Someone in the Multiverse, Transformed into Fu Hua at the Start Chapter 19

The Herrscher of Reason shot her a look of utter disappointment, as if scolding iron for not becoming steel. "We are the dignified Crimson Kite Immortal! Even if you're not really her, you at least look like the Crimson Kite Immortal—how can you embarrass us like this out there?"

"Huh?"

Still lost in Fu Hua's earlier words, Amber couldn't keep up with the Herrscher of Reason's train of thought, but she still asked in confusion, "Was I embarrassing? I had Navigator take control of my body when I was pulling cards just now, so it should've been fine."

"It's not about that!" Seeing Amber's brain had gone mushy, the Herrscher of Reason cut straight to the point. "How can the dignified Crimson Kite Immortal settle for a draw against some foreign god whose name we've never even heard? Lucky for you, I'm here to help open the Imaginary Space—go teach that guy a lesson!"

"..."

Amber finally snapped back to reality.

You're not really trying to save face—you just want to stir up trouble.

The Herrscher of Reason, who could read Amber's thoughts just like Fu Hua, put on an expression that screamed, Why are you being such an old fossil too? "If you keep acting like this, they'll never get a chance to see how awesome we are! Weren't you thinking earlier about using that old fossil's image and stories to show off? Why just think and not do? Perfect timing—let me go out and give everyone a real show."

"Ah...?" Amber hadn't expected Fu Hua's memories to be so detailed, and she couldn't help shooting Fu Hua a glare.

Before, that glare alone would've been enough for Fu Hua to conjure up two hours' worth of beatdown fantasies, but given the delicate atmosphere between them just now, and seeing that Amber's mood had recovered, Fu Hua breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Besides, it was indeed her fault for forgetting to protect the girl's privacy, so she let it slide.

It wasn't that she lacked attention to detail—it was more that Amber had never hidden her inner thoughts, so Fu Hua didn't see any reason to keep them secret.

Seeing the two of them still exchanging glances, the Herrscher of Reason grumbled, "Oh, great. So you call me 'Xiao Shi' all sweet, but when it comes to the old fossil, it's fine? With me, you have to be all secretive?"

"That's not it."

Amber scratched the back of her head, a little embarrassed. "It's just that Fu Hua feels like an elder, so it doesn't matter. But Xiao Shi is different..."

In simple terms, some things are fine if your parents know, but mortifying if your friends find out.

"What's that supposed to mean? I'm your shishu—am I not an elder?" the Herrscher of Reason protested.

"Uh..." Amber looked away.

"I can't take this." The Herrscher of Reason took a deep breath to calm her excitement, but she wasn't one to sit still. "I'm not like that old fossil who can just stay put forever. You're not going to make me stay inside Feathered Dust the whole time, are you?"

"That's not it..." Even so, Amber hadn't thought about any of this before pulling—she just wanted it, so she pulled.

Herrscher of Reason: ...So I'm just a spur-of-the-moment product to you, huh?

"Don't make things hard for Amber." Fu Hua finally spoke up. "We are, after all, only consciousnesses attached to objects. We can guide Amber, but we must not actively put her in a difficult position."

Hearing this, the Herrscher of Reason looked utterly speechless.

Come on, who understands this better—you or me? Of course she knew all that, but she understood human nature more.

Someone with Amber's personality was least afraid of others causing her trouble. In fact, if no one stirred things up, this inexperienced girl would just wander around aimlessly like a cricket with no direction.

Sure, Amber looked troubled now, but in reality, this was exactly what she needed to grow up faster.

To put it bluntly, if you go along with everything she wants and never throw any curveballs, she'll never learn how to handle surprises or think on her feet.

And from the memories, it was clear—Amber had always been the one relying on others. Even now, as a combat asset Chaldea depended on, she just mechanically went where she was pointed, without needing much thought.

Making Amber rack her brain like this was the right call.

"Don't say that!" Amber rarely sounded upset at Fu Hua's words. "You're not just things attached to something—you're my teachers and my friends."

"And besides... I actually don't think it's right for me to be the only one in control of this body."

Amber continued, "After all, this is really Teacher's body."

"This form exists because of you." Fu Hua didn't accept that reasoning. "If not for your existence, neither this body, nor I, nor... Xiao Shi, would be possible here."

"Oh, come on! You really are cut from the same cloth, teacher and student—both so stubborn!"

The Herrscher of Reason couldn't take it anymore. "Let me give the answer. You're both right, okay?"

Amber realized she was being too serious, but she still emphasized, "Anyway, you're not just add-ons!"

With that, she turned to the Herrscher of Reason. "Xiao Shi, I'll have to figure out how to explain your existence to everyone at Chaldea..."

"Fine, fine, I'll leave it to you. But you know my patience isn't as good as that old fossil's." The Herrscher of Reason wasn't in a rush either—she still had to study the current situation. Going outside could wait a little.

"Oh, right—give me access to the Herrscher core's permissions. Otherwise, I have to keep borrowing the old fossil's Feathered Dust every time, and that's way too inconvenient."

"Okay." Amber nodded, then left Feathered Dust.

The Marduk Hand Axe was unexpectedly massive, nearly a hundred meters long. Fortunately, Quetzalcoatl had pterosaur subordinates, and with several of them dragging it, transporting it to Uruk would only take two or three days—roughly the same time as their own journey.

Having gained another powerful ally, everyone in Chaldea was in high spirits. But when they returned to Uruk, they were met with devastating news.

"Gilgamesh is dead?" Even Ishtar was stunned, and everyone hurried back to the Divine Temple.

The throne was empty now, with only Siduri standing beside it, her face solemn as she pondered something. Noticing their arrival, her eyes lit up, and she quickly hurried over. "Everyone made it back safely..."

"Ah, but how did King Gilgamesh..." Merlin cut straight to the point. "He was someone who could see the future—no one should have been able to kill him...!?"

Seeing this, Siduri dropped the pleasantries and explained the situation as it had happened.

After hearing the whole story, everyone in Chaldea fell silent—even Amber and the Herrscher of Reason.

"King Gilgamesh... died from overwork?" Fujimaru Ritsuka said in disbelief.

I rushed to get this update out. Tomorrow, I've decided to take a day off. I've been busy with this and that lately, and I'm a bit worn out. Sorry, everyone.

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Chapter 40: The Underworld

"Alright, so we rushed here to Kusa City as fast as we could, but dragging the reluctant Ishtar along wasted most of the day."

Standing in the center of the plaza where Ritsuka had once died, Merlin summed things up.

"Ugh... I have to go to that gloomy place again? I am the goddess of Venus, you know..." Ishtar rarely showed such a thoroughly unmotivated expression.

Amber had gotten a rough idea of Ishtar's mythology from Mash's explanation to Ritsuka, so she understood why Ishtar resisted descending to the Underworld. But... of everyone here, Ishtar was the only one who knew the way. Without a guide, wandering aimlessly would only waste more time.

"I'll give you more Star Stones as compensation once this is done," she reassured.

"It's not like I'm some destitute goddess who has to scrape every last drop of profit," Ishtar said, her tone much more confident after having secured two-tenths of the Babylonian Treasury's wealth. "Fine, fine. Since I've already agreed, I'll see it through without complaint."

With that, her gloomy expression turned serious. "But let me make this clear: only I, Ritsuka, Mash, and Crimson Kite are going down to the Underworld this time."

"Why is that?" Just as local gods didn't understand South America, Quetzalcoatl's knowledge of Mesopotamia was only surface-deep.

"Because in the Underworld, Divinity becomes a liability."

Ishtar explained: "Weak Divinity stays weak, but strong Divinity becomes weak. In the Underworld, only Ereshkigal, its mistress, holds supreme authority. If a god dies and falls there, what do you think happens?"

Quetzalcoatl blinked. Dead is dead—what else?

Merlin caught on. "I see. The god would shout, 'I refuse to acknowledge my death!' and then kick up a fuss to leave the Underworld. That would erase the boundary between life and death."

"Exactly." Ishtar nodded. "Even gods should remain in the Underworld once dead, so the Underworld has a system that neutralizes Divinity."

"I see, but even so, Ishtar still managed to get out," Mash said, looking at Ishtar with sparkling eyes full of admiration.

Ishtar's face darkened, her expression awkward. "Hitting the sore spot with zero malice... is this what they call a natural airhead? I can't even bring myself to get mad..."

"I see." Quetzalcoatl finally nodded in understanding, once again grasping the gap in thinking between the two pantheons. She then smiled at Amber. "But Crimson Kite is fine, right?"

"Given Crimson Kite's background, this land should acknowledge her Divinity, but oddly enough, she has none at all." Ishtar didn't quite understand why either, and could only remark, "How strange. It can't be that Crimson Kite doesn't recognize her own Divinity... right..."

She realized it as soon as she said it.

No, it had to be exactly that.

Mesopotamia had a method of becoming a god through the Divine Right of Human Granting. If Crimson Kite wanted, she could become a god immediately. While such a god's Divinity wouldn't usually be high, having Divinity was still nobler than not having it in most cases. Divinity was the key to becoming a Top-tier Heroic Spirit.

That wasn't to say one couldn't become a Top-tier Heroic Spirit without Divinity, but even then, Divinity still provided a boost.

Ishtar looked helplessly at Amber. "Refusing to become a 'god'... ignorance has its limits."

"Haha, that's exactly why I love Crimson Kite the most," Quetzalcoatl said, preferring it this way. She liked humans more than gods, and achieving divine feats as a human was, to her, incredibly radiant.

Huh? Is that so?

Amber was puzzled. She hadn't refused becoming a god—she'd never even been offered. And being a god sounded kind of cool; if the chance came, she probably wouldn't say no...

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Fu Hua: '...Perhaps it's not your fault.'

Amber: Huh?

Fu Hua: 'My impression of gods comes almost entirely from the Honkai. So it's likely my body simply rejects Divinity outright.'

Ah... so Herrschers had always called themselves apostles of the gods, and the god was naturally the Honkai.

Herrscher of Reason: 'Don't lump me in! I have no love for that stupid Honkai. If you're going to talk, say it's the other Herrschers besides me!'

Amber: ...But thinking about it, wasn't it only Sirin who actually called herself an apostle of the god?

Herrscher of Reason: 'I can't say. Who knows if they called themselves that behind the scenes? And besides me, Welt, and Shier, it feels like everyone else did.'

Amber: ...Sorry, I can't remember clearly...

She couldn't even remember herself, so the other two who inherited her memories naturally weren't clear either.

]

"Well then, without further delay, I wish you all a smooth journey," Merlin interrupted the idle chatter.

"Yeah. At the very least, bring the other three back safely, Ishtar," Quetzalcoatl added.

"I told you, there's no 'at the very least' about it," Ishtar said flatly. "Either we defeat her and all return, or we fail and all get imprisoned. Those are the only two outcomes. That's why I'm leaving you two here to handle any surprises."

She continued, "From a safety standpoint, it'd be best to keep Crimson Kite outside too. But since I'll have little combat power down there, and Mash isn't the offensive type, I'm bringing Crimson Kite to ensure we have enough strength."

"But if the worst happens, it'll be your turn. You'll need to negotiate with Ereshkigal to get Crimson Kite and the others back to the surface. In the absolute worst case, call over the three Heroic Spirits from the North Wall and Anna too."

"I see."

Merlin smiled. "It seems you've changed too, challenging a battle you think you'll lose. After leaving your father's side, even goddesses can grow."

"Say what you want!" Ishtar pouted irritably. "Alright! I'm opening the path to the Underworld. If there's nothing else, step aside!"

"...Wait."

Amber suddenly spoke.

Everyone's eyes turned to her.

"If you urgently need combat power, I have a very capable ally here," Amber said.

"A capable ally?" Ishtar was somewhat curious about who this ally could be at this point, but she didn't think much of it. Given Crimson Kite's modest personality, who knew what level of 'capable' she meant.

So she said casually, "Then call that helper over. It just so happens that more people are gathering outside, which will make the rescue a lot easier. By the way, what level is your helper? Anna? Or Leonidas?"

"...It's Quetzalcoatl..."

"...Huh?" x5

"Honkai: Star Rail, Starting with Selling Pink Elf Throw Pillows"

Recommending a male lead story, wondering if everyone might be interested.

Had a good rest, today's easy, three chapters easily in the bag! 4

But the recommendation slot has already passed, sigh...

Chapter 41: Xiao Shi: You're the Challenger

"Qu-Quetzalcoatl?!" Ishtar looked at Amber, then at Quetzalcoatl, feeling like her brain had short-circuited.

Quetzalcoatl was startled at first, but quickly broke into a smile again: "I didn't expect another strong one here. Big sister here would love to see what you've got."

[ 'Go for it, Xiao Shi! Show them a trick!' Amber didn't waste words, directly calling on the Herrscher of Reason. 'That fast?' The Herrscher of Reason hadn't expected her chance to come out so soon. 'I did promise you I'd find a way to let you out, after all. I feel like the timing is right.' Amber said: 'But I still need the Herrscher core, just in case Ereshkigal has resistance too. Then I'd be out of options again.' 'Fine, then give me Feathered Dust to use!' 'Okay.' Amber had no objections. Fu Hua, however, reminded: 'Leave one feather for Amber. I'll move with Amber, so if danger comes, we can look out for each other, and I can notify Xiao Shi immediately.' ]

In an instant, the three completed a mental swap. Then the Herrscher of Reason condensed a physical form using Feathered Dust as a vessel, standing at Amber's side.