Chapter 23: Girl, You Are in Love

After the rehearsal battle was over, Kirataka and the other three were all rated B as the standard, as expected.

Of course, the three girls are "B-level Valkyries" and he is a "B-level Schicksal Knight."

Although he always felt that this title carried a very childish element, he still imagined a possible scenario of becoming S-level in the future.

"Okay, that's it for the level assessment and first combat training... Your class assignments will be sent to your portable terminals later."

Fu Hua brushed off the dust on her clothes and said to the four people with a smile.

After hearing about the class division, Kiana immediately came up and asked:

"Senior Fu Hua, Senior Fu Hua, how are they going to distribute us?"

She still cares about this matter very much. As people who have experienced the same disaster, she has become friends with Mei, Bronya, and, well, Kirataka.

If possible, she really hopes to be assigned to the same class with her friends.

"If nothing unexpected happens, all of you will be assigned to my class, so just call me classmate."

Fu Hua responded with a faint smile.

——This was of course to make it easier for her to follow Otto's instructions and keep an eye on Kiana from a close distance.

"Yeah!"

The white-haired girl naturally didn't think of this, and just cheered happily on the spot.

Kirataka interrupted at the right time:

"I remember that you were the Class Monitor, Fu Hua..."

Because she was much more mature than other girls of her age - well, at least other girls who looked like they were of the same age - Fu Hua naturally and unsurprisingly became the class monitor.

"Yes, that's exactly what happened."

"Then... Fu Hua, let's just call you class monitor."

Mei also said at this time.

"As long as you like it, okay, I'll take you to the class."

......…

After the morning is spent on actual combat with Fu Hua, the afternoon is the normal school study time.

As the only male in St. Freya Academy at present and for a long time to come, his appearance has indeed attracted the attention of many female classmates.

——Kirataka suddenly understood what the scene in the light novels he used to read was like, where "the whole class is made up of girls except me."

As for the content of learning, it is not much different from that of ordinary schools, except that there are some basic common sense about Honkai.

For example, the truth about historical events that were covered up by Schicksal using various natural disasters as an excuse can be learned from the teaching materials here.

Well, Kirataka has no idea about other courses, but he has something to complain about history.

The problem is not the content of the course itself, but the teacher who teaches the course...

——A middle-aged man with brown hair, brown eyes, and wearing dark black-framed glasses.

That's right, he must be Welt Yang!

The second Herrscher of Reason, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, the Man Who Does Sit-Ups.

That's why people say that St. Freya Academy is the devil's den in the Far East. Not only are there many Herrschers and reserve Herrschers among the students but there is also a genuine First Herrscher among the teachers.

Either a Herrscher, an Immortal, or a school principal with S-level strength. This tiny place of Saint Freya is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Speaking of which, what was Welt Yang doing undercover at St. Freya Academy under a disguised identity...

It was precisely because he, as the leader, had been away from Anti-Entropy for a long time that the restless Cocolia found the opportunity to begin to usurp power.

Perhaps it was because as the Herrscher of Reason he could often change his appearance at will and had no fixed appearance, so Bronya, who was also a member of Anti-Entropy, did not seem to recognize Welt Yang's identity at all.

Kirataka was able to recognize him because he was the only male among all the teachers.

After the class, Kirataka did not return to his dormitory immediately.

He opened the system on his portable terminal and found the location of the library on campus.

Well, he still has to do what he promised Yae Sakura.

Considering that Yae Sakura is a shrine maiden from five hundred years ago and may not be used to modern electronic devices, it is better to use more traditional textbooks to let her learn about Kallen.

'I believe that given the nature of Kallen's promotion of people, there must be a lot of books about Kallen in the library...'

However, just at the door of the library, Kirataka was stopped by an unexpected voice.

"Kira... Kirataka-san."

He turned around and saw that Mei had also come here.

The two of them sat down on a bench next to the library.

"What's the matter with Mei coming to see me?"

He looked at the somewhat shy girl in front of him and asked with a low laugh.

"Um...I haven't thanked you for what happened at Chiba Academy before."

Mei said sincerely.

Although she didn't wake up until almost the last moment, she still roughly understood what happened at that time by asking Kiana and Bronya.

He fought with another self on the rooftop, stopped herself from doing evil, and then defeated the enemy who seemed to want to harm her.

besides...

Mei's little face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head and dared not speak.

"Well, it's nothing. After all, the situation was critical at that time... uh..."

Kirataka obviously also thought of the close contact assisted by Kiana's baseball bat.

——As expected, Mei also knows this.

For a moment, there was silence.

After a moment of silence, Kirataka brought up the topic again and asked the girl opposite:

"Speaking of which, Mei, can you sense the other personality in your body right now?"

——He was still more concerned about Sister Lei Lu who had been silent for several days.

Mei nodded, hummed softly, and replied:

"Hmm... I can feel that she is deep in my consciousness, but she doesn't seem to want to snatch this body and appear in the outside world."

Despite this, Mei, who considers herself the creator of the disaster in Nagazora, still has some concerns:

"Kirataka... Actually, I'm a little scared. She'll show up again and go berserk and hurt more people."

"Well, actually, I think you don't have to view the other personality in your body as so evil. Maybe you can try to communicate with her..."

Kirataka said carefully.

Rather, it was the elder sister Lei Lu in Mei's body who helped her bear all the power of the Herrscher, so Mei actually had almost no pressure in this regard.

Moreover, in the final analysis, it was because Cocolia first released a large amount of Honkai energy and caused the initial Honkai that led to the current tragedy in Nagazora.

The Herrscher itself was born after the outbreak of Honkai.

Without sufficient Honkai energy concentration, the conditions for the birth of the Herrscher cannot be met.

Well, even those Herrschers who were not born naturally, such as Sirin or the Herrscher of Sentience, all lived in a high concentration of Honkai energy environment and in a petri dish to meet the conditions for transformation into Herrschers.

It was the outbreak of Honkai that first led to the birth of Herrscher of Thunder, and then because of the existence of Herrscher of Thunder itself, the Honkai disaster spread further, affecting ordinary people outside of Chiba Academy.

Moreover, from what he had seen with his own eyes and personal experience, that person really had no ill intentions.

In the few appearances of Sister Lei Lu in the original timeline that he remembered, she had no other thoughts except helping Mei or Kiana fight the enemy.

This stigma personality who looks bad-tempered might actually be quite simple.

...In a sense, he feels like she is of the same type as Senti. Judging from the feedback that he has gained control over electromagnetism, she is also the type with high offense and low defense.

Of course, he decided not to tell Mei about Cocolia for the time being.

After all, she is still unable to fully control her own power. Even if she wants to seek revenge on Cocolia, it is a little too early at this stage when she has just entered school.

Kirataka still has some plans of his own regarding Mei and Cocolia.

——To be precise, it's not just Mei's problem. After all, all the suffering he endured in Nagazora can be blamed on Cocolia.

He will definitely seek repayment from that old witch in the future.

"But..."

Mei was still a little hesitant.

Because she was afraid of going berserk, she had not tried to communicate with her other self in the past few days but kept a respectful distance from it.

"Don't worry, if you have any concerns, you can come with me or others. If anything happens, we will protect you."

Kirataka suggested.

Of course, he actually intended to use the ability to backtrack to avoid worse consequences.

In case the Herrscher of Thunder really does something, he can avoid that future by going back in time.

"I...I'll try it later. By the way, Kirataka, what are you planning to find in the library?"

The black purple-haired girl asked curiously.

In today's technologically advanced age, most people choose to obtain the information they want through electronic devices and the Internet, and few people are willing to come to the library.

"Well... I was planning to come here to look for books about Saint Kallen."

Kirataka answered casually.

"eh... Kirataka, are you interested in that saint?"

Mei asked in a low voice.

Thanks to a certain blond man, even if it does not involve the field of Honkai, the image of Saint Kallen has already penetrated into the secular world as a historical figure, and is known to everyone.

If I have to make an analogy, it is probably somewhat similar to the nature of "Joan of Arc" in Kirataka's original world.

She is not only a historical figure but has also long been part of people's lives. Even in the electronic games of some young people, Kallen often appears.

For example, the famous and world-famous series of games such as "Kallen Fantasy" and "Fate Grand Order."

Of course, Kirataka believes that the publishers of these games must all be companies under Schicksal...

"Well, after listening to the history teacher's introduction today, I am also a little interested in the story of the saint."

Kirataka appropriately pulled out history teacher Welt to block the attack.

"Then I'll help you find it."

Mei volunteered to help.

"Okay, thank you for your help then."

Kirataka did not reject Mei's kindness.

The two of them immediately entered the library together.

Soon, they found the column about Saint Kallen.

This did not take much effort, because - this bookshelf was located in the very center of the entire library, and it was filled with books related to Kallen.

It is a location that you can see as soon as you enter the door, and it feels like a strong recommendation.

"…"

Kirataka looked up at the bookshelf in front of him, which was filled with books of different types.

There are biographies of people based on real historical facts, as well as fan fiction.

Look at the author's name again, wow, Clown Alpha, Clown Beta, Clown Delta, Clown Sigma, and so on.

Ninety-nine percent of these names are aliases of a blond man.

He randomly picked one of the books, flipped to a random page, and looked at the contents inside.

"Ah, Kallen—"

The undisguised admiration and love that comes to you.

"…"

Kirataka closed the book in silence and opened another one:

"Why is Kallen a god?"

"…"

It seems that the styles are all similar... He really can't decide whether the content is good or bad.

Or, why not just... take them all back?

In the end, Kirataka selected a dozen books about Kallen, registered them in the system, and took them out of the library.

These books should be enough for Yae Sakura to read for a while.

"Um, Kirataka, are you living alone in the dormitory now?"

Before parting, Mei asked curiously.

Various rumors and news about Kirataka, the only male student in the school, seemed to have spread among the girls within a day.

"Yes, that's true."

Kirataka nodded.

Although there is still Yae Sakura, it is not something that can be made public at the moment.

"Well...why don't you want to come to our dormitory for dinner? It won't be a problem if there's one more person."

Mei suggested.

Kirataka was the benefactor who saved her, so she felt that just thanking him was not enough and she should do something for him.

If her father had not yet been imprisoned, she might have been able to rely on the Raiden family's property to give Kirataka some material compensation, but now she no longer has the conditions to do so.

If she were to say what she can still do now... it would be her decent cooking skills.

Kirataka certainly had no intention of refusing this.

After all, as the "Herrscher of Rice," the food Mei makes is really delicious.

"If I can eat Mei's cooking every day, I won't hesitate."

For him, it was nothing more than a matter of taking a detour to Mei and the others' dormitory after class was over.

It's quite a good deal to just take a detour and enjoy top-notch food.

"Besides..."

Mei blushed and whispered:

"Although I can't come every day...but on weekends when I don't have classes, I can go to your place and cook for you. What do you think?"

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