I Am a Saintess at Schicksal Chapter 36

"Bishop, am I a Valkyrie now?"

Although K422 was too weak to get up from the bed, her gaze was fixed on Bishop Otto since she woke up.

"Yes, congratulations, you are now a Valkyrie. Both the Kaslana Family's Stigmata and the Schariac Family's Stigmata have manifested on you. However, you'll need to stay put here for a few days. I'll have food brought to you."

So it is.

K422 knew this would happen.

Ever since Bishop Otto decided to use K423 as her substitute, she knew he wouldn't let her appear before anyone else before January 9th.

In fact, as long as K423 wasn't in close proximity to others, any unusual behavior from her could be explained away with an excuse.

Most importantly, if anything were to happen on January 9th, Bishop Otto could use the substitute to explain away any inconsistencies during that period.

Whether K423 was captured by enemy organizations or died in a conflict, it might not matter to Bishop Otto.

"As the Bishop wishes, I'll remain on standby for the next few days. I hope your enemies, cough cough... your enemies, will foolishly fall into your trap."

Close one! I almost called him "Dog Otto."

Lying on the bed, K422 was uncharacteristically flustered.

After all, she had been unconscious for a day and a night. Even though time felt less distinct in her consciousness, with True Kiana and K423 both absent, she couldn't control herself. She didn't even remember how many times she had muttered "Dog Otto."

Because Bishop Otto had acted so suddenly, she hadn't even been able to secretly notify Anti-Entropy, which was a significant blow.

"Hmm?"

Bishop Otto's gaze held a hint of confusion.

But he quickly shifted his attention.

"Although you were previously assigned to the reserve candidates, after becoming a Valkyrie, you've been automatically promoted to a trainee. You will also be granted the status and authority of a D-rank Valkyrie."

Bishop Otto spoke slowly, and K422 listened quietly.

He also explained the obligations of a trainee.

"Furthermore, the Schariac family wishes to begin the struggle for the Black Abyss White Flower in a month. They clearly don't want to give you time to grow stronger. But that's alright, a month is enough for you to adapt to your current strength. By then, even an A-rank Valkyrie won't be your match."

Bishop Otto wasn't trying to comfort her; he was stating facts in a calm tone.

This greatly surprised K422.

"I recall Changgu made you a 'Toy Box' before, didn't she? I'll have her design a Valkyrie-exclusive lance for you within two weeks."

She nodded from her bed.

Half a year ago, Bishop Otto, because she had used Theresa's account and Laguna's credentials to get on the Kallen Fantasy leaderboard, had the director of Research Institute 1504 design a lance for her.

K422 had been excited about getting a high-tech weapon.

But in reality, it was a transformable mechanical lance named 'Toy Box.'

It wasn't a Valkyrie-exclusive Honkai Energy weapon.

Instead, it was a purely mechanical, gunpowder-powered weapon.

It had lance mode, shield mode, machine gun mode, and Far East samurai sword mode.

Moreover, it was made of a special lightweight metal, making it easy for even an 8-year-old girl to wield this 'Toy Box.'

"I hope this time it's not another Toy Box," K422 sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Of course, it will be a Valkyrie-exclusive weapon. In recent years, the demand for lances among Schicksal Valkyries has significantly increased. Changgu seems to have designed a lance with fire-elemental power, and you might be its trial user."

"Really?"

A lance with fire-elemental power. That sounded like a Honkai Energy weapon that converted Honkai Energy into fire elements.

This meant she could not only poke holes with the lance but also grill things while doing so.

"Alright, little princess, don't get too excited. Get some good rest."

"Yes, Bishop."

K422 acted very well-behaved and obedient.

After Bishop Otto left, she maintained that harmless expression on her face.

Otto shook his head as he left the room.

He didn't care how K422 acted cute and obedient; in fact, he didn't take a child's strength seriously at all.

Otto was merely surprised by the smooth success of the modification surgery.

He had expected it to be difficult to inject Honkai Energy after activating the Schariac Holy Blood.

After all, Cecilia Schariac, who had originally activated the Schariac Holy Blood, only possessed a special physique that could manipulate Honkai Energy.

However, the current K422 possessed both the Holy Blood that could erase Honkai Energy and a special physique that could manipulate Honkai Energy with extremely high resistance to it.

Under such circumstances, her body's absorption of Honkai Energy was frighteningly efficient.

Otto had even thought that after a large amount of Honkai Energy was injected into the subject's body, a Herrscher Core would directly form within them.

He even wanted to record the process of a Herrscher being born, but nothing happened.

As if by a miracle, she became a Valkyrie.

Then, the Stigmata of the Schariac family and the Kaslana family manifested on her, one after the other.

The density of her body, having absorbed a large amount of Honkai Energy, was already eight times that of a normal person, and it coexisted harmoniously with the Schariac Holy Blood.

Perfect Holy Blood, a perfect physique, and a modification surgery that went so smoothly it made him suspicious; Otto had once thought some mysterious power had intervened in this modification surgery.

To prevent K422 from escaping his control, he implanted a miniature bomb in her heart.

However, as soon as it was implanted in her body, it was crushed by her muscles, and the explosion was swallowed by a sudden surge of Honkai Energy.

Even when he used the Feather of Dust mimicry for brainwashing, it was eliminated by the erupting Holy Blood, which possessed the power to erase Honkai Energy.

Honestly, he was a bit embarrassed at that time.

He had personally created a Honkai Killer that he couldn't control.

And one that was hostile towards him.

Fortunately, her resistance to drugs was still normal, and because of the existence of the true Kiana, she wouldn't turn against him.

"...I must find a way to control her."

Otto wasn't without suspicion that the Honkai consciousness had intervened in this modification surgery, but after the surgery, K422's behavior was normal, just like a normal candidate student who had undergone modification surgery to become a Valkyrie. The only difference was that the Honkai Energy within her was several times higher than that of a normal Valkyrie, very close to the Herrscher level, but the fluctuation it emitted was not that of a Herrscher at all, but rather an anti-Herrscher fluctuation.

The Honkai Energy within a certain range around K422 would weaken, but this fluctuation did not affect the Honkai Energy K422 herself possessed.

He wasn't joking when he thought K422 could defeat an A-rank Valkyrie after adapting to this power.

With such a characteristic, whether it was a Valkyrie, a Herrscher, or a Honkai Beast, their combat power would be reduced by more than half in front of her.

This once led Otto to believe that K422 was more suitable to wield the Key of Reason, Judas' Oath, than Theresa.

"Lord Otto..."

Amber showed a worried expression.

She had witnessed Otto creating a monster that even he couldn't control from start to finish.

"Don't mind her, she won't be able to find out where Kiana is."

Otto knew what Amber wanted to say.

It was nothing more than K422 breaking out of her room on January 9th, when he was dealing with enemies, to search for Kiana.

"You continue to stay by K423's side and don't let anyone else get close to her."

"Understood, Lord Otto, I will take my leave now."

"You may go."

Watching Amber leave, Otto sighed softly.

His obedient granddaughter would rebel against him, the foolish Siegfried would come to rescue his daughter, the Anti-Entropy organization, wanting to stir up trouble, would not miss this major event, and then there were other insignificant organizations...

But what truly concerned him was an organization called World Serpent.

This organization was too mysterious.

The reconnaissance team he sent only found out that the organization was not large, but the Mikoyan Design Bureau was completely unrelated to it.

Although this organization had never directly clashed with Schicksal, Otto believed that this organization was more dangerous than Anti-Entropy.

It was just that it had always operated in secret, but its activities always left traces.

"...I wonder if I can lure the snake hidden beneath the water this time."

The major event of Cecilia's daughter undergoing Valkyrie modification surgery on January 9th was not only prepared for the Anti-Entropy organization but also for this ancient organization that hid so deeply.

As soon as Otto returned to his laboratory, Amber sent him a communication.

"Lord Otto..."

"What is it?"

"What should I do if K423 bites me?"

"???"

Clearly, not only K422, but K423 was also giving him trouble.

Fortunately, this only happened within the room. If it had happened outside, he wouldn't know what excuse to use.

40. It doesn't matter who stands in the way

In the following days, K422 was constantly adapting to her enhanced body.

Although Bishop Otto told her to stay put, she couldn't do nothing.

The events that were about to unfold on January 9th would undoubtedly become a world-shattering major event. Even though she hated Bishop Otto, she was one hundred percent confident in his judgment.

Precisely because a major event was about to occur, K422 could only gamble that Bishop Otto would be too busy to pay attention to her small actions at that time.

Perhaps this was the only chance to find out where True Kiana was.

Unlike Himeko, her recovery after the surgery was swift; she was already able to get out of bed and walk around the next day.

The only thing bothering her was that her weight seemed a little off.

And also, her muscles were gone after the surgery.

She had developed quite a few defined lines on her body after more than half a year of training, but now it was all just soft and doughy.

Of course, K422 didn't believe that doughy arms were completely without strength.

Especially after she pinched the bedside table flat with her hand, she gained an understanding of her own monstrous strength.

"...My condition is quite good."

K422 somewhat believed Bishop Otto's claim that she would be able to contend with an A-rank Valkyrie once she adapted to her new body... Oh, Bishop Otto had said back then that even A-rank Valkyries wouldn't be a match for her.

"Whether I can contend with an A-rank Valkyrie or not, as long as I can defeat all the enemies standing in my way, that's enough."

K422 adapted to her body while counting the days.

Meanwhile, various factions were also quietly preparing their plans to attack Schicksal's headquarters.

To seize, or to kill.

The lurking serpents also quietly opened their eyes.

January 9, 2007, morning.

Even though Bishop Otto had left nothing related to time in the room, K422 could still feel the tremor in the air and knew that today was January 9th.

She waited quietly in the room.

She kept waiting.

She just waited quietly.