Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 143 Bella: I'm the future Dragon Emperor!

Kiana was indeed touched to see so many people concerned about her safety, but it was unnecessary for Dr. Einstein to take the opportunity to send her a whole bunch of assignments!

However, she couldn't refuse, because after Einstein openly sent the homework file in the group chat, the atmosphere in the group chat turned into a bunch of parents urging Kiana to finish her homework quickly.

It's understandable that Theresa came over to urge Kiana, but Siegfried, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, what right do you have to come over and urge her to do her homework?

You're usually the one who's most likely to slack off. Sometimes Theresa has to go out on important business, and the work she gives to Siegfried before she leaves is always left to be done by him at the last minute when there's almost no time left.

Theresa often lost her temper with Siegfried because of this, and Kiana wasn't sure if it was just her imagination. Ever since Siegfried met Mistrilen, Kiana felt that his relationship with Mistrilen was becoming increasingly strange.

Even if someone is using Cecilia's appearance, it's not fair to treat her as a substitute. You have to remember that she is the Holy Stigmata of the Shaniat family, and she was born from Cecilia's mother.

If you really want to say she's Cecilia's mother's daughter, then that's not right!

Thinking about this, Kiana felt it was time to put the matter of resurrecting Cecilia on the agenda, in order to prevent her stinky father from resurrecting Cecilia before he commits any unforgivable mistakes!

Of course, Kiana had discussed this matter with Siegfried quite a bit before setting off, and even shared her speculations with Theresa.

However, Theresa's reaction was more intense than Kiana had imagined, to the point that Kiana couldn't help but suspect that the three of them had some kind of secret relationship.

Finally, after Siegfried's repeated assurances, Kiana reluctantly believed that Siegfried and Mistrielle's relationship was just that of ordinary friends, and that he would never treat her as Cecilia.

As for Theresa, well, Theresa admits that for a time she did indeed mistake Misty for Cecilia.

The reason was that Mistrien couldn't bear to see Theresa working day and night, so she took the opportunity to help Rita take care of Theresa's daily life for a period of time.

During that time, Mistriline displayed almost the same gentleness as Cecilia, making Theresa unable to distinguish between the two for a moment.

At first, Theresa was able to maintain a clear mind, but after several days of staying up all night, even Theresa, who possessed Honkai Beast genes, finally couldn't hold on and caught a cold.

During her cold, Mistriline's meticulous care enabled Theresa to recover very quickly. Because of this, when Theresa was in a confused state during her cold, she mistook Mistriline for Cecilia.

Although Theresa immediately distinguished herself from Cecilia afterward, the memory of being cared for still made Theresa miss the days she spent with Cecilia.

But now is not the time to lament the past. Kiana and the others were arguing in the group chat when she woke up.

In the boundless darkness, I felt my consciousness rising and falling.

Gradually, I began to truly perceive my body and realized that I was becoming more awake.

Then she opened her eyes, and what came into view was Kiana's smiling face.

Although I don't know why Kiana in front of me is sometimes happy and sometimes angry when facing thin air, I do understand that Kiana has resurrected me.

Just as he was about to get up to thank her, Kiana spoke up.

"You're awake! Congratulations, you're a proper boy now."

"what?"

Perhaps because she had just woken up, Kiana's words, which contained a great deal of information, left her mind blank, and she could only utter simple questions.

"Haha, just kidding. Anyway, congratulations on your return to this world!"

After Zhen used his divine sense to check his body and confirmed that Kiana was indeed joking, he breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Kiana with some reproach.

"It's not funny to make this kind of joke with a lady, Kiana."

"Sorry, sorry."

"So, where is this place? How did you resurrect me? And..."

Seeing that Kiana had apologized, Shin naturally wouldn't pursue the matter further. In fact, Shin wasn't angry at all about Kiana's joke; after all, she and the others had made similar jokes before, and she was already immune to them.

What she cares about most now is how she was resurrected and whether her resurrection will have any negative impact on Inazuma.

Kiana was naturally aware of what Shin was worried about, so she patiently began to explain.

"In short, that's how it is. I don't think your resurrection will have any impact on Inazuma, at least not on one of those four. She would have tacitly agreed to your resurrection."

"Is that Istaru?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's her, or maybe it's not."

Kiana stretched again as she spoke.

"Now that we've finished what we needed to do here, it's time for us to leave."

Kiana then took Shin's hand and returned to their original spot. With a spatial shift, Shin opened his eyes and looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment. He realized that he was no longer in Inazuma's territory.

"Is this...Liyue?"

“You got it right. After all, the space we were in just now was in Liyue, so if we go back the way we came, we'll still be in Liyue. But why don't I see Kong around here? I asked him to help clear out the monsters before we went in.”

Kiana looked around and couldn't find Sora, so she could only guess that Sora had finished clearing out the monsters and was now wandering around with Keqing.

"Never mind, it's the Lantern Festival right now. Are you really interested in celebrating it with me?"

After thinking for a moment, he agreed, taking this opportunity to catch up with Morax.

No, now we should call him Zhongli. It's just that what I really didn't expect was that even Zhongli, the most responsible of the original Seven Gods, chose to retire, while Barbatos is still sticking to his post, which is really counterintuitive.

But considering Wendy's usual behavior, she could only smile wryly. How could she forget that for Wendy, what difference did it make whether she was in the Seven Gods' position or not? She was never going to do anything productive anyway.

Upon returning to Kiana and the others' temporary residence in Liyue, Kiana immediately heard Bella's mournful cries coming from the courtyard.

"What's wrong with Bella! What happened?!"

Worried that something might have happened to Bella, Kiana pulled Makoto into the courtyard without thinking. There she saw Bella dressed in a maid's outfit, looking sadly at the fabric in her hands. It was vaguely recognizable that the pile of tattered fabric had once been a garment.

If I remember correctly, that outfit was the one Kiana had just changed out of a few days ago.

"My Lady Queen~"

Bella was even more heartbroken when she saw that the visitor was Kiana.

"Bella just wanted to help you with your laundry, but she never expected... never expected..."

"It's alright, it's just an outfit, it's okay," Kiana comforted her. "But why did you wear a maid outfit in the first place?"

"This...this is because of Miss Yae..."

Kiana finally understood what had happened through Bella's tearful explanations, and realized that several days had passed since she entered the ley lines.

During these past few days, Bella, who had been doing nothing, anxiously awaited Kiana's return at her residence. Perhaps she was annoyed by Bella's anxious appearance, or perhaps she wanted to find some amusement from Bella.

After learning that Bella was Kiana's familiar, Yae no Miko began to trick Bella into wearing a maid outfit, even bringing up her own shrine maiden attire.

In the end, Bella was tricked by Yae no Miko into wearing a maid outfit and starting to do housework.

At first, sweeping was fine; it just ruined a few brooms. But then Bella realized that Kiana's clothes hadn't been washed for several days, so she took them to the yard, filled a basin with water, and decided to wash them.

This led to the incident that happened when Kiana first returned. Kiana comforted the heartbroken Bella while criticizing Yae no Miko.

Although Kiana said it was all Yae no Miko's fault, she secretly gave Yae no Miko a thumbs up in her heart.

Bella in a maid outfit is a rare sight indeed! Why didn't I think of having Bella wear a maid outfit to please my eyes?

Even Alicia in her mind emitted a sharp, explosive sound in agreement, which drew a look of disgust from Mebius beside her.

After much coaxing and comforting, Bella finally realized that there was another person present besides Kiana.

"Huh? Lady Mei is back too? No, this scent doesn't seem to be Lady Mei's. It's more like a mixture of Lady Mei's scent and someone else's. Who... are you?"

"Hello, my name is Raiden Shin, nice to meet you."

"Raiden Makoto... he really is someone connected to Lady Mei. Could he be Lady Mei and Captain's child?"

"Crack!"

I heard a sound like something breaking.

"No, no, no! This doesn't make sense at all!"

"Bella, you have to remember, that's the captain! A real blockhead! How could Mei possibly like him!"

"And thinking about it carefully, that guy also has many flaws..."

"That's true, after all, Kurikara doesn't have any memory of Mei-sama and Captain having any illicit affairs. And Your Majesty, why are you in such a... hurry?"

"In a hurry? What could I possibly be in a hurry for!"

"Indeed, they look quite anxious."

"real?!"

"Hmm, they're obviously in a hurry."

"Even Alicia?!" ← (This is an internal monologue.)

In the end, Kiana gave up and simply admitted it.

"Ahhh! I admit I panicked! Because, because that's the captain, you know, I..."

It has to be said that Kiana blushing and shyly expressing her love for the captain in a low voice was quite adorable. Bella felt that her loyalty was about to flow out of her nose.

Seeing this, Zhen quietly left without disturbing them further, and later found Zhongli drinking tea in a teahouse.

"Zhongli, it's been a long time."

Upon hearing Zhen's greeting, Zhongli put down the tea in his hand, gestured for Zhen to sit down, and called the waiter to bring another tea set.

"Yes! Long time no see. So, is it Kiana who resurrected you?"

"Heh, as expected, nothing can be hidden from you! Did you foresee this day would come?"

Zhongli picked up the full teacup, brought it to his lips, and gently blew on it. Wisps of white steam, carrying the fragrance of tea, drifted around. After the tea cooled slightly, Zhongli took a small sip and put it down.

The slightly bitter tea flowed down my throat and into my stomach, leaving only a faint tea fragrance lingering between my teeth after a sweet aftertaste.

"Perhaps, but this means that Kiana's fate is now more intertwined with that of Teyvat."

Zhongli opened her eyes and looked at Zhen beside her.

"So, everything you told us back then was true?"

"Of course, after all, it was a contract made when we made a bet. If I lost, I will naturally answer your questions truthfully. As the God of Contracts, I will naturally not break the contract."

"So, five hundred years ago you told me everything, this dying man, because you already knew I would be resurrected in the future, and in their eyes, telling a dying man those things didn't violate the contract between you and them?"

Zhongli didn't speak, but she said everything.

"Are you trying to use me to send a message to those key people?"

Zhongli took a sip of tea.

“I didn’t understand a single word Miss Zhen said. As for who Miss Zhen wants to say it to and what she wants to say, that’s not my business. But I still want to remind you, be careful, walls have ears.”

Zhong Li's words were clear to her; some things indeed couldn't be discussed openly. Even knowing those things, Zhong Li hadn't broken her contract with them. But that didn't mean they wouldn't continue monitoring her.

On the contrary, because he has been resurrected, he may receive their special attention.

Zhongli and Istaru, you two really know how to give me a tough time!

Realizing that this matter couldn't be easily accomplished, I was truly perplexed. Fortunately, I was now a free man, and with Kage and Raiden General managing Inazuma, I didn't need to worry about him too much.

There's still plenty of time; there's bound to be a way to bypass Sky Island's surveillance and relay those things to the relevant people.

Thinking of this, she got up to leave, since it had been a long time since she had celebrated the Lantern Festival.

Looking back, the last time we celebrated the Lantern Festival was 800 years ago. At that time, the gathering of the seven gods coincided with the Lantern Festival, so we simply celebrated the gathering of the seven gods together with the Lantern Festival.

Now that she's finally free, Zhen naturally won't miss the Lantern Festival. Of course, she'll also buy some souvenirs to take back and watch the movie.

Shortly after Zhen left, Kiana, who had comforted Bella, also came to the teahouse.

As Kiana took her seat, a soundproof barrier was erected around Zhongli.

"So, Miss Kiana has already been to that space, right?"

Zhongli pushed another teacup, which had been filled in advance, in front of Kiana and asked this question.