I found a belt in the Honkai Impact 3rd world.

Without any strange or unusual features, its production was naturally much less troublesome. "Lord Momo!" A loud voice rang out from outside, reaching straight into the house. "I've brought back the things for you!" Benares, carrying the bags, strode inside, followed by Zong Feite Seven, who had also gone out. "Oh, thank you for your trouble. Just put the things in the kitchen." Momo nodded knowingly and instructed, "Then call Xilin out too. We're getting ready to go."

"Yes

"Now everyone's here." Mo Mo clapped her hands. "We've waited so long, it's time to set off. Is everyone ready?" After a careful check, Mo Mo nodded in satisfaction. "Mo Zai, let's get started."

Before Mo Mo could finish speaking, a blurry, undulating "wall" stretched across the entire living room. "Remember to come home and visit more often when you have time," Mo Mo said to Mo Mo, who was walking towards the spatial wall. Mo Mo didn't answer, nor did he stop. He simply raised his hand, turned his back to Mo Mo, gave a thumbs-up, and then walked into the space with the others.

"She still didn't call me 'sister' even at the very end." Mo Mo sighed and shook her head.

"It's going to be lonely again." "Yeah," Nefert Seven nodded in agreement as he spoke beside Mo Mo.

"Huh?" Mo Mo turned her head in surprise and asked him, "Aren't you going?" "Huh?" Nefert Seven was slightly taken aback, looking at the spatial wall in front of him that had already disappeared. "I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"

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1. There is a village named Yae in the mountains

Mo Mo's consciousness awoke from a state of chaos. Compared to any previous experience he had gone through, he felt a profound change in his mind.

It was as if he were enveloped in an incredibly thick fog, a lingering sense of haziness washing over him. The gradually deepening oppressive feeling even gave him a faint feeling of suffocation.

When the mental discomfort finally reached its breaking point, Mo Mo abruptly opened his eyes, sat up abruptly, and gasped for breath, clutching his forehead and desperately trying to get oxygen into his lungs. The lingering discomfort still haunted him. Having finally escaped this unexpected ordeal, Mo Mo felt a dull ache emanating from the depths of his mind. He frowned, slightly opening his eyes to scan his surroundings, his empty heart shrouded in a thick cloud of doubt. Mo Mo clearly remembered that they had traveled between parallel worlds through a dimensional barrier, but as he approached that invisible barrier, his consciousness…

It vanished completely in an instant, plunging into darkness.

Before long, the dull ache that had inexplicably arisen in his head gradually dissipated, and Mo Mo was able to perceive everything around him with a clearer mind. However, a lingering ache remained.

A lingering unease settled in his heart. [Where...am I?]

After scanning his surroundings, Mo Mo couldn't help but wonder. Bright sunlight filtered through the foliage overhead, bringing warmth to the muddy, grassy ground and casting dappled patterns. Surrounded by grass and trees, he was clearly in a forest. Although the place appeared calm at first glance, it only deepened Mo Mo's doubts. He had clearly set the dimensional barrier's endpoint to Kiana's world, so why was he back in such an unfamiliar place? Even if his infrequent use of the technique had made him rusty, it shouldn't have caused such a serious accident. Moreover, he hadn't seen anyone else. Even if they had woken up before him, they wouldn't have left him alone asleep in this mysterious forest. Therefore, the only truth was that Mo Mo and his crew had become separated. Struggling to his feet, he brushed the dirt and grass off his pants, only to find that his clothes had changed from a modern style to a rustic one.

After a slight pause, Mo Mo suppressed his lingering doubts and called out loudly to those around him, "Kallen! Sirin! Kiana! Bella! Can you hear me?"

After Napa finished, Momo pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but he heard nothing except the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

[This is strange.] Mo Mo sensed something was wrong. The unease that had been building within him gradually subsided. The complete lack of response meant the situation was far from optimistic. His intuition told him the problem stemmed from his unconsciousness, including his separation from the other members. If he was lucky, they might have simply ended up in different locations, but the possibility of them no longer being in the same world couldn't be ruled out. If it was the latter, it meant a journey that had to begin anew. Filled with growing doubt, Mo Mo stubbornly shouted several times in his surroundings, the loud noise almost shaking the fallen leaves from the branches. But there was still no response. "...[System, System, are you there?]" Having searched his surroundings in vain, Mo Mo immediately turned to the system that was always by his side. Again, there was no reply. Just as Mo Mo was about to give up, the system's voice rang out. [Yes, yes. I'm here.]

"Since you're here..." Mo Mo didn't know whether he should breathe a sigh of relief, "[It means we've successfully arrived in another world, right?]"

"[Another world... cough, I guess so," the system's voice paused slightly before replying, "[After all, look around here, it's completely different from before...]"

"That shouldn't be the case. Why would they go to a place the locals don't know?" Mo Mo frowned. "System, do you have any clues?"

[No, don't ask me, I'm completely confused about the situation right now.] The system's answer was very straightforward: [I was already here when I regained consciousness.]

"[Are you here too?]" Mo Mo asked in surprise. "[Let's wander around and see what's going on first, get a feel for this place.]" the system suggested, not dwelling on the topic for long. Dejected, Mo Mo could only do as the system said. Only then did he have the mind to properly observe the surrounding scenery. Although they were currently in a jungle, as far as the eye could see, there were withered trees and mottled weeds, appearing both desolate and unsettling.

Mo Mo's hopes were dashed once again when his companions came to join him after hearing the call. Clearly, the sound couldn't have come from a human. Sure enough, several wolves with fierce eyes quickly sprang from the bushes, their damp, molten flesh dripping from the slightly open vines that revealed their sharp teeth.

"Was it attracted by my shouting just now?" Mo Mo sized up the several obviously hostile individuals, feeling no fear. Instead, he stared at the faint purple light emanating from its body, feeling a sense of strangeness. That was clearly a reaction to Honkai energy. It was a beast infected with Honkai energy; the simple deduction naturally came to light. "Looks like I should be glad I didn't 'get lost' too far." Mo Mo calmly pulled out a card, "But I still need to deal with this headache."

A welcoming ceremony is necessary.

This was a battle without a shred of suspense, or rather, it couldn't even be called a battle. The cherry-colored shrine maiden flicked her blade, ran her hand slowly across the spotless, unblemished edge, and then sheathed it. The ferocious beast that had been baring its fangs and claws moments before was now a lifeless corpse lying scattered on the ground, unable to rise again. Faced with such a creature that would inevitably cause trouble for others, there was no need for any mercy.

"Of all the opponents I've encountered, you're definitely among the weakest." Mo Mo muttered to himself, drawing a card and causing the cherry blossom shrine maiden's figure to gradually disappear.

A minor, uneventful incident still made Mo Mo wary. This being, somewhere between a horned beast and an ordinary wild animal, seemed to hint at the surrounding environment. "[Quite agile movements.]" "[This is nothing to brag about.]" Mo Mo casually replied, not taking the system's words to heart. This dense forest, with no exit in sight, forced Mo Mo to forge a path, intending to follow it straight to the end, at least to see if he could find a human settlement and understand the situation before proceeding. Already experienced, Mo Mo immediately began to move, but for some reason, almost every journey he, as a transmigrator, began with wilderness survival. Choosing a path was so difficult that Mo Mo almost transformed and slashed through the obstacles in his way. However, out of respect for his hard-won power, he had to give up and continue forward through the seemingly lifeless forest. Perhaps fate felt its joke had been enough, because Mo Mo didn't spend as much time there as he had expected. Before the sun had even dipped too far into the west, he emerged from the dense forest along a path that he had stumbled upon and found gradually opening up.

As the view suddenly opened up, Mo Mo could see a village faintly visible in the distance. However, seeing that place immediately eliminated all the possible locations he had listed in his mind. Its ancient and backward appearance essentially ruled out the possibility that it was a modern place. But with only this one option before him, Mo Mo had no room for choice or rejection and could only begin to move towards the village in his sight.

The obstacles along the way gradually decreased, indicating that they had entered an area frequently visited by the local residents. However, perhaps due to bad luck, Mo Mo hadn't encountered a single living creature he could talk to. He could only pin his hopes on that ancient village. The saying "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death" was indeed true; by the time Mo Mo approached the scattered hills, the sunlight overhead had lost its previous scorching heat. But instead of directly entering the nearby village, Mo Mo's attention was drawn to a rock nearby. A huge rock stood abruptly on the ground, clearly intentionally placed by someone. There seemed to be some words carved on it, but due to wind and sun exposure, they were not very clear. It seemed to be the "doorplate" of this village. Upon closer inspection, Mo Mo saw the words written on it and slowly read them aloud with a furrowed brow.

But for Mo Mo, seeing this name only evoked deep confusion. The reason was simple.

Simply because it was clearly a location from 500 years ago, during the same period as that medieval European journey.

So, he originally planned to travel to the future, but ended up 500 years in the past again? If this is another world, does that mean he might encounter Kallen and the Sakura Empire from that other world? Mo Mo shook his head, banishing all the fragmented speculations from his mind. Since he was already here, there was no need to speculate; he just needed to go in and find the answers. Perhaps the person he was looking for was already here? With three parts wariness, three parts anticipation, three parts confusion, and one part unease, Mo Mo strode past the silent "guardian" and headed towards the land of knowledge. In a sense, Mo Mo could be considered a "regular" here, as he had some unavoidable tasks to complete each week. But personally walking through the gradually familiar buildings like this was a first-time experience, a completely different experience from any of his previous ones.

Their gazes were clearly filled with a mixture of various emotions, but when Mo Mo looked at them, they quickly looked away, as if they dared not meet his eyes and could only secretly observe this uninvited face when he was not paying attention.

Deep within his eyes, something indescribable seemed to be brewing. [Something felt off...] 1 He clearly sensed something amiss, but Mo Mo couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He instinctively sensed something was wrong. Aside from being much more dilapidated than he remembered, it wasn't significantly different from the Chongcun he recalled. Whenever Mo Mo felt like asking the surrounding villagers about the situation and actually did so, they all quickly left, completely ignoring him. It seemed they didn't want any contact with him. [Is this how they rank people?] Mo Mo couldn't help but touch his face. He was clearly a kind and friendly person, so why did they act like he was a monster? It was completely baffling. [Look over there, isn't that one person not reacting?] The system finally spoke up. [Go ask him?]

After looking around for a while, Mo Mo finally saw the person the system had mentioned, sitting calmly on a low chair in front of the door, with a worn-out cane beside him.

His appearance made Mo Mo suspect that he wasn't unwilling to run, but rather simply too exhausted to run. Regardless, from Mo Mo's perspective, this old man now looked like he had a golden exclamation mark above his head, and naturally, he walked towards him without any hesitation.

"Grandpa," Mo Mo bent down, putting on an extremely friendly expression as much as he could, and said, "Can I ask you a question?"

The old man didn't react at all; his two dark, bright eyes, set in his withered face, stared blankly ahead. "Grandpa," Mo Mo said, raising his voice slightly, "can I ask you a question?"

If it weren't for the old man's occasional slow blinks, Mo Mo would have thought he was talking to a statue. Taking a deep breath, Mo Mo leaned closer and shouted, "Grandpa!" The old man's withered body twitched slightly, and he slowly turned his head, looking at Mo Mo with his cloudy eyes. Finally, he spoke, "Are you talking to me?" His voice was low and hoarse, very difficult to understand. It seemed this old man was clearly hard of hearing.

"Ah? Really?" The old man lowered his head and exhaled a puff of stale air. "I'm getting old, and my hearing isn't what it used to be." He quickly raised his head again, looked at Mo Mo, and asked, "Are you so-and-so's son?"

"It seems your eyesight isn't very good either." "I'm from outside the village, just passing through, so I wanted to ask you a few questions," Mo Mo patiently repeated. "So you're from out of town." The old man nodded knowingly. "No wonder you seemed to have trouble finding someone in the village... So your mind's a bit muddled too?" Knowing Mo Mo's outsider status, the old man didn't back down. Instead, he carefully looked Mo Mo up and down before asking, "Young man..."

"How old are you this year?" [Why are you asking about my age?] Although he was completely confused, after thinking for a moment, Mo Mo still answered, "Not yet ninety." "Hmm," the old man nodded thoughtfully. "Young man, what questions do you have?" The old man's strange reaction made Mo Mo a little wary, but finally getting into the rhythm he wanted, Mo Mo didn't waste this hard-won opportunity. "I wanted to ask, have you seen any outsiders like me recently?" "I sit here all day, even if I did, I wouldn't see them." The old man slowly shook his head. Slightly disappointed, Mo Mo continued, "Have any strange events happened recently?" "Young man." The old man countered, "Do you mean there's been any chaos?"

"Such things have happened before, but no matter what kind of demons wreak havoc, as long as the priestess is here, she can ensure the peace of this place." (The phrase "priestess" is mentioned.)

[Then Yaehime must be in charge of the shrine now.] Mo Mo thought to himself.

Since that's the case, it's naturally better to speak directly with the priestess than to ask the old man here. "So, if I want to see the priestess, I need to go to the old shrine, right?" "You can't do that, young man." The old man's face wrinkled even more. The shrine is a forbidden area, not only for outsiders like you, but even for us villagers. At most, we can only stand on the steps at the foot of the mountain and look up. We must never take another step closer, otherwise, we will be punished by the priestess. Forbidden area? Punishment? When did this kind of setting exist here? Mo Mo felt that all the crimes he had committed might have been arrested by the Sakura Empire for "trespassing" and sent to be executed. "Just wander around the village as you like, but never anger the priestess..." "I understand." Putting the thought to himself, Mo Hei replied, "Thank you for your guidance."

Mo Mo glanced at the old man with a strange expression, then turned and left. This was indeed Yae Village, and the shrine maiden in charge of the shrine should indeed be Yae Man, but this discrepancy was unexpected. Listening to the old man's account, besides his deep respect for the shrine maiden's demon-slaying achievements, there seemed to be a considerable degree of fear beneath it. She seemed to be a very difficult shrine maiden to get along with. Walking down the street, Mo Mo maintained his aloof demeanor, head down, deep in thought. [I'm at a loss for what to do for now.] Mo Mo frowned, calling out in his mind, [System, stop playing dead, come out and say something...]. What can I do?] The system also expressed its helplessness. [Tch.] Mo Mo scoffed disdainfully, [What use are you?]

Although he had obtained some information, he had made no progress towards his goal. So, what should he do next? Following the direction indicated by i1iZ, Mo Mo arrived at the steps known as the forbidden area. One step forward led to the forbidden area that the villagers feared. This was the most likely place to see Yae Sakura, but this incident made Mo Mo pause again.

According to the old man, this should be before Karen drifted to/Chongcun. So, I could try to catch an unconscious Karen as a stepping stone. Based on my previous inexplicable experiences arriving in Europe and Siberia, my arrival coincides with the beginning of the story, so my actions...

It wasn't entirely without basis. But as Mo Mo groped his way forward along the route he remembered, just as he was about to reach his destination, he realized that his ideas might be somewhat...

A rough barrier and thorns surrounded the path leading to the destination, practically screaming "No Entry." Mo Mo's brow, which had barely relaxed, furrowed again. He suddenly felt utterly alienated from this village. [What...what's going on?]

If we try to explain it, then the obstacle standing in our way seems to have directly severed the path to the "right future." Something's not right, very wrong.

A cold, clear voice suddenly rang out behind Mo Mo.

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2. Yae Sakura

"Halt." A clear, cold voice sounded behind Mo Mo, halting his steps as he tried to approach and investigate. The voice sounded familiar, yet not at all unfamiliar. Turning around, Mo Mo saw the figure he had expected. A uniquely styled, practical shrine maiden's outfit, a long sword at her waist, and a cascade of cherry-blossom hair—everything was exactly as Mo Mo remembered it.

But an extravagantly carved fox mask completely obscured her face, allowing her to peek at the world only through the slits at her eyes. With the addition of two pairs of long, erect animal ears on her head, the priestess appeared exceptionally tall and slender… animal ears? Mo Mo's gaze lingered on that striking feature for a few moments. Undoubtedly, it wasn't his imagination. But how could Chong Ying at this time have animal ears on her head? Could it be that Chong Ying in this world was a born fox spirit?! No, no, no. Mo Mo quickly shook his head, banishing this unrealistic thought from his mind. Wouldn't that make her a demon? Besides, the fox mask, painted only with scarlet and pale colors, also seemed very unfamiliar, giving off an ominous feeling. Just as Mo Mo was scrutinizing the fox priestess Chong Ying's ears, she naturally noticed his undisguised gaze and looked at him, speaking…

"I've never seen you in the village before." Although she didn't say it directly, her tone and manner revealed her true intentions. "I was just passing through. After getting lost and scattering from my companions, I stumbled upon this village and was looking for a place to stay temporarily." Mo Mo explained, half-truthfully, and then asked, "Excuse me..." Asking a question she already knew the answer to was an essential part of the explanation. "Outsider..." The shrine maiden hesitated for a moment, "I am the shrine maiden and head priestess of this shrine, Yaezakura." She introduced herself briefly, stating her identity. "So you are the shrine maiden here." "Mo Mo nodded in sudden realization, adopting the form of address he'd learned from the old man. "I was trying to go this way, but..." Mo Mo pointed to the fence and thorns behind him, hesitating, "The priestess told me to stop here. Why?" "You're not allowed to go any further. It's forbidden territory." This was the second time Mo Mo had heard that term today. "Whether you're a stranger, a villager, or even me, no one is allowed to approach that place, otherwise... the gods will punish those who act recklessly." On the surface, it sounded like a warning, but Mo Mo felt it was more like a threat. "I've lost contact with my friends, so I wanted to go there to see if I could find any clues..." "No clues." Chong Ying interrupted Mo Mo's request abruptly. "But..."

"No buts." Sakura showed no sign of yielding, her tone growing increasingly hard. There was no one there. "My lady," Mo Mo said earnestly, "they are very important to me, so I must find them no matter what." "Outsider, you have crossed the line here." Yae Sakura gripped the hilt of her sword, her tone suddenly turning icy cold. Despite the blazing sun, a chill ran through her. "The rules established by the gods do not tolerate any transgression. Before I decide to expel you from the village, abandon those unrealistic ideas... Do you intend to stay here forever in this village?" The last sentence was a blatant threat.

"I understand..." The doubts in his heart grew stronger. Mo Mo did not rush to confront Chongying head-on, but instead chose to retreat for the time being. "Let's go back to the village." Yae Sakura loosened her grip on the sword hilt. Although the subtle murderous intent in her tone had vanished, it remained icy cold. Mo Mo glanced one last time at the forbidden area behind him, sighed, and gradually moved away from the area under Yae Sakura's icy gaze. Even after he was far away, Mo Mo still felt that Yae Sakura's gaze hadn't left, but was still fixed on his back. He had finally seen the person he wanted to see, but found that the encounter was completely different from what he had imagined. Yae Sakura's current appearance shouldn't be like this; her attitude and tone were also vastly different from the image he remembered. Although the Yae Sakura he remembered was indeed somewhat cold, she was inherently kind and gentle. How could she choose to fight so fiercely or even draw her sword for such a trivial offense? No, this wasn't Yae Sakura! Moreover, Yae Sakura's sister had died at the hands of this so-called "god." During a sacrificial ceremony, one should be deeply troubled by such a thing, so how could one willingly become a lackey of the precepts, so full of reverence for the gods? No, this isn't Yae Sakura! In conclusion, Mo Mo felt that he might be facing an unprecedented problem. He even couldn't help but have a very serious thought: was that masked priestess, whose face and expression were completely hidden behind it, really Yae Sakura?

Only in this way can we explain this completely unscripted trajectory. [You're overthinking it.] The system's voice rang out. [Who else could she be but Sakura Empire? That's just baseless reasoning on your part.]

The system's words made some sense; his own guesses were indeed too far-fetched. Putting aside the "Yae Sakura" that had left such a deep impression on Mo Mo, he turned back to look in the direction of the "forbidden area." After walking a short distance, the area disappeared from his sight, but the questions that remained lingered. That should have been the place where Yae Sakura and Kallen met—the beginning of the entire story—but now it had been abruptly cut short. There must be some unknown secret hidden behind this. Mo Mo didn't choose to sneak back in. Although it would be an easy thing for him, if he were caught red-handed by the already wary Yae Sakura, Mo Mo felt that what awaited him was Yae Sakura's unyielding blade, a fight to the death. Don't misunderstand, Mo Mo wasn't afraid of Yae Sakura's strength, but rather didn't want to completely disrupt the world from the very beginning. There was no need to be so ruthless. If he were to summarize the information he had gathered, it would be: extremely xenophobic villagers, a "Yae Sakura" who was vastly different from the original Yae Sakura in many ways, a shrine and the place of their first encounter that were listed as forbidden areas for unknown reasons, and... -The inexplicable separation from everyone, the beasts infected with horned evil energy, and so on. -One question after another quietly arose, seemingly unrelated yet subtly connected. Mo Mo suddenly felt like he was playing a puzzle-solving adventure game. Searching for clues, solving puzzles, and thus learning the truth behind everything shrouding this ancient village. Things seemed to be proceeding in an orderly fashion. But he was still in the stage of searching for clues, and had already lost the means to obtain them. The xenophobic villagers could not offer any help, and seeking guidance from Chongying might even backfire. This puzzle-solving journey seemed to have temporarily fallen into a dead end. He didn't even have a place to stay for the night. These villagers probably wouldn't be kind enough to lend a helping hand to a strange wanderer. Originally, he thought he could use his identity as a lost outsider to approach Chongying and stay at the shrine to obtain information, but now all of that had vanished.

For Mo Mo, enduring wind and rain was nothing; what truly troubled him was the impasse he was currently facing. He desperately needed a breakthrough to break this deadlock and take the crucial step towards solving the mystery. Perhaps he should try to extract information from the villagers first! Mo Mo looked up at the street he had unknowingly returned to, and at the thinning crowd around him. The sun had already set behind the mountaintop. In this era lacking nighttime entertainment, especially in such a secluded mountain village, once night fell, there were naturally no activities left; people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. "Friend!" Mo Mo put on a friendly expression, quickly stepping forward and patting a man on the shoulder. "I want to ask..." The man turned around, glanced at Mo Mo, recognized his face, and then showed a frightened expression, quickly leaving without paying attention to Mo Mo's question, carrying the firewood on his shoulder. "Why is he like this..." Mo Mo muttered in disappointment. So much for being good-looking and charming everywhere you go? Why is it having no effect here? But Mo Mo wasn't discouraged. She turned to look at a person sitting by the window of a nearby house. "Hello..." Realizing Mo Mo was calling her, the person quickly stood up and closed the simple wooden window.

The streets were emptying, but still no one offered him a helping hand. It seemed he was destined for a place on the streets tonight. Just as Mo Mo was about to give up, he heard a strange sound. The sound wasn't loud, but its oddity drew his attention. [System, did you hear anything?] [A sound?] The system replied, [No, it's probably just your imagination.] Mo Mo took a few steps closer to a deserted corner, and the sound became clearer. Finally, his gaze fell on a wine barrel that was inexplicably shaking.

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3. Hitamaru, get☆daze!

Mo Mo crouched down, watching the constantly shaking wine barrel with great curiosity. Listening closely, he could hear faint, wriggling movements coming from inside, as if some living creature was huddled within. Interesting. Mo Mo didn't make any rash moves, but quietly waited for the next development. Finally, after he had almost stared a hole through the barrel, the movements inside gradually stopped. Then, the lid of the barrel was slightly pried open, revealing a group of cautiously peering eyes that met Mo Mo's gaze directly.

A flash of terror appeared in her small eyes, as if she had been startled by something, and she instantly shrank back into the barrel.

Mo Mo wondered if she had awakened an awe-inspiring aura without realizing it. However, that brief eye contact just now confirmed her suspicions. She got up and approached the barrel, then reached out and flung open the lid, peering inside. There, she saw a figure smaller than a human child, curled up in the empty barrel, hands covering its head, trembling uncontrollably. Yu Yu seemed to be muttering incantations; upon closer listening, one could hear her repeatedly saying, "You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me."

"It really is you." Mo Mo reached straight into the wine barrel, and with a piercing scream, grabbed her as she struggled violently and lifted her up. Only then was her full appearance revealed: a three-headed figure less than half a meter tall, with cherry-blossom hair, childlike features, and two pointed eyes on her head. Most striking were the three large, fluffy tails that throbbed behind her with each struggle. If /Sakura Empire was an incomplete fox spirit, then this one in his hands could be described as a complete fox spirit from her appearance alone.

After their eyes met again, the unidentified creature in Mo Mo's hand suddenly stopped struggling, raised its hand to cover its eyes, and began to tremble violently. With a tearful, desperate plea, it cried out, "050, don't eat me! Please don't eat me! I don't taste good at all! I know I was wrong, I promise I'll never steal your fried tofu again, so please, please forgive me! Please don't eat me!"

"Do I look like someone who makes fried tofu?" Looking closer, Mo Mo said with a hint of helplessness, shaking the unidentified creature in his hand that resembled a little fox spirit.

Hearing this, the little fox stopped sweeping its forehead, slightly opening a few fingers of the cloth covering its eyes to reveal its extremely timid gaze as it cautiously examined Mo Mo's face. "Huh? Who are you? I don't think I've ever seen you in the village before." Relieved that it wasn't a vengeful enemy, the little fox breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously. "I'm just a... cough cough." Mo Mo's answer paused slightly. 'I'm just a lost stranger. And what are you? A carrot spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years and finally attained human form?' "No way!" the little fox retorted angrily, waving its hands. "No matter how you look at it, you can tell I'm human, okay!"

"But you're a stranger." The little fox's dissatisfaction quickly vanished. "It's been a long time since any outsiders have come to this village." "Oh?" Mo Mo asked, coaxingly. "So you mean you're very familiar with this village?" "Of course!" The little fox proudly raised its head, though the way Mo Mo was holding it in mid-air made it look incredibly comical. "I see. I've been quite curious about this village." Mo Mo nodded with satisfaction. "Let's get acquainted. My name is Mo Mo, and yours?"... The little fox racked its brains for a while before answering with a somber expression, "I don't... have a name...?"

It seems she hasn't been taken in by Chongying yet.

"If you don't have a name," Mo Mo said quite naturally, "then how about I give you one?" "Really?" The little fox's eyes shone brightly. "Then you're really a kind person!" "You have good taste." Mo Mo nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Then from now on you... emmm, Fried Tofu, your name will be Fried Tofu." The little fox's hopeful expression froze instantly, and then it protested fiercely. "I don't want to! Although I like to eat fried tofu, it doesn't mean I want to become fried tofu!" The little fox waved its two little hands, "I want a nice name..."

"A name! A nice name..." Mo Mo thought for a moment, "Then I'll call you Shirakami Fubuki, isn't that a nice name?" "Nice... nice..." The little fox frowned slightly, "But I can breathe fire, you know. You'll see." The little fox turned its head to the side, took a deep breath, puffed out its cheeks, and then breathed out a thin, scorching flame. After the flame disappeared from the air, the little fox proudly said, "How about that? Isn't it amazing?" "It's pretty good." Mo Mo's indifferent reaction hurt the little fox greatly. "Then, since that's the case, the name Shirakami Fubuki doesn't seem to suit you. How about I call you Hii-Yu-Wan?" "Hi-Yu-Wan." The little fox pronounced the name with a pause, its eyes shining even brighter, "This name is really nice! You're so amazing!"

Sounds good, right? Impressive, right?

"Unfortunately, it's not what I wanted." "Well, since I gave you that name, how about you follow me from now on, Himeko?" Mo Mo tempted, "I guarantee you'll eat and drink like royalty, and sleep until you naturally wake up every day." "Follow you?" the little fox Himeko asked curiously, "Will there be fried tofu?" It seemed that fried tofu was the only standard in Himeko's mind. ...After a moment of speechless silence, Mo Mo continued, "Yes, not only will there be an endless supply of fried tofu, but there are also many things even tastier than fried tofu. Anyone can talk, and besides, Mo Mo didn't believe that his ability to tame even the most vicious Herrschers wouldn't be enough to subdue this little guy whose mind was full of fried tofu. Although this little guy was, in a sense, also a Herrscher." "Things even tastier than fried tofu!" Himeko slightly opened her mouth, drool dripping down, then nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll follow you from now on, Big Sister!"

Without almost any hesitation, Himeko accepted Mo Mo's invitation. It really was incredibly easy. If it were now, she wouldn't be the kind of person who could be easily lured away with just a lollipop. "B-Big Sister?" Mo Mo's brow twitched slightly. "Yes, Big Sister!" Himeko's smile was exceptionally bright, even outshining the setting sun.

"Sister, you're a banana geoduck!" Mo Mo shook the Scarlet Jade Pill in her hand forcefully, her eyes flashing with malice. "Open your eyes, which are full of fried tofu, and see what I really am!" "Darling? Darling? Darling? Darling? Darling? Darling?" Scarlet Jade Pill was so frightened by Mo Mo's expression that she stammered, "Darling?" "You're smart enough." Mo Mo released Scarlet Jade Pill. "It's getting late, let's find a place to spend the night." The released Scarlet Jade Pill floated in mid-air. It can breathe fire and fly, and you still dare to call yourself human? Scarlet Jade Pill, you still say you don't know martial arts! But why is the system so quiet? If it were normal, shouldn't it jump out at this moment and fiercely mock me for "kidnapping"? The martial arts-savvy Scarlet Jade Pill, facing Mo Mo's order, pointed to the wine barrel beneath her, "Reporting, Darling, we can spend the night here!" "I think you don't just have fried tofu in your eyes, you have fried tofu in your head." Mo Mo grabbed Himeko and rubbed her for a bit. "Are you trying to stuff me into this barrel too? Just come with me quietly." "I-I know, bring the pot!" Himeko reluctantly glanced back at the familiar wine barrel and quickly followed Mo Mo.

Himeko. This character, who was supposed to appear in the second playthrough of the Shigemura storyline, is now right in front of Mo Mo, seemingly proving to him that in this world, almost...

Although she appears to be a harmless little fox spirit, her true form is a box demon, or rather, a part of a box demon, imprisoned in a black box for 50,000 years.

After several twists and turns, Karen arrived at Chongcun in the Far East with the black box. The demon within the box also unexpectedly resurfaced there, continuing...

But fundamentally, the true identity of this so-called demon in the box is a Herrscher who has survived since the previous era—the Herrscher of Corruption. We won't dwell on her tragic life here; one can only say she died under the ever-growing darkness of humanity before the apocalypse.

But now she's lost her memory and become a carefree, witty little fox spirit. In a sense, she's quite fortunate. However...

If Karen hadn't arrived in Chongcun yet, then where did this Scarlet Jade come from? Did it grow in the ground? The appearance of the Scarlet Jade deepened Mo Mo's doubts, but he also believed he could get a lot of useful information from her. "Boss, where did you come from?" "Boss, how many people are in your family?"

"Boss, when are you going to take me out for something delicious?" "Boss, didn't you say you were going to find a place to stay for the night? Why are we leaving the village?" "Boss, boss, boss, boss, boss..." Himeko's petite body flew around Mo Mo incessantly, chattering on and on, perfectly embodying her annoying nagging.

Mo Mo's forehead was covered in grimaces, but Fei Yu Wan beside him continued to mutter to himself with great interest. The way he addressed Mo Mo changed from "Brother Pot" to "Boss".

"Okay, that's typical of society." Mo Mo answered, ignoring most of Fei Yu Wan's questions. "Why?" Fei Yu Wan, seemingly unfazed by Mo Mo's repeated ignoring, asked curiously.

The village always gave Mo Mo an extremely strange feeling. Rather than spend the night in that eerily atmospheric village, Mo Mo preferred to continue his survival journey in the wilderness. Fortunately, he had done his homework quite well before, and Mo Mo was familiar with the surrounding terrain, quickly finding a suitable place to rest.

Ignoring the mottled surface, Mo Mo lay down quite naturally.

The day's search wasn't entirely fruitless; the questions raised could also be considered part of the gains. However, the biggest achievement of the day was probably taming this little creature that shouldn't have appeared at this time.

She was still muttering incessantly, but Mo Mo had automatically filtered out her useless words. However, having not eaten all day, her stomach was a little upset.

"Boss, are you hungry?" Himeko asked. "Not really," Mo Mo replied casually.

After a moment's hesitation, Himeko pulled out something tightly wrapped in oiled paper from her clothes, carefully unwrapped it, and revealed its true form.

A piece of fried tofu that had gone cold. It had already been bitten into.