Honkai Simulator: Start with Confessing to The Herrscher of Finality

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When Rin touched the Jizo Mitama, she felt a missing piece of her soul being filled.

Many memories resurfaced.

In the previous era, after her death, she became the despised Herrscher. Naturally, she had no conscious recollection of that calamity.

Her awareness returned when she found herself trapped inside a black box. Believing she would be confined there forever, unexpectedly, cracks appeared in the box for unknown reasons. Desperately trying to escape, just as her consciousness was about to break free, it was abruptly drawn away.

Sakura Petal Fall, her weapon during that time.

Her consciousness became trapped within the katana, and through a series of coincidences, she ended up as the revered spiritual blade of Yae Village. Meanwhile, the other half of her consciousness remained within the black box.

As Rin's memories began to intertwine with the Jizo Mitama, she also 'recalled' her own 'past.'

There were two distinct sets of memories.

In the first set, without Xia Chen, Fiery Prisoner corrupted Yae Sakura's mind, leading to the massacre of Yae Village. Consequently, the spiritual blade she resided in transformed into a mystic blade.

The second set included Xia Chen: Fiery Prisoner attempted but failed to corrupt Yae Sakura, sparing Yae Village and preventing Sakura Petal Fall from changing.

If Mobius were present, he would immediately understand the significance of these dual memories.

Quantum superposition entanglement had disrupted the destiny lines of the entire world. Due to Xia Chen's unexpected intervention, the timeline became discontinuous.

However, even with Mobius's vast knowledge, he could not comprehend Rin's current state.

Observing both intertwined destinies simultaneously triggered a quantum collapse, accompanied by a massive surge of Honkai Energy release.

The chaos in the timeline itself was the greatest form of Honkai for any civilization.

"Uh-oh, the concentration has already risen to 1980hw and continues to increase," everyone panicked.

No one anticipated that a simple touch experiment could generate such high levels of Honkai energy. This concentration was sufficient to create a new Herrscher.

"It's my fault."

Xia Chen took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, leave this area immediately. Schicksal personnel, evacuate swiftly. I will absorb the Honkai Energy as quickly as possible."

As a Herrscher, he could also absorb Honkai Energy, but he couldn't guarantee that there would be no leakage during the process.

Beside him, Ana's eyes showed concern, and suddenly she spoke up, "Wait, don't rush."

"The concentration of Honkai Energy is starting to stabilize."

Initially, the Honkai Energy had rapidly surpassed the 1900hw threshold within a short time. However, its growth slowed down significantly, and just before reaching the critical point, it unexpectedly began to decrease.

The group collectively sighed in relief.

Then, anticipation filled their gazes. Everyone wondered how the experiment with the Divine Key would unfold for a girl who remained virtually unharmed amidst nearly 2000hw concentrated Honkai Energy.

At this moment, none of them knew the true cause of the sudden Honkai burst—it was actually a quantum collapse.

Two distinct timelines had clearly disrupted civilization's order, while the power of Honkai sought to repair this 'collapse.' This mysterious force seemed to follow specific rules.

It resembled a game's programming code, where quantum superposition and collapse represented bugs.

In this sense, Xia Chen's existence was akin to a virus for the world's civilization.

However, perhaps only such a "virus" could disrupt a world functioning like a programmed system.

Xia Chen, unaware that it was actually quantum collapse occurring, furrowed his brow. If Rin awakened as the Herrscher of Corruption, he would need to subdue her immediately.

Fortunately, this time he had prepared a large quantity of Honkai Energy inhibitors, ready to stabilize the situation promptly.

But things turned out smoother than expected.

After the Honkai Energy completely dissipated, Rin blinked and said, "Can we call it done now?"

There was no resentment, only rationality present in her voice.

Relieved, Xia Chen exhaled deeply and opened the cabin door.

"How do you feel?" he asked Rin, inadvertently glancing towards the Jizo Mitama.

Contrary to his expectation, the Herrscher Core within the Jizo Mitama did not disappear; it seemed the Divine Key played a crucial role. Apparently, the Herrscher Cores from the previous era were inert once removed.

This was a valuable subject for research. Xia Chen planned to make a copy and send it to Nagamitsu, hoping she could study it when she had free time.

If Nagamitsu was too busy, Alvitr could also examine it, although it wasn't her primary expertise. Nonetheless, Alvitr always displayed great enthusiasm.

His thoughts wandered briefly before being interrupted by Rin's voice.

"I feel great, as if something missing from my body has been found."

After receiving the Jizo Mitama, Rin underwent a remarkable transformation.

Previously, she was a kind yet timid girl, but now she seemed more like a well-adjusted individual. With no lingering resentment affecting her, and considering that even the resentment within the Jizo Mitama had been resolved by Hiru's understanding, Rin's personality is primarily driven by benevolence.

Xia Chen glanced at Rin with a subtle expression.

Within this girl's body, he detected a small, unformed Herrscher Core. It was evident that she had absorbed significant amounts of Honkai Energy.

But whether she belonged to the previous era's or the current era's Herrschers remained unclear.

Rin returned the Jizo Mitama to Xia Chen, saying, "I no longer need it. However, I must thank it for helping me find my true self."

She did not consider the actions following the black box incident as her own. Clearly, Hiiru's existence was a manifestation fueled by the Will of Honkai through her hatred, and thus could not be solely blamed on her.

Now, Rin stood before them as a complete young woman once again.

At that moment, Ana noticed some changes in Rin's appearance.

"Your neck..." Observing keenly, she remarked, "Did you have those Stigmata marks before?"

Schicksal conducted a thorough examination of Rin's body.

The preliminary conclusion was clear: High concentrations of Honkai Energy stimulated the Holy Mark Gene within her, resulting in natural Stigmata formation.

In other words, she is now a bearer of Stigmata.

Moreover, considering these were formed under nearly 2000hw of intense Honkai stimulation, the power contained within Rin's Stigmata is likely to be extraordinarily formidable.

Could Divine Keys have a stimulating effect on Stigmata? This discovery alone warranted further research by Schicksal's scientists.

However, even World Serpent, with their closest proximity to Project Stigma, had not fully understood the essence of Stigmata. With limited information, Schicksal's researchers could only reach this initial conclusion without making significant progress beyond it.

This outcome was somewhat expected.

But the attitude towards Rin throughout Schicksal was no longer simply that of dealing with just any young girl.

As a born Stigmata holder, at the very least, she would possess A-rank Valkyrie potential. Given her youthful appearance, Rin held immense promise.

"Should we invite Rin to join Schicksal?" Ana whispered to Xia Chen, "Would her sister agree?"

She wasn't sure about Sakura, but it was evident that she had ties with the World Serpent.

Xia Chen pondered for a moment before responding, "That's something we need to discuss with Rin herself."

Sakura, being an absolute siscon, wouldn't care whether Rin joined World Serpent or Schicksal—it mattered little to her.

From this, it seemed she was also an open-minded guardian.