K424 of the Collapse World

"Well, if this is what Walter meant, then it shouldn't matter. Speaking of which, those guys really hid a lot of things from me... By the way, when Cocolia shared the information with you, didn't she say something weird?"

"Eh? What do you mean by weird thing...?"

"Well... it's the kind of information that sounds incredible, such as the nature of Honkai and other things that cannot be determined at the moment. If she tells you, you must not believe it. This kind of information... may be dangerously misleading!"

She said to Theresa nervously. In order to get the information about Haiyuan City, she had to tell Cocolia about her plan. Now, Cocolia suddenly came to St. Freya Academy. Shilis would naturally wonder if she told the girls of St. Freya these things that should not be said.

She still holds the same idea as before, and does not want to involve the people around her in the final war...

"Hmm... Is that so? Let me think... There doesn't seem to be such a generalized theory in the shared intelligence~ Is there any problem with this?"

"No problem. If there is none, that would be the best."

Shirley breathed a sigh of relief, ignoring Theresa's concerned look, and cleared her throat lightly.

"Okay, let's not talk about these troublesome things. Speaking of Theresa, how are your preparations for their birthday parties going?"

Quickly changing the topic, a sweet smile appeared on Shirley's face, and the seriousness of discussing business just now disappeared immediately. Theresa opened her mouth, but finally shook her head helplessly, not delving into the topic just now.

"Preparing for a birthday party...? Come on, this isn't some big festival, it's just the birthdays of two girls, is it necessary to make such a big fuss? Isn't it enough to prepare gifts and cakes, and decorate the dormitory a little bit? What else do you want to do, Shirley?"

"Well... that's true. After all, in the academy, if the event is too exaggerated, it won't have a good impact... Anyway, let's do everything according to your ideas, Principal~"

As she spoke, Shirley drank the tea in the cup, stood up, took the coat from the hanger, and planned to leave here and return to Kiana. However, Theresa also stood up, put on a coat over her nun's uniform, and walked directly to Shirley's side, standing beside her, as if she was going to leave with her.

"Eh? Theresa, you...?"

"It's Friday and I'm already off work, so can't I just leave the office?"

Theresa blinked her eyes and answered with a slightly sly smile. Her suddenly pure voice made Shirley feel a little uncomfortable and a little uneasy.

"Uh...but you're following me, are you planning to..."

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, our next destination should be the same."

Theresa took Shirley's hand without any awkwardness. Her strong performance at this moment seemed like a leader of a large branch in her forties, rather than a cute and coquettish little girl reading comics.

"I finally made it to the weekend, and I want to go see my niece whose birthday is coming up soon. My intuition tells me that your next plan is to go back to them, right?"

504 Messy >>

"..."

"Since we are on the same road, why don't we go together, Miss Hillis? You said before that you wanted to be friends with me again as 'Hillis', right? But since we met, you and I haven't had a normal chat like friends, right? I can take this opportunity to have a good chat with you~"

"Hmm...That's true. Let's go together, Theresa."

After a brief moment of surprise, Hillis's expression returned to normal. She smiled and let Theresa take her hand and walk out of the office door together. Although she was a little uncomfortable with Theresa's sudden change, she didn't dislike this gentle and clumsy girl. Seeing that she was eager to get close to her, Hillis let her get close to her.

Theresa is the aunt of Kiana and Diana. I heard that her relationship with Kiana has improved recently, so it’s okay to take her back to find Kiana. Besides, the little Loli took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, so what reason is there to refuse?

However, the girl didn't know at the moment that it would not be easy to cross this short section of road from the Academic Affairs Building to the dormitory area as she wished...

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"Found it, it's Lady Shilis!"

Just after she and Theresa walked out of the elevator and had not yet left the Academic Affairs Office building, Shirley heard a surprised girl's voice not far away. She subconsciously looked over and saw a black-haired girl with a pair of cat ears running towards her.

"Miyuki..."

Not surprised by the arrival of this girl, Shilis just raised her hand and was about to say hello to this long-lost girl when she saw

She saw several other figures walking with her not far away...

"Eh? Sakura, and Charlotte...wait, it seems like you two are...?!"

Of course, Shirley recognized Yaesakura and Charlotte, who returned to Saint Freya with her from ME Club. What attracted her attention was not these two familiar people, but the two little girls who were walking at the back following them.

Seeing the pink-haired girl carrying a blue-haired girl on her back, Shilis was stunned for a moment, and then quickly found information about them in her mind.

Cocolia's twin daughters, their names seem to be...

"Ah! It's Sister Shiris!"

The moment she saw Shirley, the pink-haired girl blurted out her name. Shirley couldn't help but feel ashamed that a child younger than her could remember her name clearly, but she couldn't remember her name...

However, when these two children met last time, they didn’t seem to have these horns and tails made of Honkai beast shell material?

"Sister Shirley! Thank you so much for saving Lilia last time! If it weren't for you, the most shining idol group in the future would probably have died at that time..."

"Ah? Uh... You're welcome. That's what I should do. But, how do you look...? And that kid, did he faint? Did something happen again?"

Although she was a little confused, Shirley accepted the girl's thanks. But when she saw the blue-haired girl who seemed unconscious on her back, she asked with some concern.

"Ah~! This, this! Lilia and I were accidentally injured some time ago. In order to treat us, mom implanted some special drugs in us. After we recovered, these things grew on our bodies. Lilia also had sequelae. She would fall asleep at about seven o'clock every night, so we..."

Rosalia started talking non-stop. Siris kept an awkward smile, listening to the girl's explanation, and glanced at Yaezakura standing next to her with a puzzled look, wanting to know what was going on.

"Ahem, Miss Hillis, about this..."

"And then! Lilia and I got lost in a very scary place, and we couldn't find the exit! If it weren't for these big sisters helping us, wu... Lilia and I would probably never get out!"

However, before Yae Sakura could finish her words, she was interrupted by Rosalia's loud voice. In response, Yae Sakura could only shrug helplessly, leaving Shirley to face the girl's endless talk again.

"Um...ah, Miss Rosalia~"

Finally remembering the girl's name, Shilis hurriedly waved her hand to interrupt the girl, and Rosalia also paused and tilted her head.

"And since then... Eh? Sister Shilis, what did you say?"

"Um...Rosalia-chan, don't you feel tired standing here talking with Lilia on your back? Why don't we find a suitable room to talk first and then talk slowly?"

"Well... I'll just listen to Sister Shiris~!"

Hearing the girl's answer, Shirley breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Theresa who had a strange expression on her face beside her, she smiled helplessly at her with some embarrassment.

It seems that before I go back to accompany Kiana, my schedule will be disrupted by a mess again...

505 A chaotic encounter

St. Freya Academy, built on an artificial island, is extremely well-equipped, whether it is the main campus and training ground, or the catering and entertainment facilities. Compared with the nearby Canghai City, it only seems small.

Given the huge size of Saint Freya, it would not be an exaggeration to call it a small city. Therefore, if you don't use any special means, it is not much easier to find someone in such a large Saint Freya Academy Island than to find a needle in a haystack.

It was seven o'clock in the evening in the winter in the Far East, and the sky had already fallen completely dark. At the entrance of a teaching building, although the street lights along the road had illuminated the school brightly, the girl with purple short hair began to become more and more irritated as she watched the crowds on the road become increasingly sparse...

“Damn it! Where on earth did Bronya go? Shouldn’t she and Seele be finishing get out of class at this time?!”

The girl in a dress and a thick windbreaker gently kicked the lamppost on the roadside with her exquisite black boots, muttered something, then bit her lip, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Xing Maer, who had just arrived at Saint Freya, was not very familiar with the structure and facilities of the academy, just like Rosalia. Therefore, after hearing that Shiris was about to return to the academy from the ME Club, the girl rushed out of her room in excitement and planned to go to the airport to greet her.

Shortly after Shirley left, Xing, who was the first to undergo the X-10 experiment, gained the power to protect other children and became the recognized eldest sister of the Cocolia Orphanage. For the young Xing, this title was extremely heavy. In her eyes, being the eldest sister of the other children was a great honor.

Sister, that means becoming someone like Shirley.

However, it is this sense of responsibility as a sister that makes Xing abandon the "sin" in her heart and gradually fade away from her former childishness and cruelty. As her personality and values ​​become closer to those of ordinary people, she has truly become mature. Although she still speaks ill of others now, she is no longer as indifferent to life as before.

Back to the present, although Xing didn't know the location of the Far East Branch Airport, she naturally had a way. So many days had passed, and she had naturally met Bronya and Seele, and knew that these two former sisters were currently studying at St. Freya Academy. Since she didn't know the exact location, wouldn't it be fine for her to ask them to take her there? Anyway, those two guys would surely go to greet them together. Thinking of this, although she didn't want to admit it, Xing saw it clearly. Bronya and Seele's feelings for that sister were probably not inferior to hers...

However, who would have thought that the originally planned thing would go wrong at the first step. I had been waiting in the second-year teaching building of St. Freya for a long time, but after so much time, watching the Valkyries leaving the school one after another after class, Xing's patience was quickly worn out.

“Hmm… Hate it! Could it be that Bronya and Seele have secretly bypassed me and went to find Sister Cialis in advance?! Come to think of it, the idiots disappeared a long time ago. Could it be that they colluded and excluded me, the unqualified sister?!”

Although Xing herself didn't care, it had to be said that with the return of Shirley, Xing's original position as the eldest sister also shifted to Shirley. Thinking of the inexplicable disappearance of those girls, Xing, who was originally sensitive, couldn't help but feel a little angry even though she knew her suspicion was unfounded.

(Why is this happening...! Even if Sis Shiris comes back, I will still be your sister! If you really dare to exclude me... wait until I return, I will show you how I will deal with you!)

"Ughhhhh!!"

——duang~! duang~!

She kicked the innocent lamppost angrily, venting her little grievances. The power strengthened by Honkai energy kicked the hard metal lamppost with a bang. The heavy metal echo made the scattered Valkyries on the road not far away look sideways, wondering why this girl who seemed to be a low-level Valkyrie was angry.

However, the alloy lampposts on the road to St. Freya Academy are also strong enough. If they were replaced with ordinary street lamps, they would have been kicked crooked by the power comparable to that of a Valkyrie...

"what sound?!"

"What's going on, what is that kid doing...?"

Of course, at this time, the staff of the academy would not let her continue like this. As the Valkyries questioned, a female staff member came over soon after.

"Hey, hey! What are you doing?! It is forbidden to damage the facilities inside the academy...Huh?!"

The administrator who was talking came over and saw the angry Xing, and the second half of his sentence was choked back, as if he had not expected that such a young girl would destroy public property. Although there were many Valkyries around ten years old in Saint Freya, this girl with short purple-red hair looked a little unfamiliar.

"..."

Hearing the woman's voice stopping her, Xingye stopped, smacked her lips, and looked back at the woman with an unpleasant expression. She had not expected that such a small thing that could be done casually in the orphanage would attract the attention of the academy staff.

"Um... may I ask who you are?"

The administrator scratched his hair and was about to ask something, but the voice of another girl interrupted her.

"what happened?"

"...Eh?"

Hearing the familiar girl's voice coming from behind, the administrator was slightly startled and quickly turned around. Then, the moment she saw the purple-haired girl standing behind her, her expression immediately showed awe.

"Ah...! Captain?! Why are you here...?"

"Hmm? I've been accompanying Instructor Jizi to handle the inspection of Hyperion today. I just left the office when I heard the bell ringing. Did something happen?"

The purple-haired girl crossed her arms and said solemnly, glancing at the respectful woman. On the other side, the Saint Freya employee did not underestimate the girl because of her young appearance. She bowed slightly and spoke slowly with a respectful look.

"Master Jiuxiao, it's like this... the sound just now was made by this child kicking the lighting pole. I have never seen her before, but the force with which she kicked the lamp pole made it ring like a bell, she should be a new Valkyrie, right?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Hyperion's current captain, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao, tilted his head, his scrutinizing eyes passed over the school worker and fell on Xing standing behind. But with just this one glance, Jiuxiao's mouth twitched immediately, and the solemn and majestic image just now collapsed in an instant.

“Ahem…! Is that you?!”

"?"

Jiu Xiao's exclamation frightened the woman next to him, but when she showed doubt

Before he could see any expression on her face, Jiuxiao took the initiative to explain to the woman in front of him.

"Ah... It's like this. This child was brought here by a member of the Far East Branch's cooperative organization. She's temporarily staying in Saint Freya's dormitory. It looks like she got lost... Anyway, thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me. I'm planning to go to the dormitory, so I'll take her back."

"Eh...? Oh! Oh... Then I'll leave it to you, Captain Houraiji."

505 A chaotic encounter>>

The worker was a little stunned by these words, but he quickly reacted, responded politely, concealed his curious look, and turned and left.

No matter where you work, reading people's expressions is a necessary skill. Clearly aware of Jiu Xiao's intention to end the conversation and chase her away, the school worker naturally obeyed his orders.

There weren't many people in the school on a Friday evening. After the female staff member left, Jiuxiao let out a breath, walked forward, and came in front of Xing, who had a puzzled look on her face.

"I'm not lost."

"Ah, is that so?"

Jiuxiao tilted his head, not paying attention to Xing's words, and continued to greet according to the script in his mind.

"Nice to meet you again, Miss Xing Mare of Anti-Entropy."

"who are you?"

"You are the captain of the Far Eastern Branch's flagship, the Hyperion, and you are the captain of the Houraiji Jiuxiao. In the battle to annihilate the Judgment-class Honkai beasts at the Jiuyou Ruins, our troops fought alongside you."

"Ah...Is that so? So, what do you want?"

Xing glanced coldly at the purple-haired girl in front of her, frowning slightly. Although Xing was not a young soldier when she was young, as a member of the Cocolia Orphanage, she also knew a lot about military affairs. The girl in front of her who claimed to be Captain Hyperion, although she looked inexplicably majestic on the surface, in Xing's eyes, this thin young girl was really not in line with the "captain" she imagined.

He actually dyed his hair into three different colors, with a strand of highlights on his forehead dyed blue and the back of his head dyed blue. Did he feel that he was not eye-catching enough on the battlefield and would attract the attention of enemy snipers?

and......

Looking at the faintly visible gorgeous silver-white lines on the back of Jiuxiao's right hand, Xing frowned even more deeply. Are those... tattoos? Tattoos on the hands, I'm afraid that a senior officer with a little common sense would not do this, right?

Paying attention to Dian Xing's strange look, Jiuxiao was stunned for a moment, then noticed the girl's gaze on his right hand, and quickly put his right hand behind his back.

Oops...I forgot to put the bandage back on.

She just underwent the Valkyrie transformation surgery, and she didn't become much stronger, but her body rejected the artificial stigmata. It's better not to let too many people know about this kind of thing...

"Ahaha~ Don't mind it, it's just an ordinary tattoo~ Yeah, the same goes for the hair, it's just dyed this color~"

Is that really the case?

Xing shrugged noncommittally, her eyes becoming more and more strange. Seeing her expression, Jiuxiao heaved a sigh of relief, put his exposed right hand into his pocket, and smiled at Xing.

"Don't worry, even though I have dyed hair and tattoos, I am definitely a serious and responsible captain~! Miss Xing, what happened? Do you need my help?"