Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

Making any gestures at the sanatorium would alert Theresa, so she could only watch helplessly.

"What exactly happened?"

With such a commotion, it was hard not to notice. The Honkai energy concentration surged in an instant, making one think that a Herrscher was about to appear.

Theresa downed the bitter melon juice in one gulp and asked in confusion.

"We encountered some difficulties in the cleaning work, but fortunately we had help."

"helper?"

"The people working on anti-entropy are very enthusiastic, and thanks to them, the work is going very smoothly."

Cocolia paused in her tea-pouring motion, her lips twitching slightly, as if she were being subtly mocked.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do anything about Ziyao.

Bronya's repeated sabotage of her plans, coupled with her clinginess, only fueled Cocolia's anger.

"Hey, don't you have a room?"

Bronya wants to sleep with Nightingale.

"Don't play games too late, Teacher Nightingale has to work tomorrow."

When the topic of work came up, Theresa thought of Wendy again, and a hint of worry appeared on her face.

I haven't eaten anything all day, and I won't even open the door.

"Please rest assured, Headmistress, Wendy is Bronya's friend, and I will do my best to help."

"Please, I really can't do anything. Grandpa was right."

Cocolia got up to see the two back, intending to separate them at the same time. "Today's mission was tough. There are empty rooms next door. Miss Bronya, go and rest first, and be refreshed for tomorrow."

"Thank you for your kind offer, but Bronya has many things to discuss with Teacher Nightingale."

matter?

Is there anything that can't be discussed outside?

Thinking back to Bronya's misunderstanding-inducing words yesterday, Cocolia couldn't hold back anymore.

If they were just normal friends, that would be fine, but the girl in front of him had a very strange background. She wasn't even a chosen one, and there was no information about her in the database.

Before Cocolia could say anything, the door slammed shut.

Bronya also carefully put on a padlock, which was her usual habit.

"Rusting..."

After a long day of running around, my hair was covered in dust.

It's much more troublesome for girls to take care of themselves, so Ziyao was just about to take a nice, relaxing bath.

Taking a shower usually means work is over, and all that's left is a relaxing rest.

She unbuttoned her clothes skillfully, revealing pale white underwear.

The bathtub filled up quickly, but before I could even get in, the door behind me suddenly opened.

"I'm sorry, Bronya didn't know that Nightingale was taking a bath."

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The girl accidentally wandered in and happened to see Ziyao changing clothes.

That's what she said, but she didn't leave.

After looking her up and down and confirming everything, Bronya nodded with relief.

"Inspection complete. There are no surveillance cameras in the bathroom."

Just now in the corridor, Bronya's Heavy Bunny detected a strange wireless signal.

Bronya therefore checked every corner of the room, as well as any other possible locations.

As dawn approached, they took turns showering.

In preparation for tomorrow's work, Ziyao began to review the experimental data about Wendy that had been collected since last year.

Otto concealed a great deal of information, and the specific details remain unclear.

Five months ago, Valkyrie xx-x suffered a mental breakdown due to the influence of Wendy's power.

Four months ago, Wendy lost the ability to move her legs after the Gem of Desire failed to activate.

At this time, she was still normal, chatting and laughing with the staff.

But after a month of stability, Wendy became taciturn, withdrawn, and thought everything around her was hypocritical. She refused to interact with others, like a hedgehog covered in quills.

This part of the information was vague and unclear, but Ziyao keenly noticed something.

The Valkyries seemed very afraid and were intentionally or unintentionally shunning Wendy.

The timelines are aligned, which means something happened.

Volume 1: Chapter 59 The Invitation

morning.

Several people had gathered in the corridor on the second floor of the sanatorium.

The doctor in the white coat was having a headache, as he couldn't get Wendy to open the door.

Bronya picked up the Houmu doll and tried to communicate with it.

The girl inside remained unmoved, because there were no surveillance cameras and no one knew what was happening inside.

The Valkyries passing by consciously avoided this area, trying to get out of there as much as possible.

Even though the organization repeatedly explained that Wendy meant no harm, everyone still instinctively feared her.

Is the room next door unoccupied?

Ziyao asked, while simultaneously considering a solution.

The first step in interpersonal communication is establishing connections; this is the fundamental prerequisite for everything.

Wendy rarely leaves her home, making communication extremely difficult.

Judging from the information, she has probably been affected by the corrupted will and her heart has been gradually eroded.

Destiny had encountered this situation, which is why they were sent to resolve it.

Or rather, Otto wanted them to be 'pilot experiments'.

Can friendship and so-called love control the Herrscher and thus overcome the effects of the Honkai?

On this point, that man probably already had a firm answer in his heart.

"Who are you...?"

The doctor looked Ziyao up and down and realized she didn't seem to be a staff member.

"I am Wendy's therapist."

As she spoke, Ziyao took out her identity token from her pocket.

"So young...? No, I'm sorry, I misspoke."

The attending physician carefully checked the information above, then realized he had misspoke and quickly corrected himself.

It is said that many people at the Destiny Headquarters have transcended the limitations of time, appearing as young girls but having actually lived for hundreds of years.

Since the other party is standing here, they must be no ordinary person.

"There's an empty room next door. The Valkyrie who lives there is away on a mission. She seems to have a good relationship with Wendy."

She adjusted her glasses and explained to Ziyao.

"Is Teacher Nightingale confident?"

Bronya said worriedly, "Wendy hasn't eaten or drunk anything all day."

The headmaster, considering the need to avoid suspicion and not to upset Wendy, chose to avoid the situation.

"Wait a moment, give me some time."

"Give up. She probably won't come out for at least two days. It's always like this."

Cocolia quietly appeared beside them; for them, the faster Wendy became a law, the more advantageous it would be for them.

It can both collect data and seize the coveted gems amidst the chaos, killing two birds with one stone.

Anyway, it's only a few days, and she doesn't think she can stop anything.

This poor girl was destined to die from the very beginning of the experiment.

The conversation naturally drifted into the room—

The girl sat expressionlessly at her desk, with a clean sheet of white paper in front of her.

She leaned on her cane by the table, no longer able to stand freely on the ground.

The ink and brush were completely used up, yet the paper remained excessively white.

Looking further away, you can see that the desktop is covered with black etched lines, almost like obsessive-compulsive disorder, with each grid spaced at a fixed distance.

"......"

Those hypocrites again...

If I count carefully, this should be the fourth psychologist, right?

Utterly disgusting. He pretends to care on the surface, but in reality, he's a lackey of destiny.

She was fed up with these people, always spouting nonsense about believing in fate and believing in oneself to cheer herself up...

Although she was influenced by the gemstone, she wasn't stupid.

It's all a lie. They're just afraid of becoming Herrschers themselves. How hypocritical.

Now, even destiny has betrayed her, her family has long since vanished due to the collapse of the world, and she has nowhere to go.

Evil thoughts kept growing, and her crumbling consciousness kept telling her to destroy everything.