Bizarre Honkai, a Wife-Chasing Crematorium

"How long are you going to deceive yourselves?"

"Or should I let everyone know?"

"Heroes, faith, hope, the future... the many beautiful things that humans believe in are just a guise, lies to whitewash a miserable life."

"The doctor you respect, her decisions will cause countless people to lose their lives..."

The tattered white-haired woman wanted to say more, but all she could see before her was a blood-red blade, and faint cries filled her mind.

Following that was a ferocious ghost face, climbing up her waist.

In an instant, she separated from her main body and escaped from this shell.

"Are you done?"

"What are you afraid of? If the future is as desperate as the memories you've seen, then you wouldn't be pretending to tell me these things. Or... did you see some future fragments that are unfavorable to you, and you want to persuade me to cut off the source of your fear?"

Crimson-Dyed Sakura returned to its scabbard, the scarlet color not yet faded in the slightest.

The white-haired woman in front of her dissolved into a pool of blood, and the bizarre aura quickly dissipated.

Beichen's gaze fell on the cursed blade, which was still in a state of hunger. This slash had missed, as expected.

The other party's main body was not here, or rather, not in this time and space.

Looking at the pool of blood on the ground, Beichen carefully considered the hidden meaning behind the other party's words just now.

As she had said, this era was already riddled with holes, and there was almost no way to remedy it.

The test of the Honkai was enough to attract the attention of all mankind. Who would care if... the people around them were their familiar relatives or friends?

She did have a way to kill that white-haired Impostor, but so what? Besides the Impostors, there were other ghosts. Treating the symptoms but not the root cause was meaningless.

The ritual had not yet begun. No matter what, it was impossible to stop the spread of the Bizarre.

What's more, for the cursed blade to swallow an Impostor, the host would have to pay a very heavy price.

Beichen sighed deeply, turned around, and went to the bathroom to get a mop, preparing to wash away the filth on the ground.

For the current Li Mo, it was still too early to come into contact with these things. He was already very tired...

Just as Beichen was diligently cleaning the bloodstains on the ground, a pair of soft hands wrapped around her from behind. Her spine felt the surging waves, and her ear was gently bitten by teeth.

It was not like a bite, but more like an anteater sticking out its long, pink tongue, slowly licking its prey.

A numbing electric current swept through her body. Instinct made Beichen try to draw her sword, but reason calmed her down.

Because the one who had suddenly hugged her was not a ghost, but an old friend.

"You seem to be in a difficult situation. Do you need my help?"

Irene's voice was gentle. Her right hand couldn't help but touch Beichen's neck, like a viper, but not so violent. Gently, tenderly, it spread from her neck to her face.

Beichen was expressionless, until Irene became more and more rampant, her hand reaching for the mouth of the cave where the stream was flowing. She immediately grabbed her wrist, forbidding the next inappropriate scene from appearing.

"No need. I have only lost some memories, I am not a fool."

"Since everything can be redone, then the future Li Mo must have succeeded and done what he wanted to do."

Beichen said calmly, turning to face Irene, then quickly retreating to pull away.

"Who knows~" Irene said with a smile, extending her index finger to lift Beichen's chin, "We can't deny that a victory of despair is also a victory, isn't it?"

Beichen narrowed her purple eyes, "So, is the ending despair?"

Irene shook her head, "If it were despair, we wouldn't be standing here talking about 'last time' and 'next time'. Let's end this topic here. You know very well that I have been adjusting the direction of 'this time'."

Beichen turned her head and snorted, "That's why I hate talking to riddle-makers like you."

"Compared to verbal communication, actual actions are more convincing."

Irene's finger touched the cursed blade. Suddenly, the scarlet color quickly faded, turning into a bright cherry pink.

Beichen looked at the Crimson-Dyed Sakura in her hand. Under the suppression of the eerie blue nether fire, the thirsty cursed blade finally calmed down and fell into a state of silence.

"Are you not a riddle-maker yourself? Or are you saying that you dare to tell him that he is actually dead, that you are his lover from a long, long time ago, but he is no longer him?"

Irene said a mouthful of words, walked past Beichen, and came to Li Mo's room with ease. Everything seemed to fall into place without any incongruity.

"There's nothing special in his room, same as 'last time'."

Beichen followed with her sword in her arms.

Irene smiled sweetly, "You still haven't answered my question, Raiden Mei."

"I did find a more suitable name for you when I was bored. What do you think of the name Wangchuan Shou? Doesn't it match what you are doing now?"

Beichen closed her eyes and shook her head, "It's meaningless. What's more, I can't protect him for long. Due to the circumstances, I'm afraid I will die in the next few supernatural incidents."

Irene asked, "What about that woman?"

Beichen answered truthfully, "I didn't tell MEI, but she has her suspicions, she just lacks evidence. It's very normal. A person as intelligent as her, how could she not guess our true origins? It's just that it's too absurd, which makes it impossible to talk about this idea."

Beichen recalled her past memories. She answered flawlessly about the information on ghosts. Perhaps it was at that time that MEI had already become suspicious.

"How cute. Did you buy this?" Irene picked up the doll on the bed and rubbed it affectionately.

Beichen had no expression, silently taking out her phone to take a picture.

Irene had no scruples, still letting Beichen record her casual and innocent side.

They looked at each other without words, until dusk fell, and the decadent golden glow of the setting sun shone into the room. Only then did Irene get up to leave.

A golden stream couldn't help but appear in her eyes, like blood flowing endlessly, surging.

That was a time worth remembering.

It didn't matter, she would experience it again. It was just a matter of time.

"It's getting late, I have to go back."

A mirror-like lake suddenly appeared at the bottom of Irene's feet. The water surface did not reflect Irene's appearance, but instead projected the night view of a modern steam-age city.

Beichen had forgotten a lot, but she remembered Irene's ability very clearly.

"Shadow in the Water," able to go to any time and space with coordinates. This was also her capital to travel freely among various universes.

Irene joked, "Goodbye, Wangchuan Shou."

Beichen: "My name is Beichen."

Irene: "Just kidding. Then... this time it's really goodbye, Raiden Mei... enjoy it, this peaceful time."

Beichen: "Goodbye."

Irene's figure became blurry, and her existence became illusory. When Beichen came back to her senses, Irene in the room had long since disappeared.

All that was left was the constantly drying lake, with the last remaining mirror image.

"You are mine, I am yours, who..."

The moment Irene completely disappeared, the alarm clock happened to ring...

"Two more hours until school is over. Get ready to pick up Li Mo and go home." Beichen re-examined the room. After confirming that there were no arms or organs left, she sat in front of the dressing table and did her makeup again.

In fact, it didn't take long to walk from here to the school.

The alarm clock rang very early, just because she needed to spend a lot of time on her makeup, that was all.

There was no other reason, just because of Li Mo's shy words and blushing face on their first date.

But...

he was already dead.

He had killed himself with his own hands.

Chiba Primary School, Class 5-2.

The school bell rang. Primary school was not like junior high or high school. The classroom was soon empty after school.

But there were always exceptions.

Twenty minutes passed, and there were still three people left in the classroom of Class 5-2. Today it happened to be Li Mo's turn on duty.

However, the cleaning task did not fall on Li Mo. Li Mo sat in his seat, with one hand on the table and the other on his face, watching the girl in front of him clean the classroom for him with a smile.

When he arrived at school during the day, Li Mo had found Sakura and Rin and asked them to stay after school and clean the classroom with him.

Then he would do the homework assigned by the teacher today, which had been agreed upon before.

Of course, he was not heartless enough to go too far. As compensation for helping to clean the classroom, Li Mo had specially bought two exquisite small cakes at the dessert shop on the way.

They were not expensive, but not cheap either.

At least an ordinary family would not casually spend fifty or sixty Far East coins on this kind of thing.

He had thought that the other party would reluctantly agree, but Sakura and Rin were overjoyed after seeing the small cakes and wolfed them down.

Had they not eaten breakfast?

He didn't know. How could a child living in a rich area go hungry...

Li Mo couldn't ask much about their family matters. Anyway, this amount of money was nothing to him and Beichen. He would bring more good food for the two sisters in the future.

No, no, he couldn't just give it away for free. Everything has a price. What should he take in return?

What did these two sisters have that I need?

Li Mo touched his chin and thought for a long time but couldn't come up with anything.

Suddenly, the corner of his clothes was tugged with a very small force.

"I, I'm done," Rin timidly handed the workbook to Li Mo.

"Oh," Li Mo replied absently.

"Wait a minute..."

"So fast? Is it correct?"

With a skeptical attitude, Li Mo carefully checked the correctness of the homework.

He had been criticized by the teacher several times for his sloppy homework.

"Emm... it seems to be correct?"

Just as Li Mo was hesitating, Sakura returned the rag to its original place and walked in front of the two of them.

A few crystal clear beads of sweat hung on her swan-like white neck, flashing under the light of the ceiling lamp. Her cherry-pink hair stuck tightly to her cheeks, and her bangs were messy.

The sweat had soaked her clothes, her chest heaved violently, and her panting appearance was eye-catching.

It was very impolite to repeatedly stare at a woman.

So Li Mo kept staring, his gaze not moving for a second.

"Sakura guarantees with her personality that Rin is very smart. She always gets full marks in exams. The fifth-grade homework is not difficult for her. Please rest assured, Mo-kun," Sakura said sincerely. During this, her body leaned slightly forward to show her humility.

"Ugh!" Li Mo finally tilted his head and did not continue to stare.

The scenery was beautiful, but it was a bit too much for him to handle.

The quirky Rin noticed the abnormality, but did not say anything. She sat in her seat without a word, her gaze on the shy Li Mo.

The corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

She seemed to know how to handle this big shot.

"I know... the school's convenience store is not closed yet. You two sit for a while. I'll go buy you some cool drinks."

With that, the blushing Li Mo quickly left his seat, wanting to calm down.

"No need, Mo-kun. We..."

Sakura wanted to say that one thing was one thing. The cleaning was in return for the kindness of the small cake in the morning, and she didn't owe her anything.

Rin grabbed Sakura and placed her index finger in the middle of her lips, signaling her sister to be quiet.

After Li Mo left, Rin said, "Isn't this quite good, sister? We'll definitely be scolded when we get back, and we'll be hungry. You've just finished cleaning, so you've consumed a lot of energy and need to replenish it."

Sakura: "But this way we owe Mo-kun a favor... Dad and Mom taught us not to take things from others casually. If we take something, we have to find a way to return it as soon as possible."

Sakura was a very conservative girl. A good family education from a young age had developed her character of repaying kindness.

It was hard for her to accept others' kindness with a clear conscience. She always wanted to repay it in another way.

"Hee hee~" Rin suddenly laughed. Looking at her sister's silly appearance, she couldn't help but stretch out her hand and tuck Sakura's sideburns behind her ear, "Actually, sister has already made him owe you a 'big favor', it's just that you don't know it yourself."

"Huh?" Sakura tilted her head, not understanding what Rin meant.

Rin didn't intend to tell Sakura either, and said evasively, "Alright, alright. If sister really can't get over it, just stay after school and go home with him every day."

Sakura pouted, completely bewildered.

"How is going home together a way of repaying..."

This simple answer made Rin stunned for a second. She hesitated whether to open the door to a new world for her sister.

After thinking about it, she decided against it. A silly sister was more attractive to Li Mo.

"He just likes this," Rin said with righteousness.

Sakura: ???

Sakura had already given up thinking. Her sister's ideas were often too bizarre, and she had no idea what she was thinking.

Before long, Li Mo returned to the classroom with two cups of iced milk tea. His face was wet, as if he had washed it.

"Here, for you. Milk tea is better than drinks."

Li Mo's gaze was lowered. He placed the two cups of milk tea on the table, not daring to look up at Sakura's eyes, and... her well-developed body.

To be honest, it was hard to imagine that Sakura and Rin were the same age. Sakura looked much more mature than Rin.

The unsuspecting Sakura smiled politely and pushed Rin with one hand, "Hurry up and thank Mo-kun."

Rin smiled sweetly, "Thank you, brother!"

"Brother, are you going home now? Sister Beichen's cooking must be delicious!"

Li Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded affirmatively, his eyes extremely firm, "It's delicious, better than those big restaurants outside!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mo's smile suddenly disappeared.

"..."

"..."

It seemed that maybe, probably...

he had forgotten about Beichen who was coming to pick him up and take him home...

The corner of Li Mo's mouth twitched. He stiffly raised his head and glanced at the clock near the podium. It had been almost an hour since the usual time for leaving school.

In other words, Beichen had most likely been standing outside for an hour...

"What's wrong? Mo-kun, you don't look well. Are you not feeling well somewhere?" Sakura leaned forward and asked with concern.

Rin noticed Li Mo's action of looking at the clock.

His expression went from surprise after seeing the time, to fear after confirming the fact, then to panic at not knowing what to do, and finally to the bitterness and despair of finding it irreversible.

Rin remembered the scene of Li Mo and Beichen going home together before, which meant that it was a habit for Beichen to pick up Li Mo from school.

Today, Li Mo had forgotten about Beichen who was waiting bitterly outside the school...

Li Mo replied with a look of despair, "Not now, but my butt will soon be uncomfortable."

Sakura exclaimed, "Huh? Mo-kun can predict when his body will be uncomfortable? How amazing!"

"Pfft..." Rin thought of the sunny and cheerful Li Mo in the school, and how he would be dragged home to have his pants pulled down and his butt spanked. The corner of her mouth lifted higher than an AK-47 could shoot.

"Let's go, let's go. I'm leaving first!"

Li Mo grabbed his schoolbag and ran out of the classroom, not daring to stay for a second longer.

"Sigh, what a pity."

Rin sighed, her plan had failed.

She had originally wanted to use her words to make Li Mo say, "Why don't you come to my house for a meal?"

The method was also very simple. She just needed to question Li Mo's praise of Beichen's cooking.

Now that she was back home, she would probably be hungry again... and she didn't have a single penny on her.

Thinking of this, Rin took a few more sips of her milk tea. This might be her dinner for today...

The name Wangchuan Shou (忘川守) translates to the "Guardian of the River of Forgetting," a direct reference to a mythical river in the Chinese afterlife that erases a soul's memories before reincarnation. In the story, this title is a poignant metaphor for Raiden Mei's tragic role. She is the sole guardian of her shared past and memories with Li Mo, who has been metaphorically "reborn" without any recollection of their history. She is eternally bound to protect him, carrying the lonely burden of a love that only she remembers, making her the tragic keeper of a forgotten past.