Some time after Theresa left, Ryn woke up.
He opened his eyes to see Kiana looking at him. They looked at each other for a moment, and then Ryn leaned in and kissed her.
After a long while, Kiana shyly pounded Ryn's chest a few times, then leaned back into his embrace.
"Ryn... do you think I'm really weak right now?"
Kiana's eyes were a little dim. Although she always boasted about how strong she was, after hearing what Theresa said, she realized that the power gap between her and the others had indeed widened. Even that kid Bronya, after regaining her personality, Kiana couldn't say she could beat her for sure anymore.
"Did something happen these past few days to upset you..." Ryn cupped Kiana's face with both hands, lifting her lowered head, and said with a smile, "Kiana isn't weak at all. You can kiss for so long every time; a normal person would have suffocated long ago!"
"Jerk~ That's not what I meant!"
"Ehe, I know. But in my heart, Kiana is truly strong. When we first met, I was sent flying by one of your kicks, and even my fighting skills were taught by you, weren't they?"
"But... you're all stronger than me now..."
"Kiana, being weak now is only temporary. No one stays weak forever. Think about it, for the past few years, because of our travels and school life, we've neglected our training, which is why our strength has stagnated.
With systematic training, you can fully unleash your potential. Getting stronger will be a piece of cake, won't it? Don't forget, you are Kiana Kaslana."
Light returned to Kiana's eyes. That's right, I'm Kiana Kaslana! How can I get discouraged by such a small setback! This young lady is very talented. I just wasted a few years. I'll start working hard to get stronger now!
"I'm going to become an A-rank... no, an S-rank Valkyrie! I've decided, Ryn, let's join St. Freya High School."
"Hmm? I was just about to talk to you about St. Freya High School. So you already know about it."
"Mhm, just now there was this really strong kid with a big cross, I think it was called the Oath of Judah. She looked even younger than me, but she was so strong... she took me down in an instant. She said her name is Theresa, and she's the principal of St. Freya High School. She was the one who invited me to join."
A kid with a cross? Ryn touched his head; the bump had already gone down. So that kid is Otto's granddaughter... But compared to Theresa, Ryn was more interested in the Oath of Judah.
He had already been strengthened by becoming a Herrscher. Logically, being hit by something weighing several tons shouldn't have injured him that much, yet a single blow from Judah knocked him out. What a strange weapon. He would definitely have to find it and study it sometime.
"Then let's join St. Freya High School. I'll be a student with you. I need to learn some things too. Although some of the things I got from becoming a Herrscher feel like instinct to use, if I can understand them better, there should be a lot of room for improvement in the future.
By the way Kiana, I've... become a Herrscher~"
"A Herrscher... you're a Herrscher too? Like Mei? You're not allowed to die!" Kiana hugged Ryn nervously, her hands frantically searching his body, trying to find any wounds she might have missed before. If Ryn also lost himself like Mei did when she became a Herrscher, Kiana felt like she would go crazy first.
"Alright, alright, I'm different from Mei." Ryn held Kiana's panicked hands and gently wiped away her tears. "You little crybaby. If I had to say, I'm more like the Sovereign of Anti-Entropy now, a Herrscher with my own personality."
Then Ryn explained to Kiana what happened with his Stigmata and the Sea of Quanta.
After listening, Kiana pinched Ryn's soft waist and said huffily, "You jerk Ryn, it's all your fault for not explaining clearly. You made this young lady embarrass herself!"
"Yes, yes, it's all the jerk Ryn's fault. I'll definitely explain clearly next time. Let's go see Mei and Kika, and then we can explore St. Freya High School together."
"Okay, but let's go see Bronya first! Didn't you say that the girl you met, Seele, knows Bronya! Bronya was looking for Seele before, she'll definitely be happy to hear news about her."
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"Bronya, Bronya, Ryn has news about Seele! He met Seele~"
With a *bang*, Kiana kicked open the door to Bronya's hospital room and ran in with Ryn.
"Jie jie jie, Bronya~ You wouldn't want Seele to not come back, would you~" Kiana said to Bronya with a lecherous grin. This was a threatening line she had learned from Ryn, supposedly very effective.
Bronya, who was about to call Kiana an idiot, froze when she heard Seele's name. She floated up from her hospital bed and appeared in front of Ryn and Kiana.
Although Bronya had a blank expression, both Kiana and Ryn could feel her urgency.
"Please, you must tell the Bronya about Seele... I'm begging you."
On the way here, Kiana had told Ryn many plans to tease Bronya, but now, seeing how anxious Bronya was, both Ryn and Kiana felt a little embarrassed to go through with it.
Seeing the hesitant Ryn and Kiana, Bronya took a breath. She knew she would have to pay a price to get information about Seele.
Just as Ryn was about to speak, Bronya had already unbuttoned her clothes, her shoulder half-exposed.
"As long as you tell the Bronya where Seele is... As long as I can save Seele... The Bronya is willing to become your plaything."
"What the hell are you doing, Bronya! Ryn, don't look!" Kiana quickly covered Ryn's eyes with one hand and pulled Bronya's clothes back up with the other. "It's not like we weren't going to tell you, you don't have to do this!"
"According to the database, the demand that follows Kiana's phrase should be for the Bronya to offer her body... Pervert." Bronya said with a deadpan expression, but from the look she was giving him, Ryn felt a strong sense of contempt.
"Ahem, Bronya, listen to me first. The power of the Sea of Quanta has reshaped Seele's body, but she still has her own mission to fulfill, so she can't come back for the time being. However, the Sea will guarantee Seele's safety, so you don't have to worry about her."
"The Sea of Quanta... the Sea? What is that..."
"Er... if you don't know, it's a bit complicated to explain. We can talk about it on the way. But you guys dared to conduct quantization experiments without even knowing about the Sea of Quanta, tsk tsk tsk."
"..."
Bronya's resentment towards Cocolia grew by another notch.