Kiana did not rest for another day, but instead gave instructions and returned directly to St. Freya Academy.
Kiana handed over the scheduling of Wangshu's route and its future development planning to Marshal Hua, telling her to manage it as she saw fit.
Marshal Hua then gave Kiana a Token representing a General, upon which the characters for Taiyin were engraved.
Afterwards, she solemnly stated to Kiana that Wangshu was Kiana's personal property first, and only secondarily the Alliance's new Flagship.
Before Kiana returned, she would ensure this place was managed to be brand new and as prosperous as Luofu.
Therefore... Marshal Hua naturally handed the temporary management rights of Wangshu to Jing Yuan, and then transferred Xianzhou Residents willing to live and develop on the new Starship from the various large Starships.
Many Xianzhou People, Cloud Knights, and merchants scrambled to move into this brand new Starship.
However, none of them knew who the General of this Starship was, and currently, the management of the various departments on the Starship were all acting officials.
Jing Yuan, that Sly Old Fox, used the excuse of getting accustomed to the General's work early to trick Fu Xuan into going to Wangshu to be the Acting General and approve official documents.
Upon hearing this reason, Fu Xuan immediately headed to Wangshu. However... the mountain of Official Duties piled up in the Taiyin Mansion made Fu Xuan realize she had been tricked!
"General! You super big bad guy!!!"
The Loli's Hyper-frequency Roar instantly echoed throughout the entire Taiyin Mansion.
Meanwhile, at the Seat of Divine Foresight.
"Minister Fu must be very happy over there, after all, she can truly experience the joy of being a General."
Jing Yuan, who was leisurely handling light Official Duties and drinking tea, curled the corner of his mouth and spoke in a relaxed tone... Kiana was currently sitting bolt upright, lowering her head and pouting miserably.
"You dare to look wronged! You disappeared without a word to fight a Galactic War!"
Theresa was so angry that she repeatedly paced back and forth in front of Kiana, continuously muttering.
"If something happened to you, how could I face Cecilia!"
Aunt, actually, I'm not the Kiana you know... Kiana shrank her neck, thinking to herself.
"You infuriate me! Starting today, you are forbidden from going anywhere. I will have Himeko watch over you!"
No Way! Mei... Kiana cast a pleading look towards Mei, but the latter mercilessly turned her head away, ignoring Kiana.
Bronya... Since Mei ignored her, she turned her gaze toward Bronya.
But Bronya also silently turned her head away, refusing to acknowledge Kiana.
Sister Mei nearly went crazy after waking up, but having no means to find Kiana, she fell into deep introversion.
"I don't want to be grounded!"
"Say that again!"
"I... This Young Lady is the Grand General Taiyin of the Xianzhou Luofu! You cannot ground me!"
Kiana stiffened her neck, her tone firm, but her eyes darted away as she spoke.
But the next moment, Kiana felt her perspective invert... she was hung up by Theresa using the Chains of Judah!
"Xianzhou Luofu, huh!"
Slap!
Theresa delivered a heavy slap to Kiana's butt. The corners of the latter's eyes immediately moistened, tears hanging there.
"Ah! Don't hit This Young Lady's butt! If you dare, put This Young Lady down and let's Fight 300 Rounds face-to-face!"
Kiana remained stubborn.
"Grand General Taiyin, huh!"
Slap!
Another hit made Kiana wiggle left and right in the air like a Caterpillar.
"Wuwuwu! This Young Lady..."
"One-on-one Duel, huh!"
Slap!
"Yingyingying, Aunt, I... I know I was wrong! Stop hitting me!"
Kiana wore a mournful face, losing her previous fearless demeanor.
Those few hits made her butt feel numb, as if it no longer belonged to her.
"Hmph, let's see if you dare to do that again!"
Theresa shook her slightly numb small hands, still looking dissatisfied, and huffed angrily.
"But... but you can't ground me for too long. I still have to attend the Affiliation Ceremony... and the General Investiture, which is for the Divine Arbiter..."
Seeing that Theresa had stopped, Kiana started haggling again.
Hearing this, Theresa put a hand on her forehead, looking troubled.
"I'll go with you then, to prevent you from pulling any more stunts."
Theresa pondered for a moment before agreeing, but insisted on accompanying her.
Just listening to the fragmented words of Mei and Bronya wasn't enough to understand what the Xianzhou Alliance was truly like; she needed to personally vet it for her Great Niece.
"Okay... we'll go together then!"
Kiana forgot the pain in her butt when she imagined Theresa's shocked expression upon seeing her become a General.
It's decided, she'll look down her nose at Aunt then!
Slap!
"Ow! Aunt, why did you hit my butt again!"
"Your gaze felt weird, so I subconsciously hit you again."
Theresa withdrew her hand, scratched her cheek, and then put away the Chains of Judah.
"Kiana."
Mei walked up to Kiana, her head lowered, her expression obscured by the shadow covering her eyes.
"Mei!... Wh-what is it...?"
She was initially excited to hear Mei call her name, but after seeing those gloomy eyes, Kiana fearfully covered her butt.
This place absolutely cannot be hit again!
Otherwise... Water Element Magic might be Cast without Incantation!
Cough cough, just kidding.
Mei kept approaching. Kiana subconsciously closed her eyes, her small face wrinkling up.
But the next moment, a faint fragrance entered her nose, followed by a damp feeling on her chest.
"Kiana... don't do this again next time..."
Mei was leaning her head against Kiana's chest, softly sobbing.
Kiana paused slightly as she opened her eyes, then hugged Mei, resting her chin on Mei's head.
"Mhm..."
Kiana smiled gently, her voice soft.
Tug Tug~
Huh?
Feeling her skirt hem being tugged, Kiana looked down and saw Bronya looking at her while holding a Homu Doll.
Kiana looked confused, then smiled knowingly at Bronya's head, reaching out a hand to pat the other girl's head.
The next moment... "My knee!"
Bronya raised an eyebrow and punched Kiana's knee. Kiana's face turned pale, and she let go of Mei, hopping in place while clutching her knee.
Watching this scene, Mei was amused and laughed through her tears.
After a series of Minor Incidents, the group arrived at Himeko's house.
Upon entering, Kiana didn't see the scene of trash piled everywhere; she figured Mei and Bronya must have moved in early and cleaned everything up.
"Yo~ You're all back."
In the living room, Himeko, sitting on the sofa and smelling strongly of alcohol, turned her head to greet them, then took another large gulp, Glug Glug Glug.
Kiana looked at this teacher, who, in the memories of the game, had burned herself out to light the path forward for her; her nose felt a little sore.
Although she hadn't personally experienced it, she felt empathy for that scene.
Walking forward, Kiana pulled up the strap that had slipped off Himeko's shoulder and took the wine bottle away.
"Eh?"
Himeko narrowed her eyes slightly.
Isn't this Theresa's Great Niece who defeated the Third Herrscher?
Kiana walked up to the trash can, drank the remaining alcohol in the bottle in one go, and then threw the bottle into the bin.
Sister Himeko, there will be no such tragedy in this world.
I am here.
In this world, I will protect everyone—