Herrschers are beings that appear with Honkai.
Herrschers are usually transformed from humans, though there can be exceptions, but most are transformed from humans.
Once one becomes a Herrscher, there is no such thing as Honkai Energy adaptability.
Rather than adaptability, it's more like their bodies are composed of Honkai Energy, and they even possess a key to open imaginary space within them, something called a Herrscher Core.
In the original story, when Kiana approached the Honkai Energy bomb, even with her Kaslana family's Honkai Energy adaptability, she couldn't resist the Honkai Energy's erosion.
From her Valkyrie battlesuit to her skin, everything was constantly being stripped away.
But after her own will completely dominated her Herrscher Core, all erosion on her body caused by the high concentration of Honkai Energy completely disappeared.
Because her body had completely transformed into a body composed of Honkai Energy.
This is the advantage of a Herrscher's body.
Of course, the advantages of a Herrscher's body are not limited to this.
After transforming into a Herrscher's body, physical limitations are lost.
Although they can still be injured and die, as long as they have energy, they have almost infinite stamina.
Moreover, a Herrscher's body doesn't even need to eat, drink, or even breathe.
During the Second Eruption, Siegfried and Welt Yang went to the moon together. Even Siegfried, an S-rank Valkyrie, needed to wear a spacesuit, but Walter could fight Sirin on the moon without any protection.
Simply put, a Herrscher's physique is truly very convenient.
In every sense of the word, it is.
The main point of saying all this is to express that
In matters that are purely about physical prowess, Herrschers truly have a great advantage.
Takatsuki lay on the bed, feeling completely drained.
Looking at the girl beside him, he felt it was at least worth it.
This hurdle, it must have passed…
However, entering Herrscher mode for such a reason, and even using her Herrscher physique to literally drain him, seems really strange no matter how you look at it.
The physical emptiness made Takatsuki's brain feel somewhat sluggish; he felt like he had forgotten something, but couldn't recall what it was.
Meanwhile, in the villa on the other side.
"Why aren't Takatsuki and Mei answering their phones?"
Kiana, who hadn't seen them for almost a day, fiddled with her phone in confusion; neither messages nor calls were being answered.
And it was already well past their usual dinner time.
"It seems they might not be coming back tonight."
Fu Hua pushed up her glasses and said: "Just like last time."
"Sigh… Then for Bronya, I should send a message to Bronya."
Compared to the others who didn't have dinner, Bronya was most affected, as she was still waiting for Takatsuki to pick her up at Anti-Entropy's base.
"In that case! Tonight, let everyone see my cooking skills! I've been studying recipes for a long time since last time!"
Although Kiana said this, no one believed her words at all; instead, they began to discuss what to prepare for dinner.
"Everyone! This is bad!"
Suddenly, the villa door was kicked open by Theresa, and the shortest white-haired girl rushed in.
"Durandal is coming!"
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Looking at the silent crowd around her, Theresa anxiously hopped up and down.
"Why aren't any of you reacting!"
"Theresa, even if you say that, who is Durandal?"
Hestia spoke first. Having only recently arrived in this world, she naturally wouldn't know anyone named Durandal.
Ais was the same.
But even if she knew, she probably wouldn't have any obvious reaction.
Seele was in a similar situation, only able to give an awkward smile.
Kiana, however, had a little thought.
Takatsuki didn't let me meet Durandal in my true form before. This time, I'm going to have a good talk with her, and then a fight, to show her my progress.
Although she didn't realize that Durandal had no idea what her original level was, so how could she know if she had made progress?
But because she didn't want to reveal Durandal's true identity, she chose to remain silent, as if she didn't know the name.
Finally, Fu Hua adjusted her glasses, looked at Kiana, who uncharacteristically wasn't loudly proclaiming she wanted to challenge the Strongest Valkyrie, and then looked at Theresa: "Theresa, Durandal coming over, it won't have any impact, will it?"
"How could there be no impact! You know, we have so many more people here, and Himeko's Stigmata are also different from before."
"But…the Far East Branch should have the right to recruit Valkyries independently, and…she probably doesn't understand artificial Stigmata either."
Fu Hua's words were like a sudden enlightenment, instantly sobering Theresa.
"Oh right, why was I worrying?"
A group of people looked at Theresa speechlessly, once again deeply realizing Theresa's unreliability.
As the saying goes, you can trust Theresa's character, but you cannot trust her intelligence. This saying was absolutely true.
Because of the events that had transpired at the Academy recently, Theresa had always felt guilty, and coupled with the knowledge of the laboratory her grandfather had placed in the underground forbidden zone, she always felt like she was hiding something unspeakable.
This often led her to be less assertive during meetings.
However, in reality, Theresa's reaction had long been observed by Otto.
But Otto didn't think too deeply about it.
After all, Theresa was someone who couldn't hide her thoughts; she would even panic like a primary school student caught playing with a phone under the covers if she was caught reading manga.
And it was precisely because Theresa realized that she actually had nothing unspeakable to hide.
Everyone else also felt that Durandal's arrival was not a big deal.
This led to everyone not paying much attention to the matter, as if the headquarters had sent a Valkyrie to inspect, which was not a big deal.
After all, the Far East Branch's management was already quite lax, with no sense of being a military organization at all.
And it was precisely for this reason that those not present were unaware of this matter.
No one had anticipated the serious consequences that such a small matter would bring.
Because compared to future events, the immediate crisis attracted more attention.
Today, the Valkyries' dining table was laden with various dishes, clearly made by different people, but in the very center sat a large pot. Because it had a lid, no one could see what was inside.
However, the person carrying the pot gave everyone a bad premonition.
"Ta-da! Let me show you! My meticulously prepared Kiana Seafood Stew!"
As the lid was lifted, everyone indeed witnessed what a mess…
At least, no one in the room, perhaps except Kiana, wanted to eat this pot of stuff.