Hehe~ Cross-dressing Master

After returning to the dorm, Raiden Mei prepared dinner for the three of them with astonishing speed.

The curry rice with colorful bell peppers, complete with exquisite color, aroma, and taste, made one's mouth water.

If Ye Li were here, he would surely say, "Herrscher of Food, truly lives up to its name."

Looking at the fragrant dinner, Kiana shouted, "I can't take it anymore!" and began to eat heartily.

Bronya, standing beside her, looked on with disdain. "Rude girl, Mei-neechan worked so hard to cook for you, and you don't even say thank you?"

"I did! Eating Mei's cooking is the greatest thanks to her."

Kiana replied while stuffing her mouth with food, her cheeks puffed out.

"Alright, you two, stop arguing and let's eat together~"

Raiden Mei said to the bickering pair in a doting tone.

After dinner, in the dorm's living room.

The three, full and satisfied, were sitting on the sofa chatting.

Ding dong~

Just then, three familiar special notification sounds rang out simultaneously.

After a brief silence, the three of them took out their phones from their pockets.

"Ai-chan updated again?!"

Kiana exclaimed with delight, "Heh heh~ I can't wait to admire my own heroic figure in the video!"

"Are you referring to your heroic figure of blowing up your own aircraft at the start, disobeying orders, and causing teammates to get injured?"

Seeing the smug Kiana, Bronya immediately taunted her.

"You!" Kiana slammed the table, her composure broken. "That's still better than someone who betrayed us!"

"You!" This time, it was Bronya's turn to slam the table, her composure broken. "Being controlled doesn't count as betrayal! I was simply unable to help myself!"

Seeing the two about to start arguing again, Raiden Mei felt a headache coming on.

"Alright, you two, stop arguing!"

Although her voice wasn't loud, Raiden Mei quickly calmed them down.

"I have a suggestion. Since we're all interested in this video, why don't we cast it onto the screen and watch it together~"

After a few simple operations, the video officially began.

The story continued from where it left off last time.

After a short break, St. Freya Academy became lively again.

According to the message from the 'Moonlight Throne,' to activate the battleship, four Herrscher gems were required.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Headmaster Theresa decided to first head to the Oceania branch in New Zealand to retrieve the Gem of Desire stored there.

To ensure the success rate of this mission, St. Freya Academy also dispatched many Valkyries.

However, unlike the previous operation in Canghai City, Himeko did not send out all the Valkyries with all her might.

Instead, she only sent the Valkyrie trio led by Kiana, as well as Ye Li and others who rushed back from Schicksal HQ to support them, to the New Zealand branch.

The others remained on the Hyperion battleship to guard against any unforeseen events.

When the Hyperion arrived in New Zealand, Kiana and the others received a communication from Himeko.

"Kiana, Lieutenant, you should have arrived in New Zealand by now?"

"Reporting, Himeko, we have arrived safely!" Kiana replied energetically.

"It's Himeko, Lieu... never mind." Himeko suppressed her urge to correct Kiana and continued, "Since you have arrived safely, I will now officially explain the mission objective..."

"Oh my~ Himeko, I know, I know, it's to retrieve the Gem of Desire from the Oceania branch~" Kiana interrupted. "But Himeko, I have a question, what exactly is this Gem of Desire?"

Before Himeko could react, Ye Li spoke up first. "Kiana, you should know about the Second Honkai Outbreak 14 years ago, right?"

"I know, I know, it's in the textbooks," Kiana said excitedly.

"Kiana, you have a good memory. 14 years ago, Schicksal obtained three highly concentrated Honkai crystals, and one of them was called the [Gem of Desire]."

Ye Li explained, "And three years ago, Schicksal used the [Gem of Desire] for a secret research project, hoping to develop weaponry comparable to Herrschers through this gem. Unfortunately, the research failed, and the [Gem of Desire] has been stored in the Atlantic branch ever since."

"Oh~ I see, so we're going to the Oceania branch to retrieve this gem now? That's too easy!"

"Kiana, Lieutenant, this operation is not as simple as you think."

Himeko suppressed her anger and said, "Firstly, I have some bad news for you.

Just one day ago, New Zealand was suddenly hit by a severe Honkai outbreak. The area is now filled with Honkai Zombies and Honkai Beasts, and the Oceania branch has been completely paralyzed.

The [Gem of Desire] was also lost during the Honkai outbreak."

"However, fortunately, the Hyperion's detector can locate the Gem of Desire.

So, I will guide you in retrieving that gem."

After a period of fighting, following the guidance, everyone arrived at the location of the detector.

But looking at the devastated buildings around them, Raiden Mei asked with a confused expression, "According to the detector's location, it should be here, but why don't we see anything?"

Just then, Bronya suddenly spoke, "Mei-nee, please wait a moment. The life detector indicates there's a life sign not far from us."

Following where Bronya pointed, everyone quickly discovered a young girl sitting in a wheelchair, surrounded by several Honkai Beasts.

"This is bad, the girl is in danger!"

Raiden Mei rushed forward after saying this, with everyone following closely behind.

After swiftly dealing with the Honkai Beasts, the Valkyries successfully surrounded the frail girl in the wheelchair, inquiring about her condition.

However, what they didn't notice was that although the girl in the wheelchair appeared to be surrounded by Honkai Beasts, she showed no signs of nervousness.

Real World————

Seeing this, Kiana thankfully remarked, "It's a good thing we arrived in time. Otherwise, how could a girl with mobility issues escape from the encirclement of Honkai Beasts? I can't even imagine."

But Bronya, standing beside her, had a different opinion:

"I have a question. Even a physically capable adult couldn't say they could escape from being surrounded by so many Honkai Beasts. How did this girl manage to hold on until now?"

To this, Kiana dismissively pouted:

"Bronya, you don't understand this! It's just like in movies and novels, where important characters are always saved by the protagonist in life-or-death situations."

Bronya intended to argue back, but the fast-paced plot left her no room to focus on anything else.

In the video, after everyone successfully rescued the girl in the wheelchair, Himeko's communicator rang.

"It seems you've found the target."

"Target? But what we found was clearly... Major Himeko, are you implying that...?" Raiden Mei said in disbelief.

"That's right. According to the latest intelligence from the Oceania branch, the girl before you is the [Gem of Desire]."

When Himeko mentioned the [Gem of Desire], a flicker of hatred flashed in the eyes of the girl in the wheelchair, but it quickly disappeared.

Following this, the girl in the wheelchair spoke, "Um... my name is Wendy."

Real World————

The bard, who was drinking in a tavern, was stunned when he saw the girl in the wheelchair in the video.

The wine glass in his hand fell to the ground with an uncontrolled clatter.

"Although her appearance is different, and even her gender is different, I have a strong feeling that girl is my alternate-gender counterpart."

After a brief period of self-reflection, Wendy quickly accepted this situation.

"Don't say it, but you really shouldn't say it..."

"I actually look quite good when I cross-dress, ehe~"