Collapse, I'll Transform and Punch You Directly Chapter 10

"Oh? Classmate Bai Chen."

"Uh..."

Then he saw Bai Chen take out two comic books from his satchel, the latest issue of "Honkai: Star Rail Adventure."

"Teacher Yang, could you sign this?"

"Oh, I see. Of course, no problem. Don't keep it a secret."

Understanding, Teacher Yang directly took the pen and signed his pen name on the inside of the comic.

"Thank you, Teacher! Don't worry, I, Bai Chen, will keep my mouth shut!"

Bai Chen thanked him, took the comic, and left the dormitory after saying goodbye.

Back in the dorm, Bai Chen looked at the two books in front of him and grinned slyly, as if he had succeeded.

"Why are you smiling so happily? Are the books that good?"

Kallen, who had been observing from within his body, couldn't help but speak. Comics hadn't truly appeared in her era.

"No, I'm not smiling because of the signed comics themselves. Because of this, we have the key to saving Yae Sakura."

The time should be within the next few weeks. When the Mimic Herrscher appears in Changkong City, they must save Yae Sakura. During this period, he must bribe Theresa and ask her to take him back to Changkong City.

"Sakura?!"

Hearing information about the person she cared about, Kallen became excited.

"Yes, as long as I use this to bribe the Principal Theresa, and then I pester her, I should be able to go to Changkong City with her to see Sakura."

After Bai Chen told Kallen his plan, he suddenly realized something was wrong. A hint of sadness emanated from Kallen's consciousness.

"But I'm not the real Kallen, after all."

"..."

Not knowing how to comfort her, Bai Chen thought for a moment before replying.

"You may not be the real Kallen, but your feelings are the same, aren't they? What you want to say to Sakura is the same, isn't it?"

"Mhm."

Kallen seemed to respond to Bai Chen's words, but her emotions didn't improve. It seemed that only this level of comfort couldn't resolve her inner conflict. Some things needed to be understood on her own.

"Right, right, you haven't met the Principal yet, have you? Our Principal is very cute. You'll be surprised when you see her."

Seeing Kallen getting deeper into her thoughts, Bai Chen could only change the subject. He hoped that Yae Sakura could accept this Kallen and guide her.

The next day, Theresa was in her office, drinking bitter melon juice and reading the latest issue of "Honkai: Star Rail Adventure."

Work? Work? Work hard for an hour! Now it's the Principal's special break time.

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

"Principal Theresa, I'm here to see you!"

Bai Chen excitedly pushed open the door. Just as he was about to write, he saw paper scraps scattered all over the floor. He recognized them as the remains of the latest issue of the Honkai comic.

Ah, it seems Theresa cares about appearances. She has a habit of destroying evidence when others are almost caught slacking off.

So, Bai Chen quietly went out, closed the door again, paused for a moment, and then knocked.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Principal, I'm coming in."

"Knocking now is useless! Hurry up and come in!"

Theresa slammed the table in embarrassment and anger, standing on her chair and yelling.

"Oh."

Bai Chen entered the room, guiltily looking at Theresa and thinking to Kallen, "How is it? Surprised?"

"..."

Surprised? More like shocked!

"Wait, isn't this me when I was a child!"

Kallen's consciousness, within Bai Chen, exclaimed after a brief moment of distraction.

"..."

Understanding the situation, Fu Hua helplessly held her head. This old friend liked to do things like human experiments.

"So? What's your business, kid?"

Theresa glared at the guy in front of her, who was not much shorter than her. If he didn't have any important business, she would definitely spank him hard!

Since he had important business, Bai Chen immediately straightened his expression. The following matters must succeed.

"Principal Theresa, have you received any news recently about the appearance of a Mimic Herrscher in Changkong City?"

"Mimic Herrscher? The Honkai energy concentration in Changkong City has indeed been fluctuating recently, but there hasn't been any news about that. Where did you get this information?"

Bai Chen seemed to have something important to discuss, so Theresa sat back down in her seat, adopting a serious expression.

Wow! Theresa when she's serious is also so cute!

Bai Chen marveled inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged.

Chapter 19: Persuasion

"You should know that I can transform into Kiana's future potential abilities, right?"

"Of course, as the Head of the Academy, I know a few things."

Theresa nodded matter-of-factly. When she first heard about this ability, she couldn't believe it at all. It was only after seeing the footage Himeko sent that she reluctantly accepted it.

I have to admit, the 'Kiana' in the video back then was just like Cecilia. Not a Herrscher! What exactly happened in the future!

"When I use a powerful transformation, I'll be affected by the memory fragments of that transformation. I've seen some things in Kiana's memories."

Although Bai Chen was lying, he wasn't entirely lying. After all, being affected by memory fragments a little was true.

"So you mean you saw in Kiana's memories that a Mimic Herrscher would be born in Changkong City? Alright, I know about this. I'll arrange for people to monitor the situation there."

Understanding the situation, Theresa didn't suspect him and didn't doubt that Bai Chen was deceiving her. She just paid more attention to that area, which was close to them anyway.

"No, Headmistress, what I mean is that I want to participate in the mission to defeat the Mimic Herrscher."

Bai Chen stated his objective to Theresa.

"Impossible!"

Theresa refused Bai Chen's request without even thinking, even looking at him with some displeasure as she continued.

"Bai Chen, how many days have you been undergoing formal training? You've only been at St. Freya for a little over a month, and practical combat training hasn't even been a month! If your information is accurate, I absolutely cannot allow you to confront a Herrscher!"

"Headmistress, you should know that I'm different from others. I have special circumstances."

Bai Chen implied that although his main body was currently trash, his transformations were far from trash.

Currently, although Herrscher transformations require years of cooldown, ordinary S-rank transformations only need a few months, and A-rank ones even fewer days.

"That's still not allowed! It's just a newly emerged Mimic Herrscher. Your Headmistress is an established S-rank Valkyrie!"

"Will you win?"

"I will win."

Win my ass! If Bai Chen hadn't read the manga, he would have believed it. Theresa was going to get beaten up and die, and Yae Sakura wouldn't have sacrificed herself to save her.

Ridiculous, she even got beaten up twice by the same person! If Yae Sakura hadn't left behind her Stigmata, Theresa would have died again!

"Please, Headmistress Theresa, I want to gain some experience! You're so powerful, Headmistress, and I can protect myself. There's definitely no problem, right! I want to see your combat prowess, Headmistress Theresa!"

As Bai Chen pleaded, he took out the manga "Honkai: Star Rail Adventure" from his bag and handed it to Theresa.

Theresa took the manga with a frown, letting out a cold laugh in her heart. Does he think this kind of thing can bribe the Headmistress? To prevent it from being accidentally torn, I bought more than one copy!

As soon as she opened the first page.

"Ah! An autograph from the author of 'Honkai: Star Rail Adventure'!"

As a loyal reader of this manga, she immediately recognized the signature and examined it carefully. It was indeed the real deal!

Theresa looked at the manga in her hands, excited. She had missed the opportunity to queue up for it earlier!

"Uh, cough, cough!"

Suddenly realizing Bai Chen was watching, Theresa awkwardly pretended to cough, having lost her composure.

Indeed, as an S-rank Valkyrie, dealing with that nascent Herrscher is more than enough? Bai Chen, that kid, has special abilities. It's fine to let him stay on the ship and observe from a distance. It's also acceptable to occasionally let students go out and gain some experience. I'm definitely not interested in the autograph!

"Fine, but don't let it happen again."

Theresa quickly put away the manga with a red face, afraid of being discovered accepting a bribe.

"Okay!"

Afterward, Bai Chen informed her that the Herrscher would likely emerge within Senba Academy and then left the office.

The manga stated that when the Mimic Herrscher appeared, Himeko was still injured from fighting the Herrscher of Thunder. But now, because Bai Chen interfered, Himeko wasn't injured at all. Therefore, she couldn't use Himeko's injuries as a time reference, but she estimated it would be within a certain period.

Because of Bai Chen's actions, the Mimic Herrscher would now have to face the combined efforts of Himeko and Theresa, not to mention Bai Chen himself. As for whether he could awaken the Mimic Herrscher's consciousness and save her? Bai Chen didn't hold much hope. Ordinary people corrupted by Honkai were beyond help. Even Anna, a Valkyrie, couldn't resist the Honkai's consciousness. Even Anna's teammates and friends couldn't awaken her, so how could he awaken a student who was corrupted? He didn't even know her. Even Kallen couldn't comfort her when she was feeling down, so there was no point in trying to persuade her. He could only save those he could save.

After that, Bai Chen spent his evenings looking for Teacher Yang and his mornings looking for Fu Hua. By paying a price and opening his mind to let Fu Hua read his memories as a bargaining chip, he gained some of Fu Hua's trust. Currently, Fu Hua still contacted Otto, but she had been helping to conceal information about Bai Chen's transformation abilities. And after Bai Chen mastered advanced Honkai energy resistance, he would go to the real Fu Hua for training every morning. After all, his main body's state would stack with his transformations; the stronger his main body, the stronger his transformations and the longer their duration.

Throughout his continued training, Bai Chen had been keeping a close eye on Theresa's messages, ready to mobilize at any moment. The tense atmosphere was so palpable it unconsciously affected those around him.

Now, Kiana and the others had noticed that Bai Chen had been acting strangely lately. His schedule was packed, and he hadn't visited Bronya's room to play games for several days.

Finally, a few days after successfully passing his makeup exams, Bai Chen received the news he had been waiting for.

A former human named Yunohana, now a Mimic Herrscher and an Apostle of the Collapse, had her movements detected at Senba Academy.

Bai Chen frantically gathered his belongings and rushed towards the location Theresa had sent, which was where the Hyperion was docked.

Before he even reached the Hyperion's docking point, Bai Chen could hear Himeko and Theresa talking.

"You have to go too. Isn't it better to leave it to me?"

Himeko seemed to have some reservations about Theresa participating in this operation.

"Oh, come on. I need to stretch my legs once in a while."

Theresa replied dismissively.

Besides them, Bai Chen could hear other familiar voices, but they were speaking too softly for him to make out what they were saying.

As Bai Chen entered the facility, he saw those familiar figures. Kiana and the other two from the trio were all standing there.

"Alright! Little Bai, you seem to be hiding something from us lately. You're even discussing things with Auntie without telling me."

As soon as Kiana saw Bai Chen enter, she immediately rushed forward, pinched his cheeks, and grinned mischievously.

"Ouch."

Bai Chen glanced towards Theresa. Seeing her stick out her small tongue and offer an apologetic smile, she turned back to chat with Himeko.

Theresa! I'm going to kill you!

Chapter 20: Setting Off