Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Bianca, come and open your presents!" After Bianca looked at him in surprise, Kayno added, "This is what our mother prepared for us!"

"A gift...a gift from our mother?" A look of surprise flashed across Bianca's face as she ran over, and then was replaced by deep joy.

Whether in her childhood at home or her Valkyrie phase after losing her memory, the former Valkyrie of Destiny had always been Bianca's idol. And now that she knew her own life story, Cecilia, with the added aura of a mother on top of her idol status, naturally held a higher position in Bianca's heart.

Although she wasn't ecstatic when she received the gift from the other party, she was not far off.

"Aunt, Dad." Bianca quickly greeted the two of them and couldn't wait to put her hand on the box. After a little hesitation, she looked at Keno.

"How about...brother, can you come?"

In her opinion, the person who had not lost his memory was obviously more suitable to open the box than herself.

"Just come." Kainuo shrugged indifferently.

Bianca nodded without hesitation after hearing this, she took a deep breath and quickly opened the box, revealing another gift box inside.

To be precise, it was a weapon box with a line of beautiful handwriting clearly engraved on it.

"Guardian of the Moon?" Bianca read it aloud.

"Ah, I know that!" Theresa said excitedly, her eyes wide. "These are the double guns that Cecilia planned to give you. Siegfried and I even carved a message for you on them—"

Theresa's voice suddenly stopped, and the excitement on her face immediately faded. Siegfried, who was holding the box, also looked embarrassed.

They all realized an extremely embarrassing situation...

Bianca glanced at Theresa doubtfully and quickly opened it, revealing a pair of pistols inside, one black and one yellow.

"May the moonlight protect you, Kaino. Love you, Siegfried, Cecilia, and Theresa." Picking up the black pistol, Bianca softly read the small words engraved on the gun, then handed it to Kaino, "Brother, this is yours."

Glancing at the yellow pistol in the box, Keno looked at Bianca with a worried expression, "How about I help you change your name?"

Keno knew what Theresa was worried about as soon as he heard Bianca's words.

Picking up the yellow pistol and looking at the small words on it that were different from the name of the Keno pistol, Bianca smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, brother."

"A name is just a symbol. Even if a rose has another name, its fragrance will not change. Even if Kiana is now called Bianca, the love the gift owner has for her will not be diminished in the slightest. This is a gift from my mother, and I only need to know this."

"only……"

Touching the word "Kiana" on the gun, Bianca frowned slightly. "Since that Kiana has been recognized by you, my aunt, and my father, and you also said that I want her to be my sister, then she should be our sister without a doubt. But now this gift only has us and not hers. Isn't it a bit bad?"

After carefully looking at Bianca's face and confirming that she didn't look sad, Kayno patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's okay!"

"I'll make one based on the specifications of this gun. Then we can engrave our blessings on it. Wouldn't that be nice?"

Although it was no longer a gift from a mother to her daughter, it was still filled with love. Although Cecilia's name was not on it, the blessings that Kayno and the others had given to Kiana were not false.

"Hey, is this still possible?" Bianca was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Then let's do this."

"Right, right, that's what we'll do then!" Seeing that things weren't going in a bad direction, Siegfried breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and urged, "Bianca, open the box down there quickly."

"Well, let's talk about it in advance," Theresa added, "Forget about the dual pistols. We really don't know what the rest of the gifts will be!"

Nodding, Bianca quickly opened the second box, paused, and handed the gift box inside to Keno.

"...Brother, it's yours again."

Feeling the faint resentment in Bianca's eyes, Kainuo couldn't help but twitch his lips.

The box was taken by your aunt, so if you want to blame someone, blame her!

After sighing, Kainuo looked at the gift box. Similar to the gun box, it also had a line of eye-catching and elegant handwriting on it.

A gift for Keno's sixteenth birthday, the Prince of the Night. (Others, please do not open it.)

...What kind of chuunibunny name is this? Who did my mom learn her naming style from?

Holding back the shame and warmth that rose in his heart, Keno smiled and opened it.

Inside was a black and white suit, probably designed by his mother herself, a mix of men's formal wear and casual wear, and a small card filled with blessings.

Dear Kainuo, since the day I gave birth to you and Kiana, I couldn't help but imagine what you would look like when you grew up. I even accidentally ordered your grown-up birthday suits. Oh, I really can't wait to give this dress to you personally.

-Love you, Cecilia

Taking a deep breath, Kainuo put the card away with a complicated expression.

After taking out the clothes and shaking them, Kainuo held them in front of his body and compared them.

"Not bad." Xier, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Well, it fits me well and looks pretty good."

"It's mainly because I'm handsome." With a smile on his face, Kainuo looked down at the clothes.

The fit is really good and the clothes look really good.

After solemnly sticking it on, he put it into the gift box and directly stuffed the gift box into his portable device.

Luna's Guardian Black Spear tucked into his waist, Kayno sorted his gifts and looked over to Bianca. Bianca measured an equally beautiful blue and white princess dress before placing it in the box with satisfaction.

"Hiss, come to think of it, I've seen both of these clothes!" Siegfried, his hands freed, scratched his head and spoke.

"Huh?" Kaino's eyes widened, a hint of alertness flashing in his eyes, "Have you seen Dad?"

Didn’t the other party secretly open it and take a look?

"No, it was the second Honkai Impact. That's when the Herrscher of Spacetime captured Cecilia and me and dragged us into an illusion." Siegfried said with a wry smile, "It was after the Honkai Impact. Perhaps because Cecilia had already designed these two sets of clothes, you were wearing them in the illusion as well."

"Oh, so...wait a minute!" Keno realized something was wrong and looked at Siegfried with suspicion. "You saw us in the illusion, but you didn't recognize us, Dad?"

"That was an illusion, just like a dream. We haven't seen you grow up, so your images are all blurred. Of course I can't recognize you." Siegfried said helplessly.

"But your personality is quite compatible with yours. You, Kaino, left quite an impression on me back then... Never mind, let's not talk about that for now."

"Ahem, brother." Bianca put away the clothes and looked at Kaino curiously, "What are you going to do with the clothes for Kiana? Design a set on the spur of the moment?"

"Hey, don't worry." Kaino smiled, "I already have a plan."

When he was hanging out at Seaside World, he had seen a lot of creative ideas and had been planning to plagiarize them one by one. Isn't this an opportunity?

And there happens to be a Kiana in that world who looks exactly like Kiana.

But the dress...

Ignoring Kiana who had been wearing a swimsuit, and recalling the rather nice style of dress on the terrifying girl deep in Seele's consciousness, Kayno snapped his fingers lightly, and a purple and white dress with dark gold patterns appeared out of thin air.

Although it doesn't have an angel headband and golden wings, this set is quite acceptable just in terms of clothing.

"Wow, brother, you have a good sense of art!" Not noticing Xier's hesitant expression, Bianca gave her praise without hesitation.

"Well, thank you very much." Accepting the praise with a smile, Kayno casually produced a white Moon Guardian Pistol.

After carving the blessing and his own name on it, Kainuo handed the pistol to everyone and said, "You come too."

After folding the dress and putting it into the gift box, Kainuo finally breathed a sigh of relief when he was done.

Next…

"Hmm, do you look happy?"

Otto, who appeared out of nowhere, handed a piece of paper to Kaino. He took in the people scrambling to carve their names, then smiled and whispered to Kaino:

"The Second God Key has been stored. I'll ask you to quickly dispose of that powerful puppet. The Second God Key has not suffered any damage, so we can continue the relevant experiments when we return."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be able to give you a definitive answer regarding our cooperation within a year. Of course, I might need your help during this time, as you possess the power of the Herrscher of the Void."

"No problem." Kainuo nodded and raised the paper in his hand. "The coordinates of the stigmata space?"

"That's right." Otto nodded. "As long as you're willing, you can start your journey at any time to witness Kaslana's past, present, and even future."

Chapter 194 The Roar in the Stigmata Space

"Hey, wake up, wake up!"

"You lazy bastard, if you don't get up, I'm going to beat you up!"

The words spoken from a voice that was deeply imprinted on his mind echoed nearby, awakening Keno's confused consciousness.

Without much thought, relying solely on instinct, Keno subconsciously rolled away from the owner of the voice.

Then, not surprisingly, he fell off the bed to the ground.

Thanks to this collision, Keno's thoughts became clear instantly after he became conscious.

"Damn, hiss... I fell and broke my waist."

With a grim expression, Kainuo propped himself up by grabbing the bed he had fallen off. After breathing a sigh of relief, he saw the figure on the other side of the bed, his eyes widened and he froze in place.

What the hell is this?!

"Hey, what are you looking at?"

Noticing Kayno's impolite gaze, the ferocious rabbit puppet with a flaming red body and red and yellow ears put his hands on his hips and spoke with a slightly dissatisfied tone.

Kaino couldn't help but take a breath.

If my memory is correct, this is the Houla in the Houmu comics?

And this roar...why does it sound so much like my sister's when she was little?!

"So, have you seen enough? If you stare any longer, I'll be mad!"

Hou La seemed to want to put on an angry expression, but his puppet-like body was unable to change his expression. After pulling at the corners of his mouth without success, Hou La turned to the next best thing and crossed his arms over his chest, tapping the floor with his right foot.

"After all, I'm the one who woke you up, so at least be serious with me!"

"Ahem, sorry, my mind is a little fuzzy after I just woke up."

Kainuo, who still hadn't figured out the situation, gave an embarrassed smile.

Exhaling, Kainuo frowned and pointed at the room he was in. "By the way, where is this place? And have you seen other humans? Humans are creatures that look similar to me."

Kainuo's mind is now full of questions.

He was actually quite familiar with the furnishings of the room; this was the bedroom he had lived in as a child. He was also very familiar with the yelling at him in the beginning; whenever he slept in and left the door open, Bianca would skip the banging and go straight to yelling for him to get up.

But it is extremely strange that such a scene appears now.

If his memory served him right, he and his three family members were preparing to enter the Stigmata Dimension. And if he remembered correctly, their entry into the Stigmata Dimension went very smoothly, except for a slight anomaly when they passed through the final section of the passage connecting the Imaginary Dimension and the Stigmata Dimension.

Suddenly, a disorienting, cacophony of noises erupted, and Siegfried vanished in a flash of light. Before he could react, the back of his head felt like it had been struck by a baseball bat, and he passed out.

"Who are you looking down on? No need to explain, of course I know what humans are."

After grunting twice in dissatisfaction, Hou La continued, "The answer is that I haven't seen anyone else. As for where this place is... I still want to ask you that!"

"Ah? Ask me?" Kainuo was puzzled.

It was you who woke me up when I was unconscious, right?

"Of course, who else should I ask if not you?"

Seeing Kainuo's confusion, Hou La said it as a matter of course.

"I just sneaked out to play today, and as I was running, you suddenly appeared in front of me out of thin air. Before I could react, the surrounding environment suddenly changed into what it is now... No matter how I think about it, you must be the one who caused all this."

After a pause, Hou La added, "It won't be me anyway."

"But even if you say so, I really don't know."

Kainuo spread his hands with an innocent look on his face: "I just closed my eyes, opened them again, and suddenly I appeared here."

"Why is this happening?!" Hou La collapsed to the ground, his voice filled with despair, "I was planning to go back early to eat!"

Looking at Hou La, who seemed to have lost the meaning of life, Kainuo shrugged his shoulders. There was really nothing he could do.

Unlike the other party, he was a trial-taker who had entered the Holy Scar Space instead of a native. As a newcomer, he really had no idea what to do——

?g?

"Wait a minute." Kainuo looked at Houla with suspicion. "From what you said just now, you must be a native of this place, right? Then why don't you just leave here and go back by yourself?"

He had been following the other party's train of thought, so Kayno didn't think too deeply about it.

Let's not consider whether there are really indigenous people in the Holy Scar Space. Just think back to what the other party said, "sneak out to play", it can be seen that she should know the way?

Then why didn't she just open the door and go back?

"Don't be silly!" Seeing what Kainuo was thinking, Hou La shook her head and said impatiently, "How can the trials in this space be so easy for the participants? Can we just open the door and leave?"

Not noticing Kaynor's increasingly strange look, Hou La hammered the floor and explained, "This space will automatically generate scenes that leave a deep impression on the trial-takers. To leave, you can't simply go out the door; you have to find a special path."

"A special road?" Kainuo became interested.

"Tell me more specifically?"