Chapter 159: Rita's Arrival

Chapter 159: Rita's Arrival

The next day, after returning from Siberia, Kirataka and his party arrived at St. Freya Academy.

Bronya contacted Dr. Einstein in advance, and Raiden Ryoma had already boarded another aircraft and flown to a base of Anti-Entropy.

Before returning to his dormitory, he had to report the situation of the Siberia operation to Theresa, the head of the Far East branch.

Kirataka came to the principal's office with ease, pushed open the door, and entered.

"Um?"

His eyebrows raised slightly.

There was already someone in Theresa's office.

As the top leader of the Far East Branch, Theresa's office was often full of people reporting or asking questions, so it was normal to have people there.

However, this time, Kirataka saw an unexpected figure.

—She was a beautiful woman with short gray-blonde hair that covered her left eye and burgundy pupils. She wore a black silk maid uniform with rose accessories. She was standing in front of Theresa's desk and talking to her with a smile on her face.

Rita Rossweisse, one of the three S-class Valkyries.

...How come she is here?

The loyal subordinates of this Bishop of Schicksal would not and should not appear at St. Freya Academy at will.

Her appearance here must represent a mission for Otto.

Was she here to investigate him? Or was she here to investigate Kiana's awakening? After all, the previous incident in Singapore did not lead to Kiana's awakening as Otto had hoped... It was not impossible that Otto was planning an additional investigation.

But it didn't matter. No matter what she was here for, if Rita wanted to investigate, she could do it.

After Cocolia's death, the only enemy on the human side that Kirataka needed to deal with was the Bishop of Schicksal.

Otto Apocalypse.

But unlike Cocolia, Otto was on a much higher level than her, and it was not so easy to deal with him.

Apart from being ruthless, Otto was much stronger than Cocolia in every other aspect.

The foundation of the Schicksal organization was far superior to that of Anti-Entropy. The strength of its three S-class Valkyries, his undisputed superhuman wisdom—even his powerful ability to protect his life and his combat ability based on the Void Archives—all these factors must be taken into consideration.

Dealing with Otto is not something that can be accomplished right now, so Kirataka is not in a hurry. At least, he doesn't need to do anything recently.

In the near future, he will live a happy campus life steadily, not doing anything unnecessary, and there is nothing that needs his attention.

So, even if Rita wanted to investigate him, she wouldn't be able to find out anything.

As for Kiana... Although Kirataka can't stop her from investigating Kiana, Otto will not do anything unfavorable to Kiana before the arrival of the Queen.

"…Lady Theresa, this is what is happening. According to the bishop's instructions, I will stay at St. Freya Academy for a while as a temporary teacher."

The gray-blond maid bowed slightly and spoke respectfully.

"Okay, I understand, Rita. I happen to have a vacant room over there, so you can live with me."

"Then Rita will respectfully obey your orders. Lady Theresa, it has been a long time since I have taken care of you."

Rita said with a smile.

Maid costume is not just her clothing hobby; she is really good at and likes this job of taking care of people.

As Theresa was Otto's most beloved granddaughter, she was naturally taken care of by her for a period of time.

From small things like getting up, dressing, and combing hair to big things like cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning... as a maid should do, she would do her duty conscientiously for the people she served.

Besides, Theresa is very, very cute, isn't she?

"Wait wait wait! My students are still here, Rita, stop talking nonsense!"

Her little secret was revealed, and Theresa's face turned red. She slammed the table and stood up to stop Rita from continuing to tell the truth.

She is the principal of St. Freya Academy. She still has to have some dignity in front of her students!

Facing the nervous Theresa, Rita just smiled slightly, took a few steps back, turned around, and looked at Kirataka, who was already sitting on the sofa waiting:

"Kirataka, long time no see."

"…Long time no see, Miss Rita."

Kirataka greeted casually.

There was a gentle look in her eyes, making it impossible to tell what she was really thinking.

"I have already told Lady Theresa about my affairs. From now on, I will leave the space to you."

The elegant maid walked out of the principal's office with light steps.

Afterward, Kirataka submitted the report on the Siberia operation to Theresa.

"Well, you guys came back really quickly... Let me see, you destroyed an Anti-Entropy fortress, rescued the imprisoned Anti-Entropy executive Raiden Ryoma and two transformed girls, Rozaliya Olenyeva and Liliya Olenyeva, and... wait, Cocolia is dead?!"

Theresa scanned the pages one by one, and when she saw the news of Cocolia's death, she showed a shocked expression.

Could it be that the guy who has been showing off her might in Anti-Entropy for many years was killed so easily?

Then, she continued to look down, her brows gradually furrowed:

"Artificial Herrscher Project, Valkyrie Project, Nagazora City Artificial Eruption Project, Singapore Artificial Eruption Project... [World Serpent]..."

She just didn't like the woman instinctively, but when it comes to what Cocolia really did, Theresa is not so clear.

The information Kirataka submitted now clearly shows the various crimes that Cocolia had committed in the past, especially the two plans related to artificial eruptions, which ignored the lives of millions of people just to create a being called the Herrscher.

Especially the third eruption that occurred in Nagazora under her rule... It was not a natural outbreak, but was caused by this woman?!

After reading the report about Cocolia, Theresa let out a long sigh and exclaimed:

"Well done, Kirataka. You have really helped the people get rid of harm this time."

If they allow such a person to continue to survive in this world, she doesn't know how much crisis it will bring to the world.

"Yeah, but this time... it was actually mainly Mei who did the hard work."

Kirataka attributed the "credit" to Mei.

"Hmm... the engineering department did detect a massive Honkai reaction in Siberia. That was Mei's doing, right?"

Theresa nodded.

She didn't feel there was anything wrong with Kirataka's statement.

With Mei, the genuine Herrscher of Thunder, around, that continental-level railgun could naturally be said to have been released by her. Well, that shot originally contained a part of her power.

"And this [World Serpent]..."

Theresa's eyes fell on the last report.

This name was not unfamiliar to her now. Ever since the failure of Fu Hua and Kiana's Singapore operation, her grandfather seemed to have started investigating intelligence about this organization, so she naturally learned some information about the [World Serpent].

A mysterious organization lurking in the shadows of the world has likely infiltrated various branches of Anti-Entropy and Schicksal.

Their purpose is unknown, but it's always a good idea to be cautious.

Maybe the loss of the Serenity Gem is related to them...

Many thoughts emerged in the white-haired girl's mind, but no matter what, this was not something that her students should be left to face alone.

Then Theresa said:

"I will pay attention to the news in this regard and tell Grandpa about them... Schicksal will find a way to investigate and deal with them."

This is exactly what Kirataka meant.

If Otto could devote some of his energy to the World Serpent, he would naturally receive less attention.

After completing the mission report on the Siberia operation, Kirataka left Theresa's office and returned to his dormitory

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