Bianca Is About to Set Off (Continued)

"Are you experiencing any adverse reactions right now? For example, are there any voices in your head trying to seduce you?"

"... No, but from time to time I still have a destructive urge towards things in front of me... like the glass dome in front of me."

Wendy calmed herself down and assessed her own condition before answering.

It has to be said that Wendy's mental state is actually much better than in the original timeline—largely thanks to Ragna and Kiana, whom she met earlier.

In addition, Bronya's legs are fine, which prevented Bronya and Wendy from resonating with each other. But to be honest... sometimes resonance isn't necessarily a good thing; it might make the person resonating with them even more resentful of their current situation.

Moreover, even in the original timeline, Wendy was able to regain her senses, so it's even more likely that she will do so now.

Therefore, compared to Edison, who was not very confident, Liu Bai was obviously more confident in this matter.

"It's good that there's no noise."

Edison nodded.

Regarding the matter of sound, it's largely based on the experience gained from Sirin after the Second Honkai.

"However, considering your current mental state, we can't just release you like that—of course, we won't do anything beyond 'drawing blood'... well, maybe not just blood, perhaps we'll collect some secretions like urine, you understand?"

Wendy blushed when Edison mentioned secretions.

"Of course."

After all, she was still a sixteen-year-old girl, the same age as Bronya. Although it was a very normal check-up, Wendy was still a little embarrassed.

"Speaking of which, um... could I meet with Professor Ragna?"

"Ragna is still training with Reanna in the Arctic."

When Ragna was mentioned, Edison's expression became somewhat strange.

However, Liu Bai's expression was even stranger.

"Still practicing? It's been almost three years, hasn't it?"

"It's because Reanna thinks that young people these days are undertrained."

Edison sighed.

"Anyway, Reanna thinks that the A-rank Valkyrie of this era are not as good as she was back then... Although we only ever saw Reanna as one Valkyrie back then, I can't control what that is."

Although she is the acting Alliance Leader, she is only in charge of internal affairs and strategy, right? She is not so stupid as to compare herself with soldiers who have experienced countless battles in a physical sense.

External combat has always been entirely entrusted to Reanna —which is why Reanna always comes whenever Liu Bai calls Reanna.

After Edison finished speaking, he looked at Wendy.

"So it might be a bit difficult to see Ragna, but if you really want to see him, I can give you Ragna's phone number, and you can have a good talk with Ragna when you get to your quarantine room."

After all, it's just isolation and observation, not imprisonment. Edison will definitely make proper arrangements for Wendy.

"However, once you've stabilized, you can go directly to the Valkyrie Squad."

Although Wendy is now Herrscher... she was once considered the fourth S-rank seed and A-rank Valkyrie.

"Is... is that so?"

Wendy found it really strange to hear the term "Valkyrie Squad" in Anti-Entropy.

But thinking about it, my teacher seems to have been Anti-Entropy person from the beginning... so it doesn't seem so strange anymore?

Moreover, partnering with one's own teacher is definitely better than working with the Oceania Branch.

No, no, no, I can't think about the Oceania Branch anymore.

Noticing her own emotional fluctuations, Wendy quickly shifted her attention.

Thinking about this could really cause you to go berserk because of resentment.

"Now that Wendy has made the arrangements, then..."

Edison looked at Joyce with a smile.

Now it's time to settle accounts with someone who knew but didn't report it.

"I didn't tell Einstein either."

Joyce, showing a strong will to survive, spoke first.

"No, I swear on my salary this year!"

"..."

That's a truly tragic oath.

Edison suppressed his capitalist impulse to take the opportunity to deduct Joyce's salary for the year and quietly shifted his gaze.

But then again... Joyce really figured out the survival strategy of Anti-Entropy.

"Keep it up, Joyce. Go arrange a room for Wendy."

What should we keep up the good work for?

Of course, you should watch what you say.

She can't suppress her capitalist spirit every single day.

Edison's gaze shifted to Himeko.

This guy's words...

"My Alliance Leader has caused you trouble."

Edison bowed slightly to Himeko according to Far Eastern etiquette, which startled Himeko immediately returned the bow.

"Bronya and the others should be in their bedroom on the third floor. Please make yourself at home, Miss Himeko."

"Ah... Oh oh..."

Himeko walked out of the laboratory in Himeko.

Wait a minute? Isn't something wrong with how this script is unfolding?

Shouldn't it be a fierce battle between dragons and tigers? What does it mean to just let me go like this?

And why does the text imply that he should quickly take those little brats and get out of here?

"You really want to have a falling out with Edison, huh..."

Liu Bai looked at Himeko, who had a blank expression, and complained.

"The suggestion here is to take a nap, wait for Kiana to climb out of the ventilation duct, and then head back home."

"... Alright then."

Himeko thought about it for a moment and felt that what Liu Bai said made sense. After all, Edison was an "old lady" who had lived for seventy or eighty years, and this place was someone else's trump card—although she was also a member of Anti-Entropy.

But if the commotion is too great, won't it attract other people to join the battle?

Hmm... now that you mention it Himeko seems to understand why this acting Alliance Leader is so gentle.

"It's definitely best not to hang around in front of Mr. Edison; it's just too dangerous."

I'm outta here!

"You didn't see how I blew those Titan Mechs guarding you to pieces in no time."

The next day, on the bridge of the Hyperion, Kiana made meaningless gestures and uttered meaningless onomatopoeia.

... Well, it's meaningless in every sense.

However, from a certain perspective, Kiana is already lucky that she is following the script.

At least it didn't trigger any bizarre events like a major battle against the Herrscher.

Well, Himeko is actually quite afraid that Kiana might cause trouble for Joyce, after all, Joyce is not a weakling like Wendy, and is also Kiana's elder. Even if Kiana is beaten up, Siegfried can only smile and say that she did a good job.

Okay, let alone Kiana, even if it were Siegfried himself who was being beaten up, Siegfried would have to put up with it.

Fighting doesn't guarantee a win, so should I complain?

Siegfried's only elder he could complain to was Reanna, but who knows if Reanna would beat Kiana up again if she saw Kiana's current state.

"It's a pity we couldn't rescue Wendy..."

"It's not necessarily a bad thing that Wendy stayed with Anti-Entropy, considering what Schicksal did to Wendy..."

Mei offered words of comfort from Wendy's perspective.

Wendy had gotten along quite well with them—even if it was only for one night.

And then a rather amusing scene unfolded – Wendy and Seele called each other "older sister".

Both of them are the type to call anyone their own age "older sister," so when these two get together... it's quite an interesting scene for them as onlookers.

In short, Wendy is already so happy here that she doesn't want to leave.

Hearing Mei say that, Kiana nodded slightly, looking a little downcast.

After all, if you put yourself in Wendy's shoes, if what happened to her had happened to her, she probably wouldn't want to defy Schicksal either.

"Alright, but speaking of which, since we failed this mission, will the bishop make things difficult for us?"

Bishop?

Upon hearing this word, Himeko and Liu Bai smiled in unison.

Bianka is family, and although Bianka's not the type to lie... some lies just conceal part of the truth.

Given Bianka's nerdy personality, Otto certainly wouldn't suspect anything.

That's just the kind of person Bianka is...

However, despite thinking that way, Himeko explained to Kiana from a different angle, "Our mission was only to suppress the Honkai in New Zealand, and hasn't the Honkai in New Zealand been resolved now?"

"This... it seems to be true?"

Although it felt a bit strange, Kiana really couldn't find anything wrong with it.

"Okay, don't worry, the headmaster and I will handle this."

Himeko's words brought Kiana to a standstill in her thinking about the topic.

(... I feel a little guilty.)

Mei glanced at Bronya, Bronya shrugged.

Guilt? What is that? Can you eat it?

Besides, you have absolutely no right to talk about guilt, do you?

"..."

Ah, I'm speechless. After all, it was I who ran away because I was homesick.

Mei looked up at the ceiling.

It's a pity I didn't get to see my dad... although it doesn't seem like a bad thing.

"Durandal? You've applied for a batch of missions from the Far East Branch?"

At Schicksal Headquarters, Rita's face showed a rare expression of astonishment upon hearing Bianka's latest arrangement.

Why would you suddenly think that way?

"... I just met someone I knew while I was in New Zealand."

Bianka paused for a moment before speaking.

After all, there's no point in telling Rita about Liu Bai now, right?

She has said it many times before.

"Rita, do you want to go too?"

"I..." Rita looked somewhat embarrassed.

It wasn't that he was embarrassed by Bianka's invitation, but rather that he was pondering who this "acquaintance" of Bianka was.

Kiana?

It shouldn't be that bad...