What?! You want me to be the Herrscher of the End?!

"It's alright. If you want to see Raiden Mei, just go ahead and do it openly. Things are different now than before. Anti-Entropy and St. Freya Academy are allies now."

Einstein seemed to sense Raiden Ryoma's confusion, so she explained.

"Furthermore, Siegfried will be visiting St. Freya Academy to see his daughter in a couple of days. I'll contact him beforehand, so you might as well go together."

After saying that, Einstein took a sip of his coffee and glanced at the time.

She could only talk for five more minutes before she had to go about her own business.

After all, after investigating the files of St. Freya Academy, she still had to continue conducting experiments with Schrödinger.

"Well... it seems quite a lot has happened while I was away."

Upon hearing this, Thunder Dragon Horse shook his head and gave a wry smile.

He hadn't expected that Anti-Entropy Energy would form an alliance with St. Freya Academy, and he was quite taken aback.

"By the way, do you have any information about the mercenaries who rescued you from prison?"

After much thought, Einstein decided to ask a question that interested her most, since the answer to this question had been troubling her for a long time.

"Mercenaries? Those guys are actually... well, they definitely have the style of mercenaries."

Recalling the scene when he was kicked off the car, Raiden Ryoma's lips twitched uncontrollably.

However, those people didn't say more than a few words throughout, and he was completely out of sight the whole time, so if Einstein asked him about those people, Raiden Ryoma really couldn't answer for a moment.

Furthermore, the fact that Einstein asked that question means she also couldn't find any information about those people...

Are mercenaries this powerful these days? Even with Anti-Entropy's information network, we can't find any information about these people.

While feeling surprised, Raiden Ryoma also pondered and began to recall that unbearable memory from the past.

"Those mercenaries revealed very little information, but I think I heard them say something about... Raven? That sounds like their captain's name? Other than that, I haven't heard any other useful information."

After a long while, the Thunder Dragon Horse, emerging from its memories, pondered.

"Raven... alright, I'll keep an eye on this and let you know when I have any news."

"Also, if you want to know anything else, go to the archives. Your access has never been revoked."

I feel like I've heard the code name Einstein somewhere before, like something called the Charon Register, which records most of the world's most famous mercenaries.

However, she has too many things to do right now, so investigating this matter will probably take some time.

"Thank you. Then I'll leave this matter to me personally. After all, Dr. Einstein, you must have more important things to do, right?"

"Alright then, in that case, I'll be going now."

With that, Einstein waved his hand and turned to leave.

Similarly, after Einstein left, Raiden Ryoma did not linger there. Instead, he went to the archives to check on the recent activities of his colleague, a woman named Cocolia.

He decided that he would not be a gentleman if he did not avenge himself. After meeting Mei, Raiden Ryoma decided to deal with the matter of being framed. Of course, it was also time for him to take back ME Company.

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On the other side, St. Freya Academy.

Since returning from Coral Island, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya have all started their training, and they don't get to rest until very late every day.

Even though they are no longer under the pressure of the Stigmata Project, they still need to work harder in the fight against the Honkai and the Herrschers.

As usual, Mei and Bronya successfully completed their training today and were waiting for Kiana at the classroom door early.

It's around 7 p.m. now, and it's already quite dark outside.

Kiana lived up to expectations this time, leaving the classroom five minutes earlier than yesterday, around 7:30.

"Mei! Bronya!"

Upon seeing the two familiar figures outside the door, Kiana's previously gloomy mood instantly vanished, and she quickly put on a smile and ran to their side.

"So, did Kiana listen to Himeko-sensei today?"

Seeing Kiana come out, Mei smiled and took out a box of rice balls from behind her back, handing it to Kiana as she spoke.

"Hmm...of course..."

Kiana skillfully tore open the packaging and put the rice ball in her mouth. Just as she was about to say that she had heard, Bronya answered for her first.

Bronya thinks there's about a 20% chance Kiana will listen to Himeko-sensei.

A ruthless sabotage machine! And if you look closely, you can even see a faint, mischievous smile on Bronya's face.

Indeed, after Bronya successfully fused with the Herrscher of Reason core, not only were her legs healed, but even her problematic emotional module was repaired.

"Haha... Bronya is right, Kiana is indeed a real headache for me."

Just then, Himeko walked out of the classroom, shaking her head with a wry smile.

Chapter 358 Kiana: Have you ever heard of the Crimson Kite Sage?

"Himeko-sensei." ×2

Seeing this, Mei and Bronya quickly waved to Himeko in greeting.

Kiana was still eating her rice ball, her mouth stuffed full, and she didn't say a word.

Even so, she still gave Himeko and Bronya a complaining look.

All you do is sabotage! Can't you just praise yourself properly? Maybe if you did that, Mei could fry up some extra chicken nuggets for dinner tonight!

With a helpless sigh, Kiana had no choice but to abandon the idea and quickly catch up with the others.

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"How was today's training? Do you feel any discomfort?"

On the way back to the dormitory, Himeko spoke with concern to Mei and Bronya.

After all, the two of them had put a lot of effort into training the Herrscher's powers in the past few days. Although with Welt around, there shouldn't be any major problems, Himeko still couldn't help but be a little worried.

Or rather, as a teacher, it was already unacceptable for her to let her students voluntarily accept the power of the Herrscher.

However, the two little ones were adamant about wanting to control this power, so Himeko had no choice but to back down and make them promise that they would have to stop if they felt any discomfort while practicing the Herrscher powers.

So the two of them agreed to Himeko's request, which is why they were able to train with Welt right under her nose.

"Hmm... that's true, but it's just muscle soreness. I'll take a hot shower and get some sleep, and I'll be fine by tomorrow morning."

It must be said that after the emotional module was repaired, Bronya became more cheerful, and during this period she insisted on walking on her own two legs instead of using her powers to fly at low altitudes.

“Bronya is right, so you can rest assured, Himeko-sensei.”

At this moment, Mei also smiled and echoed.

And she wasn't lying about that, since training as a Herrscher was a very simple thing for the two of them.

Bronya, who merged with the core of the Herrscher of Reason, did not develop a so-called Herrscher personality within her. Instead, she gained the thoughts of 300,000 people as support, especially the first Herrscher of Reason, Welt Joyce, who passed on this ideal as a legacy to her.

Therefore, all Bronya needs now is time to fully master the power of reason.

On the other hand, Mei, although she doesn't have the thoughts of 300,000 people to assist her, nor does she have predecessors to pave the way for her, she has another self. Although this other self is the Herrscher personality, the embodiment of Honkai, she is still good at heart and doesn't have that kind of pure desire to destroy the world or humanity.

Moreover, after spending so many days together, Mei has fully come to understand the meaning of the word "tsundere".

However, her other self kept calling her a coward, which bothered her a lot.

Therefore, considering the reasons mentioned above, their Herrscher training was not only smooth sailing, but also fraught with difficulty. It was something that would make the previous civilization weep, as they would also be very envious of Herrschers who fought for humanity.

"Me too! Me too! I've been training hard too, and the class monitor even praised me for making great progress at lunch today!"

Suddenly, Kiana ran in front of the three of them, put her hands on her hips, and said proudly.

Yes! As long as academic performance isn't mentioned!

After all, she could only get a perfect score of 100 from three courses combined, so she really didn't dare to make any boasts in this regard.

But practical lessons are different; after all, the Kaslana family members are generally very quick learners! (Seriously unbalanced!)

"Really? What reward does Kiana want?"

"Hehe... As for the reward... how about Mei makes some extra fried chicken nuggets tonight?"

As she said this, Kiana giggled and put her arm around Mei's shoulder, which seemed rather coquettish.

Okay, actually she was just being coquettish.

Bronya shook her head, but Mei was really susceptible to this, so she nodded in agreement.

Kiana was overjoyed; she practically jumped up and kissed all three of them on the face.

"boom!"

Kiana did indeed have that impulse, but Himeko quelled it with a single chop.

"Ah, it hurts!"

"Be honest, Kiana. And with Fu Hua teaching you, it would be strange if you didn't improve."

"Hmm... I know~"

Holding her forehead, Himeko was still a bit troubled by Kiana's overly lively personality.

While being lively is good, Kiana is indeed a bit of a bear at times.

However, it must be admitted that Kiana has made a lot of progress recently, at least she is more motivated than before, and she no longer sleeps or daydreams in class. Well, occasionally she does, but overall such behavior is much less frequent.

Birds that leave the ivory tower will always grow up eventually, but Himeko always felt that even though the three of them had not yet left St. Freya, they had already grown a lot.

Perhaps this change has been going on for a long time, but now, the speed of their growth has been magnified infinitely.

Perhaps feeling a pang of emotion, Himeko gazed tenderly at the three of them, remaining silent for a long time.

The three of them didn't notice the change in Himeko's expression. Instead, they were discussing Fu Hua based on what she had just said.

To be more precise, it was Kiana telling the two of them a story, or rather, stating the facts.

Himeko listened with great interest as well, and it wasn't because she was gossiping!

I'm just concerned about my students! Yes! As a teacher, it's really necessary to get to know the students in my class better, especially the class monitor.

"You know what! After training today, the squad leader told me a huge secret!"

With a flick of her azure eyes, Kiana extended a finger and spoke mysteriously.