Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"Ugh-Amm!"

Just as Rei was thinking, seemingly frustrated by her inability to break free, Tachibana Hibiki lowered her head and bit Rei's finger that was holding the Flash Blade.

"Hey, you bastard, are you a dog? Don't bite my hand! Damn it, I haven't even gotten used to the fragment's permissions yet, I can't stop it..."

With her finger bitten, but unable to free her hand in any way, Rei could only endure the biting while trying to familiarize herself with the manipulation of the Gungnir fragments within Hibiki Tachibana's body.

P.S. Good evening.

Chapter 105 The Sober Tachibana Hibiki

Her consciousness was in complete disarray, and her head was throbbing as if she were about to die. This was the first feeling that Tachibana Hibiki experienced after regaining consciousness.

[Ugh, what's going on? What's this feeling I get the day after drinking a lot of alcohol, like the adults have mentioned?]

With this thought in mind, Hibiki Tachibana tried to recall what had happened earlier.

[I remember, I broke the crystal that Miss Zero threw at me, then I ended up in a basement-like place, and after that... Ugh, my head hurts, I can't remember.]

Despite Hibiki Tachibana's attempts to recall, the hangover-like feeling kept interfering with her thoughts, preventing her from accessing the memory in her mind that could give her the answer.

The smell of disinfectant... am I in a place like a hospital or infirmary?

Just as Tachibana Hibiki was about to continue recalling, as her consciousness returned and her sense of smell gradually returned, she smelled a pungent disinfectant odor.

Anyway, I first got up, opened my eyes, and looked around... My eyelids felt so heavy, like something was blocking my vision, and I had no strength at all.

Hibiki Tachibana, having hit a wall in her recollections, decided to put her thoughts aside, get up, and open her eyes to see what was around her.

Soon, despite her heavy eyelids and weak body, thanks to Tachibana Hibiki's continuous efforts, she finally opened her eyes, sat up, and saw her surroundings.

Just as she had guessed, it was indeed a hospital-like place.

A clean and tidy white curtain separates the bed from the outside space, spotless floor is neatly arranged with clean slippers, and a thermos and fruit are placed on the bedside table.

Why am I in the hospital?

Although she confirmed her guess, Hibiki Tachibana's doubts only grew stronger.

She couldn't understand why she, who should have been arrested, was resting in a place that looked like a peaceful and stable medical room.

Why is this happening...? Hmm, someone's here. Is it the doctor?

Before Hibiki Tachibana could figure out what was going on, she saw the curtain in front of her being pulled open by a hand wearing white gloves.

"You regained consciousness relatively quickly, Hibiki Tachibana."

As the curtain was fully drawn back, a girl in a white uniform who looked somewhat familiar to Hibiki Tachibana walked in and spoke to her in a flat voice.

"Are you... Miss Zero?"

After taking a look at the girl in front of him, Tachibana Hibiki said with some uncertainty.

"Did those drugs damage your memory? You can't possibly not even recognize the kidnappers who abducted you?"

The girl in the school uniform in front of Hibiki Tachibana responded to her with these words.

"Ah, sorry, well, it's just because I've never seen Miss Zero like this before."

The girl with short, flaxen hair blushed slightly and smiled shyly as she spoke.

In Tachibana Hibiki's eyes, although Rei was still wearing her unchanging eye-covering device, her other appearances were, if not completely unrelated to her perception, at least drastically different.

"Is there a problem with me looking like this?"

Lingyi didn't understand what Tachibana Hibiki meant at first.

"That's right. This is the first time I've seen Ms. Zero in a doctor's uniform. I feel that, well, Ms. Zero's temperament seems a bit gentler than the Ms. Zero I've seen before."

Hibiki Tachibana raised her hand and pointed to Rei's outfit, which she had been paying attention to since earlier.

The light pink, form-fitting nurse's uniform accentuated the girl's slender waist, and unlike previous outfits, it was paired with light pink stockings that covered her legs.

The overall fresh and elegant color scheme, coupled with her relaxed expression as if she hadn't been fighting, gave the girl in her eyes a gentler feeling than usual.

"Ha...it's just an illusion caused by changing clothes. Compared to that, Hibiki Tachibana, how are you feeling now? Is there anything else that's uncomfortable?"

Sighing, Rei, no longer wanting to complain about Tachibana Hibiki's oblivious nature, gave a perfunctory reply and then changed the subject to business.

"I feel a little unwell. My head hurts a bit and I feel weak."

Upon hearing Rei's question, perhaps because of her clothing, Tachibana Hibiki obediently explained her feelings to Rei.

"Don't you have the urge to destroy anything, or rather, an unbearable sense of irritation?"

Rei took out a laptop and typed while asking Tachibana Hibiki a question, her eyes showing a serious expression.

"Why would Miss Zero ask that?"

Hibiki Tachibana asked, slightly concerned.

"To make sure you've really been cured and there are no aftereffects."

Lingyi replied in this way, and for some reason, one could detect a slight weariness and impatience in her words.

"Oh, no, I don't have the feeling you described, Miss Lingyi."

An inexplicable intuition triggered a warning, and Tachibana Hibiki quickly reported her situation to the other party.

"Phew...Really? That's good. It seems the treatment was a success."

After hearing that Tachibana Hibiki herself didn't feel anything bad, Rei breathed a sigh of relief and put away the tablet she used to record information.

"Um, Miss Lingyi, was I sick before, which is why I'm in a hospital bed?"

Intuition stopped her from calling the police, and Tachibana Hibiki then asked her about something that had been bothering her.

"Hmm, do you want to hear it?"

Upon seeing Tachibana Hibiki's inquiry, Rei hesitated for a moment before asking this question.

"At least I need to figure out what's happening to my body."

Hibiki Tachibana confirmed that she desperately needed someone to help her sort out the series of events that were happening right now.

"Alright then, I also have something I wanted to ask you."

Since Hibiki Tachibana wanted to know, Rei had no reason not to tell her. So, she naturally went up to Hibiki Tachibana's bedside and began to explain to her.

"Simply put, it means that your body has been injected with a large amount of drugs that reduce the body's self-control and cause uncontrollable manic feelings."

"Because of this drug, your self-control dropped to an extremely low level in a short period of time, and you fell into a manic state where you couldn't distinguish between friend and foe."

"Furthermore, this mania of yours resonated with Gungnir within you, ultimately triggering your uncontrollable rampage."

Soon, Lingyi explained the other person's previous physical problems to her in the most concise way possible.

"Do you understand what I mean?"

After finishing her explanation, Rei asked Tachibana Hibiki if she understood.

"Well, I think I understand now. So, Miss Zero, you healed me because I went berserk?"

When faced with Rei's question, Tachibana Hibiki gave a seemingly confused response.

P.S. Good afternoon.

Chapter 106 Torture?

Standing by the bed, facing Tachibana Hibiki's words, Rei was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Sigh... The point is not the berserk mode, but the drugs. Do you even understand the seriousness of having drugs injected into your body?"

Rei sighed helplessly, then emphasized the same thing to Tachibana Hibiki again.

"Well... haha, sorry, because you said a lot just now, Miss Lingyi, I didn't really understand it."

Faced with Rei's emphasis, Tachibana Hibiki was initially a little confused, then smiled and said.

"Alright, I'll put it simply again: you were given drugs, the drugs made you go berserk, and I treated you. Do you understand now?"

Seeing Tachibana Hibiki's reaction, Rei had no choice but to refine her words again, removing any concepts that Tachibana Hibiki might not understand.

"I understand, I understand."

Hibiki Tachibana nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Since you understand, then you should also know what I'm going to ask..."

After helping Tachibana Hibiki understand the current situation, Rei prepared to ask her what she wanted to know.

"No, forget it. Since you didn't react to what happened before, it means that the planners also kept things from you. In other words, we can't communicate on the premise that you know everything."

However, upon seeing Hibiki Tachibana's clear eyes, Rei realized she had to change her approach and stopped asking questions at the beginning.

(ow°o)

Completely bewildered by Rei's long-winded explanation, Tachibana Hibiki stared blankly at the person in front of her.

"Tachibana Hibiki".

After a short while, Rei, having regained her composure, resumed her conversation with Tachibana Hibiki.

"exist!"

Hibiki Tachibana reflexively shouted.

"There's no need... never mind."

Seeing Tachibana Hibiki's inexplicably obedient demeanor, Rei suppressed her urge to complain.

"I'm asking you, do you know who gave you this?"

Then, Zero reached behind her and took out a box. After showing the contents of the box, she asked Tachibana Hibiki a question.

"What is this?"

Attracted by Rei's movements, Tachibana Hibiki's attention shifted to the contents of the box.

Inside the box was a broken, transparent, ring-shaped device, with some colored liquid still visible inside.

"Ah, this was put on me by a teacher who was giving me a physical exam."

Soon, Tachibana Hibiki remembered where this thing came from.

During a previous physical examination, a medical examiner secretly put a device around her neck while conducting the examination.

"The teacher conducting the physical exam... Well, Hibiki Tachibana, do you know its purpose?"

After receiving Hibiki Tachibana's answer, Rei pondered for a moment and then asked her another question.

"Ah... I'm not too sure about that. I only know that she said it was some kind of secret weapon that could help me in battle."

Hibiki Tachibana also gave a natural answer.

"Secret weapon, uh... have you mentioned this to the members of Section Two?"

Faced with Tachibana Hibiki's completely unquestioning question, Rei's expression twitched slightly before she continued to ask.

"Well... haha, no, because she said she's a member of Section Two, and that everyone knows about this, but it has to be kept secret, so she told me not to say it directly."

Hibiki Tachibana said with a smile.

"...How did you know she was a member of Section Two?"

Seeing Tachibana Hibiki's comments displayed on the screen, Zero paused slightly before continuing to ask questions, though the expression management system was slightly overloaded.

That's what she said.

Then, when faced with Rei's question, Tachibana Hibiki answered quite matter-of-factly.

......

Lingyi fell silent, realizing she shouldn't have initiated the conversation.

"Miss Zero?"

Not knowing why Rei had suddenly stopped talking, Tachibana Hibiki tilted her head slightly and asked curiously.

Are you an idiot?

Seeing Tachibana Hibiki's clueless expression, Rei could no longer suppress her urge to make sarcastic remarks and said this to Tachibana Hibiki.

"Ah... Miss Lingyi, why are you scolding me?" 99

Hibiki Tachibana, who was inexplicably scolded, asked with some grievance.

"It's nothing, just, Tachibana Hibiki, this is my advice."