Girls Who Long for Power.

Gwen largely agreed, but couldn't resist teasing Elysia was still playing a role-playing game with him.

"Speaking of which, Eden, you seem to retain quite a few Remembrance of Fu Hua?"

Of course!

Although she was beginning to suspect that she had been exposed, Elysia had no intention of confronting Gwen right now. Instead, she continued to happily play the role of Eden, after all, it was still a very novel experience for her.

"After all, Hua once saved my life..."

Hearing the voice that had suddenly returned to Eden's tone, leisurely recounting the past, Gwen did not interrupt. He walked out of the training ground chatting and laughing with Fu Hua, occasionally offering a few words of praise in his mind.

The already short story was finished before Gwen and his companion even reached the restaurant, prompting Gwen to let out a sigh of relief.

"So, does that mean Fu Hua is also my rival in love?"

"Puff..."

Elysia, who had originally intended to ask Gwen about his feelings, instantly lost her composure and couldn't maintain Eden's calm and elegance, bursting into laughter.

"If that's the case, Gwen, you have quite a few rivals for love, don't you think?"

"But right now, only I have this opportunity, don't I?"

Gwen smiled, not minding the girl's teasing at all, and responded.

"Hmm... So, you're being quite despicable right now..."

Suddenly remembering an anime she had watched with Danzhu, Elysia said in a deliberately profound tone.

"Whatever, so be it. It's despicable, but when it comes to matters of the heart, there's no room for fairness."

Gwen readily agreed, not minding taking a despicable step for himself.

"Hmm... You've got quite the ambition..."

Elysia could tell that Gwen was joking with her, and said with a smile.

"Since you're going to such lengths, Gwen, I guess I'll have to give you a chance then~?"

"I'm a local, I'm not going to let go."

Upon hearing this, Gwen feigned a domineering tone.

"Then let's talk about it after you've won her over, shall we?"

The girl's voice was as clear and melodious as a nightingale's, making one unconsciously feel as if they had returned to their youthful days...

While Gwen was distracted, chatting and laughing with Fu Hua and Elysia in his mind as they arrived at the restaurant, he encountered someone unexpected—

"Gwen?!!"

Kiana's gaze turned Gwen as she looked at Gwen, who had entered the restaurant with a strange, athletic "girl."

Okay, so you just brought Mei here and you've already gone off to chat with other girls, haven't you?

"Um?

Kiana?

Mei! "

Seeing the two girls walking together, Gwen smiled, waved, and went to greet them.

"You got up early today. I thought Kiana was going to sleep until noon again..."

"Do you take me for someone else?"

Kiana glared at Gwen, who was once again digging up her past mistakes and wouldn't let go of the embarrassing incident of oversleeping and missing class, and said angrily.

"Gwen, who is this..."

Beside Kiana, Mei was much calmer than Kiana, politely asking Gwen like the young lady most people imagine.

Let me introduce you—

Although Gwen noticed that Kiana and Mei's attitudes were a bit off, he didn't stop himself from introducing the group—

"Mei, Kiana, this is Fu Hua, an outstanding student from the St. Freya Academy. She became A-rank Valkyrie before even graduating. Last year, she went to headquarters as a representative of the Far East Branch for training and achieved excellent results."

"Fu Hua, this is Kiana, and this is Raiden Mei, a potential victim of yesterday's Changkong City incident. She is currently receiving treatment and recuperation at the Far East Branch."

Considering that Kiana and Mei are only staying here temporarily, Gwen could only introduce them in this way.

"Hello, I am Fu Hua."

Although she sensed that the two girls were behaving somewhat strangely towards her, Fu Hua still reached out her hand to them—

Over the years, Fu Hua has seen all sorts of people. These two young girls are just starting out, and their subtle attitudes won't affect her mood.

"Hello, I am Raiden Mei."

Upon hearing Gwen's introduction, Raiden Mei instantly understood why the two had appeared together. Some of her thoughts faded somewhat, but her attitude remained polite yet carried a touch of the traditional Far Eastern distance.

"Hello, I'm Kiana, nice to meet you."

Kiana glared fiercely at Gwen before shaking hands with Fu Hua, her attitude relatively friendly.

Kiana, whose brain hadn't yet uploaded to the cloud, realized that she might have misunderstood something, and naturally wouldn't harbor any unnecessary malice towards Fu Hua.

After a brief introduction, the group entered the restaurant to enjoy breakfast.

It wasn't exactly a pleasant experience for both host and guests, but rather a fairly harmonious breakfast. Afterwards, Fu Hua, still a student, went to class, leaving Gwen and the other two with nothing to do.

"Gwen, are you going for your morning exercise?"

Mei's attitude softened slightly after Fu Hua left.

"Well, although it doesn't really make much of a difference, we should still keep the habit."

Gwen smiled and explained.

"Moreover, I also gained some insights from yesterday's battle, which need to be verified and summarized."

"Um..."

Mei looked at Gwen's smiling face, nodded slightly, and asked after a moment of contemplation.

Is this training facility only for students and official members?

As someone temporarily staying here, can I apply for this service?

Although the hallucination that night had ended, its effects were far from over.

"Most of the basic equipment and facilities are for the use of all faculty and staff. Mei, if you need them, I can help you with the certification."

Mei offered to train and become stronger, Gwen naturally wouldn't refuse.

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Chapter 262 Girls who crave power.

"Alright."

In the St. Freya training ground, Gwen handed the card, which he had just processed and which still had some residual warmth from the machine Mei and Kiana in front of him.

"Except for a few places like the virtual training room that require official access, you can use all the equipment here."

I took a look, and most of the equipment here is the latest model connected to a database. It can provide evaluations based on your training performance, and after summarizing the data, give a report and some suggestions. It should be quite user-friendly for you."

"Um, thank you..."

Mei took the access card from Gwen and was about to thank him when Kiana interrupted her—

"So, this is where we can assess our strength?"

"Um..."

Gwen glanced at Kiana, who seemed suddenly agitated for some reason, with some surprise, and nodded.

"Based on the training results from all aspects, the system will give a rough evaluation, but it can only be used as a reference."

After all, when you actually go to the battlefield, you won't be left empty-handed—

With the advancements in technology, the improvements brought about by equipment should not be underestimated.

"In short, it allows us to roughly assess our strength, right?"

Kiana seized on the key point and continued to press for answers.

"Hmm... that's roughly how you'd say it."

Seeing Gwen didn't explain further and nodded in agreement.

"Mei, let's try it on..."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Kiana grabbed Mei's hand and ran towards the equipment nearby.

Mei, who shared the same idea, didn't resist and followed Kiana. Gwen, seeing this, smiled and followed after her.

Originally, Mei, who had been practicing swordsmanship since childhood, and Kiana, who had been learning from her father since she could remember, were quite confident in their abilities and considered themselves to be among the best of their peers.

However, after what happened yesterday, and after witnessing the Valkyrie chasing and fighting the Titan Unit from the Hyperion, that confidence vanished completely.

And their current situation is precisely when they need strength to give themselves some confidence.

Therefore, both of them are very eager to understand their current strength level.

While explaining how to use the equipment to the two, he also helped them evaluate it. Finally Gwen personally tested their abilities.

After a series of tests, by the time Kiana was too exhausted to fight any longer, the sun was already high in the sky.

"So, what level would I rate?"

Even though she was breathing heavily, and her delicate face, which was covered in dust and glistening with sweat, looked at Kiana, Gwen forehead was also sweating, and asked impatiently.

Originally, after witnessing yesterday's battle, Kiana was quite unsure of her own strength.

But seeing Gwen, who was also covered in sweat and looked exhausted, Kiana couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.

Gwen is the strongest in the A-rank, so wouldn't Mei and I be very strong too, since we were able to push him to this point?

"Kiana, your greatest strengths lie in your direct striking power and reaction speed, which have surpassed the C-level standard, but everything else is below the C-level."

Furthermore, in my personal opinion, Kiana, your fundamentals need improvement; you have far too many weaknesses, you can find them everywhere.

After catching his breath and adjusting to the fatigue from frequently activating the Gene Lock, Gwen pulled up the report and gave his evaluation under the expectant gazes of Kiana and Mei.

As for Mei—

The technique is excellent, and the reaction speed is superb, but overall, there's a lack of systematic training..."

After making a comment that surprised the two girls, Gwen looked up at Mei, who looked somewhat dazed and cute, and asked hesitantly.

"However... if I'm not mistaken, Mei, you seemed to have used a bit of lightning power in the battle just now?"

Although it was very slight, Gwen did notice a tingling sensation at the time.

Even though it had almost no effect on Gwen, it did exist nonetheless.

"I'm not sure about that either."

Faced with Gwen's question, Mei, still bewildered that her evaluation didn't even reach Kiana's individual C-rank, pondered for a moment and then hesitated before answering.

"When I sparred with you before, I was using my family's swordsmanship."

However, when using certain moves, I did seem to have a different feeling than before.

"It seems... Mei, you've already begun to touch upon the power to Conquest Gem..."

Or perhaps the Stigmata within your body have awakened once more...

With Mei's confirmation, Gwen nodded, finally confirming his suspicions.

"Stigmata?"

Previously, Mei had already tacitly acknowledged that her father, Raiden Ryoma, had implanted the Conquest Gem in her body, but this was the first time Gwen had mentioned that she possessed Stigmata.

Previously, these were just speculations by the two individuals and could not be confirmed.

"Um..."

Gwen nodded. This was a closed training room with only the three of them present. Gwen casually set up several layers of barriers before explaining under the somewhat confused gazes of the other two.

"In short, through some complicated means, I obtained some information about parallel worlds."

Among them Mei Mei's Stigmata.