"Wait, three pairs?" Dan Heng froze for a moment.
"Ah, sorry, you don't need them. I was just considering the worst-case scenario. Come on, let's go to my base." Serval smiled and led the group toward her workshop.
"Huh? I don't need them? What a shame." March 7th looked disappointed.
"What a shame." Stelle looked disappointed as well.
"..." —Dan Heng
What exactly were you two disappointed about?!
Before they reached Serval's workshop, the group saw a statue...
"That is... why does this statue only have a back view?" March 7th asked curiously.
"That is Belobog's Regent... Acheron. The Demon King, as the rebels call her." Serval looked at the statue of a girl seated in a chair, leaning on a long katana as she faced away from everyone.
Though the statue's pose was simple, it somehow radiated immense power.
"Emmm... don't you think this silhouette looks strangely familiar?" March 7th turned to ask the other two.
"It looks a little like Raiden Mei, but only a little... Can we see its front?" Stelle asked Serval.
"This statue has no front. The Regent claimed that she had only done what she was supposed to do. She came from beyond the stars, and would eventually return beyond the stars... If anyone wanted the Regent's position, they could come take it themselves."
"I see... Honestly, both that back view that somehow feels familiar and those seeds that become mobile plants shortly after being planted make me feel like this was the work of an old acquaintance. I wonder if it's just my imagination..." March 7th scratched her head.
"Perhaps. So, what is our mission?" Dan Heng asked after following Serval into the workshop.
"With the rise of the Underworld, this visitor from beyond the stars used overwhelming force as her breakthrough point,