I'm in Honkai Impact's Infinite Abyss!

"What did you just say?! This place has..."

Ragnar abruptly stopped herself from saying "Herrschers" out loud, as her surprised exclamation caught the attention of students walking in the square.

One student joyfully shouted, "Lady Ragnar is back!"

Of course, some also noticed Luo Lin beside Ragnar, "Wait, who's beside Lady Ragnar?!"

"She looks a bit familiar, she's been hanging around Saint Freya's lately," another student said, chin in hand.

"They're so close! Their relationship is definitely not ordinary!" the first student who spoke up realized, "Is she her girlfriend? Definitely her girlfriend!"

"Shut up, you love-struck fool!" another Valkyrie directly shut her up with a chop, followed by another one biting on a handkerchief, muttering, "Damn it, why, Lady Ragnar... why isn't it me?"

What's wrong with you?! And why shout so loudly for what reason?!

Ragnar theoretically could hear these students' bizarre remarks, but she was more concerned about the Herrschers.

The former captain grabbed Luo Lin's arm and pulled the Valkyrie close, whispering harshly, "If I heard correctly, did you bring a plural suffix with you?!"

Luo Lin chuckled nervously, "Yes... currently, there are three..."

Herrscher of Thunder, Herrscher of the Void, and Herrscher of Sentience.

Ragnar's tone rose slightly, and her blood pressure visibly spiked, "Currently just three?! Are you trying to form a Mahjong table?!"

The black-haired girl rolled her eyes. Come to think of it, with Bronya becoming the Herrschrr of Reason later, they could indeed form a Mahjong table.

The interaction between the two caught the attention of the Valkyries who had been observing the situation.

"I think I heard 'three' faintly?" one student said.

"It's chaotic, way too exciting!" another exclaimed.

"*...%@＆＃"

Student C was so emotionally overwhelmed that A and B covered her mouth together, physically silencing her.

Luo Lin glanced helplessly at the commotion in the distance, patting Ragnar's back gently. "Captain, don't worry, Otto knows about this..."

"True, why wouldn't Overseer be concerned about the Herrschers..."

Hearing the name of the Archbishop, Ragnar visibly relaxed. She released Luo Lin's shoulder, saying, "But the fact that Overseer Otto chose you for this task means you've grown a lot in places I didn't know about... Have you ever summarized your current overall abilities?"

The black-haired girl carefully chose her words, "I would rate myself as a mediocre A-Rank, qualified in combat but lacking in knowledge."

"Haha, very cautious."

Finally finding a moment to glare at the students gathering around, the old captain shooed away those who were caught by the main characters.

Luo Lin watched their excited expressions. She had no doubt that rumors about Ragnar and herself would spread like wildfire within Saint Freya's, becoming as well known like the previous topics; the "publicly epileptic Chuuni students on the street" or the "school principal who reads manga during work hours."

"Let's go, show me those... um..."

Ragnar still found it difficult to say the word "Herrschers." She sighed, "I thought I would feel safer returning to Saint Freya's, but now it seems like sitting on an unexploded powder keg... I won't be sleeping well now."

Accepting the order eagerly, Luo Lin led the old captain to the dormitory building.

"They're living here now."

Ragnar surveyed the dormitory building skeptically, hesitating, "Are you sure you haven't taken the wrong path? This place doesn't look anything like a prison with high-powered anti-honkai capabilities..."

Luo Lin blinked, "Did we say we were going to imprison the Herrschers here?"

"..."

The old captain almost turned around and left, "So the Herrschers have no restrictions now? It's all up to their own discretion?"

"Ragnar, you've arrived."

Fu Hua emerged from the shadows, greeting Ragnar.

"Fu Hua?"

Ragnar certainly remembered this Valkyrie who often dealt with Otto. Strong and very decisive...

She was definitely an S-rank hiding in the shadows.

But could an S-rank really handle multiple Herrschers?

The old captain's expression was subtle as she pointed upstairs, asking, "You're also responsible for overseeing...?"

"Yes, but 'overseeing' isn't the right word, it should be 'monitoring'—I don't usually disturb their lives." Fu Hua nodded, "Luo Lin does more in this regard... Since you're here, shall we go up together?"

"Indeed..."

Ragnar rubbed her temples; the trust and security she felt due to the name "Otto Apocalypse" had rapidly dissipated, making it hard for her not to recall a certain laboratory that exploded in Siberia in 2000.

The old captain's mind was already filled with scenes of Herrschers going out of control and the Far East sinking into chaos.

"Captain Ragnar?"

Luo Lin's inquiry brought her back to reality. With a heavy heart, Ragnar looked at the black-haired girl opening the dormitory door, and what she saw made her gasp—

"Mei! I want to eat this!"

"Sure, sure~"

"Mei! I want to eat this!"

"This won't do, this one's still half-done."

A very familiar white-haired girl with braided hair was leaning on the shoulder of another girl with long blue-purple hair, bickering in the kitchen. The sweet scent of cream from baking cookies wafted through the air.

On the other side of the dormitory, a petite girl with gray spiral curls was curled up on the sofa, with a lit television screen in front of her, occasional bursts of laughter emanating from it.

But Ragnar noticed that her attention wasn't on the program; the gray-haired girl's gaze subtly shifted to the upper right, seemingly seeing something that others couldn't.

"Luo Lin, you're back? Fu Hua is here too?"

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Kiana turned her head, but instead found a somewhat unfamiliar face.

The fluffy snowball immediately sensed the aura of authority emanating from the old captain and reflexively sprung away from Mei, assuming a proper posture to greet Ragnar, "Hello, Teacher!"

"Oh, um, hello..."

Ragnar initially expected multiple Herrschers to be present, and imagining the dormitory to be a dreadful lair filled with crystallized Honkai energy at the very least.

However, upon closer inspection, she found everything to be quite normal here.

There was little to no trace of heightened Honkai reactions, instead exuding a homely atmosphere with the Herrschers enjoying themselves.

Luo Lin introduced both sides, "Allow me to introduce. This is my former superior, Ragnar Lothbrok, who used to be the captain of the Valkyrie Assault Team... And these are Kiana Kaslana... Raiden Mei... Bronya Zaychik..."

"Call me Ragnar."

Ragnar blinked, murmuring to herself, "I only sense two... Could it be that the last one hasn't awakened...?"

Luo Lin respected Ragnar's intuition, even considering praising her keen insight.

"The third one is with Luo Lin."

Fu Hua glanced at Luo Lin, who showed no surprise. She gave Fu Hua a sweet smile, indicating that everything was understood without words.

Senti: "Looks like the old timer hasn't gotten senile yet, not bad..."

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