"Don't worry. At worst, I'll stuff a Herrscher Core into myself to recharge."
Faced with Choukai's embarrassed annoyance, Gwen decisively surrendered and offered the final solution.
"Are you trying to die?
If Herrscher experiments could succeed that easily, Wendy wouldn't still be sitting in a wheelchair."
Choukai's attention was swiftly diverted. She crossed her arms and stared at Gwen.
"Then how about settling for the next best thing? Use the Gem of Plague to make something like a bracelet-type semi-Divine Key to recharge me?"
Doing her best to keep her gaze fixed on Choukai's face instead of letting it drift downward, Gwen proposed another plan.
"A power-supplying Divine Key specially adapted for you, huh?"
Choukai looked thoroughly defeated upon hearing that.
"Do you know how much funding and material that would take?
Besides, Schicksal still has certain technical difficulties when it comes to making Divine Keys. It's not something that can be completed overnight...
You'd be better off putting the funding into my research and seeing whether I can find a way to suppress this absorption, or at least keep it from affecting you in combat."
"Forget it."
Seeing Choukai's "old habit" acting up again, Gwen shook his head with a smile.
"Bishop Otto has already argued with Amber several times to protect the budget for 'Kallen Fantasy.'
If we ask for more money now, Amber might really cut the budget for 'Kallen Fantasy.'"
"Argued?"
Choukai raised an eyebrow.
"Shouldn't that be called sophistry and stubbornness?"
"Ahem..."
Before Gwen could respond through her suppressed laughter, Yolandale, who had been bent over the desk studying the data, suddenly spoke.
"I think Gwen's suggestion may be feasible.
If the only requirement is to smoothly channel the Honkai Energy drawn by the Core to replenish Gwen, it should not be overly difficult with