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

Upon hearing this, Kiana felt as if she were facing a formidable enemy, but she still pretended to be calm and stubbornly replied.

I probably won't gain more than a few pounds, right?

Taking advantage of Bronya's inattention, Kiana slowly placed her hand on her waist...

Chapter 391 Theresa's Troubles

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Because St. Freya Academy is too far from ME Society, Bai Mo and his group chose to travel on the same transport ship that came from Destiny on their way here.

The space inside was large enough to accommodate the five of them, plus the Book of Azure Mystery.

Furthermore, the transport ships of the Destiny Headquarters are usually registered with St. Freya Academy, so it is very easy to get in without having to resort to infiltration.

"By the way, Kiana, if you're going to find Kiana and the others later, I won't be going over there."

Two rows of seats away from Siegfried and the others, Alicia, who was leaning on Bai Mo's shoulder, suddenly spoke.

"why?"

Bai Mo asked, somewhat puzzled, "What? Could it be that Alicia suddenly changed her personality and became shy?"

"After all, Aqi, you haven't seen them for so long, you must have a lot to say, so I'm creating some private space for you!"

"So, isn't Miss Fairy very understanding?"

After saying that, Alicia playfully stretched out her finger and poked Bai Mo's face.

"Creating a private space... but I also really want to introduce you to Kiana and the others as soon as possible. I'm sure you won't refuse such a small request, Airi."

"Or are you actually planning to abandon me and go see other girls, Ellie? After all, there are plenty of pretty girls at St. Freya Academy."

Bai Mo smiled at this, then pretended to be aggrieved and said.

This is a case of using magic to defeat magic, though the latter part was just her joke.

"Alright, alright, it seems Miss Fairy's day trip to campus is going to be canceled after all."

Alicia lowered her head, feigning disappointment.

"You little rascal, Airi! So you were just going to look at other girls, weren't you? Take this!"

Bai Mo pretended to be very cooperative; it has to be said, the two of them were both incredibly dramatic.

"..."

Durandal, standing to the side, shook her head, then turned to the side and began to observe the view outside the window.

After all, she would soon be able to see her younger sister.

Her heart began to race naturally, and Durandal was filled with anticipation.

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Meanwhile, in the principal's office at St. Freya Academy.

The room was a mess, with papers scattered haphazardly on the floor. The large desk had been moved to a different location, and Theresa was rummaging through drawers and cabinets in the office, seemingly searching for something.

Anyone who didn't know better would think the office had been burgled; after all, it's the kind of place your mother would kill.

"Huh? That's strange, where did the grading papers I left here a few days ago go?"

After searching for nearly half an hour, Theresa frowned and scratched her head in frustration. Looking at the nearly a thousand test papers on her desk, she felt like her head was about to explode.

I couldn't find anything, and I made such a mess of the office. When Himeko comes in and sees this, I'm sure I'll get a lecture, and she might even confiscate my bitter melon juice!

Could this exam paper have grown legs and run away? A burglary? But who would steal an exam paper for no reason? Just to change the grades?

However, this is obviously impossible. Even with the doors and windows locked, you would need a key to enter the principal's office, and forcibly breaking the lock would trigger an alarm.

With a long face, Theresa slumped into her office chair.

"Almighty Judas, do you have any clues?"

She stared blankly, muttering to herself, like a soulless salted fish.

"..."

Judas, who was acting as a clothes rack nearby, didn't want to say anything and even gave Theresa a thumbs down.

"Fine, I shouldn't have relied on you."

After a long while, Theresa accepted reality and got busy again.

After all, if this pile of graded exam papers were lost, it would be a huge problem, the kind that even a make-up exam wouldn't be able to save.

The Valkyrie rating exam at Schicksal has always been rigorous, and students only have one chance to take it. It consists of a written exam and a combat test. Just yesterday, Theresa had all the students take the written exam and submit their results on the same day.

Originally intending to leave the troublesome tasks for tomorrow, Theresa decided to take a good rest for a day and do the scoring tomorrow.

As expected, something unexpected happened. This morning, when she was about to take out the test papers to grade them, she discovered that some of the nearly one thousand test papers had mysteriously disappeared. This made her extremely anxious, and she immediately started searching through drawers and cabinets, almost turning the office upside down.

Actually, making amends would be quite simple. She could just call Otto and ask him to send a few Valkyries to re-enter the scores into the system. However, doing so would mean that headquarters would send people over, and there was also the risk of exposing her cooperation with Anti-Entropy. So, naturally, she didn't dare to do that.

After all, in order to avoid leaking information, Theresa had recently cut off communication between St. Freya Academy and headquarters, and reduced contact with Einstein as well. Although doing so felt like trying to hide something, it was undeniably effective. When headquarters inquired, she could simply find an excuse that the information department had a problem. It never failed her, and it wasn't the first time she had done it.

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After some time, Theresa still hadn't made any progress. Finally, she decided to confront Himeko and work together to find a solution.

I took out my phone, and then... silently put it down.

"No, no, a phone call is too insincere. If you want to apologize, you should commit seppuku in person!"

I'm so sorry, my lovely students, your world's cutest school principal is about to leave you~

Wiping away non-existent tears from the corner of her eye, Theresa, with a death-defying resolve, glanced at the mess before slowly walking out of the office.

But her cool demeanor lasted only three seconds; a short while later, Theresa hurriedly returned.

"Ugh..."

Nothing more than wanting someone to tidy up the office, so that when I die, it will be a quicker death.

Who would be free at this time? Kiana? She should be up by now, right?

With this in mind, Theresa tentatively sent Kiana a message. After all, Mei and Bronya were probably still busy digesting the knowledge Welt had taught them these past few days, so Kiana was the only one with relatively free time.

Kiana: "What's wrong, Auntie? Why are you suddenly calling me?"

Kiana quickly replied to the message, and Theresa took a closer look and felt that there was hope.

Theresa: "It's nothing, just a small matter..."

Chapter 392 The Quietly Arriving Crisis

After successfully handing over the task of cleaning the office to Kiana, Theresa arrived at the door of Himeko's new apartment.

She took out the key that Himeko had given her earlier and easily opened the door.

"..."

Well, it's normal for an apartment where an older single woman lives alone to be a little messy.

Looking at the bottles and cans scattered all over the place, Theresa felt a little better. At least, Himeko's situation wasn't much better than the office.

After going around in circles and crossing the "minefield," Theresa pushed open the door to Himeko's bedroom with both hands.

"Himeko~"

With her target locked, Theresa saw Himeko still working diligently at her desk. Feeling guilty, she pretended to be aggrieved and ran over to her.

"Theresa?"

Similarly, Himeko was also interrupted by Theresa's voice and looked over.

"Tell me what you need from me."

But then Himeko immediately sensed something was wrong. Looking at Theresa's awkward manner, based on her years of experience, whenever Theresa called her name in this tone, it meant she had something to ask of her, or was trying to explain herself for making a mistake. In short, it was definitely not good news.

These are all based on experience, and they have never made a mistake.

Himeko crossed her arms, momentarily overshadowing Theresa, the "authoritative" headmistress.

"The Valkyrie rating exam papers are lost. Of course, not all of them are lost, but nearly half of them are missing."

"I found this this morning. I searched for almost half a day but couldn't find it, so I came to Himeko. Let's think of a solution together."

Not daring to look Himeko directly in the eye, Theresa lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake, and spoke weakly.

She was prepared to be punished for her mistakes, whether it was having her bitter melon juice or comic books confiscated!

"..."

However, after waiting for three seconds, the sigh or lecture she expected did not come. With doubt in her heart, Theresa raised her head.

"...Himeko, you don't blame me?"

She said tentatively.

Why would I blame you? Anyway, the assessment papers weren't lost.

Some people were amused and annoyed by Theresa's reaction. Himeko shook her head, then turned her chair around and pulled a folder from the table.

She was quite speechless, realizing she had made such a blunder.

"What?! The assessment papers weren't lost! How did you know, Himeko?"

Upon hearing Himeko's words, Theresa's eyes widened, and she said in disbelief.

I searched so hard for so long, and now you're telling me the exam paper wasn't lost?!

This good news sounds like bad news...

"Don't worry, I took that half of the assessment paper. Here it is."

As she spoke, Himeko opened the folder in her hand and pulled out the grading test papers inside.

The exam papers here were just graded by her, and they've all been stamped.

She originally only intended to help Theresa share some of the pressure, which is why she chose to take nearly half of the quantity. It was her mistake not to notify them in time, so there's no one to blame Theresa.

"Himeko, you should at least have told me! You startled me out of the blue and made me turn the whole office upside down."