Chapter 319

"I actually--"

The Herrscher of Reason paused as soon as she opened her mouth, looking indignant, as if she regretted what she had said.

"I just woke up, you understand? I don't know anything yet, my mind is completely blank, like a newborn baby."

Can you expect a baby to plan out the next hundred years of their life? But I've already planned it out.

The Herrscher of Reason waved his hand, somewhat helplessly.

"There's nothing I can do. I am Fu Hua, Fu Hua has a mission she must complete. I know that very well, but I just can't muster the energy."

"You can say I'm running away, and I really am running away, not even daring to look back at my own memories. But the enemy won't wait for me, my comrades won't wait for me, and time won't wait for me either."

"I must accept this fact, I must learn to accept myself, I must become Fu Hua."

The Herrscher of Reason scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "I want to go to a place that can be called home, the so-called 'returning to one's roots'."

"Mount Tai Xu, I want to go there and see. Perhaps people who have found a place to belong are more likely to accept themselves."

The clouds gradually cleared, and Mount Tai Xu was right beneath our feet.

The two stepped through the mountain gate. The birdsong, the fragrance of flowers, the old courtyard—everything was so familiar.

The video ends here.

Danzhu: "I wonder how many years have passed? Has Mount Tai Xu become like this?"

Fu Hua: "After all, no one has cleaned it for a hundred years; withered vines and old trees, it's only natural that way."

Raiden Mei: "The yard is still usable, but it's clearly uninhabitable, right? Class monitor, do you need us to help you clean it up?"

Fu Hua: "No."

The Immortal Crimson Bird shook her head; let bygones be bygones.

Since she was willing to abandon her identity as Flame-Chasers and the past of an Immortal Crimson Bird, it's best to let her go with the wind.

Fu Hua: "Little Senti said something very good: one should always look forward."

The Herrscher of Reason: "Old Timer, you've finally figured it out! I was unparalleled in the past, and I remain as splendid as ever!"

Pardofelis: "Am I the only one who feels something's off?"

Elysia: "What's wrong, Pardofelis?"

Cats are very alert, and so are Pardofelis.

If she says there's a problem, then it's highly likely there really is a problem, and we have to take it seriously.

Pardofelis: "Sister Elysia, think about it, every Herrscher we've encountered has been a natural disaster, so why are the Herrscher from the Current Era so strange?"

Raiden Mei: "Don't we already know the answer?"

Pardofelis: "That's not what I meant, Sister Mei. Think about it, Sister Elysia gave the Herrscher humanity, but aren't the Herrscher on your side a bit too strange?"

Pardofelis: "Out of ten people, four have terrible battle records. It's rare that the Herrscher of Reason obtained Hua's body and is determined to become the Immortal Crimson Bird."

You Herrscher, you're not here to Honkai humanity for the Honkai.

Is this just a place to slack off and cause trouble?

Durandal: "Poor performance? Really? Schicksal considers Herrscher as a Level One Calamity."

Bronya: "..."

Wendy: "Sister Bronya, are we going to be four of those ten people?"

Wendy pointed to her face, looking completely bewildered.

All she wants is to freeload all day and take advantage of others, so why do we always have to drag her out and lash out at her?

When will the Herrscher of Wind finally stand up?

Chapter 519: Himiko

Bronya: "Wendy, haven't you always hated training? Why are you bothered by this?"

You should know that Wendy was once a genius at the St. Freya Academy, and the most likely person to become the fourth S-rank Valkyrie.

But ever since that opportunistic Stigmata was acquired, Bronya has witnessed firsthand how she gradually became decadent.

She refuses to exercise, skips classes, and falls asleep whenever she's forced to attend. She even uses her Herrscher powers to escape, leaving even Teacher Himeko helpless.

What's most infuriating is that Wendy's fighting power actually increased even though she was lying down the whole time!

Bronya strongly suspected it was the power of the Stigmata.

That [Wind God - Slacking Off] is simply a unique gem among the Stigmata.

Wendy: "Well, I really don't care, but Sister Bronya, you do care, don't you?"

Wendy has already let it go; she's already moved on.

As Herrscher, as long as you don't cause trouble for others, you just need to be an honest and obedient Herrscher.

The rampant destruction caused by the Herrscher of the Previous Era, bringing disaster to humanity, was partly due to Herrscher overwhelming power.

Wendy, however, did the opposite, nipping the danger in the bud.

We can't let Elysia's hard work go to waste.

Kiana: "Wendy is already at rock bottom, Mei is already S-Rank, and Teacher Himeko doesn't need to... uh, Teacher Himeko isn't Herrscher yet."

Himeko Murata: "What do you mean by 'temporary'?"

Perhaps because Elysia had previously said she had the potential to become Herrscher, Himeko Murata felt that she was now being considered one of the Herrscher candidates.

But everyone saw her don the Vermilion Knight: Eclipse, gain the approval of the Gem of Haste, and easily reclaim the Herrscher Authority of Flame.

Teacher Himeko was truly speechless.

Kiana: "So Bronya, you're really the only one left who's bad at the game."

Seele: "Don't say that about Sister Bronya. Sister Bronya is very strong. Seele believes in Sister Bronya."

Veliona: "Only an idiot like you would think she's reliable."

Bronya: "Bronya is different from that idiot Kiana. The Herrscher of Reason relies on a solid foundation. Once I've thoroughly mastered the knowledge of the Sea of Quanta, I'll naturally become a powerful Herrscher."

I've made a decision.

When she has the same abilities as Vill-V in the future, she will forge twelve Divine Key by hand and show Kiana what the potential of Herrscher of Reason is.

Kiana: "Uh, Bronya, you haven't finished learning all the T-level knowledge yet."

This really hit Bronya where it hurt.

Bronya: "Teacher Himeko, I strongly suggest giving Kiana a 'Three Years of High-Altitude Flight, Five Years of Simulation' textbook, otherwise she'll definitely fail the next exam."

Kiana: "Pah, Bronya, you're slandering me! Even if I did it, I'd still fail the test!"

Himeko Murata: "Cough cough..."

Teacher Himeko felt a tightness in her chest, a surge of anger rising within her, but she could only punch into cotton.

Amber: "One, two, three, four..."

Otto: "Amber, what are you counting?"

Amber: "Your Excellency, I've been counting the number of Herrscher at the St. Freya Academy, and frankly, it's far too many!"

That's gone too far.

Most importantly, with so many Herrscher gathered in one academy, and multiple powerful Honkai Energy interacting, not a single one went out of control!

Amber was starting to doubt whether these were fake Herrscher.

Otto: "Oh? My dear granddaughter, you didn't start a Herrscher training program, did you?"

Theresa: "Who would make something like that!"

The Herrscher of Reason: "Oh, oh, oh! Should we do it? Should we do it? I'll help the class monitor this time. If we beat him, I can graduate from the class."

Fu Hua: "Little Senti, it's wrong to bully the weak."

The Herrscher of Reason: "What do you mean by bullying the weak? You can't even withstand my punches, what kind of Herrscher? How are you going to fight the Honkai?"

Fu Hua was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, their side was a formidable army of Herrscher, seemingly coming on strong and unstoppable.

But only they themselves know how much of these Herrscher are actually qualified.

Pardofelis: "Little Senti, didn't you want to be Hua before? Why do you want to be Herrscher now?"

The Herrscher of Reason: "That's something I didn't understand before. The Old Timer's life was full of regrets and failures, what's there to learn? I am who I am, the new Immortal Crimson Bird, the new Fu Hua, I am the Herrscher controls consciousness!"

Elysia: "Oh, what a unique Herrscher."

Fu Hua: "... Sigh."

The Immortal Crimson Bird wanted to retort, saying that his life might not be such a failure.

But then she remembered how she had watched her teammates kill Captain Himiko without her noticing, and how she had been too late to save Cang Xuan and Danzhu.

Her seven disciples betrayed her.

The only obedient disciple who could do anything right Cheng Lixue, was killed by the Herrscher she listened to Otto's advice and showed mercy. In the end Cheng Lixue sacrificed her life to cover her and Otto's retreat.

How did it get like this?

Looking back on his life, the Immortal Crimson Bird still couldn't understand where things had gone wrong.

Fu Hua: "I suddenly thought of Captain Himiko. She was a candidate for the Flame Herrscher. How is she doing now?"

Mobius: "You mean her? She's doing very well. She's been staying in my lab for a long time. The surgery was successful, and she's still relatively healthy."

Fu Hua: "Huh?"

Did she mishear? The Mobius Laboratory, or a long-term residence?

The Flame Herrscher is indeed an excellent research subject, but you can't treat her like this, can you?

Elysia, didn't you insist on defeating the Honkai with the greatness of humanity, the belief in the unity of all mankind, and hope?

Vill-V: "Don't listen to her nonsense. We found Himiko immediately. It's true that she resides at the Fire Moth, but she only goes to Mobius's for checkups occasionally."

Fu Hua: "That's good."

She breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she wasn't sliced up by Mobius, living in the Fire Moth was a form of protection for Captain Himiko.

If the Flame Herrscher's physical form is released like this, it might awaken at some point.

Mobius: "Hmph, that's true, but her situation is not optimistic."

Fu Hua: "Tell me in detail."

Elysia: "It's easy to understand, isn't it? Himiko is the prototype of the Herrscher. The moment she was chosen to become the Herrscher, it was destined to cause disaster, which is why we had no choice but to put her under house arrest."

House arrest is not a very pleasant term.

But for Himiko, it was the best arrangement for everyone, and even for herself.

[Elysia uses the Life Coin.]

Eden: "?!!"

Elysia: "Speaking of Himiko, I also want to check on her condition. After all, if a natural Herrscher were to have an outburst, it wouldn't be good news."

The Flame-Chasers were heavy-hearted.

As Elysia said, it would be best if Himiko could be kept under control, but what to do with her if she gets out of control is the biggest problem right now.

Once she became Herrscher, her fate was sealed.

Chapter 520 Kevin is furious

Indeed, the Flame-Chasers are powerful and fearless. If a Flame Herrscher could defeat her the first time, then defeating her a second time would be no problem.

Kevin, Elysia, Apponia, and Chakravartin —any one of these four could end the Flame Herrscher's life with incredible speed.

But the question is, what happens after you win?

Should we kill Himiko?