boyutpedia Chapter 209 Fu Hua and Durandal
Chapter 209 Fu Hua and Durandal
"White Knight Moonlight, hmm, that's quite unexpected."
After a series of compatibility tests, White Knight Moonlight had the highest compatibility, which even Otto didn't expect.
He originally thought that War Knight Moon Rabbit was the most compatible with the characteristics of the Isaniat family bloodline, but he never expected that in the end he would still return to White Knight Moonlight.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
"Haha, I just thought of something interesting," Otto laughed. "You know what? The Godslayer Armor you're wearing actually has a user."
“There’s one?” Maria frowned. “Then why did you take it out for me to try on?”
"It's okay, anyway, that user won't wear this armor again."
"why?"
Maria asked, somewhat puzzled. After all, this armor was the fourth-generation Valkyrie armor, and its performance was incomparable to that of the third generation. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only a few fourth-generation armors.
"Because the previous user was K423, who is currently using the name Kiana Kaslana, and she didn't put on this armor through any legitimate means, this armor, in principle, has no user."
Hearing this, Maria was even more puzzled.
"Not through official channels?"
She couldn't think of any other unofficial way to access the system here and summon these fourth-generation Valkyrie armors.
"How should I put it? Due to an accident, K423, who was just reviewing history to prepare for her makeup exam, entered an archive area that I had deliberately sealed off. It was there that I decided to give it a try and put her in this armor. Unexpectedly, it matched successfully on the first try."
"An accident? I have a feeling you did it on purpose."
"That's a huge misunderstanding. The archives in that area can only be opened by me or someone with the bloodline of the Kaslana family. They are usually hidden deep within a large number of archives. Who knew that K423 would be so lucky as to just casually explore and get in."
"..."
It was clear that Maria didn't buy Alto's explanation, and Alto simply shrugged and didn't offer any further explanation.
They left the basement with Maria, whose ID was already linked, and then went to the laboratory where Fu Hua's medical pod was stored.
"This is...?" Maria asked, looking at Fu Hua with her eyes closed. "How come the immortals of Shenzhou are here?"
"After all, she was on the verge of death for some reason and is now receiving my treatment. I don't want to spend so much time waiting for her to recover on her own. Judging by the time, she should wake up soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Hua, who was inside the treatment pod, opened her eyes.
"See, am I right?"
As the nutrient solution inside the capsule slowly descended, Fu Hua's body successfully touched the ground. With a hiss, the capsule door slowly opened amidst a large amount of white smoke.
Congratulations, my friend!
Alto had barely stepped forward and hadn't even finished speaking when a hand pierced through the white mist and grabbed his neck.
"Um, I mean, my friend didn't have to treat me like this, did he? I'm the one who saved you, after all."
Looking into Fu Hua's bloodshot eyes, Otto couldn't help but feel a chill, sensing that something bad was about to happen.
Fortunately, nothing happened, and the next second Fu Hua's eyes returned to their original state.
"I don't think we have much to talk about with Alto."
"Don't say that. After all, we just had some disagreements. Now that it's all over, I don't think we need to make a big fuss over this, do we?"
Fu Hua clenched her hands, feeling the surging power within her body, confirming that her body, just as the Herrscher of Knowledge and the Captain had said, had returned to its peak.
However, his sword spirit had not yet returned, but that was to be expected, as sword spirit is a state of mind. A state of mind cannot be recovered overnight, but now that he had the help of the Herrscher of Knowledge, he didn't need to force his sword spirit.
"Although I am very grateful to you for helping me heal all my hidden wounds, our current disagreement is based on our beliefs."
"Alright, alright. Since you insist on leaving, I won't force you. After all, no matter what, Fate doesn't have the power to forcibly keep you here."
"Thanks, but I don't want to make a big fuss. It would be best if you just let me leave."
After saying that, Fu Hua turned to leave, and then she saw Maria wearing the Moonlight Armor behind Otto.
After collecting a vast amount of memories from her mind, Fu Hua confirmed who the person in front of her was.
Yes, the reason Fu Hua woke up so late was because as the damage to her brain was repaired, all her previous memories were also activated.
This forced Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Knowledge to spend a great deal of time sorting through those tens of thousands of years of memories, in order to prevent Fu Hua from falling into a coma due to the overwhelming amount of memories.
Most of these memories were extracted and sealed by the Herrscher of Knowledge, and will not be revealed unless Fu Hua actively seeks them out.
After all, the principle behind using Feather Dust is similar: it extracts unwanted memories from the brain and puts them into a feather. When needed, the sealed memories can be retrieved by reading the memories on the feather.
However, this time the container used for sealing is the Herrscher Core that the Herrscher of Consciousness has re-condensed. Because the Herrscher of Consciousness helped to condense it, strictly speaking, Fu Hua is not the official Eighth Herrscher of this world.
After all, the original one had been sealed in Feather Dust by Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Knowledge. However, even so, Fu Hua could still use the power of this Herrscher core to replace Kenshin in using the Void Sword God.
Back to topic.
“You are Maria, right? Although I don’t quite understand why you want to become a Valkyrie again, I want to tell you that Otto is not a trustworthy person.”
After saying that, Fu Hua left. Just as Fu Hua and Maria's figures passed each other, Maria's voice rang in Fu Hua's ears.
“I know, but I also have reasons why I have to listen to him.”
Fu Hua was taken aback at first, then walked away without looking back.
Fu Hua was indeed curious about Maria's reason for having to obey Otto, but she knew she couldn't stay there any longer. Fu Hua also had a premonition that she would soon meet Maria again, so she suppressed her curiosity and decided to leave first.
"Hey old fogey, we're already outside the Schicksal headquarters area, shouldn't you tell me where you're headed next? And aren't you curious why Maria agreed to Otto's arrangement to become a Valkyrie again?"
"Next, I plan to go to Anti-Entropy first, after all, I need to let the headmaster and the others know I'm safe. Then I plan to go to World Serpent to check on Kiana's situation. Finally, I'll probably choose to join Anti-Entropy."
Fu Hua said, "But from what you're saying, you know about Maria's predicament?"
"Ah, I know a little bit," the Herrscher of Knowledge replied. "To be fair, this Maria is indeed clever. I didn't expect that she would actually find out Kiana's identity through her own investigation."
"Kiana's identity?" Fu Hua asked, puzzled, then realized and asked, "Do you mean Maria has found out what the real Kiana's current identity is?"
“Yes, that’s right,” said the Herrscher of Knowledge. “I guess that’s why Otto found some weakness in her, which is why she had no choice but to obey him. Otherwise, given her current status as the head of the Shaniat family, Otto might not be able to command her.”
“Indeed,” Fu Hua agreed.
Ultimately, Mandate of Heaven is a religious organization jointly established by the three families of Apocalypse, Shaniat, and Kaslana. Although the Apocalypse family has always held the reins of Mandate of Heaven, this does not mean that the other two families have lost their autonomy.
Even though five hundred years of rule had concentrated power in Otto's hands, at least on the surface, Otto did not have the power to directly command the heads of the other two families.
Therefore, Maria could ignore Otto's orders if she wanted to. Of course, whether she could bear the consequences of doing so was another matter entirely.
However, compared to Maria's situation, Fu Hua is more concerned about what the real Kiana's current identity is.
"Xiao Shi, can you tell me who the real Kiana is?"
"I told you not to call me Xiaoshi! Whatever, it doesn't matter. By the way, old antique, are you sure you want to know?"
Fu Hua nodded and said, "Of course I want to know. Whether he's dead or alive, I want to confirm it."
"Then go tell Theresa and the others?"
"…Yes."
After a moment of silence, the Herrscher of Knowledge finally couldn't bear Fu Hua's almost pleading gaze and revealed the true identity of Kiana.
"Okay, okay, I'll say it! The real Kiana is Durandal!"
"As expected." Fu Hua murmured with an "I knew it" expression.
"Old fogey, judging from your expression, you actually had this suspicion a long time ago?"
"Yes. After all, the probability of someone with extraordinary talent like Durandal appearing in an orphan from an ordinary family background is extremely low. So I secretly investigated Durandal's background and found many discrepancies. That was the first time I suspected her background."
"Oh, I didn't know there was such a thing!"
"Hmm? Xiao Shi, if I remember correctly, you should have all my memories, so why don't you remember this?"
"Who said I don't remember... Well, actually, it's because my world's old-timer didn't investigate Durandal's background. After all, she had very little contact with Durandal before and only knew that she was the fastest person in history to become an S-class Valkyrie."
“That makes sense,” Fu Hua nodded.
"But speaking of which, old antique, what made you decide to investigate Durandal's background in the first place? When I was helping you sort out your memories, I didn't see you having much contact with Durandal."
"Since you can access my memories, why don't you look at them yourself?"
"I was just worried you wouldn't agree. Now that you've agreed, I'll go see it myself!"
After obtaining Fu Hua's consent, the Herrscher of Knowledge began to examine the relevant memories, while Fu Hua went to the airport and booked a plane ticket to travel to the city where Theresa was.
At the same time, the Herald of Knowledge also obtained the answers he sought from his memories.
In short, Fu Hua and Cecilia in this world have a very good relationship. Fu Hua even served as Cecilia's martial arts teacher when she was a child.
Therefore, on the night Kiana was born, Cecilia not only invited Theresa, but also Fu Hua, who had just returned to Schicksal headquarters to report for duty.
That night in Cecilia's room, Cecilia expressed her wish that the two of them could become Kiana's godmothers together. Although Theresa was somewhat unhappy that Cecilia wanted to ask another person to be Kiana's godmother, and that it was against the rules, she ultimately did not object.
Thus, Kiana in this world had two godmothers for the first time. However, because Fu Hua was usually very busy, Kiana was mostly taken care of by Theresa, while Fu Hua appeared by Kiana's side more often as a teacher who imparted knowledge and skills.
Therefore, Fu Hua in this world also developed a deep affection for Kiana, which caused her to feel incredibly complex emotions whenever she saw K423, even though she herself did not know where these emotions came from.
However, this raises another question: why did Theresa have no doubts about Fu Hua joining St. Freya Academy as a student, as if she had never met Fu Hua at all?
Fortunately, Fu Hua's memories provided the answer. It was still the Second Honkai Impact 3rd. After everything was over, in the hospital room, Fu Hua used the Void Treasury Mimic Feather to delete Theresa's memories of the Second Honkai Impact 3rd.
Also deleted were all of Fu Hua's memories. At that time, because Fu Hua burned her memories, she had forgotten her relationship with Theresa and Kiana's family, which is why the world continued to develop according to the original plot.
The reason she noticed Durandal was because Fu Hua still harbored feelings for the real Kiana deep down, which made her feel a sense of guilt when she saw Durandal.
In order to figure out where her guilt came from, Fu Hua began to investigate Durandal's identity.
However, as the investigation deepened, Fu Hua not only discovered that the files in Durandal had been forged, but also that these forgeries were all made by Otto.
For this reason, in order to continue her cooperation with Alto, Fu Hua had no choice but to suspend the investigation.
Now that Fu Hua's memories have fully returned, she understands where that guilt came from.
Recalling the results of her initial investigation, Fu Hua deduced that Durandal might be the real Kiana, but all of this still needed to be confirmed.
The words of the Unknown Lawrence immediately confirmed Fu Hua's conjecture, and in doing so, Fu Hua understood one of the reasons why Maria was not in control of her own destiny.
Of course, Durandal's true identity is not enough to threaten Maria. After all, Otto, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, would not be foolish enough to use Durandal's safety to threaten Maria.
That leaves only one possibility, and Fu Hua already has the answer in her mind.
However, it's really inconvenient for her to step in and help right now. Perhaps she'll only have a chance to help her through this difficult time when they meet again.
It wasn't that Fu Hua was overly compassionate, but rather that if she could get the Shaniat family on her side, the final battle with Otto might be easier. After all, Fu Hua knew that having more friends meant having fewer enemies.