St. Freya High School…
"This is a direct order from Schicksal HQ. Although I don't want to involve you two newly enrolled students, the Overseer has already given the command."
Her chubby little face took on a rare solemnity. Murata Himeko stood ramrod straight behind Theresa, like a loyal guard.
Right now, this place was occupied by a military commander and her subordinate, not the superiors and inferiors of St. Freya High School.
No matter how unreasonable the coming orders were, they had to be executed.
Theresa continued: "Our A-rank Valkyrie Fu Hua has discovered the forging device of the Twelfth Divine Key in Nagazora City's Yae Shrine. The Herrscher of Corruption sealed within has not yet been eliminated."
The moment these words were spoken, horror, mixed with fear, involuntarily showed in Bronya's eyes.
What kind of feng shui blessed land had her 'genius' adoptive mother chosen? Why did she have to pick Nagazora City?
The Herrscher of the Void and the Herrscher of Thunder of this era, and the Herrscher of Corruption of the previous era.
Was it really as she had thought before, that Nagazora City was just a shaky old house, and one kick would send a whole group of Herrschers running out to beat you up?
Why couldn't that woman's brain be as perverted as her body?
At least then it wouldn't be so muddled.
Bronya's delicate body trembled slightly, finding it hard to contain her emotions.
Theresa glanced up. "Bronya, I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious just yet."
"This information is still confidential. Including us, less than ten people know about it."
Bronya: "…"
Thank goodness, that shrimp-brained woman Cocolia didn't know about this yet.
"I've called you here to send you to Nagazora City to participate in this operation."
"Bronya, you will need to provide information on the distribution of local Anti-Entropy forces and cooperate with the Immortal Blades in the cleanup operation."
"And you…"
Theresa's gaze shifted to the only male present.
"Although I don't know why, the Overseer has specifically named you to participate in this mission. Your tasks will be arranged by Fu Hua."
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Schicksal HQ.
"Rita, Durandal, there is a very important mission that requires your strength."
Still in the familiar Overseer's office, the blond, blue-eyed man's face was serious, comparable to the last time he sent the Immortal Blades to the Far East island nation.
S-rank Valkyrie Rita Rossweisse was almost traumatized by Otto's expression. Her delicate body trembled, and she subconsciously wanted to refuse Otto's directive.
But Schicksal was a military organization, and the Schicksal Overseer's orders were absolute.
"Lord Overseer, please give your orders."
For the sake of her lolicon career, Rita had to tearfully accept the evil Overseer's command and act against her own wishes.
"Celestial has discovered the lost Twelfth Divine Key forging device from the old Schicksal era in Nagazora City. The Herrscher of Corruption sealed within has not yet been eliminated."
"Your mission this time is to go to Nagazora City with Durandal, suppress the local Anti-Entropy organization, and ensure that Celestial's operation proceeds without any accidents."
"Yes, Lord Overseer."
She had expected a perverted order from the evil Overseer, but she hadn't thought it would concern another Herrscher.
Although Rita and Durandal were somewhat puzzled by the origin of this Herrscher of Corruption, they would not raise any questions in the face of irrefutable facts.
Existence is reason.
The priority was not to investigate its origin, but to dismantle this time bomb buried under Nagazora City.
The high-speed transport ship carrying the Immortal Blades once again took off from Schicksal HQ, unsurprisingly attracting the attention of interested parties.
There are no walls that are completely soundproof in this world.
And Schicksal's actions were so brazen, it was like grinding Cocolia's face into the dirt.
Even if one didn't want to pay attention, it was difficult not to.
"What the hell are these Schicksal bastards up to!"
The woman with the perverted figure was, as usual, draped in her highly recognizable military coat.
The milky assets Cocolia had plundered from her daughters swayed violently with her agitated movements, yet not a single member of Anti-Entropy dared to cast an offensive glance at this she-wolf.
It wasn't that such people hadn't existed, but they had usually ended up as ice sculptures on the Siberian plains.
Between their big head and their little head, the members of Anti-Entropy wisely chose their big head.
But as for Cocolia's question… no one could provide an answer.
No matter what Schicksal wanted to do in the Far East island nation, this powerful dragon crossing the river would first choose to beat down the local snake, Anti-Entropy, to reduce variables in their operation.
Cocolia paced back and forth, looking at the ramrod-straight members of Anti-Entropy and feeling another surge of anger.
"Get out! You bunch of useless fools!"
If you can't provide career value to your leader, then you have to obediently provide emotional value by taking the scolding. The black-suited old hands of the workplace understood this point well, resolutely not talking back.
The useless subordinates were driven away by Cocolia.
At this moment, she somewhat missed her very capable daughter, Bronya Zaychik.
Not only could she act as a reaper in the lush green stock market, raising funds for her, but she was also a handy helper for murder, arson, and home travel.
It was just a pity that this very capable daughter had betrayed her, her adoptive mother.
For that unnecessary mercy!
Cocolia seethed inwardly, but her hands moved quickly.
With incompetent subordinates, she could only activate the spies she had planted in Schicksal to obtain the relevant data on this operation.
The waiting was the hardest part.
But as a woman who had fought her way out of that barren land, Cocolia was best at waiting like a hunter.
A few hours later, at the cost of exposing the spy planted in Schicksal, she obtained the relevant intelligence on the Immortal Blades' trip to the Far East island nation.
"A Pseudo-Herrscher born five hundred years ago?"
The intelligence indicated that the Far East Branch's A-rank Valkyrie Fu Hua had discovered a sleeping Pseudo-Herrscher somewhere in Nagazora City.
Schicksal had planned this operation to eliminate this hidden danger.
Regarding this matter, Cocolia had only one comment.
"Hmph! Meddlesome!"
Broadly speaking, the Far East island nation was Anti-Entropy's private turf and had nothing to do with Schicksal. Narrowly speaking, the current Far East island nation was her, Cocolia's, territory. Even if there was a Pseudo-Herrscher, it was not Schicksal's place to interfere.
But then again…
"A Pseudo-Herrscher… seems to have some connection to a Herrscher."
With the word 'Herrscher' in the name, it meant that the two things must be related to some extent.
Based on Cocolia's limited knowledge, a Pseudo-Herrscher and a real Herrscher should only be missing a Herrscher Core.
If she could control the Pseudo-Herrscher and find a Herrscher Core, it would be equivalent to having the opportunity to control a Herrscher.
And it just so happened that this Herrscher was within her sphere of influence…
"Someone!"
The man in the black suit waiting outside the door entered: "Lady Cocolia, what are your orders?"
"Go and prepare. We're going to have a good old arm-wrestle with those shrews from Schicksal."
"Yes!"
The calm Nagazora City was once again thrown into turmoil.
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Far East Branch.
"These few places are Cocolia's main bases in the Far East island nation."
The Immortal Blades did not act immediately, choosing instead to start with Bronya, once one of Cocolia's most capable lieutenants, to ascertain the distribution of Anti-Entropy forces in the Far East island nation, so as to resolve the battle as quickly as possible.
"Miss Bronya, besides the Herrscher clones, does Cocolia have any stronger forces at her disposal?"
Everyone present knew the truth. Although Rita didn't know why Bronya was here, since it was Fu Hua's opinion, she had to obey.
The cute girl with silver-gray Roman rolls thought for a moment: "No, models like the Warping Titan won't be a big problem for you."
Cocolia's rise to power was so fast it was as if she had divine help.
But the price of such rapid development was a lack of foundation. Apart from a few high-precision forces, she had nothing much to show for it.
Welt II, Warping Titans, and at most, some mercenaries that money could buy.
Otherwise, Cocolia wouldn't be so desperate for the power of a Herrscher. The truth was, she had no one to command.
"Understood."
The Valkyrie, skilled in intelligence and assassination, matched the information obtained from Bronya with the intelligence collected by Schicksal.
Except for one point, the rest of the information matched up perfectly.
However, Rita did not make a sound.
After all, children had an extraordinary level of tolerance in her book.
"Miss Bronya, is there anything else you need to add?"
S-rank Valkyrie Rita Rossweisse was giving the Russian loli one last chance.
As long as she confessed, the previous matter could be forgotten, and she would still be a good student at St. Freya High School.
"…"
Beneath her calm expression, a war raged in the girl's heart.
Nine-tenths of what she told Rita was true, with the only lie being about the location of Cocolia's main base.
Although that woman had wronged her and Seele, arbitrarily sending them into the experiment pods, she had still raised everyone at Cocolia's Orphanage.
And once they lost that woman's funding, the sisters in the orphanage would have to fend for themselves in the ice and snow.
She didn't want that to happen, so she had hidden some information.
"Bronya has finished speaking."
Finished speaking, not that she hadn't hidden anything.
This was the art of language.
Rita narrowed her eyes, a sense of threat naturally arising: "Miss Silver Wolf, since you feel you've finished speaking, it's my turn."
Bronya: "…"
It was Silver Wolf, the Silver Wolf of the Urals, the world-class assassin who was always in the top three of Charon's List, not the current reserve Valkyrie of St. Freya High School.
Just a single title, and Bronya Zaychik felt the threat.
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned.
Rita Rossweisse had ill intentions towards her!
The moment this thought appeared, she saw the girl in front of her reach out and play with the Roman rolls on either side of Bronya's head, a wicked smile on her straight face: "Bronya, you don't want Cocolia to be killed by us, do you?"
Bronya: "…"
You inherently evil Valkyrie!
"Rita, what do you mean!"
That evil Valkyrie had shed her false mask, revealing her true lolicon nature to Bronya.
In that case, Bronya wasn't going to pretend anymore either.
Although this old wolf of the snowy plains had had her legs broken, she wasn't someone whose whiskers could be pulled by just anyone.
Rita leaned in, a faint fragrance concealing her scheme: "Do I need to explain it to you?"
"Bronya Zaychik, you are not loyal to Schicksal!"
Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty!
Although she was an inherently evil lolicon, Rita was very good at separating public and private matters. Being a lolicon was just her private hobby; she would never bring it into her work.
"You concealed some key information from me, intending to reduce our chances of killing Cocolia."
"As someone who has become a member of Schicksal, you should not do this!"
The girl's five fingers gently caressed Bronya's face. It was clearly a gentle touch, but it felt like pinpricks to Bronya.
This was probably the unease in Bronya's heart.
But she had to admit, not a single word the bad woman said was wrong.
To eat the king's bread is to do the king's bidding.
Since she had become a member of Schicksal, she had to be mentally prepared to confront Anti-Entropy.
As the organization that effectively ruled half the world, their duties, apart from fighting the Honkai, naturally included suppressing those with ill intentions.
And Cocolia, who had already become the leader of Anti-Entropy's radical faction, was naturally on Schicksal's watch list.
Of course, it was just a watch list.
"Look at your little face, about to cry. You're so pitiable."
Rita held Bronya's pretty face, her wine-red eyes filled with amusement.
From a third-person perspective, this was a crime scene of a lolicon's big truck running over a little Siberian mare.
A loli of Slavic descent that she had never played with before was worth a try.
However…
"Don't worry, we in the Immortal Blades have no plans to kill Cocolia, nor do we have any intention or desire to kill her."
Rita said this, which put Bronya slightly at ease.
The purpose of the Immortal Blades' trip was to suppress Anti-Entropy's armed forces in the Far East island nation, to facilitate the upcoming operation.
As long as Cocolia didn't jump out and court death, they had no intention of going after her.
And Cocolia, this great warlord who had risen from the Siberian region, looked majestic, her power and influence immense for a time.
But in the intelligence Rita had obtained, Cocolia was just a pawn for some interested parties, of no consequence at all.
This woman's rise to power was full of suspicious points.
The source of the Herrscher of Reason's DNA and cloning technology was unknown, and the acquisition of the Mikoyan Design Bureau by swallowing it whole was also shrouded in shady dealings…
Add to that the sieve-like structure of Anti-Entropy.
In the eyes of those who truly knew, Cocolia was just a spokesperson and scapegoat pushed to the forefront by interested parties.
Kill Cocolia, and someone else will come to take over her job.
After her value was exhausted, she would naturally disappear from this world without Schicksal having to lift a finger.
Of course, for the upcoming operation to go smoothly, the intelligence in Bronya's head was indispensable.
As Cocolia's daughter, the information she had access to was certainly more than that of Schicksal's intelligence personnel.
The silver-gray and wine-red eyes met. Bronya's gaze gradually wavered.
She chose to confess: "I'll tell you."
This operation concerned the Herrscher of Corruption. If Cocolia acted rashly, she would only die a more miserable death.
Rather than watch this woman, for whom she had mixed feelings of love and hate, die just like that, it was better to leave her with no ability to resist.
"Bronya, it seems you are still a clever child."
The time for replenishing her lolicon energy was over so quickly that Rita was even a little dissatisfied with Bronya's quick compliance.
If she had held out a little longer, she would have had a reason to lock her in the interrogation room for a good questioning.
It was just a pity…
"…"
The Valkyrie, with a hint of regret in her heart, quietly recorded the information Bronya revealed on her terminal.
Then, in her capacity as an S-rank Valkyrie, she gave Bronya her instructions: "Your mission is to act with the Immortal Blades. Specific tasks will be assigned to you later."
"Remember to perform well, our Miss Silver Wolf."
Her task completed, Rita turned to leave.
Just then, Bronya suddenly spoke: "Wait, there's someone who wants to see you."
Who?
Could it be that Lady Theresa knew her lolicon energy was low and had specially sent someone to replenish it?
"He's over there."
Looking in the direction Bronya pointed, a handsome young man was walking towards them.
In an instant, Rita's expression changed dramatically.
It wasn't that there were no males at St. Freya High School, but there was only one man who could make her show such an expression.
Her nemesis! Brian!
"Bronya, you…"
The Russian loli immediately interjected: "You came here, don't you want to see your ex-boyfriend, for whom you still have lingering feelings?"
Rita: "…"
Fucking ex-boyfriend!
The arrow she had shot a few days ago had come back to hit her in the knee today.
"I still have a mission to attend to, so I won't see him."
S-rank Valkyrie Rita Rossweisse fled in disarray!
The two assassins, both vying for the top three on Charon's List, had a bout today with wins and losses on both sides.
Brian, who had been called over by Bronya, walked to her side and sat down. "How was it? Did Rita give you a hard time?"
"If she did, would you have stood up for me?"
"Why not? We're friends for life."
Brian's actions were intimate, which made Bronya turn her head away in considerable annoyance.
He was clearly big sister Mei's boyfriend, and he was also in a battle of wits with Kiana, and even had some ambiguous relationship with Teacher Himeko.
While holding onto the flower at home and tending to the wildflowers outside, he still made a special trip to raise her affection level.
How despicable! How vile!
Brian, who came as soon as he was called, had saved her, and Bronya's affection level had risen as a result.
St. Freya High School was so large that unless Brian followed Bronya around every day, he would lose track of her in an instant.
The fact that he could appear here was, of course, because Bronya had anticipated possible developments and had specially called Rita's ex-boyfriend for backup.
But she would never admit it.
A duck is stubborn, whether alive or dead.
"Bronya didn't say you had to come help me. I could have handled that woman myself."
"Yes, our Bronya is all-powerful. She can overcome any difficulty with her own efforts."
The young man reached out and played with the exquisite Roman rolls on either side of Bronya's head.
Bronya, with a cold little face, shook her head from side to side, but she couldn't get away. Helpless, she could only let him play with them.
"It's getting late. Let's go back and eat first."
The news was out, but the actual operation still required some preparation time.
Before the planned departure time, they still had enough time to prepare.
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