As Siegfried gazed at the scene before him, his already limited cognition became even more chaotic.
"Cecilia" released her embrace on Sirin and took the initiative to approach Kiana, who stood transfixed due to their shared bloodline resonance, reaching out to adjust the collar of the white haired girl.
"Quite handsome," Luo Lin remarked, brushing off the slight dust from the other's body that she got from handling boxes, then turning her attention to Kiana, who was dressed in a snug, dirt-resistant, and practical outfit.
Kiana didn't resist Luo Lin's actions much.
She merely gazed blankly as the Valkyrie tidied her clothes, the gentle fragrance lingering in the air, causing her to unconsciously relax.
Calling her "mom" was certainly unexpected for Kiana herself.
She speculated that this white fur ball likely worked elsewhere normally... even during her travels, this attire was probably her usual attire—after all, this was the realm of consciousness.
Kiana was engulfed in confusion inside this space so she reconstructed the most familiar clothing based on her memories.
Luo Lin then shifted her gaze to the black-haired girl with a ponytail beside her, clad in a fitted white coat with two ballpoint pens peeking from her pocket, wearing glasses but with clear eyes that seemingly unaffected by it.
"Is this Dr. Mei?"
Luo Lin briefly observed girl, only to dismiss her own speculation.
If it were based on her impression of Dr. Mei, she probably wouldn't be as nervous and clueless as she was now, and she wouldn't be particularly concerned about Kiana's situation.
Perhaps this is Raiden Mei. But why is Raiden Mei dressed like Dr. Mei?
According to her imagination, Raiden Mei practiced swordsmanship since childhood and had her own pride. Since she could maintain herself in the realm of consciousness, it indicates that her willpower should be quite strong and shouldn't be confused with the "Dr. Mei" imagined by Luo Lin, right?
No, does Raiden Mei really have such a strong will now? Raiden Ryoma hasn't been imprisoned yet, she's still under her father's protection, and she hasn't suffered unforgettable hardships.
Can Raiden Mei maintain herself now? It should be because of the Conquest Gem within her.
Luo Lin cautiously inspected Raiden Mei's face again, especially her eyes. At least for now, Luo Lin hasn't noticed any ominous electric lights flickering deep in her pupils. It seems that the consciousness of the Herrscher of Thunder is still very well-behaved, or she hasn't woken up yet.
"Kiana, who is this...?" Luo Lin asked, pretending to be unfamiliar to Mei.
Kiana instinctively introduced: "Oh... this is Raiden Mei, my classmate, and this is Elysia. Mei, Elysia, that's my dad, um..."
The white fur ball's confused mind paused here for a moment. Although she had just called the friendly white-haired beauty "mom" without thinking, Kiana felt that the environment she was in now was very strange, and everything she saw seemed a bit foggy in her mind.
And now, Kiana's mother, whom Kiana didn't have much impression of, suddenly appeared in front of her with another purple-haired girl...
It's a bit too coincidental.
Does her mother really look like this?
Raiden Mei didn't notice Kiana's inner turmoil. The black-haired girl blinked and said, "Hello, Uncle and Auntie!"
Luo Lin felt the stigmata behind her back become restless, as if feeling slightly dissatisfied with the way she was addressed...
What? Is "calling you mother-in-law" more appropriate?
The temperature of the stigmata suddenly rose, like gently touching the skin with a glass filled with boiling water, slightly scorching Luo Lin, expressing its protest.
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." The pink-haired girl greeted them openly and blinked at Sirin, "Hello to you too!"
Wow, Miss Pink Elf!
Luo Lin looked at Elysia and felt a little excited, but then realized that this should also be a character based on her memory so she felt a bit disappointed.
Ah, there must be a chance to go to the Elysian Realm, and to experience the prestige of the Thirteen Flame Chasers personally.
"And me, and me!" Sirin smiled, waiting for a long time but didn't receive a greeting from Raiden Mei, so she waved her hand eagerly.
Raiden Mei was stunned, looking at the purple-haired girl puffing her cheeks, showing a gentle smile, she bent down and said, "Little girl, hello to you too!"
"I'm not a little girl! I'm Kiana's sister!" Sirin crossed her arms, raised her head, and stared at Raiden Mei.
Raiden Mei actually felt some pressure from the dim golden eyes of the other party, and the movement to touch the other's head that she had prepared stopped, her hand awkwardly suspended in the air, not knowing what to do.
"Wait a minute, little rascal? I don't remember having a sister." Kiana heard Sirin's words, threw out all the complicated and chaotic guesses from her mind, and the white fur ball also bent down, looking at the girl who was obviously much younger than her, and made a gesture of comparing heights. "You're not even taller than me!"
But the problem is, Sirin is your sister...
In a sense, it's not a problem even if you call her "mom".
Seeing Sirin standing still, surprised and using her hands to compare the height difference between them, Kiana's eyes couldn't help but twitch.
Seeing this, Luo Lin reluctantly spoke up, "Okay. Kiana, Sirin is your sister... Siegfried?"
The white-haired man snapped out of his daze, coughed, and showed some presence, "Huh? Oh, Kiana, let Sirin have her way..."
"Old man! How dare you speak?" Kiana looked at her dad, who looked a bit embarrassed, and immediately changed the subject, firing up, "I've been looking for you for so long, where have you been?"
"I, I was on a business trip..." The white-haired man barely found an excuse.
Kiana snorted, "You left me alone in Europe on a business trip? And then never came back to find me?"
"... After all, I had very important things to do."
"Saving the world, huh?"
"... Maybe."
Siegfried squinted his eyes, his intuition told him that the "Kiana Kaslana" in front of him wasn't just another passerby like those game NPCs.
But the real girl he personally rescued from the headquarters of Schicksal, and finally gave her a name, Kiana Kaslana.
This illusion seems to be not as simple as he imagined.
Listening to what Kiana said, Raiden Mei didn't know how to speak, only her mouth half-opened.
She didn't expect that this girl from Europe with noble blood would have such a difficult experience.
Mei looked at the purple-haired girl with a pensive expression, her mind filled with various scenarios: illegitimate child, power struggle, family feuds, and other chaotic thoughts, evoking a sense of sympathy for the girl.
"Alright, alright, Siegfried has just returned from his business trip. He is exhausted from his travels. Why don't we all go out together and enjoy some good food... After that, we can go home and rest properly, how about it?" Luo Lin intervened in the conversation, emanating the aura of a family head, effortlessly quelling the potentially explosive topic.
"Okay, thank you for taking care of my child. Raiden Mei, you're welcome to visit our home," Luo Lin nodded at the black-haired girl, then lifted Sirin back into her arms, and with Kiana and Siegfried, left the scene.
Raiden Mei watched the harmonious(?) family leave, feeling a hint of loneliness in her heart.
"Oh dear, the doctor is quite sentimental..." Elysia, who had been silent and observing, finally spoke, smiling, "Are you homesick?"
"Indeed..." If her mother were still alive... would her family be as happy as this?
The black-haired girl glanced at her wristwatch, realizing it was time to clock out. Other white-coated figures emerged from the room, nodding in acknowledgment as they passed Raiden Mei.
Where should she go now?
As Raiden Mei pondered, she let out a sigh.
With her sigh, a faint, invisible, and barely perceptible ripple of change spread from her azure eyes, transmitting to an ethereal entity.
And so, subtle changes began to unfold.