Honkai, I Alone Save Everything

Of course, the three girls were "B-rank Valkyries," while he was a "B-rank Schicksal Knight."

Although he felt the title had a very chuunibyou vibe, he still briefly imagined a future where he might become an S-rank.

"Alright, that concludes the rank assessment and the first practical combat training… I'll send your class assignments to your personal terminals a little later."

Fu Hua lightly dusted off her clothes and said to the four with a smile.

Upon hearing about the class assignments, Kiana immediately leaned in and asked, "Fu Hua senpai, Fu Hua senpai, how will we be assigned?"

She was very concerned about this matter. As survivors of the same disaster, she had become friends with Mei and Bronya, and well, Ming Yu too.

If possible, she really hoped to be in the same class as her friends.

"If nothing unexpected happens, you will all be assigned to my class, so you can just call me classmate."

Fu Hua replied with a slight smile.

— This was naturally so she could follow Otto's orders and keep a close eye on Kiana.

"Hooray!"

The white-haired girl didn't think of this at all and just cheered happily on the spot.

Ming Yu interjected at the opportune moment, "I recall you're also the class representative, Fu Hua...?"

Because she appeared much more mature than other people her age—well, at least outwardly—Fu Hua naturally and unsurprisingly became the class representative of her class.

"Yes, that's indeed the case."

"Then... classmate Fu Hua, we'll call you class representative."

Mei also said at this time.

"Whatever you like. Alright, I'll take you to the classroom."

After spending the morning in practical combat with Fu Hua, the afternoon was dedicated to normal school learning.

As the sole male student at St. Freya Academy, both currently and for a considerable time in the future, his appearance certainly attracted the attention of many female classmates.

— Ming Yu suddenly understood what the "everyone in the class is a girl except me" scenarios he often read about in light novels looked like.

As for the learning content, it wasn't too different from ordinary school subjects, with the addition of some basic knowledge about the Honkai.

For example, the historical events that Schicksal covered up using various natural disasters for the outside world could be learned about with their true nature through the teaching materials here.

Well, Ming Yu had no thoughts about other courses, but he did have a slight urge to complain about this particular history class.

The issue wasn't with the content of the course itself, but with the teacher responsible for teaching it...

— A middle-aged man with brown hair, brown eyes, and dark-rimmed glasses.

That's right, he must be that Welt Yang!

The second Herrscher of Reason, the leader of Anti-Entropy, the man who does sit-ups.

It's no wonder they say St. Freya Academy is a den of monsters in the Far East; not only are there plenty of Herrschers and Herrscher candidates among the students, but even among the teachers, there's a genuine first Herrscher.

Either a Herrscher, or the Red Raven Immortal, or the school principal with S-rank strength; this small St. Freya is truly full of hidden talents.

Speaking of which, what was Old Yang's purpose in going undercover at St. Freya Academy with a disguised identity...

It was precisely because he, as the leader, was often absent from Anti-Entropy that the restless Cocolia found an opportunity to begin usurping power.

Perhaps because he could change his appearance at will as the Herrscher of Reason, and therefore had no fixed appearance, Bronya, also a member of Anti-Entropy, seemed to not recognize Old Yang's identity at all.

Ming Yu was able to recognize him because he was the only male among all the teaching staff.

After the class ended, Ming Yu did not immediately return to his dormitory.

He opened his personal terminal's system and found the location of the school library.

He still had to do what he promised Yae Sakura.

Considering Yae Sakura was a shrine maiden from five hundred years ago, she probably wouldn't be used to modern electronic devices, so it would be better to use traditional books to help her understand things about Kallen.

He believed that given the nature of that particular Kallen enthusiast, there would definitely be no shortage of books about Kallen in the library...

However, right at the library entrance, Ming Yu was stopped by an unexpected voice.

"Ming... classmate Ming Yu."

He turned around and saw that Mei had also come here.

The two of them sat down on a bench next to the library.

"Mei, what did you want to see me about?"

He asked with a low chuckle, looking at the shy girl in front of him.

"Um... about what happened at Chiba Academy before, I haven't thanked you yet."

Mei said sincerely.

Although she had only woken up at the last moment, she had a general understanding of what had happened by asking Kiana and Bronya.

He had fought another version of himself on the rooftop, stopping himself from doing further evil, and after that, he had also taken down an enemy who seemed to intend to harm her.

And...

Mei's small face suddenly flushed red, and she lowered her head, not daring to speak.

"Well, it's nothing, the situation was critical at the time... uh..."

Ming Yu had clearly also thought of the intimate contact that was assisted by Kiana's baseball bat at the same time.

—As expected, Mei knew about it too.

Silence fell for a moment.

After a moment of silence, Ming Yu broke the quiet again, asking the girl opposite him:

"Speaking of which, Mei, can you sense the other personality within you now?"

—He was more concerned about his Herrscher sister who had been dormant for several days.

Mei nodded and softly hummed in response:

"Yes... I can feel her. She's deep within my consciousness, but she doesn't seem to want to take over this body or appear in the outside world."

Despite this, Mei, who considered herself the cause of the Changkong City disaster, was still somewhat worried:

"Ming Yu... I'm actually a little scared that she'll appear again and go berserk, hurting more people."

"Well, actually, I don't think you should view the other personality in your body as so evil. Maybe you can try to communicate with her..."

Ming Yu said, choosing his words carefully.

Rather, it was the Herrscher sister within Mei who had helped her bear all the Herrscher power, so Mei actually had almost no pressure in this regard.

Moreover, in the end, it was Cocolia who had first released a large amount of Honkai energy, creating the initial Honkai outbreak, which led to the current tragedy in Changkong City.

The birth of a Herrscher itself occurred after the Honkai outbreak.

Without sufficient Honkai energy concentration, the conditions for the birth of a Herrscher could not be met.

Even those Herrschers who were not naturally born, like Sirin or the Herrscher of Sentience, had met the conditions for metamorphosis into Herrschers by living in high-concentration Honkai energy environments and incubators.

The Honkai outbreak came first, leading to the birth of the Herrscher of Thunder, and then, due to the existence of the Herrscher of Thunder itself, the Honkai disaster further spread, affecting ordinary people outside Chiba Academy.

Furthermore, from what he had personally seen and experienced, that one did not seem to have any malicious intent.

In his memory of the Herrscher of Thunder's appearances in the original timeline, apart from helping Mei or Kiana fight enemies, she had no other intentions.

This Herrscher personality, which appeared to have a bad temper, might actually be quite simple.

—In a sense, she felt like she was the same type as Black Kiana. Judging from the feedback he received from controlling electromagnetism, she was also the high offense, low defense type.

Of course, he decided not to tell Mei about Cocolia for the time being.

After all, she couldn't fully control her powers yet, and even if she wanted to seek revenge on Cocolia, this stage of just starting school was still a bit too early.

Ming Yu had his own plans regarding Mei and Cocolia.

—To be precise, it wasn't just Mei's matter. After all, he attributed all the suffering he endured in Changkong City to Cocolia.

He would definitely settle this score with that old hag in the future.

"But..."

Mei was still hesitant.

Because she was afraid of a berserk incident, she had never tried to communicate with her other self these past few days, maintaining a distant attitude.

"Don't worry, if you have any concerns, you can ask me or others to join you. If anything happens, we'll all protect you."

Ming Yu suggested.

Of course, he actually planned to use his rewind ability to avoid any bad consequences.

If the Herrscher of Thunder really caused trouble, he could use rewind to avoid that future.

"I... I'll try later. By the way, Ming Yu, what are you looking for in the library?"

The black-haired girl asked curiously.

In this age of advanced technology, most people would choose to obtain the information they wanted through electronic devices and the internet. People willing to come to the library were already quite rare.

"Hmm... I'm planning to look for books about Saintess Kallen here."

Ming Yu replied casually.

"Eh... Are you very interested in that Saintess, Ming Yu?"

Mei asked softly.

Thanks to a certain blonde man, even outside the realm of Honkai, the image of Saintess Kallen had long since become deeply ingrained in secular society as a historical figure, known to everyone.

To draw a comparison, it was somewhat similar to the nature of "Joan of Arc" in Ming Yu's original world.

Not only was she a historical figure, but she had also long since entered people's lives, and Kallen's figure frequently appeared even in some video games played by young people.

For example, famous globally popular game series like "Kallen Fantasy" and "Fate/Grand Order."

Of course, Ming Yu believed that the publishers of these games were definitely companies under Schicksal…

"Hmm, after listening to the history teacher's introduction today, I've also become a little interested in the story of that Saintess."

Ming Yu appropriately used the history teacher, Old Yang, as a shield.

"Then I'll help you look for it too."

Mei volunteered to help.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

Ming Yu didn't refuse Mei's kind offer.

The two immediately entered the library together.

Soon, they found the section dedicated to Saintess Kallen.

It didn't take much effort, because—this bookshelf was located in the very center of the entire library, filled with books related to Kallen.

It was practically a position one could see right upon entering, giving off a strong vibe of being heavily promoted.

"…"

Ming Yu looked up at the dense array of different types of books on the bookshelf before him.

There were biographies based on real history, as well as novels that were like fan fiction.

Looking at the author names, wow, Clown Alpha, Clown Beta, Clown Delta, Clown Sigma, and so on.

Nine out of ten of these names were likely aliases of a certain blonde man.

He casually pulled out one of the books, randomly flipped open a page, and looked at the content—

"Ah, Kallen—"