Kiana wasn't dumb, just lacking in common sense, which sometimes made her seem a bit foolish. But Kiana was no real fool. Every time she lost consciousness, something bad would happen, and this time, while listening to Welt's story, voices had clearly surfaced in her mind.
Kiana couldn't imagine that she might not be the real Kiana, but she did understand that she had a malicious personality inside her.
Upon waking, Kiana kicked off the blanket and pulled Ryn out of the hospital.
"Gogogo, Mei and the others should be almost ready, let's go sneak some food!"
Kiana could tell that Ryn had something to say to her, but she didn't want to hear it. Kiana wanted to escape, just like how she wanted to escape the memory of Siegfried's severed arm, she wanted to hide the memory in the deepest part of her consciousness.
She was too scared. All her happiness was too brief and false. Every morning she would wake up and check if Ryn was by her side or call him on her phone, afraid that one day Ryn would suddenly disappear from her world.
Looking at Kiana who was trying to change the subject, her eyes darting everywhere but at Ryn, Ryn knew that the dummy Kiana must have realized something, but she didn't want to discuss it.
"Sigh... Forget it, we'll deal with it when the time comes. Dummy Kiana..."
Ryn pressed his forehead against Kiana's and rubbed it a few times.
"Hehe." Kiana gave an embarrassed, silly smile, then pulled Ryn along as she continued to run.
"Please, my knight, indulge this little dummy just a little longer!"
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As soon as Ryn pushed the door open, a murderous Theresa was already waiting for him behind it.
However, when Theresa saw Kiana next to Ryn, the raised cleaver turned into an exquisite little comb. Theresa casually combed her hair with it, laughing awkwardly.
"Haha, Kiana's back too..."
Kiana looked at Theresa in confusion, then took the comb.
"Auntie? What are you doing? Let me comb it for you!"
"Okay!"
Hearing that Kiana wanted to comb her hair, Theresa immediately cheered up. She slammed the door shut, locking Ryn outside, and then pushed Kiana into the house.
As Ryn was contemplating whether to open the door and go in, or to climb through the skylight and surprise everyone, Kallen, who had been secretly observing, ran over and opened the door for him.
After opening the door, Kallen leaned against it and teased Ryn sarcastically.
"Tsk tsk tsk, isn't this our great brother Ryn, with a girl in each arm? How did you get locked out by your mother-in-law~"
A stone floated up from the ground. Ryn used Honkai energy to reshape it into a phantom thief mask and put it on Kallen.
"Next time, don't be sarcastic and talk trash without wearing a mask. Bring out that gentleness you used to have, you bastard!"
"My gentleness belongs only to my Sakura~ To you, my gentleness is like the moonlight, you can look but you can't touch~"
Ryn couldn't be bothered with Sassy Kallen. He gave her two middle fingers and went inside.
Mmm... Bronya had already changed into the Guiding Witch outfit from the Schicksal database, with a few of Judah's chains still on her. It made Bronya's innocent, three-no expression seem all the more charming and pitiful.
As expected of Judah, she easily achieved what we mortals cannot. But Bronya, why are you enjoying it so much!!
(Bondage enthusiast Bronya, Theresa, and Tesla, manual wink.)
Ryn picked up Hiyokumaru, sat on the sofa, and looked around, but didn't see Otto.
"Where's Luocha? Did she go back?"
"Oh, she asked me something about Vera, then ran off with a straight face. Judah said not to worry about her, so I didn't pay it much mind," Kallen replied while eating snacks.
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Kiana came out carrying Theresa, whose hair was tied into two small buns.
"Tada— Everyone, come see how cute Auntie is!"
"Everyone, isn't Theresa even cuter now~" Theresa said with a wink.
"Pfft—" Kallen's nose erupted in a fountain of blood, and she fainted on the spot from sheer bliss.
"Kallen! Kallen, what's wrong!!!"
"Ryn... tell Yae Sakura... I die with no regrets..."
"Don't die so casually!" Ryn helped Kallen up, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The resurrected Kallen wiped the blood from her nose, then hugged both Theresa and Kiana, rubbing her face against theirs frantically.
"So cute~ This is heaven!"
Ryn looked at Yae Sakura, who had come out after smelling the blood from Kallen's major nosebleed, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "What do you think?"
"My apologies, my charm has disappointed you, Ryn. Luocha also dislikes me very much, but as for Kallen..."
Yae Sakura paused, then walked up behind Kallen, grabbed her by the collar, and lifted her up.
"My wife has been ill-disciplined, please excuse the scene." Yae Sakura dragged Kallen back to the room, preparing to properly educate her.
Seeing Yae Sakura's grim expression, Kallen immediately panicked and shouted.
"Sakura? No way... someone's going to get killed!! Ryn, save me!!!"
Ryn had spoiled her so much she had almost forgotten how to fight. If she got disciplined by Yae Sakura, her limbs would surely be broken!
Ryn, holding Theresa and Kiana, expressed his inability to help Kallen.
"You do your best. I shouldn't interfere too much in a couple's affairs."
As everyone knows, Yae Sakura has severe yandere tendencies. Five hundred years ago, because Kallen was taking care of another girl, Yae Sakura became extremely jealous, teamed up with Higokumaru, turned into a Pseudo-Herrscher, and was about to slaughter everyone in Yae Village and turn Kallen into a doll.
Although she didn't succeed due to Kallen's resistance and was even PUA'd by Kallen in return—love is about sharing and giving.
Sharing and giving, my ass. Cuddling with Theresa is one thing, but daring to cuddle with Kiana too. If she wasn't afraid of losing a fight against Ryn and Kiana, Yae Sakura would have killed everyone present.
"Come on, into the room with me."
"No~"
After a long while, Yae Sakura walked out of the room looking refreshed, tidying her clothes as she came out.
After Yae Sakura left, Kallen, with her clothes in disarray, came out shakily, supporting herself against the wall. Unlike Yae Sakura's refreshed look, Kallen's legs were still trembling, and she hadn't even had time to cover the lipstick marks on her face, the drool stains by her mouth, or the hickeys on her neck.
Seeing Kallen eaten clean by Yae Sakura, Ryn snickered.
"Tsk tsk tsk, so our Sassy Kallen is the one on the bottom. I thought such a cool big sister would be the one on top~
Kallen rolled her eyes at Ryn. She didn't have the strength to argue with him anymore.
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"Hmm, is Yae Sakura making a few more medicinal dishes?"
"Yeah, Kallen is too wet. I'm afraid she'll get dehydrated, so she needs to be properly replenished. You can learn these medicinal recipes from me. I think you guys will need them in the future."