A person in Honkai Impact, just became a Decade Knight

"So, this is the reason why the Heralds of Domination are divided into two factions?"

Looking at the core in Gu Yu's hand, Walter reached out and gestured for Gu Yu to place the core in his hand.

"This core... feels a bit strange to me."

"That's weird?"

Looking at the expression on Welt's face, Gu Yu asked after deactivating his transformation.

"Be more specific?"

"Well, as you know, I died from severe injuries after being defeated in battle. But I stored my soul in the core of a Herrscher, and later I found an opportunity to be resurrected by the power of the Herrscher of Reason."

"Therefore, I can clearly feel that there is a soul in this core."

? ? ? ?

Holy crap, the Fog Angel isn't dead?!

Seeing the extremely wary expression on Gu Yu's face, Walter quickly said...

"Don't worry! This soul... I can sense that it has no ill intentions."

"If nothing unexpected happens, they're probably friendly forces?"

What other friendly forces could there be...? Wow, really?

Is Masakazu Maguchi still alive?

"Mr. Walter, is there a way to communicate with this spirit?"

Looking at the Herrscher Core in Welt's hand, which was beginning to glow slightly, Gu Yu pondered for a moment before continuing.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this soul may have directly awakened the power of light... the power that caused those people to go berserk."

"If they were experts, they might know how to control those forces that cause others to go berserk."

"Such a good thing?!"

Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Walter immediately grasped the core.

Then, a few minutes later, Welt, whose eyes were closed, suddenly unleashed his Honkai energy.

"No wonder... I see."

Under the power of the Herrscher of Reason, a young man's body was constructed by Welt and slowly opened his eyes.

As if drawn by a force, the core entered the young man's body and was absorbed into him.

"I... I can still come back to life?"

"It's ironic, I was already prepared to die."

"No, you've actually already died once."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Gu Yu had roughly guessed his identity, but still asked a question uncertainly.

"You are... Mr. Maguchi Shoichi?"

"...I'm a criminal, I don't need to be this famous, do I???"

Upon hearing the other party reveal his name, Masakazu Maguchi took two steps back, slightly frightened.

"Seriously? I've already traveled to another world, are they going to drag me back to jail???"

"I admit it was wrong of me to cause trouble with Dog Lord back then, but I've already died once, does it have to be investigated across dimensions???"

...Is this the true face of Agito, the genius who plotted against the Mist Angel?

I have a feeling that if the Fog Angel were alive and had witnessed this scene, she would be furious.

It sounds strange, but why do I have this feeling of disillusionment all the time?

Chapter 552. The Ultimate Traitor

After the initial shock and disillusionment, Gu Yu quickly composed himself and calmly informed Masakazu that he had no intention of imprisoning Masakazu.

Based on the timeline of the SIC story, Masakazu Maguchi has been imprisoned since he was defeated by Tsugami Shoichi in 2001. Even if he hadn't completely served his sentence when he time-traveled, the time difference was probably not much.

"Forget it, why bother with these things?"

After putting aside these trivial thoughts, Gu Yu asked Masakazu Masakazu.

"Speaking of which, how did you survive the Mist Angel? I don't think this guy would be so merciful as to leave you, a potential threat, inside the Herrscher core that is so important to him."

"Huh? How could that guy possibly let me go?"

Recalling his experiences when he came into this world, Masakazu Maguchi let out a sigh with a dark expression.

"I'm not stupid. When Mr. Tsugami beat me up, I was almost killed by his knife, but I didn't feel any malice from him during that fight."

“I did something wrong that time. Even if he beat me down one day, I deserve it. But Mr. Tsugami stopped in the end and didn’t kill me with two stabs.”

"But when I fused with the Mist Angel this time, I sensed it from the very beginning—this guy has an innate malice towards superpowered individuals. In terms of willpower and mental strength, I am certainly no match for this guy, so I chose a different path from the start."

"If he wants my body, I'll give it to him—I'll play dead first."

After listening to Masakazu Maguchi's words, Kouyu finally understood what had happened.

After transmigrating, the Mist Angel attempted to forcibly possess Masakazu's body, but after realizing he was no match for her, Masakazu deliberately feigned weakness and chose to disappear.

It was precisely because of Masakazu's concession that the Mist Angel was able to easily take over his body, and Masakazu, in turn, gained a glimmer of hope under these circumstances, giving himself the opportunity to outmaneuver the Mist Angel at the last moment.

"Ah, but speaking of which, isn't this body of mine the same one I used to have?"

Shoichi Masakazu, after slightly moving his hand and foot joints, showed a slightly uncomfortable expression on his face.

"This is terrible... no, maybe it's a good thing..."

"The power of light within me has almost completely disappeared."

"So, you can no longer transform into Agito?"

After briefly sensing the energy within Masakazu Maguchi's body, Gu Yu was indeed unable to perceive any powerful light energy from him, like that of a mist angel.

"Alright then. So, during this time..."

"I haven't finished speaking. Although the power of light has disappeared, that thing called the Herrscher power is still entering my body through this core."

After gently poking his head with his finger, Masakazu Maguchi said with a helpless expression.

"From the very beginning, I felt a voice in my head constantly urging me to cause trouble. Tch, what an idiot, I don't have the guts."

So you're just too cowardly to do anything wrong?!

"In addition, I can still use the quantum entanglement ability of the Herrscher of Dominion for the time being. I guess that strange voice is planning to use quantum entanglement to help me adapt to the identity of the Herrscher more quickly."

Shoichi Maguchi, who was annoyed by the Honkai God, suddenly revealed a cold smile on his face.

"Hey, you guys named Gu Yu. You seem to be looking for the remaining Herrschers of Domination. Where are they hiding?"

"Let's make a deal. From now on, you'll guarantee my safety, food, and shelter, and I'll give you the address of these bastards right now."

"make a deal!"

Although it was completely different from the plan she had imagined, Kouyu, who was struggling with how to eradicate the Herrscher of Domination, immediately agreed to Masakazu's deal.

After all, being able to directly find an ultimate traitor among the Herrschers of Domination and have them report the addresses of other Herrschers of Domination is much more efficient than other methods.

“Mr. Walter, I’ll leave Brother Jiankou to Anti-Entropy’s care. Also, if Brother Jiankou finds the voice in his head too annoying, he can have a good talk with Mr. Walter.”

Pointing to Walter, who hadn't had a chance to speak at all, Gu Yu immediately introduced him.

"this……"

"【Herrscher of Reason】Welt Yang, the leader of Anti-Entropy. Hey, Mist Angel investigated his information. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I was planning to have a good talk with him. After all, I'm a Herrscher now, and I don't want to be dragged into the Honkai faction and then get hammered to death on the spot by you guys."

"Also, I must remind you of something. Gu Yu, before my body was destroyed, I hid inside the Herrscher core and used my evolved superpowers to see some things."

After closing his eyes slightly, Masakazu Maguchi continued.

"My evolved superpower, [Precognition], has told me something. Although the current Herrscher has not been destroyed, the next Herrscher is about to be born. And the location where this Herrscher will be born is probably on a high mountain in the far east."

"If that Herrscher is not handled carefully, she could bring great harm to humanity in this world. Since my power of light has almost completely disappeared, I can no longer see the future. This is all the information I can tell you for now."

High in the Far East...?

Oh, I remember now, I've been so busy lately.

Because of the trouble caused by those two damn bastards, Kanade Fueki and Junichi Shimura, plus the mysteriously appearing Mist Angel...

I completely forgot that there used to be this monstrous thing called the Demonic Wraith wandering around the world!

After thinking about this, Gu Yu immediately waved to Walter and Masakazu, then swallowed his body with the Aurora Veil and left the Anti-Entropy base.

After seeing Gu Yu's departing figure, Masashi Masaru stared blankly at Walter beside him for a moment.

"Mr. Yang, is Brother Gu Yu always so decisive and efficient in his actions?"

“It always has been. Sometimes I wonder, does he really not need to rest?”

Looking at the ground where Gu Yu once stood, Walter didn't even bother to sigh.

From the very beginning, he wanted to interrupt Gu Yu and tell her that his body seemed to be further eroded by Honkai energy.

But seeing Gu Yu's anxious attitude, Walter seemed to understand why Gu Yu was so anxious.

Perhaps he had already sensed that his body was becoming increasingly unwell, which is why he wanted to defeat those enemies one by one while he could still move normally.

Walter knew that no one could stop this kind of person from acting.

All he could do was mobilize the entire Anti-Entropy force to assist the enemy from behind the scenes in eliminating them.

Perhaps only on the day when the phenomenon of Honkai is completely erased...

—Only then can this young man truly relax and get some rest.

Chapter 553. How about you keep me company?

"Alright, let's put Mr. Gu Yu's matter aside for now. Now, Mr. Jian Gu, I have some questions I'd like to ask you."

After Gu Yu left, Walter invited Masakazu Masakazu to the reception room and asked the young man in front of him a question.

"The superpowers you're talking about, are they...?"