Among the people present, only Shun knew a little of the inside story. The others knew nothing, so they tacitly kept quiet and watched the show. One could say that watching drama was truly human nature.
"Mei, is this really something we should be listening to?" Kiana whispered into Raiden Mei's ear.
"Mhm. Since they didn't ask us to leave, let's just listen…" Raiden Mei didn't know what to do for a moment either. But since Shun and the two people involved hadn't said anything, she just needed to smile.
Theresa, who was already forty this year, had seen her fair share of storms. At a time like this, having a cup of bitter melon juice would have been even better.
"Alright, alright. Let's excuse ourselves first." Shun wanted to clap his hands, but realizing he couldn't right now, he could only pat Theresa's head and say.
After all, this was someone else's private matter. Shun felt that if he really wanted to know someday, Misteln would tell him. There was no need to listen in right now.
After Shun expressed his opinion, the group led by him consciously retreated to other rooms.
Once they left the room, Theresa couldn't help but elbow Shun and said, "How do you always look like you know everything?"
"Who knows? Maybe I just know a lot." Shun naturally couldn't reveal his secret of having transmigrated.
More than half an hour later, Misteln and Bronya came out of the room. One could see that Bronya's eyes were red and swollen — she had clearly been crying inside.
After coming out, she showed a bit more closeness toward Misteln. After all, this was her aunt now. From now on, she could be considered someone who had a real elder.
"Alright, everyone is here. Let's discuss what to do next!" Although there had been twists and turns, the matter in Nagazora City was more or less over. As for the mastermind Cocolia, no one had the leisure to deal with her for now.
It didn't matter. Let her enjoy herself a little longer. She was just a clown who didn't know her place.
"I'm going with Theresa to Schicksal Headquarters, so I won't be able to return to St. Freya with you."
Shun's radiation sickness needed to be treated as soon as possible — it couldn't be delayed. Therefore, Theresa decided to take Shun directly to Schicksal Headquarters to find Durandal.
Moreover, he didn't want to go to St. Freya while missing an arm. He was afraid Ana would worry.
"But in that case, there won't be anyone to take you to St. Freya." Shun had definitely decided to send the Trinity to St. Freya. That place would, as expected, also become his future base.
"If we're talking about a reliable guardian, Misteln, you would be suitable. However, your face is a bit too eye-catching within Schicksal."
If Misteln openly brought the three girls to St. Freya, tomorrow's Schicksal headlines would probably be something like "Shock! The Former Schicksal's Strongest Valkyrie Cecilia, Who Sacrificed Herself Years Ago, Has Revived!"
Even Theresa, Cecilia's close friend, had been dazed upon seeing Misteln. If the old Valkyries who had once been Cecilia's little fans saw her, wouldn't they go crazy on the spot?
"So we can only have someone reliable from your side come to receive them. Also, Misteln doesn't plan to go to St. Freya." Shun thought for a moment and said.
As for who was reliable on Theresa's side… that person's name was already obvious.
With Mei's antenna activating once again, the communication channel on the Hyperion was connected.
"Hello, Himeko. Are you still on the Hyperion?" Theresa's silly voice echoed across the Hyperion's bridge.
"My dear Theresa, you came all the way here to call me. Don't you see whether I'm here or not?" Himeko wasn't the type to receive orders and then desert.
Although she was also named Himeko, she wasn't that one, so she would naturally hold her post.
"Tell me, what's the matter? Need me to clean up your mess again?" Himeko said with a playful look.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! It's not like that! Come to Nagazora City quickly and help me pick up a few people."
Theresa was very dissatisfied with Himeko's habit of undermining her. She had given her too many smiles usually, and now Himeko no longer knew what the authority of the Academy Principal was.
"Do you want me to bring the Hyperion inside? If it's to protect survivors, I might not be able to protect them all by myself."
Theresa was silent for a moment. She thought about the combat power of their group and compared it with Himeko.
"Don't worry. Each of them is incredibly strong — you don't need to protect them. You're just there to receive them for me. I still have other things to do."
"Uh…" Himeko hadn't expected this result, but since the boss had spoken, she would just follow orders. Since she didn't need to protect them, she didn't believe there was any Honkai beast in Nagazora City that could make her feel threatened.
"Fine, fine. Give me the address and I'll prepare and head over." Although she felt she wouldn't encounter any danger, Himeko still put on her Generation 3.5 Valkyrie armor again — the Nucleonic Fusion Armor: Crimson.
"Himeko's side is also arranged. Next, it's just the two of us." Theresa put down her phone and said to Shun.
"Mhm. Why don't you contact Durandal first?" Rather than suddenly visiting to borrow Abyss Flower, it would be more polite to give a heads-up in advance.
"Forget it. Let's just meet her first." Theresa had been clamoring to see Durandal all this time, yet she had been chickening out for months and still didn't dare call her.
Shun saw through what Theresa was thinking at a glance. "What's wrong? Feeling guilty toward Durandal? Don't worry, this isn't your fault."
"But I'm clearly her great-aunt, yet I didn't recognize her. Don't you think I'm very negligent?"
"You haven't spent much time with her. Not to mention you — even if Siegfried came, he probably wouldn't recognize her." Actually, at the very beginning, Shun hadn't expected that the idiot goose was the real Kiana either.
Mainly because that head of white hair turning into Otto-style blonde was just too hard to accept. One could only say it was Otto's bad taste.
"Don't compare me with that guy Siegfried!" Mentioning Siegfried made Theresa angry. It seemed she still hadn't forgiven him.
"Alright, alright. Look on the bright side. At least you learned about Durandal's identity earlier than Siegfried. You'll have plenty of time in the future to make it up to her."
If Shun's guess was correct and Gray Serpent hadn't lied to him, Siegfried should have already entered the Elysian Realm to undergo the Flame-Chasers' trials. He hoped that this properly trained Siegfried could master the power of the Kaslana and give him another Flame-Chaser-level combatant.
"Alright, you're right. At least I have the chance to make it up to her." Theresa placed her hand on her completely flat chest and said with some relief.
Since Shun had been to Schicksal Headquarters before, the spatial coordinates he had left around the world along the way could support him piloting the Cosmic Juggernaut all the way there.
"Alright then. Let's go." Seeing that Theresa had resolved her worries, Shun placed his left hand on her shoulder, activated the Cosmic Juggernaut's ability, and headed toward the nearest coordinate.
Volume 3: Nagazora City Honkai Arc — End.