"Hehe~ Mei-senpai, I don't wanna either! But if you don't help, Snake Lady might actually kill me!"
Pardo awkwardly hid behind Mei after standing up.
"..."
Knowing the risk yet doing it anyway... Classic Pardo. That feline Honkai DNA really was a double-edged sword.
Curiosity killed the cat. Please, for your own sake—no more opening strange doors.
"Whatever. It's just trivial data this time. I'll let it slide."
Mobius walked off with an eye-roll. She wasn't actually going to kill Pardo over this.
"Alright, everyone. Enough chit-chat. It's time to enact the final script. Once this ends... we win."
"Humanity will finally triumph over the Honkai—this scourge that's plagued civilizations for eras. No matter the cost."
".....Understood."
"Stop being cool, Kevin. Go do your job instead of hiding from Mei in here."
Chang Yuan elbowed Kevin, exasperated.
This guy... Avoiding his wife's cooking like the plague.
If only he knew how lucky he was.
Kevin just sighed. "It's not my fault! That stuff gives even me stomachaches..."
"Don't worry. After we defeat the Honkai, I'll brush up on my medical skills."
Dr. SU gave a thumbs-up, ready to resume his old profession for his "son's" sake.
With the banter over, everyone dispersed to their roles.
Kevin and Gray Serpent went to awaken the mental giant Adam, officially initiating the Stigma Plan.
"My dear Theresa~ Want some watermelon?"
Otto offered sliced fruit as Theresa entered the space.
She approached calmly—then suddenly swung Judah at his head!
Otto barely dodged with a backflip.
"Whoa there! Trying to kill your own father?"
Wiping sweat, he chuckled nervously. That hit would've hurt.
"You deserve it! That Binding barrier exhausted me! Do you know how much that hurt, you jerk?!"
"Now now, I was just staying true to the script! You understand, right~?"
Otto's defense was flimsy at best.
This was absolutely payback for Theresa constantly making him "explode his gold coins."
But did Theresa buy it?
Not a chance. She wasn't that naive 14-year-old anymore—she was a mature 500-year-old now.
"I understand this—!"
She chased Otto around, swinging Judah wildly.
"Oh dear. Violence isn't the answer, my sweet daughter~"
"Tell that to Mom!"
"Won't work. Kallen always takes my side~"
Otto smirked, thanking his mentor for the "Apocalypse Family" script that deepened Kallen's affection.
Theresa would just get spanked if she tattled.
"Ugh! Was I the accident?!"
Some parents they were.
"Enough, Theresa. Here—take this power from Kevin first. We'll need it later."
Otto handed her a flickering flame—a crucial item for the final battle.
Without it, the boss fight's difficulty would spike dramatically.
(Not that Kevin would actually fight seriously.)
"Hmph. Fine. But next time—Judah says you can go!"
Snatching the flame, Theresa stormed off with one last threat.
Meanwhile...
"Uh... Dad. The seniors don't actually expect us to run to the moon, right?"
Durandal looked pleadingly at Siegfried.
Beside her, Li Sushang also perked up, eager for alternatives.
Siegfried just shrugged. "Sorry, kiddo. Unless you've got a spaceship, you're doing this the old-fashioned way."
"...SCREAMS INTERNALLY"
Durandal had never hated her ancestors more.
If only she were strong enough to make them taste Krishna's charge.
"W-Wait! We're really doing this?! Noooo—!"
Li Sushang paled, never imagining she'd reenact Chang'e flying to the moon.
But there was no choice.
And so—one on horseback, the other flying by sword—they embarked on their lunar journey.
"Where... is this? Another mental space?"
Kiana groggily took in the unfamiliar surroundings.
"Idiot Kiana. This resembles the Sea of Quanta Bronya visited. Likely another World Bubble."
Bronya sighed fondly at Kiana's usual lack of brain usage.
After all, she'd been to the Quantum Sea herself.