The Turning Wheel of Fate (II) / Himeko's "Pervert" Label

As the violent power surged, her veins seemed to be flowing with scalding magma, and the immense Affliction caused Himeko's body to continuously erupt with puffs of blood mist.

This feels... amazing!

The Valkyrie pulled out her nicked, Dark Red Greatsword, grinned maliciously, stepped over the inhibitor, and strode forward.

With each step she took, the surrounding air rapidly heated up, and the sand beneath her feet underwent a terrifying crystallization due to the intense heat.

Flames rose all around, and Himeko was like a moth drawn by the flames, the most dazzling and radiant in this world!

Come to hell with me, you beast!

With a roar, the heavy sword slashed, and billowing flames swept around, leaving nothing but barren land in its wake, turning hundreds and thousands of Honkai Beast into drifting ashes.

"Urgent Notice: [Fire Moth] Fusion Warrior, assemble! The Seventh Apostle— Flame Herrscher— has appeared! Location: Australia!"

The urgent electronic beeping echoed throughout the headquarters. In the training room, the gray-haired girl, who was meticulously improving her fighting skills, looked up at the window and immediately saw that a strong wind was blowing and the sky was overcast.

It seems a downpour is coming...

Chapter 595 The Turning Wheel of Fortune (Part Two) (Section 624)

Fifty thousand years ago, the Fire Moth at the core laboratory.

"The Seventh Apostle— the Flame Herrscher —possesses the ability to control molecular motion and has the strongest physical destructive power. Within just one week of its birth, it turned the entire country of Australia into a sea of fire!"

"So, do you know what you're doing?"

Mei felt her heart clench and her breathing quicken as she desperately tried to persuade her lover to change his absurd plan.

"I can't wait any longer, let's begin..."

Kevin changed into his hospital gown, lay down in the sterile ward, and nodded slightly.

"In order to deal with the Flame Herrscher, three full-strength squads of the Fire Moth have already perished at her hands!"

"Knowing you can't win, why take the risk!"

Mei, the cold-blooded doctor who calmly dissected the bodies of infected individuals and threw countless volunteers into experiments, now revealed his most vulnerable side, uttering a desperate question.

"According to the draw, the Fifth Squad should be the next one to attack, right?"

Kevin smiled, his inexplicable question infuriating Mei, but the meticulous female PhD student could only nod coldly, even if she was unwilling.

"Enough people have died already, let me try."

"Impossible! Humans are no match for Herrscher! Let alone the Flame Herrscher has the greatest destructive power!"

Mei immediately rejected it, leaving no room for negotiation.

"I didn't believe in fairy tales before, but there was always this dreamy fool jumping around in front of me..."

"Lacking the talent, yet insisting on saving everything they see, in the end, all they can do is throw themselves into the flames with lofty ideals and perish in flames..."

Kevin muttered to himself, a hint of helplessness and sarcasm playing on his lips.

"Forget it, one time is enough for this kind of martyr drama. I don't want to watch any more."

Mei fell into a brief silence, then looked up slightly and asked earnestly.

"What... is her name...?"

"Himeko... seeing that woman off is the only thing I can do... I'm sorry... Mei..."

Kevin murmured softly, a helpless smile on his face.

"I understand. Do you have any feasible solutions?"

Mei felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart, and her face turned pale, but she managed to take a deep breath and remain calm as she pondered.

"To increase the purity of the Ice and Snow Gene within me, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast Parvati, I'll use that... activating factor... your research findings..."

Kevin gave a faint smile, then lay down calmly and closed the hatch behind him.

Is this... destiny? Mei recalled the first volunteer she knew from the drug trial, her lips and teeth still filled with a bitter aftertaste.

Three days later, a white-haired man in military uniform arrived at the training room, his fingers, hidden under gloves, gently knocking on the door.

"Congratulations, you've been promoted! Come on, let's go see your assigned dorm room..."

Hua was somewhat surprised, but also delighted. She followed her superior step by step with trepidation, but for some reason, the man seemed colder than before.

The soft sound of the door opening interrupted Hua's jumbled thoughts. After the two entered, they were shocked to find that the place could only be described as "dirty, messy, and chaotic," with many old objects left in their original places.

"These?"

Hua was somewhat at a loss as to what to do with these things.

"The original owner doesn't want it anymore, you can have it."

Kevin shook his head helplessly, looked around, and his gaze lingered on a book titled "Women Are From Venus, Men Are From Mars" for a long time.

The man stepped forward, opened the bulging cover, and couldn't help but chuckle. Inside, a box of chocolates tied with a ribbon lay quietly, having been hollowed out.

"Can I have this?"

Just as Hua was racking his brains about what to do with all this clutter, Kevin raised the book in his hand and asked earnestly.

"Of course! Whatever you like, sir..."

"By the way, may I ask whose room this is?"

"Someone will come tonight to hand over the work to you, and you'll know then. It's better to move later..."

As Kevin muttered to himself, he tore open the foil, popped a chocolate into his mouth and chewed, then shook his head and walked toward the door.

It's a liqueur-filled chocolate! Never again...

"Sir, are you going on a mission?"

Although they had met several times and she didn't know his name, the girl, who had already developed a great deal of affection for him, couldn't help but ask him softly.

"I guess so, I'm going to see an old friend..."

Kevin responded softly, then pulled up his hood, stuffed the box of chocolates into his chest, and walked away down the corridor.

In Australia, thick smoke billows and lava flows across the land; all signs of life have been completely wiped out by the overwhelming force.

However, in the desolate and lifeless purgatory, a figure surrounded by white mist and frost calmly walked forward. With each step, a thin layer of ice would condense on the scorching earth, insulating it from the corrosive heat.

Meanwhile, the sea near Australia was churning and surging, with streams of water being drawn in and sprayed onto the parched land, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply and the air to become humid again.

"I am the Herrscher, God-given Sword, enveloped in Immortal Flames, Spark to Prairie Fire —I am the King of Plague!"

But then, a sweltering heatwave swept in from the south, and a figure with flowing red hair, wielding a broken giant sword, opened his serpentine vertical pupils and gazed down with disdain as he chanted.

"Are you here to challenge Kamui too? You ant!"

Kevin slowly pulled out the remaining half-box of chocolates from his pocket and swallowed them one by one. Even though the chocolates turned into lumps of ice as soon as they touched his skin, he still ate them with relish.

"I told you to act within your means, why wouldn't you listen..."

The man clapped his hands, tossed aside the crumpled cardboard box, and silently gazed at the Flame Herrscher, murmuring to himself.

"Enough with the nonsense! Die!"

The Flame Herrscher suddenly felt irritated. Her giant sword, engulfed in flames hundreds of feet long, swept across the sky, and the battle began.

After seven dawns and dusks, the setting sun was like blood. On the shattered landmass, Kevin knelt down, slowly rose, and inch by inch pulled the nicked, Dark Red Greatsword from his right chest.

"I can't believe I lost. You're a monster..."

Himeko stared in disbelief at the deep blue sword piercing his heart.

"They're just willing to use their brains and know how to take shortcuts. You've heard of Absolute Zero, right?"

"This is the temperature of matter when the particle's kinetic energy drops to the lowest point in quantum mechanics. Although it only lasted for a brief moment, it was enough for me to sever your molecular kinetic energy control..."

"Next time, remember to read more books and study physics well..."

Kevin reached into his pocket, wanting to eat a piece of chocolate to relieve his fatigue, but then he remembered that it was gone.

I need to store more candy in the future...

"So, humanity must make good use of trickery?"

Himeko murmured to herself, lost in thought.

"One must also be prepared to make any sacrifice; if the plan is carried out, even family, loved ones, or even oneself can become pawns..."

"I paid a heavy price to help you collect your body... I probably won't be able to hug anyone again..."

Kevin's expression was stern, and he sighed softly.

How about you hug me?

Himeko spread her arms, which were covered with spiderweb-like cracks, with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation.

Kevin remained silent for a moment, then staggered forward and embraced his comrade who had regained consciousness. He gently rested his chin on her head, but his cold eyes remained completely dry.

He... really... couldn't cry... he could only whisper in a hoarse voice.

"I accept the gift..."

"Very nice..."

Himeko wore a satisfied smile as she raised her hand to touch Kevin's cheek, but it shattered like glass.

"If not in this life, I'll cling to you in the next. You're not allowed to refuse me..."

"Also, please take good care of Hua for me..."

Kevin nodded silently with each sentence he heard, until night fell and his old friend in his arms drifted away like flying catkins. He clutched the reassembled Herrscher's Heart tightly, gazing into the distance and murmuring.

Have a safe journey...

P. S.: I've finally filled in the gaps in Kevin and Himeko's past and present lives, and even incorporated their obsessions into the cycle of cause and effect.

(For example, Himeko, Kevin eats candy), are there any fans of Auntie Himeko?

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Chapter 596, Section 625: Himeko's "Obsessed Woman" Tale

As dawn broke, Murata Himeko felt a burning heat throughout her body and a splitting headache. A jumble of memories flooded her mind, with the image of a white-haired greatsword becoming a fixed impression in her heart time and time again.

The Red-haired Mature Woman broke out in a cold sweat and suddenly woke up. It took her a long time to catch her breath after her thoughts returned and she realized that she was just in her own house and not the Australian battlefield in her nightmare.

My vision is blurred, a chaotic jumble of images. One moment it's the events of fifty thousand years ago, the next it's the rich experiences of this life. Himeko... Murata Himeko, two intertwined names, weaving together two different memories.

What are you thinking about! Are you still asleep? Murata Himeko pounded her throbbing head, gradually gathering her jumbled memories, and a hint of clarity returned to her Amber eyes.

Kevin? Tch, he actually got aroused by a rock and had erotic dreams for several nights in a row, the kind that's straight out of a melodramatic soap opera!

I must have been single for too long! I absolutely have to find someone this year, otherwise I feel like I'll start to become increasingly strange.

Murata Himeko harbors deep resentment towards a certain philandering radish sculpture at the school gate. In her eyes, the so-called memories from five years ago are still just a vivid dream.

He actually stayed up all night again, wow, that's some serious boyfriend material!

The Red-haired Mature Woman glanced with interest at the figure sleeping soundly on her side in front of the sofa, and at Kevin's hands gently holding her right wrist in his sleep, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

How about a drink to celebrate?

Murata Himeko licked her dry cherry lips, secretly absolving herself of the wine craving in her stomach. She carefully rolled over, stepped over Kevin, reached into the wine cabinet, and took out a bottle of her treasured Cabernet Gernischet Sauvignon.

After downing half a bottle of wine, the Red-haired Mature Woman's eyes became hazy, her gaze fixed on the sleeping face of the handsome man beside her. In her daze, she seemed to see the outline of a hateful white-haired man's face, which overlapped with Kevin's.

Just one bite... just a tiny bite...

Unbeknownst to her, Murata Himeko had climbed to Kevin's side and, in a daze, kissed his left cheek. Himeko's cheeks flushed red, and her heart pounded wildly.