The small space within a radius of ten meters, along with Kallen, transformed into a stream of light and converged into the katana in Evan's hand. But before he could confirm the changes to the blade, as if [Jizo Mitama · Void] couldn't be maintained now that this special virtual reality had disappeared, the katana quickly turned into tiny points of light and merged into Evan's body.
After returning to Schicksal's normal database, Evan couldn't feel the existence of [Jizo Mitama · Void] anymore, just like before.
Immediately after, before Evan could make any other moves, his vision blurred. When he came to his senses, he had already returned to the real world—St. Freya Academy, Himeko Murata's residence.
"You're finally awake."
The moment Evan and Kiana opened their eyes, a long sigh of relief came from beside them. Himeko Murata, Raiden Mei, and Bronya were all here. Besides them, Principal Theresa had also come.
After discovering that Evan and Kiana were trapped in a strange state where the connection couldn't be interrupted by normal means, Himeko immediately reported the matter to Theresa. Of course, it wasn't to voluntarily admit fault, but to have Theresa contact Schicksal before things developed to an irreversible point, combining the power of Bronya and Schicksal's technical department to rescue Evan and Kiana from the virtual database together.
Now, fortunately, things didn't develop to the worst situation. Everyone showed relieved expressions, though they were still somewhat shaken.
"What exactly happened?"
After carefully examining them and tentatively confirming that Evan and Kiana hadn't suffered any mental damage, Theresa asked in a very unfriendly tone.
The Principal had been terrified just now. This level of emotional fluctuation—Theresa hadn't experienced it since the Second Eruption. Now, just a change in tone was already quite restrained of her.
Himeko Murata, Raiden Mei, and even Bronya, who always had an emotionless face, looked over. They were obviously very curious as well.
Kiana seemed to still not have accepted the series of developments in the virtual reality. At this moment, she hugged her knees blankly in silence. Evan gave an explanation.
"Kiana and I entered a special space. That place might have originally been just a virtual reality requiring specific permissions to enter, but as time passed, the virtual reality that had long gone without maintenance and inspection seemed to have undergone unknown changes. In that space, we could interact with virtual personalities and encountered some small situations. But in terms of results, both Kiana and I gained a lot."
It seemed Bronya indeed hadn't been able to monitor the detailed situation.
Evan didn't directly say that he had encountered Kallen Kaslana and transferred her into [Jizo Mitama · Void]. He only made this general summary.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Theresa and the others. It was simply because once he explained in detail, there would be too many things to explain. Was Kallen Kaslana in that space the remnant soul of the deceased, or something else? Where did Evan obtain [Jizo Mitama · Void] from, and what exactly was its function? Some of these questions even Evan himself didn't know; others he couldn't answer.
So, a minimal response was best.
The only concern now was whether Kiana, who witnessed everything, would expose too much. Evan looked at the girl who had been silent since just now. Theresa and the others also looked at her.
At this moment, the emotions contained in Kiana's eyes were too complex. She no longer seemed like the white-haired idiot from before. Everyone was quite surprised, but this surprise didn't last too long. Because as Kiana blinked, coming back to her senses, those blue eyes became extremely clear again, and all complex feelings disappeared.
The girl tilted her head with a very familiar motion and asked with a silly expression:
"Why are you all looking at me like this?"
"My idiot niece, did you learn something in the virtual reality?"
Theresa raised an eyebrow and moved closer to Kiana. Though petite like a child, at this moment the gentle temperament faintly revealed in her every movement made Kiana, who had originally wanted to bury all emotions deep in her heart and pretend nothing happened, tremble.
"I... I did learn a lot. I'll work hard and not disgrace the Kaslana name!"
"Oh? That's a very good resolve."
Theresa smiled and patted Kiana's head. Since Kiana was sitting on the ground right now, Theresa, who had always only been able to look up at others, could finally achieve this high-difficulty action! How joyous and worth celebrating.
"Principal, do you have a way to make me quickly become stronger?"
If bare-handed, I can't even deal with Honkai Beasts.
No, even with the Artemis' Guardian dual pistols Theresa gave me in that virtual reality, I couldn't fight against so many Honkai Beasts. In the end, I couldn't do what Evan did—use unknown but absolutely powerful means to block out the destruction of the space and protect Sister Kallen.
Speaking of which, what happened to Sister Kallen in the end? Evan doesn't have that katana in his hands right now. I'll have to find time to ask him later.
Kiana now had learned to think to a certain extent before acting. At the very least, the girl saw that Evan didn't want to fully expose what had happened before.
Kiana couldn't figure out Evan's reason for concealing things, but she didn't think she needed to understand. Kiana very straightforwardly chose to trust Evan.
"A way to quickly become stronger? That's not really difficult. Just undergo ultra-high-intensity training. However, my dear niece, what you should be concerned about right now isn't how to become stronger, but how to pass the makeup exam. Otherwise, the vast majority of your time going forward will be consumed by ordinary coursework."
"So why do Valkyries have to learn this kind of ordinary knowledge? It's completely useless!"
"When you need to use this knowledge, you'll naturally discover its value. Right now, it's preparing for a rainy day, to avoid regret when the time comes."
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