Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

Flames and beams of light collided, turning the sky half white and half red.

The immense impact unleashed a scorching hurricane that raged across the land for miles around, even causing the clouds in the sky to vanish.

A few minutes later, everything returned to calm.

Siegfried collapsed onto the desolate, now transformed landscape, panting heavily; his shirt was completely burned to ashes.

Seeing that the unconscious Valkyries were no longer around, he knew they had probably been blown far away, so he quickly got up and headed towards the headquarters of Destiny.

……

Above, in the observation room.

Amber looked up from the control window and reported to Otto beside her, "The main gun has consumed 90% of its reserve energy. We can no longer launch the same attack, Your Excellency."

"It's alright, I just wanted to see some fireworks. I didn't really expect this bulky contraption to be of much use anyway. The real show is about to begin!"

Otto sipped his tea and pressed a button with a smile. A projection of a warship appeared in front of him, a warship very similar to the Glorious Covenant shown in the live stream.

This is a replica created by Otto, inspired by the Glorious Covenant shown in a live stream. Due to time constraints and the lack of blueprints, this Glorious Covenant can be considered a semi-finished product among replicas.

Moreover, energy is a major concern for Otto, as achieving the same level of power seen in the live stream requires a reliable energy source.

The Honkai Energy Reactor alone cannot solve the fundamental problem, but these problems were solved not long ago.

The soft blue light in his hand instantly illuminated the entire spectator room, and a blue cube appeared in Otto's hand.

"Your Excellency, is this the Cosmic Cube?"

Looking at the blue cube, Amber recognized it as the same Cosmic Cube that the other bishop had used in the live stream. How did it end up in the bishop's hands?

"It's a long story. It was given to me by a man in black robes."

Otto also revealed the origin of the Tesseract: a man in black robes stopped time and met with him. At first, he thought the man was there to ambush him, but the man gave him the Tesseract and said that it originally belonged to him and it was time to return it to its rightful owner.

This left Otto completely bewildered, but since he didn't know what the other party's intentions were, he figured he might as well take advantage of the opportunity.

Through a short period of research, he concluded that the Cosmic Cube was indeed a magical artifact, and that having it would be like a fish in water for him.

However, he can't control this treasure now, and he can't even use it to trap Mebius like he did in the live stream. Now he can only use it as a high-level energy source.

And now that Siegfried has arrived, let him try out this treasure.

"Your Excellency, Durandal is calling. Should I answer?"

At this moment, Amber's voice interrupted Otto's thoughts, and Otto put away the Tesseract.

"She's calling now, probably to plead for her father. Alright, Amber, let's connect."

……

Siegfried arrived directly below the Destiny Base. Looking up, he could clearly see the magnificent Sky City even without any clouds obscuring it.

"Tsk, I was quite excited when I first saw it. But now, the thought of it being Otto's territory makes me want to shoot it down!"

Siegfried lay on the ground, looking at the Sky City in front of him, panting and resting, seemingly waiting for Otto's next attack.

The wind whipped up dust, and Siegfried heard footsteps.

"Another Valkyrie squad? Otto, you really don't have any new tricks up your sleeve... Durandal!!!"

Upon seeing Durandal's figure, Siegfried's gaze fell directly on her.

His eyes widened, filled with confusion, surprise, and panic.

"Senior Siegfried..."

Durandal looked at Siegfried in front of her and was at a loss for what to do. If it were before, she probably would have taken action without hesitation and taken Siegfried back to Otto for disposal.

However, now that she knows Siegfried is her father, her feelings are very complicated. After learning from Theresa that Siegfried had broken into the Schicksal headquarters, she became very worried and immediately turned around and rushed back, even pleading with Otto for mercy.

She didn't know if she was really the other person's daughter, nor did she know how to respond to this father she had just met after losing her memory.

"...Siegfried...senior, please leave! I have already pleaded with His Holiness the Bishop, you can leave here safely."

Durandal opened her mouth, then hesitated before saying, "Logically speaking, she is Siegfried's daughter and should call him Father."

But all of this happened so fast that she couldn't quite accept it. To suddenly accept reality and call Siegfried "father"... she couldn't do it yet.

Chapter 328 Kiana and Durandal's Meeting

"Kiana... no, it seems I'm a little forgetful, but it's nothing important, right? Your name now should be Bianca..."

Siegfried saw that Durandal's eyes were also filled with tears, but he gazed at her with gentle eyes.

She's changed, she's really changed a lot...

From that somewhat mischievous and lively little white-haired girl.

Siegfried is genuinely happy and proud of Durandal's achievements and her growing personality, seeing her transformed into the strong and earnest blonde girl she is today.

But it was also a long-standing guilt he felt for not taking good care of her back then, which led to her falling from the plane.

For so many years, she has been alone, facing countless difficulties and hardships by herself. He really can't believe how she got through it.

He had so much to say to Durandal, but in the end, only one sentence came out: "Qi...Bianca, I'm sorry...I know that no matter what I say now, I can't undo the mistakes I made back then. I was a bad father; I failed to protect you..."

Siegfried gazed intently at Durandal, his eyes filled with pain and regret.

Over the years, he has never been able to forget that scene; it remains a nightmare for him throughout his life.

He watched helplessly as his daughter was struck in the head by the wreckage of the aircraft and fell thousands of meters down a cliff.

In that moment, he clearly realized one thing: So what if he could fight against the Herrscher? So what if he saved the world?

He couldn't even protect his own daughter, so how could he protect more people? Thus, from that day on, the glory of the Kaslana family, and the great hero Siegfried, were already dead.

If it weren't for Kiana being there to take care of, he probably would have already followed Cecilia and the others in despair.

“…”

In that instant, Durandal felt as if her soul had been struck by lightning, and she began to tremble!

"Senior Siegfried, please don't say that... come with me and leave this place."

Durandal bit her lip. She could sense the complex emotions in the man before her, emotions of guilt and regret.

But Durandal was certain that she harbored no resentment towards Qigefei whatsoever. She felt only sadness for the man before her, a man who had endured so much hardship, failed so many times, and even lost everything at one point. He shouldn't have become like this.

"Okay, okay, okay, Dad will do whatever you say, I'll go with you."

Upon seeing his daughter, who was still alive, Siegfried immediately chose to leave with Durandal. His main purpose in coming to Schicksal was to vent his anger, both at Otto for hiding his true feelings for so many years and at his own incompetence back then.

However, upon seeing Durandal, Siegfried said that none of that mattered, as long as his daughter was alright.

……

"Your Excellency, are we just going to let Durandal take Siegfried away like this?"

In the same room, Amber looked at Durandal in the video, who was leaving with Siegfried, and asked Otto, who was drinking tea nearby, "Logically speaking, given the bishop's personality, even if he doesn't kill Siegfried this time, he won't easily let Siegfried stand here and go back."

This would be a luxury for him now, but this time he did nothing at all, just mercifully letting it go. You don't think Durandal has that much face to give, do you?

"Amber, don't think too much about it. Siegfried is insignificant now; he's just a brute. He's not worthy of my attention anymore!"

"After all, he doesn't have the terrifying strength of his ancestor Kevin. Let's give Durandal some face this time and let her father go back alive. But once we miss an opportunity like this, it's gone forever. Otherwise, I would really like to see how much power this Cosmic Cube can unleash as an energy source."

He shook his head, put down his teacup, sighed, and resumed studying the Cosmic Cube in his hand. Once he mastered this thing, what did it matter if Kevin came out of the Sea of ​​Quanta? He would still have to submit to him. His plan would not allow anyone to interfere. To save Kallen, he was willing to give everything, even sacrifice the world!

If the Tesseract is real, then are the Infinity Stones still a long way off? He prefers tangible things that can directly solve problems rather than vague and uncertain plans.

……

The distance from the headquarters of Schicksal to St. Freya Academy in the Far East is not short, but with technology that is decades ahead of the world, Durandal and Siegfried arrived at St. Freya Academy very quickly.

Then, St. Freya Academy sent a communication request, which Durandal answered, and then saw Theresa's projection.

"Lady Theresa, it's been a long time. I'm here as a guest."

"Don't call me that so formally, Bianca. Even though you're not called Kiana anymore, I'm still your aunt!"

Seeing Durandal now, Theresa felt a little embarrassed, after all, she was a bit of a failure as a period aunt.

"Lady Theresa, I'm sorry, I can't call her either. I came with Senior Siegfried this time."

Durandal said, after all, it was a little strange to suddenly change the way she was addressed.

"Siegfried is here too! I told you long ago not to go to Schicksal, you made Bianca come all this way for nothing."

When Theresa saw that Siegfried had also come along, she didn't give him a pleasant look. After all, Theresa had always deeply resented Siegfried for taking away her beloved Cecilia.

"I'm here to see my daughter, and Theresa, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

"Tch, if it weren't for Bianca's help, you'd probably be in big trouble."

“Anyone can talk big. I could also say that if it weren’t for my daughter contacting me, I would have cut Otto’s head off.”

……

And so, while Siegfried and Theresa were bickering and Durandal was piloting the spaceship, they arrived safely at St. Freya Academy.

"Um... I... can I call you sister?"

Durandal, who had arrived at St. Freya Academy, also saw Kiana, who had come to see her after hearing that she had arrived. Kiana scratched her head, seemingly organizing her thoughts, but for a moment she couldn't think of what to say. In the end, she could only cautiously utter this sentence.

To be honest, for Kiana, learning that Durandal was Cecilia and Siegfried's biological daughter was like a nuclear bomb exploding!

Although she had learned through the live stream that she was not Siegfried's biological daughter, she accepted it early and with the comfort of her friends, she gradually turned her grief and anger into motivation, all for the sake of beating Otto severely in the future.

However, in Durandal's previous eyes, Durandal was Otto's loyal henchman, and even knowing that Otto was doing bad things, she would still help him.

Therefore, Kiana also regards Durandal as a hypothetical enemy, someone she will fight against in the future. Kiana also considers Durandal as her goal and strives to surpass her.

But now tell her that Durandal is actually her older sister!

This stark contrast made it difficult for her to accept the change in time.

Kiana wasn't unable to accept it in her heart; she just hadn't figured out how to talk to Durandal yet.

After all, it would be somewhat awkward for her to speak to Durandal from her own perspective or by his name, since her birth was merely a K423 created by Otto using the genes of Durandal, the original Kiana, and the genes of the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin.

If things hadn't changed, her fate would have been to become Otto's puppet, and perhaps even dedicate her life to his plans. But due to unforeseen circumstances, their respective life trajectories underwent a dramatic transformation.

It's no exaggeration to say that she stole the family, life, and friends that Durandal should have had... So at this moment, she really doesn't know what kind of identity, attitude, or words she should use to face her 'older sister'.