage to express her feelings.

Anyway, Yae Sakura is dead, and he doesn't plan to revive her. Letting Jiu Xiao come out of the game and bully Yae Sakura to vent his anger is fine; she won't come out to fight him anyway.

As for the issue of the Nine Heavens Laws being transformed, Otto felt a bit speechless. He had previously claimed to be from an ordinary world, but not long after, he plundered the Honkai energy of a Great Honkai that had descended upon a Herrscher and became a Herrscher himself.

This guy... is getting a bit out of control. Sigh... oh well, the stronger he is, the more successful the Herrscher of the Void's plan will be. The Second Divine Key is missing, and the Herrscher of the Void's plan absolutely cannot afford to go wrong; it's one of only two ways to reach the Imaginary Tree... She needs to obtain a method from the Imaginary Tree to resurrect someone...

He didn't understand the revelation from the Honkai God, but he was certain that the Honkai God couldn't resurrect a person, so he went to find the Tree of Existence—the Imaginary Tree.

(Nine Heavens: If you want to see the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, come find me! I'm still His child in a broader sense. But if you want to resurrect people, you should probably go to the Sea of ​​Quanta, which can manipulate spacetime.)

Kiana Kaslana, Theresa will definitely keep her at St. Freya Academy once she finds out, so let Jiuxiao stay there too.

However, my dear granddaughter... you wanted Kiana Kaslana, and I sent her to you... but you actually thought Durandal was too rigid and would affect your slacking off, so you sent her back.

Sigh... It's really hard for me to feel at ease knowing that fate has fallen into your hands. Maybe I should just continue playing house in your St. Freya...

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Back at St. Freya, after ending his call with Otto, Jiuxiao went to Kiana's side to take care of her and the others. However, Theresa, the headmistress of St. Freya Academy, was already there.

The petite Theresa sat atop the Oath of Judah, quietly watching Kiana. Looking at Kiana's face, Theresa couldn't help but think of her mother, Cecilia. She and Cecilia were best friends, and this academy was founded on Cecilia's ideals. So, Cecilia's daughter, Kiana, must also stay here to study...

Jiuxiao was a little shocked when he saw Theresa. Otto had told him that St. Freya Academy was one of the few Valkyrie training bases in the world, and there were such young children here.

"Little friend, who are you?" Jiu Xiao took out some candy from his pocket and handed it to the child. This was originally prepared to feed Hui Huo.

"The Oath of Judah!"

Theresa lifted Judas, who was even larger than herself, and slammed it down on Jiuxiao. Then Jiuxiao snapped his fingers, and Theresa floated in the air, but Judas could not be completely controlled by Jiuxiao's power.

This completely bewildered Theresa. She had initially intended to hold back, but Jiuxiao's actions caused her to lose control of Judah.

With a loud crash, Theresa floated in the air, but the Judas in her hand still fell freely and smashed into Jiuxiao's head.

Then, on Kiana's bed lay two people who had been knocked unconscious.

Even before he lost consciousness, Jiu Xiao couldn't believe that such a small cross could weigh half a ton... and he couldn't believe that the domain of this weapon was several times stronger than Theresa's domain...

Theresa threw Jiuxiao onto Kiana's hospital bed. Kiana, who was fast asleep, sniffed and seemed to smell Jiuxiao's scent. In her sleep, she turned around and hugged Jiuxiao.

"Huh? Kiana and Jiuxiao are actually this close?"

Theresa looked at the two embracing and sighed, "Like a dwarf looking up at the sky." Then she silently helped Judas up and sat him back down. Kiana was about to wake up, so she had to quickly adopt the demeanor of an elder.

Just as Theresa was getting impatient, Kiana finally woke up.

Kiana slowly opened her eyes and immediately saw Jiu Xiao, whom she was holding. Then, she happily closed her eyes again, snuggling closer to Jiu Xiao's arms as usual, preparing to continue sleeping.

"Wait... how come Jiuxiao is here!" Kiana suddenly opened her eyes.

The air smelled of disinfectant, and judging from these facilities, it must be a hospital... Did Jiu Xiao save me? I wonder how the others are...

Then Kiana saw a golden cross, and on the cross was a little white fluffy creature dressed in a nun's habit.

"Hey kid, where is this place?"

"You brat!! Let me show you a hundred ways to use Judas!"

Chapter 65 St. Freya Academy

Enraged, Theresa snapped her fingers, and the Oath of Judah unfolded on both sides, from which golden chains emerged, binding Kiana tightly.

"Who are you calling a brat?! My name is Theresa, and I'm the head of the Far East branch of the Destiny Organization!"

Kiana looked at Theresa, who was barely a head taller than her even when standing on the bed, and expressed deep skepticism. As for being instantly defeated by Theresa, Kiana declared, "You can beat me, but you can't make me submit!"

"Not even using a pseudonym, yet venturing into the dangerous Honkai area—are you hoping your father will notice you? Siegfried's daughter..."

"I didn't break in! I live there! Do you know my dad?"

“Yes, I know your dad. We’ve known each other for ages… And I also know where Siegfried is right now.” Theresa knelt down in front of Kiana and looked directly into her eyes.

Ask me where Siegfried is! Then step by step, you'll fall into my trap and join St. Freya Academy.

However, Kiana clearly wasn't very interested. She simply replied to Theresa with a curt "yes".

"Oh."

Kiana realized that she no longer felt such a strong urge to find Siegfried. Three years as strangers, one year as family, and then he disappeared without a word... If she hadn't met Jiuxiao, Huihuo, and Mei, perhaps she would already be desperately eager to know Siegfried's whereabouts...

"What kind of attitude is that? Don't you want to know where Siegfried is?!"

Theresa was angry, but not at Kiana; she was angry at Siegfried. That bastard Siegfried! How could he treat Kiana like that?! The information Himeko gave me said Kiana had been searching for him, but judging from Kiana's expression, she clearly wasn't in a hurry.

The fact that he's been searching but not in a hurry only proves that Siegfried treats Kiana very badly! That bastard Siegfried actually bullied Kiana!!!

"I'm asking you, will you tell me where Siegfried is?"