That was basically getting to live a while longer for free. No matter how she looked at it, she wasn't losing out.
Most importantly, she would soon get to hug Aunt Himeko from a parallel world. Himeko had been watching the show when she suddenly saw her handsome self in Crimson Knight: Moonfall armor emerge, panting. Then the other woman came right over, hugged her, and demanded a bottle of her long-hidden stash.
Himeko: "..."
Was she being morally blackmailed by herself?
Still, Himeko greatly admired her counterpart from Honkai Impact 3rd. At least, if she asked herself now whether she possessed the same resolve—to embrace death and gamble on a minuscule chance to awaken a student who had become a Herrscher—she didn't know.
Until one was actually pushed into that situation, no one knew what choice they would make. At the very least, Himeko wasn't sure she could do it.
"Teacher Himeko, drinking can wait—"
Senpai Mei walked over, intending to learn about Aunt Himeko's Servant parameters, skills, and Noble Phantasm. After all, this was serious business for saving Kiana. Mei considered it as important as her own life—and the kitchen utensils in her kitchen!
The reason Senpai Mei had summoned Aunt Himeko was probably because her current determination to save Kiana was the same as the feelings Aunt Himeko had possessed when she had just risked her life to save Kiana.
"You're right. My mistake."
Aunt Himeko smiled sheepishly. She had never been a particularly serious person; she was the straightforward, fiery sort of tough woman. Having successfully clawed her way back from death, her greatest regret when she had thought she was about to kick the bucket naturally came to mind.
I really want another drink.
Aunt Himeko, who had appeared wielding the fire-element heavyweight herself, was