Mei has made her choice.
Now, the only thing left is...
Theresa looked at Bronya and said, "Bronya, what's your choice?"
The atmosphere grew subtle.
"..."
Bronya was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke under the gaze of Kiana and Mei.
"Bronya's choice is the same as Mei's."
Like Mei, she didn't have much room for choice.
If she followed Kiana and the others, Bronya's only option would be to return to the orphanage.
This, in fact, wasn't a bad thing.
After Cocolia's death, the orphanage would likely be stabilized with Bronya's return.
But...
There were still important people waiting for Bronya.
To achieve her goal of bringing Seele back, staying with Kiana and Mei was undoubtedly more beneficial than returning to the orphanage.
Besides, Sin had already returned to the orphanage.
Even if she didn't go back, Sin's abilities were enough to manage it in an orderly manner.
Of course, there was another reason Bronya chose to enroll in St. Freya Academy.
Well... naturally, she couldn't bear to leave Mei.
After being with Mei for so long, Bronya instinctively felt very comfortable and didn't want to leave.
That feeling was different from being with Seele.
When she was with Seele, Bronya felt happy every day.
When she was with Mei, Bronya felt incredibly lazy and didn't want to move, much like the warm comfort of a mother's embrace.
Well, if she had to evaluate, Seele was definitely better.
But if she had to choose, Bronya said:
"I want them both!"
After Bronya made her choice, the subtle atmosphere in the room instantly dissipated.
"Tsk."
Although Kiana had been looking forward to Bronya joining her at St. Freya Academy, she felt bad when she thought of Bronya always stealing Mei away from her. Mei didn't think much about it, but she was sincerely happy that she and Bronya wouldn't have to separate.
"I'll go help you with the discharge procedures later."
The purpose of this trip was to see that her niece and Theresa, who had completed the Herrscher body treatment, took the initiative to speak.
"The medical unit inside St. Freya Academy is much better than here."
As a Valkyrie training institution under the Sky Mandate, the medical facilities at St. Freya Academy were a world apart from the outside hospitals. Many of the world's terminal illnesses could be effectively cured with technology years ahead of the world's current medical standards.
Of course, not all branches of Schicksal were like this.
For example, Africa, Oceania, and other sub-bases had advanced medical resources, but they were only at a relatively good level.
The Far East Branch was different. Although it was located in a very remote area, the head of the Far East Branch, Theresa Apocalypse, was the beloved granddaughter of Schicksal's Bishop, Otto.
To ensure Theresa's health, the eccentric Otto arranged the Far East Branch to meet the standards of Schicksal's headquarters.
The Far East Branch could be considered a beneficiary of Theresa.
Of course, due to some of Otto's moves, the Far East Branch had crazy medical resource allocation but was like a stepmother in some other aspects. In terms of basic funding, it was even worse than the poorest African branch.
Even if Theresa threw in her own exaggerated private funds, there was still a significant gap.
Back to the topic.
Kiana and Bronya had no objection to Theresa's arrangement.
Mei hesitated for a moment.
Because she was still a student at Senba academy, and her father was still in prison, it would feel a bit unkind to leave without saying goodbye.
For the former, Theresa could arrange it.
For the latter...
Visiting the prisoner again would be a good choice.
But recalling her father's behavior of abandoning her when she was young, Mei felt a little angry and decided to repay him.
Of course, she wouldn't leave without saying goodbye.
Mei planned to leave a letter at home, which her father would find when he was released from prison. She could come back to visit him during the holidays.
The only regret was that by leaving without saying goodbye, she wouldn't be able to replenish her coffers.
...
Under Theresa's proper arrangement, Kiana and the other three were transferred to the medical institution inside St. Freya Academy for recovery.
With St. Freya Academy's extraordinary allocation of medical resources and Theresa's generous support, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya's injuries—which would have taken at least several months to recover from—healed in just about a week.
Once they recovered, they officially entered St. Freya Academy and completed all the necessary procedures.
During this period, the CD of the Q&A space had also cooled down.
Kiana, Mei, and Bronya were called to Theresa's office.
At the same time, there was one more person.
Kiana, Mei, and Bronya were no strangers to this person.
It was their teacher, Murata Himeko.
When they first saw Himeko, they were actually quite surprised.
After all, in the illusion of the Q&A space before, it was Himeko who fought against Mei after she became a Herrscher.
Although Theresa had told them about Himeko's existence, it was inevitable that they would still feel a strange sense of unfamiliarity upon meeting her in person.
"You called me here this time because of that... Q&A space? Is it going to appear?"
Not paying attention to Kiana and the others, Himeko leaned on the table and spoke to Theresa casually: "Didn't you say that you have to be selected to enter that thing?"
She curled her lips. "I wasn't selected."
"Well, it depends on your luck."
Theresa was lying on the sofa chair, which looked a bit oversized compared to her small body.
"If you stay with us, you might get in, right?"
"...Why do I feel something is wrong."
Himeko raised her eyebrows, feeling that this statement was somehow off.
"Don't worry about it."
Theresa didn't care, but glanced at the pendulum clock on the side.
"TickTickTick."
The pendulum kept swinging, slowly coming to a stop under the gaze of everyone present.
In an instant, the environment changed.
Everyone in the office disappeared on the spot.
Of course, it wasn't just the people in the office who disappeared.
There were also...