Threat! This was a blatant threat!
Rita, of course, understood Takatsuki's meaning, but what could she do?
She was just a weak and helpless S-rank Valkyrie.
And that S-rank status was only valid when wearing the corresponding Valkyrie Battlesuit.
Who were the people in front of her right now?
Two S-rank Valkyries with Divine Key. Although Siegfried was a former S-rank, his strength was undeniable.
There was also the Herrscher of Thunder, and Takatsuki, whose strength was unknown.
Rita didn't know the strength of the others for now, but just the part that had already been exposed made her completely powerless to resist.
If Durandal were on her side, there would still be a chance. Theresa probably wouldn't openly defy her grandfather. Although Durandal was also S-rank, that was because Schicksal's highest rank was S-rank. In reality, she was of the Durandal-rank.
When she fought the Herrscher of Thunder before, Rita saw the power that erupted from Durandal and knew that she had become stronger again.
But this biggest reliance on her side was actually on the opposing side!?
What could she do? She could only obediently back down. Of course, it could also be said that it was to protect Durandal.
After all, whether it was the mission given to her by the Bishop or her own desire, as Durandal's adjutant, she was wholeheartedly committed to protecting this girl.
"Rita, of course, understands. Mr. Takatsuki, please rest assured."
Maintaining her elegant demeanor, Rita showed no panic, as if they had been on the same side from the very beginning.
When the Kiana sisters returned, they also told the others the result of their heart-to-heart.
Just as Takatsuki expected, Durandal still used the name Bianka. Although the name Kiana was also very important to her, she preferred to give this name to her younger sister.
Just as she had once rescued K423 from the laboratory, she regarded her as an important family member and never regretted it.
To celebrate...
There were too many things worth celebrating.
Recovering past memories, father-daughter reunion, sister-sister reunion, and Durandal's joining, and so on.
Everyone had another gathering.
It was also because of these reasons that no one seemed to care about Durandal's previous conflict with Mei, nor did anyone care where Chiyou had gone.
These were all resolved matters, weren't they? Anyway, even with a Honkai Energy detector, that massive Honkai Energy could no longer be found at sea.
However, celebrations couldn't be too grand due to Siegfried's presence, so everyone returned to the villa in the corner of the academy to celebrate.
Upon learning that Takatsuki was living with many beautiful girls, Takatsuki naturally received another death glare from Durandal. Fortunately, he was pulled away by the unsuspecting Kiana and escaped a calamity.
And the Herrscher of Meals, in her domain, had her territory occupied by an outsider maid, and had no choice but to invite external help.
As a result, Takatsuki was driven out of the room, as the kitchen was the maid's domain, and had to play games with Hestia.
"It feels just like being in a Familia in Orario."
Hestia said while playing the game.
"Is that so?"
Takatsuki looked at the lively living room and shook his head.
"No, it's different."
Recalling the Familia in Orario, Takatsuki said, "Many Familia in Orario are merely bound together by interests and blessings."
"But we are different."
Hestia also smiled as she looked at the lively living room: "That's true."
"Meow~"
With a meow, a white cat jumped onto Takatsuki's lap.
"Yuki? Where did you run off to? Hmm? What is this?"
Takatsuki put down the controller and stroked the white cat in his arms, taking a cherry blossom-shaped shard from its mouth.
"Ah, this thing, it looks like a soul, no, how could a soul be like this?"
Hestia's attention was also drawn to the cherry blossom-shaped shard.
"Takatsuki, where did you get this cat? This shard gives me a feeling very similar to this cat."
Similar?
Touching Yuki's pure white fur, he thought of something.
Yuki was not an ordinary cat; her essence was a creation of the Third Magic. So, that means this cherry blossom is too?
However, the cherry blossom shard in Takatsuki's hand seemed incomplete, and Takatsuki couldn't figure out what it was even by activating the power of the Sheep Talisman.
"If it's a soul shard..."
Takatsuki opened his Throne of Heroes. Inside the Throne of Heroes, there were two figures: one was Ji Lin and the other was Medea.
The former, due to a thousand years of accumulated negative emotions, began to slumber and find herself after entering the Throne of Heroes, while the latter, due to being incomplete, was slowly repairing herself within the Throne of Heroes.
Once she was fully repaired, she would become an independent Medea, rather than just a recorded aspect or possibility.
After some thought, Takatsuki threw the soul shard into the Throne of Heroes.
As he expected, this shard, which had no resistance, quickly found a place in the Throne of Heroes, forming a black silhouette.
However, this silhouette seemed incomplete.
But it didn't matter; Throne of Heroes was slowly repairing it, though it was foreseeable that its repair time would be much longer than Medea's.
"Oh, right, Hestia, help me update my Falna tonight."
Putting down the Ink Snow in his hand and patting its back to send it to its other master, Takatsuki said to Hestia.
"It's time to update already?"
"While it seems fast to you, it's actually been a long time for me."
Takatsuki gave a wry smile, feeling as if he had gradually become disconnected from this world.
Astral Express, Mechanical Era, Holy Grail War.
After this series of events, more than a year had passed for him.
And during this period, in the Mechanical Era's apocalypse, it was fine; he was purely on vacation and there were no strong enemies.
However, the combat intensity when he went to Luofu was not low.
And although the Holy Grail War only lasted a few days, it was also high-intensity combat.
High-intensity combat with strong opponents would also accelerate the growth of the Blessing.
"I forgot, Takatsuki-kun, you've been to many other worlds recently, haven't you? That's great, I also want to see other worlds."
Hestia then remembered this.
"Maybe next time there's an opportunity; I probably won't be going to other worlds for a while."
Even if he wanted to go, he couldn't take others with him.
Takatsuki checked his dungeon function; it seemed to be locked due to the trial.
He could only go to trial worlds, and only he could enter trials.
"Alright then, as a deity, what we lack least is patience."