At Schicksal's Far East Branch, inside the St. Freya Academy principal's office, a silver-haired loli dressed in a nun's habit was completely absorbed in the manga in her hands—Honkai Adventure.
Anyone unaware of the truth would surely think that the principal's daughter had come to visit her father or mother.
However, this silver-haired loli who looked only fourteen was none other than St. Freya Academy's principal—Theresa Apocalypse!
Her actual age was already over forty. Calling her an old woman would not be an exaggeration in the slightest. (Hey, hey, no matter how you put it, calling her an old woman is going too far!)
That's right. The principal of St. Freya Academy, Theresa Apocalypse, was a legal loli who could make gentlemen's hearts race.
I'm sure quite a few lolicons were already eager to give it a try, right? So, lolicons... do you know how many uses Judas has? (Laughs.)
Ahem, back to the matter at hand. Our esteemed principal was obviously slacking off again, reading manga during work.
Judging by her expression, this clearly wasn't the first time. So it wasn't entirely unreasonable for people to say that Schicksal was doomed.
"Bang, bang, bang."
However, just as our esteemed principal was engrossed in her manga, a sudden knock rang out in the quiet principal's office.
!!!!!
The principal's expression immediately became horrifying. Then her face turned solemn, and she tossed the manga into the air, performing a feat that even Atomic Samurai could never hope to match—tearing the manga into quarks in a single second.
She then pulled the work documents in front of her, seized a pen with her right hand, and put on an expression of someone working diligently.
The speed of her change in expression and the height of her skill were enough to make even the greatest Peking opera face-changing master weep with shame.
"Ahem." She coughed twice, cleared her throat, and then said, "Come in!"
"Creak..."
As the door opened, an unnamed Valkyrie with medium-length black hair and glasses walked in. She was not Fu Hua Shang Xian.
"Reporting to the esteemed principal..." The black-haired Valkyrie saluted Theresa, then spoke hesitantly.
"Hmm... What is it?" Theresa looked at the unnamed Valkyrie and asked somewhat absentmindedly.
"Phew... Japan's Changkong City... has experienced a Honkai reaction!" The unnamed Valkyrie exhaled and finished what she had to say.
!!!!!
Theresa's expression turned solemn, and the absentminded look in her eyes immediately became serious.
"Honkai..." Theresa crossed her hands and propped up her chin, adopting Commander Ikari's classic pose from Evangelion.
"Leave this matter to Himeko!" Theresa thought deeply for a moment, then said to the unnamed Valkyrie.
"Er... Colonel Himeko... is currently on vacation..." The unnamed Valkyrie looked at Theresa and spoke cautiously.
"I don't care whether she's on vacation or not. Call her back immediately! ...Honestly... Don't think I don't know. That woman Himeko must be out on a date somewhere again! As a Valkyrie, all she thinks about all day is dating... That woman... Isn't it just because she has two lumps of flesh on her chest? They're nothing but two masses of useless fat... It's not like I'm envious..."
The moment Himeko was mentioned, our esteemed principal seemed to recall something unpleasant. Her face darkened, and she entered muttering mode.
"Er... Yes, esteemed principal!" Seeing that Theresa seemed to be turning dark, the unnamed Valkyrie wore an awkward expression. She hurriedly replied, then fled the principal's office.
After the unnamed Valkyrie left the office, Theresa also stopped muttering.
"Sigh..."
Theresa sighed, and her eyes grew somewhat melancholic.
"Honkai?... Again..."
She gazed ahead and murmured blankly.
"...Cecilia..."
Inside a secret room at Schicksal headquarters.
"Bishop Otto, why did you summon me?"
Looking at the blue-glowing screen before her, a blonde, blue-eyed girl in uniform asked in a puzzled tone.
"You should know about the Honkai that occurred in Changkong City, right?"
"Yes, but I have something more important to do. The matter in Changkong City should be left to the Far East Branch..."
"No, no. Put aside what you're doing for now. I have a more important mission to give you!"
"A more important... mission?"
"That's right. I never expected that the thing I've been searching for all this time would actually be in Changkong City."
"Really, this Honkai came at an opportune time..."
"It seems that this time... Schicksal... is on my side..."
"What is this...?"
Seeing what appeared on the screen, the blonde girl's pupils suddenly contracted.
"This is the thing I've been pursuing all this time—the final piece of the puzzle for completing **."
"Ever since I learned of Its existence, I've been searching for traces of It."
"I once thought that It had long since been lost in the river of history, or was hidden deep in the distant future."
"But I never imagined that the distance between It and me would actually be so short."
"Go!"
"Go to Changkong City and bring It back for me."
"You can do it, right? Durandal!"
"I shall obey your command,"
The blonde girl placed her hands in front of her and slightly bent at the waist.
"Bishop Otto."
"Raiden Mei... What a lovely girl..."
Inside a sealed room, a voluptuous woman with long golden hair looked at the scene displayed on the faintly glowing screen in her hand. A mocking smile curled at the corners of her lips.
"No wonder that fellow Raiden Ryoma was willing to risk his life to protect her."
"It's a pity that he can barely protect himself now."
"Hmph. What a narrow-minded man. Doesn't he know how insignificant an individual's existence is, whether to the Honkai or to humanity?"
"If we can control the Herrscher's power and analyze the essence of the Herrscher's existence, then no matter how many people die, it will be worth it."
"According to the timing, the power of the gem inside that girl should have been fully awakened by now, right?"
"So, our opponent this time is a Herrscher. Can you bring her back?"
As she spoke, the blonde woman shifted her gaze toward the silver-haired girl beside her.
"Bronya?"
"Mm..." The silver-haired girl nodded lightly. Looking at the purple-haired girl on the screen, her eyes held a faintly distant look.
"Even if the opponent is a Herrscher, Bronya will definitely win."
"Bronya will definitely bring her back... Mother Cocolia..."
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