The Truth of That Year

Outside Schicksal Headquarters, all the Valkyries prepared for battle were dumbfounded after seeing Kiana pull the trigger.

Kiana Schariac, the Saintess of Schicksal of this generation and one of Schicksal's three S-rank Valkyries, had done countless favors for many of the Valkyries at Schicksal Headquarters.

After all, she had both the Kaslana and Schariac families backing her, while possessing exceptional strength herself. Problems and enemies that were difficult for many Valkyries to handle were easily dealt with by her.

Therefore, even after she had done something bordering on rebellion, no one immediately pointed their weapons at this "traitor."

"Captain Kiana, this is..."

As Kiana's adjutant, Lewis spoke with a troubled expression.

"I understand how you feel, but Lord Bishop is currently..."

"Otto's life is under threat, is that what you're trying to say, Senior Lewis?"

"It's precisely because I know he's cornered that I chose to stop Durandal here. As for why..."

"—My mother, Cecilia Schariac, didn't die in battle during the Second Honkai War. She died at the hands of Otto Apocalypse!"

"Huh????"

"He spouted that nonsense about how Cecilia told him to fire the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb, but I found out later that it was nothing but a hypocritical lie!"

"My parents fought on the front lines! Together with Anti-Entropy's Titan Mechs and Anti-Entropy's leader, Welt Yang, they finally defeated the Second Herrscher, Sirin! But in the end, Otto tried to kill my parents for some unknown reason!"

"That is the truth of what happened back then! And you, Durandal, don't you think this scene feels awfully familiar?"

Hearing Kiana's earth-shattering words, Lewis and Durandal were completely stunned.

"No! Utter nonsense! The previous Saintess and Siegfried were Lord Bishop's greatest generals at the time. Why would he cripple himself by using an exorbitantly expensive Honkai Energy Fission