Honkai: Strijder (Honkai Impact 3 Male MC)

Chapter 30: Kiana: I Don't Want To

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"Cocolia... um. . . . mom?"

"Nope! I don't want to!!"

The former was Sin Mal's hesitant voice, while the latter was Kiana's firm and resolute refusal.

Sin Mal was somewhat unaccustomed, but since it was Sigurd's order , she would do her best to carry it out.

Kiana, on the other hand, had an inexplicable intuition. She could accurately distinguish between what was important and what was not. When it came to important matters, she could be obedient. But this time was different. Whether it was important or not, she just didn't want to, and from the depths of her heart, a resolute phrase emerged—I don't want to.

"I have a mom, even though... Even though I don't remember her anymore, I know that I have a mom, the best mom in the whole world. Sigurd, I don't want to call her mom, that's all there is to it!"

Kiana stammered, looking a little pitiful, grabbing Sigurd's clothes and looking at him with eyes shimmering with tears.

She herself didn't understand why she felt so aggrieved and resistant to his word. It was just an inexplicable surge of emotions that made her look at Sigurd, the only one she could rely on, with pleading and dependent eyes.

Sigurd was taken aback for a moment, gently wiping away her tears with his thumb and patting her head with his other hand, saying:

"If you don't want to, then we won't call her that, okay? We won't call her that, alright?"

Sigurd's tone was very gentle, and his expression matched it.

Kiana was on the verge of tears. This cognition made Sigurd completely at a loss for a moment, as if his heart was being squeezed.

"Okay."

Kiana sniffed and nodded.

The intense and inexplicable emotions appeared and disappeared quickly. After Sigurd made a non-forced promise, she quickly regained her composure.

And so, with tears in her eyes, Kiana smiled.

"Is it a deal?"

"It's a deal."

Sigurd patted her little head and handed her the last piece of cake on the table.

Kiana took the cake, and in a few bites, she finished more than half of it, completely wiping away any traces of tears.

Only then did Sigurd let out a sigh of relief.

Just don't cry, just don't cry... Sigurd repeated in his mind, but was interrupted by Cocolia slamming the table.

Smack!

"Hey! Explain to me, what does this mean?"

"The letter also said that I want you to adopt two girls. You have an extreme personality, but you're genuinely caring toward children. Let Sin Mal and Kiana call you 'Mom,' establish an emotional bond, and provide some insurance for our cooperation."

Also, when Otto tries to target Kiana, Cocolia may also become part of the help that can prevent that from happening—Sigurd didn't mention this reason because it was too complicated, even involving Kiana's true identity.