So this time, she had to return to headquarters.
"Not just us. Call in all the Valkyries from our academy!"
Ein said quietly, "This time... I don't think we can settle things peacefully with Schicksal Headquarters. And Schicksal Headquarters' overall combat strength far exceeds that of all the other branches and Anti-Entropy combined. We have to be prepared."
"Leave out Rita and the real Kiana. They used to belong to headquarters, so they might not be trustworthy."
Tesla brought up Rita and True Kiana. She felt it would be safer to leave those two behind.
"But aside from those two, do we have any other S-ranks?"
Ling Feng looked rather troubled. "Fu Hua is out. She'd definitely agree, but it's still too dangerous. The Queen is even less likely. Right now, the only reliable combat power is Bronya and me, plus Yae Sakura and Theresa. As for Kallen... it would be best if Kallen didn't show herself. And forget miku."
"This..."
Tesla fell silent for a moment. Sure enough, the Far East Branch still had too little mid-tier combat power.
"But Rita should be fine..."
Ling Feng thought of his relationship with Rita. After all, he had personally sent Rita to headquarters, and she had always remembered him. Once she recognized him, she had practically thrown herself at him without hesitation. All of that proved Rita was trustworthy.
As for True Kiana...
"Now isn't the time to think about that."
Ein interrupted Ling Feng's thoughts and said, "Bring everyone except the Queen, miku, and the noncombat personnel. We need combat power. As for the real Kiana, if something really happens, Ling Feng, lock her in Imaginary Space. Of course, that's only a last resort."
"But if we do this, we'll basically be declaring war on Schicksal Headquarters, Theresa..."
Tesla did