ALL NOVEL Chapter 127: Chapter 122: Am I the latter?
"I never thought I'd meet you here. It seems Kiana has already found you."
Recalling Bronya's complaints, Welt felt a headache coming on, his mind filled with Bronya's lamentations.
"I didn't expect Kiana to be so fixated on you, Fu~ Lin~," Fu Shi said, crossing her arms and sulking as she glanced at Fu Lin.
"Although I don't know how things are between you and Kiana, it's a rare coincidence to meet you here," Welt said, gripping his cane and smiling.
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"The relationship is terrible... I really don't know why Kiana turned out like that! And why is she so strong!" Fu Lin grabbed Welt's shoulders excitedly and shook him as he spoke.
"Hmm? Isn't Kiana very likable? How could you have a bad relationship with her?"
"As for why she's so strong, well, Kiana is the Herrscher of the End, so being strong is pretty reasonable." Welt looked at Fu Lin doubtfully and spoke as if it were self-evident.
"The Herrscher of the End? Shouldn't Kiana be stuck on the moon...?" Fu Lin recalled the plot of the Post-Honkai Odyssey and Mei's expression. Wasn't Kiana supposed to be stuck on the moon and unable to go anywhere?
"According to common theory, where Kiana goes is her own freedom, and we have no right to interfere," Welt shook his head as he looked at the agitated Fu Lin.
"..." Why does this have a Zhongli-like vibe?
"Then do you know what happened between Kiana and me?"
"Isn't that something you should know yourself?"
"I haven't experienced it yet..."
"Then I can't tell you."
"Then what can you tell me?" Fu Lin asked as she looked at Welt.
"...Although I don't know why you have such a bad relationship with Kiana, you can try to accept her," Welt said, feeling somewhat awkward as he looked at Fu Lin, who was desperate to know the truth.
Kiana, Well done, Teacher Welt!
"..."
"Fu Shi, in that world, Fu Hua should've interacted with Kiana, right? Do you know what happened between Kiana and me?" Fu Lin took a deep breath and turned to ask Fu Shi.
"I don't know. There's no mention of you in that old antique's memories at all."
"The only strange thing is that when Kiana first met her, she cried. After that, she would look for the old antique every day and just stare at her. Sometimes, she'd even bring a pillow to sleep with her at night."
"No wonder, when the old antique took Kiana away, Kiana looked at her in disbelief."
"Now I understand. Kiana was using the old antique as a substitute to fill the pain in her heart." Fu Shi pinched Fu Lin's waist, gritting her teeth as she spoke.
"..."
"Hiss~ I didn't do anything!" Fu Lin looked at the hand on her waist, almost in tears.
"So that means Kiana met you first, and then me. Turns out I'm the later one..." Fu Shi's thoughts suddenly went in a strange direction, but her hand still clung to Fu Lin's waist without letting go.
"Hiss~....."
"If you keep pinching, I won't have any kidneys left!" Fu Lin gasped intermittently as she spoke.
Welt looked at the two and couldn't help but sigh. It seems it's going to be a bit difficult for Kiana to make Fu Lin like her.
"Everyone, Stelle seems to be awake!" March 7th excitedly called out as she looked at Stelle, who had opened her eyes.
"Where am I... What about the Doomsday Beast?" Stelle held her head, then got up from March 7th's arms, asking in confusion.
"It's already dealt with. Now there are only some Antimatter Legion grunts left on the space station," Dan Heng said, crossing his arms as he looked at the still-dazed Stelle.
"I'll handle those grunts. When you see injustice, you draw your sword to help. Watch me wipe them all out," Fu Shi clenched her fist and said excitedly as she came to Dan Heng's side.
Dan Heng nodded in thanks. "Then I'll leave it to you."
"I want to go too!" Stelle had fully recovered and hugged Fu Shi as she spoke.
"You should rest and heal properly here. I can handle it alone!" Fu Shi looked at Stelle, who was holding her arm, and said in disdain.
"I'm already healed. Look, Mom, not a scratch!" Stelle patted her chest and swung her baseball bat as she spoke.
"My goodness, what kind of constitution do you have to recover so quickly?" Fu Shi marveled as she examined Stelle, then raised her weapon and said, "Ahem, since that's the case, follow me, and we'll eliminate that Legion entirely."
Stelle also raised her baseball bat and shouted, "Mission guaranteed, Mom!"
"By the way, Welt, what's the 'Stellaron' inside Stelle? Is it dangerous?" Fu Lin turned to Welt and asked, watching the two walk away.
Welt nodded affirmatively and began explaining the existence of the Stellaron.
"Hmm, although it's impossible to trace back to the time this phenomenon first emerged, once it was observed by humanity—or rather, once it began affecting the real world—it became irreversible."
"It's like a calm sea suddenly whipped into a terrifying storm. The emergence of this phenomenon turned the previously smooth interstellar journey into a perilous one."
"And the way this abnormal corruption spreads is through the 'Stellaron.'"
"The 'Stellaron' spreads like cancer cells, which is why the Interasteral Peace Corporation calls it the 'Cancer of All Worlds.'"
"So you're saying there's a cancer cell inside Stelle that's enough to threaten the world?" Fu Lin scratched his head. While he didn't understand the earlier explanation, the last sentence was easy enough to grasp.
"...That's one way to understand it," Welt reluctantly nodded as he looked at Fu Lin, whose thoughts seemed to follow an unconventional path.