[In a grubby rented room, the white-haired girl lay resting on the bed while the owner of the place sat idly on a stool nearby, bored out of his mind.
"Ugh, I went soft and ended up bringing her back," he muttered.
"Judging by her outfit, she must be a Valkyrie from Schicksal, right?"
Just then, the injured girl stirred awake.
"...Where... is this...?"
Seeing her wake, Siegfried quickly stood from his chair and explained:
"This is my place. Last night, I found you injured and unconscious out in the wild, so I brought you back."
Then, striking a cool pose, he pointed a thumb at himself and introduced, "Name's Siegfried. I'm a... uh... private detective."
Gesturing to a bowl of still-steaming fish soup, he added,
"If you're hungry, there's some fish soup I made..."
"Thank you, Mr. Siegfried."
With that, the girl downed the entire bowl of sour-tasting soup in one go.
After regaining some energy from the meal, she anxiously asked about the two teammates who had been with her the day before.
Siegfried thought for a moment but could only recall finding her alone.
He suggested she focus on recovering first, but Cecilia struggled to sit up. "N-no... I can't. I have a mission. I need to return to headquarters immediately."
The carefree grin vanished from Siegfried's face. "A mission more important than your own life?!"
Scratching the back of his head, he turned to the girl on the bed and declared, "Hey, I changed my mind."
With a smirk, he walked over to her side. "Since you're in such a hurry, how about I escort you there myself?"
Just as she was about to refuse, Siegfried cut in, "I'm a private detective, not a charity worker.
Total fee: 30,000 marks."
"Until you pay me back, you're not going anywhere."]
[Siegfried]: "Cecilia... brings back memories."
[Kiana]: "So this is how my dumb old man wooed Mom?!"
[Rita]: "Hmm...Lady Cecilia seems rather adorably clueless here."
The vice-captain of Immortal Blades quietly observed Durandal training in the virtual simulator as she made her remark.
[Huohuo]: "Um... does this mean Mr. Welt technically played matchmaker for them?"
[The scene shifts—Cecilia has shed her battle attire, now dressed in a pale white sundress with her hair cut short, her entire look completely transformed!
While Cecilia was at the salon getting her makeover, Siegfried leaned against his motorcycle outside, waiting patiently.
"Siegfried, I'm ready."
The newly refreshed Cecilia jogged toward him with light steps.
"Whoa—what happened to your hair?!"
Siegfried was utterly flustered by her new appearance.
Like a schoolgirl who'd done something wrong, Cecilia nervously explained, "My hair was too long... too noticeable."
"I cut it so I wouldn't cause you any trouble..."
"Does it... look weird...?"
She clasped her hands shyly in front of her chest.
At that moment, Siegfried's eyes were locked onto her—his heart pounding as if struck by an arrow!]
[Kiana]: "Mom looks so beautiful with her new style..."
It wasn't just Siegfried in the video who was stunned—many Valkyries in Schicksal blushed as well, mesmerized by Cecilia's breathtaking beauty.
[Sampo]: "Sweet!
Old Sampo loves a good pure romance like this!"
[Elysia]: "How lovely... the innocent affection between young hearts~"
[Sigure]: "That Siegfried guy got way too lucky!"
[Cecilia and Siegfried rode through bustling streets on his motorcycle, giving the girl—who had rarely left training grounds—a whole new world to marvel at.
At Cecilia's request, they stopped near a restaurant.
"Siegfried, what kind of place is that? The yellow bunny on the sign is so cute."
"That's just a regular old Happy HOMU Restaurant," Siegfried chuckled in reply.
"I've never left headquarters before..."
"So I've never seen... such an interesting town." The girl stared blankly at the lively streets, as if gazing into another world entirely.
"I see. Well then—how about this? Let's take today off. I'll show you around properly," Siegfried suggested with a grin, helmet tucked under his arm.
"N-no, I can't... I have to return to headquarters immediately... It's my mission..."
Like a caged bird that had never seen the sky... even just once...
Fly free. With that thought, Siegfried snapped the bike's handlebar clean off.
"Whoops—my bad!
Guess I got a little too rough with it.
Repairs will take about a day..."
"Sorry for holding you up."
"It's fine."
"Guess we're stuck here for today then."
"Oh yeah—any shops you wanna check out?"
At Siegfried's question, the girl's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"...Found them."
Meanwhile, in a distant room, Welt had already pinpointed the girl's location.]
[Qingque]: "Young love blooming from a chance encounter—does this kind of storybook romance actually exist?"
[Theresa]: "This is exactly why Cecilia and I founded St. Freya Academy."
"We wanted Valkyries to live as people—not weapons—to experience normal lives and enjoy their youth."
[March 7th]: "Mr. Yang! What's with your shady appearance at the end?! You're not gonna ruin things for them, are you?!"
[Stelle]: "Don't you dare!"
[Welt (HI3)]: "Uh... no spoilers for now..."
[Tesla]: "**** Otto! If it weren't for you, those girls wouldn't have *******!
You ******* treating people as weapons!"
[Cheng Lixue and Himeko were rescued and brought back to Schicksal headquarters.
Otto prepared to mobilize intelligence forces—to retrieve Cecilia or eliminate her.
Siegfried and Cecilia now held milk tea and ice cream as Siegfried cheerfully announced that the bike still wasn't fixed—meaning they had another day to explore.
Blushing slightly but brimming with excitement, the girl took his hand and said, "Then...
I'll leave it to you.
Actually—"
"There are still a few places I'd like to visit..."
The library, clothing stores, flower shops, playing with stray cats—seated on a park bench together, Cecilia realized she had never felt so alive in her entire life.
Finally, under Siegfried's lead, they visited an arcade.
There, the usually stoic girl broke into joyful laughter—and even won an oversized HOMU plush!]
[Silver Wolf]: "Taking your girlfriend to an arcade?
Now that's taste!"
[Sparkle]: "Hmm~ Was the bike really still broken... or did that white-haired guy just want more time with her?
Who can say~?"
[Elysia]: "A girl raised as a weapon finally feeling human warmth beside a boy...
What a beautiful story~"