Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

The three hadn't gone far when Judah signaled Jiuxiao to slow down, then handed him a chain for use in battle.

"The enemy's position is changing, and they are approaching us at an extremely high speed."

"Five kilometers...four kilometers...two kilometers. Target visible, the opponent has entered attack range." Judah sensed the opponent's presence and then reported the opponent's movements to Jiuxiao and Theresa.

As Jiuxiao watched the pink light rapidly approaching him, he had just conjured a simulated black hole in his hand when the light was already not far in front of him.

The light gradually slowed down, and then Jiuxiao saw something he couldn't believe.

She was a beautiful girl with pink hair, dressed in a simple shrine maiden outfit, but with a katana at her waist. Even more surprisingly, the girl had long, upright pink donkey ears—no, fox ears.

"Holy crap, Yae Sakura!" Jiu Xiao exclaimed in surprise.

Unlike Jiu Xiao's exclamation, Theresa's first reaction upon seeing Yae Sakura was as if she had seen a fatal attack, and she instinctively tried to interrupt or dodge.

Damn it, have playing "Kallen Sakura Dies Twice" all the time left me with this stereotype?!

Theresa shook her head to clear her mind, then gripped the spear that Judas had transformed into, ready to attack at any moment.

However, Yae Sakura stopped in front of Judah and did not attack the three of them.

When Yae Sakura rushed over, her face was full of joy. But after she got closer to Judah, she tilted her head and looked him over, and now her face was full of bewilderment.

"??? You're not Kallen???" Yae Sakura was completely bewildered. She had clearly sensed a strong Kallen presence, which was why she had rushed over. For a moment, when she saw Judah, she thought she had seen Kallen, but upon closer inspection, it was definitely not Kallen!

"I am not Karen, I am Judah's Oath. It's been a long time, Yae Sakura..." Looking at the stunned Yae Sakura, Judah reached out and gently stroked her cheek.

Karen Kaslana's longing for Yae Sakura has not faded even after five hundred years; it is deeply imprinted on the vow made by Judah to accompany Karen.

Sensing the deep love and longing emanating from Judah, Yae Sakura's eyes reddened. Yae Sakura remembered Judah's vow, for it was Kallen's weapon...

"Long time no see... Judas..."

As much as Yae Sakura was moved by Judah's oath, so too was the evil little fox inside her suffering.

A jet-black fox spirit appeared beside Yae Sakura, baring its teeth at Judah, then said to Yae Sakura, "Damn woman, even in death she won't rest. She's not Kallen at all. Have you given up now? Kallen is dead. Only I can stay by your side forever!"

The fox demon glanced at Jiu Xiao and Theresa beside her, her face full of disdain. The newly formed Herrscher had disappeared for some unknown reason, but with the Herrscher gone, she was now invincible!

Little did they know that Jiuxiao had concealed his aura. Unless they touched him or Jiuxiao actively used his powers, no one could detect that Jiuxiao was a Herrscher based on their senses alone.

As for Theresa... without Judas, she's now a complete noob.

Chapter 101 Kidnapping the Pink-haired Fox

(According to the normal storyline, Yae Sakura and Hishimaru were beaten up by Kiana and Mei in a double attack as soon as they awoke from the Third Honkai. That's why Hishimaru said in the manga that she was extremely weak after being defeated by those three women. Then she started to chicken out, not even daring to face the newly reborn Herrscher Yuno, and kept urging Yae Sakura to run away.)

I originally planned to write this part, but then I realized I've included Kaguya in this part as well. If Yae Sakura had fought Kiana and the others back then, Kaguya might have taken her out with a single shot, so I didn't include it.

(Here's a joke: Kiana and Mei, armed with a chainsaw and a Gatling gun, took down Sakura and Higokumaru, but Sakura could tear Yuno apart with her bare hands, and Yuno could easily defeat Theresa, but Theresa could easily crush Kiana and Mei.)

"Get lost." Yae Sakura glared fiercely at the arrogant Higokumaru.

"Heh." Hishiyumaru decisively admitted defeat and then disappeared.

"Thank you, Judas..." Yae Sakura hugged Judas, feeling the lingering scent and longing Kallen left on him. But why wasn't that scent just on Judas? The two people next to them also had a strong smell...

Yae Sakura glanced at Jiu Xiao and Theresa beside her; Theresa's aura of Kallen was even stronger...

Seeing Yae Sakura looking in their direction, Theresa began her self-introduction. Since Judah hadn't made a move, he definitely wasn't an enemy.

"Hello, Ms. Yae Sakura. I am the head of the Far East region. You can call me Theresa. This lady next to me is Jiuxiao, my student."

"Hello, Theresa. May I ask, Theresa, are you a descendant of Kallen?" Yae Sakura couldn't help but ask Theresa, inhaling her scent.

"Um... in a way, yes?" Theresa thought about her origins. After all, she was a clone created from Kallen's cells and Honkai Beast cells...

Upon receiving Theresa's reply, Yae Sakura's eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly regained her radiance and smiled at Theresa, saying:

Can I hug you?

"Um...okay." Theresa was a little reluctant, but she didn't know how to refuse, after all, she was practically a mascot at the academy, often being fed by the students...

"Theresa, you're so cute." Yae Sakura hugged Theresa like she was holding a baby, her face full of happiness.

While Yae Sakura and Theresa were playing a mother-daughter game, Judah and Jiuxiao were squatting to the side, idly pulling weeds.

"See, I told you Theresa was just a child. I can take care of Theresa just like I would a child," Judas said proudly to Jiuxiao.

“Indeed.” Jiu Xiao rolled his eyes helplessly. Although Theresa’s identity was the headmistress, she was actually more like a child who was loved by everyone.

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After spending some time together with Theresa, Yae Sakura bid farewell to everyone and prepared to leave.

"There's a terrible creature inside me, and I'm sorry, I can't let her harm you, so let's part ways here. Judas... I'm so glad to see you again!"

Tears welled up in Yae Sakura's eyes as she waved goodbye to everyone.

"No." Jiuxiao and Theresa both said in unison that they refused Yae Sakura's farewell.

Jiuxiao and Theresa were not going to let Yae Sakura leave just like that. Letting Yae Sakura, a pseudo-Herrscher who could go crazy at any time, run around was like throwing an atomic bomb that could explode at any moment!

Theresa waved her hand firmly and said to Yae Sakura, "I have established a Valkyrie Academy, and we will be responsible for your safety. If you lose control, we will be able to stop you in time. At the same time, the people in the academy have good Honkai adaptability, so there is no need to worry about being exposed to your Honkai energy radiation. St. Freya Academy will be the best place for you."

Jiuxiao also joined Theresa in trying to abduct Yae Sakura.

"Indeed. But the most important thing is that Kallen is still alive, although she might not be... well, you can handle that yourselves. Kallen is at St. Freya Academy, so come with us, Yae Sakura!"

Both Jiuxiao and Theresa extended olive branches to Yae Sakura, but Yae Sakura looked at Judah with some uncertainty.

Judah nodded to Yae Sakura and said, "Kallen is still alive, but... well, still alive."

Judah didn't understand why this Karen, though identical to the one from before, wasn't the same Karen. Perhaps this was what people meant by different souls! But what did that have to do with me, a Key of God? My current master is also Nine Heavens~

Yae Sakura was still hesitant because Theresa had said she was Kallen's descendant... Kallen should be married and have children by now, so how was she supposed to face Kallen?

"Alright, alright, stop thinking about it. Yae Sakura, Kallen really wants to see you again, and you probably want to see her too. So come with us!"

"Okay... thank you all," Yae Sakura said softly. Even though Kallen was already married and had children, she wanted to see Kallen again, even if it was just to be by her side.

Yae Sakura was once so jealous of Kallen talking to someone else that she even considered turning Kallen into a doll...

Fortunately, Karen later taught her that love is never selfish; love is about giving...

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On the aircraft, Yae Sakura looked around curiously, while Theresa showed her the instruments and the scenery outside the window.

Jiuxiao and Judas sat at the hatch, lollipops dangling from their mouths, enjoying the strong winds whipped up by the high-speed flight of the aircraft, silently watching the scenery below.

"Karen, I have a surprise for you." Jiuxiao typed a few words on the communicator and sent it to Karen.

As soon as Jiuxiao finished sending the message, Karen replied instantly.

"What surprise? How did the mission go? Kiana, Mei, and the other girls were quite worried about you."

"It's a secret, but you'll definitely be pleasantly surprised. We're already preparing to return. Tell Kiana and the others that everything went smoothly, and that our savior once again easily resolved the crisis and saved Changkong City."

But all that replied to Jiuxiao were emojis from Karen, a bunch of pandas giving the middle finger...

Chapter 102 Uncontrollable Emotions

Changkong City is not too far from St. Freya Academy, and the group quickly arrived at the airspace of St. Freya Academy.

Knowing that they were almost there, Yae Sakura was completely dazed. She had been led around by Theresa the whole way, and she was not prepared at all for the fact that she was about to see Kallen.

"Kallen, long time no see." "No, no, this isn't right..." "Do you remember me, Karen?" "Ahhh! I'm so worried..."

Yae Sakura kept talking to herself in front of the mirror on the aircraft, rehearsing her opening line for her upcoming meeting with Kallen, so much so that she didn't even notice that the aircraft had already landed.

Seeing Yae Sakura still talking to herself, Jiu Xiao told Theresa to stay with her while he went to bring Kallen over to give both of them a surprise.

When they arrived at Himeko's house, Kallen was still holding Bronya, and Bronya was holding a Houmu doll. The two of them sat on the sofa watching TV.

Jiuxiao crept up behind the two of them and then covered their eyes. "Guess who I am?"

"You idiot Jiuxiao, Bronya saw you a long time ago through the reflection in the TV screen."

"Boring." Jiuxiao released Kallen and Bronya.

Karen turned to look at Jiuxiao, whose hands were empty, and asked in confusion, "Where's the surprise? Don't tell me the surprise you gave me was you."

"How could that be? The surprise is outside. Come on, blindfold yourself." With that, Jiu Xiao took out a black silk bag, blindfolded Karen, and then pushed Karen toward the helipad.

"So what surprise did you prepare for me? And why did you make me wear an eye mask?" Karen asked Jiuxiao, who was pushing her from behind, puzzled.

"You'll know when it arrives."

As Kallen was dragged out the door, Yae Sakura, who was far away on the helipad, sniffed the air, stopped talking to herself, pointed in the direction where Nine Heavens had left, and asked Theresa.

"Karen's here, isn't she?"

"Huh? I don't know. But Jiuxiao did go to call Kallen, did you see them?" Theresa tiptoed and strained to look in the direction Yae Sakura was pointing, but she didn't see anything.

"No, I can smell Kallen's scent!" Yae Sakura closed her eyes and continued to sense Kallen's scent from afar.

"Are you a dog?"

"No, I am a fox."