Hearing 'Hell's' evaluation of Cocolia, Raiden Mei immediately agreed with her view.
She was actually still in a stage of being inexperienced in the world. At this age, the inexperienced Eldest Miss Mei naturally couldn't see through the thoughts of others as easily as Hell could.
But the problem was, Raiden Mei hadn't trusted Cocolia one bit from the very beginning.
That woman would choose to bury millions of lives for her own desires, and could even deceive her own adopted daughter.
After losing the Gem of Serenity and being betrayed by her adopted daughter, how could a rotten person with that kind of personality possibly drop a sentence in such a relieved tone and just choose to leave directly?
[According to the intel you mentioned to me, in a sense, this woman is the most troublesome type of opponent.]
[Ordinary people weigh their gains and losses before making a move. But according to the intel you mentioned, this woman named Cocolia obviously doesn't fit that standard.]
It's true. Her plan... honestly, we can't quite see through it.
The intel Aaron obtained was later largely verified to be very accurate.
And judging by this intel, after discussing it, we found that even if Cocolia's plan succeeded, she wouldn't necessarily get what she wanted.
She triggered the Third Honkai Eruption in Nagazora City, then failed to capture Raiden Mei in time. The result of that plan was losing contact with her daughter and ending up empty-handed.
And even if Aaron hadn't used his Teigu to send Mei and Kiana away, the Valkyries dispatched by Schicksal would have taken Kiana and Mei away in the end anyway.
No matter how you look at it, the [Herrscher of Thunder] created by Cocolia couldn't possibly have fallen into her hands.
And the Singapore incident was even more awkward.
Let's not elaborate on how Singapore's impact on the world economy could even cause ME Corp's assets to shrink.
After paying such a huge price, what did Cocolia get?
The two Executors of the Anti-Entropy Conservatives dispatched their collaborator Siegfried and Yuno, who had joined the Conservatives, to the Empress Hotel.
Meanwhile, Schicksal had one S-Rank and one former S-Rank squatting outside Singapore, wiping out a pile of Titans.
Another active S-Rank charged directly into the Empress Hotel.
Even if Aaron and the others hadn't gone to Singapore, Cocolia's plan this time would have likely flopped.
Yuno could take out a Welt clone by surprise.
And with the strength of Siegfried and that S-Rank Valkyrie, they could easily win against the Welt clones.
In the end, even if the Herrscher of Death were really born, it would have nothing to do with Cocolia, who lacked high-end combat power.
Just because of these results, right now, whether it was Aaron's group or Hell, who spent most of her time sleeping in the gem, they all regarded Cocolia as a mad dog.
A shady villain might be annoying, and everyone would be wary of such a person causing trouble in the background.
But even shady villains have patterns to their actions—the simplest being profit-seeking.
People who pursue profit aren't scary.
That kind of super mad dog who you don't know what they're thinking, who acts without rhyme or reason—that is the enemy that feels the hardest to deal with.
Especially since this person Cocolia, while being a mad dog, possessed quite a few special technologies and had a certain ability to stir up shit.
Although her ability didn't match her ambition, before everyone could find this bitch's coordinates and knife her, Cocolia was a ticking time bomb.
And judging from how she used a generated image to appear before the two this time, she was a ticking time bomb that knew how to hide.
[Don't think so much about it now; at least Cocolia doesn't intend to flip the table for the time being.]
[The real problem lies elsewhere. Your trip this time has obviously been discovered by other factions.]
Yes, we must regroup with Kiana and the others.
Logically speaking, neither Schicksal nor Anti-Entropy would choose a major city like London to directly cause a big commotion.
But both Hell and Mei knew that often, this world doesn't listen to reason.
Sending a city that would absolutely affect the world economy to be a sacrifice for the Honkai—not only did Cocolia participate in this, but Schicksal Overseer Otto Apocalypse clearly also left this matter alone.
These people were all unpredictable by common logic.
In times like this, it was indeed better to be careful.
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Amusement Park Indoor Restaurant
Inside the restaurant, Kiana looked at Aaron, who was staring out the window, and completely understood one thing.
Everything she did today was basically in vain.
Okay, saying it was completely in vain wasn't quite right.
In any case, Mei and Bronya should have relaxed a little.
As for her and Aaron...
From the moment the two got on the Ferris Wheel, Aaron seemed to be thinking about something and didn't say many words.
Originally, Kiana wanted to mess around a bit regarding this.
But seeing Aaron's expression was so serious, she ultimately suppressed that thought.
Even being unreasonable required the right timing. Aaron was obviously thinking about something important right now.
Thinking 'I want him to rest so I'll start making a fuss' at a time like this, resulting in disrupting Aaron's train of thought—Kiana felt that doing such a thing would just be causing him trouble.
Ahhhhh, what on earth is this guy thinking!
Is there no time to play even a little?!
Isn't this the amusement park you've been looking forward to for so long?
Give some reaction, hey! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Except what Kiana didn't know was that after getting on the Ferris Wheel, Aaron discovered something.
His desire to come to the amusement park was, frankly, just a childhood obsession.
The moment he arrived at the amusement park, this obsession was already fulfilled.
As for what to do inside the amusement park afterward... this was no longer important to Aaron, who had already fulfilled his wish.
"You two, the meal you ordered is ready."
Hearing this voice, Aaron suddenly seemed to sense something and woke from his contemplation.
"Ah, thank you."
Looking at the meal served by this woman, Kiana glanced at Aaron, who had suddenly come back to his senses, and spoke grumpily.
"Mr. Busy Man, you're finally awake? It seems even busy men still get hungry."
Picking up a sandwich, Kiana was just about to stuff it into her mouth.
Only, in the split second before that, Aaron actually snatched the sandwich from her hand with incredible speed.
...!
When Aaron made this move, Kiana reacted immediately.
Back when she wasn't familiar with Aaron, she had misunderstood him plenty of times.
But after becoming gradually familiar, Kiana, who was already very familiar with Aaron's action patterns, sensed Aaron's thoughts through this move.
Aaron making a joke at a time like this—that was obviously the wrong answer.
This guy was just pondering a problem and ignoring this young miss; how could his personality change so suddenly?
Aaron made this move meaning he didn't want me to eat.
The reason he won't let me eat these things is because this food might have problems—this woman is an enemy?!
Immediately looking at the maid beside them, Kiana scanned the other party's appearance in the shortest time possible.
The woman had short ash-gold hair, covering her left eye.
In her exposed wine-red right pupil, a smile was currently floating.
Okay, that's not the point.
She is very beautiful.
And those headlights... are even bigger than Mei's.
She's the type this young miss doesn't hate.
And definitely the type Aaron likes...
Wait, what on earth am I thinking?! This is an enemy! Why am I thinking these weird things!
While trying hard to throw these strange thoughts out of her head, Kiana channeled her mana, ready to engage in combat with the enemy before her at any time.
The events in Singapore last time had allowed her to see clearly the methods of the higher-ups in both Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.
She didn't know what the ultimate goal of the higher-ups on both sides was.
But the higher-ups of both organizations clearly intended to use the Gem of Serenity to induce the Honkai, thereby using millions of people as sacrifices in an attempt to create the Herrscher of Death.
These people wouldn't care about the lives of ordinary people, so she had to suppress the enemy immediately to minimize the damage.
"Miss Kiana Kaslana, and Mr. Aaron, please put away your hostility."
Facing their gazes at this moment, Rita bowed very calmly to the two, then smiled and spoke.
"This one is Rita Rossweisse, Schicksal's S-Rank Valkyrie. This one has come here today harboring no hostility toward you two."
"Schicksal people... Tsk, don't think you can hoodwink this young miss!"
Scanning the surroundings, Kiana spoke in a lowered voice.
"This young miss hasn't forgotten about Otto planning to borrow Cocolia's hand to create a Herrscher last time!"
"My, stealing the gem was Dr. Magi's personal behavior. Does that really have anything to do with the Overseer?"
Clearly sensing hostility from the two, Rita sat down beside Aaron very naturally, as if meeting familiar friends.
"Although I don't know where you two learned certain intelligence, I think there is really no need for you to have such a biased view of an organization that has fought the Honkai for thousands of years."
As if to declare there was no problem with the food, Rita actively picked up a sandwich and took a gentle, incomparably elegant bite.
"Schicksal is indeed an organization that has fought the Honkai for thousands of years, and this organization indeed has many heroes who fight the Honkai."
After stating this sentence calmly, Aaron's conversation took a turn, his tone suddenly deepening a few degrees.
"It is just a pity that your Overseer seems not to act with [Fighting the Honkai] as his mission."
"Even if an organization's history is glorious, once the leader's thinking has problems, that organization cannot be trusted."
"And regrettably, Miss Rossweisse, right now Schicksal is that kind of organization in my eyes."
"Is that so... then this one cannot say much more."
Hearing Aaron's words rebuking Otto, Rita herself had absolutely no thought of getting angry or defending Otto.
As one of the most useful tools in Otto's hand, she was quite familiar with Otto's way of doing things.
And these words of Aaron's... couldn't be said to be entirely correct, but they were at least eighty percent on the mark.
Overseer Otto's certain behaviors were baffling—Rita Rossweisse was definitely not the only Schicksal member with this thought.
It was just that everyone felt that even if Otto's heart wasn't in the right place, he was still the currently indispensable head of Schicksal, so no one wanted to say much.
"However, since you feel Schicksal cannot be trusted, how do you view Anti-Entropy?"
"A bunch of good people who don't know how to infight, having their authority seized by an idiot who only knows how to infight. I have to say, in this regard, Anti-Entropy is even more unreliable than your Schicksal."
"You... your evaluation of Anti-Entropy is truly harsh."
But it had to be said, the current situation of Anti-Entropy was indeed like that.
After returning to HQ from Cocolia's side, Senior Specter brought back a pile of data she had stolen from Anti-Entropy.
And judging by the data, Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein, the two elders who founded Anti-Entropy, actually had their authority suppressed by Cocolia, a rising newcomer...
It had to be said, these two seniors formerly of Schicksal seemed really bad at infighting.
If those two seniors were in power, Anti-Entropy's reputation definitely wouldn't have become so terrible.
Only, it's a pity, there are no 'ifs'.
However, seeing Mr. Aaron's evaluation of both Schicksal and Anti-Entropy being so low, sure enough...
"Hey! You woman!"
Seeing Rita actually trying to contact Aaron at such close distance, Kiana spoke grumpily in a low voice.
"Stay away from Aar... stay away from us for this young miss!"
"Here is not welcome to Schicksal's running dogs!"
"Oh my, saying that, Lady Theresa would surely be sad if she heard it. After all—"
"Enough. If you came to chat with me today, I can only say I have nothing to chat about with you."
Actively standing up from his seat, Aaron looked coldly down at the Valkyrie before him.
"Since just now, I've felt people watching me from the surroundings. I don't want to start a fight with you Schicksal people here right now, but that is merely 'don't want to'."
"If you don't wish for Schicksal to lose an S-Rank Valkyrie right here, my personal suggestion is..."
"—Now, crawl far away for me."
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