''''A lot of things happened but... if Miku didn''t take the first step and disobeyed the general''s orders none of us would have been here.'''' The silver haired Valkyrie, Nana, finished recounting the events that transpired in the headquarters while the attack was happening.


    After the refugees arrived Alice gathered the most important individuals and moved to her office where they listened. Long story short, one of the general''s ordered the remaining Valkyries to by them time until they make it out of there, however Miku, the petite blond Valkyrie objected to the order saying she needs to prioritize her own safety first which led to the other Valkyries revolting against the order.


    ''''I don''t really know how you did it but...'''' Elina spoke, staring at Sam with half closed eyes. ''''That was the first time I saw a Valkyrie prioritize the instructions of a low rank physician over the orders of a general.''''


    ''''I don''t think you''ll like the answer...'''' Sam replied, smiling nervously.


    He was sure they already had an idea of what made Miku behave like that, and going by the looks they were giving him it''s obvious they didn''t like it. He was sitting on one of the sofas facing the rest of them. On his left was the petite blond Valkyrie, her arms wrapped around his waist as she hugged him tightly while he patted her head. On his right was the other young Valkyrie, the way she kept stealing nces at the Doctor with a slight blush on her cheeks made it obvious that she wanted to receive some affection as well but was too embarrassed to ask for it.


    ''''Well, Miku''s actions aside, I don''t think I have any direct rtion to how the other Valkyries behaved.'''' Sam said.


    It didn''t take much brain power to conclude that those Valkyries somehow broke their restrictions and gained free reign on their own decisions. It''s the same as what happened with Zero Three, though he found it difficult to believe that it could happen out of nowhere like that.


    ''Were the two Nephilim really that terrifying?''


    It was difficult to tell since they now know that the Valkyrie blue prints are fake, however Sam was sure that fear had something to do with the AI gaining free will. Faced with inevitable destruction and hearing one of their kind talk about prioritizing her own well being the rest of them decided that they had options other than to go and face their own demise just because they were told to do so.


    ''''So the enemy didn''t bother with you when you chose not to fight?'''' Sam asked.


    ''''Well, to be more urate, we were just lucky.'''' Answered Elina. ''''The Valkyries on our side were the only ones who refused to fight. The others did as they told which drew attention away from us allowing us to slip out of the HQ without anyone noticing.''''


    ''''I see...'''' Alice said with a nod. ''''It must''ve been quite the difficult experience.''''


    ''''It sure was.'''' Elina replied.


    ''''Dr. Briens, as I remember you are my father''s... general Schneider''s assistant, right? May I ask if you know anything about his whereabouts or... his current situation?''''


    ''''My apologies,mander. General Schneider and I have been in separate locations when it all went down. I was hoping that he would''ve contacted you by now but...''''


    Wolf is missing and he has yet to contact his beloved daughter, not only that but no one knows anything about where he currently is. One would conclude that something has happened to him during the attack, however Sam wasn''t buying it.


    ''What are you ying at, old man...''


    As if he wasn''t already suspicious enough, thest call had left them with a lot of questions. Sam was hoping they would get the answers soon but it seems that was only wishful thinking on their part.


    ''''Elina, since you were the old man''s assistant, did you get to see him attempt to reverse engineer the Valkyries?''''


    ''''Nope.'''' Elina answered. ''''I asked him to let me do it many times but he still refused. I gave up when I heard that he was going to ask you to do it. There is no point in trying topete with you.''''


    ''''I see...''''


    Silence filled themander''s office as no one spoke for a while. The atmosphere grew heavy with everyone focusing on their own thoughts, but then a loud p snapped them all back to reality and the one responsible for it was none other than the scientist with round sses and messy hair.


    ''''That''s right! There is something really important I need to show you!'''' She said, reaching for her bag and taking out a tablet like device. ''''We didn''t just run away empty handed, you know. We managed to get some valuable data from that fight, though it was difficult to gather with themunications being jammed an all.''''


    After a few swipes and taps Elina turned the tablet around and handed it over to Sam.


    It was a video of the battle that happened above the Resistance headquarters. It was recorded by the Valkyries doing the fighting but despite that the images were blurry and just bad most of the time.


    ''Huh...?''


    One of the better shots showed a Valkyries engaging with one of the Nephilim, however this one didn''t have the appearance he hade to expect from the humanoid Cmities. She looked like a young girl with a small underdeveloped figure, however the most notable thing about her wasn''t how she had even less clothing than the other Nephilim, it was that every part of her body was covered in a blue color.


    ''''As I thought, you really are a pervert, huh?'''' Said Elina, a mischievous smirk on her face.


    Sam has been staring at the almost naked blue skinned being for some time now and though no one bothered to peek at what he was looking at t was easy to tell just from seeing the reflection on his sses.


    ''''Seriously?'''' Sam heaved a long sigh.


    It was a bad attempt at lightening the mood but it worked as intended. Alice was giving him a disgusted while the other Valkyries seemed a bit confused since they don''t really understand what the female scientist is trying yo say.


    Not letting it bother him, Sam returned his sight to the tablet screen and continued analyzing the footage. He fond himself stopping at the blue skinned Nephilim once again and though the others were giving him weird looks he continued to stare while holding his chin in thought.


    ''Wait... didn''t I see this...''


    He went back and yed the video at the slowest speed possible. The blue skinned Nephilim had a glowing red halo over her head, however what bes clear when the footage is slowed down is that the halo is actually a string of strange symbols spinning at a incredible speed.


    Sam was sure that he had seen something simr before and soon enough he was able to remember.


    ''''Thanks, Elina. This footage might prove to be quite useful.''''


    ''''I see. In that case is it okay if I ask for something in return?''''


    Already having a guess of what she had in mind, Sam let out a sigh.


    ''''Sorry but that won''t be possible.'''' He said, shaking his head slowly.


    ''''Eeeeh!? but why!!?'''' Elina shot up from her seat, tears already gathering in her eyes. ''''The world might end any time now! I don''t want to die without getting to feel it again!!!''''


    ''''Then pray that it doesn''t end.'''' Sam said before turning to the petite Valkyrie still clinging to him. ''''C''mon, Miku, it''s time to go.''''


    ''''Wait.''''


    Just as he was about to stand up, Alice''smanding voice reached his ears causing him to freeze in his ce.


    ''''Sergeant Sanderson , may I ask what''s your rtionship with the Valkyrie named Miku, who''s clearly created to look and act like an underage girl.''''


    Sam could only stare in Alice''s direction silently asking if that was the right time, however before he could reply to her question the petite blond Valkyrie raised her hand and gave an answer that caused him to reflexively facepalm.


    ''''I''m Doctor''s personal Valkyrie!'''' She said, her voice sounding a bit more cheerful.


    ''''I... see...''''


    Alice''s eyebrows twitched as a very dangerous smile appeared on her face. Elina''s eyes kept going between the two, her confusion bing more apparent by the second.


    ''''Personal Valkyrie? What are you talking about?''''


    However the most extreme reaction would be that of Zero Three who stood up and turned to face him.


    ''''D-D-D-Doctor!!! What is she talking about!!?'''' Three spoke, her face beaming red. ''''She isn''t even from our base! Besides, am I not supposed to be next!?''''


    ''''Calm down, Three. This isn''t...''''


    ''''Hmm... so Doctor has yet to make you his personal Valkyrie.'''' As she spoke, Miku had a very smug expression for some reason. ''''Even though you have been in the same base for so long...''''


    ''''Alright, that''s it!'''' Getting up from her seat, Alice pointed a finger at Sam and dered. ''''From now on you are forbidden from staying alone with any of the young Valkyries!!!''''