After catching Welt and Einstein, Ryn found Kiana and Judah on the ground, each holding someone, waiting for him.
"Is this... that annoying history teacher? Was he attacked too?" Kiana asked, looking at the unconscious Welt in Ryn's arms.
Before Ryn could explain, Bronya, who was being held up by Kiana, spoke first.
"Idiot Kiana, it's obvious at a glance. Teacher Welt is in league with those Anti-Entropy people. It was probably Teacher Welt who leaked St. Freya High School's coordinates to Anti-Entropy."
Kiana shook Bronya in her hand. There were still so many outsiders here, how could she call her an idiot directly.
"Shut up, you little brat. This lady could tell that guy was a spy from a mile away!"
"Hmph, the Bronya doesn't believe you!"
"Alright, alright. Welt is the Anti-Entropy Sovereign, but he might not have been aware of this Anti-Entropy invasion."
Ryn had to quickly play the peacemaker and separate the two. Kiana and Bronya's relationship was what you might call amicable; if they didn't bicker and argue every day, the sun would rise from the west. Even if one of them tripped, they'd immediately blame the other.
But oddly enough, even when they fought to the point of tearing clothes and pulling hair, a few minutes later they'd be sitting together peacefully playing games as if nothing had happened.
They were the very definition of frienemies who loved to hate each other.
Ryn looked at the red-haired girl tied up like a butterfly by Judah and the two girls, one with blue hair and one with green, whose hands were just tied, and asked Judah in confusion.
The girl with tied hands had already given up struggling, but the one tied up like a little butterfly, looking exceptionally tempting, hadn't stopped babbling non-stop after seeing Welt faint. Fortunately, Judah had gagged her, so she could only make muffled noises.
"Judah, are these three you caught also from Anti-Entropy?"
"I don't know, but I think they must be. They were the ones who attacked Cortana and blocked the academy's communications. The one with the gag even wanted to hit on Kallen. I think she's not right in the head."
"I see. That means they're all scientists. You keep an eye on them and leave them for Theresa to deal with. If we can win them over, we will. If not, just get rid of them." Ryn thought for a moment and then pronounced their fate to Judah.
Afterward, Ryn had Judah tie up Welt and the others and lock them up together to await Theresa's response.
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The next day, Theresa appeared with two dark circles under her eyes.
She had thought all night about the Sirin Project and the K-series, and in the end, chose to keep it a secret from Ryn and Kiana. Siegfried had already acknowledged Kiana, so dwelling on the truth of the matter had no meaning.
"Theresa, what's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Seeing the exhausted Theresa, Kiana ran over, bent down, and patted her head, asking with a concerned look.
Looking at Kiana, who was usually carefree but would turn into a considerate little angel upon seeing someone sad, Theresa suddenly smiled.
Even if she wasn't the real Kiana Kaslana, if Siegfried could accept her, wouldn't Cecilia accept her too?
Theresa hugged the Kiana in front of her, feeling the sunshine and warmth on her that was just like Cecilia's.
"Kiana, from now on, would you call me Auntie?"
"Huh? You're acting so strange today, Theresa! But... okay! Auntie~"
Although Kiana didn't know why Theresa suddenly wanted her to call her Auntie, her stupid old dad Siegfried did know Theresa, which made Theresa her mother Cecilia's best friend. So calling her Auntie wasn't a problem.
"Hehe, it's nothing, it's nothing. You just have to remember that I'll always be your Auntie!" Theresa said, her face blushing as she snuggled against Kiana.
Cecilia was gone, and the real Kiana was probably... So the only family Theresa had now was this white-haired fluffball in her arms.
As for Otto, Theresa would storm Schicksal HQ later. Whether Otto was still family would depend on how he answered her.
"You really are strange, Auntie..."
Kiana nuzzled Theresa's small face; it was soft and very comfortable. Hehe, Kiana opened her small hands and hugged Theresa into her arms, then shamelessly rubbed her cheeks against Theresa's.
Kiana and Theresa were being affectionate, which made Judah, Mei, and Ryn's hearts itch. They wanted to be affectionate with Theresa too.
After all, none of the people present were good people; they were all lolicons... Mei could go crazy over pictures of Kiana as a child, Ryn went crazy over Kiana as a child directly, Judah just liked children, and as for Kiana... if Theresa acted cute for her, she'd be so charmed she wouldn't know which way was up.
Fortunately, Ryn's self-control was strong. After being bitten by Hiyokumaru, he immediately regained his senses.
Ryn calmly tossed Hiyokumaru, whom he had subconsciously grabbed as a pillow, back into Yae Sakura's arms, then cleared his throat with feigned composure to stop Kiana and Theresa's affection.
"Pah! You weird old man!" Hiyokumaru wiped her face in disgust, then burrowed into Yae Sakura's arms for comfort.
But unfortunately, Kallen wasn't a good person either. She snatched Hiyokumaru from Yae Sakura's arms and also started nuzzling her face against Hiyokumaru's.
The girlish Hiyokumaru was delicate and weak, with skin as white as snow, which made Kallen love to hug her whenever she had the chance.
"Theresa..." Ryn's words were cut off by Theresa.
Theresa jumped up and hit Ryn on the knee, then put her hands on her hips and said proudly to Ryn, "You have to call me Auntie too!"
She had already accepted Kiana, so naturally, Ryn had to follow his wife's lead and call her Auntie.
"Uh, in that case, Auntie, what should we do with Welt and the others? Should we get rid of them directly or send them to the lab?"
Theresa looked up at Ryn in disbelief.
"This is a school, not some evil murderous organization! And we would never take prisoners and experiment on them!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Ryn quickly waved his hands and rephrased.
"You misunderstood, Auntie. What I mean is, these people are all talented researchers. We can directly win them over and make them one of us!"
"I see... let me take a look then."
Theresa began to observe the group, who had been knocked out by an annoyed Judah.
"Welt... just do whatever with him. His physical condition is quite miraculous... I took him in a few years ago when I thought he was about to die, but after all these years, he still looks like he's on death's door... Look, even after you beat him up like that, he's still fine..."
"Einstein? No, not her. I made a deal with her. She has to go back to Anti-Entropy, or the deal is off."
"Tesla... leave this to Welt. Let him decide..."
"Nancy. Wasn't she dead already? A clone made by that vixen Cocolia... Forget it, I don't want her people."
"Hm? Iserin Leviathus, this person... Wow! It's that doctor!!! The genius who was given the title 'Star of the Century' at such a young age!
Detain this one for me immediately. It would be too much of a waste to return her to Anti-Entropy!! My academy is in desperate need of high-end scientists like her!"