The Choice

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After the Stigmata absorbed a massive amount of Honkai Energy, Gu Yu felt a sharp corrosive sensation suddenly emanate from his swollen hand.

"Ah, just as I thought."

Even though Gu Yu's hand was still covered by armor, he knew his arm was likely already infected by the Herrscher's poison.

In the Honkai Impact 3rd manga, Yuno, a pseudo-Herrscher, had filled the battlefield with Herrscher's poison when fighting Theresa, an S-class Valkyrie.

And judging from Yuno's performance just now, it seemed she wasn't as powerful then as she is now.

Before the Herrscher's poison could fully corrupt his body, Gu Yu quickly pulled out a card.

[FormRideBeastDolphiMantle (Form Ride: Beast Dolphin Mantle)]

After donning the golden armor, Gu Yu didn't dare to delay. He immediately infused a massive amount of magic into the purple wizard ring, [Dolphi (Dolphin Ring)], in his hand.

Kamen Rider Beast is a Kamen Rider who fights with ancient magic.

And in the Dolphin Mantle form Gu Yu was currently using, Beast's ability was healing magic.

Driven by healing magic, the Herrscher's poison that Gu Yu had inhaled through passive absorption of Honkai Energy was dispelled all at once.

"Whew... thankfully, nothing went wrong."

However, after healing himself of the Herrscher's poison, Gu Yu turned his gaze to Yuno, who was still twitching on the ground, and sighed softly.

After being punched into the ground by Gu Yu from the sky just now, Yuno's last survival instinct caused her to concentrate all her Honkai Energy on her face for defense.

For this reason, even though she took a direct hit to the face with a finishing move, she was still barely alive and hadn't died outright.

Perhaps because she had only been corrupted by Honkai Energy for less than a day, after the Honkai Energy was drawn out of her by Gu Yu, she surprisingly reverted to a barely breathing girl.

"Ah, this is so annoying."

Annoyed, Gu Yu scratched the back of his head, hesitated for a second, and then...

"Forget it, I don't care."

"I can't just watch her die in front of me. We can deal with any problems later."

Looking at the dying girl, Gu Yu irritably channeled the magic flowing within him and injected it into the Dolphin Wizard Ring again.

Then, he aimed the Dolphin Wizard Ring at Yuno's body and cast the healing magic circle over the girl.

As Gu Yu completed this sequence of actions, Bronya, controlling Project Bunny, slowly descended from the sky with Kiana and Raiden Mei.

She looked at Gu Yu and Yuno, silently floated to Gu Yu's side, and asked indifferently.

"Aren't you going to kill her? That woman just tried to take our lives."

"If 'Pervert Big Brother' doesn't want to do it, Bronya doesn't mind taking action."

Seeing that Gu Yu didn't respond, Bronya, assuming he had tacitly agreed to her action, slowly began to float forward.

"Forget it."

But in the next second, Gu Yu extended his right hand, stopping Bronya who was attempting to move forward.

"If I really wanted to kill her, why would I have saved her? Little one, don't be so heavy on killing intent; not all problems can be solved with slaughter."

"Tch, you're a violent person, yet you have the nerve to say that."

Bronya glanced at Gu Yu's mask and said in a cold voice.

"Although Bronya has forgotten her past, Bronya knows that 'Pervert Big Brother's' actions will not bring you any benefits."

"On the contrary, if this girl decides to continue being 'Pervert Big Brother's' enemy after she recovers, 'Pervert Big Brother' might encounter more troublesome problems."

"Even in this situation, 'Pervert Big Brother' still intends to let her go?"

"Of course. Because she is no longer a beast corrupted by Honkai Energy, but a human."

Thinking of the culprit behind this Honkai outbreak, Gu Yu clenched his fist.

"If she has lost her Herrscher identity, she is just a victim persecuted by Honkai Energy."

"As long as she doesn't cause trouble, she has the right to continue living as a human."

"Even if you think I'm a Holy Mother, or even an idiot, I won't let a life I can save disappear before my eyes."

As the card automatically ejected from the Driver, Gu Yu, having reverted to his normal form, looked at the more prominent Stigmata in his hand and sighed slightly.

"This world is already bad enough. At least within my capabilities, I should try to make it a little better."

"Alright, philosophical discussion ends here."

Seeing Yuno on the ground begin to tremble slightly, Gu Yu turned his gaze to Project Bunny.

"Get to work."

After being glanced at lightly by Gu Yu, Project Bunny swiftly floated to his side, picked up the half-awake Yuno, and placed her on itself.

"Project Bunny, you..."

Looking at her partner, who was incredibly obedient in front of Gu Yu, a dark line flashed across Bronya's forehead.

If the location weren't inappropriate right now, she really wanted to ask who was in charge when it came to Project Bunny.

But for now, let's forget it.

I have to admit, even though Bronya lost her memory, her instincts as an assassin were not forgotten by her body.

Since just now, Bronya had noticed something.

It seemed like it had been a long time since any Honkai Beasts had appeared around them.

At first, Bronya thought that the Honkai Beasts had been temporarily cleared out after Gu Yu killed a bunch of them with that green armored clone.

But now, the Honkai Beasts in the distance were clearly drifting towards other places.

It wasn't strange that a bunch of Honkai Beasts didn't notice everyone, but it was a bit odd that all the Honkai Beasts were intentionally or unintentionally drifting around, afraid to approach this area.

"That's strange... I don't know why, but I have this uncomfortable feeling."

Even though it was morning and the sun was still in the sky, Kiana suddenly shivered and hugged her arms.

"Mei, do you feel a bit cold?"

"No. But I feel like something is approaching."

"...Sigh."

With a deep sigh, Gu Yu looked at a figure walking towards them in the distance.

"Why is another enemy coming?"

"Can't I get a little rest? 007 wouldn't be this excessive."

The problem was actually quite simple: after thinking for a long time, should he save Yuno or not.

Structurally speaking, Yuno, a character who died in the original work and wasn't even given a surname, wouldn't have much of a role even if saved.

From a plot perspective, this character stabbed Theresa twice, so not many people would like her.

From the perspective of this book, this character had just tried to kill the protagonist and his group, so she definitely wouldn't be likable.

But after thinking for a long time...

Forget it, let it be toxic, I'll save her.

Unlike the original work, this Yuno was only infected by Honkai Energy for less than a day, so in my eyes, she's a character who can be kept around.

It would be simple to have the protagonist kill her with one punch, but that would feel...

Forget it, no need, no need.

I hope this doesn't poison everyone and cause the readership to drop.

PS2: A new day has arrived, requesting votes as usual. 12/26

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