"Whatever. I'm obviously very smart too..." Theresa pouted, still a little unhappy.
Even if she wasn't the smartest Theresa, she had to be at least the second smartest, right?
Yes, that's right. That must be it.
[Question 23: Who was the matchmaker that brought Siegfried and Cecilia together?]
[A: Welt Yang & Einstein]
[B: Welt Yang & Tesla]
[C: Einstein & Tesla]
[D: Welt Yang & Otto]
"That stinky old man? And... Mom?"
Seeing the new question from the Q&A Space, Kiana froze.
In her memories, she had never once seen Cecilia. Her memories only began from the age of eight, and the name "Cecilia" was something she had only heard from a drunken Siegfried.
And now, she was hearing Cecilia's name in the Q&A Space. Did this mean she would finally be able to see her mother?
"Cecilia..."
Theresa also stared blankly at the question. The appearance of this name instantly caused memories that had been buried in her mind for years to come flooding back all at once.
"Eh? Is this question about Kiana's father and mother?" Raiden Mei asked, surprised.
"Yeah," Kiana nodded. "That stinky old man never told me anything about Mom. The next time I see him, I'm definitely going to beat him up!"
"Speaking of which, the question is asking who the matchmaker was for Siegfried and Cecilia. Theresa, do you know?" Himeko asked.
"Yes. Cecilia told me that she and Siegfried met in a remote little town. At the time, she had been injured by people from Anti-Entropy, and Siegfried saved her. After that, the two of them got together."
As Theresa said this, her gaze shifted toward Einstein and Tesla.
"Ahem, there were some misunderstandings back then. But if you must ask who brought Siegfried and Cecilia together, then it would have to be me and Welt," Einstein explained with a light cough.
"At that time, we at Anti-Entropy had received intelligence that Schicksal was developing a weapon capable of killing Herrschers. We were worried it would endanger Welt's life, so we went to investigate. We then discovered that the so-called weapon that could kill Herrschers was, in fact, Cecilia's blood."
"And as mentioned in Otto's experiment logs before, the blood of the Schariac house is indeed effective against Herrschers. When combined with the HSN-b46 Serum, it can even form the God-Slaying Spear."
"So you're saying, Dr. Einstein, you were the villains back then?"
"You can't really put it that way. At least, in the end, we didn't harm Siegfried or Cecilia... hmm, in fact, we even helped bring about a marriage. What's so bad about that?"
Einstein held up a single finger and said with a perfectly straight face, "So, I'm sure no one will blame Dr. Einstein, right?"
Everyone collectively rolled their eyes. Fine, you've said it all, what else can we say?
"Then the answer to this question should be A," Theresa said.
"Correct. I choose A," Einstein stated without hesitation.
[Answer... Correct.]
[Congratulations, you have received one Honkai Quantum Accelerator Cannon manufacturing blueprint.]
[Honkai Quantum Accelerator Cannon: Immensely powerful with low energy consumption. Suitable for military operations.]
Although the system's reward this time was quite good, no one from St. Freya paid it much attention. Instead, they waited with curiosity for the Q&A Space to show the vision. They all wanted to see how Siegfried and Cecilia fell in love.
Among them, the one who cared the most was, naturally, Kiana.
Although she knew she was just K-423, not their real child, a sliver of longing still existed in her heart.
Therefore, she was desperate to see with her own eyes what her mother, whom she had never met, looked like.
Was she a very gentle person?
Or was she a bit careless, like that stinky old man?
Imaginations of Cecilia flowed endlessly through Kiana's mind like an unstoppable current.
On the other side, Theresa's emotions were also quite complicated.
As she was about to see the Cecilia of the past in this different way, she actually felt a little nervous.
Back then, Cecilia was her best friend. Although she was a bit older than Cecilia, it had always been Cecilia who took care of her.
At the time, she even had a sort of hazy, budding affection for Cecilia. But then Siegfried came barging in and stole Cecilia's love, making Theresa so angry she wanted to beat him to a pulp.
But in the end, seeing how genuinely in love with Siegfried Cecilia was, Theresa could only offer her blessings to her dear friend.
Regardless of what everyone was thinking, the Q&A space produced a vision.
On the screen, a young Siegfried was walking leisurely down a road. At this age, his face bore a confidence and swagger that only youth could afford.
Just then, something suddenly fell from the sky. Siegfried clearly saw a person plummeting from above.
Without a second thought, Siegfried rushed to catch the mysterious person falling from the sky, though the impact sent a jolt of pain through his entire body.
"Hiss—Ouch, ouch... eh? A girl? Hey, are you okay?!"
Only then did Siegfried notice that the person who had fallen from who-knows-where was an incredibly beautiful woman. But from the looks of it, she seemed to be injured and had passed out.
Siegfried called out to her a few times, but couldn't wake her.
From the girl's attire, he knew she was from Schicksal.
And he was currently in his "runaway from home" phase, wanting nothing to do with Schicksal or his family. Naturally, he didn't want to get involved with a Schicksal Valkyrie.
But as a man, he couldn't just leave an injured and unconscious girl in the middle of nowhere, could he?
And so, after a bout of internal struggle, Siegfried finally decided to take the girl home.
"So that's how that stinky old man met Mom..." Kiana watched with rapt attention, her eyes shining brightly.
For her, the story of Siegfried and Cecilia was utterly captivating.
"Mei, look! My mom is so beautiful."
Kiana said excitedly, grabbing Mei's hand.
"Yes, she is very beautiful," Raiden Mei nodded, speaking from the heart.
It had to be said, Cecilia's beauty was absolutely top-tier, the kind that was unforgettable after a single glance.
"That damned Siegfried, he actually hesitated for so long! Damn it, he's not a real man!"
Theresa, on the other hand, pouted, looking at the Siegfried on screen with some displeasure.