"So, this line of sight... is really annoying!"
Looking at the dense crowd ahead—especially since most of them were taller than her—Theresa's field of view had shrunk considerably! By the time she finally squeezed out of the crowd, Klee was nowhere to be seen.
"Ah! So annoying."
Theresa irritably kicked at the ground, and the long ears on her head, identical to Yae Sakura's, swayed along with the motion.
Sakura Flame Rondo looked slightly different from Theresa's other forms. Not in terms of facial features, of course, but in her hair color and the additional long fox ears.
They were practically identical to Yae Sakura's.
During the Third Eruption, Himeko had been temporarily unable to fight after her battle with the Herrscher of Thunder. Then Aoki Yuno, a Pseudo-Herrscher, appeared. Theresa had chosen to take Judas and fight personally, but the moment she entered the battle... Theresa was immediately defeated.
Fortunately, Yae Sakura, who was also a Pseudo-Herrscher and had only just emerged from her seal, saved her. She had sensed the aura of the person she loved—Kallen—on Theresa. The way she saved Theresa... was by becoming her Stigmata.
As for Sakura Flame Rondo now, this was the form Theresa had taken after her consciousness was drawn into Yae Sakura's Stigmata Space.
At first, Theresa had merely worn clothing similar to a shrine maiden's outfit from the Far East. But after merging with the power of Yae Sakura's Stigmata, her own appearance had changed as well.
"I can't find her. Looks like I'll have to ask you, Higokumaru." After searching the area without finding any trace of Klee, Theresa could only turn to Higokumaru beside her.
"I'll try to lock onto her scent!"
Higokumaru did not sound entirely certain, but she was still somewhat confident.
"Got her. Follow me."
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