Chapter 20: Kiana's Ambition

early morning.

After getting enough sleep, Kirataka left his room feeling refreshed.

As he was going downstairs, he heard some noise coming from the kitchen.

The only one living here besides him is Yae Sakura.

Kirataka stuck his head out and saw the cherry-colored girl busy in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Miss Sakura."

"Good morning, Kirataka."

He arrived at the right time. Yae Sakura had just finished cooking breakfast and brought a plate of delicious food to the table.

"This... square thing is so magical. Food can stay fresh inside it. And that thing can replace firewood for cooking."

The cherry-colored girl pointed at the refrigerator and stove and said.

It seems that she still has a lot to adapt to and understand.

Fortunately, although the various kitchen utensils used for cooking have evolved, Yae Sakura can still distinguish them.

Therefore, before Kirataka got up, she thought about it for a while and mastered its use.

Kirataka looked at the delicious food on the table and said a little embarrassedly:

"Thank you for your help."

"…It doesn't matter. I like taking care of people. Besides, I don't have much to do living here."

Yae Sakura shook her head and said indifferently.

In the past, when she was still active as a shrine maiden in Yae Village, she had always taken care of her younger sister. This was a habit she developed as an older sister.

Since the girl had already said so, Kirataka naturally didn't say anything else.

He simply picked up the chopsticks and started to eat his breakfast.

Soon, after finishing his breakfast, he packed up and prepared to go out.

Before leaving, Kirataka said to Yae Sakura:

"I'll be back today with some of the information you need."

Information about Kallen is quite easy to collect.

After all, Otto has been tirelessly promoting the story of Saint Karen for the past five hundred years.

"Well, thank you, and...take care."

The cherry-colored girl watched Kirataka leave the house, and then slowly returned to the living room.

The huge figure of Higokumaru appeared and whispered slowly beside her:

"…Are you planning to stay here forever?"

"There's nothing wrong with this. As long as I confine myself here, you won't be able to recover your strength."

Yae Sakura said calmly.

As a pseudo-herrscher, if you want to restore your strength, you just need to absorb the Honkai energy continuously.

Nagazora after the disaster was a very good place; after all, there was a considerable amount of Honkai energy accumulated there.

But for now, she doesn't want to do that. After all, once her strength is restored, it is unknown whether she can continue to suppress and control Higokumaru's actions.

——She didn't want to repeat the mistake she made five hundred years ago here again.

"…"

Higokumaru glared fiercely at the cherry-haired girl in front of her and then disappeared.

After the evil fox disappeared, Yae Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and turned her attention to the washing machine.

"Hmm... let's study how to use this."

…

Following the message sent by Theresa, Kirataka found the combat training ground.

The technology of Schicksal is extremely advanced, and the opponents provided for the Valkyries to conduct actual combat training are not real Honkai beasts or enemies, but various opponents simulated by computer systems.

It can simulate the abilities of a specific enemy 100% without actually causing any physical harm to the Valkyrie.

Well, it's actually the [Memory Battlefield] in the game.

When he arrived at his destination, he could already see Kiana, Mei, and Bronya there.

The three of them seemed to be talking about something. When they saw Kirataka coming, Mei stretched out her hand slightly and waved to him.

"My target is not just the A-rank Valkyrie!"

Kiana put her hands on her hips and said the classic line:

"I will become the most powerful Valkyrie of Schicksal!"

"…"

Kirataka's eyes became a little subtle.

"What's the matter? Don't you believe me?"

Kiana noticed the change in his eyes.

"It's nothing... You should just take it one step at a time with your feet on the ground."

He replied lazily.

Kiana, who inherited the genes of Sirin and Durandal, actually possesses considerable potential in combat.

If she is really willing to work hard for it, it is not impossible to do this.

However, almost until the arrival of the queen, she still hadn't made much progress in strength and hadn't even reached the level of an A-class Valkyrie. She hadn't even been able to fulfill Theresa's goal of "I'll tell you the whereabouts of your father Siegfried when you reach the A-class."

——It was not until the death of her relatives and friends that she was forced to grow up.

To be honest, if Kiana could really train seriously and hard, the future changes would probably be very different.

After all, it only took about five or six years for Durandal to become a Valkyrie at the age of ten and then an S-class Valkyrie.

If Kiana, who possesses Sirin's Herrscher physique and the potential of Durandal, could become stronger before Otto takes action, many things would be changed when the Queen arrives.

Unfortunately, given her current stupid and lazy personality...

Of course, those were just the stories on the timeline he originally knew. The Kiana here might become particularly hardworking.

Kirataka rubbed his head and put Kiana's matter aside for the time being.

No matter what happens to others, he himself must become stronger.

By the way, logically, there should be an examiner to oversee their grade assessment... should it be Aunt Himeko?

"Your identities are quite special... Therefore, we will not use a simulated battle to test you. Instead, I will judge you."

At some point, a gray-haired woman appeared beside them.

"You are... Senior Fu Hua?"

Mei recognized the other person. She had seen her before on Hyperion.

Fu Hua nodded slightly, revealing a helpless expression:

"Originally, Himeko should have been in charge, but... as you should know, she was drunk last night."

The life of an older single woman is so casual.

Anyway, she was forced to take over the shift for this reason.

"As I recall, Senior Fu Hua, you are an A-rank Valkyrie, right?"

Kiana asked suddenly curiously.

"Um."

Fu Hua nodded.

"If I can defeat you, that would be in compliance with Theresa's promise, right?"

The white-haired girl suddenly became interested.

As long as she can defeat an A-level Valkyrie, doesn't that mean she also possesses A-level strength?

Then Theresa must tell her the clue about her stinky dad immediately!

Fu Hua smiled slightly and said calmly:

"If you can do it."

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