If You Make a Wish, There Will Surely Be an Answer (Part 1)

Darkness, boundless darkness.

A feeling of loneliness filled the boy's heart, and his humanity sank rapidly.

In the real world, out-of-control monsters fight to the death against powerful enemies, and even if they have remarkable self-healing abilities, even the strongest dam will collapse if the number of seemingly insignificant holes reaches a certain point.

A sense of despair hung over the remaining humans.

Is there really no hope left?

No, it's not time to give up yet. As long as we keep fighting and never give up until the very last moment, then—

"Wake up! Luming Lady!"

The diamond-shaped Color Timer emitted a dazzling blue light, illuminating the darkness in the monster's heart. Ultraman Trigger, named Yuan Xiaoguang, risked all his power, transforming into a ray of dawn that pierced through the darkness in the girl's heart, finding her a path to the future and becoming a lighthouse guiding her forward.

A bright and warm light emanated from the monster's body, and beneath its shattered exterior, a being known as the Ultraman Warrior assumed a fighting stance against its powerful enemy.

——Terman——

The girl woke up from her dream; she seemed to have dreamt of her past memories.

Even someone as resolute as steel, who has endured countless trials, still needs companionship and support on his journey forward.

Therefore, he deliberately nurtured Kane, hoping that he could become a close friend worthy of his trust and who could stand by him through life and death.

PS: The plot point I forgot to explain last time: when Kane and Luming were locked up together by the Jackal, the reason Luming held his hand for so long was because she had a hidden Great Dragon Full Bottle in her hand at the time.

It was deep winter, and the warm bed was even more tempting, as if some strange magic had kept her firmly in bed.

Humans are inherently lazy, Luming Lady simply closed her eyes and chose to sleep a little longer, since she didn't have to work today anyway.

She reached down and pulled up Hiyokomaru's tail. The sleeping Big Sister Monster let out a soft moan and let her bully her.

She pulled out her own tail from behind and put it together with Hiyokomaru's to make a large body pillow. While praying in her heart that she would not evolve from a one-tailed fox into a three-tailed, six-tailed, or Nine-Tails, Luming buried her face in the Jotaro ball of fur.

Comfortable and pleasant.

Ai-chan was on standby, secretly opened her eyes, Luming, who remained silent, leaned back and continued this meaningless act of sleeping.

Miss, you're great in every way, but the bed is always so cramped every night. Should I suggest you buy a bigger bed?

Armed Doll: +1

Note: Brother Jie is very satisfied with the new resident Rita. She visited as "Luming's private maid." Her housekeeping skills are EX, which relieved a lot of Brother Jie's pressure. Moreover, Rita is a little envious of Rita's ease in dealing with Brother Jie.

P. S.: Rita doesn't treat all boys and girls that way. At least their looks shouldn't be too much worse than the mother and daughter in her family, right?

Rita, hidden in the shadows of the room, quietly lit another incense stick, wiped her drool, and walked out of the closet with her usual smile.

Sure enough, no matter how difficult the problem is, it becomes much easier to think about it from a different perspective. Since Xing has a strong resistance to those drugs, what if I do the opposite and use sleep aids?

In terms of results, the effectiveness is remarkable!

"According to you, Judah has been lacking energy lately, and that troublesome fox isn't around either..." Rita's hands trembled with excitement, and her voice quivered. "This time, Rita will finally be able to explore your wonders!"

Swoosh—

The black and white gold-inlaid Leg Ring on the table burst into bright light, and Jilin, holding the Xuanyuan Ancient Sword, pushed open the door and entered, the sound of which startled the sleeping girl.

"Hmm... I think I dreamt that someone was shouting 'Help!'" Luming Lady yawned and said groggily.

Rita: "..."

The maid looked at the Idol Lady had just woken up and was still a little dazed, and then at Jilin who was lost in thought in the face of this scene. Luna also jumped out of the Stigmata Space, holding a blood-red giant axe and staring at her warily.

Seeing this, Rita sighed helplessly, "My master, just how many people are hidden inside your body?"

Shi'an, holding a rectangular gift box, peeked out from the doorway. Seeing that Luming had finally woken up, she wanted to go inside, but sensing that something was wrong, she decided to slip away temporarily.

Her mind, dulled by sleep, quickly cleared. Without Rita's explanation, Luming immediately recognized the scene of an attempted crime, but said nothing. She simply waved to Jilin to take Rita away. After all, old habits die hard, and it wouldn't be impossible to do it again... but not now.

Please, stop acting like a girl and getting begged! I'm a guy!!!

Just as Luming closed her eyes to catch up on her sleep, the door opened again. It was Shi An, who had just left but returned. She opened the door quietly, leaving a cute footprint on the floor with her small feet in orange over-the-knee cotton socks, without making a sound.

Shi'an carefully moved to Luming's bedside, placed the carefully prepared gift on the bedside table, and immediately turned to run away, but Luming quickly grabbed her shoulder, "What is this?"

Shi'an was startled and almost slipped and fell, but Lu Meng managed to pull Luming back. However, the sudden movement caused her upper body to fall out of the blanket, and her skin, clad in a thin nightgown, had a close encounter with the slightly warm air from the air conditioner. Well, time to get up.

The girl yawned, pushed the still Hiyokomaru further inside, covered her with the blanket, and the Armed Doll also jumped out of the blankets one after another, each doing their own job to help their master get up.

Judah pulled over some cotton slippers for her to put on to prevent her from catching a cold. Xiaoyue quickly picked out the clothes her master was wearing today from the wardrobe, then flew over to put them on her. Little Te took out Tesla's instant cleansing device to clean her master's face and mouth. Ai-chan styled her into a standard four-ponytail hairstyle.

What, you're asking about Little Xuan? She's still hibernating, just like Hiyokomaru.

(Do foxes hibernate?)

"Ha~ I'm flattered. If this continues, I'll really start to think I'm some kind of noble lady... Does that sound alright?"

She took a strawberry cake out of the drawer and gave it to Shi'an as compensation for scaring her earlier. As the little girl happily ate the cake in small bites, Luming opened the box and took out a short sword about the size of a dagger. A transparent bead was inlaid on the golden sun-shaped hilt, and the hollow blade looked quite sharp.

Looking at it, Luming vaguely recalled her childhood memories from her previous life. Wasn't this thing similar to the gadget the protagonist used to summon mecha in a tokusatsu show she watched when she was a child?

"Shi'an, what is this?" Luming asked Shi'an curiously.

"Mmm, this is a thank-you gift." Shi'an wiped her mouth and said earnestly, "My sister taught me to be grateful and repay kindness. This is a thank-you gift to thank you for taking care of us all this time."

"Oh? Thank you so much... But why did I sense that you were leaving?" Luming pinched Shi An's cheek and asked with a smile, "Tell me honestly, are you going to carry out some kind of 'mission' and want to leave me a souvenir before you do?"

"Bu Si Ze Yang..." Shi An mumbled incoherently as his face was pinched, and upon seeing this, Luming released his hand that had been doing the wrong thing.

Poetry An's sophistry... in the midst of explanation—

"I see, I understand the situation." Luming took out her magenta camera and took a picture of the short sword that Xinghai Fengshan and the other three had worked together to create. Their mission was to protect the planet, not human civilization, so they wouldn't help fight the Honkai. But as Luming's friends, they still planned to offer some help out of personal reasons.

Stardust and the others can't help directly, but they can ask others for help. Perfect, aren't there animals in the Shi An Forest that have attained enlightenment and become spirits after experiencing the Finality?

The sword-shaped weapon, forged by the four of them, is essentially a summoning device that can be passed on to the animals with extraordinary powers that inhabit that forest, summoning all animals willing to respond to the summons to fight for you.

Shi'an sent a message to the animals, telling them to run away as soon as possible if they were outmatched by the other side, and not to fight desperately. Of course, if they could win in a group fight, they should call on more animals to help them out.

To put it simply, this sword can theoretically summon all the evolved animals in the forest, but how many and which ones come depends on their mood, and how much they contribute in battle also depends on their mood.

Stardust granted the sword the ability to open long-distance teleportation channels, while Cang Qiong, Haiyi, and Shian granted the sword the ability to allow summoned animals to move freely regardless of terrain.

"Thanks, I'm very happy with this gift. Hmm, how about we call it— Beast Emperor Sword?"

—From Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

(This book will feature not only those from the TV series, but also scrapped designs and original Gaobeasts created by the author. Looking forward to the GaoKing, Panda, and Fox Armed Forces?)

—Some parts of this book are a bit depressing and may make you feel uncomfortable while reading. Please understand, this is just the beginning.—

Susanna huddled in the corner of the cell, like a little bear who had been abused and dared not move freely.

A bunch of bizarre robots injected them with an unidentified liquid, then threw them one by one into different cells. Susanna was terrified and couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. Was that liquid a protagonist-specific artifact with a small chance of granting superpowers but a high probability of causing death? Or was it a new type of nerve agent, and the other side wanted to obtain live data, or perhaps...

"Waaaaah..."

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she started crying again. She didn't want to become some kind of monster, nor did she want to die a horrible death.

When she became Valkyrie, she had thought that she might face death one day, but when she actually faced the threat of death, she realized how weak and afraid of dying she was.

If I had known, I would never have become Valkyrie... But, but I really admire those cool and powerful predecessors!

But I'm just a weak and ordinary B-rank Valkyrie, I can't even save myself...

Even in dire straits, Susanna hasn't lost hope of survival. She prays that someone will come to save her, just like in the plots of novels, Yugi, and anime, where when the female protagonist is in danger, someone will surely come to her rescue.

Her Valkyrie powers mysteriously vanished, along with the fruits of her hard training. Now she is completely powerless, no different from any other girl her age.

The sound of synchronized footsteps and dragging a body across the floor came from outside the door. Susanna secretly lifted her head from her knees. The tall mechanical soldier opened the cell door, threw in a girl with long chestnut hair, locked the door, and continued to move on to the next one.

Susanna's heart leaped into her throat the moment she saw the mechanical soldier. She had thought they were there to capture her for the next phase of their experiments. It seemed that time hadn't come yet. Thank goodness, she could live a little longer!

After calming herself down, she turned her attention to the new "fellow inmate." She was the only one in the cell at first; was this person brought in for data comparison?

Seeing that she was lying motionless on the ground, Susanna slowly moved to her side using both her hands and feet (because her legs were too weak to stand up), wanting to turn her over to check her breathing and see if she still had any vital signs.

Susanna gently turned the girl, who was lying on her side, over to her side. Her trembling little hand slowly reached towards the girl's nose, and she kept saying, "Please, you must live, please don't die..."

"... Who's dead?!" Anna, feigning death, pushed her hand away in grief and indignation. "I'm just numb from the fall and can't get up for the time being!"

"Whoa! It's come back to life!!!" The timid Susanna didn't even hear what she said, and quickly rolled back to the corner and curled up into a ball. Her frightened scream even startled Anna.

Note: Because they were too weak, they couldn't stand up.

After a long while, Susanna cautiously raised her head and met Anna's speechless gaze. Miss Brown Bear felt embarrassed and climbed back down, hurriedly pulling the exhausted Anna up from the ground. They leaned against the wall together, panting.

"Phew, phew, are you alright?"

"I feel like I'm dying..."

Two girls who were complete strangers thus formed a bond and began chatting, one sentence after another:

"Waaah, I just wanted to sign up for a training course, how did I end up here?" Miss Siberian Hamster from Dubai was very aggrieved, but Miss Chestnut Coral across from her was even more aggrieved.

"Me too! It's a rare holiday! I just wanted to buy some clothes and I got Kidnapping?!" Anna's overwhelming resentment made Susanna tremble with fear.

"Uh, how pitiful. By the way, are you Valkyrie too?"

"Oh, yes. I'm Anna Saniat, B-rank Valkyrie from the Snow Lotus Squad. And you?"

Note: In the original storyline, Anna was promoted to A-rank Valkyrie in 2015 at the age of 16. It is currently the end of 2014. Also, while the official source doesn't specify Susanna's exact age, I estimate it's around the same as Anna's.

"Ah, I... I'm Susanna, B-rank Valkyrie from the Phosphorus Sand Squad. Wait, Saniat? That surname... could you be...?!"

"Haha, it's nothing special. At least in all my life, I've never felt that the Saniate bloodline has brought me any benefits..."

Seeing Susanna's starry-eyed, adoring expression, Anna felt embarrassed. The Stigmata of Saniat were no good; few warriors in her family lived long lives...

Note: Saniat's [Holy Blood] is a rather awkward power-up, as it conflicts with the power of [Stigmata]. I won't go into too much detail about the original story's setting here, as it's too tedious for me to read, let alone for the readers.

Just as they were chatting, the cell door opened again, and the mechanical soldier threw in a gray-haired, red-eyed Miss Explosive Raven). Although Alvitr was powerless to resist, she continued to hurl insults, but unfortunately, this "tool girl" was too well-mannered, so even her curses were quite elegant:

"You bunch of bastards! How dare you Kidnapping young girls like this! I curse you to be tortured to death by these heartless manufacturers in your next life!"

After a while—

"Hello, I am Alvit B-rank Valkyrie Alvitr the Immortal Blades Squad..."

"The Immortal Blades?! ×2" Susanna and Anna stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the tool girl, a sense of despair creeping into their hearts. Even the members of the elite team among elite teams Immortal Blades, couldn't escape this calamity. It seemed that their chances of survival were slim.

"... I'm not a combatant! I'm a technician typing on the keyboard in the back!" Miss Tool hurriedly corrected herself. Even though she was now a prisoner of the enemy, the might of the Immortal Blades could not be extinguished!

Girls can easily find topics to talk about, and they quickly became familiar with each other. It's worth noting that they were in the mood to gossip under these circumstances. Should we say they are carefree or that they are using this to distract themselves from their anxiety and fear?

Although there is no immediate hope of rescue, they and the other imprisoned girls sincerely pray that someone will come to save them.

Time passed by unnoticed. A gurgling sound broke the girls' conversation. Since they were Kidnapping, they had hardly eaten anything, so hunger was natural.

"Are these bastards trying to starve us to death? At least they give prisoners food, right?" Alvitr's face was grim, but she wasn't too worried. She believed in the Immortal Blades, in the strength of the Schicksal Intelligence Department, and even more so in Durandal.

"Maybe there's no need to bring food at all. Listen, there seems to be some strange noise coming from next door..." Anna, who had watched too many movies, was pale and nervously tugged at her Valkyrie clothes are generally characterized by their lack of fabric, and now that they had lost their Valkyrie physique, the cold and damp environment made them feel extremely uncomfortable.

"It's also possible that they wanted to see us cannibals. The movie says that when people are starving, they will eat anything..." Susanna, who has also watched too many movies, was about to cry again.

"...You'll be the first one we eat!" Alvitr and Anna stared at Susanna with a chilling look, making her feel uneasy.

"No way! I don't taste good! I have no fat! I won't be enough to fill my stomach!!!"

The girl's screams pierced through the cell and reached the ears of the Jackal who was petting a cat in the laboratory. Startled, she lost her balance and fell down, knocking off her dog-head mask.

Stan glanced at her disdainfully. Ha, foolish humans, this world really should be ruled by the great cat race!

The white kitten next to it, which it had snatched from Eden, glanced lazily at its clumsy owner, lay down, and went back to sleep. Taking it easy is the only way to go, meow~

"Damn it, who mopped the floor today? I'm going to move her to my lab bench!" Jackal picked up the mask with a huff, put it on, tidied himself up, and sat back down in his chair, observing the fluctuating data on the screen.

"Heh, the Valkyrie's physique is indeed much stronger than that of ordinary people. Fear, anxiety... and yet some people still hold onto hope, even after I injected them with Honkai Energy Deactivator and a mild Muscle Relaxant? No one will come to save you, even if those Schicksal manage to find me..."

Thinking of his masterpiece, Jackal laughed smugly. Even S-Rank Valkyrie would be in deep trouble!

This matter was entrusted to Gray Serpent, who then assigned Cocolia, Raven, and others to do the hard labor. Where did they kidnap these Valkyrie from? Never mind, that's not important.

Somewhere--

"Reporting to Lady Durandal, we have located several suspicious locations and are awaiting further instructions..." The technician from the First Squad was reporting the investigation results when Durandal, impatient as ever, responded and loaded all the locations into the database of Bright Knight: Excelsis: Bright Knight: Excelsis, then activated the flight device mounted on her armor and soared into the sky.

Wait? She can't wait!

Somewhere--

Kiana slashed through the defensive mech created by World Serpent with a single sword strike, kicked open the door, and searched the interior carefully, only to find a few minor clues left behind. Furious, she punched through the titanium alloy wall and reported the situation on the communication channel, "This is Kiana. No suspicious point four was found."

Other people's voices soon came through the communication channel:

"This is Mei. No suspicious point number 1 has been found."

"This is Wendy. No suspicious point number 2 has been found."

"This, this is Seele. No suspicious point number 3 has been found."

"This is Theresa, and Suspicious Point 5 is under search."

Luming's Courtyard —

The girl gulped down the nutritious breakfast carefully prepared by the maid. She hadn't been idle during Rita's stay; or rather, after taking Rita under her wing, she had sought advice from Rita on combat techniques from S-Rank Valkyrie, but those techniques were simply not suitable for her at the time. As for now...

"Luming Lady, shall we continue with today's training?" Seeing that she had almost finished eating, Rita bent down slightly to ask her master's opinion.

"Hmm, let's skip it today. I've been exhausted lately, I need a break. But it seems like every time I want to rest, I'm forced to work overtime?" The girl looked quite distressed. Rita chuckled and comforted her, "Oh, my master, don't be so troubled. A girl as lovely and charming as you would probably even win the hearts of the gods. If there's anything I need your help with, Rita is happy to lend a hand~"

Forget it, this is a battle of gods, you're just an ordinary S-Rank Valkyrie, you should cherish your life.

Accepting the maid's offer, Luming picked up a steaming cup of coffee, added a few sugar cubes, gently blew on it, and was about to drink it when she heard a faint call in her ear:

Help...

Whoever it is, please come and save us!

Help! I don't want to become a monster!

When will Durandal arrive...?

In a daze, the cup's handle slipped from her fingers and fell onto the table, spilling scalding hot coffee that splattered onto the table and stained her clothes.

Seeing this, Rita calmly took out a handkerchief, and then proceeded to change Luming's clothes and the tablecloth...

"No need, Rita." Luming raised her hand to signal the maid to stop what she was doing. The future Schicksal Saintess closed her eyes and gently tapped her temples, feeling genuinely exhausted.

Without much thought, Luming placed her hand on the Transformation Bracelet and transformed into Magical Girl in front of Rita.

The Fourth Generation God-Slaying Armor of Schicksal: 'Dawn Knight - Moon Dream' has completed its transfer.

The witch, wand in hand, floated in the air like a fish. She swam to Rita's side and looked directly into her eyes.

"Hey Rita, how about an impromptu trip with me?"

The maid was taken aback at first, then revealed her usual smile, lifted her skirt and bowed in greeting, the cold wind carrying special particles swirling around her. "Of course, it's my honor."

The Fourth Generation God-Slaying Armor of Schicksal: 'Argent Knight - Argent Knight: Artemis' has completed its transfer.

Author's Note—

Regarding the Schicksal Saintess:

Among the three founding families of Schicksal, Kaslana, as a "Knight," protects with strength; Apollyon, as a "Bishop," commands with wisdom; and the "Saintess" represented by the Saniate Family is also an important part.

However, due to the conflict between the power of the Saniate Family's "Holy Blood" and "Stigmata," the Saniate Stigmata declined generation after generation, resulting in the title of "Saintess" that should have belonged to Saniat falling to Kaslana in Kallen's era.

Fortunately, after a century of experimentation and selection by Otto, the diluted "Holy Blood" in the Saniat bloodline was finally revived. For specific experimental results, refer to Cecilia Saniat and the current new test subject Julia Saniat.

The Holy Blood possesses incredible power, and what kind of brilliance will the being known as the Saintess radiate? Let us wait and see.

—The annoying settings are excerpted from the explanation in the original plot.