Star Railway, starting as Kiana

Even though Wendy didn't like Fate, she was speechless for a moment after hearing Xiaoqi's words.

Mei quickly came over and pulled Xiaoqi away, preventing the awkward atmosphere from escalating further.

“Miss Wendy, we are students from St. Freya Academy.”

"St. Freya Academy? A student of Theresa?"

"Yes, Miss Wendy, do you know?"

"Actually, I was also a student of Professor Theresa. After finishing my studies, I came to the Oceania branch and unexpectedly met a junior student?"

Seemingly to ease the awkward atmosphere, Wendy, whose face was clearly unsuitable for the innocent and naive image, still winked cutely at the group, opened her mouth, and pretended to be shocked.

Everyone assumed that the A-rank Valkyries and S-rank Valkyrie seeds from other branches would be very arrogant, but these few words of conversation changed everyone's preconceived notions about Wendy.

Meanwhile, no one refuted Wendy's claim about her being a junior.

"Wow, Wendy-senpai, I didn't expect to run into you here. Oh right, senpai, were you taught by that exhausted-looking Walter teacher and that Aunt Himeko who drank all the time?"

Xiaoqi had just broken free from Mei's restraints when she heard Wendy's words and quickly came over again.

However, her words once again made the situation extremely awkward.

"actually..."

Wendy was about to explain that Xiaoqi might have misunderstood something.

But it's important to know that the person who led the group to New Zealand to carry out this mission was Himeko.

"How old do you think I am?! I'm only... no, don't call me auntie!"

"So, Himeko, you were Wendy's teacher?"

"used to be..."

Several people suddenly realized that the students from Shaanxi who came here were already capable of being independent. So, Aunt Himeko...

"Damn it, don't stay silent! I'm not that old yet. I'm only in my twenties, still a young woman!"

"Yes, Aunt Himeko, don't say anymore, we understand."

"what!!!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the darkness that had been hidden in Wendy's heart was somewhat dispelled by the light emanating from St. Freya Academy.

But St. Freya Academy is St. Freya Academy, and Destiny is Destiny; her hatred for Destiny has not diminished.

(Note: According to the records, Durandal became an A-rank Valkyrie at age 12, but actually 14, which is 2013. Wendy's title at the time was the fourth S-rank Valkyrie, proving that she appeared in the branch after 2013. The gem was installed in 2014, the story begins in 2016, and the Third Honkai Impact was in 2014. Therefore, it's speculated that she graduated around 2013-2014. Himeko came to St. Freya when Durandal was still in the orphanage. However, the early lore is quite inconsistent, so don't worry too much about the details.)

As they talked, the group shifted their focus back to Wendy, even though Himeko had already explained Wendy's situation to them.

But Mei, who is suspected of having had gemstones transplanted, perhaps felt a sense of empathy and asked the question immediately.

"Why is Miss Wendy in so much pain, and as an A-rank Valkyrie, or even a future S-rank Valkyrie, why won't she take out the gem even though it's unusable?"

The answer they received was that the gem was extremely unstable, but could only be stabilized slowly within Wendy's body.

"So, in order to preserve the crystal, Destiny used Miss Wendy's body as a vessel? That's... too much!"

Even though a bomb was planted in her heart to prevent Himeko from going berserk, Mei still felt a good impression of Schicksal because of Himeko's appearance. After all, in her eyes, St. Freya Academy was also part of Schicksal.

But today, after learning about Wendy's situation, she suddenly felt that fate was not as wonderful as she had imagined.

"Mea Yi..."

Ji Lingzi, however, was actually unaware of what was going on. She was talking about her student, Wendy, who might even be the most outstanding student in St. Freya Academy, and her happiness and future.

On the other hand, there is the highly threatening Gem of Desire.

Himeko couldn't accept either side, so after hearing about the Oceania branch, she had a fight with Theresa, and then Theresa also had a fight with the contact person from the Oceania branch.

But the matter was ultimately dropped.

Because of a remark made by the then-head of the Oceania branch, "Are you all children? How can one person be more important than the safety of the world, especially since it's not like she's going to die?"

Also, she's now part of the Oceania branch, so she shouldn't be bossing people around all the time.

Of course, she was summoned by Otto the next day, and was eventually locked up because her left foot stepped into the Destiny headquarters first.

“There’s no point in arguing about this,” Himeko’s somewhat helpless voice came through. “Now, take Wendy back to the Hyperion.”

Mei then remembered their mission.

"Oh, sorry, I got too excited."

“It’s alright, actually I’ve always…” Himeko’s voice was very low, and the last two words were not even heard by the others, “But if the email from the Moon Throne is true, then Wendy can be free.”

"Um, is 'liberation' used like that?"

Seeing that Xiaoqi, whose academic performance was the most worrying among the group, suddenly raised her hand to speak like a student in class, the others didn't know what to say.

"Stop being naughty like your sister and come back soon."

Kiana:?

No, this has nothing to do with me. Why am I being blamed for what Xiaoqi said?

Kiana grew angrier the more she thought about it, but there was nothing she could do. She simply decided that when she got back, she would switch the bottles of wine that Himeko had treasured with the bitter melon juice that Theresa had treasured.

"However, since I'm in a wheelchair, it's a bit inconvenient for me..."

"It's alright, Miss Wendy, Heavy Bunny 19C!"

Before Kiana could even speak, saying she could carry Wendy while flying, Bronya took the initiative, having Heavy Bunny 19c lift Wendy up.

"Wow, is that a robot?! It appeared all at once!"

“Miss Wendy, look, this way you won’t walk slowly.”

"Wow, it's flying!"

Wendy's mood improved a bit. Perhaps if things continued like this, even if the Fourth Herrscher was born, it would stand on the side of humanity, just like the First Herrscher.

However, there exists a group of people in this world known as "Old Six" who do nothing but cause trouble all the time.

Durandal was spending a lot of energy and time cleaning up the Anti-Entropy mechs and Honkai Beasts, and these mechs seemed to be endless.

Even Otto didn't expect that Anti-Entropy would invest such a large sum this time.

Otto looked at Amber beside him and said to her, "Go contact my old friend. Durandal is still a bit inexperienced. Let my old friend go and help out. By the way, in the name of headquarters, not in her own name."

"Yes, Lord Bishop."

Chapter 173 Otto: Oh, my friend

At this moment, Fu Hua, who had some free time due to the Hyperion's deployment, was preparing to go out and buy some ingredients to pickle another jar of Spring Immortals to enjoy later.

The phone rang at an inopportune moment.

Looking at the contact, he discovered it was someone he instinctively resisted, yet had no choice but to cooperate with: Otto.

"Otto, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, my friend, did I come to you just to ask you to carry out a mission? Aren't we friends of hundreds of years? What has made our relationship so distant?"

"Speak your mind if you have something to say; there's no need for idle chatter. It's just a contract; when has friendship ever existed between us?"

"Oh, my friend, you are so cold."

Seeing that Fu Hua no longer responded, Otto reverted to his usual aloof demeanor when facing his subordinates.

"Fu Hua, you have a mission. Go to New Zealand as the Valkyrie of Schicksal, the user of Shadow Knight Luna, to provide support. There is only one objective: do everything possible to obtain or assist the Far East Branch in obtaining the Gem of Desire. If any unexpected events occur, prioritize taking the two Kianas and the Third Herrscher with you, followed by the Gem of Desire. Everything else can be abandoned."

"Ok, I see."

At the same time, a new task appeared on Fu Hua's phone.

Urgent mission: Travel to Australia to investigate a collapse incident.

Additional information: The headquarters of Destiny will send personnel to assist in the investigation.

But this was just a pretense. After all, she still needed to live at St. Freya Academy, which was one of her tasks. She needed a reason to go out.

And carrying out a mission is one of the best reasons, after all, she is also an A-rank Valkyrie.

Although Theresa may not even notice or care about these things.

...

However, the situation is somewhat strange in New Zealand.

Although Wendy is older than the others in terms of age (the plot doesn't specify), she should be around the time she graduated, yet she keeps calling them "sister" in such a sweet way.

What Kiana sister, Bronya sister.

Especially when Bronya talked about her experiences, Wendy seemed to have found her future goal, her eyes shining, and she kept calling Bronya "sister".

Xiaoqi tugged at Kiana and whispered in her ear:

"Second sister, isn't Wenbadi our senior sister? Why do you call her 'little dwarf sister'? And we're the same age, so why do you call her 'little dwarf sister' but not me?"

"Hmm, is it possible that we've already been called that, but we share the same name?"

"Ah, that makes sense."

It has to be said that Xiaoqi is really easy to fool, especially when she's being cute and clueless like this.

"Kiana, do you think I'll be able to stand up again, or even fly, like Bronya?"

Kiana didn't know why the topic had turned to her. Just as she was about to speak, Xiaoqi quickly interrupted.

"Of course!"

Wendy was incredibly embarrassed, but being gentle, she didn't say that she wasn't looking for Xiaoqi in order not to hurt Xiaoqi's feelings.

"Don't worry, given the situation at St. Freya Academy, there's almost no chance of anything going wrong with removing the gem. Once the gem is removed, you can run freely again, just like before. As for flying?"

The original plot couldn't be changed, but this setting was later incorporated into the story.

At this point, Kiana suddenly winked at Wendy.

"If Wendy wants to fly, you can do it now. Want to try?"

Wendy was somewhat puzzled, but she had an inexplicable feeling for Kiana from the moment they met, as if Kiana was an extremely important person to her, making her completely unwilling to disobey Kiana's words.

In addition, she really wanted to experience the feeling of flying, so she nodded vigorously twice after Kiana finished speaking.

As Kiana snapped her fingers, Wendy felt herself slowly floating up.

Suddenly, starlight appeared in his eyes. "Wow, I can fly! That's amazing!"

However, some are happy while others are sad.

While Wendy was being pampered by everyone on this side, on the other side of New Zealand, Fu Hua was stopped as soon as she reached the shore.

Looking at Theresa sitting atop the golden Judah, Fu Hua wondered if Otto was doing it on purpose, or if he was trying to trick her.

That shouldn't be the case. Wasn't he staying at St. Freya Academy for Kiana's sake? This was also part of Otto's plan; he wouldn't create trouble for himself.

She simply no longer has the opportunity to contact Alto.

Otto has become withdrawn.

He had built a great reputation, but his preparations were completely ruined by Theresa, leaving him at a loss for what to do.

It's fortunate that it was Theresa; if it were anyone else, they would probably have vanished into thin air long ago.

"Valkyrie armor? People from your headquarters?"

Theresa's original intention was to slightly restrain Lin Youlan Nidel, but because the actions of Anti-Entropy were getting bigger and bigger and had gotten out of control, she had no choice but to take action for the safety of Kiana and her group. She chose to come to New Zealand to stop some of Anti-Entropy's mechs and warships.

However, instead of seeing Anti-Entropy, they saw a person wearing the Valkyrie armor of Schicksal.

But seeing that the person in front of her was silent, Theresa's little feet wobbled.

"Forget it, you can go back. I'm here, that's enough. With two S-rank Valkyries and an A-rank Valkyrie around, nothing will happen, not even a Herrscher..."

Theresa originally wanted to say that even if the Herrscher appeared, the Destiny forces currently existing in New Zealand could handle it.

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a voice coming from the communication channel.

"This is bad! The detector has detected a Honkai energy reaction. Is it the reaction of the Gem of Desire within Wendy?"

"Wait, the intensity of the reaction is constantly increasing, 1500HW...2000HW, what's happening!"

Then, another message came.

"The Schicksal headquarters has recognized Wendy as the Fourth Herrscher."