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When Alicia saw the cute and innocent Kiana at the next table, she suddenly felt that although it was a pity that she couldn't be the cute teacher of the Herrschers, it would be wonderful to experience the feeling of a school romance comedy!

"What are you doing? This is clearly the first time I've ever met you!" Kiana was startled by his enthusiasm, her cheeks flushed slightly as she backed away. What strange things was he saying? They were clearly meeting for the first time.

However, Alicia was very outgoing and eagerly moved forward, her actions intimate.

A piece of chalk slicing through the air landed precisely on Alicia's head, causing the pink-haired girl to whimper in pain and bend over, clutching her head.

He covered his aching, red forehead with both hands, and following the gaze, he saw Qi Shi's dangerous eyes, and said, word by word.

"Alice, please sit in your seat during class."

Alicia chuckled and sat up straight, pretending to be a good student.

The course ended quickly as time passed.

Ellie was hit on the head with chalk several times for being distracted, revealing her ADHD. She was rated as the worst student, received a verbal reprimand, and was given a lot of homework and a self-criticism of no less than 1,000 words.

Miss Pink Fairy suddenly lost all desire for school life.

This is completely different from the campus romance comedy she imagined!

"Hello, Miss Alicia, my name is Rita. I wonder if I could take up a little of your time?"

After class, Alicia encountered an elegant brown-haired woman who bowed slightly and extended a graceful invitation.

Alicia blinked.

The person who arrived was none other than our Miss Rita. Despite being so engrossed in St. Freya, Miss Rita had not forgotten her true identity.

Compared to Theresa, who had completely become a mascot and no longer cared about anything, and Himeko, who had a carefree personality, the first person in St. Freya Academy to pay attention to the suddenly appearing Alicia turned out to be not from St. Freya.

As Alicia looked at her, Rita was also subtly observing the dazzling pink-haired lady.

She couldn't find any information about this Miss Alicia in the Destiny-related files, not even a single clue. Her existence was as if she had appeared out of thin air.

Inside the commander's office, Qi Shi paused, noticing Alicia and Rita walking out of the St. Freya gate, chatting and laughing.

He raised an eyebrow but didn't stop her. Rita was actually quite trustworthy; she often showed a gentle side to good people. Rita just wanted to investigate Ellie's background from the beginning. She didn't care whether Ellie would become wary during their time together. Even if she found many suspicious points, submitting it to Otto wouldn't have any impact.

He was intrigued by the amusing reaction of someone—no, to be precise, a creation or cyber consciousness left over from a previous civilization—after seeing Alicia.

What were once uncontrollable variables are now seen by Qi Shi as nothing more than a source of amusement.

Rita and Alicia, who went out together, went to a coffee shop to chat and seemed to get along very well.

Afterwards, Alicia happily went shopping, buying a lot of things and browsing through different shopping malls until very late.

However, at this very moment, in an unknown base.

Upon seeing the pink-haired figure displayed on the screen, Gray Serpent's operating modules almost crashed.

What did he see?

Among the Thirteen Heroes Who Chase Fire, the one representing the imprinted Lord is Alicia.

This creation, a remnant of a previous civilization, repeatedly examined itself and verified its authenticity several times, arriving at an unbelievable but true conclusion.

It really is Lord Alicia.

There's absolutely no mistake! The memory of this lord is right there in the Paradise of the Past; he would never mistake him!

"These are recent documents and files concerning Kiana, the others, and St. Freya."

Another day of classes came to an end. As usual, Fu Hua went to Qi Shi's office and handed him a stack of documents.

Her gaze lingered briefly on Qi Shi's face. Lately, she had been feeling strange and her emotions were odd whenever she was facing him.

Furthermore, Fu Hua felt that the other party must already know her true identity, otherwise they wouldn't trust her so much and entrust Kiana and the others to her care.

It's just that people are tacitly refraining from saying it out loud.

Chapter 159 The value of being called an immortal is still too high.

"Thank you, Fu Hua." Qi Shi reached out and took it, flipping through it. It contained information about Kiana and St. Freya's recent situation, as well as some suggestions and requests marked by Himeko and Fu Hua, which he would usually consider and approve.

He wasn't in charge of everything; he often had Fu Hua and Himeko assist him in managing St. Freya.

The true mastermind behind St. Freya, along with the all-knowing Immortal Chi Yuan, is simply too prestigious.

Fu Hua simply nodded slightly in response, then stood quietly to the side, her posture steady and upright, exuding an extremely serious yet calm and composed aura, truly giving the impression of a commander's steward.

No wonder he's a handsome young man with many fans at St. Freya.

"Hmm~ It seems everyone has been working quite hard." Qi Shi glanced through the documents and praised them, saying that his efforts and time had not been in vain.

His changes to St. Freya generally resulted in a significant increase in training volume.

The added Memory Battlefield seems like a game with a weekly dungeon added, something you can just grind around in when you have nothing else to do.

However, in the eyes of the Valkyries in reality, this is a major assessment that takes place every week, and the competition is constant, which immediately increases the intensity.

However, the response was very positive. Compared to Oceania, the atmosphere at the Far East branch was much better. The Valkyrie students in the academy were of excellent character and did not complain negatively. On the contrary, because they could clearly see their achievements and growth, they spontaneously worked even harder.

Our St. Freya is truly thriving and its development is remarkable!

Of course, what Qi Shi was most concerned about at the time was the main girls of the Far East Demon Cave, the Demon Cave Class.

Overall, he was quite satisfied.

Everyone was quite enthusiastic, even the playful Kiana seemed to have put in a lot more effort, and the strength of all the Herrscher girls was steadily increasing.

Although this level of growth feedback doesn't amount to much of an improvement for him, he still feels a great sense of accomplishment watching the girls grow under his guidance.

It's like having a super strong character in the current version, but watching the fragments of older characters accumulate and eventually become SSS-level characters after collecting them all.

During daily training, as the girls' combat skills improved, Himeko could teach them very little. She would usually just offer some suggestions or point out their weaknesses. On the contrary, Fu Hua would often guide Kiana and the others in their practice, making the class monitor's value even higher.

From the outside, the girls in the Herrscher class are almost all genius-level A-rank Valkyries, and their combat power is also outstanding.

However, in Fu Hua's eyes, these girls are still a group of children who are still growing up, and she takes them very seriously.

Only a few individuals remain at the awkward level of not reaching A-rank, their combat strength increasing slowly compared to their rapidly improving companions. That's Bronya for you.

Moreover, this level of combat ability was only achieved with the help of the Heavy Bunny's external equipment. The power of the Stigmata was not taken seriously, and the Herrscher powers were not developed at all. They were still struggling with the smallest details.

There are already some signs of a future "flop duck".

At this moment, Fu Hua, who had been standing quietly to the side but seemed to be concerned about something, suddenly spoke.

"Shouldn't we be more cautious about the experiments on the Herrscher?"

Fu Hua looked at Qi Shi, who was completely absorbed in his work, and finally spoke, staring at his face for a moment before finishing her sentence.

She already knew that Qi Shi was going to carry out the awakening plan of the Herrscher of Wind, and she had been paying attention to this matter. After all, in her opinion, what Qi Shi said might make a lot of sense, but it was only at the theoretical level. In practice, there were too many dangerous and unstable factors involved, and no amount of caution was too much.

Upon hearing this, Qi Shi stopped what he was doing and looked at Fu Hua with some surprise.

I didn't expect the other person to ask such a question.

Normally, Fu Hua always appears indifferent, always keeping to herself and treating him with a very ordinary attitude. Even if she has opinions, she won't say them or have any contact with him. She handles business as if there are no emotions involved, making Qi Shi wonder if he has wasted his goodwill.

Since they were not from the previous civilization, Hua had consumed all her memories and completely lost her past recollections. In St. Freya, his relationship with Fu Hua was actually 'not very familiar'; it was just a superior-subordinate relationship that they had just met.

But this question is already quite in-depth, and it doesn't seem like something the other person would ask.

"Was my question a bit presumptuous?"

Seeing Qi Shi's surprised look, Fu Hua paused for a moment, then spoke after a brief silence.

"No, not at all." Qi Shi chuckled and waved his hand, appearing relaxed and easygoing.

“I’m happy to see that you would ask this kind of question because you are worried about your partner.”

"You should know that Kiana is the host of the Second Herrscher, and the Herrscher Gem left over from the Second Honkai resides within her."

As Qi Shi spoke, he began to explain. His words made Fu Hua nod slightly, revealing their tacitly understood identities and breaking the long-standing unfamiliarity between them.

That's not entirely accurate.

"Kiana's relationship with the Herrscher of the Void is even closer. Her birth is closely related to the Herrscher Gem, and the consciousness of the Second Herrscher is not dormant, but has been awakened."

"Actually, I had already been in contact with the Herrscher of the Void before this."

Qi Shi's words startled Fu Hua, but he continued to explain in a clear tone.

"So you can rest assured. I have a lot of knowledge about the Herrscher and I only prepared to carry out the actual plan after ensuring that the Herrscher's consciousness would not affect Kiana. I am not making any rash conclusions. I can also protect Wendy from harm."

Qi Shi spoke to Fu Hua in a calm but earnest tone, giving off a feeling that made people willing to believe him.

Fu Hua looked at the serious expression on his face, her gaze lingering for a moment.

During this period, Fu Hua's divine voice was shattered due to the severe injury caused by the murder of her master by her seven disciples. Her ideals were no longer so absolute, which allowed for communication. This prevented her from immediately unleashing a Taixu Sword God attack when Qi Shi mentioned having had contact with the Herrscher.

Moreover, when she looked at Qi Shi, she would always feel a sense of trust for no reason. She would feel relaxed in front of him and be willing to let go of her barriers and guardedness. That's why she said those things to him.

"In any case, thank you for explaining all this to me."

Fu Hua remained silent for a moment, then spoke softly, seemingly reverting to her previous serious and earnest demeanor.

"But I won't draw any conclusions before I get the results. In fact, I've always preferred not to get involved with the power of the Herrschers."

The other party was willing to explain the reasons to her frankly, which was touching and changed her perspective. However, relationships and beliefs do not interfere with each other, and she still insisted on her own idea that humanity should regard the Honkai as the enemy.

"Hehe~ It's okay. I never want to persuade others with words alone. I will prove it with wonderful results."

Qi Shi showed no dissatisfaction with the other party's attitude and chuckled lightly.

Fu Hua's personality is very stubborn, so stubborn that it won't change for tens of thousands of years. The fact that the other party is willing to open up to him and say these things is actually a big change. This is a good start, and things will gradually change afterward.

Chapter 160 I like [Herrscher of Man] Alicia, what does that have to do with you, Alicia?

Time passed, and everything continued as usual, except that there was an additional Alicia in St. Freya.

The pink bully, with her disastrous social skills, made a deep impression on several girls in just a few days, and several complaints about Alicia were submitted to Qi Shi.

These are all reports from people who are annoyed by the other party's overly enthusiastic and intimate behavior that lacks a sense of distance.

Bronya and Kiana, in particular, were strongly dissatisfied with Alicia's unbounded contact with Seele and Mei.

Meanwhile, Alicia in class also revealed her true nature as a poor student, being overly hyperactive and prone to daydreaming, even worse than Kiana.

Qi Shi's approach to dealing with all sorts of things was quite simple.

That is, on the small blackboard at the back of the classroom, there was a comment posted, and then Miss Fairy's big headshot was pasted on it, which was very eye-catching.