Einstein, 〈Dr. Tesla, you've embarrassed yourself globally.〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Hahaha, interesting. Maybe we could try it—if the assassination succeeds, I'd get the money, wouldn't I, Miss Raven?〉
Rita, 〈...〉
Durandal, 〈...Are you serious, Bishop?〉
Raven, 〈Do not disturb.〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Just joking. Not funny?〉
Everyone, 〈Heh heh.〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Having a willful grandpa is really a headache.〉
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[ Wendy still seemed unaware of Ninti behind her. Ninti used a communication device to issue instructions to "Ai-chan",
"Over there, Ai-chan, coordinate with my landing point to control the drone."
Receiving Ninti's command, the AI "Ai-chan" responded affirmatively,
"Alright, not a fraction off."
With that said, Ninti, aided by Ai-chan, stepped onto the drone, closing the distance between herself and Wendy, preparing for a sneak attack. ]
Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, breaking into a cold sweat for Ninti in the video. Any slight mistake, and she might be met with the raging storm of the Herrscher of Wind.
Kiana tugged gently at Mei☆'s sleeve and asked worriedly, "Will Ninti succeed?"
Mei☆ shook her head. "I don't know either."
Mei☆ glanced down at the hand on her sleeve, subtly shifted half a step away, then looked back and said,
"There's no way she'll succeed. If the Herrscher of Wind could be taken down so easily, that Q&A just now wouldn't have happened."
Fu Hua adjusted her glasses and agreed with Mei☆,
"Even though I hope Ninti succeeds, someone hailed as the number one under Finality like Wendy likely can't be defeated so simply. Besides... Wendy's Plumed form hasn't appeared yet."
[ As Ninti closed in on Wendy, on Wendy's side, she was easily dodging the fleet's fire and casually sinking another ship.
While effortlessly dodging, Wendy taunted, "Missed me~ Do you really think these non-turning cannons can hit me?"
"Of course, even the ones that can bend won't hit me either, nyeh~"
Just as Wendy was mocking the uselessness of the United Human Alliance's weapons, Ninti arrived behind her.
Whoosh.
A golden figure flashed by, instantly passing behind Wendy, slicing off a small portion of the green wings on her back. ]
Kiana, 〈Nice! Ninti did it!〉
Elysia, 〈Yes, what an amazing and adorable girl she is. But...〉
Everyone, 〈...〉
Kiana, 〈But what?〉
Kiana☆ looked speechlessly at her other self, sighed after a moment, and explained, 〈You... never mind. Though Ninti's sneak attack succeeded, it didn't deal a fatal blow. Now she's in danger instead. Next, she'll face the Herrscher of Wind's wrath.〉
Himeko, 〈Are you really Kiana?〉
Kiana☆, 〈Teach—Teacher Himeko, the one and only.〉
Himeko, 〈Impossible, absolutely impossible. Kiana would never use her brain. Not even in another world!!!〉
Kiana, 〈Teacher Himeko, what are you talking about? I'm not that dumb!〉
Kiana☆, 〈...〉
Pfft...
In the live stream room, Fu Lin nearly burst out laughing but quickly covered his mouth, shoulders shaking.
Kiana☆, 〈Ahem!〉
Fu Lin straightened her clothes, quickly sat upright, and said in a low voice, "I didn't laugh."
In the office, Himeko rubbed her chin suspiciously, glanced at Kiana☆'s comments on the stream, then lowered her eyes to Kiana's test paper with a single-digit score—her face turning dark with frustration.
Meanwhile, on Mount Taixuan, Kiana☆ looked a little awkward and helpless.
Faced with Himeko's doubts, she didn't know how to answer. After all, she really was kind of adorably dumb at this point in time.
[ Just as Kiana☆ said, after the successful sneak attack, Ninti didn't look excited. Instead, she clearly realized she had missed a perfect chance for a finishing blow.
Such an opportunity was one in a million. It wouldn't come again.
Regretful, Ninti clenched the dagger in her hand and muttered to herself, "The attack landed... but was that wing made of Honkai energy?"
Wendy, having had part of her wing sliced off, finally reacted and used a hurricane to immediately widen the distance between her and Ninti. Her face, however, didn't show a trace of anger.
Instead, she looked surprised—almost amused—as she stared at Ninti. Her gaze didn't treat Ninti as an enemy, but more like a toy. She said offhandedly,
"Ah... I think I remember you... you're that... uh... what's your name again..." ]
[Sit-up's King] Welt, 〈To this one, everything is just a toy. Seems she's lacking some human emotions.〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Hahahaha, this is what a true Herrscher should be.〉
Elysia, 〈Please take that back, Lord Otto. Elysia doesn't like it~〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈My apologies. Please forgive my rudeness.〉
[ Facing Wendy's mockery, Ninti's expression didn't change in the slightest, as if devoid of emotion.
She gave her next order to "Ai-chan",
"Ai-chan, prepare for the next wave of attacks."
Saying that, Ninti took a combat stance, ready to attack Wendy again.
Seeing this, Wendy stopped reminiscing. The corners of her mouth twisted into a sinister smile, her tone mocking as she said, "Oh well, I can't remember~ Why don't you remind me?"
The two girls launched at the same time, and in just an instant, they had already exchanged countless blows.
Though Ninti was incredibly fast, Wendy's Herrscher powers gave her absurd mobility, letting her effortlessly dodge all of Ninti's attacks.
Even in the heat of this intense battle, Wendy still had time to let out taunting laughter, her voice full of ridicule and boredom, "So cold... you're no fun at all!"
While Ninti was fighting with her life on the line, in Wendy's eyes, it was all just a game. ]
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈@Fu Lin, get over here now!〉
Fu Lin, 〈What's up, Headmistress?〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈You still have the Gem of Desire, right?〉
Fu Lin, 〈Yep.〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Don't act like it's no big deal! Hurry up and bring it back!〉
Fu Lin, 〈...Headmistress, that might be a little difficult.〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈What happened? Don't tell me you lost it!〉
Fu Lin, 〈No, it's just... I've already absorbed it...〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈!!!〉
[Embarrassing Herrscher] Wendy, 〈!!!〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Interesting. Want to come to Schicksal for a check-up?〉
Kiana☆ looked at the chat and immediately guessed where Fu Lin was. A smile crept onto her face as she stood and gazed toward St. Freya Academy.
But after seeing Otto's message, her expression darkened. She raised her hand like a gun and pointed toward Schicksal HQ. A flash of violet light flickered and vanished.
Beside her, Fu Lin hurriedly supported the pale-faced Kiana☆ and said with concern,
"You're still using your powers while pregnant? You're being reckless."
Seeing how worried her brother was, Sirin fell into deep thought. A terrifying suspicion rose in her heart—then she quickly denied it.
"No way, I must be mistaken..."
Meanwhile, at Schicksal HQ, alarms blared endlessly after the sudden attack. Otto remained calmly seated, but the gaping hole in the wall behind him stood out starkly.
[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Friend, wasn't that a bit much...〉