Chapter 18: "Birthday soon..."

"You guys are like siblings."

Those were the only words Siegfried could find in his mind.

Just a moment ago, the two of them were fighting like wild cats that had a grudge one hereditary. But in the next instant, when Siegfried summoned the various kinds of food he had eaten using the authority bestowed by K-423, the two of them immediately reconciled, and shared the food very intimately.

Siegfried, became speechless.

"Kiana, the combination of potato chips with vanilla cream is really delicious! You have to try it!"

"Really? Give it to me!"

K-423 fed Kiana like feed a hamster, and Kiana who has food in her mouth, smiled sweetly with swollen cheeks.

"Hmmm~!!! Delicious! The other me, you should try it too!"

"Then feed me!"

"Here take it, Ahhh~!"

....

Seeing two Kianas, feeding each other and smiling so happily with their baby faces. Siegfried, who saw this harmonious scene, somehow felt very envious.

"What about dad? Dad also wants to try it too."

The two of them suddenly fell silent.

K-423: "Siegfried, you are adult. Your spoiled behavior is disgusting."

Kiana: "Sorry dad, it's over."

Siegfried, received dual type mental attack continuously.

"I-It's fine. Since this is something I ate before, I can re-create it. When you run out, just make more."

Kiana's eyes lit up brightly: "Really!? Wow! Dad is so amazing!"

K-423's eyes also lit up: "Do you have any recommendations for which sweets are the best?"

Has a wavy heart, up and down for the adorable behavior of these two daughters. Siegfried rubbed his nose, and he smiled broadly.

"Of course there is!"

Siegfried raised his chest proudly.

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After being satisfied eating everything in one hour bracket. Both Kiana and K-423 were exhausted, and they lay down on the sofa with very lazy expressions.

"The other me... why do i feel like i'm not full yet?"

K-423 sneered: "You stupid tuna, of course you can't get enough here. After all, this room isn't a physical room that follows the principles of the real world. Being full here is impossible."

"Oh, then I won't be eating here anymore. An unfilled stomach feels so incomplete. It doesn't taste good."

"Yeah, whatever. I'm feeling really sleepy right now..."

K-423's eyelids became very heavy. She was unable to keep rubbing her tired eyes, yawning, and opened her mouth wide.

"Kiana... I want to ask... Why did you can enter this place without my permission...?"

"Oh that..." Kiana was also sleepy: "You haven't invited me long enough... So... I came in to find you... You weren't there..."

K-423 yawns: "Is that all?"

Kiana nodded her head languidly: "Yeah, that's it."

"Damn protagonist."

"Hehehe..."

Although she didn't understand what her other self meant. Kiana understood that she was upset, and that made her very happy.

"Good night... Kiana..."

"Good night too... The other me."

Closed they eyes, and stopped fighting against the will of the representative from the tiredness. The two of them sleeping on the sofa, with a very cute purring sound like a small kitten.

"So how do I get out?"

Siegfried, who had been silent until now, grew quieter, and he finally looked around in confusion.

He felt that his presence here had been completely forgotten by the two of them.

"Remembered well, it feels almost the same as my ancestor pulling my consciousness into the memory space. Was it because she was the will of the stigma, so she was able to pull me in here?"

"Forget it, I'll ask another time."

Siegfried doesn't like guessing. Than finding other people's secrets and making them hate him. It was better for Siegfried to wait for them to speak, and tell him with a sincere heart.

He took the blanket and covered Kiana's body gently. Siegfried kissed her forehead.

"Good night, my baby doll."

Siegfried also saw Kiana's other personality, and he also kissed her forehead sincerely.

"Good night too, my second baby doll."

Siegfried, laughed slowly.

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Several days passed once again.

It doesn't feel like tomorrow will be Kiana's tenth birthday.

The entire contents of the house had been completely changed due to the decoration materials Siegfried had bought from within the city.

Because Kiana's birthday follows the original Kiana's birth year, which is December. It was getting colder outside, and all the decorations in the room had an almost Christmas feel to it.

"Kiana, which evergreen tree do you think is the best for a Christmas tree?" Siegfried stared at the white, slightly green expanse of snow, and he waved the ax in his hand casually.

Dressed in thick winter clothing that almost covered her entire body. Kiana stroked her chin like a seasoned antique collector, and she saw a splendid Fir tree on a snowy hill.

"Dad, that tree over there! The branches and leaves are so nice!"

"Oh, where?"

With the enthusiastic instructions given by Kiana. Siegfried looked at the fir tree, and he nodded his head.

"Okay, then we have decided that this fir tree will be our Christmas tree!"

"Oooohhhh!!!"

Kiana raised her right hand high, and she cheered excitedly.

"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!"

The familiar voice sounded once again.

Take the detector. Siegfried saw the concentrated energy of the honkai, and he looked ahead with wary eyes.

"Daddy, is there a honkai beast ahead? Just leave it all to me!" Kiana stretched out her small hand covered in thick gloves to Siegfried.

"Oh, daddy's daughter has turned out to be an adult, daddy is very moved. If there is a problem, please ask me for help immediately." Siegfried also didn't really mind why a 9 year old little girl fought a honkai beast, and he handed over his Judgment of Shamash to Kiana.

"Don't worry Daddy! I'm now very strong. Besides, there's another me guarding me here! As long as we're together, both of us are invincible!"

K-423: "...."

Pick up the Judgment of Shamash, and dash forward at breakneck speed through the piled snow. Kiana's right eye became purple, slowly.

"[As usual?]"

"As usual!!"

Kiana and K-423 synchronize together.

As they have been doing all along. Kiana was still fighting with all her limbs under her control. As for K-423, she will only control the wrist, and the area on the forearm to help her aim.

If there is no help from her other self, Kiana can usually only shoot up to mid-range if she tries her best to concentrate, without the help of her other self.

But, if the K-423 helps it, then long-range aiming can be used, and every shot will never miss.

This was the "cleansing" method the two of them often used if they wanted to eliminate the Honkai beast as soon as possible.

"Hyaaaaaa!!!"

Kiana took aim at the Honkai beast boldly.