Headmaster's office.
Satou Yunona sat upright, her former Senba Academy uniform having been torn to shreds in that battle. She was now wearing the St. Freya Academy uniform Theresa had given her.
"Can you put a bomb in my heart?" After a brief moment of staring at each other, Satou Yunona opened with that question.
"I have indeed gained control over the Pseudo-Herrscher's power, and I can also feel that my link with some existence has truly been severed." She spoke lightly, her tone even and calm.
"But neither you nor I can guarantee that I won't turn into that kind of monster again, or that I can preserve a certain degree of humanity and recover like I did this time."
Satou Yunona's words were clear and detached, as if she were talking about something unrelated to herself. There was a strange sense of disconnection to them.
"So if I am to enroll in St. Freya Academy, this kind of safeguard should be standard, right?"
"...Aside from that, what is your reason?" Theresa was practically speechless. This was indeed a necessary measure. As headmaster, she had to take responsibility for her students' safety, so all she could do was ask about this doubt.
She also did not say something childish like, "You don't have to join St. Freya Academy." As a Pseudo-Herrscher, even if Satou Yunona's human consciousness controlled her body, living a quiet and peaceful life was impossible.
In fact, under circumstances like these, an end worse than death could easily await her.
St. Freya Academy was the only choice she could make, and it was also the best one.
"I want revenge. This Honkai outbreak wasn't caused naturally, was it? Even if the Honkai itself helped drive it forward, the artificially caused Honkai was what triggered Changkong City's