Sirin did not dare meet Himeko's eyes. She felt extremely uncomfortable under that gaze. It was not quite hatred... nor could it be called affection. Her instincts simply told her to avoid it.
So she turned away, no longer willing to look Himeko in the eye.
"Little girl..."
Watching her turn away, Himeko smiled softly. Though Himeko had never truly had children of her own, she did have experience raising a daughter.
Judging by Sirin's state, it was obvious... changing her was not impossible.
But the prerequisite was that no one could provoke her any further.
Her sanity was hanging by a thread. Although she had killed the researchers in this laboratory and taken her revenge, the suffering she had endured for so many years had not been fully vented. If she were provoked even slightly more, she would completely collapse into Honkai. That was not what Himeko wanted.
Thinking that, Himeko looked toward another Valkyrie. There was no need to worry about Theresa. She was a good child with a proper sense of right and wrong. She could distinguish good from evil, and could even leave Schicksal to uphold her beliefs, joining forces with Anti-Entropy and others to fight their way to Schicksal HQ.
But Patrick was an unstable factor...
Especially since Patrick seemed to have discovered something nearby.
Still, that could wait. There were other matters to handle first...
"Everyone, let's go somewhere safe first. I'll treat your injuries."
Himeko clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention, then spoke to them. Although she could not completely remove the Honkai energy in their bodies, she could perfectly heal their external wounds... the scars wrapped beneath their bandages.
Bringing the experimental girls with them, they arrived at a lounge. Compared to the prison cells from before... this place was practically