Night fell, and Yuna, who was dozing in the teaching building, was suddenly startled awake.
She looked out the window with hazy eyes, toward the location where the little shrimp who had come to crusade against her earlier had dropped her weapon.
Normally, if it were any other weapon, Yuna would have just let it stay stuck in the playground.
But as everyone knows, the Oath of Judah is the Divine Key of Constraint.
On Yuna’s detection feedback of the academy, this thing was like a black spot that couldn’t be wiped away.
And now, this damn thing had erupted with a burst of intense Honkai Energy in the middle of the night, even accompanied by the faint aura of the living.
After carefully checking the surroundings with vines and confirming that there was no one there, Yuna retracted the vines with relief and secretly made up her mind that tomorrow, even if she had to endure the discomfort, she had to clear that damn thing out.
Otherwise, all this clanging and banging in the middle of the night every day—what kind of nonsense is that?
At this moment, on the playground, inside the System Space.
“As expected of the ability awakened after Elite 1, the effect is just great.” Selia lay on the snowfield research team camp inside the System Space, letting out a satisfied exclamation.
“After accelerating to the limit, I could even feel the air as if it had liquefied, full of resistance.
I always thought this feeling would only be seen in novels.”
[It looks like Yuna doesn’t suspect at all that someone is hiding here.]
The system reported back after a quick scan.
[The vines on the playground just moved symbolically, and after finding no one, they obediently retracted.]
“Isn’t that just perfect?
It proves that Yuna can’t clearly capture my figure, which increases the safety coefficient for tomorrow.”
“By the way, System, I forgot to ask earlier: when you teleport me out of the System Space, can you add some special effects?”
[…Honestly, I really didn’t expect a System Space could be played with so creatively by you, Host.]
[There aren’t any special effects, but that’s not a big problem.
I’ll go find some mods tonight and add them to the system.]
“You aren’t going to give me some cursed special effects, are you?” Selia’s eyes widened.
“Like those classic video effects from elderly WeChat groups with flowers and animals everywhere, or funny effects like those plastic chairs at food stalls.”
[I hadn’t thought of that… Don’t worry, Host, I definitely won’t screw you over on serious matters.]
“Don’t screw me over even if it’s not a serious matter!”
[Ehe~] …
Early the next morning, on the playground of Chiba Academy.
With one loud crash after another, Selia, who was still getting beaten up in the training ground inside the System Space, raised her head in confusion.
“What’s going on, what’s going on?
Is it my turn to appear?”
Selia stretched and looked at the system’s light screen.
[Probably soon.
Yuna has already started ‘iron-working’.]
“Iron-working?” Selia looked at the external situation shared by the system and almost fell off the bed laughing.
On the Saint Freya playground, Yuna was manipulating vine tentacles to attack the Oath of Judah with a clanging sound.
However, neither the vines nor the Honkai Energy had the ability to even scratch this golden cross.
After realizing that the damage was basically ineffective, Yuna tried to move the cross away.
Limited by the Honkai Energy neutralization and the weight of the cross itself, no matter if she pushed, pulled, or dragged, she couldn’t move the cross even a millimeter after working at it for a long time.
“Don’t waste your energy.” Along with the melodious voice came the sound of the white-haired nun’s boots stepping on the ground.
“The Oath of Judah is a Divine Key made of Soulium and a herrscher core; it was designed specifically to withstand attacks from a Herrscher.”
“A mere Pseudo-Herrscher, even if you use all your strength, won’t be able to leave a single scratch on it.”
“Oh?
Is that so?” Yuna stopped her attack on the cross, and the vines on her body began to wave behind her.
“Although I don’t know how you managed to cure the poison, your brain is still slow.
You actually ran back here to die.”
Yuna’s mockery made Theresa’s face flush red with anger, and she defended herself loudly: “I was just careless last time!”
“A guy like you—if I get serious, I can take you out easily!”
“Heh, what a big mouth.” Yuna let out a disdainful chuckle.
She raised her hands slightly, and the vines behind her instantly surged, winding toward Theresa.
“Hmph.” Theresa didn’t even look at the vines wrapping around her.
She tapped her toes lightly on the cross, pushed off for momentum, and her petite body passed straight through the vines.
Then, she landed a heavy flying kick, sending Yuna flying.
[Host, it’s about time.]
“Mm, send me out.”
“You…” The kicked-away Yuna had a gloomy expression.
Before she could speak, her gaze was involuntarily drawn to the scene before her.
A blue pillar of light suddenly erupted on the playground, causing both of them to take a few steps back.
Then, the pillar of light gradually shrank, leaving behind black and blue fragments in the air.
“Such dense Imaginary internal energy!” Theresa’s eyes narrowed slightly as she watched the center of the light pillar nervously, because she vaguely sensed that a figure seemed to have appeared inside.
As the light pillar gradually faded, a petite girl curled up in a bright yellow cocoon of light, covered in wounds (from just being beaten in the training ground), appeared before them.
“Ugh…” Letting out a muffled groan of pain, the girl in the cocoon of light opened her eyes.
“Where is… The, Theresa?”
“You know me?”
Theresa looked blank.
She had no impression of this girl who had suddenly appeared, yet the girl could recognize her at a glance and call her name.
Moreover, the moment the girl looked at her, Theresa clearly felt the surprise, sadness, and nostalgia contained in the girl’s eyes.
Although she didn’t know who she was, the emotions in her eyes didn’t seem fake.
Let’s deal with Yuna first, and then have a proper conversation…
Theresa was just about to speak when she saw Yuna’s vines attacking from behind the girl.
Theresa’s heart tightened instantly.
The Oath of Judah in her hands began to emit light, transforming into its deployed form, and she shouted: “Watch out behind you!”
Seeing the tension in Theresa’s eyes, Selia was overjoyed.
It worked!
Next, all she needed to do was defeat Yuna step-by-step, and she could legitimately farm Theresa’s affection.
Honkai Energy quickly extended out of her body, forming a bright yellow cylindrical barrier that protected her body within it.
At the same time, Selia hooked her hand backward, and Crescent Rose fully deployed from its portable form.
Selia aimed the muzzle at Yuna and fired several shots in succession, simultaneously using the huge recoil to jump backward, stabilizing her figure beside Theresa.
“Tsk, another helper.
But it doesn’t matter—you can both just die here together!”
The Honkai Energy around Yuna’s body began to riot under her control, and dozens of vines were instantly spawned, lunging toward Selia and Theresa with claws and fangs.
“No matter who you are, the guy in front of us is a Herrscher that endangers civilization and is very dangerous.
You look so heavily injured, so just hide behind my cross for now.
After we take care of her, I’ll have a long talk with you.”
Theresa turned her head, looked at Selia, and said seriously.