Chapter 42: "Fake birthday and two wish"

Kaslana family residence, December 7th.

Birthday [Kiana Kaslana.]

"Cheers!!!"

"Happy Birthday, Kiana!"

Everyone raised their glasses.

Cecilia and 'Kiana' had glasses full of orange juice. Theresa had her glass filled with bitter melon juice, and Siegfried, his glass filled with beer.

Everyone enjoying themselves.

"Kyaaa! Thank you caring parents!"

Seeing a purple cake, a special order birthday cake for her. K-423 gets very excited.

Theresa's mouth twitched: "Kiana, why has your mouth been so weird all day? I thought the last time we met you weren't like this."

K-423 shakes her head: "What are you talking about, grandma Theresa. I'm still me."

"G-G-Grandma!?!"

Theresa was dumbfounded on the spot, and she opened her mouth wide.

"...I'm that old in your eyes? Sob..."

Received an extremely ferocious spiritual type attack. Theresa's mental health deteriorates rapidly, and she sulks in a corner.

Cecilia held K-423's shoulders tightly. Even though she was currently smiling, K-423 could sense some anger hidden within her.

"My dear, a girl is always a girl regardless of age. Besides, doesn't Theresa-chan still look very young?"

"Looking young on the outside, looking old on the inside?" K-423 tilts her head in confusion.

Theresa who heard this in the corner almost vomited blood on the spot.

Theresa: "[Damage +999!]"

Can feel Cecilia's grip on her shoulders getting tighter. K-423 who knew how to make a advantage and avoid misfortune, began to shut her mouth tightly.

Cecilia took a deep breath.

"Siegfried, stop laughing, you're making Theresa-chan sad."

"Hahahaha, sorry Cecilia. I, I just, bluarahahahahaa! Granny! Hahahahahaha!!!"

Siegfried was still laughing out loud clutching his aching stomach, and he fell off his chair in too much excitement.

Theresa: "...."

Cecilia: "...."

Sighing, speechless by her husband's honest actions. Cecilia ignored Theresa who was chasing Siegfried with Judas in her arms, and she looked at 'kiana' while smiling gently.

"My princess, you still haven't blown out your birthday candles. What kind of wish do you want to make?"

"Ah?"

Awakened from her daydream. K-423 retracted her gaze, and she looks up at the little candle stuck on top of the cake.

She breathed in slowly, and made a sincere wish in a very small voice.

"I didn't expect that everyone would like me. I also didn't expect that all of you would accept me as your family."

"Seeing happiness like this for me is enough."

"I just..."

K-423's voice grew smaller, and she lowered her head slowly.

She recalled the times when both Cecilia, Siegfried, and Kiana had called out her own name during this time.

"I just wish... At least I have a name. A name where people can call my name."

"A name, which truly belongs to me."

Raising her head again, and blowing out the birthday candles with a sincere look, filled with the light of hope. Candle smoke rose as the flames died down, and K-423 smiled faintly.

Theresa stops chasing Siegfried with Judas in her arms. As an S-rank Valkyrie in Schicksal, hearing the small sound coming from K-423's mouth at close range, wasn't too difficult.

"Name? Why do you need that? You don't need it."

K-423 was stunned, before she curled her lips, and closed her eyes slowly.

"Yeah... for an impersonator like me, I really don't deserve a name."

That's sad.

But somehow acceptable.

Shakespeare once said that if you gave a rose a different name, it would still smell good.

So does the name matter?

After all, people live not for their name, but for themselves.

But...

Even though...

K-423 clenched her fists tightly, and she took a deep breath to prevent her expression from being seen by others.

She, lowered her head deeply.

"What kind of nonsense are you saying Theresa, that name is really very important!"

Cecilia gripped K-423's shoulders tightly, and she shouted angrily at Theresa.

"Ugh... Cecilia?"

Theresa became confused. As long as they were acquainted with each other, it was the first time Cecilia shouted angrily at her.

"The name is very important."

"Names will accompany you forever on your journey of creating your own life story."

"Names can also make people around you know you more seriously."

"Name, is also a prayer given by both parents to their own child."

"So because of that..."

Cecilia looked down, and she looked into K-423's face with a serious look.

"Name, it is very important."

K-423: "...."

Lowered her head, and raised her right hand to cover her face. No matter how much K-423 wiped away the tears that fell down her face, the tears that fell down her face never ran out.

"Hiks... Hiks..."

Cecilia hugged her gently from behind, and whispered in her ear.

"What name do you want? Mama is not good at giving names. Even Kiana's name was taken after Theresa gave her a name."

"But even so, mama will try. Mama will give the best name for you."

Get warm hugs, and affection unexpectedly. K-423's body shook, and she held the hand that was holding her tightly.

"Thank You..."

"I really thank you."

She, crying, and smiling happily on this her fake birthday.

Her wish seems to be coming true.

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"Nyet! Nyet! NYET!!!"

Sirin who saw this, cursed very viciously.

"This isn't supposed to happen again!"

"I've been trying this for ages, where are my nightmares? What kind of nonsense is this!"

"Birthday party with cake and presents? Did I ever ask for a cake? Did I!"

Sirin shouted in great anger.

Seeing in the reflection of the clear proyektor, that K-423 is eating the cake with happy tears on her face. Sirin's anger subsided slowly, before she spaced out like she remembered the past.

"Hngh... Why are they getting a cake?"

Sirin's tone was very weak.

She also wanted the cake to.

As if answering a question that comes from the bottom of her heart. The Fenghuang Down Feather in Sirin's hand shine, and the surroundings suddenly changed extremely drastically.

"?!!!"

Sirin was stunned.

"What... What kind of place is this?"

Sirin entered the illusion that the feather of Fenghuang Down created, and she was currently standing right in front of the Kaslana family's residence.

Siegfried: "What is that noise?"

Sirin: "!!!"

Seeing the door in front of her suddenly open, and saw Siegfried looking at her with an astonished look. Sirin took a few steps back.

"Huh? Who are you? What are you doing in front of my house?"

Getting a series of questions. Sirin smiled cruelly.

"(Finally the feather did something useful! Time to destroy your stupid happiness, insects!)"

As Sirin was about to move, and smashed Siegfried into pieces using her archon's spear. A voice suddenly appeared behind Siegfried, and the two of them were shocked.

"Oh dear Siegfried, Why are you so angry at our baby girl?"

Siegfried & Sirin: "Baby girl?"

The two of them were suddenly confused.

Cecilia puffed her cheeks: "Sheesh, are you too drunk to recognize Sirin? She called us and said she would be late for a school activity."

"Just ignore this drunken old man. Come here sweetie, you must be hungry."

Seeing Cecilia carrying a plate with cake in her hand. Sirin froze silent, processing what really happened here.

"(Do they think of me as their own child? Does the fur do it?)"

Sirin was confused.

"Here you go, this is a birthday cake. I left the best slice for you! I had to argue with her to leave this last slice. Sorry, your little sister is really too greedy."

Stunned by the cake in Cecilia's hands. All the messy things in her mind instantly disappeared, and Sirin swallowed her saliva with difficulty.

Seeing Cecilia who seemed to be waiting for her to eat the birthday cake in her hand. Sirin carefully picked up a plastic fork, and she took a piece of cake.

"(I-I remember eating cake.)"

"(Mama bought some cake for me when she was still around.)"

Eat the cake, and chew it slowly. A severe feeling of nostalgia spread from the bottom of her heart, and tears of longing rolled down Sirin's face.

"(This cake is really good... Hngh...)"

She lowered her head, and bit the plastic spoon tightly. The tears on Sirin's face never stopped.

"(It... It tastes just like the cake that mama bought for me...)"

She thought back to her dead mother. The taste of this cake, almost exactly the same as the cake her mother had bought for her.

This made her unable to stop her tears from falling.

"Don't cry Sirin. It's okay, I know you don't want to miss her birthday."

"Let's go inside first. You must be very tired."

Cecilia saw Sirin, and she smiled gently.

The smile on her face was like moonlight shining in the hearts of many people.