After dodging, Patrick immediately drew her weapon and looked toward the direction of the "ambush."
"I knew you wouldn't behave."
Himeko emerged from the shadows openly, greatsword slung over her shoulder.
"It's you. What exactly do you want?"
Facing Himeko, Patrick found things had become troublesome. They had already fought before, and she was no match for Himeko. Even with Theresa, they still would not be... unless Theresa could successfully unleash Judah's formidable power.
"It's not about what I want to do. It's about what you want to do."
"You... it seems you noticed that newly born Herrscher too, didn't you?" Recalling Himeko's behavior at the prison during the day, Patrick came to a realization.
"I'm doing this for your own good. Even a newly born Herrscher isn't someone you can defeat. If you go there, you'll just be throwing your life away."
"Besides, your mission isn't to capture the Herrscher, but to investigate her information, right? So... this ends here."
Himeko was not surprised that Patrick knew of Sirin's existence. From the very beginning... she had known that this time, their target was a newly born Herrscher. Only Theresa still believed it was an "ordinary" Honkai incident.
"What if I refuse...?"
Clearly, Patrick was unwilling to let things end here.
"Then I'll just have to beat you up again!"
Himeko's tone remained calm, though there was a hint of displeasure in it. She was trying to save Patrick. Against a Herrscher who wielded the authority of space, even one that had only just been born... she was still stronger than an A-rank Valkyrie.
Besides, the power of space had never been reasonable.
Rather than letting Patrick go looking for Sirin, get beaten up, and lose an arm, Himeko might as well teach her a lesson herself. First, because Patrick