"Alright, Firefly, have some cola. I hope your taste hasn't changed."
Inside the villa, Takatsuki took a bottle of iced cola from the refrigerator, poured it into a glass, and brought it to Flamescion.
"Thank you, but I haven't tasted cola in a long time."
Looking at her other self picking up the glass and tasting the cola, Kiana asked somewhat strangely, "Takatsuki, why do you call her Flamescion?"
"That's because Kiana, you're a bug, and in your Flamescion Herrscher form, you burn yourself to illuminate others, just like a firefly, aren't you?"
"I'm not a bug! How can you give a beautiful girl such a nickname!"
Kiana immediately bared her fangs and claws upon hearing Takatsuki's words.
"Otherwise, what should I call you? If we all call you Kiana, wouldn't it be confusing?"
Takatsuki also parried Kiana's "attacks" one after another, not to be outdone.
Flamescion, on the other hand, had no aversion to the nickname Takatsuki gave her. Instead, she smiled as she watched Kiana bickering with Takatsuki.
"It's truly wonderful. I never thought there would be a day I could return to Saint Freya."
Looking at the people around her, although there were many unfamiliar faces, she also saw those she knew.
Mei, Fu Hua, Theresa, and Himeko, who was still alive…
"You two! Be quiet!"
Seemingly unable to bear their bickering any longer, Durandal directly suppressed them both with one hand each.
"Sorry, Kiana, those two are too noisy."
Upon hearing Durandal's words, Kiana, whose head was clamped by Durandal, let out a muffled sound: "Sis… Sister… I'm also Kiana."
Watching this scene, Flamescion, who had been a bit melancholic, also started to smile.
"It's okay, I used to be as carefree as I am now."
She paused after speaking.
"However, the enemies we will face later are still very troublesome. If possible, it's better not to waste time and become stronger as soon as possible."
Kiana, who had initially breathed a sigh of relief at Flamescion's first half of the sentence, suddenly widened her eyes upon hearing Flamescion's latter words.
"You! Why…"
After Durandal forcefully suppressed Kiana again, she nodded: "You're right. Kiana is still too lax now. The Holy Grail War in a month is too dangerous, and her current strength is completely insufficient. I will help you with special training this month. You should prepare yourself first."
"Ahhhhh, no!"
Everyone ignored Kiana's screams. Even Cecilia did not stop Durandal's actions, as Durandal always acted with discretion.
"However, this world is truly very different from my world. Is it because of you, Takatsuki?"
Flamescion's arrival did not attract everyone's attention. For example, Hestia and the others did not know the intricacies of it. To them, Flamescion was just a relative of a friend, that kind of feeling.
"You could say so. I will do my best to overcome the End."
Takatsuki nodded. He didn't know if the world he was in was the Original World of Honkai Impact 3rd or a similar world bubble, but it didn't matter. In any case, he would overcome the trials from Honkai.
"That's wonderful, but unfortunately, I'm too weak and couldn't save our world. Takatsuki, is it true that you said you could help me save the world?"
Everyone looked at Takatsuki upon hearing Flamescion's words.
Takatsuki also knew that she was using others to pressure him. He hadn't expected the straightforward Kiana to use such a small trick.
However, this was not something to be disliked, and it was something he had promised in the first place.
"That's right, the knowledge of the Holy Grail has been poured into your mind, hasn't it? As long as you participate in this Holy Grail War, I will help you give your world a chance to start over."
"Wait a minute, Takatsuki, if Kiana needs the Holy Grail to save her world…"
Durandal thought of something but did not continue speaking.
What about her mother?
This was Durandal's first thought, but then she also considered that saving a world was clearly more important. However, the choice between saving the world and her loved ones made her conflicted.
"Bianka…"
Cecilia clearly realized this as well and opened her mouth to say something, but she was interrupted by Takatsuki.
"Don't worry, Flamescion's world can be saved without the power of the Holy Grail. I've already arranged it."
Takatsuki did not let them dwell on this topic, but instead looked at Flamescion: "However, even if your world restarts, you won't be able to go back. Do you still remember that?"
Flamescion nodded: "I understand. As long as everyone can be saved…"
Clap!
Cecilia suddenly clapped her hands: "Alright, alright, everyone finally reunited, let's not talk about such sad things."
Seeing the atmosphere become a bit heavy, Cecilia skillfully changed the subject.
"But I always feel like something is missing?"
Mei raised her hand from the side: "Um, Siegfried isn't here."
"…" * 10
Everyone was instantly speechless.
Because he had too little presence, everyone had forgotten about Siegfried.
"Cough cough, I'll go pick up Sieg… my father-in-law."
Takatsuki coughed twice and said.
"Then we'll leave it to Takatsuki."
Takatsuki didn't know where Siegfried was currently, as Siegfried didn't come over often, so he hadn't given Siegfried a psychic medium that needed to be regularly replenished to maintain. However, if he needed to find Siegfried, going to Anti-Entropy was the right choice.
As Takatsuki passed through the aisle to Anti-Entropy to find someone, Cecilia on this side pulled her daughters together: "Come, come, tell Mom how you've been all these years."
"Um… Aunt Cecilia, I'm not your daughter, am I?"
Mei said somewhat awkwardly. Kiana was already very clingy to her, and when the other Kiana arrived, she felt that the other Kiana was also staring at her. Now, being sandwiched between two Kianas, she felt a bit afraid to move.
"Mei, Takatsuki is my son-in-law, isn't that right?"
Cecilia asked with a smile. Mei thought for a moment and nodded.
"And you're Takatsuki's fiancée, right? Then you're family, and you're also my child, aren't you?"
This time, before Mei could nod, Flamescion jumped up: "What! Mei is Takatsuki's fiancée!?"
Cecilia's words were interrupted by Flamescion, and she looked at Flamescion somewhat strangely: "Yes, Kiana, didn't you know? Wasn't it like that in your world?"
"Ah… no, there's no Takatsuki in our world, and Mei, Mei she…"
Flamescion stared intently at Mei, making Mei feel a little uneasy. She seemed to only now realize the meaning contained in that gaze.
Cecilia also looked at Flamescion and understood something from her eyes.
"Although being a Valkyrie is a high-risk profession, and it's difficult to meet boys normally, if she can enter the marriage with the boy she loves like an ordinary girl, that would be the happiest thing."
Although she didn't want to interfere with her daughter's personal will, if she wanted to impose her will on others, Cecilia felt that it might be better to interfere.
"But…" Flamescion still wanted to say something, but she didn't: "I understand, Mom…"