Chapter 86

"Because that child has always maintained his enthusiasm, Yulande's motivation has also been ignited, so the training has continued until now... There's no way around it, Yulande never refuses the help of those who are working hard."

Rita's tone was somewhat helpless, but also subtly revealed a hint of boasting, even though she wasn't praising herself.

"Then... Bianca should go to sleep soon too."

Yoshino nodded. "Staying up late Chairman."

Staying up late is not a good habit. Yoshino used to watch TV dramas late into the night and not wake up until almost noon the next day, but after Amber stopped her, she rarely did that anymore.

"... Okay, I understand."

Amber still felt responsible as a 'role model for children,' and she couldn't possibly leave Yoshino with the impression that she could stay up all night at will.

"It's surprising that the two of you get along so well. I thought the relationship between the Valkyrie and the Elf would be more tense."

Kurumi, who had been observing the situation, spoke up.

"There is indeed an irreconcilable conflict between humans and elves."

Amber nodded. "For Schicksal, or more accurately, for most of the Valkyrie of Schicksal, apart from the Blade of Immortality, other Valkyrie will also prepare for battle immediately upon seeing an Elf."

"But this is not because the Valkyrie hate the elves, but because it is a normal action taken by humans when facing elves."

"In Schicksal, elves are not evil, but simply natural Catastrophe. There may be Valkyrie who hate elves, but this is a very small minority. As warriors, the most basic thing for Valkyrie is to understand why they fight."

"Why fight? For a better world?"

Kurumi tilted her head.

"That's right. The Valkyrie's enemy has never been the Elves, but the Spatial Quake they bring. The reason they kill the Elves is simply because only by killing the Elves can the Spatial Quake be fundamentally resolved. Only when all the Elves are killed, or when a method is found that does not require fighting, will the Valkyrie have truly fulfilled their responsibility."

This topic wasn't lighthearted, and Yoshino lost her appetite as a result. She stared at the table without looking up, clearly feeling down.

Amber comforted her by taking her hand, and when Yoshino looked over, she told her with a firm look in her eyes, 'This is not your fault.'

Yoshino's mood calmed down a little.

Anyone would feel bad knowing that their very existence is wrong, especially someone as sensitive as Yoshino.

"I see."

Kurumi finally understood how the Yamae Sisters and Yoshino could maintain such innocent personalities after so much contact with humans. "But, isn't Schicksal already able to suppress Spatial Quake?"

Yamae and Yoshino are clear examples.

"That's not suppression, but neutralization."

Rita explained, "The reason why the Sky Island of Schicksal can fly in the air all year round is not only due to electricity, but more importantly, the Spiritual Power of the elves."

After she said that, Kurumi finally realized. "So, all of Schicksal's previous records of killing Spirits were actually captures, not kills?"

"That's exactly right."

Rita's smile remained unchanged, "It was precisely because Dr. Möbius had already been researching elves thirty years before they were even born that we were able to build the Artificial Island in just five years and keep it suspended in the air for twenty-five years."

Kurumi felt a chill run down her spine. "Then... those spirits who were captured by Schicksal in the beginning...?"

She thought of herself. She had been tricked into this pit by the Origin Spirit under the pretense of being a "Hero of Justice," and had killed many "monsters"—the girls the Origin Spirit used to purify the Spiritron Crystal. After all, the spirits were impossible to communicate with and would cause destruction everywhere; calling them monsters was no exaggeration.

Although she had no right to condemn Schicksal in this regard, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Schicksal possesses a weapon called 'Black Abyss White Flower,' which can ensure the host's survival even if the Spiritron Crystal is removed."

This was something Rita didn't know, Amber added.

Although she actually drew the Black Abyss White Flower after she arrived here, and it wasn't available at the time, the final interpretation rests with Black Amber.

The interpretation of Black Amber's name belongs to Amber.

"I see..."

Kurumi breathed a sigh of relief, even though she knew she wasn't qualified to criticize her.

With a heavy heart, she took a deep breath. "Schicksal... Although the whole world says that Möbius has an unusual conspiracy, after actually getting to know her, I found that neither she nor Schicksal is the same as I imagined. It is clear that DEM, and even the anti-elf departments of any country, are extremely hostile to elves."

"You don't need to worry about being treated unfairly in Schicksal."

Amber said, "Schicksal has recently reached a cooperation agreement with Ratatoskr and has initially completed a method to truly solve the Spatial Quake at its root without harming the elves. The specific details will be revealed by Möbius at the upcoming international conference. You can rest assured that even if you are not satisfied with this method at that time, we will not force you. However, before a better method is found, Schicksal will impose certain restrictions on your range of activities, and we hope you will cooperate in this regard."

Kurumi never imagined that she would have a day when humans cared so much about her emotions. Thinking about what she had done over the years, she was truly on the verge of a breakdown at this moment.

If I had surrendered to Schicksal earlier, would I have avoided becoming a villain with blood on my hands?

"But... what if I'm an elf who caused the deaths of countless humans with my own will?"

Chapter 46 A Noisy Breakfast.

"You caused countless casualties with your own will... Are you a 'Nightmare'?"

Rita's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Nightmare is quite well-known in the community. After all, it is very rare in this world to be able to detect the Spirit Wave of elves at crime scenes. What elf would be so bored as to kill humans who have no fighting ability?

Only Nightmare would do these things that seem meaningless to everyone else. In the end, this behavior can only be attributed to a naturally evil elf. After all, there are good and bad people, and no one stipulates that all elves must be without malice towards humans.

"Since Bishop Möbius has accepted you, it means you are not an evil spirit that is not Schicksal."

Seeing that Yoshino, was immediately frightened by Kurumi's words again, Amber comforted her while saying, "Otherwise, you wouldn't be here now, but on the operating table."

In fact, Amber didn't like Kurumi Tokisaki much in the original work. The original work said that she killed morally flawed scumbags, but not all scumbags deserve to die, otherwise the death penalty would not be the last resort of the law.

But... from an emotional point of view, let alone scumbags who plan to force themselves on girls, even kids who bully others in school, Amber would be happy for them to die. So although she doesn't like Kurumi's actions, she doesn't hate them either.

"That's right."

Since Amber had said so, Rita nodded in agreement. Although she didn't know the further details, she could see the self-loathing on Kurumi's face. In addition, even Möbius had accepted it, so there might be some hidden reason. "Bishop Möbius's judgment is the judgment of Schicksal."

"... Schicksal is really acting recklessly, actually placing all the power of discourse in one person's hands."

After a moment of silence, Kurumi forced a smile and said, "However, I never thought that I, a sinful spirit, would one day stand on the same side as the righteous knights. What a strange coincidence."

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, and that the atmosphere was somewhat tense, Rita decided to steer the conversation back to everyday things, such as talking about breakfast.

Just as she was about to speak, a loud banging of the door came from behind her, drawing everyone's attention.

"Bianca! Yuzuru and I have come to see you, Daxi! Oh? Yoshino and that guy are here too?"

Kurumi smiled: That guy?

"Miss you, it's been so long, Bianca, even though we just had a video chat not long ago."

The two walked in one after the other, instantly dispelling the previously somewhat cold atmosphere.

"Kaguya, Yuzuru?"

Amber paused for a moment. "Aren't you with Dr. Möbius?"

"Now it's Snake Sister's free time for me!"

Kaguya smiled with a relaxed expression.

"This means that Snake Sister is eating alone at the restaurant, Kaguya is planning to come and freeload at Bianca's place."

Yuzuru added.

"Miss Yamae, while we are very happy to have breakfast with you two, this is not the Schicksal Headquarters, so we hope you can tone down your energy a little."

Rita pointed to the door, which was wobbling precariously from the force she had just used, and said with a forced smile.

"Ah! You're the one who kidnapped Bianca..."

Kaguya had been speaking very loudly, suddenly thought of Möbius after noticing Rita's somewhat dangerous smile. Mebius was someone who often used a smile like that to punish him.

Thinking of this, her voice unconsciously softened.

"What do you mean by 'that guy', Miss Kaguya?"

Kurumi also wore the same smile, "I clearly remembered your name properly, but I didn't expect that Miss Kaguya would forget my name completely in just one day."

"Ahhh... Ah ba ah ba..."

Feeling the chill, Kaguya immediately shielded Yuzuru in front of him.

"A reminder: please don't get angry with an idiot, Ms. Kurumi Tokisaki."

While Yuzuru was verbally belittling Kaguya, who he was actually referring to is open to Human Order.

"Oh right, it's Kurumi!"

Kaguya was also a little aggrieved. When Kurumi came yesterday, he was playing a game with Yuzuru and didn't have time to listen to Kurumi's self-introduction. He missed the initial self-introduction and didn't have much of a chance to ask afterward...

"Anyway, let's eat something first."

Finally, Amber spoke up to smooth things over, but Kaguya, Yagyu was the lively one who completely dispelled the somewhat tense atmosphere.

"I'm going to have to trouble Rita again."

"It is my honor to be of help to you, Yulande."

Rita didn't find it troublesome, after all, she knew that it would be too difficult for her to help the girl on the battlefield, but she still wanted to become the girl's strength.

She couldn't be of much help on the battlefield, but being able to share her worries elsewhere made her feel like she had done her part, so she never felt dissatisfied.

With Kaguya and Yuzuru joining the scene, it's never boring. After all, the two of them perfectly embody the classic combination of being clueless and grumpy. In addition, the two of them always like to add the name of 'competition' to everything, and they are always full of inexhaustible enthusiasm.

The noisy breakfast gave Kurumi a long-lost feeling. She had experienced it before, but hadn't experienced it for a long time. It was familiar yet strange, leaving her with mixed feelings.

Rita, who had been keeping an eye on Kurumi, wondered about Kurumi's past and considered whether to ask Möbius about it.

As one of only two S-rank Valkyrie, she has a very high level of intelligence access.

Compared to Rita, who had time to keep an eye on Kurumi, Amber was relatively busy. What should have been an ordinary breakfast turned into a bit of a 'busy affair' due to the three elves.

Seemingly because of longing and dependence, Yoshino leaned almost her entire weight on Amber. While complaining to her about how Black Amber had been merciless to her lately, Kaguya was wary of Yuzuru trying to Yuzuru favor by serving Amber food. Every time Yuzuru picked up a piece of food, Yoshino would pick up a piece herself, even though it was just various pickles and cold dishes.

Not only did Amber have to take care of the little rabbit's feelings and listen to Kaguya's complaints, but she also had to eat all the food that the two of them brought her, so that Kurumi, who had calmed down, found it interesting and joined Yamae's group, ostensibly to learn from her senior.

Rita wasn't resistant to the scene; after all, these girls weren't the kind of people with dirty minds like Origami, so she just watched the situation unfold with a smile.

After finishing the somewhat noisy breakfast, Amber finally breathed a sigh of relief and decided to take a nap as Yoshino suggested, so that Rita could also rest for a while. The fairies also knew that the two of them had stayed up all night and should replenish their energy in time, so they obediently did not stay here and planned to go out to find some fun.

But when Amber was about to go to sleep, she found that Rita showed no sign of lying down.

"Yulande, please rest. I will deliver the things Bishop Möbius needs and then return."

What she held in her hand was the information sent by Ratatoskr that she had compiled during this period.

Chapter 47 This can make you feel good?

"That's for the Global Conference later."

Amber understood.

"After all, the commotion last time was too big, it went beyond the scope of pretending to be deaf and dumb."

Rita shrugged helplessly. Just as Arutemi had said before, this time was different from the last time. Last time it was a battle between Yulande and Ellen, both sides were humans, while Tohka and Shiori hid together, so the commotion caused by the fight was not a big deal.

But this time, Tohka fought with Mana for a long time in front of everyone. Then DEM and AST were dispatched, and Yulande saved Tohka in front of everyone again.

This situation is different. Everyone has organizations and Schicksal. As the world's strongest armed force, everyone can turn a blind eye to some of Schicksal's operations. But this time, there's no way to pretend we didn't see it.

This world conference will definitely question Schicksal. After all, such a big commotion should be known even to small organizations. If they pretend not to know, do they really deserve to be top powers? What if they don't do this soon and those small forces that follow them start to have second thoughts and turn to DEM or even Schicksal?

They must speak out, whether for humanity or for their own interests.

And Schicksal also needs to provide sufficiently convincing reasons.

Amber was aware of all this, but was this really that urgent? Couldn't it be delayed even for a day?

Although she had doubts, she knew that everything else had to take a backseat to important matters. "In that case, I will also..."

"The bishop specifically instructed me not to bring Yulande along."

Rita refused outright. "Alright, Yulande, there's no need to worry about such a small matter. I'll be back soon."

After saying that, she drew the inner blackout curtains, turned off the lights, and left the room. She went straight to the underground training room and sent a signal to Hyperion. With a flash of blue noise, Rita's figure appeared in Hyperion's teleportation room.

She was quite familiar with the ship and soon arrived at Black Amber's laboratory.

As soon as she entered, Rita saw a light purple-haired girl slumped on the spot, not moving at all.

Itsuka Miku? She was taken care of so quickly?

Although she didn't know what she had been through, Rita didn't bother to ask. Instead, she reached over her and handed the file to the Green-haired Girl was facing away from her and looking at the computer screen in front of her.