"Kallen, bring Sakura over here."
Seeing the situation, Xu Yanwu knew he could no longer stay hidden. He sighed and stepped out.
"Xu Yanwu, tell me—Sakura can definitely be saved, right?"
With reddened eyes, Kallen stared intently at Xu Yanwu, hoping to get a definite answer from him.
"..."
Xu Yanwu took a deep breath and solemnly nodded. "Sakura will be fine. I promise."
"Is that so..."
Kallen picked up Yae Sakura. Though her shoulder injury was quite serious, she was still the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal. After resting for a night, she still had enough strength to carry Yae Sakura.
"The song Sakura didn't finish singing just now..."
After taking only two steps, Xu Yanwu spoke again. "If you want to learn it, I can teach you."
Kallen fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "All right."
Xu Yanwu and Kallen came to the Demon in the Box. After Xu Yanwu threw away all the miscellaneous debris on its body, Kallen followed his instructions and placed Yae Sakura's body on the Demon in the Box's back.
After freezing up for a moment, an idea suddenly came to Xu Yanwu. He took the Kite Bird that Yae Sakura had been holding.
Then Xu Yanwu first pressed a hand against his chest. When he pulled it away, energy gathered in his palm, and he slowly drew out a long blade with a crimson sheen.
"Xu Yanwu, what are you doing?"
Kallen asked curiously.
"I want to... temporarily give Sakura another weapon. I'll hold onto this Kite Bird for now."
And nourish her soul while I'm at it. Xu Yanwu did not say those final words aloud. After all, he could not say whether this spur-of-the-moment idea would actually be useful.
Breaking off one of his own ribs and lending it to