Honkai Impact 3rd: My Days as a Captain in Schicksal

"Hundreds or thousands of times... all of it will be returned!!"

Yae Sakura is on fire! Yae Sakura feels herself filled with power! Yae Sakura is about to use F2 A!

Chapter 102 I'm sorry, please forgive me...

"Is this even possible?" Keng Huo was dumbfounded.

“It’s similar to the principle of divine intervention… To put it simply, imagine you’re a great general, and your city has been captured. I’m reinforcements from another force, but because I’m an outsider, there are many restrictions in your city. You need a warrant to pass through, and you need to report before killing enemies…” Yae Sakura tried to move her body a bit and found that there didn’t seem to be any problems. “But for now, you can temporarily incorporate me into your army. I’m your soldier, and I can do whatever I want in this city…”

"So that's how it is with possession..." Keng Huo's consciousness seemed to be deep in thought.

At this moment, Keng Huo resides within Yae Sakura's body, or more accurately, her soul. Back when Yae Sakura died in Changkong City, fragments of her consciousness merged into Keng Huo's body. During this process, their souls made their first contact and fused together. Although their consciousnesses were completely independent entities, there was a boundary between them, like a fused liquid. Relying on this part of the "soul symbiosis," coupled with Keng Huo's cooperation, Yae Sakura temporarily gained control of Keng Huo's consciousness space without much effort.

"Now... it's time to have a serious talk with Hishimaru."

Yae Sakura took a deep breath, focused her gaze on the deep blackness before her, and gripped the hilt of the sword at her waist.

"Sakura Flash!" A massive, unparalleled blade of light swept across the sky in an instant, seemingly ignoring the constraints of space. The space itself was even torn apart by this single strike, revealing a huge crack.

"Hey, be gentle! This is my consciousness space!" Keng Huo, inside Yae Sakura's body, yelled. "Don't think you can just wreak havoc here like this just because it's not your home!"

"Anyway, the fight will probably be even more intense than this later, so what's one more cut?" Yae Sakura tossed her hair coolly. "Besides, how are we going to get out of here without getting this cut?"

"Why does it sound like my consciousness space is as small as tofu..." Keng Huo muttered.

Yae Sakura glanced back at the small space where she had been imprisoned for so long, then left without looking back.

On the other side of the rift, darkness had already occupied half of the world. On this boundless wasteland, an enormous fox demon stood silently, like a statue.

"Sakura...so you're here...I've been looking for you everywhere..." Hishiyomaru's voice was exceptionally gentle, as if calling to a close friend, "Come back, come back to me..."

“Well said, but I refuse.” Yae Sakura tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and quietly gazed into Hishimaru’s eyes.

“Is that so… I thought of that too…” Hishimaru’s voice was still so gentle, “But why didn’t you come back? This is your home… Is it because of those bugs? Don’t worry, I’ve killed them all… There’s no one left… no one will come to stop our happiness…”

“No… my home… was destroyed long ago.” Yae Sakura tightened her grip on the sword, her calm eyes revealing no inclination. “Besides… that was your happiness, not mine! My happiness… died five hundred years ago…”

"Now... Higokumaru, let's end all of this!" An astonishing aura erupted from Yae Sakura, and in this boundless space, her slender figure appeared so majestic and imposing.

“You still don’t understand, Sakura…” Hishimaru shook his head, “To be able to stay with you in this hell…”

"It's not just you!" Yae Sakura's figure transformed into a streak of light, instantly traversing a distance of over a hundred meters, and suddenly appeared in front of Hiyomaru. The blade in her hand was as sharp as lightning, its trajectory almost invisible, as she slashed towards Hiyomaru.

“You’re wrong… Sakura…” Hisoko’s massive claws barely managed to block Yae Sakura’s blade, sparks flying. “In this world, killing, despair, hatred, selfishness… these vices are constantly eroding this world. This is no longer the human world; this is hell! No one cares about your thoughts, no one understands your pain, no one knows your struggle!”

"Only I! Only I, your twin self, can understand the deepest longing in your heart!"

Suddenly, a raging inferno erupted from the entire body of Higokumaru. Its enormous form resembled a fiery mountain, and a ring of fire burst forth from its center.

Yae Sakura's body darted about like a butterfly, transforming into a blur, and she actually passed directly through the center of the fire ring. Following her were three fleeting blades of light that enveloped Higokumaru's entire body, and cherry blossom petals could be vaguely seen fluttering in the air.

"No, you don't know." Yae Sakura's words pierced through the flames.

A figure as swift as a shooting star passed through Higokumaru's body.

“I have never hated the villagers who oppressed me… They are innocent; they are merely puppets on a curtain…”

That meteor-like figure flashed by once again.

"What I hate... is this unjust world where the strong plunder at will and the weak suffer in silence!"

That meteor-like figure flashed by for the third time.

"My desires...do you really understand, Hishigoru!" Yae Sakura's figure was already too fast to catch. "No! What you crave, what you pursue, is nothing but your own wish! You drag me into your wish, and then hypocritically say it's for my own good!"

"My dream...my wish...is to live in a beautiful world where the strong are kind and the weak are dignified. My wish is that the elderly have support and the young have opportunities to grow, that people no longer suffer because of ignorant customs, and that they no longer burden others because of their own selfishness!"

"Do you understand, Himeko? We are twins, but we are not one person!"

Yae Sakura's figure grew faster and faster, and streaks of sword light bloomed on Hiyomaru's body. His flames seemed to have no effect on Yae Sakura at all, and she easily cut them open and shattered them.

Five flashes.

Eight flashes.

Twenty flashes...

Hundred Flashes!

"If all of this is the sin I committed, then I will sever it all!"

"Blade Return!"

"I myself am... the blade of judgment!"

Yae Sakura suddenly appeared dozens of meters behind Hiyomaru. Her feet left deep, brake-like marks on the ground. Blood Vibration, foot shift, broken heart, and sheathing the sword were all done in one smooth motion. As she slowly sheathed the sword, Hiyomaru's hundreds of wounds suddenly erupted with sword energy that was almost visible to the naked eye.

The sword energy seemed to come alive, rampaging and swirling wildly, cutting the already wounded Hiyoku Maru into a bloody mess. Under the sword intent of that sword saint level, his skin, which could rival steel, was as fragile as paper.

Yae Sakura's fighting style involves striking the enemy's body with sword energy, which then explodes simultaneously when the sword is sheathed, delivering a devastating slash from within. While the enemy focuses on dealing with the external blade, they are unaware that the sword inside their own body is the true killing move!

"That line just now sounded familiar? Did you steal my lines?" A piercing voice suddenly rang out, startling Yae Sakura. As she sheathed her sword, her hand trembled, and she accidentally cut a bloody gash on the web of her left hand.

"No...no...that's not it..." Yae Sakura denied in a panic, "It's just...I just saw you say before...%*&@#...that he's kind of handsome, so#￥%..."

Yae Sakura's voice grew softer and softer until it was barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz.

"Wow, how could you do this! I kindly gave you access so you could have some fun, and you stole my lines! Being a chuunibyou is part of my personality, you know that! Now that you've said those lines, our personalities overlap!"

Yae Sakura's face turned bright red instantly, like a primary school student caught cheating. She pouted resentfully and walked towards Hishimaru's fallen body: "Don't...don't speak! I have things to do!"

"You're just too scared to answer directly, aren't you! Didn't that big fox already get knocked out?"

"You...you're so long-winded!!" Yae Sakura kicked Keng Huo out of her body, causing him to stumble on the ground.

As the fallen Hiyomaru's body gradually shrank, it eventually transformed into another Yae Sakura, but unlike Yae Sakura, she had a pair of long, narrow fox ears on her head.

Yae Sakura stopped beside her.

With weak eyes, Higokumaru stared at Yae Sakura, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "So, the victor is here to reap her spoils?"

Yae Sakura sat down next to Hiyomaru and gently helped her up.

"Get away! I don't need your pity!" As if sensing something, Hiyomaru struggled, crying out in a hoarse voice, but couldn't escape Yae Sakura's embrace. "You're just like them, you're nothing but a traitor! Don't touch me!!"

"No... I've always been by your side..." Yae Sakura carefully hugged Hishimaru and pulled her into her arms. "For five hundred years, haven't we been together all along?"

“But…” Hishimaru sobbed, the two embracing each other like twins, “You clearly hate me… You like that nun named Karen… I helped you keep her… You hate the people in your village… I helped you kill them all… I did everything you wanted to do… But you still… You still hate me…”

Yae Sakura held the weeping half of the body in her arms, remaining silent.

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“Yes, that’s right! Throw your spear into this man’s chest! Unleash your hatred!” The illusion of Otto laughed, gleefully watching Theresa approach him, her eyes lifeless, clutching her spear.

Clang—

But instead of the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, the echo of a spear falling to the ground was heard.

And a warm little hug.

The crumbling will stared incredulously at Theresa, who had embraced it: "Why...it's impossible...why you..."

"Yes, I have already forgiven him."

"You treacherous devil who spyes on people's hearts, how could you possibly understand his greatness?"

“Because I’ve always been by his side, I’m able to understand him and comprehend him.” Theresa’s hug was tight, as if she wanted to transfer her body heat to him.

"I saw his tireless work day and night, I saw his utmost effort."

“Every sacrifice he made was for the sake of saving more people. The relatives and friends of those who were sacrificed resented him, hated him, and cursed him, but he never explained why. The burden he carried was far heavier than you can imagine!”

"If he hadn't issued such an order, how many innocent people would have died? How many more people would have resented the world and been immersed in boundless suffering?"

"He could have chosen not to sacrifice Cecilia, allowing more people to die, and then pinning the blame on the Honkai... But he didn't. He made the courageousst choice, taking all the blame upon himself..."

"To save more people."

“We chose different paths, but that doesn’t mean he was wrong. He simply chose a path that would result in fewer sacrifices and fewer sufferings… Is that wrong?!”

"Yes, I hate him. I hate him to the core. He brought me into this world all alone and then abandoned me. He also stole the light I cherished so much..."

"But it was also him..."

"They gave me a home when I should have had nothing."

"He has many important things to do every day; every minute he decides the life and death of thousands of people, but..."

"Even so, he would still carefully wash my nun's habit before I went on a mission, put my favorite bitter melon juice in my food rations, and on my birthday, when I returned to my empty dormitory..."

"There will be a cake with candles on it on my table..."

"Perhaps this is what he meant by saying one thing but meaning another... The further I am from him, the more I can feel the subtle warmth he once gave me."

"He was never by my side, yet he was always with me..."

“Yes… I hate him…” Theresa’s face was covered in tears as she gently rested her forehead against Otto’s chest. “But I love him too…”

"He is a respectable leader, even if outsiders see him as ruthless and cunning."

"But...but I understand his pain...his perseverance, his loneliness, his..."

"A warm smile..."

"I have fought alongside countless great Valkyries, and I have long understood..."

"Hate only breeds hatred, and revenge only brings revenge..."

"In this endless vortex of hatred, if one chooses to succumb, then no one can ever be saved."