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

"This is my last treasured piece." Himeko closed her eyes, turned her face away, and presented the fried tofu to Mo Mo with both hands. 'Boss, you can have it!...' Mo Mo silently glanced at the clear teeth marks on the fried tofu, feeling touched but also somewhat speechless. "No, you eat it yourself."

"Ouch!" Before Mo Mo could finish speaking, Fei Yu Wan swiftly stuffed the fried tofu into her mouth and swallowed it whole, then revealed a blissful expression of pure satisfaction.

Mo Mo silently stood up, gathered a pile of dry firewood and leaves from the surrounding area, and piled them into a ball. "Boss, what are you planning to do?" Fei Yu Wan asked curiously. "Start a fire," Mo Mo replied simply. "That's easy, Boss, step aside, let me do it." Fei Yu Wan spat out several flames, easily igniting a small fire. "Easy peasy! Boss, what are you planning to do with the fire?"

"Roast a fox." "Roast a fox?" Himeko looked around curiously and asked, "Where is the fox?" Until she noticed Mo Mo's gaze fixed on her. In the firelight, Himeko's face quickly turned pale.

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4. Yae Sakura, devoid of emotion

It wasn't until Himeko clung tightly to Mo Mo's leg, crying and screaming countless times, "Don't eat me! I don't taste good!" echoing endlessly in the silent night sky, that Mo Mo finally "abandoned" the idea of ​​turning Himeko into a roasted Himeko. He had only intended to scare the little guy, but the effect was unexpectedly good. Looking at Himeko, trembling like a leaf with a completely pale face, Mo Mo couldn't help but wonder if his joke had gone a bit too far. "Alright, stop crying," Mo Mo finally sighed, softening his tone. "I have absolutely no interest in eating you, so you can rest assured."

"R-Really?" Himeko looked up pitifully, clinging to Mo Mo's leg. "Boss, you really don't want to eat me anymore? Yes." Mo Mo rolled his eyes. 'I didn't take you in as a follower to use you as food. However, if you seem like a useless little fox to me...' Himeko, clinging to Mo Mo's leg, began to tremble violently again.

At first, she didn't doubt that she had boarded a pirate ship that could capsize at any moment. But it seemed too late to regret it now; she could only blame herself for being so naive, letting herself be led astray by a stranger. "Stop hugging me, let go right now." Mo Mo reached out and ruffled Fei Yu Wan's little head, then grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her off his lap.

He leaned closer to the smoldering fire, letting the flames dispel the deep chill that surrounded him. Indeed, survival in the wilderness is inseparable from building a fire. "Hiyokumaru," Mo Mo said, warming himself by the fire.

"Here!" Himeko, who was also sitting cross-legged on the ground, jolted awake and answered loudly, "Boss, what are your orders? It seems that in order to achieve the bright future I envision, instead of spending the rest of my life on a scorching grill, Himeko is starting to put in her best effort." "Nothing for you to do," Mo Mo replied casually, gesturing for Himeko to relax. "I just wanted to ask you about Chongcun. You've probably been here for a long time, haven't you?"

"Well... I guess so?" Himeko scratched her head and answered uncertainly.

"I don't even know where I ended up in the village..." Himeko looked a little embarrassed. "After I came to my senses and regained consciousness, I stayed in the village. However, because I look different from everyone else, I usually have to sneak around and hide. I only go out to get a little food to fill my stomach when I'm starving and have no other choice." How grand and righteous this sounds! It would make anyone who hears it feel sad and want to cry.

But even if you're trying to pluck wool from a sheep, you can't just target one sheep. Is this fried tofu stall really that fragrant?

Himeko's description is filled with a sense of unreality. For her, it seems she suddenly appeared in this world, and it was from that moment that her consciousness and personality, known as "Hiyomako," formed, or rather, re-emerged. So what about before that?

This strange world seemed tired of hiding, openly exposing its incongruity. A seemingly revolutionary guess finally sprouted in Mo Mo's mind: [Is this world truly a normal and complete world?] Or is it something else disguised? While attributing all the strangeness to this explanation might offer some insight, drawing conclusions would be too hasty. However, it was undoubtedly a speculation worth remembering. "Boss, boss, what's wrong?" Himeko floated in front of Mo Mo, waving her hand anxiously, asking, "Did I say something wrong?" "Nothing." Mo Mo snapped out of his thoughts, shaking his head in reply, "Have you seen the village shrine maiden?" "Of course I have." "Hiyomaru answered naturally, "Although the priestess spends most of her time in the shrine on the mountain, she sometimes appears in the village. However, I only dare to hide quietly, afraid that if she finds me, I will die. Moreover, I feel that she is so powerful. I always feel that she has discovered me every time. Maybe that is not just my imagination."

"So, in your opinion... what kind of person is she?"

I don't even know what she looks like. But I've heard that shrine maidens in the past didn't wear masks all the time like they do now, though I don't know much about that. After a slight pause, Himeko scratched her head and continued. "But I always felt she gave off a scary and dangerous vibe, and she spoke to everyone coldly, and the villagers were all afraid of her. This is how Hiyomaru saw (Shigeki-chan. Cold as ice, elusive, maintaining a distant relationship with the village, yet she is the undisputed supreme authority here. Except for that 'god' who has never appeared, at first glance she seems not much different from the image in his memory, but she gives off a completely different feeling. But Hiyomaru also said that she 'used to' not show herself with a mask... What kind of change did she go through to cause such a major transformation? Immersed in his own thoughts, trying to unravel the mystery, Mo Mo noticed Hiyomaru's hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something. "What's wrong, Hiyomaru? Is there anything else you want to add?" After hesitating for a while, Hiyomaru finally mustered up the courage to speak, "Boss, What I'm about to tell you... please don't be scared, although it sounds terrifying, it's true. Himeko's expression was unusually solemn, as if she was about to reveal a shocking secret to Mo Mo. "A terrifying thing?" Mo Mo asked in surprise, "How terrifying?" Himeko looked around inexplicably, appearing quite timid, then floated to Mo Mo's head and whispered in his ear, "This village still retains the custom of human sacrifice." Mo Mo's brow twitched, but he didn't speak, simply listening quietly to Himeko's narration. "According to others, the village suffers droughts every now and then—not a drop of rain falls, sometimes only for a few months, sometimes for a year or two," Himeko continued. "The priestess claims this is punishment from the gods for the villagers' repeated offenses, and to appease the gods' anger, underage girls must be offered as sacrifices." They sacrificed their lives for the gods' protection. The bonfire before him still burned, crackling and sputtering, yet it couldn't dispel the chill rising in his heart. Although Mo Mo had long known this, only by hearing it firsthand could he truly understand the unbearable weight it carried. As a 21st-century visitor far beyond the reach of these ancient inhabitants, Mo Mo knew all too well that this so-called rain-making ritual was utter nonsense. Two unrelated things had been forcibly intertwined by ignorance and folly, for which a bloody price had been paid. Even if a being beyond human comprehension truly existed and ruled this place, then, to humanity, such beings who disregarded human life were nothing more than terrifying, vile "evil gods." "Will such actions really be effective?" Mo Mo asked.

...Hiyomaru fell silent, then slowly nodded. "Every time the ritual ends, it always starts raining very quickly." Mo Mo was utterly speechless. This was completely illogical!

What kind of power could truly command the wind and rain, summoning them at will and dismissing them at will? Mo Mo didn't know.

But he was certain that even Sakura Empire didn't have that ability. Could there really be such a so-called "god"? That's not a bad thing at all! In this world, any supernatural phenomenon is ultimately caused by evil, and there are no gods who can only swagger around in myths and legends. "Wait." Mo Mo suddenly realized that something was wrong. "You said that all of this was said by... that priestess? Yes." Himeko nodded heavily. "-The priestess has always been responsible for conveying the will of the gods, and the sacrificial rites have always been presided over by her alone. Moreover... the girls offered in each sacrifice are all personally selected by the priestess."

Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! Utter chaos! The Sakura Empire, which should have been filled with righteous indignation, instead became a rigid executioner, personally wielding the butcher's knife against innocent girls. They had utterly extinguished their humanity.

If for the original Yae Sakura, these corrupt rules and the villagers' ignorance were shackles binding her, gradually killing her heart, then this strange Yae Sakura here actively casts a cloud of fear over the hearts of every villager. This Yae Sakura is definitely suspicious. And the answer to the problem may lie hidden in those two forbidden areas. "Hiyomaru, do you remember the two forbidden areas in the village?" "Forbidden areas? Boss, do you mean the mountain where the shrine is built and that little river?" Hiyomaru pondered for a while, "These two places are absolutely forbidden for all villagers to approach. The priestess said that once you enter, you will suffer divine punishment, and may even incur the wrath of the gods on the entire village, making everyone..."

They had all suffered utter destruction, so no one dared to approach, let alone enter.

The only difference is that the punishment for Mo Mo wasn't inflicted by a so-called god, but by Sakura Empire herself. "But I've overheard older people saying that this rule never existed before," Himeko continued. "But those who've been there before say it's nothing special, just an ordinary little river, and the shrine has nothing special about it. They don't know what the forbidden area's significance is. (Sakura Empire wasn't like this before.)"

There weren't so many rules in the village back then. "Boss, I'll tell you a secret," Himeko suddenly leaned closer, speaking mysteriously, "You absolutely mustn't tell anyone else." "What? So mysterious?" Did Himeko know something? "I accidentally saw the priestess enter another forbidden area, heading towards that little river." "And then?" Mo Mo asked quickly, "What happened? What was she doing there?" She had previously insisted that even a priestess like her couldn't go in, that she would be punished by the gods?

"It's like only priestesses are allowed to break the law, while villagers aren't allowed to run around." Hehehe, I don't know either. Himeko chuckled foolishly. "I'm terrified whenever I see her, how could I dare get close? If I were discovered, my life would definitely be over!"

Although somewhat disappointed, it was still a breakthrough. At least she definitely didn't go to the forbidden area just to wash up the manga; she must have had some other purpose. "When did you see it?" "Just yesterday!" Himeko answered decisively. "I remember it clearly! Yesterday? So that's why she was so sensitive when I planned to go there to investigate today?" It seems this righteous priestess was also secretly doing some small things behind the villagers' backs. In the eyes of all the villagers, that place had no special significance, but for Sakura, it was the beginning of another chapter in her life.

"So, are all those barriers and bans surrounding that place really to prevent villagers from entering? Boss, are you thinking of something?" Himeko swayed back and forth in front of Mo Mo, asking as she did so. "A tiny bit," Mo Mo replied vaguely. "It's just some hazy speculation right now." "So, are we going to do something next?" Himeko suddenly became excited. "Yes." After glancing at Himeko, Mo Mo casually lay down on the haystack on the ground, yawned, and said, "Go to sleep."

"We'll talk about it tomorrow," Mo Mo said, casually tossing a few pieces of firewood into the campfire, intending to recharge.

"Oh right, boss, don't go to sleep yet." Himeko seemed to suddenly remember something, shaking Mo Mo, who had already closed his eyes. "I have something very important to tell you." "What is it now?" Himeko, nestled against Mo Mo's chest, looked at him with a serious expression. "It hasn't rained for months!"

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5. The silver-haired nun on the altar

It was the chill of the early morning that woke Mo Mo from his sleep. In the forest, it was quite difficult to feel the solid ground beneath him, separated only by a thin layer of grass, and the trees in the early morning light.

Upon arriving at the East Tower, Xue, the master, opened his eyes and discovered that the fire beside him had already been extinguished in the blink of an eye, except for the path he had taken.

Nothing was left except for the darkness, no wonder Mo Mo felt a chill seeping through his skin. K→∈国T's intimidating object was on his stomach. After dispelling the blur before his eyes, Mo Mo could finally see her face clearly. Between the hazy limbs, he saw a ball of fluffy hair. A large, bushy tail and a head of fluffy fur completely covered her, and she was sleeping soundly with her hands under her head, nestled on his stomach. From a distance, he could feel a ball on Mo Mo's belly.

Damn, this is the advantage of being an outsider. On one side, you're enduring cold and hunger, and on the other, you have a natural plush blanket. After witnessing the gap between people, Mo Mo scratched his head and straightened up. He didn't straighten properly, and the paper jade on his stomach just "felt" and "went away." He rolled on the ground with a "ouch" and fell face-first into the mud. He wiped his face with his hands, which could be considered as waking up from his dream. He turned his head to look at Mei Mo and spat out the mud that he had eaten in his mouth in a daze, revealing a big sunny smile.

But early, Mo Dan stood up and casually threw the ground up, saying, "Hello, I didn't want to sleep well."

"Switch places, it's very comfortable sleeping on the boss's belly." Wei Yu Nei Ren Dai Mo Li tossed her into his hands, nodded his little head, "Much more comfortable than sleeping in the wine shop."

"My belly isn't a bed for you to sleep on." After pinching her cheek, Mo Mo casually tossed the jade pill aside, and she just naturally...

Floating in the air, "Look at you grinning like an idiot, what's so funny?" Although in Mo Zhong's memory, Pai Wuwan seemed to be grinning like this most of the time, he said with a smile, "Every day you hide from others..." "Oh, this is the first time I've ever said good morning to someone." Neng Yutai stood beside Mo Mo, walking around and closing the door at night.

People were too busy to even find a place where no one else could see them, so they had to sneak around and hide. It was quite pitiful. This sounds rather low-class, but even the most eccentric person wouldn't fail to notice the obvious difference between themselves and the villagers. Although the essence of the Great Kingdom of Weiyu + → Small Kingdom of Tianyangyue had cultivated for many years to attain human form... If Hu were to rashly offer herself, she would surely be regarded as the...

"I already said I'm not a carrot!" Wei Yuwan retorted loudly, flying in front of Mo Mo and pointing to the two heads on her head.

Song's big tail, "No matter how you look at it, you can tell I'm a fox-human, right? Street fight line 7. Before Europe, don't be so quick to open your eyes. Huang Xing started to use medicine street jade moving open-mindedness between the accumulated line power good opportunity "Otherwise, use 6 people 96 equipment

Shall I give it a try?

She still wanted to keep her carefully wrapped tails. She set off, and Feiyuwan quickly followed. She stepped on the embers that had burned out last night, and then Momo headed towards Chongcun. . . Boss of the color. . Weiyu Nei swayed left and right next to Momo, and asked, "Do you still remember what I told you yesterday about 88 of course 12 of the egg?" She nodded. "You mean that time you caught someone in the ancient shop with fried tofu?" Lian Yu Nei waved her hands like a small windmill. "I mean the trees are already dry and it hasn't rained!" No. , Shuran 2 shop. : How could Motian forget this? Of course I am happy. This land has obviously not been nourished by heaven for a while.

A long drought also means... a new round of sacrifices is about to begin. The priestess has already chosen the girl to be offered as a sacrifice. "What do you want to do?" Tamauchi asked hesitantly. "Based on my experience..."

"Alright, let's just wait for the ceremony to begin." "What else can we do?" Mo Mo replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, we'll find out when the ceremony starts. I want to see this so-called..."

If there's an opportunity in Xiru Country, then we should also take the opportunity to meet that mysterious and unpredictable god. Yu Wengong, the pseudo-Herrscher of the Society, can give everyone a couple of moves, the whole thing, and incidentally...

Pretending to be a god? These days, everyone has a few tricks up their sleeve. Ever seen someone disappear into thin air? A few casual moves could probably leave them completely bewildered. And who knows what's really behind Yae Sakura? Besides, since we're here, we can't just ignore this tragedy. But the biggest female character is incredibly powerful. The five major street leaders said, "Even finding a fee is only possible with the option of choosing 8."

"You're just a fire-breathing piece of trash, you should just sit back and rest. If those villagers see you stopping the New Rain Ceremony, they'll say something like, 'Maybe you should just give up, boss. There are a lot of them!'" Hua Yuwan said, puffing out her cheeks.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Mo Mo said nonchalantly. "Do you think they can eat me? They'll have to see if they can even bite through this piece of flesh."

Mo Mo believes that people whose minds are filled with superstition and ignorance need to go through a wave of Marxism-Leninism and x-ideology.

And so on, a series of powerful blows.

Let them wake up properly—it's a pity Mo Mo is not very talented. Compared to giving them moral education, he might be less capable. I'm afraid they'll betray you too. Wei Yu looked Mo Mo up and down, nodded, and said, "Please ask them if they really want to surrender." Huang seemed very fearless. "I really don't believe he can find a way to be kind."

As they chatted, Yae Village came into view, and figures began to appear indistinctly in the distance. [The text then abruptly shifts to a seemingly unrelated anecdote:] They set up [something], and [someone] started to get up.

"I'm going in now." Mo Mo squatted down, his previously expressionless gaze vanishing completely. He nodded sharply, "Or maybe I should... go... go... go! Oh my god!" His hesitation vanished under Mo Mo's expressionless gaze.

Then I guess I'll have to split up with you, boss. It's really a bit difficult. It's alright if I'm alone, but if we go together, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out.

[This is a trap, do you have any ideas?]

"[No.]" the long-silent system replied briefly. "[Couldn't you say a few more words?]" "[I can't.]"

...This is quite strange. Why is he so unresponsive after speaking the truth? "Boss, do you have any ideas?" Wei Yuwan's questioning pulled Mo Mo back to reality. Shi. Mo Li pondered carefully, chin in hand. There must be some. "A solution...it just depends on whether you're willing to use it." Mo Mo's thoughtful gaze fell on Fei Wuwan, who was blinking eagerly.

"Boss, boss, will this work?" A very low voice came from in front of Mo Mo. As long as you don't make a sound, it will work. Mo Mo also suppressed his voice and replied. The most representative was also doing something as if there was no solution. The four pairs of people were enduring it, and the focus was on the rich Zhou state system.

The reaction—as always, 0 kept his distance, which created an opportunity for Mo Mo. "Hiyomaru, don't move around!" Mo Mo pulled up his collar, "Otherwise, if you're exposed, you'll be in big trouble."

But it's so crowded and quiet here. The sounds inside the jade box are quite loud and resonant.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, just bear with it for now." The villagers cautiously cast their curious glances at the figure in the middle of the road, whose chest was bulging and who was muttering something under her breath.

Before turning her face away, she quickly turned it away again. She's acting strangely. You know, how could such a nice girl end up like this? No one noticed anything. Keep trying. "Hold on, Himeko," Mo Mo whispered to Himeko, encouraging her. "No one noticed anything, and the atmosphere was so relaxed that you could barely see anyone. The situation was even worse than yesterday."

"Boss, how long do I have to keep working like this?" Bangyuwan felt like he was bearing responsibilities and burdens that shouldn't be his age. "I'll let you out once I've figured things out," Mo Dan replied. Until then, you'd better hold on for me.

Hii Go-maru, huddled against Mo Mo's chest, was bathed in darkness.

[This is so hard. 1 In order to help Himeko escape her suffering as soon as possible, Mo Mo is also looking around for someone who can help, but the villagers here just look at him with disbelief.]

It was as if he'd seen something he wanted to avoid at all costs. Until Mo Mo saw that familiar, hateful person on that familiar street, with a golden exclamation mark above their head. But an old man was facing a person leaning forward, talking to him, and because of the distance, Mo Mo couldn't hear a word. The middle gate was nearing its end, and soon the person straightened up and left. Mo Mo quickly followed.

This time, Mo Mo skipped the unnecessary steps and went straight to the main event. The old man's face contorted in pain as he turned to face the British group, saying, "You young lad, you're blind and presumptuous! I haven't even warned you about this lecherous man yet!"

That is, the principle of "no rebuttal" in friendly exchanges did not continue to deepen. Mo Dan adhered to the view that "if you say so, then so be it," referring to the person in charge of the construction of the teaching period. "Electricity festival, do you still remember me? I am Wang Tiangui, we are the same, but you are only insufficient and have no difference in age 7."

"Ah, it's you." The old man's eyes widened slightly as he asked. He then tightened his collar a little. "No, it's just your imagination, old man." Mori revealed a hint of arrogance in his eyes. "I'd like to ask, why haven't I seen many people today? Have they all gone to work?" "Manpower is on the table, and the flood has arrived." "That person told me that the lady has already arrived here..." "The source of the disaster is..."

A ritual to appease the wrath of the gods was held to appease the offenders.

This is not a good word. The filth brought by humans angered the gods, and thus punishment descended. "It is a stranger who came here at some unknown time, Your Highness. You are a stranger, and you will use her life to appease the gods' wrath." The old man continued, "So the team must offer this stranger as a sacrifice. Use her blood to cleanse the filth she brought."

Were they his lost companions? Or Karen, who drifted to Chongcun? But whatever the possibility, even if they were complete strangers, Wu Quanzhong said, "They've all gone to the ceremony, haven't they?" The old man sighed deeply again, "I'm old, I can't walk anymore, and I don't want to watch any longer."

After a moment of silence, Moser asked, "Could you tell me where the ceremony will be held?"

The old man shakily raised his cane, pointed in a direction, and said, "Leave here, or else..." "Young man," he continued, "I'll make you leave." But the old man had already vanished, leaving only a dusty, weary figure. Before the old man finished speaking, the figure remained standing motionless, waiting until Mo Mo disappeared from his sight. The old man turned back, his cloudy eyes swollen.

It resembles a piece of withered wood.

"Boss, can you slow down a bit?" Pai Yu, huddled in the yellow hole, pleaded bitterly. "I feel like I'm going to throw up."

"If you dare spit it out, I'll throw you on the platform and have the Eightfold Curtain sacrifice you!" Mo Mo gritted his teeth, but still didn't slow down. "If you dare spit it out, I'll turn into a sea of ​​waves." Wei Yuwan pointed to his mouth, enduring the sea of ​​iron within him. Fortunately, Mo Mo's density was fast enough, and he arrived at his destination in no time. In the center of the circle was a simple and unadorned high platform. All the villagers had gathered here, forming a circle around the open space. Looking around, Mei Dan immediately saw the most beautiful figure standing on the high platform, his face showing a calm and collected expression.

Behind her stood a familiar silver-haired nun.

[Karen!]

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6. The Uninvited Guest on the Altar

Even with a thick wall of people in front of Mo Mo, he could still clearly see who the pitiful person about to be sacrificed to this so-called god on the small execution platform was. [It's Karen!] The familiar strands of bright hair stood out against the black robes of a nun. Her hands were bound by chains, and her legs were tied with De Xiang. She sat on the high platform, head bowed, motionless, making it impossible to see her expression. She was like a walking corpse without a soul. [No, something's not right.] Mo Mo did not choose to act rashly for the time being. Instead, he kept his distance and squinted, carefully observing the two familiar figures on the execution platform. This scene should never have happened under any circumstances. Moreover, this Karen... should be a native of this world, not the one who was dragged around to several worlds by herself. After all...

Their own sister no longer has such a nun's habit. But what's most unbelievable to the natives is that all of this was orchestrated by the heavy-waisted idiots. These foolish and superstitious villagers were simply kept in the dark without knowing the truth. Although it wasn't the first time he'd felt this way, Mo Mo now felt with absolute certainty that Yae Sakura in front of him had definitely become abnormal from some point in time.

"Boss, boss, is that woman in strange clothes your companion, Min?" A soft whisper suddenly escaped Mo Zhong's chest.

Mo Mo lowered his head slightly and noticed a small head peeking out from his collar. "Boss, don't misunderstand!" Fei Yu Wan, who met Mo Mo's gaze, quickly explained, "I just came out for some fresh air, I'll be right down!" Fortunately, at that moment, all the villagers' attention was drawn to the two figures on the execution platform, and they had no time to notice Huang Mo, who was sitting in an inconspicuous corner.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Mo Mo also shook his head.

Yae-sama, from victim to abuser, what did she experience?

So it seems that what Himeko mentioned about Yae entering that "forbidden area" alone was to bring Kaku back to the Divine Belly, then label her as the "culprit of the drought," and finally kill her in front of everyone to complete the ritual. "What should we do now?" Himeko whispered again. Mo Mo frowned and shook his head, then stuffed Himeko back in. Let's observe and see how she acts, and act accordingly. Finally, after a long wait, Yaeko, who had been standing motionless on the execution platform, finally moved her feet, walked to the edge of the execution, looked down at the villagers in pain below, and spoke in her usual cold tone. "Gentlemen, for months on end, a severe drought has struck, leaving you all anxious and fearful. Only after consulting with the divine have I learned the reason for Lord Ming's great fear and the cause of this situation." Her voice softened as she pointed to Kallen, who remained motionless on the ground like a walking corpse. "You must all know that the culprit is this outsider from a distant land. He brought the filth of the outside world to this land and, by his own accusation, entered the forbidden area, angering the divine and thus inflicting this divine punishment." After placing all the blame on Kallen, Yae Sakura stopped speaking. The whispers that had begun earlier in the crowded throng had now become even more rampant, uncontrollable. "I knew we'd been so well-behaved; how could we possibly have angered Lord Ming? It's all this outsider's fault!" "Exactly, look at her hair. How could a young person's hair be that color? It must be ancient... We didn't even notice she existed before."

"She must have deliberately hidden herself to avoid us, even hiding in the forbidden area. Luckily, the priestess found her, otherwise..."

"Despicable outsider!"

"Despicable outsider!"

The villagers, one after another, grew increasingly indignant, their eyes gleaming with a venomous light as they looked at Karen. They clearly blamed the natural disaster on the powerless figure who had been brought to the brink of destruction. The scene was truly speechless. Facing the gradually stirring crowd, Yae Sakura's icy gaze, palpable even through her mask, swept across them. Those whose gaze fell upon felt the chill and murmured amongst themselves, awaiting the priestess's next words. "Today, I have gathered you all here to witness this ceremony," Yae Sakura continued. "I will use the blood of this outsider to cleanse the filth she has brought, to appease the wrath of the gods. Remember, this is not merely a matter of a new rain's consciousness, but a means to regain the favor of the gods..."

"Sacrifice this despicable outsider to the gods! Appease the gods' anger!" the villagers began to shout. "Sacrifice this despicable outsider to the gods! Appease the gods' anger!" They chimed in, each eager to perform this great feat themselves. Only the woman chosen by Zhong Ming was qualified to perform the ritual; they could only be bystanders.

He felt no anger, only a simple pity for these villagers, so deeply entrenched in the whims of the times. While it was true he wanted to appease the gods, wasn't another reason simply that it was a complete stranger? Using someone utterly unrelated as a sacrifice was something he felt no qualms about. The villagers' shouts grew increasingly fervent, but Yae Sakura didn't stop them, allowing the malice to spread unchecked. She seemed to be waiting for something. Was it the time for the execution? Or something else? Kallen's life had entered its final countdown. "Then I can no longer turn a blind eye." 1. Seeing that he couldn't wait any longer for any useful information, Mo Mo decisively walked towards a deserted, secluded corner. "Hey, boss, what are you doing?" Wei Yuwan poked her head out again, asking in surprise, "Aren't you going to save her?" "Of course not." Mo Mo pulled out a card and placed his hand on the magenta driver displayed on his waist. "Fei Yuwan, no matter what happens next, don't be afraid." - A dramatic performance is underway. [System, get ready to go.]

[Of course I'm transforming to save people! What's wrong with you? You seem so distracted.] [It was just a slight... lapse in concentration.] The system's behavior remained as strange as ever. "It's okay, boss, don't underestimate me," Himeko said confidently. "I'm not afraid at all." Kamen Ride'Kallen

"You agree, right, sir? Waaaaah!" Fei Yu Wan screamed in panic, leaping out of Mo Mo's collar. She tumbled to the ground before she could even stay airborne, ignoring the aches and pains from the fall. Pointing at Mo Mo in astonishment, she said, "You—who are you? Where's my boss?" "I told you not to be afraid, how could you forget me so easily? Hmm?" Mo Mo, now transformed into a purple-haired man, grabbed Fei Yu Wan's face and lifted her up. "Your boss can't just disappear on the spot, can he?"