Ryn and Kiana fumbled for a long time, only to find that Ryn couldn't figure out how to put on 「White Comet」 either. Defeated, they had to call Theresa in to help.
As soon as Theresa heard Kiana call for her, she immediately scurried over.
"First like this, then like that, and then like this, and you're done!" Theresa wiped away non-existent sweat, then stood with her hands on her hips, looking mighty pleased with herself.
"Ooh~ So that's how it works, I completely get it now." Kiana nodded as if in a sudden realization, then handed 「White Comet」 to Ryn. "Help me put it on."
Seeing Kiana, who claimed to understand but still had a slightly dazed look in her eyes, Ryn knew that his Kitty Kiana must have zoned out.
"You silly little thing." Ryn took 「White Comet」 and chuckled softly. Then, Ryn helped Kiana undress, unlocked the 「White Comet」's locking mechanism, and the battlesuit automatically disassembled and equipped itself onto Kiana.
After changing into 「White Comet」, Kiana smiled and linked her arm with Ryn's. "Hmph, hmph, then this silly little thing will have to rely on Ryn from now on~"
"Yes, yes, I just can't say no to you."
Theresa covered her eyes, unable to watch any longer.
"You two are really too much, getting all lovey-dovey like this! Don't worry, after the initial activation, you won't need to go through so many tedious steps. It will respond to your thoughts. In the future, you can just activate it, and it will be instantly quantum-shifted onto you."
"Now follow me, I'm taking you to my exclusive training room."
With that, Theresa led the way out.
Afterward, Ryn and Kiana followed Theresa to her exclusive training room.
This training room was something Otto had pushed past the other council members to build specifically for Theresa, using a large amount of funds. There were only a few such training rooms in all of Schicksal. Otto had thought Theresa would strive to improve herself after Cecilia's death, but instead, Theresa had been slacking off at St. Freya High School...
After conducting some simple tests on Kiana, Theresa said smugly to her:
"How does the new battlesuit feel? Do you feel much stronger now?"
"Is this really a third-generation Valkyrie battlesuit... It feels more like just a bodysuit... I don't feel that all-around enhancement that White Knight: Moonlight gave me at all... It feels like less than a tenth of that power now." Kiana stretched her limbs, feeling that the enhancement from this battlesuit wasn't very significant.
"Damn it, one is equippable by a B-rank Valkyrie, and the other can only be worn by an S-rank Valkyrie. Of course there's a huge difference!"
"But I want my White Knight: Moonlight..."
"Then summon it! Didn't you guys say it's installed on your third-generation battlesuit? 「White Comet」 is the third-generation Valkyrie battlesuit customized for you by Schicksal."
Kiana shook her head; she didn't feel the presence of White Knight: Moonlight in this battlesuit at all. Kiana looked at Ryn, since he was the one who said it was on the third-generation suit. Theresa also looked at Ryn; she was quite eager to see White Knight: Moonlight.
"Don't look at me... I don't know either." Ryn shrugged with his hands up. Otto only said the conditions had to be met, he didn't say what the conditions were.
"Tsk... forget it. Kiana, get familiar with White Comet first. You haven't fully utilized this battlesuit's capabilities yet."
With that, Theresa pressed a button, activating a set of equipment in the training room.
"This is the 'Memorial Arena,' Schicksal's exclusive technology. It will read your brainwaves to find strong enemies from your memory, then use Schicksal's technology and the fragments from your mind to simulate that strong enemy for you to fight," Theresa explained the function of the training room to the two.
"That sounds just like a game..." "Whoa, a real-life Honkai God Realm."
"You brat, be serious, don't just think about games. Although the simulation isn't as strong as the real thing, its destructive power won't be too weak. If you're too careless, you'll get hurt!" Theresa shouted angrily at Kiana through the microphone.
"Don't worry, since they were already defeated by me, I won't let them touch a single hair on my head. Besides, I'm stronger now than I was in the past." Kiana's lips curled into a slight, confident smile.
Kiana gave Ryn a wink and said with a grin, "Ryn, you'd better watch my spectacular performance~"
"Go for it, I believe in you," Ryn cheered Kiana on.
"Then I'll begin~" Theresa pressed the start button.
After a while, a phantom image appeared in front of Kiana, gradually solidifying.
After the person was fully simulated, Theresa turned to look at Ryn. Ryn was a little surprised but just shrugged and didn't say much.
"Uh, I didn't expect it to be me first... Hello there, Kiana~" The virtual person smiled and greeted Kiana.
And that virtual person was Ryn from the time when he and Kiana were wandering together...
Back then, Ryn trained hard every day, only to be thoroughly beaten by Kiana. It wasn't until later, as Ryn grew stronger, that it became harder and harder for Kiana to defeat him, eventually reaching a stalemate.
"Hello there, Ryn. Although I had a feeling it would be you when I heard Theresa's explanation, it's still a bit hard to fight you now that you've actually appeared." Kiana gave a wry smile, then looked at the Ryn who was watching her with Theresa.
Looking at Ryn, Kiana revealed a smile as beautiful as the moon goddess, then turned her head and looked coldly at the simulated Ryn.
"Hey, hey, hey, showing such favoritism is going too far!" the virtual Ryn said as he threw a punch and rushed towards Kiana.
"Kiana... attack!" Kiana took a deep breath, then raised her dual pistols and slammed them down towards the virtual Ryn who had already charged in front of her.
But then, the virtual Ryn flashed behind Kiana and kicked at her.
Kiana reacted immediately and dodged.
"Looks like you've misunderstood something. Although I don't want to fight you, it doesn't mean you can easily defeat me." The virtual Ryn summoned dual daggers and lunged at Kiana.
Kiana hurriedly dodged nonstop. She had underestimated this Ryn; this wasn't the Ryn from their wandering days, but the Ryn from the time he saved Mei.
Seeing Kiana had distanced herself, the virtual Ryn threw the dual daggers, then another heavy cannon appeared in his hands, and he began to continuously fire at Kiana.
The thrown daggers hovered in the air, spinning continuously, forming a vortex that constantly pulled at Kiana.
But Kiana was not the same person she used to be. Kiana dodged the virtual Ryn's shots, then took the opportunity to press a button on the side of her thigh.
Time Fracture activated.
"Now, it's Kiana time!"
"Neko Charm!"