Just as the dissipation of Higokumaru's Honkai energy during the Herrscher of Corruption's rampage led to the birth of armor-samurai-type Honkai Beasts like Jizo Mitama around the world, ever since the Second Great Honkai Eruption triggered by Sirin, Imperator-class Honkai Beasts like Ashvins also began to appear all over the world.
However, for S-rank Valkyries like Ryn, Durandal, and Kika, Imperator-class Honkai Beasts were a bit too easy to deal with. Never mind a single slap from Ryn or a single blast from Kika; just one punch from Durandal was enough to knock one out.
But for regular Valkyries, it was a bit more difficult. For example, Rita… if she faced an Imperator-class Honkai Beast and was careless for a moment, she might even be defeated instantly…
With the New Year approaching and 2015 about to end, Schicksal began a massive, sweeping cleanup of Honkai Beasts around the world to welcome the new year and allow the people of the world to have a wonderful holiday.
Therefore, the long-range sniper Kika, the high-mobility aerial unit Durandal, and the Immortal Blades vice-captain and logistics support for Durandal and Kika, Rita, had all been incredibly busy and elusive lately.
As for why the strongest combatant, Ryn, and Kiana, who had mastered the large-scale anti-army Valkyrie battlesuit "White Knight: Moonlight," weren't participating in this cleanup mission…
Don't ask… If you have to ask, it's because Otto was afraid that if the two live wires, Ryn and Kiana, went on a mission together, they would cause some kind of trouble again. It was best if something like pulling the entire world's population into a dream space to die a few times never happened again.
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Under the tranquil, starry sky, Ryn, having escaped from his home, floated in the air, heading toward the location where Kika and Durandal were hunting the Imperator-class Honkai Beast Ashvins and dealing with the surrounding Honkai Beasts.
At the same time, Ryn made a call to Kika, connecting to her three-person team's communication channel.
"How's the mission going, everyone? Do you need my support?"
"No need. I am Mushoku Kika. A simple mission like this doesn't even get me motivated. What kind of support could I possibly need…"
Kika's lazy voice hadn't even finished when her tone immediately changed, and she started screaming.
"Durandal! Don't take advantage of my distraction to ram Ashvins towards me! Rita is over there, go throw the corpse at her!"
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Rita's voice followed Kika's through the comms. "Don't treat me like actual logistics personnel! Lady Durandal, don't throw it here either! Rita's area is already full and can't take any more!"
"Is Ryn coming over now? But my side is also full and can't take any more. Ryn, how about you come over after all?"
Durandal's voice sounded in the communication channel, asking if Ryn was coming. It seemed she felt her question was a bit too direct and inappropriate, so she continued to explain:
"The corpses of these Honkai Beasts can be processed into high-quality cat food. It would be too much of a waste to just throw them away! Besides, leaving them here might pollute the surrounding environment. So, are you coming, Ryn?"
Kika and Rita seemed to sense something was amiss. They simultaneously looked at Durandal, who was talking to Ryn on the communicator with a faint, almost imperceptible smile on her lips.
Kika: *??? I thought we agreed you'd only consider your personal life after the Honkai is over! Why are you dropping the act now?*
Rita: *Sob sob sob—My Lady Durandal… The girl I practically raised myself is gone… sob sob sob~ Is this the taste of being the losing childhood friend who can't beat the girl who falls from the sky?*
*Bzzzz—*
Suddenly, a strange and hair-raising sound appeared out of thin air. Then, spacetime visibly twisted and spun, presenting a bizarre scene.
Next, a fear etched into the very genes of living beings rose in the hearts of the Valkyries present. A black hole with a diameter of five meters quietly unfolded above the three of them.
Although Schicksal's Valkyries had seen Ryn cast a black hole more than once, as part of the myriad things made of cosmic dust, their fear of the black hole, the tomb of everything in the universe, was still completely irrepressible.
Three seconds after the black hole appeared, Ryn walked out of it, floating in the air.
Then, the black hole behind him gradually shrank, turning into a grotesque, invisible halo that devoured all light, suspended behind him. Then, just as silently as it appeared, it quietly vanished.
"Hello, hello, long time no see, everyone~" Ryn waved and greeted everyone.
Durandal looked at the long-separated Ryn. He hadn't lost weight, wasn't injured, and seemed to be in good spirits. She nodded in satisfaction.
"Yes, it's been about five days since we last met. Long time no see, Ryn."
"Haha… Although we haven't seen each other in five days, we've still been in contact every day!"
Ryn happily gave Durandal a wink. For some reason, whenever he looked at the energetic yet slightly dorky and clumsy Durandal, Ryn's mood would invariably improve.
But just as Ryn finished speaking with a smile, he immediately felt two resentful glares…
"Five days apart, in contact every day, long time no see~ Oh my, I still have so much stuff here! Brother Ryn~ can you come over?"
Kika forced her voice into a high pitch, trying to imitate Durandal's tone in a sarcastic way, but she couldn't quite manage it. In the end, she sounded like a cheeky little brat…
"Hehe… It has also been half a month since Lord Ryn and Rita have seen each other. Does Rita also need to maintain communication with Lord Ryn?"
Rita squinted her eyes, smiling kindly at Ryn. At the same time, her body involuntarily leaned closer to Durandal. For her, it was still unacceptable that even though she saw and talked to Durandal every day, Durandal could still be snatched away by this purple-haired brat, Ryn!
She hadn't even seen Ryn make any moves or say anything to win over Durandal, so how did Durandal just up and run off with him on her own two feet!
(Durandal: *Ahem, ahem, carrying on Senior Su's will, I cannot lose!*)
Durandal and Ryn looked at each other and then smiled knowingly.
It seemed that Ryn's treasured princess Kika and Durandal's personal nanny and family member Rita were both little pots of jealousy~