"Higu Maru, didn't you say Herrschers and Judgment-class Honkai Beasts were about equally strong?"
Yae Sakura asked curiously, "But why do I feel that this Chi You... is even stronger than you?"
"I... how can I even compare to that!!!"
Higu Maru's voice turned irritable. "What state am I even in right now?! And what kind of monster is this Chi You?! How can he be that strong?!"
Higu Maru continued, "I've never even heard of a Honkai Beast growing that huge! And being that strong!"
"And you saw what he did just now! That Chi You could actually use his own core to form a humanoid body!!! And even his casual attacks were that powerful!!!"
Though Higu Maru said that, she had become even more afraid of Xu Yanwu.
If Xu Yanwu could fight Chi You... just how strong was he?
"So, Master said you were a Herrscher... but Higu Maru, you're actually very weak?"
Yae Sakura said this.
It was as if a knife had been driven straight into Higu Maru's forehead.
"What do you mean, weak... Can a Herrscher's affairs be called weakness?!"
Higu Maru's voice rose. "Besides, my abilities were never as completely combat-oriented as those of other Herrschers... so what if I'm a little weaker!!!"
"Alright, alright, I understand." Yae Sakura comforted Higu Maru. "Master said that people should bravely face their own shortcomings, and learn to remain composed..."
"Composed my ass!!!" Higu Maru became even more frantic. "I'm not weaaaaak!!!"
"Master said that impotent rage isn't good."
"Master said, Master said... What the hell did that old bastard even tell you?!"
"Really? But I think it makes quite a lot of sense..." Yae Sakura blinked, looking as though she had drunk one too many bowls of inspirational soup.
"..."
Just as Yae Sakura said