Honkai Impact: I will save everything alone

Chapter 81: The Birth of Higyokumaru

"...future?"

Higokumaru was slightly startled when she heard this.

"Well, a future that is very different from your past," Kirataka nodded.

He was gambling.

He was betting that within this consciousness mixed with Rin and the Herrscher of Corruption, not all of it was hatred.

As long as you show kindness to it, it will not immediately lay down its butcher knife and become a Buddha, but it will be touched to some extent.

He still remembered that in the original timeline, Theresa, who was pulled into the Stigmata Space by Higokumaru, gave Higokumaru a hug, which made it temporarily let go of its hatred and return to the black box obediently for a while.

Although the "Sakura Samsara" incident happened again later, it was enough to show that under the manic appearance of this giant fox, it actually longed for redemption.

She was not completely immersed in darkness and hatred and still hoped to return to the light one day.

Well, if this method doesn't work, he plans to keep going back until he finally convinces Higokumaru.

He sincerely wanted to help Higokumaru get rid of its hatred and move on. At the same time, the importance of Jizo Mitama to him was self-evident.

So, this time he was determined to win.

"Why should I trust you?" Higokumaru questioned in a low voice.

Kirataka was naturally prepared for this. He said softly:

"Since you have been lurking in Yae Sakura's body in Schicksal for such a long time, you should also know that the attitude toward Herrschers in this era is very different from your era."

Needless to say, it was not difficult for Mei to detect that Kiana was a Herrscher thanks to Higokumaru's perception ability. And yet, they were still living normally in Schicksal Academy.

The Herrscher lived in broad daylight, which was undoubtedly something that Higokumaru, or Rin, could never have imagined in the past.

Well, although the academy founded by Therea was once praised by players as the "Devil's Cave of the Far East" that housed countless Herrschers, it had indeed shown Higokumaru another possibility now.

"..." Higokumaru was obviously a little shaken. After all, it knew that what Kirataka said was indeed true.

During the time it lived with Yae Sakura, it actually saw with its own eyes the two Herrschers leading a normal campus life.

This once made her a little jealous and envious.

But it still gritted its teeth and retorted:

"So what? That's your world and has nothing to do with me!"

After all, it was just a ghost from fifty thousand years ago, and now it wasn't even human.

Unlike those living humans, its final fate was to continue being imprisoned in the black box or to become the Divine Key.

Kirataka shook his head and said:

"You can also live in such a world. Here, no one will hurt you again. I can promise you that."

This really had nothing to do with whether it belonged to this era. After all, a certain Fire Moth hero was also living in the academy as a student.

If we have to talk about it, Higokumaru, or Rin, does have some connections with Immortal Fu Hua.

"..." Higokumaru instinctively took two steps back.

It wasn't that it was afraid of Kirataka, but rather, it was afraid of the kindness expressed by him.

It had been a long time since anyone showed kindness to her.

But it still didn't agree with Kirataka's statement, continuing to insist:

"No... maybe you just covet my power?"

"Don't deny that I will need your strength in the future... but I sincerely hope that you can get rid of your hatred, so..." Kirataka waved his hand and said formally, "Let's make a contract, Higokumaru. Don't you want to occupy my body? Then give up possessing Yae Sakura and attach yourself to me."

"...?"

Higokumaru almost suspected it had heard something wrong.

How could someone voluntarily ask to be possessed by the Herrscher's consciousness?

Wasn't he afraid it would corrupt his heart just like it corrupts Yae Sakura?

Seeing Higokumaru's doubts, Kirataka smiled and said:

"I have confidence in myself. If you really want, you can try to corrupt my heart later."

"You..."

"I don't need your power now, and I don't need you to do anything. You can choose to rely on me and let me protect you, or you can project a real body and live with us. I will take care of you."

Kirataka continued.

It would probably take a long time before he had a complete falling out with Apocalypse.

Before that, he did not have an urgent need to use the Cosmic Juggernaut.

It was indeed unrealistic to force Higokumaru to let go of all her hatred and accept the fate of becoming the Divine Key right now.

But as long as an agreement could be reached like this, it was a good result. Afterward, they would use the time to test everything and let it truly feel the kindness of the people around it.

By then, everything would come naturally and smoothly.

"..." Higokumaru stared at Kirataka seriously with its scarlet eyes, trying to find hesitation and lies in his gaze.

But what it saw was indeed only good intentions that it almost couldn't look directly at.

After a long silence, it finally said:

"Okay, then I'll give you a chance to prove yourself."

The scene of Fire Moth around him had naturally dissipated, and he and Higokumaru returned to the black box again.

Kirataka waved his hand, loosened the golden chains that bound the big fox, and gave it freedom.

The giant fox stood up and stretched out a paw.

The power of Corruption manifested, and a little creature shaped like a doll was born.

This is a two-headed little guy with a red eye shadow and a sleeveless Japanese shrine maiden costume. The four big tails behind it are particularly eye-catching.

After making this little guy, Higokumaru said:

"She is Higokumaru, my other half. Take her with you to fulfill the things you just said."

It was not yet able to experience those things itself.

So, it decided to use this compromise method to have Kirataka fulfill his promise.

If he could really do what he said... maybe...

Shaking its head, Higokumaru said:

"She doesn't have the memories of the hatred in my heart, and she doesn't have any power now. Even so, are you willing to carry this burden?"

"Certainly."

Kirataka nodded and picked up Higokumaru from the ground.

Then, he smiled and stretched out his hand toward the big fox in front of him:

"Okay, you can come to my body now."

"..."

The huge body of Higokumaru turned into a wisp of black smoke and went straight into his body.

After it completely entered his body, the three-wheeled magatama appeared again on the left side of his neck, just like when he was possessed by Yae Sakura.

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