"Himeko? Are you all right?"
A slender, jade-like hand waved before her eyes, instantly bringing the slightly dizzy Himeko back to her senses.
Although she could glimpse all the facts within those strange memories in her mind, they grew somewhat hazy whenever she tried to think more deeply about them. Himeko did not understand why, but she could only stop there for now.
"Ahem... I'm fine."
Himeko shook her head hard and took a deep breath, her mind instantly clearing.
"Himeko, you haven't finished your story yet. Did the brave Valkyries defeat the Honkai in the end?"
March 7th stopped bringing up Bronya and continued asking questions. Clearly, Himeko's story was utterly engrossing, far more exciting than any of the adventure stories she had read.
"I don't know... The memories I've encountered don't contain the truth about the final ending."
"But I'm willing to believe that she could ultimately sever the shackles of the cycle and put an end to all those songs of sorrow..."
Himeko smiled and nodded as some particularly clear, vivid memories resurfaced. Amid the flames filling the sky, before all her memories turned to endless darkness, she had seen complex, chaotic emotions stirring in those clear, lake-blue eyes.
Being moved, sorrow, courage, determination? Perhaps all of them...
Having gained memories she should not have possessed, Himeko knew only that Murata Himeko had left with a smile in the end...
To kindle the flame of hope and pass it on-perhaps that had been her original intention in burning herself up.
"Who do you mean? Stupid Bug?"
March 7th raised her eyebrows slightly and asked with some curiosity. Himeko had been so vague that she could only guess.
"Yes..."
Himeko nodded silently, confirming March 7th's answer.
"How amazing. So it's a story about a big dummy saving the