Chapter Five: Because She's an Idiot!

Zhao Bai went to the back kitchen to prepare the principal's favorite bitter melon juice. Theresa followed behind him and watched as he drew the Anti-Field Greatsword to slice the bitter melon. The blade gleamed with perfect fluidity. As a leader of Schicksal, she naturally knew what level of forbidden weapon it was.

Anything that came close to the blade would be severed by the anti-field it carried. It could slaughter a thousand enemies without staining the blade with blood. This katana could also adjust the direction of its field, turning severance into compression and gathering enemies in front of it together.

In the former case, it was a kitchen knife that never needed washing—you could use it to cut fruit right after chopping turtle. In the latter case, it was a natural juicer.

Bitter melon seeds flew out one by one, and the clear green juice glittered in the glass. Zhao Bai sliced a lemon for garnish, added three ice cubes, and served the bitter melon juice before Theresa. If she had not witnessed the process herself, Theresa would have absolutely taken it for a premium matcha drink.

Theresa sipped the bitter melon juice with elegant poise, looking nothing like a shut-in nerd.

"Did anything go wrong when you delivered food to Canghai City yesterday?"

"No."

Zhao Bai shook his head firmly. Yesterday, he had casually saved a girl, the Honkai crystal had dissipated, and the girl had found the meaning of life. How could anything have gone wrong?

Theresa shook her head. "There have been too many small-scale Honkai incidents, far beyond normal forecasts. The academy plans to send trainee Valkyries to investigate. You're probably the most suitable candidate."

Chapter Five: Because She's an Idiot!

Only graduated A-rank Valkyries and above could take solo missions. Someone like Zhao Bai was not qualified for one, so he waited. He silently waited for Theresa to finish her bitter melon juice and tell him the name of his partner.

The bitter melon juice was refreshing and cooling, and the ice made it even colder. Theresa drained it in one gulp, then lightly licked an ice cube with her pink tongue like a mischievous child.

"Kiana Kaslana."

"Mm... huh?"

Zhao Bai froze for a moment, and even the hand wiping the cup stopped. He could not understand why they would send someone struggling academically as his teammate. When Zhao Bai went out on missions, he basically just latched onto someone stronger anyway. If he was going to ride someone's coattails, he might as well find the biggest thigh to cling to.

Zhao Bai said frankly, "I want to team up with Fu Hua. I want to ride her coattails."

"Why don't you just ask to team up with me?"

A hint of danger showed beneath Theresa's smile. "Fu Hua is an A-rank Valkyrie and still a student. A simple reconnaissance mission does not require her involvement. Besides, you were the one who salvaged those recent small Honkai incidents. No one else is suitable for this mission."

"One last question." Zhao Bai raised a finger. "Why Kiana? She even copies my homework."

"What? My niece copied homework again?"

When it came to educating children, Theresa rarely showed such decisiveness. Her expression turned stern, making Zhao Bai feel a little guilty. Fortunately, her expression soon brightened again. While licking an ice cube, she tasted the lemon, and her lovely brows immediately knit together.

"My niece copies homework, but that's fine. I personally scrambled the order of her assignments. With her eyesight, she cannot tell the difference at all. If she copies your homework, then every answer will definitely be wrong."

Zhao Bai scratched his head, not daring to tell Theresa that he had helped Kiana correct the order. Kiana's homework was still entirely correct.

After all, Kiana had paid him. Zhao Bai had to provide the service.

It was only natural.

After going in a huge circle, the conversation returned to the original question. Zhao Bai asked in surprise why Kiana was his partner. She was an optimist who could do nothing except fight. Theresa looked troubled. After hesitating several times, she finally told Zhao Bai the answer.

"Because... Kiana reacts more slowly than ordinary students, and she has never listened during theory classes. Other people might suspect your endless supply of kitchen tools, but Kiana won't. As long as you tell her they're battlefield cooking tools provided by the principal, she won't have the slightest doubt."

"Did you really have to spell it out for me to understand?"

Theresa stamped her foot in exasperation. "You really are a dense man!"

That sentence was far too ambiguous. Zhao Bai felt dizzy, shook his head fiercely, then wiped his face and discovered that he had a nosebleed. Some blood had even stained the transparent glass. Feeling extremely guilty, he hurriedly wiped away the blood before Theresa could see it.