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"I... I don't really like running around..."

Galina is rather timid and has an introverted and shy personality; she is a typical example of someone with social anxiety.

Therefore, compared to the quiet Aurora and the lively Agatha, Galina preferred to stay alone in a corner and quietly observe the others.

Galina is occasionally affected by the emotions of others, whether she is happy or sad, and she almost wears her emotions on her sleeve.

Bella glanced at Galina, said nothing more, and gracefully walked towards Qiu Bi.

At this moment, Qiu Bi and Alexandra each found a place to sit down and began to discuss their journey to the Far East.

The initial plan was to travel to the Far East in two ways: one was to travel slowly as a tourist, and the other was to travel to the Far East by public transportation.

Initially, the three members of the Snow Wolf Squad and the Magical Girl Squad all preferred the first option, but upon learning that Alexandra had a young daughter, they chose the second option.

As for what kind of transportation to take...

After some discussion, Cecilia ultimately suggested choosing the "railway".

In the event of an attack by Honkai Beasts, Cecilia and the members of the Snow Wolf Squad can protect Sirin, Alexandra, and Bronya in time.

In contrast, among the five members of the Magical Girl Squad, perhaps only Bella is good at protecting the others.

After all, Bella possesses the "self-cultivation of a maid," which includes knowledge of caring for and protecting others.

Unfortunately, Sirin didn't know the exact location of the Far East, otherwise she could have gone there directly through the purple hole instead of taking the slower railway.

"Daddy, you can ride Sirin's magic wand! Sirin will use the magic wand to protect Bronya!"

"No."

Qiu Bi rejected Xilin without hesitation.

The magic wand ship that Sirin created recently attracted the attention of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy. Now that it has been created again, it undoubtedly tells us that the Second Herrscher is unharmed and is ready to wreak havoc on the world again.

At that time, everyone will be drawn into the "Second Honkai War".

Upon hearing Qiu Bi's explanation, Xilin reluctantly abandoned her idea of ​​making another magic wand.

"Madam, have you packed your luggage?"

Qiu Bi looked at Xilin's mother, only to meet her gaze, which was both resentful and dissatisfied.

She felt resentful because Qiu Bi had found two more female partners, and dissatisfied because Qiu Bi had not been satisfying her recently.

After all, Qiu Bi has been either staying near the Tower of Babel or living at home with Celine, Aurora, Agatha, Galina, and Bella. Celine's mother has to deliberately avoid the five girls in order to be intimate with Qiu Bi for a while.

Even so, he would occasionally be accidentally seen by the five girls, which would eventually make him tense up and speed up the process of "disarming".

Although Celine's mother used "couples' activities" as an excuse to dispel the five girls' doubts, for some reason, she felt that Bella's gaze when she caught the two being intimate was a little strange, as if...

envious?

Celine's mother had a vague feeling that Bella should know something and wanted to ask Bella directly, but considering that Bella was only a 13-year-old child, she found it difficult to ask.

Therefore, Celine's mother never understood what was going on with Bella's gaze.

Qiu Bi noticed that Xilin's mother seemed a little off, so he couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Celine's mother's thoughts returned to reality, and she then murmured resentfully, "Qiu Bi, given our relationship, there's no need to call me 'Madam' anymore—my name is 'Sophia'."

Chapter 45 Once upon a time, there was a Fairy Castle, and there lived an extraordinary Merlin.

Qiu Bi actually knew Sophia's name long ago, but considering that their relationship had not yet progressed further, he had not called her by her name directly.

Later, even after a crucial breakthrough in their relationship, Qiu Bi never called Sophia by her first name.

Sophia initially didn't feel anything was wrong, assuming that Qiu Bi liked the title "wife." But now that she saw Qiu Bi had two female companions and both of them called her by her first name, including one who looked exactly like her, she immediately became anxious.

That's why Sophia used resentful words to remind Qiu Bi.

Whether Qiu Bi prefers white-haired women or experienced "married women," Sofia has lost her competitive edge, so she can't help but feel anxious.

At the same time, Qiu Bi seemed to know Sophia's anxiety and took the initiative to comfort her, saying, "Sophia, don't worry—what I said before will not change."

Qiu Bi's idea was simple: since he had inherited Prime Minister Cao's will anyway, he might as well just state this matter directly.

Although they may not express it directly in words, they can indirectly convey it through their behavior.

"Dad, when are we leaving? Celine wants to live in a really, really big house!"

Xilin repeated the word "big" three times, attempting to describe the fairytale-like "magic castle" with her meager knowledge.

Borrowing a term from a story Qiu Bi once told, it is the "Fairy Castle" that belongs exclusively to magical girls.

Even now, Xilin still remembers a short snippet of a song that Qiu Bi once hummed—

Once upon a time, there was a Magic Fairy Castle, and there lived an extraordinary Merlin!

Sirin even asked who Merlin was, but the answer she received was, "Merlin is a very powerful magical girl trainer."

Although Sirin didn't know what a "magical girl trainer" was, it sounded really cool, so she decided to find a "magical girl trainer" and expand her magical girl team into a magical girl army.

"A big house... We'll be leaving in a little while, let's wait for Mom to pack her luggage first."

Qiu Bi rubbed Xilin without any politeness, which made Xilin angry and she punched and kicked, but she had no strength to speak of and tended to act cute and coquettish.

After a while, Xilin felt Qiu Bi's hand leave her head. She couldn't help but open her eyes a crack to secretly observe Qiu Bi. She found that Qiu Bi had already gone to help Sophia pack her luggage, and immediately pouted unhappily.

"Humph!"

Xilin gave a soft snort, her youthful face filled with dissatisfaction and unhappiness.

Seeing this, Cecilia reached out and hugged Celine, smiling and comforting her.

“Little Sirin, your father didn’t mean to neglect you. He just needs to help Sophia’s mother pack her luggage first, and then move into the big, big house with little Sirin as soon as possible.”

"Yay! Celine wants to move into a super big house as soon as possible!"

Children's thinking is often very simple, and they don't even pay attention to one thing for long. Once they encounter something more interesting, they will immediately abandon their previous ideas or become unhappy.

Upon hearing that Qiu Bi wanted to move her into a "big, big house" as soon as possible, Xilin's unhappiness and dissatisfaction vanished instantly, leaving only endless joy.

"Little Sirin, be good, or your little sister will dislike you."

Although Cecilia had never raised children, her experience in caring for Maria and Angelia allowed her to easily grasp Celine's thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Sirin instinctively looked at Alexandra.

Bronya seemed to have been awakened by the noise Sirin had made earlier while acting cute. She had already opened her eyes and was curiously looking around Sirin's house, neither crying nor making a fuss.

Seeing this, Sirin quickly sat up straight and obediently nestled in Cecilia's lap, sincerely apologizing, "Bronya, I'm sorry... Sirin accidentally woke you up."

"It's alright, I don't blame... Sister Sirin..."

Bronya forgave Sirin in a childish voice, but when she said "Sirin," there was a noticeable pause and her words were very unclear.

Then, Sirin began to seriously correct Bronya's pronunciation, and Bronya also earnestly repeated Sirin's name, accepting Sirin's correction.

In an instant, the house was filled with Sirin's earnest teaching voice and Bronya's childish voice echoing her words.

Cecilia and Alexandra exchanged a smile and did not disturb Sirin and Bronya.

Bella, who was helping Qiu Bi and Sophia pack their luggage, glanced at Xilin and Bronya, then silently continued packing.

Even now, Bella is still racking her brains trying to figure out how to become Celine's fourth "mother".

……

at the same time.

After leaving Xilin's house, Shiyu Qiluo and the others reached a snack street, but found it difficult to continue.

"Taking care of young children is really troublesome!"

Watching Aurora and Agatha choosing pastries, Shub looked like a defeated rooster.

Since neither Aurora nor Agatha had any money, the cost of buying pastries naturally fell on the shoulders of Shigure Kira, Salome, Shub, and Patrick.

"It's just some pastries, nothing serious."

Salome waved her hand, not caring at all about the mere cost of pastries.

Patrick chuckled upon hearing this: "With Salome's assets, she certainly doesn't need to care about such trivial matters."

Of the four—Shigure Kira, Salome, Shub, and Patrick—Shub was the poorest.

Shigure Kira has an "idol dream" and knows that being an idol is very expensive, so she keeps saving up her Valkyrie salary so that she can engage in idol activities after retiring in the future.

Before becoming a Valkyrie, Salome was a genius dancer who earned enough money to squander her entire life, so she naturally wouldn't care about a small amount of money.

Although Patrick was in charge of intelligence gathering and information processing for the Snow Wolf Squad, he had earned three doctoral degrees from MIT and was not actually short of money.

In contrast, Shub would lavishly "treat" herself after receiving her wages, claiming that she might not see the sun rise the next day.

However, Shub always manages to escape death and become the ultimate survivor, only to end up in a miserable situation where she can't afford to eat because she runs out of money early on.

If Salome hadn't regularly provided food for Shub, Shub might have been the first Valkyrie to starve to death.

"Damn it! You bunch of wicked rich people!"

"You stupid dog, you still owe me a lot of money."

Salome's concise words immediately silenced Shub.

Shub glared angrily at Salome, but couldn't utter a word in rebuttal.

After all, Salome was telling the truth; she did indeed owe Salome a large sum of money.

On the other side, Shigure Kira stood in front of the counter, selecting pastries one by one.

Not knowing Cecilia's preferences, Shigure Kira decided to pack all the pastries into one package.

The next second, as if she remembered Qiu Bi, she immediately changed her mind and asked the shop assistant to pack two portions of all the pastries.

Chapter 46 Sirin Wants to Ride Her Dad!

Before long, the pastry shop staff packed all the pastries into two portions, and also packed the pastries that Aurora and Agatha had chosen.

It's worth mentioning that Aurora and Agatha didn't forget Galina, Bella, Sirin, and Bronya, who were staying at Sirin's house, and specially picked out a pastry for the four girls.

However, because there were too many pastries to carry by herself, Shigure Kira asked Shub, Salome, and Patrick for help.

As for Aurora and Agatha...