"You little brat...!"
Clutching her swollen cheek, Yuno fought back the urge to vomit as she glared fiercely at the white-haired runt who had propped Bronya against the wall to rest.
"What do you mean, little brat? I'm a proper adult."
After saying that to Yuno without even turning around, Theresa spoke with great concern to Bronya, whose consciousness was nearly fading away.
"Don't worry, little one. I'll deal with this girl soon."
"Once I'm done with her, I'll have someone else treat you."
"W-Wait... wait..."
"Alright, don't be scared. I'll be right back."
Seeing the girl extend her right hand, Theresa let out a sigh.
Sigh, poor child. She must have been so scared that she didn't want me to leave.
Meanwhile, Bronya, having exhausted the last of her strength, could no longer maintain her final movement.
This is bad...
Bronya... can't tell this Valkyrie...
The Herrscher's vines...
Are poisonous...
"Ah, ah, attacking such a pitiful girl."
After turning around, Theresa looked coldly at the girl clutching her face.
"It seems the Honkai consciousness has already taken hold of your heart."
"Little one, you're completely beyond saving."
"...I don't need saving from you people at all!"
With her face feeling slightly better, Yuno let out a crazed roar at Theresa.
"When I was being bullied, no one came to save me! Now that I have power, you little brat want to play hero in front of me?"
"If you were a hero, you should've saved me back then!"
...What was this?
Wait, could the trigger for her awakening as a Herrscher have been school bullying???
Listening to those words, Theresa suddenly felt that the atmosphere had become a little awkward.
During her years at the Far East Branch, Theresa had learned more or less about some of the local