"Hey, hello there, everyone from Anti-Entropy, and the future Schicksal Overseer."
A young woman with wine-red hair appeared on the Hyperion, greeting the masters of the vessel with no sense of being an outsider.
The woman had a delicate face, a mature figure, and a monocle hanging over her right ear, exuding an intellectual aura.
The Herrscher girls staying on the Hyperion didn't know this woman's famous name, but for former Schicksal members like Theresa and Einstein, they knew a thing or two about her.
"Changguang, what are you doing here on the Hyperion instead of staying in your research institute?"
Theresa, being the most familiar with Changguang, spoke up to break the awkwardness, acting as a bridge between Changguang and the others.
Theresa introduced her: "She is the director of Schicksal's St. 1504 Research Institute, in charge of weapon R&D projects. Most of the weapons used by Schicksal's Valkyries are her masterpieces."
After the brief introduction, Theresa turned her head. "How did you end up here?"
It wasn't impossible for a scientist responsible for weapon R&D at Schicksal to appear on the Hyperion, but the probability should have been extremely low.
After all, Theresa was the future Schicksal Overseer, so it wasn't impossible for someone to show up early to pledge their loyalty.
But as far as Theresa knew, Changguang was not the kind of woman to curry favor with the powerful.
"If I said I came to pledge allegiance to you, the future Overseer, in advance, would you believe me, Theresa?"
"You?" The thoughtless words slipped out.
Everyone else remained silent, quietly watching the two of them put on a show.
"Theresa, you have as little a sense of humor as ever," Changguang said with a smile, not feeling the least bit offended.
Theresa waved her hand. "Just spit it out, why are you here? It can't be that my grandpa saw we were clueless about his plan and sent you to be our guide, can it?"
Dumb people have dumb luck.
Theresa's brain might not be the sharpest, but her intuition was first-rate.
It even surprised Changguang a little.
"Theresa, why don't you consider buying a lottery ticket?"
"I think you'd definitely win!"
"How much?"
"Five bucks."
Theresa was right, but only half right.
Changguang was indeed here to act as a guide for the Anti-Entropy group, but she hadn't been sent by Otto.
"Through my hands, Overseer Otto has completed a large number of experiments and verifications. Although I don't know what the Overseer wants to do, I am certain his goal is related to Imaginary Space and Imaginary Renormalization."
"Imaginary Renormalization?" The two scientists from Anti-Entropy interjected.
"In short, it is to use the power and laws of the Imaginary world to influence the Real World, allowing everything in the Real World to be re-edited in a direction he desires."
Changguang took out a pen, paper, and an eraser to give everyone a simple demonstration.
Messy lines crisscrossed on the paper.
"This is the Real World we are currently in."
She then erased the marks and drew a perfect circle.
"And this is the world after Imaginary Renormalization."
Although the original world was chaotic and messy, it was full of infinite possibilities.
The reconstructed world would be an immutable circle, where nothing beyond the rules would ever occur.
Such a simple and brutal act, like a god kneading the entire world at will, forced Tesla and Einstein to think in one direction...
"Does that bastard Otto want to customize this planet like a blueprint, and then make himself the world emperor whom no one can defy?"
But on second thought, it seemed unlikely.
If Otto had wanted to do that, he had plenty of opportunities over the past five hundred years.
Schicksal possessed the world's strongest military force and the world's most advanced technology.
As the saying goes, 'My neighbor stores grain, I store guns; my neighbor is my granary.' In the era before Anti-Entropy appeared, Otto becoming the world emperor was merely a matter of wanting to.
He wouldn't go to such lengths for a goal that was already within his grasp.
Changguang: "Of course not. Although our Overseer is a scumbag, we can't deny the ideals he pursues."
Theresa: "..."
She felt offended.
Changguang continued, "Although I don't know what specific goal Overseer Otto is pursuing, it's definitely not as simple as becoming world emperor."
"And my reason for coming to you is also very simple. Because I feel that if we don't stop our dear Overseer Otto, probably no one here will see tomorrow's sun."
The intellectual woman spread her hands, confessing her thoughts to the hosts of this place.
"For Overseer Otto to complete his plan, he needs the help of Imaginary Renormalization; to stop his plan, another Imaginary Renormalization is also needed."
As she spoke, Changguang's gaze shifted to a corner of the cabin, causing everyone else's eyes to focus on Kiana.
The white-haired girl dumbly pointed at her own nose, a look of complete bewilderment on her face.
What's going on, fam?
She was just chilling at home, either getting bent over or on her way to eat, and now someone pops up and wants her to save the world!
She hadn't even settled the score with that guy Otto for the Herrscher of the Void's rampage last time, and now he was trying to pull another big stunt.
Fam, I don't get it!
Changguang crossed her arms, a smile on her face. "That's right, you need to save the world, Miss Kiana Kaslana."
"Currently, there are only two known powers capable of achieving Imaginary Renormalization. The first is the Key of Eternity: Thousand Worlds, held by Schicksal, and the second is Miss Kiana Kaslana, the Herrscher of the Void."
"Only magic can defeat magic, and only Imaginary Renormalization can defeat Imaginary Renormalization."
"So..."
Changguang beckoned to her assistant, who pushed a small mountain of hard drives in front of the still-dazed white-haired girl.
"From now on, study Imaginary Renormalization with us."
Kiana: "..."
Oh no, she was about to be brutally filled with all this knowledge!
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"Lady Rita, we've lost contact with Lady Durandal."
In her wine-red eyes, A-rank Valkyrie Alvitr's expression was filled with panic.
Similarly, it also filled Rita with tension.
Just a moment ago, Durandal's signal had vanished from the Immortal Blades' communication channel. No matter how she called or tried, Durandal never responded, as if she had disappeared from the face of the Earth.
"Alvitr, I understand the situation. I'll handle things from here."
"Vice-captain..."
"Obey the order."
"Yes!"
The communication was cut.
Rita, who had been stern-faced just a moment ago, instantly became doe-eyed, her crimson eyes shimmering with a watery luster.
"That was close, Alvitr almost found out."
"And if she had, wouldn't that have been more exciting?" The black-haired youth planted a light kiss on the beautiful Valkyrie's lips, causing Rita to roll her eyes coquettishly.
The problem of being discovered wasn't really a big deal. At worst, she could just have Alvitr strike a kneeling/prostrating pose emoticon and find the happiness of being well-fed every day.
But her face as vice-captain would be lost in an instant. She might even need to have the entire Immortal Blades get on their knees to restore her authority as vice-captain.
"That won't do. The Immortal Blades are full of pure and lovely girls. I can't let a guy like you corrupt them all."
The beautiful girl turned around, carrying a faint, ethereal fragrance. Rita straightened out the ravaged traces on her clothes, took off her torn stockings, and placed them in the man's hand as a memento.
She said, "I've paid the price you asked for. Now it's your turn to bring my Lady Durandal back."
For her Lady Durandal, Rita had made countless sacrifices.
Her stockings had been taken by this man as a collector's item, she'd almost lost face in front of her subordinate, and she'd been thoroughly molested by this guy all over...
If Rita hadn't held her ground, knowing full well that a fierce battle was coming, she might not have even been able to protect her final line of defense.
Even so...
"..."
Time to change clothes. This sticky feeling is so uncomfortable.
The Valkyrie, her knees pressed tightly together, silently made this decision.
Only to hear: "Rita, you want me to fight to the death for such a small price. Don't you think you're being a bit unreasonable?"
Young Brian squeezed the tattered stockings in his hand, still able to feel the girl's body heat mixed with a slight fragrance.
Her intimate clothing had been stuffed into his hands. Such a hint was completely undisguised, enough to make a man's muscles tense up.
But just because of that damn Otto, he couldn't eat the meat that was right in front of him.
The beautiful Valkyrie chuckled lightly. "Of course Rita knows it's a bit much."
The girl placed one hand on the man's chest, feeling the fiery temperature of his heartbeat for her; with her other hand, she traced an itching path on Brian's face with her delicate nails, full of seductive charm.
"But the Overseer is advancing his plans one by one, and Rita doesn't want certain bad things to happen, so I can only give you an IOU for now."
Her bright red lips pressed against the man's neck, creating a distinctive hickey.
"I'm counting on you for Lady Durandal. I hope you won't disappoint Rita."
With that, the beautiful Valkyrie vanished before him, leaving behind lingering wisps of fragrance in the man's embrace.
Brian put away Rita's stockings and turned back to the Hyperion.
At this moment, Kiana was facing the so-called Imaginary Renormalization, her head spinning.
Seeing her pillar of support appear, the white-haired girl's pair of spinning, azure eyes looked as if they'd found a savior. She grabbed the corner of Brian's shirt with a pitiful expression.
"S-Save me... I'll agree to any position!"
With one sentence, the Inner World Protagonist was firmly in her grasp.
All this white-haired fluffball Kiana needed to do was happily get bent over; he would take care of everything else.
"What are you all doing? Are you trying to force Kiana into becoming a scientist overnight?"
Changguang explained, "Of course not. For Miss Kiana now, the knowledge related to Imaginary Renormalization is no less difficult than a primary school student doing calculus."
"It's not impossible, but a genius capable of such a feat is one in a billion."
"What we are doing now is letting Miss Kiana understand the concept of Imaginary Renormalization, and how she should exert her power when facing it."
In short, destruction is simpler than creation.
An Imaginary Renormalization that could change the entire world would surely have a wind-up time. Kiana just needed to seize that opportunity to destroy Otto's Imaginary Renormalization and resolve this world-threatening crisis.
However, in Brian's view, there was no need for such trouble to get Kiana to play her part in this incident.
"Changguang, have you forgotten about Kiana's background?"
"If we can kill that bastard Otto, the other consciousness in her body definitely won't stop it. She'll even help with all her might."
"..." Kiana suddenly felt a stirring from that person inside her body.
It was a powerful hatred.
Just as he said, if it could cause trouble for that bastard Otto, even the Herrscher of the Void, who held everyone in this world in equal contempt, would not hesitate to lend a hand.
"If you want Kiana to be useful, you just need to have her act with us."
Hearing this, Kiana, who had long been tormented to the point of dizziness by countless unfamiliar formulas, nodded repeatedly.
She would rather go have a life-or-death duel with that bastard Otto right now than continue to face a mountain of books and a sea of problems in this place.
Don't they know that a Kaslana's brain simply can't handle these things?
You know, it's a biological organ primarily composed of muscle!
"..." Changguang and Tesla exchanged glances, filled with helpless compromise.
A Kaslana's brain couldn't handle such advanced formulas, so they could only settle for the next best thing and let Kiana function as a necessary accessory.
"Alright, Kiana is yours. And this stuff is yours too."
The white-haired girl, along with the materials she was supposed to be studying, were handed over to Brian.
The black-haired youth glanced at just a few pages and knew that these doctors were indeed a bit too hasty.
To turn Kiana from a Dropout who didn't complete nine-year compulsory education into a Ph.D. student... was indeed asking too much of the Kaslana bloodline.
"I'm taking Kiana with me. I'll leave the rest to you all."
Theresa, Raiden Mei, Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Sentience, and Li Sushang were all here, and they would be acting together with Oath of Judah and Jizo Mitama.
Even without him and Kiana, it would be enough for them to handle Otto's initial offensive.
And Brian knew very well that until he and Kiana returned from Imaginary Space with Durandal, Otto would just be toying with them.
The cabin door opened and then closed. Kiana, who had been cooped up on the Hyperion all afternoon, breathed in the fresh air outside and stretched comfortably.
"Ah—! Free at last!"
Not having a mountain of books and a sea of problems for company was truly wonderful for her!
But her mission was not over yet.
"Don't get too happy yet. We still have to rescue a sister of yours."
The black-haired youth walking in front of the white-haired girl said this, nearly causing Kiana to kick him in the back of the head.
"How long has it been, and you've already found us another sister?"
"Your speed is a little too fast, don't you think?"
In the past, her good sisters had all gone through a long period of tug-of-war before meeting her in the same bed, having gotten to know each other long before that.
But to her surprise, this guy had only been in Kolosten for a few hours and had already added a new sister to their family. His speed was infuriating!
"Don't overthink it. It was Rita who asked me to go."
"But you're lusting after her body, aren't you?"
Kiana Kaslana is good at getting to the point!
Whether Rita requested it or not was unimportant. What was important was that this guy had been lusting after her body from the very beginning.
Shameless!
However, she was already more than familiar with this guy's style.
Even Kiana herself had been corrupted by his ways, so she was in no position to criticize, just to complain a little.
However...
"By the way, she's your biological sister."
"Huh?" A look of utter confusion on Kaslana's face. "I have relatives other than my stinky old dad?"
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