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Bronya finally took the communicator that Tachibana Yuki sent her and floated away in front of Tachibana Yuki with a heart full of doubts and heaviness.
After that, Tachibana Yuki opened her arms and raised her legs leisurely under the water.
The maids as beautiful as flowers came with fine wine, poured wine, and served her body. Tachibana Yuki closed her eyes and raised a slight arc at the corner of her mouth, just like an ancient king who was arrogant and extravagant.
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At this time, in Himeko's room, Angel took out her mobile phone in front of Himeko and Theresa and searched for Tachibana Yuki's information.
"Hey, little girl, are you interested in that guy?"
Theresa was wearing a white short skirt, lying on the tatami bed, and her snow-white legs extending from her pink pumpkin shorts were kicking lazily.
Angel glanced at her sideways and then continued to browse the news on her mobile phone.
"I remember her. This person did a lot to help the victims of Nagazora City... Yes, there are a lot of news. If I wasn't in Saint Freya, I could also receive her subsidies."
"She's a good person, probably."
Angel murmured and made an evaluation.
As one of the victims of Nagazora City, it is normal to say a good word for the philanthropist who helped Nagazora City. But for Theresa and Himeko, who thought they were hiding the truth, it was definitely not a light word.
Theresa's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and approached Angie, looked at her phone, and said:
"Oh, it looks real, maybe she is a good person."
"Principal, do I really have to wait until graduation to become an A-Rank Valkyrie?"
"Not necessarily. If you perform exceptionally well and complete a few important tasks, it is possible to become an A-Rank Valkyrie earlier. After all, our Saint Freya has also become an A-Rank genius Valkyrie before graduation... Why are you asking this suddenly?"
"When I reach A-Rank, I can apply to unlock the confidential files of Nagazora City and know what happened there, right?"
Angie put down her phone, and her purple glass-like eyes stared straight at Theresa.
Theresa's heart was choked.
How should she answer this?
What should I do? Seeing Angie's persistence and trust, the guilt in my heart deepened!
Fortunately, Himeko approached at the right time, put her hand on Angie's head, and looked speechless.
"You are so ambitious, little guy! Do you know what A-Rank is? I, your teacher, have been through hundreds of battles and climbed out of hell again and again to get the A-Rank evaluation! For more than 90% of the Valkyries, B-Rank is the best, how can it be that simple?"
"Himeko is so long-winded. I am a genius. I must be much faster than Himeko!"
"Hey, you little girl dare to argue with me? Look at me, the poisonous dragon drill!"
Himeko looked irritated. She used her arms to hold Angel's little head and clenched her fists to drill on both sides of her temples.
"It hurts! Himeko hates you!"
"Stinky brat, if you keep whining, I won't hold you to sleep tonight!"
The two of them were playing around, but gradually they both smiled.
After playing for a while, the two simply lay down on the tatami and hugged each other naturally.
Himeko hugged Angel's petite body, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared. Angel leaned against Himeko's chest, and her hands gradually clenched in secret.
'This child trusts me so much, but I...'
'Sister Himeko trusts me so much, but I...'
That night, the two people who felt guilty hugged each other tightly in their sleep.
...
Bronya had a secret talk with Himeko and Theresa the next morning and told them all her doubts and guesses.
"To sum up, Bronya thinks that Tachibana Yuki may not have any bad intentions to contact us. However, Bronya can't guess what Mother Cocolia is thinking, so we have to be careful, especially in terms of Sister Mei's safety."
At this point, Bronya couldn't help but reach out and touch the back of her head, and the look in her eyes became a little quieter.
Cocolia used a brain chip to help Bronya control the exoskeleton so that her disabled legs could have stronger mobility than normal people when needed. But at the same time, she could also directly control Bronya's body when necessary.
During the Nagazora City incident, Bronya was once controlled to perform tasks.
Bronya is very sure that if Cocolia plans to carry out any conspiracy next, she will definitely control herself again.
"Don't worry, the Far East is our territory after all, it's not that easy to do anything. Nagazora City has a hand in information gap, now she can't do whatever she wants."
"Well, Bronya believes in Teacher Himeko and everyone."
"That's right, don't be afraid, it's time to take a vacation, children should act like children! As for other things, we adults are still worrying about it!"
Himeko pinched Bronya's face and sent her away with a smile.
Then, Himeko looked at Theresa who was frowning and thinking.
"Hover the Hyperion over the city, and prepare the [Scarlet Fusion]."
"Eh? Is it necessary? Am I still here? Are you still afraid that the female vixen can use any power to fight against the S-Rank?"
"Just in case, it's always a good idea to prepare for another fight with the Herrscher of Thunder."
"Since you said so, okay, it's just a matter of fuel costs anyway, just treat it as insurance."
Theresa sent instructions to the academy.
And Himeko also contacted the intelligence department and began to fully investigate Tachibana Yuki's information.
Angel's "unintentional act" last night left a deep impression on Himeko, who felt guilty, which forced her to take it seriously. She always felt that if she did nothing, she would feel uneasy.
So, after the luxurious breakfast, Himeko took out a few tickets to the amusement park and pushed the students out of the door of the hotel. Kiana: "Eh? Teacher Himeko and Auntie aren't going back?"
Theresa: "Of course I want..."
Himeko: "Hmm?"
Theresa: "(._.`) ...to stay together and work overtime with Himeko."
Himeko controlled Theresa's head with one hand, turned to several students, especially facing Angel with a wooden face, she could see her disappointment and dissatisfaction, so she smiled:
"Unlike you little brats, the adult world is very busy. Okay, okay, go play by yourselves today, don't disturb us, let's go out together tomorrow!"
Himeko rubbed Angel's head and watched the students go away.
She and Theresa returned to the hotel and walked to the high internal reception room.
...
In the quiet room with faint sandalwood, Tachibana Yuki, wearing a Japanese brocade dress, knelt and waited, boiling water in the red stove and brewing tea.
"Thank you both for meeting me."
"Okay, forget the polite words. I want to make time to continue my vacation. Just tell me, what do you want to talk to us about?"
Himeko said straight to the point, neither kneeling like Tachibana Yuki nor taking the cup of bitter matcha on the table.
Theresa looked at the green liquid and was a little eager to drink it. She took it up and drank it, then smacked her lips and said to herself: "It's not as good as bitter melon juice..."
Tachibana Yuki clapped her hands.
Soon, two beautiful young girls came over and removed the tea set, and put down the bitter melon juice and red wine.
Himeko and Theresa looked at each other.
"Do all capitalists do whatever they want? In addition, ordinary people are not suitable to know about our affairs. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Lady Himeko. They are all insiders who participated in Anti-entropy's affairs. They are also my confidants and can be trusted."
"As long as you are happy, tell me your purpose."
"It can be seen that both of you are not particular about details, so I won't be polite. In short, I am willing to devote all the financial, material and human resources of the Tachibana family to serve Saint Freya, hoping to exchange Saint Freya's protection for this country."
Neither Himeko nor Theresa looked surprised, because Bronya told them a lot of information early in the morning.
Himeko sighed and said:
"Haven't you been cooperating with Anti-Entropy?"
"To be precise, we have always been serving Lady Cocolia, but she has never considered Far East as her territory. Maybe she is more fond of her hometown, or maybe she doesn't care about this country at all."
"But Far East has always been our protection area. Isn't this unnecessary?"
Himeko looked confused.
Tachibana Yuki's smile gradually disappeared, and she asked softly:
"Is it really like this?"
"What do you want to say?"
"If it is really protected, how did the incident in Nagazora City happen?"
The atmosphere seemed to freeze at this moment.
Himeko narrowed her eyes slightly, and even Theresa's expression suddenly sank.
Tachibana Yuki sighed and looked up, as if she could see something higher through the ceiling, and said:
"Anti-Entropy has a great foundation in the Far East, and Saint Freya is floating near the Far East, but in the final analysis, none of you care about this country. Raiden Ryoma can hide a nuclear bomb in the center of the city for ten years, and Lady Cocolia can also take action to catch this nuclear bomb, and Saint Freya has never even known about this nuclear bomb... If one party really cares about the lives of billions of people in this island country, then nothing will happen."
Tachibana Yuki's words are like accusations.
If it were a selfish and arrogant politician, there would be thousands of rebuttals to these words, such as she doesn't understand the Honkai at all, such as the occurrence of the Third Eruption is inevitable, and it is not easy to limit it to Nagazora City, etc.
But Himeko and Theresa are not that kind of politicians, they are very conscientious.
So, the two were speechless for a moment.
Tachibana Yuki resumed her smile at the right time, and said in an understanding tone:
"I am not blaming you two. First of all, the incident has already happened. Secondly, I have no ability or qualifications to point fingers at you adults. It's just that although I am an ordinary person who is dull and fragile, I also want to do something for my equally powerless compatriots."
"To be honest with you, I actually talked about these things with Lady Cocolia before you, but she really has no intention of taking care of this island country across the ocean. I told her that in this case, I will seek the protection of Saint Freya for this country... She acquiesced."
"What I want to do is not complicated, just measure the material resources of the Far East and win the favor of Saint Freya. , that's all."
"I am willing to do my best to provide everything Saint Freya needs, so that Saint Freya can station troops in Far East, set up a monitoring network, recruit people and even dominate this country. I want Far East to become a vassal of Saint Freya, I want Saint Freya to truly enter Far East, and then protect the people here!"
"The blood of Nagazora City cannot be shed in vain, let alone again! Politicians and the Self-Defense Forces can't protect anything. The only one who can protect us is Saint Freya! So, please agree to my request, both adults!"
Tachibana Yuki prostrated herself in front of Himeko and Theresa, with her hands and forehead completely pressed to the ground, and in the most sincere manner, she made a request that was equivalent to losing power and humiliating the country.
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