Several days after the Dubai Honkai incident.
Amber walked into Otto's office with light steps.
"Lord Overseer, Lady Durandal and Lord Ryn have successfully resolved all of this month's Honkai incidents. Thanks to Lord Ryn's powerful crowd control abilities, Schicksal and various nations have also suffered fewer losses. Many countries have jointly proposed to increase next quarter's funding for Schicksal by five percent."
"Excellent. I had originally thought that with just Durandal and Ryn fighting nonstop for over thirty days, it would be good enough if they could resolve the major Honkai incidents. I didn't expect them to exceed the mission parameters."
Otto closed the mission report Amber had handed him, smiled with satisfaction, and then muttered to himself.
"The power gap between an S-rank and an A-rank Valkyrie is like a chasm. I didn't expect the gap between two S-ranks to be so large as well. It seems 'S-rank' is no longer sufficient to describe Durandal's and Ryn's strength. Perhaps I should add a 'Durandal-rank' or a 'Ryn-rank'…"
"Understood, I will prepare the documents immediately."
Upon hearing Otto's words, Amber immediately brought up a screen and began to create materials for a new Valkyrie rating.
"No... I was joking."
Otto couldn't help but chuckle, stopping Amber's earnestness. The straightforward Amber always took his jokes as commands, which left Otto at a loss.
Before leaving, Amber paused and turned to Otto.
"By the way, Lord Overseer, there is one more thing. I strongly suggest you modify Lord Ryn's Valkyrie battlesuit. Because the Kamen Rider series under the Anti-Entropy organization is very similar in appearance to Lord Ryn's battlesuit, many countries now recognize Lord Ryn as a member of Anti-Entropy."
"Understood... Go and summon Durandal, Rita, and Ryn."
After Amber left, Otto pulled up the file on Ryn's Valkyrie battlesuit and looked at it quietly.
"You know, the more I look at it, the cooler it seems, since I made it after all. But having my creation mistaken for something from Anti-Entropy does make me a little sad."
Otto swiped the screen, and new content appeared, concerning Cocolia and Ninti…
"However, compared to such meaningless reputation, I'm more curious about what you and Welt are planning…
How interesting, Welt, oh Welt! I thought you were recuperating at St. Freya High School, but it turns out you were building the Moonlight Throne and stealing Schicksal's experimental data on the Sea of Quanta…"
According to the data transmitted back by Ninti, Anti-Entropy was conducting massive experiments related to Honkai energy and the Sea of Quanta beneath St. Fountain.
Because seawater can mask the leakage of Honkai energy, if it weren't for Ninti's presence, Schicksal would have never discovered Anti-Entropy's activities under St. Fountain.
Speaking of which, the more Otto looked at Ninti, the more he felt something was off. He had sent her to annoy Cocolia, but now she was diligently shouting "Lady Cocolia," "Lady Cocolia" all day long.
"Pardon the intrusion." Durandal knocked on the office door and then entered with Rita and Ryn.
"You've arrived just in time." Otto turned to face them, glaring at Ryn for a moment.
Ryn: "???"
"Lord Overseer, is there a new mission?" Durandal didn't notice the exchange between Otto and Ryn; she was only focused on whether there were more tasks.
"Indeed, a mission far more important than those Honkai incidents."
Otto waved his hand, and the relevant data was displayed as a holographic projection in front of the three of them.
"In the ancient ruins unearthed by Schicksal, information about the Second Divine Key is closely linked to a British myth. Therefore, I need someone to go to the UK to search for clues about the Divine Key."
Upon hearing about the Second Divine Key, Ryn suddenly became very interested. With the Second Divine Key, one could travel to the Sea of Quanta at will; the Honkai energy required for activation was not an issue at all.
Once Ryn activated the Second Divine Key, he could replicate its method of opening a path to the Sea of Quanta, making travel there a simple matter.
"Rita, you were born in Britain and have a thorough understanding of the local area, so I plan to dispatch you for this mission."
"Yes, Lord Overseer." Rita bowed slightly, not refusing the assignment.
Otto nodded, then stared intently at the elated Ryn beside her.
"Ryn, finding the Second Divine Key was a mission I gave you a long time ago. So much time has passed... and besides constantly asking me for funding, you've produced absolutely no results!"
"Ah... Lord Otto, you know me. I'm such an honest person, always working diligently for Schicksal, willing to sacrifice my life for it. I've been working very hard to find information on the Second Divine Key, but Cortana's search capabilities are truly limited, which is why I haven't been able to produce any results…"
Ryn spread his hands, indicating that yelling at him was useless; if Cortana couldn't find it, she couldn't find it. Besides, he had performed meritorious service for Schicksal, he had bled for Schicksal, so Otto couldn't punish him.
"You smooth-tongued brat. Hand over the Build Driver for confiscation for a while. Then you and Rita will go to Britain together to search for news about the Second Divine Key."
Otto reached out and took the Build Driver from Ryn, then stored it in his personal vault. Once the Second Divine Key was in his hands, he would definitely find time to dismantle and rebuild the Build armor. The thought of his creation being tainted with the name of those Anti-Entropy rats was unbearable to Otto.
After receiving their mission, Ryn and Rita stood to the side. Durandal looked at them, then at Otto, who had nothing more to say.
"What about me?" Durandal pointed to herself, her large eyes filled with confusion.
"You…" Otto paused for a moment, then smiled and walked over to her. He said, "Durandal, your contributions have been witnessed by all. As a reward for your merits, is there anything you desire?"
"A reward?" Durandal asked in surprise.
Ever since becoming a Valkyrie, she had done nothing but fight and train. She had never even thought about things like rewards. Otto's question caught her off guard, and she didn't know how to answer.
However, as her wandering gaze fell upon the prim and proper, smiling Rita, and then Ryn, who was squatting on the floor drawing circles and cursing Otto for being a heartless boss, Durandal smiled. She knew what kind of reward she wanted.
"In that case, please grant me a vacation."