Raise the Sword of Rebellion to the Sky (cont.)

Although it might seem like betraying Kiana, this choice is undoubtedly the best option compared to a stalemate or even a death match with the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal.

Moreover... in a sense, she could better utilize her abilities at the Schicksal Headquarters than at St. Freya.

At that point, he could either pretend to have been careless and let Kiana go, or he could break through the encirclement with Kiana without implicating Teacher Liu.

However, on the other hand, Sirin's consciousness is also a problem. If she were to be revived directly in St. Freya, it would be a huge problem, as the students and support staff here have virtually no ability to protect themselves.

"Fu Hua".

Seeing that Bianka agreed, Fu Hua pretended to be familiar with her and extended her hand.

"Bianka Durandal Atagina".

Upon seeing this, Bianka naturally took Fu Hua's hand.

However, the next moment, the sound coming from Kiana's side drew their attention.

"We won... we won!"

Kiana let out a joyful sound.

"What Second Herrscher! She's nothing special even with me and Lady Cecilia working together!"

Fu Hua and Bianka, who had just been at an impasse, exchanged a glance upon hearing Kiana's words.

"Kiana! Wake up!"

Fu Hua rebuked him sharply.

"There is no Second Herrscher here! Nor is there any Cecilia!"

"... Huh? Class monitor?"

Kiana belatedly noticed Fu Hua and Bianka nearby.

In that instant, Kiana, who hadn't fully grasped reality, stared at Bianka in a daze.

—But only for a moment.

Kiana's gaze shifted to Fu Hua.

"... What are you saying, class monitor? Cecilia is right here..."

Kiana turned her head and pointed behind her.

But then, Kiana fell silent as she looked at the quiet corridor.

Your mother is not here.

Fu Hua looked into Kiana's azure eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, placing her hand on Kiana's shoulder to comfort her.

"... No, no."

Kiana's mind has fallen into some kind of chaos.

Where is my mother?!

"Babylon Laboratory and Cecilia were never here." Fu Hua looked directly into Kiana's eyes. "You see? This is just a secluded corridor; there are no simulation devices at all!"

"No... that's not how it is, you're lying!"

Bianka nearby, frowned slightly upon seeing Kiana's reaction.

She felt that the best thing Fu Hua could do right now was to knock Kiana unconscious—even she could see that Kiana was currently in a state where she couldn't communicate.

"We defeated the Second Herrscher together, and we protected my mother together..."

Kiana found the dramatic ups and downs of her shattered illusions unbearable.

—In fact, Kiana had already realized it was a dream before seeing Cecilia, but after seeing Cecilia ...

Sweet dreams always make people unconsciously immerse themselves in them.

"... It's all just a fantasy."

"I might really not be very good at communication," Fu Hua thought unconsciously as she spoke.

"Kiana, you've just been staying in the same place. This is just... a trick by the Herrscher."

Fu Hua turned her head to the side. She wasn't good at expressing herself tactfully, so she felt... a little apologetic to Kiana.

"No... it's impossible..."

Kiana covered her face, but in her heart she already believed it.

But then, another voice inexplicably rang in my mind.

——Ich☆liebe☆dich (I love you)

She obtained a spell in that... that "place," and as long as she recited the spell, any wish would be granted...

As if possessed, Kiana slowly opened her mouth:

"... Ich☆liebe☆dich!"

"... I'm so sorry."

Lunar Armor.

Teacher Liu is right; I really am not good at communicating with people.

Fu Hua sighed inwardly as she looked at Kiana pupils had turned golden.

"But, Kiana, it's time to wake up from this dream."

Are you very familiar with her?

Bianka looked at Fu Hua, who was carrying Kiana, and asked with some surprise.

Kiana was somewhat surprised by the other party's patience.

"... I guess you could say we're not very familiar with each other."

Fu Hua was somewhat disheartened.

"I think so too."

Bianka nodded after a moment's thought.

After all, he was an undercover agent, so it was impossible for the two of them to actually have a good relationship.

"My warship is docked at the airport. Let's leave before Theresa and the others realize what's happening."

Bianka is not keen on having a conflict with Theresa — Fu Hua is the same way in this regard.

Therefore, Fu Hua had no objection, nodded, and quickly prepared to leave with Bianka.

Fearing they might drag Himeko into the mess, the two of them unanimously ignored the option to "email Himeko"—after all, Theresa and the others would realize what was going on soon enough.

"Let me see what movies are showing today..."

Ring ring—!

"Huh? A phone call? And it's Theresa's? Could it be that Wraith has been exposed?"

Himeko was about to buy tickets at the movie theater entrance, answered the phone with a half-joking tone, but upon hearing what she heard, Himeko expression instantly turned ugly.

By the time the call ended, Himeko's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"It's over! Fu Hua and Bianka took Kiana away!"

"The two of them? They brought Kiana..."

Liu Bai seemed a little distracted.

"They don't know each other!" Himeko reminded him.

"Grass!"

Upon hearing Himeko's words, Liu Bai immediately understood.

That's really true!

"Did those two bring Kiana back to Schicksal?"

"Yes!"

Himeko nodded.

"Just now, a student saw Fu Hua carrying Kiana and Bianka onto the warship and reported it to Theresa! The warship has already taken off!"

"I..."

Liu Bai opened his mouth.

Where is Theresa?

Theresa told me to go back and take Hyperion to catch up.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go after them! And those two people's emails, see if we can send them!"

Liu Bai never expected that something like this would happen at this particular time.

What a coincidence!

"Cannot send."

Himeko tried it briefly and found it wouldn't work.

I don't know what situation those two people are in now; I can't send emails.

"But... do we really have to pursue them? —I mean, do we really have to pursue them in the name of the Far East Branch?"

Wouldn't doing this be tantamount to rebelling on behalf of the Far East Branch?

Himeko isn't Schicksal for this, so it doesn't matter to her, but Theresa...

The next second, Himeko's phone rang again, but this time it was Edison's —which gave Himeko a bad feeling.

"Hey, Himeko, what happened over there? That Theresa just went crazy and demanded that I send out the entire Anti-Entropy fleet deployed in the Far East. Has she lost her mind?"

"Kiana has been kidnapped—her kidnappers are Fu Hua and Durandal."

Himeko stated succinctly.

"...What?"

Edison was slightly surprised, but he quickly calmed down and even let out a low laugh.

"I see. Theresa is finally going to break up with Schicksal. To put it bluntly, we Anti-Entropy have a lot of experience when it comes to breaking up with Schicksal."

Edison still had the mood to make a little joke.

"However, there's no need to chase them then. It's too late to catch up with warships moving at full speed. Fleet assembly takes time, not to mention we don't even know their exact route."

"Now..." Himeko thought Edison's words made sense.

"Why are you asking me? Our leader of Anti-Entropy is right beside you, and we're ready to be deployed at any time."

Edison's voice naturally reached Liu Bai's ears as well.

"... Let's gather."

Liu Bai thought for a moment and then said.

"Come to St. Freya, all those in charge of the battle, come here."

However, Joyce is in the Far East... so one option is to have Joyce pursue them.

But to be honest, Otto probably treated Joyce like a boss to defeat. If Joyce really chased after him all by herself...

To prevent Joyce from doing sit-ups like Yang, let's forget about that idea.

Moreover, with Bianka and Fu Hua by his side, Liu Bai didn't need to worry too much about Kiana's safety; he only needed to worry about Sirin.

"I see."

Edison responded calmly.

However, he soon became frivolous.

"Otto has fallen so low that even his granddaughter is turning against him. Tsk tsk."

"They might not really care."