K424 of the Collapse World

"You guys stay inside, I'm coming in~"

"Eh?! Master?"

As the familiar girl's voice sounded outside the door, Benares quickly opened his eyes and looked towards the door with joy. Hill also turned his head slightly, forcing a smile from his face. Just as he was about to say something, when he saw the girl next to Shirley and looked into the girl's blood-red eyes, his expression froze on his face...

“You, you are…?!”

"Um...long time no see, Hill..."

The red-eyed girl stammered, but before she finished her words, she was hugged tightly by the girl who rushed forward. "Xi'er" was slightly stunned, and then stopped talking and slowly closed her eyes...

Shilis smiled, looked at the two figures hugging and crying, and sighed softly. Then she slowly walked to the excited Benares, looked at the girl's blue eyes filled with joy, and gently stretched out a hand.

"Bella...If I no longer fulfill my duties as a Herrscher, will you still follow me?"

Facing Shirley's action, Benares did not hold the girl's outstretched hand, but half-knelt solemnly, lowered his head and placed his hand on his left chest.

"No matter what happens, you are my master..."

The headquarters of Destiny, Helheim Laboratory...

Standing in front of a thick metal wall, the petite black-haired girl exhaled slightly, took a step forward, and entered the detection range of the mechanical door. The next moment, an electronic prompt sounded automatically.

"Welcome to the b-21 testing site... Ding - identity verification completed, Twilight Squad E-04, Zarya Hazel."

The next moment, as the huge metal door opened, the girl walked in without hesitation.

Behind the metal door was a vast space. But surprisingly, on this piece of metal plate-paved ground, there were large and small mechanical wreckages scattered around. From their appearance, it could be basically identified that these destroyed mechanical items were once standard divine machines of the Destiny Organization.

Some of these divine machines were pierced by something, some were cut evenly by some force, and some were melted by high temperature and turned into strange shapes after cooling. However, the vast majority of them were torn into pieces by pure violence...

The black-haired girl ignored the broken mechanical parts and walked straight through them. When she approached the middle area of ​​the huge test field, she finally found her goal...

Looking at the petite figure standing in front of a scrapped Heimdall, with her body-long hair mixed with purple and silver draped messily behind her, Sora breathed a sigh of relief, and a sweet smile appeared on his face, which was full of indifference just now.

"Hi~~ Miss Latier, are you familiar with how to use your power?"

Hearing this, the girl turned around and her purple and blue eyes locked onto Sora.

"You are......?"

"My name is Sora Heiser. From now on, I will be your assistant and will carry out the recovery mission of K424 together. Please give me your guidance in the future~"

323 Awakening

After the Benares incident the day before was brushed aside by a certain academy leader as an experimental error, St. Freya Academy returned to normal and continued their previous repetitive process of classes, training, and rest, just like ordinary students, except that the content of their studies was a little different from that of ordinary schools.

The Literature Museum, which was affected by the aftermath of the battle, has been extensively damaged and can no longer be used normally. Therefore, before it is rebuilt, Walter, who is a history teacher, has temporarily stopped working and began to devote more energy to managing the internal affairs of the Anti-Entropy Organization. After the previous incident was settled, everything became orderly in the calm...

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Far East Branch, Saint Freya Restaurant...

During this time, many Valkyries in the academy discovered that there was a new dish in Saint Freya's restaurant. That obviously special thing attracted many people's attention. It's not quite right to call it a dish. In fact, it's a kind of rice ball that is unimaginably large and almost impossible to finish by one person...

Although no one knows why this kind of rice ball with an obviously oversized amount of rice appears, many people have to say that after tasting it, this kind of rice ball is actually quite delicious. Therefore, even though it is a bit strange, this kind of rice ball is still well received by most of the Valkyries.

However, not many female warriors noticed that when the rice balls were launched, a girl with long cherry-colored hair appeared in the kitchen of the restaurant, and she was carefully making rice balls on a chopping board in the kitchen...

Yaezakura has been working in this place for a week.

Even though as a guest of Shilis she didn't need to sell her labor, she actually asked to do this job on her own initiative because she had too much free time.

Indeed, after accepting Shiris's invitation to come to Anti-Entropy a few months ago, she had been left idle in her room. Although no one restricted her movements, she was aloof by nature and didn't like to go out with other girls. Before going to St. Freya Academy, she stayed in her room and watched Far Eastern soap operas with Hiyomaru for several months...

A tall chef's hat was worn on her head, blocking some abnormal things, and the mask covering half of her face made it impossible for others to clearly judge her age. After coming here, Yae Sakura did not choose to cooperate with other cafeteria aunties, but just did her own thing silently. For Yae Sakura, what she does now is more like a daily pastime than work...

"Big sis! How long are you going to do this? Making rice balls is such a boring thing, how can you spend a whole day checking it?"

A noisy girl's voice suddenly came from her mind. Yaezakura's hands slowed down for a moment, and a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes.

"Because it reminds me of the time I spent with Kallen..."

Yaesakura's voice was not heard by anyone else as if she was whispering to herself, but Hiyomaru, who was in the stigmata space at the moment, could hear her voice clearly.

“Eh? If it’s Kallen-sama…sama, if you just return to the Stigmata Space, you can use my power to make her appear, right?”

In response to Hiyomaru's doubts, Yaezakura gently placed a prepared rice ball on the tray, shook her head, and a trace of loneliness flashed in her deep blue eyes.

"Well... even so, that is only the Karen in my memory, not the real her. Karen in that space, her every move, is like the setting in the movie. Even if it is for remembrance, I can't always immerse myself in the shadow of Karen in the past and escape from reality. If Karen is alive, she definitely won't want me to become like that..."

At this point, Higyokumaru, who was in the stigmata space, fell silent. At this moment, she felt a little regretful that she shouldn't have said too much and made the atmosphere so heavy. Talking about Kallen in front of this elder sister, although it can make the taciturn Yae Sakura a little more lively, it will soon make her even more depressed...

(Big crisis! If my sister is in a bad mood, she won’t chat with me...)

Yae Sakura, who was in reality, didn't know what was going on in Hiyomaru's mind, but she didn't think much about it and just continued with her work as before. This repetitive work didn't make her feel bored. For Yae Sakura now, cooking and killing Honkai beasts were no different. They were just a repetitive process...

"Sister~ I'm so bored, I want to go out and play..."

Less than two minutes later, Higyokumaru's voice sounded in her mind again. Yaezakura thought about it and gave a firm answer.

"No, I promised Miss Theresa that I would not cause trouble for her. If you run around in this school, it will probably cause a big commotion..."

"No! With my speed, I won't let anyone see me..."

"Do you want to be suffocated again? Those girls can do what Miss Shilis did back then, right?"

"..."

After hearing what Yaezakura said next, Hiyomaru fell silent. Even though there was a layer of space between them, Yaezakura could still feel the fear that came from the heart of the little guy...

Thinking of what happened before, Yae Sakura couldn't help but smile knowingly, and her mood became much more relaxed.

"Okay, be good. I'll finish my work here soon. Let's go for a walk around the neighborhood together later. Although everyone is very nice to us, don't forget that our public identities are just pseudo-herrs under containment and observation. If any accidents occur, it will be very troublesome later..."

"Hmm... But why do we have to obey other people's orders? With your current strength, whether in Changkong City or here in the Valkyrie Academy, no one can be your opponent, right?"

"It has nothing to do with strength. We live in a civilized society now, so we must abide by its rules. If we rely on our own strength and ignore the rules of civilization, what is the difference between us and those barbaric Honkai beasts?"

As she spoke calmly, Yae Sakura gently placed the hot rice ball on the tray of the assembly line, and watched it being slowly conveyed to the front window of the restaurant by the conveyor belt. In her heart, she once again remembered the image of a certain silver-haired girl holding a rice ball with a happy face...

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Taking a big bite of the rice ball in her hand, Claire looked at the girls around her with an indignant look on her face and couldn't help but slam the table again.

"I'm telling you! Those students are really abominable! Theresa-sama's school is full of delicate princesses.

Your Highness?! The training I arranged for them was not even half as intense as ours! How come so many people are protesting? And some even dare to challenge me directly? They are really rebellious! "

As she spoke angrily, she bit off another piece of the rice ball, using overeating to vent her unhappiness. Her voice was so loud that almost everyone at the surrounding tables could hear her complaints.

Hearing this, Lillian, who was standing next to her, patted the girl's back with a wry smile and pushed the cup of water in front of her towards Claire.

"Well, well, Claire, it's all over, don't be so angry... Actually, St. Freya Academy is different from our headquarters. Their Valkyrie training is completely separate from their daily classes. There is usually no training content in physical education classes, only some relaxing outdoor activities. You put such a big pressure on them from the beginning, who can withstand it..."

"Even so! They shouldn't question their superiors' orders! Moreover, they even want to challenge me directly? They really overestimate their own abilities! Speaking of which, do they think that if they can beat me, they can become teachers? What a joke! Don't these damn girls even have the most basic military qualities?!"

Claire continued to speak excitedly. Elena, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, thought about it and her expression became a little strange.

323 Awakening>>

"But... Claire, didn't you also like to disobey Chief Claudia's orders five years ago?"

"I... I was only 16 years old at that time, and I was young and ignorant. How could I know that being an instructor would be so hard..."

"But most of Saint Freya's Valkyries are now around 15 or 16 years old. Some are even younger than you were back then..."

"Nonsense...Nonsense! No matter how naughty I was back then, I was already an elite B-class Valkyrie at the age of 14! Unlike these spoiled little girls, there are only C-class and D-class girls in the senior grades, and there are not many qualified B-class Valkyries... No matter what, they will definitely join the regular Valkyrie troops in the future. If they continue to be like this, what will happen to them in the future?!"

Claire yelled with a red face. When she heard the tittering coming from the next table, she turned around with a gloomy face and glared at the girls over there.

"What are you looking at?! What's so funny? Do you want me to punish you again in class next week?!"

The girls who were peeping nearby were all scared and looked sideways, and Claire looked furious. At this time, Asakura Miyuki, who was sitting with them, hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand and gently poked Claire.

"Well, please calm down, Miss Claire. No matter what, you shouldn't attack students directly... Moreover, after you injured them, it was Lady Shilis who had to treat them..."

Hearing the slightly resentful voice of the black-haired girl, Claire was stunned for a moment, and then she suddenly remembered that a certain silver-haired girl was working as the school doctor...

"Uh... Sorry, Miyuki. I forgot about this. I was wondering why those guys whose bones were broken by me recovered so quickly..."

"..."

Hearing this, Asakura Miyuki curled her lips and began to concentrate on eating without saying anything more. Although she entered Anti-Entropy with Yae Sakura, she easily got along well with these Valkyries, and the others didn't care about her identity as a Pseudo-Herrscher at all. Around Shiris, they didn't need to worry about their original identities and positions at all...

"By the way, we haven't seen Shilis for several days, right? What has she been doing recently?"

Claire suddenly put down the rice ball in her hand and asked around with some concern. Hearing this, everyone present shook their heads in confusion.

"I don't know... After all, Shirley is an executor of the Anti-Entropy Organization, so it's normal for her to be busy. But why is it that I rarely see Kiana recently? She hasn't been in the dormitory for a long time..."

Lillian said hesitantly, looking at the other three people sitting beside her and sighed slightly.

"I say, do you want us to go visit Kiana together later? And do some shopping outside, what do you think?"

"Of course! This rice ball is really good. I'll buy her an extra one."

"Agree."

Claire and Miyuki Asakura answered immediately, and the next moment, everyone's eyes fell on Elena who didn't speak.

"Elena, what do you think?"

"Huh? What...?"

Noticing the gazes of others, Elena suddenly came back to her senses. Lillian had no choice but to repeat what she had just said to her.

Elena thought for a moment and nodded. Although she looked a little absent-minded, others did not pay attention to her abnormal behavior. After finalizing this matter, they happily started the next topic...

Elena fell silent again, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the exit of the room not far from the door. Recalling the figure she had just seen, a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes.

(It’s so strange… How could that girl just now look so much like Chris? Haha… How is it possible that I would mistake a girl for my younger brother? Maybe I’m too tired. I really need to take a good rest…)

"Are we going to leave, Sora?"

In front of the apron of the Second Airport of the Destiny Headquarters, a blonde woman in formal attire leaned against the deputy on the steps, looked at the petite black-haired girl not far away, raised her hand and greeted her.

"Well, that's rare, Claudia. When you left the war room, you didn't even change into your Valkyrie uniform? That's not like your usual serious style..."

Sora was a little surprised to see his old friend, but he also greeted her with a smile. He gently put down the suitcase behind him and raised his head slightly to look at Claudia, who was much taller than him.

"I have retired as a Valkyrie and am now only the commander of the Third Communications Department of the headquarters, so I don't need to use the original Valkyrie uniform anymore."

"Retired? Hmm... Is it really because of health reasons?"

"That's right. My erosion level is no longer enough to carry out high-intensity combat. In order to maximize my surplus value, the bishop ordered me to only serve as a combat commander. My status as an S-class Valkyrie no longer exists."

Claudia calmly admitted her current physical condition and frowned slightly as she looked at the petite girl in front of her who seemed to be thinking about something.

"Okay, let's talk about me later... Please tell me, Zarya Hesser, why did you accept this mission? She has already seen through your identity. You should know how dangerous it is to contact K424 again, right?"

As she spoke, her voice rose a little, and she stared at Sora with a sharp gaze, waiting for her answer.

"I can't help it. This is a task that the Bishop personally assigned to me. How can I refuse?"

The black-haired girl spread her hands and stuck out her tongue, looking helpless. But Claudia frowned and shook her head slightly.

"Don't give me any more perfunctory words. Given your current situation, you can definitely refuse this kind of mission. Besides, your goal should have been accomplished, right? Why do you still want to..."

"Well, it's indeed over. The bishop has restored the ID number of the Dawn and Dusk team. Our names will be engraved in the Destiny Memorial Hall. The captain and the others will surely be proud of me in that world. My duty as a member of that team has been completed. However, have you forgotten that I am no longer Zarya Hazel of the Dawn and Dusk team, but the B-rank Valkyrie Sora. In that case, is there any problem with me participating in the mission? What's more, the matter between K424 and I is far from over..."

Sora said with a smile, picked up the suitcase on the ground again, and walked slowly past Claudia.

"Hey! Sora, are you planning to..."

"No need to say more, I know what you want to say. However, I don't want to be a coward for the rest of my life. Those remaining grudges must be completely resolved..."

Sora interrupted Claudia's cry and looked at the small transport plane parked not far away, with a smile on his slightly raised lips.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't have any stupid plans to atone for my sins, and I never felt that I had done anything wrong before. I just don't want to be remembered by others all the time... Besides, I'm just a guide this time. It's not me who has to face her..."

As he spoke, Sora turned around and looked at the short figure slowly walking out from the other end of the apron, with a hidden gleam in his eyes.

"If she wants me to pay the price, she must face the person who avenged her. Hehe... a chain of hatred, don't you think this is very interesting?"

324 Explanation

At noon, in the newly built dormitory area of ​​St. Freya Academy, the dormitory was quiet during nap time, with basically no noisy sounds.

During this time, a furtive figure quietly slipped into a floor of the staff dormitory. After quietly looking around, he smiled and reached out to take out a uniquely shaped pen from the small bag he was carrying.

(Humph...! I mean what I say. How dare that damned little girl write that damn word on me? If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll jump off this 11th floor!)

Looking at the thick-tipped pen in her hand that looked like an enlarged version of lipstick, Ji Zi's gloomy face showed a strange smile. The writing on the skin with this kind of marker pen, the special pen oil will directly penetrate into the surface of the skin, and it is very difficult to clean. Ji Zi's current plan is to use this pen to write that damn word all over the body of the willful little girl!

"Shiris

......Can you imagine how scared I feel these days? ! Even when I change clothes, I have to stay away from others. If I am seen, those gossiping girls will definitely think I am that kind of woman... Enough! I just happened to have something to confirm with you, so today I will take this opportunity to let you experience how uncomfortable it is to be marked with such a misleading mark..."