Recruiting Yae Sakura

"Oh?"

Hearing Yae Sakura's words, Dong Moxuan showed a subtle expression.

"So, you don't believe what I say, Sakura?"

"... Sakura didn't mean that."

"Then that's settled."

Dong Moxuan left the room after speaking.

Yae Sakura didn't try to persuade him further.

After all, she had said everything she could.

If Dong Moxuan was as capable as he claimed, then it would be fine. But if he was just blindly confident...

Then he had no one to blame but himself for courting disaster.

Dong Moxuan washed the dishes quickly and returned to the room in just a few minutes.

"Hey, Sakura, I want to tell you something."

Sitting on the stool beside the bed, Dong Moxuan looked seriously at the pink-haired girl in front of him.

"After you've recovered, what do you plan to do?"

"What do I plan to do?"

Hearing Dong Moxuan's question, Yae Sakura's expression faltered slightly.

That's right. Since waking from her seal, this world had changed drastically. Even Kallen was no longer alive. What was the meaning of her existence?

In the end, she was just a relic of an era, a ghost that should have long since faded. Her only lingering attachment was to that gentle girl who had protected her for hundreds of years, whose smile was as warm as the sun, but...

"Since you don't have any goals, Sakura... why don't you work for me?"

Looking at the girl's somewhat lost gaze, Dong Moxuan finally revealed his fangs.

"Work... for Jun Xuan?"

Tilting her head slightly, Yae Sakura looked at Dong Moxuan with confusion.

"That's right. I am Dong Moxuan, belonging to 'The Void Archives', codenamed 'Captain', specializing in aerial splits. Hereby, I extend a sincere invitation to Miss Yae Sakura!"

"'The Void Archives'?"

Another unfamiliar term. Yae Sakura felt a bit bewildered.

"That's right."

Seeing the girl's confusion, Dong Moxuan didn't immediately explain the concept of The Void Archives. Instead, he shifted to another topic.

"Miss Sakura, you probably haven't forgotten the woman who attacked you earlier, have you?"

"She is a direct subordinate of Bishop Otto of Schicksal, the captain of the Valkyrie squad 'Blade of Unending', and Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie, 'Holy Sword' Durandal."

"And the duty of a Valkyrie is to resist Honkai and eliminate Honkai."

"Honkai has brought too much pain and sorrow to humanity, making humans extremely hostile towards anything related to Honkai."

"And as a Quasi-Herrscher, you have already been discovered by Durandal."

"What awaits you will be the pursuit of Schicksal's Valkyrie forces."

"Although your strength is extraordinary, you are absolutely no match for this ancient organization that has stood in this world for over a thousand years and controls the threads of human destiny."

"The end that awaits you is certain death, or even becoming a test subject for Schicksal. Unless..."

"Unless Sakura joins 'The Void Archives'?"

Sakura was not stupid. With a little thought, she understood what Dong Moxuan was implying.

"That's right, as expected of Sakura, you understand immediately."

A smile reappeared on Dong Moxuan's face.

"Jun Xuan... didn't you say humans are extremely hostile towards Honkai? Then why would 'The Void Archives' accept a Quasi-Herrscher like Sakura?"

Sakura quickly found a flaw in Dong Moxuan's words and retorted.

In response, Dong Moxuan's face showed a strange smile.

"Who said... 'The Void Archives' is composed of humans?"

"Jun Xuan means..."

Hearing Dong Moxuan's words, Yae Sakura seemed to have thought of something, and her pupils constricted.

"That's right, it's..."

"'The Void Archives' is entirely composed of Herrschers and Quasi-Herrschers?"

Dong Moxuan..."

Hearing Yae Sakura's words, Dong Moxuan's expression stiffened slightly. Then, he looked at the girl in front of him with a wry smile.

"Sakura, you're joking. How could there be so many Herrschers and Quasi-Herrschers in the world..."

You see, even he was merely a death warrior.

If "The Void Archives'" entire fighting force consisted of Herrschers and Quasi-Herrschers, why would Dong Moxuan be afraid!

Wouldn't a mindless, overwhelming push be more satisfying?

"Herrschers and Quasi-Herrschers only make up a minority within 'The Void Archives.'"

Far from a minority, currently there's only one Herrscher in "The Void Archives," and she's acting as his bodyguard right now.

There's also only one Quasi-Herrscher, who is now a high-ranking member of "The Void Archives."

That's why he'd actively head to Changkong City for Yae Sakura and Mei.

"'The Void Archives'' main members are currently all... death warriors."

"Death warriors?"

Upon hearing Dong Moxuan's words, Yae Sakura's expression became even more surprised than before.

When she was in Yae Village, she had learned some basic knowledge about Honkai from Kallen.

Death warriors...

Weren't they just beasts driven by their killing instincts? How could they possibly be the main members of an organization?

"Miss Yae Sakura seems to have some misunderstanding about death warriors..."

Dong Moxuan could tell what Yae Sakura was thinking and explained with a smile.

"Death warriors as savage as beasts... that's already a thing of the past."

"Now... death warriors are all gentlemen like me!"

"Jun Xuan... is a death warrior?"

Yae Sakura was so stunned by this revelation that her head was spinning.

"What, does it not seem like it?"

Yae Sakura: "..."

How in the world do you look like a death warrior?!

Yae Sakura's eyes clearly conveyed this thought.

Dong Moxuan didn't correct her, instead continuing on his own.

"Honkai has always been humanity's enemy. Death warriors, Honkai Beasts, and even Herrschers, these products of Honkai, are no different."

"However, the flame of civilization has descended upon death warriors and Honkai Beasts. We do not wish to obey Honkai and destroy all civilization in this world."

"But, Honkai has brought too much pain to the civilization of this land."

"A chain of hatred has been formed, and we are destined to be unable to coexist peacefully with humanity."

"To protect our civilization from humanity, 'The Void Archives' was born."

"Yae Sakura, as a Quasi-Herrscher, you are an important existence even among our kind."

"Therefore, death warrior Dong Moxuan hereby extends an invitation to Miss Yae Sakura."

With that said, Dong Moxuan smiled and extended his hand to Yae Sakura.

Just as he had said, Yae Sakura was indeed a crucial combat power for "The Void Archives."

This wasn't just because Yae Sakura was a Quasi-Herrscher.

While Quasi-Herrschers weren't weak, "The Void Archives" also had quite a few S-rank Valkyries.

The key was Yae Sakura herself.