After obtaining the gem, Aili left Chiba Academy. There was nothing more to see there. If Chiba Academy had been intact, it would have been worth visiting.
But the current Chiba Academy was just a ruin.
On her way back to the shop where she was sheltering from the rain with Theresa, Aili saw an aircraft flying in the distance.
Aili quickened her pace.
By the time the aircraft landed, Aili had also walked from a distance to the vicinity of the shop.
As Aili approached, the personnel from the aircraft jumped down as if facing a formidable enemy, holding weapons pointed at Aili.
Seeing this, Theresa quickly ran out of the shop, "What are you doing?" She said, blocking the way of the welcoming personnel.
"Theresa, this person has a very strong Honkai energy reaction. She is a very dangerous individual," a team leader-like person reported to Theresa.
"A very strong Honkai energy reaction?" Theresa frowned, then said, "You all return to the aircraft first; we'll depart soon." After speaking, Theresa walked towards Aili.
Aili had just seen these people pointing weapons at her. She merely stood still without much movement. Those people looked as if they had encountered something very terrifying.
Theresa ran to Aili's side, sniffed, then frowned and said, "Aili, where did you go? Why do you have such a strong... Honkai energy reaction?"
"Honkai energy reaction?" Aili thought of the two things she had taken.
"It's... it's the culprit of the disaster. You didn't have it when you left. Did you take something from Chiba Academy?" Theresa asked directly.
"Took something?" Aili pulled out the two gems she had picked up from her pocket. "I picked up these two things in that Academy."
Looking at the two gems in Aili's hand, Theresa took out her communicator and scanned the two gems.
When scanning the cracked gem, it showed only a faint Honkai energy reaction, but when it came to the purple gem, the numbers on the communicator soared directly.
Looking at the numbers on the communicator, Theresa was somewhat surprised, "Such a pure Honkai energy crystal! You found this purple stone in that Academy!"
"Yes, both of these were picked up in that Academy." Aili nodded. It seemed she couldn't keep holding this Honkai energy crystal.
"This stone is very dangerous. You cannot keep holding it like this; it's not good for you," Theresa said seriously, then pulled Aili to the side of the aircraft.
"Get me a sealed container that can block Honkai energy reactions." As soon as she reached the aircraft, Theresa shouted into the aircraft, and then a young girl in a combat uniform handed out a briefcase.
After opening the briefcase, Theresa said to Aili, "Aili, put that stone in. It's very dangerous."
Looking at the serious Theresa, Aili could only reluctantly put the Honkai energy crystal inside. If she didn't put it in, she wouldn't be able to sneak into St. Freya Academy.
After the briefcase was closed, Theresa shouted into the aircraft, "Check again, see if there's still a Honkai source."
"Report, Honkai source has disappeared!"
Hearing the report from inside the aircraft, Theresa breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, it's fine now. Let's go, get on the aircraft, we're returning to Saint Freya. As for the things inside Chiba Academy, we'll send people to search it thoroughly after we get back."
After speaking, Theresa pulled Aili onto the aircraft. Once they were seated, Theresa handed Aili's compound bow back. "Next time you go to such a dangerous place, remember to bring your weapon."
"Hehehe, Theresa My Lady ♬" Aili intentionally dragged out her words, then seeing Theresa's speechless expression, she couldn't help but chuckle.
Looking at Aili like this, Theresa sighed, then instructed the pilot to take off and return to the Academy.
Now, the team on the aircraft was also very curious about Aili's identity. She could hold an item with such a high Honkai energy reaction with her bare hands and was so familiar with Theresa. Could she be an unannounced S-Rank Valkyrie?
Theresa, on the other hand, hadn't thought about these things, because she could also hold that kind of Honkai energy crystal with her bare hands, although it would be a bit uncomfortable. If she could hold something, then others surely could too, Theresa thought this way.
But Aili being able to accurately find that Honkai energy crystal in the ruined Chiba Academy was also very suspicious.
"Aili, how did you find that Honkai energy crystal?" Theresa thought for a while and decided it was better to just ask directly.
"Honkai energy crystal? You mean that purple gem? Actually, you can see it directly just by walking into that ruin, you know." Aili said, even tapping her chin a few times with her right index finger. "Or rather, this gem is out of place in that ruin. Perhaps it's easier to understand it that way."
"You can see it directly by walking into the ruin?" Theresa thought about the scene she saw when she walked in earlier. She hadn't found this Honkai energy crystal.
"Yes, it's in the fountain of that Academy. That's one of the few places in the entire Academy that's still intact," Aili patiently explained to Theresa. Although she had only just thought of it, compared to the entire Chiba Academy, that place was indeed quite complete.
"Oh, I see." After listening, Theresa nodded. She had almost thought that the Honkai energy crystal was intentionally placed there by Aili. Although there were indeed many coincidences, Theresa was still unwilling to think in a negative way. The Honkai energy reaction that was just discovered, Aili's distress post that was just found, and finally herself who was just saved by Aili—there were simply too many coincidences.
But Theresa didn't care about these. She was willing to trust Aili, because with the location Aili mentioned, when people are dispatched to investigate Chiba Academy later, they just need to pay attention to that fountain. If Aili lied, then it would be directly exposed based on the investigation results.
Thinking of this, Theresa shook her head. No, Aili wouldn't lie. She trusted Aili.
But what if Aili really lied?
Aili sat to the side, watching Theresa shake her head one moment and hold her head the next, not knowing what she was thinking about.
But Aili didn't care about these either.
Looking out the window at the ground rapidly passing by below, Aili could finally go to Saint Freya.
"Oh, right, Aili, after we arrive at Saint Freya, you shouldn't have anything else to do, right?" Theresa suddenly remembered the information she had seen before.
"I shouldn't have anything else to do, after all, it's my first time going to Saint Freya." Aili was a bit confused, wondering why Theresa was asking this.
"Then you come to Saint Freya and continue your schooling," Theresa said seriously.
"Schooling?" Hearing Theresa's words, several voices rang out in the cabin. Aili was confused (feigned), while the other team members were surprised. Could someone who could go on missions with Theresa still be a student? Then the mood of this group of people became somewhat low. Now, they couldn't even compare to a student?
"You... serious? Me, go to school?" Aili asked, barely holding back. She clearly remembered that the information she had edited stated she was already an adult.
"I'm serious. You need to learn some... basic knowledge for resisting Honkai, and also learn some combat techniques," Theresa said very seriously.
"Learn combat techniques? Okay, then I'll listen to you ♬~"
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