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As Sirin cried out for help, the other girls seemed to realize something and began to call for help as well.

"Is anyone there?! Please come and save us!"

"Help! It hurts so much..."

"..."

Hearing the other girls' cries for help, Xilin stood quietly at the door and stopped making any more noise.

The girls' cries for help reached Theresa and Patrick's ears, immediately drawing their attention.

"Wow! A ghost! A ghost has appeared!"

Theresa covered her head with her hands, like a frightened cat, hiding behind Patrick.

Patrick frowned and muttered, "No, this is... Theresa, these aren't ghosts, they're the voices of a human girl!"

"Huh? A human girl's voice?"

Theresa paused for a moment, then muttered in confusion, "This is a Honkai energy reactor, how could there be a human girl's voice here?"

"I don't know, let's go check."

Patrick shook his head, then followed the sound to the area beneath the Honkai reactor.

Theresa hesitated for a moment, then quickly caught up with Patrick.

Before long, the two followed the cries for help and arrived at the "prison" beneath the Honkai energy reactor.

"The cries for help were coming from here."

Patrick stepped out of the elevator and looked around at the "prison".

As the two stepped out of the elevator, the girls' cries for help grew louder, as if they had seen real "hope," and they shouted desperately for Theresa and Patrick.

"This looks like a prison... How could there be a place like this inside a laboratory?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but it's probably related to some experiments in the Babylonian laboratory."

"Patrick, let's get them out of here quickly!"

Theresa rushed to the girls' room and roughly forced the metal door off.

Chapter Fifteen: Sirin is a magical girl!

boom!

With a powerful blast of air, the heavy metal door of the room collapsed with a crash under Theresa's small fist.

"..."

Celine stared indifferently at Theresa, causing her to involuntarily reveal an awkward and embarrassed smile.

"Don't look at me like that... I opened the door like that because I didn't have the key."

Seemingly lacking confidence, Theresa added, "I don't like using brute force at all!"

"……Thanks."

Xilin remembered what Qiu Bi had once said: to thank those who help you is something a good child should learn.

Therefore, even though she could leave the room without Theresa's help, she still thanked Theresa.

"No, no need to thank me, please come out quickly! This place is not good for your health, you are all safe now!"

"Ah."

Celine nodded, then walked out of the room, glancing around at the other experimental girls who were leaving.

After rescuing Sirin from the room, Theresa continued to force open other metal doors, rescuing the girls who were being used as test subjects one by one.

Not long after, Patrick returned to Theresa's side and whispered an explanation.

"According to the data from the computer terminal, these children are experimental subjects of the Advanced Systems Department, and are undergoing experiments on 'human body Honkai energy adaptability'."

"Patrick, then why are these children covered in bandages and wounds? And the mission data doesn't mention these children."

"Because there is no need for it."

Patrick sighed and continued to explain, "Every year, Destiny 'recruits' thousands of such test subjects. Most of them are orphans, and no one cares whether they live or die."

"..."

Theresa was silent for a few seconds, then shook her head and said firmly, "No! It's not that there's no one; at least I'll care about them!"

"Theresa, you're breaking the rules."

Patrick quickly tried to dissuade Theresa.

According to the rules of Destiny, these test subjects must be sent back to headquarters to prevent the Honkai energy within them from causing secondary harm.

Upon hearing this, Theresa smiled.

“Patrick, to be honest, I’ve been thinking about adopting these children.”

Theresa originally planned to apply to Bishop Otto Apocalypse for an artificial island in the Far East in early 2000, but now it seems that the application may need to be brought forward by a year.

"On that island, these children can learn to control the power within their bodies."

"One day, they can return to normal life, or become Valkyries as excellent as you."

“I will build an academy on that island, and I will name it ‘St. Freya Academy’.”

At this point, Theresa smiled from the bottom of her heart, seemingly filled with anticipation for a bright future.

"So... are you a magical girl?"

"Eh?"

Theresa was stunned when she suddenly heard Celine's voice.

Perhaps because she was talking about a beautiful vision, Theresa did not notice Celine's approach immediately.

Patrick initially tensed up, but then relaxed when he saw that the person approaching him and Theresa was the experimental girl.

"What do you mean?"

"Big brother told Sirin that magical girls uphold love and justice, and try their best to make the world a better place—isn't what you're doing exactly what magical girls do?"

"I suppose so. But I'm not a 'magical girl,' but a Valkyrie of Destiny."

Theresa gently comforted Sirin in a soothing tone, "Magical girls and Valkyries are similar; they both fight for the good of the world."

"Hmm! Hehe... To be honest, Sirin is a magical girl!"

"Hmm! Sirin, you must be an orphan, right?"

As they were talking, Theresa seemed to want to reach out and stroke Celine's head, but Celine took a step or two back, avoiding Theresa's hand.

“Cilin is not an orphan. Her mother is waiting for her at home, and her older brother is with her. Also—Cilin's head can only be touched by her mother and older brother!”

Upon hearing this, Theresa's hand hovered in mid-air, seemingly having misunderstood something, and her expression turned slightly forlorn.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally reminded you of something sad."

Theresa learns from Patrick that most of the children are orphans, while Celine says her mother is waiting for her at home, and her "big brother" is still by her side...

Obvious.

Celine developed mental health issues due to her inability to accept the death of her loved one.

Thinking of this, Theresa became even more determined in her decision.

St. Freya Academy must be built as soon as possible!

Celine looked at Theresa with a puzzled expression, unable to understand why Theresa would suddenly say such a thing.

Then, led by Theresa, Sirin left the "prison" with the other children and went to another comfortable place to live.

Throughout the entire process, Qiu Bi remained in Xilin's imaginary space, silently observing everything that Xilin encountered.

……

Midnight that day.

Qiu Bi stood next to the Honkai energy reactor, while Xilin clung to him like a clingy sloth.

"Big brother, didn't you say you were going back to see Mom tonight?"

"I still have some things to take care of, I'll go home in a few days."

Qiu Bi rubbed Xilin's head to prevent her from falling asleep out of boredom.

Without Sirin's help, he couldn't defeat the Valkyrie, not even a D-rank Commoner Valkyrie.

Currently, Qiu Bi's only attribute is [Endurance] at the level of an S-rank Valkyrie; her [Strength] and [Agility] are both at the level of an ordinary person, and even below average.

"Big brother, stop rubbing Xilin's head! You're turning Xilin into a little silly!"

"Then I won't rub it anymore. Xilin, don't fall asleep, or big brother will get a good beating."

"Hmph! Big brother is bad! After you get a good beating, big brother will behave a lot!"

Xilin pouted arrogantly, turning her head to look in another direction as if dissatisfied or coquettish, but secretly observing Qiu Bi, waiting expectantly for Qiu Bi to coax her.

Qiu Bi chuckled and then ruffled Xilin's hair a few more times.

"Wow! Big brother, you promised you wouldn't rub Xilin's head anymore, why are you still doing it!"

Although Xilin was complaining, her behavior did not show any resistance. On the contrary, she seemed to enjoy rubbing Qiu Bi's hand.

Qiu Bi found it amusing, but didn't laugh out loud. Instead, he gently coaxed Xilin, which finally made Xilin stop being so arrogant.

Then, as if sensing something, Xilin looked behind Qiu Bi and reminded him, "Big brother, the person we've been waiting for has arrived."

Chapter Sixteen: Please Get a Good Night's Sleep

Qiu Bi turned around and saw Patrick holding a black Gatling gun in each hand.

"You finally came."

Qiu Bi recognized Patrick's Gatling gun, named "M134 Vulcan Machine Gun," which was a multi-barrel rotary machine gun designed to counter the Collapse.

Upon hearing Qiu Bi's words, Patrick frowned and asked, "Did you guess that I would return to this place and go back to investigate the Honkai reactor?"