Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Tens of thousands of years have worn away too many of its memories and emotions. Now it only knows that it is a Herrscher who is to destroy everything, an Erode Herrscher who is to destroy human civilization.

As for the memories of when I was still human, they have long been forgotten, or perhaps buried somewhere deep in my heart.

And this name did indeed make some impression on me.

Unfortunately, that impression is vague and cannot be retrieved.

"So, Miss Yae Sakura, what do you plan to do next? Will you choose to end your own life and go to the other side of death to reunite with that person, or do you want to continue to see the world 500 years from now?"

Cheng Xing was actually quite curious about Yae Sakura meeting Otto. He wanted to see if the man, who always seemed so composed, would be unable to hold back for the first time.

A desire called tax evasion ignited in Cheng Xing's heart.

Chapter 56: Familiarity

[Something's not right with you.]

In her heart, Yae Sakura had already begun to communicate with Higokumaru. Ever since the two merged five hundred years ago, they had been able to communicate in their hearts.

Don't ask me! I have a terrible headache right now!

Hiyomaru was very irritable. Why did he care so much about this guy? Why did he always have the answer on the tip of his tongue but couldn't say anything? This made Hiyomaru, who was already mentally unstable, even more irritable.

[From the moment we met, I noticed you seemed to be silent, which is unlike you. And I could sense your... warmth towards him?]

Yae Sakura said somewhat uncertainly, she wasn't sure if it was right or wrong, she just vaguely sensed its chaotic thoughts.

[Shut up! I don't know! Anyway, it's none of my business right now, I'm going to sleep! Don't bother me!]

Overwhelmed by his chaotic thoughts, Higokumaru decided to ignore it and sank directly into the depths of Yae Sakura's consciousness.

This is what it means to take a nap when you encounter difficulties.

Seeing that she had driven away the demon that had been haunting her for five hundred years, Yae Sakura couldn't help but laugh. However, this was troublesome, as she could no longer obtain information about the man from it.

So, what should I do?

Yae Sakura didn't completely believe what Cheng Xing said. At first, she only listened to what this guy wanted to say because of the inexplicable sense of familiarity with Himeko. However, although his story seemed believable, she couldn't completely believe it.

“Sir, this era is too unfamiliar to me. Originally, I wanted to sacrifice myself to save her and go with Kallen, but now…” Yae Sakura looked tenderly at Theresa, who was sleeping on the bed, as if she were looking at her junior. “Now I want to follow her and take care of her. I’m a little worried about her.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xing immediately nodded. After all, the current Theresa did give people a sense of reassurance. If it were the Theresa from the post-Honkai Impact 2 era, she could indeed be considered a reliable adult. But as for the current Theresa…

To be frank, Cheng Xing said that she was just a little girl.

"Now that Miss Yae Sakura has obtained what she wanted and her current goal, may I have a word with that fox?"

"I'm sorry, sir, it's asleep now. It seems that it was too agitated because it felt a little familiar with your name but couldn't quite place it, and chose to sleep."

"I seem somewhat familiar... Well, I've got the answer I wanted. Well then, I wish you a pleasant life ahead, goodbye."

Cheng Xing has already sent out the information that he found Theresa. He believes that it won't be long before the Hyperion can locate this area and take Theresa and Yae Sakura away.

Cheng Xing vaguely remembered that Otto would send Rita to St. Freya Academy later. He wondered if Otto's expression would change strangely after Rita reported on the fox spirit's affairs at the school.

"It's a pity I can't see it!"

Cheng Xing suddenly realized that if the current plot continued, how would Yae Sakura and Himeko reconcile? And how would the twelfth divine key, Jizo Mitama, be created?

"Speaking of Jizo Mitama... No, why do I start associating this with strange things whenever I think about it! Ah, stop my brain, stop thinking about those works!"

It's clearly a very powerful weapon, but for some reason, Cheng Xing thinks of all sorts of unorthodox uses whenever he thinks of it.

At the Schicksal headquarters, Otto Apocalypse watched the white-haired, green-eyed man and the outrageous things he said to his granddaughter.

This is a scene where Cheng Xing, disguised as Fóyego—oh, no, Mr. Sákó—is relentlessly mocking Theresa.

“Your Excellency, we have investigated the mercenary codenamed Scarecrow who disappeared years ago. His file was mysteriously destroyed a long time ago, and we cannot find the person or the time of its destruction. Even after searching the organization from the past, we could not find any mission data or photos related to Scarecrow.”

"Therefore, we have reason to suspect that this is a completely fictitious identity."

Rita, dressed as a maid, stood respectfully to the side, recounting the results of her investigation.

"........."

Otto stroked his chin in thought, when suddenly another photo fell out of his hand. The person in the photo was Cheng Xing! And he was wearing a white coat with a gloomy expression.

“Rita, take this photo to St. Freya Academy and test K423, Raiden Mei, and Bronya to see if they recognize this person.”

"By the way, could you also check if my lovely granddaughter has been eating well these past few days? If she still likes to eat bitter melon, could you please persuade her to stop? Eating bitter melon all the time won't help her grow tall, my lovely little Theresa."

Otto looked at his lovely granddaughter's face and a loving smile appeared on his face. His feelings for his lovely granddaughter were genuine, but they were just lower in priority than for Karen.

If my plan goes smoothly, she will eventually take this position.

"Yes, Your Grace. Oh, by the way, there's news from the laboratory; the body you requested has been created. And, according to your requirements, all those involved in the experiments were women, ensuring that the creation of that body was not witnessed by any member of the opposite sex."

Rita stopped there, her face showing a subtle hesitation.

Otto noticed Rita's slightly curious and puzzled expression, then waved his hand, signaling her to ask.

"Why would you want to clone the body of a Second Herrscher?"

"That was a deal I made with someone. Alright, go and complete your task."

Although Rita was still confused, her maid's etiquette prevented her from showing it outwardly. She smiled elegantly, gave a slight bow, and left.

Otto continued to look at the man in the photo, frowned, and asked softly, "Why do I feel a strange sense of familiarity?"

However, this feeling only suddenly appeared when I first saw this photo; perhaps it was because I had seen similar faces over a long period of time.

Otto stopped worrying, turned on his computer, and prepared to continue challenging the record he had left in Kallen's fantasy.

"Hmm! Cloth Wolf Fang?"

Otto noticed an account with this name that was steadily closing the gap with his own in terms of points.

"interesting."

Otto narrowed his eyes; he couldn't afford to be surpassed in this area!

[Some accounts were physically banned.]

Chapter 57: Meeting

On this beautiful, sunny day, with birds singing and flowers blooming, Cheng Xing sat in the small villa assigned to him by the organization, enjoying the gentle breeze on his face and the soft sound of ice melting in the soda next to the table, which made him feel very comfortable and satisfied.

"Ah, this is life, so pleasant and wonderful. As long as I leave all my work to my clones, I'll be the most comfortable one."

Cheng Xing should have been organizing most of the collected fragmented information and legends at this time, but after dumping the work on the puppets he created, his main body could sit and slack off comfortably.

Anyway, the split-off dolls only have some shallow thoughts and are pure dolls that don't even have their own appearance. They are no different from robots when it comes to exploiting them. Cheng Xing has a clear conscience!

"I should also check on how things are at St. Freya Academy... By the way, Bronya still hasn't informed me what happened to Kiana. Could it be that Sirin is really asleep?"

Cheng Xing became increasingly puzzled as he thought about this. It shouldn't be like this. Logically speaking, Xilin should be ready to fight for consciousness at any time. Why is there not even the slightest ripple?

However, it's good that he didn't show any reaction; at least he didn't have to struggle with whether to help Kiana or Sirin.

Looking back at my performance at the beginning, oh dear, that was really a bit... wait!

When Cheng Xing thought back to the beginning, he felt that something was not quite right!

Holy crap!!!

Cheng Xing suddenly remembered that Kiana seemed to want to get close to him at first, but after meeting Mei, he felt rejected and chose to leave.

Moreover, I also felt a strange sense of redemption at that time. Could it be that it was Sirin who logged in at that time?

In other words, my future changes to the past have already affected the present.

I was able to become a member of World Serpent without any vetting process, and I was able to learn about Fusion Warriors whom I had no idea about at all, within the illusion of the Herrscher of Consciousness.

So, is my future actually the past?

"No wonder, no wonder Kiana trusted me so unconditionally at the beginning, and even after I displayed such terrifying, monstrous abilities, she still wanted to help me. Could it be that Sirin's consciousness is really influencing me? System! Answer me!"

Cheng Xing immediately called upon the system for an answer.

"I've already told you the answer; find it in your past experiences."

The system's voice was no longer Xiao Ai, but the voice of Void and Myriad Treasures, which sounded utterly contemptible.

"Why did you change the voice pack? Can you switch back to the old one? It sounds weird to me."

"Changing the voice pack... Hello, host."

"Hey! Why are you using the emergency food delivery app's voice pack?"

"Hey!"

"Were you infected too?"

After complaining, Cheng Xing decided to go to St. Freya Academy to take a look. The biggest difference between Sirin and others as a Herrscher is that she was once guided by a god and also connected to the imaginary space.

If such a being could retain memories of changes in the timeline, then there is indeed nothing strange about it.

Cheng Xing immediately manipulated gravity to suspend himself in mid-air, and then used the portion of the Herrscher of Reason's power that he had controlled to the maximum extent. His whole body transformed into a cannonball and flew in the sky, while his body also emitted a special magnetic field to counteract all probes.

At this high speed, it took him about an hour to reach St. Freya Academy in the Far East.

Upon arriving at the school, Cheng Xing chose a secluded corner to land, then transformed into a black crow and began searching for the white-haired figure within the school grounds.

Not long after, Cheng Xing stopped on a tree and looked through the glass at Kiana, who was fast asleep on the table. It seemed she wasn't interested in the lesson the teacher was giving at all.

Bronya listened attentively to the lesson. Although she already knew the material, she believed that paying attention in class was a student's duty.

Raiden Mei was also taking notes diligently. Cheng Xing glanced at the blackboard... math class, that's fine then.

Fu Hua raised her head at this moment, looking at the black crow with scarlet pupils outside the window. The crow gave her a very strange feeling.

Why do I feel a chill down my spine?

Just then, the bell rang, and Kiana seemed to be awakened. She opened her eyes, stretched, and said gently to Mei beside her, "Mei, I'm not going home for dinner tonight."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Raiden Mei was a little curious about what Kiana was going to do.

"I invited Bronya to play games together, and we'll eat out for dinner! Let's go, Bronya!"

Kiana smiled and put her arm around Bronya's shoulder, subtly pointing out the window so she could see the black raven.

Bronya first looked at the black raven, then at Kiana with her sky-blue eyes, nodded slightly, and then said to Raiden Mei, "Yes, Mei-nee, we made plans to play games today, so please excuse us."