New Valkyries

After eating, Yae Sakura began to wander around the village, and before she knew it, she arrived at the village's Sacred Tree, the very Sacred Tree that spanned the entire story of Inuyasha.

In many fan-fiction works, this Sacred Tree was a divine tree possessing space-time properties, but in the year Yae Sakura had spent here, she had never discovered anything unusual about it.

There was only a faint trace of spiritual energy, likely caused by it being worshipped as a sacred tree so often.

After observing for a while and finding nothing, Yae Sakura walked over to the nearby Bone-Eating Well.

Yae Sakura had tried jumping down it before, but she hadn't traveled to the modern world.

"Huh? Why are there two more Valkyries... weren't there 39? How are there 41 now? My god..."

Bored, Yae Sakura opened the Valkyrie menu and discovered that there were two more Valkyries, even though there had only been 39 before.

She hadn't even finished clearing her first world yet, and two more Valkyries had appeared?

[Cherry Bomb] Rozaliya Olenyeva? [Blueberry Blitz] Liliya Olenyeva?

Cherries and blueberries, huh? Would it be apples and oranges next time?

What the hell is this? Fruit Warriors?

Wait!

She hadn't unlocked the characters, so she shouldn't be able to pull them randomly, right?

[System Prompt: It is possible to randomly obtain a character even if the host does not own the Valkyrie in their account. For example, if the host becomes Rozaliya Olenyeva in the next new world, the system will automatically deduct 10,000 Crystals from the host to unlock the character.

If there are not enough Crystals, the host may take a loan, and future earned Crystals will be automatically deducted until the debt is fully repaid.]

"What the hell? Automatically deduct... 10,000 Crystals?"

Although 10,000 Crystals was much lower than the 28,000-Crystal pity system in the game, the... method of acquisition was completely different.

In the game, that was only about 2,800 yuan, but here, she wouldn't even earn 10,000 after finishing all the missions in a single world, would she?

She felt like vomiting blood.

And with new characters being added, Yae Sakura vaguely saw a future of endless Valkyrie unlocking ahead of her.

There was no going back...

Her sister belonged to someone else now.

"Two greatsword users, twins... and they even have tails... using their tails to hold weapons, that's an idea... finally, there are Valkyries even less human than Yae Sakura."

Looking at the new Valkyries, she complained speechlessly for a while.

After a moment, having recovered her mood, Yae Sakura took out two Honkai Shards.

"If I release the Honkai energy inside these Honkai Shards, what kind of reaction will it cause in this world? Will it create Honkai Beasts? Or even a Herrscher?"

Playing with the Honkai Shards in her hand, Yae Sakura was very curious...

If it was only a tiny bit of Honkai energy, it should be fine, right?

Should she find a place to test it out sometime?

Forget it, it would be a disaster if the Honkai really descended upon this world.

"Huh? Did a demon break in?"

Suddenly, Yae Sakura looked toward the outskirts of the village, sensing a demonic aura approaching rapidly.

The demons around the entire village had clearly been cleared out, yet some reckless demon was still approaching.

Putting away the Honkai Shards, Yae Sakura hurried back to the village.

By the time Yae Sakura reached the village, she saw a flash of red, and before she could react, Kikyo arrived as well.

"Kikyo, are you alright?" Yae Sakura asked with concern, though she seemed to be unharmed.

"I'm fine. It was a half-demon who wanted to steal the Jewel of Four Souls. It broke through the village's barrier, but I hit it with my Sacred Arrow."

As she spoke, Kikyo took out the Jewel of Four Souls. It was tied with a string, looking much like a necklace.

"A half-demon... wearing red clothes..."

Could it be the protagonist of this world, Inuyasha?

Calculating the time, it was about right.

Looking at Kikyo, Yae Sakura pondered what she should do.

Should she ignore them and let things take their course? Should she play matchmaker? Or should she prevent them from being together?

"What's wrong? Do you know that half-demon?" Kikyo looked at Yae Sakura in confusion, her face filled with bewilderment.

"It seems a little familiar..."

Hearing Kikyo's voice, Yae Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and had made her decision.

Stop them.

What was Kikyo's ending if she stayed with Inuyasha?

Fulfilling Inuyasha and Kagome's future, only to disappear forever...

In the story of Inuyasha, Kikyo was arguably the most pitiful and tragic character...

Of course, this wasn't Inuyasha's fault. After all, it was caused by Onigumo, or rather, Naraku. Inuyasha didn't want this either; he loved Kikyo too.

But it was destined that Kikyo and Inuyasha would have no good ending together. Since that was the case... now that she had the chance, she would simply keep them apart so that Kikyo wouldn't become the protagonist of that tragic story.

Even if Kikyo lost her love or whatever, at least she would still be alive, wouldn't she?

"Kikyo-chan..."

"Hmm?"

"Can you give the Jewel of Four Souls to me?"

Looking at the Jewel of Four Souls in Kikyo's hand, Yae Sakura said earnestly.

"Uh... why? Didn't you say... you didn't need the Jewel of Four Souls? That the wishes it grants are twisted?" Kikyo was stunned at these words, and for some reason, her heart ached, and she felt a flicker of disbelief.

Was Yae Sakura getting close to her just for the Jewel of Four Souls?

But immediately after, Kikyo dismissed the thought. If it were truly for the Jewel of Four Souls, given Yae Sakura's strength, she would have had no power to resist; couldn't she have taken it at any time?

"I want to keep it safe for you..."

Seeing that Kikyo seemed to have misunderstood, Yae Sakura quickly explained.

If the Jewel of Four Souls wasn't with Kikyo, then Inuyasha would have no connection to her, and then... those things would never happen between them.

"Keep it safe for me..."

"Please trust me, okay?"

"...Okay..."

Kikyo had wanted to say something, but looking into Yae Sakura's sincere eyes, she found herself handing the Jewel of Four Souls over to Yae Sakura as if by instinct.

"Thank you for your trust, Kikyo."

Yae Sakura calmly took the Jewel of Four Souls.

The moment the Jewel of Four Souls touched her hand, Yae Sakura was suddenly stunned, and then, she was overjoyed...