Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Um... Miss, this bar is closed now... You can check the sign outside for opening hours..."

"And...you're not an adult yet, are you? This store doesn't sell alcoholic beverages to minors..."

"Tsk... How boring—what if I insist?" The elegant young woman now revealed a rebellious air that seemed to contradict her attire.

"...Then I'll have to call the police and have your parents come and take you home," the waiter said with a helpless expression.

"Is that so... then go and inform them!" The girl stood up and slapped her hand on a special spot on the bar.

"What!" The waiter's face showed a look of panic, and then, in the next moment, he heard the girl's words and truly felt what it meant to have his heart and lungs stop.

"Stop playing with my mom's 16:1 scale figurines in the middle of the night! You pervert, answer the phone!"

That was Bishop Otto's communication channel; I had just reported to the bishop not long ago...

"Kill me..." The waiter decided to give up thinking.

The communication was connected, but the virtual projection only showed a table; there was no human figure in sight.

"....?"

After a long while, a pair of trembling hands finally emerged from under the table, grabbing the edge to prop themselves up.

A blond, blue-eyed man—the Archbishop of Otto Apocalypse—crawled out from under the table.

"Ahem, my dear little Snow, what brings you here so late?"

"And I always buy 1:1 scale Kallen figures," the blond archbishop muttered. Of course, Snow and a certain Valkyrie from the intelligence department on the other side of the screen probably couldn't hear him.

"My squad needs an intelligence officer, so we've decided on her. Hurry up and get her into the team... oops, I mean, into the squad."

The blonde girl pointed at the waiter who had given up thinking.

"CIA Class A Valkyrie, Simone Riley, codename Wraith, right?" The blond man in the video turned to the waiter beside him.

"Uh...yes, Bishop!" the waiter replied after a moment's hesitation.

Seemingly realizing that her current state was inappropriate, she hurriedly removed her disguise, revealing her true appearance.

Yes, a capable older sister with dark brown hair and bluish eyes.

"You are now assigned to the Far East Branch, under the command of S-rank Valkyrie Snow Apocalypse of the Divine Authority Squad. From now on, you will only be responsible for her."

"Does my child need anything else?"

"No, and when did I become an S-rank Valkyrie?" The girl's face showed a confused expression.

“Just now,” Otto nodded confidently.

"Oh, by the way, I really like my birthday present."

"...Whatever you like is fine."

Communication was quickly cut off.

"Yay!" A cheer seemed to come from the archbishop's office.

Siegfried Kaslana (43rd)

Inside the bar, only the captain of the Divine Authority Squad and the dark-haired former Valkyrie from the intelligence department remained, staring at each other.

The A-rank Valkyrie, dressed as a waitress, had a dazed look in her eyes, her thoughts were incoherent, and she was muttering incoherently.

"Did I just hear someone call Bishop Otto 'Old Man'...?"

"Did I just get promoted to some amazing unit?"

"Did I hear that a new S-rank Valkyrie has been promoted...?"

"...Now that I know so much, am I about to... die?"

"Hehehe, wake up, A-rank Valkyrie Simone, you're now under my control!"

"Now can you pour me a glass of 1988 Château Latour, the one you've been clutching the whole time—"

Snow reached out and waved his hand in front of the woman's face, bringing the Valkyrie's consciousness back to reality.

"No! Minors are not allowed to drink alcohol! Even if she's an S-class Valkyrie, my captain, and Archbishop Otto's daughter, the future heir to Schicksal, that's not allowed!"

"This is my professional ethics as a bartender!"

Upon being called back to reality, Miss Simone Riley paused for a moment, then firmly and righteously refused her current supervisor's request, fully reminding her of her excellent professional ethics and conduct.

"Tch—that's boring."

"Well then, explain the current situation, my intelligence officer," Simone Riley said, pursing her lips as she took the sparkling water he offered.

"After the explosions earlier tonight, the Singapore government cut off all contact with Tianming, and the police started searching for you... Ah... now it's our turn?"

"They've begun issuing a warrant for the arrest of another A-rank Valkyrie from the Far East branch, Fu Hua..."

"It seems that the shrew from Anti-Entropy really did offer the Singapore government some incredible terms..."

The blonde girl rested her chin on her hands, leaning against the table in thought. Soon, she sent a communication request.

"Hey, Snow, what's up? I've arrived at the city's administrative district."

"The Singapore government has sided with the radical anti-entropy faction..."

"Go and make him repent! Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple—"

"Pfft—" came the sound of a purple-haired girl spraying water over the communication channel.

"Cough cough cough, are you seriously ill today, or are you planning to rename the Divine Authority Squad to Dark Angels?"

"...Just do as instructed."

"Okay, okay... I'll make him remember even how old he was when he first wet the bed—my little darling."

The final response from Snow was not Jiuxiao's usual energetic voice, but rather a strange and frivolous tone.

Communication was cut off

What kind of expression is that?

Snow glanced at Simone Riley, whose face screamed, "Am I in a den of demons?"

"My dear current boss, are you sure about the people under your command..."

"Are they all normal people?"

"...Probably?" The Valkyrie paused for a moment, her gaze drifting towards the doorway.

"Can you look me in the eye when you talk to me?!"

--

Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao, dressed in a Singapore government official's uniform, was walking towards this most central part of the city, carrying a briefcase and wearing a smile.

The young woman walked steadily toward the heart of the administrative district. Just as she turned a corner in a passageway, a middle-aged man with white hair put his arm around her shoulder.

"Beautiful lady, would you be interested in accompanying me..." The middle-aged man leaned naturally against Jiu Xiao, a broad smile on his face.

Contrary to the man's expectations that the girl would panic, the purple-haired girl in front of him simply gave him a calm look.

"Siegfried Kaslana, if you move your hand down my butt again..."

"I guarantee your wanted level on Schicksal will rise a few places—and while you're at it, tell your daughter Kiana too."

"Uh...you're the Valkyrie of Destiny?" Siegfried's smile froze, and cold sweat crept onto his forehead.

"Let me guess, did Einstein and that lobster-headed PhD send you to Singapore?" The two continued walking towards the heart of the administrative district.

"Wait... how did you know? So Anti-Entropy really does have spies from Schicksal?" The man looked at the girl beside him in shock.

"Hiss... Valkyrie of Destiny, although I don't know why you didn't attack me immediately, just listen to me first—"

"Cocolia, the radical leader of Anti-Entropy, plans to create the Fourth Honkai in Singapore, in order to create and capture a Herrscher for research."

"She deceived the Singaporean government, making them believe it was just a routine experiment, and misled them by emphasizing substantial financial investments."

“We already knew this when we arrived. If this is all you have to say, Mr. Siegfried, you may leave now,” Jiuxiao said, glancing at the anxious-looking man.

"So you're not going to do anything?!" The middle-aged man stared in shock at the girl in front of him.

"Do you really think Cocolia's ridiculous trick can succeed?"

"Their troops guarding the Tranquil Gem are about to be slaughtered by an A-rank Valkyrie skilled in assassination."

"If you're worried about Cocolia's trump card, the clone of the First Herrscher, then there's no need to," Jiuxiao scoffed.

"He just lost his tongue in tonight's explosion and was knocked unconscious."

"Now, give it to me," Jiuxiao said, looking at Siegfried beside him.

"What?" The middle-aged man with white hair was stunned for a moment.

“Of course, a container for the Tranquility Gem,” Jiuxiao raised an eyebrow.

“We’re different from Cocolia; we actually came to New Zealand during our vacation.”

"Although we have ways to bring in armor and weapons..."

However, the neutralizing device that contains the Tranquility Gem is a special device that cannot be obtained without application and approval, and we certainly cannot obtain it while on vacation.”

Jiu Xiao shrugged and glanced at the middle-aged man beside him with ill intent.

"But you came here specifically for this, didn't you, sir?"

The purple-haired girl stretched out her hand, making a begging gesture.

"I'm sorry, I already have..."

Siegfried's words were interrupted by the girl.

"You already have someone you like?"

"Yes, I already have someone I like... oops, I already have someone suitable," Siegfried quickly corrected himself, almost getting carried away.

"Whatever, I roughly know who you're talking about anyway, so what brings you here, uncle?" Jiu Xiao looked at the middle-aged man strangely.

"I want to warn key figures in the Singapore government about Cocolia's plot."

"Then you can go back now."

"Huh?" Siegfried looked completely bewildered.