"Hey, the show is finally over."
Ryoma, Siegfried, and Kevin peered into the dormitory from outside the door and finally saw the group coming out.
"It's already past six, isn't it? I remember they met at three-thirty."
Siegfried looked worried.
"In those two and a half hours... Bianka and Kiana didn't do anything with that jerk, did they?"
"Don't worry, even though I support this kind of thing, if those two girls can do this in this day and age, it's already equivalent to 'beheading a general in the middle of a thousand soldiers', right?"
Kevin patted Siegfried on the shoulder with a look of relief.
Then Siegfried pushed Kevin away.
"What right do you have to support this? Because you're our ancestor? Even that doesn't work!"
"She's not your daughter, you bastard, of course you don't care!"
"I hope Mei didn't get involved too..."
On the other hand, Raiden Ryoma also looked worried.
Kevin stood with her arms crossed, watching how the two middle-aged men worried about their daughters.
"Look on the bright side, wouldn't it be great if you two could have a grandchild or something?"
Kevin continued to make sarcastic remarks from the side.
"Out, out, out!"
Siegfried showed not the slightest respect toward her ancestor, telling the daughterless bastard to leave.
Then Siegfried looked at Ryoma and spoke.
"So, the only thing we can do now is pray that bastard dies soon, right?"
"Ehm... how's that?" Raiden Ryoma showed a hint of interest.
"Look, that guy has offended many women this time, right? Let's see if we can add more fuel to the fire and have her torn to pieces."
"Hey, is it really okay for you to talk in front of me, her disciple, about how to incite others to kill my master?"
Kevin squeezed the necks of the two men from behind and then sighed.
"Ay, if you ask me, you should give up. Even if you manage to control your daughter, won't she just keep crying all the time? Do you really want your daughter to cry every time she sees you, her father?"
The two middle-aged men fell silent.
Kevin might seem carefree now, but she is undoubtedly the person with the most experience present.
Her nonchalance is because she is surrounded by people she trusts, so she simply switches off her mind.
Sometimes it's fun not to think too much!
Both Raiden Ryoma and Siegfried showed expressions of being convinced.
"While that makes some sense... what would happen if the alliance leader were hacked to death?"
"A machete? What machete? Is it some new youth slang?"
The sudden noise coming from behind startled them both.
"Miss Reanna?"
"Good morning, elegant lady." Kevin had already heard Reanna's footsteps, so she wasn't surprised at all.
"That title, Lord Kevin..."
Reanna showed a subtle expression upon hearing Kevin's greeting.
"Call me by my name; this nickname is too strange."
"Well... it's just a reminder for myself."
Kevin observed Reanna while maintaining her distance.
Eight or nine out of ten parts of her body are made of Soul Steel... Kevin really wanted to train with Reanna, this battle-hardened Soul Steel Valkyrie, but after thinking about it, she realized she wouldn't be able to afford the damages if any of her parts broke...
In short, it's best to maintain distance if possible.
"By the way, what are the three of you doing gathered outside the door?"
"The Valkyrie residences... well, they are female residences, okay? Doesn't it seem a bit inappropriate for two middle-aged men and a perpetually frozen piece of meat to be blocking the entrance?"
"To pick up my daughter."
Raiden Ryoma and Siegfried spoke with stern faces.
"But your two daughters' residence rooms are right here."
Reanna tilted her head.
"Where are you two going?"
After Reanna said that, the two fell silent.
It seems... is it really like that?
"We have to go out for breakfast, right?"
"There's a kitchen in the student residence, and some people know how to cook. Why would you want to come here?"
Reanna looked at both of them with eyes full of question marks.
Even though the Valkyrie dormitory is called a dormitory, it's actually a luxury suite with all the necessary amenities, okay?
Before, people went to the cafeteria because most of the Valkyries didn't know how to cook or didn't have much time.
Now that some people have free time, why go out to eat?
"Then what is this...?"
"Going out to buy groceries."
Dra. MEI approached from behind and answered for Reanna.
"Big sister, you were just kicked out of the kitchen, weren't you?" Kevin said mercilessly from the side.
"Kevin, a thousand Herrschers have appeared. Go and take care of them for me."
Dra. MEI coldly assigned Kevin a task that would be impossible for her to complete alone.
Upon hearing this, Kevin immediately flashed a mocking smile.
A thousand people? That's hard work, okay? If I handle it alone, it'll take forever to finish.
"Alright, you three, stop staying here. It doesn't look good."
Reanna gestured with her hand.
"Three adult men in the girls' dormitory and even spying through the door... Aren't you ashamed that it'll be known?"
"This…"
Siegfried and Ryoma exchanged a look, both with expressions of reluctance.
"By the way, Siegfried, go find Grey Serpent. He has information about your wife. Go and speak with him personally."
"Grey Serpent?"
Upon learning about her wife's situation, Siegfried immediately perked up.
"Go find out what's going on and prepare yourself mentally. Cecilia's revival experiment will begin this afternoon." Dra. MEI's next sentence almost made Siegfried jump.
At that moment, Ryoma couldn't help but show a look of envy.
Congratulations, brother.
"Yes, yes..." Siegfried's mouth was already dragging a bit.
"Well, without further ado, I'm going to find Grey Serpent now."
Siegfried fled immediately.
"How does it seem like I'm the only lonely old man left?"
Ryoma sighed, with a slightly depressed countenance.
"Perhaps I should start preparing for the arrival of my grandchild."
...
Why did I end up among this group of people?
"Miss Cocolia, please bring me the soy sauce."
"Ah... oh oh..." Cocolia, who was cooking in the kitchen, seemed to wake up from a dream and handed the soy sauce next to her to the red-haired cook.
"Eh, elder lady Su Mei, please, don't call me miss anymore..."
"Isn't Miss Cocolia also quite young?" Su Mei said naturally with a smile.
"I really don't know where to start with what you just said."
"Believe me, among our group, let alone on average, Miss Cocolia, your age doesn't even reach the median."
Cocolia was speechless upon hearing this, and thinking about it, it seemed to be true.
The age composition of this group is unknown, with one or two individuals around 50,000 years old, several who are 400 or 500 years old, several 70 or 80 years old, and below them are people like her and Ragna, between 30 and 40 years old... Teenagers and twenty-somethings have become a minority in this group.
"But, thinking about it, I still don't know why I'm in this group..."
Cocolia washed the vegetables while looking at the ceiling.
Something is definitely not right here, right?
"Wow... the team from within 500 years is truly amazing..."
Su Mei expressed her amazement at the induction cooktop before regaining her composure.
"What did you just say? About why you're here, right?"
"Yes."
"Maybe it's because you don't object either?"
"I don't object?" Cocolia frowned and then sighed.
"It's true."
Nothing lasts forever; when one is idle, one tends to overthink things.
Even a strong woman like her occasionally thinks about personal matters; or rather, Nancy and her contemporaries set a bad precedent in this regard.
"It's just that the feeling of spending time with my own daughter is... a bit complicated."
"We, the apprentices, continue spending time with our master."
Su Mei cracked the egg while laughing.
"To be frank, we have inappropriate thoughts about our Great Master, so, what is this little matter of yours, Miss Cocolia?"
Cocolia's eye twitched.
Although Su Mei spoke lightly, a closer look reveals that her Taixu Blade Sect is truly an incredibly chaotic and unmanageable situation.
From Hua to Li Sushang, these three generations have mixed, and with Tian Shi as the target, that makes four generations.
If we analyze the details, they've already trampled on supposed worldly ethics, okay? Compared to the Taixu Blade Sect, her relationship with her own daughter is nothing.
"I have no idea if this is comforting or not."
Cocolia let out a long sigh.
There is no comfort in comparing who is worse; it brings no joy.
While the two chatted quietly, an uproar broke out outside.
"Auntie, auntie!"
Li Sushang came running into the kitchen, very excited.
"The Great Master and stepmother are fighting! They're already exchanging sword blows outside! Would you like to go take a look?"
"Which Great Master is it?"
"That silly Great Master, I guess."
Li Sushang said this as a matter of course.
"While my Great Master and stepmother were cooking in the kitchen next door, my stepmother got into a fight with my silly Great Master, and then my silly Great Master punched my stepmother. Then, the two went out to activate their blade god skills while fighting."
"Ling Shuang truly doesn't learn her lesson..."
Su Mei sighed.
She's going to go pick a fight with Senti? Do you really think she's as calm as our master?
That thing is just a husky, okay? If you bite her, she'll surely bite you back too.
Although Su Mei hadn't been out of the frozen state for long, she had already come to understand her mentor to some extent.
"If I remember correctly, isn't the Master also inside Senti's body? Is Ling Shuang fighting two at once?"
At that moment, Hua kept her word.
Once the matter with Tian Shi was resolved, Hua returned her body to Senti, but she remained in Senti's spiritual world.
Does it seem like the two of them get along quite well so far?
"Go find your Great Master and separate those two, I'm not going."
"There are two blade gods fighting each other outside! The scene is truly impressive..."
Li Sushang seemed very interested.
"Auntie, haven't you hit a wall? Go out and observe others; maybe you can overcome it right away!"
"Breakthrough?"
Su Mei looked helplessly at her daughter, extended a hand toward Li Sushang, and the next instant, a small but powerful sword aura, which Li Sushang was extremely familiar with, emanated from Su Mei's sleeve.
"Auntie? When did you become a blade master?" Li Sushang almost gasped in amazement beholding the seemingly harmless sword energy.
"Silly girl, I realized this when I brought you and your second mother from Mount Taixu..."
Su Mei, one of the Seven Swords of Taixu, is buried at Mount Taixu.
The one who will continue living in the world is a new Su Mei; this is what the phrase 'confined for a long time in a cage, but now able to return to nature' refers to."
Su Mei tapped Li Sushang's forehead.
"When coming down from the mountain..."
Li Sushang counted the time with her fingers.
"Then didn't you already know, auntie? You never mentioned it, nor did my second aunt."
"Yes, I know, but what's the use? It's just a skill for fighting and killing, what use does it have for me? So I didn't tell anyone."
"How is this possible...?"
Li Sushang pouted.
She finally understood why her aunt's spankings had always been painful since she was a child: auntie had reached the realm of a blade goddess long ago, so it would be strange if her spankings didn't hurt!
"Sushang, if you have free time to watch plays, why don't you learn some cooking techniques from your aunt, calligraphy and painting from your great-aunt, or at least sewing from your stepmother? A girl who is only good for fighting and arguing is not very well-liked."
Su Mei patted Li Sushang's head and spoke sincerely.
Although Su Mei tried to turn Li Sushang into a well-mannered young lady, it was Cheng Ling Shuang who taught her martial arts.
So, while Li Sushang was generally good, she still had some flaws... or rather, she was like a peculiar version of Cheng Ling Shuang.
"..."
Li Sushang scratched her ear.
"Auntie, who do you think I should learn to sew from?"
"Of course it's your stepmother Ling Shuang." Su Mei looked at Li Sushang.
"Wait, does stepmother know how to sew?"
Li Sushang had a look of absolute desperation on her face.
"We could say that stepmother doesn't like A, but E."
She couldn't imagine Cheng Ling Shuang knitting and embroidering; it was something totally out of the ordinary for her!
"No respect for your elders."
Su Mei tapped Li Sushang again.
"Have you forgotten? All your clothes as a child were sewn by your stepmother. She could weave a piece of fine silk in a day. I don't even come close to her. As for skill, she's probably the best among the Seven Swords."
"I don't remember any of that at all..." Li Sushang sighed and rubbed her forehead.
Her impression of her stepmother was, above all, that she was a person who ignored everyone and had a somewhat whimsical attitude.
She had no idea that her stepmother could have such a serious side.
"For your stepmother, every gesture is a form of martial art, so sewing is naturally a piece of cake... I knew you wouldn't have that kind of memory... although your stepmother's teaching skills aren't very good either."
Su Mei sighed.
"Your stepmother is cold on the outside, but warm on the inside."
"Her behavior with acquaintances isn't necessarily the same as with strangers..."
"If it weren't for your Great Master who took care of her, with Ling Shuang's personality, she would have run away to the mountains and forests to live like a wild woman long ago... Well, well, go find your Great Master and separate those two, they're fighting without even having had breakfast..."
"Okay!"
Li Sushang dodged Su Mei's hand that was rubbing her head and replied curtly.
"I think that girl is going to get a beating," Cocolia said sharply as she watched Li Sushang run off.
"Go ahead, let her get a beating. Who told that girl not to listen to advice?"
Li Sushang was someone Su Mei had seen grow up; how could Su Mei not know what kind of person that girl was?
"After receiving a couple of beatings, she'll know which shows are worth watching and which ones are not."