HI3: I Don't Want to Be a Valkyrie

Kallen transformed into Sixth Serenade, alias Phantom Thief Purple Raven, and recruited the cross-dressing enthusiast Lord Otto. Together, they embarked on a life of crime as philanthropic thieves, redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor.

"Phantom Thief Purple Raven?" Although Serenade had repeatedly tried to enlighten Miss Kallen about this concept, our little pig Kallen, inheriting the Kaslana lineage, wasn't exactly blessed with intelligence. She still failed to grasp what Serenade was trying to convey.

"Alright..." As expected, one couldn't hope for a pig like Kallen to understand such matters.

"If a segment of your experience were to manifest as a person, how would you feel about it?"

Serenade suddenly reached out and caressed Kallen's cheek, gazing earnestly into eyes identical to her own.

"What do you mean? How is that possible...?" At that moment, Kallen seemed to grasp a glimmer of what was being suggested, but... she couldn't bring herself to believe it; it was simply too unbelievable.

"I am... the phantom thief, that is... your past self!" As she spoke, Serenade gently stroked Kallen's cheek, appreciating its soft, flawless texture.

Though Kallen appeared to be in her thirties or forties, her appearance and body had remained frozen at sixteen years old, just like her own.

Her appearance and physique had long since been freed from the ravages of time, preserved forever at their most perfect.

All Valkyries, without exception... were the same.

For hundreds, even thousands of years, she remained thus.

In this world, living eternally... was an exceedingly simple matter.

The true difficulty lay in enduring through countless collapses of reality, merely to survive...

Kallen was stunned, utterly passive as Serenade continued caressing her face, too shocked to do anything but gaze up at her.

Phantom Thief—that had been only one of her old titles, a moniker meant to conceal her true identity...

And now, out of nowhere, here she was—a carbon copy of herself, claiming to be a part of Kallen.

It felt like the heavens were toying with her.

"Come to think of it, when I found you in the river, you had a severe gunshot wound. It was inflicted by the Valkyrie Corps, correct?"

"It's incredibly safe here. You can recover from your injuries and rest assured—though it won't be long before you're completely healed," Serenade said as she rose from Kallen's body and stretched lazily. Taking care of Kallen over these past few days had certainly worn her out.

Now that Kallen was awake, everything seemed to be mostly resolved.

As for the Schicksal forces chasing after Kallen? They wouldn't find her here anytime soon. This was Asia, not Europe.

The Schicksal organization, having recently been thoroughly defeated by the Chi Yan Immortal from Shenzhou, dared not risk venturing into this region again.

Of course, if they had an exact location, they might still come. The black box in Kallen's hand was worth taking that chance.

In the Sakura Chapter, the Schicksal Valkyries captured Kallen from the Far East because she possessed both the Oath of Judah and the Twelfth Herrscher.

The battle between Judah and the Herrscher had been too conspicuous.

Schicksal pinpointed it immediately and swiftly recaptured Kallen.

Without such a large-scale conflict, Schicksal wouldn't have detected Kallen at all.

"My wounds... they've all healed..." Kallen marveled, her voice tinged with wonder.

Upon hearing this, Kallen examined her wound carefully. She was well aware of her injury—she had been pierced through by a Honkai-modified bullet.

But now, the hole in her body had vanished. Although she still felt weak, she estimated it would only be a matter of days before she fully recovered.

Remarkable! Not even Schicksal's medical technology could be this advanced, could it?

"By the way, where exactly are we?" Kallen scanned her surroundings after checking her body. They were in a room with a distinctly Japanese ambiance, and the knowledgeable Kallen made some educated guesses.

"The Far East..."

Hearing Kallen's question, Serenade, of course, didn't intend to withhold any information.

"The Far East... I can't believe I've actually reached the Far East..." Kallen was astonished. She had clearly fallen into the vast ocean, so how did she end up in this distant land?

However, Serenade didn't pursue the matter further. Even if Kallen asked more questions, Serenade wouldn't have answers.

Only heaven knows how you managed to flow from the great sea into the small river in Shinono Hachimura, Serenade thought to herself.

It truly made no scientific sense whatsoever.

"You said... you're the Purple Raven? So how did you come to be?" Kallen pondered for a moment before continuing her questioning.

"You don't need to concern yourself with that," Serenade replied, her tone somewhat enigmatic. "All you need to know is that I am you, and I would never harm you. In fact, I'll protect you... That's all you need to understand, isn't it?"

Kallen fell silent, staring intently at Serenade.

"Relax! My body is identical to yours; I know your most intimate areas better than you do... Would you like to give it a try?"

"Excuse me! What kind of nonsense are you talking about?!" Kallen couldn't bear it any longer, her face flushing red at these words.

Only I should be allowed to know my own pleasure!

"Um, although we're essentially the same person, when dealing with others... we can't just say that. So let's say... I'm your older sister, and you're my younger one, okay?"

Though Serenade and Kallen were indeed one and the same, there was no need to separate them into two distinct individuals. However... explaining this to others would be troublesome, difficult, and even hard to believe. It would be far simpler to just say they were sisters, thus avoiding any lengthy explanations.

"Sisters? Sure! But why do you get to be the older one? If we're following your logic, you're Purple Raven, which means you're the former me. So, I'm older than you—I should be the sister, got it?"

Kallen had no desire for an additional elder sister; being seen as the younger one suited her just fine.

"Hm? You want to be the elder sister?"

Upon hearing Kallen's statement, Serenade immediately looked at her with a serious expression.

"W-what's... what's wrong?" Seeing Serenade's odd expression, even the strongest Valkyrie, Miss Kallen, felt a hint of fear.

"A lesson for you!" Serenade declared, immediately closing the distance to Kallen.

Then, without hesitation, she struck right at Kallen's weak spot. Kallen instantly could not bear it.

"Aha ha ha! No~ It tickles so much! Ha ha ha..."

"Be a good little sister and you'll be fine. Thinking about being the elder sister? You can forget that, understand?"

"I can't take it anymore, spare me..." Kallen laughed uncontrollably, unable to endure.

"Then who's the elder sister and who's the little sister?"

"You can be the elder sister, alright... Stop it now~"

The weakened Kallen surrendered...