bookrandom Chapter 390 I was here first
Chapter 390 I was here first
Of all the people she knew, Kiana Kaslana considered herself to be a relatively friendly person.
For example, when she first met Sora and Mei, she easily took Sora under her wing and became friends with Mei. During their escape from Changkong City, she and the three became friends who would go through thick and thin together.
In Kiana's worldview, she has the simplest and most steadfast understanding of friendship: once she has made up her mind, she will risk Kaslana's reputation to protect it.
Therefore, when Theresa seemed to be trying to harm Sora, she would casually put her arm around her little brother's neck and declare, "No one can bully my little brother, and if you want to touch Sora, you have to get past me first"; she would also gently hold Mei's hand when she was on the verge of giving up in despair and use her words to give her confidence...
Unfortunately, as the saying goes, there can only be two suns in the sky, and two tigers cannot share one mountain. When her former underling turned into a rival for Mei's affections, they had already fought once on the training field. And now, the never-give-up Kiana Kaslana has decided to do it again!
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"Where did you hide, you dead gray hair?!"
Completely expending no energy to prepare for the afternoon's match, the white-haired girl ran wildly across the campus, shouting and yelling, all in an attempt to catch the gray-haired girl who had confessed her feelings to her crush. From the training ground to the dormitory to the classroom, she searched everywhere for Qiong, but couldn't find her anywhere...
"Dead Gray Hair, if you've got the guts, stop hiding! Come out, come out!"
Just as Kiana, who had lost her mind, was running around the academy like a silly husky, preparing to rush to the next place where Sora might be, a not-so-authoritative voice called out to her.
"Kiana, what are you doing?!"
"Aunt Flo?"
Kiana immediately stopped and turned around. She saw Rita, dressed in a dark rose maid outfit, standing not far away with a smile, and Theresa, who had a sour face, beside her.
"Kiana, what kind of behavior is this, yelling like that! You need to watch your manners at all times! And don't you have an exam this afternoon?"
"That kind of thing doesn't matter now! I can win easily!"
In Theresa's eyes, Kiana, an arrogant girl who didn't know her place, was waving her fists.
"Finding that dead gray-haired guy is more important now! Auntie, do you know where he is?"
"I've told you so many times, you have to call me Principal at school!"
"Headmistress? Yes, Lady Theresa~"
Rita covered her mouth and chuckled, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes: Theresa's stern and dignified demeanor was really adorable!
Perhaps to repay Kiana for letting her see this scene, the maid pointed to the garden in the distance.
"Miss Kiana, Rita just overheard Sora saying she's taking Hoshino-san to Major Himeko's secret base~"
"A secret base?!"
Upon hearing this, Kiana's eyes instantly blazed with fighting spirit—she knew that place all too well; it was the place where Himeko-sensei planted flowers, right?!
Incidentally, because of that wretched Ms. Natasha, Ms. Himeko's little garden was also affected by the battle... Again because of Ms. Natasha, Theresa says that Himeko's salary next month is going to be quite a show.
"Well, you actually hid there! Gray Hair, you're finished!"
Kiana didn't even thank Rita and Theresa before dashing off towards the garden, leaving behind only a gust of wind, a helpless Theresa, and a smirking Rita.
"Rita, did you do this on purpose?"
Theresa watched Kiana's departing figure and rubbed her temples.
"Aren't you just creating conflict? They have exams this afternoon!"
Rita's smile remained unchanged.
"Lady Theresa, don't you think that the vibrant 'collisions' between young people are also a precious part of life? Besides..."
Rita also turned her gaze to Kiana, who was running away, with a hint of amusement—don't ask, this is also part of the task arranged by the bishop.
Although she didn't quite understand why Bishop Otto arranged so many...encounters for Sora, Rita believed that the bishop must have his reasons for doing so.
"Who knows what will happen in the end? Speaking of which, Lady Theresa, the Valkyries you've trained are truly a wealth of talent."
Hearing Rita praise her teaching achievements, Theresa puffed out her chest without any attempt to hide it.
"Of course! The Valkyries trained by this academy, while not all of them are elites, are at least all qualified Valkyries!"
"Some of them really surprised me, and I couldn't help but want to talk to them..."
"comminicate?"
Theresa looked at Rita with suspicion. Did Rita, an S-rank Valkyrie, want to step into the arena and become a combat examiner?
No, that's not right! Considering the photos that came out of headquarters a few days ago and Rita just giving Kiana directions, she might be looking for a personal vendetta!
Then she could only... give Rita a chance to let this scumbag maid vent her anger, otherwise she would definitely cause trouble for Qiong again.
"Rita, when you say 'exchange,' do you mean a match? That's perfect, I'll make the decision. How about you and Qiong have a match this afternoon?"
"Lady Theresa..."
Rita was slightly taken aback, not expecting Theresa to make such a sudden statement.
A private duel is fine. But in public... even an S-rank Valkyrie has her pride, you know! Asking her to fight Qiong in front of so many people? She'd rather go back and cook nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for Lady Durandal!
"No need, Lady Theresa."
Rita quickly regained her composure and elegance.
"Rita has already had several 'friendly' exchanges with Sora... I think it's better to just pick someone by chance, how about we choose Kiana?"
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"Brother, do you have any regrets?"
On the bench where Xing had once sat with Coralie and Danheng, Xing and Qiong were lost in thought. As they were lost in thought, Xing suddenly blurted out a sentence out of nowhere.
"Regret? Of course there is! Xiaoxing, do you know? Life is full of disappointments..."
Upon hearing this, Xing suddenly sighed.
"Sigh... It seems that you, brother, are just like me; I also have regrets."
Qiong patted her younger sister's shoulder helplessly.
Little sister, you have no worries right now, no pressure at all, so what could you possibly regret?
Is it regrettable that you notified Theresa Yang and the others, telling them that you were strictly forbidden from rummaging through the trash cans to perform the Meteor Summoning Spell?
That's for the good of everyone, including you!
However, as a responsible and good older brother, Qiong is still very willing to listen to Xing.
"So what's your regret? Let me see if I can help you solve it."
Xing tilted her head and rubbed against Qiong's chest.
"My regret... It's all your fault! After that day, I made a promise with Durandal that we would learn to cook together when she had time."
Qiong withdrew her hand and pushed her younger sister away from her chest—what a trivial regret!
"Durandal's cooking skills? Let me give you a piece of advice: give up. You don't want to be poisoned, do you?"
"But I promised to go to Susana's house to play, but I haven't gone yet."
There will be other opportunities in the future.
"And also discuss with Arvit about helping Li—"
"Dead Gray Hair, I've finally found you! Take this!"
Kiana, standing at the end of the garden path, saw the brother and sister chatting on the bench and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.
After a fairly fair shout to remind him, Honkai energy instantly condensed on the white ribbon.
She exerted her strength instantly, sprinting with all her might, and after sprinting for a while, she leaped high into the air and kicked towards Qiong's face—what, you're asking what if Qiong dodges like last time, and ends up hurting herself instead of kicking anyone?
Haha, absolutely impossible! His sister is right behind that gray-haired guy, and with her incredible speed, there's no way he could dodge this attack! Besides, Lady Luck has always been on her side (except during exams). Last time was an accident, but this time she's made thorough preparations. He's already been locked onto by Bai Lian's spacetime fracture physics!
Kiana, you…
Qiong wanted to say something, but when he saw Kiana's excited eyes and her flying kick that turned into a blur, he shut up.
Given her incredible speed and Kaslana-like strength, it's reasonable to assume that Kiana's goal might be... to take his life?
This scene seemed familiar. Last time, he was attacked in the infirmary, and there was a Serapham behind him. He couldn't dodge and could only fight back.
But he can't dodge, so he can only fight back. The only one who will suffer is Kiana, okay?
"I will hold them off! They are indestructible!"
boom!
With a muffled thud, Kiana's shoe slammed into the flameless spear that had suddenly appeared in front of Sora. The expected kick that sent Sora flying and the scream of pain didn't happen. Even more surprising, the flame spear in front of Sora didn't even flinch, and he remained firmly seated on the bench, with neither Star, who was leaning against him, nor the bench beneath him trembling in the slightest…
Kiana, on the other hand, felt as if she had kicked a steel plate. The enormous recoil caused her to freeze in mid-air before crashing to the ground.
"Ouch!"
Looking at Kiana lying on the ground, Qiong nonchalantly put away the Flame Spear and gave her the middle finger.
"Paramecium, you're weak, so practice more! Also, if you suddenly have a urge to spar, give me a heads-up. Don't just launch a surprise attack without thinking, okay? I'll accept it if you hit me, but what if you hurt Xiaoxing? She doesn't have that kind of healing ability..."
However, it seems that Xing's recovery ability and resistance to blows are stronger than his, right?
"You...you actually! I..."
Kiana lay on the ground for a few seconds before accepting reality, and then awkwardly got up from the ground because of Sora's taunts. Her nose stung, and she was also a little embarrassed and angry.
She couldn't win against this gray-haired guy by openly trying to take him away, and now she couldn't beat him in a fight either. If it weren't for this infuriating guy provoking her again, she might have skipped the afternoon exam and gone straight to bed to cry after failing to get up and attack again. But can crying solve the problem? No!
No, that's impossible! But what can we do? How can we slow down Sora and Mei's progress or even make them break up?
Could she only offer her blessings...? No, she couldn't! She couldn't give in! She didn't want to be Mei's bridesmaid!
Kiana took a deep breath. She couldn't win with a direct confrontation, and she couldn't handle Mei with a gentler approach. So, she had no choice but to use the method she had considered but never managed to use on Sora...
"Waaaaah..."
With Kiana's efforts, the soreness in her nose quickly turned into tears welling up in her eyes. While Xingqiong was still confused, Kiana, whose legs were numb, also plopped down on the bench and began to squeeze out tears.
"Wow ah ah!"
Hoshi and Sora were dumbfounded as they watched Kiana's dry wailing with hardly any tears left.
Kiana, is she crying? Hey, bro, don't act like a girl!
Oh wait, I think she was originally a woman...
"Dead Ashes—Sora, I beg you, I beg you! Please don't be with Mei, okay?"
Kiana sobbed as she spoke, covering her face, and placed her hand on Sora's shoulder—she couldn't help but pinch his shoulder hard without covering her face to avoid looking directly at the dead gray-haired man.
"I was here first! Whether it's getting to know each other, becoming friends, going to school together, or asking you what kind of person you like, I was here first! Why, just because Mei confessed before me, do you like Mei now? Shouldn't you like me? Break up with Mei! Okay?"
Where Hoshino and Sora couldn't see, Kiana's face had turned pink: if Sora could delay her marriage with Mei or even break up with her because of this, she would die for it!
"I didn't want things to get between Mei and me because of you, so I've always... but I really..."
Kiana gritted her teeth, and although the two could not see her face, she still closed her eyes.
"But I really love you! Please, break up with Mei! You can ask for anything, I'll do anything!"
Anyway, if he succeeds, given his conscience, he probably won't make any excessive demands...
"Kiana, stop pretending."
"I didn't pretend! Waaaaaah... Waaaaah..."
Kiana covered her face and howled even louder.
"I'm so sad, please have pity on me..."
Xing, whose mind was almost blank, tugged at Qiong's sleeve.
"Brother, you can't even—"
Before she could finish speaking, Qiong covered her mouth with her finger.
"Go play with your baseball bat and watch your brother expose the scam."
Qiong then yanked Kiana's hand away from her face, looked at her tightly closed eyes, and casually made a request.
"Sure, I'll agree if you hand over your beach trip package."
"What? This is it?"
Kiana stopped crying, stared wide-eyed at Sora in disbelief.
How could it be so easy? She herself didn't even expect to succeed, how could it be so easy?
"Hmm, if you give it to me, I'll go to the beach with Mei this weekend... Never mind, I was just kidding. Little Star, look, she's just faking her tears! Kiana, I won't break up with Mei, and don't do anything stupid like that again."
"Dead Ash Hair!"
Kiana was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had been seen through and tricked. She was so angry that she raised her fist to hit Qiong.
"Is this never going to end?!"
Qiong's eyes narrowed immediately. Just before Kiana was about to hit him, he turned to the side and precisely grabbed her wrist, using the momentum to pull her along.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
Kiana screamed and tilted her weight upwards, eventually landing on her abdomen on Sora's thigh and her face on Hoshi's thigh. Seeing that Kiana still wouldn't give up, Sora reached out and poked her slender waist again.
"Paramecium, I've already told you, if you're bad, just practice more!"
"You bastard, let me go!"
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After a long while, Kiana, unwilling to give up, finally sat down obediently on the bench, sitting across from Hoshino. However, from the resentment constantly emanating from her eyes, Hoshino could also sense an extremely strong negative emotion—don't ask, she's always been quite sensitive to this kind of negative emotion, and she doesn't know the specific reason.
"Sigh, you dead gray hair, what exactly did you tell Mei?"
"That's it, Xiaoxing, just cooperate!"
Qiong placed one hand on Xing's waist, and let Xing hold the other hand with both hands and press it against her chest.
"Mei, I love you. Will you marry me?"
"Can't!"
Kiana glanced at Sora, who had a "I knew it" look on her face, and then at Mei, who looked upset after rejecting Sora—at this moment, Hoshino, who had been hastily proposed to, felt a surge of resentment just like Kiana…
Jealousy? Anger? Or perhaps, fear?
She doesn't know, she really doesn't know.
"It's that simple?"
"It's that simple."
Kiana looked at Sora as if she were an idiot.
"Mei actually agreed?"
"Who said Mei agreed?"
Hearing that Raiden Mei disagreed, Hoshi suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if she hadn't been the one feeling unwell just moments before...
But what's wrong with her? Why does she feel so upset?
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