As is well known, there is nothing perfect in this world, only things that can be countered.
And the Kaslanas are just such a race, with both their strengths and weaknesses being very obvious. They will shine brightly in many aspects, and they will also lose face greatly in many aspects.
And that so-called "special attack against Kaslanas—the Guilty Conscience blow" is exactly that.
As long as one attacks a Kaslana who has done wrong with the resentment caused by that mistake, the Kaslana's evasion and damage reduction rates will drop by 99%!
This is the reason why Kallen, who acted without authorization and added drama for herself, was hurt by Otto's light karate chop, and why Kiana, who stole food and skipped school, was as strong as a monster when she encountered Mei and Himeko, yet was unable to escape despite her best efforts.
Even the reason why Theresa had her manga snatched away by Himeko, who held her down by the head, is the same. After all, who is in the right when they slack off at work to read manga?
Similarly—the reason why Siegfried was sent flying to the wall by a simple headbutt from Shigure Kira is the same, having nothing to do with his condition or injuries.
"Siegfried! Do you know what you've done wrong?!" Shigure Kira stood up, standing at the door and shouting at the top of her lungs at Siegfried, who she had sent flying with a headbutt.
It wasn't that she didn't blame him. Siegfried might also be a victim, but that didn't stop her from taking this opportunity to interrogate him and make him tell the truth.
Siegfried looked up with a pained expression... a fake pained expression. "Huh? I..."
Needless to say, he had already taken such a blow, so he must have done something wrong.
It wasn't as if he had never been wrongly accused before, but in those times, he could always dodge the attacks. Although this was a bit metaphysical, if he hadn't done anything wrong, he wouldn't have triggered the Guilty Conscience blow.
This was the experience Siegfried had gained from living for nearly forty years! It was also one of the ten great secrets passed down within the Kaslana family!
Besides "the guilty will be beaten," the Kaslana family secrets also included such truths of life as "if it's not poisonous, it's edible," "the stubborn will be exposed," and so on...
Don't underestimate the wisdom passed down from generation to generation of Kaslanas, you people who only see Kaslanas as single-celled organisms!
In short, after realizing the condition had been triggered, Siegfried started to cower, and at the same time, began to quickly calculate what he had done to wrong Shigure Kira.
Did he steal the small cake Cecilia had prepared for her? Or did he secretly use her nail polish to touch up his Alahato figurine? That shade was really rare...
It couldn't be that Shigure Kira had discovered he had deleted every audio file she had sent him, could it...
Damn, I've done a lot of things.
The more Siegfried thought about it, the guiltier he felt. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little nostalgic for the chairs in the city defense team's office.
At least the chairs they had prepared for him weren't the cold floor and walls...
"Hmph!" Seeing Siegfried stammer for a long time without an answer, Shigure Kira snorted, preparing to give him a hint. "Siegfried, you recently... no, a long time ago."
Shigure Kira glanced back at Bianka out of the corner of her eye, estimating the little girl's age. "About twelve to thirteen years ago, did you do something to wrong Cecilia?"
Twelve to thirteen years ago? So precise... hiss, wait!
Siegfried's face instantly turned pale.
Twelve to thirteen years ago...
"Is... is it related to my daughter?" Siegfried swallowed. He looked up, shrinking his neck as he looked at Shigure Kira, and asked cautiously.
He also saw Cecilia, sitting on the bed behind Shigure Kira.
Siegfried's obviously guilty tone made both Shigure Kira and Cecilia freeze. Cecilia's mind drifted for a moment, then was filled with confusion, while after a moment's pause, Shigure Kira's anger flared up again.
"You knew?!" she asked, her voice filled with disbelief.
Could it be that Siegfried wasn't a victim, but had known all along that he had an illegitimate daughter?
Could it be that he had discovered that I had taken the four-year-old Kiana out for a wilderness survival trip while Cecilia was on a business trip?!
"Your dad took you on a wilderness survival trip when you were four?!" On a distant train, Sin Mal also let out a cry of disbelief.
Kiana's mouth was full of food. As she nodded at the stunned Sin Mal, Seele, and the others, she didn't forget to use her shadowless hands to quickly snatch food from the dishes in front of them.
"That's consistent with my understanding of Kaslanas," Schrodinger said calmly, eating her meal and taking a moment to express her opinion, while at the same time, accurately slapping the hand that was trying to snatch food from in front of her with her chopsticks.
See, this is the so-called "Guilty Conscience blow."
Schrodinger also knew about this so-called "Kaslana family secret." Back then, she and the others, along with Joyce, had studied this family for a long time.
"Your family is really..." Frélle didn't know how to comment. For a moment, she didn't know whether to say the family was good or bad.
It seems that only Kiana's dad is bad... wait, where's the food in front of me?!
After forcefully swallowing the mouthful of food, Kiana added, "Yeah, and not just once. My stinky old dad would say, 'The strongest warriors must be trained from a young age,' and then he would take me to the jungle, the snow, a deserted island, all over the place."
As she spoke, Kiana looked up, reminiscing about that time, and then gave everyone a bright smile. "It was so much fun!"
"Doesn't sound fake..." Bronya sighed, then silently kicked Sin Mal under the table.
The kick brought Sin Mal back to her senses. Realizing her gaffe, she quickly sat down, composed herself, and prepared to continue eating.
Huh? Where's my food?!
"So cool!" Rozaliya and Liliya were still in shock. The two of them were like curious babies, constantly asking, "Did Kiana encounter any wild animals as a child? I heard those places have very scary beasts!"
"This kind of beast—awooo~"
Liliya also nodded solemnly, her eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge.
"Of course!" At this, Kiana's eyes lit up as if she had remembered something. "When we went to the snowfield, we encountered a super big hamster!"
A corner of Shu's eye twitched.
Snowfield, hamster...
Could it be...
"Bigger than my dad!" Kiana held a bowl of rice piled high in her left hand, and her right hand's chopsticks were still holding a large chicken leg. She used both arms to gesture the size. "Luckily, my dad scared it away!"
...Wasn't that a bear?
Shu thought of the large bear living in the last car of the train, and the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch again.
That was definitely a bear!