Chapter 183

What would happen if I heard the truth?

"... There's a high chance I'll die, and I also have a selfish reason: I don't want Himeko to face that person."

"Is that so? Then I'll just take the lie. I know Kiana is doing this for my own good." Himeko bit her lip.

She was so close to the truth that she didn't want to give up.

But when Himeko saw the helplessness and worry in the other person's eyes, she understood what choice she should make. In fact, she also guessed who the culprit was.

Or rather, only one person can make the other person show a helpless expression.

"There are corrupt high-ranking officials, jealous researchers, and elders who are furious because your father rejected them."

"The person who did it..."

"I've taken care of everything, but I haven't touched the elder yet. If you're willing, Himeko- neechan, I can leave him to you."

"Forget it, he's just a tool pushed out by the mastermind behind the scenes."

Himeko shook her head and said, extinguishing the idea of avenging her father, knowing that she was not strong enough to do so.

Even so, Himeko still bit her lower lip until it bled.

Reality is so cruel that even though she knows who the culprit is, she has no way to take revenge.

"I'm sorry, Himeko. It's my selfishness that I don't want you to be involved in danger, but it's also possible that I have someone more suitable in mind."

Freya's mind flashed with the image of the girl who had run away from home.

Although Himeko was also entitled to take revenge on the bastard she called a jerk, Freya made her choice out of personal reasons or perhaps out of favoritism towards her sister.

In fact, her choice was not entirely without bias towards Himeko.

One of the reasons for forcibly keeping Himeko in the medical facility was that Freya knew the truth but didn't want Himeko to seek revenge.

Fortunately, Himeko also very sensible and gave up the idea after knowing who the culprit was.

Although Freya could refuse to answer Himeko's questions, subconsciously she was unwilling to lie to Himeko.

"... Kiana."

"Himeko- neechan, I won't disturb your rest any longer."

Although Himeko wouldn't have any rift with her because of this, she was indeed disappointed.

The most crucial thing is that even though she knows who the culprit is, she is powerless to do anything about it.

She had thought that even if she didn't have the ability to take revenge, she would still fight to the death to attack the other party. But after the captain and members of the Assault Team flashed through her mind, and after the white-haired, blue-eyed girl who had been so kind to her, Himeko gave up on revenge.

Freya said goodbye to Himeko and left the ward.

Although Freya really didn't expect Himeko to suddenly ask her about this, Himeko was also within her expectations.

If the Acting Grand Bishop of the Schicksal really wants to investigate something, how many people and how many things can stop him?

Although the investigation results seem to have nothing to do with Otto, it would seem like he was being framed if it were said that Otto was the murderer.

In reality, Otto was indeed the most suitable person to take the blame.

Because he has a criminal record, and it's not the first or second time he's done something like this.

In the database, which is currently only visible to her, there are many researchers and high-ranking officials who have been dealt with. It is clear that, like Himeko's father, they have all discovered that Otto, the Grand Bishop of Schicksal, does not want to fight against the Honkai.

As the largest organization fight against Honkai Schicksal Honkai, Destiny's biggest lie is that it fight against Honkai.

Grand Bishop of Schicksal Otto of Destiny wanted to use the power of the Honkai to revive Kallen.

The elders of Anti-Entropy also discovered something similar and were almost silenced by Otto.

Even though the investigation revealed that it wasn't a secret unit, Freya still believed that Otto's role in it wasn't clean.

However, Freya's real thought was that Bishop Otto wouldn't mind taking another bite of the blame, so she just conveniently shifted the blame onto him.

After leaving the ward, Freya sighed softly.

Then she took Rita to find Ryoma, hoping to borrow the Soul Steel that had been brought back from the ruins on the moon during the Second Eruption War.

207. The Herrscher of Finality is incredibly lame.

After confirming Ryoma's location with Laguna, Freya found Ryoma busy at work.

"Acting Grand Bishop? What are you...?"

Ryoma was somewhat surprised to see her here.

"Mr. Ryoma, the trip to Shenzhou went very smoothly. We did not encounter any obstacles along the way, and it only took a little over two days and one night."

Freya explained why she had arrived early, then narrowed her eyes and continued to ask, "Mr. Ryoma, I wonder about... the Soul Steel we mentioned before?"

"Soul Steel brought back from the lunar ruins? It has been prepared for His Acting Grand Bishop."

Soul Steel can be considered one of the top-tier black technologies of the Previous Civilization. As a material for manufacturing Divine Key and Relic weapons, Soul Steel has an excellent Honkai Energy. Even if it is corroded by Honkai Energy, it can repair the corroded parts through its internal automatic repair function.

Soul Steel can also be used as a database. Both Schicksal and Anti-Entropy have the technology to read data from inside Soul Steel. Of course, if nothing unexpected happens, World Serpent will also have the same technology.

Following Ryoma, they arrived at a laboratory where the Soul Steel mined from the lunar ruins during the Second Eruption War was stored in a nearby machine.

"Acting Grand Bishop, please sit here. Please put this on. Your brain will then connect to the database within the Soul Steel. You may see some illusions, but remember, they are just data. Don't get caught up in them."

Freya sat on a machine under Ryoma's instructions, then put on a goggles-like device. Ryoma controlled the control panel beside her, and as soon as he finished speaking, the image in front of Freya's eyes began to flicker.

[...Connecting]

[User identity confirmed... Kaslana...]

[Searching for records in the database... Currently 3028 records available... Querying data...]

The next moment, Freya found herself suddenly on a desolate land.

She looked around and saw a white-haired man standing on the ground with a greatsword that was radiating flames.

"... Acting Grand Bishop, what you are seeing now should be the same as Siegfried is seeing. It is the last battle of the previous civilization era, and the eight strongest warriors remaining in human civilization participated in this battle."

Standing beside the white-haired man were seven people of various kinds, among whom Freya felt a strange sense of familiarity with a young girl.

Ryoma's voice continued to echo in Freya's mind.

"And their opponent is the legendary... last and strongest Herrscher — the Herrscher of Finality."

Freya begins to witness this battle between the strongest apostle of the Previous Era and the Honkai.

The white-haired, golden-eyed girl who appeared in their field of vision exuded an unparalleled sense of oppression.

Her power was immeasurable, and the warriors' attacks were largely ineffective. Two warriors were killed within just five minutes of the start of the battle, but none of this shook humanity's will to fight. While the warriors were drawing the attention of the Herrscher of Finality, the Moonlight Throne system in the Earth orbit had already locked onto the Herrscher of Finality.

The Moonlight Throne's attack struck the Herrscher of Finality, converting some of the Honkai Energy within Herrscher of Finality body into heat.

Unfortunately, the Herrscher of Finality's energy was too strong, and the Moonlight Throne did not achieve the expected effect. According to observations, after the Moonlight Throne hit, only about 2% of the Honkai Energy in the Herrscher of Finality's body was lost.

The Herrscher of Finality, almost unaffected, quickly cornered the remaining six warriors.

If the warriors fail, the Herrscher of Finality will return to Earth. Therefore, Dr. Mei ordered the lifting of the Moonlight Throne's restriction program, allowing it to operate at 200% power.

After the Moonlight Throne was overloaded, it could no longer convert the Honkai Energy in the Herrscher's body into heat energy, but it also accelerated the loss of Honkai Energy in the Herrscher of Finality's body.

The lost Honkai Energy seeped into the lunar soil, and before the Moonlight Throne burned, the Herrscher of Finality lost about 30% of its energy.

Afterwards, Kevin's all-out attack temporarily halted the Herrscher of Finality's activities.

But this is only temporary. Humanity, having lost the Moonlight Throne, no longer has the means to effectively attack the Herrscher of Finality.

With 70% of her energy remaining Herrscher of Finality will only need about 12 hours to regain her mobility.

Humanity only has these last 12 hours left.

Freya raised an eyebrow slightly as she watched the remaining soldiers prepare to retreat.

Because the white-haired man, who was supposed to leave, suddenly stopped, as if he were waiting for her.

Above them was the Herrscher of Finality, whose activity had been temporarily halted by his full-force attack. Freya had a general idea of Kevin's strength.

At least for now, I am no match for my opponent.

Even with anti-Honkai wave, it's impossible.

In gaming terms, the level difference is too great. Even if you silence the opponent's skills, the opponent can still kill you instantly with just basic attacks, combos, and critical hits.

"Hello, my descendant..."

The white-haired, blue-eyed man turned around and calmly looked at Freya.

"... Wow, Kevin Kaslana, the Great Ancestor?"

Freya was not surprised by Kevin's appearance.

Perhaps the other party is just a segment of consciousness recorded in the Soul Steel data, or an AI created based on the original body, or perhaps it intervened in some way she was unaware of.

However, she only borrowed this piece of Soul Steel to investigate data related to the final battle of the Herrscher of Finality from the Previous Civilization.

Just confirming the power of the Herrscher of Finality made her feel like she had gained a lot.

Although the white-haired, golden-eyed Herrscher of Finality looked familiar, what surprised her most was that her cook—cough cough—one of the warriors from the Previous Civilization had somehow infiltrated her culinary team.

What a pleasant surprise!

Kevin's appearance was more like icing on the cake.

However, Freya did not have a good impression of Kevin.

If we're talking about the real culprit behind Kiana running away from home, it's not that bastard Otto. Without his influence on her sister, and without the allure of the World Serpent faction, Freya doesn't think Kiana would make such a choice given her personality.

"Although this is our first time meeting face to face..."

"Heh, don't you often spy on me? Enough with the small talk, tell me your purpose."

Freya looked calmly at Kevin, a slight sneer playing on her lips.

Although she was certain that her strength was inferior to her opponent's, she certainly wouldn't let her aura be weaker than his at this moment.

"I can entrust the World Serpent to you, but I hope you will fulfill Kaslana's duties. Whoever inherits Kaslana's name must defeat the Honkai, no matter the cost!"

"... Heh, do people from the Kaslana Family have the worst brains the purer their bloodline?"

Freya's smile widened, and the mystery that Kevin Kaslana had given her vanished completely at that moment.

Ultimately, the other party was a soldier.

As a warrior on the front lines of the fight against Honkai, all he could do or wanted to do was eliminate the Honkai.

That's why World Serpent's approach is so extreme; as long as it can defeat the Honkai, it's willing to accept any price.

However, this so-called "whatever the cost" applies to Kevin from the Previous Civilization.

For modern humans, some costs are simply unaffordable, such as the World Serpent's attempt to forcibly recombine the Stigmata fragments in human genes.

Those who cannot withstand the genetic recombination process will die, but those who survive will possess the power to fight against Honkai.

"Of course I refuse!!"

Kevin chose to remain silent, seemingly already aware of Freya's choice, which he found regrettable, as he genuinely wanted to cooperate with her, even though Freya seemed to Honkai faction.

In fact, if Freya hadn't lacked Herrscher Core, Kevin would have once thought Freya was Herrscher.

Even though Freya's abilities are inclined towards the Honkai, Kevin is willing to cooperate with Freya.

Freya is too outstanding. The World Serpent, which he founded, was relentlessly suppressed by Freya. You have to know that the World Serpent is an ancient organization, but it couldn't even put up a fight.

The Type-B Stigmata created by Freya is more practical than the Stigmata Project, as it can draw out a portion of the power even if the Stigmata is incomplete.

Given the universality of the Type-B Stigmata, it could even enable the entire population to gain the power to fight against the Honkai.

Although the Valkyrie modification surgery carries certain risks, Kevin believes that the survival rate of the Valkyrie modification surgery is higher than that of forcibly activating Stigmata.

However, Kevin had expected the other party to refuse.

It has to be said that from the moment he made Kiana his successor, Freya and he had nothing to say to each other anymore.

In Freya's eyes, Kevin was the culprit who corrupted her sister.

The level of disgust was second only to Otto.

Kevin ignored the other party's mockery and contempt, and calmly looked at Freya.

"This should be a place like a data space or a consciousness space, right?" Freya suddenly asked.

"Yes, I pulled you into this space through quantum entanglement."