Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 16 Theresa: The academy has decided, it will be you...

"Oh no, Rita's coming!"

Theresa Apocalypse was in a panic; she never expected that her grandfather would send Rita over without informing her.

She was so nervous that she paced back and forth in the headmaster's office, unable to sit still. Meanwhile, the red-haired older sister, whom she had called in to discuss the matter, sat on the sofa, seemingly oblivious to everything.

"Theresa, is it really that scary that an S-rank Valkyrie is coming to headquarters? What's there to be nervous about?"

Himeko has a lot on her plate: besides her daily teaching duties as Teacher Himeko, she also has a ton of work as the captain of the Hyperion, which is also the responsibility of Major Himeko.

"Himeko, don't act like nothing's wrong! Rita is definitely scary! The message from Rita just said she's already in the Far East, and in three hours at most... maybe only two hours? Anyway, Rita is about to conduct a surprise inspection!"

This must be a surprise inspection, otherwise Otto would definitely have given them no notice. If she could, Theresa really wanted to smash Otto to pieces like Judas, but obviously that's impossible. The problem now is that if Rita comes and sees something she shouldn't, St. Freya Academy's budget for next quarter will be gone! I just saw the news that the manga author is preparing for a "super update blitz," so how is she going to buy Houmu manga? Will she cut the staff's salaries?

Hmm, it doesn't seem like it's impossible...

Furthermore, Theresa also had a lot of opinions about Rita herself. This Valkyrie, who seemed to be the perfect maid, was actually a wicked person who liked to play tricks on people, especially cute little kids like Theresa, and tricked her into doing some strange things!

Oh no, I should say someone with a petite figure. Theresa Apocalypse is an adult!

"If you ask me, our school is doing just fine, so what's there to be nervous about? It's not a big problem that the headmaster likes comics and lacks authority..."

Besides, these are all open secrets; there's no point in hiding them.

"No, Himeko, don't talk nonsense! If you ask me, it's a problem with the conduct of the teachers within our academy..."

"Work style? What work style?"

Himeko Murata looked at Theresa, who was pointing out an index finger, with a puzzled expression.

"First, for example, the teachers' personal hygiene. Do I need to tell you how many empty bottles and trash you haven't cleaned up? How old are you and still so slovenly... Go back and hide everything you can, and dispose of everything you can. What if Rita goes to visit the faculty?"

"Good good."

Ignoring Himeko's perfunctory response, Theresa raised her second finger.

"Secondly, haven't you noticed that there have been significantly more students going to the infirmary and the history teacher's office since yesterday?"

"Hmm, I've heard a little about it. It's probably because of Mr. Bai and Mr. Walter? But that shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"This is a huge problem! Our St. Freya Academy trains Valkyries, not love-struck fools and infatuated girls! If Rita finds out, she'll definitely report to Grandpa like Durandal did, saying that our academy is bad in this way and that way, and then our funding will be gone!"

"That makes some sense, Theresa. So what should we do?"

If there were problems with the funding allocation for the Far East branch, the first to suffer would most likely be their faculty and staff. For the benefit of all academy staff (especially their salaries), Himeko quickly boarded Theresa's ship.

"The first thing is to have someone else cover your and Walter's classes, and also have Dr. Baiji come to see me."

"What is this for? It's one thing for Teacher Bai, but what about Walter's class?"

"Let's have the new teacher Maria fill in for her. She was sent by Grandpa anyway, so it's best to keep her away from Rita as much as possible!"

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"Mr. Walter, would you like to have dinner together after class?"

After class, a slightly shy female student tried to interrupt Lao Yang, who was planning to go back to his dormitory to finish his comic book manuscript.

"I'm sorry, I've been a bit busy lately."

"Professor Walter, I would like to ask you a question."

"Teacher Yang, did you design that strand of white hair on your head yourself? It looks so beautiful!"

"..."

In his previous teaching career, Walter Young had rarely encountered students who would linger near him after class, but today, when he returned to his old profession, he encountered a group of them.

In short, the steady yet passionate Old Yang, who traveled back in time, was extremely dissatisfied with his insignificant, background-like appearance during his time infiltrating St. Freya. Therefore, after being discharged from Dr. Baiji's hospital, he decisively used various methods, including the Herrscher of Reason's core "Mimicry Reproduction," to change his appearance to resemble his appearance after the Great Collapse when he worked at the animation studio and later during his Pioneer Adventure. But for some reason, he seemed to unexpectedly gain a group of female student fans after changing his appearance.

Was I that popular here back then?

Seeing that at least 50% of the students on the street turned their heads to look at him, Walter was quite puzzled: Did his popularity explode just because he changed his image?

Walter didn't realize that his changed appearance had dramatically improved his looks, instantly transforming him from an unknown nobody into one of the most handsome men in the entire St. Freya Academy. Furthermore, his mature and composed demeanor, coupled with his glasses, gave him an air of intellectual refinement…

Then everything makes perfect sense. There are only a handful of male humans in the entire St. Freya Academy, and the female students are all in their adolescence. It's only natural that Old Yang's popularity skyrocketed overnight.

But Walter Young had something more important to do: attend the second class, then go back to work on his comic book manuscript when he suddenly heard someone call his name from behind. He turned around and saw a strange girl walking towards him.

"Mr. Walter, I'm a fan of yours! Can I take a picture with you?" the girl said excitedly.

Old Yang: When did I get fans?

"I'm sorry, student, I'm in a bit of a hurry. Let's talk about it another time."

Walter smiled, shook his head, and then turned and left.

"Professor Walter!"

"Student, I told you I was in a hurry, I'll definitely do it next time..."

Walter turned around helplessly and said.

No, that's not it.

The girl's voice sounded somewhat urgent.

"It was Ms. Himeko who asked me to inform you to go to the headmaster after class. It's very important!"

"Go to Principal De? Okay, I understand, thank you."

After all, Theresa is still his superior, and he hasn't informed Theresa yet about his origin as the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance who came from the future; it's too early.

If he's going to confront them directly, at least wait until he brings Kiana and the others to St. Freya, changes the collapse of Changkong City, and deals with Cocolia and her reformist group.

"Headmaster, Ms. Himeko, I heard you were looking for me?"

I guess it's because of her sudden fainting yesterday. Did Theresa have a change of heart and decide to give herself a break? It seems the future Archbishop of Destiny is quite conscientious. I'll just "draw" all the Homura comics I remember from these years and give her a free copy.

"Mr. Walter, you don't need to teach today's class."

"No need, Principal, I have no health problems."

“Teacher Walter, the headmistress didn’t do it because of that…”

"what?"

For some reason, Himeko felt that the way Welt was looking at her had been a little... strange since yesterday? Normally, Himeko would chat with him for a bit and see if there was a chance for him to find a boyfriend... but now was not the time.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Yang, but due to certain reasons, the academy has decided that you will be in charge of receiving our distinguished guests who will arrive later!"

Old Yang: ?