Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

"Oh… my… god…!"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked around at the horrific scene. In the middle of the road, a young girl was sitting, waiting for the security cadets to arrive.

She had made the call to the security cadets herself, for the simple purpose of self-surrender.

She was beautiful, like a thorny icicle.

The current scene was like several corpses impaled on an icicle, ritualistic like the legendary Vlad the Impaler.

Her body was covered in splatters of blood, but her face was wiped clean. The blood clinging to her hair reminded Hikigaya Hachiman of what she had just done.

The people on the ground were neatly arranged to one side.

Perhaps because this woman had OCD, she arranged these people very regularly, even positioning their limbs in the same way.

Several people lay there like rag dolls, with peaceful and serene 'expressions'.

'If I could still discern their expressions.'

What expressions were there? Their faces were all contorted.

Hikigaya Hachiman knew these guys blocking the road weren't good people, but he hadn't expected them to actually provoke a legendary powerhouse one day.

'What a terrifying woman!'

Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at the approaching person.

Hoverboards were standard equipment for Academy City security personnel.

Meaning the security cadets had arrived at the 'crime scene'.

After the emotional tide of breaking through Stage Two receded, Yukinoshita Yukino felt her rationality return. She also realized that the key to breaking through Stage Two was in emotional outburst.

Stage One required calm and self-aware thinking, while Stage Two was about emotional outburst, knowingly doing the impossible.

'Is this the feeling of reality?'

Yukinoshita Yukino felt as if she had just been hijacked and overwhelmed by her own emotions, her entire being plunged into a wild fighting desire.

Afterward, she was somewhat deflated. After thinking about it, she decided to honestly report to the police and explain her situation.

Her father was a Japan councilor. Even if public opinion was against her, it wouldn't affect the outcome of the case.

"Are… are you alright?"

Hikigaya Hachiman was still a bit scared, afraid he might become one of the people lying on the ground if he went over.

He should have listened to the captain and not come out alone.

He was just an ordinary teenager, how could he be a match for this crazy woman? What if he ended up like the people on the ground? Who would he complain to?

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed and said, "Sorry, I couldn't save them."

"Huh?! Is there another culprit?!"

Hachiman jumped in fright, ready to run away at any moment.

Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head and said, "I'm the only one who called the police to surrender. I'm just lamenting that I couldn't hear their sincere repentance. They were just begging for mercy and talking nonsense out of fear of my power."

She said very seriously, even explaining specifically, "I asked them why they should repent, could they give me a reason? They couldn't even make up a reason on the spot, just parroting words from the news propaganda kindergarten textbooks."

To be honest, Hikigaya Hachiman was scared. He didn't think this was a normal way of salvation.

But it did save these people in a way. At least they would spend some time focusing on learning how to mentally synchronize with Stigmata BattleSuits afterward.

"Truly… truly an amazing and admirable idea! You are a person of great courage and resolution."

Hikigaya Hachiman cautiously asked, "Um… I mean, would you mind coming with me to make a statement? I promise, I definitely won't try to confiscate your Stigmata BattleSuit on the way."

Yukinoshita Yukino wasn't worried about her safety. She knew she was like someone holding a gun now. They wouldn't confiscate it on the way, but that didn't mean it wouldn't be confiscated when they got to the security squad.

"I have passed the Stage Two Stigmata BattleSuit test. In your current state, you don't seem capable of controlling me. I think Academy City's security team needs to strengthen its talent recruitment."

"Otherwise…" She pointed to the row of people lying on the ground and said, "You won't even be able to handle them. Although the security team's equipment benefits from Anti-Entropy's investment, stronger Stigmata BattleSuit criminals may emerge later."

Hikigaya Hachiman felt like he was being looked down upon, but the other party was a ruthless person who could beat people like this and still calmly call the police to report. It was obvious she had spent a lot of time in the Kengan Association.

"I've already called for paramedics. With Academy City's biotechnology, they will be treated soon. However, triggering this level of combat outside the Kengan Arena, you're bound to get a lecture from the teachers."

With the advancement of Academy City's biotechnology, even the standards for disability assessment and sentencing had changed to some extent.

Like Yukinoshita Yukino this time, going all out and nearly beating someone to death, she would most likely be reported by the school. She could have left immediately and handed the matter over to the security cadets, but she chose to take action herself.

Hikigaya Hachiman felt somewhat unnecessary coming here, thinking that it would only end with a school notice.

Currently, the main task of the security team was to navigate the old legal judgments of three million people and the shifting acceptance of brutal conflicts brought about by these new technologies.

And the research institute was still in a standoff with the Valkyries.

It was already getting late at night, and these people didn't seem to have any intention of resting. Most of the security cadets' energy was also tied up by those people at the research institute.

Although their strength had no decisive effect on the Valkyries and the research institute's mecha units, they could at least serve as meat shields, so that when those big shots fought, they wouldn't fall too hard.

Kiana had been observing this scene for a long time. She genuinely thought this woman was amazing.

Especially seeing her arranging those unconscious 'corpses' without changing expression, Kiana even suspected that the other party had experienced some bad past.

This kid is useless, still bringing people with him. She already turned herself in, so what's there to worry about? At most, she'll just take a beating—she won't die.

'He barely passed Stage One, Stage Two will be even harder for him… still too soft in personality.'

To be honest, Kiana thought this girl's will was still quite firm.

It was just that the direction of this firmness was somewhat problematic.

She actually had the grand ambition of changing the reality, changing the bad world, which was something only legendary villains would have.

This kind of idealistic girl was suitable to become a Valkyrie, otherwise, wouldn't she be easily induced to go bad by the Honkai?!

Kiana had an idea. She immediately made a decision to cultivate this girl as a Valkyrie.

'As the Crown Princess of Academy City, it's definitely no problem for me to recruit someone, right?!'

She decided to transform into her eight-year-old self and deliver a heavy blow to the teenager, then arrogantly take away this Yukinoshita Yukino in front of him, adding another black mark to his security cadet file.