Then, countless memories from the past began to flash before her eyes like a carousel.
The times at Schicksal, the times she spent with Cecilia, the times she spent with Himeko...
Theresa's thoughts were like a small boat upon the sea, drifting aimlessly through the abyssal ocean of her mental world.
What had I been thinking about back then...?
She could no longer remember clearly. After all, compared to then, she had changed so much.
It was all thanks to them.
They had helped her rediscover this world and let her understand... that she was so similar to everyone else, yet so different.
"Haha, what am I even thinking about? It's not like I'm really going to die."
The flames no longer flickered, merely burning quietly. Theresa could clearly feel their scorching heat, yet the bone-piercing chill no longer invaded her mind.
At some point, she had regained the feeling in her limbs.
"...Is it over?"
"...After undergoing a complete 'Artificial Honkai Eruption,' I'm probably not the same as before, am I?"
At this moment, Theresa had no idea what her Artificial Honkai Eruption form looked like.
But she felt that it probably would not look very good.
The others, meanwhile, thoroughly agreed with that.
After all, with Kosma as an example, Theresa, whom Otto had created based on Vishnu's genes, should not have been able to escape that fate either.
Could that terrifying man, who meddled in practically everything, really have held something back at a time like this?
"Ah, what a shame. I wonder whether Theresa can turn back through her own will. If she stays in that terrifying form forever... that would be too horrible..."
"Indeed. But if that really is the case, perhaps... it would be an unavoidable sacrifice. After all, this was her choice."
"Hehe~