Theresa stared blankly. "Himeko…"
"I saw it…"
Himeko looked at the projected emperor-class Honkai beast, not knowing what to say.
"Remember to dock the tech department's pay."
If her own umbrella was gone, then everyone else's should be flipped over too!
Theresa would definitely do that.
With such a huge mistake, if she didn't give some punishment, how was she supposed to keep being the headmaster?
Even the kindest leader of an organization can't keep being kind in a situation like this. If they do, that organization would soon be overtaken by others.
But that was something for later.
Right now, what she needed to think about was how to deal with this projected emperor-class Honkai beast.
"Can't we cancel the projection?"
"I tried already. The simulation system malfunctioned. This emperor-class Honkai beast isn't in the system at all."
Theresa answered Himeko's question.
To put it simply, this Honkai beast shouldn't have appeared.
Kiana's exam target was supposed to be a simple lower-class chariot-type Honkai beast.
But somehow, it was replaced by an emperor-class one.
Thankfully, the one taking the exam was Kiana.
If this malfunction had happened during another student's exam, Theresa would've panicked herself to death.
"Theresa, this Honkai beast's data is identical to the real thing. Are you sure Kiana can handle it?"
With just that bow of hers, she probably couldn't even scratch the Honkai beast's hide.
Hearing Himeko's words, Theresa gave her a strange look.
Himeko realized it too and smacked her own forehead. "Pretend I didn't say anything."
She had completely forgotten Kiana's real identity for a moment.
If she were a Herrscher, then dealing with this level of Honkai beast would be nothing.
"Hey hey hey! Auntie, giving me a Honkai beast of this level, are you seriously trying to make things hard for your Fat Tiger?!"
———
'Fat Tiger… what the heck!'
Kiana's voice came through the monitors. And precisely because it was her, Theresa was very relieved and stayed in the monitoring room.
Theresa cleared her throat, turned on the mic in front of her, and said, "The device malfunctioned. What you're facing now is an emperor-class Honkai beast, Aesir…"
"Emperor-class Honkai beast?!" Raiden Mei covered her mouth.
She had already studied the classification of Honkai beasts beforehand, so of course she knew what the emperor-class beast Theresa mentioned meant.
Honkai beasts are generally divided into lower-class and upper-class.
Lower-class beasts have many types,
Charge-type, Knight-type, Chariot-type, and so on, all are lower-class.
But that doesn't mean lower-class beasts are weak.
Honkai Emperor, Honkai Queen… those are also lower-class.
As for upper-class Honkai beasts…
They are very rare.
And far stronger than lower-class ones.
Theresa had once, back when she was a B-rank Valkyrie on a mission, fought against an upper-class Honkai beast.
Emperor-class Honkai beast, Pavanti.
That beast had nearly wiped out Theresa's entire Valkyrie squad.
Even Otto had given up on that squad and was ready to fire a missile to kill both the Honkai beast and the squad together.
In the end, Theresa couldn't bear to watch her companions die, so as a B-rank Valkyrie, she charged into the battlefield, went berserk, and defeated Pavanti at the cost of her own injuries.
After that, Theresa was appointed an S-rank Valkyrie by Destiny.
And the one projected now was recorded in the Second Honkai Eruption, Aesir, same level as Pavanti.
Also known as, Liliya and Rosaliya's fused form.
"Emperor-class Honkai beast." Levi looked at the giant creature before him.
Standing at its feet felt like standing at the foot of a mountain.
It was hard to imagine that such a small simulation chamber could generate something this huge.
"This might be a little troublesome…"
He tried testing whether his attacks could break its defense, but forget breaking defense, there wasn't even a single spark.
"Auntie! In this situation, can I use Honkai energy?!"
This was like playing Dark Souls with no dodge roll, while the boss had an upgraded mod and swung eighteen times per second.
Without Honkai energy, he literally couldn't fight.
"Use it, use it. Just don't cause too big a commotion."
Theresa said.
Because she was speaking through the broadcast, Theresa didn't dare say directly, "Don't overuse your Herrscher powers."
She could only hint at Levi to hurry up and finish it without letting the others notice.
Fu Hua, who had been quietly reading her book, lifted her head when she heard Theresa tell Levi to use Honkai energy against an emperor-class beast.
She looked at Levi's lightly smiling face and pushed up her glasses.
Anyone capable of defeating an emperor-class Honkai beast alone was without exception an S-rank Valkyrie.
Even if it was just a projection, in a virtual environment, its strength wouldn't be that far off.
If Kiana could actually win, then Otto sending her here to supervise Kiana would be a complete joke.
A Valkyrie suspected of having S-rank strength was not someone she could deal with in her half-broken state.
While she was stunned, Levi's voice sounded.
"How about a little romantic atmosphere~"
"..."
Watching the Honkai-energy arrow streak by, Fu Hua pushed up her glasses again.
She could now confirm, Otto really was a joke.
But why did this scene feel a little familiar?
Must be her imagination.
———
[Inside the Simulation]
After receiving Theresa's confirmation, Levi shifted out of the way of Aesir's punch.
He set down the quiver and bow, a relaxed, cheerful smile on his face.
"Now I am the boss!"
A stylish spin.
Honkai energy gathered in his hands into a longbow, and as his fingers touched the bowstring, a crystal arrow appeared in mid-air.
"How about a little romantic atmosphere~"
An arrow shot toward Aesir's eye.
Taking advantage of the moment, Levi blew a flying kiss toward Raiden Mei outside the field.
———
Theresa saw it and curled her lip. "Flirting even in the middle of battle…"
Exactly like her old man...
She really couldn't understand what Cecilia had liked about him back then.
———
[Spectator Seats]
Bronya saw Levi's action and calmly looked toward Raiden Mei beside her.
At this moment, Raiden Mei had her hands covering her face, hiding her expression.
But the redness on her ears made it clear she had reacted to Levi's move.
Bronya leaned forward a bit.
Her eyes met Mei's through the gaps between Mei's fingers.
"Bronya…"
Raiden Mei's voice trembled.
"Bronya didn't see anything."
Seeing the lightning in Mei's eyes and hearing the "beep beep beep" coming from her, Bronya immediately straightened up.
She sat rigidly upright, staring straight ahead, watching Levi's performance without turning her head.
"This Levi is really Levi."
She didn't dare move a single muscle right now.
Compared to Levi, the Herrscher consciousness inside Mei was the truly terrifying one.
Next to that, Levi was basically the angel among Herrscher consciences.
And since he also knew Seele, he was an angel among angels.
'An archangel...'
The light faded from Mei's eyes, and the alarm coming from her body stopped.
Theresa let out a sigh of relief as the countdown device beside her paused.
"What's going on? Why did Raiden Mei suddenly Herrscher-ize?"
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