This Chat Group's Vibe is a Bit Off

Welt's eye twitched. As he followed them into the Cathedral Building, his gaze suddenly sharpened, locking onto something in the room.

What am I seeing.

Otto's head?!

He lunged forward in a single stride, scooped up the head, held it up seriously, and asked the group: "This—anyone want it?"

"That's not needed." Toyokawa Shoko waved a hand. That was the last body Otto had occupied, and also the cheapest in quality and craftsmanship—worthless.

"What now? With a deficit this huge, we might need to drain Anti-Entropy and World Serpent's reserves to cover it." Kiana plopped down on the floor, lost in thought.

"No choice. Time to cut and run." Qianyi suggested.

"But if we run, what happens to Heavenly Mandate?" Talulah still had a conscience.

"Just toss someone up there as the new Overseer. Problem solved." Qianyi said.

At that, everyone's eyes collectively turned to Welt. The Supreme Leader of Anti-Entropy—no matter how you looked at it, he was the most fitting candidate for Heavenly Mandate's Grand Overseer.

If he hadn't known the truth, Welt might have actually agreed. But now he knew: Heavenly Mandate had been wrecked by this band of heavenly soldiers, leaving behind a massive financial hole big enough to need Anti-Entropy to plug it. Yet he'd just accepted their little gifts, so he couldn't exactly refuse outright. Instead, he offered a better candidate.

"St. Freya Academy's principal, Theresa, is a person of noble character and true virtue. She is surely fit to inherit the great legacy and assume the role of Heavenly Mandate's Grand Overseer."

"Makes sense. Then it's Auntie."

Kiana thought it over and decided Theresa really was suitable. Plus, she was her own aunt—sitting in that seat was the same as her sitting in it.

???

Theresa had rushed over on the Hyperion, coming to "reinforce" with the thought that if her grandfather still had a breath left, she'd show her filial piety by sending him off with a single Oath of Judah. The moment she landed, she was immediately detained.

Huh?

Why are you detaining me?

She looked closer and spotted familiar figures among those holding her down: Welt, Kiana, Siegfried...

Hoisted midair by the group, she kicked her stubby legs frantically and shouted:

"I came to help! What are you doing?!"

Chapter 63: The Legend of the Dream Team's Fastest Dissolution

Theresa thrashed and clawed in resistance, but how could a lone old woman fight off a gang of village brats?

She could only be obediently carried over and shoved onto the throne of Heavenly Mandate's Grand Overseer.

Welt, as the Supreme Leader of Anti-Entropy and an enemy of Heavenly Mandate, knew the succession procedure well. He cut straight to the point: "Please move to the Overseer's throne, Lady Theresa. Next, we shall ring the bell of the Declaration of the Great God for you."

Theresa was dumbfounded at first, then it clicked: "You actually killed Grandpa?"

Welt said nothing, simply holding up Otto's head.

"Grandpa, you died so miserably!!" Theresa laughed, jumping three feet high, then eagerly lunged to snatch the head from Welt: "Let me see my grandfather's corpse!"

"Assume the throne first. We'll discuss this later."

"Assume the throne?" Theresa was baffled again, pointing a tiny finger at herself: "Grand Overseer of Heavenly Mandate? Me? No, no, no—what virtue or ability do I have to be Grand Overseer? I didn't contribute to this fight, I have no merit—how could I possibly be Grand Overseer?"

Precisely because you didn't contribute or earn merit that you're being made Overseer.

Everyone thought silently.

They had come to loot Otto's gold coins and check Heavenly Mandate's revenue. If it was good, they'd skim some without disrupting normal operations to patch up problems in their own worlds. Who knew that bastard Otto had nearly drained Heavenly Mandate's reserves, leaving almost nothing to loot.

Sure, with proper management, it might recover in a few years. But with that time, why not go back to our own worlds and build our own foundations?

Everyone wanted to reap without sowing, and you're suggesting we work hard—what's your angle?

Ah well. Let Theresa bear the burden.

Qianyi pulled out the Overseer's robe he'd found in Otto's room and draped it over Theresa: "Principal, it's getting cold. Put on an extra layer."

"Who are you?" Theresa blinked. She'd never seen this person before.

"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is who you're about to become." Qianyi smiled. "Now that Otto is dead, if Welt, as Anti-Entropy's Supreme Leader, rashly becomes Heavenly Mandate's Grand Overseer, many Valkyries might revolt. Siegfried, though still the head of the Kaslana Family, has been a wanted fugitive for years—putting a Heavenly Mandate fugitive in power wouldn't win public trust. But you, as the head of the House of Apocalypse and Otto's granddaughter, should face no resistance from Heavenly Mandate as the new Overseer."

"Sigh, you've really burdened me!" Theresa shook her head, the Overseer's robe weighing on her. She never thought she'd one day bear the weight of Heavenly Mandate.

But considering Heavenly Mandate truly needed someone who could command respect, she'd reluctantly take it on for now.

Theresa, at this moment you are an immortal descending to earth. Even with one hand balancing the books and the other holding the debt, you remain invincible within Heavenly Mandate.

"Hey, Qianyi, how's my aunt's management skills?" Kiana whispered sneakily to Qianyi below.

"It's possible for Theresa to manage Heavenly Mandate well. But it's not possible for Heavenly Mandate to be managed well by Theresa." Qianyi replied while clapping.

"Then why did you let her take the job?" Kiana was shocked.

"Calm down. Everyone could support you taking the job—whoever takes it, takes it."

"Huh... I guess that's right."

The most important thing is self-awareness. Kiana might get cocky sometimes, but she knew her own limits well.

Expecting herself to manage Heavenly Mandate well was like hoping that tomorrow, the entire world's IQ would drop a million times below a paramecium's while she remained unaffected, and with one casual remark she'd shock Einstein, who'd immediately kowtow in reverence and beg her to teach them what a linear equation in two variables was.

Whether Heavenly Mandate would thrive under Theresa's management—most people couldn't care less. They only cared if the new Overseer paid wages and did real work. And as long as it wasn't Otto, that was fine. After all, Heavenly Mandate's current strength was so overwhelming that there was little need to worry.

Now Heavenly Mandate has at least five S-rank Valkyries in combat power: Theresa, Durandal, Rita, Fu Hua, and Siegfried. Add Raiden Mei as the Herrscher of Thunder, Walter, Bronya, and the rest—even if Kevin crawled out of the Sea of Quantum right now, they'd step up and slap him twice. If they couldn't win, there's still Kiana as the Herrscher of the Void. Once she absorbs the Serenity Gem and grabs the gems from every branch to restore her full form, the complete Heavenly Mandate will be assembled.

They can attack, defend, retreat, and have endless sustain.

When Kevin emerges from the Sea of Quantum, if he manages to recover even a sliver of Honkai Energy, it'd only be because Kiana accidentally ate too much during a meal and forgot to open a Space Gate to send someone to harass him, giving Kevin a moment to slurp two mouthfuls of noodles.

In theory, the current Heavenly Mandate could keep Kevin in a constant state of weakness, just like Walter Yang after the Second Honkai Eruption.

This is the strongest Heavenly Mandate in history—a dreamlike, invincible team!

A Dream Team no weaker than the Thirteen Flame-Chasers!

Heavenly Mandate's future is bright!

???

Heavenly Mandate suffered an unprecedented Waterloo.

After Otto (impersonated by Walter) passed the throne to Theresa, Anti-Entropy and Heavenly Mandate formed a Community of Shared Destiny against the Honkai. But a beautiful start was only the prelude to collapse.

The first to leave the Heavenly Mandate community was Walter Yang. As the Herrscher of Reason, he bore the heaviest workload. After seven consecutive days of nonstop work, he left a resignation letter, saying he wanted to go draw Homonculus Manga, tossed aside the Star of Eden and the Herrscher of Reason core, and ran off.

The second to leave was Raiden Mei. As the Herrscher of Thunder, her existence minimized Heavenly Mandate's electricity bills, but what she wanted was to Save the World, not be a power-generating Pal in Heavenly Mandate. So she decided to quit.

The third to leave Heavenly Mandate was Siegfried. As a wanderer, he was used to freedom. After hearing that his ancestor might hold coordinates to revive Cecilia, he chose to go out and train to raise his strength, preparing for an eventual decisive battle with Kevin.

The fourth to leave Heavenly Mandate was Bronya...

The strongest Dream Team shattered in an instant.

The Dimensional Chat Group members didn't know about this, because they were enjoying a rare, relaxing holiday at St. Freya Academy.

Qianyi looked at St. Freya Academy, decorated with lanterns and streamers for the New Year, scratched his head, and asked, "Did we forget something?"

"What? Is there?" Kiana thought for a moment and found nothing.

"Probably not." Seele couldn't recall either. Otto was dead, Heavenly Mandate and Anti-Entropy had united—what else could they have forgotten?

They asked the others, but no one knew.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Qianyi: "Holy crap! Chi You! We forgot Chi You!"

???

Jiu You, Shenzhou.

Himeko stood alone, staring at the detector showing the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chi You, whose body was even more terrifying than the Hyperion. She couldn't help but think.

Did I accuse the school principal of slacking off to read manga during work hours, and she held a grudge, so she sent me here alone to die?

Chapter 64: Teacher Seele, What's Your Education Level?

Dimensional Chat Group update complete.

Maintenance rewards: 30-day Travel Ticket*10, Companion Ticket*5 (use with Travel Ticket; when traveling to another's world, this ticket allows bringing up to two people along).

Mission: Defeat the revived Chi You (completed).

Rewards being distributed...

As a Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Chi You was so powerful that even S-rank Valkyrie Rita would turn and flee at the sight of it. Yet today, it died.

It died miserably.

It had been fighting A-rank Valkyrie Himeko when suddenly a Space Gate opened, a crowd rushed out, and without a word, they unleashed a set of skills that killed it on the spot, then performed a C-section on it.

The child was born—twins: the Xuanyuan Sword and the Ji Lin Stigma.

The Xuanyuan Sword was mostly useless to everyone in the group. The only somewhat useful item, the Ji Lin Stigma, was a lifesaver for Mutsuhisa Himeko, so without a second thought, they stuffed both items into Himeko's hands.

It was like an old MMO no one had played in ages suddenly getting a newbie—the veterans couldn't wait to dig out their hoarded treasures for the rookie.

After the kill came the natural reward time.

Qianyi's rewards were four scratch cards and 1,000 points.

Memory Wax (You will more easily tread the Path of Memories, slightly increasing adaptability and affinity with the Path of Memories).

Skill Card: Great Seal (Consume all life force to unleash a powerful seal).

Riding C (Able to skillfully handle various mounts, including ancient two-horse chariots and modern land vehicles).

Saint Quartz*1.

Memory Wax was a good thing—it made it easier to step onto the Path of Memories. In a way, this path was quite fitting for fighting with Personas in the subconscious world, but progressing further down it required abandoning one's physical body, traveling through the universe as a meme, searching for the most precious memories across the Sea of Stars.

Abandoning his body—Qianyi wasn't too keen on that.

As for the Great Seal, it was comparable to the big hero's Meteor Shower—whether the enemy died or not was unknown, but he'd definitely be dead first.

Riding was nice; he could go get a driver's license and buy a car, so he wouldn't have to take the subway to school every time.

Saint Quartz, used to replenish magic.

Useful, but not that useful.

Let's ask the group what they got.

Steel Prison Big: Have you all claimed the mission rewards? What did you get?

I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles: Two scratch cards, five hundred points. Scratched out some good stuff—two pairs of Mei's original underwear. Qianyi, you want one? I'll share one with you.

Steel Prison Big: Get lost.

Lower District Flying Head Barbarian: I got two cards too. Scratched out an intermediate Honkai Energy Resistance and a passive skill "Innocent Smile" that boosts my charm.

Talulah: Two Golden Apples. Instantly restores all stamina.

Child of Prophecy: I scratched out two skill cards, both B-rank Hero Creation. Synthesized them into B+ rank. Can buff everyone.

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: You all got two scratch cards? How come I only got one? Wasn't it supposed to be double rewards? But what I scratched out isn't bad—a Noble Phantasm called Meteor Shower. Pretty powerful, an anti-army type.

Steel Prison Big: Nice find, Xiangzi. You've got Twelve Trials, so you can chain-blast eleven times.

From now on, when enemies show up and everyone goes all out with big damage, Xiangzi, you won't just be cheering from the sidelines anymore. You can actually help dish out some damage.

Soft and sticky little Xiang is dead. Now stepping onto the stage—Great Hero Xiang!

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: Wait, what do you mean by "Twelve Trials lets you chain-blast eleven times"?

Steel Prison Big: Didn't you look into FGO? How do you not know a famous Noble Phantasm like Meteor Shower?

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: Well... I did look into some of it, but memorizing every Servant's Noble Phantasm is just too...

She'd looked into the "FATE" series before because of Artoria, but what she learned was mostly related to Artoria—like the Knights of the Round Table. She hadn't really studied other Servants.

No good! She'd have to cram all that knowledge hard from now on!

I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles: Oh yeah, my aunt just told me Welt's body is failing. He's freed up the Herrscher of Reason core, but Bronya said she's looking for Seele and can't find her. No suitable candidate. She's asking if anyone here wants to use it.

Talulah: Kiana, can't you just fuse with it yourself?