The Legend of the Dream Team's Fastest Disbandment / Teacher Seele, What Are Your Qualifications?

Walter's eye twitched. Having followed them into the Cathedral Building, his gaze suddenly sharpened as he locked onto something in the room.

What am I looking at?

Otto's head?!

He dashed forward, scooped up the head, and held it up seriously as he asked everyone, "Do you still want this?"

"Um, no need." Toyokawa Shoko waved her hand. That had been the last body Otto occupied, and it was also the shoddiest, lowest-quality one. It wasn't worth anything.

"What do we do now? With such a huge deficit, we might have to raid Anti-Entropy and World Serpent's reserves to make it up." Kiana plopped down on the floor and fell into thought.

"No choice. Let's run," Qianyi suggested.

"But what about Heavenly Mandate if we run?" Talulah still had a strong sense of morality.

"Just find someone and throw them up there as bishop," Qianyi said.

At those words, everyone turned to look at Walter. As the leader of Anti-Entropy, he was clearly the most suitable candidate to become the Bishop of Heavenly Mandate.

If he hadn't known the truth, Walter might actually have agreed. But now he knew that this group of heavenly soldiers had blown Heavenly Mandate to pieces, leaving behind an enormous financial hole large enough to require Anti-Entropy's funds to fill. Still, he had just accepted their little gift and didn't feel right refusing them outright, so he simply offered a good candidate.

"Theresa, the principal of St. Freya Academy, possesses noble character and great virtue. She will surely be able to inherit the mantle and assume the position of Bishop of Heavenly Mandate."

"That makes sense. Then it'll be Auntie."

Kiana thought about it and felt that Theresa really was suitable. Besides, she was her aunt. Whoever sat in that seat, it was all the same to her.

???

Theresa had hurried over aboard the Hyperion to "provide support." She had been thinking that if her grandfather still had even one breath left, she would show him some filial piety by sending him off with a strike from Oath of Judah. Yet the moment she landed, she was detained on the spot.

Huh?

Why are you arresting me?

Looking closer, she spotted several familiar faces among those holding her: Walter, Kiana, Siegfried...

Held directly in midair, she desperately kicked her tiny legs and shouted, "I'm here to help! What are you doing?!"

The Legend of the Dream Team's Fastest Disbandment

Theresa flailed and resisted, but how could an old woman possibly fight off a pack of village children?

She could only obediently let herself be carried over and pressed onto the Bishop of Heavenly Mandate's throne.

As the leader of Anti-Entropy and an enemy of Heavenly Mandate, Walter knew very well how its succession process worked. He immediately got to the point. "Please proceed to the Bishop's seat, Lady Theresa. We shall now ring the bell of the Declaration of the Great God for you."

Theresa was initially baffled, but then she realized what was happening. "You really killed Grandpa?"

Walter said nothing. He merely presented Otto's head.

"Grandpa, you died such a miserable death!!" Theresa burst into laughter and jumped three feet into the air before impatiently trying to snatch the object from Walter's hands. "Let me see my grandfather's remains!"

"Take the position first. We can discuss that later."

"Take the position?" Theresa was bewildered again. She pointed at herself with a tiny finger. "Bishop of Heavenly Mandate? Me? No, no, no! What merit or virtue do I have to become the Bishop of Heavenly Mandate? I didn't contribute any effort to this battle, nor did I earn any credit. How could I possibly become the Bishop of Heavenly Mandate?"

That's exactly why we're making you bishop.

Everyone thought it.

They had come to farm Otto's Gold Coins and, while they were at it, see how Heavenly Mandate's revenue looked. If it was good, they planned to skim off a portion without disrupting its normal operations, to help solve the problems in their own worlds. Who could have guessed that Otto had drained Heavenly Mandate's reserves dry? There was practically nothing left to farm.

Though proper management might restore things in a few years, why should they spend that time working hard to build up their own foundations after returning to their worlds?

They wanted something for nothing, yet she wanted them to work hard. What could she possibly be plotting!

Sigh, Theresa would have to bear the burden.

Qianyi pulled out the bishop's robe he had found in Otto's room and draped it over Theresa. "Principal, it's cold. You should put on another layer."

"You are?" Theresa froze. She had never seen this person before.

"Who I am isn't important. What matters is who you are about to become." Qianyi smiled. "Now that Otto is dead, if Walter, as the leader of Anti-Entropy, rashly becomes the Bishop of Heavenly Mandate, many Valkyries may launch a major rebellion. Siegfried may still be the head of the Kaslana Family, but he has been wanted for years. Putting a wanted criminal of Heavenly Mandate in charge would likely fail to convince the masses. But you are the head of the House of Apocalypse, as well as Otto's granddaughter. I believe that if you become the new bishop, no one in Heavenly Mandate will object."

"Sigh, you've really put me through it!" Theresa shook her head beneath the bishop's robe. She had never expected that one day, she would be the one shouldering Heavenly Mandate's burden.

Still, considering that Heavenly Mandate truly needed someone who could win the people's trust, she would reluctantly take on the responsibility for now.

Theresa, at this moment, you were like an immortal descending to earth. Even if you had to hold the flat accounts in one hand and debts in the other, you would remain invincible within Heavenly Mandate.

"By the way, Qianyi, how good is my aunt at management?" Kiana secretly asked Qianyi from below.

"Theresa managing Heavenly Mandate properly is possible, but Heavenly Mandate being managed properly by Theresa is unlikely," Qianyi replied while clapping.

"Then why make her do it?" Kiana asked in surprise.

"Calm down. Everyone was willing to support you for the position, so does it really matter who takes it?"

"I guess... that's true."

The most important thing was to know oneself. Kiana could get carried away at times, but she had a clear understanding of her own capabilities.

Expecting herself to manage Heavenly Mandate well would be less realistic than hoping that tomorrow, the intelligence of everyone in the world dropped a million times lower than that of a grasshopper, while she remained unaffected. Then Einstein would be stunned by some casual remark of hers, immediately kneel before her respectfully, and beg her to teach them what a linear equation in two variables was.

Whether Heavenly Mandate would flourish under Theresa's management was something most people did not care about at all. They only cared whether the new bishop would pay their wages and act like a decent person. As long as it wasn't Otto, that was enough. After all, Heavenly Mandate was now so powerful that it hardly needed to worry about much else.

At minimum, Heavenly Mandate now had the combat strength of five S-rank Valkyries: Theresa, Durandal, Rita, Fu Hua, and Siegfried. If Raiden Mei, the Herrscher of Thunder, Walter, Bronya, and the others were included, then even if Kevin emerged from the Sea of Quantum right now, they would first go up and slap him twice. Even if they couldn't beat him, they still had Kiana, the Herrscher of the Void. Once she absorbed the Serenity Gem and collected the gems from the various branches to restore herself to full strength, the complete Heavenly Mandate lineup would be assembled.

They could attack, defend, retreat, and had unbeatable endurance.

Once Kevin emerged from the Sea of Quantum, if he managed to recover even a little Honkai Energy, it would only be because Kiana accidentally took an extra bite while eating and forgot to open a Space Gate to send someone over to harass him, giving Kevin enough time to slurp down two mouthfuls of noodles.

In theory, the current Heavenly Mandate could beat Kevin into a state of constant weakness, just like Walter Yang after the Second Honkai War.

This was the strongest Heavenly Mandate in history, an invincible team like something out of a dream!

The strongest Dream Team, no weaker than the Thirteen Flame-Chasers!

Heavenly Mandate's future was bright!

???

Heavenly Mandate suffered an unprecedented collapse.

After Otto, disguised by Walter, passed the position to Theresa, Anti-Entropy and Heavenly Mandate formed a Community of Shared Destiny to resist Honkai. However, that beautiful beginning was merely a sign of impending collapse.

The first to leave the Heavenly Mandate community was Walter Yang. As the Herrscher of Reason, he had taken on the greatest workload. After working day and night for seven consecutive days, he left behind a resignation letter declaring that he was going to draw Homonculus Manga, then ran away after tossing aside Star of Eden and the Herrscher of Reason Core.

The second to leave was Raiden Mei. As the Herrscher of Thunder, her existence reduced Heavenly Mandate's electricity costs to the absolute minimum. But what she wanted was to save the world, not serve as a power-generating Palu for Heavenly Mandate, so she chose to quit.

The third to leave Heavenly Mandate was Siegfried. As a ranger, he was used to living freely. Upon hearing that his ancestor possessed coordinates that might be able to revive Cecilia, he chose to go out and train, strengthening himself in preparation for a future decisive battle against Kevin.

The fourth to leave Heavenly Mandate was Bronya...

The strongest Dream Team had fallen apart in an instant.

The people of the Dimensional Chat Group knew nothing about this, because they were enjoying a rare, relaxing holiday at St. Freya Academy.

Qianyi looked at St. Freya Academy, which had been decorated with lights and banners in preparation for the New Year. He scratched his head and asked, "Did we forget something?"

"What? Did we?" Kiana thought about it and found that there didn't seem to be anything.

"Probably not." Seele couldn't remember anything either. Otto was dead, and Heavenly Mandate had allied with Anti-Entropy. What else could they have forgotten?

They asked the others, but no one knew either.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Qianyi. "Fuck! Chi You! We forgot Chi You!"

???

Jiu You, Shenzhou.

Himeko stood alone, staring at the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chi You displayed on the detector. It was even more terrifyingly massive than the Hyperion, and she couldn't help thinking to herself.

Could it be that the principal held a grudge because I criticized her for slacking off at work to read manga, so she sent me here alone to die?

Teacher Seele, What Qualifications Do You Have?

Dimensional Chat Group update complete

Maintenance reward: Travel Ticket for 30 days ×10, Companion Ticket ×5 (used together with Travel Tickets; when traveling to another person's world, this ticket can bring up to two people along)

Mission: Defeat the revived Chi You (completed).

Rewards are being distributed...

As a Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Chi You was so powerful that even an S-rank Valkyrie like Rita would turn around and run upon seeing it. Yet today, it died.

It died miserably.

It had originally been fighting the A-rank Valkyrie Himeko when a Space Gate suddenly opened and a group of people rushed out. Without a word, they unleashed a barrage of skills and killed it on the spot. While they were at it, they even gave it a C-section.

The children were delivered. Twins: Xuanyuan Sword and the Ji Lin Stigma.

Xuanyuan Sword was largely useless to the group, while the only somewhat useful item, the Ji Lin Stigma, was something Mutsuhisa Himeko needed to save her life. So without a second thought, everyone stuffed both items into Himeko's hands.

It was like a newcomer joining an old online game that nobody had played in ages, with all the old veterans desperately digging out their treasured stash to give to the newbie.

After killing it, it was naturally time for rewards.

Qianyi received four scratch cards and one thousand points.

Memory Wax (you will find it easier to embark upon the Path of Remembrance, slightly increasing your compatibility and affinity with the Path of Remembrance)

Skill Card: Great Seal (consume all life force to unleash one badass seal)

Riding C (allows you to skillfully control all kinds of mounts, including ancient two-horse chariots and modern land vehicles)

Saint Quartz ×1

Memory Wax was a good thing. It would make it easier for him to enter the Path of Remembrance. In a sense, this Path suited Personas that fought in the subconscious world quite well. But progressing further down this Path required abandoning one's physical body and traveling through the universe as a memetic entity, searching the Sea of Stars for its most precious memories.

Qianyi couldn't really accept giving up his physical body.

There was no need to mention Great Seal. It was comparable to the great hero's Meteor Shower. Whether the enemy died or not was unclear, but he himself would definitely die first.

Riding was pretty good. He could take the driver's license test later, then buy a car to drive so he wouldn't have to take the subway every time he went to school.

Saint Quartz was used to replenish mana.

Useful, but not all that useful.

He decided to ask what everyone else had drawn.

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

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

Steel Prison Big: Get lost.

Lower District Flying Head Barbarian: I got two as well. I scratched out intermediate Honkai Energy Resistance and an innate skill called "Innocent Smile," which can increase my charm.

Talulah: Two Golden Apples. They can instantly restore all stamina.

Child of Prophecy: I got two skill cards, both B-rank Hero Creation. Then they merged into B+ rank, so I can buff everyone.

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: Did all of you get two scratch cards? Why did I only get one? Wasn't it supposed to be double rewards? Still, what I got was pretty good. It's a Noble Phantasm called Meteor Shower. Its power is quite strong, and it's an anti-army Noble Phantasm.

Steel Prison Big: Good stuff. Shoko, you have Twelve Trials, so you can blow yourself up eleven times in a row.

From now on, whenever enemies appear and everyone unleashes their ultimates for damage, Shoko, you won't have to just stand at the side cheering anymore. You can help deal some damage.

The soft and squishy little Shoko is dead. Now taking the stage is—great hero little Shoko!

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: Wait, what do you mean I can blow myself up eleven times in a row because I have Twelve Trials?

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

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: Well... I did look into some of it, but remembering every Servant's Noble Phantasm would be a bit...

Because of Artoria, she had looked into the FATE series before. But she had mostly researched things related to Artoria, such as the Knights of the Round Table. She really hadn't specifically learned about the other Servants.

No! I have to thoroughly cram all the relevant knowledge later!

I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles: Oh, right. Auntie just told me that Walter's body can't hold on anymore, so he vacated the Herrscher of Reason Core. But Bronya said she was going to find Seele, and now she's gone. They can't find a suitable person to use it. She asked whether anyone on our side wants it.

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