Under the moonlight, Ryn accompanied Durandal in dealing with the corpses of the Honkai Beasts.
Previously, these things just had to be left for the logistics team to collectively destroy, but Durandal felt they could be saved and taken back to be processed into cat food for Stan.
As for how to process them into cat food that Stan could eat… that was a question for the almighty Otto.
Ryn could already imagine Otto directly refusing Durandal, then, under Durandal's death stare, putting on an expression as if Nicholas had died, and being forced to agree to Durandal's request.
Then, wearing three layers of gloves inside and out, he would gingerly use forceps over a dozen centimeters long to drop the Honkai Beast corpses into the lab for processing…
Just thinking about that scene, Ryn found it very amusing and happily joined Durandal in her task of dealing with the Honkai Beast corpses.
"Although I already know that the almighty Otto can turn these into cat food, are you sure that if you take these back to be made into cat food for Stan, he will eat it?"
"I don't know. I don't know if Stan likes to eat these, but every time I feed him cat food, he seems a little reluctant.
I can't understand what Stan says, but Rita seems to understand… Rita says Stan wants to eat things that can make him stronger, so… eating Honkai Beasts should make a Honkai Beast stronger, right?"
"Uh… I'm not sure…"
Kika and Rita stood to the side, looking at Ryn and Durandal with the disgusted and desperate expressions of parents watching their child roll around in a mud pit.
Although they also wanted to help, they decided against it…
Rita and Kika declared that they were neat freaks!
Durandal covered her lance with a layer of plastic film, then picked up the corpses of the Honkai Beasts one by one and tossed them to Ryn.
Ryn opened a miniature black hole in each of his hands. The black hole on the left received the corpses that Durandal deemed unworthy and needed to be destroyed, while the black hole on the right received the corpses that needed to be taken back for processing.
After working for a good while, they finally finished processing all the Honkai Beasts that Durandal, Kika, and Rita had killed, which had been piled up into a small mountain.
After they were done, the grimy Ryn and Durandal walked side-by-side on their way to meet up with Kika and Rita, preparing to return to Schicksal HQ and St. Freya High School.
Ryn clapped his hands, swept his body with Honkai energy to dispel the stench he had acquired, then turned to look at Durandal.
"Durandal, do you need me to help you clean up with Honkai energy too? Although the armor has an automatic cleaning function, you'd still have to take several showers to get rid of the smell, right?"
Durandal thought for a moment, then nodded.
After all, she wasn't a Herrscher. Although she had a large reserve of Honkai energy, she couldn't control it with the same meticulous precision as Ryn. So, she readily agreed to Ryn's offer to help her clean up.
But the next second, she somewhat regretted it…
When the Honkai energy, which was not her own but originated from Ryn, covered Durandal's entire body, it gave her a strange and unfamiliar sensation.
She could even feel Ryn's Honkai energy like an invisible hand, carefully and gently caressing every inch of her skin…
It wasn't just Durandal; Ryn was stunned too…
At first, Ryn was just being kind and trying to help, but after his Honkai energy had covered Durandal's entire body, Ryn realized he had made a huge mistake.
*So big! So bouncy! So amazing! Lady Durandal is the best!*
Was it because he had become stronger? Or was it because the Honkai energy he was using now wasn't converted from Imaginary internal energy, but was being continuously generated from within his own body?
Unlike when he helped Penglaiji Ryn clean her body and felt nothing, when cleaning Durandal's body, Ryn could feel his Honkai energy giving him 100% feedback of the sensation of touching Durandal's body…
What was the difference between this and touching her with his own hands?!
The difference was that he wouldn't be caught and called a pervert?
Ryn squinted his eyes, inwardly cheering: Long live Honkai energy! Long live Durandal!
Durandal watched as Ryn, with a serious expression and closed eyes, concentrated on cleaning her body. Her mind was in complete chaos, her thoughts flying off to who knows where.
Although she had used Honkai energy to clean her body before, compared to this time with Ryn, Ryn's Honkai energy was far too embarrassing!
But this was also a kind gesture from Ryn, and she had agreed to it…
Durandal kept her eyes tightly shut, lightly biting her lip. Her face was flushed red with shyness, like a teenage girl meeting her crush. She quietly put her small hands behind her back, her fingers uncontrollably intertwining and fidgeting…
Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie, the goal that all other Valkyries strove to catch up to—Durandal. She could accept having her body pierced by weapons, her limbs severed, her spirit tortured, and she wouldn't even utter a word of pain during brutal torture…
But… this… for her, who was inexperienced in matters of love and still naive about relationships between men and women, this was a bit too stimulating…
"Ngh…"
Durandal couldn't help but let out a soft groan, and her body couldn't stop trembling slightly.
Ryn's eyes snapped open, looking at Durandal in front of him, who was hugging her own shoulders, her body slightly curled up and so red it looked like it was about to bleed…
Her eyes were somewhat hazy, her pupils slightly rolled upwards, as if she were rolling her eyes, but not quite… She was lightly biting her lip, looking both shy and annoyed…
A cool and aloof powerful woman with an unfairly good figure, now showing such a pitiful appearance that would move anyone to pity… The seductive charm of the contrast was simply off the charts…
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I'm screwed… It seems I've gone too far…
Ryn quickly wiped his nosebleed and stepped forward to support Durandal, whose body was still trembling and unstable.
"Um… are you okay? Are you feeling unwell…? Should I call Rita to come check on you?"
Ryn wanted to slap himself as soon as he said it. Did Durandal look like she was okay?! No, wait, he should know perfectly well what was going on with Durandal!
Durandal grabbed Ryn's shoulder with her backhand and leaned against him. She suppressed the discomfort in her body and put on an expression as if nothing was wrong.
"I'm… I'm fine… Don't call Rita over!"
If Rita came over… she would definitely be able to tell what was going on with her at a glance…
Ryn opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. Was he supposed to explain to Durandal that he accidentally got mesmerized by her huge treasures and got carried away with the touching…?
But even though Ryn didn't say anything, Durandal seemed to have noticed something.
She pressed down on Ryn's shoulder with some force, using him for support to stand up straight.
Ryn thought Durandal had found out and was about to scold him or teach him a lesson.
But…
Durandal took out her handkerchief and, with eyes full of worry and concern, wiped Ryn's face, wiping away the blood that was still streaming from his nose…
"Eh… Ryn, you're so tired you got a nosebleed? Is controlling Honkai energy with such precision really so mentally taxing! Don't do this again next time. It's no trouble for me to just go back and take a few showers…"
"No! It's fine! For the sake of Lady Durandal's physical and mental well-being, a mere nosebleed is nothing. It is our inescapable duty!"
Ryn puffed out his chest and declared righteously. Although it was spineless, compared to Durandal, what was a mere nosebleed! It would be worth trading his life for!