"Is there really a problem? And it's me?" Theresa raised her eyebrows in surprise, murmuring incredulously, "Just now, when we were communicating, I felt she was quite honest... It turns out Herrschers aren't good people..."
"Don't slander me. I couldn't be bothered to tamper with your brain, which only contains Homu apart from anything else!"
Within two seconds, Senti retorted immediately, even revealing someone's interests directly.
Theresa nearly stumbled, "How did you know... Wait, you're the Herrscher of Sentience, did you read my mind?!"
Senti smirked, "Do I even need to read minds? I've been wandering around St. Freya Academy, and out of ten times I visited your office, nine times were to look at Homu manga! And your room is filled with Homu merchandise. Anyone can tell how much you like it..."
"You, you, you, you!!"
The school principal's face turned red as she looked around at her colleagues within the soundproof shield, "Don't tell anyone!"
Durandal showed a subtle smile, "Everyone has their own hobbies, I actually quite like Homu too..."
"Sure, sure, I won't say anything." Ragnar muttered a few words vaguely, remaining remarkably calm— with her methods, she'd known about Theresa's little hobby for ages and always pretended not to notice when visiting the principal's office.
As for Fu Hua? She looked like an honest person, she definitely wouldn't spill the beans.
"Ha ha..." Luo Lin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The reactions of the Valkyries around her, especially Luo Lin's, immediately darkened Theresa's face.
The golden glow emanated from [Oath of Judah] beside her, and the constraint field expanded slightly, turning Senti's "phone" into a series of distorted noises.
In the depths of the Ninth Abyss, the Herrscher of Sentience angrily kicked a stone on the ground, "She cut off my phone call?!"
Beside her, Helix consoled, "Well, well, you expressed your attitude, that's enough..."
"Sigh... you're right, I need to stay calm." Senti drew a half-circle in front of her with her hand, "I won't argue with children like her."
Miss Pink Elf hesitated to speak again—just based on their recent performances, you two are actually quite similar...
Returning her gaze to the bridge of the Hyperion, Theresa tightly gripped the chain of Oath of Judah, and the blush on her face seemed less noticeable now.
—It's not like adults liking Homu is something shameful, if others know, then so be it!
The school principal repeated this sentence in her mind many times, finally stabilizing her mindset.
Then, Theresa coughed twice and said seriously, "Fu Hua, can you help me resolve the memory issue?"
Fu Hua appeared very cautious, "Hard to say, we need to conduct a more detailed examination first..."
The school principal knew that haste makes waste in this matter, "Will it take long?"
"Not sure, it depends on the nature of your memory problem. The Key of Sentience isn't omnipotent; there are some things it can't help with."
Fu Hua's mood sank. She had considerable authority in this matter and was the only one in the world who constantly "burned" her brain with Fenghuang Down. Even without the special blessing of the Herrscher, the Herrscher of Sentience couldn't match Fu Hua in this regard.
"Let's begin now," Theresa spoke.
"Alright, but before that..."
Fu Hua, the honest one, pointed to the glowing [Oath of Judah], "Could you please retract [Judah's] anti-Honkai field first? I can't examine you while it's active."
"Sorry..." The school principal silently deactivated the field generated by the Divine Key and leaned her head towards Fu Hua's hand.
Fu Hua raised the golden-red Fenghuang Down, and the gentle glow of the Divine Key enveloped the nun.
As the examination progressed, Fu Hua felt a strangely familiar sensation. She even couldn't help but stop her movements and straightened her body.
Theresa naturally noticed Fu Hua's obvious reaction and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fu Hua hesitated rare, "I think... this shouldn't be the work of the Herrscher... I recognize this technique."
Theresa was puzzled, "You recognize it? Who is it?"
Fu Hua's voice was somewhat dry, "It's Otto, Otto Apocalypse."
Ragnar and Durandal exchanged a glance, "Otto?!"
"I don't believe it! How could my grandfather use those kinds of methods on me?" Theresa widened her eyes, "And how did you confirm it was the Overseer's doing?"
Fu Hua smiled bitterly, "Bishop Otto once consulted me about the usage of the Key of Sentience · Fenghuang Down. I taught him personally how to use the Divine Key... just like what I'm seeing now."
The school principal was dumbfounded, "..."
Theresa felt like a fish out of water, gaping, feeling like she couldn't get oxygen from the air.
After hesitating for a moment, Fu Hua continued, "However, [Fenghuang Down] has always been in my possession. Even if Otto borrowed it, I never let it out of my sight... How did he use the Divine Key to modify your memory?"
Ragnar proposed a hypothesis, "Is it possible that the bishop hypnotized you immediately after obtaining [Fenghuang Down], and then took care of Theresa..."
Fu Hua answered decisively, "Absolutely impossible! I have 'trained' myself with the Divine Key, and I have a high resistance to memory and consciousness modifications. Even if Otto is a genius, he couldn't control me right after getting his hands on the Divine Key!"
"This..." The old captain scratched her head.
Just then, Luo Lin spoke up.
"Bishop Otto possesses the [Key of Revelation · Void Archive], which is made from the core of the former era's Herrscher of Reason, capable of simulating everything... It's not surprising for him to create a replica of [Fenghuang Down] from it."
Fu Hua was shocked, but then she felt like she suddenly understood something, "The [Void Archive] is in Otto's hands?! No wonder... No wonder he could use so much pre-era technology, and Theresa's situation can be explained too... Wait, how do you know about this?"
All eyes focused on Luo Lin.
The black-haired girl was still entangled by the golden chain on her head, hanging in mid-air, making the scene a bit comical.
"Explain, explain... give me a thorough explanation!" Theresa numbly tapped [Judah's], and the chain loosened, disappearing into the air.
"Well... you see, I fell into a rift torn by the Herrscher of Void before, connecting to the Sea of Quanta there."
Luo Lin landed lightly on the ground, rubbing her wrist, "I swam in the Sea of Quanta and accidentally reached other parallel worlds on the Imaginary Tree. That's how I found out about this..."
The black-haired girl bombarded everyone with a string of strange terms, leaving them with more questions, their faces full of confusion and surprise.
"Parallel worlds
?!" Theresa grabbed her bangs.
"Imaginary Tree?!" Ragnar pondered.
"Sea of Quanta?!" Bianka's eyes gleamed as she touched the "ornament" hanging from her waist, adorned with a hexagram pattern.
"And I also brought back some local specialties from the parallel world..."
Luo Lin took off the golden hairpin from her head, and the [Key of Revelation] transformed into a translucent golden cube, shimmering with a captivating light before everyone.
The black-haired girl showed an innocent smile, "See, this is the [Key of Revelation] from the parallel world..."