Although it was like standing up Theresa and the Hyperion, Takatsuki still told Theresa to temporarily not bring the Hyperion over.
After all, it was Anti-Entropy's most destructive weapon, and it wouldn't be good if they were caught in the crossfire. Moreover, there were many ordinary Valkyries on the Hyperion, including Rita, who were not their people.
If their cooperation with Anti-Entropy was exposed to Otto like this, it would still cause some trouble.
Takatsuki somewhat regretted his quick decision to call Theresa and the others over.
But since things were already like this, he could only use Durandal's name to have Rita and the others Stand by temporarily.
Although the other side didn't know the reason, the Strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal's words still carried weight. After Durandal perfunctorily answered Rita's questions, Rita still obeyed Durandal's instructions.
However, with Chiyou's enormous size, the Hyperion could see it being lifted by the seawater and drifting away even from a great distance.
This scene still shocked Rita on the Hyperion.
But Takatsuki didn't care; as long as they couldn't see the Anti-Entropy people, it was fine.
"Thank you, Durandal. My previous actions were ill-considered."
Takatsuki said to Durandal, who had just hung up the communication, while moving Chiyou.
"You're welcome, but the person you mentioned earlier, sent by Anti-Entropy, is that him?"
Durandal's gaze fell on a small black dot in the distance, but with their eyesight, they could see it was a small boat full of technology, or rather, a submarine-like device.
"It should be. A normal boat wouldn't look like that, but Old Yang said it was an unexpected person, I wonder who."
Perhaps due to the immense commotion caused by Takatsuki lifting Chiyou, there was also movement on the small boat in the distance.
After all, Chiyou being lifted didn't mean it lost consciousness; it was still struggling in mid-air.
But the most terrifying aspect of this powerful Honkai Beast was its size and strength. When it had nowhere to exert force, it was like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, only able to let out roars of impotent rage.
A white-haired middle-aged man walked out of the small boat, his mouth agape in shock at the colossal creature floating over, blotting out the sky.
And upon seeing this man, Durandal's body stiffened…
"It really is an unexpected person, Bianka, you…"
One could tell that Durandal was very emotional, after all, that was the father who had accompanied her childhood, a relative she hadn't seen since she was nine years old.
But she seemed to be hesitating about something.
Before Takatsuki could ask, the automatically propelled seawater had brought them near Siegfried.
He had already heard Siegfried's shouts, guiding him on where to put Chiyou down.
Taking a glance at the motionless Durandal, Takatsuki didn't speak for now, but instead guided the seawater to place Chiyou at the designated location.
"Heave-ho."
The former Schicksal S-rank Valkyrie jumped onto Chiyou and walked towards Takatsuki and the others.
"You must be Takatsuki. I'm Siegfried, Welt sent me to help."
Although he saw the two girls behind Takatsuki, Siegfried didn't say anything, but greeted Takatsuki first.
"Mr. Siegfried, it's a pleasure to meet you. Kiana has been looking for you."
Takatsuki extended his hand and shook Siegfried's hand, feeling a strange sensation. Talking to his father-in-law like this really felt odd.
Siegfried didn't think much of it. After all, the other party was a young man strongly recommended by Welt, and also a friend of his daughter. He smiled and shook Takatsuki's hand.
He had a somewhat carefree demeanor, showing no hint of a strong person's aura.
"Thanks to you all for taking care of that girl Kiana. I'm truly sorry, but I have some reasons why I can't see her."
"Is it because you're afraid of Sirin awakening?"
As soon as Takatsuki said this, Siegfried's hand instinctively tightened, but in front of him was Takatsuki, and he didn't care about that little bit of strength.
"You…"
Siegfried instantly thought of many things, and finally let down his guard. After all, the Anti-Entropy people knew about this; when he escaped, it was with the help of Anti-Entropy people.
"Sorry, I got emotional."
Releasing their clasped hands, Siegfried apologized first: "You're right. If I'm around that child, the Herrscher consciousness within her might awaken due to stimulation."
He looked at his severed arm and gave a wry smile. Although he had a mechanical prosthesis installed, he would never forget that memory.
"So for everyone's sake, until Kiana can control that power, we still can't meet."
Halfway through, he still smiled: "But now that child has friends like you by her side, I'm relieved."
"Is that so? Then, Mr. Siegfried, I promise you, even if you go to see her, the Herrscher consciousness within her will not awaken."
Siegfried opened his mouth: "Thank you, Takatsuki. Although I don't know how you did it, I will go see Kiana later."
Siegfried's first reaction was disbelief, but after thinking about it, he chose to believe Takatsuki's words.
"Then let's leave Kiana's matter at that for now. There's one more thing… it's about your elder daughter, Kiana." Takatsuki paused after speaking. He also felt the person behind him tremble, but he continued: "Mr. Siegfried, why did you give both your daughters the same name? It's hard to tell who's who."
Hearing Takatsuki mention his biological daughter, Siegfried clenched his fists, his previously somewhat friendly smile gone.
It must be said, when it came to messing with people's minds, Takatsuki had a knack for it.
This could also be considered one of his few mischievous habits.
However, he then felt the girl behind him pinch his lower back.
A twist!
"Hiss!"
Siegfried, suppressing his emotions, looked at Takatsuki's somewhat distorted expression and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
It must be said that Durandal's control was very strong; neither her previous emotional abnormality nor her current small movements were noticed by Siegfried. Only Takatsuki's Observation Haki sensed some fluctuations.
"Is that so? But you don't have to worry about what you said before. Kiana, she's already dead. I hope her younger sister, who inherited her name, didn't disappoint her. I'm sorry to her; I caused the death of both mother and daughter."
The more Siegfried spoke, the more agitated he became, to the point that Durandal finally couldn't hold back.
She had originally intended not to reveal her identity, considering various factors, but seeing her father like this, how could she, as a daughter, endure it any longer?
"No, Mr. Siegfried! Your biological daughter, she's still alive!"
Siegfried looked at the blonde girl who had suddenly spoken. "You are… I remember, you should be the new S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal. You just said… Kiana, she's still alive!? Is that true!?"
Seeing this scene, Takatsuki knew it was about time. He stepped back, walked behind Durandal, pressed her shoulders, and pushed her forward slightly.
"Allow me to introduce, Bianka Ataegina."
"After her mother, the new Strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal."
Takatsuki's words didn't immediately register with Siegfried. Mother? Strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal?
Durandal's reputation hadn't fully spread yet, but Siegfried knew that the previous strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal was Cecilia Schariac.
Looking at Siegfried's seemingly frozen expression, Takatsuki added, "Durandal was severely injured at the age of nine. Otto saved her with Soulium, and the cost was that she lost her past memories, and her originally pure white hair, like snow, turned into golden, wavy curls."
Even if Siegfried's brain was slow to process, he now realized something. He opened his mouth wide, only emitting unconscious "ah… ah…" sounds.
At this moment, this resolute man, upon seeing his biological daughter alive, couldn't even control his emotions.
"The name she chose for herself is Bianka Ataegina, and she doesn't know that her former other name was Kiana Kaslana."
Siegfried was speechless. Durandal looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, a man much older than in her memories, with complicated emotions.
She finally spoke the words she had always wanted to say.
"Dad…"
A simple call, yet it made the originally resolute man break down emotionally.
"Let's go, Mei, let's leave this place to them."
Although it was partly out of mischief, Takatsuki was still very happy to have facilitated the reunion of Durandal and Siegfried.
Mei, who had been acting as a background character, also nodded and temporarily left with Takatsuki, leaving the place to the reunited pair, just as she had experienced before.
Chiyou?
There was no need to rush with this big guy.
"So, Durandal is the real Kiana."
Durandal sighed, then looked at Takatsuki with some wariness.
Takatsuki was a bit baffled by this gaze. "Huh? Didn't I tell you? I thought I mentioned that Kiana was a clone."
"You said it later, but you didn't mention the identity of the real Kiana."
Mei, in her complete Herrscher of Thunder form, felt that the two personalities had perfectly merged, with a hint of gentleness in her coldness and a touch of arrogance in her thoughtfulness. "You wouldn't happen to have ulterior motives for Kiana, would you?"
"How could I!"
Regardless of whether he did or not, he couldn't admit it here. Takatsuki immediately denied, "Durandal and I are just due to an accident, but even if it's an accident, as a man, I will take on the responsibility I should."
"Merely for responsibility?"
Mei gave Takatsuki a somewhat disdainful glance. Before Takatsuki could answer, she gently hugged him.
"Huh? Mei?"
"I know that whether it's Durandal, Kiana, or anyone else, they are all excellent girls, but if you dare to let me down…"
Blue electric sparks flashed around their bodies.
Although Mei limited the voltage, Takatsuki was still shocked, his hair disheveled and standing on end.
"Whew…"
A black smoke ring exhaled from Takatsuki's mouth, making the originally stern-faced Mei burst into laughter.
Seeing her uncontrollable smile, Takatsuki felt relieved; this hurdle had been overcome.
"Um, Mei, what did you and Durandal talk about earlier?"
Smoothing his hair and pushing down the frizz, Takatsuki asked about what had happened earlier.
"What? You call her Bianka in front of Durandal, but Durandal when she's not around?"
Mei's words made Takatsuki a bit awkward. "I'm not…"
"I'm not that petty. The punishment has been dealt with, so let's leave it at that. But next time, it won't be so light."
"Durandal and I have agreed to keep a close eye on you to prevent any more 'accidents' from happening outside."
What else could Takatsuki say to that?
He could only give an awkward laugh.
"It's only been less than half a year since we came to St. Freya Academy, yet it feels like so much has happened."
Mei suddenly sighed.
"That's because we spent a long time in other places, a month at Jojo's, over a year in Orario, and… uh…"
Takatsuki stopped mid-sentence when he saw Mei looking at him with a somewhat helpless gaze.
"Sigh, Takatsuki, your emotional intelligence is so low, how could anyone like you?"
Mei sighed, not knowing what she wanted to express. At least Takatsuki didn't understand, so he just played dumb and chuckled dryly.
The father-daughter reunion drama didn't last too long before Durandal brought Siegfried over.
"Mr. Takatsuki, thank you so much. Kia… Bianka told me everything. It's truly… you are truly my great benefactor!"
Looking at Siegfried excitedly shaking his hand, Takatsuki glanced at Durandal, who just gently shook her head.
Alright, so she hasn't revealed their relationship to her father-in-law yet.
No wonder he wasn't giving him a Divine Key of the Void, but was so enthusiastic instead.
Takatsuki could only play dumb and shift the topic to Chiyou.
While they were at ease, the Hyperion on the other side was probably anxious to death.
"Oh, oh, oh, of course, of course. Come with me, I'll guide the silver bullet's landing point with the equipment now."
Compared to the reunion drama, determining the silver bullet's landing point was much quicker.
In just a moment, the Hyperion on the other side detected a violent explosion.
But…
"Lady Theresa, there seems to be an explosion over there. Why aren't you turning on the detector?"
Rita asked Theresa with a smile.
Although it was overstepping her bounds as a maid to ask a branch leader, Rita had actually discovered some strange clues.
After all, compared to the rough-and-tumble Durandal, Rita's observation skills were much more meticulous.
"Ah, well…"
That's a silver bullet! How can I tell you, little girl!
Theresa roared internally, but she couldn't say it aloud. She could only prevaricate, "Don't worry, Mei and Takatsuki are there, and isn't Durandal there too? There's no problem."
"Oh, Lady Theresa, it's precisely because Mei is there that I'm worried. You haven't forgotten a Valkyrie's duty, have you?"
Even Theresa heard the implication in Rita's words. Her originally guilty gaze changed. "Rita, what do you mean? Mei is a student of Saint Freya and a member of the Valkyries."
Rita didn't argue with Theresa. After Theresa got a little angry, she smiled sweetly.
"Rita spoke out of turn. Let's just continue waiting."
Although she said that, Rita was certain that St. Freya Academy was hiding something.
However, with her current power, she couldn't confront it, so she chose to play along, but it would be different once Durandal returned.