Last Will?

Both humans and Herrschers are individual life forms.

Herrschers do not have the right to take human lives, just as humans do not have the right to take Herrscher lives.

It should be this way.

But Herrschers are called "messengers of God," and this "God" is the Honkai, which is merely the consciousness this world produced to prevent its own collapse.

Therefore, Herrschers are weapons this world uses for self-defense.

If humans destroy the beauty of this world, then Herrschers can also destroy the beauty of humans. Humans can only possess everything when they are alive, so Herrschers should simply take their lives.

"Returning humanity's mistakes tenfold?"

"Tenfold is not my original intention. When Herrschers were still human, they suffered harm from their own kind. What they want humanity to repay is merely what they lost. They lost happiness, so let humans lose happiness too; they lost family, so let humans lose family too; they lost love, so let humans lose love too. That's all. And what they are doing just happens to align with my goal."

Speechless, what she said was not without reason. When humans are harmed by their own kind, they will inevitably resist. When they cannot resist, they will seek external help to achieve their goals.

This harm can be physical or emotional.

"Hey Host, have you ever thought carefully about when you were harmed by humans?"

"When I was harmed... by humans?"

"Not everyone can accept a Herrscher Core. Anyone who can accept a Herrscher Core must be dissatisfied with something in this world. And I can tell from observing you—"

"Your dissatisfaction with humanity is unparalleled in this world."

"Shut up!"

Just as the Honkai extended its slender arms to embrace him, Feng Chen's mind cleared. He stepped back a few paces, treading on the "Wind of Serenity."

The Honkai's words just now had struck his soft spot. If it weren't for the Stigmata on his forehead reminding him and keeping him somewhat lucid, he might have already become a true Herrscher.

"Sakura..."

The reason he could maintain his clarity was precisely because the Stigmata on his head had been throbbing faintly just now. Yae Sakura was gone, but some faint consciousness remained within the Stigmata. Feng Chen had promised Yae Sakura that he would never stand on the side of the Honkai.

"What a shame, it failed. But this makes you worthy of being my Host."

The Honkai chuckled, pushed out a hand, and sent Feng Chen out of the Stigmata space.

He opened his eyes to see a familiar ceiling. His clothes had been changed, and there were no bloodstains on him, clearly the work of Yae Sakura.

Lying beside the quilt was a palm-sized little creature, wrapping its five fox tails around itself like a blanket.

Seeing Hiyori Maru sleeping, Feng Chen couldn't help but find it amusing: "Do all foxes sleep like this?"

He then lightly tapped the little creature's forehead with his finger. Hiyori Maru couldn't stand it and lunged at his finger.

Then, she revealed her saw-like teeth and took a bite.

"Hiyori Maru, stop biting! It's me! Let go!"

Feng Chen waved his hand, trying to shake Hiyori Maru off.

Feng Chen had already guessed how strong Hiyori Maru's bite was. She only let go after drawing some blood.

Of course, she didn't let go willingly; she was burned by the Honkai Energy in the blood.

As the Herrscher of Erosion, Hiyori Maru's Honkai Energy purity had reached 90%. Under the burning effect of Feng Chen's 99% pure Honkai Energy blood, she couldn't withstand too much.

"Why is your blood so hot!"

"You were the one who bit, are you blaming me?"

"Pfft, why are you disturbing my sleep instead of sleeping properly?"

"Why are you sleeping in the middle of the day? The sun will dry you out later!"

"I'm the Herrscher of Erosion, how can the sun dry me out?"

"Just evaporate all the water in your body?"

"Do you think I never studied physics? This isn't a desert, how can it evaporate completely?"

Under their argument, the previously quiet Yae Shrine suddenly became lively.

"What are you two arguing about?"

Yae Shrine wasn't without a third person, just not inside the house.

Who else could it be but Yae Sakura?

"Sakura... is it really you?"

Yae Sakura tilted her head slightly in confusion, looking at Feng Chen strangely.

"Of course, it's me. What's wrong?"

"No... nothing, it just feels a bit unbelievable."

As for why it was unbelievable, Feng Chen dared not say. Because he had already realized that this wisp of Yae Sakura's soul did not belong to his Yae Sakura.

His Sakura only existed in the moment when the cherry blossoms bloomed. At all other times, Yae Sakura was that Simulated Herrscher who fell in love with the Valkyrie.

Unfortunately, the consciousness in this wisp of soul was from the moment right before Sakura decided to bloom.

"System, is this Sakura's affection towards me only 95? Or 100?"

"The consciousness within this wisp of soul, before Yae Sakura made her decision, was only at 95. And here, within Sakura Cycle, seeing this scene, the only one in her heart would be Kallen."

"She's really not my Sakura..." Feng Chen chuckled bitterly, shaking his head. Had he really underestimated this situation?

"But what exactly is this third task? A conquest mission?"

"Pretty much. After you conquer it, you get a mission to win over a girl. How great is that?"

"She's gone, so what's the point of 'winning her over'?"

"But there's still this wisp of soul. Couldn't you use this wisp of soul along with Jizou Mitama to revive Yae Sakura?"

"Can you guarantee that the one you revive will be my Sakura?"

"..."

The System fell silent. The human soul was one of the abilities it could control. It had given the Herrscher of Death the power to control life and death, but it had not given any Herrscher the ability to control emotions.

After all, it did not understand human emotions. Therefore, that wisp of Yae Sakura's soul, which only existed for an instant, could not be found again. It would never return.

"Since you can't, then forget it. I'm not doing this mission anymore."

Feng Chen was already preparing to open his map and jump out of Sakura Cycle.

"Wait!"

The System efficiently closed his map, adding, "This is Yae Sakura's last wish. Don't you plan on helping her fulfill it?"

"Last wish?"

"Yes. Her last wish was for Jizou Mitama to have a true owner, so that Hiyori Maru would not suffer the same pain as before."

The pain from before... The pain of being locked in a dark world for tens of thousands of years?

"Alright, I'll listen to you this time. By the way, you have to design my exclusive Stigmata to be powerful."

"No problem. I'm just afraid you won't want it after you use it."

"How could that be." Feng Chen kept this thought to himself. From the System's words, he could guess that his exclusive Stigmata would be very powerful.