Japan, Tengu City. A Schicksal-owned hotel.
The St. Freya Hotel—a place that had gone quite a while without an official name, finally had one settled.
As usual, the Valkyries were training in the hotel's underground training grounds.
Ever since the Immortal Blades squad arrived in Japan, the hotel had stopped accepting new bookings or reservations.
Although existing guests weren't asked to leave, hardly anyone stayed for more than a week.
Even if someone did, they'd eventually grow puzzled, wondering, 'Why are there so few people in this entire hotel?' and end up checking out early, worried something was wrong.
Thus, even for Miku, a fairly well-known school idol in Tengu City, life here hadn't been uncomfortable or difficult. In fact, with the hotel's outdoor pool, cinema, and restaurants all sitting mostly empty, she enjoyed what felt like a royal experience—as if the entire hotel was operating just for her.
As for why she felt the "entire hotel existed for her," of course, it was because the Valkyries moving about the hotel weren't "neighbors" in her eyes, but rather a beautiful landscape adding color to her life.
Mature older sisters, innocent yet tenacious young girls, the quiet but sharp-tongued eccentric type—so many wonderful women swirling around her every day, eating and living alongside her.
It was practically heaven.
Here, she could not only play and joke around with these beauties, but also use her singing to ease their training fatigue, earning their gratitude or sparkling gazes.
It's fair to say that Miku, who initially wanted to return quickly, was now somewhat reluctant to leave.
Having lived this long, and endured two years of cautious patience, it all seemed like foreshadowing for such a life.
Not to mention, after joining Schicksal, she would gain tons of resources and become a world-class star.
Rindouji All-Girls Private School? Never heard of it.
Although that ash-blonde girl and the white-haired maid were strictly keeping guard, preventing her from getting close to the top three beauties here, Miku soon stopped worrying.
After all, according to her intel, she would get to meet that Dr. Mobius today.
She had been looking forward to this for so long—in fact, she'd originally stayed partly because she was captivated by that face—and from the moment she opened her eyes, she'd been filled with anticipation.
"Miku, you seem really happy today. Is it because of that?"
In the dining hall, the Valkyries were lined up to collect their breakfast. The girl in front of Miku asked curiously.
"Today's the day Miku officially joins Schicksal, right? After this, we'll be one big family."
The older sister behind her smiled warmly.
"I still need to see if Dr. Mobius is easy to get along with first."
Though Miku had practically made up her mind to stay, she kept an expression of hopeful worry on her face, as if nervous about the uncertain future.
"It's alright. Even if you don't end up joining Schicksal, you'll still be a good friend of ours."
The older sister's smile didn't change. "I'll come cheer you on at your concerts in the future."
"Bishop Mobius is a very good person!"
The girl in front, however, spoke with certainty, her face full of admiration. "She's righteous and compassionate. Valkyries protect the world, and Bishop Mobius supports the Valkyries from behind the scenes!"
Everyone knew that Valkyrie armor and Stigmata were developed by Mobius, so there was nothing wrong with her statement.
Deep down, Miku felt the same way. Someone who could shout a slogan like "Fight for all that is beautiful in this world" definitely wasn't a bad person.
The older sister smiled at the girl's words, neither refuting nor agreeing.
What kind of person Mobius was, she couldn't quite say. She didn't think Mobius was evil, but she didn't believe she was particularly kind, either.
However, everything Mobius had done so far was good for the world and for humanity—and that alone was enough for her to work for Schicksal.
Moreover… under Durandal's leadership, even if Mobius truly had some scheme, it would surely be overturned.
Put simply, the older sister didn't trust Mobius much, but she trusted Durandal.
"I hope so. After all, I really like everyone. If I can join Schicksal, I'll be able to see you all often."
Miku showed a flawless, sweet smile.
Unlike those three, the other Valkyries treated her quite well.
Although they had been somewhat distant upon learning she was a Spirit—even if they didn't show it—her voice naturally had the power to win people over.
Through constant conversation and two days of interaction, these girls had basically accepted her.
Amber and Rita didn't have much to say about it.
Gaining favor easily was one thing; maintaining that favor was another.
If a person's character was lacking, even the best first impression would eventually shatter. Just like Rita—her first impression of Miku had been rather good, but after learning about her flirtatious, playgirl nature, she immediately kept Amber and herself at a polite distance.
Winning others' favor was one of Miku's abilities. As long as she didn't abuse that power to actually alter others' thoughts and wills, Amber and Rita wouldn't interfere.
Breakfast at St. Freya was extremely luxurious, with everything cooked by master chefs hired from various countries, using only carefully selected ingredients.
While their logistics division couldn't help much in combat, they put great effort into everything outside of it.
Dark Amber was very generous with funding in this area. After all, compared to the money burned by experiments and armor, these food expenses were a drop in the bucket.
Moreover, unlike other capitalists, she didn't amass a fortune for herself.
Every bit of profit from Schicksal's business ventures was reinvested into the Valkyries, with no dividends for a board of directors or a chairman—or rather, all dividends were poured back into the Valkyries.
The Gray Serpents had no need for material comforts—at most, they charged themselves or applied lubricant in their spare time.
As for spiritual fulfillment, just catching a glimpse of Dark Amber each day was the highest form of encouragement for them.
Having sampled dishes from all over the world these past few days, Miku even found the relatively plain and light Japanese cuisine a little hard to swallow.
Of course, Miku didn't actually heap that much food on her plate at once. Even though, as a Spirit, she could eat quite a lot, that would seem unladylike.
The reason she got to taste so much was simply because the various Valkyries each had their own preferences and often shared with her.
Still, the breakfast options weren't actually that extensive. After simply eating some sandwiches and soy milk, Miku finished her meal.
She originally planned to kill time watching movies in the hotel's cinema, but then she suddenly saw two unfamiliar orange-haired beauties push the door open.
These two… were super beauties on the same level as Durandal's group, and herself!
Miku's eyes instantly lit up.
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