Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

The blonde girl in front of him gave him a helpless look—

"Is the second law the law of emptiness, and not the law of consciousness?"

"...Where's the evidence?"

"There's no such thing. Are you drunk? Do you need a verification code to recognize someone...?"

Snow rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"So, you really are Snow?"

Himeko Murata still looked at the projection of the blonde girl in front of her with some wariness.

"Genuine or genuine."

"So what is your relationship with Jiuxiao?!"

Himeko Murata asked in a sharp voice

"....girlfriend."

The blonde girl responded helplessly.

"And what about Ningdi!"

Ji Zi pursued relentlessly.

"...My adopted daughter."

"What is Theresa to you?!"

"The headmistress of St. Freya Academy, or my nominal niece?"

"How many steaks does Otto eat a week?"

...

"Himeko Murata—were you drunk before you came out to fight? You should ask Rita that question, not me."

"Tsk, let's try something else—what's hidden in Theresa's secret safe? And where is the safe?"

"...Besides a huge pile of limited edition Homu plushies that have wiped out the academy's funds like snowflakes, what else could it be...? Also, the safe is located under the headmaster's desk and in the ceiling. It's normal that you couldn't find it after looking for several times, Himeko. Under normal circumstances, you can't even step on it."

Snow's projection twitched at the corner of its mouth, thinking of the large number of strange yellow rabbit dolls hidden under the floor of the Dean's office, and revealed a helpless expression.

"What?! Theresa actually spent money on this kind of thing behind my back!!... Wait, next question—what color are Jiuxiao's panties usually?!"

Himeko gave up on logging off and asked a question that made Snow's blood pressure soar.

"I can tell now, Himeko-sensei, you're not drunk, you're just having too much of a psychological letdown and you're making fun of me, right?"

"Well, after all, I went to the meeting alone with the mindset of making a heroic sacrifice and giving my student a final lesson. But my student not only turned out to be full of energy, but also said that I was just faking it all before, and that I can get my body back whenever I want."

"—Generally speaking, Himeko-sensei, you want to beat up Kiana, but since you can't fly, you can't reach her. So, in your frustration, you randomly stop a student to torment, and I'm the unlucky one."

Snowno nodded thoughtfully, indicating that she understood the situation.

"You brat...stop talking nonsense and tell me what color it is. If you're really Snow, you'd know—"

"You're saying that, Himeko-sensei, you know the same color as Jiuxiao's panties... I'm just making something up, you can't verify it, right? Jiuxiao isn't here, and you can't lift up Jiuxiao's skirt, can you?"

"Too sweet! Little girl, don't forget whose dorm you're living in, cough cough cough—!"

Suddenly agitated, Himeko Murata coughed violently.

"...You usually hang your clothes out to dry on the windowsill. There are only a few people living in my teachers' dormitory, so you can tell who lives there at a glance."

"...Alright, Nine Heavens is black, black cotton panties—If you ask any more outrageous questions, Himeko-sensei, I'm going to record them and broadcast them all over the Heavenly Jade Voice Channel."

The blonde girl's expression gradually began to contort, revealing a look of utter distress.

"So, one last question: when you were still at the academy, I took you to see Theresa, and there was that café you and Jiuxiao frequented. How many cats were there in total?"

"What kind of tricky question is this?... Three, four in total including the ones Ningdi is fostering there."

"Phew, you're really Snow's?"

"So... what are you suspecting, Himeko-sensei?"

"Theresa mentioned to me that Siegfried once told her that during the Second Honkai Impact, the Second Herrscher demonstrated an ability to pull humans into illusions and create hallucinations—"

"That... that's the ability of the Divine Key Feather Flying Away, and it has nothing to do with the Second Herrscher herself. She can't use that thing at all."

"The Key of God? Feather Crossing the Dust?"

Himeko looked somewhat confused.

"The armory of Destiny does indeed record many divine keys, including the Black Abyss White Flower held by the Shaniat family among the three Destiny families, the Heavenly Fire Judgment held by the Kaslana family, the Void Treasury held by the Apocalypse family, and the Xuanyuan Sword that we once searched for—but I have never heard of Feather Dust."

“That’s your good student…the personal item of Fu Hua, the Crimson Iris Immortal who is 50,000 years old…the gauntlets that we usually see with the style of Shenzhou are also a Divine Key.”

Snow didn't hesitate to expose Fu Hua's true colors.

"However, that Divine Key is nothing special compared to the Feather of Dust—just consider it a standard weapon made from the cores of a thousand Herrschers from the previous generation."

"...Wait a minute? You mean Fu Hua is a warrior from the previous era?"

"That's right, Fu Hua was a fusion warrior from the previous era, but currently... her amnesia is probably quite severe—during the Second Honkai Impact, she burned off most of her memories to nearly kill the Second Herrscher with a single blow—"

"Burning away most of my memories... what a terrible price to pay..."

"And you, Snow—why do you know so much? Even as the eldest daughter of the Apocalypse family, the young master of destiny, you know far more than your status should allow you to acquire."

"And as Otto's daughter... you wouldn't happen to be at least 500 years old, would you?"

"Are all my students a bunch of old monsters?"

“You don’t need to double my age, sir—I’m a genuine 18-year-old girl, and I’m incomparable to the other two old men in the Apocalypse family.”

While Theresa and Otto were away, Snow took the opportunity to bring up the strange phenomenon that his family's age and appearance did not match.

"As for why I know so much... you should know about my other half if you've ever heard the private chatter between the civil servants and researchers of Schicksal—Karen Kaslana."

"In the Sea of ​​Quanta, I met two other fusion warriors who have survived to this day—the ancestor of the Kaslana family and the benefactor of the Apocalypse family—Kevin Kaslana, and Mr. Su, who is known as the Awakener."

The blonde girl decisively shifted the blame to her two ancestors who were still slurping noodles in the Quantum Sea.

Chapter 176 J Is, what did you steal back?

"The pioneers of the last era... I feel that your class is the most colorful class I have ever taught, regardless of your status, position, or experience."

"What Second Herrscher, Third Herrscher, Anti-Entropy Saintess, Destiny's Young Master—"

"Hmph, when I die, I can go and brag to my old comrades that although I, Himeko Murata, did not become an S-class Valkyrie, I became the Imperial Tutor of Destiny and Anti-Entropy just by being a teacher."

"According to the traditions of Shenzhou, shouldn't I bestow upon you, Master Ji Zi, the title of Grand Tutor... a rank among the Three Dukes, of the highest grade...?"

Snow's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm, it would be best to also grant them the privilege of not having to bow when entering the court, wearing sword and shoes in the palace, not having to mention their names when praising others, and receiving the Nine Bestowments—"

The red-haired Valkyrie, on a whim, continued to chime in.

"Teacher Himeko, do you really know what the hidden meaning behind the 'Nine Bestowments' in Chinese history is...?"

"Oh? What is it?"

"Seizing power—you want a third of the Mandate of Heaven, is that it...?"

"Eastern and Western Roman Empires in a tripartite balance of power?"

Snow's lips twitched.

"Ahem, never mind that. To be honest—I don't have much time left. Although you students and Theresa are always concerned about my health, I know my own body best. It would be a waste for me to keep this. You should all have it, especially Kiana..."

Himeko coughed and pulled two vials of disposable injection from her armor.

"This is a Honkai energy serum that I got from Dr. Tesla. It can clear away the Honkai energy's erosion within one minute... It might be useful for Kiana, after all, she still has a Herrscher personality inside her, doesn't she?"

"...."

"As a teacher... what you've done goes beyond simply being described as dedication. Himeko-sensei."

Snow stared at the red-haired Valkyrie before him... his expression unreadable.

"Because I am St. Freya's teacher, Snow; not because I despise teachers in the mundane world—"

"The teachers at this academy, everything we teach, everything we convey, is heavier and more...sad than the teachers at secular academies."

"Their students go beyond the campus and contribute to the progress of human civilization—making all sorts of contributions to society."

"However, the space for the progress of civilization, the hope for the survival of the race—all of this is built upon the powerful armed protection of destiny and anti-entropy. They enter society, while we enter the battlefield—"

"The path of civilization is not one that can be illuminated by wisdom and reason alone—a beast called collapse lurks in the darkness, watching the pioneers of civilization and tearing at the flesh and bones of the careless."

"Among mankind, there must be warriors wielding swords and fire, ahead of scientists and scholars, to pave the way through the darkness, filling the ravines along the way with their own bodies and the carcasses of wild beasts, so that successors can peacefully pave and develop in a new era."

"Human civilization, shrouded in the shadow of collapse, has long become deformed. Those who pave the way for humanity are no longer the scientists standing at the forefront of scientific fields, but warriors, warriors wielding sharp swords, with the scientists following closely behind."

"Yes, they all deserve respect, but compared to researchers, what soldiers give is often far less than what they receive. They give their youth, their emotions, their lives... Although some people always mock Himeko for dying without a lover—how many Valkyries of Destiny have actually found a partner to spend their lives with?"

"And how many of them dare to express or respond to their own or others' affections? The professional lifespan of an average Valkyrie is generally no more than 30-40 years old, and after retirement, their weathered bodies are unlikely to live to old age. The lifelong commitment that ordinary people talk about is just a pipe dream for these girls..."

"Being a Valkyrie is never an easy job—"

"Snow Apocalypse, what do you think of me as an introductory mentor in this profession? What would I think—?"

"All I can do with this body is encourage them, help them, share their burdens, and watch them grow and move forward... They are my children, even without blood ties, they are more than family..."

The woman's voice grew softer and softer, as if she was about to fall asleep.

"...You're tired, Himeko."

"Yes... I'm tired. I might not live to see that day, Snow... I'm destined not to see the day when humanity defeats the Honkai—I really want to see it, what will that be like?"

The faint sounds gradually faded away, but the girl beside her had memorized every single word.

"You will...you definitely will...you absolutely will—"

Holding the collapsing red-haired Valkyrie, the blue liquid from the disposable injection was rapidly injected into her body as the needle pierced her. Meanwhile, the plague gem, which had placed an immense burden on her body, was removed from her armor by the blonde girl.

The indigo-haired youth, his clothes somewhat disheveled, crawled in through a violently torn opening.

"So these are the students Ain and Joachim taught back in university... Sigh, they're all the same, birds of a feather flock together—Miss Snow, please put Ms. Himeko in bed... We'll heal her..."

The young man projected a hospital bed, indicating to Snow that he should place the red-haired Valkyrie's body on it.