"Infiltrating St. Freya? No, it's not some grand conspiracy like you're imagining... The academy director of St. Freya is Theresa, not Otto."
After hearing Lynelle's doubts, Welt's face immediately showed an expression that said, "Why so much overthinking?"
"Actually, the only 'spy' Anti-Entropy has at St. Freya is me. At most, you could count Bronya too... As for how to get you in, it's really simple—just ask an old acquaintance."
"An old acquaintance?"
"Yeah, someone from the Snowwolf Squad."
Welt nodded. "Maybe I explained it too briefly earlier, and you didn't quite get it... You should know that as heroes who survived the Second Honkai Eruption and veteran A-rank Valkyries from before Schicksal relaxed its S-rank evaluation system, the Snowwolf Squad's reputation within Schicksal is ridiculously high."
"Even now, at least a quarter of the B-rank and above Valkyries at Schicksal Headquarters have been directly trained by them."
"And when they all retired in protest over Kiana's situation, the backlash was far bigger than you can imagine."
"Let's just say, if Schicksal's leader hadn't been Otto, it wouldn't have been impossible for the organization to split apart right then."
"Ever since that incident, Otto began focusing on cultivating a new generation of Valkyries, like Durandal and Rita, to replace the influence of the previous generation within Schicksal…"
"But even so, as an academy founded based on Cecilia's final wishes, the three remaining members of the Snowwolf Squad still hold considerable sway there."
"Among them, Salome and Patricia often come to St. Freya to give lectures and guidance. As for Cheng Lixue, she used to visit frequently, but for some reason, she hasn't come at all in the past year..."
"Anyway..." Welt cleared his throat lightly.
"Since Patricia is with Anti-Entropy now, and because of that incident with Siegfried earlier, Anti-Entropy has maintained some private contact with two of the Snowwolf Squad members."
"Getting someone into St. Freya is still a pretty simple matter."
"If you don't want to be a student and just want to blend in as, say, a teaching assistant, we wouldn't even need to contact the others. Patricia alone could handle it."
"Then a teaching assistant it is. The fewer people alerted, the better."
"Otto hasn't realized I've 'won my revival match' yet. While he'll figure it out eventually, staying hidden longer is naturally more advantageous for us."
Seeing that Welt found this task utterly unproblematic, Lynelle was naturally pleased things were progressing smoothly. She added, "But if possible, Mr. Welt, please try to expedite this... After all, I can't be sure how long each of my awake periods will last."
"Awake periods?" Welt was taken aback.
"Mmm, just think of it as a... side effect of having these strange abilities." Lynelle sighed.
"Roughly every so often, I must fall into a deep sleep. The duration and frequency aren't fixed, but it's at least a day or two up to a week. In extreme cases, like this time, sleeping for several years straight isn't impossible."
"So, while I'm still awake now, I want to make as many preparations as I can..."
"Alright, in that case, I'll go contact Patricia right now." Welt didn't press for details about her abilities. Instead, he straightforwardly took out his communicator and started arranging Lynelle's enrollment.
However, no sooner had Welt left than Siegfried came over.
"Well, look who's back on his feet, Mr. Siegfried?"
"Just Siegfried is fine." Siegfried scratched his head somewhat sheepishly.
"After getting beaten up like that, plus personally experiencing the emotions Cecilia transmitted... If I couldn't pull myself together after all that, I probably wouldn't be fit to call myself Kiana's father..."
"True enough." A mischievous, almost impish grin spread across Lynelle's face. "Since you're back in fighting spirit... does that mean I have a capable fighter at my disposal now?"
"Use me as you please!" Siegfried thumped his chest heartily. "Not to mention the immense debt my family owes you, even just for Cecilia and Kiana's safety, I'd do anything!"
"Good. Then please go to Schicksal and capture Durandal for me, Mr. Siegfried?"
"Ah? That... might be overestimating my abilities a bit..."
"Haha, just joking." Lynelle waved her hand, still smiling. "Then please focus on regaining your strength as soon as possible, Mr. Siegfried. Your work afterwards might be very demanding."
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As it turned out, with sufficient motivation, a person's efficiency could reach astonishing speeds.
On the very afternoon Lynelle awoke in this Honkai world, she and Welt were already on a plane headed for the Far East.
By the time night began to fall, Lynelle was looking at the gates of St. Freya Academy.
"Even though I said as soon as possible... but this quickly?"
"You might not believe it, but half of St. Freya's affairs are actually handled by a Valkyrie named Murata Himeko." Welt shrugged. "And Theresa mainly deals with the remaining work after Himeko gets drunk."
"So?"
"So, I timed it for when Theresa was nearing the end of her shift, just about to go buy the latest Homu manga. Patricia sent an urgent application, and Theresa approved it without even looking."
"No wonder it was so fast..."
"Wait, there's more." Welt adjusted his glasses. "Next, we need to 'bump into' Theresa and try to settle this matter after hours. That way, when she starts work tomorrow, she'll just skip over it entirely."
"I'm suddenly very curious, Mr. Welt... just how much slacking off did you do to become so familiar with these tricks?"
"Ahem..." Welt coughed awkwardly. "After all, Anti-Entropy has plenty of affairs to handle. I need sufficient personal time too."
Led by Welt, Lynelle soon met Theresa, who had just emerged from a comic shop. The future Overseer of Schicksal showed no sign of her later "inescapable Schicksal fate" misery.
Instead, she was leisurely carrying a new manga, planning to pop into the convenience store for some bitter melon treats.
"Oh, Teacher Welt! Back from your vacation? And this must be the person you had Patricia..." Before Welt could even greet her, Theresa spotted them.
"Yes, I had a very pleasant holiday." Welt nodded, then gently pulled Lynelle forward from behind him.
"This is Lynelle. She's a sort of junior colleague of mine from Shenzhou. She recently graduated and has been involved in some related research work. So, I thought I'd find her a teaching assistant internship at St. Freya..."
"Oh, I see." Theresa nodded, her gaze casually sweeping over Lynelle.
Then, her eyes locked on, unable to look away.
Although it was their first meeting, for some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this girl, who wasn't much older than her.
She even found herself involuntarily stepping forward and taking Lynelle's hands.
"U-um, Headmistress Theresa?" Seeing Theresa's suddenly strange behavior, Lynelle couldn't help but have a few question marks pop up in her mind.
Is this... also a special effect of the Cecilia Stigma?
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