"..." silence. After a long time, Su Jue finally spoke, "Sorry, I made you laugh." There was a trace of pain in the boy's gray eyes, and Kiana suddenly understood why he went back to pick up the change even though he knew there was danger. She was a little confused and didn't know how to comfort Su Jue, but the boy adjusted quickly, quietly wiped his red eyes, and returned to his previous appearance. I took out the key from the lining of the clothes. The lining pocket was completely sewn with thread, and it seemed that this pocket was specially prepared for hiding things. Kiana pushed open the door, and with a creaking sound, the dim room came into her sight. There was no light in the living room, only the bedroom had light leaking out from the door. A woman was sitting at the head of the bed, knitting seriously. How could she not notice the commotion outside the door? There was confusion in Kiana's eyes. "That's my mother. She is... deaf-mute." Su Jue's voice was a little dry. He turned on the light in the living room with a click. The woman who noticed the change in light raised her head and showed a surprised expression when she saw Su Jue. “Ah, ah.” The woman put down the work in her hands and opened her mouth to say something, but only meaningless onomatopoeia came out. "Mom, I'm back. This is my friend." Although he knew his mother couldn't hear him, Su Jue still introduced her loudly.
Seeing her son bringing home a beautiful girl, the woman's excitement and joy were beyond words, and she hurried to the kitchen to boil water and make tea. Qiana looked at Su Jue with a smile on her face and felt a little distressed. She pointed at Su Jue's shoulder and said, "It must hurt a lot." "No, it doesn't hurt." Su Jue shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm used to it." Chapter 4 Dinner Tick. As the minute scale reached 12 again, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and the night finally fell into a deep sleep. The city was still under attack by Honkai beasts, but the suburbs were already completely silent. People living here could hardly go to the central area no matter how close they were. What stopped them was not only consumption, but also people's hearts. The world is never fair. "Let's eat." Su Jue pushed the chopsticks and bowl in front of Kiana. The meal was simple, but it came with two meat dishes, one vegetable dish and a soup. Generally speaking, this kind of configuration would only be available when guests came. The fragrance of rice drifted into Kiana's nostrils, making her saliva continuously after wandering for a long time. When I was at St. Freya's Academy, I always liked to eat the food Mei cooked, and she always had a helpless expression on her face while silently preparing her portion. But I did that kind of thing... How long has it been since the last time I ate a meal cooked by Mei? She didn't dare to recall it, because every time she recalled it, that touch of red would mercilessly break into her mind. Kiana was lost in her memories and was a little dazed. When she turned around, she found that Su Jue and his mother had not picked up their chopsticks and were waiting for her silently. "My mother is just worried that the food she cooks won't suit the guests' taste. She won't eat until the guests start eating." Su Jue explained, but he quickly realized what was happening and added, "I almost forgot. How can you, a girl, eat someone else's food when you come to a stranger's house?" Su Jue took a little bit of the food on the table and ate it first, then gave Qiana a reassuring smile. "Can you rest assured?" "That's not what I meant." Kiana seemed to realize that she was in a daze just now and caused Su Jue to misunderstand her. She shook her head repeatedly, picked up the bowl of rice and started eating without hesitation. Although Su Jue's mother cooked very carefully, to be honest, the food was not very delicious. The rice was a little hard and the stir-fried vegetables were a little mushy. Kiana ate them in big mouthfuls. The rice mixed with her tears was a little salty, but she didn't care at all.
How long has it been since you had a full meal? Monsters, demons, damn Herrscher... Their cursing never stopped. Running away, hiding, pain... Like a stray dog, he dared not reveal his position. "There's no need to cry even if it doesn't taste good." Su Jue said jokingly as he handed a washed-out handkerchief to Kiana. Her face turned red, and Kiana took the towel and wiped her face. The rice mixed with tears was not tasty, but she seemed to have finished the whole pot of rice. "Isn't it enough?" "No, no, no, that's enough. I just have a big appetite..." "a little?" "..." Kiana was a little embarrassed. No matter what, eating four bowls in a row should not be within the eating range of a girl of this age. Su Jue's mother smiled as she watched the interaction between the two, with the corners of her wrinkled eyes raised. Kiana, who noticed this, felt even more embarrassed. Fortunately, the awkward moment passed quickly. After finishing the meal, Su Jue and her mother returned to the kitchen to clean up. Although Qiana wanted to help, Su Jue refused because she was a guest. Bored, she subconsciously looked around and found that a few pieces of paper were stuck in the gap of the stool. She carefully took the paper out from the stuck corner and found that these seemed to be the ones that had been scattered with the change before. "what is this?" It's a medical record. It's Su Jue's medical record. Kiana's education level is not very high, and she can hardly understand the unique font written by the doctor on the medical record, but judging from the information printed elsewhere, this medical record was just printed out in the afternoon. No wonder Su Jue, who lives in the suburbs, appeared in Dongcheng District. It turned out that he went to the hospital for a check-up. "The doctor's handwriting is so sloppy. I think my handwriting is better than this." After repeatedly reading the medical records, Kiana, who was a poor student, even developed a sense of superiority. However, when she understood the content of the text, the smile on her face gradually disappeared. There is only one year left, and the initial treatment costs 50 yuan. "..." "Eh? What are you looking at?" Su Jue's voice suddenly came, and Qiana was startled, and the medical record in her hand almost fell to the ground. But she still caught it steadily, revealing a puzzled expression. "These words are written so sloppily, I can't understand them. Is this your medical record?" "Yes, I felt a little uncomfortable today. I went to the hospital for a checkup. Fortunately, there is no serious problem." Putting down the big medicine box, Su Jue took the medical record from Qiyana, put it in the medicine box, and pressed it at the bottom. "Let me bandage you. Your wound couldn't stop bleeding before..." "Eh? Why did you stop?" Kiana rolled up her sleeves and placed her fair forearm in front of Su Jue, but the gauze wrapped around it was not stained red at this time. After untying the gauze one circle at a time, Su Jue discovered that the bleeding on the crack on Kiana's forearm had actually stopped.
After Sirin appeared once, the overflowing Honkai energy in her body not only decreased a lot, but the wounds on Kiana's body corroded by Honkai energy also slowly healed with the help of the powerful physique of the Kaslana family. But what exactly happened during this period? "Su Jue, do you know the Valkyrie?" "Of course I know. They are the most powerful warriors in the world and they defend human civilization. Legend has it that they can easily kill the Dead Warriors and drive the Honkai Beasts out of our homes... Wait, do you mean that you are the Valkyrie?" A look of surprise appeared in Su Jue's eyes, and he showed an expression of disbelief. Facing Su Jue's fiery gaze, Kiana blinked playfully, tacitly agreeing with his guess. "Oh my God, no wonder it was able to kill such a big Honkai beast, no wonder the wound that was bleeding healed so quickly." Su Jue, who was so excited that he was a little incoherent, subconsciously held Kiana's hand, as if he wanted to study the principle of wound healing, but he obviously couldn't see it, he was just an ordinary person. Seeing the somewhat excited Su Jue, Qiana hesitated, but still asked the doubts hidden in her heart, "Before, when I lost control...you were not injured?" "No..." Facing Kiana's scrutinizing gaze, Su Jue suddenly became hesitant, but under her questioning, he slowly pulled his collar down. Dark blue hand marks spread along his neck, and the blood vessels that had been pinched fiercely showed purple marks. "It's just a minor injury." Su Jue wanted to force himself to say something, but was hugged by Kiana. "Sorry……" "Sorry……" Chapter 5: Conflict of Consciousness Tick, tick, water drops fall from the shower head in the bathroom onto the floor, splashing water. "Mom, go and have a rest first." "Don't worry, I'll take good care of her." "Hey, he's just an ordinary friend of mine, don't think too much about it." Su Jue's voice in the living room passed through the wooden door and into the bathroom, causing ripples on the surface of the bathtub. Kiana sank completely into the water, leaving only half of her face exposed. Tiny bubbles came out of her lips, bursting on the surface of the water and tickling the tip of her nose. Da da. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Kiana suddenly became a little nervous. What was she thinking that she would actually go to someone else's house to take a bath? "Miss Xilin, I've left the clean clothes at the door of the bathroom. Although the clothes are mine, I've washed them many times. I haven't found any women's underwear yet, so I'll just have to be patient for now. I'll go to the store to buy them tomorrow morning." Su Jue's voice was very close, separated from the bathroom by only a wooden door. Kiana, who was taking a bath, curled up and felt like she was naked and exposed to others. She didn't dare to say anything. Fortunately, Su Jue left immediately after putting down the things. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the footsteps faded away. Xilin... Xilin...
After all, I didn't dare tell him my real name. After confirming that there was no activity around, Kiana's tense spirit gradually relaxed. During the two months of wandering, her spirit was like a spring that kept winding, getting tighter and tighter, and she didn't know when it would break completely. The warm water seeped into every part of her body, making her feel much more comfortable. Kiana squinted her eyes comfortably, enjoying this rare leisure. Since the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void, both Destiny and Anti-Entropy have been offering a bounty for Kiana's whereabouts. She didn't dare to stay, nor did she dare to reveal her real name. It wasn't until today that she had a full meal and a hot bath. Her snow-white long hair was scattered in the water, with water droplets rolling down her hair. Kiana leaned on the edge of the bathtub, her eyes slightly narrowed, and Su Jue's voice kept echoing in her mind. …… "I don't hate my father, because when I was little, he was the one who brought me and my mother here." The boy played with his little paws. Even though the redness and swelling on his face hadn't gone away, his eyes were still clear and bright. "At that time, Sky City wasn't a city of technology, and everyone's life was very hard." "My mother can't hear or speak. After my grandparents passed away, she had to live alone. Fortunately, she still had two acres of land in her hometown. Although life was hard, she was still very young at the time and could barely support herself. Later, someone took advantage of her inability to speak and tricked her into the Sky City at that time." "If my father hadn't saved her, the consequences would be unimaginable." "After that, they got married and gave birth to me the following year. Everyone excluded my mother and mocked her behind her back for not being able to speak and find a job. My father worked very hard to make money and cut off contact with the relatives at home." "That was the happiest time for my mother. My father's career gradually stabilized and he saved enough money to buy the house we have now. I was still learning to speak, and my mother's deafness was not inherited by me. She smiled every day." "Until later, Destiny? Anti-entropy? I don't know who they are. I only know that after that, Sky City became a technological city. A large number of new populations poured in, and those who didn't understand technology were driven out of the city. My father also lost his job at that time." "He also worked hard to learn so-called electronic technology, but every time he applied for a job, he couldn't produce a diploma that they would value." "A piece of paper blocked everyone's path to advancement." "Later, he became addicted to alcohol, and his study of electronics turned into online gambling, and everything changed." "But I don't hate him because I know it's not his fault." Kiana: "Whose fault do you think this is?" "I don't know." Su Jue's eyes flashed with confusion, but he quickly hid it. "What about you? The Valkyrie who protects the world, why are you here?" …… why? Why do they pretend to be so real when they are clearly experimental subjects? Why should I be killed and wanted when I have done nothing? The surging thoughts echoed in Qiyana's mind. What did Su Jue do wrong? He had to endure the beatings and scoldings from his father and suffer from a terminal illness. "Don't you know clearly?" "Fate, that man named Otto destroyed everything." A dizziness came over Kiana, and her vision turned pure white. A black and white maze stood upside down in the sky. Confusion, anger, fear, guilt. Countless confusing mysteries were intertwined, completely submerging Kiana.
"Herrscher of the Void!" There was a burning sensation coming from the golden right pupil, and the consciousness from Sirin began to erode Kiana's mind again. "You are confused and in pain." "You're tired." "Leave this body to me."
