Siegfried Kaslana's appearance in Nagazora City was no coincidence.
In fact, just as Kiana had guessed, after leaving her side, he had been secretly following and watching over her.
After all, Siegfried had lived long enough to know, no matter how foolish he was, how many dangers an underage girl would face wandering around on her own.
As for why he used such a roundabout way to watch over his daughter, the reason was actually very simple.
In his previous battle with Sirin, Siegfried discovered that staying by his daughter's side would only stimulate the Herrscher Personality within her.
To allow the Herrscher Personality inside Kiana to stabilize a little, Siegfried had no choice but to resort to this method.
And over these few years, Siegfried, who frequently watched over Kiana, also discovered that it wasn't just him; Otto had also been sending people to stay near Kiana, ready to help her solve any problems at a moment's notice.
This matter made Siegfried even more certain that after 'reviving' the Herrscher of the Void, Otto definitely had an even more insane plan.
Of course, since these people didn't harm Kiana, Siegfried didn't bother to attack them.
Including the Valkyries before him, Siegfried knew that most of Schicksal's members were not bad people.
He was once a member of Schicksal himself, so of course he knew that the vast majority of its members joined the organization to fight against the Honkai.
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Putting aside Otto who revived a Herrscher, most of the others were fighting to resist the Honkai.
Faced with these unlucky souls who were tricked by Otto into risking their lives, Siegfried would naturally not kill them unless absolutely necessary.
But now, it could no longer be considered a non-essential situation.
Siegfried came to Nagazora City this time not only to see how his daughter was doing, but also for another matter.
He knew the actual situation regarding his old friend Raiden Ryoma being framed and imprisoned by Cocolia.
And he also knew that Raiden Ryoma had embedded the Gem of Conquest into Raiden Mei's body to save his daughter.
Now that Cocolia was acting so inhumanly, wanting to trigger the Third Eruption in Nagazora City, how could Siegfried and the two remaining veteran executors of Anti-Entropy just stand by and watch?
Drs. Einstein and Tesla were already secretly using their authority within the organization to obstruct Cocolia's actions.
And Siegfried, as the most capable fighter currently in the Anti-Entropy faction, naturally came to Nagazora City prepared for the worst.
The head of the Kaslana family, having lost an arm and with his body far weaker than before due to the overuse of super-variable factors, was certainly not so weak that he couldn't defeat the group of Valkyries before him.
But if he had to fight an awakened Herrscher... to be honest, it would be a near-death situation.
"Sigh, ladies, honestly, there's no need for us to fight here, right?"
At this moment, Siegfried looked at the Valkyries who had already finished equipping their battlesuits and said with utter helplessness.
"Although I'm a wanted man by Schicksal, I'm not on Cocolia's side."
"Right now, she's trying to stir up trouble, and I'm preparing to stop her. Under these circumstances—aren't we on the same side?"
Rita, who had already donned the Argent Knight: Artemis battlesuit, smiled and said to Siegfried.
"Theoretically, your statement is indeed correct."
"Sigh, if we can talk this through, that would be great—"
"But Lord Otto said that he does not wish for any unstable factors to interfere with his plan."
"And to him, you are undoubtedly one of the biggest unstable factors in Nagazora City."
My goodness, Otto really thinks *that* highly of me.
"Then there's no choice. I'll have to commit a small sin."
Seeing Siegfried had already taken out the Judgment of Shamash and was pointing the muzzle at her, the smile on Rita's face completely vanished.
However, facing Siegfried at this moment, Rita was already screaming 'uh-oh' in her heart.
The other Valkyries around her couldn't sense how strong the enemy was and had not yet realized the gravity of the situation.
But the problem was, Rita, as an S-rank Valkyrie, was no ordinary Valkyrie.
She might be far inferior to powerful S-rank Valkyries like Bianka and Theresa who wielded Divine Keys, but she was still among the strongest in Schicksal right now.
It was precisely because she was strong that she realized why this Schicksal traitor, who had been wanted for so long, had been able to move about safely until now.
The reason was simple.
Even with a severed arm and his strength far from what it used to be, Siegfried Kaslana was not someone an ordinary Honkai Energy warrior could challenge.
The companions around her didn't feel it because Siegfried had already restrained his killing intent, focusing it on Rita, the strongest among them.
Otto's command to Rita was to probe Siegfried's current strength and to delay his movements as much as possible.
But right now, Rita felt that...
Did she offend Archbishop Otto recently?
Otherwise...
—Why would he send her on a mission that was almost certain death?
Nagazora City. The other side of the shopping district
Kiana, having completely forgotten to ask Leo Ash for any details, was still lost in her muttering of 'my stinky old dad isn't following me at all' and 'a few punches aren't enough next time we meet, maybe I should just give him a full-on beating'.
And Leo Ash, who was following beside her, couldn't be bothered to comfort the moody girl.
[Hmph hmph hmph, you are becoming more and more skilled in this area.]
[After all, you know deep down that for a little girl whose mom is dead and whose dad is unreliable, there are just too many opportunities to strike while the iron is hot.]
[You can totally wait for a while, and when she's in a bad mood, use your silver tongue and this stunningly handsome face to make her instantly fall for you.]
[Add to that Raiden Mei, who you've already mostly conquered, and it surely won't be long before you can throw them both on the bed and hehehe...]
Ah, I've really had enough.
She's obviously in a foul mood right now. No matter what I say at a time like this, it'll probably have the opposite effect.
What's there to be skilled or not skilled about? It's simply about not running your mouth when someone is in a bad mood.
Sometimes I really wonder if you're deliberately putting on a show, or if the programmer who wrote your code was a dead-end otaku, causing you to think in a way that only someone who has never been in a relationship would.
[Regardless of what you're thinking in your heart, you have at this moment determined your basic conquest strategy.]
No, I haven't.
[But looking at the figure that flashes past your eyes, you realize something.]
[Kiana in front of you suddenly freezes, and then...]
Kiana, in front of Leo Ash, froze in an instant as if she had seen something, just as the narrator said.
Then, looking at that figure, she suddenly started moving, breaking into a run to chase after it.
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