Normal, Correct

Himeko Murata wasn't exactly known for her good temper to begin with, and after her battleship nearly crashed, her anger reached its peak.

However, at the same time, Himeko Murata was also well aware that while Gu Yu had caused this incident, the root of the problem lay with the two people from Schicksal.

It was Theresa who persuaded Gu Yu to deactivate his transformation, which led to Gu Yu falling directly onto the deck and nearly draining the Hyperion's energy core.

It was the S-rank Valkyrie Rita Roosevelt, following Archbishop Otto's orders, who attempted to cut off the deck, creating a tense atmosphere between the two groups.

Thinking that the situation had been escalated by their own people, Himeko Murata felt she had no right to get angry at Gu Yu.

And the most crucial point was...

--Theresa herself had invited him here, so who could Himeko blame?!

She could only blame Theresa!

She looked at Theresa, who still hadn't grasped the current situation, and frantically signaled her comrade with her eyes.

Theresa, quickly find a way to explain this!

Under Himeko's silent urging, Theresa, who finally understood, immediately glared at Rita, who had put away her weapons not far away.

Rita, handle him!

Upon seeing Theresa's gaze and receiving Otto's order to "[try to keep these people stable]," Rita, despite maintaining her polite smile, was filled with resentment.

From the beginning, she had been caught in the middle, pleasing neither side and rejected by both.

Although this was Archbishop Otto's mission, it was too difficult!

On one side were a girl who could awaken into a Herrscher at any moment, a precious experimental subject, and a young man whose combat power was unknown but potentially very strong.

On the other side were the two main figures of the Far East Branch, including Theresa, Otto's dearly beloved granddaughter.

What could she do???

She was desperate too!

Seeing the women frantically signaling each other, Gu Yu felt an intense throbbing in his head.

He was already exhausted from leading his team all the way from Changkong City.

Back then, in order to show off and give Raiden Mei and Kiana Kaslana more rest, Gu Yu himself hadn't slept at all.

He had indeed joked to them that people in Shenzhou cultivated immortality and didn't need sleep...

--But there had to be a limit to that!

People's constitutions were different. In a state of extreme anger, he had only slept three hours in two days and two nights.

However, his daily life was different from the struggle in Changkong City.

In the dozens of hours since his transmigration, he had been constantly on guard against the awakening of the Thunder and Herrscher of the Void, guarding against Cocolia's team attempting to seize the Herrscher Core, and guarding against the wild bosses Yuno and Hiyorimar.

Gu Yu, who had been constantly vigilant against all strong enemies, had been in a state of mental tension.

He wanted to rest!

He desperately wanted to rest!

Under the onslaught of this fatigue, Gu Yu felt incredibly irritable.

"Um, Elder Brother Gu..."

Seemingly sensing the palpable anger radiating from Gu Yu, Kiana, uncharacteristically, timidly touched Gu Yu's arm and whispered.

"That shorty over there and that auntie actually helped us a bit."

"The one who's really acting strange is this woman over here who's only showing one eye!"

"If that shorty hadn't stopped her, she might have aimed her weapon at you!"

"I know."

After saying this coldly, Gu Yu first looked at Himeko Murata.

"Miss Murata, first of all, thank you for everything you've done for us strangers."

"I failed to control the power within me and caused damage to the battleship Hyperion. It is indeed my responsibility. I sincerely apologize to you and the staff on the battleship."

"Oh, oh... you don't have to."

After hearing Gu Yu's straightforward apology, Himeko Murata was taken aback.

When she had heard Gu Yu's sarcastic remark earlier, she had thought the young man had lost his mind in his rage.

But judging by his current demeanor, he was filled with reason after that.

Rather, the fact that he took some of the responsibility upon himself was a bonus in Himeko Murata's eyes.

Hmm, he's a good kid, just a bit too young. Otherwise...

"As for Miss Apocalypse... never mind, I won't say anything."

"The Hyperion is, after all, one of Schicksal's strongest battleships. It's absolutely safe here -- hahahahahaha, I believe you."

After saying that, Gu Yu looked at Rita Roosevelt, who stood before him with a look of apology.

"Lastly, Miss Roosevelt, I sincerely thank you here."

"Thanks to you, I finally understand what kind of organization Schicksal really is. Hehehehehe."

Listening to Gu Yu's sarcastic words, Rita bowed slightly and said softly to him.

"It's not surprising that Mr. Gu Yu is dissatisfied with me, but please believe that Schicksal is an organization that exists to fight the Honkai and protect humanity."

"Please do not develop any extreme misunderstandings about the sacred organization of Schicksal because of my personal actions."

"Mhm, extreme misunderstandings."

As if hearing a funny joke, Gu Yu sneered and glanced at the three Valkyries present.

"Yes, Schicksal fighting the Honkai is indeed an indisputable fact, and when it comes to protecting humanity, you have indeed done well most of the time."

"However, why should I trust an organization that... conducts human experiments as easily as eating?"

After being choked by Gu Yu, the expressions of the three Valkyries changed slightly.

They really wanted to refute Gu Yu's words, but at the same time, the three of them knew very well that there was nothing wrong with what Gu Yu said.

Unlike Anti-Entropy, which advocates mechanical technology, Schicksal has always relied on the Valkyrie technological system to give humanity the power to fight the Honkai in modern times.

Human experimentation is something Schicksal does every day. Rather than saying it's something shameful, it's a public secret.

Not to mention, the artificial Stigmata implanted in Himeko and the Honkai Beast factors within Theresa are products of multiple human experiments.

And Rita herself knows very well that the young girl beside Gu Yu is also one of Schicksal's crimes.

Subject K423, that is the true identity of this young girl.

After the defeat of the Second Herrscher, Sirin, Otto extracted the genes from the girl's physical body and fused them with the genes of Kiana Kaslana, the daughter of Cecilia and Siegfried, to create a batch of experimental subjects.

And the only surviving experimental subject, K423, is the young girl in front of Rita.

Rita knows very well that the scummy things Otto did did indeed allow humanity to gain the power to fight the Honkai.

But in her opinion, sins disguised as righteousness...

--are still sins.

The reason she chose to be Schicksal's shadow and do so many dirty and thankless jobs for Otto was because she knew that someone had to do these things.

But even in this situation, she knew very well that these things were merely [normal], not [correct].

Therefore, at this moment, the eloquent Rita was truly silent.

"Schicksal is an organization full of human heroes, and humanity has indeed obtained a better life because of you, Schicksal. I do not deny your achievements."

"I admire you Valkyries for fighting for humanity, but that doesn't mean I have to trust Schicksal."

After coldly glancing at Rita, Gu Yu said word by word.

"I will not trust your Schicksal."

"Never in this lifetime."