Regarding the fact that her own school's history teacher is the leader of the mortal enemy Anti-Entropy—the First Herrscher, Welt—Theresa could only say:
Good grief.
I should have met him once during the Second Honkai... Well, although they didn't meet for too long and he hurried to the moon, I didn't recognize him.
Theresa couldn't help but feel annoyed. She remembered that when she first accepted Welt, he seemed familiar to her, and she specifically asked if she had seen him somewhere. But he said he hadn't seen her, and his name was completely different.
At that time, she was busy with government affairs and had a headache, and she was eager to read the latest Homy Weekly, so she didn't pay too much attention.
After that, Theresa, as the principal of St. Freya Academy, also served as the head of the Far East Branch. She rarely asked about personnel transfers in the academy, instead handing them over to her confidants.
If it weren't for the exposure in today's video, she would probably have kept the fact that her teacher was actually a Herrscher buried deep inside.
"Hey, hey, hey, shouldn't you explain to me what's going on?!"
Feeling embarrassed and annoyed at her negligence, Theresa stared at Tesla and Einstein, who held multiple identities as Anti-Entropy executors and Welt's friends, with strong dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Grandpa Otto was already too much. The people he sent had almost infiltrated her academy like a sieve.
And what about Anti-Entropy? It was even more outrageous.
They actually placed such a dangerous existence—their leader and a Herrscher—in St. Freya Academy.
There was actually a living Herrscher around her. Theresa didn't dare to think about what might have happened.
"Well... regarding this matter, Dr. Tesla and I actually disagreed with the leader choosing your St. Freya Academy, Ms. Theresa, as a place to settle down."
"After all, Ms. Theresa met us and the leader during the Second Eruption. If he was exposed, then our leader would be under the nose of Schicksal."
Einstein looked helpless.
"But what's even more helpless is that the leader took the approach of acting first and reporting later."
"We actually didn't know about him sneaking into St. Freya Academy as a teacher until later."
"You make me angry just mentioning this."
When Tesla brought this up, she couldn't stand it anymore and shouted angrily:
"That troublesome guy sneaked into St. Freya Academy without notifying me or Mophead. According to him, he was almost not disguised."
"What's more outrageous is that he succeeded."
At this point, Tesla glanced at Theresa with disgust.
"I say, Theresa, did you use xx to review the personnel at St. Freya Academy!?"
"Such a conspicuous leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance—you actually let him pass the personnel review?"
As soon as these words came out, and faced with the eyes of others, Theresa suddenly felt ashamed.
But she immediately realized something was wrong.
She had been the one asking questions, so how had it suddenly turned around on her?
Theresa was ready to speak again when she realized something, but after thinking about it, she pursed her lips and said nothing more.
It was her fault for not recognizing Welt's identity.
It would be embarrassing to say more.
Einstein also noticed that the atmosphere had become a little strange.
Since St. Freya and Anti-Entropy were about to enter into a cooperative state, she had nothing to hide about the movements of her leader.
"The leader was seriously injured in the Second Honkai. He went dormant just to find a place to recover."
"He had his own reasons for choosing Ms. Theresa's St. Freya Academy."
Einstein explained briefly, which made Theresa's face look much better.
Although this was a bit like playing Tai Chi, it was more or less to save her own face, so she accepted the explanation.
During this interval, everyone continued to watch the unfinished video.
Kevin couldn't help but admire the act of instantly reconstructing a body with a Herrscher Core.
But the two sides soon fell into disagreement.
Welt tried hard to snatch the Gem of Desire from Kevin's hand.
But like Bronya, he was easily knocked to the ground by an invisible impact.
"I respect you. In this generation, there is still a group of heroes determined to fight for humanity."
"But you are still too naive—so naive that you will be killed by your ideals."
"—You know nothing about Honkai."
"I will command and lead mankind to complete the true mission of a [Pioneer]."
"Let us meet again in reality."
As soon as the voice fell, Kevin disappeared.
"...Kevin."
Listening to those heavy words, Fu Hua looked at the disappearing back of her former friend in the video. Even though many things had been forgotten, her mood was still complicated.
After Kevin left—
"Sister Bronya... Sister Bronya...!"
In Seele's voice full of worry, Bronya in the image tried to get up with difficulty, but a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
Not only were there wounds left by the battle—her body was suffering fatal damage.
Looking at the shocking dark purple lines under her skin—
"...Corrosion damage from the Core of the Herrscher of Reason?"
Outside the image, Einstein saw what was going on at a glance.
As the previous Herrscher of Reason, Yang had also suffered similar damage when using the power of the Herrscher of Reason.
Naturally, Bronya could not be an exception.
Compared to Welt, Bronya—who acquired resistance to Honkai energy—was even less adaptable to Honkai than Yang, and the erosion damage she suffered was also more serious.
As the successor of the Herrscher of Reason, Bronya may not have been a qualified candidate in terms of physical compatibility.
"Bronya Zaychik."
Einstein, understanding this, turned her eyes to Bronya and asked in a deep voice.
"Are you determined to risk your life for your beliefs?"
If she answered no, she would stop Bronya from inheriting the power of the Herrscher of Reason.
This was also for Bronya's safety.
However, there was no need to answer.
From Bronya's resolute and unshakable expression, Einstein had already received a response.
She laughed softly: "It seems I asked an unnecessary question."
There is no doubt that those who have made up their minds can give everything to save Seele and protect the people they cherish.
Even if she suffers a heavy blow like the one in the image—even if she knows that such a choice will lead to her end—
Bronya Zaychek will never look back!