Yae Sakura's Good Person Card

After boarding the small boat and leaving that little cross by the riverbank, the boat and Feng Chen turned into specks of light and vanished.

A streak of light shot out of the black box on the ground.

Feng Chen almost lost his balance. Although his injuries had healed, his body still felt fatigued.

"Dust-kun?" The original Jizou Mitama had disappeared the moment Feng Chen touched the black box, leaving behind the unconscious Yae Sakura. Yae Sakura had only just woken up, and when she saw Feng Chen emerge from the black box, she could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Neither of them was injured, but after the fierce battle, the fatigue from Jizou Mitama had passed to Yae Sakura, while the data consumed by Shadow Knight: Moonblade had transformed into fatigue and transferred to Feng Chen. The two exchanged a smile and said nothing more.

If only time could stop at this moment... Feng Chen and Yae Sakura thought at the same time.

**Task Four: Before leaving Changkong City, obtain your own name, become friends with Yae Sakura, and obtain Yae Sakura's Good Person Card. Completion: 66%.**

"Congratulations on getting your own name. You didn't break your promise, Dust-kun."

"I almost did break it. To be honest, I'd already broken it, hadn't I? You just didn't come out and gave me this extra time."

"That doesn't count as a formal meeting, does it?"

"Fine, fine. Whatever Miss Yae says goes."

After a while, Yae Sakura finally said, "Dust-kun, about that..."

"I know. I was still considering whether I should come clean, but I think it's necessary now. Listen carefully, Miss Yae. I am a Herrscher, a Herrscher Created by Honkai Itself. I know you hate Honkai and Herrschers. If you want to kill me, now is the best time."

"Pfft!" Yae Sakura smiled sweetly and said, "If I had to kill every Herrscher, wouldn't I have to kill myself first? I knew Dust-kun was a Herrscher the first time I saw you. I just didn't know how you would use this power. I only found out today that Dust-kun's combat ability is actually this weak. You couldn't even defeat me, a Simulated Herrscher. I wonder, what exactly is Dust-kun's ability?"

She did not want to tell him that Jizou Mitama had actually been the Herrscher of Erosion. She was afraid that the Herrscher of Erosion and her own affairs would drag Feng Chen into the matter. What she could not have imagined was that Feng Chen had a system called "Honkai."

"Honkai didn't give me any abilities at all. The Honkai Energy in the Herrscher Core it gave me isn't even enough to count as a Simulated Herrscher's. I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Yae."

"But what was that armor you were wearing just now?" She had thought that was the end of her questions, but somehow the conversation had shifted to Shadow Knight: Moonblade.

"It should... count as an ability, I guess? I just don't know what it really is." He felt that there had to be a reason the system had not given him any abilities. After all, his system was Honkai itself. What ability could he possibly need?

"Please don't make things up, Host. I gave you an ability. You're simply too weak to use it."

"If Yae Sakura weren't here, I'd definitely bring out my little notebook."

"One more reminder, Host. Regarding Shadow Knight: Moonblade, don't even dream of obtaining this armor set unless you get it from Hua. Otherwise, anything related to Shadow Knight: Moonblade that you draw from the gacha will be nothing more than data."

"Then should I give Gyakushinn Miko to Mei?"

"Whatever."

Yae Sakura was far more physically fit than Feng Chen. She soon recovered her strength and stood up.

"Does Dust-kun want something to eat? I made some rice balls."

"Huh? Sure, thanks." Feng Chen still had not realized how serious the situation was, assuming they were ordinary rice balls.

Next, Yae Sakura brought out a rice ball larger than a human head. Heaven knew how she had carried it around.

Feng Chen tried taking a bite and discovered that aside from being larger than a human head, the rice ball was quite delicious.

After eating one rice ball, he felt that much of his strength had returned. He wondered, Do these rice balls have some kind of miraculous effect?

"Obviously. They're Yae Village Special Rice Balls, made specifically to restore stamina. Hurry up and complete Task Four. There are three rice balls, enough for you to use Moonblade armor three times." It was rare for the system to urge him to complete a task.

"Only three times. Once I grow stronger, I won't even care about this armor set."

"Then I'll recycle the data for you. It can even be exchanged for Honkai Energy." As it spoke, the words "Data recycling in progress" appeared in Feng Chen's eyes.

"No, no, no! You can't do that!" Why did it feel as though this system, being Honkai itself, valued Honkai Energy more than its own life?

"Honkai Energy is originally a part of me. A little Honkai Energy is like one cell of your human bodies. Once enough of it accumulates, it forms the corresponding life-form. I can merely manipulate these 'cells.' So, for humanity to destroy Honkai, it would have to completely erase Honkai Energy. But humans use Honkai Energy to fight, so it is impossible for humanity to destroy Honkai."

"Can I destroy you?"

"No. Even if the Host had the strength of a Six-Core Herrscher, as long as you used Honkai Energy, I would be unable to die."

"...Then who can kill you?"

"The Host."

"But didn't you just say I can't kill you?"

"I said that I wouldn't die if you used Honkai Energy. I never said you couldn't kill me."

Indeed, "killing" and "dying" were two different concepts. Even if Honkai were "killed" by Feng Chen, that would not amount to "death," because Feng Chen carried Honkai Energy within him, and there were even more organizations in this world that used Honkai Energy, such as Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.

"What a hassle."

"What is it, Dust-kun? You look a little strange."

Yae Sakura noticed that Feng Chen seemed odd after eating the rice ball. Had the ingredients expired and upset his stomach?

"It's nothing. Miss Yae, do you need some water? I happen to have some."

He casually took out a bottle of water, but the action aroused Yae Sakura's suspicion.

"Dust-kun... where did you get that water?"

"Crap!" Feng Chen thought. Did my brain short-circuit just now? Taking something out of my inventory in front of Yae Sakura is going to be hard to explain.

"It should... be my ability, I guess? I only learned how to do it recently."

"Oh?" Yae Sakura drew out the sound, then smiled. "It seems Dust-kun has pretty good control over Honkai Energy. You have quite the talent for becoming a Herrscher. Honkai is probably very happy to have created such a gifted Herrscher."

Although she had only been joking, her words made Feng Chen think of a question.

"What exactly are Herrschers in the eyes of the people of this world?" He did not intend to ask anyone else. He wanted to find the answer himself.

"But I'm not worried that Honkai will use Dust-kun. After all, Dust-kun's strength as a Herrscher is too weak to be of much use."

"And besides... Dust-kun is a good person."

**Congratulations, Host. You have received the task reward: Yae Sakura's Affection +10; Yae Village Special Rice Ball ×3.**