Countless extraordinary beings stared wide-eyed at the screen.
High above, beside Bronya, Moonlight Throne cannons were being constructed directly out of empty space.
Creating matter from nothing—reproducing objects through pure understanding.
Everyone knew this was the ability of the Herrscher of Reason.
But witnessing such a miracle with their own eyes was still an overwhelming visual shock.
Even Otto… probably never imagined it.
That Bronya would so quickly grasp the core of the Herrscher of Reason—
and shatter the barrier blocking them!
Before anyone could even finish reacting—
The next instant!
"Fire!!"
With Bronya's shout,
a brilliance like a blade cleaving the heavens filled the screen!
In that instant,
all viewers instinctively turned their eyes away!
Sixfold-output Moonlight Throne bombardment!
Amid blinding white light that flooded everything—
A deafening explosion!
The earth itself trembled!
And as the overwhelming radiance gradually faded—
One could clearly see it:
Under the combined impact of the Herrscher of Reason and the Hyperion,
the light barrier shattered completely in an instant!
Not a single fragment showed any sign of regeneration!
That alone proved—
This attack had far exceeded the barrier's self-repair energy threshold!!
This strike—
Succeeded!!!
"Sister Bronya!!"
But together with Seele's cry—
Bronya's body fell from the sky!
"—"
Seele caught her in her arms.
Bronya had clearly lost consciousness.
After accomplishing something no Herrscher of Reason before her had ever done—
creating Moonlight Thrones out of nothing—
her body and mind were utterly exhausted.
Holding her, Seele could feel it.
Bronya's breathing was faint, as if even her soul might dissipate at any moment.
Inside the internal comms, panic spread.
"Bronya, hold on!"
"What do we do—?! Is Sister Bronya going to die?!"
"Don't say that, Rosaliya!!"
At that moment—
Seele noticed Black Abyss White Flower planted in the plaza nearby.
She clenched her teeth, closed her eyes, and followed the guidance of the other self within her.
She sensed Bronya's fading life force in her arms,
and also perceived that strange yet familiar power not far away.
She wove power into threads—
linking the two together.
And in the next instant—
Under Seele's resolute gaze—
From the ground below,
amid intertwining branches, white petals slowly bloomed.
Black Abyss White Flower—Key of Creation!
"Mm…"
"Bronya… sister!"
In Seele's hopeful eyes,
Bronya lost consciousness once more—but this time, Seele could feel it clearly:
This was merely deep sleep caused by extreme exhaustion.
"Thank goodness… Bronya, you're okay…"
Seele murmured softly,
her heart filled with gratitude toward the other self within her.
In the distance,
Kiana hurried over as well.
Seeing the unconscious Bronya in Seele's arms,
Kiana finally let out a breath of relief.
[Keqing: Thank goodness… she's okay…]
[Furina: Creating sixfold Moonlight Thrones at once… that really was pushing it too far…]
[Tesla: This… this is a feat no one ever even imagined…]
[Himeko (Honkai): Bronya… that was far too dangerous… what if something had really gone wrong?!]
[Raiden Mei: Thank goodness… thank goodness everyone's safe…]
[Raiden Mei: I'm sorry… I should've been there with you…]
[Kiana: Mei! It's not your fault, is it?! If anything, blame that damn Otto!]
[March 7th: Otto's defenses are broken! Hurry!!]
[Sushang: Otto probably never expected this either… Bronya actually found a way through!]
Just as everyone finally relaxed—
Kiana suddenly cried out again.
"Wait… what is that?!"
!!
The next instant—
All viewers stared in disbelief at the screen.
High above the sky—
Massive gears were slowly manifesting in the air!
The faces of everyone aboard the Hyperion changed instantly!
Otto…
Was never that simple.
Not only the barrier—
What now appeared in the sky was the nightmare of countless people!
The Authority of Constraint—God's Grace Barrier!!
Inside the Hyperion—
Tesla cried out in shock.
"Hey—hey—are you kidding me, Einstein?! That thing… isn't that what we saw during the Second Honkai Impact?!"
"Based on energy readings and detection feedback… it is God's Grace Barrier."
Einstein's gaze turned grave.
"No—more precisely, it's a method of using the Authority of Constraint similar to God's Grace Barrier."
Tesla's expression darkened.
"Kiana! Get everyone out of there—now! If those gears touch you, it's over!"
"We don't know whether this is a defensive measure triggered by breaking the barrier or something else—but it's rapidly expanding outward, centered on that Imaginary Seed!"
Kiana's heart clenched.
She moved to lead Seele and the others toward the perimeter.
"Seele! Rosaliya! Liliya! Can you still move?!"
"Huff… huff… I gave all my power to Sister Bronya just now… I don't have much strength left…"
In Seele's arms, Bronya was breathing steadily,
but still showed no sign of waking.
"It's okay… I… can carry Sister Bronya…"
(Everyone's already lost their combat capability… but those gears aren't slowing down at all…)
(Is there really… any other way…)
Kiana tried to condense her greatsword again—
but her power slipped away as before.
(Damn it… my strength still hasn't recovered!)
For a moment—
Silence.
Only the twisted gears continued their rapid expansion,
closing in on them.
—
Just then, a roaring sound suddenly came from above!
"That's… the Bunny ship mounted on the Hyperion?! Theresa? When did you sortie?!"
"That works too. Since you've already arrived nearby, Theresa, have the ground teams complete their evacuation immediately."
"Evacuation won't work."
Theresa's voice was heavy.
"Bronya and the others just went through a fierce battle—they're completely exhausted."
"And with how fast those gears are expanding… evacuating by air would carry an even greater risk."
Theresa's analysis plunged the comms into silence.
"Doctor, do you remember the experiment we conducted earlier related to Constraint?"
"You've already realized it too, haven't you?"
"If I output equal Authority of Constraint using God's Grace Barrier… Kiana and the others won't be harmed."
"Theresa, wait! Theoretically, that might work—but—"
"Ms. Theresa, you know very well what using God's Grace Barrier means for someone like you—someone equivalent to a MANTIS."
Tesla and Einstein spoke almost at the same time,
trying desperately to stop her.
"I know. I already experienced it once during the Second Honkai Impact."
"But look at that Imaginary Seed! To match that level of output… you'll definitely die!!"
"…Perhaps."
Facing Tesla's warning,
Theresa was unusually calm—as if she had long prepared herself for this choice.
Perhaps, from the moment she piloted that assault craft away from the Hyperion,
she had already foreseen this.
And her calm acceptance of her possible fate
made every viewer's heart sink heavily.
Theresa…
she wouldn't… be planning something reckless, would she?!
[Ningguang: God's Grace Barrier…?!]
[Theresa: Oath of Judah—Zero-Rated Output… nullifying all Honkai energy!!]
[Furina: That thing… is terrifying…]
[Hu Tao: Retreat!! Everyone retreat!!]
[Kiana: Damn it… Otto still had another card hidden!]
[Tesla: This bastard… he's way too hard to deal with…!]
[Tesla: If I could, I'd punch his face in before all these tragedies ever began!!]
[Einstein: God's Grace Barrier… the authority most lethal to Herrschers is now in Otto's hands…]
[Bronya (Honkai): …Don't worry about me! Evacuate!!]
[Theresa: …Indeed. Retreat is no longer an option…]
[Raiden Mei: Wait—does the Principal… have a solution?!]
[Theresa: I understand now… the counter-constraint experiment…! My future self must have thought the same!!]
[Tesla: Theresa, are you insane?! You'll die doing that!!]
On screen—
In a single instant,
the two Anti-Entropy doctors understood everything.
They understood the method Theresa had chosen in this desperate moment.
Because it was exactly the counter-constraint experiment they had just prepared—
specifically to deal with Otto.
They never expected to use it this soon.
Even more shocking—
Otto truly had mastered the Authority of Constraint,
and had created such a massive and terrifying God's Grace Barrier!
To match that level of output—
Theresa's fate was all but certain.
She… would very likely die…!!
And yet, at this very moment—
The two doctors knew deep down:
Theresa's decision could not be swayed.
This Academy Principal, who seemed sheltered under Otto's indulgence—
Possessed a resolve that even Otto could not shake.
"…It seems we can no longer stop you…"
"Thank you for understanding, Doctors."
Theresa spoke softly.
Then—
Before the eyes of countless viewers,
the assault craft flew straight toward the Imaginary Seed in the sky.
The already-weak radio signal went completely silent.
The surroundings grew eerily quiet,
save for the monotonous hum of machinery…
And within that silence—
Images from the past surfaced before Theresa's eyes.
[Year 2000 — Schicksal Headquarters]
Under bright sunlight at the air harbor,
Cecilia and Theresa sat talking on a bench,
while Kiana's laughter rang out in the distance.
Peaceful.
Beautiful.
"Thank you for accompanying us for Kiana's art photos, Theresa."
Cecilia smiled gently.
"She really likes you."
[The last time she and Cecilia truly talked like this… was on a peaceful afternoon.]
[They sat on the bench, watching the father and daughter playing in the distance, chatting for a long while.]
"Cecilia, the Far East Branch Academy project you applied for has been approved."
Theresa looked up at Cecilia with a smile.
"But next time, pay more attention to the paperwork…
This time, you didn't even mark the project's priority."
"Good thing I double-checked—otherwise who knows how long it would've sat buried in the pile."
"Then help me fulfill one more wish, okay?"
Cecilia smiled.
"That proposal from last time… what do you think, Theresa?
How about becoming a teacher at my school someday?"
"Ah… let's forget that."
Theresa puffed out her cheeks in distress.
"If I were a teacher, I'd be terrible. I'm not good with kids. They'd all treat me like their peer."
Seeing little Theresa sulk, Cecilia laughed softly.
"Really? I think you'd be perfect. Kiana likes you so much, after all."
"I'll stay at headquarters. You'll definitely find better teachers."
"And besides… I have a feeling that the daughter you and Siegfried have will be even more mischievous than other kids. I wouldn't be able to handle her."
"Oh my, thank you for the compliment. But who knows—maybe she'll grow up well-behaved? Just like her father."
"…Since when was Siegfried ever well-behaved?!"
The two joked warmly about family matters.
"But Cecilia… why are you in such a hurry to build a Valkyrie academy? Is it because of Kiana?"
"Ah… not really. If anything, I'd be happy if she didn't become a Valkyrie."
Cecilia thought for a moment before continuing.
"To be honest, I've been thinking about building a school for a long time."
"You know, I started warrior training at a very young age. Other than fighting the Honkai, I knew almost nothing about the world."
"It wasn't until I met Siegfried… you remember how we first met."
"That was when I woke up from a dream—
I realized that besides fighting, there was such a colorful world to experience!"
"And those experiences, in turn, became new motivation for my life as a Valkyrie."
"So I want to create a different kind of branch."
"To give students the things I almost missed back then."
"Private rooms, beautiful gardens, delicious school meals…"
"Friends to attend classes with, to play with—
even to skip class together…"
"I hope that before becoming warriors, they can first live freely as people, and truly experience the world."
Cecilia gazed at the distant sky,
speaking at great length.
Beside her, Theresa listened quietly—
seriously, silently.
Watching Cecilia's profile,
Theresa felt as if she finally understood many things.
And the softest part of her heart stirred gently.
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