That's Really Quite Funny

On the Hyperion battleship, Raiden Mei watched the metallic hemisphere in mid-air, a bead of cold sweat trickling down her temple.

For Mei, who had used the Power of the Herrscher of Thunder, maintaining this metallic transformation and keeping it afloat was not difficult.

Rather, with the Herrscher of Thunder's ability to freely manipulate electromagnetic forces, keeping the metallic hemisphere in this state required about as much effort as breathing.

However, now, as Raiden Mei began to actively use this part of the Herrscher of Thunder's power, a voice began to echo in her mind.

Kill.

You are a Herrscher, the Herrscher of Thunder belonging to the Honkai's side.

These humans are enemies of the Honkai.

Kill them... all of them!

These voices repeatedly played in Raiden Mei's mind, almost driving her to the brink of collapse.

If she hadn't thought of her companions who were also on this battleship, Raiden Mei felt she would have been unable to bear the voices in her mind and would have fainted on the spot.

"Hey, Theresa, something's wrong."

Himeko Murata, who had been keeping a close watch on Raiden Mei, noticed the pained expression on Raiden Mei's face and immediately alerted her companion beside her.

"I know, Judah is already prepared."

"As soon as Miss Raiden makes any move, I'll activate a small-scale Divine Prayer Barrier right beside her."

Mobilizing the Honkai Energy within her, Theresa looked at Raiden Mei's increasingly strange expression, her heart filled with bitterness.

Before inviting this girl to the Hyperion, she had intended to let the girl properly control the Herrscher power within her at St. Freya Academy, which she founded.

If the girl named Raiden Mei could control the power within her, then this persecuted girl could at least live a relatively normal life for some time afterward.

But now, she had to aim Judah at this innocent girl.

Because she hadn't forgotten what Otto had just said.

"[You are the head of the Far East Branch, and you are responsible for the branch and everyone in it!]"

This statement was indeed grand and empty, but at the same time, Theresa knew very well that Otto's words were not wrong at all.

Her subordinates were in mortal danger because of her mistake. If she were to indulge the Herrscher of Thunder's actions out of personal mercy at this moment...

--If the Hyperion sank because of her mistake, even if she survived, she would be trapped in a nightmare of powerlessness and regret for the rest of her life.

However, at this moment when the atmosphere was growing tense, the metallic hemisphere in the sky suddenly exploded.

Gu Yu, who was imprisoned within the hemisphere, fell from the sky and landed gently on the ground.

"Feels like I slept for a long time... Wait, why are you all looking at me like that???"

Upon waking from his consciousness space, Gu Yu immediately opened his eyes.

But for some reason, although he felt like he had rested for a long time, the fatigue in his body had not disappeared.

Rather, after fighting with Dark Decade, who had the same appearance as him, in the consciousness space, Gu Yu felt even more exhausted.

If he didn't think that he would definitely be in trouble if he fainted again, he would have wanted to lie down on the deck and sleep soundly without caring about his dignity.

"Huh? Oh. No signs of energy being drained? Then it's fine."

After contacting her subordinate immediately and confirming that the terrifying situation had not recurred, Himeko Murata breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she looked at Gu Yu with an unfriendly expression and said with great displeasure.

"Kid, I think you owe me an explanation. Why were you trying to steal the Hyperion's energy at this time?"

"Do you know that this battleship almost crashed into Changkong City because of your recklessness!"

"I don't know. Besides, I wasn't the one who told me to cancel the transformation."

Being harshly criticized as soon as he woke up, how could Gu Yu give Himeko Murata a good look?

After slightly clearing his thoughts, he looked at his companions who had ventured out of Changkong City with him, their faces filled with vigilance.

He then looked at the expressions on Rita, Theresa, and Himeko Murata's faces and, based on Himeko Murata's words, guessed the situation roughly.

He really wanted to have a good talk with these people right now, but...

"Forget it, I don't have time to argue with you about this now."

Rushing over and supporting the nearly exhausted Raiden Mei, Gu Yu said to her very solemnly.

"Thank you. Get some good rest."

"If possible, please don't use this power anymore."

"Mhm, I understand."

The moment Gu Yu held her, Raiden Mei, who had been barely maintaining her consciousness, completely fainted.

However, before she lost consciousness, a thought crossed her mind.

This embrace...

It feels so warm...

Seeing the expression on Raiden Mei's face gradually relax, Gu Yu let out a soft sigh of relief.

"Alright, let me guess. After I passed out, my special physique that absorbs Honkai Energy caused the Hyperion's energy core to run out of power."

"And then, your Schicksal people decided to dismantle me and the deck together and just throw us overboard, right?"

Looking at the expressions on Himeko Murata and Theresa Apocalypse's faces, Gu Yu said with a cold laugh.

"Is this the hospitality of the [Schicksal Organization], the one that fights Honkai and saves the world?"

"That's really quite hilarious."

PS2: If a chapter appears at this time, it means one thing.

You definitely don't have a girlfriend, hahahahaha.

I don't have a girlfriend either, sob sob sob.

Why do I have to work overtime alone for five consecutive years on Qixi Festival? This life is unbearable.

PS3: There's more to come. Anyway, I'll write as much as I can today. No girlfriend, I'll just live with this keyboard for the rest of my life [stares at the sky].