I'm in Morioh, just joined a chat group for cute girls.

Kiana slowly raised her head and blankly took the notebook.

Her fingertips touched the paper, as if she could feel the weight it carried.

She turned to the first page.

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Durandal and Rita also came over, while Bronya stood quietly to the side with Seele, their eyes all focused on the thin booklet.

Time passes little by little.

When Kiana saw Himeko-sensei piloting Crimson Knight into the sky to pull her back from her Herrscher form, and finally disappearing with a smile, her body trembled violently.

She bit her lower lip hard, trying not to make a sound, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, falling onto the paper and blurring the words.

Chapter 91 This guy is eight years old?!

She saw the description of herself in the notebook, how she wandered alone in Sky City after losing Himeko, burdened with heavy sins, and how she did everything in her power to save the city.

Himeko-sensei… I… Kiana’s heart was overwhelmed by immense sorrow and self-blame, but then, an even stronger emotion surged up. No… I don’t want this future! Absolutely not!

Bronya's gaze lingered on the part of herself that was controlled by the chip implanted in her by Cocolia, forcing her to become an enemy of her friends.

Her hand instinctively grasped Seele's hand, pulling the somewhat timid girl behind her.

Bronya would never allow such a thing to happen.

For Seele's sake, for everyone's sake, we must find a way to break this.

Mei's gaze never left Kiana.

She watched Kiana's pain, watched her go from bewilderment to sorrow, and then watched the flame rekindle in her eyes.

She herself was experiencing the same tsunami within her heart.

At the end of the notes, it was revealed that in order to free Kiana from her fate as a Herrscher, she chose to become an enemy of the entire world, personally pushing her away and joining World Serpent.

Is this... my choice? To protect Kiana, I have to hurt her, leave her? Mei's heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, the pain suffocating her. No, there must be another way. There must be a way to face this together with Kiana, to share the burden!

"Snapped!"

Kiana slammed her notebook shut and stood up.

Her face was still streaked with tears, but the confusion and dejection in her eyes were gone, replaced by a burning fighting spirit.

"I made a decision!"

Her voice was still a little hoarse, but every word was firm and resolute: "I will absolutely not let this future happen! Himeko-sensei will not die! Mei will not leave me! I will definitely change all of this!"

"Kiana..."

Mei looked at her and called out softly.

"Well said, you idiot Kiana."

Bronya's voice rang out at the opportune moment. She stepped forward and calmly looked at Gu Ye, "Brother Gu Ye, Bronya needs to confirm. Is this information 100% accurate? Is there any possibility that our understanding might change it?"

"When I wrote it down, it was 100 percent."

Gu Ye's answer was concise: "But now, because you already know, the future has become uncertain. The script has been handed to you; how you act it out is up to you."

"I understand."

Bronya nodded and turned to Kiana and Mei. "In that case, what we need to do now is analyze all the key points that could lead to tragedy and develop contingency plans in advance."

"That's right!"

Kiana nodded vigorously, grabbing Mei's hand and holding it tightly as if drawing strength from it. "Mei, this time, we'll face this together! I won't let you bear everything alone again!"

"Ok!"

Looking into Kiana's unwavering determination, Mei gripped her hand tightly. All the unease and pain in her heart transformed into boundless courage in that moment. "Let's do it together!"

Durandal and Rita exchanged a glance, both seeing seriousness in each other's eyes. Rita bowed slightly and said to Gu Ye, "Lord Gu Ye, thank you for providing such important information. It seems we need to reassess the future of Schicksal and our cooperative relationship with you."

Kiana's gloom vanished, and she let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders, regaining her radiant spirit.

"I've figured it out!"

She clapped her hands, the crisp sound echoing through the carriage. "The things in the diary will never happen!"

She turned to look at Mei beside her, then glanced at Gu Ye on the other side, a sly smile on her face: "Because the future has already changed, ever since Gu Ye appeared! Right, Mei?"

"Well, you're right."

Mei echoed softly.

"That's it!"

Kiana received an affirmative answer and became even more smug. She put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and looked like she had seen through everything. "Since that tragic future won't happen, what was the original ending? Gu Ye, tell me quickly! What was the final ending for me and Mei?"

Gu Ye looked up at her and said in a calm tone, "In the original story, you became the Herrscher of the End."

"The End, the Law of the End?!"

Kiana's eyes widened instantly, and her mouth formed an "O" shape. "What is that? It sounds amazing!"

"You can think of it as you becoming the end of the collapse and the beginning of a new civilization."

Gu Ye explained, "You possess the power to reshape reality and define all concepts. However, because you retain the humanity that belongs to 'Kiana,' I prefer to call that version of you 'God of Earth.'"

"God of Earth! Wow—"

Kiana's gasp was drawn out, her eyes practically sparkling. "Me? The God of Earth? Really? Am I really that powerful? Tell me, tell me! And Mei? How is Mei?"

"Mei is still alive."

Seeing her excited expression, Gu Ye continued slowly, "At the end of the story, you reconciled."

"great!"

Kiana was so happy she almost jumped for joy. She hugged Mei tightly and gave her a big kiss on the cheek. "Did you hear that, Mei? We made it right in the end! I knew it!"

"but,"

Gu Ye abruptly changed the subject, like a bucket of cold water being poured over someone's head, "In order to end the Honkai on Earth, you absorbed all the Honkai energy, including the powers of all the Herrschers. That power is too dangerous for current human civilization, so you can only take all the Honkai energy and stay on the moon forever."

He paused, watching the smile on Kiana's face slowly fade.

"Mei, on the other hand, lost her Herrscher powers and became an ordinary person, forced to remain on Earth. You two are separated, one in the heavens and the other on the earth, barely seeing each other once a year. Essentially, you are forever separated by death."

"what?"

Kiana's expression instantly fell, all her excitement and joy vanishing. "What is this! Isn't this still a bad ending?! Only once a year? Does that mean I won't be able to eat Mei's cooking anymore?! No way! Absolutely not! I don't want this ending!"

"How can this be considered a bad ending?"

A clear, cold, and powerful voice broke in.

Durandal had somehow appeared before Kiana, her eyes now brighter than ever before, burning with a fervent light that Kiana had never seen before, a mixture of admiration and assessment.

"If sacrificing one person's freedom can ensure the continuation of an entire civilization and end the decadent war that has lasted for tens of thousands of years, then this is undoubtedly the best outcome."

Durandal's tone left no room for argument; she spoke as if examining an uncut gem, "Kiana Kaslana, your potential far exceeds my expectations."

"Lady Durandal is right."

Rita stepped forward, still sporting that impeccable smile, but her words sent a chill down Kiana's spine: "In order for the great tree of human civilization to continue to grow, pruning some side branches is a necessary and noble sacrifice. You possess the potential to become a 'hero'."

The key to ending the Honkai, K-423, the core container of the Second Herrscher, will eventually become the Herrscher of the End... The value of this information is immeasurable.

She must be brought back to headquarters and placed under the direct supervision of His Holiness the Bishop and me.

She can no longer grow up wildly like she did at St. Freya; she needs the most rigorous training and the most meticulous planning to ensure that she eventually gets on the right path in the 'script'.

Durandal made a quick decision in her mind.

"To ensure you can successfully grow into a 'hero',"

Durandal announced directly, "I have decided that, effective immediately, you will be transferred from St. Freya Academy to Schicksal Headquarters, and I will personally oversee all your training."

"I do not want it!"

Kiana refused without even thinking. She shrank behind Mei and looked at Durandal warily. "I don't want to go to headquarters! And I don't want you to train me! I want to be with Mei, Bronya, and the others!"

"This is not a request, it's an order."

Durandal's tone hardened, "You are the Valkyrie of destiny, and obeying orders is your duty."

"I……"

Kiana was speechless for a moment.

"Captain Durandal,"

Mei stepped forward, shielding Kiana behind her. Her expression remained gentle, but her tone was unusually firm. "Kiana is a student of St. Freya Academy, and also a student of Principal Theresa Academy. Regarding her transfer, I think we still need the principal's approval, right?"

Bronya also believes that mandatory arrangements are not conducive to individual growth, but may instead trigger rebellious psychology and lead to unpredictable consequences.

Bronya also spoke calmly, and the muzzle of the Heavy Bunny 19C subtly adjusted its angle, aiming it at Durandal.

The atmosphere inside the carriage became tense once again.

Bronya raised the notebook in her hand, looking directly at Gu Ye.

Bronya has a question.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it clearly drowned out the tense breathing in the carriage. "In this diary, why is the code name 'K-423' used to refer to Kiana so many times in the early records about her?"

This question stunned everyone.

The tense atmosphere vanished instantly, and everyone's attention was drawn to this overlooked detail.

"Yup!"

Kiana also realized what was happening. She was still reeling from the shock of the "Herrscher of the End" and the "eternal separation of heaven and earth," and hadn't noticed this strange place at all. "K-423? What kind of weird name is that? It sounds like... like those experimental subjects!"

Mei's brows furrowed as she recalled the contents of the electronic document she had seen earlier. Indeed, the cold code name was used to describe Kiana's rescue from the laboratory by Siegfried and her subsequent period of wandering.

Her heart tightened involuntarily, and her gaze toward Gu Ye was full of inquiry.

Inside the carriage, only Rita's expression remained unchanged; she continued to smile, as if the appearance of this code name was perfectly normal.

"Isn't it clearly written in the diary?"

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Facing the probing gazes of the crowd, Gu Ye shrugged, speaking casually as if he were discussing a trivial matter, “K-423, an artificial human. Created by Otto Apocalypse himself, using Kallen Kaslana’s genes mixed with the Second Herrscher Sirin’s genes, and carrying Sirin’s soul and Herrscher core.”

"Human...artificial human?"

Kiana's mind went blank, as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer.

She took a step back, her body uncontrollably bumping into Mei behind her.

Mei immediately supported her, and could clearly feel the stiffness and trembling of her body.

"This is impossible!"

Kiana shook her head violently, her blue eyes filled with resistance and disbelief. "How could I be a homunculus! I'm my father's daughter! I'm Siegfried Kaslana's daughter!"

As if grasping at a last straw, she retorted loudly, "If I were a fake, why would my stinky old man call me 'Kiana'? He called me Kiana himself!"

"is it?"

Gu Ye's eyes remained calm and unwavering. He countered, "Then think carefully, when did Siegfried start calling you 'Kiana'? Before that? After he rescued you from a burning laboratory, during the long period you spent wandering together, did he ever call you by your name? Or did he just call you 'hey' or something else?"

Gu Ye's words were like a key, instantly unlocking the floodgates of Kiana's memories.

She was stunned. Those past events that she had deliberately ignored and explained away as "Dad just has that bad temper" flooded her mind like a tide.

Yes, for a very, very long time, that man never called her by name.

He taught her how to fight, cooked her terrible meals, and helped her escape the pursuit of fate, but he refused to call her name.

Until... until that day, when she first told that man that she also wanted to become a Valkyrie, to inherit the mission of the Kaslana family, and to destroy the Honkai.

She clearly remembered that the man, who was always so carefree, had an incredibly complex look in his eyes—a look that was a mixture of relief, sadness, and determination.

Then, for the first time, and countless times afterward, he called out that name in a hoarse voice—"Kiana".

If... if what Gu Ye said is true...

Then everything made sense. He didn't call her by her name because he hadn't accepted her yet. He didn't acknowledge a copy as someone who could inherit his daughter's name.

"Do not……"