Come to St. Freya High School

"It's that thing." Theresa cried out and began activating the Judah in her hand.

Judah's cross-shaped form changed once more. Ropes bound the black sphere of light and swiftly pulled it into Judah's main body.

"This is a missing part of the Divine Key. I need to bring it back to St. Freya," Theresa explained.

Han Jiang was not particularly concerned about that. What puzzled him instead was Hiyori's dying roar: "Honkai Will."

"Do you know what the Honkai Will is?" Han Jiang asked.

Yae Sakura pondered for a moment. "After I fused with Hiyori's energy, I vaguely heard someone's voice. Could that have been it?"

Theresa nodded. "The development of Honkai is closely tied to the advancement of human technology. If Honkai has a will as well..."

Seeing that neither of them could reach any conclusion, Han Jiang stopped dwelling on the matter.

"Let Rin try attaching herself to me. That way, I can take her out of the Stigmata Space." Han Jiang looked at Rin in Yae Sakura's arms.

Rin nervously clutched her sister's arm. The courage she had shown when facing Hiyori, ready to die without hesitation, was gone. Now, she was flustered instead.

"I... I don't know how. This..." With the possibility of revival before her, Rin began stammering, unable to speak properly.

She could have faced death without hesitation for her sister's salvation, but now that she had hope of living, she became nervous instead.

"Don't be afraid. Just like when you returned to your own body, try coming to my side. You'll definitely succeed," Han Jiang encouraged her.

Rin nodded. Yae Sakura held her and stepped closer to Han Jiang.

Han Jiang affectionately placed a hand on Rin's head and rubbed it. "Don't be afraid."

Rin placed her hand on Han Jiang's arm, recalling the feeling of her remnant soul returning to her body. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her long eyelashes trembled faintly.

"Ding. Remnant soul detected. Collect? Yes/No."

Han Jiang's face lit up with delight as he selected yes.

Under the gazes of the three of them, Rin in Han Jiang's arms began to change. Her body gradually turned into motes of light, attaching themselves to Han Jiang bit by bit.

"Did it work?" Yae Sakura's heart was practically in her throat.

Watching Rin completely turn into light and enter the system inventory, Han Jiang nodded excitedly. "It worked!"

"Let me see if I can contact Rin, like you did with Hiyori." Han Jiang was excited too.

Han Jiang did not open the system inventory. Instead, he called out to Rin with his thoughts.

"I... I heard you!" Rin's voice was extremely faint, as though it could be scattered by the wind at any moment.

But this was a good sign. As long as there was hope, anything was possible.

"Then I'll notify Grandpa right away and have him create a body that can house Rin's soul," Theresa exclaimed happily.

Han Jiang shook his head and hurriedly stopped her. "No, don't notify the Herrscher."

"Oh, right, right. I was too happy." Theresa said, "Then after we return to St. Freya High School, I'll handle this personally."

"Cloning technology isn't difficult. As long as we have Miss Rin's DNA." After thinking it over, Theresa added, "Miss Yae Sakura's DNA would work too. Schicksal has the best gene editors."

"This all has to be done in secret. We absolutely cannot let the Herrscher find out," Han Jiang emphasized again.

Theresa nodded, so proud that she could barely speak clearly. "I know. At St. Freya High School, I call the shots!"

Otto was devoted to researching souls. If he learned of Rin's existence, she would most likely spend the rest of her life in a cultivation chamber.

Theresa was loyal to Schicksal, but she had personally endured cruel experiments. She did not want Rin to suffer the same pain that had been inflicted upon her.

"So... Miss Yae Sakura, what are your plans for the future?" Han Jiang looked at the delighted Yae Sakura.

"I want to wait until my sister can truly be revived, then live with her."

Han Jiang and Theresa exchanged a glance. A Quasi-Herrscher was a powerful combat asset no less formidable than an S-rank Valkyrie, especially now that Yae Sakura had completely freed herself from Hiyori.

"Come to St. Freya High School. I study there, and the clone research will be conducted there too. That way, you'll be able to learn about Rin's revival progress right away."

Yae Sakura hesitated. Her fox ears twitched, and she seemed troubled by them.

Han Jiang's eyes lit up. "You don't need to worry about that. Once we leave the Stigmata Space, have the Headmistress come find you. She'll protect you."

"Besides, I have a set of armor blueprints that suits you. Modern people are into all sorts of things. Once you put on that armor, people will at most think you're cosplaying."

Han Jiang could not design armor, but he had the design in his head.

He remembered the appearance of Godsbane: Never-Forget perfectly. That armor suited modern tastes, and even with two extra ears, she would not look too out of place.

Besides, Yae Sakura was not going to St. Freya to attend school. With Theresa deliberately helping her as well, no one would discover her identity.

"Cosplay?" Yae Sakura could not understand the term for the moment.

Han Jiang patted Yae Sakura's shoulder and shook his head. "You'll understand later. Anyway, if you follow our Headmistress, you'll get to see a normal, lively Rin. How about it?"

If Rin had not been revived, Yae Sakura had intended to give all the energy in the Stigmata Space to Theresa and Han Jiang and remain forever in this broken space.

But now that she had something to care about, she suddenly could not bear to leave this world. She wanted to watch Rin grow up happily.

"Sis... we're going to see... next year's cherry blossoms." Rin spoke weakly.

A remnant soul did not have much energy, and the thoughts it conveyed were intermittent. Yet it was precisely those words that made Yae Sakura decide to go to St. Freya.

"Mr. Han Jiang, Miss Theresa, you have helped me so much. You should receive some of the Stigmata Space's energy." Yae Sakura looked at the space that was about to collapse.

Before Han Jiang or Theresa could stop her, the Stigmata Space's energy began merging into their bodies.

"Ding. Special Honkai Energy absorbed. Special Honkai Energy fused. Fire attribute ability acquired. A small amount of corrosion ability acquired."

"Ding. Stigmata Armor: Crimson Sakura has officially taken form. (C-rank, can evolve.)"

Stigmata patterns appeared across Theresa's back, their light visible even through her clothes. A layer of cherry blossom color stained the golden Judah.

"I need to retain some energy to protect Rin's growth, so this is all I can give the two of you." Yae Sakura apologized.

Naturally, neither of them minded. Han Jiang had successfully formed his Domain Gear and absorbed a considerable amount of Hiyori's energy.

As for whether the Domain Gear's name was a little too feminine, that was no problem. As long as he did not tell anyone, Han Jiang was the only person in the world who knew.

Theresa had gained a Stigmata, and Judah had undergone some evolution as well. That was already quite good.

"Hmm." Theresa copied Han Jiang by propping her chin on her hand. After pondering for a long while, she said, "After we return, I'll have a set of armor customized for myself. That way, I can make better use of the Stigmata's abilities."

Han Jiang smiled. "We can talk about the future after we get back. I wonder if anything has happened outside these past few days."

Thanks to Brother Moufa for the 100 reward!!!