Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

Lyle looked at the giant ship in front of him with some disbelief after hearing Lauster's reply.

"Even if it's a unit led by an S-rank Valkyrie, it's still just a unit. They're fighting against the entire Schicksal. Even if the Far East Branch is backing them up, it's still..."

Lyle shut his mouth when he remembered who the head of the Far East branch was... After all, the people here had seen Theresa, who hadn't left headquarters yet, swinging Judas around in a rage, searching for a certain bishop.

"Okay...Is that adorable branch manager of the Far East branch, Ms. Theresa, throwing another tantrum...? So—what has our Bishop done this time???"

"This time it's probably not just a tantrum, old friend... those mechs are Anti-Entropy's armed forces... and these white Valkyrie units don't seem to be joking. They're officially taking over Schicksal's East District."

Along with researcher Lauster's words, a full-channel announcement rang out from the Nibelungen, which was still floating in the sky—

"This is the Far East, Theocracy, and Anti-Entropy Joint Force... In the name of Anti-Entropy Leader Walter, Far East Branch Chief Theresa Apocalypse, and the current head of the Apocalypse family, daughter of the Destiny Bishop—Snow Apocalypse! We are taking over the entire Eastern District of Destiny Headquarters!!!"

"For the sake of the second life!"

...

"Hey, Lauster—is your mouth blessed???"

"...Shut up, shout with me—Long live the Second Lifeline!"

Chapter 159 A "Good" Son-in-Law

"Your Excellency, I don't understand why you would hand over the Eastern District to your granddaughter, and that Valkyrie who claims to be your daughter?"

The director of the St.-1504 Research Institute, Chang Guang, stood before the blond man, looking somewhat disheveled, and asked. The female director's uniform was wrinkled, and her hair was messy, as if she had been hastily pulled over while she was asleep.

"I really like the labs in the East Wing... And, that Snow girl, she's not really your daughter, is she?"

Changguang looked at Otto, waiting for his answer.

The blond man didn't answer, but simply nodded slightly while staring at the control panel in front of him that was monitoring a certain laboratory.

"Is she really your daughter??? When did she come into this world...? Never mind, I could guess with my own eyes how she came to be. But you actually recognized her as your daughter, Bishop...? Did you use your own genes?"

Upon receiving Otto's approval, Nagamitsu's curiosity was instantly piqued, while the bishop, once again entangled by the second great master of destiny, could only put down his work and nod helplessly.

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask, Ms. Changguang?"

The bishop, intending to resolve the matter once and for all, temporarily put aside his work and looked at the female director of the St. 1504 Research Institute, planning to answer all of Ms. Changguang's questions, who had transformed into a curious child, in one go.

Changguang didn't hold back and directly asked her several questions.

"You plan to let that child inherit destiny? Who is the other gene in her? Is she a hybrid of human and Honkai Beast like Theresa? Also, why did you move my entire St. 1504 to the West District? I don't like a single one of the little Bishops Otto in the West District. They're going to get a beating."

The barrage of questions didn't faze Otto; he quickly reorganized his thoughts—

"Yes, Snow is my successor. Little Theresa is still too soft-hearted... and although I have acknowledged and mentioned her background many times in public... some of the elders of Destiny still have reservations about it—"

"Just like one of the elders declared in public—'Theresa Apocalypse is just a fake with the Apocalypse family name'... My lovely granddaughter is easily swayed, and she definitely won't be able to handle these guys' combination of persuasion and coercion."

Otto rubbed his temples.

"Ah, I remember that guy. A month later, his private plane crashed and fell into the sea... The black box has never been found. Then all those guys who had such strong objections to Ms. Theresa suddenly went silent."

Changguang clapped his hands, recalling something from the past.

"Hmph, to reach a high position, one must at least be pragmatic. Those who lack understanding of romance—they simply disappear."

"However, Bishop, this is only a temporary solution; it will erupt sooner or later."

“That’s right, so I raised a daughter, a descendant with my blood and Karen’s blood—the most irreplaceable heir of destiny.”

"Since they want an 'Apocalypse' so badly, why shouldn't I grant their wish?"

Otto sneered, showing utter disdain for the insects among the higher-ups of Destiny.

"Hahaha, if they knew that the rumors they spread in order to carve out more benefits and power from the position of bishop would actually result in an 'Apocalypse' that could continue to suppress them and prevent them from rising again, wouldn't they regret it to the core?"

Changguang chuckled a few times, seemingly beginning to sympathize with certain parasites destined for power. The director of the Saint 1504 Research Institute seemed to have already foreseen their future of having their doors kicked open and being purged.

“It’s not just about dealing with them… Changguang, you know some of the elders of Destiny, they and their families have followed me loyally for a long time—they genuinely hope that if Destiny has an heir, she can be an heir with the blood of the Apocalypse family flowing through her veins.”

"Those old geezers, to be honest, even if Theresa inherits the position, they probably won't have much objection."

"Let's just consider it fulfilling their wish..."

Otto shook his head.

"But I don't think I've seen the future master of destiny appear?"

Changguang glanced at the surveillance camera on the side that was monitoring the Third Airport in the Eastern District of Destiny. Theresa, Penglaiji Jiuxiao, and Murata Himeko could be seen in it, but the little daughter that the bishop had mentioned could not be seen.

"She's not here... My lovely little princess's Kaslana bloodline seems to exhibit a kind of atavism... the ability of that warrior from the previous era, Kaslana's ancestor, Kevin Kaslana. So after finding some clues, she used the power of the Second Divine Key to escape to the Quantum Sea... and hasn't returned yet..."

Otto, who knew nothing about his daughter, used the information he had to introduce her to the second great master of Destiny.

"Hiss... that fusion warrior from the previous era? It seems this little princess is quite the military commander... But since that little princess isn't here, who came up with the plan for the Far East branch and the former North American branch to occupy half of headquarters' territory...?"

"Ms. Theresa? She doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"Of course, it's my dear...son-in-law?"

Otto offered a name somewhat uncertainly.

"Huh? She has a boyfriend? Where is he? Where is he?"

Changguang's curiosity was piqued once again, and he began to look around at the sea of ​​people on the monitor.

"I should say girlfriend..."

Otto rubbed his temples, seemingly puzzled as to why his beloved daughter was sexually attracted to girls.

Oh, I'm in love with Karen, and Karen is a woman, and she seems to like girls too—never mind then.

"...Girls are alright, but the Valkyrie's daily life is like this: she's either a tigress who can't walk past a handsome guy like a wolf, or a 1 and 0 who likes to be close to other women."

"So, the person who proposed the plan to occupy the East District of Destiny, your girlfriend's 'good' son-in-law, is none other than Penglaiji Jiuxiao, the vice-captain of the Divine Authority Squad?"

"That's right... my 'good' son-in-law..."

"Birds of a feather flock together... Your good son-in-law probably anticipated your attitude, so he decided to take advantage of the situation and take over the entire East District of Destiny."

"She took over more than just the Eastern District of Destiny Headquarters..."

The blond man wore a somewhat worried expression.

"Bishop, you don't look at me like that... What else did their three-way alliance take?"

"...the West Asia branch, the Oceania branch, and two crazy troublemakers, the British branch and the French branch."

"I can understand the first two... what the heck are the last two? Shouldn't Europe be our headquarters' base?"

Changguang looked completely bewildered.

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"Europe is indeed our stronghold... but each country has its own customs and traditions... for example, the Valkyries of the Siberian branch are more outgoing and carefree than the Valkyries of other branches..."

Otto rubbed his eyebrows again, looking exasperated.

"Because of its proximity to North America and its status as the only non-European country, the British branch has always maintained an ambiguous relationship with Destiny... and everyone knows the role they have played for most of history..."

"The British, those troublemakers... what about France?"

"France... France has surrendered."

His Excellency the bishop made a low-level joke about France.

"Upon learning that the Far East branch, led by two Herrschers and two S-rank Valkyries, was attacking the European headquarters, the French branch was the first to raise the white flag—"

"Right now, he's probably happily licking ice cream with the Fourth Herrscher..."

Otto gave a forced smile.

"Being shoved in the face by a Herrscher who is fully capable of physical communication and can speak properly... doesn't seem like surrendering is a bad idea...?"

"But after the Fourth Herrscher arrived, those Valkyries in France... lined the streets with ice cream to welcome her, and the whole branch acted like it was on holiday... How come such a bunch of worms appeared in the subordinate branches of the European headquarters..."

It was clear that the bishop's resentment was very deep at this moment.

"That's how the people in that country have been since World War II, unless it's the end of the world."

Changguang shrugged.

"But why are you giving up the entire Eastern District, Bishop...?"

"We were woken up early in the morning to move the lab. Do you know how exhausting that was? Those Valkyries from the Undying Blade were sometimes clumsy and almost broke the experimental equipment."

"This is an open conspiracy—"

"That Miss Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple is certain that I won't publicly deny Snow's identity as the young master of Destiny. She's using this to split Destiny in two, thereby gaining more leverage to save that Herrscher girl K423."

"And we simply left the Valkyries, except for the Undying Blade, and most of Schicksal's researchers to them..."

“I’ve always known that the research institutes in the East and West districts have never gotten along. Handing the East district over to the Far East branch was indeed the best choice. They are like-minded in a way.”

“The outermost research institutes in the East District are more accepting of the Far East Branch. Ms. Changguang, your Saint-1504 Research Institute, as the innermost research institute in the East District, doesn’t get along with the researchers in the West District either.”

"I suddenly really want to change jobs..."

"Haha, don't rush..."

Otto shook his head and continued speaking—

"Aside from the East District itself and their compatibility, they can also buy us time..."

"What we need most right now is time—"

The blond man looked at the laboratory monitor, where the Honkai energy was becoming active, and it seemed that the owner of the girl's body was about to awaken.

"Theresa cannot possibly abandon these innocent researchers in the Eastern research institutes. From the perspective of conscience, responsibility and mission, the Far East Branch and Anti-Entropy will not sit idly by and watch these researchers who are not capable of fighting perish in the impending disaster."

“They need a lot of time to evacuate these researchers scattered throughout the East District, and all of this needs to be done—the Titans of Anti-Entropy can’t do this kind of thing; only the Valkyries can do it themselves.”

"And that Penglai Temple Nine Heavens—she won't sit idly by while these Valkyrie units scattered in the East District are left alone. The Divine Authority Squad needs to gather and reorganize all the Valkyrie units in the entire East District, and the influx of a large number of new blood also means that they must rebuild the lower command level or even build a new upper command level."

"The Valkyrie troops I left in the Eastern District of Destiny are not a small number. It will take my 'good' son-in-law quite a while to accept the carefully prepared gift from his father-in-law."

The blond-haired Archbishop of Destiny struck a pose on the table similar to that of Commander Ikari, while Nagamitsu discerned the "family harmony" implied in the highest levels of Destiny's network of relationships.

Yes, very harmonious. On the monitor, Hōraiji Kūshō is loudly reprimanding and directing the Valkyrie troops that are being regrouped and prepared for reorganization, while Theresa is frantically directing batches of researchers being transferred to the shelter with the help of Murōta Himeko and her adjutant.

—And the bishop in front of him, leisurely preparing to open a bottle of champagne.