(I haven't played Star Rail)
"Phew… haha, bitter gourd juice…"
In the villa room, Theresa mumbled in her sleep while ungracefully scratching her belly.
If the Valkyries of St. Freya Academy saw their respected Headmaster, the S-rank Valkyrie, the Judah launcher, in this state, they would probably be disillusioned.
However, fortunately, no one saw her.
But just as Theresa was sleeping soundly.
Boom!
Wahhhh!!
A loud thud of something heavy falling, coupled with a clear cry from a young girl, startled Theresa awake from her sweet dream.
"What's going on! Who!"
Sitting up from her bed, still half-asleep, Theresa looked around in a daze, as if asking, 'Who am I and what am I supposed to do?'
But soon, her eyes regained clarity.
"That kid actually did it!"
Theresa quickly rushed out of her room.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw Himeko already up and hurrying down the stairs.
Theresa was not to be outdone and directly jumped down from the second floor.
With the physical prowess of a Fusion Warrior whose body contains Honkai Beast genes, this height was nothing to her.
When she and Himeko rushed to Takatsuki's door and kicked it open, they were stunned by the scene inside.
She had always been on guard, wondering if Takatsuki, this boy of unknown origin living with girls his age, had some ulterior motives. Although his reason was well-fabricated and she, being Theresa the fool, couldn't find any flaws, her intuition told her that Takatsuki was problematic.
She thought she would finally catch Takatsuki red-handed today, but instead, she saw two unfamiliar strangers in the room, in addition to the four other students in the villa.
Looking at the bizarre clothes of the two strangers, and then at the retro clothes worn by her students and Takatsuki, Theresa fell silent.
Takatsuki lay on the ground, looked at Hestia and Ais pressing on him, then at the four Valkyries surrounding him, and then at Himeko and Theresa, who were dumbfounded at the doorway, and slapped his hand over his face.
"I'm tired, let's just destroy everything."
…
"Alright, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Although seven people were discovered together in Takatsuki's room late at night, when interrogated, only Takatsuki was kneeling on the floor, being questioned.
Theresa sat at the dining table, legs crossed, her feet in white stockings resting on a chair next to the table, wearing pajamas.
Although she tried to appear dignified, her childlike face and voice exposed the truth that she was just Theresa the fool.
However, Takatsuki didn't dare to say that directly. He hesitated for a moment, then honestly explained the matter of traveling through worlds.
"You said you brought them back from another world!?"
Theresa the fool blinked, then looked towards the courtyard outside. Because the group looked travel-worn (from fighting the Black Dragon), Theresa had sent the girls to shower first, leaving only Takatsuki here.
"That's right, but Headmaster, I hope you can keep this a secret for me."
Hearing Takatsuki's request, Theresa snorted: "Hmph, why should I keep it a secret for you? You clearly tried to deceive us before."
"What if I said I have a way to revive Cecilia?"
Theresa shot up from her seat.
Himeko, who had been silent all this time, also widened her eyes when she heard Takatsuki's words.
"You scoundrel! You dare to lie to me again!"
After only three seconds, Theresa jumped off the chair and rushed furiously to Takatsuki, grabbing his collar: "You still dare to lie to me!"
"Eh? I didn't lie to you."
"You scoundrel, you lied to me before, saying Hamon was something you found for the Valkyries, and now you say it's from another world!"
"Wait, wait…"
Takatsuki grabbed Theresa's hand.
Theresa was surprised to find that Takatsuki's strength was terrifyingly great, even her strength as a Fusion Warrior couldn't compare.
"Let's discuss things one by one, Headmaster. Do you think I lied about finding Hamon for the Valkyries, or about the other world?"
Takatsuki asked, holding up one finger.
"Does that even need saying? Of course, you lied about both! You even lied that you had a connection with Cecilia!"
"Uh, how did I lie to you? Think about it carefully."
Takatsuki smiled slightly and said: "I went to other worlds, learned about a power called Hamon there, and sought to learn it for the Valkyries here, is there a problem with that? Traveling through other worlds is still traveling the world, and besides, I never said I had a connection with Cecilia."
"These are all your own misunderstandings, after all, I do know about Cecilia's matter."
Theresa was stumped. Although she was a bit foolish, her memory wasn't bad. She then remembered that Takatsuki had never said he had a connection with Cecilia.
"However, I do respect Cecilia very much, and I want to fulfill her wish."
Theresa looked at Takatsuki, trembling slightly: "Then, what you just said about being able to revive Cecilia, is that true?"
"Uh-huh."
"How will you do it? Cecilia has been gone for so long."
Cecilia sacrificed herself during the Second Eruption, which was in 2000. It is now 2014, fourteen years later, and she died from a Honkai Fission Bomb, so there should be no remains of her.
"I naturally have a way, but I can't do it now. However, there's one thing I can do now."
"What?"
Takatsuki looked at Himeko and said, "Remove the Honkai Energy corrosion caused by Artificial Stigmata."
Himeko, who had been silent, looked at Takatsuki: "What you said… is it true?"
"I have no need to lie to you, do I? Since I've said it, it's because I hope to gain your support. I've only just acquired this ability, and it can't be widely popularized, let alone save the entire world. Perhaps in the future, it can grow to that extent, but if those organizations knew I possessed such an ability, would they allow me to grow slowly?"
Takatsuki looked at Theresa and said, "Headmaster, I know you love your grandfather very much, and he loves you too. But think carefully, what kind of person is he when it comes to matters other than you and Kallen?"
"Kallen…"
Theresa didn't know the significance of that name's owner to Otto, but she had heard Otto mention that name more than once. Even Otto's favorite game was called Kallen Fantasy.
"To prove my sincerity, I can treat Himeko right now. No preparation is needed; it consumes my internal magic. You just need to hold my hand."
Saying that, Takatsuki extended his hand towards Himeko.
Theresa looked at Takatsuki's hand, then at Himeko, wanting to say something but swallowing it back. "You decide, Himeko."