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

　“I told her… when you can ask that question, you’re no longer the ‘lacking in noble character’ you claim to be, so be confident, okay? Mistelin Shaniat~”

　"Also, if you don't mind, and really want an official identity... you can call yourself my cousin in public? I'd love to have such a cute and sensible little sister."

　"I don't know if it's because Yutu has hardly ever interacted with anyone, but after hearing my answer, the child blushed immediately and ran away without even waiting for you to come over."

　“…Senior Cecilia, as expected of you.”

　Lingmo gave a heartfelt thumbs up.

　This is the composure and confidence of the older generation of Destiny Succubi.

　"But now that you're here, Suzumo, have you dealt with the enemies on your side as well?"

　"Well, although the process was a bit bumpy, it's all resolved now."

　Lingmo nodded: "And for some reason, it's unlikely that World Serpent will be targeting Wendy again anytime soon."

　"However... World Serpent still needs Herrscher cores. Considering they can't find Welt right now, and it's impossible for them to directly raid Schicksal headquarters, so..."

　"So, they might target Kiana or Mei, right?"

　Cecilia immediately understood what Suzumo meant.

　"Do not."

　Lingmo shook her head: "I think... they are more likely to focus their attention on the new Herrscher than on Kiana and Mei."

　"After all, Kiana is the core of Otto's plan... to harm Kiana would be more terrifying than to harm Otto's manhood."

　"So, it seems I don't have anything to do lately? That's perfect..."

　Cecilia held out her hand and said, "Look, what's this?"

　"Uh……"

　Lingmo scratched her head: "The Stigmata of the Shaniat family? But I remember you already had one before, senior."

　"This isn't the same one as before."

　Cecilia smiled mysteriously: "This is... my own Stigmata."

　"As payment for helping Yu Tu resolve her inner conflict, Yu Tu extracted my original Stigmata from the Stigmata Space. Well, that might be a bit ambiguous, and it can't be said to be exactly the same as before, but none of that matters."

　"The important thing is that after having this holy mark, my body can produce holy blood stably again."

　"Eh?"

　Lingmo's eyes lit up: "This is a killer weapon!"

　"That's right, but it's not without its flaws."

　Cecilia shrugged: "Although the Holy Blood has been generated again, my current body is still too weak and may not be able to bear the 'pressure' brought by the Holy Blood. So, after we go back this time, the Doctors will probably have a headache for quite some time."

　"After all, the previous physical adjustments went so smoothly mainly because Otto had already completed eight or nine tenths of the work, but... this time it won't be so easy."

　……

　After saying goodbye to Cecilia, Suzumo felt relieved and returned to her dormitory, as if she had finally put things to rest.

　Then, she saw a sneaky Ragnar in the dormitory.

　"Sister Ragnar?"

　"Ah, yes, it's Suzuma..."

　Ragnar was startled by Suzumo's sudden turning on of the light.

　Of course, there wasn't much of a shock factor; it was mainly the guilty conscience of the thief.

　She couldn't very well say that she actually came in and saw Wendy sleeping soundly on the bed with a strange blush on her face, and assumed that Wendy and Suzumi had just engaged in some healthy exercise related to the harmony of life, so she wanted to find some clues to support her guess.

　"Uh... Ragnar's side of Honkai Beasts has been cleared out?"

　"Of course, we also caught two very suspicious robots, but they seemed quite tough. They self-destructed immediately when we captured them, and it was a physical self-destruction."

　Hearing Lingmo take the initiative to steer the conversation to the main topic, Ragnar secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then casually pulled out a chair, gesturing for Lingmo to sit down.

　"However, this Honkai Beast rampage is clearly not a natural phenomenon. Considering the previous commotion at the Oceania branch... Suzuma, is there anything you want to tell me?"

　"Well……"

　Seeing Ragnar's enigmatic smile, Lingmo guiltily looked away.

　"How about you tell me, Senior Ragnar, what do you know?"

　"At least now I'm certain that you, Xiaolingmo, have never taken a course on counter-interrogation. This is one of the compulsory courses for the Valkyries of Destiny, after all, there are many organizations in the world that are very interested in the Valkyries' technology."

　Seeing Lingmo suddenly tense up, Ragnar chuckled.

　"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Otherwise, if you tell Wendy, she'll start watching me every day and won't let me drink."

　"You come from Anti-Entropy, and you are one of the key executors of Anti-Entropy. Your last major confrontation with Schicksal was the Second Honkai Impact more than a decade ago, right?"

　"Gu..."

　Lingmo immediately slumped onto the table, trembling: "Sister Ragnar, you know everything now..."

　"After all, your anti-entropy infiltration has a unique characteristic."

　Seeing Lingmo's curious gaze, Ragnar laughed and said, "No technique, just feelings."

　“My dearest Lingmo, do you know how many tails I’ve had to deal with during your infiltrations and the temptations from fate while you’re all cuddling with Wendy every day?”

　"Then... thank you, Sister Ragnar?"

　Lingmo tilted her head.

　"No need to thank me. Actually, I've been waiting for this day to come and confront you."

　Ragnar relaxed his posture: "Everything else is fine, we can discuss it. I'm mainly concerned about one issue."

　"what is the problem?"

　"Your relationship with Wendy..."

　Ragnar looked thoughtful: "Does this count as an old cow eating young grass?"

　"Sister Ragnar!"

　Lingmo blushed instantly: "My age doesn't count when I'm asleep!"

　"Hmm, that makes sense. And if we're going by what you young people say these days, it seems like Wendy is the one who's more like 'top' in your relationship."

　"You're not allowed to say that either!"

　Chapter 151 Lingmo: Hey, since Wendy evolves a little bit every time she gets injured, then I...

　"Your Majesty Bishop."

　Amber gently knocked on Otto's office door, waited a moment, then pushed the door open and went straight in.

　As expected, Otto was staring intently at the computer screen with a serious expression, completely unaware of Amber.

　"I said, Your Excellency..."

　Amber sighed: "Have you reached the point where you're not even bothering to put on an act when you're using Lotus Fantasy during work hours?"

　"No, no, no, amber..."

　Otto closed the laptop with a serious expression: "This time is different from usual."

　"What do you mean by 'different'...?"

　"A mysterious person opened ten accounts at the same time, and named them from Ichijō Sakura to Jūjō Sakura, and kicked my account out of the leaderboard."

　"Oh, that's quite a serious matter..."

　Amber replied emotionlessly, "Was it Suzumo who surpassed the Bishop in Karen's fantasies?"

　"I did have my suspicions, but it's unlikely to be her."

　Otto shook his head: "The kind of person who can put ten accounts on the leaderboard at the same time must be someone who does nothing most of the time every day. As for Miss Suzumo... if I may be frank, dealing with Kiana will keep her busy for a while."

　"Not to mention that my old friend isn't even in St. Freya lately... I guess you must have brought me news of her, Amber, right?"

　“That’s right, Your Excellency.”

　Amber placed a stack of reports in front of Otto, then separated them from one of the pages.

　"The above is the official report from Ragnar, and the below is the debriefing version that I compiled by combining Rita's and Ghost's investigation reports, which basically restores the whole picture of the incident."

　"Hmm...not bad, Amber, you're as capable as ever."

　Otto didn't even glance at the report from Ragnar; he merely flipped through the report Amber had given him and set it aside.

　"Although it deviated a bit from what I expected, it's not a big problem. I didn't really expect to get a very satisfactory result here anyway."

　"Eh?"

　Amber paused for a moment: "Then the bishop's purpose in setting up this place for a year is..."

　"It's not that I'm unwilling to explain to you, it's just that my explanation might sound a bit obscure."

　Otto was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Ever since Suzuma disrupted my plans for the Second Honkai Impact, the butterfly effect has begun to radiate into all subsequent events. Even now, we still don't understand what caused some of the doubts to arise during the Second Honkai Impact."

　"Therefore, in order to ensure the accurate implementation of the plan, I have developed several follow-up plans to deal with different situations, and I have made sure that they can each precisely lead to the outcome I want to see in the end."

　"The Oceania strategy is just a side move. It would be best if it succeeded, but if it didn't, it would at least give me a signal and tell me which plan to take next."

　"So, Your Excellency, have you received an answer?"

　"We got it, but it wasn't a good answer."

　Otto sighed, "It's the inevitable course of events; we were just one step behind."

　"Amber, pass on my order: after the next Durandal mission is over and we return to headquarters, go and give the Undying Blade a break."

　"Then, have Durandal take the Black Abyss White Flower to stop the adaptive modification experiment on the Tranquil Gem and contain the gem. I will give you the containment container tomorrow."

　"Also, bring me that sample of my own body remains that I brought back from London a year ago. I want to use the power of the remaining Third Divine Key on it to make a little gadget."

　……

　"So, Professor Ragnar really just brushed this off?"

　Wendy sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Lingmo who had just returned from outside, and asked with blinking eyes.

　"What else? In the end, this whole thing is just Otto's side having a guilty conscience. Even if he really wanted to investigate, he wouldn't do it now, after all..."

　Lingmo gently patted Wendy's smooth, fair legs in white silk stockings: "Your experiment was originally one of those experiments that lay in a gray area, not exactly legal."

　"That's it..."

　Wendy suddenly fell silent: "So, Lingmo, now that everything on my end is settled, are you leaving?"

　"I'm not leaving."

　"Eh?"

　"Hey...did you not listen to anything I said back then?!"

　Lingmo pinched Wendy's cheek and said with a smile, "Didn't I tell you? Protecting you was only one of the reasons I came to Oceania. Another reason is that it's a kind of unspoken understanding and compromise between Otto and me."

　“If I stayed in St. Freya, he was worried that I would ruin his plans, and I didn’t want Otto watching me all the time, so I disappeared from St. Freya, and he didn’t have to keep staking out my place every day. It’s the best of both worlds.”

　"As for when we'll go back... it'll probably be before the Valkyrie assessment in September. I just spoke with Sister Ragnar and asked her to form an exchange and learning delegation with St. Freya to develop a cooperative education model. I also want Theresa to recruit some people from Oceania."

　"With this cooperation window, even if I go back to St. Freya later, you can come and find me anytime."

　Lingmo proudly put her hands on her hips: "How about that? Aren't I amazing?"

　"Great!"

　Wendy cheered in agreement, "It just so happens that your injury stimulated my core potential, and now I feel like I have a lot more power to control. Now we can continue to develop combo techniques together."

　"Huh??!"

　Hearing Wendy's words, Lingmo's clever idea immediately came to mind again: "Since you can develop some of my core potential by getting injured once, why don't I go and get seriously injured in front of you a few more times... Ouch!"

　Before Lingmo could finish speaking, her vision suddenly spun around her, and when she came to her senses, she found Wendy already straddling her.

　"?"

　Now it was Lingmo's turn to be dumbfounded: "You, aren't you still unable to move your legs?"

　"The fact that I can't feel my legs doesn't mean I can't manipulate airflow and control them directly!"