Marvel Gashapon Maniac

"Are you nervous?" Fu You asked.

"No." Kiana shook her head, looking at the sky with a slightly confused expression. "It's just... I don't know how to face it."

"Relax and don't put too much pressure on yourself. If it were Cecilia, you could probably act cute, right?"

Fu You's encouragement somewhat calmed Kiana's tension.

Siegfried quickly arrived at the door and knocked.

"Siegfried? Why are you back?" Cecilia opened the door and looked at Siegfried in surprise.

Siegfried smiled sheepishly and explained the situation briefly.

He hadn't mentioned Kiana's situation yet, only that these children were Valkyries who admired her.

Cecilia looked at everyone, especially Kiana.

Kiana lowered her head slightly, looking somewhat uneasy.

Cecilia smiled brightly and replied, "Welcome everyone, please come in."

She felt these weren't bad children; they were all very kind, especially the somewhat reserved white-haired girl in the crowd. Cecilia felt a sense of familiarity with that child.

The group entered the house under Cecilia's hospitality.

Fu You coughed a few times, opened the system space, took out a bag, and handed it to Cecilia.

“Ms. Cecilia, this is my gift to you.”

The item in Fu You's hand was specially prepared by Tony, leaving Fu You feeling helpless.

“You have to be polite when you visit someone’s house. I’ll rush to make you a smart robot vacuum cleaner,” Tony said.

Fu You complained about it at the time:

"It's not like I'm going to meet my girlfriend's parents!"

1. I haven't been so engrossed in Genshin Impact these past few days that I haven't updated. I've been quite busy with work, but I haven't had much time to allocate. My Genshin Impact level is only 16 (slaps table).

2. My job is getting more and more disgusting.

3. Did you all know that Devil May Cry 5 is getting a DLC? It's coming out with Vermilion Knight.

4. (See image below) Devil May Cry

Chapter 48 What exactly happened in the future?

In the living room, everyone took their seats.

The living room, which was supposed to be spacious, felt a little cramped because there were so many people.

Cecilia glanced at the group and said, "Hmm, there are quite a few guests. I didn't prepare enough ingredients."

"It's alright, I brought it." Fu You took over the conversation and opened the system space.

Because things within the system space are in a time-static state and will not deteriorate, Fu You has accumulated many strange and unusual items.

A whole bunch came out at once, making people dizzy.

"There are so many ingredients? What is this?" Cecilia looked at the food on the table in surprise.

"That's the box I used to make the giant panda magic mapo tofu."

Fu You offered to help with the cooking, which Cecilia readily accepted. The two then went to the kitchen while chatting about food.

The remaining people stared at each other awkwardly in the living room.

Siegfried scratched his face: "Um, would you like some snacks?"

"Okay, thank you for your help." Mei replied.

Siegfried nodded and got up to get his things.

“Knight of Destiny, Siegfried Kaslana... Kiana, is he your father?” Bronya looked at the somewhat clumsy Knight of Destiny who was rummaging through the cabinet, seemingly no different from an ordinary person.

"Hmm." Kiana nodded slightly. "He disappeared a long time ago. I don't know where he went. I just happened to be in Changkong City after my trip, and then..."

Then came the Honkai eruption, and the reunion of Kiana and her two companions.

This was the first time Kiana had seen her father in so long.

Although she wanted to ask him why he left after waking up and recognizing him, she also remembered that this was not her timeline.

Looking at Kiana, who was playing happily on the ground, Kiana herself felt somewhat complicated.

Little Kiana was nibbling on Sirin's head, unaware of what was happening; perhaps they were just playing.

"Although I don't know what happened in your past, Kiana, you have to face it eventually, right?" Mei comforted her, patting Kiana's head. "A good talk will definitely help you resolve your inner conflicts. So cheer up!"

“That honest and dejected look doesn’t seem like Kiana at all,” Bronya added.

“Mei... Bronya…” Kiana was suddenly moved.

“After all, the real Kiana is that seemingly stupid, perverted girl who’s always getting dirty ideas,” Bronya suddenly said with a serious expression.

Kiana's expression froze.

"Damn it, you little brat, you're still going to laugh at me!"

With encouragement and teasing from the two, Kiana returned to her usual self and started playfully fighting with Bronya.

Siegfried returned to the living room with the box, and smiled with satisfaction as he looked at Kiana, whose smile had returned.

"Looks like you've got some reliable companions now, Kiana." Siegfried placed the snacks on the table and looked at Kiana with satisfaction.

"Huh? Dad, you..." Kiana sat up, wanting to say something, but Siegfried patted her head.

"Although I don't know what you've been through, nor why I left that world."

“But Cecilia and I are right here. At least for now, you can rely on us.”

Siegfried smiled gently. Although he didn't know what he and Kiana had gone through in the future, Kiana was Kiana.

He could feel that blood connection.

"Dad!" Kiana rushed over and hugged Siegfried, and the father and daughter embraced.

Even Bronya smiled slightly, happy that the father and daughter had reconciled.

"That smile is... really annoying." Sirin, who was standing to the side, looked at this scene with a somewhat dejected expression.

While she possesses the power to destroy cities as the Herrscher of Time, she is still essentially just a child.

Just a child who lacked love and was dominated by hatred.

"Wow!" Cecilia's scream suddenly came from the kitchen, startling everyone.

"Cecilia, what's wrong?" Siegfried rushed to the kitchen.

The moment the kitchen door opened, a golden light blinded Siegfried.

"Holy crap! What is that?!" Siegfried had to shield his eyes with his hand, unable to look directly at the light.

The golden light faded, and in a daze, it seemed as if a giant dragon was swimming by.

“This is the Reincarnation Spring Roll.” Fu You placed the dish on the kitchen table, and Cecilia looked excited.

"Wow, that's amazing! Can you teach me?" Cecilia's eyes were opened; it was the first time in her life she had ever seen a dish with special effects.

"Vegetables? What the hell? Vegetables can glow? What kind of material are these?" Siegfried's mouth twitched, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"It's Reincarnation Spring Rolls! I haven't had them in ages!" Kiana's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement as she watched Fu You cook for her.

"Huh?" Siegfried didn't understand.

"So the golden light is Fu You's thing? Then it's alright." Mei, who had been on guard thinking something had happened, relaxed and patted her chest.

Bronya nodded and sat back down.

Siegfried, seeing the three children's calm demeanor, was inwardly ranting:

"What technologies will we be using in the future? I really have no imagination about the future at all."

......

At the Siberian base:

The man in black robes, who was being monitored, seemed completely unconcerned about being listened to and pulled out a communicator from under his robes.

The communicator connected, but the picture was not clear; a blurry, tall figure appeared on the screen.

“Speaker of the Council, I have already given the pass to the person you mentioned,” the man in black said.

The tall figure on the other side of the screen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

“It’s alright, after all, it’s part of my job.” The man in black robes changed the subject: “However, the King is showing signs of waking up, and those guys in the gray area are becoming increasingly brazen. Do we have any more time?”

"Time?" The tall figure pondered for a moment: "Time has no meaning."

The man in black shook his head, deciding not to press the matter further.

Throughout the entire organization, very few people had ever seen the King; he had been asleep long before the man joined.

At present, all he knows are some people in the gray area and the three council chairmen who have met with the king, so he doesn't intend to ask any further questions.

"Give me any new tasks, since you've already shown up."

"Alright, I have a serious question for you to decide," the tall figure nodded and said.

"please say."

Should I buy mooncakes with chives and eggs, or spicy beef?

"...Could you please repeat that?"

"Mooncakes are for buying..."

Doodle

A dial tone came from the other end of the phone, and the tall figure picked up the phone curiously and shook it.

"Bad signal? Why did it drop?"

The bespectacled man holding the statistics sheet pushed up his glasses and asked, "So, Speaker of the Council, have you made your decision?"

The tall figure scratched his head.

Do you have strawberry filling?

1. Okay, I admit it. I was grinding like crazy for the Genshin Impact 1.1 beta test qualification, which resulted in no update yesterday. Cough cough, I was wrong!

2. Speaking of which, what month is Chinese New Year this year? I'll see if I can finish the manuscript before the New Year.

3. Ying is really cute, but it seems like she doesn't have many Genshin Impact books (shakes head). It makes me want to write one myself.

4. Yes, I'm the kind of person who works 24/7, spending 12 hours a day looking at girls' thighs (proudly).

5. (See attached image) Could this cat possibly inform on us to the police? Overly cautious, considering the possibility of it turning into a human.

Ahem, I'm having writer's block. I'll update later.

Something amazing happened yesterday.

I was rushing back from out for dinner, used up my stamina, and then accessed the "little black room" (a game mode).

Then I wrote a chapter on Genshin Impact...

"What the hell am I doing?"

I don't know what came over me.

Ahem, I'm having a bit of writer's block. I'll update later.

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