Chapter 47 : DuDu Checking Up on Urien

Urien came back after sending off his Partner properly. His hair turned back to its original color after Urien stopped using his Herrscher powers. He looked around when he walked through the door.

Without talking to the girls waiting for him in the living room, he went inside the bathroom in his room. "The bathroom smells nice. Seems like Mei used this room," Urien muttered. He lets her use his bathroom whenever she visits the house. He cleans himself as he reeks of sweat and blood from zombies.

He soon came out of his room with his usual outfit, a purple shirt under a long gray coat and soft gray long pants. Urien glanced at the girls sitting in the living room except for Mei. He sniffed in the air and noticed that she was cooking something in the kitchen.

Looking at the two sitting in the living room, he sighed. It would be awkward to talk with them. He doesn't know the one and the other is his blood-related family member. But he can't just stay away from them after inviting them into his house, so he took a seat in front of them.

*Bam!*

As soon as he took his seat, Kiana Kaslana slammed her hand on the table and stared daggers at him. "You!" she started. "Why do you know how to use our family's Gun Kata technique?!" she asked while staring intensely at him.

Urien stared at the girl in front of him who was hissing like a cat and raised his brow. "What is my hair color?" he asked.

"Hah? What does hair color have anything to do with that?" she asked back with a bewildered face. She is looking at Urien like he is an idiot.

"Subject Urien's hair color matches Subject Kiana's by 97%," the girl beside Kiana replied.

"Yes," Urien nodded. "Then why do you think I know the Gun Kata technique?" he asked again.

"Hah?! How should I know?" She huffed and sat back in her chair. Urien just sighed and looked at the little girl beside her.

"Looking at the clues given by Subject Urien, the Bronya got a possible answer. The conclusion the Bronya got was that Subject Urien has some blood relation as Subject Kiana's family," the girl replied.

"Correct," Urien nodded, satisfied that he didn't need to waste his breath.

"Eh? Me and him?" Kiana pointed at herself and him back and forth. "It can't be…," she looked at Urien as if trying to gain confirmation, "Right?"

Only then did Urien finally notice. His descendent? is smart… only in combat and absolute idiot in other fields.

"Wait… I think I have heard the way you talk before," Urien ignored the fuming Kiana and turned his attention toward the girl who has double pigtails in a drill shape style haircut.

"The Bronya thinks so too," Bronya nodded while hugging her HOMU toy tightly.

"Wait… Are you AB?" Urien asked after thinking for a while, getting a nod from her.

"Nice to meet you IRL, Captain," Bronya nodded, still having no emotions on her face.

"Again, calling me Captain. You don't need to call me that IRL, you know?" Bronya started calling him 'Captain' after he became the party leader of their three-men team because of his great leading skills.

"Humph! I will never admit that you are my family!" Seeing Urien ignore her and start talking with Bronya, Kiana puffed her cheeks and turned her head to the side.

"Urien! Kiana-chan! Bronya-chan! Lunch is ready!" Kiana immediately rushed into the kitchen as soon as she heard that. And Urien's eyes widened at the sight of that.

"Oh god. She's the same as him," he muttered. He also rushed to the dining room to make sure she wouldn't eat all the meals like a certain someone.

And… his nightmare came true. Kiana is wolfing down the food like a vacuum cleaner. "I should lock my refrigerator starting tonight," Urien deadpanned at the sight.

"Mei-senpai's cooking is delicious!" Kiana praised Mei while eating a mouthful.

"I'm glad you like it, Kiana-chan," Saint Mei smiled sweetly at Kiana.

"It smells nice, Mei. What did you cook?" Urien asked as he took a seat.

"Shrimp fried rice and some gyoza with hot and sour soup," she replied while putting the plates in front of him. "The refrigerator was already filled with food, so it might last for a week if we use it sparingly," she added.

Urien thought for a while. "I think there might be some canned food in that cabinet," he told Mei while pointing at the cabinet.

"Then it might last for two weeks," Mei nodded.

"And there are some dried foods in that cupboard," Urien added while pointing at the cupboard.

"Oh… Then we might last about three weeks," Mei sweatdropped.

"We also have biscuits and 9 bags of potatoes in the attic," Urien continued while pointing upward.

Mei glared daggers at her crush. "Do you have anything more to add?" she asked.

"Dried beans, bouillon cubes, tea, powdered milk, and wine are in the cellar," Urien gave Mei a thumbs up.

"Just… Let's just eat," Mei sighed and prepared to eat together.

Looking at Kiana who was trying to get Mei's attention, Urien felt déjà vu at the scene. "Is it just me or is this the scene of KEVIN and MEI all over again?"  he thought but still looked over the sight with a small smile on his face.

After eating the girls quickly fell asleep. Mei also fell asleep, forgetting to ask why Urien knew about Honkai. He let Mei sleep in his room, Kiana in Kyuushou's room, and Bronya in Luna's.

"Look like I am taking the couch starting from today," he chuckled.

*Ring!* *Ring!*

Urien looks at his phone. It was Bianka who called and he immediately answered it.

"Hello?! Urien?! Thank god you answered the phone," Bianka's voice came from the other side of the phone.

"Bianka? Is something wrong?" he asked. It is strange for Bianka to call him first.

"We heard there was an Honkai Eruption in Nagazora. Are you alright?" the blonde hair girl from the other side asked her friend.

"Hmm? I am alright. I just ate lunch," Urien replied.

There was a moment of silence on the other side. The sound of Bianka chuckling came after a while. "Only you, Urien. Only you," she laughed. Only Urien would dare act so casually during a Honkai outbreak. Well, aside from her and Rita of course.

"I am sorry, Urien. I can't come there even if I want to. The same with Rita. We are dealing with another Honkai outbreak at a place called Dagon? Yangoon?" Bianka tried to apologize but she is having a hard time remembering the name of the place she is currently at.

"I believe it is Yangon from Myanmar, Durandal-sama," Rita corrected Bianka from the side.

"Oh right, Yangon! The city was destroyed because of many Honkai Beasts roaming around the street. But we were able to save the citizens, so the casualties were not that high," Bianka started her rant.

"Don't you guys have a branch in Myanmar?" Urien asked.

"Hmm? No, we have a small one in Thailand and a middle-size one in China. But when they got the news, the city was already set ablaze by the Honkai Beasts," the Captain of "Immortal Blades" sighed. "I will be here for another month, so I won't be able to come and help you there," she added. Even though she can finish this mission quickly, she needs to remain here for safety reasons.

"There is nothing you can do about that," Urien reassured her. "Don't worry about me. Things are not as bad as you think," he added.

"Sigh, I understand," Durandal sighed. But she felt sorry for not being able to come to Nagazora and help her friend. "But don't overdo it and try to stay alive. I will try to send help from a nearby branch," she added.

She thought it was her fault that the Honkai outbreak happened in Nagazora. She and Rita were supposed to deal with Honkai Energy in Nagazora after all. That was the reason why they came to Nagazora four months ago. But instead, they focused their target on Urien.

"It's okay. Nothing much happened. Just… a Herrscher descending on the earth. No problem," he replied casually, earning a cough from the other side.

Bianka was drinking the tea prepared by Rita. As soon as she heard what Urien said, she spits out and some of the tea went inside the wrong pipe. "Cough, cough," she coughed.

"There's a Herrscher in Nagazora?" Bianka asked him with a bewildered face.

"Hmm? Yes, the Herrscher of Thunder," Urien replied as he got info about it from Kiana.

"A new Herrscher. That's why…. Do you know where Herrscher is, Urien?" Her face immediately became serious. This is not the face she used to joke and rant to her friend. This is the face of the current strongest S-Rank Valkyrie in Schicksal.

"Oh, she is sleeping in my room," Urien replied casually.

And~ The conversation filled with silence again. "U… Urien, I think I might have heard wrong. You meant the Herrscher is dead, right?" Bianka asked Urien as she was confused about the way the conversation was going.

"Hmm? Nope, she is still alive and well. Just sleeping in my bed because she got tired," Urien replied.

"That's it! I am coming over there!" Bianka stood up and prepared to leave her camp.

"Why are you acting like that, Bianka? She is not a threat, you know? She can control herself," Urien quickly told her so that she can remain calm.

"Like the Sovereign of AE then," Bianka calmed herself and thought. "Urien, I will try asking Lord Otto to dispatch a rescue team to your place. Do you have anything you want to add?" she asked Urien after gesturing to Rita to prepare the communication device.

"Hmm? There might be 3 people including the Herrscher who are fit to be Valkyries," he added. Schicksal is a place he was born into. Even after over 500 years, he believes they won't lose their main objective yet.

"I… see," Bianka nodded. "I will relay that to Lord Otto as well," she continued. "I will come and meet you once I finish my job here," she smiled.

"Okay," Urien nodded. "Bye!"

"Bye!" Bianka replied and hung up the phone.

"Durandal-sama, the communication device is ready," Rita came back into the room and informed Bianka. Durandal nodded and marched toward the communication room to inform Otto about what she heard from her friend.

That night, inside the Schicksal Far East branch,

A woman around the age of 25 came out of the room with a smile. She proceeded to walk toward the hangar where they put many battleships. She has fiery red hair and orange eyes.

"Alright girls, Get ready! We got orders from above!" she shouted to her ship crews.

"Yes, Major Himeko!" all of her subordinates stopped whatever they were doing and saluted her.

"Set our course! The destination is Nagazora!" Himeko grinned and gave out the order.