Chapter 82

Welt said to Einstein.

"Shouldn't we go and scout it out? After all, that Little Princess is very close to Otto, and she might become an enemy of Anti-Entropy one day. Scouting out her combat strength in advance will make it easier for us to capture her later."

Raiden Ryoma spoke calmly, glancing at Siegfried before continuing, "I don't think Siegfried has the charisma to persuade her to leave Schicksal, after all, Otto has given her too much."

Status, fame, wealth—everything Otto gave K422, Siegfried couldn't even afford a button for one of his clothes.

As for fatherly love, that's even more absurd. He was never by K422's side. Siegfried's fatherly love, when he held the egg, was to persuade the other to leave Schicksal.

Raiden Ryoma believed that in the end, Anti-Entropy would definitely capture the opponent by force, and only then would it persuade the clever Little Princess with words.

Welt mentioned the Little Princess's intelligence more than once.

Of course, Raiden Ryoma thought that anyone was smarter than Siegfried, who clearly had a brain but preferred to think with his muscles.

"Ryoma is right. After all, the Little Princess possesses the new version of Holy Blood. It would be good to go and investigate."

"I'll go too," Siegfried echoed Welt's words.

87. My foot twisted by itself.

Thus, Welt and his group split up. Raiden Ryoma and Tesla took K423 to visit Raiden Ryoma's daughter, while Welt, Siegfried, Einstein went to Russia.

"Welt, be careful of that Little Princess."

"Don't worry, that Little Princess has no hostility towards us..."

Welt patted Tesla on the head and laughed.

Raiden Ryoma's lips twitched. He really wanted to remind his Alliance Leader that this was setting Death Flag, but then he thought about his Alliance Leader's nature.

Just when you think he's dead, he suddenly performs a miraculous sit-up in his coffin.

Frankly speaking, only Welt could revive someone from a completely dead state. The Herrscher of the Previous Civilization definitely didn't have such an ability, otherwise... they wouldn't have been made into Divine Key.

At this moment, in a specially equipped room at the Schicksal Headquarters, K422, dressed in a cool summer outfit, was walking on a beach.

"This summer, Schicksal Power!"

He downed the sports drink in his hand with a heavy, satisfying gulp.

"Haaah~~~~"

"Stop, okay, Kiana."

"..."

K422 wouldn't have agreed to film a sports drink commercial if the Propaganda Department hadn't offered so much.

In fact, K422 already received a significant share of the profits from the merchandise sold previously, not to mention that she will be traveling to Russia tomorrow on Floating Battleship to suppress the Honkai battlefield in that region.

Honestly, this advertising slogan is absolutely terrible.

And this sports drink brand, I guess the Propaganda Department found a sports drink factory and printed the Schicksal logo on it.

People who haven't seen the advertisement she filmed might think that 'Schicksal Power' is a new energy source developed by the Schicksal.

After all, the technology of utilizing Honkai Energy is still monopolized by Schicksal. Even though various countries have conducted research on Honkai Energy, there has been no decent result to date.

However, this is just a sports drink.

After filming the commercial, K422 immediately changed back into her priest's robes. After she left, the Propaganda Department crew also began packing up the props.

"Thank you for your hard work, Kiana."

"It's okay, Liv. By the way, are you really coming with me?"

"Of course, I am Kiana's maid. Wherever Kiana goes, I will follow her everywhere," the maid in her Maid Dress replied with a smile.

Seeing how happy she was, K422 wanted to say that this kind of behavior... is called stalking.

But after thinking about it, can the maid's actions be called stalking?

At this point, K422 naturally thought of the task Otto had assigned him yesterday.

It can be said that the Schicksal has recently suffered a series of blows, and the Martial Arts Tournament, which was originally an event to boost morale, has turned into a farce. It can be said that Schicksal urgently needs someone to stand up and support the Valkyrie are stationed on the front line.

The Propaganda Department suggested that K422 sing and dance, which is how idols are supported these days.

But for the Valkyrie, strength is ultimately what matters. Otto believes that sending K422 to suppress a Honkai battlefield would be more effective in boosting the morale of Schicksal, which is currently low, than having K422 sing and dance.

K422 naturally had high expectations for the world outside the Schicksal Headquarters.

She has never left her Schicksal; even the sports drink commercial she filmed this time was set in a training room similar to Memory Battlefield, simulating a beach.

"Liv, where do you think we should go shopping?"

"His Holiness has arranged a schedule for Kiana, but he has also left Kiana some free time. The faster Kiana completes her mission, the more free time she will have afterwards."

Hearing the maid's reply, K422 mustered up his energy.

She's a tycoon now, does she know that?

Her earnings from posters, figurines, and other merchandise alone have made her a millionaire.

The endorsement fee for this sports drink commercial is said to be in the eight figures, although the Propaganda Department will take a portion for operating expenses.

In fact, her merchandise sales completely surpass those of other Valkyrie.

In addition to her mission of suppressing the battlefield, she also had the mission of parading as the Schicksal Saintess, which, simply put, meant leading inspections.

Otto also intended for the Schicksal to engage in charitable activities during this Saintess Parade.

She was advised to invest in an orphanage or a medical institution.

But at that time, K422 was preoccupied with the news that he was about to go out.

At that moment, K422 just wanted to leave Schicksal as soon as possible and embrace the air of freedom, even if it was only for a short while, she was incredibly looking forward to it.

After all, she couldn't possibly abandon True Kiana.

"So, do you want to go shopping together?" K422 asked cheerfully.

The maid nodded. "Of course I hope to stay by Kiana's side."

K422's maids actually changed several times, but in the end only two remained from the original group, and they have stayed by her side ever since.

She nodded, and then bumped into Rita on her way back.

"..."

The moment Rita saw her, she actually wanted to turn around and leave.

"Rita! Wait a minute!"

K422 quickly stepped forward and called out to the other party.

A while has passed since she went to the airport to pick up Rita a few days ago.

Because so many things happened that day, she unpacked a box in her new room and obtained the Black Abyss White Flower. As a result, she met her mother in the core of the Black Abyss White Flower and received her own name from her mother. At night, she went to the training room and was hit by a super overlapping ice boar with the power of a hundred ice boars, which made her question her life. At night, she also reunited with her little sister K423, whom she was worried about.

With so many things that had happened, K422 naturally had no time to take care of Rita in the next few days.

Seeing Rita's reaction, K422 was very worried that she might have been bullied at the Schicksal Headquarters.

After all, a thousand people will have a thousand different faces, and not all Valkyrie have a harmonious relationship. K422 doesn't know how other branches manage Valkyrie, but Schicksal Headquarters uses military management to restrain Valkyrie.

Candidates, trainees, and then official Valkyrie.

This road is extremely difficult.

This has led to instances of framing, sabotage, and other malicious acts.

Although Valkyrie with less talent will be assigned suitable domains, Valkyrie with talent will definitely be more favored, which will naturally arouse jealousy.

Rita, who had been stopped, looked embarrassed.

K422 asked anxiously, "Did something happen? Why did you turn around when you saw me? I told you before that you should come to me if you had any problems."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Rita gave an awkward but polite smile.

"Kiana, actually I twisted my ankle..."

"I see. Did your classmates give you a push when you went down the stairs?"

"???"

Rita was somewhat taken aback by K422's response.

"Kiana, I twisted my ankle myself."

"Don't be so polite with me. I still have some standing in Schicksal. Don't worry, I'll just give the person who bullied you a small punishment. I won't fire them."

Although Valkyrie are thrown into the Honkai battlefield like consumables, Valkyrie are actually quite rare.

There are indeed many women with Honkai resistance, but not many can adapt to the Valkyrie modification surgery through training.

Even though the success rate of Valkyrie modification surgery is already very high, there are still cases where the surgery fails.

Hearing K422's words, Rita almost cried out in distress, "Kiana, I really twisted my ankle myself..."

"Don't worry... I'll stand up for you. Is it really not someone bullying you?" Seeing Rita's seriousness, K422 thought about having someone secretly investigate later.

After all, if you ask someone face-to-face, they will definitely not say anything in order to protect themselves.

K422 nodded, deciding to help Rita from the shadows.

"Waaah, it's true, I was just curious about the maids in Schicksal... so I asked them to lend me Maid Dress and high heels."

"Um?"

"... There are also young ladies among the Valkyrie. Because they don't want to wash their training uniforms themselves, they bring their maids to headquarters. This is something that can be applied for. Isn't that what Kiana did?"

Since K422 was often accompanied by maids, Rita naturally assumed that she was also a young lady of high birth.

Is that so?

K422 looked at his little maid.

The maid beside him nodded.

"It's true that some Valkyrie bring their own maids, but the selection process for maids is very strict. Generally, they apply to have maids like us, who are trained by Schicksal, transferred to their service. However, the cost of renting maids is very expensive, so unless a maid is extremely talented or comes from a particularly wealthy family, she won't apply to Schicksal."

The maid's explanation made Rita and K422 sigh, realizing that even Schicksal has such a realistic side.

"But is it really possible for a young Valkyrie?" K422 was also very curious about this.

"It's normal that Kiana doesn't know this. In fact, most of the Valkyrie are people who lost everything after the Honkai event. They joined the Schicksal for reasons such as revenge and to prevent the tragedy from happening again."

K422 nodded to Rita was in that situation.

If Laguna hadn't appeared in time, she would have been killed by the Honkai Beast long ago.

"Regardless of how the outside world evaluates the Schicksal, the fastest way to fight against the Honkai is to become Valkyrie of Schicksal. I originally wanted to become Valkyrie, but unfortunately I was not qualified enough and was eliminated in the first assessment."

At this point, the little maid smiled. "But becoming Kiana's maid is a blessing in disguise."

"Huh?" Rita was confused.

"A famous saying from an ancient Eastern country, which means that although one may suffer a loss at one time, one may actually gain a benefit from it."

"But, wasn't Kiana just filming an advertisement?"

Upon hearing the maid mention her advertising shoot, K422 immediately understood, while Rita remained somewhat confused.

"A-rank Valkyrie can apply to Schicksal for Floating Battleship and form their own Valkyrie squad. In this world full of Honkai, powerful Valkyrie are the best publicity resources."

"Take Kiana as an example. The Schicksal keeps promoting Kiana as the strongest Valkyrie in Schicksal future. If Kiana were to be transferred to a certain region to guard the Honkai battlefield, the leaders of that region would welcome her immensely. They would provide Kiana with the best living environment and the best food. They would even immediately offer her money Kiana wanted it."

"In other words, Valkyrie not only represent the power to fight against Honkai, but also money, status, and honor. That's why some young ladies become Valkyrie."

"I see." Rita couldn't help but marvel at the fact that Valkyrie had such a commercial side.

"So I understand why the young lady Valkyrie and has a maidservant with her. Rita, what's wrong with you? Why did you turn around and leave when you saw me?"

"... Because I don't want to be carried back by Kiana again."

After a long while, Rita, her face flushed, revealed the real reason she had turned and left.

88. This mutual flattery can be considered a complete success.