11. Miss Theresa, I'm sure you wouldn't want your niece...
Near the commercial district of Kreuzstrom, Gao qi came across a "delicate" and "helpless" little nun.
"U-um, mister, I'm a Valkyrie here to report at Schicksal Headquarters. You're a Schicksal employee, right? I... I can't find my way to the airport."
The nun, dressed in simple black robes, had pale white hair peeking out from under her headscarf. Her cute face was filled with confusion and panic.
She didn't look very old, just a bit older than Kiana, maybe around twelve or thirteen. She only came up to Gao qi's chest, and her small, pale hands were clenched tightly together.
However, contrasting with her petite figure, she carried a large black case on her back, seemingly a cello case, even larger than herself. It looked heavy carrying it on her back.
But the little nun didn't seem to mind the weight. Instead, she looked at Kouch with her watery, blue-green eyes, acting cute, making it hard not to feel affection for her.
"Mister, could you show me the way?"
So cute, so delicate—anyone, man or woman, would surely have their heart melted and feel compelled to guide her without hesitation.
However, unfortunately, she had come specifically for Gao qi. And Gao qi happened to know exactly who she was.
Theresa Apocalypse, Schicksal's only S-Rank Valkyrie, a clone created by Otto using the DNA of his lover Kallen and the genes of the Honkai beast Vishnu.
Once, she was Cecilia Schariac's closest friend.
Now, she is Kiana's nominal aunt.
In the future, she will also be the commander of the Far East Branch and the principal of St. Freya Academy...
Don't be fooled by her current act as a little girl; she's actually already a 35-year-old auntie—a certified legal loli!
The black case on her back likely contains her weapon, the Oath of Judah, the Divine Key of Binding.
For such a little auntie to suddenly seek him out, Gao qi only needed a moment's thought to figure out the reason.
What else could it be? "Theresa, I'm sure you wouldn't want your niece to be bullied by her tutor..." — She must be worried about Kiana.
Thinking this, Gao qi revealed a mischievous smile.
"Alright, little miss, but this uncle has something to do first. I need to buy a birthday gift for my student. After that, I'll take you to the airport, okay?"
Gao qi reached out and patted Theresa's little head, speaking softly.
His sharp eyes noticed Theresa's small fists involuntarily clenching, but she ultimately held back.
"Okay, let's go then!"
In reality, Theresa had already broken with Schicksal, leading the Far East Branch in rebellion against Otto.
But in the simulator, Gao qi felt that Theresa could also be a valuable ally.
After all, although her surname is Apocalypse, Theresa carries the blood of the Kaslana family in her veins. This grants her the powerful combat strength, tenacious will, and indomitable courage of the knight family.
In other words... like Siegfried, she's not particularly adept at using her brain—quite easy to fool.
Her appearance made Gao qi's mischievous ideas stir once again.
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As the only S-Rank Valkyrie, Theresa had been extremely busy since the Second Honkai War, dealing with Honkai incidents worldwide.
Seven years ago, there was another S-Rank Valkyrie who shared the workload with Theresa, but now, she had to handle it all alone.
Cecilia Schariac—she was Theresa's best friend. Theresa had sworn to protect her but ultimately failed to prevent her sacrifice.
Because of this, Theresa transferred her protective instincts to her niece, Kiana, caring for her deeply since childhood.
But that idiot Siegfried actually allowed an outsider sent by Schicksal to become Kiana's tutor?
Wasn't it obvious? He was sent to monitor them! And perhaps with other agendas!
In Theresa's view, her grandfather Otto was indeed an outstanding leader. During the Second Honkai War, it was under his command that Schicksal single-handedly overcame the Honkai through great sacrifice.
However, even so, Theresa didn't agree with some of the Archbishop's more radical actions, always faintly feeling that something was amiss.
So, the moment she heard Kiana had gotten a "tutor," she rushed over as soon as she returned to headquarters.
Theresa, disguised as a child, found this man named Gao qi, intending to sound him out.
After all, her trick of pretending to be a child had never failed before!
Following Gao qi through the commercial street, Theresa was confident she would expose this man's flaws.
"Want some bitter melon juice? Here's a cup. It's hot out; cool down a bit."
Before Theresa could even figure out in her mind how to deal with this deceitful guy, a cup of emerald-green drink was handed to her.
Bitter melon juice!
"Mmm, thank you."
The slightly bitter aroma made Theresa, caught off guard, instinctively accept the drink. She took a sip without a second thought, and a look of contentment immediately appeared on her little face.
But soon, Theresa realized—wait, how does this guy know I love bitter melon juice the most!
She looked up warily, only to see Gao qi also drinking a cup of bitter melon juice. She finally relaxed, thinking it must just be a coincidence.
[Hmph, not bad taste in drinks, though.]
Expressing approval of this guy's taste, Theresa followed Gao qi into a children's toy store.
"Sister, could you help me decide? If I buy this, would a nine-year-old child like it?"
As he spoke, Gao qi placed a set of comic books on the counter and paid without hesitation.
[Ah, that's the latest edition of the Homu Adventure comics, and it's the collector's version!]
"Or this... I don't know why this yellow rabbit plushie became so popular. I really don't understand kids these days."
After some consideration, Gao qi also bought a lot of Homu merchandise. These things didn't quite match his aesthetic, but there was no helping it—the kids in the Honkai world all loved this stuff.
[Wow, that's Homu pajamas and a Homu hug pillow! Usually, to set an example, I never dared to buy them, and Kiana doesn't like these things anyway.]
Theresa realized that the birthday gifts Gao qi was buying for Kiana probably wouldn't interest Kiana much, but she herself liked them a lot.
[I'm Kiana's aunt. If she gets gifts like these, it should be fine for me to borrow them and play with them, right...]
Just like that, Theresa watched Gao qi buy the Homu merchandise without trying to stop him. Instead, she planned to borrow them from little Kiana later.
"Kiana does like cats, but keeping a cat is too much trouble... Huh?"
While lost in thought, Gao qi suddenly noticed a row of dazzling small accessories on the side of the counter, all cheap trinkets made of stone or plastic.
However, one particular necklace caught his eye.
It was a necklace made of two interlocking pieces, forming a full moon. If separated, they became two crescent moons—it seemed to be a couples' necklace.
Looking at the row of identical necklaces, Gao qi felt a sense of familiarity but couldn't quite recall where he had seen it before. After all, he had spent many years in the simulator, and less important real-life matters were temporarily a bit fuzzy.
"Seems like... Alvitr has a similar one?"
Nevertheless, Gao qi instinctively felt that this necklace would make the perfect gift.
"Kiana, moonlight... This is it. The gift may be small, but the thought counts. It's quite nice."
Casually picking up a pair of necklaces, he paid for them at the counter and left the store with Theresa.
Soon, the two arrived at the town's bus station. One bus went to the Schicksal Airport, while the other headed to the Schicksal laboratory in the suburbs.
By now, Theresa's attitude toward Gao qi had greatly improved.
He shared similar tastes with her, knew how to pick gifts, and it seemed like he genuinely cared about Kiana.
"Alright, my bus is here. Uncle Gao qi, see you next time."
Seeing her bus approaching from afar, Theresa politely thanked Gao qi and was about to leave when he patted her shoulder and handed her a bag of Homu comics and merchandise.
"On second thought, I don't think my student would like these. Little girl, these are for you. Are they too childish for you? You seem older than my student!"
Feigning concern, Gao qi looked at Theresa with hesitation.
"Huh? No, no, it's fine. Thank you for the gifts, Uncle Gao qi! I'm actually around the same age as a child, so these are just right for me!"
Wide-eyed, Theresa felt a surge of excitement—were these really being given for free to her, a girl he had just met? How generous! Kiana's teacher must be a good person!
Although she had to act like a child for this, it was still kind of fun, wasn't it?
And so, Theresa, beaming with joy, boarded the bus to the airport, her guard against Gao qi completely lowered. She even waved to him from the bus.
"Goodbye, Uncle Gao qi! It was fun spending time with you."
"Yeah, goodbye, respected Valkyrie Miss Theresa. On behalf of my student, I extend respect to you, her aunt. Please don't forget to attend the birthday party—and by the way, you're really cute."
Gao qi winked at Theresa, watching with a mischievous smile as the bus doors closed and sped away.
Theresa, however, stood frozen in place, her mind momentarily unable to process what had just happened.
It wasn't until the bus was far away that she hugged the Homu plushie in her arms, her face flushing bright red.
She realized she had been tricked, completely played! He had known who she was from the very beginning, and she had been calling herself a child... Her dignity, the dignity of an S-rank Valkyrie, was gone!
"Gao qi—you jerk! Just you wait!"
Unfortunately, under the affectionate gazes of the townspeople on the bus directed at the little nun, Theresa couldn't even lose her temper loudly. She could only puff out her cheeks in frustration.
[After seeing Theresa off, you put away the necklace and began today's work.]
[You took the bus to the Schicksal Development Center in the outskirts of Kolosten.]
[As usual, you submitted observation reports on Kiana and brought back some of her DNA samples—it's normal for a child to lose a strand or two of hair.]
[You noticed that the lab personnel at the development center were exceptionally excited today and asked them about the reason.]
[You learned that yesterday, Overseer Otto had visited the development center and personally led a transplant of the Core of the Void and an awakening experiment on the vessel.]
[And their efforts paid off. After 422 failed experiments, where the vessels either showed no activity or immediately went berserk and turned into zombies, Subject K-423 finally exhibited perfect compatibility with the Core of the Void.]
[As one of the key participants in the experiment, due to your experience interacting with Kiana, you were permitted to make contact with Subject K-423 and given a mission—to educate her, to make her a proper Herrscher for humanity.]
[And so, you met Subject K-423. You met the "Kiana" you were familiar with.]
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