Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"By the way, I haven't seen that person with connections in ages. Do you know what she's been up to these days?"

"I don't know. The last time I saw her was at night when I passed by the lit archives room. She seemed to be looking through some documents, like she was learning something?"

"So that person with connections wasn't just here to gain experience?"

The hardworking kid deserves praise.

"Are you kidding me? That kid really is only ten years old. She really hasn't learned anything related to this before. Starting from scratch???"

"Although I don't want to admit it, it's true. That kid isn't an ordinary kid; he's a real monster."

"Are you kidding me? All that effort I put into earning this degree isn't even worth as much as some kid who's only studied for a short time!"

The indescribable monsters should not exist in this world.

"Hello, Dr. Zero, is this alright?"

"Wait, I'm next. You get in line!"

Welcome, esteemed Dr. Zero, to our laboratory for guidance.

In short, some time after I met that girl, something like this happened.

"Tell me, how long has it been since she first came here? Death."

Watching the unfamiliar adults who had just given them injections surround the platinum-blonde girl, asking her all sorts of questions, Xiaoqiege couldn't help but want to confirm a question with her friends.

"Chi-chan, if our memories are not wrong, it should have been about a year ago... Is she really a human like us?"

Tsukuyomi's tone appeared calm as she stated the fact, but her violently trembling pupils and questioning tone betrayed that her inner state was not as composed as her expression suggested.

From the moment they first met, she and Xiaoqiege watched each other grow from obscurity to figures that even adults treated with respect.

Undoubtedly, this had an immeasurable impact on her worldview. For the first time, she realized that humans could be that powerful.

"Ugh, if only I could be as amazing as her. If I were that amazing, I could eat whatever I wanted and play whatever I wanted."

Xiaoqiege said with a hint of envy, although she knew it was undoubtedly impossible; some things are simply impossible to do.

"Cheer, don't overthink it. We just need to do our best. She... isn't the same type of person as us. Let's look forward to lunch today."

Tsukuyomi offered words of comfort, but though it was a comforting remark, it was also the truth.

For them now, a chance encounter with a genius girl is not as important as the increasingly lavish breakfasts, lunches, and dinners they've been enjoying lately.

However, this only applies to them now. After an incident, they had a more significant interaction with the girl they had just met.

"Girls with the talent to perform, please assemble at Laboratory Number One immediately."

Having received such a notification, perhaps because the food has improved recently, or perhaps because the experimental drug has made a breakthrough, Tsukuyomi Chowa and Akatsuki were assigned this task.

The two originally thought it would be a routine job without any problems, until the unexpected happened.

"Naffari's output is still unstable. As expected, relying solely on equipment without her voice isn't enough to fully control the artifacts!"

"If this continues, this base will be destroyed, and we'll have no choice but to abandon it and evacuate..."

"Are you kidding me? Do you even know how much this equipment is worth?!"

"Damn it, shouldn't I have ignored Dr. Zero's advice...?"

The shouts and cries, received by Tsukuyomi and Akatsuki Kirika when the giant white monster appeared, filled them with genuine fear.

"Tiao, don't worry, I... I will protect your Death."

Even if you say that, Chef Sauce.

In the face of this disaster, the two bewildered individuals tried to reassure each other, but it was clear that the current catastrophe offered no reassurance whatsoever.

"Let me sing, with my swan song, perhaps I can reset Nefertari to before it started..."

In the midst of this chaos, a girl they both knew, Serena, stepped forward.

Her swan song was about manipulating energy, a way to restrain rampaging energy and bring Neferpitou back to stability.

And she did just that, standing before the white monster, and chanting a haunting, ethereal melody.

She succeeded; Nephilim's energy was successfully contained. However, the manipulated energy was too immense, still causing an explosion that collapsed the building.

According to Tsukuyomi, Maria cried out that she wanted to get close to Serena, but Mum blocked her way and protected her from being seriously injured by the excessive energy.

If things continued like this, the situation would escalate to the worst possible state. Fortunately, almost immediately after the explosion, the golden figure rushed towards the center of the fire like lightning.

Chapter 47 Unstable Emotions (Part 1)

The automatic door unlocked, and a figure in a sterile gown stepped out. She pulled open her gown, revealing her long, platinum blonde hair that was curled up.

"Excuse me, how is Serena?"

Maria, who was slightly taller than the pink-haired girl inside, couldn't wait to ask the girl who looked younger than her who had just come out.

"...It's terrible. The final song has put a heavy burden on her body, but if that's all, then she's well-suited for treatment."

"In order to protect her surroundings, she suppressed the rampaging energy of Nafili within her body. When the final blessing ended, her body was torn to pieces by the energy that had not been digested."

With her hair down, Lingyi frowned as Maria inquired about the situation, then helplessly explained the situation to her.

"How could this be...? What about Serena now?!"

Maria's voice trembled slightly as she eagerly inquired about the final judgment.

"Although I did my best to keep her alive, I could only keep her alive until she was cryopreserved and we waited for the technology to advance to the point where we could repair her body."

Rubbing her temples to ease her fatigue, Lingyi briefly informed Maria of her situation.

"Frozen preservation... I understand. Thank you for your sacrifices for Serena. I will also cherish the lives that Serena protected."

Maria looked distressed upon learning the situation, but she managed to control her emotions.

"I'm glad you can accept this. Also, Professor Naztasha, I'm sorry, but right now we have to prioritize using our limited medical resources to keep Serena alive. By the time we can treat her, your legs will probably have lasting effects." After Maria calmed down, Zero turned to Naztasha, whose legs were slightly deformed, and explained to her apologetically.

"It's alright. Serena was innocent to begin with, and she needs treatment more than I do. Besides, this is also a punishment for my failure to fulfill my responsibilities."

Naztasha looked somber, but she didn't complain about Zero's arrangements. She knew that Zero had already done the best she could.

"It's good that you understand. So, why are you two here? As far as I remember, your positions shouldn't be injured."

After dealing with the relatively urgent matters, Lingyi's gaze swept over two figures, one in black and one in yellow, who seemed out of place in this setting.

"I just helped deliver some things."

"But after following them, they found they couldn't find their way back."

Xiaoqiege and Yuedu Diao exchanged a disapproving look and confessed why they were in this place.

Because of the explosion caused by Nafili, the entire facility was in complete chaos. In the midst of the chaos, they randomly followed some people who looked busy to ask questions, and ended up being pulled over to help.

Then, because they were unfamiliar with the roads in the area they had never been to before, they had no choice but to wait there for someone to take them back, and that's how they've been waiting until now.

"Is that so? Okay, I've almost finished my work here, and I have some other things to take care of. I'll take you back while I'm at it."

After confirming the situation, Lingyi thought for a moment, made this decision, and turned to look at Maria.

"Maria, what about you? There won't be any more changes on Serena's side. Are you going back by yourself later, or are you going back with me?"

“I…I understand, Serena won’t wake up if we stay here.”

Upon hearing Lingyi's question, Maria's face showed unbearable struggle, but in the end, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and accepted the reality.

"Okay, let's go."

Without saying much, the three of them, led by Lingyi, prepared to return to their residential area to rest for the time being.

"Um, Zero-chan, may I ask you some questions? I'm really curious about your Death story."

On the way, perhaps to pass the time, Xiaoqiege asked Lingyi, who was leading the way, about her purpose.

At this moment, she felt quite curious about this mysterious girl who was about the same age as them.

"Whatever, I don't mind answering if I can."

Lingyi didn't refuse Xiaoqiege's curiosity, but she made it clear beforehand that she wouldn't answer all of his questions.

"Can I know? Then I'd like to know, Sister Lingyi, who exactly are you, why are you here, and are you really about the same age as us?"

Upon seeing this, Xiaoqiege immediately asked several questions that she had always been curious about.

"Cut sauce, don't trouble Zero-chan too much."

Tsukuyomi reminded him, trying to calm Xiaoqiege down.

"It's okay, it's not something I can't talk about. The first question, well, I don't know what I am either. You can just think of me as an ordinary person who's had good luck."

Lingyi answered the first question first.

"What kind of answer is that, Death..."

Xiaoqiege wasn't very satisfied with this answer. She felt like she heard something, but also like she didn't hear anything at all.

“If we were to go into detail, it would be a long story, and I think anyone in my position could do the same thing, no, maybe even better.”

As she explained, Lingyi seemed to recall something sad, and her emotions began to fluctuate uncontrollably for some reason.

"The reason for the second question here is because of the deal with Phine, the soul that you vessels are to contain."

“She provided me with knowledge of heretical technologies that I didn’t know much about, and I helped her with things that were inconvenient for her when necessary.”

Not wanting to elaborate on this issue, Lingyi shifted the topic to the next direction.

"Finni... Could it be that Zero, you're protecting Serena only to protect Finni's vessel?"

Hearing Lingyi's statement, Maria couldn't help but make this terrible guess, even though she had a vague feeling that it wasn't true.

"It depends on how you look at it. That's one reason, but I can't say more about the other reasons."

"Okay, the third question is about age. Because of the heretical technology that I don't yet fully understand, I should be much older than you mentally."

Maria's remarks made Lingyi's previously improved expression turn sour again. Then, seemingly not understanding that the topic could always take such a bad turn, she changed the subject to the next one.

"I see. So, Sister Zero, you're actually much older than us? That makes sense, Death."

Xiaoqiege was delighted to hear the news, as this problem had troubled her for a long time.

"Soft, wait, does this mean that Lingyi, you're older than me... In other words, I'm going to call you Lingyi... Ugh."

Maria was so surprised by the new news that she forgot all her previous thoughts.

"Don't worry about the way you address me, just use my current physical age. After all, mental age isn't a very reliable thing."

Lingyi waved her hand, indicating that Maria didn't need to dwell on this issue any longer.

"Sister Lingyi, I have some more questions..."

Tsukuyomi, who had been listening quietly, looked somewhat worried after hearing Lingyi's answer and seemed about to ask something.

"We'll talk about the rest later. We're almost there. After dropping you off, I have to go take care of my own work."

However, at this moment, Lingyi interrupted her, pointing to the intersection ahead to indicate that it was over.

"Really? It's so close! I thought it was far away, even though I walked a long way before!"

Xiaoqiege was somewhat surprised.

"Haha, it's probably because you took a long detour when you were helping. Um, Lingyi... that's enough. I'll take the two of them back now. You said you had something else to do, right?"

Maria made this conjecture and said that she would take the two of them back next.

"Okay, that's it..."

"Damn it, how could the experiment fail? So much money wasted, and it has resulted in such a huge loss. Damn it, where is everyone at this hour?"

Nodding, Lingyi was about to walk in another direction when a middle-aged man who looked to be of high status passed by, walking hurriedly while cursing.

"Oh, we've found him. Wait, you're the one Finney sent... What were you doing all this time? Why didn't you hurry up and salvage the complete relic when the experiment failed!"

Upon seeing Lingyi and the others, he seemed to have found an outlet for his anger, and walked over arrogantly, saying...

"This person is the one in the middle of that group from before. Wait, what's Lingyi's condition?"

Tsukuyomi recognized the other person; it was the one who had stood in the middle of everyone during the previous experiment. At the same time, she noticed that Rei had been muttering something with her head down and a gloomy face ever since the person arrived.

"Phew... Don't get angry, don't get angry. Don't you already know what they're like? Phew..."

“Mr. John, I only did the necessary work. As for Nephilim, I am planning to keep an eye on its condition.”

After taking a deep breath, Lingyi, who seemed to have relaxed, raised her head again and calmly responded to the person who came.

"What necessity? The safety of the Complete Relics is the only necessity. Mastering the power of the Complete Relics is the organization's ultimate goal. Everything else is unnecessary!"