Trust Your Teacher One Last Time

Cocolia, who was sitting on the first floor, looked at the Valkyrie who entered, her face showing a hint of helplessness.

Stuffing it into a ventilation duct... I can't believe you came up with this idea.

You've been watching too many movies, haven't you?

Cocolia watched Kiana slowly crawling through the ventilation duct on the monitor, and her lips twitched slightly.

"We at Anti-Entropy also have surveillance cameras in the ventilation ducts."

"I know, that's why I let her go in that way. If she gets stuck there, it's easy for her to come out, right?"

Himeko pulled up a chair next to Cocolia and sat down.

"Is this the first time we've ever sat down and chatted like this?"

Himeko looked at the woman in military uniform in front of her with a sense of emotion.

The two of them have really engaged in a lot of match-fixing over the past two years, and they've been friends for a long time.

"Yes, I've wanted to talk to you, Himeko- sensei, for a long time."

Cocolia smiled gently.

... To be honest, it's really unbelievable that such a smile appeared on Cocolia's face at this point in time.

This gave Liu Bai a great sense of accomplishment.

"Himeko- sensei, I hope my Bronya hasn't caused you any trouble."

"Not at all, Bronya has always been a good girl at school."

Etc...

Liu Bai suddenly felt that the conversation between the two people seemed a bit strange.

It's less of a meeting of colleagues and more like... a parent-teacher conference?

"Um, Himeko- sensei, how are Bronya's grades these past two years?" Cocolia continued to ask.

Sure enough, this is exactly the topic of the parent-teacher meeting!

"Huh? Didn't Bronya tell you?"

"The main reason is that I'm too busy with work, Bronya sometimes can't get through to me on the phone."

Cocolia explained.

"In addition, Bronya is a bit precocious, so there are some things I, as her parent, shouldn't ask her."

Okay, precociousness isn't the problem, the problem is early romantic relationships...

Okay, early romance isn't a problem. By Russian standards, Bronya isn't considered to be in a relationship early.

But the problem is that the target is the Alliance Leader!

Every time I think about Cocolia, I can't help but get a headache.

What also gave her a headache was Seele and the restless little girls in the orphanage.

Because of this, Cocolia has been trying to make herself less noticeable in front of Edison for the past two years, afraid that Edison would care about how his daughters, who are now mothers, are doing.

Because she was very self-aware, and with Raiden Ryoma, who was obsessed with his daughter, taking the fall for her, Cocolia had a relatively smooth life these past two years.

"Hmm... I roughly understand."

"Understand?" Cocolia was slightly taken aback. Do you really understand?

"Well, after all, Bronya and Mei sometimes talk about things that even I'm not comfortable talking about."

"Ah, that, I understand." Cocolia immediately realized.

Because of her Herrscher state, Mei's hobbies are no secret among them.

Without her Herrscher form, Mei would have been dead by now. However, because Mei in her Herrscher form is really awesome and powerful, no one looks at Mei with prejudice.

"Thank you so much, Himeko -Himeko."

Cocolia said sympathetically, while also being a little worried about Bronya.

This girl might really have gone astray... Back then, the Alliance Leader finally managed to correct her from the path of weapons, but now she's going to go astray in some unspeakable direction?

As for Mei has already gone astray... Cocolia thinks, "She's not my daughter, why am I so worried?"

However, if we could go back ten or eight years, if Raiden Ryoma had brought Mei to see Cocolia, Cocolia might not have minded taking in a goddaughter.

Well... thankfully that didn't happen, otherwise Cocolia would have been doubly frustrated.

"By the way, may I see Bronya's report card for the past two years?"

Cocolia could only worry about Bronya's grades.

"If Mr. Siegfried had said that, I would have said no, but Cocolia ... Mrs. Cocolia say whatever you want."

Himeko and Cocolia were not close, nor were they in a superior-subordinate relationship. After thinking for a long time, considering that the other party already had a daughter, she simply addressed her as "Madam".

"... Well, I'm not married yet. Bronya and Seele are children from an orphanage—although I do treat them like my own children."

Cocolia explained with an embarrassed expression.

Chapter 222 One Last Trust in My Teacher

"... This is the first parent-teacher conference in my teaching career."

Himeko looked at Cocolia leaving with a strange expression.

"Surprisingly, it's not bad?"

"I can only say that Cocolia's temper has improved in the last two years, and she's not as domineering anymore."

Liu Bai corrected him with a touch of emotion.

"If it were Cocolia from five or six years ago... don't forget that her nickname in the Schicksal Archives was 'Witch'."

"I see."

Himeko glanced at Liu Bai beside her.

"But what surprised me the most was that you have no connection with Cocolia."

"What do you mean by 'related'? Can you stop with the pointless speculation?" Liu Bai's face darkened.

"Who told you... Fine, our Anti-Entropy faction is the one that fights for the Alliance Leader, is it wrong for me to make such a statement?"

Himeko felt that Anti-Entropy was good in every aspect, except that the whole organization's style was off because of the issue of Liu Bai.

"I had always suspected that the full name of our Anti-Entropy was actually 'Anti-Entropy Harem Group'."

"..."

This rant is so subtle it leaves you speechless.

"That's a really bad way to put it."

"I don't think it's an exaggeration, so I was quite surprised today."

"Then I suggest you go and surprise your old colleagues."

"Old colleague..."

Thinking of her captain and her teammates, Himeko twitched the corners of her mouth.

Come on, which of those people doesn't have ulterior motives towards Liu Bai?

In addition, over the years, those girls who used to whine about being "leftover women" are now truly "leftover women"...

They probably see Liu Bai as a hungry wolf seeing a piece of meat.

The only one who's doing alright is probably our own team leader... even though she's also caught the "leftover woman syndrome."

If you had to pick a name, it would be those comrades who were the people Himeko least wanted to see.

Well... after all, she's now the closest to finding a partner among the former stormtroopers. If she hadn't become a teacher at St. Freya, she might have been sent to the cross to be punished by heaven long ago.

However, there was absolutely no way I could say this to Liu Bai.

"Speaking of which, let's go see Wendy. After all, she's practically my student."

Himeko quickly changed the subject.

"If anything were to happen to me, I wouldn't be able to explain it to the captain."

"I feel that after she participated in the experiment, she was no longer able to explain herself to Ragna."

Despite his complaints, Liu Bai nodded.

However, Liu Bai didn't have much experience in this area either.

He and Wendy weren't really that close; it was mostly up to Wendy herself.

However, Wendy had already been successfully contained by Anti-Entropy before the simulation began.

This is understandable, since Wendy in the original timeline died in Anti-Entropy's hands during human experimentation.

However, now that Anti-Entropy doesn't practice human body modification, it should be fine even without Liu Bai's involvement.

But... it's worth going to take a look.

Let's just take a look at Edison while we're at it.

Himeko led Liu Bai and, by asking for directions along the way, finally found the ME Corp's laboratory.

Knock knock knock.

"Please come in."

Edison's calm voice rang out.

"Anti-Entropy... uh, Anti-Entropy Valkyrie of St. Freya, Himeko, reporting for duty!"

Himeko then realized that her position seemed somewhat unclear.

This is a legacy issue. Back then, both she and Ragna were openly known spies, and their positions were quite ambiguous due to their hasty "appointment."

Fortunately, one thing is clear: she is one of Reanna's subordinates, a former member of the Valkyrie Schicksal now a member of the Valkyrie Anti-Entropy Special Forces.

That's why Himeko thought about it and then reported it this way.

Although the person in front of me is a rival in love, I cannot deny that he is now the acting boss of Anti-Entropy.

—In fact, to use Liu Bai's words, Edison was the housekeeper of the entire Anti-Entropy.

"Oh, Himeko, I've heard about you before. You've worked hard all these years."

Edison at the control panel, greeted them in a very formal manner.

Clearly, Edison didn't pay much attention to Himeko, while Joyce, standing next to him, looked hesitant.

If he remembers correctly...

Joyce silently swallowed the words she wanted to say.

Let's not get involved in our Alliance Leader's love life, okay? And even if we take a step back, he's still shipping Liu Bai and Einstein, okay?

So even if you were to report someone, you shouldn't report them to Edison.

"Is Miss Murata concerned about Wendy's current situation?"

Joyce spoke very politely.

He thought about it and realized that the reason the other party had come here was obviously Wendy.

"Yes, how is Wendy doing now?"

Himeko asked in the same polite manner.

"In terms of health, Wendy is doing exceptionally well and can move around freely without the aid of a wheelchair."

Joyce said something seemingly pointless, but it made Himeko's heart sink.

"If it's from the perspective of health status?"

What about mental state?

"His mental state is very bad."

Joyce seemed to have seen through Himeko's thoughts and said with a wry smile.