Even if the Honkai descended, she should still have had a certain ability to protect herself.
"Are you Cecilia?"
Right at that moment, another female teacher stood before Li Pu, and she said, seemingly quite confused, "Principal, Lord Theresa is looking for you."
"I hope you can go over. It's a very important matter."
"I hope you won't delay."
Chapter Thirty-Five As a Valkyrie, Huh
What is she looking for me for? What can I do? What does she want me to do?
Three major questions after being called out by name.
According to Li Pu's idea, she should now just slack off until quitting time, and then slip away. She would take a leave of absence for a day or a few days to find a way to change back before coming back to work.
As for Kiana, she just needed to treat it with a cold-shoulder approach—neither proactive nor too indifferent.
Once Kiana calmed down on her own, she would think about these issues by herself.
Yet she was being called over now.
This really caused a lot of things to undergo unexpected changes!
Although from the beginning until now, Li Pu never felt like she had a grasp on anything.
"Is there something you want me for?"
Li Pu still bit the bullet and knocked on the door of the principal's office.
After all, this was the principal, and she was just a cleaner.
Go she must!
When she went in, aside from Theresa sitting on a propped-up seat, another person was standing there—wearing glasses, with wine-red hair and a pair of sharp eyes.
A straight and confident posture paired with an office lady outfit, completely presenting the image of a strong career woman.
Murata Himeko!
Li Pu recognized this person almost instantly. With this mature-woman temperament and this aggressive queen aura, there could never be a second person besides Murata Himeko.
She was being a little careful. Because she didn't understand what she was supposed to do, Li Pu still felt lacking in confidence.
"I can't tell at all." Himeko pushed up her glasses and said, "Are you Cecilia, who once belonged to Schicksal's strongest S-rank Valkyrie?"
Himeko felt somewhat disappointed.
She had indeed heard of Cecilia's mighty reputation, but seeing her now, she always felt a sense of a joke. This young woman didn't look like someone who was already a mother, and besides, she didn't seem confident, nor particularly imposing, weak and even carrying a bit of a worldly, common touch.
She didn't look like the legendary strongest Valkyrie at all.
"Ah~ I know." Theresa defended Li Pu, saying, "It looks like Cecilia has changed a lot, after going through that event."
"However, being able to survive still makes people very happy."
"Come, come, stand over here." Theresa reached out to indicate the spot to her right, saying, "It's about to be an exciting moment."
"I don't think anything about this is exciting at all."
Li Pu complained, "Do you need me to do anything? Play a decorative prop standing around?"
"Pretty much." Theresa didn't deny it, saying, "You can think of it that way too, though even if it's just standing around for friendship's sake."
"But I still have the right to requisition you, you know, even though your actual job title is just a cleaner."
"Yet this also belongs to the academy system, so I can order you around."
"Cecilia-chan~"
"Fine..." Li Pu shrugged and stood at the spot Theresa indicated, saying, "What on earth do you need me to do?"
"Soon~ Soon~" Theresa said very excitedly, "You'll know right away!"
Just as her voice fell, within a mere few minutes, the door was knocked on again and then pushed open. Three girls wearing St. Freya uniforms filed in and stood inside the principal's office.
"Mother?!" "Auntie?!"
The ones who cried out were naturally Kiana and Mei.
And the expression in the other person's eyes was also quite dramatic.
"Mmh-hm~" Theresa didn't find it strange, or rather, she had no intention of finding it strange. Instead, she excitedly chimed in, or rather, it was already time for her to speak.
"Whether you're reminiscing or recognizing family, let's put it on hold for now."
Theresa stood up, stood on her stool, and pressed both hands down on the desk, finally gaining an extra foot of height and the commanding aura of a big shot looking down from above.
"Let me introduce you." Theresa first made a gesturing motion and said, "This is Murata Himeko."
"Starting today, she will be your official instructor!"
"Remember, not an ordinary homeroom teacher, oh."
"An official instructor!"
"An instructor?" Mei was thoughtful, some questions eluding her. Acting on the principle of asking when in doubt, Mei asked directly, "Excuse me, Principal, did you hire an instructor for the three of us?"
"Murata Himeko looks like military personnel. Did the army intend to conscript female soldiers and find us?"
"It's not the military." Himeko pushed up her glasses. She used her resonant and firm voice to clear up Mei's confusion: "Or rather, not an ordinary military."
"It does not belong to the military system, but I need to tell you all."
"Starting today, you are Valkyries!"
"Of course, not formal ones." Himeko said, "Only after passing an evaluation will you be counted as such."
"You are only Trainee Valkyries."
"Yes." Only then did Theresa speak. She wasn't upset that Himeko had stolen her lines, and said very excitedly, "Valkyries! Afterward, I will inform you of some classified matters."
"Now I need to formally notify you that you are currently the people in the school qualified to become Valkyries."
"And this school, St. Freya, has the primary purpose of training Valkyries!"
"And her." Theresa directed Cecilia toward the others, saying, "Although she is not your instructor, she likewise has the right to assist in teaching."
"Her true identity is 'Schicksal's strongest S-rank Valkyrie', 'Saint of the Schiacriac family', holder of the 'Black Abyss White Lotus'."
"And of course, Kiana's mother."
"Cecilia Schariac."
"Eh, eh, eh?!" Li Pu was greatly startled! She just knew nothing good would come of this trip for her.
"No! No, I'm not! Actually, my name is Li Pu."
"I'm just a cleaner."
"Eh..." Theresa looked at Li Pu. She crossed her arms and said, looking somewhat displeased, "Although I know Schicksal did indeed do some things that let you down."
"However..."
"However what?" Li Pu suddenly said, "This thing that let me down is probably just blowing me straight to death with a Honkai fission missile."
"Let's be frank."
Li Pu spread her hands. The development of events exceeded her expectations. She, Li Pu, was not yet ready to be a Valkyrie, nor was she ready to face the Honkai and Herrschers.
Her heart wasn't that broad, and her aspirations weren't that lofty.
"My name is Li Pu, not Cecilia Schariac. Nor am I any Valkyrie."
Li Pu pointed at her own head and said, "And in fact, I can no longer remember many things. Although the scattered memories leave behind a few people, as for the specific events..."
"Sorry, I don't remember, I don't know, and of course, I don't want to know."
"As for all those titles..."
"Please don't pin them on me."
"Thank you!"
A Valkyrie or whatever—she, Li Pu, refused to be one!
Right now, as long as she could protect herself, that was enough!
Chapter Thirty-Six It's Not That She Didn't Want To
"How could this happen?!"
Theresa stared in dumbfounded shock at Li Pu, who had delivered a "can't do it, I quit, goodbye" and slipped away.
Today was a very important day for Theresa. The selected outstanding seeds were about to begin Valkyrie training. This was also the first batch of Trainee Valkyries selected since the academy was established.
For Theresa, today's significance was momentous!
With Valkyrie training about to begin, her efforts had already succeeded halfway; this truly was the greatest joy. This was the beginning of a new journey and an affirmation of her past efforts.
To learn today as well that her former good friend was still alive was an even greater joy and comfort.
Whether it was the matter of the Trainee Valkyries or seeing Cecilia again, for Theresa, both were extremely celebratory and meaningful events.
She had originally thought that when these two things came together, the double happiness would make today even more meaningful.
So why!
Why did it turn out like this?!
"Cecilia!"
Theresa jumped down from the stool, wanting to chase after her, but was immediately pressed down on the shoulder by Himeko. Himeko pushed up her glasses and said, "None of you go over. If you go, things will only get messier."
"Although I didn't experience that battle, I've heard about it."
Himeko said, seemingly full of confidence: "Leave everything to me. I will make Cecilia reignite her fighting spirit."
"The principal should explain the current situation to them instead."
Himeko was very confident. She felt she had seen through everything. Even if she hadn't seen through everything, she was at least much better than Theresa, who was still in an excited state and hadn't fully grasped what Cecilia was thinking and feeling.
"Actually, for them right now, many things still completely shatter their worldview."
If Theresa were to abandon the subsequent matters right now and go straight to find Cecilia, it would severely delay things, and more importantly, there were these children.
Theresa also knew that for these three girls who were about to become Trainee Valkyries at present, how to make them re-understand this world—especially given that those potential threats existed—was a very challenging matter indeed.
Although it wasn't completely shattering their past worldview and rebuilding it, it was close.
It was quite a challenge to their worldview.
"Mm." Theresa finally calmed down. Letting Himeko go over might be a good choice.
Himeko gave a slight bow in salute, then quickly left the office.
With that, only Theresa, Fu Hua, Mei, and a dazed, bewildered Kiana were left in the office.
"Principal? What is going on here?" Kiana asked in bewilderment, "What is a Valkyrie? What's this about using a Honkai fission missile?!"
"These matters are rather complicated," Theresa sat down and said, "I need to explain them one by one."
"First of all, do you know about the Honkai?"
In the corridor of the administrative building.
"Cecilia!"
Himeko caught up to the mopey Li Pu in just two or three steps. She grabbed Li Pu's arm in a somewhat reprimanding manner and said, "Your attitude just now was a bit too much."
Too much?
Li Pu turned her head back to look at Himeko.
Of course it was too much, and extremely rude. Li Pu naturally knew it, and she could even choose not to get angry. After all, the person who had been blown up by the missile was Cecilia, and the person who died was also Cecilia.
She was merely a transmigrator who had drawn the role of "Cecilia Schariac."
The things that happened to Cecilia actually had nothing to do with her.
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