Shun quickly informed Theresa about clearing out Cocolia's forces and incidentally taking over an orphanage. After all, the other party was nominally the master of the Far East Branch.
Theresa was quite surprised upon hearing the news. No wonder she hadn't seen Shun these past few days—he had been running around the world again to deal with Cocolia.
However, dealing with Cocolia was a good thing. The enemies the Far East Branch came into contact with the most were not Honkai beasts, but rather Cocolia's forces. They had always been deeply impressed by how human-like the other side was.
Shun casually wiping out Cocolia could also be considered as contributing to the Far East Branch. As for adopting those dozens of orphans?
How could Theresa possibly have adopted few orphans? A large portion of St. Freya's new students were orphans within the Far East Branch's jurisdiction who had lost their families due to Honkai disasters.
The fact that they could survive Honkai disasters meant they possessed a certain degree of Honkai adaptability. Coupled with their hatred for Honkai, at least 70% of the Valkyries currently serving Schicksal had such backgrounds.
Although the children in Cocolia's orphanage didn't particularly want to become Valkyries, Theresa could certainly afford to support that many people. The Far East Branch was wealthy and powerful, and as a developed city, Senba Academy's tax revenue didn't need to be handed over to anyone and was all funneled into the Far East Branch's pockets. Allocating funds for an orphanage was simple.
After resolving the trouble that was Cocolia, Shun returned to his previous life of having a wife, children, and a warm hearth… Oh, wait, he didn't have children yet.
Until another piece of trouble came looking for him…
Shun was walking along the road, holding the newly released Kallen Fantasy 2014 Latest Remastered Edition in his hands. It had to be said that Otto truly loved Kallen too much.
This game, which had been around for decades, received a remastered version and DLC almost every year. It didn't add much new content, just rehashing the same old thing for decades. However, as the game with the highest technical prowess in the world, experiencing it as electronic junk was still pretty good.
So Shun rarely got up early and waited in line at an offline store to buy the supreme edition, which even came with a "Kallen: Hymn" figure. If he remembered correctly, this outfit was designed by Otto.
Mm, it could only be said that Otto's tastes were reassuring, and his aesthetics were centuries ahead of the world.
Shun carried the supreme edition gift box and walked to a corner in the dormitory area, where a middle-aged man wearing plain glasses had already been waiting at the end of the path for a long time.
"Old Yang, why aren't you teaching class at this time and instead came here to find me?" Today was Thursday; by rights, St. Freya should still be in class right now.
As a history teacher, Old Yang might not have classes every single period, but he should have several every day, right?
"Old Shun, the reason I came this time is not as St. Freya's history teacher, Teacher Yang, nor as your friend, Old Yang. With your wisdom, you should already know my true identity—Anti-Entropy's Sovereign, the Herrscher of Reason, Welt."
"Not long ago, Einstein and the others told me that Cocolia's Anti-Entropy radical faction was almost completely wiped out by one person, and that person was you."
"So? What about it? Or rather, what do you want to say?" Shun frowned tightly and put the gift box in his hands back into the Cosmic Juggernaut.
However, he hadn't expected that he had almost wiped out the radical faction's forces in one go. Was it because Cocolia was the leader of the radical faction, so most of the radical faction's forces had her involvement?
"Shun, please be serious. I am here on behalf of Anti-Entropy's remaining conservative faction to discuss something with you that could affect the entire Earth." Welt said solemnly. It seemed he had no intention of mixing in personal feelings at this moment.
Seeing Welt's attitude, Shun suddenly realized, "So it's about official business… You should have said so earlier."
Suddenly, a greatsword wreathed in endless flames appeared in Shun's hand. He raised the sword and pointed it at Welt Yang. As Siegfried's boss, it was perfectly reasonable for him to pull out Judgment of Shamash, right?
"Then, friend or foe, choose?" At the same time, the surrounding environment changed. Shun had already used the Cosmic Juggernaut to transfer the small area where he and Welt were into a temporary world bubble created by the Cosmic Juggernaut.
"I…" Welt's thoughts were disrupted by Shun suddenly raising the Judgment of Shamash greatsword. The prepared script he had in mind suddenly had no place to start, giving him the feeling of "Where am I? Who am I? What am I doing?"
"Please don't joke around, Shun." He paused, then continued. The high-temperature flames wrapped around Judgment of Shamash distorted the air nearby.
"I'm not joking. I am now asking you as a double high-ranking member of both World Serpent and St. Freya, codename Pangolin."
"If that doesn't work, I can also answer your questions as Schicksal's Honorary Vice-Bishop." Shun cleared his throat and switched to another tone again.
"Yes, you have lost your friend Old Shun, but you still have me. As Schicksal's Honorary Vice-Bishop, I can fully take on the questions you raise and make arrangements for Anti-Entropy's subsequent matters. Herrscher of Reason, I am not lying."
The Judgment of Shamash greatsword in his hand split into two. The dark muzzles of the Judgment of Shamash dual pistols pointed straight at Welt. It seemed that if anything felt even slightly off, Shun would pull the trigger.
Under Shun's barrage of combined moves, Old Yang finally realized where he had gone wrong and quickly bowed his head to apologize to Shun.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, Old Shun."
"That's more like it." Seeing Old Yang admit his mistake, Shun put away the guns in his hands. Since Siegfried had never taken the Thousand Tribulations trial and couldn't use the external Divine Keys in the deeper layers of the Elysian Realm, he had entrusted Judgment of Shamash to Shun for safekeeping. Using this weapon to consecutively cosplay Kevin and Otto was quite fun.
"Honestly, if you hadn't come as my friend, I really wouldn't think much of Anti-Entropy's small fries. Even the Moonlight Throne technology you've been researching isn't as perfected as what World Serpent has internally."
"So, if you want to talk business with me, if you don't play the emotional card, I wouldn't even spare you a second glance. As long as I take you down here, 99% of Anti-Entropy's combat power will be gone. Understand? At that point, Durandal alone could steamroll your entire Anti-Entropy in half a month without issue."
Shun spoke of Anti-Entropy's weakness, and Welt felt a sense of having bitterness but nowhere to express it. Indeed, Anti-Entropy's foundation was the Herrscher of Reason. An organization with only a few decades of history could not compare to Schicksal, which had a thousand years of heritage.
Even Otto had only given Welt Joyce face. After Anti-Entropy was formally established, they maintained non-interference. It could be said that Anti-Entropy's current false prosperity was built entirely upon the Herrscher of Reason.
After learning that Shun had swept away over 70% of Anti-Entropy's effective forces in half a day, Welt thought for a long time, accepted reality, and made a decision.
"I want to represent the entire Anti-Entropy conservative faction in joining St. Freya."