Chapter 61: "Family Reunion"

In the stigmata room...

Inside the living room which had a structure that was almost exactly the same as the old log cabin they had when they were still in Siberia. Siegfried, who was suddenly pulled into the stigmata room while he was resting, asked confusedly.

"What's wrong, why suddenly called dad here?"

"I don't know, my other self said that she wanted to tell me something important. She said just wait here."

"What's that?"

"Who knows."

Siegfried and Kiana looked into each other. They were both confused.

"Ah, another me!"

Heard the click sound of the door opening. Kiana rushed to run towards the front door, and she immediately hugged the little girl tightly.

"Another me, where have you been all day! I've been trying to find you but I still can't find you!"

"Besides, Sirin doesn't want to go out of her room! I'm almost dying of boredom here!"

....

Tells all the things she encountered during the day. Kiana, who was still chattering like a bird, finally realized something.

It's too quiet.

"The other me, why you so quiet today?"

Staring at Kiana in front of her with a haughty gaze. She could only smile pityingly, and showed a smug expression on her face.

"Listen, Kiana. There's something I want to tell you."

"What's that?"

Kiana tilted her head in confusion.

She, smiled.

"Now, I have a name! My name now is Thea Schariac, it was mama who gave this name to me!"

Thea puffed out her chest proudly.

"Thea...? Is that your new name? Congratulations. Then what?"

Thea: "What?"

Kiana: "What?"

Thea, and Kiana looked into each other's eyes confusedly.

"You are not surprised?"

"What am I surprised for?"

Thea: "...."

She felt like wanna vomiting blood on the spot.

Was she the only one who had thought that name was so important?

Was she the only one, who actually cared about this!?!

"I feel so angry!"

"Whyyy?!!???"

Didn't understand why her other self suddenly got angry like that. Kiana, whose cheek was pinched by Thea, tried to escape from the grip of her iron hand.

"Let me go~!!!"

"NO WAY!!!"

"Aaaaahhhhh~!!!!"

....

Siegfried who heard the cute screams of the two little girls, sighed, and he got up from his seat.

It's time for him as a parent to educate these naughty children.

"Kiana how many times has dad told you, don't use violence to solve problems..."

"It's not my fault! My other self has gone crazy! Daddy, save me!"

"No one can save you today! Accept my anger!!!"

"Uwaaaahhhh~!!!!"

....

Sighing once again hearing the bickering of the two of them getting more and more chaotic. Siegfried who finally arrived at the front door, suddenly froze.

Siegfried: "...."

Staring straight ahead with a blank stare, and ignoring Kiana's cry for help. The entire siegfried hearing became extremely silent.

His gaze now only focused on one person.

Staring at a white-haired woman, who was standing behind Thea with a gentle smile full of motherly feelings.

A very familiar smile.

A smile that often stops by, and disappears from his deepest dreams.

"...."

Siegfried could not believe what he was seeing. Tears pooled under his eye bags as if to obscure her image.

But even so, he did not close his eyes. No matter how sore his eyes are right now.

His throat became very dry.

"Cecilia?"

Heard someone call her name. Cecilia who was standing behind Thea, raised her head, and she looked at Siegfried who froze in place.

"Ziggy?"

Hearing a familiar tone of voice, and the intimate calling of his own name. Siegfried's heartbeat felt like it had stopped.

After that...

His heartbeat started to beat very fast!

"Cecilia!"

"Yes?"

"CECILLIA!!!"

Seeing Siegfried coming at her like a bulldozer. Cecilia, who was caught off guard, suddenly realized that her current body was being held up high by him!

Cecilia's face suddenly turned bright red!

"Ziggy what are you doing! Put me down! The kids are still watching!"

"Cecilia, are you really Cecilia!? Cecilia I miss you!!!"

"Siegfried, let me go! Or I'll be angry!"

....

Watching the excitement of the Kaslana family from the side. Sirin who felt like a stranger, was unable to go to the corner of the room.

She currently felt that she didn't deserve to be around them at this time, and disturbed the long-awaited harmony.

"Ah?"

"What?"

Looked sideways, and noticed a small white-haired head sticking out from the cracks in the bedroom door. Two pairs of golden colored eyes, stared into each other's faces in confusion.

"How are you alive!?!?"

"Who are you!?"

"I am you!"

"You are not me!"

Herrscher of Void and Sirin greeted each other cordially. After all, they were still both confused in the end.

Can anyone explain what's really going on here?

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Still in the stigmata room...

Sitting in the middle of the living room. Thea who was surrounded by everyone, explained what exactly happened.

She tells them all Siegfried's story first, after Cecilia died, losing his only daughter, and also how Siegfried has survived these few years.

After explaining it at length. Thea starts talking about how she went back in time, and saved Cecilia and Sirin from death.

She told everything.

After all, hiding her abilities would be extremely troublesome. They would know of her ability to return to the past sooner or later through Cecilia and Sirin's mouths.

Besides, they were all her family now.

If possible, Thea didn't want to lie to any of them anymore.

Except for the conversation between the Will of Honkai which she deliberately kept secret because she couldn't disclose it now. Thea has thoroughly told all the stories she has experienced so far.

"So I'm a clone? I'm a person rescued by dad, and I'm not the real daughter?"

Kiana said in an empty tone.

Her memories stored deep within her brain's memory continued to emerge one after another.

She became very confused.

Seeing Kiana who was suddenly dazed, Thea immediately hit her head without hesitation.

"Auu! it hurts! Why did you suddenly hit my head!"

"Silly tuna, you are a clone, but you are also Siegfried's daughter. See, I even brought our mother just for you!"

Raising her head, and seeing a soft smile on Cecilia's face. Kiana who was brought into Cecilia's lap, could only be silent.

"No matter who you were in the past, we are all family now. Will Kiana accept me as your family?"

"But... I stole your daughter's name..."

"And I stole your name."

Thea immediately interrupted Kiana's sad moments. As someone who had trouble with her name, she really understood how Kiana was feeling right now.

"Shakespeare once said that if you changed the name of a rose, it would still smell good."

"Why bother with a name. They already gave it to you, that means you deserve it."

"Isn't that right, Siegfried?"

Siegfried who also sat next to Cecilia, and hugged her tightly like a spoiled child. Nodding his head quickly.

"That's right, I gave you that name because you deserve it. Kiana is still Kiana!"

"You are my daughter who I am most proud of!"

"Daddy..."

Kiana's heart felt very warm.

Her gloomy heart, again became clear again.

"Then... Can I call you mama?" Kiana looked at Cecilia with hopeful eyes.

"Of course you can! Come here sweetie, let mama hold you. Siegfried, please step aside."

"Cecilia, you don't love me anymore?!"

Cecilia was silent, and she raised her right fist with very prominent blue veins.

"Siegfried, you've grown up. Stop acting like a silly baby."

Getting rid of the wayward Siegfried, and hugged Kiana tightly. Cecilia looked at the small child in her arms, and she smiled gently.

"How do you feel, Kiana?"

"Hmmm...~ It feels really good~"

Kiana smiled happily.

"Mama Cecilia~"

"Yes?"

"Hehehe~"

Kiana felt that her heart was like welcoming spring, the land was covered with many flowers, blooming everywhere.

She felt very happy.

Does all the happiness she has right now deserve her?

She does not know.

But...

Kiana knows that there is someone who brings all this happiness just for her.

"Thank You..."

"My sister."