Wendy, seemingly greatly provoked, gritted her teeth and conjured a furious gale, then disappeared to who knows where.
As the Herrscher of Wind, no one could catch her if she wanted to run... the Herrscher of the Void was the same.
But the rampant winds she left behind turned the surrounding dilapidated buildings into dangerous projectiles.
"This really is... hitting a nerve..."
Kiana, awkwardly dodging the building debris stirred up by the Herrscher of Wind Wendy, was on the verge of tears.
"But, Kiana, this also means she really listened."
Mei, blocking the unavoidable building debris, comforted Kiana.
"She's more like she's in a rebellious mood right now, denying everything from the past."
Theresa, as an experienced educator, could also see Wendy's current state.
"So, she's not completely denying everything as she seems; on the contrary, she's very conflicted… I understand."
After Theresa's reminder, Kiana also understood Wendy's current state.
Precisely because she was deceived, she doesn't want to trust anyone now.
It's not that she's unwilling, but that she doesn't want to.
"But even knowing this, what should we do to convince her?"
Kiana, who had been thinking until her head felt bald, painfully rubbed her hair, which Mei tied up neatly every day. She couldn't think of anything.
"In any case, you all wait there for a moment. I'll have the Hyperion pick you up for a rest, and then we'll come up with a countermeasure."
Theresa made a judgment; it was about time they needed a rest.
"Wendy has already left; now we need to re-locate her position."
What's more, Wendy had vanished without a trace.
Like the Herrscher of Thunder, the Herrscher of Wind could also interfere with signals, so they needed to re-locate Wendy's position.
"Alright…"
Ultimately, their first meeting with the Herrscher of Wind could only end in failure.
"I've already written the mission report about Wendy becoming a Herrscher, but… as if it was expected, headquarters issued a new mission to conquer the Herrscher."
The busy task of searching for the Herrscher of Wind was left to other staff. Theresa and Himeko naturally submitted their mission reports.
"After all, we had a premonition from the very beginning. The Gem of Desire was stolen, and then the thief was trapped. Although the developments were different, the outcome was indeed within expectations."
Himeko explained that, like Theresa, she didn't particularly like the Archbishop of Schicksal's attitude towards Valkyries, but Himeko had to admit that he was truly formidable.
"What's more, that Archbishop of Schicksal is your grandfather, Theresa, and the most outstanding leader in history. It shouldn't be hard to know this."
Even she could sense the unusual nature of the mission. Uh… she somehow felt like she was belittling herself.
"…Indeed, Grandfather is very capable, but… no, maybe I'm projecting. Let's go find Kiana and the others first; I have something to give them."
Theresa shook her head. After all, that great Archbishop of Schicksal could be said to be quite noble and righteous.
"Kiana, Mei, I had others search the laboratory ruins earlier. Guess what I found?"
She soon arrived at where Kiana and the others were resting. Perhaps seeing the atmosphere was a bit silent, Theresa left them in suspense.
"What did you find? Could it be… Dr. Maki is still alive?!"
Kiana's memories of the lab only contained Wendy, Maki, and a blur.
Could Maki, who stayed behind to face the Herrscher in a place they all had to abandon, still be alive?
Perhaps there was an unrevealed Honkai energy inhibitor waiting for her to retrieve?
"…How could that be! He's just an ordinary person, not a superman!"
Theresa helplessly put her hands on her hips. How could he possibly be alive! If he were alive, she'd think the Herrscher should be Maki, not Wendy.
"Then what is it?"
Kiana couldn't help but be curious about what could make Theresa specifically come over to tease them.
"It's a photo, a photo left by Dr. Maki."
Theresa took out the photo and handed it to them.
"A photo, let me see… Eh! Isn't that Wendy? Is this girl the old man's granddaughter?"
Kiana saw two happy, smiling girls in the photo. One was Wendy, and the other was unfamiliar but somewhat recognizable.
This explained why Dr. Maki ultimately betrayed Cocoilia; he naturally couldn't harm his granddaughter's friend.
"Indeed, she is Dr. Maki's granddaughter, Lin. If nothing unexpected happened, they were good friends. Perhaps this will help convince Wendy."
Because Mei was present, Theresa naturally used the word "convince."
"Uh, are you sure it won't provoke Wendy even more? After all, Lin died precisely because she trusted others."
Kiana felt that if the sequence was correct, Lin was experimented on first, then Wendy, and finally Dr. Maki rebelled and saved Wendy.
There should have been a gap between Wendy and Lin.
"Perhaps it will, but perhaps it will be a breakthrough. Things can't get any worse."
Theresa knew very well that what they needed now was dialogue.
No matter what kind of dialogue, as long as it could leave an impression in Wendy's heart, it would suffice.
"Headmaster, we found the Herrscher of Wind. Or rather, we found her by following the trail of destroyed buildings. She finally stopped, seemingly tired of the destruction. This girl has destroyed so much!"
Himeko received the report at this moment and couldn't help but exclaim when she saw the vast expanse of ruins in the report image.
"Then Kiana, break time is over. Get ready to depart again!"
Theresa issued the new departure mission.
"Already ready!"
Now that she was full and rested, Kiana was re-energized.
She wanted to save Wendy just like she saved Mei!
"Wait… another airdrop?!"
"After all, flying such a large warship over would not only make us a target but also provoke Wendy. Alright, go down!"
"Ahhh!"
Kiana was still not very accustomed to airdrops, after all.
After walking through a large area of ruins, they arrived near Wendy.
Kiana immediately realized why Wendy had stopped here.
Because on the ground were… the bodies of those laboratory members who had fled earlier, killed by someone unknown.
One could only say, well done.
As they approached, Wendy also noticed their presence.
"It's you again!"
Wendy sounded very annoyed.
But at least she didn't attack directly, perhaps stimulated by the previously killed laboratory members.
"That's right, Wendy! It's us again!"
Kiana took a deep breath and said loudly.
Her only bargaining chip now was a group photo.