K424 of the Collapse World

Tesla was a little frightened by Einstein's sharp and terrifying gaze. He shuddered involuntarily, looked back at Einstein with a stiff expression, and tried to wave his hands.

"Well... then what?"

"..."

Einstein remained silent and continued to stare at Tesla with his sharp eyes. Facing such a gaze, Tesla could not help but sweat.

"what......?"

The next moment, he suddenly discovered that two buttons on the collar of Einstein's coat were missing. Tesla's eyes twitched, and his hangover brain immediately became a mess.

"Ain! I...what on earth happened between us yesterday?"

"Nothing, it's best if you forget about it, nothing happened anyway. But thanks to you, I didn't sleep all night last night. Although it's not a big deal, it's not good to affect the next day's work because of this unexpected situation... This is your responsibility, Dr. Tesla."

"Uh......"

There is no other word to describe Tesla's mood at the moment except embarrassment. She almost forgot everything that happened after drinking, and couldn't even remember what happened at the party, let alone after her memory was disconnected...

"Then... what about Shilis? She seemed to say that she would leave again after the party? Has she left now?"

If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it. Tesla took a deep breath and asked Einstein again, with a hint of frustration in his eyes. It was really ridiculous that he couldn't catch up with Shirley's farewell because of drunkenness.

"They haven't left yet, but they're already heading to the helipad, so they should be there soon..."

"Hmm? Does that mean she's still here? Great! I'm going to go find her now!"

Tesla jumped out of bed as she spoke, but the moment her toes touched the ground, she fell to the ground in a dizziness and hit her head on the chair in front of her.

“Wooooooa ...

"I suggest you stay put, Dr. Tesla. Besides, even if you rush over now, you will definitely be too late. The time they take the flight is set by the Destiny Headquarters. Although this has little binding force on Shiris, there is no need for her to openly challenge the rules of the Destiny Organization for such a small matter."

Einstein helped the red-haired girl who was covering her head with tears in her eyes and pulled her back to the bed.

"Or do you have something important that would require her to stop and wait for you to come over?"

After hearing these words, the red-haired girl was slightly stunned, and a helpless bitter smile appeared on her face.

"Probably not... Even if there was, it would be nothing more than what happened before. But since she refused to say anything then, it must be the same now."

She lay down consciously, pulled up the quilt, and covered her head.

"I'm going to rest first. Aiyin, do you want to rest too?"

"No need, it's time to work, it's just a sleepless night."

After Einstein left, Tesla was left alone in the room. She hesitated to pick up the terminal, looked at the familiar name on the address book, raised her finger tremblingly, but in the end she did not press the call button...

(If I don’t want to ask anything and just want to say goodbye, is it really necessary to call her? What if Shiris is busy right now? What if I disturb her? Ugh…! What should I do…)

408 Farewell>>

After hesitating in vain, she threw away her terminal with an annoyed look on her face, covered her head with the quilt again, and closed her eyes tightly.

(Forget it! Anyway, no matter what I do, I will definitely cause trouble for others in the end... Why should she, a winner in life with a husband and a daughter, care about me, a guy who means nothing...)

On the tarmac of St. Freya Academy, Shiris held the terminal in her hand, looking at the communication page of the terminal hesitantly.

"Hmm? Shilis, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing, Hill. I was just thinking...

Should I call a friend to say goodbye? She left the party early yesterday because she was drunk, and I didn’t get to chat with her properly…”

Saying this with a wry smile to the blue-haired girl who came closer, Shilis breathed a sigh of relief and put the terminal away.

"But, let's forget it... She should still be sleeping at this time. After all, she drank so much alcohol and even forced herself to drink more than half a bottle of vodka. So, let's not disturb her rest."

Stretching gently, Shirley turned around and looked at Hill who was standing beside her. A smile appeared on her calm face again.

"By the way, you actually canceled my party yesterday? Apart from Elena and Kerry, you are the only one who stood me up for no reason! Don't you want to see your old friend when you have such a rare opportunity? It seems like she hasn't been out for a long time..."

"Why would I look for her? She's just a heartless person who gets bored easily... It's just a stigmata. I can't live without her! Now that I have obtained the Serenity Gem, another new stigmata consciousness will be automatically generated soon! After completing the commission from the Bishop, I will come back to show off to them!"

Hill snorted, crossed his arms and turned his head away. Seeing this, Shirley smiled bitterly and waved her hand, ending the topic.

"Well, I hope you had a pleasant evening with that maid lady."

"What a joke, who would want to be in the same room with a stalker like that! Humph, a guy like that who is so gentle that it's disgusting..."

Hill shook her head in disgust, but when she saw the brown-haired girl standing not far away and smiling, her eyes softened. In reality, she didn't seem to hate Rita as much as she claimed...

However, Shirley didn't see these because her attention was attracted by other things.

"Sister Shilis~~!"

Following the familiar call, Shirley saw the silver-haired girl running in from the side door of the apron. She ran all the way, rushed directly in front of Shirley, and threw herself into her arms.

Taking the opportunity to hug the silver-haired girl in front of her, Shilis touched the girl's hair, smiled and shook her head.

"Kiana...? Why did you follow me here? Didn't we just say goodbye?"

"I know... but I still wanted to see my sister off for the last time. During the party, because of that idiot, my mind was a mess and I didn't have a good conversation with Sister Shilis..."

"What do you mean by last trip? Hey, it's not like I'm never coming back. I'm just going to take care of some work matters. You ran out alone, why didn't the group of people follow you?"

"Because I came here secretly."

Kiana slowly loosened her hands and looked at Shirley, who was a mirror image of herself, with a slight gleam in her eyes.

"Sister Shirley... can you take me with you? You should be doing the work of a Valkyrie, right? I can also fight! Sister Shirley, I don't want to... I don't want to be separated from you just after we met!"

Shirley sighed, the smile on her face unchanged.

"As I expected, you said so... But unfortunately, it won't work this time. Because the person I'm about to meet is the bishop of the Destiny Organization, Otto Apokalis."

"...!"

Kiana's pupils suddenly shrank, and the resentment that almost spread out flashed across her irises. Shirley saw it and smiled slightly.

"Can you really stay rational when you meet that person? This is not the world you should be exposed to. I think it is not time for you to meet Otto yet. At least for now, Bishop Otto still has some value to me. Our real enemy is Honkai. Instead of letting these powerful humans fight among themselves, we should find a way to gather their strength!"

Looking at the dazed silver-haired girl, Shirley put down her hand and took a step back.

"This is what I'm going to do now. Remember to keep it a secret from everyone, Kiana..."

"Sister Shilis..."

"Okay, let's go back. I'll leave those two idiots to you and Theresa. Also, make sure Siegfried gives the kid a good name. Experimental numbers like K423 can't be used as names."

"Yeah, I know..."

"Let's go back quickly. The plane that will pick me up from the Destiny Headquarters will arrive soon. It would be best if those guys saw us. It would be embarrassing if any misunderstandings were caused... I came back so hastily this time because my mission was not over yet. I should have returned directly to the Destiny Headquarters to report, but I went back to Saint Freya and played with everyone for a whole night. Hehe, I always feel a little sorry for those Valkyries from the Intelligence Department..."

Looking at the silver-haired girl who had calmed down and seemed to have given up her decision, Shirley scratched her hair lightly, then spread out her hands and waved gently at Kiana.

"Don't look like you're about to cry. That's it... parting is for a better next time.

"Reunion? It seems to be said that after this is over, we will never be separated again... Well, that's what it says..."

Clumsily comforting Kiana, seeing the girl remain silent, as if she had accepted the fact, Shirley couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The next moment, as the approaching energy reaction came into her mind, Shirley looked up and saw a black dot slowly enlarging in the sky, gradually taking on the shape of a flying vehicle...

"The time has come. So, I'll see you after I finish my work."

Turning around, leaving behind a chic back, following Hill and Rita, Shiris walked towards the landing Destiny aircraft.

In the back, Kiana looked at the silver-haired girl leaving, slapped her cheeks hard, and took a deep breath.

"Bon voyage! Sister Shilis."

Hearing this, the girl walking in front paused slightly, then turned her back to Kiana, raised her right hand, and waved it gently as a farewell gesture.

(Really... it feels like we'll never see each other again. If I could, I wouldn't want to leave you guys...)

The girl thought silently and slowly climbed onto the hatch of the aircraft.

(But there is nothing I can do... After all, it is something only I can do! They should live in a world without Honkai, away from battles, and live happily like ordinary girls... Ending Honkai is not just my wish...)

409 Taboo Experiment

"See, I wasn't lying, Dr. Maki."

In the laboratory surrounded by metal walls, Otto threw a small terminal display in front of the white-haired old man with his signature smile on his face, as if he had everything under control.

"When the Serenity Gem was recovered, its fusion was successful. The gem's body did not even use any fusion machinery or equipment to assist. When the gem was activated in the Herrscher Core mode, what do you think?"

The old man did not touch the terminal monitor that fell in front of him. He maintained his original posture and sat motionless on the chair.

"…How's Noni?"

"Noni? Oh... the researcher who followed your instructions and escaped with the gem. Don't worry, she and the gem were taken back to the Far East Branch by the mission executor. And she seems to be an old acquaintance of Miss Shilis. So it seems that she will most likely stay in St. Freya Academy."

"..."

Otto said this, looking at the old man in front of him who remained silent and thoughtful, he chuckled softly, took the initiative to walk forward and activate the terminal monitor that he had just thrown on the table.

The light screen then unfolded, and an image of a blue-haired girl appeared on it, with densely packed small characters next to it, writing all kinds of information about the girl. Obviously, according to what Otto had just said, the girl in the image was the gem fusion body he mentioned, or the "artificial Herrscher".

The old man thought silently, but just glanced at the image on the screen casually, frowning slightly.

"Is it really this girl? I remember that she just came to the headquarters of Satori a few days ago, and she is not a Valkyrie registered in the database. Lord Otto, where did you find such a perfect body?"

"It's not important! Now that you know your subordinates are fine, let's get to the point. As you can see, this is the current host of the Serenity Gem, Hill Fuleai. After the fusion, she transformed the gem into a part of her body without any rejection reaction. Now, she has boarded the high-speed aircraft returning to the Destiny Organization and will soon be in front of you and me. Dr. Maki, as the person in charge of the previous experiment, your understanding of the Serenity Gem as a scientific researcher should be top-notch in the Destiny Organization. So, do you know what you should do?"

"..."

"I've read your communication with Miss Noni. You were so opposed to the Serenity Gem experiment, probably to prevent more Valkyries from dying in the experiment, right? This should also be your motive for stealing the gem later. And now, the fusion of the Serenity Gem has been declared a success, and no one will die anymore. Dr. Maki, I admire your talent very much. If you are willing to return to the laboratory, I can forgive the mistakes you made before."

As he spoke, Otto extended his hand to the old man and waited for his answer.

"Since there is such a perfect body, why did those children sacrifice themselves before?!"

"I'm sorry too. If I had met Miss Hill earlier, I wouldn't have sacrificed so many outstanding Valkyries. It's a pity that things are unpredictable... Okay, Doctor, what's your answer?"

Hearing this, Maki sighed. He naturally knew that such a perfect body was hard to come by, and it was completely meaningless to get angry with Otto for such a thing. Instead of wasting time, it would be better to answer his question as soon as possible...

"what do you want to do?"

"Become Miss Hill's supervisor and assist her in all related experiments and physical conditioning, that's about it. In addition, I have a lot to ask you about the HSN-B46 serum."

Otto said calmly, looking at

The old man looked at him with a bit of respect. In any case, facing a talent who could develop such a special medicine on his own, Otto would not let him go easily.

"Hmph... The purpose of my creating that serum is to turn the Valkyrie into a normal person. Is the Bishop still interested in such a thing?"

"Haha... Dr. Maki, the serum you invented has more than just this one use. Its value is even higher than you think!"

As Otto spoke, he saw a hint of dissatisfaction secretly flashing in the old man's eyes, and he immediately guessed what the other party was thinking.

HSN-B46 is the key to completing the "Holy Blood", and transforming a drug that was originally used to treat diseases into a weapon will naturally make the creator dissatisfied.

(As naive as Theresa's idea... But a genius's ideas are bound to be different, and it's not too troublesome. Just think of it as coaxing a child...)

"You want to use it to save the fate of the Valkyrie? Doctor, you should know what will happen if there is no Valkyrie in this world. Although it is out of good intentions, if you use this method to 'save' the Valkyrie, how can humans fight against the Honkai?"

"You don't need to explain these reasons! I just want to know why the responsibility of protecting the world must be placed on those underage girls? Is there nothing we adults can do?"

Although he knew his complaint was unreasonable, the old man still yelled it out. His cloudy eyes slightly opened, and he cast a stubborn look at the blond man in front of him. He didn't say anything to agree or refuse, but simply vented his dissatisfaction.

"Hehe... Doctor, there are many ways to save the fate of Valkyrie, but you just chose the stupidest one."

"What did you say?"

"The purpose of the Valkyrie's existence is to fight against the Honkai. So, if the Honkai is completely eliminated, wouldn't the meaning of this profession disappear? At that time, wouldn't these girls who were pushed onto the battlefield by responsibility be freed from this responsibility?"

"Ending the collapse...? Are you kidding me?!"

"I'm not kidding. Isn't the purpose of mankind's struggle so far to completely end the Honkai? Now, this opportunity has been placed in front of us! With the serum you made, we can create weapons that are powerful enough to destroy the Honkai. In this way, the world no longer needs the protection of the Valkyries, and your goal can be achieved, right?"

Otto said this in an inducing manner, and seeing that the old man's expression was obviously beginning to waver, he threw out another fact.

"Besides, have you forgotten? What exactly does the artificial Herrscher created by the fusion of the Serenity Gem mean?"

"...!"

"It seems that you finally realized that the power of the Herrscher of Death is enough to reverse the creation and decay of life and death! So, this power that can resurrect the dead is right in front of you, aren't you tempted?"

Looking at the old man's eyes that were completely wide open, Otto could easily see some kind of excitement and yearning in them. It was self-evident what the old man who had lost his granddaughter was thinking about. Otto exhaled and seemed to want to say something, but the next moment a quick knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Lord Otto, huh... Rita Rossweisse and Silis have just returned to the headquarters and are now waiting in the meeting room with the Serenity Gem host. Please ask the Bishop to go there immediately!"

The black-haired Valkyrie pushed the door open and walked into the room. She said with a serious expression, panting slightly, obviously having run. Her voice was trembling slightly, and her anxious eyes were exposed.

Seeing the black-haired girl, Otto was stunned for a moment and then gave a meaningful smile.

409 Taboo Experiment >>