[In the Video.]
After killing Otto, Van had just prepared to swagger out of the laboratory when she heard a harsh alarm sound coming from above her head.
Right after, she heard intensive footsteps and the roaring of mechs coming from not far down the hallway.
Facing the overwhelming offensive, Van rubbed her wrist and happily said with a smile, "I was just feeling unsatisfied~ Now let me stir up some real chaos!"
With waves of huge explosions, the headquarters of Shisckal instantly plunged into a sea of fire.
However, as time went on, the previously exuberant Van slowly began to feel a bit irritable.
Seeing the Valkyries who, no matter how many times they were knocked down, still charged forward one after another, she couldn't help but think of some past events.
Back then, her own comrades were also like this. Even knowing that death lay ahead, they would still rush forward like moths to a flame.
"Tsk!"
Van curled her lips, feeling it was time to end this farce. However, just as she was about to unleash her full power and completely eliminate these annoying fellows, a voice from the "Superego" once again echoed in her mind.
'That's enough.'
"What? You're not going to make me hold back at a time like this, are you?"
Van replied impatiently, "Although this bunch can't hurt me, at this rate, when will I be able to leave this damn place?"
'No, I meant to tell you, have you forgotten that thing?'
After the "Superego" finished speaking, a familiar yet unfamiliar memory suddenly surfaced in Van's mind.
Right after, a fiery red feather appeared out of thin air in her palm.
"That's right~ How could I forget about Feather Dust~" With that, Van waved her hand.
The fiery red feather scattered into points of light, shining toward the incoming Valkyries.
Under the radiation of the light particles, the Valkyries all fell into unconsciousness and collapsed.
"So fun~ Really so fun~"
Seeing the scene before her, Van clapped her hands happily like a child discovering a new toy.
Just like that, relying on the power of Feather Dust, Van easily broke through one defensive line after another.
After arriving at a hidden location, Van once again opened her palm and summoned the fiery red feather.
Recalling how the Valkyries who had previously ignored her completely were now affected by Feather Dust, Van couldn't help but sigh emotionally, 'This thing is really convenient. From now on, wherever I want to go, won't I be completely undetectable?'
As if thinking of something, Van suddenly changed the topic and said, "But compared to this kind of infiltration method, I've thought of another more interesting way... As long as I kill all those who witness my tracks, isn't that also a kind of 'perfect' infiltration?"
Saying this, Van asked the voice in her mind with a cheerful tone, "What do you guys think?"
However, as Van expected, that boring "Superego" stopped her once again.
'You should know, Van would never have such thoughts.'
"That's why he failed!" Van suddenly got emotional.
"Because losers always worry about everything, always want every matter to end perfectly, but where in this world does such one-sided wishfulness exist?"
"Which success has ever come without sacrifice? Even Doctor Mei, who is meticulous in all things, couldn't do that, right? So, my way of thinking is the correct one!!"
As if realizing her own state, Van took a deep breath and then shrugged, "Forget it, why am I talking nonsense with my own subconscious. I should focus on leaving this place first."
At that moment, the "Superego" asked, 'Where do you plan to go?'
This question made Van suddenly feel a bit lost. In such a vast world, she didn't know where she could go, or where she should go.
But soon, Van had an idea. "I've thought of it~ Why not... go pay a visit to my old friends~"
As she said this, a smile appeared on Van's face, "I've been gone for so long, they must really miss me. If I suddenly show up in front of them, they'll definitely be really happy, right?"
Just imagining the looks of surprise that might appear on her former companions' faces made Van's steps feel lighter.
However, just as she was about to leave the airport platform, a strong gust of wind came from behind her.
Van swiftly turned around, the knight's lance brushed past her hair, slamming hard into the floor tiles not far from her.
As the dust settled, Van saw that familiar pure silver lance.
And in her memory, among Shisckal's current active Valkyries, there was only one person who wielded this knight's lance, her cute junior, Durandal.
On the other side, after clearly seeing the culprit who had plunged Shisckal into chaos, there was a clear trace of astonishment on Durandal's face.
And it was exactly this astonished expression that made Van's mood even more delightful.
'Yes yes yes! That astonished look! Bianca must have recognized me!'
Van thought to herself, 'So next should be the heartwarming reunion of old friends...'
However, what caught her off guard was... the anticipated scene didn't happen. Durandal even pointed the tip of her spear at her, shouting emotionally, "You bastard, who on earth are you!"
Durandal's words left Van very confused, but she still forced a smile and explained, "Bianca, don't tell me you don't recognize me? I'm your most beloved senior, Van~"
But Durandal continued, "Stop spouting nonsense here! Senior Van is such a gentle person, how could she possibly be the culprit who destroyed Shisckal!"
Durandal's words made Van feel quite awkward.
Looking at the blazing Shisckal headquarters in the distance, she instinctively touched the tip of her nose, "Uhm, if I said it was an accident, would you believe me?"
However, Durandal's cold expression said it all. Facing the completely unreceptive Durandal, Van clearly started to panic a little.
She hurriedly began recounting their encounter in the bubble of the Quantum Sea.
At the time, Durandal and Rita were caught in a crisis, and her appearance had helped them resolve that crisis.
And at the end of that incident, she had helped Durandal stabilize the Quantum Bubble inside her and taught her how to use that power.
Van's words made Durandal's pupils shrink sharply. Because this secret, only three people knew it.
Her, Rita, and…
Thinking of this, Durandal said in disbelief, "Impossible... how could you possibly know these things..."
"How could it be impossible~" Van opened her arms with a sly smile, "Also~ Bianca, actually..."
"Your feelings, I've always known them."
Just as Van finished speaking, Durandal's face immediately turned bright red.
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