Collapse, I save everything alone

The so-called "disappearance of the gods" means that the person concerned disappears without reason. In the words of the Far East, he was taken away by monsters such as gods, heavenly dogs, fox spirits, mountain witches, ghosts, and goblins.

"Ah……"

Mingyu sneered in his heart.

He knew that there was a custom of human sacrifice in this village. Whenever there was a severe drought, a sacrificial ceremony would be held, and innocent girls would be slaughtered and dedicated to the so-called "Fox God".

The idea of ​​disappearance of the gods is probably just to fool outsiders and children in the village.

Thinking of this, Mingyu looked carefully at the list of the eight miko maidens on the wall.

The name "Yae Rin" has not yet been engraved on it.

So, now should be the time when Rin is still alive in Yaesakura's memory...

In this case, I'm afraid the village will soon hold a sacrifice ceremony and let Yaezakura kill her own sister with her own hands.

He kept repeating painful memories to wear down Yae Sakura's will to resist, and finally completely invaded her body once again...

Mingyu pondered to himself.

After that, after walking back and forth in the yard, Mei and Mingyu still failed to see Yaesakura.

Apparently, she is not inside the shrine at this time.

Come to think of it, although the village is not big, there are a lot of things to do as a Yae Miko.

Daily swordsmanship training and shrine maiden training, handling villagers' requests, looking after and cleaning the shrine, and defeating invading Honkai beasts... if you list them one by one, there's quite a lot.

"Well...why not come back tomorrow morning?"

Mei suggested.

Mingyu had no objection to this. Just as they were about to return to the inn in the village, a subtle but pleasant sound came into their ears with the wind.

The gentle and tender tone penetrates numerous obstacles and slowly drifts in the air. The ups and downs of the low singing make people stop and listen unconsciously.

The voice is as pure as the morning dew, full of a girl's tenderness and dreams, making people feel relaxed and happy when listening to it.

However, although the voice was sweet, it sounded a little weak, intermittent, and very forced.

The singing came from next to the shrine, that is, from the Yae family's residence.

"What a beautiful voice..."

Mei couldn't help but stop and listen.

After the song ended, the childish voice began to cough constantly, so violently and frequently that the two people standing on the other side of the wall couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.

"Hey, this should be Yae Rin's voice...!"

Mingyu's heart suddenly moved.

Anyway, since we're here, even if we didn't find Yae Sakura, it would be great to go and see Yae Rin.

Then, he said to Mei:

"Mei, let me turn it over and take a look."

——Transforming into a kitten also has its advantages. If a grown person, especially a grown man, climbed over the wall and appeared in front of her, he would probably be regarded as a bad guy by the young girl, who would call for an adult to drive him out.

But if it was just a cute, harmless kitten, it would be a different story.

"...I understand. I'll wait for you here."

Meiyi nodded.

So Mingyu leaped and easily landed on the wall of the shrine, then took another small jump and landed on the wall of the Yae family.

He stuck his cat head out and looked down.

The place in front of us should be the backyard of the Yae family. It is well-maintained like a shrine, with various plants planted there, and it looks like a world of its own.

A young girl was sitting under the eaves, coughing constantly, and it was obvious that she was in a weak and sickly state.

Her long cherry-colored hair was draped behind her white neck, with a ponytail on each side of her head - although such a ponytail actually looked more like the product of a bun being removed, it did give the girl a more delicate feeling that suited her.

She is Yae Rin.

Chapter 73 Yae Rin

"Little... kitten?"

After coughing for a while and finally calming down, the girl finally noticed the kitten, Mingyu, who was watching her from the wall.

Yae Rin stretched out her delicate little hand and waved it gently, trying to call the cute kitten over.

This trick doesn't always work for small animals, but this time, the kitten seemed to really understand her call, jumped lightly from the high wall, and then came to her side obediently.

It sat next to the girl and rubbed her hand gently with its head.

"So...so cute...ahem."

While coughing, Yae Rin couldn't help but reach out and touch the kitten beside her.

The soft touch of the little animal made her unable to let go, and she couldn't help but pick Mingyu up and put him on her lap.

"Meow~"

While feeling the girl's touch, Mingyu was also observing the girl in front of him.

She was indeed quite weak and looked haggard, and the color of her exposed skin was quite unhealthy. She looked like she was seriously ill.

Well... the real Yae Rin should have disappeared in history long ago. She died in a sacrifice several years before Kallen came to Yae Village. Unlike Yae Sakura, she was not corroded by the power of the Herrscher and turned into a pseudo-Herscher.

Therefore, the girl in front of him should be just an illusion like Joyce, not a real life.

In this stigmata space, apart from the two outsiders, him and Mei, the only real person is Yae Sakura herself.

So... is the Yaezhan in front of me also an illusion created by the Herrscher of Corrosion?

Mingyu thought about this matter seriously.

The weak girl stroked the fur of the kitten in her arms, tilted her head and thought seriously, then said:

"By the way, let me give you a name. How about...Xiao Xiaobai?"

Why add the word “small”?

Mingyu thought about it and responded to Diyae Rin with a meow, as if he agreed with the name.

The cheerful tone let Yae Rin know that it liked this name very much. The young girl gently stroked the kitten lying on her lap and asked with a smile:

"Xiao Xiaobai...I like you very much. Can you come to see me often in the future?"

"Meow~" ("Of course.")

"Well... let me tell you, Xiao Xiaobai, my sister is amazing. She will become a very powerful witch in the future..."

When interacting with the cute little guy, the girl couldn't help but talk a lot more than usual.

"I also want to see the outside world..."

——Yae Rin, who has been bedridden for a long time due to illness, has almost no chance to go out. Her understanding of the outside world is almost entirely based on the stories her sister told her when she was with her.

"But... my illness... cough cough, I don't know when I can get better..."

Yae Rin said with some disappointment.

Unlike her elder sister who showed outstanding talents in various aspects, she, as the younger sister, not only had no talent in combat and priestess, but also had an extremely weak body since childhood.

Although Yaezakura had tried every possible means, including but not limited to inviting doctors from outside and various secret recipes, she was unable to cure Yaezakura's increasingly weak body.

Five hundred years ago, she would probably have been regarded as a poor child suffering from an incurable disease.

Of course, if we look at it from a modern perspective, the real cause of Yae Rin's illness is most likely...

Weakness caused by physical conflict due to the incomplete awakening of the stigmata.

As a family that can fight Honkai beasts, the Yae lineage must have inherited some kind of power of the stigmata, but not everyone has the talent to master the power of the stigmata.

Those who are not qualified enough will be eroded by the awakening of the holy marks.

——This situation is somewhat similar to Mei’s when she was a child. She almost lost her life due to the awakening of the stigmata, so she has quite a lot of “experience” in this regard.

Unfortunately, now that we know this, there is no way to change it and it has become a thing of the past.

Even with his [Interference·Backtracking], he can only trace back about six hours.

but……

Otto, the plan that guy is preparing can indeed change the course of history.

With the help of the zeroth rated power of the Second God's Key, he could climb the Imaginary Number Tree and truly reverse everything, bringing back to life those who should not have died.

"..."

An idea vaguely emerged in Mingyu's mind.

What Otto could do, he might be able to do too.

However, it is still too early to talk about this now, as he does not have the strong ability to realize this idea.

Now, let's get down to earth and solve Yaesakura's problem.

Just then, Mingyu heard footsteps coming from the other side of the room.

At first Mingyu thought it was Yaezakura who came back, but when he listened carefully, the heavy footsteps were not the sound that a young girl could make.

So he quickly jumped out of Yae Rin's arms, swiftly climbed back onto the wall, and hid himself behind the plants that decorated the courtyard.

"Ah, Xiao Xiaobai..."

Yae Rin stretched out her hand reluctantly, and at the same time, the figure also came to the backyard.

As expected, the person who came to the backyard was not Yaesakura, but an adult male.

Judging from his appearance, he should be Rin's father, the current head of the Yae family and the village chief of Yae Village, a man respected by the villagers as the Lord of the Gods.

"Father, Father..."

The young girl timidly called out his name.

He looked frowning and asked in a stern tone:

"Rin, who were you talking to here just now?"

"It's... it's a kitten from outside..."

Yae Rin replied weakly.

After hearing this answer, the frown on Yajūn God's face became even more distorted.

He said in a serious tone that left no room for doubt:

"Your health is not good to begin with, so don't touch those dirty things outside. Also, you are weak, so don't stay outside, go back inside."

"Okay, I understand, Father."

Yae Rin nodded.

Under her father's pressure, she had to stand up and take reluctant steps back into the house.

However, before she entered the house and closed the door completely, her eyes fell on the wall in the yard.

The girl stretched out her hand and waved reluctantly, as if saying goodbye to a new friend.

Mingyu let out another loud cry, and then swiftly escaped before the Lord God could throw stones at him.

He climbed over the high wall and returned to the interior of the shrine, only to see Mei, who had been waiting there, already talking to another girl.

——The real owner of this holy scar space, a girl named Yaesakura, finally appeared before their eyes.

Chapter 74 Goal

Inside the shrine, Mei was having a pleasant conversation with Yaezakura.

Unlike the shrine maiden with a pair of fox ears on her head and a good figure in reality, Yae Sakura at this moment is just a girl who looks about the same age as Bronya, and is only slightly taller than Yae Rin.

Judging from her age, when Yae Rin's death occurred, she should have been about the same age as Bronya.

Because it has not been eroded or possessed, it does not have any inhuman fox ears on its head.