Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

"But I was so panicked at the time. I had a feeling that this might be the last time I saw my sister."

Su Qing'an listened attentively to Rin's words. His doubts were not wrong. The girl on his back was not simply a reflection of Yae Rin from history.

The girl who exists today is a combination of a little girl named Rin from 50,000 years ago and the reflection of Yae Rin from 500 years ago.

Su Qing'an was unaware of these things, but his intuition told him that Lin was not lying.

She was afraid, she was sad, she was grieving.

But the sense of bewilderment, mixed with a deeper meaning, is especially profound.

The boy said:

"Rin. This won't be the last time you see your sister."

"I promised you, and Theresa is working hard with you too, right? So don't worry."

You will see it.

Rin nuzzled the boy's nape and replied:

"Yes, I will see him."

On the road where sparks and forests echoed each other, Su Qing'an continued toward the path he had to face.

72. The Witch's End.

shrine.

The mist surrounding Yae Sakura intertwined and sculpted into a ferocious fox shadow. Because its body was so enormous, from the front, it looked as if the fox shadow had swallowed the priestess into the dark void.

But to Yae Sakura, this couldn't be gentler...

embrace.

The witch smiled, reaching out to brush away the flowing mist, as if to soothe it.

She said:

"Aren't you going to make a move?"

"You can't hold back any longer, can you, Hishigomaru?"

Upon hearing this, the fox shadow's body trembled violently.

The overwhelming killing intent and hatred had been suppressed by it until now, which led to their previously peaceful, almost joking, exchanges.

But now, it's almost impossible to suppress.

Hishigoru roared through gritted teeth:

"Hmph, mind your own business. Do you want to die sooner rather than later?"

The fox's voice was like the howl of a vengeful ghost.

Yet it is as if the dead, unable to find release and forever condemned, are lamenting and whispering.

To this, Yae Sakura simply smiled gently and said:

"It's fine."

"There's nothing you can do if you can't resist it, but that's enough. In these five hundred years, apart from those annoying things, I haven't completely gained nothing."

"Let's end it here."

The moment the words left his mouth, malice overwhelmed everything about Himeko.

The monster's body swelled, and a sharp, piercing laugh emanated from the mist, echoing through the sky.

"Why did I hesitate before? The human I've been entangled with for five hundred years was practically at my fingertips, and I actually hesitated?!"

"Hahahaha, that's hilarious."

The monster chuckled, and a thin crack appeared on its shell. The crack slowly widened, revealing what seemed to be countless sharp teeth hidden within the dark space.

Immediately, the witch was eaten.

The shrine maiden was literally swallowed into the dark void, and the fox shadow laughed heartily, finally succeeding in sending Yae Sakura into its stomach.

After a certain period of time, this priestess will completely disappear from this world.

Without a trace.

The fox shadow opened its mouth wide, making a chewing motion.

It made sounds of tearing and chewing something with great interest, and laughed heartily incessantly.

Pure malice, neuroticism, and capriciousness.

This is the messenger of the Honkai, the real Himeko.

In its eyes, there is nothing beautiful in this world. Only when it destroys something can it feel a feeling called pleasure. Only in this way can it be briefly freed from simple hatred and resentment and feel lighthearted.

But why?

Doubt inevitably arose amidst the expected laughter.

Why?Why?Why?

Why can't it feel light and joyful now?

For a moment, all that remained in my mind was the emptiness and void that overwhelmed my hatred.

【elder sister……】

A faint sound began, then grew louder and louder.

【elder sister.】

getting bigger.

I mustn't hurt...my sister.

getting bigger.

Higokumaru suddenly felt very sad.

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" The fox shadow roared furiously, smashing most of the shrine's roof with its fist, and the flames fell to the ground along the broken roof and continued to burn.

Everything here is in line with its aesthetic.

Collapse, destruction, life is slowly fading away.

The beauty presented before its eyes was enough to bring it immense pleasure, so why did that voice in its brain keep echoing?

"What sister? What Yae Sakura? That person is long dead! Long dead! Do you know that?!"

But I'm so sad.

"That person died 50,000 years ago! What reincarnation, what cycle of life? How can anyone believe that! Are you an idiot?!"

But it's so sad.

"Only human cubs would believe such a foolish thing!"

But... the grief only grew stronger.

Emotions involuntarily erode pure malice.

It's Rin.

It was Rin who was trying her best to protect Yae Sakura.

The fox shadow roared in fury, clutching its head, and frantically destroyed the earth.

The shrine had already been reduced to ruins by the rampant Honkai energy.

As Honkai energy was freely released, Hishimaru's body, originally formed from mist, began to transform into a real flesh and blood body.

A snow-white fox looked up and howled to the sky.

It was a terrifying size, so huge that it would be called a fox demon.

The effects of absorbing Yae Sakura's power are beginning to show, and now Higokumaru is stronger than before.

But the voice remained like a leech, impossible to shake off.

Even if Higokumaru is incredibly strong, it will still struggle when its enemy is itself.

[Rin isn't an idiot. You are. The older sister is clearly the older sister.]

The fox demon roared in anger, and crimson flames spewed from its mouth, easily burning down a large area of ​​trees in the distance.

"Idiot! I will absolutely not spit out this witch!"

"Oh, is that so? So you ate her?"

A clear and childlike voice broke the fox demon's mutterings. A white-haired girl in a kimono stepped onto the bluestone steps, crossed the remaining ruins of the red torii gate, and entered the dilapidated shrine grounds.

She looked rather disheveled; her kimono was torn on her calves, and fine beads of sweat glistened on her forehead. Her breathing was even a little rapid, clearly indicating that climbing those steps had been a very strenuous physical task for her.

And yet, this seemingly ordinary little girl casually uttered these words to a terrifying fox demon that was far larger than a human body.

Sister Theresa... please help me rescue my sister...

A voice reached the girl's ears, causing a hint of surprise to flash across her smiling face.

That's Rin's voice?!

But immediately, Theresa disregarded the reason and source, and earnestly answered the voice:

"I would do it even without you telling me, Rin. I still owe your sister half a life."

"So leave it to me."

【Thanks……】

The sound faded into the distance, leaving only a faint echo.

The voice in Hiyokumaru's mind disappeared, and the extra emotions vanished along with it.

The fox demon felt her consciousness being filled with simple joy again and laughed happily.

The Higokumaru cannot stop the destruction.

Otherwise, one cannot perceive the meaning of life.