At first, when everyone thought Kiana was about to be strangled to death by the Herrscher of the Void,
All the Valkyrie examinees had looked away in unison.
But suddenly, that blue-haired girl with a high ponytail noticed something abnormal; that wisp of flame was clearly not an attack from the golden Herrscher of the Void.
"Something's happening, look quickly!!!"
In the next moment, when Himeko, wearing the Crimson Knight: Eclipse, appeared before everyone, she shattered the Herrscher's space-time oscillation with a single sword strike and blasted away half of the St. Freya Academy building.
Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened, their faces full of disbelief, simply unable to believe it.
Was this the usually cheerful, older single woman Murata Himeko, who was either drinking or on her way to drink?
An attack of this intensity seemed to have surprised even that Herrscher.
It was clearly not the strength an ordinary A-Rank Valkyrie should possess!
"Is this Teacher Himeko?!! No, no, isn't Teacher Himeko standing right here?"
"Are you guys stupid? Teacher Himeko must have connected to the device; she didn't enter physically."
"Right, look, Teacher Himeko's body isn't moving."
"It really is Teacher Himeko, but isn't she an A-Rank Valkyrie?"
"If you ask me, Teacher Himeko must be hiding her strength. She's A-Rank within the school, but actually an S-Rank Valkyrie privately trained by Schicksal Headquarters, stationed in the Far East on purpose. That's what I think."
"That makes sense!"
Everyone looked at Himeko, who was standing still, thinking she had entered the device.
When Yunduo entered earlier, she hadn't made a sound, so they hadn't noticed.
Seeing this, Theresa signaled Himeko with her eyes to keep up the secrecy.
"..."
Himeko was like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to voice her grievances. She was just standing there; how did she end up taking the blame?
Left with no choice, she had to pretend her soul had entered the assessment space, so her body remained stiff and unable to move, not even able to blink her eyes.
Her every move was now being watched by dozens of Valkyries.
As the battle between the Herrscher of the Void and the Crimson Knight continued inside the assessment space, everyone's attention shifted.
This gave Himeko, who was pretending to be a puppet, a moment to breathe.
When they saw the Herrscher of the Void summon the Void Realm, tearing space and reorganizing energy, the aura of destruction rushed toward them.
Quite a few timid Valkyries held their breath, too scared to even move.
This was a Herrscher who had caused the deaths of tens of millions!
It wasn't something ordinary Valkyries like them could resist; even a single meeting could mean death.
"So scary, can it be blocked?"
"It's too hard. Even if Teacher Himeko is an S-Rank Valkyrie, it's difficult to survive such a... god-like attack."
"If this attack happened in reality, St. Freya Academy would probably be turned to ash, wouldn't it?!!"
"Forget the Academy, probably not much would be left of the entire Far East."
Please block it, otherwise Kiana-chan is really going to turn into paste!"
Finally, it was Crimson Knight's Heavenly Cinder: Calamity Flame!
The greatsword that destroys everything released a terrifying radiance!
This single strike caused the assessment space to be filled with cracks!
The unstoppable, powerful firelight ignited the entire world!
The Herrscher of the Void couldn't block it either; the Void Realm shattered, and she knelt weakly on the ground, the Crimson Knight's greatsword held against her forehead.
Every Valkyrie was so shocked by this strike that they were in a state of semi-stupor, as if they had been electrocuted.
"...Huh???"
"Who is the Herrscher?!! Who am I? Is this Teacher Himeko?" "I... I'll never skip class again, I'm sorry Teacher Himeko!!!"
"I won't skip class either. From now on, I'll do the homework for every one of Teacher Himeko's classes!"
"Scared to death, is this power a human can possess? Teacher Himeko couldn't also be a Herrscher, could she?"
"Herrscher of Flame? She defeated the culprit of the Second Honkai, the Herrscher of the Void, in one hit."
"I'm sorry Teacher Himeko, I'll kowtow to you..."
To the side, Rita narrowed her eyes, thinking to herself.
After a moment, she smiled gently: "It seems Ms. Himeko is very popular with the students."
"Don't joke around, you call this being popular?"
Himeko's lips parted slightly as she spoke in a very low voice.
Mei, Bronya, and Fu Hua were all nervously watching the scene in the assessment space.
They saw the Crimson Knight holding the greatsword to the Herrscher of the Void's forehead.
"Just kill me... isn't that what you want?"
"Cough cough~ The last time I woke up in the space, I already knew something like this would happen."
The Herrscher of the Void spoke in a low voice, a sense of tranquility flashing in her eyes.
She had long anticipated the arrival of this day.
To her, death was also a form of release.
Just as the Crimson Knight was about to swing the sword, Kiana's weak shout suddenly came from behind her: "No... don't kill her!"
"Why?"
Yunduo pursed her lips and withdrew the sword in her hand.
In reality, she had no intention of killing the Herrscher of the Void; she only did it to scare her.
After all, Yunduo didn't know what effect killing the Herrscher of the Void would have on Kiana at this time.
She hadn't expected that Kiana wouldn't want to kill her either.
"She... she's not that bad—cough cough~ she even comforted me."
"There are many beautiful things in this world; she's just temporarily influenced by evil."
Kiana spoke with a faint breath, using all the strength in her body.
Upon hearing this, a look of shame and anger appeared in the Herrscher of the Void's golden eyes: " I am not! I am the Honkai itself. Human, do not look down on me!"
"As you wish, kill me quickly!!!"
"..."
In the end,
Yunduo did not make a move.
Upon exiting the assessment space, Kiana fainted.
The Herrscher of the Void in the space also disappeared, presumably returning to Kiana's body.
Everyone hurriedly sent Kiana to the infirmary for emergency treatment, only to find she wasn't injured, just mentally exhausted.
The next day, Kiana woke up and specially made a cake to thank Yunduo.
Then, for some reason, while many people usually liked to slack off and fidget in Himeko's classes,
Now, in her class, almost every Valkyrie didn't even dare to blink, staring at Himeko with intense concentration, which increased her pressure.
After school, Himeko found Yunduo to drink, pouring bottle after bottle into her mouth.
By the time they finished drinking, it was already midnight.
Returning under the moonlight and opening the dormitory door, the living room was quiet and empty.
Yunduo finished her shower but couldn't sleep for a long time, so she went to the balcony to look at the moon.
After a while, she heard the sound of footsteps.
Light, as if cotton were falling on the ground.
Yunduo turned around to see Kiana, wearing only thin pajamas, slowly walking toward her.
Brilliant liquid gold shimmered in her eyes.
"Human, do you like me?"
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