It's Grinding time!
May, xx, 2015.
In those four months, apart from completing various missions with his team, many other things happened such as Ragna whose eyes rounded like eggs when she saw Himeko's youthful face.
She at that time was asking Himeko questions with a terrifying aura.
After all, who doesn't want to stay young? Especially for Ragna currently in her thirties, she really needed it.
Himeko who was feeling her aura then quickly pointed at Kouro who had used the Joestar family's secret technique.
(E/D: NIGERUNDAYOOOOO!!! HIMEKO!!)
Kouro still remembered Ragna's expression at that time which really made him feel goosebumps.
It is said that Ragna chased Kouro for three days and nights non-stop.
From this, we can see that it is really scary when a woman has targeted something.
Of course, Kouro finally gave up voluntarily, he really didn't want to be chased for the rest of his life just because someone wanted to stay young, so he finally made a deal with Ragna.
No one knows the contents of the agreement other than the two of them themselves.
It's just that after the two of them made a deal, Ragna was seen entering Kouro's room for a whole night with Kouro himself, before finally coming out with an astonishing change.
Ragna who came out of Kouro's room had a face ten years younger than before, Kouro also came out of his room with a pale face as if he had been sucked dry.
No one knew what they had done...
Kouro at that time literally almost got his 'cock' cut off by Ayame, Himeko, Kiana, Bronya, and Mei.
Fortunately, Kouro at that time was able to resolve their misunderstanding quickly, otherwise...
Then, the other thing that was on his mind was what could really change the history of Schicksal, no, the whole world.
As Theresa said earlier that she came to Schicksal to register Kiana and companies to become official Valkyries and actually not only that.
She came to Schicksal to check on Himeko's transformed stigmata, she was just worried that the stigmata had changed for the worse and would absorb more of Himeko's vitality.
But after the examination, the Researchers and Doctors who specialized in this matter were dumbfounded when they saw the stigmata's data.
They were dumbfounded because the stigmata, which were called artificial stigmata that had the worst side effects, had turned out to be perfect with no side effects.
But they then put on a happy expression because by studying this Stigmata, they could finally improve the shortcomings of the artificial Stigmata to a minimal level.
That meant the other Valkyries no longer had to worry about their lifespan being shorter than most ordinary people.
They were then asking Himeko how she came to possess this Stigmata.
Himeko seemed to have a thoughtful expression for a moment before saying that it was due to a 'coincidence' when she and her students were exploring some kind of cave in Shenzhou.
She could not say that her Stigmata changed because of Kouro.
She thought this way because Kouro was the only person at that time when something had been done to her body.
The researchers and doctors nodded in belief, that was because there was indeed an incident similar to what Himeko had said.
If they knew that the stigmata could change because of Kouro...
Kouro might only be able to use the helmet as a mask for the rest of his life.
...
In those four months, Kouro gradually became accustomed to Schicksal's rules, and now his team was also quite famous for their high completion rate.
With the extermination missions he had taken before, his level had now increased several times.
Kouro stared at his status screen now.
Name: Hanagami Kouro
Level: 36
Job: None
Title: Wolf Slayer [+]
Authority: Death and Life.
[HP: 27,200/27,200]
[SP:8,512/8,512]
Fatigue: 0
Strength: 206
Agility: 131
Vitality: 136
Sense: 109
Intelligence: 140
Honkai: 133
Point(s): 375
Skills:
Cooking(Master), Stealth(Master), Weapon Mastery(Master), Parkour(Master), Martial Arts(Grandmaster), Mechanical Mastery(Master), Riding(Master), Swimming(Advanced), Acting(Grandmaster), Singing(Advanced), Painting(Advanced), Learning(Master), Survival(Master), Hacking(Advanced), Disguise(Advanced).
Abilities :
Passive:
Unknown Lvl: Max
Iron Body Lvl: 8
Hokushin Itto-Ryu Lvl: 8
Active:
Sprint Lvl: 6
Power Strike Lvl: 6
Dominator's Touch Lvl: 6
Bloodlust Lvl: 4
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And it is currently sunny summer, in the morning.
Kouro who was currently in the bathroom and brushing his teeth in front of the mirror suddenly saw a system notification in front of his eyes.
[Main Quest]: End the Eruption at Manila.
Gift Quests:
1. Coupon: Skills Upgrade (Master) x3.
2. 5,000,000 gold coins.
"Huh?" Kouro put on a confused expression with his mouth still foaming before muttering, "What the hell..."
He really didn't know that there was a Honkai Eruption in Manila, Philippines... Hold on! If there's an eruption in the Philippines doesn't that mean there's a Herrscher about to be born?!
Thinking of this, Kouro with a serious expression then immediately rinsed his mouth before quickly going to take a shower.
10 minutes later, he who had finished bathing then got dressed before taking out a loaf of bread which he ate with gusto.
And sure enough, moments after he finished his breakfast, a siren sounded loudly before an announcement was heard.
["Attention! Attention! A high-scale Honkai Eruption has been detected in the city of Manila, Philippines! All Valkyries who are available for duty are requested to go to the field immediately!"]
Hearing this, Kouro quickly left, but before that, he took out the black mask he found in Vill-V's study and opened his status screen to add points after thinking for a few minutes before actually leaving.
Kouro's status is now.
Name: Hanagami Kouro
Level: 36
Job: None
Title: Wolf Slayer [+]
Authority: Death and Life.
[HP: 40,000/40,000]
[SP: 12,800/12,800]
Fatigue: 0
Strength: 270
Agility: 191
Vitality: 200
Senses: 169
Intelligence: 200
Honkai: 200
Point(s): 0
Kouro doesn't know how strong he is now, but he can only hope that with his current status, he can reduce the number of casualties from the impact of the Honkai Eruption.
...
At the airstrip, hundreds of Valkyries were lined up neatly, he looked around before finding Ragna with Lin and Ana, he also saw Kiana, Mei, and Bronya's team led by Himeko, and he saw Ayame and Nakuru who were on the same team, Durandal who led her team with Rita.
Susannah's team was also getting ready to take off.
Kouro saw the expressions of all of them who wore serious expressions, well... This was not surprising, after all this was the third Honkai Eruption that had a high scale.
(A/N: The first was the second Honkai Eruption and the second was the Honkai Eruption in Singapore.)
What's more, researchers have found that Honkai Eruptions are increasingly having shorter intervals than usual.
For example, the current Honkai Eruption in Singapore is only a few months away from the current Honkai Eruption, compared to previous Eruptions such as the first Eruption which was about 50 years away from the second Eruption.
Because of this, researchers are worried. After all, every Honkai Eruption that occurs always makes hundreds of Valkyries victims, whether they are veterans or rookies.
Fortunately, with the Himeko Stigmata that they had researched, the quality and quantity of new and old Valkyries had slowly improved qualitatively.
Currently, the Valkyries going to Manila had been divided into two divisions.
The first division will focus on eliminating the existing Honkai until it is safe.
The second division would focus on saving as many survivors as possible.
Kouro and his team were fortunately assigned to the first division, while Kiana and the others were assigned to the second division.
Kiana initially looked sullen when she learned that her team was assigned to the second division, but thinking of the many victims whose safety was at stake, Kiana's expression turned serious and stern.
Kouro and his team entered the airship followed by the other Valkyries.
"This time let Kouro drive." Ragna said seriously though after saying this she gulped down her saliva.
"Understood." Kouro sat in the driving seat with a focused expression, not realizing that Lin and Ana's expressions looked very pale.
Lin was seen biting her lip before muttering in a trembling voice, "Ahh... I want to die."
She seemed to choose death over boarding this airplane driven by Kouro.
"Don't worry, after boarding the transportation piloted by the captain, you will definitely be able to meet the creator." Ana murmured with a resigned face.
Lin's face became even paler.
"Everyone I'm about to start the plane, I hope you can immediately use the seat belts." Kouro said without looking back.
The three of them immediately put on their seat belts.
Kouro had already started the engines so the airplane floated along with the other Valkyries before heading at 'full' speed towards Manila, Philippines.
In the Overseer's room.
Otto watched it all from the window of his room with a pensive expression.
Behind him was Ashborn who was also looking at it all with his shining purple eyes.
"Finally, the time has come."
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45 minutes later.
Unlike what Ragna and the others had thought, this time Kouro was piloting the airship so smoothly that it made them truly fear whether his head had hit something.
Kouro didn't know what the three of them were thinking, he currently wasn't in a hurry because he knew, that if he used all his skills, the three of them would definitely become 'Jelly'.
Tens of minutes later, Kouro narrowing his eyes could see the city of Manila which was still hundreds of kilometers away from him.
The city looked devastated, the tall buildings had become ruins, and the fire that burned some of the buildings had released black smoke that soared into the sky.
Seeing this, Kouro put on a serious expression, because from afar, he could sense many Honkai Beast auras roaming around.
Hundreds? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands?
Kouro didn't know how many.
He also didn't know if his presence had changed anything about this Honkai Eruption.
But one thing was certain.
With his current arrival, those countless Honkai Beasts would surely die in his hands.
He then was seen pressing the [Auto-pilot] button before then looking back, "Ragna-san, I leave the airship to you."
"Huh?" x3 their expressions were suddenly confused.
Kouro opened the airplane door thousands of feet above the water before jumping off and freefalling without a parachute.
In the air feeling the impact of the wind blowing his hair, Kouro's expression behind the mask was enthusiastic.
'It's Grinding time!'
(E/D: I am Grinding in Genshin. New player. Any tips? Please *Puppy eye.GIF*)