NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 103: How Did You Know?
Siegfried had imagined many scenarios of reuniting with Kiana.
But undoubtedly, based on his understanding of his daughter's personality, she would definitely punch him the moment she saw him.
No matter how justifiable the reason, as a father who abandoned his daughter, being punched by his resentful daughter was something he should accept.
At least, as Siegfried turned his head, he was mentally prepared to be hit.
However, it didn't happen! His anticipated punch didn't materialize. His daughter just stood there, smiling at him.
Something was wrong, this was definitely wrong!!!
"Who are you?!"
Facing this extremely unusual Kiana, in the incredibly familiar, unmistakably his daughter's body, Siegfried demanded loudly.
He didn't sense Kiana's usual feeling from her, but rather, it was more like the feeling of his deceased eldest daughter and her mother.
But perhaps it was precisely because of this feeling that Siegfried didn't show any obvious hostility or anger, only confusion and doubt.
The white-haired girl, whose wrist was grabbed, showed a helpless expression and sighed:
"Really, how did you know?"
Although he had anticipated that he probably couldn't hide it from Siegfried, after all, he hadn't deliberately tried to impersonate the airheaded Kiana—mainly because there was no need.
But being so directly exposed by Siegfried still made Jiang Qiao feel quite disappointed.
However, it didn't matter.
"—You!"
Siegfried's eyes suddenly widened, and his expression became alert, because at this moment, a golden glow filled the girl's eyes.
So it was the Herrscher of the Void?!
No, that's not right, would that demon greet him so gently?
If it were that demon, she probably wouldn't even speak upon seeing him, but would directly attack, right?
Despite these doubts, Siegfried cautiously drew the Judgement of Shamash from his waist.
This action naturally didn't escape the girl's notice. He sighed and said soothingly:
"Alright, don't be so nervous, Kiana is fine."
"I've almost dealt with the Herrscher of the Void issue. As long as I'm still using this body, there won't be any major problems."
"Or do you want to use that thing to put a few holes in your daughter?"
The white-haired girl walked past Siegfried casually, smiling and saying, "In any case, this body is indeed Kiana. It doesn't matter if you treat me as your daughter."
These words obviously couldn't convince Siegfried, but looking at the non-hostile "Kiana," whose words revealed sincerity, he silently put down the Judgement of Shamash.
"Who are you?"
Siegfried was skeptical of Jiang Qiao's words, but what he cared about most now was what was going on with this strange Kiana, and where his daughter was.
As the middle-aged man frowned, the girl said casually:
"You can call me Jiang Qiao—of course, you can also call me Kiana if you want, feel free."
"Oh~ So this is the Judgement of Shamash? It feels quite amazing to touch the real thing~ Pew pew~"
At some point, the other Judgement of Shamash from Siegfried's waist was in "Kiana's" hand. Just like her appearance, the girl played with the high-tech Divine Key excitedly, even raising it and aiming at the sky as if to fire.
Seeing "Kiana" like this, Siegfried subconsciously relaxed, and his previous hostility dissipated. He didn't mind her taking the Judgement of Shamash, but instinctively tried to admonish her like a father:
"A Divine Key isn't a toy, wait—don't touch it!"
But the next moment, seeing the white-haired girl trying to touch the shining crystal on the Judgement of Shamash's body, Siegfried's eyes widened, and he tried to stop her.
—The core of the 7th Herrscher of the Previous Era, even split in half, was extremely dangerous.
Not to mention the extremely high temperature, ordinary people could easily be infected by the Honkai energy stored in the core just by trying to touch it.
However, although he was a step too late, the white-haired girl who touched the core showed no signs of abnormality. Instead, she smiled at the middle-aged man who reached out to her and said with a playful smile:
"Do you really think a Herrscher's core can hurt another Herrscher?"
Undoubtedly, having mastered the Void authority, he was now the complete Herrscher of the Void, the complete Kiana, the complete Sirin!
Although it was very different from the Herrscher of Origin's power he wielded when using Elysia's body, the current "Kiana" wasn't the half-baked version in Kiana's hands, who would suffer Honkai energy backlash just by trying to use the Herrscher's power, but a true Herrscher's body!
"..."
Recalling Welt, who once fought alongside him, Siegfried wasn't too surprised to see a Herrscher who wasn't an enemy of humanity.
"Jiang… Kiana, how is my daughter now?"
Having understood that it was another person using his daughter's body, he wanted to address her by her real name, but looking at that face, whether because he felt awkward or because he recalled the regret he left behind, Siegfried still reluctantly chose to call the current "Kiana" by her original name.
Well, this shouldn't be a problem, right? After all, although the person inside wasn't his daughter, this body was indeed Kiana.
He was just calling his daughter's body by the name it was given.
After overcoming this hurdle, Siegfried became concerned about where the original Kiana was.
"…That guy is probably out there enjoying herself with my body, maybe she's already home."
After being called by the original body's name even after revealing his identity, just like with "Elysia," Jiang Qiao was already used to it.
Fortunately, he wasn't bothered by this issue. Facing Siegfried's question, Jiang Qiao only thought for a moment before giving his answer.
With the white-haired dumpling's personality, there was no doubt that she would choose to have fun after getting a body that didn't need to attend classes.
Siegfried fell silent. The white-haired girl smiled and said in a gentle and playful tone:
"Then, do you want to see her, Dad?"
—At this moment, Siegfried's heart clenched.