Doctor Maki did not look up. Fu Hua stood at the basement entrance.
"Who are you?"
Doctor Maki did not turn around, but he had probably already guessed who had come up behind him.
A Valkyrie of Schicksal.
Fu Hua answered just as Doctor Maki had expected.
"Fu Hua, an A-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal."
"Lord Otto sent me to take you and the gem back."
"Lord Otto? Hmph... So you're Otto's lapdog?"
Doctor Maki said without turning his head, "I can tell that, just like that naïve little girl, your hands are soaked in blood."
Faced with Doctor Maki's blatant mockery, Fu Hua's expression did not change. "Perhaps."
Doctor Maki slowly braced his hands against his knees and stood up. "Take that little girl away. The gem is in her hands."
"Did Otto give you an insulated container to store the gem? Don't tell me that guy, like Cocolia, is hoping for a Honkai outbreak?"
"Indeed, Lord Otto did not give me a container. However, a strange person gave me this box made of Soul Steel earlier."
"Hmph... Soul Steel, then that's fine." Doctor Maki snorted. "Remember: take the little girl out of the building, then put the gem in her hand into the box. That will suppress the gem's energy."
"Oh, right... I nearly forgot. I still promised her something."
"And... this."
Doctor Maki tossed a vial filled with red liquid to Fu Hua.
"This is a Honkai Energy antibody I developed. Once you reach a safe place, remember to inject her with five milliliters."
Doctor Maki said, "As for the rest... save it for the little girl's teacher. I promised her I would treat her teacher. I cannot go back on my word."
Fu Hua looked at the vial in her hand. "Major Himeko..."
Fu Hua tucked the