"Durandal, I love you!"
A straight ball!
A straight punch!
The straightforward Valkyrie's actions were as crude as a man's, choosing to respond to her brother-in-law's feelings with force.
In your dreams!
Even if half of the younger sister's butt belonged to the brother-in-law, she would not agree that half of the older sister-in-law's butt belonged to the brother-in-law!
The wind from her fist howled. The training facility, which had just quieted down, instantly became treacherous. If the other staff at Schicksal Headquarters weren't all preparing for the upcoming major operation, it was hard to say if lives would have been lost.
*Smack—!*
The fist met the palm. The ground beneath the black-haired youth's feet sank slightly, a testament to the violent actions of Schicksal's strongest she-dragon.
If such a punch had landed on anyone else, they would have stormed off in a huff.
But besides the three-foot azure blade at his waist, Brian's reliance for conquering beautiful girls was, of course, that ridiculously thick-skinned handsome face of his.
"Sister-in-law, your punch is even lighter than before."
Lighter = Durandal couldn't bear to = Durandal had reciprocated his feelings.
The equation holds true!
"Shameless!" The Valkyrie retracted her fist, a look of contempt on her face.
What she despised most about this guy, apart from his promiscuity, was this shameless attitude.
If this bastard hadn't repeatedly activated the Honeysuckle Crest he had left on her, how could she possibly have submitted to him time and time again!?
If this guy dared to remove his restrictions on her, she would definitely let him know what cruelty meant!
"You and I have nothing in common. Since you've won the love of my sister Kiana, don't come and bother me!"
As for what she said on the moon... she'd forgotten!
"That's not necessarily true. Your heart is denying those words," the boy Brian said with great certainty.
Durandal scoffed, "Hmph! Wishful thinking! Even if I, Durandal, jumped from Schicksal Headquarters, even if I died, I would never fall for a guy like you!"
"What if you do fall for me?"
"That's impossible!"
"Why don't we make a bet?"
"What's the bet?" From beginning to end, Durandal never mentioned the stakes.
"Let's have a sparring match. The loser must answer one question from the winner and cannot lie."
"..." To be honest, Durandal was tempted.
For one, she wanted to see how large the gap was between herself and this man who had obtained the power of the End. For another, she wanted to put an end to this annoyance for good.
Ordinary methods couldn't make this guy give up his designs on her. Perhaps beating him to his knees would do the trick.
"Alright!"
The battle began, and then it ended with the speed of lightning.
"You... why are you so strong?" Although she had expected a gap, she hadn't expected it to be this large.
Durandal knelt on one knee, a look of horror on her face.
Her golden armor was shattered to pieces, and the form-fitting undergarment was torn along with it, yet the delicate skin underneath was completely unharmed.
Such a feat was almost equivalent to peeling an apple from eight hundred meters away with a machine gun.
Theoretically possible, but in practice, only those who tried it would know.
And this guy even had the spare energy to reinforce the training facility with his own power, preventing the aftershocks of their sparring match from leaking out.
Only then did Durandal realize with a shock just how far the gap between them had grown.
Too strong!
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't hurt you."
"Tch!" Durandal's face was full of annoyance.
He wouldn't hurt her, he would just pin her and that Misteln down on the same bed and rape them brutally.
"The question I want to ask is, do you love me?"
"I don't!" The Valkyrie turned her head away.
Her rising heart rate had already said it all.
The black-haired youth chuckled lightly. "Sister-in-law, has Rita never told you that you're a terrible liar?"
When that Kiana girl lies, she just giggles foolishly. She might actually be able to fool someone.
But when Durandal lies, she subconsciously turns her head away and her heart rate increases. Utterly ineffective.
Since the answer was already so obvious, Brian didn't need to bother with the details.
A powerful woman naturally needs to be conquered with powerful methods.
"Come, Durandal." Brian extended another invitation. "Give it your all. If I lose, I'll stop pursuing you and remove the Honeysuckle Crest on you."
"If I win..."
Rape!
"You know what I mean!"
"..." The Valkyrie, her face flushed with shame and anger, trembled so much that the Honeysuckle Crest on her lower abdomen began to glow brightly. "You lecherous, smelly man!"
A black steed broke through the boundary between the Imaginary and the real, standing by its master in her white battlesuit, eyeing the Inner World Protagonist with hostility.
Leaping onto her horse, Durandal pointed her black spear. "Run him down! Krishna!"
*Clop—! Clop—! Clop—!*
The horse galloped, the majestic and fierce beast charging without hesitation, carrying a force that could smash through the world.
Succeed or be sent to the palace as a eunuch.
Durandal had bet everything on this one strike!
The charge was ferocious. While ensuring the facility wasn't destroyed, Brian had already pushed his power to its limit.
The power from the Gem of Haste was used just right, its blazing force merely counteracting Durandal's attack without harming the Valkyrie in the slightest.
"Create the future with me, Krishna!"
With a great shout, Durandal somehow squeezed out more power, overpowering Brian's attack by a hair's breadth, and charged towards him on her steed.
The spear, just inches away!
The attack, just about to land.
In the middle of a ravaged battlefield, the Valkyrie retracted her spear from the man's side. "You lost!"
Her expression was calm.
"But I won love."
The black steed vanished, and a gentle hand immediately crept onto the Valkyrie's athletic body.
Underneath the vanished battlesuit, the pink Honeysuckle Crest shone with an unprecedented light at Brian's touch.
"You could have attacked me directly just now, but you still avoided it."
"Th-that's..." The Valkyrie's body trembled, her uncooperative lips unable to form words as this fiend caressed them.
"You want to say it was for Kiana, so that the upcoming operation wouldn't be affected. But you also know that as long as this spear pierced me, it would have made me completely give up on you."
Did Durandal want that? Obviously not.
This Valkyrie was just being a tsundere; she had never really thought of doing so.
"You..." Durandal, her eyes hazy, forced a fire of anger into them, her body struggling to break free from this fiend's assault.
But what can't be done, can't be done. Her squirming only led to more excessive actions.
"Durandal, your body is far more honest than you think."
The Valkyrie was in a panic. Her body, after the intense battle, felt exceptionally empty, and hungry saliva dripped from her uncooperative lips.
Athletic girls like her generally have a high demand for food; she might even encroach on her aunt and sister's portions.
"I feel so sorry for your sister and your aunt."
The mention of her sister and aunt cleared a small bit of clarity in the girl's mind.
Durandal struggled. "Rita needs me for something. You can handle the rest of this yourself."
Hit and run, very much in the style of a tsundere.
However...
*Click—!*
The entire training facility suddenly lost power, and Rita's voice followed. "Lady Durandal, Rita doesn't need you for anything. I've also turned off the lights for you. Wishing you a full belly tonight."
"Ri! Ta!"
Both she and her aunt had fallen into this fiend's hands!
The pink glow shone in the dark facility. At first, she was beaten fiercely, but after getting used to the deadly rhythm, she began to counterattack, and even repeatedly turned the tables.
She, Durandal, was a Knight who had become a Celestial. Even if he was a Herrscher, she would still ride him!
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"So this is the Planetary Catalog?"
The mysterious, dark space was filled with Imaginary energy. A few small-sized Imaginary monsters slowly marched past in a line.
This place looked full of danger, yet it was filled with an indescribable tranquility.
If one were to ignore the dark undertones of this place, it could even be considered a paradise.
After all...
"As long as you fall into a peaceful dream here, you can have all your wishes come true in the dream." The ill-intentioned visitors saw through the nature of this place at a glance.
Brian, who possessed the authority of the Herrscher of Reason, evaluated the Planetary Catalog. "It's only wish fulfillment within the scope of common sense."
"The 'Spiritual Adam' is composed of the spirits of all humanity. The dream world is constructed based on everyone's common sense. As long as it doesn't exceed the scope of this collective common sense, it is indeed possible to have one's wishes come true in the dream."
For ordinary people, this was indeed a honeyed trap. Even knowing the danger within, they couldn't help but indulge in it.
The reason was simple: reality was just that shitty. Even knowing it was a false dream, they couldn't help but immerse themselves in it.
Therefore, all the ordinary people who made up the 'Spiritual Adam' were refusing to be saved.
This situation did indeed cause some trouble for their upcoming actions, but that was all.
"Once Kevin is defeated, the Stigma Project will naturally collapse due to the loss of its central pillar. We don't need to deliberately save these people."
"That makes sense."
The great Lady Herrscher of Sentience chimed in. "It's better to let these poor worms know nothing in their dreams. These ordinary folks will not only be of no help to us, but they might even become a burden."
"Alright, we should hurry up. We can't keep our opponent waiting."
As soon as the words fell, the platform beneath their feet began to rumble. The little Imaginary monsters that had previously ignored Brian and the others seemed to have received some kind of command and began to bare their vicious claws and teeth.
At the end of the platform where Brian and the others stood, a huge, flower-like construct slowly rose from below, extending its long limbs to attack their position.
"Imaginary Godsbane - Existentialism."
One of the Imaginary monsters captured from Imaginary Space by the Stigma Project, used to weave this world called the 'Planetary Catalog'. It was both the gardener and the guardian of this world, the first line of defense protecting the Stigma Project.
But compared to these invaders, it was still far inferior.
*Boom—!*
The massive Imaginary Core exploded out of thin air. The Imaginary Godsbane - Existentialism had only just announced its presence before it became another soul in Brian's hands.
Undoubtedly, before him at this moment, the so-called Imaginary Godsbane were merely lambs to the slaughter, with no ability to resist.
"Gray Serpent, go inform Kevin that we'll be there to see him soon."
A clear voice echoed in the empty world, pointing out a fact that the person in the shadows was unwilling to face.
The Stigma Project had saved the world as planned, but in the eyes of the truly powerful, it was nothing more than a fragile, dream-like bubble.
The only reason they didn't do so was because the Stigma Project still had value, because they needed its existence.
Gray Serpent's heart was filled with humiliation, but he had no choice but to obey.
He didn't want to, but he had to.
"Your Sovereignty, they have arrived."
The golden Gray Serpent bowed his head respectfully before the white-haired man, respectfully reporting the situation to the one and only Sovereign of World Serpent.
Just as in World Serpent's previous contingency plans, Brian and his group had broken into the core of the Stigma Project—the Planetary Catalog—and were about to wreak havoc there.
Undoubtedly, it was time for Kevin to make his appearance. Only he could deal with those powerful enemies, or perhaps, former comrades.
"I know."
He did not rise, but simply waited.
The ending he had hoped for was approaching. A future better than the Stigma Project was within reach. He had no reason to stop it.
He was willing to become Icarus, chasing the sun with this broken body, letting these false wings melt under the scorching sunlight, to become a stepping stone for the coming of a new era.
"Come, all that I have longed for."
...
"Elysia, I'm counting on you."
"My dear, shouldn't you give me a little reward in advance at a time like this?"
The pink-haired beauty smiled sweetly before the black-haired youth. Even though she attracted the hostile gazes of the other lovely girls, she reveled in it.
"Eli, you're being a little naughty." With a gentle kiss, the boy Brian looked a little helpless.
He could clearly see that after he had fulfilled Elysia's request, the other girls were also eager to try.
If this weren't the Stigma Project's Planetary Catalog, a Herrscher catfight might have broken out over the chance to be intimate with him.
Men have a strong desire to possess women, and women have an equally strong desire to possess their men.
Especially when other women like the same man, the feeling of lording it over the others is simply irresistible.
"Mmm-hmm♪" Elysia winked, her exquisite face already close to Brian's, so close they could feel each other's warm breath. "Don't you like being close to a beautiful girl like me?"
"Of course not." Patting Elysia's perky bottom, Brian said, "Your old friend Kevin has been waiting long enough. Let's lead this era to the future he's been hoping for."
"Alright, alright, I get it." The beautiful girl covered her bottom, which had been smacked, a look of indignation on her delicate face.
But in her gem-like, magnificent eyes, there was a sadness that could not be concealed.
Kevin Kaslana... another friend was about to depart for the shore he had longed for.
But today, she should be happy for Kevin, because he was not meeting his end in sorrow and hatred, but like Icarus in the myth, he had obtained the future he had longed for for fifty thousand years.
A pink light bloomed. In this strange world where the Imaginary and the real were blurred, the difficulty of connecting to the Imaginary world was at its lowest.
The pure and flawless daughter of god revealed her true nature, merging with her other self that had returned to the world, allowing the authority of the Herrschers to condense within her body.
Herrscher of Origin, Elysia!
"My lovely dears, let's connect together and walk towards a beautiful future with all our strength♪"
She extended her hand, bringing the embrace of the Honkai to this human world, filled with both beauty and ugliness.
The power of the Herrscher Cores created a singularity, and the existence of an invisible gravity caused all the Herrscher authorities to converge towards a single being.
"Eh, why is it really me?"