"This is our temporary base..." Luo Lin pointed towards the depths of Tulip Alley. Following the girl's direction, Bronya saw a small head peeking out from behind a broken window ledge, waving excitedly at Bronya.
"Carole..." Finally, Bronya's expression relaxed a bit. She quickened her pace, bypassing the detectors emitting strange lights nearby, and followed Luo Lin into the base.
"You, you must be Captain Bronya!" Carole's eyes sparkled.
She had long known of Bronya's famous reputation; she was a legendary hero after all!
Her mom, Lewis, had enlightened her about the heroic deeds of the Valkyries when she learned that the girl was assigned to be a member under Raiden Mei's command.
"Member Carole, please show me to Captain Mei and Member Adam. I brought some medication..." Bronya patted her bulging waist pouch. Carole complied, leading Bronya towards the depths of the room.
Luo Lin followed closely behind, adding, "Captain Bronya, I've already provided emergency treatment to their wounds earlier, but the situation was urgent. You might want to check if there's anything that needs further attention."
"Uh... huh?" Bronya nodded. She looked at Raiden Mei and Adam lying on the table. The bloodstains on their bandages had dried up, indicating that the bleeding had stopped.
Carole explained, "I dragged a table from the adjacent room for Adam to rest on." Bronya picked up the emergency medical supplies nearby, looking puzzled—they were mostly packaged during the old Schicksal, some even dated back to 2009.
"These medicines..." If Bronya's mind hadn't gone blank due to dementia, it should be 2029 now...
"Are you puzzled by the production date? I'm not planning any harm. Actually, I obtained these medicines from the Belarus branch of Schicksal a few days ago." Luo Lin took out her communicator and handed it to Bronya.
"After all, I'm someone who traveled from the end of 2009 to the present."
Murata Himeko sighed helplessly, propping her forehead with one hand. She didn't know what to say: "Did you plunder the stock of the Belarus branch? Well done, but don't do it again next time."
"To be honest, I still want to steal some if i was given the chance." Luo Lin didn't hide her desire.
Bronya held the clearly old model of Schicksal communicator in her hand, observing it from all angles. Its exterior bore some bloodstains and scratches, indicating its rough journey.
As the successor of the Herrscher of Reason, Bronya had studied electronic devices extensively, so she was familiar with various models of Schicksal communicators. With a slight manipulation, she confirmed that the device in her hand was genuine.
Even though there weren't many Honkai anomalies on Earth now, Bronya could still utilize the residual authority of the Herrscher of Reason to analyze the situation with the communicator.
Moreover, Bronya had a feeling that she could easily wield the authority of the Herrscher of Reason now.
Following her instincts, a blue data light radiated from her fingertips and pupils, swiftly scanning the entire room.
Whether it was the communicator in her hand, Luo Lin and the stoic figure of Himiko standing beside her, or the scattered medicine packages on the ground, even the bandages and wounds on Raiden Mei and Adam's bodies, they were all enveloped in this blue light.
A few seconds later, Bronya blinked in surprise. She couldn't tell if it was because she found it easy to wield the authority of the Herrscher of Reason or because Luo Lin's words were true.
"The medication is indeed fine, and your skills are impressive. I've also made some adjustments using my methods... And you didn't lie..." Bronya's eyes widened in surprise.
"This move looks powerful." Luo Lin admired Bronya's sudden use of the Herrscher of Reason. She truly deserved to be a Herracher!
Then, the girl pointed to her shoulder. "Um... have you seen the wounds on my body? These are from the battle with the Herrscher of the Void back in late 2009 in Belarus... You can check the warning messages in my personal terminal..."
"Ah, it's been a long time since I used this model..." Bronya operated the communicator as instructed, clumsily finding the warning messages on the lit screen:
[Detected a major Honkai Outbreak!]
[Belarus branch is now at Level 1 alert!]
[All Valkyries, retrieve your weapons and equipment, and be ready to deploy at any time!]
Bronya was stunned, as if she had realized something. She asked softly:
"Luo Lin... are you... a member of the Valkyrie Assault Team?"
"Yes." Luo Lin nodded. "Ragnar Lothbrok is my captain."
In another timeline, the operations meeting room in the Hyperion.
When Luo Lin mentioned that her wounds were caused by the Herrscher of the Void, Kiana's expression became somewhat embarrassed. When Bronya activated the authority of the Herrscher of Reason to confirm that the girl wasn't lying, Kiana sighed, feeling a bit down.
Durandal and Rita naturally understood why Kiana's mood was low. In 2009, Kiana awakened as the Herrscher of the Void, wiping out the Valkyrie Assault Team and even causing Siegfried to lose an arm. Since then, Siegfried had left Kiana, leaving her to wander alone...
"Teacher Ragnar..." Durandal and Rita had a good relationship with Ragnar. When it came to the Valkyrie Assault Team, they felt somewhat sentimental.
At this moment, Theresa suddenly raised her head and said, "I found the information about this Valkyrie—Luo Lin, from Shenzou, a C-rank Valkyrie in the Intelligence Department who worked at the Schicksal Headquarters, transferred to Manila, Philippines in 2013, and died in the 2015 Collapse Event."
Everyone looked at the image projected beside them. The girl in the data was identical to the one currently talking to them.
Fu Hua stroked her chin, speculating, "She's not a member of the Valkyrie Assault Team... the course of parallel worlds diverges?"
"Perhaps." Bronya manipulated the communicator again, her fingertips flashing with data. She effortlessly accessed Luo Lin's data card.
"A B-rank Valkyrie in the Intelligence Department... By the way, how did you get here?" Bronya asked.
Luo Lin looked embarrassed. "Uh, the spatial region where I fought the Herrscher of the Void was unstable, and suddenly a spatial crack opened up, sucking me into the Sea of Quanta... Luckily, I was fortunate enough to end up here."
Bronya's mouth hung open. She didn't know what to say.
First, she was sucked away by a spatial crack without getting hurt, then she wasn't eroded in the Sea of Quanta, and finally, she ended up in another world—how lucky did someone have to be to survive this whole ordeal?
"Then... Teacher Himiko?"
"Me? I should be from another parallel world, still in 2012." Himiko shrugged. "I was summoned here by Luo Lin, she has a special ability..."
Bronya nodded, not surprised by the continuous surprises.
These days, could one even get by without some special ability?
Himiko smiled and shook her head, "But you actually call me Teacher. Currently, there seems to be no student like you among the ones I teach, or the former you, Captain Bronya. If I return, I'll make sure to take special care of you there."
"Um, thanks, Teacher Himiko... but there's no need to take special care of me..." Bronya rubbed her nose awkwardly. Becoming Himiko's student wasn't an ordinary route.
Back then, she was even a spy infiltrating Schicksal, so if she were to receive special attention from Teacher Himiko, she might end up revealing her true colors.
Luo Lin watched the two of them converse with interest. Suddenly, a blue light flashed, causing Luo Lin, who already had an instinctive reaction to the color, to almost jump.
She looked closely and found the problem—
Why was there a semi-transparent Herrscher Bronya floating behind this Adult Bronya!?
Are you a stand?