Schicksal is corrupt, Anti-Entropy is incompetent, and the world's hero is definitely not me. Ryn hummed a tune as he strolled through the academy.
Another peaceful day! No major Honkai events were happening anywhere in the world, so Schicksal's S-rank Valkyrie, Ryn, had another day of rest and recuperation.
However, just because there were no natural Honkai events didn't mean there were no man-made ones.
Recently, when Cortana went to visit Ada, she discovered that Anti-Entropy's exploration of the Sea of Quanta beneath St. Fountain had already begun.
The seawater couldn't completely conceal the energy of the Sea of Quanta and the rampant Honkai energy, leading to several Honkai events of varying sizes erupting near the Mariana Trench.
But since this was Anti-Entropy's territory, they would handle it themselves, so Schicksal didn't intervene.
Here's a joke: because Schicksal and Anti-Entropy both aim to fight the Honkai, on the international stage, these two major organizations are branded as friendly partners.
If Anti-Entropy hadn't invaded Schicksal right in front of Ryn, and if there weren't still Anti-Entropy personnel imprisoned here at St. Freya High School, Ryn might have almost believed the two organizations had a good relationship.
But alas, Welt and Otto's relationship might actually be quite good. After all, what's a little patricide in the face of the greater good of fighting the Honkai? Welt's tolerance was far beyond that of an ordinary person.
Otto wasn't concerned about Anti-Entropy's research into the Sea of Quanta because Welt would eventually share some of the research results with Schicksal.
This was one thing Otto admired about Welt; when it came to the determination to defeat the Honkai, Otto admitted his own inferiority.
Otto ordered all Schicksal members not to interfere with Anti-Entropy's research, but also not to help them.
Because Schicksal was also engaged in some crucial matters.
Experiments involving the implantation of Herrscher gems to create controllable Herrschers…
Schicksal's Oceania branches in New Zealand and Singapore were conducting research on the Gem of Desire and the Gem of Serenity, searching for suitable hosts to implant the gems and replicate the power of a Herrscher.
Ryn was against this. Instead of sacrificing a bunch of Valkyries to create some artificial Herrschers, it would be better to use the gems to create Divine Keys.
The two geniuses of the Previous Era had envisioned using technology to drive the Herrscher Cores to replicate a Herrscher's Authority, and the final result was the Divine Keys.
The construction of a Divine Key wasn't complex; the only difficulties were how to drive the Herrscher Core and the materials needed…
The material issue could be solved with Soulium, and Otto had already cracked the equation to drive a Herrscher Core centuries ago.
This was how Otto had retorted to Ryn at the time:
"Hah, a Divine Key is merely a weapon that drives a Herrscher Core to replicate a Herrscher's Authority. Does a Herrscher need to use a tool to wield their own Authority?
Ryn, what do you think is more valuable to humanity: creating a ready-made bullet, or a Herrscher who can turn that bullet into a hydrogen bomb?"
Ryn: "I think neither is as good as one slap from me."
Otto pointed to the door and said to Ryn, "The door is over there. Don't let it hit you on the way out."
Ryn maintained his opposition and had no intention of getting involved in these matters. Kika had been sent out again on a suppression mission.
As for Durandal, Otto didn't want her to know about these human experiments. As for Rita, if an experiment went out of control, her strength probably wouldn't be enough to handle it…
But none of this had anything to do with Ryn. Even if Otto personally oversaw the experiments to ensure their success, it was of no concern to Ryn.
Rather than worrying about Otto's gem experiments, Ryn would rather worry about Sirin and Kiana's problems.
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That night, after Ryn and Theresa gave a speech to the St. Freya students and gained some new fangirls, he returned home to find two uninvited guests—little Hare and Raven.
Seeing Ryn return, little Hare happily waved her small hand to greet him.
Ryn also raised his hand to greet the overly familiar Hare, then immediately captured the house with a black hole, preparing to self-destruct along with her.
Feeling herself being captured by the black hole, little Hare puffed out her cheeks and waved her small fists, shouting in a childish voice:
"Hey, hey, hey, we've already fused together once, there's no need to start a fight the moment we meet, right?"
Because Ryn had tricked Hare last time, causing parts of her body to be transferred to another dimension, unable to return, Hare, who hadn't recovered even after several months, still maintained her little Hare appearance.
Ryn gently ruffled the cute little Hare's head, then his expression turned serious as he said, "You little brat, instead of studying hard, you run over here spouting nonsense. Who fused with you?"
Hare: "You fed me your body, doesn't that count? I went back and looked up what 'computer parts' means!
Plus, the internet says that the ultimate form of love is to 'love someone so much you become one with them.' Isn't our love the kind that's so extreme it's become yandere-like?"
Ryn looked at Hare with the expression one reserves for a mentally challenged child, while also giving a sympathetic glance to the nervously trembling Raven at her side.
Huh, why are Raven's eyes so red? Did she just have a good cry?
Ryn grabbed the back of little Hare's collar and lifted her up to his eye level.
"What's the situation? Misteln, why is your World Serpent here looking for me? Planning an assassination? Let me be clear, if you dare to lay a hand on the people around me, I will turn the earth's crust inside out to uproot and annihilate every last one of you in World Serpent."
"Hehe, we wouldn't dare… This time, we just wanted to try and win you over. We called you so many times before, but you didn't answer a single one, so we had no choice but to come ourselves.
Let me tell you something: all the negative news about you from Schicksal before was personally fabricated by Otto!"
"Is that it? I already know about that, and Otto compensated me with the 'RabbitDragon' Fullbottle. What kind of offer can your World Serpent give me to make me defect?"
"A condition you absolutely will accept."
Hare took out a photograph and handed it to Ryn.
The photo showed a sophisticated piece of equipment, and lying inside it was a woman who looked very similar to Hare. The woman's body was deathly pale, without a trace of color, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time…
"This was discovered by Gray Serpent in the Siberian snowfields during the Second Great Honkai Eruption. He brought her back to World Serpent and used the Divine Key 'Slumber of All Things' to suspend her condition, barely keeping her alive.
What do you think? Doesn't she look a lot like me? In a way, she could be considered my mother~ As long as Ryn joins World Serpent, you can be with me and her!"
Hare proudly tilted her head up, as if victory was already in her grasp.