Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"In other words—Bronya, you encountered a god in the Sea of ​​Quanta, and this god, out of favor for you or for some other strange reason, gave you a test..."

"However, because Jiuxiao rushed in and easily defeated many others, you quickly passed this trial... and that god gave you a power called Truth?"

As Bronya and the others described their encounters in the Sea of ​​Quanta, Theresa sorted out her thoughts, organized the information from their scattered and disjointed conversations, and drew her own conclusions.

For some unknown reason, everyone tacitly mentioned who that "goddess" was, turning a certain golden-haired monster into an unpredictable fog of war in Theresa's presence.

"That's pretty much it, Dean Theresa."

Bronya nodded.

"Then there are only two questions left—Penglai Temple Nine Heavens! Tell me honestly, what exactly are you?!"

Having fully understood the situation, Theresa once again turned her attention to Jiuxiao, who had reverted to lazy mode.

"What...what...the great savior is no good—oh my dear Theresa, you really break my heart..."

Jiu Xiao put on a tearful expression, looking completely innocent—

“You’ve made a fortune at the Heavenly Mandate headquarters, become the bishop of the Eastern Heavenly Mandate, and are living a good life. You have the Valkyrie of Heavenly Mandate and Judas protecting you. You don’t need a friend like me, but now you come to me and say—Miss Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, what exactly are you?”

“You have no respect for me whatsoever, you don’t consider me your friend—you won’t even call me your savior…!”

"I...I...I...Aaaaaah!!! Tell me, Penglai Temple Nine Heavens, who exactly are you?!"

Unable to contain herself any longer, Bishop Theresa bared her teeth and claws at the seemingly pitiful Jiu Xiao—looking as if she wanted to devour the purple-haired, big-breasted monster alive...

"Ghost, what kind of death question is this—"

"Then listen to me clearly—I am merely a passing savior, remember that!"

"What's the difference between that and saying nothing at all! Now I understand why you and Snow got together—you can break down anything that can be explained in one sentence into five parts!"

Theresa glared at Jiuxiao in front of her, growing angrier the more she thought about it—

“That’s too narrow-minded, Theresa. We’d have to break this down into ten sentences, and then the other person would break each of those ten sentences down into one sentence each.”

"You—!!! You're going to drive this headmaster crazy!!!"

"Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple, you have three sentences to explain your identity to me—or else I will…!"

"You mean?"

Jiuxiao revealed a curious look, with an expression that seemed to say, "What can you do to me, you little dwarf?"

"I'll broadcast your notebook diary on all channels throughout Destiny—"

"O lost girl, trapped in a deep, dark fantasy, let me, the savior of light, Lord Houraiji Kusho, come..."

"You, Theresa, shut up right now!"

In a fit of anger, Jiuxiao declared that his savior had no pride, grabbed a bitter gourd that had inexplicably appeared on the table, and threw it right at Theresa's wide-open mouth as she loudly recited Jiuxiao's embarrassing history.

"Waaaaah!!!"

Then, without any suspense, it hit the bullseye, temporarily silencing Theresa...

"So Sister Jiuxiao can write these kinds of things too??? You really can't judge a book by its cover—"

Bronya and Paddo, who had witnessed the whole thing, nodded thoughtfully.

"No, I didn't! Don't listen to that short, white-haired man who believes everything he hears—you'll be held responsible if there are any errors in his reporting!!!"

"You need to be responsible, understand?"

Before Theresa could completely dislodge the bitter melon stuck in her mouth, Houraiji Kusho launched a nuclear counterattack—

"Then you can forget about the limited edition Houmu doll in that safe under your office chair, Dean!"

"I'll steal it from you right now and give it to Bronya!"

The patriarch Kevin Kaslana, who had been watching from the sidelines, seemed to be beginning to understand why her descendant had skipped his appointed time and run away...

These two people, while not exactly identical in some sense, are certainly like the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix.

"—Nine Heavens, how dare you!"

Upon hearing that someone was going to be killed by her beloved Theresa, she flew into a rage and pulled out Judah, swinging it with tremendous force.

"Hey, Kevin... is this the warrior against the Honkai of this era...? Why does he look so unreliable? Uh, I'm not saying you can't fight, Jiuxiao-jie—"

Phyllis nudged Kevin, who was watching the scene unfold, her face full of confusion. Then, seeing Jiuxiao's gaze sweep over, she immediately changed her tune.

"I guess so....."

Kevin took a deep breath, trying to bring his blood pressure back to normal...

.....

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing—"

Joyce and Yang, who had been watching the two of them expose each other's embarrassing pasts, finally couldn't hold back anymore—in just a few minutes, they had gotten all the gossip about the top echelons of Destiny.

The embezzlement of public funds by the Archbishop of Schicksal to purchase expensive Houmu dolls is a minor issue; there are even bizarre topics related to Theresa's private life, such as needing to sleep with a body pillow of the Valkyrie Himeko, who is claimed to be missing...

"So what if he embezzled public funds! Grandpa also embezzled funds every day to make Kallen figures and develop Kallen Fantasy—"

"Sleeping with Himeko's body pillow is even more of a joke—you, Houraiji Kusho, and Otto Apocalypse, are allowed to sleep with Snow and Karen's body pillows, but I, Theresa Apocalypse, am not allowed to sleep with Himeko's body pillow?!"

The field fell completely silent...

The group that had originally intended to mediate the fight also stopped and entered complete spectator mode, especially the two Mr. Walter, whose ears were practically perked up to listen for any other big news about Bishop Otto.

"Boss Kevin... I'm checking again... Is this really a warrior from this era fighting against the Honkai???"

Paddy leaned close to Kevin's ear and whispered, her tone tinged with disbelief...

"According to them... that Bishop Otto is one of the leaders of the anti-Honkai organization in this era..."

"I'm starting to have doubts... but maybe this is just a private matter between them..."

Thinking about a certain descendant who was forced into prostitution by the World Serpent, but had a reliable job, Kevin tentatively touched him...

"Hmm, probably, Pado, we need to give them some confidence..."

Chapter 273 Intercepting a Bishop for Torture

The argument between the head of the Eastern Destiny Bishop and the S-class Valkyrie continues. All the dirt on Destiny over the past 500 years, from St. Freya Academy to Destiny headquarters, has been dug up by Theresa and Jiuxiao and used as ammunition in their verbal battle.

The audience, who had initially been enthusiastic, gradually became numb and bored.

"Speaking of which, what were they arguing about in the first place...?"

Iselin, who joined the onlookers midway, raised her question as she watched the two arguing...

"Oh...it seems like Theresa was questioning Jiuxiao's identity..."

Brownie recalled for a moment and replied to the green-haired doctor beside him.

"Identity? Isn't she just an S-rank Valkyrie from Destiny? Are you guys playing Werewolf, and someone got upset and started arguing?"

Iselin looked at the two arguing people in front of her with a strange expression...

"No, Dean Theresa simply thinks that Sister Jiuxiao isn't human—"

"???"

"What kind of operation is this, not human...?"

Iselin's expression became even more bewildered... After a brief moment of thought, Dr. Green Algae decided to intervene in the argument and separate the two.

"Alright, alright, the person we were supposed to rescue has returned, and they've brought back a few guests too... Can you all stop arguing and talk properly? Don't leave a bad impression on other people's families."

No, no bad impression was left, but in their eyes, Destiny was quickly becoming an unreliable comedy organization.

"First, Bishop Theresa—please explain your question more clearly; Brownie and I were talking about what you meant when you said that Nine Heavens isn't human, Bishop Theresa—"

"I...I'm just curious about how much strength Jiuxiao is hiding. From Bronya and the others' descriptions, Jiuxiao was able to overpower the fusion warriors of the previous era—"

"Moreover, when we encountered Snow, who appeared to be a Herrscher, during our rescue, it was Jiuxiao who covered the rear alone and brought you all back."

"As a Valkyrie, this level of combat power is beyond ridiculous. Even Durandal, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal in name only... couldn't have accomplished what you, Nine Heavens, have done!"

"Fusion warriors from the previous era, the pinnacle of human combat power, and you're overwhelming a whole group of them all—where did you come from, the ultimate Herrscher from?!"

........

As Theresa finished speaking, the scene fell silent... The crowd, seemingly having considered a certain possibility, felt a chill run down their spines, looking tremblingly at the smiling Hōraiji Kūshō before them.

Yes, that's right.

Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens gave an answer that made most of the people present stop in their tracks.

Thump! Thump!

Everyone seemed to be able to hear their own heartbeats, their faces tense as they looked at the purple-haired Valkyrie in front of them. Only Kevin remained calm, grabbing Paddo who was about to attack, and signaling to the cat with his eyes not to panic.

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Having received Kevin's assurance, Phyllis carefully examined Jiu Xiao and added Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao to the list of dangerous people that Pado should absolutely not provoke.

"Oh, no—I wouldn't call myself the Herrscher of the End."

Jiuxiao seemed to have thought of something and added a sentence, which made everyone breathe a slight sigh of relief... Although after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that they couldn't win, at least their blood pressure and heart rate had temporarily come down.

“I should be one level above her—after all, she’s a heartless tool.”

Jiuxiao revealed a mocking expression, as if he were mocking the number one working person in Honkai Impact.

"And I can ignore whoever I want—Honkai? Not familiar at all~"

The purple-haired girl uttered a piece of information that left the others pondering and their minds overloaded...

"One level higher than the Herrscher of the End..."

Iselin adjusted her glasses, feeling that her research career and life were probably coming to an end today.

"They ignore the will of Honkai, and aren't even on the same side..."

Theresa thought about it and realized that placing Judas on her own grave as a cross might be a good choice...

"One level higher than the End, and you don't even give a damn about the Honkai Bird... Houraiji Kyuu... You are—!"

"Kamida of the New World—!"

Theresa Apocalypse ceased thinking, closed her eyes, and passed away at the age of 45 (bingbu) —