What happened to Himeko Murata and Theresa next?
Lucas didn't know.
You ask why?
Answer: He was knocked unconscious by the residual shockwaves of the battle.
Who knows how much time passed.
When the rising sun bathed the earth...
Lucas slowly opened his eyes and saw the purple-haired, purple-eyed girl in front of him; for a moment, he was confused.
"Mei? Am I... am I not dead yet? How is that possible..."
"No... she's not Mei!"
Seeing that familiar brown trench coat.
Lucas suddenly realized something.
This was—Mei from the Previous Civilization.
The purple-haired, purple-eyed girl wasn't wearing glasses at night, and Lucas, just waking up, almost mistook her for someone else.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly.
If he had accidentally called out Mei's name.
Lucas would immediately face the consequence of being forcibly fed.
Mei's expression was cold.
"I found you, Lord Lucas... It's time for your meal."
Her cold tone was like a winter wind.
Lucas was currently being held in Mei's arms.
Although her soft embrace was warm, Lucas didn't care about that at all right now; he nonchalantly turned his head to look at the sky.
Himeko Murata and Theresa were nowhere to be seen.
"What the hell are they doing..." Lucas blinked, pondering in secret, "Could it be that they didn't kill me, but instead, Teacher Himeko and the Headmaster perished together?"
Two Yandere Valkyries fighting to the death.
Such things had not been uncommon in the long cycle of reincarnation.
Especially when one side was determined to protect Lucas...
The probability of it happening would be even greater.
However, every time this happened.
Lucas was gambling with his own life; the probability of him dying was far greater than the Yandere Valkyries perishing together.
Had Lucas succeeded this time?
No.
After all...
He had escaped Himeko Murata and Theresa, but he had fallen into Mei's hands, and he had also missed the chance to go home.
The sun had already risen.
Schicksal's daytime would forever descend into a night-like state.
"That's not important anymore; I probably can't even get past Mei's hurdle."
Lucas shook his head.
Mei continued, "Lord Lucas... It's time for your meal."
Ignoring the voice beside him.
Lucas sat up on his own, his clothes tattered, with not only scratches but also burns and electrical injuries on his body, and his right thigh was even pierced by a spiritual light gun...
It was fine when he didn't see these things.
Once he saw them, Lucas's brain instantly triggered pain signals; he gritted his teeth, endured it, and stood up, limping forward.
Mei followed closely behind him, like a robot, constantly repeating the same sentence.
"Lord Lucas... It's time for your meal."
Regarding Mei.
Lucas could not respond to her, or rather—could not engage in any form of interaction.
Dialogue, or even eye contact.
Would cause Mei to immediately force the man to eat supper.
Lucas almost fell for it just now.
Fortunately, he looked away in time.
Of course...
Even if Lucas ignored Mei, he would still be forced to eat half an hour after being discovered.
If he didn't eat, he would be force-fed.
If he took even one bite, he could prepare for his funeral.
He checked the time; it was 6:08 AM.
Lucas didn't know when he fell into Mei's hands.
However...
He probably didn't have much time left.
Lucas could still explore the current situation.
Today was Saturday.
Unlike usual daytime, Schicksal was dead silent, with bright sunshine, yet not a single bird chirped or insect buzzed.
Cats and dogs had all disappeared without a trace.
The entire Schicksal was filled with a suffocating atmosphere.
He hadn't limped far.
Lucas saw a Valkyrie lying on the stone ground in the distance.
What met his eyes was disheveled purple hair, three thousand strands of trouble soaked in vivid blood, and a tattered, blood-stained white kimono.
It was a very familiar figure.
Lucas's pupils constricted, and he stopped, exclaiming in surprise, "Mei?"
He stood in a daze for a moment.
Then, ignoring his injuries, he sprinted forward.
A sharp pain shot through his right thigh; the transparent hole pierced by the spiritual light spear was still bleeding profusely.
Thud!
Just as he was about to reach his destination, Lucas slipped and fell to the ground. Covered in blood, he looked up at the Purple-haired girl who was within arm's reach, and simply used his hands and feet to crawl forward.
Raiden Mei lay quietly on the ground, her eyes lifelessly staring up at the sky, as if gazing at something.
Ignoring the pain in his body.
He grabbed her, holding her tightly.
Lucas sat in a pool of blood, holding Raiden Mei's still-warm body. His heart pounded, but he couldn't utter a single word. After a long silence, he finally let out a low voice.
"Why…"
"Why did you come here…?"
"I should have just died alone; why did you have to come…?"
Lucas held her tighter and tighter.
There was a transparent hole in Raiden Mei's chest.
Undoubtedly.
This was the work of the spiritual light spear; the murderer of Raiden Mei was Theresa.
Mei watched expressionlessly, repeating coldly, "Lord Lucas… it's time for your meal."
Time passed by second by second.
Raiden Mei's body temperature was slowly fading.
Facing Mei's urging.
Lucas didn't react. He simply used his hand to close the Cook's purple eyes, muttering to himself.
"Mei… my Mei."
Due to significant blood loss.
Raiden Mei's face was pale, her fair skin had lost its former luster, and a faint aura of death enveloped her entire body.
This kind of thing.
It wasn't the first time Lucas had experienced it. The current situation wasn't even the most explosive.
At least Raiden Mei had a complete corpse.
Was it painful?
Lucas was indeed in pain inside; he even wanted to cry, but no tears came to his eyes.
"I found you… I found you… bad student… quickly hand over the Hyperion's Key!"
A clear, lovely voice came from afar.
It was Theresa.
Lucas had guessed wrong; the Headmaster had not perished with Himeko Murata.
From the looks of it…
It seemed that Raiden Mei and Himeko Murata had died.
Theresa took down two?
Not necessarily.
Lucas hadn't seen Himeko Murata's corpse; she might not have been killed by Theresa.
But by other Yandere Valkyries.
Such as Raiden Mei and Mei beside him.
Or others…
She might even still be alive.
Looking out, Lucas saw Theresa in the direction the voice came from. She was no longer wearing her nun's outfit, but had changed into the fourth-generation Valkyrie God-Slaying Armor—Blood Knight · Moon Flurry, a brand new form.
Black dress above the knee, white stockings.
This fourth-generation Valkyrie God-Slaying Armor looked no different from a formal dress.
Theresa's complexion was also very good now.
She didn't look like she had just gone through a major battle at all.
Lucas took a look, then silently withdrew his gaze.
If it were night.
Mei, holding a lantern, could prevent Theresa from approaching.
But now the night had passed.
During the day, there was no such thing as a special safe zone.
Theresa could completely rush over and kill Lucas, provided she could get past Mei.
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