"...." Under the morning sun, Theresa silently looked at Li Xuan sitting on the sofa, and Yaoye-hime clinging tightly to the corner of his clothes, the sleep still in the corners of her eyes from not having washed her face yet after waking up...
"So you're saying your little sister Yaoye-hime, who was originally the size of a small child, suddenly grew up after sleeping with you?" Theresa raised an eyebrow and said with some amusement.
"That's enough!" Li Xuan slammed the table, his face turning as red as a tomato. He turned his head to look at Kiana and the others behind him, who were all clearly trying to hold back their laughter, except for Bronya. "Don't twist my words!"
"Alright, alright~" Theresa said, trying to smooth things over. "In short, this fami... ahem... your sister, for some unknown reason, grew up overnight, right?" Theresa said with a yawn.
"And... you also had a sudden whim to have Yaoye enroll in St. Freya High School?!" Theresa said with narrowed eyes. "You should know that St. Freya High School is not a place you can just get into..."
"Uh..." Li Xuan was speechless... Just from the appearance of St. Freya High School, it was clear that it was a school that was not easy to get into... After all, this was a school for fighting the Honkai, and every student was chosen from the masses for their constitution suitable for Valkyrie modification.
"Alright... let's put this matter aside for now. I'll figure something out later..." Theresa picked up the already lukewarm milk tea on the table, took a light sip, and said helplessly.
"Yuudachi... you first accompany Yaoye to get a physical examination to see if there are any abnormalities?" Theresa stood up directly and said to Adjutant Yuudachi who was standing beside her.
"Yes, Principal." Yuudachi nodded shyly and clumsily led Li Xuan and the others out the door. The school's science department had machines that could detect various physical values.
"Hello, little sister~" Kiana smiled and approached Yaoye-hime, who was hiding behind Li Xuan.
"Kiana, stay away from my sister..." Li Xuan hurriedly protected Yaoye-hime and looked at the white-haired furball with a wary expression. As a man who had lived with the Honkai yuri trio for quite a long time, Li Xuan had a deep understanding of the yuri aura of Kiana Kaslana. This was a being who could turn women gay.
"Well~ don't be so stingy, I like Yaoye too, hehe..." Kiana's eyes lit up as she looked at Yaoye-hime behind Li Xuan, looking like a hungry tiger about to pounce.
"That's enough! Idiot Kiana!" Mei hit Kiana on the head with a sharp rap. "Stop embarrassing me..." Mei said helplessly, grabbing Kiana by the back of her collar.
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"I never thought..." Watching the group of young figures gradually walk away, Theresa sighed softly.
"What's wrong?" Murata Himeko, who was still sitting on the sofa, asked in confusion.
"According to Schicksal's past research on familiars... no familiar has ever had a body as large as the one with Li Xuan..." Theresa picked up her teacup and took a light sip to moisten her throat.
"When the report comes out, we must record a copy."
"Mmm, got it..." Himeko nodded. She paused, then took out a USB drive from deep within her cleavage and handed it to Theresa.
"I told you not to always stuff things in your chest, you bombshell..." Theresa took the still-warm USB drive from the other person's hand with a resentful expression and said irritably.
"The Stigmata on your back has been examined by the Far East science department and confirmed to be a new Stigmata, different from the Kaslana and Schariac family Stigmata..." Himeko, unexpectedly, didn't tease Theresa and instead spoke seriously.
"The science department has already analyzed your Stigmata..." Himeko continued, "The results show that, like the other two existing Stigmata, the red markings of the Stigmata are filled with circuits that manipulate Honkai energy, which can purify the will of the Honkai to the greatest extent and store and utilize a large amount of Honkai energy."
"Unlike the 'Artificial Stigmata' formed through artificial modification on Valkyries... these circuits seem to be innate, and their strength is more than double that of Artificial Stigmata. Some circuits are even infinitely close to the level of a Herrscher Core."
"I know, Himeko..." Theresa sighed and said something that seemed completely unrelated, "The modification of Valkyries is imperfect... Our current understanding of Stigmata is only the most superficial imitation. The price of using incomplete Stigmata is sacrificing the user's lifespan... unless the Stigmata can be completed, which could even increase a Valkyrie's lifespan."
"But... according to Li Xuan's description, Stigmata can still be transferred, right?" Himeko said with a hint of hope in her voice.
"Mmm..." Theresa nodded affirmatively, but before Himeko could speak, she added, "Unfortunately, we currently do not have the technology to transplant Stigmata... and Li Xuan doesn't know how his friend transplanted the Stigmata..."
"There's only one possible way to find a method for Stigmata transplantation..." Theresa stood up and said solemnly. "Unless we can find more Stigmata... and through analyzing them, complete the defects of the Artificial Stigmata or learn the technology to transplant Stigmata."
"But where can we find them?" Himeko asked in confusion.
"Don't worry, I have already arranged for personnel to go to major ruins around the world to excavate and search... We should be able to find Stigmata passed down from ancient times, right?" Theresa finished the remaining milk tea in her cup in one gulp, stretched, and said.
"So..." Theresa turned her head abruptly, the faint morning light shining on her snow-white long hair, "Himeko, you better not die on me."
"Heh." Himeko was stunned for a moment, then suddenly revealed a somewhat alluring smile and said, "Of course, I won't die until I find a good man."
"A man?" Theresa paused, then showed a wicked smile and said, "What about that kid Li Xuan?"
"But he's still a child... hehe~"
(End of Chapter)