Although they had stolen that old man (his father-in-law)'s car, after this little interlude the two of them still successfully arrived at Kolosten.
The two found a hotel in Kolosten to stay in. After the innkeeper received their ID documents, his facial expression changed several times in succession before he finally sighed and returned the documents to them, then opened a room.
What could Shun say about this? Fortunately, the age on Theresa's ID was still quite high, otherwise the boss would probably have called the police.
"Should I call Durandal down, or should I go find her?" Although Shun's current condition had stabilized quite a bit, Theresa was still very worried.
"It's fine, I trust you." Shun decided to rest in the room for a while and had no intention of running around.
He was not someone who particularly liked traveling, and he had already visited Kolosten once with Ana before, so he had already been to the places worth visiting. Not to mention that his current condition was not good, so he had even less desire to wander around.
"Alright, wait here. I'll go find Durandal." Theresa nodded and was about to carry Judah downstairs on her back.
But after thinking about it, she still left Judah in the room. After releasing it, she forcibly stuffed it into Shun's arms.
"You hold onto Judah and let it protect you, so that if something happens later it won't be hard to escape." Theresa still had confidence in Shun's escape ability since he possessed the Cosmic Juggernaut.
However, Shun's reaction speed and alertness had probably decreased quite a bit now. If he didn't react in time and got caught, even if he was good at running away, it would be useless.
So Theresa left her most trusted Judah behind, just in case—to guard against her grandfather. After all, when she came to register the room, the computer in the hotel might have been connected to the network. It was possible that their information had already been exposed. She left Judah here; even if something happened, her grandfather definitely couldn't pocket Judah for himself.
In Schicksal's main base, Theresa did not need to worry about safety issues. After all, she was the crown prince of Schicksal—although a forty-year-old crown prince, she was still the legitimate Bishop successor.
"Okay, okay, no problem." Shun casually took Judah and agreed. In his opinion, Theresa was worrying too much.
From Shun's perspective, Otto knew about him but had never planned to come after him. He probably still wouldn't…
Just as Theresa left, a knock on the door sounded from behind her.
"Hello, room service…" A familiar, punchable voice came through. With this signature voice, Shun didn't even need to think or look to know who it was.
"Get lost, not needed." While cursing, Shun had already prepared to activate the Cosmic Juggernaut in advance, ready to escape the moment anything went wrong.
"I see, then excuse me." The footsteps gradually faded away. It seemed that the person did not intend to break in.
Only now did Shun officially confirm that he had already been exposed in Otto's sight.
Damn it. Since things were basically out in the open now, once he recovered he would definitely run to Schicksal headquarters to teach a certain newly born kid a lesson—making that dog Otto's Honkai Steel face creak under his fists.
About half an hour later, it seemed Theresa had returned. As for how Shun knew?
Well, it was while he was playing Fight the Landlord with Judah—Judah told him. It had to be said that Judah's companion mode was quite useful.
Shun guessed that Judah's many simple and easy-to-use functions were probably prepared for Griseo. As the group's mascot among the Flame-Chasers, everyone must have been extremely worried about Griseo's safety.
In the Previous Era, they definitely couldn't have something like Kosma accompanying her like in the Elysian Realm, and they couldn't let Griseo always be stained with other colors.
That was why this so-called companion mode and child anti-lost mode existed. Later, Vill-V participated in the creation of the Divine Key, so these two modes were definitely her idea.
"I'm back…" Theresa pushed open the door. The moment she opened it, she saw this bizarre scene: Shun sitting on the bed playing cards with Judah?
Didn't Judah only know how to sing nursery rhymes? When did it learn to play cards?
If Shun knew what she was thinking, he would definitely smile and say: "Heh, just think about it—you can only listen to nursery rhymes and read comics in your life."
"Theresa-senpai, why aren't you going in?" Immediately after, a voice that sounded very righteous and stern came from behind Theresa.
Although after crossing over Shun had only seen Durandal once, as the top-three ranked player in the Abyss who monopolized high scores, Shun had become extremely familiar with her voice during those many nights of grinding ranks.
"Ah, it's nothing. Bianca, come in." Theresa stepped aside and said to the person behind her.
Not bad, she was already calling her Bianca so quickly. Shun expressed great satisfaction with Theresa's progress.
Durandal, carrying an extra-long black suitcase, entered the room. At first glance she saw Shun still playing cards, and she was also somewhat surprised.
Her memory was excellent. Although they had only met once before, she had a deep impression of Shun. After all, Ana was one of her few close friends, and as Ana's fiancé, Shun still held some priority in Durandal's eyes.
"Durandal, long time no see." Shun naturally greeted her upon seeing the visitor. However, Durandal's reaction after seeing Shun was not normal.
"Mm… it has been a long time. No wonder Theresa-senpai said this matter could only be resolved with the Abyss Flower."
She hadn't expected that after only a few months, when they met again Shun would have lost an arm. She didn't know what had happened, and the usually elusive Theresa-senpai had actually come to her to ask for help.
"Well, it has something to do with the Third Honkai Impact that just happened…" Shun explained.
Although she had some gossipy thoughts in her mind, Durandal still decided to put saving the person first.
"Then let's not delay any longer and start right away." Without hesitation, Durandal reached out. Her movements were clean and decisive, without the slightest procrastination. Her slender, fair fingers gently rested on the lock of the suitcase. With a slight push, accompanied by a soft "click," the suitcase slowly opened.
In an instant, a dazzling, brilliant light burst forth from inside the suitcase, illuminating the entire room. As the light gradually subsided, everyone looked closely and saw a weapon exuding a holy and noble aura—the Abyss Flower—quietly lying within the suitcase.
The appearance of the Abyss Flower seemed to drape a layer of sacred radiance over the originally simple and unadorned room, filling the entire space with a solemn and dignified atmosphere.
"So flashy?" Shun was stunned. When his Cosmic Juggernaut came out, there wasn't this kind of special effect. Why was the Abyss Flower so flashy?
"Huh? I don't know either…" Durandal was also stunned. Why would taking out the Abyss Flower today turn out like this? There had never been such a situation before.
Suddenly, even though no one had touched it, the Abyss Flower began to move on its own. It floated up from the suitcase, rotated clockwise once, and finally stopped facing Shun's direction.
Then, at extremely high speed, it thrust toward Shun.