I'm in Morioh, just joined a chat group for cute girls.

The Sword Saintess nodded slightly and calmly stated, "I will travel with you."

Seeing this miraculous departure, Durandal and Rita were once again filled with astonishment.

Is this... the power of another world? A completely incomprehensible method of teleportation, what exactly is this 'chat group' they talk about? Durandal's heart was filled with curiosity about the unknown.

"Indeed, it is an astonishing power, Lady Durandal."

Rita still wore a perfect smile, but a thoughtful glint flashed in the depths of her eyes. "It seems that the world in which Lord Gu Ye and his friends live has a completely different system of rules than ours."

Her gaze drifted almost imperceptibly towards Kitagawa Kaimu, who was enthusiastically recommending a certain game to the Sword Saintess not far away.

Lord Otto once deduced that under these completely different world laws, there might exist a power capable of breaking the boundary between life and death.

The scene where Mr. Gu Ye revived Ms. W's companion is the best proof.

"Is their world... completely different from our world, and from those world bubbles?"

Durandal pressed for details, expressing her great curiosity about the concept.

"Yes, Lord Youlandel."

Rita answered affirmatively, "Based on the information I gleaned from Miss Haimeng and Her Majesty the Saint, their world is a stable and real 'reality' just like ours, rather than a fickle projection from the Sea of ​​Quanta."

This conclusion plunged Durandal into deep thought once more. The real, parallel worlds… then, what kind of inconceivable power do the people in those worlds possess?

The afternoon sun shone through the windows, bathing the hall in a warm golden light.

Rita, carrying a plate of freshly baked Margaret cookies, walked with elegant steps to the sofa where Kitagawa Kaimu and the Sword Saintess were.

"Miss Haimeng, Your Excellency the Saintess, would you like to try some of my freshly made cookies?"

Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze. "By the way, I'd like to ask, regarding the 'Strawberry Daifuku' you mentioned last time, are there any special requirements for the moisture content of the glutinous rice flour when making it?"

"Wow! Cookies made by Miss Rita! Thank you!"

Kitagawa Kaimu immediately tossed aside her game console, grabbed a cookie, stuffed it into her mouth, and squinted her eyes happily. "It's so delicious! As for the strawberry daifuku, well..."

After a lively discussion about food, Rita casually steered the conversation: "Speaking of which, I always find it very interesting to see Miss Haimeng and Miss Rin talking about their respective worlds. Each world has its own unique culture and power, which is truly eye-opening."

"Of course!"

Kitagawa Kaimu immediately became interested. She puffed out her chest and said proudly, "Our group is full of hidden talents! We have all kinds of amazing people!"

"Really?"

Rita pressed on, her tone brimming with just the right amount of curiosity, "Among these amazing people, is there anyone who can do... well, something like a 'resurrection' miracle?"

"Bringing the dead back to life? Yes, of course!"

Kitagawa Kaimu slapped her thigh, her voice rising several decibels. She leaned close to Rita's ear mysteriously, lowered her voice, but couldn't hide her excitement, and said, "Gu Ye can do it! He's amazing!"

She described it vividly: "Let me tell you, Miss Rita, that time we went to rescue W's companion, that girl named Theresa, when we arrived, she had been dead for quite a while, her body was already cold! But guess what? Gu Ye just waved his hand, and 'whoosh,' she came back to life! Her eyes were open! Isn't that incredible!"

"true."

The Sword Saintess beside her also put down her teacup and nodded solemnly, adding irrefutable persuasiveness to Kitagawa Kaimu's words, "I witnessed that scene with my own eyes. It was a power beyond the comprehension of mortals, a true miracle of 'resurrection' that only the supreme god could perform."

Rita's smile remained unchanged, but her fingers unconsciously tightened around the teacup. Dead for some time… forcibly resurrected… these details perfectly matched Lord Otto's guess!

"It's not just Gu Ye!"

Kitagawa Kaimu started talking non-stop, "Rin-chan's world is amazing too! They have a ritual called the 'Holy Grail War.' If you're famous enough, they can summon you directly from history hundreds or thousands of years ago, turning you into a 'Heroic Spirit' to fight for you! And if you win, you get an all-powerful wish-granting machine called the 'Holy Grail,' which can make the Heroic Spirit regain a physical body and truly come back to life!"

She counted on her fingers, listing examples as if they were her most treasured possessions: "King Arthur, the great hero Hercules, they were all summoned! We saw these with our own eyes, it's not bragging!"

Rita listened quietly, her wine-red eyes gleaming as she firmly imprinted every keyword—"the dead," "forced resurrection," "Holy Grail War," "summoning heroic spirits," "omnipotent wish-granting machine"—into her mind, quickly sorting through the information logically and archiving it.

So that's how it is... There isn't only one way to be resurrected.

Mr. Gu Ye's ability directly affects individuals, while Ms. Rin Tohsaka's 'Holy Grail' in her world is achieved through a rule-based wish-granting mechanism. Both methods may have important reference value for Lord Otto's plan.

She picked up her teacup, took a small sip of black tea, and used it to conceal the turbulent emotions churning within her.

Excellent… Finally, finally, we've found a clue that might fulfill His Holiness the Bishop's long-cherished wish. This information must be brought back to Lord Otto as soon as possible, in its entirety.

The Thousand Realms Vehicle sailed smoothly through the bizarre and fantastical Sea of ​​Quanta, tearing through ever-changing landscapes.

Inside the carriage, Gu Ye's fingers lightly traced lines in the air, adjusting the train's course. His gaze, however, inadvertently fell upon Rita, who was chatting happily with Kitagawa Kaimu and the Sword Saintess not far away.

Rita spoke softly and humbly, as if she were simply having a pleasant chat.

But Gu Ye could clearly sense that her words were like a carefully woven net, cleverly guiding the conversation in an attempt to extract information about him from Hai Meng and the Holy Maiden.

“Miss Rita, there’s no need to waste your energy.”

Gu Ye's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone in the carriage, instantly shattering the harmonious atmosphere.

“I know what you want to find out about Bishop Otto.”

Rita's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and bowed slightly: "Lord Gu Ye, you flatter me. I was just exchanging travel experiences with the two young ladies."

"Really? Like, can I discuss whether I can resurrect the dead so that Otto can resurrect his Kallen?"

Gu Ye bluntly exposed her pretense, turning his gaze to Rin Tohsaka. "In Rin's world, the souls of heroes are collected by the Alaya consciousness after they die, becoming honored guests in the Hall of Heroes. That's why the Holy Grail War can summon them. But your world doesn't have this setting. Kallen Kaslana's soul has long since dissipated. Even with the Holy Grail, you can't summon a soul that doesn't exist."

Rita's smile finally faltered, a mixture of surprise and embarrassment at having her plans completely exposed.

"you……"

Durandal stepped forward, her eyes fixed on Gu Ye. Her long-held doubts could no longer be suppressed. "You seem to know everything about our world. Not just Destiny, but also the World Serpent, even the secrets of figures from five hundred years ago and the Key of God. Who exactly are you?"

Gu Ye leaned back in his chair and shrugged: "This is a complicated question to explain, and even if I did, you probably wouldn't believe me."

He looked at Raiden Mei and Kitagawa Kaimu beside him, "Let them explain. Mei, Kaimu, tell them everything you know. Also, explain to the Sword Saintess, so she doesn't keep looking at me like I'm a god. I'm not used to it."

"Huh? Me, shall we?"

Kitagawa Kaimu pointed to herself, then looked at Mei, appearing somewhat surprised.

Mei took a deep breath and nodded.

She stood up, her gaze sweeping over Durandal and Rita before finally settling on Kiana, whose face was full of curiosity.

She gathered her thoughts and spoke in as calm a tone as possible: "This matter... may be difficult to understand, but please believe that what we are saying is true."

Kitagawa Kaimu cleared her throat and continued, "To put it simply, Gu Ye-kun... or rather, we all know what will happen to you 'afterwards'. Because, to us, your world is... a work of art."

"Works? What do you mean?"

Kiana couldn't help but tilt her head and ask.

"It's... games, or anime."

Mei struggled to utter these words, "All of our experiences, including what we said and what we did, have been recorded in Gu Yejun's original world and made into a game called 'Honkai Impact 3rd'."

"game?"

These two words were like a bomb dropped into still water, causing a violent tremor inside the carriage.

Durandal frowned, her rational mind, as the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, rapidly analyzing the possibility of this statement.

Effort, struggle, sacrifice... is it all just a pre-programmed sequence? That doesn't make sense.

Rita's professional smile vanished completely, and for the first time, her eyes revealed pure shock.

She subconsciously looked at Gu Ye, trying to find a trace of joking on his face, but only saw calmness.

If this is true, then the bishop's five-hundred-year-old wish... wouldn't it be a tragedy whose ending was written from the very beginning?

Bronya remained expressionless, but her hands, resting on her knees, unconsciously clenched.

The world bubble theory, the tree of imaginary numbers... If we consider our world as a giant world bubble with a predetermined script, logically... it seems to hold true.

Seele sensed Bronya's nervousness and tugged at Bronya's sleeve anxiously, her sea-blue eyes filled with confusion.

The Sword Saintess covered her mouth with her hand. She had always regarded Gu Ye as a prophecy from the gods, but now she was told that it was just "reading the script".

The foundation of faith is shaking violently.

"What a joke!"

Kiana jumped to her feet and retorted loudly, "Mei! What nonsense are you talking about! We're living, breathing people! How could we be characters from a game! This isn't funny!"

She rushed to Mei, grabbed Mei's shoulders, and her blue eyes were filled with disbelief and a hint of hurt: "Tell me, you're joking, right? This must be Gu Ye sending you to lie to us!"

"Kiana, calm down."

Mei felt a pang of pain in her heart as she looked at her agitated expression, but she still shook her head firmly. "I'm not lying to you, it's all true."

"I don't believe it! I absolutely don't believe it!"

Kiana shook her head vigorously, "We fought together in Changkong City, we went to school together in St. Freya... How could all of this be fake! How could it be a pre-written script!"

"Kiana..."

Mei's voice trembled slightly as she grasped Kiana's hand and looked directly into her eyes. "When I first heard it, I couldn't accept it either, just like you. But think about it, why would Gu Ye know so many secrets we don't? Why did he know about the existence of the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle?"

"That's because...because he's really good!"

Kiana's reasoning seemed somewhat weak and unconvincing.

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"Not just powerful, Kiana."

Mei patiently explained, "He also knows about your background and that you have the core of a Herrscher within you. How would he know things that even you yourself don't know?"

"I……"

Kiana opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Those doubts that she had deliberately ignored were now ruthlessly exposed by Mei, forming a chain of evidence that she could not refute.

"He still knows me, knows the Herrscher core within me, knows that I would become the Herrscher of Thunder to save you..."

Mei's voice grew softer and softer, but every word struck Kiana's heart clearly: "He knows all about these things that will happen in the future. Because he has 'seen' our story."

Kiana slowly released her grip on Mei's shoulder, and the excitement and anger on her face faded, replaced by an unprecedented sense of bewilderment.

She took two steps back, slumped into the chair, and her eyes went unfocused.

So...all my efforts...were in vain?

She muttered to herself, "I desperately wanted to become the strongest Valkyrie and protect everyone... but it turns out I was just acting according to a pre-written script?"

Seeing Kiana's distraught state, the others in the carriage fell into an even deeper silence.

The truth was too heavy, overturning everything they knew.

Past glories and future goals all seem so pale and laughable in the face of the phrase "preordained script".

The only sounds in the carriage were the faint hum of the Thousand Realms Journey and the heavy, bewildered breathing of a group of girls who had lost their coordinates.

Looking at the dejected crowd, Gu Ye casually tossed a thick notebook into the air. The notebook arced through the air and landed precisely on Raiden Mei's lap.

Why do you all look like the sky is falling?

Gu Ye's voice broke the silence. He leaned back in his chair, his tone as relaxed as if he were talking about the weather, "Now that you know the script, instead of trying to rewrite it, you're just wallowing in self-pity. It's really pathetic."

He gestured with his chin toward Mei: "This is my 'memoir' that I wrote last night when I had nothing else to do, or rather, your 'future preview'. It starts from the Second Honkai Impact and goes up to your falling out with Kiana and your joining World Serpent. I haven't had time to write the rest yet."

Mei picked up the notebook. There was no title on the cover, and the paper still had the fresh smell of undried ink.

She could sense that this seemingly ordinary notebook carried the heavy fate of all of them.

At the same time, Gu Ye sent a file to Mei in the chat group.

[Weather Forecast]: Here's an electronic version for you, so you don't have to fight with them to see it.

⒏14 The Age of

Mei tapped her fingertips lightly in the air, quickly browsing the messages sent by Gu Ye.

In just a few minutes, Mei's expression changed several times.

From Sirin's tragedy to her encounter with Kiana; from St. Freya's daily life to Bronya being controlled by the chip; from Kiana's rampage as a Herrscher of Reason to Himeko becoming a ray of light illuminating her path home; to the redemption in Sky City; and finally, for Kiana's sake, she donned that cold, sinful lament...

Every word was like a knife, precisely stabbing into her heart.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her surging emotions, and shared the electronic document directly to the chat group's public space.

【Herrscher of Food】: Kitagawa-kun, Saintess-san, you can watch it directly in the group.

After doing all this, Mei handed the physical notebook in her hand to Kiana, who was still looking lost and dejected.

"Kiana, take a look."

Her voice trembled slightly, but her eyes were unusually firm. "This is what we need to face."