"You bastard, I'm going to teach you two, master and servant, a good lesson!! And Kiana, put me down!!"
Theresa shouted fuming, but being held in Kiana's arms, she had no authority whatsoever.
"What should we do? How should we handle Judah?" Ryn looked at the others, but they all looked back at him. "Why are you looking at me? Think of something..."
"I don't need to be handled. I'll just follow you."
Judah's voice came from behind Ryn. Ryn turned his head woodenly and found Judah standing right behind him, staring at him intently.
"No~ If you follow Ryn, what about me?!" Theresa cried out sorrowfully.
She could lose anyone but Judah. Without Judah, she felt like she would become a useless person~
"Theresa possesses unparalleled talent, but she has let it go to waste. So as long as she trains hard, Theresa's combat power will be stronger than anyone else present here. I no longer need to follow Theresa," Judah said, shaking her head.
Although Judah had been quite fond of Theresa before, it seemed that she and Otto had spoiled her. Theresa's divine power and talent were all being wasted. Now was the chance for her to start working hard again.
"No~" Theresa was still crying and shouting no.
Theresa wasn't crying about combat power or anything like that. she was crying because without Judah, she couldn't be lazy anymore, and she'd lost her mode of transport, her fighting tool, her cooking tool, and so on.
Kallen, on the other hand, imagined herself grabbing Judah's legs and swinging her around in battle.
"Eek... That's too scary. Then just follow Ryn. I don't think I could bring myself to fight by swinging a girl around..."
Kallen then told Ryn her three measurements and other data so he could buy some clothes for Judah.
But Ryn patted his chest and told Kallen that there was no need to tell him such things, he had already figured them out by feeling!
And then Ryn saw Kiana's glowing green eyes.
Awoken, time to hunt.
Seeing the barely suppressed crowd, Ryn had no choice but to order Judah that everyone in the room was family, and she was not to attack their own people again.
Judah looked at the furious Theresa and Kiana, nodded, and said nothing more.
Then Ryn was grabbed by the collar by Theresa and Kiana, pinned to the ground, and beaten up. Kallen and Mei joined in the fun and kicked him a couple of times too.
(Damn it, why are they rewarding him.)
Looking at Ryn's face of pure enjoyment, Judah wondered if she should join in too.
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"A strong Honkai energy reaction has been detected in Nagazora City. It is suspected that the Fourth Herrscher is about to be born!"
Theresa sat in her office, looking at the emergency notification displayed on the screen.
"Could it be that fox-eared girl I saw before?" Theresa couldn't help but think of the shadow she saw in the mission report from Nagazora City during the Third Honkai War.
"Major Himeko, can you explain the specific situation?"
"Every major Honkai Eruption produces a Herrscher, but the Herrscher transformation of the Third Herrscher, Raiden Mei, was incomplete.
Honkai energy is still slowly gathering in Nagazora City, and combined with the residual Honkai energy from the great eruption, the Honkai energy is trying to give birth to a new Herrscher!
The science department believes that this amount of Honkai energy is not enough to form a true Herrscher core, so the birth of the Herrscher is very slow. But in the long run, it will definitely pose a threat to us! Do you need me to mobilize immediately to clean it up?"
"No, the corrosion from your artificial Stigmata is already very serious. Let me take care of it this time."
Theresa rejected Himeko's request to mobilize, then habitually reached to her side, but found nothing. That spot used to be where Theresa placed Judah.
"Get Ryn on the deployment list too!!! Have that bastard bring Judah and go with me! Boohoohoo, my Judah..."
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At this moment, Ryn, who was out shopping with Judah, Kiana, and the others, received the emergency mission notification. After explaining the situation to Kiana and the others, he left with Judah.
There was no choice. After officially becoming a Valkyrie, one had to start accepting missions and obeying Schicksal's orders. After all, the daily expenses of official Valkyries could no longer allow them to freeload off Schicksal's resources. The cost of a Valkyrie battlesuit alone was enough to make them work for Schicksal for a lifetime.
Kiana, Mei, and Bronya were all preparatory Valkyries now. Only after officially passing the assessment would they receive a Schicksal Valkyrie battlesuit and become B-rank Valkyries.
But Ryn was different. After his Herrscher transformation, he already had the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie. However, S-rank Valkyries were personally appointed by Otto and commanded directly by him. Otto felt that the time was not yet right, so he didn't make Ryn an S-rank Valkyrie, only giving him the rank of A-rank Valkyrie.
(Valkyrie, the name is just for fun. From now on, they'll all be called Valkyries.)
An A-rank Valkyrie officially appointed by Schicksal, Ryn's mouth was grinning from ear to ear. Because Schicksal would typically equip a normal Valkyrie unit with a floating battleship, like Murata Himeko's Hyperion. However, Himeko's former squad had been wiped out, leaving only her, so the Hyperion became her personal battleship. And now, Himeko has formed a new squad and reactivated the Hyperion.
But because Himeko caused massive damage to the Hyperion every time, her position as captain was almost revoked. The high repair costs also left Himeko in a pile of debt.
(Actually, it was because the artificial Stigmata was causing too much damage to Himeko. Himeko could no longer endure high-intensity battles, and both Otto and Theresa were preparing to have her retire.
To be fair, Otto was very good to Schicksal's Valkyries. Unfortunately, Himeko formed a bond with Kiana and was then sacrificed by Otto.)
Kika also had the strength of an A-rank Valkyrie. Otto was originally planning to build a floating battleship for Kika as well, but Amber rejected the proposal and gave him a stern lecture.
But Otto paid it no mind. He then embezzled a large portion of Ryn's money, preparing to use Ryn's money to build a floating fortress for Kika. Weren't they always calling themselves a family? It was only natural for Ryn to chip in.
When Ryn found out about this, he fiercely pinched Kika's chubby cheeks, and then, under Kika's confused gaze, messed up her hair into a complete mess and ran away, only to be chased by Kika with Sabayon for a long time.