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

　Chapter 114 Sirin: How can a Herrscher not study? Kiana, hurry up and study with me!

　After learning about the situation in Oceania from Walter, Suzuma became somewhat worried almost immediately.

　As everyone knows, in the Honkai universe, the most worrying thing is not that you have offended some super big BOSS, but that you have been targeted by Otto.

　The second worrying thing is that you've been targeted by Otto's counterpart, specifically a certain mysterious coffin-wielding man—not counting the goofy, ordinary guy in Otto's skin like Void Treasury. Urgent.

　The current situation of the Oceania branch is that it has been targeted by Otto.

　After all, just by looking at the current combination of Wendy and Ragnar, a weakened version of Kiana and Himeko, one can see what Otto is planning.

　Although Ragnar is definitely much stronger than Himeko, Ragnar doesn't have the Godslayer Armor. Dealing with a Herrscher who is completely out of control would probably require risking his life.

　If Wendy can seize this opportunity to master the Herrscher core, it will prove that Otto's plan is entirely feasible. He only needs to replicate the scenario on Kiana. If Wendy fails, Otto will have ample time to adjust and find the problems with the plan.

　Although this behavior of treating Wendy as mere experimental material is quite outrageous, and might easily lead to Wendy, after the experiment succeeds, cursing her parents, Otto is indeed quite magnanimous when it comes to his parents. He said, "What nonsense! Can you let me revive Kallen?"

　Therefore, Suzumo quickly decided to focus her main efforts on Oceania during this period.

　At the very least, she needs to be in Oceania. It's not that she's arrogant, but with what she's accumulated so far, if she goes all out, apart from Durandal, Li Sushang, or a well-prepared Otto, no one in Destiny should be able to stop her.

　The more meticulous the plan, the more sensitive it is to numerical values, and the strength that Suzuma now represents is far more significant than it was during the Second Honkai Impact.

　With this in mind, Lingmo boarded a plane bound for Oceania, preparing to take up her post there.

　……

　Meanwhile, in St. Freya.

　"what?"

　Kiana stared at Theresa in shock.

　"Auntie, what do you mean Lingmo took a long leave?!"

　"That's what it means literally."

　Theresa looked at Kiana with some confusion, seemingly not quite understanding why the other was so agitated.

　“There have been some changes in Lingmo’s hometown, so she can’t leave for a while and asked me for a long leave… But according to her, she will probably come back once a month.”

　"So... Kiana, is there something urgent you need to see her about?"

　"I...no, it's okay, I know it's my period..."

　Kiana walked out of the office dejectedly.

　"Sister Xilin, I'm so sorry... I didn't expect Lingmo to leave St. Freya because of something. How about we skip class and go to Shenzhou to find her?"

　"No need... She doesn't have a home in China. This is just an excuse. She's probably tied up with something again. In that case, let's not bother her."

　Sirin's voice echoed in Kiana's mind.

　"Moreover, I can only be awake for a few hours each day now, and if it goes on for too long, I will feel a very weak sense of dissociation... So, even if you find her, I may not have the chance to see her."

　"Oh? Sister Celine, are you alright? You were perfectly fine in New Zealand..."

　"That's because you came into contact with the Tranquility Gem. The Herrscher of Death's power sensed its master's approach and automatically repaired my core... But without anyone controlling it, that power dissipated, and I returned to my previous state."

　"However, now that I'm awake, I'm not going to go back to that deep sleep state. I can only chat with you like this to relieve my boredom when I'm awake."

　"It's okay, Sister Xilin. I'm just slacking off in class anyway, so chatting with you won't get me caught by the teacher... Ouch!"

　"Stop slacking off! Get back to studying!"

　Kiana felt a sudden, slight dizziness.

　"To become a powerful Herrscher, one needs a wealth of knowledge! Suzuma told me that in her memory, she had seen a magical creature called a piggy bank, which could travel anywhere in the universe by precisely calculating spatial abilities."

　"Even pigs can calculate logarithmic functions and Schwarzschild radii! You can't be even less capable than a pig, can you?"

　"W-what? What is the Wadashi radius?"

　Listening to Sirin's string of abstract names, Kiana suddenly felt as if she had fallen into a book of cryptic language.

　"It's the Schwarzschild radius! How come you don't even know that? I remember seeing a popular science article about the Sea of ​​Quanta in your St. Freya's textbooks before, so you should have already learned about these things, right?"

　"Wow, this is so complicated... Even if I've studied it, I still wouldn't understand it..."

　Kiana's eyes seemed to dart around: "Sister Sirin, you didn't learn any of this either, so how did you become so amazing..."

　"Because I am a native Herrscher, I can drive the Herrscher core by instinct, while you, like that Welt, are an inherited core, so it will be much more difficult for you to control the core than for me."

　Xilin gave a soft hum.

　"Besides, who told you I haven't studied these things? Lingmo left me a complete set of basic science textbooks and an advanced textbook on space in the Herrscher Core. The latter one seems to have been edited by someone named Black Tower..."

　"Although I don't know who this person is, the textbook she wrote is quite simple and easy to understand, it's almost as if it was specially designed to take care of students like me who have no foundation."

　"So, you'd better catch up on your studies right away, and then study for two more hours in your dreams every night after you go to sleep! How can you become stronger without knowledge, and how can you protect Lingmo if you don't become stronger!"

　"Cuck!"

　Kiana clutched her head: "How could this happen... Sister Sirin, can I give the core back to you...?"

　"Who wants your core? It's yours now that it's on you. If I really wanted a core, I could just give me any one and I could adapt to it perfectly. It's not like I have to use this Void Herrscher core. But you're different. Who knows what your talent is like? What if you can only use this Void Herrscher core? If I take yours away, you'll have nothing left."

　Sirin completely ignored Kiana's complaints: "Don't even think about slacking off. Although the message left by Suzumo didn't say why I should stay on you and not be exposed, I can't just stay on you for nothing, can I?"

　"And it seems I'll be sharing a body with you for quite some time, so I'll consider it rent until you fully master the power of this core. After all, you're still my sister."

　"Well then, it's decided then. I'll start giving you extra lessons tomorrow, okay?"

　"Sister Sirin, no!"

　Chapter 115 Lingmo: Where did this come from? And what's the deal with Wendy?

　"Phew... Is this Oceania? But where's Ragnar?"

　Lingmo jumped off the anti-entropy spacecraft and looked around.

　Before Suzumo left, Walter told her that Ragnar would pick her up at the airport in person, and that he was quite conspicuous and easy to spot...

　Okay, I found it.

　Suzuma immediately understood what Walter meant, because Ragnar had a unique characteristic: except when fighting, he basically only wore a maid outfit.

　In a huge airport, a woman dressed as a maid to pick someone up... well, it's not exactly common, but it certainly stands out from the crowd.

　However, Ragnar clearly spotted Suzumo's location immediately.

　"Hello, are you Ms. Suzumo?"

　An elegant maid gently parted the crowd, then naturally took Suzumo's luggage and began to lead the way.

　"Uh-huh."

　Lingmo nodded obediently: "You must be Minister Ragnar?"

　"Just call me Ragnar, no need to be so formal."

　Ragnar smiled slightly: "Besides, since you were introduced by Teacher Lixue, our relationship isn't too distant, is it? If you also studied under Teacher Lixue, then I can be considered your senior, right?"

　"Senior... cough cough, let's not talk about that. After all, I've never studied under Li Xue. I'll just call you Sister Ragna."

　Lingmo quickly changed her form of address.

　The main reason is that, considering Otto's possible plans in Oceania, the title "senior sister" seems rather unlucky... She doesn't want Ragnar to become Ragnar!

　"Sure, whatever you like. There aren't that many rules here in the Oceania branch. After all, I've only been in charge of this branch for less than a year. Since you're a new member, you might need to register your identity information later..."

　The airport where Lingmo landed seemed to be some distance from the branch. After Ragnar had explained the treatment and living habits here, the car the two were in showed no sign of stopping. So, taking advantage of this rare moment, the somewhat curious Lingmo began to inquire about Ragnar's past.

　"Sister Ragnar, before I came here, I heard that you used to be the captain of the Valkyrie Assault Team?"

　"That was a long time ago."

　Ragnar said with a smile, "Back then, Schicksal was short-handed and had not yet recovered from the devastation of the Second Honkai Impact. So the Stormtroopers had a heavy burden, which is why they became somewhat famous. In reality, our strength at that time was not as strong as everyone said. At least compared to the Undying Blade now, we were still far behind."

　"Moreover, the stormtroopers did not complete their last mission very well either."

　"The last mission?"

　"Yes, you should have heard of it, it's the aftermath of Siegfried's defection as an S-class Fate Knight."

　Ragnar sighed: "His Holiness the Bishop ordered us to arrest Siegfried and nip the Second Herrscher's threat in the bud. However, not only have I failed to complete a single task, but I have also caused the entire Stormtroopers to be severely damaged."

　"Many of my sisters had to retire early because of excessive radiation exposure... Although this may actually prolong their lives, I am willing to take the consequences of this mistake, so I resigned voluntarily."

　"Fortunately, the bishop recognized the Stormtroopers' achievements and treated both retired and active members very well. Although I lost my qualification to be promoted to S-class Valkyrie because of this, I was put into the education system by the bishop after the punishment was lifted, and I was only recently promoted to work in Oceania."

　"Oh……"

　Lingmo couldn't help but mentally add another mark against Otto.

　So Byd just uses anyone useful as he pleases? Ragnar is such a meritorious Valkyrie, and this Gou Otto just throws her off to Oceania as experimental material. Doesn't he worry that Durandal and Rita will just blow him up?

　"Ah, we've arrived."

　Seeing that the scenery outside the window had changed to the familiar style of the Destiny Branch, Ragnar stopped the car.

　"I've already told you the reporting process, but since it's the weekend, many places may be on holiday, so you can wait a couple of days to complete the process."

　"Anyway, your job is to take care of Wendy's daily life. As for that psychological test... it's a problem left over from before I came here. Just ignore it. The current Wendy is not like before."

　"Like before? Has Wendy's situation changed?"

　Lingmo asked, feigning curiosity.

　"Well..."

　Ragnar thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "Fine, I might as well tell you, just don't spread it around."

　"Before I came, the Oceania branch was a rotten branch from the inside out. As an important experimental subject and a former A-class Valkyrie, you would never imagine what Wendy's previous situation was like... I can only say that I was lucky to bring my own armor with me."

　"what?"

　Lingmo's lips twitched slightly.

　"Sister Ragnar, you wouldn't be..."

　"Shh-"

　Ragnar made a cute shushing gesture: "After all, special cases are handled specially. I'm usually quite gentle, you know."

　"In short, after 'cleaning up' the branch from top to bottom, the remaining members were no longer able to support normal operations, so I simply recruited a group of my former students. They are all good girls, and with their concerted efforts, the Oceania branch quickly returned to normal."

　"Sister Ragnar, you are really amazing."

　Lingmo gave a heartfelt thumbs up: "As expected of a senior who has taught two S-class Valkyries."

　"That's why I dared to go on a killing spree... cough cough, mass expulsion. After all, Rita is in charge of this aspect at Schicksal, and as her teacher, I always have some advantages."

　"Oops, I think I've said a bit too much. I haven't finished my work for today yet..."

　Ragnar glanced at the terminal, then looked up and said, "Is there anything else you don't understand? If not, I'll be going now."

　"Um……"

　Lingmo thought for a moment and said, "Senior, what aspects does my job include? Just give me a brief overview so I can be mentally prepared."

　"In terms of daily life, it's about taking care of Wendy's needs. After all, it's not very convenient for her to be in a wheelchair. If you need, I can give you a few maid outfits. You have a good figure, so you should look great in them."

　"As for training and work..."

　Ragnar uttered several words that Lingmo had not expected.

　"Probably assisting with electronic intelligence reconnaissance, acting as Wendy's spotter, and maintaining her wheelchair and sniper rifle—you should be fine with those, right?"

　"……what?"

　Chapter 116 Wendy (Wheelchair Sniper God Form): The sky belongs to Oceania!

　Filled with questions, Lingmo arrived at the dormitory area of ​​the Oceania branch.

　How should I put it? She had considered that she might have encountered the legendary Wendy, and she had also considered that the Wendy she encountered might be no different from the one in the original work.

　But she never expected that she would encounter a wheelchair-bound sniper version of Wendy.

　Because this fact was quite unexpected for Lingmo, she didn't have time to think too much. She simply put down her luggage, tidied up a bit, and quickly went to the dormitory area to meet this special Wendy.

　"Please come in."