The White-Haired Dumpling Prepares to Strike

"No, it can't be that simple."

Mei shook her head slightly, thinking of the mission in Singapore two years ago.

If she's not mistaken, the four keys must refer to something like the Conquest Gem or the Serenity Gem.

But the Conquest Gem has already been destroyed by [Welt White]!

Is it that the person who wrote this email was unaware of this, or...?

Looking at the Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge stuck in the ground, and feeling the faint desire emanating from within her body, Mei couldn't help but think deeper.

"In any case, let's stop the Moonlight Throne from falling first. We can ask the headmistress and the others about the rest after we return to St. Freya."

As he spoke, Shi Hen quickly opened the navigation system interface.

After entering the password, a message appeared. "Navigation permission granted, destination coordinates changed." Everyone could feel the warship tremble slightly.

"Huh? The password really is my birthday?"

Noticing the change in the Moonlight Throne, Kiana couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Even without drawing the Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge, she was already convinced that the person who wrote the email was talking nonsense.

"This warship might really be a birthday gift from someone to you."

With the crisis in Canghai City resolved, Shi Hen couldn't help but smile.

He got the Apollo mech, Mei got the Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge, and Kiana got a magnificent warship that she could only look at and that would soon be dismantled by Theresa. So this birthday celebration for the white-haired girl was clearly a happy one for everyone.

It's just that the timing isn't right yet, otherwise he would have done it to both of the little ones too... Well, right now only Bronya has kept his original intention.

After more than two years of good food and drink, Seele has completely caught up with the white-haired girl in height, and even surpasses him in terms of bust size, often making Kiana grit her teeth in jealousy to the point of plasmolysis.

Seele, whose figure had changed drastically and whose hair had grown long, as if she had snuck out from another film set, Shi Hen couldn't help but nod in approval.

Sure enough, that thing Quantum Sea does affect development.

Hearing the boy's words, Kiana, who always loved to show off, shook her head. "Impossible!"

I don't have any friends who're all secretive like that. Even my stinky dad wouldn't be that dramatic.

The atmosphere on the field suddenly froze when Siegfried was mentioned.

"Yes, Mr. Siegfried would never be so coy."

Shi Hen sighed softly, his tone filled with emotion.

On the surface, he was the last person Siegfried saw before his "sacrifice".

"That's right, it is..." Kiana blinked, looking puzzled, "Hen, you've clearly never met your old man, have you?"

But judging from the boy's tone, the two seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

Shi Hen simply smiled at the white-haired girl's question and looked at Fu Hua, who had been frowning since earlier. "Class President, have you thought of something?"

"No, it's nothing, just some trivial matters."

Fu Hua shook her head slightly and said calmly, but her thoughts were churning inside.

Judging from the details inside the warship, she could easily tell that it came from Anti-Entropy, and she even knew the truth about the four keys.

But... the other gems are one thing, but the Plague Gem is in the hands of the World Serpent.

If it lands in that kind of place, it's basically in Welt White's pocket. What exactly is the person who wrote this email trying to achieve?

Or does the other side already have a way to counter [Welt White]?

So, should this matter be reported to Otto?

Or should we wait and see what happens?

Fu Hua hesitated.

Undoubtedly, Anti-Entropy also has its own plans for Kiana, but it's unclear what those plans are yet.

Moreover, she was especially wary of the Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge that should have belonged to the World Serpent.

In a daze, Fu Hua seemed to see a giant net covering the sky approaching them and tightly binding each of them.

Shihen glanced at Fu Hua with some concern. Luckily, Shi Hen didn't know what this immortal was thinking, otherwise he would have said something like, "You're overthinking it."

With Anti-Entropy's incredibly advanced intelligence system, Einstein and her team probably didn't even know that the Conquest Gem had been destroyed, let alone the whereabouts of the Plague Gem.

The only commendable thing about the other party was that they knew he possessed the Stigmata and transformed the Apollo into a small mech.

After all, during the Third Honkai Outbreak, Alahato had already demonstrated with a crushing defeat how cumbersome large mechs were in the face of Herrscher- level enemies.

While this would place extremely high demands on the physical fitness of the users of the Apollo, it was just the right level for Shi Hen.

To possess both a physique comparable to elite Valkyrie and extraordinary mecha piloting skills, Shi Hen is probably the only one in this world who meets the requirements.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Apollo was the ace mech tailor-made for the boy by Dr. Tesla, and it was also another possibility she created for Anti-Entropy, to prove that mech technology can also create a powerful warrior who is no less than the S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal.

Of course, we won't go into detail about who the S-rank Valkyrie is referring to here, let's save some face for Sister Tazi.

Chapter Six: The white-haired girl Prepare to Attack

After resolving the crisis of the Moonlight Throne's fall and turning it back to St. Freya, Shi Hen and the others' mission was considered complete.

Although a large number of Honkai Beasts were still lurking around the Moonlight Throne battleship, dealing with these things was not Shi Hen and the others' job.

Even though the Schicksal Church uses Valkyrie as its main fighting force, it doesn't mean that every combat mission can only be carried out by Valkyrie.

Unmanned combat aircraft, Hover Battleship, conventional forces... Schicksal's combat power is not limited to Valkyrie alone.

When faced with a large number of Honkai Beasts and without having to worry about harming innocent people, Schicksal never hesitates to use heavy firepower to wipe out the Honkai Beasts.

The kind of thing that involves throwing Valkyrie into a horde of Honkai Beasts and unleashing a massive Honkai Beasts is something that only someone like Durandal could probably do.

Normal Valkyrie have to consider various issues such as stamina consumption and armor endurance, so they can't fight at a high intensity for a long time.

Even so, by the Shi Hen and the others returned to St. Freya, it was already late at night.

"Ugh~" Kiana stretched as she stepped off the ship, her slender waist revealing its beautiful curves. "I'm so tired. I'm going to take a good shower later and then sleep all day!"

Although tomorrow is not a rest day, they are entitled to a certain amount of extra leave because they just completed the mission of stopping the Moonlight Throne from crashing today.

St. Freya's arrangements for students' tasks and studies are already quite lenient, so she would never make students work in shifts.

"Kiana gets tired too?"

Upon hearing this, Mei glanced at the white-haired girl with some surprise.

Normally, her training volume is several times that of hers.

Although today's mission was quite difficult, the amount of combat was not too great, and she only felt slightly tired.

"I don't know why, but I always feel like I can't muster any strength."

Kiana stretched her limbs, a hint of confusion on her face.

"In that case, let's get some rest early tonight." Knowing perfectly well why the white-haired girl felt this way, Shi Hen said with a smile, his expression suddenly turning stern. "No playing games secretly!"

"Who, who would do that!" Kiana quickly retorted, her cheeks slightly flushed. "After today, I'll be eighteen years old, a real adult. How could I possibly do such a thing!"

"Bronya will keep an eye on that idiot Kiana!"

As the designated carry for the white-haired girl in multiple games, Bronya raised her hand without hesitation.

Bronya!

Kiana was immediately furious.

She knew that once the little one said something like that, she really wouldn't be able to secretly play games anymore.

If you log in, the other person will definitely be able to see your login status.

"Kiana, you should get some rest today," Seele added, a cute mischievous smile spreading across her face as she waved to the others. "Captain Hen, Mei, see you tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Seele."

Seele waved to Seele and the others as well, Shi Hen led Kiana and Mei down another path.

More than a year ago, Seele and Bronya had already moved out of Himeko's house.

After all, the main reason the two of them stayed at Himeko's house was due to considerations of their status and adaptability to the environment.

However, as Seele grows up, it becomes inappropriate for her to share a room with Bronya.

So the two of them officially moved into St. Freya's student dormitory.

As for Shi Hen... even if he dared to move out, Theresa and Himeko wouldn't dare to let the boy out.

If the boy were to live alone, he could probably hit several students by throwing a clothesline out the window.

As time went by, and as Shi Hen shone with ever-increasing brilliance, his popularity in St. Freya also grew day by day, even causing Fu Hua, an A-rank Valkyrie, to fall to second place and be left far behind.

Combat, scientific research, housework, cooking... The closer they get to a teenager, the more the St. Freya students, still in the prime of their youth, are attracted to the radiance emanating from him.

The direct consequence of this incident is that Kiana is challenged at an alarming rate.

The only regrettable thing is that as the white-haired girl reached the highest grade, there were not many people in the school who could beat her up anymore.

It could even be said that more than a year ago, there were very few people in St. Freya who could defeat Kiana.

To reiterate, ignoring Schrödinger's cat-like mind, Kiana is truly a genius in the realm of combat.

Once the opponent has made up for their previous weaknesses, the brilliance they display is no less than that of any other genius.

St. Freya provided comprehensive Valkyrie education, and the presence of Welt White and Durandal, among others, placed considerable pressure on the young girl. In addition, with Shi Hen's constant urging, Kiana had no chance to slack off even if she wanted to.

Moreover, along with Siegfried's "sacrifice," Theresa also consciously took on the responsibility of being the guardian of the white-haired girl, and did not let it run wild.

With all the buffs stacked up, Kiana's claim that she would achieve the A-rank Valkyrie title this year is not an exaggeration.

Back at Himeko's house, Mei turned on the lights and looked at the somewhat deserted hall. A sigh appeared on her face, "It's become much quieter here since Bronya and the others moved out."

In the past, Bronya would have already turned on the game console, and Seele would most likely have joined her.

The two children have always had a good relationship.

"When we graduate, Teacher Himeko will probably have to live alone."

Shi Hen softly echoed.

St. Freya is an academy, and they cannot stay here forever.

Even though there are currently four people living here, Himeko still has to work overtime to handle affairs on days like today.

After all, the Moonlight Throne warship is no small matter, not to mention that it inexplicably has the Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge on board.

One can imagine that Theresa was already drenched in sweat at this point, busy confirming the reason behind it with Einstein and checking if there were any other things on the Moonlight Throne.

Even though Welt White hasn't made any major moves in the past few years, his supervillainous aura remains as strong as ever; even a glimpse of him is enough to make people feel like they're facing a formidable enemy.

"By then, we'll all have become A-rank Valkyrie!"

With her arms crossed and head slightly tilted back, Kiana remains optimistic and cheerful.

"After becoming A-rank Valkyrie, Kiana, what do you want to do?"

Infected by the white-haired girl's emotions, Mei smiled and asked.

"Of course, I'll continue to be S-rank Valkyrie!" Kiana answered without hesitation, "And then... hehe~"

Kiana glanced at the boy beside her and couldn't help but laugh.

Once she defeats that guy Durandal, she'll make sure Shi Hen focuses all his attention on her.

"Um?"

Looking at the white-haired girl's silly grin, Shi Hen's eyes revealed confusion.

Without offering an explanation, Kiana rubbed her stomach, looking rather shy, and said, "Hen, could you cook me some midnight snack? I think I'm getting a little hungry again..."

"... Okay, what do you want to eat?"

Looking at the white-haired girl with some confusion, Shi Hen nodded and asked.

You've known each other for so long, you should be able to just say you want a late-night snack, so why are you acting distant now?

Could this also be due to the influence of the Moonlight Throne engine's energy?

That shouldn't be the case. Isn't that thing supposed to only stimulate Sirin's awakening of consciousness?

This is why Kiana feels more tired than usual today.