When Rita returned to the living room after preparing the meal, she sighed as she looked at Stan's spot.
She knew that this petty cat would definitely find an opportunity to get revenge, even if it wouldn't go too far.
Walking over to Mei, Rita directly grabbed Stan by the scruff of his neck and lifted him up.
Feeling someone's presence, Mei opened her eyes and looked at Rita. "Sister Rita, is lunch ready?"
Mei yawned as she spoke.
"Yes, Mei, we can have lunch after Durandal returns." Rita tossed Stan back onto the cat tree, then sat down next to Mei.
"Have I been asleep for that long?" Mei checked the time.
"Not very long," Rita shook her head.
"However, during this afternoon's training, you might become famous, Mei," Rita said with a smile.
"What happened?" Mei asked, frowning slightly.
"Because training with Durandal, and being able to follow her pace until you collapse, is not an easy feat." Rita took out her phone and showed Mei a page on it.
It was an internal communication website, and photos of them training with Durandal had already spread on it.
"Please don't mind their impolite comments. After all, besides missions, this is one of the few places they can relax on the Sky Island," Rita explained to Mei, looking at some of the more impolite comments on the screen.
"I don't mind that. The Academy also has such websites. I'm already used to it," Mei said, shaking her head.
Every branch has such websites, which are meant for Valkyries to communicate. As for what they communicate, no one cares.
"But, Sister Rita, isn't Durandal's training public? They should be able to join in directly, right? Why are they so curious?"
"Because everyone's training is customized. In their eyes, training with Durandal means you are among the best of the A-ranks," Rita explained with a smile.
After a pause, she added, "And, you might also be new S-rank candidates."
"S-rank candidates? But we're still B-rank Valkyries."
"Because you have great potential, Mei. For example, not many people could keep up with this morning's training," Rita said, finding a betting post on the website.
It showed how long Sister Ellie and the others could train with Durandal.
The times varied, but the longest was only two hours.
"The longest is only two hours?"
"Yes, because Durandal's training covers all parts of the body. Even I can't keep training with her constantly," Rita said with a wry smile.
Hearing this, Mei's eyes widened as she looked at Rita.
"Don't be so surprised. If I train with Durandal, it's at most a single morning, and after training, I still need to go into the recovery capsule."
Saying that, Rita looked towards Sister Ellie. "Sister Ellie being able to consistently keep up with Durandal's pace is already much stronger than me."
"And you are all already very impressive. Except for Bronya, whose body isn't suited for such physical training, you, Mei, and Kiana, both lasted for more than two hours."
"This is too exaggerated. How strong is Durandal, exactly?" Mei said in surprise.
"Even I'm not very clear on that question, because Durandal has never used her full power."
"I, and the entire Immortal Blade Squad, can be said to exist solely to clean up after Durandal," Rita said, sighing after finishing her sentence.
Mei stopped speaking after hearing this.
Not long after, the subject of their discussion, Durandal, returned.
"Rita, I'm back." As soon as Durandal returned, her voice echoed into the living room.
Rita nodded to Mei, then walked out of the living room. "Welcome back, Durandal."
"Mm, it's been a long time since anyone trained with me. This morning's training lasted a bit longer," Durandal said, walking into the living room.
Looking at the sleeping individuals, Durandal lowered her voice slightly.
"How was this morning's training?" Durandal walked over to Mei and leaned on the sofa, asking.
Stan also ran to Durandal's side, rubbing against her hand.
"I feel that Durandal is indeed very strong," Mei said with a wry smile.
"You're not bad either. There aren't many people in the entire Schicksal who can train with me for so long like you," Durandal said, petting Stan.
"However, looking at your current state, I was indeed not mistaken at that time," Durandal looked towards Sister Ellie.
"Sister Ellie gave you all some healing back then, right?" Durandal said, looking at the ornament on Sister Ellie's head.
"Mm, Sister Ellie healed us back then," Mei nodded.
"It's very similar to Black Abyss White Flower's healing method, but with very little consumption?" Durandal walked over to Sister Ellie and examined her closely.
At this moment, Rita walked in. "Durandal, Sister Ellie, lunch is ready. We can wake up Sister Ellie and the others."
"Mm, got it." Durandal nodded.
Then Durandal and Mei woke up the three who were still asleep.
After waking up, Sister Ellie looked at Durandal, who was still staring at her, and reached out to touch her own face.
"Is there something on my face?"
"No, Sister Ellie. Is your healing ability also a Divine Key ability?" Durandal asked directly.
She didn't like to beat around the bush; if there was a question, she preferred to ask it directly.
"Healing ability? Oh, that's this gem's ability." Sister Ellie pointed to the hair ornament on her head.
"May I see it? That healing ability looks very familiar to me."
Upon hearing this, Sister Ellie directly took off the hair ornament.
"Familiar, huh? That's right, after all, Black Abyss White Flower is with you."
Instead of directly handing the hair ornament to Durandal, Sister Ellie held it in her hand. "This gem is quite dangerous. I don't know if it will harm you, so it's better if I hold it."
"Harm me? Is it like Black Abyss White Flower?" Durandal asked curiously.
"Yes, you could say that this gem's ability is exactly the same as Black Abyss White Flower."
"Then there's no problem. I'm already very familiar with Black Abyss White Flower's ability. Can I pick it up and examine it closely?" Durandal still wanted to pick it up directly.
"Then you'll have to be careful." Sister Ellie thought for a moment before agreeing to Durandal's request. After all, if Black Abyss White Flower could be used, this gem should be fine, right?
After Durandal picked up the hair ornament, she flipped it a few times, then carefully examined the gem in the middle of the ornament.
"This gem, is it indeed the Tranquility Gem?" Durandal said after examining it.
"You've seen the Tranquility Gem?"
"Of course. After all, I am the wielder of Black Abyss White Flower. At the time, when the Tranquility Gem was needed for experiments, I was the one who brought it out and put it in the laboratory," Durandal said directly.
"That's true. In the entire Schicksal, there probably aren't many people who can directly touch the gem."
"However, do you experience any consumption when using this gem? When I use Black Abyss White Flower for a long time, I get tired, especially when using its healing ability," Durandal asked curiously.
"Tired? Not at all. Using this gem's ability is like... um... instinct?" Sister Ellie said, frowning as she spoke the word.
Like instinct.
"Is that so? This afternoon, I'll go retrieve Black Abyss White Flower and see if you can use it," Durandal said after some thought.
"Durandal, Sister Ellie, how much longer are you going to chat? Lunch is ready, and Mei and the others are already sitting at the dining table," Rita's voice, tinged with a hint of resentment, suddenly sounded from beside Sister Ellie and Durandal.
The two turned their heads and saw Rita, with wisps of dark aura rising from her head.
"Ah, haha, Rita, I'm going to eat now." Durandal scratched her head, then immediately walked towards the dining table.
"I'm coming now!" Sister Ellie quickly followed Durandal's footsteps.
Rita, who was behind the two of them, sighed, then followed them.
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