Sister Rescue Plan

Izayoi Mirai touched her head and walked to the other side.

The massive body crashed to the ground, the bear monster's heart pierced through, blood gushing forth. Dozens of deep, bone-revealing wounds covered its body, and the wound on its abdomen even revealed its writhing internal organs.

The battle is over.

With a single swing of her sword, Yae Sakura wiped the blood off the blade, making it incredibly convenient without needing to wipe it away.

Izayoi Mirai walked to the corpse: "Is this meat still edible?"

Yae Sakura gave him a strange look: "It's been contaminated by Honkai energy, so of course you can't eat it."

"What a pity, it's so big."

Yosuke Mirai shook his head. Of course he could eat it, but he didn't know how to cook it. Otherwise, it would be a great side dish for rice balls. Yae Sakura's rice balls really only contained rice, and he was getting a little tired of them.

The two returned to the shrine, and someone else naturally took care of cleaning up the body. Yae Sakura looked at Izayoi Mirai, whose gaze was unfocused, and whose fingers were gently stroking the white cat, seemingly lost in thought.

Yae Sakura asked, "You don't seem to be in a good mood?"

"There are just some things I can't figure out."

Izayoi Mirai lowered her gaze, not wanting to say more.

"Is it that bear monster?"

Yae Sakura smoothed her hair. "It's really hard to imagine how it suddenly appeared in the village. We haven't seen many monsters while patrolling the mountains these past few days."

"If it's not a natural disaster, then it's a man-made one."

Izayoi Mirai casually remarked that he had practically slaughtered his way through the entire forest, so of course a Honkai Beast shouldn't have suddenly appeared. But this was the Stigmata Space, where consciousness could alter reality. Just like in a game, the administrator could certainly use their authority to refresh monsters, such as a certain Himeko.

"Really? Someone who can control Honkai Beasts?"

Yae Sakura looks somewhat unbelievable.

That's true. There's no research on Honkai here. Even Otto, with five hundred years of technological advancement, still can't do this. To be precise, only Herrschers can do it.

Just then, a man rushed to the shrine, panting. He glanced at Izayoi Mirai and said urgently to Yae Sakura, "Shrine Maiden, several people have been infected with a terrible disease. It came on suddenly. Please go and save them!"

"Don't worry, what are the symptoms?"

"My body turned very white, a pale white, and it looked hard, but it would turn into powder on its own."

Yae Sakura paused for a moment: "I'll go get the medicine, wait a moment."

Back in her room, Yae Sakura took all the herbs she had gathered and left with the man.

"Looks like there's no hope."

Yosuke Mirai stroked her chin, watching Yae Sakura's departing figure. These symptoms sounded like being corrupted by Honkai. Men's Honkai adaptability is too poor. He probably wouldn't even be able to turn into a zombie; he would only turn to ash. Even if Yae Sakura stewed that pile of herbs and forced it into his stomach, it wouldn't help.

Is it because of that Honkai Beast?

Yushou Mirai wondered if some people might have been injured and come into contact with the blood after the bear spat out so much blood, and were thus corrupted by the Honkai energy within it.

With Honkai Beasts rampant and diseases spreading, nothing is more necessary than a sacrifice in this situation, isn't it?

Higokumaru, what will you do this time?

Izayoi Mirai felt that she might not become a sacrifice this time. Her previous actions had already shown that they were futile, not to mention that Hishiko had given her a lot of power banks before, so she now had plenty of magic power.

"Or are you planning to use the emotions of the characters here to control me?"

Thinking about the villagers' different attitudes compared to last time, and his rescue during this attack, Izayoi Mirai clenched his fists. He did feel reluctant, but that was not a reason for him to wait to be killed.

"Meow!"

Theresa screamed as her claws sprang from the fleshy ball, leaving three bloody marks on the back of Izayoi Mirai's hand. Izayoi Mirai had just grabbed her tail when the pain and another strange sensation overwhelmed her, causing her to instinctively attack.

Looking at the scratches on the back of her hand, Youxiao Mirai looked at Theresa seriously: "What if I get rabies and lose my fighting ability? Will you take over then, Big Boss?"

You're the one with rabies! Your whole family has rabies!

Theresa bristled, arching her back and growling like a normal cat giving a warning growl.

"How adorable, Theresa, you really like being a cat."

Izayoi Mirai extended a finger to tease Theresa, who stared intently at Izayoi Mirai's finger as if it were a cat toy.

Not long after she turned into a cat, Theresa became completely cat-like, which shows that she is very compatible with cats.

"Speaking of which, after leaving the Stigmata Space, Theresa, why don't you try out a catgirl outfit? Just thinking about it makes my heart flutter."

The image of petite and adorable Theresa wearing cat ears and a tail, raising her little fist and meowing, is so exciting!

"Meow!!!"

Theresa lunged at Mirai Izayoi.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: I'm Sorry, I'm an Undercover Agent

The golden crow falls, the jade toad rises.

It was getting late, but Yae Sakura still hadn't returned.

After playing with Theresa the cat all afternoon, Yoyo Mirai was hungry. Even without meat, he was fine with it. He just wanted Miss Yae Sakura to come back and cook. He didn't know how to use these outdated kitchen utensils and didn't dare to waste the little rice left in the rice jar.

"Meow~"

Theresa was also lying on the ground, her two front paws covering her shrunken belly. After being played with by Yosuke Mirai all afternoon, her physical strength was even more severely depleted.

Izayoi Mirai glanced at her, then suddenly revealed a malicious smile and extended her hand:

"Let me rub your cute little tummy, Theresa."

Faced with Mirai's evil deeds, Theresa Nyan extended her sharp claws, intimidating Mirai.

Izayoi Mirai touched the scratches on the back of her hand, chuckled twice, and didn't say anything. She hadn't healed her injuries yet, and it was better not to let too many people know about this ability. Even if they could be trusted, they still had family and friends. Izayoi Mirai had fully realized this from Himeko.

At that moment, both the person and the cat turned their heads to look towards the doorway. There were hurried footsteps coming from there, which didn't sound like Yae Sakura.

The footsteps drew closer, and it was a little girl. Yushou Mirai was taken aback; it was the same one he had rescued during the day.

"Big brother!"

The little girl saw Izayoi Mirai, ran over and hugged his legs, panting, "Please save my sister! She's going to be taken away as a sacrifice."

Wasn't this directed at me?

Izayoi Mirai stroked her chin. This time, she didn't even get involved with him when preparing for the ritual. Has Hishikomaru given up on targeting her?

This is what it says——

It's almost done, so it's too lazy to bother with me?

While he was still thinking, Theresa had already leaped out. Her small body was exceptionally agile. She had also been a sacrifice and knew the way to the altar.

"Alright, I'll go over there."

Izayoi Mirai was actually unwilling to stop it. When Yae Sakura's sister was used as a sacrifice, no one stood up to speak up. Now they are unwilling to offer up their own relatives. This is the entanglement between them. So where does Izayoi Mirai have the right to stop Yae Sakura?

But if Higokumaru succeeds, he'll be finished too, right?

Izayoi Mirai sighed and followed the little girl to the altar.

The altar was surrounded by a large crowd, with Yae Sakura standing in the middle holding her sword. Beside her was a little girl who looked about eight or nine years old.

Just then, a white cat darted up and meowed loudly at Yae Sakura.

猫？

Yae Sakura realized something, looked up, and saw Izayoi Mirai at the back of the crowd.

The deity at the edge of the altar frowned: "Sakura, throw that cat out."

Yae Sakura didn't make a move; she didn't want to hurt the adorable cat, and simply used her sword sheath to shoo it away.

Theresa's hand rested on the scabbard as she continued to shout.

"Do you want me to let her go?"

Yae Sakura lowered her eyes. "But who spared my sister back then?"

As the shadows fell, the god walked up to Yae Sakura, picked up Theresa, and pretended to throw her away, but one hand grabbed her wrist and held her hand tightly like an iron clamp.

"Yo ho, we meet again."

Izayoi Mirai smiled, then punched Shinshu in the stomach. "Who gave you permission to touch my cat?"

The powerful force impacted his internal organs, and the deity, like a boiled shrimp, arched his body, even losing his balance and kneeling on the ground.

Yushou Mirai raised an eyebrow. He didn't think Hishigomaru would do that, which meant that it hadn't possessed the god.

"What are you doing!"

Someone in the audience shouted a question, and Youxiao Mirai picked up the shrine and smashed it accurately into his face. Looking at the somewhat noisy crowd, he yelled, "Shut up, all of you!"

Yae Sakura looked at him in surprise: "Didn't you come to stop me?"

"I'm."

"Why--"

Yae Sakura lowered her head, her hand holding the sword trembling slightly. "Why are you stopping me too? You just happened to end up in our village, right? You don't know anything at all."

"Because it's meaningless, Yae Sakura."

Youxiao Mirai sighed and decided to reveal everything. "Five hundred years have passed. Everyone in your village is long gone. What's the point of you repeating these painful memories over and over again? Nothing will change."

What are you talking about?

Yae Sakura unconsciously took two steps back and gripped the hilt of her sword tightly. "What five hundred years? I don't understand what you mean."

Izayoi took a step forward, looking somewhat aggressive: "Actually, you understand, but you just don't want to accept it. You gave Theresa the Stigmata just to lock yourself in your memories? Yae Sakura, it's time to wake up from your dream."

"What good will waking up do?"