"Wait, where did that sword in your hand come from?" While being hugged, Chen Luo suddenly felt something poking his back.
After Rin released Chen Luo, he discovered she was actually holding a sword in her hand.
"Eh, I actually have a sword in my hand!" Rin looked surprised at the somewhat cool-looking sword in her hand.
"Can I take a look?" Chen Luo reached out his hand to Rin.
"Oh, Brother Luo, it's yours." Rin handed the sword in her hand to Chen Luo.
"Do you know what this is? And you're just giving it to me?" Chen Luo didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he took the sword.
"This... if I'm not mistaken, it should be the Twelfth Divine Key. Brother Luo, don't think that just because I stayed in the Children's Funland for so long, I don't know anything about the outside world!"
And this was probably knowledge and memories gained while digesting memories earlier.
As Rin changed from her original Higokumaru form to a normal human form, her mental age seemed to have grown considerably.
Rin in Higokumaru form was a little kid; the current Rin was a slightly bigger kid.
"But... since you plundered my Herrscher authority, Brother Luo, this Divine Key seems somewhat incomplete." After all, Rin had been the Herrscher of Corruption for tens of thousands of years. After digesting her memories, she understood this much.
She had been a bit silly earlier mainly because her memories hadn't been fully digested yet.
"The Twelfth Divine Key, Jizo Mitama." Chen Luo's fingers gently traced the blade of the sword.
But the problem now was that the Herrscher of Corruption's authority was with Chen Luo.
Simply put, this sword was useless, emmm... maybe it could be used to chop vegetables...
Or perhaps only in Chen Luo's hands could this sword exert its effect, because the Herrscher of Corruption's authority was with Chen Luo. But wouldn't it be better to just use the Herrscher of Corruption's ability?
"Eh, it seems this sword really can only be used by you yourself, Brother Luo." Looking at the Twelfth Divine Key slightly vibrating in Chen Luo's hand, Rin said helplessly.
"Although I never intended to keep this thing in the first place."
"But speaking of which, Brother Luo, as my memories slowly recover, I vaguely remember that my sister might possibly be dead, right?" Rin looked at Chen Luo somewhat doubtfully.
Rin had recovered her memories now, but not completely.
Rin's true self had been thrown into the Children's Funland; the one causing all the trouble outside was entirely the Herrscher personality.
It would be strange if Rin knew a lot.
"Dead, but not completely dead. Do you know about the Elysian Realm?" Chen Luo asked.
To be honest, Chen Luo wasn't entirely sure if the Elysian Realm would remain the same as the original Elysian Realm. After all, Chen Luo wasn't sure if he could maintain his original intention of preserving the storyline in the face of a large number of commissions.
It's not that I don't want to maintain the original storyline; it's mainly that they offer too much.
Probably...
How could the current Chen Luo know what kind of outrageous actions his future self might pull off?
"I don't know." Rin shook her head.
"Not knowing is correct. You'll understand once you get there. Don't worry, when have I ever lied to you?" Chen Luo guaranteed.
At least this is our first meeting; I really haven't lied to you.
But whether my future self lied to you, how would I know?
"That's true..." Rin nodded thoughtfully and ultimately chose to believe Chen Luo.
"What about Yae Sakura?" Rin couldn't help but ask.
"Her... she has now been transformed into my puppet and is currently repairing her body." Chen Luo looked towards Yae Sakura.
The Honkai Crystal thrown onto Yae Sakura was slowly being devoured by the threads surrounding her, continuously input into Yae Sakura's body to replenish her Honkai energy.
Every Honkai Crystal in Chen Luo's inventory was extremely precious. If the Herrscher personality had had the authority to open the inventory, it might not have even bothered to devour Yae Sakura.
But unfortunately, aside from enjoying those passive abilities, the Herrscher personality couldn't touch any of Chen Luo's things.
As the Honkai Crystal slowly disappeared, Yae Sakura, having absorbed sufficient Honkai energy, had the injury on her abdomen quickly repaired while also nourishing her soul, which had been on the verge of collapse after 500 years.
Under the dual domination of the Herrscher of Corruption and the Herrscher of Domination, dying wasn't that easy for her.
After who knows how long, Yae Sakura, who had been in deep sleep, instantly opened her eyes. Her originally blue-green pupils were now completely crimson red. The crimson demonic blade that had been knocked down by countless threads seemed to sense its master's summons, emitting sharp sword energy that severed the threads binding it one by one before swiftly flying into Yae Sakura's hand.
The reason Yae Sakura's Herrscher personality had been easily suppressed earlier was mainly due to her malnutrition, and these bizarre threads also had the effect of absorbing Honkai energy, making Yae Sakura's condition even worse.
Although Yae Sakura, after becoming a pseudo-Herrscher, also possessed the ability to absorb Honkai energy, the key was that all the surrounding Honkai energy went to Chen Luo's side, completely ignoring Yae Sakura.
Moreover, basically every Herrscher has a moment of glory right after emerging, just like the Herrscher personality earlier.
Especially since Yae Sakura was a pseudo-Herrscher herself, it was even easier for the Herrscher personality, who possessed the Honkai Terminator achievement, to control her.
And now, after consuming an entire Honkai Crystal, Yae Sakura's condition was refreshed, and her strength had almost returned to its peak.
With blade flashes almost too fast to perceive, Yae Sakura severed all the threads binding her.
After landing steadily, Yae Sakura looked at Chen Luo, who stood completely unguarded two meters in front of her, and raised the sword in her hand.
"Swish!" A blade flash almost too fast to perceive flashed by, yet Chen Luo showed not a trace of fear.
Ultimately, the crimson long sword came to rest against Chen Luo's neck, unable to advance further.
"Alright, stop messing around. Put the sword away." Chen Luo used his finger to move the blade slightly away from himself.
Upon hearing Chen Luo's command, even though her eyes were filled with killing intent, Yae Sakura's body was unexpectedly honest, obeying Chen Luo's command.
"What did you do to me? Why can't I control my own body?" Yae Sakura looked at Chen Luo with eyes full of killing intent.
"If I said it was an accident, uh, would you believe me?" Chen Luo asked, stroking his chin.
"No." Yae Sakura said with a cold expression.
"Hmm, I am the Herrscher of Domination. You have now become one of my thousand clones, so you cannot harm me, just like you cannot harm yourself without my permission. So, calm down for now." Chen Luo said with a shrug.
When Yae Sakura was transformed by Chen Luo into one of the thousand puppets, both her soul and body became Chen Luo's private property.
Private property is sacred and inviolable, even to the private property itself.
Chen Luo snapped his fingers, and the countless threads composed of both the Herrscher of Corruption and the Herrscher of Domination throughout the space instantly vanished, making the originally oppressive atmosphere feel normal again.
"I... am your clone?" Under Chen Luo's command, the killing intent in Yae Sakura's eyes gradually dissipated, and her emotions became calm.
"Of course, if you don't like the term 'clone,' you can use 'apostle' or 'puppet' or something similar, though I don't think those sound much better either." Chen Luo said after giving Yae Sakura a few more glances.
Looking at Yae Sakura now, Chen Luo was reminded of Yuno again. To be honest, Yuno could have also made a very useful puppet and a tool for producing potent toxins.
It's a shame Yuno was already dead.
Other Thousand-Herrschers are born with 1000 lackeys right from the start, while Chen Luo has to develop them one by one.
But if he were really offered to exchange his Thousand-Herrscher authority for another's, Chen Luo wouldn't take it.
Laughing to death, when I eventually establish a real Thousand-Herrscher team in the future, why would I envy those thousand trash Herrschers?
Imagine a thousand real Herrschers digging up your ancestors' graves—wouldn't that scare you?
"Um, that, hello..." After seeing that Yae Sakura had been forcibly calmed down by Chen Luo, Rin timidly greeted her.
Yae Sakura's calm, almost icy gaze turned towards Rin, instantly startling her.
Frightened, Rin hid behind Chen Luo.
"Who are you? You feel very familiar, but I don't think I've seen you before?" Yae Sakura asked with a frown.
Although Yae Sakura had been forcibly calmed down by Chen Luo, it only meant her body couldn't swing a sword at Chen Luo anymore, and she couldn't feel anger towards him. It didn't mean Yae Sakura was no longer herself.
It must be said that the Herrscher of Domination's authority was being utilized to its fullest extent on Chen Luo.
Perhaps this was the compound effect of combining Puppeteer + Puppeteer + Herrscher of Domination + Herrscher of Corruption.
Class: [Puppeteer] plus Stigma: [Puppeteer], plus the authorities of the Herrscher of Domination and Herrscher of Corruption—these four combined have absolutely perfect compatibility.
"That… it's me, Higokumaru..." Rin hid behind Chen Luo, somewhat afraid to look at Yae Sakura, fearing she might cut her down with one strike.
Since the vast majority of the dark and cruel events never affected Rin, who had only spent a few months in the Children's Funland, the current Rin still behaved like an inexperienced young girl.
However, Rin wouldn't refuse to acknowledge the mistakes she had made in the past.
"Impossible!" Yae Sakura stated outright.
Just kidding. How could Higokumaru, that demon full of negative energy who tempts people to fall, and this young girl with an extremely pure aura possibly be the same person?
"Brother Luo, she doesn't believe me." Rin instinctively turned to Chen Luo for help.
In this completely unfamiliar world,Chen Luo, the only person who she was familiar with, was the only one Rin can rely on.
At least, that's how it seemed to Rin.
Then Rin was picked up by the Herrscher of Sentience, who had been enduring to her limit standing nearby, tossed to the side, and the Herrscher of Sentience took her place beside Chen Luo.
"Who are you?" Rin asked, puzzled, looking at the woman before her.
"This can't be. If you know Chen Luo, you should know me too, right?" The Herrscher of Sentience stroked her chin, somewhat confused.
"Wait, I remember. You're Hua, right? My sister's comrade." Rin clapped her hands together as if she had remembered something.
"..." The Herrscher of Sentience didn't answer Rin but instead looked at Chen Luo.
Didn't you say we wouldn't be separated? Why does she know you but not me?
Although the Herrscher of Sentience didn't say anything, her eyes conveyed this message.
"You've spent some time with Raven too, right? Doesn't Raven also not know you?" Seeing the Herrscher of Sentience's look, Chen Luo said somewhat innocently.
Chen Luo's subtext was: We might stay together, but you probably didn't reveal yourself.
After all, the Herrscher of Sentience is still the Herrscher of Sentience; hiding is quite normal for her.
"And, Rin, if she doesn't believe you, then she doesn't believe you. Why are you in such a hurry?" Chen Luo then looked helplessly at Rin.
Do you really want to bring up her unpleasant memories and deliver another heavy blow? Or do you want her to take a swing at you?
"But, but I want to apologize to her. After all, I did something very terrible." Rin muttered quietly.
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[Apology]
Reward: 50 Primogems
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"Alright." For this little sister who might have a good relationship with him in the future, Chen Luo wasn't stingy with help, especially since there were 50 Primogems to be earned.
That's the same as stealing 10 little lolis' lollipop.
Chen Luo placed his right hand on Rin's shoulder and instantly activated the Herrscher of Corruption's ability.
A black-and-red giant fox figure appeared behind Rin, and Rin's expression became increasingly ferocious.
Seeing this, the look in Yae Sakura's eyes instantly changed.
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Chen Luo released her shoulder, and she gradually returned to normal.
"Wah!" Returning to normal, Rin looked up and saw a blade glinting coldly and Yae Sakura's icy, merciless gaze.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! I know I was wrong before. Even though it was another me who did it, I still can't completely escape responsibility. So I'm truly very sorry!"
Facing the fox shrine maiden who seemed to want to kill her, Rin performed a dogeza to apologize.
"..." But Yae Sakura remained completely unmoved.
Some mistakes cannot be remedied by mere apologies.
If apologies were useful, what would we need police for?
"Actually, Rin also has a sister." A voice suddenly sounded in Yae Sakura's heart. Yae Sakura's eyes glanced slightly towards Chen Luo, who was standing to the side.
Since Yae Sakura had become Chen Luo's puppet, basic abilities like transmitting messages into her mind were possible.
"You... do you believe in reincarnation?" After establishing his presence, the first thing Chen Luo said was this.
Not receiving a response from Yae Sakura, Chen Luo proceeded to play a slideshow in her mind on his own.
The first image to appear was Rin tragically dying under a hail of bullets.
The second image was a group photo of a pink-haired girl who looked very similar to Yae Sakura and Rin.
"Do you know how the Herrscher of Corruption came to be?"
With Chen Luo's narration accompanying the slideshow, the story of Rin and Sakura was gradually told by Chen Luo.