"So, Maternal Aunt, you want Mei and me to attend the St. Freya Academy you established?"
In the hotel where Ms. Theresa, the Commander of Schicksal's Far East Branch, was temporarily staying, the voice of a certain white-haired dango could be heard.
"You and Mei are both Stigmata bearers. Your abilities need to be properly developed."
The short girl, with white hair inherited from the Kaslana family but sporting the dangerous hairstyle of the Apocalypse family, looked at the two girls opposite her and asked very seriously.
"Natural Stigmata are an incredibly powerful force. If not controlled properly, they can even affect your normal life."
"I don't really mind either way."
The white-haired dango, having already achieved her goals of finding her old man and giving him a good beating, ate her fruit while glancing out of the corner of her eye at the pretty girl beside her.
"Mei, what do you think?"
Miss Theresa, who had clearly noticed that the other girl hadn't spoken, looked at the girl sitting next toKiana and asked.
"I think it's better to discuss this kind of thing with certain people first," Miss Mei said.
"Although you are Ryoma's daughter, you should know that Anti-Entropy primarily focuses on mecha and isn't skilled at excavating the power of Stigmata."
The white-haired dango, who indeed had a hobby of cultivating outstanding Valkyries, spoke very seriously.
"You don't need to worry about faction issues either. Your father, the Sovereign of Anti-Entropy, and I are comrades-in-arms. We won't trick you."
"The person I mainly want to ask is Zihan," Miss Mei said, pursing her lips, remembering there was a guy by her side who seemed to know everything.
"That guy?"
Theresa, who had been quite startled by Li Zihan's earlier pronouncements, blinked her eyes, pondered for a moment, and felt it was somewhat reasonable.
After all, Raiden Ryoma's sword was in that boy's hands.
"Where is that guy now?"
"Ah Li seems to have gone to deal with the Herrscher of Erosion. He'll probably be back in about a week."
Before Mei could speak, the white-haired dango beside her revealed Li Zihan's whereabouts.
"In that case, I'll wait a week."
Ms. Theresa, who was having a rather comfortable time in Nagazora City, spoke and then proceeded to order dinner for four, inviting Kiana and Miss Mei.
"You might as well have dinner before you go."
The youth, whose eyes were a color strikingly similar to the sunset, looked towards the top-tier hotel in Nagazora City, the one Theresa the Silly had chosen as her temporary residence, his expression somewhat puzzled.
"Eh, why have you stopped?"
The charming woman dressed in a maid outfit followed closely behind the youth, looking at him who had stopped in front of the hotel, her expression somewhat surprised.
She had just been conversing with Li Zihan and learned from him that he planned to use the facilities of Schicksal's Far East Branch to directly contact Lord Otto and discuss a deal concerning "time travel."
Because Miss Rita, a perverted loli-complex who herself wanted to admire Lord Theresa's charm, naturally tagged along.
"I was just wondering, is the Commander of a Schicksal Branch really this wealthy?"
Li Zihan looked at the lavishly decorated, magnificent-looking hotel, his mood quite complicated.
When he played the game in his previous life, his strongest impression of Theresa the Silly was "often unable to pay salaries," "dirt poor," and "crying about being poor all day."
However, before this, he had already witnessed that white-haired shorty whip out a credit card and pay for the damage Kiana caused to a car in one go, and now he saw this white-haired shorty staying in such a high-class hotel...
This person seemed to be rolling in money.
"Are you joking? If so, your sense of humor needs improvement."
The charming girl with beautiful wine-red eyes listened to Li Zihan's words, paused for a moment, then placed her hand on the youth's shoulder and chuckled lightly.
"Although Lord Otto, in order to make Lord Theresa give up her somewhat unrealistic goals and return to Schicksal HQ sooner, did cut some of her development funds."
"However, as a Branch Commander, the funds Lord Theresa can control are definitely an astronomical figure."
Controlling an astronomical sum of money, yet by the end ofthe month, she was so poor she could only dock a cleaner's wages...
Li Zihan, who was once a cleaner, had a slightly twisted expression.
"What's wrong, Li-kun?"
Miss Rita pursed her vibrant lips and asked, her tone intimate.
On the way to find Theresa, with the intention of gleaning some information, she and Li Zihan had chatted the entire way.
Then, as they chatted, the topics of conversation strayed from lofty subjects like "What are your views on Schicksal/Anti-Entropy?" and "What do you think is the world's greatest crisis right now?".
They changed to what kind of girl is most charming, how to elegantly and decently watch a joke unfold, how to tease a simple-minded idiot...
And then, Miss Rita discovered that her developing favorable feelings towards the target of this operation had little to do with the supposed erosion from Jizo Mitama.
Because, even after he put Jizo Mitama away, her favorability towards Li Zihan continued to increase.
They might just simply be on the same wavelength.
After discussing so many issues, the only point of disagreement was on "what kind of girl is most charming."
Miss Rita believed that one should be more universal in their love; all kinds of lolis should be cherished.
Li Zihan, on the other hand, believed that girls with childlike faces and huge breasts possessed both cute and sexy elements, making them extraordinarily charming.
"Just asking, what exactly is Captain Hyperion's salary?"
The youth, whose eyes were as vibrant as the sunset, turned his head and spoke very seriously to the charming maid with whom he got along so well.
"Miss Murata Himeko's health isn't very good; she'll probably retire in a few years. You're asking this because you want to apply for the position next?"
A faint blush appeared on Miss Rita's exquisite and charming face. She smiled faintly, making one want to get lost in the allure of her lips.
A beauty's faint smile should be a very pleasing sight, but such a smile, in Li Zihan's eyes...
To be honest, beneath that extremely alluring smile, he saw something lewd.
Miss Rita was a perverted loli-complex, and Theresa the Silly's body, due to genetic issues, remained at the age of twelve. She was an overaged loli, and would continue to maintain this appearance.
The fact that this woman smiled so beautifully when mentioning Theresa was purely to hide her slightly uncontrollable emotions.
"If I didn't also have to take care of Lady Durandal, I would also like to apply for the position of Captain Hyperion."
Miss Rita, clearly a perfect and unrestrained pervert, frowned slightly and then sighed.
"Well, that really can't be helped."
Li Zihan looked at the hotel in front of them and pulled Rita's arm forward.
"In any case, we should go find Theresa now."
He planned to contact Otto as soon as possible, then drag Bronya to London to find Mr. Su, the Forerunner, to help locate Seele.
And then, then of course, he would quickly slip away.
Could it be that he really had to obediently wait a week and then answer Mei's questions?