K424 of the Collapse World

Wendy shook her head, thinking back to the three girls she saw skipping classes in the corridor, and sighed secretly. Although she was not familiar with them, she could still easily recognize the iconic double braids and double spiral braids, as well as the blue-haired girl who always followed the double spiral braids.

(Miss Diana and the others have indeed skipped class, right? Then who should I contact? However, I'd better not tell the principal here. It's not good to tell tattles anyway...)

"Then I will go to the classroom first, Principal."

"Bye Wendy, have a nice trip."

After watching the girl leave the principal's office, Theresa's smile gradually faded. After yawning and stretching deeply, she patted her cheeks and continued to write at her desk.

"Well... let's continue working. At least today, we need to finish all the documents that meet the deadline..."

St. Freya's Dormitory, elevator room......

"Um... Sister Bronya, our lessons for today aren't over yet, right?"

Although Seele followed Bronya out of the classroom without hesitation in accordance with her sister's instructions, when she got here, she suddenly remembered that it seemed to be only the second class in the afternoon...

"It's okay, Xi'er, it's just two classes. We have already completed the credits required for graduation, so it's okay to miss a few classes occasionally, right?"

With a calm expression that showed no sign of worry, Bronya patted Seele's shoulder. She was ten centimeters shorter than her sister, so it was impossible for her to touch Seele's head.

Doubt is a difficult thing.

"But I will be criticized by Teacher Jizi..."

"Don't worry, rather than criticizing us, Teacher Jizi will definitely deal with a more typical problem student first."

Diana: “…”

The corners of the girl's mouth twitched. Diana, standing with the two sisters, felt like a light bulb. But she didn't say anything after all. Diana wanted to hear what Bronya, the "three good students", was willing to skip class with Seele to tell her.

As expected, I am still not good at getting along with this kind of guy!

As the elevator arrived at the floor where Bronya's dormitory was located, Diana followed the two girls into the room somewhat restrainedly. Looking around the dormitory, which was decorated in the same way as an ordinary little girl's room, Diana couldn't help but smile bitterly when she saw the luxurious gaming equipment piled up not far away. Although she heard that this girl's hobby was video games, she didn't expect it to be so exaggerated...

After a moment's hesitation, Diana took the initiative to sit on the chair next to the coffee table and began to organize her words, thinking about how to talk to the girl next to her.

Although we don't communicate much in normal times, we have known each other for more than a year after all. I should still say the polite words when I am invited to their dormitory...right?

——Clang

"Diana, do you know what the hemispherical buildings built in densely populated cities are?"

The girl's voice suddenly sounded along with the sound of the door closing, interrupting Diana's thoughts. She didn't expect that Bronya would directly start the topic without saying a word of greeting, which surprised Kiana a little, but after thinking about the girl's personality, she quickly let it go.

This indifferent Russian girl will only become sensible and gentle when facing Xier and Shirley, right?

"I don't know... So, what you are going to tell me now is about these things?"

"Not entirely. Although the information Bronya received included detailed introductions to these things, they were not the main content of the intelligence."

As she spoke, Bronya installed a small chip on the terminal on the coffee table and activated the holographic display of the stationary terminal.

"The computing intrusion function of the Heavy Bunny is connected to Bronya's mind, so Bronya can easily hack into the encrypted network through electronic equipment. Yesterday at noon, when Bronya was investigating St. Freya's information, she accidentally hacked into the confidential database of the Mission Headquarters. Although she was ejected by the security system in an instant, she still..."

"Pfft! Wait, you...what did you say?!"

"Bronya hacked into the confidential database of the Destiny Organization..."

"Stop, that's it, keep your voice down, Bronya! According to the terms of the Valkyrie Agreement, invading data that you don't have permission to read is a serious act of betrayal..."

Diana explained in a helpless tone, but the gray-haired girl in front of her didn't seem moved at all.

"But Bronya is not a Valkyrie of Destiny. She is a member of Anti-Entropy. She came to Saint Freya just to go to school. How can she be considered a betrayal?"

"..."

"Besides, stupid Diana won't reveal this secret, right?"

As she spoke, Bronya had already opened a folder in the terminal. She glanced at Diana who was silent, and let out a light breath.

It seems that there is no need to question this girl's choice.

"Diana, this is what I'm going to show you next."

With a light tap on the terminal, an image file appeared on the holographic screen, which looked like a screenshot of some kind of plan.

"'Honkai Termination Plan... and Subsequent Treatment Plan'? What on earth is this, Bronya! You said this has something to do with Sis Shiris and the others? Is that true? ! "

"You'll know after reading this, stupid Diana. The true nature of Honkai and what Sister Shiris and the others have been planning for, I'm afraid this is the truth..."

548 Reunion after eight months

Watching the landing gear of the aircraft close to the ground unfold, several girls who had been waiting around the airport walked forward and approached the apron where the aircraft was about to land.

"Hehe~ She's back, Shiris. It seems she's pretty punctual this time. Unlike the last few times, she disappeared for several months..."

The woman with long red hair spoke, lifting the hair that was messed up by the strong wind from her ears, and she was at ease in the strong air waves brought by the landing of the aircraft.

"Well...it seems that everything is fine this time, Lady Shilis..."

Beside Himeko, Asakura Miyuki was half-bending with some effort, covering her ears with both hands. After all, she was a pseudo-herrscher, so she was not afraid of such strong winds and waves, but in a strong wind, her cat ears with large outer contours would be blown very uncomfortable, and a lot of sand and dust might get into them.

So, instead of learning to maintain your demeanor like Ji Zi, it is better to protect yourself.

Your important ears.

"So why is there such a jet-like aircraft in the Far East Branch?"

"Although I'm not letting her drive it, the aircraft I use to pick up Shirley feels like it could be easily damaged... so I'm using this cheap one~"

Miyuki sighed at Himeko's explanation with a smile, but soon, she felt more relaxed when she noticed a figure standing behind her.

(But someone is almost the same as me...)

With some sympathy, Asakura Miyuki turned her eyes and looked behind her. Not far behind her, the girl with long cherry-pink hair was also covering her head in a somewhat embarrassed manner, tightly pressing down the pair of long fox ears on her head.

"Ugh... I just washed my hair this morning..."

Yaezakura came to pick up Shirley on a whim, but she didn't expect that the scene would be like this when the aircraft landed...

"By the way... Senior, who was responsible for picking up Miss Shilis?"

Standing side by side with Jizi in front of the apron, Lillian was still wearing the instructor uniform of Saint Freya. She gently patted her dusty scarf and asked her colleague next to her.

"Of course it's our idle captain, Miss Lillian. She has been training hard with the Valkyrie class recently, and passed the advanced test for tactical aircraft piloting two days ago. This kind of job is no problem for her."

Jizi replied with a chuckle, letting her hair and clothes flutter in the wind, watching the slowly falling aircraft. As the acting commander of the Far East Branch Command Center, the mission to pick up Shiris in Europe was originally issued by her. Therefore, the location of the aircraft and the estimated return time were naturally under her observation.

Looking at the chestnut-haired girl beside her, Ji Zi suddenly remembered the content of a previous communication and tilted her head.

"Speaking of which, Miss Lillian, it seems that Shilis had asked the headquarters to tell you before, asking you to take time to come to the airport as much as possible... I'm a little curious, why didn't she ask her family to come and greet her, but asked you to come and greet her instead?"

"About this... I'm actually not sure, Senior Wuliangta. But before Miss Shilis left, she told me that she would help me investigate Claire's case, so... could there be someone else who came back with her?"

"Oh? Come to think of it, she does have a few people with her. I see, if that guy who's been absent from work for a few months is really brought back, then it would be necessary to ask you to come..."

"Hehehe... I thought so too. I had a shooting class for the second graders this afternoon, but because of this matter, I asked Mr. Siegfried to take over one of my classes..."

"No wonder you don't even have time to change your uniform... Oh, this is really bad. The teacher shortage in St. Freya has been going on for more than four months, right? But you actually asked Siegfried to substitute for you... Rumor has it that he has touched everything..."

"Don't say that, Senior Jizi. Those unfounded rumors have long been dispelled! Besides, although Mr. Siegfried's reputation was not very good before, once you really get to know him, you will find that he is really a good person!"

"Alas... Another naive girl has been captured..."

"Really? No!"

Lillian retorted with a wry smile, looking at the Valkyrie uniform that Ji Zi had not changed out of, her eyes flickered slightly. It was obvious that this major had squeezed out time to come here. But as the person who issued the pick-up mission, there was nothing wrong with her personally picking up important personnel at the airport, but...

"Miss Miyuki, and Miss Yaezakura...you are here to see Miss Shiris as well, right?"

"Yes, that's right~ I am the first follower of Lady Shilis, so I must set a good example!"

The black-haired girl with cat ears nodded. After the aircraft landed, she finally didn't have to cover her ears anymore. Like her, Yaezakura also came up and tidied up her messy pink hair. Then she carefully flicked off the dust on her ear hair.

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It was obvious that she cared more about her ears than her hair.

"I happen to be free today, so I came here to greet that friend."

"Uh...I see."

Lillian nodded and turned her gaze towards the direction of the aircraft. She came here mainly for Claire, so it was understandable to leave the task of welcoming Shirley to them.

Unlike the last time, there were also four of them who came to the tarmac. After all, Shirley was only out for two days this time, so there was no need to hold a grand welcome party every time she came back, just like a leader inspecting work.

——Ka La

Soon, after the aircraft had landed, the hatch was gently opened. The next moment, the silver-haired figure

He jumped out of the cabin first, landed lightly on the ground, and stood in front of the row of four people.

After two days, she returned. The girl looked the same as before she left, and the Valkyrie uniform she was wearing was still brand new. But for some reason, the girls present all felt that Shiris in front of them had become a different person...

"Lady Silis, welcome back to Saint Freya~!"

"Ms. Hillis."

"..."

However, before Shiris could greet Asakura Miyuki and Yae Sakura, Jiuxiao's slightly impatient voice came from the driver's seat.

"Hey! Shirley, the elevator hasn't even been lowered yet, why did you jump down?!"

"Hmm~? What does the height of three meters have to do with it......"

"This is the rule of aviation safety! Even if Lady Shiris is..."

Afterwards, the purple-haired girl in charge of driving also jumped out of the cockpit and stood on the ground. She was about to continue complaining to Shirley when she saw the red-haired woman standing opposite her.

She quickly saluted Ji Zi who was standing in front of her.

"Major Himeko! Miss Shilis's escort mission has been completed."

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Captain. But at this time, it is more appropriate to call you the B-rank Valkyrie Houraiji Jiuxiao."

Jizi said with a smile on her face, and nodded slightly to the silver-haired girl standing opposite her, who also smiled back. Then, seeing Lillian standing straight in front of her, Shilis raised her head and waved towards the cabin above.

"Come down quickly, the three of you. Especially someone... You've been away from Saint Freya for such a long time, don't you want to see how your friends who you left behind feel now?"

Hearing the girl's words, Lillian's heart skipped a beat. She forgot about her original greeting to Shirley and just looked up at the open door of the aircraft with a deep gaze...

(Claire...are you finally back?)

The best friend who left Saint Freya under the pretext of traveling more than half a year ago and has lost track of her since then, finally met again today. In addition to the joy of reunion, Lillian also felt deeply complicated. During this period of time, in addition to worrying about her partner who was nowhere to be found, she also complained about his willfulness and stubbornness countless times in her heart. Although Lillian did not show anything in front of outsiders, it did not mean that she could still remain calm.

The situation was just the opposite. She was almost suppressed to the limit. Claire meant more to her than just her earliest partner and friend. She now had some idea of ​​what kind of feelings she had for that woman.

(Claire...)

Staring at the figures that walked out of the hatch one after another, the red-haired wolf-eared girl and the black-haired Asian girl walked down the escalator one after another, but they were not the people Lillian was looking for. Continuing to stare at the hatch of the aircraft, watching the last figure gradually leaning out from behind, Lillian's breathing became rapid...

"Hey~"

However, with a tired and childish panting, a black-haired girl who looked about twelve years old finally poked her head out of the cabin door and slowly walked down the escalator. The moment she saw the girl, Lillian turned her eyes away from her.

Common sense told her that this little girl couldn't be Claire.

(Three people... all three of them have come out, right? But where is Claire? Miss Hillis clearly said so, and she asked me to come here, wasn’t it for this matter?!)

Lillian rubbed her eyes and looked at the aircraft again. Just as she was wondering if there was still someone left in the cabin, the aircraft's door automatically closed. The lift-type landing pad then dropped down, placing the aircraft in the underground hangar.

"Ms. Hillis! May I ask what exactly Claire is doing...?"

Anxious and confused, Lillian couldn't help but turn to Shilis in front of her and asked excitedly. However, after hearing her question, the silver-haired girl just walked to the side silently, stretched out her hands and made a false gesture towards the direction behind her.

"Ms. Hillis...?"

Lillian frowned in confusion at first, and then she realized that the black-haired girl who was the last to get off the aircraft was standing behind Shirley.

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"You are......?"

"..."

Looking at the black-haired girl who was standing behind Shirley and seemed hesitant to speak, Lillian tilted her head, a hint of doubt flashing in her emerald eyes.

Although he looks a little familiar...but, apart from the principal of St. Freya, I'm afraid there is no other child of the same age that I know?

On the other side, facing Lillian's scrutinizing gaze, the black-haired girl swallowed her saliva, tried to support her still weak body, and straightened her back to face her friend...

(I haven't seen you for a few months, and you're still the same... Hey, isn't this nonsense? She didn't participate in a messy experiment like me. How many adults

How can there be a big change in the time of the month...)

She couldn't help but think wildly, and hadn't figured out how to face this friend. Her mood was completely messed up. How should she tell her why she left by lying about traveling, and how should she explain to her what happened to her...