Inaba Tsukiyo looked at Cecilia, raised her hand, and Cecilia was suddenly trapped within a light blue rhomboid light barrier.
This was the power of Imaginary Space that Sirin wielded. This time, she didn't use Imaginary Space for defense, but instead created a cage, trapping Cecilia inside.
Observing Inaba Tsukiyo's mother closely, she couldn't help but marvel that she was indeed a beauty, bearing a certain resemblance to Kiana.
But why did Kiana's personality become so single-minded? Did she only inherit Cecilia's looks and then her father's foolishness?
Or was it because of Sirin's genes within her body that Kiana turned out that way?
If this idea holds true, wouldn't that mean Sirin = Kiana?
This thought made Inaba Tsukiyo look at Sirin with a strange expression. Could it be that Sirin wasn't actually a very smart child?
As a Herrscher, Sirin's intuition told her that Inaba Tsukiyo seemed to be thinking something rude, but she couldn't act on it, so she could only pout her small mouth and look at Inaba Tsukiyo with dissatisfaction.
Noticing Sirin's gaze, Inaba Tsukiyo slowly turned her head and looked at Cecilia inside the imaginary light screen.
Cecilia tried to use Black Abyss White Flower to destroy the light screen, but each time she did, the light screen would repair itself, rendering her efforts useless.
Inaba Tsukiyo stepped through the air, approaching Cecilia step by step. Facing Cecilia's wary gaze, Cecilia waved her right hand, and another imaginary light screen appeared beside her.
Images of Kiana kept appearing within the light screen, and Siegfried's wanted posters from the Schicksal database also showed up there.
Seeing what the imaginary light screen revealed, Cecilia understood that Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't lied. The people she cared about had a terrible time after her death, especially her daughter.
"Why did it turn out this way? May I ask, are you friends with that child?"
"...You could say we're friends. She's someone who really likes to cause trouble for others. Every day she shouts about the kaslana's honor, and then at night she wants to knock on girls' doors."
As she spoke, the imaginary light screen showed Kiana running to Raiden Mei's door every night, using a wire to try and pick the lock.
This made Cecilia, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, freeze. She didn't understand why Kiana would go knock on other girls' doors at night.
But she wasn't stupid. After a moment's thought, she understood Kiana's true intentions and reasons for doing this.
Cecilia's expression suddenly softened after figuring these things out, a faint smile on her face that looked very familiar.
However, the terrifying aura she exuded made even Sirin, that mischievous child, feel a bit scared and retreat a few steps.
How could Cecilia, who had just been suppressed by her, suddenly emanate such a terrifying presence? What happened?
"Can you tell me if this child is doing what I suspect?"
"...Mm (nods)."
After a moment of silence, Inaba Tsukiyo nodded, confirming Cecilia's suspicion.
After she nodded, the terrifying aura emanating from Cecilia suddenly vanished. But for some reason, Cecilia seemed to become even more frightening, like a beast poised to strike.
Cecilia raised the black abyss and directly struck the imaginary light screen. The light screen, which had been unmoving just moments before, was instantly shattered.
'Can emotions enhance the power of a divine key? Or was Cecilia holding back all this time?'
Well, Inaba Tsukiyo admitted she was truly startled. Could a mother become so terrifying after learning about her daughter's dark history?
After Cecilia walked out of the light screen, she floated in the air, continuously muttering something.
Although it was very soft, Inaba Tsukiyo clearly heard Cecilia's words.
"It must be Siegfried's fault for not teaching her properly. How can a girl do such things?"
"Even if she isn't Kiana, she's still Siegfried's acknowledged daughter. If he raised her, he should take responsibility. How could he let Kiana become like this?"
Well, Cecilia had completely blamed Siegfried for Kiana's current state.
To some extent, Siegfried could indeed be blamed. Who knows what kind of outrageous things this guy, who even uses Judgement of Thunder for cooking, would do?
Although Siegfried had somewhat restrained himself after marriage, Cecilia wasn't by his side, so who knew what deranged things Siegfried might do?
Perhaps it was because Siegfried wanted to teach Kiana techniques for chasing Boys, but it backfired, making Kiana the way she is now.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean any harm. Actually, I understand, I'm already dead. I died fourteen years ago."
"You... know how much time has passed outside? Or have you and Sirin been here for fourteen years?"
Fighting Sirin for fourteen years? You two really love fighting, don't you? Didn't they say married girls become gentler? Why did it turn out this way?
Was it Sirin's unilateral attack? That's not right either. If that were truly the case... Inaba Tsukiyo seemed to understand a little how Cecilia managed Siegfried so well. So there was a reason for all of this.
"Yes, you are the only one who has come to this space in these fourteen years."
Ever since she appeared in this space, Cecilia had been thinking that she was here for some reason, and presumably Sirin was the same.
After fourteen years, Inaba Tsukiyo's appearance must be to reclaim their power, to make them into Stigmata, to become her own power.
"I know your purpose, and I can agree to become your power. However, I also hope you can promise me to take good care of Siegfried and Kiana for me."
"Hey! Aren't you getting a little too carried away? Valkyrie! My power alone is enough to help the Divine Lord! You're just here to cause trouble!"
"That's not necessarily true. Although Black Abyss White Flower has been reclaimed, I can still use this power. When we fought before, you couldn't do anything to me either."
"Nonsense... Who said that! I just wanted you to fully experience your powerlessness! How did it turn into you being able to fight me in a prolonged battle? Don't be so arrogant! Human!"
Sirin shouted, her face flushed. She would never admit that she really couldn't do anything to Cecilia back then, after all, Cecilia holding Black Abyss White Flower was indeed too troublesome.
"As expected, I hate you, you bastard. Die! Die and turn to dust! You're already dead, so die again!"
"Hmph! Before, I just didn't want to fight you, so I kept avoiding your attacks. This time, I won't hold back."
Seeing these two about to stage another live PK, Inaba Tsukiyo sighed, a headache forming, and a golden light flashed in her pupils.
The gravity in the space suddenly increased several times, causing the two who were about to fight to stop their movements and kneel on the ground.
"I... didn't tell you to fight. I don't want to drag this out too long."
"Sorry!" x2
Realizing that Inaba Tsukiyo was truly angry, Sirin and Cecilia didn't think much, and sincerely apologized from the bottom of their hearts.
The rest was simple. Although Sirin had many complaints, it was Inaba Tsukiyo's command, and she had no choice but to obey.
As Cecilia and Sirin's bodies began to wither, Kallen's Stigma appeared behind Inaba Tsukiyo, followed by two different patterns: Cecilia's and Sirin's Stigmata.
"Ugh!"
Upon receiving these two Stigmata, a massive amount of memories merged into Inaba Tsukiyo's mind, making her stumble a few steps, almost falling to the ground.
The sudden influx of memories made Inaba Tsukiyo's mind heavy, but this feeling quickly disappeared. After digesting them, Inaba Tsukiyo calmed down.
She had completely assimilated the memories of Cecilia serving as a Valkyrie at Schicksal and Sirin becoming a test subject at Babylon Laboratory.
"This really is… is this a kind of balance? The Honkai side also has memories of the side that resists Honkai…"
After obtaining the Stigmata of Sirin and Cecilia, Inaba Tsukiyo left this special space.
The moment she left the space, the entrance shattered like glass, as if its mission was complete and there was no longer any need for it to exist.
"It seems you successfully obtained that child's power. I originally thought you would fight them, but I didn't expect things to go so smoothly."
"That's really thanks to your identity, Lord God. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to make Sirin listen to me so easily."
She now understood that her other self's identity was likely the Lord God Sirin spoke of, which was the will of honkai.
But why would the will of honkai appear within her body? And become a multiple personality-like existence? What exactly was going on?
"Tch! As Honkai's messenger, she can naturally sense my system. Unlike the First Herrscher of this world, who is too disgraceful."
"Oh? What's wrong? You seem to have a lot of opinions about the First Herrscher. Could it be that Herrscher was easily killed by humans?"
"No, it's that he actually died protecting humans, and even gave his power to humans. How embarrassing, this guy…"
This was very useful information. The First Herrscher was already dead, and the current First Herrscher had inherited the original First Herrscher's power?
And there was even a Herrscher willing to protect humans. It seemed that Herrschers were just as she imagined; not every Herrscher wanted to destroy this world.
"Oh, right! I see you have three Stigmata. Since you already have so many Stigmata, then go do something for me."
"What thing? Are you going to make me destroy the world? I won't do something like that."
"I know you won't, and the thing I'm asking you to do is more interesting than you imagine."
It had to be said, Herrscher Tsukiyo's words successfully piqued Inaba Tsukiyo's curiosity. What exactly did this guy, full of wild ideas, want to do?
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