Chapter 38: Kiana's Little Coquettishness

Setting aside the computer in her hands, Eden stretched lazily, feeling a bit tired.

As a sim, she could stay awake indefinitely without any issues.

However, Eden still maintained the habits she had as a human, believing in the importance of rest and meals.

But this time, when Bronie sent her this game, she forgot about the passing of time, forgot about Kiana's lessons, and even almost forgot about going to the amusement park with Elysia.

Although Elysia protested, Eden's attention was still focused on the computer. It wasn't because of anything else, just simply because of the game called Civilization that Bronie had sent was too good.

Especially the built-in Civilization Encyclopedia; if one wanted a deeper understanding of the backgrounds behind those wonders' creation and the journeys of civilization's development, they could carefully observe through this Civilization Encyclopedia.

And great works, famous paintings, and musical scores could also be appreciated in the Civilization Encyclopedia!

It could be said that Bronie's compiled Civilization Encyclopedia truly replicated all the artworks of this world.

No wonder the game could become so massive, and more content from the Civilization Encyclopedia could only be accessed online. Such a gift indeed made Eden feel Bronie's sincere intentions.

"Eden, you're ignoring me, a beautiful girl like this. I'm truly sad, so sad~" At some point, Elysia stood beside her.

"Ah, sorry, Elysia. I just got a little immersed in the classical art of the current era," Eden apologized. Elysia was well aware of Eden's fondness for classical art.

And as she watched the entire civilization continuously develop from the classical era, with art accompanying the changing times, there was an inexplicable sense of pride when someone organized them and presented them in front of her.

"It seems you really like Bronie's gift!"

"Yes, I did receive this grand gift, and it touched me very deeply. At least, the successors before didn't have such thoughts."

Indeed, compared to the previous successors, Bronie seemed exceptionally outstanding.

Although she wasn't from this world and wasn't a member of the World Serpent, she was the child most likely to stand up and become a leader against the Honkai.

There was still a long way to go in the future, and Bronie's talents, nurtured by everyone in the Elysian Realm, would undoubtedly become a new hope against the Honkai.

At least, Eden had such an intuition at the moment.

"It's almost like a confession, isn't it?"

"You know me, Elysia, you're the only one in my heart. But Bronie just hopes that we can leave the Elysian Realm. In her mind, perhaps, the definition of life isn't as strict as ours."

"Yeah, that child is very prone to feeling insecure."

Inside the Elysian Realm, the Thirteen Flame Chasers had a meeting because of Bronie's matter.

Mobius certainly wanted to leave. However, Griseo and Kosma didn't care at all. Sakura seemed to have heard some news from Bronie and decided to leave the Elysian Realm. Kalpas also followed suit after her, and Pardo was easily convinced.

As for Hua, she seemed to be going with the flow. However, Su and Kevin, these two good buddies, completely followed Elysia's lead.

Whatever Elysia wanted to do, they would do their best to cooperate.

The opinions of the Vill-Vs were not unified, and it was unknown if there were any internal conflicts among the personalities of the Vill-V.

But Elysia was still a bit conflicted. "So, we give her a sense of security?"

Eden still didn't quite understand. "Probably because she thinks we can be a huge help against the Honkai? Quickly spreading technology, increasing productivity, imparting experience, and hoping that we can lead a more meaningful life."

Elysia's judgment wasn't far off. That pure goodwill even if was mixed with a little other selfish desire, was sincere. But no matter what, Elysia felt that she shouldn't just enjoy it as a matter of course.

Still, Elysia also didn't know how to respond to her sincerity.

As a memory replica, there were limited things Eden could do, she was nothing more than a beautiful memory, a wonderful encounter.

And as Bronie, the successor, she still had to move forward in the end.

"We'll continue waiting because without leaving the Elysian Realm, we can't avoid the advancement of technology. We'll have to rely on Vill-V, Mobius, and Bronie's efforts. Since I can't contribute much, allow me to initiate a new game in civilization."

"Damn it, Bronie's game has taken away the time I could spend with Dear Eden!"

"But you can join me in starting a new game. It has an online mode where we can even battle people from the Current Era."

"Will battling each other harm our relationship?"

"But we can also choose to form an alliance, right?"

"That sounds interesting. Then, I'll play with you!"

"Great, the online mode will reduce the total number of turns, so we can finish a game quickly."

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"Recently, Grandma Mobius, Aunt Elysia, and Sister Eden seem very busy..."

In the warm little house, it was Vill-V's teaching time today. Vill-V gave Kiana a lot of math problems, but Kiana's eyes glazed over while looking at them.

To slack off, Kiana started a conversation with Vill-V.

"Grandma Mobius? Who taught you to say that?"

"Aunt Elysia."

"But from what I know, Aunt Elysia wouldn't like you to call her aunt."

"Because that's what Sister Bronie asked for."

'Expert' Vill-V couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"What about me? How do you refer to me in front of others?"

"The Great Magician. Sister Bronie said you're a great magician who's good at making miracles! But Aunt Elysia said girls like surprises the most, so is magic useful?"

This little rascal.

If Bronie hadn't said that she indeed had the core of a Herrscher inside her, Vill-V wouldn't have been able to see that such a little rascal could actually be a Herrscher.

Curious little one, huh?

"Magic indeed has such an effect, but surprises often come with dangers. If there's a mistake, you may push the other person into irreparable despair. Even so, do you still want to learn it?"

Suddenly, Vill-V's demeanor changed, a mischievous smile appearing on her face.

"Well, let's forget about it then!"

"It seems you're a good child who doesn't like hurting others. But it doesn't matter. As long as you have great power, you'll eventually learn magic on your own, believe me!"

"Okay..."

"So, shall we focus on homework now?"

QAQ

"Okay~"

Chatting is just to delay the pain of doing homework.

But now Vill-V suddenly changed her entire demeanor.

And no one knows why.

It's as if she's become a different person.

As for Siegfried?

At first, Siegfried was quite cautious of the teachers of the Elysian Realm, but later on, the professionalism displayed by the group didn't seem fake, so Siegfried stopped paying too much attention to Kiana's studies.

So what is Siegfried doing now?

He's playing Civilization.

Yes, he's that kind of person, both bad at the game but still fond of playing, and now armed to teeth with more experience after playing for a while.

Leading troops and fighting wars, these are interests that boys have when they're young, and in this Civilization, Siegfried briefly enjoyed the pleasure of building cities and leading troops.

Thus a dad went playing while the child was left aside.

At this moment, the door of Siegfried's shabby little house was knocked on again.

"Who is it?"

After pressing the next turn button, Siegfried immediately went to the door.

"I brought some delicious food for you guys and came to see how Kiana's studying is going."

In some ways, Bronie was even more concerned about her growth than Siegfried.

Although Siegfried felt a bit strange, he took it as a fun of being an older sibling to a child, so he frequently came over.

Moreover, teenage girls generally have some resistance to Honkai, and so far, Kiana is indeed quite safe.

"Come in, it's cold outside, and my house has heating. Maybe Kiana is a genius, and her learning speed is quite fast."

"If even learning basic knowledge is considered fast, it seems your expectations as a parent for your child are quite low. Have you thought about what your child will do in the future?"

Vill-V heard Siegfried's movements through the screen, and she didn't expect the guardian of this Herrscher to have such low expectations for the child.

Could it be to reduce the amount of knowledge the Herrscher possesses, making it easier to handle if the Herrscher goes berserk?

She didn't say it directly, but instead asked Siegfried about his attitude towards the Herrscher.

"Haha, in the future, I won't interfere with whatever she wants to do. I just want her to grow up happily; that's enough..."

That was once Siegfried's vision for his daughter.

As soon as he said this, his expression became somewhat melancholic.

But he quickly recovered, so as not to let Kiana notice anything unusual.

"Not many parents would have such thoughts, but it's not bad either. Plenty of freedom, something I couldn't even dare to think about when I was young."

The pressure to study inside the Taixuan Sect is immense.

In addition to morality, all aspects of intelligence, physical ability, and aesthetics must be learned, especially fighting. If you can't fight, it's your own fault if you get robbed when walking at night. So Bronie thinks it's great to let Kiana have a happy childhood.

"Alright, since this is your decision, I won't interfere casually. However, knowledge is something you should never underestimate. After all, it's an important cornerstone for creating miracles."

"Not everyone has the talent to become a researcher, but learning should never stop. While you still have the capacity to absorb knowledge, it's better to do so, as when you grow up, you won't have as much energy to study."

Kiana didn't quite understand what they were talking about, but she clumsily wrote on the exercises.

Learning simple content was quite fast, at least for Kiana, it wasn't too difficult.

But it was just too boring.

Civilization wasn't fun either; she had already played the old games many times over.

"Waaah, studying is so hard! I don't want to study anymore! I want to play games, I want to play lots of fun games!"

It seemed that after accumulating for a while, Kiana finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Upon careful consideration, studying for seven days a week, constantly supplementing the knowledge needed at her age, naturally made the curriculum quite tight.

The result was that the Civilization game didn't satisfy her, and her daily entertainment was just spending time with her old man.

Fortunately, Civilization required quite a bit of intelligence, although she couldn't understand the game, it didn't stop her from pestering Bronie for more.

"Well, then I'll make sure the next game I make is something you can do easily!"

Suddenly, Kiana's antenna stood up straight, with a very bad premonition.

"Do you have to complete it? Is the game very difficult?"

"No, it's a game that everyone can complete in one go. I already have the design in mind. If you can't continue, then we'll make an agreement that you have to pass all the exams after that!"

"Alright...alright! Agreed!"

Bronie showed a triumphant smile. Siegfried could see something else with it, but Kiana had never seen the world's dangers.

"Yeah, agreed~"