One-way traffic

Thump!! Bronya's consciousness, which was about to collapse, instantly returned, and she felt a sense of relief throughout her body.

The robotic arm was torn apart.

Not by anything else, but by pure wind.

"Ah!...cough!"

Bronya collapsed to the ground, her body giving way. She coughed instinctively, and as the oxygen reached her throat, her vision became somewhat blurry.

However, I managed to see it clearly anyway.

—A Honkai Beast of Emperor rank was kicked upside down by something.

"Eh…?"

"Hey, hey."

Someone is standing in front of you.

The man scratched his head and said this with utter boredom.

"Why do I always have to do this stupid thing? Another lone brat? Damn it, I have no interest in cleaning up after those brats anymore."

Who is it?

Bronya rubbed her eyes and finally saw the situation clearly.

A person much taller than himself, whose entire body was a single color, stood there.

white.

He wore a gray and white striped top, with a pure white winter coat over it, and his pants and shoes were all white.

The other person also had white hair on his head, which reflected the sunlight, while his eyes, as red as pigeon blood, made people think of a beast in the jungle. He also wore something around his neck that emitted a green light, and no one knew what it was.

The man stood there with his hands in his pockets, completely unconcerned.

Squeak, squeak, squeak—! That was a roar coming from ahead, though it sounded more like the constant meshing of mechanical gears.

The Emperor-level Honkai Beast floated up again.

"No! Get out of the way!!"

Even Bronya, whose expression was so calm that she could hardly read any emotion, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"That's an Emperor-level Honkai Beast! One person can't handle it alone!!"

But it is already late.

Boom boom boom boom—!! A carpet bombing-like burst of light rose continuously from mid-air; it was some kind of golden, wind-like bombardment.

The attack took only a moment; in just a few seconds, the bombs had reached the front.

Bronya stood frozen in place, unable to look directly at him, and instinctively covered her face with her hands.

Then, she heard only one sound.

"reflection."

Bang——! !

All attacks that struck the white figure were returned to their original path.

——Huh?

The golden light bombarded the Emperor-class Honkai Beast's own body in one go, and as it roared in pain, Bronya heard the sound.

"No, this amount of material is far from enough."

"I thought I could at least use it as practice for the new forces... but it seems that's not going to work at all."

"This kind of stuff isn't nearly enough for me!"

one second.

No, that's an instant that takes countless overlaps to roughly equal one second.

The loud bang exploded, and even the shadow was nowhere to be seen.

Under Bronya's direct gaze, the entire body of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast was torn in two.

This is a moment that is less than one-tenth of a second.

After being completely torn to shreds, a new tornado arose, and the gale-force winds of over 720 meters instantly crushed all the remains, leaving not even dust. The fiery tornado, mixed with some kind of hellfire, easily devoured all the remains of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast.

Click.

The girl was startled; it was the sound of the white-haired man twisting his neck with his hand.

He walked step by step to a spot not far away, clasping his hands together, making a series of crisp sounds between his wrists and fingers.

An unspoken sense of oppression instantly enveloped Bronya's entire body.

"..."

The girl knelt down on the spot, not daring to raise her head.

The sense of oppression and fear was too intense.

Just like humans facing the most ferocious beast in the deepest darkness, the mere sight of its crimson eyes in the darkness evokes unprecedented fear, let alone the thought of actually meeting it.

Bronya even felt her hands trembling slightly, and she could hardly lift her head.

So much fear that even his neck stiffened completely.

Until about a few seconds later.

"Ouch."

A familiar voice came from behind me.

Only at this moment did Bronya finally have the courage to raise her head and quickly look behind her.

"Himeko... Major Himeko!!"

That was a cry of near despair.

Himeko Murata, draped in a long robe, stood at the back with the other Valkyries, looking in their direction.

Himeko saw Bronya's fearful eyes and trembling body, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes as she slowly walked over.

"What are you..."

"Bronya...Bronya encountered...a King-class Honkai Beast..."

Emperor-level? The surrounding Valkyries were stunned into silence.

That's no laughing matter.

So far, the number of times an Emperor-class Honkai Beast has appeared is not very high, and... its power is so strong that it requires an A-class Valkyrie to defeat it.

No, wait...

"Where are the Honkai Beasts? Bronya."

Himeko looked around, but saw nothing.

Only at this moment did Bronya begin to recall.

The white monster that was beside me.

Ah... Ahhh!!

An overwhelming sense of fear welled up inside me.

“…Bronya?”

Himeko Murata frowned. Before her eyes, Bronya seemed to be genuinely frightened by something, and was actually trembling on the spot.

Are you kidding me? I've never seen Bronya like this before... What is it?

No, wait a minute.

Himeko shifted her gaze to what was in front of her.

She hadn't noticed from the beginning the person standing right in front of her, casually standing still.

That being, dressed in white winter clothes.

Bronya is a B-rank Valkyrie, and even with her own strength, she is not able to defeat an Emperor-class Honkai Beast in one go.

So, if Bronya didn't solve it, then who did?

The answer is obvious.

"How... is this possible...?"

Even Himeko herself was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

"...Did you take care of that Emperor-class Honkai Beast?"

"Eh?!"

"Resolve... resolve the Emperor-class Honkai Beast?!"

The Valkyries following Himeko immediately exclaimed in disbelief.

Click.

After stopping his neck, which had been twisting countless times, the white monster finally spoke in a low voice.

"So you've finally noticed me?"

—A sense of oppression.

An unbelievable pressure instantly enveloped the Valkyries; it was a fear that could only be truly felt after they became aware of each other.

The other party did nothing and did not show any hostile behavior.

That's all.

Simply by standing there, the sheer scale of the oppressive aura completely enveloped everything around it.

"Major Himeko!"

"Please step back, we are preparing for battle—!!"

The two Valkyries following on either side immediately prepared themselves, drawing their own signature weapons.

But the white-clad figure didn't even glance at them.

"...No, you should stop."

"Himeko, Major...?"

"I don't think you can win."

The two Valkyries instinctively wanted to argue, but they soon began to realize something.

Bronya just said there was an Emperor-class Honkai Beast here, but she couldn't deal with it at all.

Bronya is not someone who would lie.

So, it's quite clear what happened to that Honkai Beast and who dealt with it.

"..."

He single-handedly defeated the Emperor-level Honkai Beast.

Look at that person, he doesn't even seem to have suffered a single injury.

This scale is simply beyond their capabilities to handle.

hum.

A screen, resembling a communication device, flashed in front of Himeko.

But no one dared to make the slightest move; they simply stared intently at the presence before them.

"Someone is calling you, aren't you going to answer?"

The monster spoke softly to Himeko.

Forcibly enduring the unconscious sense of oppression that emanated from her at all times, Himeko Murata frowned before finally accepting the call.

"Is that Major Himeko?"

"Is that... the headmaster's voice?"