Kiana: Himeko, You Have to Stay Single for the Rest of Your Life! (Continued)

"Where did Himeko go? I haven't seen her all day, and she didn't attend any classes today."

"Idiot Kiana, have you forgotten? Himeko- sensei isn't just our teacher, she's also an active A-Rank Valkyrie. She said yesterday that she's going on a mission today."

"I see. I hope Himeko will be back safely before dinner."

Although she is a hopeless person who can't find a boyfriend and is an alcoholic, Murata Himeko is definitely an excellent teacher. Everyone, including Bai Ge, Kiana, and others, respects her very much.

Bai often wondered why such a beautiful, strong, and responsible woman couldn't find a boyfriend. Did all the men in the world have no taste?

Hurry up and someone will marry her; if no one wants her, he'll secretly take her away.

"It doesn't matter if she has time to get home or not. I'll leave her a hot one in the pot, but I'll have to hide her wine and throw it away!"

Bai Ge chuckled and said that he had drunk with Himeko a few times, and that the woman was so beautiful when she was slightly drunk that it was hard to look away... although she would act crazy when she was completely drunk. (See picture)

However, just as Bai was about to step into the kitchen to give everyone a hearty meal.

"Ring ring ring ring ring~!"

Suddenly, the telephone rang sharply.

Bronya, who was closest, continued to grind monsters while holding the game controller in one hand and holding the microphone to her ear with the other.

"Hello? Headmistress, what's the matter so late? What? You said Himeko- sensei is in the hospital!"

"!!!" x3

When the worrying news arrived, all three looked over with concerned expressions.

After Bronya hung up the phone with a sullen face, they immediately rushed to the school hospital without saying a word.

St. Freya University Hospital.

"Himeko, please don't die!!"

"You idiot Kiana, who are you calling dead? And I told you not to call me 'Auntie'!"

Himeko, dressed in a hospital gown and lying on the hospital bed, said irritably. Even in this state, this seasoned A-Rank Valkyrie still managed to hold down the face of the Kiana that was lunging at her with one hand.

"Himeko- sensei, how are you?"

"Himeko- neechan, are you alright?"

"Himeko..."

"What exactly happened?"

Bronya, Seele, Bai Ge, and even Mei, who was originally lying in the bedroom, all rushed over. Everyone looked at Himeko looked pale and haggard on the hospital bed, with concern.

The latter also showed a look of emotion.

Although she was usually a problem student who would cause trouble for herself from time to time, Himeko's eyes welled up with tears when she saw everyone rushing to her side as soon as she was in trouble.

"Theresa, that's why I told them not to tell them that I would be cured after just one night's sleep."

"I... I just wanted to put their minds at ease, who knew all of them would come here? And what do you mean by getting better after a good night's sleep? You bomb-bomb girl, you'd better stay here and rest for the rest of the week."

Theresa's eyes were also full of worry and concern.

"So what exactly happened? Did we encounter some difficult-to-deal-with Honkai Beast on this mission?"

"Damn it! Let's go avenge Himeko!"

"Calm down, Kiana. Ask her first." (bbfe)

Although Bai Ge stopped Kiana from running away, his eyes were also full of fierceness, like a sharp sword about to be drawn and kill the enemy who was hurting the woman in front of him.

"How could a mere Honkai Beast be a match for me? Don't worry, I'm really nothing special."

"So what exactly happened?"

"... It's the erosion of Honkai Energy. Himeko has had Artificial Stigmata implanted for a long time and has been active as Valkyrie for a long time. This has happened several times before."

Theresa said, frustrated and unwilling.

Those who worship all that is good in the world often do not achieve a happy ending themselves.

The Artificial Stigmata of Schicksal are not the same as natural Stigmata. Although they can give Valkyrie the power to manipulate Honkai Energy and fight against Honkai, the price is that it will greatly shorten the user's lifespan and the more they are used, the more they will be eroded by Honkai Energy.

If the ending is just death, that's not so bad, but becoming Dead Soldier is the most painful.

Therefore, once the Valkyrie discover that their teammates have a tendency to become Dead Soldier, they will kill them with tears in their eyes and gritted teeth.

Even if they don't die, the lifespan of the Valkyrie rarely exceeds thirty years, and Himeko only has one month left until her thirtieth birthday.

She often says that she is very lucky to have been able to succeed in implanting the Stigmata so late in life and to have lived so long.

"Himeko, waaaaah, Auntie, you're so amazing, you must have a way to cure Himeko, right?"

"Me too..."

"Alright, stop crying, Kiana. I won't die from this. And haven't I said it many times before? I will never die before I find a good man."

"Really? Himeko, then you'll never find a good man and you'll have to stay single for the rest of your life."

"Go to hell!"

Himeko, her face dark, punched the Kiana on the head.

Although she knew the girl was worried about her and wishing her well, she didn't want this kind of blessing.

Kiana, are you trying to make me die without a man? I might as well just die now.

"Bai Ge, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of everyone these next few days. Well, it seems like you're the one who usually takes care of everyone. And it's a real shame, it looks like I won't be able to have your dinner tonight."

"I'll make it and bring it to you later."

"Haha, really? Thank you. Looks like my teammates are going to be envious of me again. But... I'm sorry, I can't eat anymore today. Maybe tomorrow."

"...good."

Bai Ge clenched his fists slightly, and his mood worsened as he glanced at the trash can next to him.

"Bronya, go to bed early. You can't stay up too late playing games. It's bad for your development and your eyes. Seele such a good girl, so I don't have to worry about her. Mei... it's really kind of you to come all this way. You need to get some rest too."

"Bai Ge, you should be a little gentler with girls. Don't be so rough with Mei just because Mei listens to you. But~ I wish I could find a boyfriend who is as good as you, no, half as good as you."

"Kiana, you failed your exam again, didn't you? If you don't pass the makeup exam, I'll teach you a lesson when I'm better. Um... that's enough, I think I've said too much."

Himeko scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed.

Thinking to myself that I might really be getting old, seeing these children makes me unable to stop worrying and I start nagging.

Theresa then pushed everyone out, saying it would disturb their rest, and that it was no need to make such a big deal out of this life-or-death situation. She added that St. Freya Academy had the technology to suppress Honkai Energy erosion.

After returning to the Valkyrie dormitory.

With Theresa's assurance, the girls were still worried, but they breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going to cook."

Bai Ge was absentmindedly chopping vegetables in the kitchen; it was less about cooking and more about venting her frustrations.

(In the end, I was still not strong enough...)

He thought to himself, feeling resentful.

Bai Ge was well aware of the corrosive effects of Artificial Stigmata on Valkyrie, and he had long been trying to use the incomplete powers of the Herrscher of Death to treat Himeko and other Valkyrie in this regard.

If it's just a mild symptom, he can recover.

Relying on the power of the Schariac Blood and the Herrscher of Death, as long as a portion of the Valkyrie's Honkai Energy dissolved and their bodies are healed, the Honkai Energy be suppressed.

But the power of the Herrscher of Death is ultimately incomplete.

For a Valkyrie like Himeko, who was already terminally ill, with one foot already in the grave and the other foot beginning to move forward, it was too late.

Those cells Honkai Energy cannot be restored even by the power of the Herrscher of Death, since the latter is ultimately also a power of Honkai Energy. Although Bai Ge could suppress it with all his might.

However, as long as Murata Himeko continues to use Artificial Stigmata and continues to be punished as Valkyrie, she will inevitably continue to be corrupted more and more severely, until finally...

Clang!

Bai Ge's knife cut the cutting board in half.

"What do you mean you can't eat? Do you think my cooking is tastier than those medicines? You silly woman."

Himeko really couldn't eat the dinner he made.

Because she was already full, she was full from taking those medicines that inhibited Honkai Energy erosion.

Bai Ge did indeed see a large number of medicine bottles in the trash can.

"We have to do something, not just to save Himeko, but also to save all the Valkyrie... Let me think of a way to perfectly and completely solve the Honkai Energy erosion problem. There must be a way, there must be a perfect solution."

These martial gods who dedicate themselves to all the good things in the world must also have a good ending; only then is it fair, only then is it right, and only then does it conform to their ideals.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz!!"

Just then, Bai Ge's phone rang.

Bai Ge frowned impatiently, only to find that it was Welt calling.

"It's me. If it's about Chi You, we can talk about it later. I have other things to deal with right now."