Chapter 207
"There's nothing we can do about this."
Bronya lowered her head.
Although she had chosen her Schicksal, she also knew what she would face.
The idea of offsetting merits and demerits is an outdated practice. Modern society and organizational systems don't follow that logic at all. So what if you have merit?
This does not prevent you from paying the price for your mistakes.
Although this cannot be considered a mistake.
But as an undercover agent, it will definitely be very difficult to go back to how things were before.
"Just be a little mentally prepared," Mamiya said, seemingly reassured. "Eat up, don't put too much pressure on yourself. I trust Mei and the others."
"You have already made your choice, and she will trust you."
'But there's a problem with Otto.'
Mamiya trusts them, but Mamiya doesn't really trust Otto.
It's hard to say what this guy is planning.
Otto was indeed plotting something.
"It tastes good." Otto finished the last bite of his pastry, took a sip of his black tea, and said, "I heard Bronya has already returned to the Hyperion ahead of schedule, right?"
"Yes," Rita said, "It requires..."
"No need." Otto knew what Rita was going to say, and he interrupted, "There's no need to remove Bronya from her combat position. Such a Valkyrie is very important to us."
Moreover, Bronya is more important than expected.
"There's no need to discuss Bronya too much," Otto decided. "Now that she's back."
"She has made her choice and will not betray the Hyperion."
To be more precise, she would never betray me, Kallen.
Yeah, it's kind of uncomfortable.
"So you're just going to ignore it completely?" Rita asked.
"Just a token gesture will do," Otto said. "You know what I mean, right? Rita, just a token gesture, a formality. Just to see what the crowd thinks."
Otto did not intend to punish Bronya too severely.
But that doesn't mean we should do nothing.
Otto knew that even if he wanted to turn a blind eye, he still had to do some pretense.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public.
Ordinary combat personnel, logistics staff, and various civilian personnel remain important.
"Is there anything else?" Otto asked, noticing that Rita seemed hesitant to speak.
"It's about Kallen," Rita said.
"Oh?" Otto became slightly more serious and said, "Is there some very good news?"
"There is some news." Rita scratched her head.
The Kallen Return Project was initially promoted using Kallen Fantasy as its core concept.
After this short period of time, some gains were naturally made.
However, not all of these news items are good news.
"Hmm," Otto said, sounding pleased. "Then tell me about it."
"This..." Rita hesitated, though she didn't really want to, she decided to keep it a secret for now.
"Lord Otto, I have some bad news, some good news, and some ordinary news."
Which one would you like to hear first?
Chapter 237 Sakura Samsara
Something is happening on the Hyperion.
These things were not the first things MEI noticed.
It's Rita!
Although she wasn't always on the Hyperion, she was Otto's right-hand woman and also the one who directly kept an eye on Li Pu.
Rita was aware of what was happening on the Hyperion.
She kept a close eye on Kallen's movements on the Hyperion, including but not limited to Kallen.
Rita keeps an eye on everyone except Kallen, including Mei, Kiana, K423, Bronya, and the other Trainee Valkyrie.
This also includes Theresa, Himeko, and other official Valkyrie.
And a certain Redhead.
This Redhead guy doesn't seem to have a very strong presence.
Of course, as a foreign naval personnel stationed on the ship, this guy was quite honest.
My main focus now is on studying.
Another aspect of learning how to command a warship is learning how to lead Valkyrie squad in battle. He seems very confident in becoming an excellent captain and commander of the Valkyrie combat team.
So there's really not much to say about this Redhead.
Since Otto began the Kallen Returns Project, which relied on the game Kallen Fantasy to collect Kallen's soul fragments, some subtle changes have occurred among certain people on the Hyperion.
It doesn't mean that Kallen had another strange past life or reincarnation.
The existence of Mamiya is not strange at all.
Even Otto had anticipated that some more reincarnations might be activated.
Therefore, Mamiya's appearance was not unexpected at all.
It was expected.
But reality seems to enjoy playing tricks on everyone; things always seem illogical, leaving you thinking, "Really?!"
Right!
That's exactly what happened.
This strange thing started with Theresa, the Student Support Head.
Otto's plan relied on the game "Kallen Fantasy" as its medium of dissemination.
Since it's being distributed through a game, it's bound to appear in unexpected places. Just like someone might be able to draw Kantai Collection (Kantai Collection) at a UN conference, or even play Pokémon at a national-level meeting.
Otto's games will inevitably appear in places he deems inappropriate.
For example, on Theresa's computer.
Theresa is also a fairly responsible Student Support Head.
Her computer usually doesn't have any random junk files.
But she couldn't resist the presence of some oddballs around her.
For example, a certain AI.
Just like MEI caught her slacking off by playing games, Theresa can also catch her slacking off by playing games. Of course, she has the prior record of being a doctor.
She naturally tried to give Theresa a copy of the game so that Theresa wouldn't pursue the matter of her slacking off.
Theresa initially refused to participate in the game.
But since the professor is playing it too.
She certainly wouldn't mind giving it a try.
Then...
Some strange things then happened to her.
Stare...
Just as Mamiya was starting to pack up, she felt a look from the Student Support Head.
Can't you sense the nonsense?
She lay prone at the doorway, striking a pose reminiscent of classic memes as she pried open the door, staring intently at Mamiya.
There was no attempt to hide or conceal anything.
Could Mamiya not sense it?
She's not blind!
"Um... Student Support Head?" Mamiya put down the plate in his hand and said, "What... are you doing?"
Even if you want to ignore it, you can't.
"Waaaaah~"
Theresa made sounds that resembled small animals.
It seems there really is something like that.
But they just wouldn't say it.
It's not that I won't say it.
Mamiya tilted his head, and then seemed to understand a little bit.
Is it because you're too embarrassed to say it?
"Ai-chan," Mamiya called out, "This is none of your business. You can go now."
"Huh? Really?" Ai-chan exclaimed in surprise!
Normally, the Doctor wouldn't let her go so easily! Is this... is this for real? She couldn't have misheard, could she? The Doctor really just let her go like that?
Really? Really?
"If you're willing to continue working overtime for free," Mamiya said, "You don't have to leave."
Goodbye, Doctor!
Ai-chan ran off without even changing her clothes. She doesn't get paid for her job, and overtime is out of the question. At least other people working 996 get paid.
I, 007, don't even have a single penny!
It's rare that PhD students aren't allowed to work overtime.
If we don't leave now, when will we?
Ai-chan doesn't care about anything, even if she sees something suspicious about the Student Support Head, she doesn't care! Going back to playing games is the important thing!
She didn't want to stay here for even a minute longer.
It darted away in a flash.
Theresa seemed to feel a little relieved.
She rushed in.
Seeing the situation, Mamiya realized something might be wrong, so he opened the door and said, "Student Support Head, if you want some snacks, there's nothing shameful about it."
"Even if it's old... um, it's nothing."
"What?!" Theresa said, looking extremely anxious. "I didn't come here for the snacks."
"Yes, it would be even better if there were some snacks."
It's no secret that Mamiya has incredibly delicious sweets. However, along with the delicious sweets, it's also spread that Mamiya makes them in certain shady workshops.
Health preservation, green, environmental protection, health, non-GMO and such are the concepts that are most likely to appear in food these days.
It's also the easiest place to collect "intelligence tax".
You could say that your food contains added dihydrogen monoxide, and that would be enough to scare away a large number of people who believe in 'healthy eating'.