Five minutes later.
“Something’s wrong.”
Selia sat on the rooftop of a building, lost in thought.
“Hmm?
What’s wrong?”
“My brain is wrong.” Selia’s eyes were vacant.
“I don’t seem to know the way?”
“?”
“Host, if you don’t know the way, why are you walking so decisively?
I thought you had a plan!”
“Ah, this…
having a plan and not knowing the way don’t conflict…” Selia said weakly, “So, please, system…”
“Yes, yes, I can’t do anything about you.”
The system’s light screen automatically appeared before Selia’s eyes.
However, this time, it was not the system interface that appeared, but a map of Nagazora City that was gradually unfolding.
“Wait a moment, Host.
I’ll also mark the points where Honkai Energy is concentrated and the high-energy individuals for you.”
As it spoke, several red markers appeared on the map.
“Where is this largest marker?
It looks like the Honkai Energy concentration is several times higher than other places.”
“Let me see…
It should be Chiba Academy.
There are also three high-energy individuals nearby.”
“Oh, it’s the Pseudo-Herrscher Yuna!” Selia realized.
“I remember Yae Sakura is also near there.”
“Correct.
The other points are just some stronger Honkai Beasts.
You can just follow the map to bypass them, Host.”
“But speaking of which, I thought of a question.” Selia stroked her smooth chin.
“What month is it now?”
“It’s July, Host.”
“?”
“It’s already July?!” Selia’s pupils shook.
“Yes, but the Honkai Energy concentration at Chiba Academy hasn’t decreased.
It is speculated that Yuna’s life signs are still present.
It shouldn’t be at the part of the manga plot yet.”
“Then I have to hurry over and check the situation.” Selia prepared to move.
“I need to decide which set of rhetoric to use to persuade Theresa based on the current development of the plot.”
The young girl is on her way…
“Oh no, system.”
Selia hid outside Chiba Academy, her gaze heavy.
“I think I might be a little late.”
Inside Chiba Academy, it had already become a paradise of vines and poisonous fog.
Selia dared not get too close to the academy and could only rely on the system’s detection to move along the high-rise buildings on the edge of the academy, observing the situation inside through a monocular telescope she had found on the way.
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“There are very obvious signs of battle inside the academy.
Does this prove that Theresa has already been here once?”
“The thing that proves it best should be that, the Oath of Judah.”
“Right, I saw it too.”
Selia adjusted the monocular telescope with one hand.
“The Oath of Judah is still stuck in the playground, so Theresa should be with Yae Sakura right now.”
“According to the manga’s plot, after Theresa failed her first attempt to subjugate Yuna alone, the Oath of Judah was left on the playground, and the poisoned Theresa was rescued by Yae Sakura.”
“Afterward, Yae Sakura herself manifested as a Stigmata to detoxify Theresa.
Theresa came to subjugate Yuna a second time, and then crashed again.”
“This time, Yae Sakura directly controlled Theresa’s body to fight instead, and only then was Yuna defeated.”
“Then where does the Host intend to cut into the event?
Do you want to go find Theresa’s location now?
As a Pseudo-Herrscher, Yae Sakura’s Honkai Energy concentration is very high.
I can easily find their location.”
“No, I can’t interfere in this part of the plot.
Finding Theresa is useless; it will only increase Yae Sakura’s suspicion.”
“If I had enough originium shards on hand, I could try to see if I could use a Foldartal to chant or confess to save Theresa, and then save Yae Sakura’s life.”
“It’s a pity there are no ifs.”
“Then what is the Host planning?”
“I do have some ideas, but it might require your cooperation.”
Selia scanned the structure of Chiba Academy, thinking.
“Rest assured, this system will certainly do its best to cooperate with the Host.”
“In the manga plot, the location where Theresa comes to subjugate Yuna for the second time is fixed—it’s right there at the Oath of Judah.”
“No matter how the world line changes, this will not change, because Theresa must first retrieve her weapon.”
“I plan to play the role of a visitor from another world.”
“A visitor from another world?”
“Yes, there are plenty of old foxes in the Honkai world.
I don’t believe that I, an ordinary person, can deceive their eyes when discussing these matters.
Therefore, my plan has always been to tell the truth, but not the whole truth.”
“I will tell Theresa that I am a transmigrator, that I came from another world.
This statement is not false.
In this world, even Otto cannot check my household registration information.”
“As Otto’s granddaughter, Theresa cannot be unaware of intelligence regarding the Sea of Quanta.
She will inevitably think of the Bubble Universes of the Sea of Quanta, rather than the kind of transmigrator common in novels.”
“Similarly, this reason can also fool Welt.
Although Anti-Entropy has some research on the Sea of Quanta and might see some inconsistencies in my rhetoric, they will absolutely not think in the direction of a transmigrator.
At most, they will think I am hiding something.”
“And tonight, I will directly use my ability to quickly dash to the position near the Oath of Judah.
Before Yuna reacts, you need to pull me into the System Space, system.”
“Ah, I understand, Host.
A Xia-sister falling from the sky, right?”
“Exactly.
The next day, I will emerge directly from the System Space when they start fighting, and then, after some hesitation, I will choose to help Theresa’s side.”
“This process is not very risky.
After all, the main combatant is Theresa.
Even if she can’t win, there’s still Yae Sakura.”
“Yuna’s poison can be neutralized through my Honkai Energy Materialization.
As a Pseudo-Herrscher who has not awakened for long, Yuna’s use of abilities is extremely crude.
Her so-called poison also originates from the effects of Honkai Energy.”
“In the original work, facing Yae Sakura, who had a mastery of Honkai Energy that exceeded hers, her poison was essentially rendered ineffective.”
“So, it is actually very simple to isolate her toxins.
I just need to use my Honkai Energy Materialization to generate a shield.
It doesn’t even need to have a defensive effect; it just needs to isolate the external Honkai Energy.”
“Doing this can indeed gain some initial favorability.
However, what does the Host plan to do later?
For example, how will you explain crossing the Bubble Universe?”
“It’s fine, I didn’t plan to hide your existence.” Selia smiled seductively.
“System, do you look like a composite Divine Key?”
“…?”
“Once I enter the academy and gain enough time for improvement, my strength will grow rapidly.
In this situation, your existence cannot be hidden.”
“I can’t just say that I am also a talented player like Silly Goose, can I?”
“So I’m just going to sell you off.
From now on, you are the ultimate support-type Divine Key manufactured by our civilization.”
[Huh?
I’ve been downgraded just like that?]
“As for what my original world was like, look at this Schicksal—doesn’t it look like an apocalypse?
And look at these Seaborn—don’t they look like an apocalypse?
I don’t even need to explain it too clearly; I just need to let them know it was miserable enough.”
“I can even explain my familiarity with and fondness for Theresa and the others.
If asked, I’ll say I knew your alternate self, and if asked again, I’ll say your alternate self is already dead.”
[…Reasonable.
So it’s’substitute’ literature, huh.]
“Heh heh, I haven’t just been training my strength this past month.
I’ve also been thinking about the various arrangements for what comes next.”
“So, now we just need to wait until nightfall to raid the playground of Chiba Academy.
When the time comes, I’ll pull a night raid on the playground against Yuna.
Based on the speed I tested in the training ground earlier, she definitely won’t be able to react in time.”
“With muffled armor and gagged mouths, raiding the camp will be like walking through an empty land!”
[You’re really cooking now, aren’t you.]