Kiana finally breathed a sigh of relief as she quickly walked to the elevator.
"Bronya, please don't tell Mei and the others about what just happened," Kiana said very seriously, pressing Bronya's shoulders with both hands.
"Which incident is Kiana referring to?"
"It's, it's just that I just... I just called Elysia that..." Kiana trailed off here, unable to continue, "In short, everything that just happened is not allowed to be said!"
At the same time, Kiana's grip tightened.
"Bronya believes Kiana should release her hands first; Bronya's shoulders are starting to hurt now." (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ )
"Ah, sorry, sorry." Kiana quickly released her hands. "Please, Bronya."
"Bronya knows nothing." Bronya turned directly to face the elevator, no longer paying attention to Kiana.
"I knew Bronya would agree!" Kiana happily draped her arm over Bronya's shoulder.
"Oh? What did Bronya agree to?" Aili's voice came over at this moment.
"N-nothing." Kiana's body instantly stiffened, then she immediately pulled Bronya in front of her.
"It's just that Bronya agreed to take me to learn about some things from the Second Eruption!"
"Right, Bronya, you just said you'd take me to see things about the Second Eruption, didn't you?" Kiana quickly said to Bronya.
"Idiot Kiana, we are currently in the historical data related to the Second Eruption," Bronya said somewhat helplessly.
"..." Kiana immediately squatted down, hiding behind Bronya.
"Alright, Kiana, hurry up and get up. Let's properly learn about the Second Eruption's knowledge," Aili walked to Kiana's side, bent down, and rubbed Kiana's head.
"Mm..." Kiana stood up with her head down, then quickly walked into the elevator.
Subsequently, the three returned to where they first entered the laboratory.
Bronya explained the events of the Second Eruption to them.
Finally, they stood at the top of the Babylon Laboratory tower.
"Kiana, standing here, every direction will be marked with what happened, you can view it yourself."
"But please, Kiana, do not casually touch unmarked areas," Bronya said seriously.
"Bronya, I didn't do it on purpose. How was I supposed to know there was a hidden space here?" Kiana said, scratching her head.
In every direction, Kiana carefully looked at the virtual panels floating in the air, examining the text and accompanying images.
Finally, Kiana stood in the middle of the tower's top, squatting down and touching the ground.
"Mom..." Kiana murmured softly.
With the story told by her other self, Kiana understood that she might not be the real Kiana, but her father, Siegfried, still gave her this name.
And the memory of the last scene shared by her other self: she lay in the arms of that white-haired Valkyrie, her mother, Cecilia.
They walked together towards the final outcome.
The current 'her' and her are not just substitutes.
As for the idea of revenge, her other self didn't explain anything, only telling her to become stronger.
So, Dad, where are you?
A tear rolled down Kiana's cheek, finally dripping onto the ground.
Taking a few quick deep breaths, Kiana rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.
After standing up, Kiana looked at Aili and Bronya standing by the edge of the tower and walked towards them.
"Elysia, Bronya, I've already memorized all the History of the Second Eruption," Kiana said.
"Already memorized it? Then, would you like me to ask some questions?" Aili turned around and said.
"Of course, Elysia, you can ask anything you like," Kiana said confidently, patting her chest.
"Alright, in that case, ahem." Aili coughed twice, then she transformed into Cecilia's appearance.
"Then let me ask you. I think Kiana also wants to spend more time with me, doesn't she?" Aili reached out and tucked the hair falling in front of her eyes behind her ear.
"Ai... Elysia!"
"Kiana, there's no need to be nervous, and no need to be shy, just be natural, okay?" Aili hugged Kiana in front of her, gently patting Kiana's back.
Then she released Kiana and led her in one direction.
Looking at the snowy scenery outside, Aili softly questioned Kiana about various events of the Second Eruption.
"Mm-hmm, very impressive. It seems Kiana has no more problems," Aili reached out and rubbed Kiana's hair.
"Um, Elysia, can you please not use my mother's appearance anymore... My mother has already sacrificed herself," Kiana said somewhat dejectedly after struggling for a while.
"Yes, Kiana's mother sacrificed herself," Aili said, changing back to her original appearance, "But, she also lives in your heart, doesn't she?"
Aili said gently.
"Elysia, I... I already know some truths. You say, can I really stay at St. Freya Academy?"
"What are you worried about, Kiana? Do you think I, Aili, would dislike you? Then Aili would cry, you know."
"No, it's just, I don't know what to say," Kiana sighed.
"Kiana, you need to understand that everyone at St. Freya Academy doesn't care about your identity; what we care about is you as a person," Aili patted Kiana's shoulder.
"Phew, I understand, Elysia." Kiana let out a long breath, returning to her previous self.
The previous dejection seemed as if it had never happened.
"Mm-hmm, that's more like it." After saying that, Aili took Kiana's hand and walked towards Bronya.
"Bronya, let's go, we can go back now."
"Okay, Bronya will now disconnect the virtual space." Bronya nodded, then summoned the virtual panel and clicked to disconnect.
Slowly, Aili opened her eyes and sat up.
Kiana and Bronya next to her also woke up.
As soon as Kiana woke up and saw Aili, she immediately blushed and took off her helmet.
Then she quickly ran out of Bronya's room.
Watching Kiana run out, Aili took off the Homu helmet and then said to Bronya.
"Bronya, I need to use this helmet for a bit; I still have some things to check," Aili said, holding the helmet.
"Okay, Elysia, the operation method within the virtual space..." Bronya thought about how to explain it to Aili.
"Mm-hmm, I know this, so Bronya doesn't need to worry," Aili reached out a hand and stroked Bronya's head.
She took out her communicator and checked the time.
"Alright, I'll go put the helmet in my room first. Bronya, you can go downstairs now. Mei and Rita should have dinner ready by now."
"Okay, Elysia."
During dinner, Kiana was also a bit distracted.
Mei looked at her with some concern.
As soon as dinner was over, Kiana quickly returned to her room.
She wanted to communicate with her other self.
It was only then that she clearly realized that there was another her inside her body, just like Mei. So, did that mean that when she was in danger, she could also let her other self come out to help?
And, during training, could she also... Kiana thought this way.
Finally, as soon as she reached her room, Kiana was scolded by her other self.
Anyway, in the end, it was still Kiana herself who trained. As for her other self, she said that the current Kiana couldn't beat anyone, so why worry so much?
At St. Freya Academy, wasn't it quite safe now?
However, thinking of that clown-like man, the expression on the face of the other 'Kiana' in Kiana's spiritual world wasn't so good.
And Otto, 'Kiana' clenched her fists.
These things 'Kiana' hadn't told the naive her who was always outside.
Because in her opinion, even in her prime, she might not be able to defeat Otto.
Now, just living well was enough.
Otto's actions were indeed very annoying to her; at that time, they had clearly won, but Otto still launched the missile.
But, the current Otto is the leader of Schicksal, and this world cannot do without Schicksal.
The current peaceful life, 'Kiana' hadn't enjoyed enough of it yet.
This was 'Kiana's' thought; there were too many people in this world who could beat him. She just needed to lie flat now.
Coming to Aili's side, after telling Fu Hua and the others that she had some things to do in her room and not to disturb her.
Aili locked herself in the room.
Lying on her bed, Aili put the helmet on her head.
After entering the key, Aili felt as if she had fallen into the sea, and after a while, the feeling of suffocation disappeared.
After opening her eyes, what appeared before Aili was the same snowfield as before.
Is this the real Second Eruption event that Otto wanted her to see?
Aili clenched her fists. The key mentioned that she could change the History within this space, just like the data space where she encountered Kallen.
So, at that time, Otto indeed entered that space with Kallen's History. Thinking of this, Aili sighed.
What about here?
Aili felt her surroundings; she could still use her abilities, and furthermore.
Aili took off her headpiece.
The gem, and her weapon were all there. She could even sense the Key of Blankness.
And this real feeling.
The view shifted to Schicksal's side.
Otto looked at Kiana in the recording. "Indeed, have you awakened? After awakening, do you not want to seek revenge on me?"
"It's strange, your personality back then was as if you couldn't wait to kill everyone in Schicksal."
Otto said with a smile.
Then, Otto's movements paused. "It seems she has entered the gift I prepared for her."
Otto stood up. In front of him, an entire virtual screen appeared, showing the Second Divine Key.
After a while, Otto frowned.
"Amber, I'll leave the daily affairs of Schicksal to you. I need to personally watch this entire experiment."
After speaking, Otto's body sat back down, then he closed his eyes.
When Otto opened his eyes, he was already at the spaceport where the Second Divine Key was stored.
He had a body here, so it was very convenient.
Walking to the control panel, Otto opened the virtual screen again.
What was playing on it was Elysia's figure standing in the snowfield.
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