Of course, within Schicksal, there seemed to be only three S-rank Valkyries publicly known. Theresa was temporarily counted among them, so even if she ranked third in reconnaissance ability, it did not seem like anything to be happy about.
After all, there was no lower limit to being last from the bottom.
Theresa stripped off the Stigmata, let the research scholars who had originally been sent away come in to begin their studies, and casually deleted all image records of the Stigmata Space. Only then did she rub her hands in relief and head home to retrieve Judah.
While she was at it, she sent Mei a message.
She told her that she would not be home for dinner tonight.
It might sound a little strange, but Mei really did have the air of a guardian, along with a subtle housewife-like quality. Without even realizing it, she always ended up becoming everyone's mother.
Theresa, at any rate, treated Mei as the one who fed her.
She took off aboard a Gulfstream jet, reclining on a sofa wide enough for two people with a pale pink eye mask on. The jet's wings crushed through the clouds as it headed for Canghai City.
Theresa was studying a map.
There were many sandy reef islands around Canghai City. This mission would not set foot on the mainland; she only needed to conduct reconnaissance along the coastline.
In the distant ancient Divine Land, the sea east of Canghai was known as Nine Nether.
If one wanted to be particular about it, Theresa herself had come from the Far East, even farther east than Nine Nether.
The plane was about to pass over the destination.
Theresa set down her comic book, opened the cabin door with practiced ease, and held down her skirt amid the