Shun made another phone call to Gray Serpent, leaving the latter who had already prepared to clean up after Shun somewhat stunned.
"What? Godfather actually recruited a half- MANTIS to World Serpent?"
This pleasant surprise left the Gray Serpents, who had already resigned themselves to Shun eating empty pay, momentarily dazed. If the intelligence was true,
then even if Shun ate ten times the empty pay, it would still be worth it. Although Siegfried wouldn't do anything heinous, World Serpent wasn't always thinking about sacrificing all of humanity for the Stigmata Plan. There were always many tasks that required such a powerful fighter.
Raven's combat ability was just average. While she was a skilled hand, she was too ordinary. Siegfried was different. Once his Honkai beast genes were stabilized and he activated Artificial Herrscher Falling, he would be a mini-Kevin.
"Little brother Shun, don't harm me. The members of your organization don't look like good people." Siegfried looked at Gray Serpent's appearance and felt a little regret.
Fortunately, the one handling the handover was the comedic No. 2333 Gray Serpent. Although he didn't look like a good person, his witty language and interesting soul dispelled Siegfried's doubts.
Watching the two leave, Shun also departed from the place. Tsk… why were there so many things happening today? It felt like several episodes had already been acted out.
However, with all the actors on the Nagazora City stage now in position, it meant that the upcoming grand performance was about to be put on the agenda.
Next, Shun only needed to wait for a trigger event comparable to the Sarajevo incident Raiden Ryoma's imprisonment before the prelude to the Nagazora City Honkai outbreak could officially begin.
"You're back!" When Shun returned home, Kiana had already been waiting in the living room for a while because he had been delayed quite a bit.
"Mm, I was delayed a little today and came back late." The one who had delayed him was naturally Siegfried.
"Mm, hurry up and cook. I'm hungry again." Kiana was truly becoming more and more casual. She was even starting to order him around now.
She really treated him as her feeder, huh… But Shun didn't mind.
The closer Kiana got to him, the more it showed her position in his heart. This was a good thing.
Shun changed his shoes, walked past Kiana, and headed to the kitchen to cook for her.
As he passed by, Kiana's nose twitched slightly. She smelled a familiar scent…
This was… stinky dad! Kiana couldn't help but widen her eyes. How had Shun met stinky dad?
Could it be that he took her in because of stinky dad's arrangement…?
Kiana felt a little unable to accept it. She would rather believe that she had accepted Shun's kindness than believe she had been arranged by someone else.
? What's wrong with Kiana? Shun, who had been washing vegetables, noticed Kiana's unusual behavior.
She was actually thinking?
What had happened that made even this paramecium need to think… Wait, could it be.
Shun remembered that Kiana had only shown this expression after he had walked past her. And this girl had a very sharp nose she could tell what was inside the fridge even from a distance.
He had spent quite a bit of time with Siegfried earlier, so it was inevitable that some of Siegfried's scent would cling to him. If Kiana smelled it,
she might overthink things… No, she was already overthinking right now.
Shun quickly drafted a script in his mind and started acting again.
"By the way, Kiana, there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Kiana, who was already highly tense, immediately responded.
"I met someone earlier who claimed to be your father…" To act convincingly, Shun, with his Sword Heart, could perfectly control his muscles. Although he couldn't replicate certain auras or feelings, his basic skills had already surpassed an Oscar-winning actor.
At least fooling Kiana shouldn't be difficult.
"Really! Where is he now?!" Although she already had an answer, hearing from Shun's mouth that he had met Siegfried still felt different.
"Mm, how should I put it… he has already left."
"As expected…" Kiana didn't hold much hope of finding Siegfried immediately, but this was still good news. After so many years, it was the first time she had received definite news about Siegfried.
"Then, what did he say to you?" Kiana didn't want to hear the answer she didn't want to hear from Shun's mouth. She preferred to believe their encounter was a kind of fate rather than a transaction.
"He didn't say much. He just paid the rent and accommodation fees for you and left. Kiana, your father seems quite busy!"
Although Siegfried hadn't paid, Theresa had. Anyway, he would just use it to fool Kiana.
"Really?" Kiana's originally somewhat gloomy heart suddenly felt much better. If this was really the first time Shun and stinky dad had met…
"Why would I lie to you? Because you eat so much?" Shun said with a smile. He had finally fooled her… As expected, an idiot's intuition was terrifying.
"Bleh, I just eat a little more. Since my stinky dad already gave you the money, I won't hold back!"
Kiana couldn't help but reveal another secret. Although she ate eight people's worth of food every day, she still hadn't been eating with her stomach fully open.
Mei was truly great, feeding this rice bucket for several years… So how come Kiana ate so much every day but still didn't gain weight?
Physics probably didn't exist anymore, right?
After making a fuss, Kiana's mood clearly improved again. While eating at the table, Shun couldn't help but ask,
"Kiana, did you go see your beloved Mei-senpai today?" Shun guessed that with Kiana's personality, she might have already stuck to her today.
"No… There were too many people surrounding Mei-senpai. I didn't have any chance to get close." Speaking of this, Kiana couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
She hadn't expected Raiden Mei's popularity to be so terrifying that even Kiana couldn't get close. However, once Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned, all those people surrounding Raiden Mei would disperse.
"It's fine. I believe you will definitely become friends with your Mei-senpai." Shun patted Kiana's shoulder and comforted her.
"Alright, let's not talk about that. Stinky… my dad, how does he look now?" Sure enough, compared to Raiden Mei, whom she had only met once, Kiana was more concerned about Siegfried right now.
"Your dad… his mental state seems okay? Haven't you only been away from home for a short time? Why are you asking this? Just call and ask yourself!"
After all, Shun's current persona was still that of a kind landlord, so it wasn't good to act like he knew everything.
"I… I'm just too lazy to ask. Since you saw him today, I'll just ask you. If he's doing okay, then I can rest assured."
Looking at the originally carefree Kiana like this, Shun also felt a little sorry. He might as well let Siegfried meet Kiana one of these days…
With him as a charger by her side, she wouldn't be able to absorb external Honkai energy, so Sirin's will should be firmly suppressed.
Mm, he would do it that way.