Chapter 240
However, Freya rubbed her eyes, pretending she had misread it, and then, without looking back, she went into the portal, leaving Welt behind.
"Freya!!"
Perhaps Welt never imagined he would be abandoned so completely.
By the time he came to his senses, the portal had already closed.
He struggled to gently lower the imposing locomotive, and was now gritting his teeth as he searched for Freya's figure.
However, some of the mischievous and cheerful Acting Grand Bishop had already fled.
She also took Rita, who was originally in charge of cleaning up, with her, which forced Welt and Tesla to stay behind to finish up the work and arrange for people to dive and salvage the Armed Puppet.
The Second Divine Key, which has already been gently placed in the safe zone, also needs to be transferred to the Floating Battleship at some time.
To be honest, if there were a portal, it would be much simpler and more convenient.
Unfortunately, Freya didn't want to waste her rare holiday, so she made the most of the remaining half-day to go on another date with Rita.
Freya and Jackal boarded the St. Freya that night and returned to Schicksal's ground headquarters in the Far East.
Rita, feeling somewhat guilty about being taken away for a wild and exciting time, decided to work overtime to help Welt and Tesla finish their final tasks.
Bianca and the others left with Freya aboard the St. Freya.
The Giant Floating Battleship specifically designed to retrieve the Second Divine Key arrived the following morning, and the transfer of the Second Divine Key was handled by the Assault Team and Lewis's squad.
Welt and Tesla spent the whole night fishing, and besides catching a few hundred fish, they only managed to piece together half of the body of the Armed Puppet that Freya had shattered.
Therefore, Welt, who already harbored some resentment towards someone, took out his communicator to contact that person.
Although the new antibody experiment is the top priority right now, Welt understands Freya's desire to get back as soon as possible.
I understand the pressure Freya is under, but... honestly, is it really that hard to give him and Tesla two more days of paid leave?
"Acting Grand Bishop, you should see what you've done to the Armed Puppet. We've been sending people diving to retrieve them every day..."
"..."
Freya's gaze fell on the diving suit placed next to Welt through the communication screen.
Welt himself seems to be quite into diving.
During the Industrial Revolution, the concentration of population led to the direct discharge of large amounts of untreated urban sewage and industrial wastewater into the river. Coupled with the accumulation of garbage and filth along the banks, the River Thames became an open sewer for London.
Later, changes in land use and improvements in pollution control led to a significant improvement in water quality, allowing a large number of fish to be reborn.
The River Thames is now crystal clear and worth a dive.
Freya manipulated the communicator in front of the screen, turned the screen around, and saw a bucket next to the young couple, with what appeared to be several fish in it.
"Ahem, Your Acting Grand Bishop... Even if it's unpaid, Tesla and I should be able to take a few more days off, right?"
Welt wanted to express that he wasn't captivated by the night view of the River Thames, but rather by the romantic time he spent watching the night view with Ms. Tesla.
Especially now that Freya has taken their children back, Welt, who is obsessed with women, does have some things he finds difficult to say.
"... Mr. Welt, I never expected you to be this kind of person."
"Cough cough."
Welt was also quite helpless; there were some things he couldn't explain to Freya in detail.
It can't be that after Freya ran away with the Jackal, the Gray Serpent approached her and wanted to make a deal with the Anti-Entropy organization.
For example, exchanging a perfectly intact Armed Puppet for the help of top researchers from the Anti-Entropy organization.
Gray Serpent was ultimately worried that the researchers in the World Serpent Organization alone would be unable to analyze the new antibody that had been so hard to obtain.
It's worth noting that when the World Serpent was initially targeted and suppressed, many of its senior researchers severed ties with them, viewing World Serpent organization as a sinking ship.
Despite possessing the scientific and technological capabilities to make a comeback, the World Serpent Organization has the lowest level of scientific research personnel among the three major organizations, and also the smallest number of them.
As for seeking cooperation with the Schicksal... Gray Serpent said he didn't want to be beaten up by Freya every few days.
The reason for seeking help from the Anti-Entropy Organization is that the Anti-Entropy Organization is still the Anti-Entropy Organization, not the Anti-Entropy research department under Schicksal.
Tesla, however, became interested in other technologies from the World Serpent Organization, so negotiations continued. To keep the negotiations going, the only option was to delay the return to Schicksal. Fortunately, the troops present all belonged to Anti-Entropy...
Freya frowned at Welt's attempt to bluff his way out of the situation. She felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
After all... it's a fact that Welt was lusting after Miss Tesla.
285. This perfectly matches the actions of your heartless Saintess.
Including her adopted daughter, the three major organizations fighting against the Honkai will be ruled by three 'Kiana's'.
We'll definitely be one family then. Even if the Anti-Entropy Organization is making deals with the World Serpent Organization now, it's not a big deal.
Even if the Acting Grand Bishop finds out, the punishment will only be a minor one: the holiday will be canceled, the salary will be halved, and he will have to work overtime for a month.
Ultimately, if Kiana Kaslana, the acting leader of the World Serpent Organization, could return...
The Schicksal could shake hands and make peace with the World Serpent Organization in the next second.
However, Welt must admit that Freya truly hates the World Serpent Organization.
The reason the World Serpent Organization suffered so much was not because of the numerous evil deeds committed by the World Serpent Organization, nor because of the World Serpent Organization's implementation of the Stigmata Project, but simply because of the wrath of a severe sister-complex.
No wonder Welt was so careful in his dealings with the Gray Serpent.
Oh, Welt and Tesla weren't afraid of Freya punishing them, they were just worried that Gray Serpent's psychological trauma would continue to grow.
Fortunately, Freya has returned to the ground headquarters in the Far East. If she were still in London, a Justice might be parachuted in right now.
She probably only had seven minutes of patience with the World Serpent Organization.
With the encouragement of her own sister, the time could be extended to seven hours.
When Freya was targeting the World Serpent Organization, she would show some mercy to other members, but she never showed any mercy to the Gray Serpent... It's unclear whether it's because she knew that the Gray Serpent had many clones, so she didn't care about the severity of her attacks.
After ending the communication, Welt also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Gray Serpent, hiding behind a car, also breathed a sigh of relief. He had quite a psychological trauma from Freya... He was unwilling to approach her even when using a clone. If there were a suitable person, he would never have wanted to take charge of the transaction.
When I was face to face with Freya, even if it was just a clone, my calves were twitching uncontrollably.
Seeing that Welt had ended the communication, Gray Serpent was about to get out from behind the car.
The next second.
The communication screen was forcibly turned on, and the projected communication screen rotated in place, making all directions clearly visible.
The Gray Serpent instinctively crawled to the ground and rolled under the car; its heart was pounding wildly.
Although it's just an avatar here, it doesn't mean that Gray Serpent can face Freya with equanimity.
"... Acting Grand Bishop, what are you doing?"
Seeing the communication screen controlled by Freya moving towards the car parked on the shore, Welt quickly called out to stop it.
"Sorry, I just suddenly smelled the stench of a dead snake. I was being too sensitive. Mr. Welt, I won't disturb you and Sister Tesla's lovey-dovey time. Just remember to come back soon... Aurora gets lonely easily."
"...Then why did you assign us any work? I don't know whose fault it was, but the Armed Puppet was shattered so completely. If you needed to retrieve that Armed Puppet, you should have gone easy on it from the beginning."
"Mr. Welt, do you have a problem with what I did?" Freya's voice gradually turned cold. "You should know... I can easily find someone to replace you."
"Freya..."
"Is this really okay? It's rare to have a legitimate reason to stay with Sister Tesla. As her adoptive father, you should know better than anyone how attached Aurora is to Tesla." Freya's cold expression suddenly faded, revealing a sly smile.
Tesla, who was stretching nearby, consciously covered his ears.
Although she didn't hear what Freya was saying, based on her understanding of that 'second young lady,' it definitely wasn't anything serious.
That "second young lady" sometimes has a very tomboyish personality, just like the drunken mode of the Assault Team, and often says surprising things... Sometimes we have to censor their conversations, otherwise they might not pass the censorship.
"..."
Welt's eyes at that moment looked like those of a fish that had been dead for more than ten days.
The young girl on the other end of the call was laughing very inappropriately, with an expression that said, "We're all men, there's nothing we can't understand."
"Yes, yes, yes... I know the Acting Grand Bishop treats my wife and me very well, but you're doing this so that Tesla and I can have a younger brother or sister for Aurora as soon as possible!"
Welt didn't think Freya kept the couple around simply for their own good.
The girl in front of me is not only a severe late-stage sister-complex, but her sister-complex is also starting to develop into a severe late-stage one.
Given her personality, she would absolutely spoil their little angel rotten.
And that's true. Although marrying Tesla was one of her dreams and a choice she made herself, looking back at why she suddenly wanted to get married, she discovered that Freya was behind it all.
His desk is often covered with love letters from Valkyrie. He often finds a place to rest, and before long, he will run into several Valkyrie passing by.
Keywords such as marriage, expressing love, matching social status, ideals, dreams, and responsibilities appeared repeatedly in just a few weeks.
He was so busy searching the world for a solution to the Honkai that he didn't have time to think about his relationship with Tesla...
But not long after he became a special advisor, he suddenly found himself with nothing to do.
He even had so much free time that he went on inspection tours with Theresa to various places.
For the sake of her younger sister's long-desired happy family, Freya used the power of Schicksal to spare no effort in bringing him and Tesla together.
You still say you're not a siscon!
Welt had wanted to complain about Freya for a long time.
The reason they keep targeting Gray Serpent is because they think Gray Serpent useless and can't even compete with a little girl for status. They think it's better to just let her kill her.
Even the Gray Serpent suffers.
But what else can be said?
Freya both wanted him to win the competition for position with Kiana, and at the same time, she frantically gave Kiana advice, making her prestige grow day by day.
She couldn't compete for status, and if she lost, she'd get beaten up. Gray Serpent felt like her life was really too hard.
"Anyway, you're also lusting after Sister Tesla's body, so this is a win-win situation for us."
In the communication image, Freya's right hand was moving as if she were making some kind of dumpling, and the strange gesture immediately caught Welt's attention.
The next moment, the communication screen suddenly dropped to the ground. The communication screen controlled by Freya was pointed at the bottom of the car. Underneath the car... a crab that had been running across the trunk was startled and had to turn back. The Gray Serpent, with its back against the trunk, felt its heart almost stop beating.
"Freya!!"
"Tsk, I can clearly smell the stench of that dead snake. Fine, if you've spoken to him, tell him... 'If you're not going to take back the power of the World Serpent Organization, you're dead!' Hmm, it would be best if my sister backed down, but if he bullies my sister, or even makes her lose a single hair, I'll use the Schicksal's Apocalypse Satellite to fire satellite cannons at his location 24/7. That's it, bye—"
After saying that, Freya abruptly ended the communication.
"... It seems we've been exposed."
Welt shrugged.
Although he didn't think the matter could be kept secret for long.
Welt was somewhat hurt by the fact that he was so easily exposed.
"However, how exactly did Freya smell the scent through the communication screen? Gray Serpent, you don't actually have a scent, do you?"
"... Stop talking nonsense, Anti-Entropy Leader! I am just an avatar here. I don't have any strange smell. If I really had any smell, that lord would have targeted my real body long ago."
Emerging from behind the car, the clone, clutching his chest as if suffering from a heart attack, replied.
Snap.
The communication screen reopened.
Freya in the picture has a kind smile on her face.
"Hmm, don't think I don't know where your true form is. I only spared your snake life to use you as a stepping stone for my sister. Don't push your luck, Gray Serpent! The only person in your organization who makes me wary is that ancestor who has been missing for who knows how long."
"..."×2
Welt and the Gray Serpent fell silent.
Tesla was at a loss for whether to cover its eyes or its ears.
"Gray Serpent, don't try anything underhanded with my sister..."
"Your Excellency Grand Bishop of Schicksal, what exactly do you want me to do? With your wisdom and assistance, how can I regain power? The only way to remove the White Serpent power is to resort to despicable means."
"Then I'll kill you."