Collapse, I save everything alone

Chapter 166: Xier's Dual Mentor

In the far east, Hokkaido, a forest ravaged by collapse.

"NEKO——CHARM!"

"Reload Bunny, FIRE!"

Kiana and Bronya skillfully cleaned up the Honkai beasts.

This group of Honkai beasts are the products of animals in the forest being infected by Honkai energy and mutated. Accordingly, they do not have very strong strength.

“Hey—whoosh!”

Xier also tried her best to slash with the sickle, knocking down the monster in front of her.

Rita on the side maintained an elegant posture, leaning on a branch, overlooking the battlefield.

Her eyes were mainly focused on the white-haired girl.

——Monitoring the awakening status of the experimental subject K423 is her main task this time at St. Freya Academy.

Due to the failure of the last Singapore incident, the Bishop was not able to obtain the experimental data he wanted related to the Herrscher of the Void.

Not to mention the loss of the Serenity Gem, the main purpose of her accepting the mission and coming to the Far East Branch this time was to observe Kiana's condition.

The bishop did not give this task to Fu Hua, probably because he had doubts about her performance last time in Singapore.

...Let's not discuss this point for now.

Although it is impossible to collect enough data at one time, the same information can be obtained through observation over a certain period of time.

Hmm... It seems that K423 has mastered the basic Valkyrie fighting skills, which is obviously the result of regular training.

This doesn't seem to match the lazy character described by the Archive Information Center...

Rita shifted her gaze to the other two girls.

Bronya Zajicek, a famous killer who once topped the [Charon List] and was Cocolia's spy... However, the news of Cocolia's death had already reached her a long time ago.

He is not very powerful and is not someone who needs much attention.

Seele-Fleuré is nominally Bronya's sister... There is not much information about her. We only know that she came from an orphanage in Cocolia like Bronya and was born in Estonia.

He is the weakest among the three in terms of strength, but his potential is remarkable. He has not been in St. Freya Academy for a long time, but he has improved rapidly.

Of course, observing Kiana and the people around her was just one of the tasks given to her by the Bishop.

There is another task...

A smile appeared on Rita's lips.

Seeing that the battle between the girls and the Honkai beasts below had come to an end, she gently jumped down from the tree branch and landed beside the girls, saying admiringly:

"Everyone has done a great job. If we let these Honkai beasts break through the woods and enter the town, the consequences will be disastrous."

The girls put away their weapons.

Rita clapped her hands and said with a smile:

"That's all for today. It's time to have a nice rest."

……

In addition to St. Freya Academy, the headquarters of the Far East branch, Tianming also has many resident offices in the Far East. Although the environment is not as good as the Vienna Palace-level conditions in the academy, it can definitely be called luxurious.

The girls will temporarily live here for the next few days. After fighting for a whole day, they begin to go into the bathroom to take a shower and change clothes.

Rita put on an apron and a kitchen hat, and prepared dinner alone in the kitchen while the girls were bathing.

Possessing Mei's superb cooking skills, she prepared a sumptuous Western meal for this group of young Valkyries.

The dark-blonde woman was processing the ingredients skillfully while thinking about another thing:

——Another task Otto gave her was to observe Kiana’s emotional state.

When necessary, attempts can be made to intervene.

Specifically, what needs to be observed mainly refers to the situation between her and Mingyu.

This was related to the Bishop's future plans. Although he did not fully reveal to her the details of the plan for subject K423, Rita could guess some of the reasons.

The experimental subject K423 was not immediately killed, but was allowed to wander around the world until she entered St. Freya's Academy. The purpose was to allow her to grow and cultivate her relationship with the people around her while gradually awakening the power of the Herrscher.

Only when this "Kiana Kaslana" develops an extremely deep relationship with the people around her, will the Bishop's plan officially begin.

The relationship between Kiana and the other girls is probably more like family and friendship.

Such emotions may be enough to satisfy the Bishop's plan, but it is always better to be prepared and add more possibilities.

For example...love between men and women.

But why does the Bishop expect K423 to develop emotions with the people around him?

Could it be that the Bishop is expecting human emotions to overcome the consciousness of the Herrscher?

But if that is the case, why didn't Mei Raiden, the third Herrscher who was already a successful example, attract the interest of the bishop?

Or... what the bishop needs is not a Herrscher, but a Herrscher of the Void? Does her special power have any special significance for the bishop's plan?

While thinking about these questions, she finished a sumptuous dinner.

A big plate of vegetable salad, pasta, grilled steak, grilled lamb chops, etc.

In addition, there are many snacks, such as perfect molten chocolate cake, salty and fragrant cheese cookies, pudding, jelly and mousse, etc.

After the dishes were served on the table, the attentive maid placed flowers on the side of the table, creating a beautiful atmosphere.

After doing all this, the girls who had finished bathing came out one after another.

“It smells so good~”

Kiana sniffed and quickly ran to the dining table.

Rita pursed her lips slightly, smiled and greeted:

"Kiana-san, Seele-san, and Bronya-san, please use your food."

……

"By the way... girls, I heard that you and Mingyu are living together?"

Halfway through the pleasant meal, Rita brought up the topic.

This is a very natural question. After all, a girl living with a boy is quite eye-catching. Moreover, Mingyu is the only male student in St. Freya Academy.

"Ah."

Kiana nodded naturally.

This is a well-known fact, so there is no need to hide anything.

"Excuse me, I'm a little curious... What do you think of the boy you live with?"

Bronya: "A trustworthy person."

Kiana: "Hmm... someone you can rely on and trust?"

Xier: "He is like a brother to Xier."

The answers obtained are similar.

It seems that Mingyu left a very good impression on them.

With such a good psychological foundation and a pattern of spending time together day and night, it is not impossible to further develop the relationship.

However, right now, Rita still has a more serious problem to face:

According to what she learned recently from the academy, Mingyu and the third Herrscher, Raiden Mei, are probably already dating.

Therefore, if you want to bring K423 and Mingyu together, you must first "get rid of" Raiden Mei.

...To be honest, this is not an easy thing even for Rita.

She had received professional assassin training from the Sky Mandate Headquarters, was proficient in more than a dozen languages, and was a good teacher. Her Honkai energy skills had even reached the level of the only three S-class Valkyries currently, but...

Things like breaking up couples and bringing people together are really not within her business scope.

Of course, this emotional task is not something that must be completed, but as a maid who pursues perfection...she requires herself to complete all tasks ordered by the bishop excellently.

In short, it is better to find out what they think first.

Thinking of this, Rita picked up the red tea cup and took a sip. She showed a curious expression and asked the three girls in front of her:

"When I was in class at school, I heard other students mention that Mingyu and Meiyi seemed to be dating. Is that true?"

When she asked this question, she paid attention to each girl's reaction.

"Huh? Is that true?"

Kiana had a bewildered expression.

She didn't care about this at all.

Before, I only knew how to eat, now I only know how to eat and exercise...

Bronya thought of the voice she heard that night and was silent for a few seconds. She chose to cover up what she knew and said:

"...Bronya is not sure."

Only Xier didn't say anything, but showed a rather strange expression.

Rita took in all their reactions and had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

……

night.

I'm so tired, so alone

Rita came to Xier's room and knocked on the door gently.

"Sister Rita? It's so late, what's the matter?"

The blue-black-haired girl opened the door and looked at the Valkyrie senior in front of her and asked.

Rita touched her hair and said with a faint smile:

"There are some things I want to talk to Xi'er-san alone."

So she entered Xier's room.

There was a book spread out on the desk in the girl's room, probably a diary or something like that.

Xier put away the diary, pulled the chair to Rita, and then sat obediently on the edge of the bed.

"Actually, it's like this. Lady Theresa asked me to help you with using the sickle in combat."

Rita said with a smile.

This is indeed true. As a maid serving many people, she always agrees to various requests.

How to balance these needs from different people and respond to everyone's expectations elegantly and perfectly is the joy of her life.

"Ah... that's indeed the case."

Xier was slightly stunned, and then said with some joy.

Obviously no one would refuse an S-class Valkyrie who was willing to teach him fighting skills.

She also wants to become stronger quickly so that she can help everyone.

"Although Honkai energy can enhance the physical fitness of the Valkyrie, the scythe is not easy to operate. I observed you fighting today, and I found that you still have many shortcomings in using the scythe."

Rita tells the story.

"Well... then, in your opinion, Sister Rita, what does Xi'er lack the most?"

Xier asked humbly.

"From my perspective, what is lacking the most is elegance in battle."

Rita said with a smile.

"Eh? Elegant?"

Xier tilted her head slightly.