I still haven't found out if Shu likes Alahato or not!
Siegfried almost slapped himself.
What was all this?! The problem should be why Shu didn't look happy at all!
The emotional perception of the Kaslanas was ridiculously powerful, so much so that it made people suspect that this clan might be a group of mind-reading aliens disguised as a family called Kaslana.
Cecilia had disguised herself so well back then, so perfectly, yet Siegfried could see the repression and confusion deep in her heart at a glance. How could he not see Shu's true thoughts now?
Shu's appearance of suppressing himself to cater to Siegfried's words was too similar to Cecilia's back then. The only difference was...
Shu was far less skilled than Cecilia, and he didn't have her inherent composure.
Cecilia's repression was because she couldn't show her true self, while Shu's repression was more like...
Completely accommodating him?!
No, what was this?!
I've become the one being pampered?! Hey! No wonder the chat was so comfortable!
Siegfried, who had discovered that he was going in the wrong direction, immediately stopped his one-sided output. After staring at Shu for a while, he finally understood the key to the matter with his brilliant brain.
He was too proactive! The reason why Shu was having such a hard time talking was definitely because he didn't actually like playing games!
Damn it, even those old fossils in Future City liked to play games. Why was it that Shu, who didn't look much older than his daughter, was someone who didn't play games?!
Siegfried suspected that Shu had lied to him about the previous question! His way of relaxing was not playing games at all!
Whether Shu's way of relaxing was playing games or not, Siegfried knew that he shouldn't continue on this topic. If it was a lie, then Shu's lie meant that he had his own reasons for not wanting him to know the truth. And if it was true...
Was it true? My god! If it was true, then Siegfried would have to consider what kind of life Shu usually led to have self-deprecatingly considered this kind of mental exhaustion a form of relaxation!
Otto must be up to no good again!
Thinking of this, Siegfried frowned slightly. This was coincidentally caught by Shu, dealing another heavy blow to him.
No, I have to find a way to give the initiative to Shu, let him talk, and I'll just learn from Shu's example and accommodate his ideas.
Hmm...
I'll just ask Shu how he and Kiana met!
Without much thought, Siegfried immediately decided on the next topic. The first thing to deal with was his long-criticized "inability to lie."
He had a plan for this! Since his expression couldn't lie, then couldn't he just cover his face!
So he imitated the appearance of "Commander Raiden" played by a certain company in "New Century Alahato Homu," crossed his hands in front of his face, and felt that he was extremely cool.
He just needed a pair of reflective glasses.
And when Shu asked if Kiana had told him this story, Siegfried suddenly realized that Kiana had actually told this story long ago.
But the plan came first, and he had to endure such a challenge...
Am I really going to lie? Heh, what a difficult challenge...
Siegfried shook his head very calmly, and then keenly noticed a fleeting trace of... dejection? from Shu.
Oh no! I think I've messed up!!
"Alright... since you want to know, Mr. Siegfried, it's not a big deal to talk about it." Shu's voice was very calm, as if he was talking about something not worth mentioning.
Hmm... he was so aggrieved he was about to cry.
This was Siegfried's feeling, and it was a very clear feeling.
"When I met Kiana, the Honkai had been around for about a month. We met in a convenience store. At that time, I was gathering supplies and thought Kiana was an enemy, so I attacked her..."
"Oh~ so that's how it is~!" This was an imitation of Shu's previous words, but it came out of Siegfried's mouth with a deliberate sarcasm.
This tone made Shu look up in confusion, only to see Siegfried blinking sincerely.
Those azure eyes seemed to have a magical power that could put people at ease. Shu composed the thoughts that had been stirred up by the strange tone and reorganized his words.
Shu's version was a little different from what Siegfried had heard from Kiana...
The time and place were correct, but Kiana had said that "she had ambushed Shu."
Although it could be inferred from what was said later that Shu was not that strong at that time and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was an ordinary person, the fact that he could knock Shu out had given Siegfried a great shock, so he remembered it quite clearly.
How come his daughter had become a righteous defender here?
"After being knocked out by Kiana, when I woke up, I tried to... hmm, put on a disguise to deceive her. At that time, I didn't know much about the situation here, so my disguise was easily exposed.
"After that, we officially got to know each other... I told Kiana what the Honkai was, and she also shared a piece of cake and a loaf of bread... and other food with me..."
Realizing that he seemed to have gone into too much detail, Shu quickly blurred his words and tried to make his language more concise so that Siegfried could filter out more effective information.
Little did he know that Siegfried's attention had been completely focused on the useless details that Shu had omitted.
Whoa! I didn't expect Shu to remember it so clearly!
Due to certain Kaslana traits, Kiana had also clearly recounted all the food she had given Shu at that time. When she mentioned the small cake, there was a trace of heartache on her face.
There was no heartache on Shu's face, only full of tenderness...
?
Why would he be tender towards a piece of cake?
Siegfried felt that he had caught a blind spot, but he hadn't forgotten that he should now make a corresponding response.
Shu thought for a while before continuing: "In order to let me eat, Kiana untied the rope that was used to tie me up. She didn't even consider that I might be a bad person... She trusted me very much, just because she felt that 'I was a good person'."
This was the first time he had heard this. Kiana's version hadn't mentioned this plot at all. Siegfried couldn't help but listen a little more seriously.
But he still looked at Shu a little strangely and was puzzled by the deeper gentleness he showed.
You really are a good person... believing in a good person... why are you so touched?