Although it felt strange, surely this future "self" would not joke about something like this, right?
So after hesitating for a moment, little Himeko did as she was told.
Himeko raised her hand and opened her palm... Three streaks of light appeared in it. These were... the fully enhanced [Ryoma Sakamoto] stigma set, top, middle, and bottom.
This was not a game. Any increase in attributes was immensely useful. Beyond the powerful attributes brought by stigmas, the most important thing was that they gave her the power to wield Honkai energy.
Ordinary people could not withstand the power of Honkai, but it was different once they possessed stigmas. Valkyries with stigmas could turn that terrifying Honkai energy into their own and use it to strengthen themselves.
Looking at little Himeko slumped over the table, Himeko stood behind her and placed one hand on her back. The instant her hand touched little Himeko's back, she felt her whole body tremble, and even her heartbeat grew heavy.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt..."
As she comforted little Himeko, Himeko began implanting the stigmas.
The stigma set in Himeko's hands was successfully equipped onto little Himeko. The [Ryoma Sakamoto] stigma set turned into three red marks at the center of little Himeko's back.
They looked like marks she had been born with.
"It's done!"
After equipping them, Himeko took several steps back.
"That fast?"
It had not even taken ten minutes. Little Himeko, who had thought it would take a long time, was rather surprised. When she tried to stand and turn around, she pressed both hands against the table. Before she could even turn... the next moment, the table could not withstand the enormous force and broke with a crack, sending little Himeko tumbling to the floor along with it.
"It seems that