To engage in close-quarters combat with such a powerful Ruin Guard, and yet resolve it completely unscathed and swiftly.
Although she had anticipated Barbara's strength, seeing this scene with her own eyes still filled Fischl's heart with an ineffable shock.
"If it were me, could I resolve this Ruin Guard so quickly?"
Fischl stared blankly at the giant robot lying defeated before her.
Even though it was scrapped, the immense oppressive aura carried by the Ruin Guard had not yet dissipated.
The prinzessin der verurteilung was naturally invincible, but... as Amy (Fischl's nickname), her power was not infinite.
Since gaining the companionship of these friends, even Fischl herself hadn't noticed that when communicating with them, she rarely spoke those chuunibyou quotes that others couldn't understand.
Having never had friends since childhood, Fischl cherished her newfound companions extraordinarily now that she suddenly had them.
No!
It could even be said that she was dependent on them.
If the Five-Color Squad were to suddenly break apart, disband, and vanish at this moment, Fischl might very well transform into a heavy-hearted girl on the spot.
"Must I hide behind Barbara from now on, protected by them?"
"I am the prinzessin der verurteilung!"
"Cough, cough."
"My power is currently stored in the Immernachtreich. Once I retrieve my strength, I will catch up to Barbara and the others again."
Fischl tried to persuade herself this way.
"Barbara is so amazing!"
"Big Sister Barbara is so cool, just as powerful as Acting Grand Master Jean."
The distracted Fischl was startled awake by a burst of praise. Following the sound, she saw her friends gathered around Barbara, constantly complimenting her.
"I'm so envious. I also want to be that elegant and cool."
Fischl looked at Barbara, who was surrounded by friends and shining like the sun, and couldn't help having such a thought.
Fischl harbored a worry that had troubled her for a long time.
That was, Fischl's training results were not ideal.
The training sessions in the Underground Mine for all members of the Five-Color Squad had greatly improved their abilities, and Fischl was naturally included.
However...
Compared to people outside the team, Fischl's progress during this period could be described as meteoric.
But...
Compared to her companions within the team, Fischl was actually the slowest to improve.
In the current group, Fischl's strength was in the lower-middle tier.
Klee, when going all out, was deservedly ranked first on the combat power leaderboard.
Next were Noelle and Barbara; their specific combat power was unknown, but they could probably share second and third place.
Then came Fischl.
Below her were Ellin and Collei.
It seemed Fischl's ranking wasn't low, but what was embarrassing was...
In a one-on-one fight, Fischl wasn't confident she could defeat Ellin or Collei.
After all, Ellin was a heavily armored knight whose DEF was maxed out. Fischl's normal attacks couldn't even scratch her DEF, and even if her ultimate attack did DMG, Ellin, that stamina monster, could endure it.
And don't underestimate Ellin because she wore heavy armor; her speed and reaction time weren't slow. If Fischl wasn't careful for a moment, Ellin would catch up to her.
And there was Collei.
As a member without a Vision, Collei was the last to join the Five-Color Squad and participate in training. Therefore, Collei's strength improvement was the least, and to this day, she was still a weakling.
But Collei had a cheat—the korianbaxing.
Adhering to the attitude of being timid towards experts but striking hard against weaklings, Collei's korianbaxing was practically running rampant and slaying foes.
As a remnant of a Gods Vassal, and after Arkz strengthened it once more, Collei's korianbaxing was devastating against anyone below the strength level of a Gods Vassal.
"So, I'm actually the weakest?"
Fischl felt somewhat dejected.
Barbara, who had just moments ago displayed the demeanor of an iron-blooded Valkyrie, reverted to the delicate, thoughtful, and perfectly caring idol Barbara once she exited combat mode.
"Fischl, you look like you're in a bad mood. Is something bothering you?"
For an ordinary person, after showcasing their powerful strength and while everyone else was praising them, seeing their friend looking dejected would surely cause displeasure.
But Barbara wasn't like that.
At this moment, in Fischl's eyes, Barbara, with her gentle smile and gaze filled with genuine concern, seemed to radiate a sacred light that cleansed the heart.
"Barbara. Are you an angel!"
Fischl was moved to tears and threw herself into Barbara's arms, acting coquettishly.
Barbara gently comforted her:
"There, there, Fischl. You can tell me anything that's troubling you~"
The other members of the Five-Color Squad also watched Fischl with quiet concern, offering her support in their own ways.
Fischl no longer hid her troubles and chose to confess to everyone.
"So, Sister Fischl is sad because she hit a bottleneck and her strength growth has slowed down?"
Klee asked curiously, blinking her big eyes.
"Yes."
Fischl nodded awkwardly. Having her embarrassing situation known by a child like Klee made her feel somewhat ashamed; she felt her authority as an older sister had vanished.
"That's very simple. Why don't we just ask Brother Arkz for help?"
Hearing Klee's suggestion, Fischl's eyes lit up. That's right, ask Mr. Arkz for help.
Perhaps after Arkz defeated the North Wind Wolf King, or perhaps when Arkz helped Barbara purify the Abyssal Power within her, in Fischl's eyes, Arkz seemed like an incarnation of an omnipotent God.
If there's trouble, find Arkz; that's never wrong.
Thus, the group accelerated their journey and soon arrived at Springvale Farm.
At this time, Arkz was still sleeping in his room, while Collei and Xing and the others had just finished breakfast and were strolling leisurely around the farm.
Seeing Barbara and the others arrive, Xing enthusiastically greeted them.
"Barbara, you're here so early today!"
"Xing!"
"We need to ask Mr. Arkz for help. Has he woken up?"
Xing spread her hands and shrugged, saying:
"That guy Arkz is such a big lazybones. No matter how much we call him, he won't wake up."
"And it seems this guy doesn't have a habit of eating breakfast."
Fischl frowned slightly:
"Arkz hasn't woken up yet? This is troublesome."
"Xing, if we go wake that guy Arkz up now, will he get angry?"
Xing displayed a comical smile and raised an eyebrow:
"Anyone would get angry if woken up, no matter how good their temper is.'
"However, Fischl, you can try. That guy Arkz is quite lenient towards young and pretty girls.'
"Just be careful not to get caught by him in his sleepy state and end up being hugged tightly like a pillow~~"
Sharing a bed!
Being held in Arkz's arms.
Hearing the descriptions Xing provided, the many pure young girls instantly blushed.
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