In the end, she somehow, unknowingly... or perhaps instinctively, arrived at Yae Shrine.
There at the shrine, she saw that familiar little fox again.
Looking at the little fox before her, Kuzuka Ryo plopped down onto the ground and began to weep bitterly.
After a while, Kuzuka Ryo recovered somewhat. She had nowhere left to go now, only this place... Looking at the little fox standing blankly before her, Kuzuka Ryo wanted to go over and hug it, but this time, the little fox did not grant her wish... Instead, it headed deeper into the shrine.
Seeing this, Kuzuka Ryo hurriedly followed after the little fox. It was the only thing she still cared about now.
She had no idea how long she followed the little fox, but she arrived somewhere she had never been before. It was clearly inside the shrine, yet despite all her years at the shrine... she had never once come here.
But once she arrived, the little fox vanished completely. What appeared before her was a black crystal!
The crystal gave off a purple glow, drawing all her attention and making Kuzuka Ryo slowly approach it... Until she could not help reaching out and placing her hand on the crystal.
The next moment... Kuzuka Ryo passed out on the spot.
When Kuzuka Ryo woke up, she was no longer human.
She had become... a Pseudo-Herrscher!
After becoming a Pseudo-Herrscher, the resentment and darkness in her heart were magnified without limit.
At the same time, Honkai energy began to spread...
Before long, Yae Town became a disaster zone plagued by Honkai. Yet there were practically no Honkai Beasts here—only human zombies!
And she could control those zombies.
Then, Kuzuka Ryo began her revenge, as well as carrying out the mission a Pseudo-Herrscher was supposed to fulfill...