Bounce Bounce Badge Tattooed on the Body

She truly could not calm herself and asked in surprise:

"Teacher, how old are you now?"

"Nineteen."

Ren Yu answered concisely.

"Teacher, since you're so impressive, why aren't you teaching us practical combat? Why are you going to be some kind of psychological counselor instead?"

"..."

How would I know?!

At the mention of this, Ren Yu felt a little speechless.

At first, he had planned to come here to teach combat, but who knew Theresa would insist on making him a psychological counselor, a position that was little more than decoration.

Had she noticed something?

That made sense. His credentials were all certified in the Americas, so it was only natural for people to associate him with Anti-Entropy.

Forget it.

Ren Yu shook his head, unconcerned.

His mission was simply to muddy the waters and allow Old Yang—or rather, Miss Wadeline—to remain undercover more deeply.

Besides, once he finished this mission, he would no longer owe Anti-Entropy any favors. By then, the sky would be the limit. With his abilities, where could he not go?

"How would I know? Maybe the students at the academy need a teacher to help guide their mental health."

Ren Yu gave a vague, made-up answer.

"Is that so?"

Kiana rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

That actually kind of makes sense!

St. Freya Academy was an all-girls school, and lately, the Valkyrie candidates had been calling louder and louder for male students to be admitted.

Could this teacher have come to help them work through that psychological issue?

"Then you've got quite a workload ahead of you."

For some inexplicable reason, Kiana said that.

But Ren Yu did not hear her clearly at all.

Watching the students passing by around him, he suddenly felt as though he had returned to Blue Star.

A whole year had already passed!

That was right. Ren Yu was a transmigrator. A year had passed since he went from being ravaged by illness to arriving in this world.

Aside from the occasional Honkai phenomenon, the setting of the Honkai Impact 3rd world was actually extremely similar to Blue Star.

As for what Honkai was...

It was actually not much different from the famous "Great Filter" theory.

—Countless civilizations continuously developed and evolved, eventually entering the Great Filter to be screened. Those that passed continued to survive, while those that failed got wiped out completely, until the next cycle arrived.

Only, Honkai was far stricter and far crueler than the Great Filter mechanism.

It was like a parasite clinging to the bone. The stronger humanity's technological level became, the more severe the Honkai phenomena grew.

So far, Honkai had appeared in many forms: massive natural disasters, deadly infectious viruses, meteor strikes, powerful Honkai Beasts, even Honkai Herrschers, and more.

It did everything in its power to hinder the development of civilization, preventing humanity from using its existing technology to deal with disasters without suffering losses.

That was Honkai's method.

As he thought, Ren Yu's mind gradually drifted farther away.

Then Kiana's clear voice suddenly pulled him back.

"Teacher, what are you still standing there thinking about? If we don't leave now, don't blame me for not warning you when we miss mealtime."

Ren Yu glared at Kiana, then dragged the suitcase behind him and followed.

"Lead the way!"

Chapter 3: Bounce Bounce Badge Tattooed on the Body

The dormitories St. Freya assigned to teachers were single-person suites, around one hundred square meters, with every kind of furniture one could need.

After putting away his suitcase, Ren Yu went downstairs again and followed Kiana to the legendary Valkyrie training grounds.

Besides the two of them, quite a few female students were there as well. Ren Yu had no idea whether they were attending class or conducting practical training.

By then, Kiana had changed out of her everyday skirt and into a fitted Valkyrie training suit.

"Hey, Teacher, where are you looking?"

"I wasn't looking at you. Don't flatter yourself."

Kiana raised an eyebrow and gave a displeased snort.

"No one else is allowed either. Who knows what you're thinking."

Ren Yu was far too young, so young that Kiana forgot he was a "teacher." He felt more like an upperclassman to her.

And since he was an upperclassman, there was no problem talking about topics between young people.

"I wasn't thinking anything."

Ren Yu shook his head and spread his hands.

Having lived through the age of the information explosion, he had seen every kind of spectacle. His standards were high.

A group of girls training in form-fitting clothes was not enough to catch Ren Yu's attention.

"Don't go spreading rumors. What am I supposed to do if some rumor really gets out?"