This Era Has Greater Hope

"Seele, was this... your doing?" Kiana looked incredulous, then threw her arms around Seele's neck and shouted happily, "That's amazing, Seele! You actually killed the Herrscher of Constraint after it escaped!"

"I... um, Kiana... I..." Seele hesitated. She had not killed the Herrscher of Constraint; the other her had.

Deep in her heart, Black Seele sighed, frustrated by her lack of ambition. If she had been controlling the body, she would have embellished the story beyond all recognition.

"Can I come out?"

"No!" White Seele said. "You have to exaggerate it. This clearly wasn't..."

"So what if it was Seele's doing? She went through an incredibly intense battle, and I was even injured."

"Huh?" White Seele asked in surprise. "You were hurt? Where? Is it serious?"

Black Seele felt particularly helpless and hid herself in the darkness.

Seele was good in every way except she never claimed credit for herself. It infuriated Black Seele.

"Stop asking Seele questions for now. Recover the Herrscher's corpse and Core, then notify Han Jiang and the class monitor." Mei was already contacting Dr. Einstein as she spoke.

"Dr. Einstein, we found the body of the Herrscher of Constraint. Please come over as quickly as possible."

"Yes, yes, the Core..." Mei turned and glanced at Seele before continuing, "It's here too. Yes, yes. Mm, all right."

"Okay, we'll meet up in that direction. We're heading over now."

After ending the call, Mei said to Kiana and Seele, "Let's go. We need to change locations first."

"This is where the Herrscher of Constraint fled from. We weren't the only ones who saw it. We should move first, in case someone tries to steal the Core."

"Leave it to me!" Kiana snapped her fingers. "This way. We'll be there in no time."

Mei gave Kiana a worried