"Huh? My body..."
Himeko looked at her own hands in disbelief. She clenched her fists, and a sense of abundant power welled up inside her.
It was important to remember that, due to her physical condition, she had already retired from the front lines and had become a full-time teacher at St. Freya, essentially in a semi-retired state.
But now, she felt that her body had never been better. The pain that had tormented her day and night was gone without a trace, and her body felt so light that she almost thought she was dreaming.
"How is your body?" Theresa asked urgently.
"...Good. Better than ever before." Himeko tightened her fist, a fervent light shining in her eyes. "I feel like I could fight for another ten years!"
"Really? That's wonderful! We'll take you for a full check-up as soon as we get back, just to be sure." Hearing Himeko's words, Theresa was overcome with excitement, so moved she was on the verge of tears.
"Now that Teacher Himeko's body has recovered, does this mean the future has already been changed?" Bronya said thoughtfully.
"Auntie Himeko, on the name of the Kaslana family! I will absolutely not let you die!" Kiana looked at Himeko with a serious expression, making her promise with resounding conviction.
Although she didn't know what the future held, she would never let the tragedy of the future repeat itself!
"Hehe, you silly girl, now you're trying to boss me around?" Himeko let out a laugh, touched and gratified as she patted Kiana's head.
"Don't worry, Kiana. I'll always be by your side."
"Okay! No lying!"
"Bronya, where were you in your analysis? Please continue." Theresa glanced at the enviable teacher-student bond between Himeko and Kiana with a fond, auntie-like smile, then turned back to Bronya.
"Yes. Next is the white-haired girl who suddenly appeared."
"Judging from the information we have regarding Sister Mei, that girl should be the Herrscher consciousness within Kiana's body. Just as Sister Mei's body was once invaded by a Herrscher consciousness, the one in Kiana's body also wants to take control."
"Kiana is fighting desperately against it. Her retreat into deserted alleys, away from the bustling crowds, is likely to prevent herself from harming others if her body is controlled."
"From their conversation, it is not difficult to see that Teacher Himeko's future sacrifice is likely related to this Herrscher consciousness. And looking at Kiana's guilt-ridden and self-reproachful state, it is highly probable that this Herrscher consciousness controlled Kiana's body, committed some terrible acts, and Teacher Himeko sacrificed her own life to defeat it."
Listening to Bronya's calm and rational analysis, the others couldn't help but nod repeatedly. As expected of Bronya, her intelligence was always something they could rely on.
"Bronya, your analysis makes a lot of sense. So what about Fu Hua appearing at the end? Why was she inside Kiana's body, and in that particular form?" Theresa asked curiously.
Bronya's mouth twitched slightly. Feeling everyone's eyes on her, she spread her hands helplessly.
"Principal, the Bronya is just an ordinary person, not a fortune teller. Without any information or intelligence, even if you ask the Bronya, the Bronya cannot answer..."
"Er..."
Theresa scratched her head in embarrassment. True, there was zero information regarding Fu Hua. Expecting Bronya to produce an analysis was indeed asking too much.
"However, compared to the previous video of Kiana, the timeline of this video should be set before that one."
"From the last video, we could clearly see that Kiana had defeated that Herrscher consciousness and even turned the tables to control the Herrscher's power herself."
"That's right, Bronya is correct," Raiden Mei nodded in agreement. After all, she had a Herrscher consciousness in her own body; no one understood Herrschers better than she did.
[Fourth Question: As is well known, St. Freya High School is called the Far East Demon's Den, the Herrscher Academy. So, which of the following Valkyries is NOT a Herrscher?]
[A: Kiana Kaslana]
[B: Raiden Mei]
[C: Bronya Zaychik]
[D: Theresa Apocalypse]
"Wh-what?!"
Hearing the question in her ears, Theresa's eyes first went wide, then her little face flushed red with anger as she shouted,
"You damn system! Who are you calling the Far East Demon's Den, the Herrscher Academy?! This Principal is clearly running a Valkyrie academy!"
Everyone: "..."
"Principal... please calm down," Raiden Mei said meekly.
"Y-yeah, Auntie, calm down," Kiana added weakly.
Theresa froze, then turned her head to look at Raiden Mei, then at Kiana...
Holy crap! Aren't both of them Herrschers?!
"Haha, Theresa, you really are a genius. It turns out all the Herrschers are in your St. Freya High School." Himeko couldn't help but laugh. Far East Demon's Den, Herrscher Academy—the description was actually quite fitting. No one was being wrongly accused here.
"How was I supposed to know Kiana would become a Herrscher too! Those two are enough to make me... eh? Wait a minute!"
Theresa slapped her forehead, a sudden realization striking her. The question was asking which of the following wasn't a Herrscher, right?
Which means...
There was another Herrscher in her St. Freya High School?!!!
And it might even be me???
The Herrscher is right beside me?
What? I'm a Herrscher too? Oh, never mind then.
Theresa suddenly felt the world spin, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into and hide from the shame.
If anyone else found out about this, their jaws would drop to the floor!
A tiny little school like St. Freya was hiding both a sleeping dragon and a fledgling phoenix—at least three Herrschers to start.
Look at Anti-Entropy, they only had one Herrscher over there, and she had three right here!
"Principal, how should we answer this question?" Raiden Mei asked, looking at Theresa.
"...Choose D!"
After a moment of silence, Theresa said decisively.
She refused to believe that she would also become a Herrscher in the future.
She was nearly fifty years old! She had seen all sorts of storms in her life, but a situation like this was a first.
[Answer... correct.]
[Congratulations, you have obtained a four-star weapon: one blueprint for the Sunfire Greatsword.]
Correct?
Wonderful!
So I'm really not a Herrscher!
Bronya: "....Eh?"
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