The Space-Time Gap's effect ended. The deep blue space around them peeled away like a layer of gauze, returning to a pitch-black sky eroded by Honkai Energy.
Born to destroy civilization, the Will of Honkai naturally could not accept losing to a mere human. She was about to repeat her trick and open another Space-Time Gap when Josen easily caught her wrist in his large hand and forcefully pulled her into his arms.
Caught off guard, Herrscher Kiana collided with his firm, springy chest muscles and froze like a toy whose mainspring had been pulled out, temporarily giving up on thinking.
"It's over."
Ultimately, both sides in this battle were illusory projections of consciousness.
Having satisfied his urge to hold a two-dimensional waifu, Josen entered his moment of post-climax clarity. As a show of respect, he planned to destroy this incarnation of the Will of Honkai with a Serious Series move and forcibly remove the Fantasy Card's negative effect.
Serious Series-
"Serious Girl-Hug Kill"!!
His interlocking arms erupted with tremendous force capable of shaking mountains and earth. Even if what stood before him were a block of steel, its only fate would have been to be twisted into a corkscrew!
Yet a second before Josen decided to mercilessly crush the flower in his arms, the white-haired yandere suddenly regained her ability to think and let out a textbook three-stage laugh.
"Heh... haha, hahaha... haven't you noticed yet? Foolish human!!"
Josen: ?
-Hmm, why does she have to force in more screen time for herself when she's about to die?
-Whatever, I'll hold her a little longer... no, ahem, let this evil Herrscher consciousness live a little longer!
Josen knew full well that villains died from talking too much, and he showed no reaction to the white-haired girl in his arms