I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

“It’s Schicksal’s special Valkyrie unit,” Randolph said. “There’s at least one S-rank Valkyrie in it, belonging to Otto, the Archbishop of Schicksal’s Valkyrie unit.”

Chapter 158 Comrade, Vodka! Cough cough cough!

St. Freya Academy.

On the beach, two figures were locked in combat.

"Soul Flash - Shadow Assassin!"

Using a burst of magical energy to drastically increase his speed, Kusanagi Ninja instantly closed the distance between himself and Fu Hua. Simultaneously, his short sword flashed like a viper's tongue, closing in on Fu Hua in a flash—

Fu Hua seemed to have seen through Kusanagi's movements, and with a back slide, she precisely avoided Kusanagi's attack at just the right distance.

Kusanagi's eyes widened. Clearly, Fu Hua's action had exceeded his expectations and left him completely stunned.

"Inch Force - Cloud Mist!"

Fu Hua suddenly struck out with her palm, and Kusanagi also shifted his attention under the pressure of the wind from the opponent's palm.

Unfortunately, Kusanagi's magical burst occurred when the old power had just dissipated and the new power had not yet been generated, so in this situation, it was obviously too late to dodge.

Therefore, Kusanagi immediately took action.

"Gulp!" Kusanagi immediately crossed his arms and took the hit head-on, the result of which was—

Kusanagi's body was sent flying like a roller, tumbling twice in the air before landing on the ground and rolling once more before finally coming to a stop.

"Ugh...it hurts..." Kusanagi managed to stand up with difficulty.

"...Your technique is terrible. You are indeed fast and strong, but your attacks are all straight and direct... While it can be surprisingly effective against opponents with slower reactions and allow you to overwhelm them with your speed in close combat, have you ever thought about what to do with your next attack after the first strike?"

Fu Hua removed the gauntlet. "I understand your problem now... It seems that Teacher Jill has also noticed that your fighting style was probably learned from Teacher Jill, but there is a fundamental difference between you and Teacher Jill, so even if you have learned it, you can only face those low-intelligence creatures."

"A fundamental difference?" Kusanagi asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Yes, the fundamental difference lies in the strength of the two of you.” Fu Hua nodded. “If you compare Teacher Jill’s movements to a baseball flying at supersonic speed, which you can see clearly and catch if you react quickly enough, then Teacher Jill’s attack is equivalent to a ten-ton iron ball flying at the speed of sound—you wouldn’t dare to catch it even if you saw it.”

Kusanagi thought for a moment, then nodded. "A very apt metaphor..."

After all, if you dare to catch a baseball, would you dare to catch a ten-ton iron ball? You probably wouldn't even be able to dodge it!

"Ah, I really envy Ren-senpai, she got permission to run away..." Kusanagi muttered, then picked up the driver again, "Is there... a more difficult armor to control than this?"

Fu Hua glanced at the driver, blinked, and asked, "What's this?"

"A Kamen Rider transformation belt." Kusanagi shook the belt. "It's real."

"...Hmm...it seems that Jill's armor is probably made of something similar to this..." Fu Hua nodded.

Kusanagi stroked the driver, "A knight who fights for the greater good... huh?"

Kusanagi put away the driver, glanced at his phone, and said, "Ah, it's almost four o'clock... Well then, class monitor, I'll head back now."

"Be careful on the road. Even though there are no Honkai Beasts or anything, don't go around causing trouble for other classmates, okay?" Fu Hua said, looking at Kusanagi, who had a towel over his head.

"...No way."

Kusanagi adjusted his glasses, muttered something, and then left.

"That's interesting, Kusanagi-kun."

Fu Hua watched the retreating figure of Kusanagi Gakuen and muttered to herself, "Just like Gilgamesh, neither of them can sense the presence of Honkai energy..."

……

Sky City.

"Gallicia, come quick!" At the Azure Dragon's stronghold, Randolph waved to a white-haired youth.

"Commander-in-Chief, what's wrong?" Galicia put down her glass and ran to the bar. "Is there a mission?"

“Yes, but I need your help first…” Randolph then lowered his voice, “Is the Zephyr up to its old tricks again?”

Galicia paused for a moment, then frowned with a grim expression. "Although we dealt them a heavy blow, they seem to have connections with the behind-the-scenes managers of Sky City... and it seems they're involved with the [World Serpent]."

“It involves the [World Serpent]... Ah…” Randolph pondered for a moment, “Is there anything strange about their actions?”

"Yes, the brothers who were keeping watch last time discovered that [West Wind] seems to have prepared some powerful weapon, and it seems they want to fight us to the death."

Galicia said, "It seems that the administrators of Sky Dome City and the World Serpent have joined forces in this matter."

"...They've joined forces... If I'm not mistaken, it seems they think our King has abandoned this place because he hasn't shown up for so long..." Randolph tapped the bar with his right index finger, speaking in a slightly murderous tone, "Let's just give them a good beating, otherwise these fearless wild dogs are not easy opponents to deal with."

"The Tianqi side is incredibly busy lately. That guy who claims to be the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang is so busy he can't even turn his head," Galicia sighed. "But how reliable is this little girl that our king sent this time?"

Randolph narrowed his eyes. "Let's move out tonight. Have the brothers get ready, and remember to bring Lian along."

“Don’t underestimate her just because she’s a girl…” Randolph said in a low voice, “She calls the King ‘Master,’ and there’s also the fact that the letter she wrote was in the King’s own handwriting, and there’s the bloody smell on her—I’m pretty sure she was an assassin before, and probably has dozens of lives on her hands.”

“A disciple who has gained the King’s approval… Very well, then tonight we’ll take her to cause trouble for [West Wind].

Galicia stroked the pistol in his arms. "We'll show them the power of the Azure Dragon, the strongest fighting force under our king."

“Of course!” Randolph patted Galicia on the shoulder forcefully.

"Here you go, comrade! Vodka! Cough cough cough!" Randolph grabbed two bottles of vodka, opened one, and started chugging it down.

"Cheers!" Galicia also opened a bottle of vodka and downed most of it in one gulp.

Lian, at this moment, had also finished listening to their conversation.

"...It seems that the only way to gain their approval is to start with this first step..."

Lian stroked her chin, beginning to consider her strategy for the evening.

Chapter 159 feels like he's going back to his old ways?

Night falls.

The hour and minute hands hanging on the bar wall slowly turned to the same mark, and Randolph closed the bar door on time. Then, Lian turned the "Open" sign back to "Close".

Some might ask why it's not locked...

Well... if you think robbing this bar is a good idea, the people inside will tell you what it means to walk in and leave lying down—well, there's also the possibility of not being able to get out and being stuffed into the toilet.

After all, these are all seemingly harmless young women and middle-aged men. If you pull out a knife and point it at them, you'll find a group of people pointing guns at you in the blink of an eye...

This same principle applies to both [Sharp Blade] and [Dragon Fang].

However, these Honkai energy guns are usually well hidden, at least not to the point that the regulars of this bar would feel horrified if they saw them.

Of course, Honkai energy weapons are generally well hidden.

At least, Lian witnessed what a bold and decisive approach to handling things looks like tonight.

"Robbery! Don't move! Put your hands up if you don't want to die!" A masked man carrying a gun rushed into the bar and shouted.

Then, he saw that the bar, which had previously been occupied by just two people, suddenly had a lot of people appear, and then...

Everyone had a gun in their hand, and they were all pointing it at him.

So, the masked man with the gun, who was only holding a small pistol, was dumbfounded.

Because these firearms range in size from pistols to shotguns...

Finally, under everyone's gaze, he lowered the pistol in his hand and raised his hands.

So, the masked man with the gun was stuffed headfirst into the toilet (which was dry).

“Alright, we need to get ready to go. Go and inform the rest of the brothers.” Randolph, dressed in typical standard armor, looked at Lian. “Let’s go, Miss Lian. Tonight we’re going to deal with the guys from [Westwind]. I reckon there will be some things for you to handle later.”

Lian asked curiously, "What is it?"

"The Shadow's intelligence agent sent a message twenty-two hours ago—"

Randolph lit a cigarette. "Destiny has given Zephyr some special supplies."

"Special supplies? What special supplies?" Lian asked curiously.

Randolph glanced at Lian, took a drag of his cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "It's a mech, a special mech made by Destiny. It's slightly different from the guard mechs in Sky Dome City here, but mechs are ultimately something that human beings can hardly contend with, so I hope to ask you to solve this problem."

“This doesn’t make sense, does it?” Restia, standing next to Ren, spoke up. “If it’s something that’s beyond human control, then why make Ren deal with it?”

Indeed, the two statements, "Please solve this for me" and "It's beyond human power to resist," are contradictory.

“Ah, regarding this, I think the reason that Miss Lian was able to solve those mechs is you, Miss Restia.” Randolph looked Restia up and down, then looked at Lian. “The feeling of the two of you standing together is very similar to the feeling of our King and Miss Esther standing together back then.”

Lian was somewhat surprised.

Indeed, Esther is Gil's sword spirit, and Restia is her sword spirit.

However, Ren and Gil are very different in temperament. Although they are master and apprentice, Gil only teaches Ren about life and swordsmanship.

It was Restia who gave Lian freedom and emotions; it was Grevas who taught Lian about good and evil.

The two had very different upbringings, but they only had one thing in common—

Both of them are spirit users, spirits they have contracted with. Although one is a dark-attribute spirit and the other is a steel-attribute spirit, they have transformed into spirit magic armor and both are swords.

The two have the most similarity here.

"...What did your master tell you?"

Lian's first thought was that his master had told him about elves.

"My king only told me what he needed to say. As for your information, don't worry, he didn't say anything else." Randolph shrugged. "Let's go, let's go. Don't worry, anyway, if all of us attack together, the only possibility is that we'll be killed by you, right?"

"Since you address our king as Master, then there's no doubt that our proud and arrogant king had enough confidence in you to release you and even speak a few words with me... Ah, just pretend you didn't hear those words, and also, don't tell the king, okay?"

Randolph made a shushing gesture, smiled, walked to the bar, and fiddled with a communicator.

"The locations and everything on the map are recorded here—please."

Randolph shoved the communicator into Lian's hand. "I'm counting on you, Lian."

Lian looked into Randolph's eyes; in his brown pupils, there shone a firm light and fighting spirit.

The atmosphere touched Lian, who nodded and grasped the communicator.

“Leave it to me, Mr. Randolph.”

……

Sky Dome City, Airport, Warehouse