Yae Rin

False, past, forgotten...

"It's all fake... everything here is fake..."

How much of her Remembrance, her sister, and the blood feud she just avenged is true?

"It's not entirely fake; this place should be your past, the most memorable part of your Remembrance."

Kiana reached out and pulled her back.

Yae Sakura seemed somewhat dazed, as if her worldview had collapsed.

Past...

Are my Remembrance not false?

Is all of this in the past?

I can hardly tell the difference Yae Sakura anymore.

"What is the truth of the matter?"

Yae Sakura excitedly grabbed Kiana and asked, "I killed him, I avenged everyone, right?"

"That's probably true."

Yae Sakura paused, her expression darkening as she seemed to have misunderstood something. "... Should?"

"Don't misunderstand!"

Kiana quickly explained, "We met quite late, and you've never mentioned your past, so I can only guess."

Yae Sakura felt a little better after that.

"When I first met you, you were already Demon Slaying Blade Masters, and you were carrying this Frost Blade."

Yae Sakura remained silent for a moment.

So, what happened?

What happened?

The events of that day resurfaced in my mind.

Kiana didn't know how to begin.

Seeing this Yae Sakura, understanding the situation, didn't press further and changed the subject. "You came here specifically to find me."

Kiana nodded, looking at Yae Sakura with a complicated expression. Even now, she still showed no sign of remembering the past.

Is this the price to maintain the Stigmata world? If this is the price, it doesn't make sense.

"You want to take me back?"

Kiana nodded earnestly, grasped her hand firmly, and said, "This is the Stigmata world. I want to take you back. I want you to survive."

She should have been more forceful in getting Yae Sakura to join Ark Project, instead of... leaving her to die in Izumo.

"The outside world..."

Yae Sakura could only say half of what she wanted to say before she couldn't utter the rest.

The shrine at the foot of the mountain seemed to come alive, with wisps of black smoke rising from it and from the village.

It is full of evil.

This unexpected turn of events not only surprised Yae Sakura but also caught Kiana completely off guard.

She stared in disbelief at the black mist that spread rapidly like smoke, threatening to engulf the entire world.

Then he looked back at Yae Sakura.

Everything around her seemed to be slowly becoming blurry, and Kiana realized something upon seeing this change.

"The world is about to restart."

Her expression wasn't good. The change happened too fast. Kiana only had time to put her hand on Yae Sakura's shoulder and use her Honkai energy to prevent Yae Sakura from being caught up in the world's reboot.

This is the world of Yae Sakura's Stigmata world.

Everything here should be closely related to Yae Sakura, but Yae Sakura clearly has no intention of restarting it.

Why does the world reboot?

With doubts piling up in her heart, Kiana protected Yae Sakura. In the world's reboot, everything around her became increasingly blurry, as if everything was rapidly regressing.

But the changes came quickly and disappeared just as fast.

In the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal. Only when she felt that everything was back to normal did Kiana release Yae Sakura.

What just happened?

Yae Sakura finally got a chance to speak, "What was that black smoke that just rose from the shrine and the village?"

"The world has restarted."

Kiana's expression was somewhat serious. After what had happened, she looked at Yae Sakura with complicated emotions.

This is not the first time it has been restarted.

"Sakura, do you have Remembrance from before?"

What does "reboot" mean?

My first instinct was that this was impossible, but then I saw a hazy, empty void behind me.

"I know nothing."

Yae Sakura's face was bitter. In a short while, she accepted the truth that this was all a lie and that the world had just completed its reboot.

But she really didn't know anything; she couldn't remember anything at all.

My Remembrance is completely blank about this.

"It seems there are some secrets hidden here."

Kiana gave Yae Sakura a deep look and said, "I wonder which point the world has restarted to. Shall we go back to the shrine and take a look?"

Yae Sakura nodded absentmindedly, "Okay."

The beginning and end points are definitely important times for Yae Sakura.

Kiana had some guesses about this.

It wasn't when the Evil God first appeared, but rather a year ago, around the time when Yae Sakura's sister, Rin, was about to be sacrificed.

Kiana prefers the latter.

It only took a little over ten minutes to descend the mountain.

The scenery on the way down the mountain was different from that on the way up; the difference was visible to the naked eye in terms of both the growth of the trees and the condition of the road.

The shrine remains the same as always.

Having just slain the Evil God, Yae Sakura headed straight for the shrine where she worshipped the gods.

It was as if nothing had happened; everything was intact, including the statues of Evil God in the shrine.

Yae Sakura saw the statue of the Evil God, disgust reappeared in her eyes. She tightened her grip on the Frost Blade, suppressing the urge to slice it in two.

The world has restarted.

The Evil God and that man must have been resurrected again, right?!

"Not here again."

Kiana grabbed Yae Sakura, telling her not to get excited and that there was no rush to slay Kishin. She suspected that the world reboot was related to slaying Evil God to fulfill her wish.

"He's not at the shrine most of the time, and I don't know where he is."

Kiana nodded thoughtfully and said, "Let's go back to your courtyard. Change your clothes, and we'll organize the intelligence we have now."

The anomalies in this world have nothing to do with ghosts or Kishin. Someone who can be killed with a single blow cannot affect the Stigmata world, so the problem must lie with Yae Sakura herself.

She just couldn't figure out why.

"Let's first investigate the reasons for the restart of the Stigmata world."

Why did it restart?

Is it because I can't remember anything and have no recollection of what Kiana said?

Yae Sakura nodded, a shadow falling over her heart. This place was not only fake, but it also seemed to be hiding an unknown secret.

They returned home, each with their own worries.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, Yae Sakura wanted to listen to Kiana and change out of her blood-stained clothes before sitting down to have a proper talk with Kiana. However, as she entered the courtyard, she heard a voice that froze her in place.

"Elder sister?"

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Chapter Thirty- Yae Rin.

You can't have misheard.

This was the voice she longed for day and night, a voice she would never forget, even until the end of the world.

It was a girl who looked extremely similar to Yae Sakura, and was only a little over ten years old. Without much explanation, it was immediately obvious that she and Yae Sakura were definitely sisters.

Because of her poor health, Yae Rin can only stay at home most of the time and cannot go anywhere.

For the young girl, the greatest joy was greeting her older sister at the door when she came home.

But today is a little different from usual.

Seeing her older sister's blood-stained clothes and bloodshot eyes, Yae Rin didn't even have time to think about why her sister would bring back a stranger. She rushed forward in a panic and asked, "Sister, are you hurt?"

This has never happened before.

So much blood.

Yae Rin couldn't even imagine what her older sister had gone through just now.

Upon hearing Yae Rin's voice, Yae Sakura could no longer contain her extreme emotions of regaining what she had lost. She rushed forward, knelt down, and tightly embraced her living, breathing sister.

"Rin... you're alive! You're still here! Thank goodness, thank goodness..."

Tears welled up in her eyes. Her sister was the most important person in her world. At this moment, Yae Sakura was sincerely grateful for the restart of this fake world, which allowed her to see her sister again.

To be able to see Rin again...

That's wonderful.

Seeing the sisters reunited before her, Kiana felt a pang of emotion and refrained from disturbing Yae Sakura; this was the perfect time.

"Sister, don't cry, I'm here!"

I've been here all along.

Although she is still young, Yae Rin is already a very sensible child. When she saw Yae Sakura crying, she was anxious to comfort her.

Although she doesn't understand what's going on, her sister is crying right now.

Yae Rin was somewhat at a loss.

She had never seen herself before.

Something terrible must have happened to make your sister so sad, right?

"Don't be sad, sister. No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!"

"Cold..."

The girl's words made Yae Sakura, who was already emotionally overwhelmed, even more heartbroken. Her sister trusted her so much, yet she had betrayed that trust.

I witnessed Rin's death firsthand.

No matter how much she resisted or begged, she couldn't save her sister from that man's clutches.

It seems that it will take some time for things to calm down completely.

Kiana shifted her attention from them to other parts of the courtyard, leaving the layout unchanged from before the reset.

There's nothing particularly noteworthy.

Just as she thought.