I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　"Bella, Bella, wake up..."

　Perhaps because this wisp of corrosive power was too insignificant, Lingmo's call seemed to have no effect.

　"Bella, get up quickly and come with me to find Celine!"

　More corrosive power flowed into the ice cocoon. Perhaps because she heard the name Sirin, Bella's consciousness suddenly began to fluctuate unconsciously.

　"Goodness, so it turns out that I have to say Sirin's name for it to work..."

　Lingmo's lips twitched slightly, then she gathered her strength slightly.

　"Bella! Your Celine has already slept with someone else!"

　"Who! Who did this!"

　Sure enough, Lingmo's call had an immediate effect. Almost instantly, Bella's consciousness began to fluctuate violently, like a giant wave rising on the sea.

　“It was Celine who did it.”

　With a slightly flushed face, Lingmo said in despair, "Don't ask anymore. I was the one who got kicked out. Your Xilin took the initiative. Of course, she might not be the Xilin you know."

　"Oh, so it's Lady Suzuma... No wonder."

　Upon seeing who had awakened her, Bella's anger vanished instantly, replaced by an expression that said, "Oh, it was you. No wonder."

　"Hey, what's with that expression on your face?!"

　Lingmo immediately pouted angrily: "What do you mean 'no wonder'! Do I look like the kind of person who can be easily pushed over?"

　Bella silently looked away. After all, in terms of relationships, Sirin was her master, and Lingmo was Sirin's lover. So, naturally, Lingmo was also her master. Therefore, it was unacceptable to speak ill of her master to her face, even if it was the truth.

　However, sometimes, remaining silent is also a way of expressing an attitude.

　"Hey!"

　"Cough cough, Lady Suzumo, thank you for coming all the way to wake me up... How is Her Majesty the Queen now? If I remember correctly, at the end of my life, I felt Her Majesty the Queen's life fading away... I was so disheartened that I sealed myself away."

　"But since you've taken the initiative to find me today, does that mean..."

　"This represents many changes that have occurred in the world."

　Lingmo nodded: "We have plenty of time. I can explain these things to you slowly on the way, but for now... you should break free from this seal first. I brought you a few high-concentration Honkai energy crystals specially supplied by Anti-Entropy. I don't know if that will be enough for you to recover some strength."

　……

　Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Destiny.

　"Huh?! This, this is..."

　The staff member in charge of detecting collapse energy in the Siberian region suddenly changed his expression.

　"Oh no, why did the Demon Dragon Benares have to come at this time..."

　"Don't be impatient."

　A cool voice sounded from behind her, and at the same time, a blue figure pressed down on the shoulder of the staff member who was about to get up.

　"Leave this matter entirely to us. His Excellency the Bishop is busy dealing with the collapse of Manila, so there's no need to trouble him."

　Chapter 78 Cecilia: You don't believe me, huh? Well, here we are, revealing all your dark secrets.

　"Lixue, what do you think?"

　"I don't know, but there are two things without a doubt: first, we need to stop the communication; second, we need to go to Siberia."

　Cheng Lixue, who came out of the intelligence center, sighed: "Anyway, I feel that this is not some kind of natural awakening of Benares."

　"I knew you would say that."

　Salome smiled slightly: "Let's go. I already prepared a vehicle when you sent me the message earlier."

　"Vehicle?"

　"The Undying Blade's dedicated rapid-response aircraft can probably reach the target location in less than an hour. The downside is that almost no one can pilot it except for Valkyries of Rank A or above. I mean in terms of physical endurance."

　Salome waved the access card in her hand and laughed, "I borrowed this from Bianca before she left. It was originally to prevent them from having any problems in Manila so that we could provide quick support... I didn't expect it to come in handy in this regard now."

　"Eh?"

　Cheng Lixue was stunned for a moment: "Bianca would actually lend you something like this... If I remember correctly, this doesn't seem to be in accordance with regulations..."

　"Li Xue~ How come you're starting to look just like your master?"

　Salome patted Ritsuki on the shoulder with exasperation: "You talk as if helping Siegfried defect back then was legal."

　"Besides, Bianca is, after all, a student of my student. Putting everything else aside, she's genuinely guileless and hasn't inherited any of Ragnar's traits, but she's somewhat like Captain Cecilia... However, there's one thing she's much better at than the captain."

　"What aspect?"

　Cheng Lixue had already jumped into the back seat of the aircraft.

　"Captain and Siegfried, those two are both simple-minded idiots, so if they're going to be fooled, they'll be fooled together."

　Salome skillfully took the driver's seat and then pushed all the parameters to the maximum without hesitation.

　"But Bianca has found a very smart girlfriend. Anyone who wants to fool her will have to get past Rita first."

　"Let's go. I have a feeling we might get a lot this time."

　"It could also result in another disciplinary action..."

　Li Xue said helplessly.

　Meanwhile, in the valley on the other side, after several tens of minutes of absorption and repair, Bella finally regained her strength...

　"Bella, how are you feeling now?"

　"The Honkai energy crystals that Lady Suzuma brought are very effective. Although there are only a few small pieces, I feel that my Honkai energy has recovered by at least five percent."

　"Only five percent?"

　Lingmo's eyes widened immediately: "No wonder Tesla said he wanted to prepare several large Honkai energy reactors in advance..."

　"Never mind, we can leave this to Tesla to worry about... Bella, can you transform into human form now?"

　"Currently, there are no problems."

　Bella held her breath slightly, and then her huge dragon-shaped body began to shrink gradually until it became the appearance of a tall, gray-haired girl.

　"Hmm, this looks pretty good..."

　Looking at Bella's clothes, which were made from chitinous shells, Lingmo nodded in satisfaction: "When we get back to the Anti-Entropy base, I'll dress you up properly... Now, let's leave here first. Oh, by the way, the guy waiting for us outside is also an ally. Don't swat him as soon as you see him."

　“I will not take action unless someone threatens your life.”

　"That's good... wait a minute."

　Lingmo's eyes narrowed slightly.

　"Something seems wrong outside."

　"Do we need to fight?"

　Bella's hands began to transform into blue and white claw-like shells.

　"Not necessarily, because Siegfried hasn't started fighting with the other side yet... Let's see how things go first."

　Meanwhile, outside the valley...

　"Hey, Siegfried, your days of running off to Siberia all the time are over."

　Salome jumped off the aircraft and swaggered toward Siegfried, who was sitting on a chair outside the valley, having somehow found one: "Tell me your purpose."

　"If you want to know, go see for yourself."

　Siegfried knew who it was just by the voice: "You already know these rules."

　"Tch, you wouldn't be happy if you actually went in."

　Salome crossed her arms and said, "When the energy indicators came back from the detector, I knew it was you again... So, what exactly are you trying to do by coming to Siberia this time?"

　"Don't tell me you're just here for tourism. The monitoring department of Destiny has already detected Benares's awakening signal... When Lixue and I came, we temporarily suppressed the news, but we can't suppress it for long."

　"Actually, it's just as you've observed; it's just the literal meaning."

　Siegfried shrugged: "I'm here to take Benares away."

　"...Are you confident that Anti-Entropy can cure it? And can you really guarantee that it won't get out of control?"

　This time, before Salome could even speak, Ritsuki preemptively asked the question.

　"If you can't give us a reasonable explanation, I'm sorry, although we do have a conflict with Bishop Otto, we cannot allow such a large destabilizing factor to exist in the world. After all, we are still Valkyries."

　"Don't worry, I'm not Otto, so don't think of me as such a strange person."

　Siegfried said helplessly, "But this is hard to explain. Before I came, I didn't expect it would be the two of you, so I didn't prepare any contingency plans. Why don't you wait while I ask around..."

　"It's alright, Siegfried."

　A voice came from behind Siegfried.

　"Li Xue and Salome are not outsiders. I have already asked Ling Mo, so it is fine to tell them."

　"Lingmo, come here... wait, Cecilia?"

　Before Siegfried could finish speaking, he suddenly realized the problem with the girl's pronouns and quickly corrected himself.

　"?"

　Two question marks seemed to appear simultaneously above Cheng Lixue's and Salome's heads.

　The main reason was that Siegfried calling a petite girl they didn't know "Cecilia" was quite a shock.

　"Wait, if I remember correctly..."

　Salome asked with some doubt, "She should be the Suzuma who was resurrected several times during the Second Honkai Impact and has always been by the Second Herrscher's side, right?"

　“If you remember correctly, I’ve seen her file. I was impressed by the fact that Bishop Otto personally wrote ‘unknown’ on her status instead of ‘death’.”

　Cheng Lixue nodded, confirming Salome's question.

　"So, what exactly is going on here?"

　"It's not that complicated."

　Lingmo, or rather Cecilia, smiled a gentle smile that was very familiar to both of them.

　"This body does indeed belong to Suzumo, but she has only temporarily taken in my soul and occasionally lets this deceased person out for some fresh air."

　"If you don't believe me... Li Xue, you secretly collected Fu Hua's photos and even asked me to take pictures of you, right? And Salome, do you need me to help you recall those little secrets about your relationship with Nicholas?"

　“?!” ×2.

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　Here are some pictures of a few people mentioned in this chapter, since they might be a bit obscure (?).

　Chapter 79 Otto: No, the legendary durable queen Suzumo is back?

　"puff--"

　Lingmo, who was watching the show from inside her own body, couldn't hold back any longer.

　"Senior Cecilia... was she really this cunning?"

　"Of course! Cecilia's mom is a legendary natural cunning person. Although she's usually gentle and kind, she can be incredibly ruthless when it comes to being cunning..."

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi chimed in, still shaken.

　"How dare you say that!"

　Lingmo looked at Xiaoqi, the customer service representative who was whistling beside her, with a face full of shame and indignation: "You're not planning to act at all, are you? And do you know how embarrassing it was that mocking look Cecilia gave me this morning?!"

　[Ahem, since you've already guessed pretty much everything, there's no point in me trying to act out the whole thing...]

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi tried her best to look away, avoiding meeting Lingmo's accusing gaze.

　As for the rest of the truth, I won't tell you. Also, just a friendly reminder, some of your current assumptions about me are actually wrong... but it won't have a big impact.

　"Hmph, fine, I won't say it then, it doesn't affect me anyway..."