Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Yes, the results of the academy's cultural assessment are all out... Bronya and Mei are second and third place respectively. It's truly amazing how quickly they've adapted to the new learning environment as transfer students," Yang said, praising Raiden Mei beside him.

"Teacher, you flatter me," Mei said, lowering her head shyly.

"Jiuxiao's grades are also very good, ranking fourth in the grade." Yang's gaze shifted to the purple-haired girl beside him, and he nodded in approval.

"Hehehe, of course, I am the Ninth Heaven of Penglai Temple!" The purple-haired girl proudly put her hands on her hips.

"In short, Himeko Murata's students are generally all very outstanding, except for... Kiana Kaslana."

"It's not that I haven't taught the Valkyries of the Kaslana family... They might be a bit too straightforward in some ways, and their peers might call them idiots... But, in my memory, their academic performance has been quite worry-free."

"Besides this dean's niece... I once suspected that she got in through the dean's connections..."

【Mr. Yang, no doubt about it, it's him...】Snow and Jiuxiao raised their eyebrows.

Theresa, meanwhile, wiped imaginary cold sweat from her forehead, looking somewhat embarrassed at Yang who was complaining beside her.

"This child, you can't say she's stupid... at least she always gets excellent ratings in practical assessments..."

"But when it comes to academic subjects... absences, skipping classes, sleeping in class... he does it all..."

"Even in this cultural assessment... she got the lowest score I've ever seen in all my years of teaching—21 points... not just 21 points for one subject, but the total score... the comprehensive cultural assessment consists of 5 subjects combined..." Yang held up a report card, ignoring the expressions of everyone around him, like an elderly person on the subway looking at their phone, and recited the scores.

"The total score for the five exams—biology, history, geography, physics, and chemistry—is 21 points. The history student I teach even got a zero. If it weren't for the fact that the other students all scored at least 70 points, I would have started to doubt whether there was something wrong with my teaching methods."

Yang sighed deeply.

"Next week is the makeup exam, Kiana. If you still can't pass your academic subjects... forget becoming a B-rank Valkyrie active on the battlefield, even becoming a D-rank or C-rank support staff will be a problem..." Yang glanced at the white fluffy ball lying on the ground pretending to be dead and sighed again.

"If you don't want her to be expelled... please help this child out... I'll prepare the study materials for the make-up exam and send them to you."

"That's all for now. I have other things to take care of, so I won't bother you any longer," Yang shook his head, said goodbye to everyone in the room, and left.

Not long after Yang left, Fu Hua, who had gone out for her morning exercise, returned. At that moment, Kiana, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, suddenly sprang up, grabbed Theresa who was watching her helplessly, and shouted loudly...

"Auntie, why don't you just apply for a B-rank Valkyrie qualification for me? You managed to get that golden-haired monster an A-rank qualification, so a simple B-rank shouldn't be a problem!"

Silence fell over the room. Fu Hua, who had just entered and was still confused about the situation, also chose to remain silent upon seeing the quiet crowd.

"Okay—" Unexpectedly, Theresa agreed to Kiana's request, a gentle and loving smile on her face.

"Auntie's the best to me!" the fluffy little ball of fur, unaware of the seriousness of the problem, cheered.

"Of course, there are conditions... Fu Hua, Snow, and Jiu Xiao."

"Dean, please feel free to give me any instructions, and I will do my best to fulfill them!"

"Yes—speak quickly if you need anything...I still need to connect with Jiuxiao..."

The three whose names were called looked at Theresa, who was being held by Kiana. Snow and Fu Hua seemed to understand something and began to rub their hands together and stretch their muscles.

"Kiana... do you see these three classmates in front of you...?"

"I...I see...my period...what...what's wrong?" Kiana seemed to sense something was wrong and asked nervously.

“Pick one… If you beat me, I’ll apply for a B-rank Valkyrie qualification for you,” Theresa said with a smile, looking at her dear niece.

Looking up, Fu Hua saw the class monitor and the blond-haired monster stretching their muscles, while Fu Hua stared intently at her.

"Kiana, the B-rank Valkyrie promotion assessment is a very serious matter. It means you are about to officially step onto the battlefield. I will not go easy on you, so please take it seriously."

"Squad leader, the muscles and veins on your arms are bulging!!" the white-fuzzy ball roared inwardly.

Kiana turned to look at the golden-haired monster—she didn't say anything... but the way he looked at me was like he was looking at a corpse! I'm still young and don't want to die!

That leaves only Jiuxiao. The white-fuzzy ball of fur turned its gaze to the still somewhat bewildered purple-haired girl.

"Then I choose the Nine Heavens!" Kiana stood up and pointed at the somewhat bewildered purple-haired girl.

".........ah?"

“Okay, let’s go outside then. I’ll be the witness.” Theresa nodded and silently opened her mouth towards the sky.

【Please beat them to death—】 Somewhat bewildered, Jiu Xiao still understood the message from Theresa, and looked sympathetically at the white-fuzzy ball of fur who was about to face him.

......

"Then, the promotion exam begins!" Theresa announced the start of the exam from the spacious garden outside the villa.

"Jiuxiao, you'd better surrender now! That golden-haired monster isn't around to help you right now!" Kiana charged forward with full force, intending to finish the fight quickly.

"....?" You just pounced on me like that??

Uppercut!

"Agh—!!!" *Tom's continuous screams

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"They really underestimated me..." The purple-haired girl patted her clothes, which were slightly disheveled from the vigorous movement, and twisted her neck and wrists again before walking back into the crowd of onlookers.

Only a white, non-recyclable mass remained wriggling and groaning (a strange harmony) on the grass.

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Chapter Twenty-One: Apocalypse

"Why is that shut-in girl who always stays in her room playing games and never goes out a better fighter than me?!"

The white fluffy ball sat on the sofa with a bruised and swollen face, while Raiden Mei stood beside it, applying medicine to its body with a pained expression.

Although she had been beaten and screamed in pain outside, the purple-haired girl hadn't really killed her. While her body was covered in bruises, there were no broken bones or other serious injuries.

The fact that the white fluffy ball still had the strength to cry out further proves this point; of course, it's also possible that it's simply incredibly resilient.

"Honestly, there's a limit to how stupid you can be!" Compared to Yang's tactful words, Himeko, who had just sobered up from a hangover, mercilessly criticized Kiana.

"Sleeping through academic classes is one thing, but you're quite energetic in your practical training. You've seen at least a bit of the fight between Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens and Fu Hua, haven't you..."

"Uh..." The girl's simple brain began to recall every class and every little thing about herself and the class monitor. It seemed that... every time it ended with her being thrown out?

"Remember now? Jiuxiao and the others were never thrown out, nor was your dear Mei, except for Bronya, who had a special case and never sparred with Fu Hua."

"You don't think Fu Hua is favoring anyone, do you?"

"Himeko, you mean I'm the weakest person in this building—?!" the white-furred ball of fur shouted in a near-collapse.

"I don't know if you're the weakest, but Miss Kiana... I think your good days are over."

The one who took over the conversation wasn't Himeko Murata, who was about to take another swig from the bottle, but rather Kyusho Houraiji, who had beaten her up to her current state.

"You haven't forgotten what the headmistress and Teacher Yang said before they left, have you... although Headmistress Theresa certainly won't expel you..."

"However, the exam results are already out, which means that Bronya and Mei-senpai, who passed both assessments with excellent scores, are now in reserve as B-rank Valkyries of the Far East Branch."

"Once they go out and carry out a few real combat missions, they can be officially promoted to full-fledged officers—"

"Regardless of which branch, Valkyries of rank B or above are frequently required to go on missions, while rank A Valkyries may even be required to carry out missions personally issued by headquarters."

"And you... if you fail the retake again... according to the regulations... you can only be classified as a C..."

"Class C is not authorized to go on field missions because they are usually lacking in areas outside of combat."

"After all, field missions aren't just about fighting and killing. They involve protecting targets, searching for survivors, providing first aid to the wounded, and handling all sorts of situations. Sometimes, it even requires taking care of infants just a few months old..."

"What?! I don't want to be a C-rank!" Kiana immediately became furious upon hearing that she couldn't be with Mei.

"Then come and study properly!" The door was kicked open, and Fu Hua and Snow, each carrying a stack of materials, followed Theresa in.

"Kiana, these are review materials that Teacher Yang kindly got for you from teachers of various subjects... Remember to thank him later," Fu Hua explained to the white-haired girl the source of the materials they had.

The blonde girl's reply was even simpler and more direct.

"Your good days are over, until you pass!"

"Kiana, my dear niece, where do you think you're going?!" The golden Judah slammed down in front of the white fur ball trying to slip away through the small door, blocking her last escape route.

Turning my gaze to the window, I saw Jiu Xiao sitting on the windowsill, looking at me with a serious expression.

"There's no point in running away, Kiana Kaslana. I think Mr. Yang has made himself very clear—he's already taught quite a few Valkyries from the Kaslana family."

"Destiny possesses countless Kaslanas."

"You're just one of many, nothing special, nothing outstanding..."

"If you think you can get anything just because of this surname..."

"—Then you're overthinking it!" Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's voice was clearly tinged with annoyance.

"Auntie..." Kiana looked to Theresa for help.

“Jiuxiao is right, Kiana, my niece… Think of Mei, think of Bronya… and your old man… please be good.” Theresa’s heart didn’t soften when she saw the girl’s pleading eyes.

"...Okay," Kiana finally agreed, though her tone was filled with reluctance.

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"You're in too much of a hurry..." Snow and Jiuxiao stood at a distance, watching Kiana being tutored in biology and chemistry by Fu Hua, and muttered to each other.

"...Perhaps. This weak personality, which only becomes a little tough when Raiden Mei is mentioned, doesn't meet the requirements of our plan at all..."

"—Given her current state, let alone the evil personality that killed the Second Herrscher... we should all be grateful to Siegfried for severing his own arm with a single Heavenly Flame back then. Moreover, after the Third Honkai Impact, that personality will inevitably become active again."

“…She will grow up, she will…Give her some more time, the fledgling eagle in the nest will eventually spread its wings and fly…” Snow crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, watching Kiana scratching her head in frustration over a difficult problem, and murmured softly.

"Before soaring into the sky, a fledgling eagle will fall and get bruised and battered in its flapping, and it seems you don't intend to let it flap even once?" Jiu Xiao pointed out the problem as he leaned close to her.

"Because in the near future, she is destined to fall and bleed, struggling in the mud until she is covered in wounds..."

"At least for now—let her keep dreaming this dream she doesn't want to wake up from—"

"But—dreams always end, and the deeper you fall, the more painful the wake-up will be—is this good or bad for you... Kiana?" The blonde girl looked at Kiana in the distance, her tone a mix of mockery and affection.

"Her ridiculous dream is bound to shatter. This laughable school drama, even if we allow it, Otto will not allow it—" Unlike the inexplicable tone of his companion beside him, Hōraiji Kyushō's words were filled with undeniable sarcasm and mockery.

"...Perhaps you should go and rest. You never usually speak in this tone... Jiuxiao," Snow said earnestly, looking at the purple-haired girl's cloudy, dark red eyes.

"No! I don't need it..."

"Your eyes are dark red now..." Snow took a small mirror out of his pocket and placed it in front of his companion.

"....What!?"

"Just like when I wield my authority... a complete personality change, what is this? The dark side of the savior?" The blonde girl curiously leaned closer, staring into Jiuxiao's dark red pupils.

"Tsk...almost...I was too impatient after all—and...don't come any closer, you're about to kiss me!"