On the plane flying from xico to Nagazora City.
In a first-class seat, a girl with athyst eyes gazed out the window.
She was an impossibly beautiful girl. Her snow-white skin was utterly flawless, and her cherry-like lips held an alluring red hue, as if by magic. Her long, violet-black hair was tied into a ponytail with a purple, polka-dotted butterfly ribbon. Her simple school uniform complented her youthful, vibrant figure perfectly. A pair of thigh-high stockings clung to her fair, soft calves, outlining their graceful curves.
A girl like this was born to live in the spotlight. Like the most stunning flower at an exhibition.
However, this stunning, flower-like girl was not in a good mood.
About a week ago, her dear fiancé, with the support of the Schicksal Overseer, had launched two experints.
The Human Order Security Project—Chaldeas.
The Protheus Project—Artificial Herrschers.
Without a doubt, both the Chaldeas project, which monitored history to ensure the continuation of humanity, and the Protheus project, which usurped the power of God's apostles—the Herrschers—were of epoch-making significance.
To be honest, seeing her fiancé so freely display his talents had made Miss i incredibly happy. The feeling was similar to the pride of being praised by her father for winning an award as a child, but a thousand tis more intense.
But before she even had a chance to cook a al or throw a party to celebrate, she received another notice.
She possessed the aptitude for the Protheus Project—the Artificial Herrscher experint.
Frankly, for most Valkyries, being able to participate in a top-level experint like the Artificial Herrscher project would be the greatest of honors. Miss Raiden i also felt that she should participate.
However, Li Zihan did not think so.
"For a matter this important, it's probably best to discuss it with Father-in-law," her fiancé had told her after returning from the Chaldeas headquarters. "Father-in-law loves you very much. If you make a decision without consulting him, he will be very sad."
Seeing the boy, who usually enjoyed poking fun at her father, suddenly show concern for his feelings, Miss i was genuinely touched. So, she called Raiden Ryoma, who was still on a mission in xico, to ask for his opinion.
After that, she flew over directly to discuss it with him in person.
And then—trouble started.
A girl nad Seele had inexplicably confessed to Zihan.
And then—she'd been cheated on.
The girl, still unable to forget the text ssage she received from Seele, felt her heart grow heavy.
She knew that Seele liked Zihan. A hero descending from the heavens... what girl could resist a plot like that! Miss i, whose own affection for Li Zihan stemd largely from him helping her escape Nagazora City, could naturally understand Seele's feelings.
She just never said anything.
Because she had been ostracized in the past, Miss i cared deeply about the people around her. Every single person in her circle was precious to her, and she didn't want any of them to get hurt. If she were to point out that Li Zihan and Seele were getting too close, it could easily sour the relationships within their group.
A strained atmosphere was the last thing Raiden i wanted to see.
Therefore, Miss i chose to act as if she didn't know about Seele constantly dragging Li Zihan to parks, amusent parks, and aquariums. It was the sa way she ignored Kiana, who had stopped clinging to her and instead spent all her ti playing gas with Zihan, even asking i for cooking lessons whenever he was around.
But the current situation had gone too far.
A bit of ambiguous flirting was one thing, but a direct confession was sothing else entirely!
Miss i, whose composure had been shattered by that single text ssage from Seele, felt a knot forming in her chest. She had originally planned to return to St. Freya Academy imdiately.
And then—she received intelligence that the Director of Chaldeas had already left to conduct the preliminary experints for the Human Order Security Project. He likely wouldn't be back for several months.
Since rushing back would be pointless if she couldn't even find the person in question, Miss i, who had already been preparing to leave, had no choice but to stay in xico.
About a week later, soone with the ID "Irene Adler" contacted her, informing her that the Director of Chaldeas had returned ahead of schedule. She then contacted Kiana and Bronya and received the sa confirmation.
Without much hesitation, she decided to set off.
However... although Kiana and Bronya had also left St. Freya Academy, their training grounds were both in Asia. Right in the Far East, in fact.
Miss i's location... was rather unique compared to theirs.
Yes, she was in North Arica. To be precise, xico, a country bordering the United States to the north, Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, with the Pacific Ocean to its west. It wasn't even in the sa hemisphere as the Far East.
Naturally, it would take her much more ti to return to St. Freya.
But thankfully, she had finally made it.
The girl, who had been worried that if she were late, Li Zihan would go off to conduct another experint and disappear again, estimated the remaining distance and breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the plan, Kiana and Zihan would be waiting for her at the Nagazora airport. They could then use the city as a transfer point and take a helicopter directly back to St. Freya Academy.
The girl, completely unaware of what her best friend had been up to, took several deep breaths, steadying her emotions like a samurai before a great battle.
This ti, I absolutely have to make Zihan give an answer!
Feeling that a certain playboy needed to be reined in, Miss i clenched her fists.
With these thoughts, she watched the clock on her wrist, waiting.
There were no unexpected incidents. The plane arrived on schedule.
Miss i walked out through the VIP passageway, searching for the two people who were supposed to be there to pick her up.
And then—she saw only a single white-haired dango.
Perhaps it was just her imagination, but she felt that the look the white-haired dango gave her was filled with a strange, inexplicable apology.
"Where's Zihan?"
Miss i, who had clearly rushed all the way from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere for reasons other than chatting with her best friend, scanned the surroundings. Not seeing the figure she was looking for, she looked slightly puzzled.
Looking at Miss i's slightly bewildered expression, Miss Sirin recalled a certain person's actions, and the corner of her mouth twitched. That guy had used Jizo Mitama to dismantle Fenghuang Down, then consud the core of the Void Archives to simulate Jizo Mitama's power and dismantle the real Jizo Mitama.
"Zihan... is in the hospital."
Author's note:
ps1: I'm dead
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