The air in the Underground Training Ground was a bit stale and rotten.
Lucas held the flashlight in one hand.
His other hand reached for the small black pistol in the locker.
"Su, this time... I have prepared many questions, and I hope you won't be a riddle-teller like last time."
He easily picked up the small pistol.
The black dot below it expanded like a balloon.
However...
Unlike last time—Lucas was not sucked into a mysterious space.
And after waiting a few minutes, there was no sign of Su appearing; only his own breathing could be heard in the quiet locker room.
"Ah..."
"What's going on?"
"Su isn't here?"
Lucas was bewildered.
The Eden Star was there, so why was Su gone? Didn't he leave his spiritual body inside?
It was truly perplexing.
Staring at the black and red orb.
Lucas hesitated for a moment, then tentatively spoke.
"Are you there?"
Silence.
Silence was the Cambridge of this evening.
Lucas didn't get the answer he wanted; instead, he felt the surrounding temperature begin to drop. It was as if someone had turned on the air conditioning.
The situation before his eyes was unquestionable.
Sakura had arrived.
Lucas's gaze flickered, and he glanced at the doorway.
"It was similar last time… Could the appearance of the Eden Star attract Sakura?"
"There's a possibility, otherwise there's no way to explain why I encountered her twice in a row."
"Such a coincidence is too low."
Without thinking too much, Lucas put away the Eden Star with his small black pistol and then Drilling the locker to evade.
Time was a bit tight now.
Lucas couldn't go after Sakura. Leaning against the cold locker, he thought, "The focus going forward is still on conquering Theresa, as well as finding Ling and the whereabouts of Su."
When their last conversation ended.
Su had said—if there's a chance, see you next time.
At the time, Lucas didn't understand what it meant, thinking they would meet again in future cycles anyway.
Now it seems…
Su had already foreseen this scene back then.
Lucas didn't understand why Su, who should have been here, had disappeared. He just shook his head silently.
"Since Su said 'see you next time'."
"That means we still have a chance to meet again."
"Perhaps this is the privilege of a rule maintainer. Su… he is special after all."
Lucas was deep in thought…
Sakura appeared in the changing room, but this time no lights came on.
It was pitch black all around.
Lucas could only hear footsteps echoing.
The endless darkness seemed to swallow people whole.
After casually wandering around twice, Sakura left again.
Lucas was still thinking.
"Besides…"
"Welt Yang, Bronya, Ai Yi, Himeko Murata, Mobius, Sakura, including that little girl Sirin—they are all targets for investigation."
The more information Lucas collected, the more complex the situation became.
True and false information intertwined.
Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
"And why does Welt want me to kill the Headmaster?"
"Is it to break the rules?"
Remembering what Su had once said, Lucas easily came up with this hypothesis.
From the mouths of the Valkyries.
They all concluded that the Headmaster was very important.
Perhaps she was as special as Su.
Welt Yang wanted Lucas to kill her, but he really didn't dare. What if the rules of St. Freya Academy went wrong?
That would be a huge problem.
Unless it was confirmed that the contamination source was on the Headmaster.
Then he could try.
But then again, Theresa was not easy to kill.
This could be seen from the previous two cycles.
It would probably take five or more S-rank Yandere Valkyries to ensure the Headmaster's death, and even then, someone would definitely sacrifice themselves.
No choice.
The Inner World version of the Headmaster, when she activated the Divine Grace Barrier, was simply too strong.
This was simply a BUG-like ability.
If the Yandere Valkyries were of normal intelligence and knew how to cooperate, perhaps two S-ranks could finish off Theresa.
Unfortunately, the Valkyries in the Inner World were all abnormal.
Except for a few rare combinations.
It was good enough if different Yandere Valkyries didn't fight each other when together.
As time passed.
After confirming that Sakura had left…
He waited another ten minutes or so.
Lucas left the Underground Training Ground. He met Judah, who was waiting for him at the entrance, and said, "Let's go, time to go home."
The white-haired, blue-eyed Armed Doll nodded and then followed the man.
Feeling the Eden Star in his embrace.
Lucas's gaze occasionally fell on Judah.
How great it would be if the little one could use the Eden Star.
Unfortunately…
Judah could not use the Eden Star.
Lucas had already asked about this in the last cycle.
The cute Armed Doll frantically retreated at the sight of the small black pistol, not even wanting to touch it.
As if this thing was some kind of hot potato.
It's understandable, actually.
After all, God Keys are not something ordinary people can use.
It's normal for Armed Dolls to be afraid of death and not dare to use the Eden Star.
If Lucas used this God Key.
He would probably have to risk half his life.
It could only be used when absolutely necessary.
Normally, it was better to use pepper spray and a tranquilizer gun.
What's more…
Currently, Lucas didn't have the ability to activate the Eden Star, so it could only sit there gathering dust.
Unable to find Su.
A disheartened Lucas returned to the Valkyrie Dormitory with Judah before six o'clock. Since time was running out, he didn't go to find Sirin this time.
…
The six o'clock bell rang.
Lucas didn't rush out this time. He sat at his desk, resting his chin on one hand, gazing out at the rising sun outside the window.
The morning sun was warm, accompanied by the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
The scene looked very heartwarming.
Today was Tuesday.
Almost exactly one day had passed since the last cycle.
However…
Lucas still hadn't forgotten that final great battle.
Three S-rank Yandere Valkyries were mercilessly killed by Theresa, and Raiden Mei died right beside them.
Although Lucas couldn't see it at the time.
But when watching the death replay from a third-person perspective.
Everything was exceptionally clear.
The Divine Grace Barrier, with its sky full of gears, was magnificent and grand.
The Faculty Dormitory, having lost its ceiling, was like a ruin, full of holes and debris everywhere.
In such an environment.
Sakura's dust-covered body lay twisted on the ground, her exquisite long legs in a bizarre posture.
Himeko Murata had a large hole in her chest, her eyes lifelessly staring at the sky, her expression numb.
This was similar to Raiden Mei in previous cycles.
And what about the Cook?
She was stabbed fiercely in the back by Theresa with a golden light spear right beside Lucas.
The splattered blood even stained the Headmaster's face, adding a touch of evil to her.
Seeing three Yandere Valkyries die in such a short time.
The cruel scene was unforgettable for Lucas.
"Snap out of it."
Lucas clapped his hands against his cheeks.
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