Theresa first took Ryn and Kiana to her office. After rummaging around, she finally found a Supply Card and then led Kiana to a Schicksal supply depot.
"This is for you. Take this and swipe it on that scanner on the supply depot, and a big surprise will appear~" Theresa handed the Supply Card to Kiana, gesturing for her to place it on the depot's scanner.
"So mysterious... what kind of big surprise could there be."
Kiana lightly swiped the Supply Card on the reader, and the entire card was swallowed up and disappeared.
Then, on the supply depot's delivery platform, a supply crate with a blue Homu printed on it dropped out of thin air.
"Wow! It's a big Homu treasure chest, so cute... why is it glowing!" Kiana curiously opened the box. As it opened, a dazzling light shone from within.
*Ding~ Ding~ Ding~*
The treasure chest opened completely, revealing a simple yet sleek white bodysuit inside.
"What's this, new clothes?" Kiana curiously picked up the clothes to examine them. They were very light, but the material was extremely sturdy.
Kiana held the clothes up to herself, then ran over to Ryn.
"What do you think, Ryn? Does this outfit suit me?"
"It looks great, it suits my Kitty Kiana perfectly! I just wonder how it'll look on you." Ryn praised Kiana. As expected of my wife, she looks good in everything.
"So, Theresa, what is this? Is it a Valkyrie battlesuit too?"
"Mhm, this is the third-generation Valkyrie battlesuit, 'Domain Armor: White Comet'. Normally, only B-rank Valkyries and above can equip it. I was planning to give this to you after you passed the academy's assessment.
But since you can handle the burden of a fourth-generation battlesuit, a third-generation one should be no problem.
As long as you can master 'White Comet,' you will definitely become stronger. However, even for an A-rank Valkyrie, it takes three months to adapt to a new battlesuit."
"Three months... that's too long!" Kiana grumbled.
"Come on, three months isn't that long. Strength needs to be built up steadily, right?" Ryn comforted Kiana, stroking her head.
"Sigh, I wish I could become a Herrscher like Ryn. Then I'd be as strong as him, and we could go punch and kick Honkai together!"
Ryn smiled without a word. He remembered the Kiana who had pinned Cortana to the ground. Maybe Kiana really was a Herrscher too?
Unfortunately, when he asked Kiana before, she said she wasn't aware of having another personality, nor did she know about any hidden power.
But Ryn wasn't worried. After all, with Seele and Ryn's own examples, maybe it was a Stigmata Consciousness? Kiana's other personality couldn't possibly harm her, right~
Ryn pinched Kiana's little face and said to her seriously, "Don't worry, Kiana. When I have more authorities in the future, if you want to become a Herrscher, I'll give you a few cores."
Kiana was taken aback by Ryn's serious words, then pinched his waist and said angrily, "What are you talking about, are those things you can just give away! What if it causes some hidden damage to your body!!"
"Ehehe~ As long as it's for Kiana, it's just a fatal wound."
"Hmph, you just know how to make me happy. I won't allow you to do something like that, it would make me sad!"
Ryn took Kiana's hand, and they stood face to face, looking at each other affectionately.
Their distance grew closer and closer. Ryn looked at Kiana under the moonlight, at her crystalline eyes, and couldn't help but want to kiss the girl he loved.
Just as Kiana closed her eyes, ready to receive Ryn's kiss, Theresa popped up between their clasped hands.
"That's enough! You two little kids, I didn't bring you here to show off your love!!! Kiana, hurry up and put on 'White Comet,' then we're going somewhere fun."
With Theresa's interruption, the atmosphere was completely ruined. Kiana shyly bumped her head against Ryn's, then took 'White Comet' and went to the supply depot's changing room, leaving Ryn and Theresa staring at each other.
After Kiana left, Theresa kept staring at Ryn with a resentful look. Ryn scratched the back of his head awkwardly. Kiana had run off, leaving him here alone, so embarrassed he could have dug a hole in the floor.
"Haha..." Ryn didn't know what to say, so he just laughed awkwardly.
"Haha my foot, you bastard Ryn. I promised Cecilia I would be Kiana's godmother, which means Kiana is like my daughter!!" Theresa said angrily.
Theresa had finally found Kiana, only to find that Kiana had already found her other half...
Although Ryn and Kiana had a good relationship, this feeling of your own cabbage being eaten by a pig, especially when other big cabbages were begging for this pig to eat them too!!
Before, Theresa would have blessed Ryn and Kiana, but now that she knew Mei and Kika also had feelings for Ryn, and Ryn was receptive to all of them, Theresa's fists clenched.
Theresa really wanted to take Oath of Judah and give Ryn's head a good whack. Wasn't having Kiana enough, that he had to go and fool around.
But it seemed Theresa couldn't stop Mei and Kika either... They were all good girls, how could they be so set on hanging themselves on this guy Ryn.
In the end, a thousand words turned into a soft sigh. Theresa sighed and unclenched her fists.
"Don't make Kiana sad..."
"Don't worry! I'd let anyone be sad before I let Kiana be sad," Ryn promised Theresa firmly.
Just then, Kiana peeked her head out of the changing room and called to Ryn.
"Ryn, come help me! I'm having a little trouble putting this on."
"Coming, coming." Ryn scurried into the changing room to help Kiana change.
He really couldn't stand Theresa's resentful little glare. Was this what it felt like to be caught cheating by your mother-in-law?
*Thump—*
Listening to the sounds of laughter from the two in the changing room, Theresa punched the wall next to her.
"Damn you, Kiana, I'm your godmother, your great aunt... Shouldn't you be calling me for help with changing clothes? How could you ignore me and call Ryn... Does he know how to unlock the battlesuit, does he know how to put it on for you?
*Sob, sob, sob*... Cecilia, I've failed you. Kiana isn't clingy like she was when she was little... It's all Ryn's fault... all Ryn's fault..."
"I curse you to have no toilet paper when you go to the bathroom, I curse you to have no seasoning packets in your instant noodles, I curse you..."
Theresa pouted, squatting on the ground and constantly drawing circles, cursing Ryn.
"I really want to take Judah and teach Ryn a good lesson... Whoa, I almost forgot, Judah ran off with Ryn too!"