"Shouldn't we go with them? They might have already found some clues." Watching Himeko and Hiyamaru disappear from sight, Theresa looked at Patrick beside her in confusion.
"Though they aren't enemies for the moment, they aren't people we can trust either. We should avoid too much contact... Theresa, send the information about them to Schicksal HQ first!"
Patrick gave a calm explanation. She had the nagging feeling that something about the situation was strange. Besides having Theresa report the situation to Schicksal HQ, she also needed to inform Welt about Himeko as soon as possible.
A stranger who was... at the very least, an S-rank Valkyrie. No matter what faction she belonged to, she would draw attention.
After discreetly sending out the information, Patrick did not forget her original task: investigating the mysterious incident at the Tower of Babylon.
After checking her current condition, she immediately led Theresa to the central control room.
"Did you find any clues?"
Theresa watched Patrick continuously operate the equipment and asked curiously.
"The main system here was forcibly modified... or rather, invaded. It's an unprecedented and mysterious computer virus, but... it didn't damage the main system at all."
Patrick's fingers rapidly tapped across the keyboard. Looking at the data on the screen before her, she was visibly surprised. This was Schicksal's most advanced supercomputer, yet it had been infiltrated so easily by a mysterious virus without suffering any other damage. It was an utterly unbelievable situation.
"A computer virus?"
Theresa blinked. She did not understand much about this sort of thing, but Patrick was the expert, so there was no need for her to worry.
"Mm. It only infiltrated recently, so it should be related to those two strangers from before. But... they didn't delete the historical records... I don't know why."
"...Can you