Chapter 179: The Girl in the Wheelchair
Compared to the Far East, where snow has already started to fall, New Zealand is still in the mood for summer.
Behind the branch base, on a vast green grassland, the girl was sitting alone in a wheelchair, looking at the scenery in front of her.
She supported herself in the wheelchair and moved slowly forward. The tires crushed the spring grass that had just emerged on the ground. The "squeaking" sound was like a silent resistance. The girl did not pay attention to the sounds but raised her head, letting the wind flowing over the grassland blow her hair, revealing her beautiful face underneath.
Under the short hair mixed with green and black are blue-green eyes.
Although she can no longer fight as a Valkyrie, Schicksal still provides her with a very good living environment and life care. However, she can no longer leave the branch location at will.
She has a desire gem in her body, so she must stay within the range that Schicksal can monitor and handle.
The girl, who was enjoying the breeze, heard footsteps coming from behind her.
The girl immediately pressed the button on the wheelchair and let it rotate with her.
What came into view were two very familiar figures and a young man she had never met before.
"Wendy, I'm here to see you~"
Anna trotted over to the green-haired girl.
"Well, long time no see, Anna."
The girl responded softly.
Then, her eyes fell on the white-haired girl walking behind.
Her eyes became a little complicated, and she said softly:
"...Principal Theresa."
"Um... long time no see, Wendy."
Theresa spoke softly and came to the girl's side.
Finally, Wendy's eyes fell on Kirataka, and she asked hesitantly:
"Who are you..."
"I'm Kirataka, um... I should be considered your junior, right?"
He introduced himself briefly.
Obviously, facing this long-awaited reunion, Wendy and Theresa, the teacher and student, had a lot to talk about, so Anna and Kirataka went to sit on the grass a little further away, leaving them some space.
The reason why they didn't leave was to prevent any vicious conflicts that might occur in the future, but... it shouldn't be possible, right?
...
"Anna, how are you doing here?"
"The new team members are all very cute, and the combat training has been persisting. Although the number of Honkai disasters has not been many... But overall, this is also a good thing."
The chestnut-haired girl sat next to him and shared with him with great interest what happened after she came to the Oceania branch.
From Anna, Kirataka also roughly understood that the burden of the Oceania branch in fighting against Honkai was not that heavy.
Compared to other areas, the invasion of Honkai beasts here is not frequent, and the intensity is not too high.
'I guess this is also the reason why Anna was assigned here to serve as the Captain'.
——She had already experienced a life-and-death crisis during the eruption of Manila, and after that, she was arranged to continue serving in a relatively safer environment.
Only…
Although Oceania seems to be relatively peaceful now, its future can only be described as ill-fated.
Oceania is probably the only place on this planet that has been attacked twice by the Herrscher from the past to the present.
The first time was Wendy's Herrscher of Wind, and the second time... was Anna's Herrscher of Ice.
Although Wendy is often jokingly said to have fought back and forth with the three B-rank Valkyries, her appearance did directly destroy the entire New Zealand Schicksal forces and caused considerable damage. The damage caused to ordinary people is probably no less than the artificial eruption of Nagazora.
'As for Anna...'
Kirataka glanced at the cute chestnut-haired girl beside him.
'If we don't count the interference of a certain insane Mr. Chen after she transformed into the Herrscher of Ice, she has been fighting against the awakened consciousness of the Herrscher and seeking her own death to end the further spread of the Honkai.'
'Well, she is really a strong girl.'
"What's wrong?"
Noticing the change in Kirataka's eyes, Anna blinked her beautiful pink and purple eyes and asked curiously.
"...No, nothing."
Kirataka answered casually.
The time for Anna to become a Herrscher is still quite a long way off, and he will not let the future develop as it did in the original timeline.
Besides, if the current development continues, Chen Tianwen has survive, and Chen Tianwu should not inexplicably turn evil and become the Herrscher of Rock. When that time really comes, he only needs to find a way to help Anna escape from the crisis of the Herrscher of Ice.
...
On the other side of the grass, Theresa looked at the girl in the wheelchair whose legs and even hands were wrapped in bandages.
Before coming here, she had seen the medical examination report on Wendy's physical condition given to her by her grandfather. It was top-secret information that no one except a few high-ranking members of Schicksal had the right to access.
The Desire Gem took away more than just Wendy's legs. It should be said that that was just the initial price.
The Herrscher Core's Corruption of the girl's body is still expanding and extending, affecting her body functions throughout the body.
By now, Wendy's hands have been affected. Although she is not completely unable to move, they have also been eroded to a certain extent.
If things continue like this, I'm afraid...
"…I'm sorry, Wendy."
Theresa apologized earnestly.
It was none other than her who turned Wendy, who was full of hope for the future, into what she is now.
She blamed herself for this.
"You don't have to feel guilty, Principal Theresa."
The girl closed her eyes and replied softly:
"Although you recommended me to participate in the fusion experiment with the Desire Gem, in the final analysis, it was my own choice. You are not to blame for the consequences. Now, I can continue to live as a container that seals the Desire Gem. I am still contributing to Schicksal... and the peace of this world."
——Wendy is a very gentle and kind girl. Theresa, who taught her in the past, knows this very well.
Like all Valkyries, she, like them, is fighting for the good of this world.
"Nevertheless, I'm sorry..."
"...This reality can't be changed, right? Then I can only... accept it."
Wendy sighed slightly, then asked slowly:
"By the way, how long do you plan to stay at the Oceania branch?"
"…About two weeks."
"I see…"
Wendy nodded thoughtfully.
"By the way, Wendy, are you still living in the dormitory in the branch?"
"Well, I can't leave here at will. The branch chief specially built a separate villa for me, and someone is responsible for taking care of me."
Regardless of how Schicksal performed in other aspects, it had always gone all out in investing funds in the Valkyries.
In order to give the immobile Wendy a better living environment, not only was a small villa built for her but Valkyries were also arranged in turns to look after and take care of her, so as to give her a better life experience.
There are a large number of Valkyries below rank B in each branch. These girls who cannot go to the battlefield are doing logistical work.
Taking care of Wendy is one of the jobs of the Valkyries here.
The girl in the wheelchair smiled and continued:
"To be honest, it's a bit lonely living alone in such a big villa."
"That..."
Theresa said hesitantly.
She didn't know how to start.
"Teacher, do you want to move in with me?"
Wendy was very smart and could guess what Theresa was thinking even without her saying it.
"Well... I thought if I lived close to you, maybe I could take care of you, Wendy."
"Does the teacher take care of people? I remember when I was still in St. Freya's Academy..."
The girl raised her bandaged right hand and covered her mouth with her hands while laughing.
After all, she was once a student at St. Freya Academy, so she knew what Theresa's personality was like.
"Well, although I'm not very good at taking care of people, but, but, Kirataka is very good at taking care of people!"
Theresa tried to defend herself.
"Really... cough, cough..."
The girl laughed and started coughing violently.
In short, seeing this situation, Theresa called Kirataka and Anna over, and together they pushed Wendy back to her room.
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