Chapter 226

"By the way, where did Himeko go? I haven't seen her all day today, and she didn't even teach her classes."

"Stupid Kiana, have you forgotten? Teacher Himeko isn't just our teacher; she's also an active-duty A-rank Valkyrie. She said yesterday that she had a mission to go out on today."

"I see. Well, I hope Himeko can return safely before dinner."

Although she is a disaster in daily life, can't find a boyfriend, and is a female alcoholic, Murata Himeko is absolutely an excellent and good teacher. Whether it's Bai Ge, Kiana, or the others, they all deeply respect this teacher.

Bai Mou often wonders why such a beautiful, powerful, and responsible woman still can't find a boyfriend. Are the men in this world all blind?

Someone should just come and marry her already. If no one wants her, he's going to secretly whisk her away.

"It doesn't matter if she makes it home in time or not; I'll leave a hot portion for her in the pot, but I have to hide her alcohol!"

Bai Ge said with a light laugh. He had also drunk with Himeko a few times; the way this woman looked when slightly tipsy was so beautiful it made it impossible to look away... though she would throw a drunken tantrum once completely wasted. (See image)

However, just as Bai Mou was about to step into the kitchen to prepare a hearty meal for everyone.

"Ring-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling~!"

Suddenly, a crisp telephone ringtone sounded.

Bronya, who was closest, continued to grind mobs with one hand on her game controller while picking up the receiver with the other and placing it to her ear.

"Hello? Principal, is something the matter so late at night? What? You say Teacher Himeko is hospitalized!"

"!!!" x3

The worrying news arrived, and the three pairs of eyes looked over, their faces showing concern.

When Bronya hung up the phone with a tight little face, they immediately rushed toward the school hospital without a word.

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St. Freya School Hospital.

"Auntie Himeko, don't die, ahhh!!"

"Stupid Kiana, who are you saying is dying? And I told you not to call me Auntie!"

Himeko, lying on the hospital bed in a patient's gown, said irritably. Even in this state, this battle-hardened A-rank Valkyrie still used one hand to pin down the face of the grass-eating insect that had lunged at her.

"Teacher Himeko, how are you?"

"Big Sister Himeko, are you okay?"

"Himeko..."

"What exactly happened?"

Bronya, Seele, Bai Ge, and even Mei, who had been lying in her bedroom, all ran over. Everyone looked worriedly at Himeko, whose face on the hospital bed was slightly pale and haggard.

The latter also showed a touched expression.

Although they were usually problem students who added trouble to her life from time to time, seeing everyone rush over together the moment something happened to her, Himeko's eyes also grew moist.

"Theresa, that's why I said not to tell them. I would have recovered after just one night of sleep."

"I, I just wanted to put their minds at ease. Who would have thought these guys would all run over? And what do you mean you'll recover after a sleep? You explosive woman, you are staying here to rest quietly for this whole week."

Theresa's eyes were also full of worry and concern.

"So what exactly happened? Did you run into a difficult Honkai Beast on this mission?"

"Damn it! Let's go, we're going to avenge Himeko!"

"Calm down, Kiana. Let's ask clearly first. (bbfe)"

Although Bai Ge held back Kiana, who was running off, his eyes were also full of sharpness, like a drawn sword ready to slay the enemy that had harmed the woman before him.

"How could mere Honkai Beasts be my opponent? Don't worry, I'm really not in any big trouble."

"Then what exactly is going on?"

"... It's the erosion of Honkai Energy. Himeko has had artificial stigmata implanted for a very long time, and she has been active as a Valkyrie for a long time too. Such situations have happened a few times before."

Theresa said with frustration and unwillingness.

Valkyries who fight for all the beauty in the world often do not get a beautiful ending themselves.

Destiny's artificial stigmata are not as good as natural stigmata. Even though they allow Valkyries to gain the power to manipulate Honkai Energy and fight against Honkai, the price is a significant shortening of the user's lifespan, and the more they are used, the more they will be eroded by Honkai Energy.

If the ending is just death, that would still be considered good, but it is most painful if one turns into a zombie.

Therefore, once Valkyries discover that their teammates have a tendency to fall into becoming zombies, they will all tearfully grit their teeth and kill them.

And even if they don't die in battle, the lifespan of Valkyries rarely exceeds thirty years, and Himeko is only one month away from her thirtieth birthday.

She often says that she is already very lucky, to have successfully implanted the stigmata so late and still be able to live for so long.

"Himeko, sob sob sob, Auntie, you are so powerful, you must have a way to cure Himeko, right?"

"I, I want to too..."

"Alright, stop crying, Kiana. I won't die from just this level of injury, and haven't I said it many times before? I will absolutely not die before finding a good man."

"Really? Himeko, then, then you must not find a good man. You must stay single for your whole life."

"Screw you!"

Himeko, with a dark face, knocked the grass-eating insect on the head with her fist.

Although she knew this girl was worried and blessing her, she didn't want this kind of blessing.

Kiana, are you trying to make me die without a man? Then you might as well let me die right now.

"Bai Ge, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of everyone for the next few days. Uh, although it seems like you're the one taking care of them anyway, and what a pity, it looks like I won't be able to eat the dinner you made tonight."

"I'll make some and bring it over to you later."

"Haha, is that so? Thank you. It looks like I'm going to be envied by my teammates again, but... sorry, I can't eat anymore today. Let's do it tomorrow."

"... Okay."

Bai Ge clenched his hands slightly. He glanced at the trash can nearby, and his mood worsened.

"Bronya, go to sleep early, okay? Staying up late to play games is bad for your development and your eyes. Seele, you're so well-behaved, I don't need to worry about you. Mei... it's really hard on you to have run over here. You need to rest well too."

"Bai Ge, you should be a bit gentler to girls too. Don't be so rough every time just because Mei listens to you. But~ it would be great if I could also find a boyfriend like you, no, half as good as you."

"Kiana, you failed your exam again, right? If you don't pass the make-up exam, wait until I'm better and see if I don't give you a good lesson. Uh... that's it, it seems I've said too much."

Himeko scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

She thought to herself that she might really be getting old; seeing these children, she couldn't help but worry and start nagging.

Subsequently, everyone was pushed out by Theresa on the grounds of affecting her rest, stating that this wasn't some life-and-death separation and there was no need to be so serious. Our St. Freya Academy is not without the technology to suppress Honkai Energy erosion.

After returning to the Valkyrie dormitory.

With Theresa's guarantee, although the girls were still worried, they felt a temporary sense of relief in their hearts.

"I'm going to cook."

In the kitchen, Bai Ge was cutting vegetables absent-mindedly. Rather than cooking, it was more like venting.

(In the end, I am still lacking in power...)

He thought with unwillingness in his heart.

Bai Ge certainly knew about the erosion of artificial stigmata on Valkyries, and he had long been trying to use the incomplete authority of the Herrscher of Death to treat Himeko and other Valkyries in this regard.

If it were only a mild symptom, he could save them.

Relying on the Schariac holy blood and the authority of the Herrscher of Death, as long as a portion of the Valkyrie's Honkai Energy is dissolved, and then their bodies are healed, the Honkai Energy erosion can be suppressed.

But the authority of the Herrscher of Death is ultimately incomplete.

For a Valkyrie like Himeko, who is already 'terminally ill' and has even stepped one foot into the gates of hell, with the other foot also starting to step forward, it is a bit too late.

Those cells eroded by Honkai Energy cannot be restored even by the authority of the Herrscher of Death. After all, in the end, the latter is also the power of Honkai Energy. Although Bai Ge can suppress it by exhausting his full strength.

But as long as Murata Himeko is still using artificial stigmata and continues to act as a Valkyrie, she will inevitably continue to be eroded more and more severely, and finally...

Clang!

Bai Ge's knife directly cut the cutting board into two halves.

"What do you mean you can't eat? Is the food I make not as delicious as those medicines? This silly woman."

Himeko really couldn't eat the dinner he made.

Because she was already full, full from eating those medicines to suppress Honkai Energy erosion.

Bai Ge had indeed seen the large number of medicine bottles in the trash can.

"I must do something. Not just to save Himeko, but also to save all the Valkyries... Let me think about how to perfectly and thoroughly solve the problem of Honkai Energy erosion. There must be a way, there must be a perfect solution."

These Valkyries who fight for all the beauty in the world must also have a beautiful ending themselves. Only then is it fair, only then is it correct, and only then does it conform to his ideals.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz!!"

Just at this moment, Bai Ge's phone rang.

Bai Ge frowned impatiently, only to find it was a call from Welt.

"It's me. If it's about Chiyou, we'll talk about it later. I have other things that must be dealt with right now."