Collapse, Kiana's Cross-Dressing Strategy

"The Bishop just gave me another task.

"Given the recent performance of the Far East Branch, I've been specially assigned to station here to bolster its strength and deal with potential further invasions by World Serpent and Anti-Entropy."

A reserved smile graced her face, though her eyes seemed to have already captured the person before her.

"..."

Volume 1: Chapter 36: Rita's Visit Was Just to Reward Herself

Bai Yan initially suspected Sister Taizi was just rewarding herself, but then she realized the main responsibility lay with Theresa.

Shortly after the new year, they lost the entire Changkong City. The culprit wasn't held accountable afterward. It was like a packaged program, only dealing with Honkai Beasts and ignoring everything else.

And now, the armory was blown up, and the academy was damaged to some extent. Although there were no casualties, their hard power had taken a hit.

This competition also exposed the problem of lax education within the Far East Branch, and it was broadcast live throughout Schicksal...

Leaving someone to supervise and review wasn't excessive; it was practically Otto giving his granddaughter a backdoor.

Sending Rita to station at the Far East, Bai Yan wasn't sure who was being punished.

"Are you happy, Xiao Yan?"

"...Yes."

Her days of loafing around were coming to an end.

"Xiao Yan, you don't need to change any of your previous decisions. All actions will proceed as usual."

So that's how it is. Sister Taizi wanted to watch the drama unfold for a while.

Bai Yan: "Understood."

"World Serpent's actions have completely enraged Lord Theresa. The Far East Branch should have an offensive mission soon."

"Do you desire the Gem?"

"That is Lord Theresa's intention."

It made sense. If Schicksal didn't use its elites to make World Serpent hesitate, it was fitting for the Far East Branch to carry out the retaliation.

However, Bai Yan felt something was off.

"Telling me this now, does it mean I'm also on the action list?"

"That's a question you'll have to answer yourself, Xiao Yan. After all, that person in black was certified as strong by Lord Durandal, yet you managed to briefly stop them."

Rita offered a mysterious smile. "So, have you figured it out, Xiao Yan?"

She's figured it out.

"The Far East Branch's Fifth Squad is not the Immortal Blade."

"Do you really think so, Xiao Yan?"

"Yes."

After this was done, she'd be promoted to a mid-level civilian position. Even if she was forced to work for Sister Taizi, it wouldn't be combat-focused.

In that case, having some strength on hand would be a good thing, allowing her to handle unexpected situations.

Rita felt a strange sensation once more, gazing at the beauty before her with growing unease.

Suddenly, Rita's communicator flashed a notification light. After connecting, she quickly nodded a few times.

Then, she tossed out, "I'm going to see Lord Theresa. See you later," and left in a hurry.

Bai Yan thought for a moment, then turned and walked in the direction of the armory.

Less than a kilometer from St. Freya Academy, the armory had already turned into ruins, with little salvageable equipment remaining.

Technicians were busy with inventory and assessment work.

Himeko and Ragna were both there. The latter ran over to take a look after she was no longer on alert.

"Xiao Yan—Yan, you're here!" Ragna almost slipped up, correcting herself in time.

"I heard this child has a handsome older brother at headquarters?"

"Yes, he calls me mom."

Himeko slightly disagreed with Ragna's apparent happiness but didn't retort.

"Are you close?"

"Yes, I picked her up from Siberia. You weren't here that day, otherwise, you would have been mom too."

"..."

Bai Yan saw Himeko's awkward expression and her eyes darted around as she said, "Once a teacher, always a mother. Teacher Himeko could also be one."

"You little rascal..." Himeko said helplessly.

Ragna remained silent, only secretly amused. She understood her former teammate very well.

"But Xiao Yan, you'll be going on an offensive mission in a while. This is the Headmaster's intention. Don't worry too much; your mission isn't difficult," Himeko said seriously.

"I understand."

"But speaking of which, you and Kiana have a pretty good relationship. I just don't know how your combat coordination is?"

"We haven't tried, but I think we can."

Himeko nodded, saying with some emotion, "I'm very relieved about you and me. Even that Durandal just now asked me about you. It seems she's also very optimistic about you."

Ragna became even happier.

"Oh, I thank that esteemed person for her approval. I'll work hard."

"Why does it sound like you're not too fond of her?" Himeko asked curiously.

You're asking the homeroom teacher for information? What's your seniority to steal my mom's job?

"Ah? It's not that I'm not," Bai Yan quickly changed his tone. "It's mainly that being noticed by the strongest makes me feel a lot of pressure."

"Sigh, who isn't? Even Kiana was very weak just now. It seems that punch left quite an impression on her."

Actually, for a moment just now, Bai Yan wished Durandal would beat Sirin out and then give her a good thrashing.

And then tell her: If you turn into that Herrscher again, I'll punch you awake again.

The sisters gained a bond, the pufferfish got a new inflation, a win-win.

Unfortunately, Otto wouldn't allow it.

"The armory is quite severely damaged. It will take some time for new equipment to arrive.

"This is the first time I've seen the Academy Director so angry. She practically wants to burn down World Serpent's home right now."

"New equipment will take some time to arrive?" Bai Yan asked.

"About a week. Training might even be a problem during this time," Himeko replied.

This timeframe wasn't short. Allocating weapons and equipment wasn't like online shopping where you could order and it would ship immediately.

Application, verification, approval… Even if they didn't follow the procedures of a large organization and just sent a few people to headquarters to pick it up, it would still be troublesome.

Time moved to the evening, and St. Freya finally returned to peace.

Otto and the headquarters inspection team, except for Rita, all left.

Before Ragna left, he patted Bai Yan's head, telling him to keep in touch often.

Durandal said nothing and didn't appear before Bai Yan. She directly led her subordinates and followed the main group away.

Kiana, in a rare move, took on the role of comforting Theresa, which made the latter feel gratified for more than twelve hours.

Her smile completely disappeared when Kiana personally brought up their promise.

"Uh, Kiana, that… actually…"

Theresa stammered for a long time, unable to say anything coherent.

Bai Yan, who had come to hand over the Fifth Squad's equipment list, exchanged a glance with Rita, who was in her maid outfit.

Amusing.

"I really didn't expect you to be like this, Auntie! You broke your promise!"

"Ah? I, I, I… I was also doing it for your own good…" But her voice gradually grew quieter.

"Hmph!"

"Kiana, how about Auntie compensating you with something else? Tell me what you want?"

Kiana's brain suddenly became sharp at this moment.

She said hypocritically, "No, I only want what we agreed on before…"

She's even learned to play hard to get.

After this round of negotiations, Kiana had won big.

Bai Yan nodded with great satisfaction from the side, but was soon met with a teasing gaze from Rita.

She mouthed, "You really are influenced by your company."

Bai Yan quickly replied, "I am loyal to Sister Rita and have never used anyone else!"

From today onwards, Rita would be stationed at the Far East Branch. This forced Bai Yan to start locking his door and performing rituals only after confirming that no one would sneak in at night.

Meeting his master every night, Master Jingliu.

From now on, when he had a way to contact her, the note "Master" would exclusively belong to Jingliu.

Just as he lit the mosquito repellent and was about to trigger the induction, the door was suddenly knocked.

"They really know how to time things…"

At this hour, everyone had just returned to their rooms and was unlikely to have fallen asleep, but they had also stopped their activities outside. Finding someone would be accurate.

Could it be that after Kiana was hit so hard, I need to give her some more training?

Bai Yan had already prepared various devilish training content in his mind, just waiting for Kiana to figure everything out and ask.

He unlocked the door and opened it.

It was Raiden Mei, wearing extremely revealing pajamas.

Volume 1: Chapter 37: A Girl's Night Talk

The purple-haired girl was tall and alluring, wearing a cool two-piece outfit under the cover of night.

Her abdomen was flat, and in the moonlight, clear abdominal muscles were visible. Her long thighs were shapely and possessed a harmonious, powerful curve. Her snow-white arms were slender, her hands clasped tightly in front of her chest, just covering her curves, unintentionally revealing the owner's mood.

"Mei-chan?"

"Mm, can I come in for a bit?"

Bai Yan quickly moved aside. "Come in, don't be shy."

Raiden Mei slowly walked in and sat down by the bed. Bai Yan gently closed the door and sat next to her, quietly observing her expression.

She looked a bit worried. It seemed she was still bothered by what happened during the day, Bai Yan guessed.

Is this considered a mission perk?

Bai Yan felt a little heat rising in his body.

As everyone knows, there's a certain dimension that's highly restricted, and Raiden Mei's height was unmatched in the Fifth Squad.

Only 3 centimeters shorter than Sister Ta Zi's dimension, that's quite something.

"Mei-chan, is something on your mind? Don't worry, since you've come here, whatever you say next, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know," Bai Yan said, patting his chest to guarantee it.

Mei's lips pulled into a reluctant smile. "Mm, okay."

Bai Yan heard a deep breath.

"Xiao Yan... you know some things about me, right?"

"My brother works in the intelligence department, so I know a little about many things," Bai Yan replied, his tone seeming to hint at something.

"That person in black was very strong."