My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

Otto spoke calmly, though he didn't believe Li Erlid's tone at all.

Who are you trying to fool with that tone? It's so fake.

After a brief time together, Otto had come to understand Lillid's true nature: he was a madman who would do anything for knowledge.

Watching the two putting on their act, the system silently muttered to itself, "Two drama queens."

Xia Qing looked at Otto in front of her, his right hand outstretched with his palm facing upwards, and countless miniature stars condensed from the power of combination moving haphazardly above his right hand.

Looking at the moving stars, Xia Qing seemed to have found an answer, and answered Otto's question with a resounding affirmation:

"I have a general understanding of Karen's situation. She is the Karen Kaslana you know."

The power of the Holy Grail allows it to transcend time and space to choose its contractors; that Kallen comes from the past.

Based on my observations, I can roughly estimate that she was at the point in time when she had just begun her journey to the Far East.

Upon hearing this, Otto felt it was necessary to go to St. Freya and have a good talk with Theresa and Kallen. He was determined to make Kallen understand the harm that Yae Sakura caused.

With various forces at play, the night felt long and tense.

In St. Freya's student dormitory, a figure suddenly appeared without anyone noticing.

"It's been a long time, Kiana... no, it should be said that it's been a long time, Sirin, my mother."

Wearing a black dress and lace gloves, Bronya spoke softly. At that moment, Xia Qing, who was playing Bronya Walter God Zaychek, suddenly noticed something.

The lace gloves are surprisingly comfortable to wear. Wait, why am I having this strange thought?

Kiana seemed to sense that someone was watching her, and after yawning, she opened her eyes, still half-asleep.

Ok?

Rubbing her eyes, Kiana muttered to herself, "Am I seeing things? There seemed to be someone there just now?"

Kiana realized she was probably still half asleep, but after lying in bed for a long time, she couldn't fall asleep.

I glanced at my phone; at three in the morning, the light was exceptionally bright in the room bathed only in moonlight.

"3 o'clock... It's still early, go back to sleep."

Kiana huddled deeper into the covers. Today was exam day, and she needed to get some rest to prepare for it.

"Ugh, I can't sleep."

Kiana, who had been lying in bed for a full half hour, said somewhat dejectedly, "The pressure of the exam is too much; I just can't fall asleep."

Okay, I'll go read a book first. Textbooks are great for helping me fall asleep.

With this in mind, Kiana opened her textbook.

......

At nine o'clock in the morning, in the examination hall of St. Freya Academy, Kiana, with dark circles under her eyes, felt a little flustered.

I'm so sleepy. Why did I feel sleepy now instead of before?

Looking at the exam paper in front of her, Kiana felt utterly hopeless.

"My other self, please help me! I'm so sleepy!"

Kiana silently told herself that she had clearly placed her hopes on the genius physicist who had been watching coldly from the sidelines.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do something so foolish."

Sirin sneered in response, and Kiana, feeling somewhat dejected, said, "I really have no other choice, please, just name your request!"

Hearing this, Xilin said helplessly, "You don't understand what I mean at all. It's not that I don't want to help you, but if I help you, your grades will probably be even worse than they are now."

Kiana shook her head upon hearing this, silently thinking to herself, "You're a genius physicist, how could you possibly do worse than me?"

Miss Celine, who was only occasionally a little arrogant but not stupid, replied with some annoyance:

"How many times have I told you? I'm not some genius physicist. I, Sirin, am just an ordinary company president!"

Kiana shook her head: "The genius physicist is Kiana. Since it's not me, then it must be the other soul in this body, which is you."

And Sirin, while I don't discriminate against people with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), don't forget your true identity.

Wealth can buy anything, and a well-dressed, shrewd businessman certainly looks impressive, but don't confuse yourself with reality.

Kiana dares to say that no one understands her other self better than herself. The soul inside her body that calls itself Sirin is such a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) person.

Generally, chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) has several different stages. The first stage is the righteous hero, the second stage is the villain burdened with sins, and the third stage is Sirin's current state.

Sirin's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is in its late stages.

Unaware that she was being perceived as having chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), Sirin, who bluntly stated her profession, retorted, "I'm not a chuunibyou."

"Okay, okay, I got it~"

Kiana murmured a sentence in a doting tone similar to how Black Seele spoke to Seele, while Sirin only wanted to say one thing at this moment.

Since you're so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless in return!

"Tsk tsk tsk, how about I help you if you get close to me?"

Celine casually made a request; in reality, she was just joking, asking for a little cuddling with that paramecium-like creature, and asking for my forgiveness.

Sirin felt that if she studied, she would definitely get a higher score on the exam than Kiana.

Chapter 166: You'll find your desk drawer stuffed with test papers that scored zero...

"Such a good thing?"

Kiana is a total idiot, she said instinctively upon hearing that.

???

"You're dreaming. I was just saying. People can't, or at least shouldn't, eat peaches... I'm another version of you!"

Wait, what kind of insane things are you thinking about? I feel my body reacting!

Sirin said in surprise, "I was just saying it casually, I didn't expect Kiana to actually want to?"

"What good news? Kiana, don't be so loud, it's time to take the test~"

The bespectacled, tea-haired female teacher reminded us that the exam was still in progress.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, don't worry. Physics is nothing to worry about. I, Kiana Kaslana, will definitely be number one in this exam."

Kiana said confidently, and Sirin, who heard this, deeply agreed. It was indeed very likely that Kiana would be the first place in this exam.

"Please, my other self, help me overcome this exam hurdle!"

Kiana silently thought to herself, while Sirin replied in a speechless tone, "Yes, yes, I really can't do anything with you."

Kiana didn't reply because she was already asleep.

At this moment, Sirin logs in, and Kiana's pupils turn golden.

What are these things? I can't understand any of them.

"I didn't expect you to be studying so hard."

Just then, a somewhat surprised voice rang out.

The owner of the voice was Xia Qing, who had come to check on Kiana out of boredom. Seeing the scene before her, Xia Qing felt she could no longer believe the rumors.

Xilin isn't just arrogant; it seems she does know how to study.

"The Keeper of Secrets? You've come at just the right time. What's this again?"

Xilin silently prayed as if she had seen a savior. Hearing her words, Xia Qing looked at the test paper in front of her from Xilin's perspective.

NaCl?

Wait, what's wrong with her now?

Ah, this is sodium chloride, isn't it?

How about I temporarily change my name to Lü Huana? Then Lü Huana will be asking Lü Huana how to pronounce sodium chloride.

After telling Xilin, Xia Qing didn't linger and said goodbye, unsure of Otto's current situation.

Sodium chloride... What is sodium chloride?

Looking at Kiana's question in front of her, Sirin was completely bewildered, remembering the name the Keeper of Secrets had mentioned earlier.

......

"Kiana, when you wake up, you will see that everything has changed."

You'll find your desk drawer stuffed with zero-scoring test papers; those familiar school days are gone forever.

But don't give up! Turn those zeros on the test into a score you're happy with!

In her sleep, Kiana seemed to hear the voice of another version of herself, the genius physicist Sirin.

Kiana opened her eyes in a daze and found herself surrounded by a group of people.

"Great, Kiana-chan has finally woken up."

Seeing Kiana and Theresa awaken before her, there was a hint of excitement in her voice. Himeko then offered a word of advice:

"Kiana, don't study too hard. Your health is important. Look at you, you're exhausted from the exam today. You need to rest."

Cecilia looked at Kiana, who had collapsed from exhaustion, and said in a concerned tone, "Kiana needs to learn to balance work and rest."

Bronya's expression, which had been blank, finally changed slightly. Looking at Kiana, she picked up the plate next to her and said, "Idiot Kiana, eat an apple."

"Kiana, I'll go heat up the chicken soup I just made, and I'll also make you some late-night snacks."

Raiden Mei spoke with concern, while Seele's tone remained as meek as ever:

"Sister Kiana, Black Hero asked me to give this to you so you can rest well and recover as soon as possible."

After saying that, Seele took out the souvenirs that Black Seele had bought in Italy.

To outsiders, she calls herself Hei Xi Xia, a name that Xia Qing finds quite ridiculous.

After discovering that Kiana had woken up, Xia Qing, in her soul form, did not linger. She had arrived at St. Freya as Li Erlid.

Using a mental connection to locate Otto, Xia Qing teleported there and temporarily materialized Li Erlid's body using the power of combination.

"Are you sure you want to meet Theresa under this identity?"