As soon as the Ghost Shadow Soldiers on the side disappeared, Kiana instantly became emboldened.
"I won't acknowledge you, you guy."
She shouted loudly, but her eyes were still darting around, afraid that a group of Shadow Legion would appear again and pin her to the ground.
"Whether you acknowledge me or not has nothing to do with you."
Luo Su spread his hands, then, as if remembering something, looked at Rita.
"Rita, can you help me deliver a message to Teri Teri?"
"Please speak."
Rita's expression was more serious than ever before.
This battle was too abstract for her; it seemed to target her from beginning to end.
Although it wasn't said directly, she understood that in Kiana's perception, she might have fallen from a reliable big sister to a clumsy, trouble-making idiot.
If possible, she wanted to make up for it in other ways.
Like her future brother-in-law.
"Just tell her that this guy has been kidnapped by me, and the kidnapper wants her to lend me the oath of judah for a few days."
Luo Su coughed, saying words that made Kiana jump up instantly.
"Look, Rita, this guy's true colors are showing!"
This Samoyed wished she could just grab a meat processing plant's stamp and brand the word 'liar' on Luo Su's face.
"Do proper people need to resort to such crooked means to borrow things?"
What she said actually made some sense.
Hearing it, Rita's expression also became a bit grave.
Assuming Luo Su's adoptive father was Cecilia's sworn brother, then he must know Theresa.
If he wanted to, he could definitely borrow it.
Why resort to crooked means?
"Your statement has some loopholes. Without a proper explanation, even if you are Durandal's brother, it will be difficult for me to help."
Rita said.
The meaning was actually very simple.
She needed Luo Su to explain why he was using such bizarre methods to obtain the oath of judah.
The young man froze.
He looked at Rita and Kiana with a bewildered expression, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke.
"Would you tell your plan to an idiot who is close to Otto and isn't very smart?"
Rita's delicate body trembled.
That seemed to be the logic.
Theresa.
The famous idiot of the Honkai series.
She wasn't born an idiot; in fact, one could even say she had a bit of cleverness.
But she had a grandfather who doted on her excessively.
This child got whatever she wanted, and 99% of the time, she didn't need to use her brain.
She also had Honkai Beast genes implanted, her physical development was slow, and her body found it difficult to provide correct feedback to her mind.
Combining these two, one can imagine how terrible Theresa's mental state was.
And anyone with a bit of a brain could easily deduce that Durandal's godfather and the Bishop had a very bad relationship.
There was no trace of that man in any of Schicksal's databases.
Even using Durandal's authority, she couldn't find even a single piece of information about him... The person who could block someone's information to such an extent was clearly only one.
—Archbishop Otto.
Under such circumstances, to still talk to Theresa about borrowing a God Key would somewhat raise suspicions of helping Otto score achievements.
"If you're worried about me trying to get something for nothing, I can offer a very useful item as collateral."
The young man seemed to have noticed Rita's hesitation, thought for a moment, and said.
Ah... collateral with a very useful item?
Kiana almost rolled her eyes.
In this world, wasn't the most precious weapon the God Key made from a Herrscher's core?
What could possibly compare to a God Key!
Just say you want to trick me into giving you a God Key.
"I will absolutely not cooperate with you."
Kiana said decisively.
"I, Kiana, would rather die here, jump from the building, than cooperate with you to trick my grandaunt!"
"Are you sure?"
Luo Su looked at the Bai Mao Tuan Zi, who was acting like "I'm not listening, I'm not listening, the turtle is chanting scriptures," and a playful smile appeared on his face.
The young man deftly flipped his hand, and a talisman with a blue horse appeared in his palm.
What is this guy going to do?
Kiana and Rita on the side were both a bit stunned.
The young man clapped his hands, and then a Ghost Shadow returned to his side with an Akun.
Amidst the two girls' strange expressions, Luo Su swung his sword and took Akun's chicken wing.
Akun was about to let out a tragic wail, but the noble horse had already activated its power, and the severed chicken wing returned to its body once more.
"Cluck—"
Akun, who should have been screaming tragically, had a bewildered look on its chicken face.
It seemed to have lost a chicken wing, and yet it hadn't... Should it still cry out?
Akun fell into contemplation.
"Talisman. Horse. Its ability is 'expulsion' and 'healing.' The upper limit of its ability is unknown, but I think it should be no problem to repair the arm of a certain guy that makes my old man furious whenever he hears about it."
The young man introduced one of the talismans he possessed.
Kiana's expression instantly froze.
Of course, she knew who the one-armed man Luo Su was talking about was.
The famous male protagonist of last century's morning dramas—Siegfried Kaslana.
He was also her father.
"Since Kiana, you are unwilling to cooperate with me, then I can only give up on obtaining the Key of Restraint."
The young man stretched lazily and didn't insist.
That nonchalance was real.
Because, in this world, besides the oath of judah, there was indeed another weapon that also greatly restrained Mobius.
"Thinking about it, for enemies like memory, Jizo also seems quite useful. The only pity is that it's just a semi-finished product. If I want to use it, I'll have to reshape it myself."
"But if I can successfully reshape it, it should also allow for a perfect playthrough, and I won't have to return it to anyone."
At this point, the young man also smiled, and cheerfully ordered Rita.
"Rita, take Kiana to school."
"Siegfried is a free-range parent; Kiana probably didn't get a chance to study properly with him, so it's time to catch up on her academics."
After saying this, he waved to the girl who was enjoying his Oscar-winning performance on the side, and then stepped into the shadows.
Kiana looked at the departing figure, opened her mouth, and her expression grew increasingly sad.
Rita on the side couldn't bear to watch any longer.
From the speed at which Luo Su left, he might really need the oath of judah, but he didn't need it that much.
And Siegfried really needed the so-called horse talisman.
The girl, who was not being manipulated for the first time, rushed forward with a pained expression.
"Brother Luo Su, wait!"
Chapter 55: The Idea of Making the Herrscher of the Void Mine Coal
"I still like your unruly appearance."
Luo Su smiled and turned back, embracing Kiana, then vigorously rubbing her face.
Kiana's face felt incredibly good to the touch, with a baby-like texture.
Rubbing it more seemed to make his mood much better.
Of course, Miss Kiana, who was being rubbed, might not be in as good a mood as Luo Su.
She was still being manipulated.
A rare sense of powerlessness arose in Miss Kiana's heart.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed that whenever she encountered Luo Su, nothing good would happen afterward.
This guy might not be her nemesis... but her natural enemy!
By the way, how long was this guy going to rub her face?!
Kiana felt her cheeks aching from being rubbed.
And then—
"Rita, Skadi, do you want to rub too?"
"This guy's face feels really, really great!"
Kiana's eyes widened.
No, was rubbing her alone not enough? Did he have to call friends to rub too?!
Did he think she was a mahjong tile?!
"That's too much!"
Kiana deftly took a step back, and amidst Rita's somewhat disappointed expression, she put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly.
"I'm telling you, don't you dare threaten me with my old man's affairs..."
"If you keep threatening me, I won't help you get the thing, really."
"Then let's talk about Mei's marriage. Well, although Mei and I aren't interested in marriage, Raiden Ryoma really wants to set us up..."
The young man smiled and used an even more old-fashioned tactic.
Don't talk about Siegfried, just talk about Mei.
Kiana looked at the scoundrel in front of her, a sense of powerlessness rising in her heart.
Heavens, what sin did she commit in her previous life to encounter such a scoundrel to punish her...