Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

Watching helplessly as someone manipulates noise with the Staff of Solomon, unable to do anything about it, was undoubtedly torture for Chris.

“There is still a way. I am trying to get a search permit. If I can get it, I can continue, but that will take some time.”

"Kaze no Genjuro said."

As internal government agencies, they couldn't possibly be stopped by such a simple barrier, but getting around it would still take some time.

"So, for now, we can only watch, but we can't do anything to them?"

Sheathing his weapon, Kazami understood the reality.

"But they also can't attack us, otherwise we'll have a reason to attack."

Kazanari Genjuro then added via communicator that this restriction was two-way; while one side had to abide by the rules, the other side also had to follow certain restrictions.

"Hmm, Master, this also means that we don't need to fight for the time being, right? In that case, Miss Maria, would you like to have a proper chat?"

Kazanari Tsubasa and Chris hesitated for a moment before accepting the outcome, while Tachibana Hibiki seemed to have a sudden realization and wanted to talk to Maria and the others.

“We have nothing to say to each other. We do not trust your organization and will not disclose any intelligence that would hinder our justice.”

Maria, with a resolute expression, refused Tachibana Hibiki's request to communicate.

"Yu, don't say that. We can talk things out."

Undeterred, Tachibana Hibiki tried relentlessly to use this opportunity to persuade both sides to shake hands and make peace.

"That's the situation. For our operations, we need your search warrant..."

While Tachibana Hibiki was trying to persuade him with gentle persuasion, at the temporary headquarters, Kazanari Genjuro and many members of Section 2 were urgently requesting search permission from their superiors.

"Everyone seems so busy... Ugh, is there anything I can do to help?"

Watching the busy members of Section Two, Elfne, sitting in the corner, muttered to herself with some unease. After all, everyone else was so busy, and she looked so idle, which made her feel a little uneasy.

"It's alright. You've already finished your work, Elfnein-chan. You should enjoy your free time now."

Just as Elfnein was thinking this, a voice from beside her interrupted her thoughts.

"Who... Um, are you a staff member here?"

Turning her head, Elfnein noticed the figure beside her, a girl who looked quite relaxed, carrying a thermos, and dressed in the uniform of Section 2.

"Hmm... do I count? I guess not. I'm just a nobody who's about to be transferred to another organization. Right now, I'm enjoying my free time after finishing my work."

As the girl spoke, her words revealed her identity and persona.

"Oh, so that means you won't be here anymore?"

Elfnein realized this.

"That's right, but since I haven't finished handing over my work yet, I can still wander around here."

As the girl said this, she took a sip of the water from her thermos.

"Want to have a chat, little Elphnein? I'm quite curious about what kind of organization your Bavarian Light Society is, and the principles behind alchemy as a heretical technology."

Seemingly starting a conversation casually, the girl moved closer to Elfnein, intentionally or unintentionally opening up a topic of conversation.

"I don't know much about that either, only the basics of alchemy."

Faced with the other person's overly familiar manner, Elfne felt a little flustered, but still accepted the other person's approach without suspicion.

"It's okay, it's okay. You can draw parallels from one thing to another. Maybe exchanging ideas can generate more inspiration."

The girl said nonchalantly and sat down next to Elfnein as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

P.S. Good afternoon.

Chapter 18 Directional Detonation

In the dimly lit control room, numerous data and instructions flowed across the screens. As the members of Section Two worked, forms were filled out and uploaded to higher authorities, where they were approved almost instantly.

"Commander, the search warrant application has been approved."

Thanks to their good relations with some high-ranking figures during the previous political turmoil, the Second Section members successfully obtained a search warrant for the area in less than fifteen minutes.

"Tsubasa, Yukine, Tachibana, you can move around freely now!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Kazanari Genjuro immediately gave orders to the three people who were on guard and confronting the other side.

He wasn't sure what Lingyi's purpose was in taking such action, but he was certain that one of the purposes of this kind of work was to buy time, so he had to hurry.

"Attack... I understand, Master."

Having received permission and sensing the urgency in Kazanari Genjuro's words, Tachibana Hibiki didn't say much, but looked at the three people guarding the passage.

"You should be well aware that we now have the right to conduct searches. If you don't want to violate the rules you've been talking about, then get out of the way."

Kazami also stood up, pointing his sword at Maria and the others.

Thanks to the efforts of their colleagues in the second class, the shackles that once bound them have been transformed into constraints that restrain each other.

If the other party doesn't want to be an enemy of government agencies, then there's no way to stop them from continuing their search of the stronghold.

"Indeed, I didn't expect you to be able to do it so quickly. Please, but let me make it clear beforehand that we have nothing here that is not worthy of being seen by others. Everything we do is for the sake of justice."

Seemingly having confirmed something, Maria shook her head helplessly and stepped aside to make way for the passage behind her, while Xiaoqiege and Yuedu Diao moved in another direction.

"What?"

Seeing that things were progressing so smoothly, Feng Mingyi was somewhat puzzled.

In her original thought, they should have been furious and continued to obstruct their investigation; it couldn't possibly be that they were just a legitimate organization carrying out some kind of activity.

"What's wrong? We've been following the rules and clearing the way, aren't you going to continue?"

Maria said this in a provocative tone.

"What should we do, Miss Yi?"

Even Hibiki Tachibana could sense that something seemed amiss in this situation.

"Proceed cautiously and remain vigilant towards them."

Despite not fully understanding the situation, Kazami Tsubasa decided to proceed cautiously.

"That's the only way. Don't worry, Yi. We'll monitor their behavior and notify you if anything happens."

After a moment's thought, Kazanari Genjuro made this assurance regarding the other party's actions.

One step, two steps, three steps. As time went by, the distance between the two sides grew closer and closer. Feng Mingyi gradually became wary. She did not believe that the other side would let them leave so easily.

Who will be the first to strike? Will it be Maria in Gungnir's outfit, or the two children, or perhaps Zero is watching us from somewhere unknown?

Feng Mingyi's vigilance was at its highest, his hands gripping his weapon tightly, ready to counterattack at any moment.

However, until they crossed the boundary line that the other party had cleared, the other party did not make any attacking moves, seemingly just cooperating with their search.

The corridor was pitch black, the ceiling lights had long since stopped working, moss covered the cracks in the corners, a chilly atmosphere permeated the air, and the dusty windows let in no light. It seemed like an ordinary abandoned hospital.

They really didn't do anything? Did they just give up like that?

After walking slowly for a few minutes while remaining vigilant, Feng Mingyi was quite surprised when he could no longer sense the three people who had suddenly appeared.

"Miss Maria and the others couldn't possibly have done nothing wrong, could they?"

As they ventured deeper into the area, the silence, where nothing seemed to be happening, made Tachibana Hibiki begin to wonder if they were overthinking things.

"Stay alert, you idiot. Based on what I know about Lingyi, she would never let us off so easily."

Chris pointed out that, unlike the other two, she deeply understood the behind-the-scenes work of Zero's actions, and became more panicked the more nothing seemed to happen.

"But Chris-chan, even so, isn't the only thing we can do to investigate..."

"Hey, sir, any news on those three guys?"

Feeling restless and agitated, Chris ignored Tachibana Hibiki's words and checked the situation of the three people on the other end of the communicator.

"Don't worry, Yukine. We've been monitoring them. They didn't approach you. After you went deeper into the area, they removed their armor and left, saying they were cooperating with our search."

Genjuro Kazanari's voice came smoothly from the communicator, bringing them this message.

After letting them in, Maria said that in order to better cooperate with their work, they would not disturb them.

"Are they really cooperating with our search? Do they really trust us that much?"

Hearing Kazanari Genjuro say this, Kazanari Tsubasa's doubts deepened.

"I knew it! Chris-chan, you're overthinking it. They had absolutely no intention of ambushing us."

Hibiki Tachibana lowered her guard and smiled as she spoke to Chris.

"..."

However, upon hearing what Kazanari Genjuro said, Chris fell silent for a moment, her expression becoming increasingly solemn.

"Hey, Chris-chan, why did your face suddenly turn so scary?"

Seeing her teammates' performance, Tachibana Hibiki asked with some confusion.

"Damn it, no, this is a trap, a bait!"

As if she had thought of something, Chris immediately said this, and the crossbow transformed into a heavy machine gun, bombarding the dusty window frames in the corridor.

"Chris-chan, you're so deceitful!"

At first, Hibiki Tachibana didn't quite understand Chris's behavior, but the next moment, she understood the reason.

Directional blasting is a method used to quickly demolish buildings. With sufficient prior preparation, it can turn a complete reinforced concrete building into ruins in seconds.

When dealing with Symphogear, it's never just about using noise; in fact, the presence of Symphogear armor can actually be a disadvantage.

From the very beginning, that woman was trying to mislead us, making us imagine this place as their base. The pre-prepared documents and the obstruction from those three guys were all designed to make us overlook the possibility that this place was actually a trap.

The moment the dull explosion rang out, Chris understood the enemy's strategy.

P.S. Good afternoon.

Chapter Nineteen: Battle

The abandoned hospital building, like a model, appeared to the observers of Section Two as completely disintegrated into a pile of construction debris that was difficult to clean up.

Was the directional blasting just bait?

Upon seeing this scene, Kazanari Genjuro realized the other party's intentions.

The previous focus was on the wrong direction, so much so that they subconsciously failed to notice the trap revealed in the other party's actions.

But thinking about that now is pointless; what's important now is to identify the losses resulting from this operation.

"Is it possible to contact the person who installed it?"

With this in mind, Kazanari Genjuro immediately asked the member in charge of communications within the group.

"Contact with the operator was lost; the electromagnetic environment was too complex to maintain communication."

The team members who analyzed the current situation immediately issued a report, which indicated that the situation was not optimistic.

"The bomb's type has been identified. Based on its yield, it's estimated to be part of a batch of military supplies that went missing from the America military base last month!"

The analysts on the other side had also finished analyzing the source of the bomb, but it was of no use in the current situation.

"Commander, there's an energy reaction coming from beneath the rubble!"

Before Kazanari Genjuro could finish receiving the information, the situation changed again.

Amidst the ruins, a silver sword light slashed upwards, destroying the entire structure. A massive explosion shattered the building's structure from within, and the impact created a passage through the mountain of ruins.

"Huff...huff...so tired, how can I be so tired?"

Emerging from the passage, Tachibana Hibiki, one arm drooping and the other hand covering her mouth and nose, was panting heavily with exhaustion.

Even though she only threw a full-force attack, for some reason, Tachibana Hibiki felt much more tired than before. Logically, someone of that level of exertion should have just needed a short rest.

"Because those red mists really have her style, cough cough, they release anti-linkers at the same time as the explosion, weakening it to the greatest extent."

Chris, covering her mouth and nose with the clothes from the converter, explained with great discomfort.

In the brief moment just now, as the entire building collapsed, anti-linker fog, which had been stored from an unknown source, also filled the ruins.

Although Chris recognized the true form of the mist and immediately took corresponding precautions, the armor's output inevitably decreased.

"Indeed, just like she always has been—silent until she speaks, then her words are astounding… You!?"

The armor on her body was also crackling with electricity. Feng Mingyi, who followed closely behind, was about to say something when she had to raise her sword to block the spear that was charging towards her.

It was Maria, covered in black and red armor, exuding a cold aura. She had been waiting outside for a long time, just waiting for the three to get rid of the rubble before she attacked.