"..."
The black car was driving on the road to Lake Baikal, with the air inside the car unusually quiet.
Kiana looked at the road outside, her pupils dilated and unfocused. She turned her head to look at Angel beside her and saw that Angel also just turned her head too, their blue and purple pupils reflecting each other's faces.
In less than half a second, their eyes separated instantly, each turning back to the window. It is not easy for two girls to handle what happened after drinking.
At least one of them must have felt awkward or inexperienced.
Kiana felt a bit guilty, but her experience was limited to talking nonsense, making her essentially a blank slate. Angel was more experienced, but her young appearance and age made her seem purer than Kiana in others' eyes.
So Kiana felt the responsibility lay with herself.
"Gulp!"
The white-haired girl swallowed hard, recalling the scene when she got up that morning.
The girl in her arms was as warm and soft as ever, like a cotton candy melting on her, sweet, but most importantly, the smooth and shiny, with a strange pink luster all over her body, not to mention the unusually bright red lips and face - if there was no accident, -as if, she's afraid there really was an accident.
"Smack!"
Kiana slapped her forehead hard.
Not to mention that she was still thinking about the beauty of Raiden Mei and didn't know how to explain it to her first love, just thinking about Angel's age made her feel even more guilty.
She cursed herself repeatedly, her soul floating out of her mouth, with her whole body turning gray.
"It's just a few bites after getting drunk. It hasn't reached the last step, so what's the fuss?"
Angel didn't remember the details, but as an experienced person that have done it with all kinds of beautiful girls and women, she could still judge the extent of the development of the incident.
She didn't mind it too much, neither feeling that she had taken advantage of Kiana, nor that Kiana had taken advantage of her.
After all, normal best friends with a good relationship might have some ambiguous contact out of curiosity.
It can just be treated it with a normal mindset.
Then, she remembered something important.
[Master, have you been watching us in the sky?]
[...]
[Yes, I have.]
[Were you watching from afar, or could you see our every move at any time?]
[When Siegfried appeared, I moved closer to prevent any accidents. At other times, I naturally watched from afar. If nothing happened to Kiana and you, I would not appear.]
So, you probably didn't notice the lily blooming last night, right?
Angel breathed a sigh of relief. It doesn't matter what happens with Kiana, but in front of her master, shs still hopes to maintain a good image.
...
"So, is this the relationship between them? What about Mei? Isn't Kiana always talking about marrying Mei?"
In the sky, Fu Hua was talking to herself with a shaken look.
She lied.
Although Garuda's genes have the ability to fly, and after the Jackal's surgery, Fu Hua can completely ignore gravity.
But floating in the sky all the time is not in line with human habits, especially for the Jingwei who stood with humanity.
So Fu Hua went down to the manor to rest and secretly observed them.
Then she saw that scene, entangled, sticky, insatiable, exuding an extremely strong sweet breath.
To be honest, she wanted to rush in for a moment and hang up Kiana who dared to attack her little apprentice and teach her a lesson, but she didn't do it in the end.
"Your Master is so useless. She was so confused because of this small matter. Fortunately, it didn't develop to an irreversible point."
Fu Hua rubbed her brows with a headache.
She still didn't know how to deal with this situation. She couldn't just show up and say to Kiana with a dark face, "Leave my Angel," right?
Then, she touched her lips unconsciously.
"So Ji Lin and I look like this?"
Thinking of the twin sisters waiting for her in her hometown, Fu Hua's old face turned red.
She sat in the empty sky and covered her face with her hands, not daring to see anyone.
...
By the shore of Lake Baikal, the gentle spring breeze and the vast blue lake water were refreshing. Yesterday they were still in the depths of the snow-capped mountains, but today they were standing on the green grass shore.
The two walked along the shore, the wind blowing their hair and skirts. Angel was enjoying the scenery, while Kiana was sorting out her feelings, becoming more confused the more she thought about it.
Angel knew she had to start now, otherwise she would be embarrassed to no end.
"Be normal, Kiana, I'm a little scared of you doing this," Angel said woodenly.
Kiana stopped walking, her expression kept changing, and after a while, she bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry, it's all because I was too willful. I'm sorry about what happened last night!"
She naturally thought it was all her fault.
To be honest, she opened the wine herself, and she also remembered that she got drunk first and then forced Angel to get drunk, so what responsibility could Angel have?
Kiana gritted her teeth and leaned her left cheek over.
"Or you can beat me up and vent your anger!"
So Angel stretched out her hand and pinched it. It was soft and elastic, and it felt really good.
"Okay, it's not a big deal. I don't remember it anyway, so just pretend it didn't happen."
"Really?"
Kiana's eyes lit up.
Angel pulled Kiana's face expressionlessly and narrowed her eyes.
"Otherwise, I'll pinch you to prove your innocence?"
"No, no, no, I don't pinch me!"
Kiana rubbed her hands flatteringly. Although her face was a little sore from being pinched, she didn't dare to resist at all.
"Snap!"
When Angel let go, she vaguely heard a very elastic echo. She sighed and said earnestly:
"Be careful, it's a miracle that Himeko can quit drinking. You see, she has a regular schedule and her complexion is much better. It can be seen that alcohol is definitely not a good thing. Kiana, you don't want to become a decadent adult like Uncle Siegfried in the future, right?"
"Yeah, I don't want to become prematurely aged like my dad! I will never drink again, thank you, Angel !"
Kiana was very moved and hugged Angel and rubbed into her.
At this time, she has to criticize Bronya, who is stingy and foul-mouthed. As a little girl, that duck is definitely not as easy to talk to as Angel.
If they were in the same place, Kiana would definitely face the iron fists and missiles of Project Bunny.
...
In the sky, observing with a telescope, Fu Hua's face was already black.
"No, even if the gender factor is ignored, Kiana... No, I have to find time to have a good chat with Angel."
Fu Hua bit her thumb. As a friend, she admired Kiana's enthusiasm and courage.
But as Angel's master, she thought that Kiana, who was lazy and didn't like to think, was not suitable for her!
Fu Hua rejected this!
...
Kiana sneezed suddenly.
"A-choo!"
"What happened?"
"No, I just felt a sudden chill, as if someone was saying something bad about me."
"Well, it's not surprising. Maybe Otto is plotting against you."
Angel said casually. Kiana's expression straightened, she looked around, and after making sure that no one was around, she spoke seriously.
"How else do you think he wants to harm me?"
"According to Delta's experiment, he uses emotions to defeat Honkai. My guess is that he should continue to keep you in Saint Freya to cultivate your feelings with everyone, and then capture you and implant the Herrscher Gem after a certain degree, and then wait for you to become another Delta."
"Then am I not in danger?"
"Not only you, but we are all in danger. He used Wendy to stimulate Delta at the time and almost let Wendy die in Delta's hands. If he does the same, he may push us in front of you who are out of control to stimulate your emotions and increase the success rate of Artificial Herrschers - from the current information, I am quite sure he will do this."
Angel's tone was calm, as if analyzing a script. We'll, she actually read the script.
Kiana's trust in Angel had already reached an almost irreplaceable rank, so she naturally had no doubts and said angrily.
"That's too much!"
"In fact, if we look at it from the perspective of the overall situation of civilization, sacrificing a few Valkyries to create a controllable Herrscher is an extremely cost-effective deal."
"Why are you still speaking for him? Humph, Delta still works for him honestly. You know, that bad guy almost hurt Wendy! I know, Delta must have been deceived, otherwise she would have directly beaten up that insidious big bad guy!"
"Do you really think Delta doesn't know what Otto did to them?"
Angel shook her head, with a heavy expression of great pressure.
Kiana blinked blankly.
Angel continued to deceive:
"Delta obeys Otto's orders on the surface, but in fact, she probably never cares about the identity and responsibilities of an S-rank Valkyrie. Otherwise, would she lend out the S-rank authority so easily?"
"Ah?"
"Otto has lived for five hundred years and has always been the Archbishop of Schicksal. The power he controls is simply unfathomable. Delta is not obedient, but she does not have the confidence to defeat Otto. She is much smarter than you think. Lending me the authority this time may be a kind of test of Otto."
"That... salted fish?"
Kiana was a little unconvinced but could not find a point to refute.
Thinking carefully, it is really like this. Normally, who would lend out S-rank authority?
Besides, Angel's brain is so good. She said so, so, it should be true, right?
Kiana had to revise her understanding of Delta. It turned out that she was not a simple salted fish, but a dormant and insidious salted fish!
Angel raised her lips and said leisurely.
"This is our chance. Dealing with Otto is not that easy, but there is a chance. Delta, Dean Theresa and Teacher Yang are all forces we can join forces with. You don't have to worry about these things that require thinking. What you have to do is to defeat the Herrscher in your body, or at least reach a reconciliation with her. Kiana, I can't help you with everything. You must become stronger yourself. This is the most important thing."
Kiana scratched her head, then nodded solemnly, and her eyes became firmer than ever before.
Angel helped her through the mysteries that should be solved and the knots that should be overcome.
But we can't rely on her for everything, right?
We are friends and companions!
Being a blood-sucking bug has never been an option that Kiana can accept!