Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

It was from the bombing just now. Before Finney could react, Chris used a missile to send Tachibana Hibiki to Finney's side.

bang!!!

The immense force struck Finnie's abdomen, not only creating a large gash in her stomach but also briefly lifting her into the air.

"Well done, Tachibana!"

After Hibiki Tachibana completed her attack, Tsubasa Kazanari had already converted her greatsword into a medium-sized broadsword.

【Azure Flash】

The blue and white sword energy shot out and struck the still-stunned Finny, prolonging the time he remained airborne.

"This strike is a return gift to you, Finney!"

Slightly further away, Chris, with Ogawa's help, found a relatively safe and open area and launched the missile she had created by squeezing her own body dry.

In an instant, the missile, carrying enormous kinetic energy, slammed into Finney's body, sending her flying far away, where she finally exploded in the distance.

"Hoo...hoo...hoo ha."

After delivering this blow, Chris finally succumbed to the pressure of the armor and temporarily relieved her body's strain.

"Phew... Great! I thought we were really going to die, but we actually managed to defeat Miss Finney."

"Xueyin, thank you so much for your help."

After Finney was knocked away, Hibiki Tachibana and Tsubasa Kazanari quickly cleared away the remaining noise and reunited with the panting Chris.

"Ha, don't get me wrong, I only fought alongside you guys to survive that guy, you popular singer and idiot."

Chris bared her teeth and spoke with barbed words.

"Oh, right, just a heads up, Finney's snake armor has a very strong regenerative ability. If you don't escape now, you won't have another chance."

"Of course, it would be great if you were willing to cover for me."

Chris said this, and then she turned around without hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, the armored vehicle, which still had some remaining power, sped away in a certain direction, quickly causing Chris's figure to disappear into the air.

"Oh, Chris-chan?"

Hibiki Tachibana instinctively wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by Tsubasa Kazanari.

“She’s right, Tachibana. Let’s leave and go back to Section 2 to rest before that woman who manipulated the snake armor returns.”

Kazanari Tsubasa calmly spoke to Tachibana Hibiki.

A deafening roar erupted as the Second Division helicopter, having already concluded its battle, arrived near the three people on the ground.

“I understand, Miss Yi.”

Seeing this, Tachibana Hibiki understood that today should end here. She then boarded the helicopter with Kazanari Tsubasa and Ogawa and left the place.

......

"Ha, what a sorry sight."

A little later, in a city alley, dragging her tired body, Chris couldn't help but describe herself in this way.

"Even though I've done my best to achieve this, what should I do next?"

After being temporarily safe, the questions that had been suppressed by the urgent threat to her life began to surface in Chris's mind one by one.

For Chris, Finney was arguably the person who had taken care of her the longest, besides her parents. She never thought about how she would live if Finney didn't need her and abandoned her.

Now, facing this situation, Chris was almost instantly overwhelmed by the uncertainty of the future and the overwhelming loneliness.

"Damn it, damn it, why did you lie to me? Why did I have to go through this?"

"If this continues, oh, if this continues, won't I be all alone again?"

Faced with this situation, Chris became irritable and punched the wall in frustration, seemingly complaining.

Glug-----Glug-

The rumbling of hunger from Chris's stomach briefly interrupted her inner turmoil.

"Phew... Calm down. At least try to find a place to stay first, rest for a bit, and then figure out how to find food."

Chris, feeling terrible, lowered her head and prepared to take a step forward.

"Ah, what's this?"

Just then, Chris looked down and noticed a piece of paper on the ground. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a banknote that had been blown into the alley by the wind.

And, in a place Chris couldn't see, there seemed to be some small, yellow and white machinery that had quietly disappeared into the air.

P.S. Good morning (or something like that?).

Chapter 149 The Rest After Lesson Two

"Welcome back to the team, Lin Er Yi san⊙pII侕-Tsuki no Tachibana, congratulations!"

Several fireworks went off with a bang, and a flying ribbon landed on Tachibana Hibiki's forehead as she stepped out of the elevator.

To celebrate Hibiki Tachibana's successful return to the team after more than a month's absence, everyone in the Special Disaster Countermeasures Division 2 thought they should hold a welcome party.

Thus, the scene we see today unfolded: the Second Division set up the welcome party venue within an hour and ensured that those who were supposed to attend participated in the gathering.

"The Great Zero Continent Private Six All Take 2baQ*U - N Family... Ah, the Future!"

Touched by the welcome, Hibiki Tachibana also spotted her best friend among the crowd.

"Waaaah, Mirai, I'm so glad to see you again. I'm so sorry for making Mirai worry. Please forgive me."

The next moment, Tachibana Hibiki walked straight forward and solemnly apologized to Hinata Mirai.

For Hibiki Tachibana, not only did she secretly fight against the noise without telling Mirai, but she was also captured in front of Mirai, causing Mirai to worry.

Driven by an intense will to survive, Hibiki Tachibana immediately stepped forward to apologize to her best friend, her posture very serious and her apology very sincere.

"ring…"

As for Kohinata Mirai, she frowned slightly as she looked at Tachibana Hibiki, who was solemnly apologizing to her.

"Yes, I'll do anything, as long as you can forgive me in the future!"

Upon hearing her best friend's voice, Tachibana Hibiki immediately stood at attention, ready to await her reprimand.

"Hibiki, have you gained weight?"

However, Kohinata Mirai did not answer Tachibana Hibiki's actions. Instead, after frowning, she asked her best friend the question.

"Hmm...sigh?"

Hibiki Tachibana froze, then subconsciously pulled open the fabric covering her lower abdomen.

"Sure enough, it wasn't my imagination. Compared to when I last saw you, Hibiki's face seems rounder, and the little belly you lost through exercise seems to have come back up."

Ignoring Tachibana's stunned expression, Kohinata Mirai earnestly explained the results of her observations of Tachibana Hibiki.

"Ah, it's true, oh dear."

Hibiki Tachibana also became aware of the changes in her body.

It seems that the food there was a bit too plentiful, and because she hadn't been slacking off in battle, her body fat had increased slightly.

"I don't understand, Hibiki, what exactly did you go through with Zero?"

Seeing her best friend acting as carefree as ever, Kohinata Mirai couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Although Kohinata Mirai thought that Rei might not do anything too bad to her best friend.

However, she did not expect that Ling Yier I Yi San Wu Jiu Liu Zhu seemed to be too good to her best friend, to the point that the friend had gained some extra weight.

"Haha, I'll tell you about this later, in the future."

Thinking about her somewhat lazy lifestyle before, Tachibana Hibiki replied with a simple smile.

"In that case, we need to train even harder from now on."

"Ah...yes, Master!"

Kazanari Genjuro nodded and spoke to Tachibana Hibiki, who immediately responded.

"Commander, although I don't really want to disturb you, I just noticed some noise in the city."

Just as the group was engrossed in the banquet, a member of the Second Division responsible for observation suddenly spoke up.

"Noise, is that so? I understand. It's alright, this is our duty. Tachibana, Tsubasa, shall we launch an attack now?"

Kazanari Genjuro didn't say much. Now that noise had appeared, there was only one thing the Second Section needed to do.

"In good condition."

"Hmm, it's okay, it's just noise. I fight against them every day at Zero's place."

Kazanari Tsubasa responded immediately, and Tachibana Hibiki also spoke confidently.

“Um, Commander, the reaction occurred where the previously observed Ichival reaction appeared, and then the noise reaction disappeared.”

However, just then, new messages arrived, interrupting their conversation.

"Ichival, was it made by Yukine? Well, Tachibana, Tsubasa, it seems you don't need to launch an attack."

Thinking back to the information he had consulted, Kazanari Genjuro realized what had happened.

"Is that Chris-chan? Is Chris-chan fighting with noise?"

Hibiki Tachibana asked with concern.

Who is Chris?

Kohinata Mirai noticed that she seemed to recognize some of the names.

"Chris-chan, she's someone I met through Zero-chan's side. She helped us a lot during the previous battle; we fought side-by-side... Ah!"

Upon hearing Kohinata Mirai's question, Tachibana Hibiki first smiled and introduced it to Kohinata Mirai, then suddenly seemed to remember something and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong? Is that a sound?"

Kohinata Mirai didn't understand why Tachibana Hibiki's expression had changed.

"Ugh... I was so nervous when I ran away that I forgot everything that Rei-chan told me to do."

Hibiki Tachibana nervously rummaged around on her body and quickly found a small box. Opening the box, she found more than a dozen glass tubes containing reagents, as well as a matching needle-free syringe.

What are these?

Kohinata Mirai asked in confusion.

"Yes, Zero told me that it was a drug made to prevent me from dying. I have to inject it to suppress fusion after every intense battle."

Hibiki Tachibana spoke very smoothly, while taking out a glass tube and assembling it with a syringe.

"Hibiki, dead?!" "What do you mean, Tachibana-kun?" "Tachibana, explain yourself clearly."

Hibiki Tachibana's words immediately elicited an excited reaction from those around her.

"Um, well, it's just that Rei-chan said that if I fuse too much with the relic, I'll die."

Under the concerned questioning of the people around her, Tachibana Hibiki nervously explained the physical condition she had just learned.

"Ah, but don't worry, Zero said that as long as I inject this medicine within twelve hours after each intense battle, there won't be any problems... um."

Hibiki Tachibana then added, while injecting the medicine into her neck as Rei had instructed.

"Why didn't you tell me about something so important sooner, Tachibana?"

Feng Mingyi looked very nervous, and his words were somewhat agitated.

"Hibiki, will it die?"

Kohinata Mirai was still immersed in the information she had just received.

"Um, haha, I forgot."

Hibiki Tachibana grinned foolishly, trying to steer the conversation away from the topic.

"In short, Tachibana-kun, we need to give you a physical examination first, and these medications also need to be tested accordingly."

Kazanari Genjuro immediately made a decision and then took out his communicator to make a call.

"Ahem, Genjuro-kun, is there something you need?"

A coughing female voice came from the other end of the communicator; it was Sakurai Ryoko's voice.