After returning to Saint Freya, as soon as she got off the airship, Aili saw Theresa.
"Uh, sorry," Theresa said, scratching her head.
"I don't blame you; we also had our issues this time, didn't we? ♬ ~"
"Now, let's go home ♬ ~" Aili took Theresa's hand and walked towards home.
Fu Hua quietly followed beside Aili.
When they arrived home, only Himeko and Bronya were there.
"Huh? Did Kiana and Mei go out?" Aili asked, looking at the living room.
"Yes, Kiana ran out with that puppet early this morning, and Mei, worried, followed her out," Himeko said, drinking beer, a very carefree person.
"Sister Himeko, didn't I tell you to drink less beer?" Aili said, a bit helplessly.
But Aili didn't try to stop her, as it was useless.
She could only say something verbally.
"Aili, you know, I only have this one hobby," Himeko said, waving her hand.
Aili said nothing more, just sat quietly beside Himeko.
After Himeko finished the bottle in her hand, she didn't reach for another.
After all, with Aili sitting next to her, if she took another, Aili would surely snatch it away.
"Alright, I won't drink anymore, is that good enough?" Himeko sighed.
"Sister Himeko, please don't be so self-deprecating, okay? We can definitely find a suitable Stigma," Aili said in a very serious tone.
"Alright, alright, little girl, you're even bossing me around now," Himeko reached out and ruffled Aili's hair until it was messy before letting go.
Aili pursed her lips and said, "Actually, there's a Stigma location that's very obvious, so why hasn't anyone looked for it?"
"A very obvious Stigma?" Theresa said, frowning.
"How is that possible? Native Stigmata are so rare; if it were obvious, it should have been discovered long ago," Theresa refuted Aili's words.
"Then, regarding the Stigmata in Shenzhou, has anyone looked for them?" Aili asked, looking at Theresa.
"Shenzhou's Stigmata..." Theresa murmured, listening to Aili.
Yes, the Stigmata in Shenzhou, Schicksal had never looked for them.
After all, within Shenzhou, in many situations, it wasn't Valkyries who defended against Honkai Beasts.
So Schicksal hadn't paid attention to the Stigmata in Shenzhou, or rather, they had paid attention, but because they were in Shenzhou, they hadn't thought about looking for them.
"But, will Shenzhou really be willing to let us look for Stigmata?" Theresa asked, frowning.
Himeko also looked at Aili. Shenzhou, these Valkyries of Schicksal, rarely had missions involving Shenzhou. Regarding Shenzhou, they only knew that there was cooperation between Schicksal and Shenzhou.
"How will we know the result if we don't try?" Aili looked at Fu Hua.
With Fu Hua there, Shenzhou, no matter what, wouldn't refuse too harshly.
"Okay, I'll find someone right away to check the ancient texts of Shenzhou," Theresa said, gritting her teeth.
Then she took out her communicator and began contacting personnel within the branch, assigning them tasks.
"So, is Sister Himeko still feeling self-deprecating now? ♬ ~" Aili said to Himeko with a smile.
"Alright, alright, your brain just works faster, is that good enough?" Himeko said, reaching out and pinching Aili's nose.
Aili reached out and slapped Himeko's hand away, "Sister Himeko, if you suffocate Aili, no one will find Stigmata for you anymore ♬ ~"
After saying that, Aili stood up directly and ran upstairs.
"This girl," Himeko said, shaking her head with a smile.
However, with this new hope, it was at least better than before.
After going upstairs, Aili placed the Tai-Chi ball on her desk.
Looking at the Tai-Chi ball, Aili seemed to hear Master yawning.
After all, among the puppets, besides Klein, only Master lacked motivation.
Klein…
Oh, right, there's also Klein.
Klein, the maintainer of the Paradise of the Past, how could Aili forget her?
It must be because Pink Elf is too cute!
But as for Klein now, she must still be thinking of Mobius, right?
Let's see if there's a chance to bring Klein back later.
She leaned by the window.
Unconsciously, so much time had passed.
Now, she had completely entered the sights of Schicksal and World Serpent.
However, even with her existence, Otto and Kevin would still firmly carry out their plans, wouldn't they?
After all, this was their obsession.
Otto wanted a world where Kallen existed, and Kevin adhered to the Stigmata Project, adhering to the concept of [salvation]—no, for Kevin, only [salvation] remained.
These two were really alike, but the paths they chose were completely opposite.
Aili turned and flopped onto the bed.
She grabbed a pillow nearby and hugged it to her chest.
She snuggled the pillow, "So annoying, why does Honkai have to exist?"
Aili muttered softly.
She lay on the bed for an unknown amount of time.
Aili heard Kiana's voice from outside; the sound passed through the window and reached Aili's ears.
"Mei! I'm telling you! Just now, just now, I really almost beat him! Just by that tiny bit!" Kiana's voice was always so energetic.
"Alright, Kiana, if it weren't for Mr. Puppet going easy on you, Kiana, you'd have a big bump on your head," Mei's voice was as gentle as ever.
"Eh~ Mei, I'm also very strong, okay?" Kiana said, pouting.
"Yes, yes, we'll be home soon. Get some good rest when we get home, and let Mr. Puppet rest too."
"Oh, by the way, how does Mr. Puppet eat?"
"We'll ask Elysia when she gets back."
"Mm-hmm, Mr. Puppet's training has been a great help to me, and I also want to try feeding Mr. Puppet!" Kiana said excitedly.
Listening to Kiana's words.
Aili sighed. How would she know how to charge an armed puppet? But a normal armed puppet should be able to eat.
However, Kevin's puppet's personality was just like Kevin's; how could he actively eat anything?
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