Chapter 177: Arrival in New Zealand - Reunion
After finishing his hot spring trip, Kirataka packed his luggage according to Theresa's instructions and went to the airport in the Far East with her.
Theresa changed into the same outfit she wore when he and Seele met in the city last time. Her hair was disheveled, completely different from usual. She wore black and white half-finger gloves on both hands. The casual outfit with grass green and pure white themes made her look a lot younger and exuded the aura of a young girl.
'Well, looking at it this way, it does seem like she have lost more than 40 years of her age.'
"…What are you thinking about?"
Perhaps it was her intuition, the white-haired girl glanced at Kirataka beside her.
'I have a feeling that this guy is thinking of something very rude right now.'
"Ahem, nothing."
Kirataka answered perfunctorily, looked at the people passing by, and said:
"Come to think of it, I thought you would just take a small aircraft over there, Principal."
She did not choose to take the high-speed aircraft developed by Schicksal, but chose to take a civilian plane to Australia like they are doing now.
If you take a civilian aircraft, it will take about ten hours to reach Australia.
Considering the time it takes to get from the airport to the branch base in New Zealand... well, it will take most of the day.
"I did not inform the Oceania branch in writing that I would be going there. After all, it was just a private visit, and it would not be a good idea to make a big fuss about it."
Theresa explained.
Her identity is quite special. She is not only the current head of the Apocalypse family, but also the granddaughter of Bishop Schicksal and the leader of the Far East Branch.
Even if we look at the entire Schicksal, there are not many people whose status and position can be compared with hers. Perhaps only those S-level Valkyries can be on par with her.
If she had sent a message in advance with great fanfare and then flew over there in a spacecraft, there would definitely be a grand welcome ceremony and she would be treated as the protagonist, which would conflict with her main idea of visiting Wendy.
So, she finally decided to go there by this ordinary means of travel.
'...Is Theresa really that popular?'
After listening to her words, Kirataka thought with some doubt.
"Speaking of which..."
He looked again at the two boxes he was dragging.
His own luggage was very light, containing only a few pieces of clothing and essential daily necessities - by the way, it was Mei who helped him pack it.
And Theresa's box was almost taller than her.
"Principal, don't you bring too many things?"
"Rita prepared it for me. She put a lot of things in it. Besides, isn't it your duty to take care of your sister, Brother Kirataka ~"
Theresa said with a smile.
Because of her young appearance, on the way to the airport, the driver and passers-by all thought she was Kirataka's sister.
She was too lazy to explain it to everyone - and besides, it was impossible to explain it clearly, so she simply accepted it and handed all of her "sister's" luggage to her "brother".
Hearing this mature "girl" calling him that, Kirataka rolled his eyes at her and said:
"Really? Then call me Onii-chan and let me hear it."
'Although I am not from the Far East, I am still in the Far East and I have to be addressed according to the Far East's rules.'
"Hmph, I don't want to~"
Then, the white-haired girl quickened her pace and trotted forward, her soft white hair swaying in the wind:
"Okay, let's hurry over there. It will be too late if we don't board the plane now. We are leaving a little late today, so time is a bit tight!"
"…That's because you, the principal, slept in this morning."
Kirataka complained while following with two suitcases.
.........
New Zealand, Oceania Branch.
At this moment, a girl with long chestnut hair came here with her teammates.
They all wore a black beret with two white four-pointed stars on their heads, and they wore white Valkyrie armor and a blue-purple cloak.
This is the standard uniform of the Snow Lotus Squad.
Behind the maroon girl were two or three team members who looked younger than her. They followed behind her and said excitedly:
"Captain, how long will we stay here this time?"
The chestnut-haired girl blinked her beautiful blue-purple eyes and replied:
"It's a training to strengthen combat power that takes place every six months. Hmm, it will probably last for a week or two."
"Training~ We also want to become an A-rank Valkyrie like the Captain!"
The chestnut-haired girl smiled delicately at the awe-inspiring words of the girls around her who had just become Valkyries.
She probably thought of herself who had just become a Valkyrie and had only beautiful fantasies about the future.
However, after experiencing that horrific disaster, although her dream was not extinguished, it had taken on a touch of reality.
Talking about the A-rank Valkyrie, another team member also whispered:
"By the way, do you still remember that Valkyrie senior named Wendy..."
Even the headquarters and the Far East branch far away knew about Wendy's affairs, not to mention the "locals" of the Oceania branch.
"I heard that she seemed to have participated in some experiment, which caused her health problems and she can no longer continue to serve as a Valkyrie."
"It is said that she could have become the fourth S-rank Valkyrie... What a pity!"
"…"
Anna paused for a moment, turned around, and said to her teammates with a serious expression:
"Don't discuss this topic anymore."
After all, it is an unfortunate thing, and it is not a good thing to bring it up as a topic of conversation.
Seeing the usually easy-going Captain showing a somewhat scary expression, several team members tactfully kept quiet.
Anna's expression softened immediately and she explained:
"This is not a good thing. For Miss Wendy...it is a very painful thing."
At this time, the team members remembered that their Captain seemed to have a good relationship with Wendy, the senior who was left behind in the Oceania branch to be looked after.
Although Anna had not been in the Oceania branch for much longer than them, her excellent interpersonal skills allowed her to quickly familiarize herself with the environment here and made many friends here, and Wendy was one of them.
So, these team members apologized one after another:
"I'm sorry, Captain..."
"It's nothing, okay, I know you didn't do it on purpose, let's go, let's go find the Valkyrie in charge of registration..."
As soon as Anna finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the hall of the branch.
As two figures, who most people had never met before, walked into the hall of the branch, the Valkyries around them looked at the smaller figure and began to talk in low voices.
"Could that little girl be... the legendary [Theresa Apocalypse]?!"
"Absolutely! I've seen what Lady Theresa looks like in history books."
"Why did Lady Theresa suddenly come to our Oceania branch?"
"Who knows?"
Theresa was obviously a "big star" with a high reputation. Most of the Valkyries' eyes and attention were attracted by her.
Of course, some people are curious about the boy next to her:
"Who is the boy next to Lady Theresa?"
"You probably don't know this. I heard that Saint Freya Academy under the Far East Branch rescued many survivors in Nagazora City after the third eruption last year. He was one of them."
"He looks a little handsome..."
Several Valkyries under Anna also started a new discussion because of Theresa's appearance, and she herself couldn't help but stop and follow suit.
Of course, she wasn't surprised to see Theresa.
——As a member of the Schariac Family, although she could not see Theresa frequently, she did occasionally see the petite and lovely Apocalypse chief when she was young.
To Anna, Theresa was not the "legendary figure" that everyone else saw her as.
Her real sight, and the reason she stopped, was the young man next to Theresa.
'Kirataka...'
'I didn't expect to meet again at this time. Is this fate?'
Thinking of this, the corners of Anna's mouth rose slightly unconsciously.
'It seems that this time's stay at the headquarters will be more... fulfilling, right?'
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