Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Why would you report something like a rumor?"

Jiuxiao waved his hand dismissively, indicating that he could say whatever he wanted, as he, Lord Jiuxiao, had seen it all.

"After we received our transfer orders, our former colleagues started spreading rumors that there was a hidden S-rank Valkyrie in the Far East branch—"

"That Valkyrie eats eight Chariot-class Honkai Beasts a day, tosses Super-Dreadnought Honkai Beasts around like bowling balls, then boxes with Warlord-class Honkai Beasts for half an hour until she breaks their arms, and she can even grab the tentacles of floating Honkai Beasts and use them as flail hammers—"

"And also, she can blast Anti-Entropy's Titan mechs to smithereens with a single punch, tear apart an entire aerial fleet single-handedly, and kick Emperor-class Honkai Beasts around like footballs... uh... and also..."

The Valkyrie secretly glanced at her superior, while Jiu Xiao listened to her report with an unchanging expression, seemingly intending to see how many more stories the various branches of Destiny could come up with, and just how outrageous the so-called rumors were.

"What else?"

"And another one concerns you, Vice Captain..."

"Oh? Tell me about it..."

Jiuxiao revealed an interested look.

"Um... let's get this straight, I heard this from the surviving Valkyries of the New Zealand branch. Vice-Captain, you have to be discerning and not punish me by making me sweep the decks of the Nibelungen, okay?!"

"Alright, alright, I won't punish you. Now tell me..."

Jiuxiao gave the Valkyrie's request perfunctorily, waiting for what would follow. The young girl seemed unaware of the seriousness of the matter.

"The surviving Valkyries from the New Zealand branch said at St. Freya's Academy that the Valkyrie who saved them was a character wearing black armor, with long purple hair, purple eyes, and carrying a greatsword with a dark, carved, glowing, dark green pattern."

"Everyone knows that you're the only one like this in the academy, Vice Captain, but the following description is a bit outrageous... They said that you, Captain, pinned a King-class beast to the ground with one sword, stopped a dragon chariot with your bare hands, and then descended from the sky and punched a King-class Honkai Beast along with an entire street of assassins, blasting them all to pieces..."

"However, our archivist just took it as a joke at the time—although we found traces of massive destruction on a street on the battlefield, the Honkai Beast at the time was Parvati, and according to the records, it liked to move and attack by rolling, so this situation was quite normal."

"However, some people actually believed the nonsense spouted by those New Zealand branch Valkyries. Some freshmen in the academy are secretly calling the vice-captain 'Gorilla Number Two'."

“…”

Upon hearing this title, which compared to the former Kiana, Jiuxiao's face immediately fell into a pout.

"Vice Captain? Vice Captain Jiuxiao? You promised me you wouldn't punish me?!"

Seeing that Jiu Xiao's gloomy face was beginning to turn dark red in his eyes, the young Valkyrie immediately adopted a mournful expression.

"Oh...it's none of your business, go ahead and do your work~"

Realizing what had happened, Jiu Xiao dropped his stern expression, gave the frightened Valkyrie a comforting wave, and told her to go about her business.

"Uh... Vice Captain, you're not really going to demolish an entire street with one punch, are you?"

Seeing that she had been spared, the Valkyrie foolishly approached again, her face full of curiosity as she tried to find out more.

"I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

Jiuxiao turned his head expressionlessly to look at the young Valkyrie who had once again approached him.

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"Uh...good news?"

"I really did smash a whole street of assassins and that Emperor-level Honkai Beast with a single punch...you guessed it—"

"Then...what's the bad news?"

Sensing something was wrong, the Valkyrie trembled and almost ran away.

"Bad news...you're about to get hit, you know—just one punch, I swear on my duty as vice-captain, just one punch."

Jiuxiao began to stretch and warm up his muscles and bones.

"No, no! Vice Captain, you're too kind!"

In a flash, the young Valkyrie vanished from before Jiuxiao's eyes.

“She’s running pretty fast, Wilder. That’s one of your squads, isn’t it? Tell her she’s got the deck cleaning covered next week.”

Jiuxiao walked towards the squad leaders who seemed to have finished their discussion—

"So, have you come up with any good solutions yet?"

"There are currently two options... The first is to support Dean Theresa and break with the old destiny—"

Wilder presented the first proposal.

"However, this plan has a fatal flaw—legitimacy. Although the Dean is the head of the Apocalypse family, the higher-ups in Schicksal know that the Dean actually only got the surname because of the bishop."

"Although there are no shortage of opponents of Bishop Otto in the headquarters, they will not stand up to support us because of the lack of legitimacy. After all, if we really think rationally, that bishop's merits outweigh his demerits."

“In this situation, what we establish may just be a resistance organization, not even a government-in-exile.”

Skoti added from the side.

"The other one concerns the captain, but the captain himself isn't here, which makes this plan even more difficult—"

"As the true legitimate heir of the Apocalypse family, we can gain the support of some of them."

"Just like the Roman Empire in ancient history, it was ruled by two emperors."

"Eastern and Western Rome, aha, we are the Far Eastern branch, so we should be the Eastern Rome..."

"I think Captain might not want to be sent to outer space at faster-than-light speed by Urban's cannon..."

"However, the captain's own low profile, and Bishop Otto's consistent refusal to mention the past of his heirs and descendants, make convincing them of this the biggest challenge for us..."

"The best way to prove it is to get the archbishop to admit it himself... but that's almost impossible."

"The captain isn't here, and that bishop wouldn't easily utter something that could potentially split the destiny."

The three squad leaders looked at Jiu Xiao, awaiting her choice.

"I'll find a way to make him admit it... I just wonder if our dear captain's blood pressure will spike when he learns he's been crowned Emperor of the Second Empire..."

Jiuxiao revealed a bright smile.

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"Then let's do it your way, Captain!"

"By the way, we should inform Dean Theresa, since we'll definitely need to join forces with them for our next operation."

The second squad leader, Shigagul, suddenly thought of something and asked a question.

"Dean..."

The people present simultaneously realized something and revealed a teasing smile.

"....why not?"

The purple-haired Valkyrie revealed an even more wicked smile.

.....

"So, Snow is the bishop's biological daughter, and Dean Theresa is the bishop's adopted granddaughter. But according to you, Vice Captain, their genetic prototypes both come from that saint from 500 years ago, Karen Kaslana."

"The only difference is that Dean Theresa's other half of her genes comes from an Emperor-level Honkai Beast, while Snow's comes from the Bishop himself."

"So how do you determine this generational hierarchy???"

As the group analyzed the situation, they became increasingly confused and bewildered.

The entertainment industry is truly chaotic.

They all came to this conclusion.

"Regardless of bloodline, genetic origin, or age difference... just considering how they address each other... Theresa should be Captain's aunt or maternal aunt... while Captain Snow should call Theresa his niece—oh, and that Miss Kiana Kaslana...."

One of the Valkyries, who had almost figured out her thoughts, once again showed a pained expression.

"According to seniority, Kiana is the niece of Headmistress Theresa... so what is the name of the niece's niece...?"

"A niece's niece... isn't that a bit too distant a relationship? You might as well just call her ancestor."

The other Valkyrie rolled her eyes.

"Old Master Snow... let's forget it. We probably don't know if Kiana is numb or not... but the captain is probably numb..."

“How come you see?”

"I'll find a girl about your age right now, have her come over and respectfully call you 'Grandpa,' and give you a super-seniority boost—let's see if you, a young woman, will find that embarrassing!"

"That's ridiculous, there's no need for that—what should Captain Snow call Kiana then?"

"Emmmm... If we're going by seniority... Kiana should be Captain Snow's grandniece... As for what Kiana should be called... whether it's based on bloodline or the official title... Captain Snow is indeed from the same generation as us, so calling him 'Grandpa' wouldn't be a problem."

"As for what Captain Snow wants to call Miss Kiana, that's up to you... Elders either call juniors by their full name or by their nickname."

A Valkyrie on the bridge, who had studied family tree relationships, sorted out all the relationships and came up with an explanation that everyone could understand.

"Ah, so these are the three starter families of Destiny? Their relationships are so complicated—"

One of them sighed, prompting the others to nod and agree.

"This is probably what the European aristocratic circle is like."

.....

The discussion about the chaotic relationships among the three great families of Destiny came to an end, and the conversation on the ship returned to its main topic—

"Everyone knows a few friends at headquarters, preferably those who can defect or provide intelligence support. Of course, branches are also fine; we need a lot of large branches that are on our side."

The Valkyries, who came from the intelligence department on the warship, began to gather a network of relationships among the crowd, trying to win over every potential ally.

"At headquarters, I know a Valkyrie in the logistics department. She's a good friend from the same class as me, but she was assigned to the logistics department because of her poor performance in actual combat. She has kept in touch with me, and sometimes when we chat, she complains that the research departments of the Stigmata at headquarters don't treat human lives like human lives."

"She should know some of the logistics and transportation channels within Destiny, which we might be able to use."

The Valkyrie who had spoken added another sentence.

"The internal channel, I understand. Once you get to headquarters, try contacting her to see if she's willing to help us."

After the first Valkyrie set the stage, the bridge became lively again.

"Me! Me! Me! I know a guy in the weapons research department. Their department makes Valkyrie armor and corresponding weapons. We can recruit him as a talent pool!"

"Uh...so what's your relationship with this guy? Just knowing each other isn't enough."

The Valkyrie in charge of recording scratched her head, waiting for the Valkyrie who had spoken so enthusiastically to give her a question.

"Uh...."