Chapter 113

Although they were both young people who had graduated from the Valkyrie training program, they had still gone through the training. The instructors were more than capable of handling the procedures for disaster relief and liaising with the police. After leaving everything to Ando, the director finally had time to gather the two of them together and ask the question that had been bothering him for a long time, "What does the cadre mean by 'core'?"

The two girls exchanged a glance, and finally the one with black hair spoke. Her expression had softened again, but when she talked about this issue, she only gave a wry smile, "Actually, I'm not really sure either... I only know that there is another completely different personality inside me. She has very powerful abilities. Although I can borrow some of them, there is a risk of having my body taken over if I use too much."

Another personality? You're really not some Magical Girl?

It's no wonder the director's expression was strange; he really has a different personality, a dark side, which sounds like something out of Magical Girl movie.

However, considering the 'power of True Magic's mentioned by the Great Robe Person, it is indeed related to True Magic.

Then, thinking about what she knew about Raiden Mei's past as a victim of bullying...

The director's heart tightened, but when he saw the white-haired man's worried expression, indicating that he might make things difficult for Raiden Mei, his tense heart relaxed again.

She felt she really needed to thank the white-haired guy for his excessive concern for Raiden Mei. After all, Raiden Mei's situation looked exactly like the template for someone who had turned evil and joined the Evil Organization. Although Magical Girl could usually handle that, the battles were always thrilling.

Kiana might be the biggest reason why Raiden Mei failed to turn evil.

But...

"Don't you have a core?"

The director looked at the white-haired man.

"Huh? Me?"

The white-haired girl pointed blankly at herself.

Seeing her like this, and remembering the Great Robe Person said about her just doing it on the side, the director nodded. It seems that Kiana probably doesn't have it. But it's understandable that Raiden Mei has such strong True Magic power. How come Kiana also has such an outrageous physical quality?

"In short, I will block information about the core, but my authority can only control it temporarily. Further information blocking will require the assistance of Schicksal."

After all, the message from the Great Robe Person was broadcast to the entire school, and many people heard it. Even considering that many people might not notice it in their panic, it was still necessary to be cautious about blocking it.

"By the way, do you know where that cadre got the key information from?"

"This..."

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Indeed, neither of them really understood the core concept.

"You should stay at the school for now. I will report this matter as soon as possible. The school has been damaged so badly and there are safety hazards. Classes will not be held for the time being. Even if there is another attack, we can minimize the risk of casualties."

It was also for the purpose of monitoring the two of them.

After all, things had progressed to a point where it was no longer a decision that a department head could make alone; she needed instructions from above.

"Okay." X2.

The two naturally had no objections to this reasonable arrangement.

After the director went out to contact Schicksal, Amber looked at the black-haired girl beside her and asked, "What's going on today?"

You think I did it?

"... Isn't that so?"

"... It cannot be denied that, although it was somewhat different from what I had imagined, it was indeed part of my plan."

Black Amber turned her face away.

"So what exactly happened?"

"To put it simply, I sold information to the Evil Organization about that new Otherworld, as well as about the core of my own being."

Since the question had already been asked, Black Amber didn't mince words. "According to my original plan, this would be the best ticket for you and me to travel to Otherworld."

"The original plan? The ticket to Otherworld?"

Amber asked in surprise, "Have you already gained something in the Otherworld?"

Otherwise, why would they still be setting up plans in Otherworld?

"I've done a lot of things to keep you from getting bored."

Black Amber gave a meaningful smile, but quickly withdrew it. "But I never expected... that every plan I make would turn out in a strange way."

The same was true for the Seven Deadly Sins before, and it's true now. Her casual moves always yield the greatest results, but when it comes to things she cares about, unexpected things happen.

"Fortunately, it was just unexpected and didn't have too much of an impact."

Although she said it casually, she was actually seething inside. Not only had an unexpected event occurred that caused her to lose face and leave a bad impression on Amber, but the lead actress was also unable to get into character and was forced to passively conform to the script.

Thinking of this, she became even angrier, but on the surface she remained calm and said, "Next time, don't worry about me. Just do what you want. After all, what I did was to keep you from getting too bored. If you try to accommodate my arrangements, you're putting the cart before the horse."

Most importantly, a reasonable script should not be discernible to the lead actor.

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Wrath of Schicksal.

The attack on Moonlit Forest had a huge impact, not only because the Evil Organization targeted Schicksal for the first time, but also because Moonlit Forest was almost entirely populated by the children of the powerful and wealthy and entertainers, meaning that the entire upper class of Japan was affected.

The idea of Magical Girl fighting against the Evil Organization has long been a accepted practice in the world.

After all, no country can spare a large amount of manpower and resources to deal with large-scale terrorist attacks that may occur at any time. This level of vigilance is not something that cannot be maintained, but it cannot be maintained Limitless.

Money can't withstand this kind of spending, and people can't withstand this kind of use.

But the situation is different now. The Evil Organization has now touched the lifeblood of Japan. All the upper echelons have now jointly demanded that Japan find these criminals who may pose a threat to their descendants.

Demanding something from Japan is essentially putting pressure on those in power in Japan to seek Schicksal.

After all, everyone knows that Japan is basically in the hands of Schicksal now. Although it is not reasonable for a servant to make demands of his master, the direct target of the other party this time is the Valkyrie School. In other words, it is a slap in the face to the master. Under such circumstances, it is not a problem to fan the flames, right?

As it turns out, there really was no problem.

Of course, it's not about seeking justice for Japan, but rather that Schicksal truly needs to demonstrate the authority of the 'local tyrant' to these Evil Organization from Otherworld.

Under the relentless search and targeting by Schicksal and the hidden World Serpent, the Evil Organization, which had been entrenched in Japan for some time, suffered greatly. Many of them had their identities in human society exposed, becoming wanted criminals with their photos plastered all over the streets, and were also endlessly attacked and targeted by the Valkyrie of Schicksal.

Everyone understands the principle of "a good start prevents a hundred bad ones," and Schicksal has now concentrated almost half of the Valkyrie's power in this tiny country. It can be said that wherever there is any sign of a suspected Evil Organization appearing in the streets and alleys, countless Valkyrie will band together to attack.

At this moment, the cadres were grinding their teeth in frustration.

They understood the meaning of Schicksal's Mandate all too well: it was to target them so thoroughly that they wouldn't dare to show their faces, and to ensure they would never dare to provoke Schicksal again.

Everyone understands the meaning, but there's really no other way. No matter how strong you are individually, you can't be strong enough to sweep everyone aside. Every time, you have to fight against a dozen or even dozens of opponents by yourself. You can run away, but your mental strength is ultimately limited. During this period, they couldn't even sleep. They were endlessly cycling between running away and fighting.

Some officials have adopted the same attitude as Schicksal: If you can break through with a single punch, why can't I?

Thinking this, she severely injured three Valkyrie in the battle, but what followed was an even more swift and fierce retaliation. Not only did the number of people chasing her double, but Schicksal even added another Issei of the Valkyrie in Japan, and captured her in the wild within two days.

As it turned out, this Schicksal was something that Tianming could deliver, but the cadres couldn't. In fact, the cadres couldn't retaliate too hard, otherwise they would only face more pursuit like that cadre. They could only pray that Schicksal's anger would subside as soon as possible, while harboring great resentment towards the colleague who had offended Schicksal.

But... there was nothing they could do about it, because before this period, they had never looked up to the Valkyrie, thinking they were just ants that were a little more annoying than the police, and were not worth mentioning compared to their nemesis, the Magical Girl.

Under this relentless and intense purge across Japan, dozens of executives were arrested in just one week. The situation where there were more than a dozen attacks every day and every city had its own Evil Organization completely disappeared. The executives of the Evil Organization became a rare species. Not to mention more than a dozen attacks a day, there wasn't even a single attack this week. The battles that did occur were unavoidable ripples when the Valkyrie were capturing executives.

The Magical Girl feel like they're going to lose their jobs, and their fans are losing their energy because they haven't seen the Magical Girl for a long time.

Only then did Schicksal calm its anger, withdrawing the Valkyrie forces and sending them back to their original countries and regions.

At the same time, the whole world has also realized a fact.

That is, the Valkyrie are not police officers; they are a violent armed organization exclusively belonging to Schicksal. When Schicksal decides to strike a certain region, hundreds of thousands or even millions of Valkyrie can fill the entire area at any time, making any Evil Organization in the area afraid to breathe.

Not only was the Evil Organization frightened, but all countries in the world were also frightened.

They wanted to protest against Schicksal, but then they suddenly remembered that the bishop of Schicksal was currently standing on the front line against the Otherworld for the safety of all mankind.

Then, they silently withdrew their condemnation.

Otherwise, how can they condemn it? Condemn Theresa for having so many armed men and harboring malicious intentions? Would the people care? All they can see Theresa conducting an exploration of immeasurable danger in Otherworld with hardly any manpower.

Let's wait until Theresa returns before condemning her in a private setting.

During this time, the director also looked somewhat worried.

The reason was a report she sent to headquarters a week earlier, detailing the entire incident. It included her comprehensive surveillance footage, testimonies, and everything she had observed and summarized, along with information on Kiana and Mei's condition.

One of the key points of her report was the discussion of 'core' issues.

But after so many days, headquarters still hasn't given them any response. Even when they inquired, all they got was two technicians who picked them up and conducted a medical examination, and then nothing more.

The good news is that her punishment has not been implemented. However, the director doesn't really care about being punished or not; what she cares more about is how she should face those two girls.

She'd kept them locked up at school for a week already, and if this continued, not only would Bai Mao be getting restless, but she herself wouldn't have the face to see them either.

Even if Schicksal can't provide a solution to this problem immediately, it should at least give some response so that we have some idea of what to do, right?

However, what she didn't know was that things were even more chaotic on the other side of Schicksal.

In the small office, several people were gathered together, their faces showing varying degrees of anxiety. The person sitting at the head of the table directly questioned, "So, have you even figured out the specifics of the situation? Bishop Theresa hasn't been heard from for a whole week; she's practically missing. And yet you're here saying 'no contact with the Otherworld is allowed without the bishop's permission'!?"

"If we don't hurry up and prepare a search and rescue team, it will be too late if something really happens to the bishop!"

Chapter Twenty-Three: Is Kiana related to the bishop?

"I know you're anxious! We're all anxious! But the bishop said that the danger of the Otherworld is that we have no intelligence. Although we got some information from the officers who came out, it's too little and it's not helpful for the current situation. We must listen to the bishop and wait until we develop a communication device that connects the two worlds before we can carry out a rescue plan. Otherwise, we might send as many as we can."

The head of the technical department also looked annoyed, but still spoke rationally.

"So we're just going to watch? If we go, we might be able to do something; if we don't go, we won't be able to do anything!"

"So you mean to disobey the bishop's orders and force meaningless sacrifices?"

"Meaningless? Can't you understand that sometimes one person's life is more important than hundreds or thousands of others?"

"Of course I understand! But that's based on the premise that hundreds or thousands of people really have a chance to bring back that one person!"

"Alright, then let me ask you, how long will it take to get the communication equipment you mentioned? Are you sure that the bishop won't suffer an irreparable accident due to the lack of support during this time?"

"..."

That's something that can't be guaranteed.

The head of the technical department lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I must be responsible for everyone's safety. This was something the bishop specifically instructed me to do before he left. Perhaps you are right, but... I cannot betray the bishop's trust in me."

"You really have absolutely no flexibility!"

The person in charge of the Japan Schicksal sitting in the main seat was grinding her teeth. Although she was the person in charge here, the other party had come from headquarters with the bishop and had been appointed as the plenipotentiary agent of the 'Gate' when the bishop was not present.

If she doesn't intend to open the door, then even if he has the right to command the Valkyrie, he'll have no way to use his power.

"We've already been working at top speed, give us two more days! If we don't make any breakthroughs in two days, I'll consider opening the door..."

"It's not a matter of considering! It's a matter of opening! If you're still not ready in two days, I will open the gates directly, even if it means forcing you."

The head of the technical department also knew that this was the other party's limit, and not only the other party's limit, but also her own. Although she believed that she should take the bishop's orders as the highest priority, how could she not be anxious when the bishop had not contacted her for several days?

Seeing that the two had finally made some progress in their argument, one of the Valkyrie who had been listening for half a day pushed the report in front of her forward, "Well then, the next thing is another matter, concerning those two rising Valkyrie students from a few days ago."

"Have they encountered danger again? Or has something happened to Raiden Mei?"

This topic made the blonde Valkyrie was in charge, frown.

She was quite interested in Kiana Kaslana, and Raiden Mei, after all, they were two ruthless individuals who could fight monsters head-on without Stigmata, and they had even teamed up to defeat a high-ranking officer not long ago.

She used the power of Schicksal to investigate and found far more information than the rumors circulating online, but there were still many gaps, the most significant being the lack of information about Kiana's past. In contrast, Raiden Mei was much more transparent.

The two had only recently arrived in Japan. Raiden Mei's father was a high-ranking official in a technology company and had connections within the Schicksal. Two years ago, he was falsely accused of embezzlement and imprisoned. Two months into his imprisonment, he was seriously injured and bedridden due to the terrorist activities created by the evil executives in the prison.

Later, thanks to the help and investigation of acquaintances within Schicksal, her case was overturned a year ago, and she was taken in by a hospital run by one of those acquaintances. This hospital happened to be in Japan, so they arranged for Raiden Mei and her friend Kiana to come over.

I have no way of knowing the identity of this 'acquaintance'; it's all scrambled and blacked out, just like the hospital. It seems to be of higher rank than me, the Japan person in charge, but that's enough. It means that Raiden Mei is a true member of the Schicksal.

However... they are still somewhat unsure about the core within Raiden Mei's body.

They originally hoped to pry information out of the evil cadres, but those who became evil cadres were generally not mentally weak, so no matter how much hypnosis and mental pressure they used, they could not get any information.

In this situation, the core is like a landmine, making people afraid to act rashly.

After all, they were worried that the core might be a trap planted by evil cadres or even the leader. If she were allowed to enter the Schicksal Mandate, a huge accident could happen, especially at this juncture when accidents were not allowed to happen.

If she suddenly reveals her true colors and ruins the research progress of the technology department, then the rescue of the bishop will be delayed even more.

On the other hand, they worried that their suspicions were unnecessary. If they rashly locked up Raiden Mei, it might just cause her to side with the Evil Organization. This was not without precedent. Even Schicksal would not waste talent by pushing their own people to the enemy's side.

Since the Moonlit Forest was now closed and cleared out, and no one would be there, they decided to let the two of them stay there. Although this might be risky for Kiana, the two of them had spent so much time together without any problems, and Kiana had clearly been a great help to Mei's stability. There was no better solution at the moment.

But then they mentioned the two of them again... Could something have happened?

"There was no danger."

"So that means there's been progress in the core research?"