As the countdown ended, all four felt the surrounding scenery instantly change.
"This is…"
Bronya watched the environment change. Not only did they go from indoors to outdoors, but the sky outside also turned to daytime. She looked around.
"Class Monitor!"
All four simultaneously noticed the slender, gray-haired girl standing two meters away from them, wearing a long white shirt and slippers.
"Class Monitor, how are you here?!"
Kiana exclaimed, seeing Fu Hua in her bedtime attire: "And why are you dressed like that?!"
"That's what I should be asking you, isn't it? Can you give me a reason now?"
Fu Hua didn't feel embarrassed by her clothes. She subconsciously pushed up her glasses but realized she wasn't wearing them. After all, she wasn't nearsighted; she just habitually wore plain glasses as a disguise when she was a student.
The story returns to ten minutes ago.
While Fu Hua was reading in the living room, she accidentally "overheard" what Bronya said to Takatsuki.
Actually, Fu Hua found it very strange. Recently, she noticed that her ears seemed to have improved, always able to "hear" some very subtle sounds.
But later she realized that it didn't seem to be heard by her ears, but rather some kind of special sense, like an instinct, which reminded her of the instinctive Haki.
However, she didn't tell anyone about this, but secretly kept it hidden.
After knowing about Bronya and Takatsuki's private agreement, she took the opportunity to eavesdrop outside when Bronya went to their meeting. However, she heard many things she didn't understand.
But it didn't matter. If she didn't understand, she would forcefully remember it. Fu Hua might not be strong in other things, but her memory was absolutely photographic.
Then, after hearing the sound of the two coming out, she hid. Although her strength was damaged, hiding didn't require the support of strength.
Fu Hua hid in the dark, watching Takatsuki call out Mei and Kiana one by one, and then saw Bronya take the Honkai Energy crystals to Takatsuki's room.
It was so late, where were these people going?
Fu Hua heard words like "travel" mentioned, but she couldn't understand. Were these people planning to escape St. Freya Academy overnight?
Then she heard Takatsuki's final words: three meters and the countdown.
As the countdown reached the end, Fu Hua opened the door without hesitation and rushed in, which led to the current situation.
"Ha… I didn't expect something like this to happen. Fu Hua, you've been eavesdropping outside all along, haven't you?"
Listening to Takatsuki's helpless voice, Fu Hua nodded: "You staying up late was suspicious."
"Forget it, I'll explain the situation to you. Come with me first."
Takatsuki looked at the others: "Fu Hua and I are going over there to talk. You wait here for a bit."
"Is there something you want to say that we can't hear?"
Fu Hua said nothing, but Kiana had an opinion and directly asked. Then she was subdued by Mei and Bronya, one by one.
"Idiot Kiana, just stay here."
Takatsuki led Fu Hua to a distant place: "This should be far enough. They shouldn't be able to hear us. Before we talk, Fu Hua, put on these clothes first."
Takatsuki shook his hand, and a set of clothes appeared in his hand. These were clothes Takatsuki usually prepared for himself and kept in his backpack for emergencies.
Fu Hua was not pretentious. After all, she was currently only wearing a white shirt that reached her thighs, besides her underwear. She put on the pants Takatsuki handed her and rolled up the pant legs.
Takatsuki's well-fitting clothes were still a bit too large for her.
After simply putting on the jacket Takatsuki gave her, Fu Hua looked at Takatsuki, who was waiting beside her, expecting him to give an explanation.
"Although we've known each other for a long time, I still must say, Takatsuki of Shenzhou greets Scarlet Phoenix Immortal."
Takatsuki cupped his fist slightly and bowed to Fu Hua. Fu Hua frowned, then returned the bow.
"You've met me?"
Takatsuki shook his head: "No, I haven't, but I have long admired the Scarlet Phoenix Immortal who guarded Shenzhou for a thousand years."
"As a person of Shenzhou, no one disrespects the Scarlet Phoenix Immortal. Please forgive my disrespect."
"No matter. Just call me Fu Hua. The Scarlet Phoenix Immortal is already a thing of the past."
Takatsuki looked at Fu Hua and said, "For the following conversation, to increase the credibility of my words, Fu Hua, you can use Fenghuang Down to verify whether I am lying."
"You even know about Fenghuang Down?"
"Heh heh, not only do I know, I even have a piece of it in my consciousness, and it was given to me by Fu Hua herself."
A feather appeared in Fu Hua's hand, and then she looked at Takatsuki: "I do feel it, but I don't remember when I gave you this Fenghuang Down."
"Although Fu Hua, you often lose your memory, this Fenghuang Down feather was not given to me by your past self, but by your future self, also to prevent Fenghuang Down from reading my memories and causing some bad things to happen."
Fu Hua's always calm expression finally showed a hint of emotion, because she found that what Takatsuki said was actually true. She held the main body of Fenghuang Down, and although she couldn't silently read Takatsuki's memories, she could still perceive whether the other party was lying.
"Next, I come with sincerity, so I also hope to gain your help, Fu Hua, for this world, and for the future."
Fu Hua nodded, "I will make my own judgment."
Takatsuki continued, "I know that you, Fu Hua, made a deal with Otto, becoming a Valkyrie under his command in exchange for Schicksal protecting Shenzhou. I also know that you are here to complete Otto's mission, to monitor K423. I even know what will happen in the original future."
"Many tragedies will occur in the future. St. Freya Academy will disappear, Kiana will become the Herrscher of the Void due to Otto's conspiracy, and Himeko will die because of Kiana. So, I want to change all of this."
Although he didn't say much, the information contained within his words made Fu Hua increasingly alarmed as she listened.
"Are you from the future?"
"No, but I know the future."
Truth, truth, still truth.
"There are some things in the future that will be of great help to us. Several Herrschers will become human-aligned Herrschers, just like the First Herrscher. So, there are some things I cannot tell anyone, otherwise humanity might lose a reliable ally and gain a terrifying enemy."
Still truth. Herrschers can become allies?
If someone had told her this a long time ago, she wouldn't have believed it. But after meeting Welt Joyce, she knew it wasn't impossible. But could Welt's miracle really be replicated?
"How is it done?"
"I'm very sorry, I cannot say. For them to be born, please don't ask. It's also for this reason that I brought a Fenghuang Down to prevent my memories from being probed. I believe you wouldn't casually pry into other people's memories, but Otto, with Void Archives, certainly wouldn't mind doing such a thing. If he knew the memories in my mind, then this world might be destroyed because of it."