Hearing Gwen's words, Su smiled as well:
"Though I'm not a combatant, this much pressure is still no problem for me."
"Alright, then let's go."
Nodding, Gwen wasted no time. He flashed to Su's side, grabbed him with his free hand, and shot into the sky.
Yolandale, meanwhile, waited until Gwen had pulled Su into the wormhole that had suddenly appeared in the sky before using her newly acquired power to leave this World Bubble...
"Mr. Gwen!"
Pulling Su out of the World Bubble and returning to the familiar Schicksal headquarters, Gwen heard Rita's voice before he had even landed.
And once he touched down, Rita greeted him with a concerned look—
It was not that Rita had no desire to release the surging emotions in her heart with a hug, but the sense of danger Su gave her was simply too great.
Had Su not been under Gwen's control the entire time, Rita would likely not have been looking at Gwen with concern. She would have raised the Frost Skadi she had only recently replaced in vigilance.
"Don't worry, Rita. I'm fine, and Yolandale is safe too. She's experimenting with her newly gained power right now."
Without waiting for Rita to ask, Gwen quickly explained:
"This is Mr. Su. He bears no ill intent either. As for his identity, let's discuss that later in front of Bishop Otto."
"Understood, Rita understands."
Hearing that Yolandale was unharmed, the other half of Rita's anxious heart finally settled. Her gaze shifted behind Gwen—
After Gwen came out, the Second Divine Key activated again, blooming with the same light that had appeared when Yolandale vanished. Behind Gwen stood a pillar of light formed from dense Honkai Energy.
Rita did not have to wait long. Yolandale burst out of the pillar of light in