Lucas poked his head out and said, "Guaibao, it's so late, aren't you going back?"
"Dad?"
Sirin, hidden inside the trash can, was startled.
This time, Lucas didn't suddenly jump in, so he didn't trigger her stress response.
"I… I… don't want to go yet."
"Then I'll come in and keep you company for a while."
Lucas said, and then squeezed into the trash can.
He hadn't expected such good luck today, finding Sirin in the first trash can, which saved him a lot of time.
The subsequent actions need no further explanation.
Petting her head, petting her head, continuously petting her head; as long as her head wasn't bald, he could keep stroking.
Thanks to the strong offensive on the first day's early morning.
Sirin's inner resistance seemed to have lessened a lot; even when Lucas reached out and hugged her, she didn't react much.
She just curled up, not saying a word.
The atmosphere inside the trash can was very warm.
Sirin's big eyes blinked in the darkness, and Lucas stroked her purple hair, which felt like premium silk, his heart growing calmer.
The irritation stirred up by Ai Yi earlier slowly dissipated.
"Stroking Sirin feels absolutely amazing, this hair… it's fragrant and soft, like petting a cat, hehehe…"
Lucas muttered to himself.
Unfortunately, there wasn't time to execute the latest strategy plan now.
After all, there were only about fifteen minutes left, and there were almost no Night Valkyries nearby… there was no possibility of implementing the plan at all.
After stroking her hair, Lucas tentatively touched Sirin's small face.
The pufferfish immediately showed a puffed-up expression.
"So cute… let me knead it."
The actions of the reclusive girl did not cause fear.
Lucas pushed his luck, kneading Sirin's face like dough until she resisted, saying, "Stop kneading!!!"
Soon…
Lucas, with small handprints on his face, returned to his bedroom.
He had gained a lot today, obtaining incredible intelligence from both Ai Yi and the Herrscher of Sentience.
This information was enough to digest for a long time.
From the two Valkyries, a common enemy could be deduced—the contamination source; even the Herrscher of Sentience, as a Herrscher who controls consciousness, could not escape, which showed how powerful the enemy was.
"If… the contamination source pollutes Valkyries with Honkai Energy, then why am I fine?"
Lucas practiced the Jadeite Divine Skill and also had Honkai Energy in his body.
It was just very weak.
"Could it be that this guy discriminates based on gender?"
"Or… because the concentration of Honkai Energy in my body is very low, it leads to very slow contamination?"
"Or is it my system?"
Lucas tossed and turned in bed, his mind full of thoughts.
Although his system was trashy...
But...
The ability to rewind after death must have come from the system.
If the system had blocked the contamination, then that would make sense.
So now the question is—what exactly is the contamination source?
Lucas knew that Ai Yi probably had some understanding, but she wasn't going to say, only telling him to survive.
She said there was hope if he survived.
How long did he need to survive? How was he supposed to survive?
Ai Yi said nothing at all.
There wasn't enough time today.
Lucas could only wait for another opportunity to inquire about it later.
"Ai Yi told me not to go near the Herrscher of Sentience. Is she worried I'll get more information from her, or... can she really cause me significant harm?"
"Sigh... To put it plainly, I still can't fully trust Ai Yi..."
More than once, the thought that she was the mastermind behind everything crossed Lucas's mind.
But there was no evidence.
Moreover, so far, Ai Yi had not done anything to harm him.
Compared to the Green-haired Mechanical Girl, Lucas trusted the Herrscher of Sentience more.
"Theresa, how should I face her? Why did the Herrscher of Sentience tell me to find her at that time? Was it guided by the contamination source, or is the Headmaster truly the key to breaking the situation?"
"And since Hyperion, like the four-leaf clover, can suppress symptoms, why is it ineffective against Theresa?"
Previously, Lucas had been tied up by the Headmaster and brought to Hyperion to be eaten.
After a moment of contemplation,
"Is it my reason, or Theresa's reason?"
"Or perhaps Hyperion truly can't accommodate too many Yandere Valkyries..."
Lucas had no answers to these questions and could only slowly investigate, as the one thing he had in abundance was time.
As the clock struck six in the morning,
Before passing out, Lucas muttered to himself, "contamination source... I will definitely find you!"
...
Today was the third day of this cycle.
The morning was no longer theoretical class but practical combat drills.
As the name suggests,
This was a course where Valkyries had to fight each other.
It was generally sparring among students of the same year, and even allowed lower-grade students to challenge higher-grade students.
Of course...
Higher-grade students were not allowed to actively challenge lower-grade students.
Bullying the younger ones was forbidden.
But the younger ones bullying the older ones was allowed.
As long as you could win.
Lucas actually didn't want to attend this class, for a simple reason—he would get beaten up.
St. Freya Academy implemented a strict eight-hour workday.
Both morning and afternoon sessions were four hours each.
This also meant...
For a full four hours, Lucas was either getting beaten up or on his way to getting beaten up, which was truly exasperating.
Under Himeko Murata's gaze,
a highly anticipated match began.
Lucas's opponent was a blue-haired Valkyrie from another class.
"St. Freya Academy, Second Year, Class A, C-Rank Destiny Knight, Lucas, please enlighten me."
"St. Freya Academy, Second Year, Class B, C-rank Valkyrie, Dora, please enlighten me."
Both announced their names.
Without further ado, the two immediately engaged in a fight.
To be honest,
Lucas's C-Rank was very watered down; strictly speaking, he should be a C-Rank Destiny Knight candidate.
His physical fitness was not much different from that of a first-year freshman who had just enrolled.
His only advantage lay in combat skills.
Through ninety-nine cycles,
even if Lucas hadn't deliberately trained, his combat skills had reached a commendable level.
The key was physical fitness.
If the hardware isn't good, no matter how good your software is, it won't run...
In less than a minute,
Lucas was disarmed by Dora and pinned to the ground.
This was already her being polite.
Otherwise...
Lucas estimated he wouldn't even last twenty seconds.
Dora used a scissor lock to firmly trap the man's head and arms. The sensation of her thighs was somewhat pleasant, but the immense force coming from both sides was a bit terrifying.
Lucas had no doubt that if she applied a little more force, she could directly dislocate his arm.
Or even break his neck.
The Valkyrie acting as the referee had already started the countdown.
"Ten, nine, eight..."
Seeing this scene,
the Valkyries began to whisper.
"I thought Lucas was perfect in every way; turns out he has something he's not good at."
"Exactly, exactly, but doesn't that make him seem more approachable?"
"Right!"
"Lucas! Get up! Hurry and get up!"
The Valkyries from his class started to cheer him on.
Even the Valkyries from Dora's class were influenced and began to cheer for Lucas.
"Don't cheer for me anymore, if you keep cheering, this person is going to squeeze me to death!"
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