Inherited Traits
Appearance: Purple hair, pinkish-purple eyes
Age: Eighteen
Personality: Nihilistic, loves the world
Ability: Authority of Origin
Special Material Mutation Ability: Yomi: Interment & Rebirth (Domain)
Mutation: Childhood Dependence MAX (those younger than you become more dependent on you)
P.S.: The newly cultivated panel is the third clue.
Just as promised before, Rosia's storyline would end right when the book went premium. Next would be the new character's storyline.
Of course, some people might worry that it would be a clichéd amnesia plot, but clichés were no fun to write, so it would definitely be something I found especially interesting.
Because the word count before the premium release was still too tight, much of Rosia's follow-up story would appear in the upcoming chapters.
Everyone should be able to guess what the next storyline would be from the introduction in the previous chapter, right?
Although many of the foreshadowed details from before had been resolved, there were still a few little knives waiting.
I don't remember how many chapters were promised for the reward, but I updated at least seven or eight extra chapters over the past two days. Another burst of updates after the premium release should be enough.
The book goes premium tomorrow! Those of you who like this book, please keep supporting it, meow.
Here's a cute little kitty.
Meowoo.
Other Shore: River Styx
Autumn, 2015
Changkong City
One day, as if a meteor had fallen, a person descended from the heavens amid crisis.
"Big sis, you... why are you sleeping here?"
When she opened her eyes, a hooded girl with light pink hair and red eyes was crouching before her, looking somewhat puzzled.
"Who... are you... Who am I..."
The figure lying on the ground muttered to herself.
"My name is Sora. I'm a survivor from around here, and this is my partner, Mark Two..."
The light pink-haired girl pointed at the little robot in front of her.
"Can... can I borrow a mirror?"
The figure sat up, clutching her muddled head in confusion.
"O-Okay."
As Sora looked at her, an inexplicable sense of security arose within her. The closer she got to her, the stronger that feeling became.
It was warm. Reassuring.
"Is this... me?"
The figure stared into the mirror at the delicate girl with long purplish-black hair streaked with hints of pink, violet-pink eyes, and a beautiful face, muttering in confusion.
"Mm..."
Fragments of memories occasionally surfaced in her mind, and the flashing images left the girl bewildered.
"Big sis, are these two swords... yours? Mark Two and I found them nearby..."
Sora walked over holding two long swords.
One sword's hilt bore purplish-black patterns, while the other's was marked with black and red patterns.
Even judging solely by their exquisite hilts, their imposing aura was extraordinary. Fortunately, they had scabbards that concealed their sharpness.
"They're... mine."
The purplish-black-haired girl brushed aside the hair obstructing her vision and took the swords from Sora.
Though she did not recognize either sword, her intuition told her that they were important to her.
The black-and-red hilt was paired with a similarly black-and-red scabbard. Though it was a scabbard, it had not completely restrained what lay within. Merely touching it allowed one to sense the terrifying meaning it contained.
The sword with the purplish-black hilt, meanwhile, had an azure and pure white scabbard. The moment she touched it, the girl felt reassured.
At the same time, the girl noticed a flower by her side, its black, red, and blue-white colors interwoven as it flickered faintly.
The instant she picked it up, its name appeared in her mind, and she could not help but say it aloud.
"Other Shore: River Styx..."
"Um... Big sis, do you remember now?"
Sora had originally been out searching everywhere for supplies. By now, a long time had passed since she found the girl, and the sky was gradually darkening.
If they did not head back soon, there would be many Honkai Beasts at night.
"Other Shore... River Styx..."
The purplish-black-haired girl repeated the words, then finally pinned the flower to the pocket at her collar, where it looked like an exquisite ornament.
"Then... Sister Yomi?"
Sora did not know what to call her, so she could only make a guess.
"Thank you. I've also... forgotten my name. There's no problem calling me that. For now, call me Yomi."
The purplish-black-haired girl strapped one sword to her back and held the other in her left hand.
"I'm looking for someone... She might be able to help me..."
The purplish-black-haired girl—or rather, Yomi now—spoke.
Though she did not know what was happening or what had gone wrong with her memories, a voice in Yomi's heart had always been calling out a name.
But she could not remember that name.
If she remembered it, perhaps it could resolve many of her doubts.
"Sister Yomi, it's getting dark. Do you want to come back with me?"
Sora looked happily at the big sister, who stood several heads taller than her.
Sora felt a powerful sense of security from Sister Yomi. For some reason, she found it easy to trust her.
"Mm..."
Only after standing did Yomi realize that she was roughly 1.7 meters tall. Her long hair, her figure...
Mm, very good.
Yomi glanced downward. She could barely still see the tips of her shoes.
Following behind Sora, Yomi kept frowning as she thought back continuously.
Many of the scenes flashing before her eyes took place in an orphanage. Unlike the children playing there, she always watched the entire scene from an observer's perspective.
Her gaze was cold and detached.
"Was I... the orphanage's manager? The director?"
Influenced by that perspective, Yomi did not believe she had been one of those children.
"The person I need to find... is also a child..."
As Yomi pondered this, she sensed nothing strange. Instead, the moment she thought of it, her intuition told her it was correct.
"Big sis, hide quickly! There are Honkai Beasts ahead..."
Sora pulled Yomi into the ruins of a building, watching numerous Honkai Beasts race past.
Only after they left did Sora breathe a sigh of relief. But when she turned around, a Honkai Beast glowing purple appeared.
"Ah!"
Sora worriedly tried to pull Yomi away with her, but the purplish-black-haired girl did not budge.
"Sister Yomi?"
Sora was confused. Though she tried to tell her that they needed to run, her intuition also told her that she could trust the girl before her.
"A low-level Honkai Beast..."
After glancing at the Honkai Beast in the distance, Yomi's mind instinctively made its judgment.
When it saw Yomi, the Honkai Beast visibly froze. But it soon locked its target onto Sora behind the purplish-black-haired girl.
"Sora, move a little farther away."
Yomi gripped the black-and-red sword hilt and slowly walked forward.
As she approached the Honkai Beast, Sora noticed that, for some reason, it did not attack Sister Yomi. Instead, it stood there blankly.
"Rest in peace."
The sword in the purplish-black-haired girl's hand had not even left its sheath. With only a light sweep, the Honkai Beast was split in two and dispersed into purple light.
"Sister Yomi... you're amazing..."
Sora could not help saying as she watched the purplish-black-haired girl's elegant movements.
"..."
Compared to Sora, Yomi was actually even more confused.
She had intended to draw her sword just now, but her intuition told her that if she did, something bad might happen.
"Sister Yomi, let's go home."
Sora happily pulled the purplish-black-haired girl away.
"Go home..."
Hearing those familiar words, Yomi was inexplicably moved and stood there in a daze.
Someone had probably said something similar to her once, and that person had been exceptionally important.
Schicksal HQ
"Report, Bishop. Changkong City experienced an extremely brief, high-intensity Honkai energy reaction around two hours ago. However, the duration was too short, and the data analysis has only just confirmed it."
Amber reported as she looked at the blond man seated in the bishop's chair.
"How high?"
Otto gently swirled the red wine in his hand and took a sip, looking unconcerned.
"3000hw."
Only upon hearing that number from Amber did Otto narrow his eyes.
"Enough to produce a Herrscher already? Ignore it for now. Investigate if there are any further abnormalities."
Under normal circumstances, 1000hw was enough to produce an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, while an ordinary Herrscher could easily be born at 2000hw. A sustained level of 3000hw either meant a major Honkai eruption accompanied by the birth of a high-level Herrscher, or someone was conducting Honkai energy experiments in Changkong City, or using high-intensity Honkai energy weaponry.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, a Honkai event sustained at 3000hw would be enough to destroy the entire Far East.
After all, that was equivalent to a Herrscher maintaining full-power output indefinitely. The destruction it could cause was unimaginable.
But since the 3000hw reading in the investigation data had only flashed by, Otto had no need to pay special attention to it.
Obtaining the Second Divine Key was the most important matter at present.
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