As soon as she got off the airship, Kiana looked left and right.
"Is this Schicksal Headquarters? It's so big!" Kiana ran to the edge of the airport and stretched her head to look down.
"Is Schicksal Headquarters really in the sky? I thought what was written in books was all a lie," Kiana said, surprised.
"Kiana, don't run around," Mei said, standing behind Kiana, a little helplessly.
"Mei, Mei, this is our first time at Schicksal Headquarters! Aren't you curious?" Kiana turned around and hugged Mei's arm.
"Kiana, even if you're curious, don't run around. After all, we don't know which places in the headquarters we can't go," Mei gently tapped Kiana's head.
Then she turned around and said to Rita, "I'm very sorry, Sister Rita, Kiana is too excited."
"It's alright, Miss Mei. For Valkyries who haven't been to the headquarters, they're always curious after arriving," Rita said as if she was already used to it.
"Let's go, everyone. Lord Bishop is already waiting for your arrival." With that, Rita made a gesture of invitation and then walked directly in front to lead the way.
Elysia and the others followed behind Rita.
Along the way, Kiana kept looking left and right. If Mei hadn't been holding her, she would have probably run off to who knows where by now.
Although Mei and Bronya were also very curious about Schicksal Headquarters, they only looked around and didn't behave like Kiana, who even reached out to pluck a few leaves from a nearby flower bed.
Elysia, however, had no curiosity. Although this was only her third visit, she hadn't properly observed Schicksal Headquarters' floating island on her previous two visits.
But as for the structure of this floating island, Elysia knew exactly how to navigate it even with her eyes closed.
Soon, Rita led everyone to a door.
"Lord Bishop is waiting for you in this room." With that, Rita pulled open the door and stood beside it.
After the door opened, a hearty laugh came from inside the room, "It seems my invited guests have arrived."
Inside the room, Otto, the Grand Lord Bishop of Destiny, sat on the sofa. In front of him were several cups of pre-poured tea.
Looking at the three little ones standing at the door and not entering the room, Elysia sighed inwardly before walking in.
Then, the three little ones exchanged glances and followed behind Elysia.
After everyone had entered, Rita closed the door and walked to Otto's side.
"Lord Bishop, this is the transfer order from Lady Theresa," Rita said, taking out the transfer order written by Theresa.
After receiving the transfer order, Otto directly put it away and looked at Elysia, who was sitting opposite him. "Long time no see, Miss Elysia." Otto smiled and said to Elysia.
"Long time no see, Lord Bishop Otto," Elysia sighed before greeting Otto.
"Hahaha, it seems Miss Elysia has quite a misunderstanding about me." Otto shook his head helplessly at Elysia's attitude.
Then Otto looked at Kiana and the others sitting next to Elysia. "You three must be Miss Kiana, Miss Raiden Mei, and Miss Bronya, right?"
"Hello, Lord Bishop," Mei said.
As for Kiana and Bronya, neither of them spoke.
Especially Kiana, she was looking at Otto with a wary expression.
"Hahaha, as expected of Raiden Ryoma's daughter, she doesn't panic at all when faced with a situation." Otto carefully observed Mei.
"You know my father?" Mei asked, frowning slightly.
"Of course, I must investigate the information of my Valkyries thoroughly. Otherwise, how can I give you rewards or training plans?" Otto said, looking at Kiana.
"Siegfried's daughter, Kiana, and the Silver Wolf of Ural, Bronya."
Looking at the few people who instantly became alert, Otto clapped his hands. "Alright, don't forget, this is Schicksal Headquarters. If I wanted to harm you, you wouldn't have made it to this room."
"I asked you to come here simply because I don't want to see several excellent Valkyries get stuck in the promotion exam. So I'm letting you train, and then you can naturally be promoted to A-rank Valkyrie."
"How about it? Do you want to participate in the training I've prepared for you?" Otto asked, narrowing his eyes.
Mei, sitting directly opposite Otto, frowned as she looked at the person across from her. Although Otto was facing her, Mei could feel that Otto wasn't looking at her.
She reached out and held Kiana's hand, then turned to look at Elysia, "Sister Ellie."
"You can choose. With me here, your safety can be guaranteed," Elysia said, looking at Otto.
Otto's body, it seems, is a normal flesh and blood body? Is it a cloned body of himself?
"Hahaha, Miss Elysia, you are all my Valkyries. How could I possibly harm you?"
"As for safety, who would dare to make a move in Schicksal Headquarters?" Otto said helplessly.
"Hmph, who knows what you're thinking about every day." Elysia turned her head away, not looking at Otto. "Mei, you three discuss it. If you don't want to train at the headquarters, I can just take you away directly."
Upon hearing this, Mei looked at Kiana. Neither she nor Bronya had such a clear need to be promoted to A-rank Valkyrie, only Kiana was truly eager to be promoted to A-rank.
"Mei, I..." Kiana looked at Mei, then at Bronya. "Mei, Bronya, I want to choose to stay and train."
"Then I'll be with you," Mei said, tightening her grip on Kiana's hand.
"Bronya will stay," Bronya said, looking at Mei.
"Alright, since everyone has made their decision, the training will officially begin tomorrow."
"Rita, take them to their resting place," Otto said to Rita behind him.
"Yes, Lord Bishop. Everyone, please follow me." Rita gestured for Elysia and the others to follow, then walked to the door.
After opening the door, she waited for Elysia and the others to come out.
On the way, "Lord Bishop has already prepared resting places for all of you at the headquarters. Tonight, you should rest well. Starting tomorrow, you will train with us," Rita said as she walked.
"Training with you, Sister Rita?" Kiana asked curiously. "Didn't that Lord Bishop say he prepared training for us? Why do we have to train with you, Sister Rita?"
"Lord Bishop is very busy with his daily duties, so your training will be with me and Lady Durandal," Rita said with a smile.
"Durandal? Oh~ I know that one. I saw her on TV before. She's in the same team as you, Sister Rita, right?" Kiana immediately said upon hearing this.
After hearing Kiana's words, Elysia and Mei both turned their heads away.
Kiana, she really is an idiot, isn't she? Who in Destiny doesn't know Durandal's name?
And Rita is Durandal's vice-captain.
"Idiot Kiana, Durandal is Destiny's strongest Valkyrie, the captain of the Immortal Blades. Sister Rita is the vice-captain of the Immortal Blades," Bronya said, lightly kicking Kiana.
"No, Little one, I didn't say anything, why did you kick me?" Kiana rubbed the spot where she had just been kicked.
"But the strongest Valkyrie? Is she even stronger than Sister Ellie and the class monitor?" Kiana looked at Elysia curiously.
"Durandal is much stronger than me, so you should train well with her ♬~" Elysia replied with a smile.
"Then, Sister Ellie, how much stronger is that Durandal than you?"
"Hmm..." Elysia thought for a moment, then decided to tell them the previous training results. "Fu Hua and I, together, couldn't beat her ♬~"
Upon hearing Elysia's words, Mei and Bronya immediately looked at Elysia.
"How is that possible? Sister Ellie and the class monitor together couldn't beat her?!" Kiana's eyes widened.
In her mind, Elysia and Fu Hua were already insurmountable mountains. Now she was being told that there was someone even stronger, someone whom even the two of them combined couldn't defeat!
"Yes, do you remember the copy of us that Fu Hua and I fought during the assessment?"
"At that time, Fu Hua and I, both wearing that armor, still couldn't defeat the copy that Durandal left in the Memory Battlefield ♬~" Elysia said directly.
Kiana thought for a moment about the cool armor Elysia and the others wore during their assessment. "That's not right, Sister Ellie, didn't you also defeat your armored selves?"
"After all, our data is from a long time ago. If Fu Hua and I hadn't made any progress, we could have just retired directly," Elysia said, reaching out to pinch and pull Kiana's cheeks.
"Ow, ow, ow! Sister Ellie, let go!" Kiana reached out and grabbed Elysia's hand, but she didn't dare to pull hard, as her face was still being pinched.
Elysia was just playing with Kiana, and upon hearing Kiana's words, she immediately let go.
Looking at the two red spots on Kiana's face, "Kiana, Fu Hua and I are not invincible. There are many people stronger than us, so, keep training hard. Being strong yourself is true strength," Elysia said with a smile.
"But, Sister Ellie, we are all training! We don't slack off every day," Kiana said, rubbing her face.
"Don't be cheeky. When have you ever trained seriously?" Elysia tapped Kiana's head.
Amidst Kiana's grumbling, they arrived at a garden.
"This will be your residence during your time at headquarters, and it is also where Lady Durandal and I reside." With that, Rita pushed open the front door of the villa.
"Wow! Sister Rita! Do all the Valkyries at headquarters live in such beautiful houses?!" Kiana ran directly inside.
"Kiana!" Mei reached out, intending to stop Kiana, but she couldn't catch her.
"Sister Rita, Kiana is a bit thoughtless," Mei said helplessly, apologizing to Rita.
"It's alright, Miss Mei. Just treat this place as your own home," Rita said, pulling open the shoe cabinet nearby and taking out some slippers.
"No one would dislike a cute and lively child like Miss Kiana," Rita said, placing the slippers on the floor.
Fortunately, Kiana quickly returned to the doorway.
"Kiana, don't cause trouble for Sister Rita. Change your shoes first," Mei said sternly to Kiana.
"I know!" Kiana looked at Mei's serious expression and swallowed the words she had originally intended to say.
After Rita showed them around the downstairs area and explained it to them, she led them upstairs.
Upstairs, after showing them the guest rooms, everyone returned to the living room.
"Mei, Mei, look! Sister Rita even keeps a cat!" As soon as Kiana entered the living room, she ran straight to the cat tree.
On the cat tree, a cat with red markings on its forehead was sprawled out.
"Miss Kiana, be careful…" Rita had just finished speaking.
The cat on the cat tree (Stan) clawed Kiana's hand.
"Wah!" Kiana quickly pulled her hand back, looking at the bleeding mark on it.
"Mei! This cat scratches people!" Kiana immediately threw herself into Mei's arms, then pitifully raised her head to show Mei the scratches on her hand.
Elysia casually treated the wound on Kiana's hand, then walked over to the cat tree.
"Long time no see, Little Kitten." Elysia extended her hand.
Just as Stan was about to extend its claws to scratch Elysia, some very faint black mist appeared on Elysia's hand. Stan seemed to sense something and immediately lay on the ground, exposing its belly.
"Oh, since you're so proactive, I won't be polite ♬~" With that, Elysia dispelled the black mist on her hand and picked Stan up.
Kiana, in Mei's arms, widened her eyes.
"Why!" Kiana protested, "Why does this cat only scratch me?!"
"Miss Kiana, Stan is not an ordinary cat. If you are weaker than it, it won't let you touch it," Rita explained to Kiana, looking at Stan, who was obediently still in Elysia's arms.
Then she picked up the tea set nearby and brewed tea for everyone.
After hearing Rita's words, Kiana looked at Stan with an incredulous expression, "Sister Rita, are you saying I can't even beat a cat?"
"Miss Kiana, if I don't use my full strength, even I cannot consistently defeat Stan," Rita said, placing the tea on the table and looking at Stan.
Rita's words immediately made the three little ones look at her. After all, Rita is an S-Rank Valkyrie. If even Rita cannot consistently defeat this cat, does that mean this cat also has the strength of an S-Rank Valkyrie?!
"Sister Rita, you must be joking. It's just a cat." Kiana looked at Stan, then at Rita.
"This cat is an experimental subject from a mysterious organization; it's not an ordinary cat," Rita said, sitting next to Elysia and reaching out to stroke Stan twice.
Stan looked up at Rita, then looked back at Kiana and the others.
Although it was just a normal observation, Kiana seemed to perceive a sense of disdain in Stan's eyes.
"You cat! How dare you look down on me!" Kiana immediately sat next to Elysia and reached out her hand, intending to place it on Stan.
With a blur, another wound appeared on Kiana's hand.
Kiana clutched her bleeding hand and glared fiercely at Stan.
"Sister Ellie!" Kiana looked at Elysia with a pitiful gaze.
"Alright, I'll watch it for you, okay? ♬~" Elysia said to Kiana after treating her again and patting her head.
As Elysia held Stan's paw, Kiana looked at Stan with a triumphant expression, then placed her hand on Stan's body.
"Meow! Meow meow meow!" Stan twisted its body vigorously, trying to break free from Elysia's hand.
"Be good, be honest, or I can't guarantee what will happen ♬~" Elysia lowered her head and looked into Stan's eyes.
Stan's meow immediately softened, "Meow~"
Kiana's expression became even more triumphant in response.
Looking at Kiana, who was bickering with the cat.
"Sister Rita, is Durandal not here?" Mei asked Rita.
"Durandal should still be training at the training ground right now," Rita said, checking the time and then standing up, "However, she should be back soon."
"You all rest here first; I'll go prepare lunch," Rita said, walking towards the kitchen.
"Sister Rita, I'll help you." Mei also stood up.
"Miss Mei, here, you are a guest. I can handle the cooking," Rita said earnestly.
"Sister Rita, you didn't say that when we were at our place," Mei said, walking directly to Rita's side.
Rita paused for a few seconds, "I didn't expect my own words to be used against me, did I? Let's go, we'll prepare lunch together."
Rita no longer spoke too much; after all, Mei had given such a reason, what reason did she have to stop her?
The boomerang, after all, had landed on herself.
In the living room, only Elysia and the other two remained.
Bronya then sat on Elysia's other side and reached out her hand towards Stan's tail.
Just as Stan was about to dodge, it saw Elysia's red eyes, which looked as if she was going to kill it.
Stan immediately allowed Bronya to pet it obediently.
"Be good, don't scratch people randomly ♬~" Elysia pinched Stan's ear.
"Meow~" Stan obediently lay on Elysia's lap, no longer resisting.
In its heart, Stan was now cursing loudly. If it weren't for someone threatening it, how could it possibly be touched by these two weak people!
Time quickly passed as the three of them petted the cat.
The sound of a door opening came from the entrance.
"Rita, do we have guests today?" Durandal's voice came from the doorway.
"Durandal, they are the Valkyries arranged by the Lord Bishop to train with you," Rita said, walking out of the kitchen and leading Durandal into the living room.
"Long time no see, Miss Durandal." Elysia waved to Durandal, and Stan, who was lying on Elysia's lap, took the opportunity to escape.
"Long time no see, Miss Elysia." Durandal nodded, then poured a glass of water and sat opposite Elysia.
"Miss Elysia left directly last time; I wanted to introduce you to the various facilities at Schicksal Headquarters and then keep you in the Immortal Blades," Durandal said directly after sitting down.
"Hahaha, Miss Durandal, just call me Elysia," Elysia waved her hand, "Last time, after my talk with the Lord Bishop, I just wanted to leave directly."
"Then you can just call me Durandal. We are both at the same rank now, so there's no need to call me 'adult'," Durandal said after taking a sip of water.
"Did the Lord Bishop say anything that made you angry last time?" Durandal asked curiously, as in her understanding, Otto wouldn't make someone angry enough to leave directly.
"No, not at all. It's just that I don't like talking to people like the Lord Bishop, who are like merchants. I always feel like I'll be unknowingly sold off by him," Elysia said with a sigh.
"A merchant?" Durandal thought about Otto's style. "That's a very accurate description. The Lord Bishop's style, at certain times, is indeed that of a merchant." Durandal said, nodding her head.
"Right? Many things shouldn't be tradable, but when it comes to Lord Bishop Otto, it's as if everything can be traded."
"Indeed." Durandal nodded, then looked at Kiana and Bronya, who were sitting on either side of Elysia.
"Are these two the Valkyries who will be training with me?" Durandal said, thinking about Kiana and the others' information.
"Not two, but three. There's another one helping Rita prepare lunch in the kitchen," Elysia said, pointing towards the kitchen.
"Rita actually lets others into the kitchen with her? It seems Rita has made good friends," Durandal said with some emotion.
"After all, Rita is your perfect adjutant, isn't she? ♬~"
Then, Elysia pointed to Kiana, "This is Kiana." Then she pointed to Bronya, "This is Bronya."
"The one cooking with Rita in the kitchen is Mei."
"The three of them are very excellent Valkyries, so Durandal, you must teach them well and help them grow faster ♬~"
"As long as they can endure the training, they will definitely become stronger," Durandal nodded.
"Kiana, Bronya, do I still need to introduce Durandal to you?" Elysia asked, holding Bronya in her arms and looking at Kiana.
"No need, Sister Ailixiya," Bronya said, "Bianca Durandal Atagira, Destiny's strongest S-Rank Valkyrie, and also the captain of the strongest Valkyrie squad, Immortal Blades."
Bronya directly recited Durandal's official Destiny data.
"It seems you've specifically investigated me. That's well said, but 'strongest'? I can't be sure about that," Durandal chuckled heartily.
"Um, I... have I seen you somewhere?" Kiana asked, frowning. She always felt a strange sense of familiarity with Durandal.
"In my memory, this should be our first meeting, but…" Durandal stood up and walked in front of Kiana.
"I also feel like I should know you," Durandal looked closely at Kiana, "but there's no impression of you in my memory."
"Never mind, it's not too late to get acquainted now. Hello, I'm Durandal," Durandal extended a hand to Kiana.
"Hello, I'm Kiana." Kiana looked at the outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, then took it.
"Now we're acquainted." Durandal sat directly next to Kiana, then tapped the table in front of them twice. Stan emerged from who-knows-where and immediately lay on Durandal's lap.
"Oh, by the way, is Elysia also going to train with me?" Durandal suddenly looked at Elysia.
"Me? Training together is no problem," Elysia nodded.
"Good. Since so many people are going to train together, then we'll rest this afternoon. I need to prepare the training program," Durandal nodded, then began to ponder how to set the training goals for later.
When they eventually trained together later.
If there were a regret pill, Elysia would definitely take it.
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