12dz Chapter 3 Our Family Relationships Are Really Complicated
Chapter 3 Our Family Relationships Are Really Complicated
The giant floating island above the Mediterranean Sea is the headquarters of Schicksal. It serves as the administrative center for humanity's fight against the "Honkai" organization Schicksal, and is also the organization's core research facility.
At the very heart of the floating island, a handsome blond-haired, blue-eyed man in his early twenties was... playing a game.
However, this handsome guy obviously couldn't concentrate on playing the game. Just as he was battling the final boss, the Far Eastern Fox, with his favorite character, Saintess Kallen, a woman walked in and interrupted him.
"Your Excellency, you're playing games again. There's still a lot of work to be done today."
The man remained completely absorbed in the game, because this was an extremely difficult boss to deal with. Even if he designed Saintess Kallen's stats to be the strongest, he could still be defeated by the strongest boss in "Kallen Fantasy," the Fox Spirit, if he made a single mistake.
"Oh, my dear Amber, I'll take care of the work later, but not now."
"Abandoning work to play games..."
The woman known as Amber sighed, placed various official documents on Otto's desk, and then continued her report.
"The 'Illusion' technique has sent a message."
"Oh?"
There aren't many things that could make Otto Apocalypse put down "Kallen Fantasy," but the information about the "fake" spell Baiji that has appeared in recent months is definitely one of them.
He said his strength had been restored, probably because his little apprentice had appeared as expected.
"That apprentice named Qiong? It seems the plan can proceed. In Changkong City? I remember K423 is there too, isn't it?"
After glancing at the official document Amber had given him, he, who considered himself one of the smartest people in the world, had already made his decision.
"Inform Rita that I have a special mission for her."
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"Little Grey, how come you're already in a police car after only a short absence?"
"To put it simply, I was called to the police by some thugs."
"what?"
For a good person like Qiong, riding in a police car was like a young woman getting married for the first time. Even though she knew she hadn't done anything wrong, Qiong still felt very uncomfortable!
However, Officer Aya probably didn't notice that Sora's expression was off. He invited the two women into his car and took them to the police station to give statements. By the time the statements were finished, it was completely dark.
"It's so late! Come to my house!"
Asakura Miyuki smiled sweetly, intending to grab one of them with each hand. Kiana naturally offered no resistance, but when Sora touched Asakura Miyuki's hand, she recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.
"Qiong, don't you want to hold my hand?"
No, I don't want to hold your hand, but why do you look like you're about to cry?
"Asakura, there's an old saying in China: 'Men and women should not touch each other.' Doing this is bad for your reputation, isn't it, Miss Qi-Kaslana?"
"Huh? Hmm...right! Little Gray is right. Miyuki, you have to protect yourself outside and don't let any men with ill intentions get close!"
"No, no, no, Qiong is a good person!"
Qiong's face twitched slightly: Had I been friend-zoned by a yandere? If so, that would be good, because it meant that Asakura Miyuki was either not interested in him or only interested in girls. Either of these conditions would guarantee his absolute safety.
"Speaking of which, we usually just call Sora by her first name, but Sora calls us 'Asakura' and 'Kaslana.' Ah, if you'd like, Sora, you can call me Miyuki from now on!"
As she spoke, Miyuki Asakura reached out her hand again.
Well, the sense of security that comes with being a "friend zone" is indeed fake; it seems that Asakura Miyuki has already developed an interest in him.
"Me too, this young lady is the same! Little gray hair, if you like, you can call me Kiana!"
But rather than Kiana, I'd prefer to call you Paramecium—White Fur Dumpling—Roaring Moon Sea Fish Cat—Great Sage Qitian.
Of course, this was something that couldn't be said aloud, so in the eyes of the two women, it meant that Qiong had tacitly agreed.
However, what's even more ridiculous is that Sora looks like a mature high school student, but Kiana keeps calling her "little gray-haired girl"...
"Speaking of Little Gray Hair, you say you're from China, so did you beat those thugs with Chinese kung fu?"
Kiana, whose intelligence hasn't completely vanished, is still trying to find the source of that trace of Honkai energy. Considering that Sora, even without Kaslana's monstrous strength, could still send someone flying and break bones with a single baseball bat, Kiana has reason to suspect that Sora contains Honkai energy. Given the incredibly high Honkai energy adaptability of men, if Sora has indeed been infected with Honkai energy, with Kiana's current abilities, she can only ensure that Sora dies a quick death…
"Kung Fu? No, no, no, it's just pure power."
Sora gripped the baseball bat with both hands, which was a way of indirectly rejecting Miyuki Asakura's invitation to hold hands.
"Just pure power?"
Kiana could hardly believe it.
"Qiong, do you have some secret?"
If you have a secret, just ask me directly and I'll tell you.
Although she really wanted to complain that Kiana, whom she had only officially known for less than half a day, spoke without thinking, Sora still decided to answer seriously.
"I don't know either. You heard it with Officer Ayasato before. I have severe amnesia now. I can't remember anything except my own name!"
"Forehead……"
Kiana's intuition told her that Sora was definitely hiding something, but was relying solely on intuition really reliable?
"Alright Kiana, Sora is pretty pitiful right now. She's been robbed and doesn't even have her passport anymore. Let's not ask her about those things, okay?"
"Since Miyuki has said so, let's just forget about it."
Kiana scratched her head and gave up on asking further questions.
"Can we talk about something else? Kiana, why did you transfer to Chiba Academy?"
"Ask me... I'm here to find my irresponsible, stinky old man, Siegfried Kaslana. I heard he's in Changkong City, so I came here."
Yes, Siegfried is in Changkong City, and he might even be secretly watching us somewhere.
"So Kiana, you've had it tough too... My parents are gone, and I live alone."
Asakura Miyuki turned her gaze to Sora, who saw a hint of resentment in her eyes—Sora guessed it was probably because he had refused to hold her hand.
"Qiong, why don't you tell us about your situation too?"
"Huh? Me? But I..."
"Sky".
Kiana rarely called him by his real name.
"You're not going to tell us you can't even remember your parents and family, are you?"
"Haha, how could that be..."
Make one up right away, make one up right away... but I can't make one up! How about we tell the "truth"?
"Go ahead and tell us, we're listening."
"Ahem, I didn't say I wouldn't. It's just that my family situation is a little complicated."
Qiong raised her right hand and made a gesture of pointing to the universe.
"How is it complicated? Tell me quickly."
Faced with the two women's curious gazes, Qiong spoke up.
"I have a younger sister who only knows how to play video games all day long, and an older sister who is a piece of trash—I think her name is Xing? There is also an uncle with a poker face and a mother who loves to put on makeup and collect coats... um, and a very smart black cat."
As for my delicate and beautiful childhood friend (probably), let's not even mention her, right?
"Your situation isn't complicated at all. It's just a very ordinary single-parent remarried family."
Faced with Kiana's suspicious gaze, Sora could only continue making things up—it was the truth anyway, right?
"I want to clarify that Mom and Uncle Diandao are not in the kind of relationship you're thinking of! After I was born, Mom entrusted me to an aunt to take care of. The uncle and aunt there treated me very well, and they also took care of two other children, a boy who likes to play with spears and a girl who is skilled in both swordsmanship and archery. By the way, we are not related by blood, and the uncle and aunt are not a couple! The uncle has his own family and a son who is not his biological son."
But that uncle's son was actually a clone of his master.
"Even though we are not related by blood, we are a loving family."
"So, Little Gray, you were abandoned by your family?"
Qiong felt the pity in Kiana's gaze. Although he didn't understand how Kiana came to the conclusion that he had been abandoned, he could only continue to try to explain.
"I don't think so."
Lying caused her face to turn red and her scalp to itch. Qiong turned her face away and scratched non-existent dandruff.
"They still come to see me occasionally, but it's not very convenient for them."
"It seems your family relationships are indeed a bit complicated."
"Yes, our family relationships are really complicated..."
Why did I have to make up so many lies just to appease them?