Volume 1: Chapter 164: The Hospitality of Yae village

　　The monster in front of her had a shell that looked very hard at first glance.

　　It was completely different from the dAmons he had killed in the past.

　　Yae Sakura wasn't sure whether the spiritual sword she held could break its defense.

　　"Thief!"

　　At this time, the little child's voice rang out.

　　He sounds very angry.

　　Zerg was indeed angry.

　　This is the new alien insect that the insect nest in Nagazora City is trying to mutate.

　　An evolutionary branch of springtails that is suitable for combat in environments with high concentrations of Honkai energy.

　　The shell on its body is condensed from Honkai energy, which means that when it fights in an environment with high concentration of Honkai energy, it can restore the shell on its body by absorbing the Honkai energy leaking in the air.

　　However, this is a new branch that has only recently mutated, and Amon stole it and used it.

　　The master was very angry.

　　"Zerg, get behind me."

　　Yae Sakura frowned and protected Zerg behind her.

　　The magic sword was unsheathed, and the tip of the sword was pointed at the monster that suddenly appeared.

　　She had no idea what Zerg meant by thief, but now was not the right time to ask.

　　We have to get rid of this monster that appeared first.

　　"hiss."

　　The insect covered with a purple and white shell made a hissing sound and lowered its body, obviously preparing to launch an attack.

　　Then--

　　"!"

　　Yae Sakura caught a glimpse of a purple-white shadow rushing towards her.

　　She was totally overwhelmed.

　　The only response he could make in time was to raise the spirit sword in front of him and try to block the attack.

　　Then the miko saw the monster's movements and stopped.

　　It even directly violated the laws of physics and hovered in mid-air.

　　“…”

　　Yae Sakura didn't know what to say.

　　There is no doubt that the monster did not stop of its own will.

　　"Amon is a thief!"

　　The light in the little master's eyes gradually disappeared.

　　The insect was directly bound in mid-air by the spiritual energy and could not move.

　　The next moment——

　　Its body was torn apart directly.

　　This bug is just a false life created by Amon, and the Overmind cannot gain control of it.

　　Then just kill it directly.

　　The insect was torn apart by an invisible force, and then turned into light spots and dissipated.

　　“…”

　　The miko looked at the little child.

　　There is no doubt that Yae Sakura does not think she has that kind of magical power.

　　So it was Zerg who did it.

　　The girl's eyes were somewhat complicated.

　　The child I picked up...seems a little extraordinary.

　　"Zerg, who is the Amon you are talking about and why would it be a thief?"

　　The magic sword was sheathed and the miko picked up the little fox that had been thrown to the ground.

　　She asked now.

　　"Amon stole Zerg's stuff!"

　　The little child replied.

　　The branch of Zerglings that can restore their shells on their own in a high-concentration Honkai energy environment is a recent mutation, and Amon stole it and used it.

　　This is a rip-off of the Swarm's ideas!

　　"What is it?"

　　The miko rubbed her head.

　　"Hmm... the Swarm's creativity, and Sakura's memories!"

　　Zerg tilted his head slightly.

　　The idea has been stolen by Amon, there is no way to delete it from it -

　　Unless Amon is deleted.

　　And Sakura's memories, which Amon had stolen and hidden away.

　　And Zerg still doesn't know where to find Sakura's memories.

　　"…My memories?"

　　Yae Sakura muttered to herself.

　　She shook her head.

　　I don't think I've forgotten anything?

　　The miko looked up at the sky, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

　　But are her memories also Zerg's?

　　Yae Sakura smiled silently.

　　"Zerg will help Sakura regain her memory!"

　　The little child raised his hands and said so.

　　"Then I'll leave it to Zerg."

　　One hand picked him up, and the corner of Yae Sakura's mouth curled up in a way that she herself hadn't even noticed.

　　"Let's go back to the village first."

　　She said so.

　　…………

　　"Ouch!"

　　The little nun fell from mid-air and then she felt pain in her butt.

　　Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and Theresa rubbed her butt with a grimace.

　　According to the records of the Destiny, Kallen Kaslana met a priestess in the Far East, and after some things happened, she was brought back to the Destiny headquarters in a seriously injured and weak state.

　　Theresa didn't know what happened at that time.

　　But now it seems——

　　Maybe she could find out.

　　This is the space constructed by Yae Sakura's consciousness, maybe it can let her know what happened in the end.

　　"Where is this place?"

　　Looking around, it seemed that we were on the top of a mountain.

　　Walk to the edge of the cliff and look down -

　　The outline of a village is clearly visible.

　　"Is this where Yae Sakura used to live?"

　　Student Fu Hua has mastered some of Shenzhou's ancient techniques, which then allow her to enter the consciousness of the miko.

　　Apparently this village was a place that left a deep impression on Yae Sakura.

　　So it can be reproduced in its entirety.

　　The little nun looked down at her clothes.

　　It's a nun's uniform.

　　It was a little different from the nun's uniform she wore at St. Freya's Academy.

　　The style of this nun's uniform seems to be the old-fashioned uniform of the Sisters of Providence.

　　“…”

　　Theresa's expression was a little complicated.

　　She didn't know what the situation was with Kallen when she met her before, nor did she know what happened to her now.

　　But obviously, being in such a dark place and having lost the shining cross, her ending might not be very good.

　　Looking at the cross necklace hanging around her neck, Theresa remained silent.

　　Soon, she cheered up again.

　　Kallen Kaslana wanted her to give the cross to the shrine maiden with cherry-colored hair.

　　Then I must complete this commission!

　　"The shrine maiden with cherry-colored hair... is obviously Yae Sakura."

　　After looking at the outline of the village at the foot of the mountain, Theresa decided to go down the mountain to take a look.

　　Not long after she walked, she saw a shrine and a villager who had just visited the shrine.

　　"Hello, do you know ..."

　　The little nun just wanted to find out if there was a shrine maiden named Yae Sakura in the village.

　　"Stranger!"

　　However, the villager soon started shouting.

　　"It's a white-haired foreigner wearing a nun's uniform!"

　　Theresa found that the villagers seemed to be overly excited.

　　Even... my body seems to have changed.

　　"?"

　　The little nun was dumbfounded.

　　"White-haired nun... the Lord God said... you will bring disaster..."

　　The villagers' voices became unclear.

　　His body became bloated and various appendages sprouted from it.

　　"Foreigners...kill...sacrifice..."

　　The villager, transformed into an inhuman monster, began to move towards her.

　　“…”

　　No, what is the situation in this place?

　　Theresa couldn't understand it anymore.

　　I just wanted to ask about one person, why do the villagers here look like they are facing a great enemy?

　　He even became like this, intending to give her, a stranger, a good reception.

　　Is it too hospitable?

　　The little nun subconsciously wanted to catch her Judas and have a good talk with the villager.

　　The result was empty-handed.

　　"Gulp."

　　She swallowed.

　　It's broken, and now I don't have any weapons on hand.

　　"boom!"

　　She dodged the attack of the tentacle appendages in a miserable manner.

　　After entering Sakura's consciousness space, all her strange powers disappeared.

　　Theresa now... is just an ordinary little girl.

　　Looking at the villagers who had turned into monsters and listening to the repeated whispers of killing outsiders, the little nun thought it would be better to run away first.

　　She is not the silly Kiana who only knows how to fight tough.

　　“Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…”

　　Gasping for breath, Theresa held onto a tree.

　　Fortunately, the monster's IQ had fallen to a level even lower than Kiana's, so she used a little trick to get rid of it.

　　But when I shake him off and hide myself——

　　The little nun saw that the villager lost his target... and then changed back to his original form.

　　He even looked confused, as if he didn't know why he was here.

　　"…Is her consciousness rejecting any outsiders?"

　　Theresa muttered to herself.

　　Otherwise there is no way to explain it.

　　Her mind is in a mess now.

　　Thinking has never been something the little nun is good at.

　　In this dark and lightless world, there is a seriously injured and dying Saint Destiny, a cross entrusted to her, and a villager who turns into a monster upon seeing her...

　　"What on earth is going on here?"

　　Theresa shook her head.

　　It seems that I still have to find a way to find Yae Sakura first.

　　But if she was seen by other villagers, she would probably soon fall into the same situation as before—

　　The villagers transformed themselves into human beings and attacked her.

　　"The white-haired nun..."

　　Looking at the image of the white-haired nun reflected in the stream, Theresa came up with a good idea.

　　Maybe she could try to change her image——

　　The image of the white-haired nun might be some kind of trigger mechanism.

　　…………

　　At this moment, in Yae Village.

　　"Miko-sama, where did you bring this child back from?"

　　Holding Zerg's hand, Yae Sakura was surrounded by curious villagers.

　　After all, the little child next to her is obviously not an ordinary person——

　　Those exquisite clothes are not something that ordinary people can wear.

　　And that lovely appearance of a delicate and beautiful boy is not what an ordinary person who works day and night should look like.

　　Children in Yae village, for example, are usually pale, thin, and have rough skin.

　　After all, they have to help their parents with work.

　　"The one rescued from the clutches of the monster should be a child from another place who was accidentally separated from his family."

　　The miko said calmly.

　　"Miko-sama, the lord said that no outsiders are welcome in Yae Village now."

　　After hearing that it was a stranger, the villagers' eyes changed slightly.

　　"The day of sacrifice is coming, and outsiders may affect the sacrifice."

　　The villagers said in unison.

　　“…”

　　Yae Sakura remained silent.

　　"I have my own plans."

　　She said so.

　　"Miko-sama, are you going to..."

　　The villagers were about to continue speaking.

　　“clang!”

　　The cold front shines with cold light.

　　The miko looked at the villagers around her with a frosty face.

　　Then everyone else fell silent.

　　"Don't make irresponsible comments."

　　She warned.

　　Zerg is a child from another place and should not be involved in this sacrifice.

　　"Miko-sama, please take the sacrifice seriously. There are monsters appearing around the village again. I'm afraid it has something to do with the outsiders."

　　The villagers spoke again in unison.

　　"Shut up."

　　Yae Sakura's mood became even worse.

　　Even...want to kill these villagers.

　　"Sakura, don't be angry."

　　Zerg tugged at her sleeve.

　　These villagers are all fake lives.

　　But they were influenced by Amon again.

　　The Overmind could sense the dark will attached to these villagers.

　　But he couldn't find the source -

　　The source of the dark will does not seem to be in this space.

　　If we explore rashly, Sakura's consciousness might be damaged.

　　"call……"

　　The miko took a deep breath and calmed her emotions.

　　She seems to have become irritable lately.

　　"Go do your own thing."

　　Yae Sakura eventually stopped paying attention to these somewhat strange villagers.

　　She is going back.

　　Holding the little fox in one hand and holding Zerg's hand with the other.

　　"Miko-sama."

　　A female villager stopped her.

　　"We have captured a stranger who has wandered into the village. What should we do with her? Should we let her take her place..."

　　The female villager didn't say anything else.

　　But Yae Sakura knew what she meant——

　　Let the poor stranger be sacrificed in place of the village virgin.

　　"…Take me over there to have a look."

　　After a moment of silence, the miko said this.

　　"Yes, Miko-sama."

　　The female villager bowed slightly.

　　Then——

　　Yae Sakura saw the captured stranger.

　　Looks like a beggar.

　　Her face was dirty.

　　The white hair was also stained black by the mud.

　　The clothes were also tattered, as if they had been torn by someone.

　　At this moment, the stranger was tied up and his mouth was blocked, so he couldn't speak.

　　“Woo woo woo!”

　　After seeing her, the stranger seemed very excited.

　　“…”

　　The miko looked at her.

　　"Theresa?"

　　Then the little kid next to him spoke up.

　　Zerg looked at the captured little nun.

　　Why is Theresa here too?

　　She is not a constructed false life, but Theresa's own consciousness.

　　"You know her, Zerg?"

　　The miko asked softly.

　　The little child nodded.

　　"Send her to my shrine."

　　The miko responded quickly.

　　"I understand, Miko-sama."

　　The villagers who were responsible for guarding the outsiders looked at each other.

　　“Woo woo woo!”

　　Theresa was very excited.

　　After she turned herself into a beggar, she did not trigger the villagers' hospitality mechanism, but she was still caught.

　　Then--

　　She was directly brought in front of Yae Sakura.

　　It can only be said to be a pleasant surprise.

　　Next, all we have to do is deliver Kallen Kaslana's cross!

　　"ha……"

　　The rag that was blocking her mouth was taken out, and Theresa rubbed her sore cheeks.

　　At this moment, she, Yae Sakura and Zerg were the only ones left in the room.

　　"Yae Sakura, this is something Kallen Kaslana wants to entrust to you!"

　　The little nun couldn't wait to take out her cross necklace.

　　However--

　　But she saw the miko's confused look.

　　"Theresa, what are you talking about?"