Kapitel 66: Chapter 66: Promise
The next day, when Kirataka woke up, he was lying on a comfortable bed.
"Hmm... this should be the dormitory inside the airport..."
He looked at the surrounding environment and roughly determined where he was.
This is a double room with two beds. In addition to the one he is lying on, there is another bed. The cabinet beside the bed is cluttered with some sundries belonging to the girl.
"…"
Last night, when he was walking back with Anna's support, he almost fell into a coma, so he had no memory of where he ended up.
Now it seems that Schicksal's reinforcements also chose this airport as their base.
Sitting up from the bed, he stretched and prepared to go out.
He probably only slept for one night, and the search and rescue operation is still going on in this city.
Now that he has had a good rest, let's continue to devote himself to the subsequent search and rescue work.
—Rescue work for the Honkai disaster is just like any other natural disaster. What matters is timeliness, which is the so-called "golden 72 hours."
The vast majority of survivors can only hold out so long on their own without food or water.
If we add in the threat of Honkai beasts roaming around the city, this time will be further shortened. Generally speaking, for disasters caused by Honkai, the best rescue time can be regarded as the golden 24 hours.
So, for the city of Manila, the initial survivor rescue phase is largely over.
The next step is to clear out the Honkai beasts and zombies in the city.
This step will be accomplished by the coordinated operations of Schicksal's mechas and the Valkyrie troops.
The last time Hyperion arrived in Nagazora City, they stayed there for about three days, with Theresa and the others taking the lead in clearing out all the Honkai beasts in the city.
Of course, in theory, there should be a post-disaster reconstruction phase, but just like the current situation in Nagazora City, with Schicksal's current technology, there is no way to clear the overflowing Honkai energy in the city, and we can only wait for it to slowly dissipate as time goes by.
Only when the concentration of Honkai energy drops to a level suitable for ordinary people to live in can reconstruction be carried out slowly.
Berlin, the city where the First Herrscher was born, has now been rebuilt.
Before that, the only option was to relocate people affected by the disaster to other cities.
Thinking this, he came to the door.
Just as he was about to open the door and go out to find out the current situation, the door was opened from the outside.
Then, a chestnut-haired girl walked in.
"…Anna?"
As expected, the person who came was the girl from yesterday.
" Kirataka, you're awake."
Anna said with some surprise.
The girl was holding some bread in her hand, which was obviously brought to him.
"Eat something quickly. I'll get it from logistics."
Kirataka took the food and asked curiously:
"Anna, don't you have to go out on a mission?"
"Well... since we participated in the search and rescue of survivors yesterday, this morning is a break,"
Anna explained.
Although the Valkyrie has an extraordinary physique, she also needs rest.
It is normal to rotate out to perform post-disaster tasks.
The girl then added:
"This also applies to you, so you should rest here in the morning."
"Is that so..."
Kirataka nodded and simply went back to sit down beside the bed.
However, he soon felt something was wrong.
He looked at the sundries on the other bed next to him, then looked at the girl in front of him, and said with some doubt:
"Could it be…"
"Well, since we are the last to return to the camp, this is the only room left for us."
Anna blushed and explained in a low voice.
Because she was wandering outside looking for Kirataka, they were the last to return to the camp.
Schicksal temporarily requisitioned the staff dormitory in the airport as a temporary residence for the Valkyries, but due to the invasion of Honkai beasts, many areas had been damaged, so there were not many rooms available for living.
When she brought Kirataka back, only this last room was left.
Originally, it was very common for the Valkyries to live under the same roof while on missions outside. However, after many years, a male Schicksal Knight named Kirataka appeared, and the situation became a little different.
A man and a woman alone, in a room together—
Anyway, he was a little hungry after a long sleep, so he picked up a piece of bread and started to eat.
The chestnut-haired girl just stood there quietly watching him eat his breakfast—or maybe lunch as well—without saying a word.
"Anna, you look like you're worried about something."
Kirataka said in a low voice.
"…Um."
Anna nodded gently and said:
"...After yesterday's incident, I realized that the life of a Valkyrie that I longed for was not as wonderful as I imagined."
The companion who was laughing and playing with you yesterday may be gone the next day. Facing death and pain may be the norm in this identity.
"Do you regret it?"
"I don't regret it, but..."
She has no regrets about being able to become a Valkyrie, fight for the people, and protect something.
The girl asked anxiously:
"At that time, I almost ran away... If I really ran away, would you blame me?"
She still couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart and found it hard to accept her own cowardice.
In her opinion, Kirataka, who took the initiative to lead away the tide of Honkai beasts, was very brave, so at this moment she wanted to seek answers from him.
"That's certainly wrong."
Kirataka answered simply.
"As expected..."
The girl dropped her eyelids.
She was indeed not as strong as she thought.
"But not everyone can always make the right choice, and it is normal to often go the wrong way."
"But what if the wrong choice puts many people in danger?"
She was still a little confused.
If she had not turned back to the ruins, she would have missed the opportunity to save the survivors and indirectly killed them.
Kirataka picked up the milk drink, took a sip, and then answered:
"Even if that's the case, you just need to move forward. If there are mistakes... someone will come and correct them for you."
"Well, if that time really comes, will you come and correct my mistakes?"
Anna raised her eyes and quietly looked at Kirataka's profile.
"If you need it."
Kirataka nodded slightly.
"Really?"
As if to confirm, Anna asked again.
"Real."
He nodded again.
The girl blushed slightly and said with courage:
"Anyway, thank you so much. If I was alone yesterday, it would have been hard for me to hold on..."
'I was busy with disaster relief yesterday and didn't pay much attention to her. Today I took some time to take a closer look, and she is indeed a beauty.'
'Her eyebrows are as delicate as a painting, her skin as white as snow with rouge, and her pink and purple eyes are also quite attractive.'
Kirataka coughed twice and said again:
"Nothing, it's all what I should do."
Having said that, if nothing unexpected happens, after the eruption in Manila, Anna should be sent to Coral Island under the jurisdiction of the Oceania branch to reorganize the Snow Lotus Team and continue fighting on the front line.
Coral Island... that's where the Herrscher of Ice and Herrscher of Stars events might break out in the future.
Although according to the current situation, there would probably be no problem with the Herrscher of the Stars by then—if he brought his sister with him, Chen Tianwu would not have to join the World Serpent again, right?
What will the future look like?
Kirataka shook his head and simply stopped thinking about it.
It's better not to think about things that are too far away now. It is enough to plan the near-term matters.
"By the way, Kirataka, I want to hear you talk about St. Freya's Academy. I have never been to that academy."
After calming down a little, Anna's curiosity was aroused again.
She took the initiative to come to Kirataka's bed and sat down, putting her hands on her knees, and acting like a good student.
"Well, I can tell you about Theresa..."
When talking about Saint Freya, he naturally have to mention its principal first.
Kirataka was about to say something when the communication terminal on his body rang.
The caller is -- Kiana Kaslana.
He connected the communication and talked to Paramecium whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Yeah, I didn't encounter any danger..."
"I'll probably have to stay here for a few more days. Now that I'm here..."
"...What?"
Kirataka was slightly startled when he heard the words coming from the other end of the communication terminal:
"You guys are coming over too?"
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