Chapter 107

She had no idea why such terrifying things existed in the world.

Pure milk already has a strong flavor, but the milk in bitter melon milk not only has a strong flavor but also a slightly fishy smell. It is said that every drop of milk is the original colostrum of the cow, which is rich in nutrients and has the effect of promoting development.

Even if this milk doesn't taste good, K422 was initially somewhat interested.

Until she was persuaded by Theresa to taste a sip of bitter melon milk.

When the fishy, bitter, and slightly foul taste exploded in her mouth, K422 felt as if the whole world had plunged into darkness.

However, she still really enjoys eating.

But ever since then, she has been wondering why there are such anti-human things in this world.

And... why is Theresa drinking so happily?

As for promoting development, I'm already in my fifties or sixties, what do I expect from that area?

The most despairing thing for K422 was that he had actually been fooled by Theresa.

In Theresa's words, bitter melon juice is not easily accepted, and extra-rich colostrum is too fishy and smelly to be tolerated. But two negatives make a positive, and the combined effect of the two is beyond imagination...

Kiana, would you like to try some?

"Shut up!"

K422's hair stood on end instantly.

They frantically retreated dozens of steps.

"Theresa, since the coronation ceremony and the Saintess Parade are both scheduled, I'll go and take Kiana home first."

"Hmm, hmm? Wait, wait a minute, what's with bringing Kiana home?"

Theresa didn't even bother to wipe her mouth; she lifted her skirt and ran to K422's side.

Naturally, K422 looked at him with disdain.

Of course, K422 doesn't dislike Theresa, after all, it was Theresa who made her feel the beauty of this world.

She just dislikes things like bitter melon milk, which she considers anti-human.

Bitter melon juice was already outrageous enough, but bitter melon milk takes it to a whole new level.

"Simply put, it's a measure that bastard bishop used to appease me."

K422 shrugged.

This is like slapping someone and then giving them a sweet treat.

Otto did nothing but use his words to drive her to the brink of despair. However, Otto didn't want her to go crazy, so he appeased her by granting her a certain degree of freedom, just like Kiana.

K422 naturally couldn't refuse.

"What exactly happened? Don't just tell me half of it. If you only tell me this much, I can't guess anything," Theresa said anxiously.

K422 could only roll its eyes in exasperation.

Theresa's ability to grow up to be this big is truly thanks to Otto's doting and protective love.

Perhaps it was precisely because Otto protected her so well that Theresa rarely came into contact with the true dark side of this world.

At least the ideological conflict between Theresa and Otto seemed rather boring to K422.

The Valkyrie at the Schicksal Headquarters are trained using military methods. After the trainees complete their internships, qualified Valkyrie are sent to battlefields in various regions.

In the fight against the Honkai, countless Valkyrie have died, serving as expendable resources to maintain the peace of human society and the transcendence of the Schicksal.

Theresa's approach was to bring Valkyrie into the academy, corrupting their hearts with freedom and laxity, and making them sing the praises of youth like girls in peacetime. It is said that... the academy she founded really did have dance and singing courses.

That's why her academy was directly used as a dance and singing school.

Theresa's approach did allow the Valkyrie of the St. Freya Academy to enjoy a rosy adolescence, but it did not effectively reduce the Valkyrie mortality rate.

All I can say is that Theresa's actions were a delicious last supper for the Valkyrie, who was sentenced to death.

Of course, this approach of redeeming the Valkyrie's inner self also has a number of supporters.

However, for girls who become Valkyrie for reasons such as family honor or revenge against the Honkai, the leisurely atmosphere of the St. Freya Academy is completely incapable of making Valkyrie stronger.

If the Valkyrie of Schicksal Headquarters are weaker than the Valkyrie during the Second Eruption War, then the Valkyrie of the Far East Branch are even weaker than the Valkyrie of Schicksal Headquarters...

Ultimately, Valkyrie are warriors.

Theresa really needs to do is find a way to enhance the Valkyrie.

If the Valkyrie's strength were increased several times over, and with the development of the third-generation Valkyrie Armor, they would be even stronger than the Valkyrie during the Second Eruption War, and the Valkyrie mortality rate would also be reduced.

Simply put, it's about level, equipment, and skills.

In other words, the Valkyrie's own inherent strength, the Honkai Energy weapons and Valkyrie Armor Valkyrie uses, and the power of artificial Stigmata...

Unfortunately Otto forbade the research of artificial Stigmata, so the only way for Valkyrie to enhance themselves was through training and waiting for the research institute to create newer and stronger Honkai Energy weapons.

K422 shrugged, thinking to himself that Theresa was living too comfortably.

Otto clearly only spread positive things to Theresa, which made Theresa's ideas somewhat naive and presumptuous. On the contrary, Otto repeatedly instilled in her the ugliness of human nature... If it weren't for True Kiana keeping her in check, K422 felt that she would have almost been brainwashed.

She had thought more than once or twice that humans were so ugly that she should simply wipe them all out.

"It's nothing serious. That bastard bishop allowed me to take Kiana out, but he also let me decide the limits of Kiana's freedom."

K422 felt helpless.

Otto only did half the good things.

It allowed her to take True Kiana away from the oppressive place of Schicksal, but it also made her realize the ugliness of human nature, so she dared not let True Kiana live in the outside world.

It also indicated that she could use the power of the secret force to protect True Kiana's safety.

"This is great news! Let's get started!"

"No rush, I need to mobilize a unit..."

K422 sighed; she had no choice at all.

To have her appear alongside True Kiana in front of ordinary Valkyrie would only render the justice that Schicksal has touted for so many years utter garbage.

Even knowing that many researchers in the Schicksal conducted human experiments, the fact that even the daughter of a hero like Kiana was used as a test subject was undoubtedly a blow to the Schicksal's reputation.

K422 did not want to destroy the Schicksal.

After all, there are too many innocent people in the Schicksal.

K422 took out his personal terminal and, with a sigh, issued orders to the secret force that Otto had prepared for him.

"..."

Theresa always felt that she was different from K422.

The other party seems to have very high authority and can even mobilize some secret forces.

I feel like, apart from my clothes being in accordance with the standards of Grand Bishop's Aide, everything else about me has absolutely nothing to do with Grand Bishop's Aide.

115. Because I like them both so much.

While Theresa was struggling with feeling like a mascot, K422 gave orders to the secret forces.

With the cover of these secret troops brainwashed by Otto, she no longer needed to be as cautious as usual when meeting Kiana.

Theresa, on the other hand, was amazed by the Valkyrie dressed in special operations uniforms.

This was the first time she had ever heard of such a secret unit within the Schicksal. Judging from the identification number, this secret unit was directly under the Grand Bishop, meaning it was almost above all the Valkyrie in rank.

Faced with a secret force whose authority was roughly equivalent to that of S-rank Valkyrie, Theresa took it all in stride.

So what if the military has higher authority? She's an S-rank Valkyrie, so what if her authority isn't as high as A-rank Valkyrie? Does lower authority mean she can't afford to eat? Does it mean she can't buy comics?

She, Theresa Apocalypse, Grand Bishop's Aide, is fearless!

"???"

For some reason, K422 Theresa walked with her head held high and an air of indifference towards everyone.

After her initial confusion, she observed the secret forces' reaction once more.

Even though their figures had already been spotted by the secret forces, they kept their eyes forward, appearing indifferent to everything.

In fact, without the instructions from their personal terminals, K422 and Theresa would have been subjected to a frenzied attack the moment they entered the Floating Battleship.

Because the instructions were authenticated through personal terminals, the secret forces awaited her commands, and until those commands were given, they would simply stand at attention.

"Without emotions or their own thoughts, if the Valkyrie at headquarters practiced some form of militarized management, then this secret unit was essentially brainwashed Deadman from childhood—"

The Deadman that K422 mentioned are not biological individuals mutated from humans infected by Honkai Energy.

Rather, they are servants without their own thoughts, specifically tasked with carrying out raids and assassinations.

She was certain that any order she issued through her personal terminal, even an absurd task like asking them to take off their clothes and dance, would be faithfully carried out by them.

Even when she waved her hand in front of their eyes, they couldn't blink.

"... that bastard bishop."

K422 was not happy to have taken over such an obedient unit, which was like a machine with no feelings or will of its own.

On his personal terminal, Otto also gave a friendly introduction to the composition of this secret unit.

The members of this secret unit are all survivors of the Second Eruption War, who were secretly taken in by the Schicksal while fleeing famine.

The Second Eruption War brought countless tragedies to this world.

Those who were eroded by the Honkai Energy radiation emitted by the Second Herrscher Core going berserk were later healed by Cecilia with the power of the Abyss Flower, and their Honkai Energy resistance was greatly enhanced.

A small number of them even awakened true Stigmata.

Without Otto's help, these girls would either have starved to death or been captured by other organizations.

It's important to know that during Otto's operation, many organizations were also taking the opportunity to arrest people.

With true Stigmata and extremely high Honkai Energy resistance, the Valkyrie of the secret force all possess the combat power of A-rank Valkyrie.

Although they are currently ranked A-rank Valkyrie, the third-generation Valkyrie Armor, a special type for secret forces, and the tacit understanding they have built up since childhood, have enabled this secret force to kill the Snow Wolf Squad countless times in the Memory Battlefield simulation battle.

After all, they are completely specialized in individual combat. Compared to fighting Honkai Beast, this secret unit is more adept at infiltration and assassination.

K422 couldn't comment on Otto's actions. Without Otto's shelter, these girls, who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen, would probably have starved to death. Even if they hadn't, their situation might have been even worse.

You can't imagine the disasters that happen on the road to escape famine; you might close your eyes and become someone else's food the next day.

However, Otto had many better options, but he chose the most ruthless one.

"Why..."

K422 could only help these brainwashed girls to the best of his ability.

Upon arriving at True Kiana's room, they found Theresa lying on the floor, clutching her legs.

"???"

This scene came so suddenly that K422 was caught off guard and didn't recover for a moment.

"What happened?"

"Xiao Er? What brings you here?"

Upon seeing her younger sister, True Kiana naturally felt happy.

"Why did you kick Theresa out?"

Seeing Theresa curled up on the ground, clutching her calf, with tears still in the corners of her eyes, K422 knew that half of it was an act, and the other half was probably from heartache.

"... She wanted to hold me."

The approximately seven years of imprisonment left an indelible shadow on True Kiana's heart.

This also made True Kiana resentful towards her own relatives.

"Then let her hold you, it's not like she's losing out..." K422 doesn't mind those Mom fan at all.

After all, when they hugged and kissed her, K422 felt like she had hit the jackpot, especially the hugs from those big-breasted ladies, which were really big... no, really soft, no, really warm.

True Kiana sighed.

She knew that taking her anger out on Theresa was just being difficult.

But she couldn't control herself from easily forgiving her, or accepting them easily.