Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

Look at Yae Village below your feet. They have done their best within the scope of their knowledge.

It is indeed ignorant and pathetic, but who can be blamed?

Lin Wei looked up at the sky which was already beginning to darken, dark clouds were rolling in, and heavy rain was about to come.

Zi Feiyu, know the joy of fish?

Lin Wei no longer looked at the village behind him.

You are not a fish, so how do you know the suffering of a fish?

After all, it's just a struggle in this world that is neither gentle nor correct.

Five hundred years ago and five hundred years later, it’s just that the vision has been broadened.

Lin Wei looked at the girl who obediently stretched out her hands and let her father tie her hands up.

There is no difference between fifty thousand years ago and fifty thousand years later!

Aren't there people who, one after another, group after group, voluntarily step up to the altar, offer themselves as sacrifices, and use their lives and blood to continue the path of their species forward in the darkness?

All the same...

"Father, can you do me one more favor?"

The pink-haired girl, who was kneeling quietly in the center of the altar, suddenly spoke to her father in an embarrassed manner, as if she was ashamed of her behavior;

"My sister will come here soon. She will definitely want to take me away! I'm afraid..."

Lin's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and he lowered his head. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly raised his head and smiled at his father.

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to help myself and run away with my sister, screwing up everything and causing my father and sister to be criticized by uncles and aunts because of me... So..."

Lin's smile is bright and lovely, like a young cherry blossom about to bloom;

"So... please, father, give me... my..."

Rin tried many times but couldn't finish the sentence.

"...Father, am I useless?"

Lin cried, as helpless as a kitten with nowhere to take shelter in the rain.

The father stood up slowly without saying a word. He understood what Rin meant.

He walked solemnly behind his daughter, slowly and carefully drew the sword from his waist, gritted his teeth, and cut two shallow wounds on Lin's ankles.

Lin held his breath and concentrated, and even though his body was tense because of fear, he didn't make a sound.

Hearing the sound of the sword being sheathed, Rin breathed a sigh of relief, and for the last time, he looked up at his father and gave him a lovely, bright smile.

"Thank you, father..."

Then, the smile became shallower and more bitter, the corners of the mouth trembled and drooped, the lips began to purse tightly, and trembled more and more.

Finally, she couldn't control herself and burst into tears, but she still managed not to lose her composure. She just lowered her head, cried, and shed tears...

"Woooooooo..."

Listening to the sad crying, Lin Wei found that his vision had become blurry without knowing when. He reached out to wipe it, but his hand was wet.

Why am I crying?

Along with this doubtful voice, tears began to flow out of his eyes uncontrollably. No matter how hard he wiped, he could not stop the tears from flowing like a flood.

Gradually, he felt something was wrong. Why did my hands feel so delicate?

His heart tightened, he wiped his face vigorously with his sleeve, dried the water from his eyes with a cloth, turned around suddenly, and saw Lin Wei standing behind him!

"Shh..."

Lin Wei smiled at him mysteriously and raised a finger to his mouth, signaling him to keep quiet.

"Lin Wei" looked down and saw that her red and white shrine maiden costume and the wide sleeve of her right hand were wet, and her tears even wet the shimenaga rope around her waist.

So, I am Yaezakura...

The pink-haired witch looked confused, a little unsure of the situation. She once again looked up at Lin Wei, who was a head taller than her.

Lin Wei smiled mysteriously at her again, without explaining anything, but just pointed to the entrance of the shrine.

Yaesakura turned around hurriedly and saw her father pulling another version of herself who was obviously much younger towards them. Behind them was a group of villagers surrounding them, with fanatical and somewhat crazy expressions.

Yaezakura was anxious and was about to rush towards Rin, but like a shadow, she passed through everyone out of thin air and could not actually make contact with her.

"how so?"

Yaesakura looked very sad. She called out Rin's name loudly and even put her hands on her sister's arms and shook them hard in an attempt to wake her up.

However, she couldn't do it. At this moment, she was really just a shadow.

After realizing the reality, Yaezakura fell to the ground and cried, filled with grief and anger.

Lin Wei walked over and gently pulled her up, watching this cruel ending with her.

Yaezakura closed her eyes and turned her head to the side, gritting her teeth and not wanting to watch or listen. Lin Wei didn't force her and just watched.

The young Yaezakura silently took the sacrificial knife handed to her by her father, silently walked up to the altar, and silently came to her sister's altar.

Then, he suddenly cut the ropes that bound Lin's hands with a knife, pulled her up and ran. She had already planned the route, there was no one behind the altar, so she jumped off the altar, climbed over the high wall, and ran away!

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Lin fell to the ground, raised her pitiful little face, smiled at her sister and cried.

"Rin is really happy that I can help my sister before I die... But, I'm sorry, sister, Rin can't go to see the cherry blossoms with you..."

"Sister, you will definitely become an outstanding miko..."

Little Yaezakura on the altar looked dazed, tears streaming down her face. She was at a loss, not knowing what else she could do...

Under the altar, Yaezakura gritted her teeth, tears streaming down her cheeks, inexplicably angry and resentful that she could do nothing...

She knew what was coming next, it was all too familiar.

The villagers cursed wildly and asked my father excitedly if he was going to be partial? They forced my father to go to the altar, grab his own hand, clench the knife in his hand, and wave...

Ok?

Why did the sounds around me suddenly become so chaotic? What happened?

Yaezakura opened her eyes blankly, trying to figure out what was happening.

But I saw Lin Wei climbed up the altar at some point, picked up Yae Rin who was lying on the ground, jumped off the altar and ran towards the entrance.

While running, he turned back and shouted at Yaezakura,

"What are you doing standing still? Run!"

Yaezakura was still in a daze, but the young self on the altar broke free from her father's restraints and ran towards Lin Wei without looking back.

Yaezakura felt a warm feeling in her heart, as if a layer of ice had shattered, and as if she had been freed from some restraints, she also ran towards Lin Wei.

Taking a step forward, two figures, one large and one small, merged together, indistinguishable from each other.

After all, she is still Yaezakura.

Leaving the chaos and curses behind, Yae Sakura followed Lin Wei and kept running desperately, as if she wanted to get rid of the harassment of the pursuers, and as if she wanted to escape the shackles of fate.

Yaezakura ran out of breath, but she didn't feel tired. The more she ran, the easier and more comfortable she felt.

It was like returning to our childhood, when I had agreed with my sister to take her to see the most beautiful cherry blossoms in Shinano, and then go outside together to see the bigger world...

I will take her everywhere, see beautiful things, eat delicious food;

My sister is weak and will be out of breath after walking a short distance. I am strong, so I will carry her on my back and keep running...

Keep running, keep running...

As she ran, Yae Sakura found that her sister was really lying on her back, with her arms around her neck and her head gently resting on her shoulders and falling asleep, as if she was really tired from playing.

Yaezakura held her arms tighter and continued running with her.

The more I run, the easier it is; the more I run, the happier I am…

An inexplicable bitter smile emerged in Yaezakura's heart. It turned out that these were all she wanted.

This kind of happiness is so bitter...

In your hand, hold tighter.

At the end of the run, there is a lush cherry tree, with a refreshing fragrance, colorful fallen petals, and a warm breeze.

Lin Wei waited under the tree, laid out the curtain, and waited for the two guests to arrive.

Thus, a warm little banquet began.

The two sisters snuggled together, chatting, laughing, and looking up at the beautiful cherry blossoms in the warm breeze;

Lin Wei was quietly on the other side and did not disturb them.

He finally got to eat the "rice ball bigger than his head" that he had longed for for a long time. He was so full after eating it that he choked and rolled his eyes.

But the taste is needle-free...

And there is a small pot of cherry blossom wine.

Wine does not make people drunk, but people make themselves drunk. Lin Wei also felt a little tipsy in such a warm breeze. He simply found a comfortable place, closed his eyes and fell asleep, giving the rest of the time back to Yaezakura.

It seemed like I had slept for a very long time, and when I woke up, the sun had already started to set.

Lin was packing the food box carefully. When he saw Lin Wei wake up, he gave him a happy smile.

Now Rin has grown up and is a graceful girl.

Lin Wei also greeted her with a smile, then stood up and walked to Yaesakura who was standing quietly by the side watching Lin's dazed look.

"how's it going?"

Lin Wei called softly.

"what……"

Yaezakura suddenly woke up and glanced at Lin Wei, but her expression was confused, even a little conflicted and reluctant.

Lin Wei gently pointed at the cherry tree behind her. Lin stood there and waved goodbye with a smile, so Lin Wei also smiled and waved back at her.

"We can't dwell on the past, can we? And you see, your sister has always been here, blessing your future and never leaving you..."

Yaezakura looked at her sister, her lips moved slightly, and finally she took a heavy breath, wiped away the tears that were flowing again, turned around and left resolutely.

"You're right, Mr. Lin Wei, I can't let Lin down... Let's go and cut off the last shackles!"

Lin waved goodbye behind him, gave a silent blessing, and smiled brightly, more beautiful than the cherry blossoms that filled the trees and the sky.

Lin Wei engraved this scene in his heart and left silently.

The most beautiful thing in the world is nothing more than this...

"Rin is such a willful child. She didn't even discuss such a big thing with me, her elder sister..."

The two walked side by side, and Yaezakura confided in Lin Wei. Although her voice was cold, her tone was full of emotion and even regret.

"It's all my fault as an incompetent sister. I should have discovered it earlier..."

"Don't you doubt me?"

Lin Wei asked her with a smile. He really didn't interfere, nor did he let Su outside the field interfere. Everything happened naturally.

Yaesakura shook her head. She knew her sister and knew that this was something Rin could do.

That child, ah...

Afterwards, the two of them stopped talking and just walked side by side in silence on the way they came.

Climb up the neat mountain road and pass through the torii gates. The Yae Village below the mountain is already a sea of ​​fire.

The consciousness of the three people are intertwined. When two of them are determined and have clear goals, the other one will naturally have nowhere to hide.

Walking back to the entrance of the shrine, the golden cross still stood there, emitting a faint light, standing unyieldingly in this cruel world.

"Thank you, Kallen..."

Yaezakura gently stroked the scarred cross, her tone sounding sad and emotional, and she stretched out her arms to embrace it.

The golden light shone, and the cross turned into a white-haired nun covered in wounds, who smiled and embraced him. Then the golden light faded, and the two merged into one.

Yaezakura raised her hand and touched her head. Fox ears had grown on her head again and a sword was hung on her waist again.

That was originally the power of Yae Sakura, her unyielding soul, who transformed into Kallen in despair to protect herself.