Chapter IV/4-1

Kiana-chan! ME corp is up ahead. Ready to break in?

Of course. Eh? Why is Theresa leading this operation? Where's Aunt Himeko?

I heard that, young lady. I won't let you off that easily if I hear that again.
ME corp is a very dangerous place, so I'm coming in with you.
If you went in by yourself, you'd be deader than dead.

I'll join you, too! After all, it takes three Valkyries to form a complete lineup.

Himeko, I can't thank you enough.

Just keep smiling. Alright, wipe that disgusting grin off your face. I'll settle for a "thank you". Gosh.

Alright, enough chit-chat for now. Here's the mission briefing.
Our intel department confirmed Mei, Bronya, and Wendy captured by Anti-Entropy...
... are now being imprisoned in the ME Corp HQ building. Unfortunately, Schicksal is not prepared to declare war on Anti-Entropy yet.
We shouldn't be put up with this crap anyway!
Our primary goal is to infiltrate the building and rescue our Valkyries, and do naughty stuff along the way.

Understood!

Naughty stuff along the way... Sister Theresa, you sound as if...

I knew I had to use a harder word for that. Anyway, Major Himeko and I will be joining this mission.
But the HQ building is heavily guarded. Be prepared.
Scout the building perimeters and find a way in.

Kiana, you knew that Bronya was being controlled, right?

Ah? I.. really... don't.

Oh? Really?

Ugh... I guess I can't hide this forever. Bronya was controlled before while we were carrying out that mission on the Selene.

You didn't report this to protect Bronya?
Lying for your friends... yeah, that's very Kaslana. It reminds me of your idiot dad.
He used to say that seeing people getting hurt makes his Kaslana blood boil.
Then he'd just snap.

Yeah! That's how the stupid old man talks.
In the end, it's Anti-Entropy's fault. They made Bronya into this!

But does Schicksal stand for justice?
Schicksal transformed girls into Valkyries to fight the Honkai, but the girls would suffer Honkai corruption.
Valkyries with poor Honkai adaptability will die young.

I... I don't know...

Justice is often opposed by another form of justice.
Anti-Entropy has their own objectives as well. I don't see anything wrong with working towards a goal.
Kaslana justice is the best justice there is. They will gladly sacrifice themselves to protect others.
Don't ever forget that, Kiana.

Any findings?

Nothing. The HQ building is well guarded. There are troops at every entry. Well, it's ME Corp, after all.

This is harder than I thought.

Principal, there's something I want to ask you.
The news was talking about Raiden Ryoma, the CEO of ME Corp. Is he Mei's dad?
Why would Anti-Entropy imprison Mei in her father's company?

That's true. Never thought you'd watch the news. But you should know you can't trust news anyway.

Hey, wait, is this top secret or something?

It's secret, but not top secret. We got to the bottom of this.
Officially, Raiden Ryoma was arrested for economic crimes, but he was actually framed by Anti-Entropy.

Schicksal and Anti-Entropy maintained peace while Raiden Ryoma led ME Corp.
But Cocolia wrested directorship of ME Corp from him.
Cocolia is a radical extremist who'd do anything to undermine us.

I bet Cocolia was behind it all.

Cocolia...l think I heard this name somewhere.

Stop, Siegfried!

Huh? Theresa, who're you calling?

Ah, sorry. Just watching you reminds me of the time when I fought alongside your dad.

You fought alongside the old man? Tell me more about him, Aunt Teri!

He was hot-headed maverick who won't follow orders. His tactic is to charge into battle and ask questions later.
He's an idiot too. He can't even remember the activation code of his battleship.
There ARE good things about him, though...
But I'll tell you when the mission's over. This isn't the best time for chit-chat.

Alright. Let's hope you remember.