Thinking of his relationship with Sirin, and then recalling her own connection to Sirin, she called out, "Brother, you're back?"
Fu Lin didn't respond, his dazed gaze slowly lowering to her flat stomach, blinking in shock.
Clearly, he hadn't recovered from the shock of Kiana☆'s pregnancy announcement.
...
Meanwhile, at Saint Freya Academy, in Himeko's dorm, Fu Lin was holding a glass of wine, gently swirling it, elegantly sipping red wine.
Upon learning the news of Kiana☆'s pregnancy, he couldn't hold back and spat it out on the spot—
Unfortunately, Kiana, who was sitting across from him, was hit head-on.
Kiana immediately slammed the table, furious, and shouted, "Fu Lin!!!"
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Time rewinds to before Fu Lin arrived at Mount Taixuan...
In the livestream room space, Fu Shi held the Twilight blade and struck down. A sound of something hitting the ground echoed as the collar restraining Fu Lin's power was finally removed.
Fu Lin twisted his neck, feeling his long-lost strength return, and the wound on his shoulder healed in the blink of an eye.
Fu Shi, with one hand on her hip and the other playing with Twilight, saw Fu Lin's relaxed expression and showed a faint smile, asking with concern, "How do you feel?"
Fu Lin clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within, and said, "The strength is back. One word — awesome!"
"That's great! Let's hurry and get out of here. If that old antique can't find me, she'll definitely be so anxious she'll be pacing in circles."
Fu Shi nodded, tossed Twilight to Fu Lin like it was trash, and then "whoosh" — disappeared from the livestream room.
"Looks like Fu Shi gets along pretty well with that old antique. Maybe I can reveal a bit about her in the next stream."
Fu Lin thought for a moment, rubbing his chin while staring at the spot where Fu Shi had just vanished, silently calculating.
But not long after, he shook his head slightly and muttered to himself, "Forget it, forget it, I'd better ask for Fu Shi's opinion before deciding."
Fu Lin summoned another body that of Sirin's brother, splitting a portion of his consciousness to control both bodies at once.
Then Fu Lin stood up, straightened his slightly long purple hair, and took Twilight from his main body, silently placing it on his index finger.
After that, the "two of them" vanished from the space — one heading to Mount Taixuan to "observe the enemy's situation," the other to St. Freya Academy to "teach and nurture students."
...
Just after leaving the livestream room, Fu Lin looked up at the sky, and then, facing the evening glow, without a second thought, ran toward Himeko's dormitory.
When Fu Lin pushed open the dorm room door, everyone who had already gathered turned their gazes toward him in unison.
Fu Shi, who had left earlier, was now sitting in Fu Hua's arms. Seeing the hurried Fu Lin, she waved at him, then glanced at his disheveled clothes, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes, "Why are you so late? And what's with your messy clothes?"
Fu Lin tidied his messy outfit, then looked at the empty dining table, where only a Homu box sat, and said, "Everyone at the academy was too enthusiastic. While I was walking, I got completely surrounded, layer upon layer, and I had to use all my strength to break free."
"By the way, where's the food? I'm not too late, am I?"
Theresa rolled her eyes at Fu Lin and said irritably, "They just mistook you for Fu Hua, that's all. And you, just like Kiana, only ever think about eating."
Fu Hua, "..."
"Haha, as the old saying in Shenzhou goes, 'People are made of iron, rice is made of steel, skip a meal and you'll feel faint with hunger.' Besides, nothing's more important than eating!"
Fu Lin chuckled while walking into the room with a spring in his step.
He came to sit across from Kiana, pulled over a chair, and plopped himself down, glancing at the unopened Homu box on the table.
"You're even greedier than me, huh? I haven't even started shouting about being hungry! But you're right, skipping a meal really does leave you starving. Let's eat!"
Kiana rubbed her empty stomach, pouting as she replied, her big sparkling eyes gleaming, clearly full of anticipation for the meal.
Theresa nodded, looked toward Himeko, and urged, "Now that Fu Lin's here, hurry up, Himeko, I'm starving too."
"Alright, I hope I get something useful."
Himeko didn't waste words, stood up, and pulled the Homu box in front of her. With a flash of golden light, two transparent vials appeared in the box, one red and one blue.
[EX Honkai Purification Drink (light red), Purifies the body's Honkai energy erosion, can only be taken once per person.]
[EX Honkai Superpower Drink (ice blue), Increases the body's Honkai energy resistance and adaptability, can only be taken once per person.]
"That's great! Major Himeko!"
Looking at the two bottles of drinks, Theresa said excitedly, her voice trembling slightly with emotion.
Himeko was one of her few close friends, and she knew better than anyone the state of Himeko's body. Now that an antidote for Honkai erosion was right in front of them, how could she not be thrilled?
Himeko stood silently, her expression unreadable. She knew she'd been relying on alcohol to numb the pain in her body, but that was never a long-term solution.
Now, an unprecedented opportunity appeared before her — like a glimmer of dawn in the darkness, offering her hope for liberation.
Theresa picked up the oral solution and handed it to Himeko, urging, "Himeko, what are you spacing out for? If this stuff really works, you might even leap straight to S-rank Valkyrie after drinking it!"
Kiana and the others also chimed in one after another, looking at Himeko with the same concerned gaze, persuading in unison, "That's right, Teacher Himeko, hurry up and drink it!"