"They were buried here."
Though her tone carried some pain, when Sirin turned to look at Himeko, there was still a trace of hope in her eyes.
"Mm, let's dig them out..."
With that, the three of them got to work. They used no tools, digging with their bare hands... Since it was mostly snow on top, it was not too difficult to dig through, though their hands did get a little cold.
Before long, the bodies of four girls were brought out and laid neatly to one side. These girls seemed to be about Sirin's age, and aside from their slightly disheveled clothes and hair, there were basically no other changes.
After taking a gentle sniff, Himeko found there was not even the slightest rotten smell.
Curiously, Himeko crouched beside them and lightly pressed her fingers against their bodies. Other than being cold, they had not stiffened at all.
How should she put it... They were like life-sized dolls...
Calling them four life-sized silicone dolls would not be far off either...
They had clearly been dead for some time. Even if the weather was cold, they should not have been in this condition. That left only one possibility. Perhaps... the Honkai energy injected into their bodies had prevented any other changes, leaving them as they had been just after death.
Perhaps because they had died from being unable to withstand the Honkai energy, there were no wounds on their bodies. There were only a few places, like on Sirin, wrapped in bandages—those were probably the injection sites for the Honkai energy.
"Avrora, Agata, and Bella... Everyone... we'll be able to meet again soon."
Sirin looked at her closest friends before her with anticipation in her eyes, especially Bella... She and Bella had been the closest.
After clearing all the