Chapter 468

Takumi checked Himeko carefully.

Then it was confirmed that Himeko was fine. Her body had recovered by about seventy to eighty percent, and she was quite well adapted to the power of elements in this world.

It seemed that, for Himeko, the power of elements was more suitable than Honkai energy. Himeko and Keqing should be the opposite, right?

After careful inspection, Takumi found that the power of elements was more active in Himeko than in other people. Based on this observation, if Himeko were in the Yuanshen game, she would be a top-tier Pyro DPS. Meanwhile, if Keqing were transported to the Honkai world, she would also be a formidable presence at the T0 or T1 level.

So, were the two going against their destinies?

Keqing struggled in Teyvat but might thrive in Honkai, whereas Himeko lacked compatibility with Honkai but fit perfectly in Teyvat.

Thinking of this, Takumi's expression became a little strange.

"What's wrong?" Hu Tao noticed Takumi's odd expression and was puzzled.

"Is there a problem?"

Hearing her question, Takumi shook his head. "No, no problem. Rather, it's better to say that the power of this world suits Himeko quite well."

After calming down, Takumi quickly answered Hu Tao's question.

Hearing his explanation, Hu Tao suddenly understood. "I see! Wouldn't that be great?"

Himeko sensed her own condition and nodded. "I feel the same way. This seems more effective than Honkai energy."

She truly felt that way. Was she perhaps meant to wield elemental power rather than Honkai energy?

She had suffered countless hardships just to become a Valkyrie and harness Honkai energy. But in this world, she felt a natural affinity with the elements.

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered something. "By the way, what about my Valkyrie armor?"

She recalled her Eclipse armor.

Hearing her question, Takumi shrugged. "It's at home. I'll give it to you when we return. I've fixed it for you. However, without Honkai energy, using it will be difficult."

"Eclipse was developed by Schicksal using the Blank Key and the New Era Valkyrie Armor. It even connects to the Herrscher of Flames' Core, which possesses immense destructive power."

"It's just... the Plague Gem seems to be missing."

As he said this, Takumi's expression turned a little odd.

According to his knowledge, Eclipse was meant to integrate the Blank Key and the Plague Gem. But now, the Plague Gem was gone.

Did it fall off somewhere?

This reminded him of an anime plot.

The Herrscher once extracted the Plague Gem, which was later used by Kiana. Could it have fallen from the armor?

Even the weapon was missing. The World Serpent once searched the Imaginary Space for it but found nothing. Even Himeko couldn't locate it.

Now, Himeko had appeared in this world.

Could it be that the Plague Gem had fallen elsewhere and was eventually obtained by someone else?

Hearing Takumi's speculation, Himeko shook her head. "I don't know either. However, if it's gone, then it's gone."

"That suit of armor... forget it. I won't need it anyway."

She sighed. Indeed, as Takumi had said, she couldn't use that armor anymore. Without Honkai energy, even if she could activate it, the power output would be greatly reduced.

Then again... this guy seemed to know an awful lot about her. 

How did he know so much about her world?

"You... know about my world?" Himeko hesitantly voiced her doubts.

Facing Himeko's question, Takumi grinned. "Oh! Takumi, former General Manager of Liyue, the second-generation Geo Archon who resigned on the first day of taking office."

"At the same time, I am also the Herrscher of Reason, Herrscher of Wind, Herrscher of Rock, Herrscher of Thunder, Herrscher of Death, Herrscher of Consciousness, Herrscher of the Void, Herrscher of the Forest, and Herrscher of Ice."

"And, possibly, the Will of Honkai itself."

Listening to Takumi list out a series of Herrscher titles, Himeko slowly formed a question mark in her mind.

What was this guy?

"A nine-core Herrscher?"

That was even more ridiculous than Sirin's six-core form!

And he might be the Will of Honkai?

F**k!!

Himeko was truly stunned.

Even though Takumi had said he was a Herrscher, she never imagined he had this many cores.

"Surprised? But I'm the only Herrscher in Teyvat," Takumi smirked. "So relax."

Finally, he could show off in front of someone who actually understood Herrschers. This felt amazing.

Himeko's mouth twitched.

Nice guy, really nice guy.

Terrifying.

Aside from the Herrschers she was familiar with, what was this so-called Herrscher of the Forest?

That sounded outrageous.

"Herrscher? What exactly is a Herrscher?" Hu Tao, who had been listening to their conversation, was puzzled.

Did Takumi have some unknown identity?

Listening to the titles Takumi just listed, Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's Hall Master was completely confused.

She had never heard of such a thing.

"A Herrscher is an apostle of God. An existence that holds the power to destroy the world," Himeko explained. "In my world, Herrschers are the enemies of humanity. They are an existence that humans must overcome."

Saying this, her expression became solemn.

Hu Tao and Noelle, hearing this, were immediately shocked.

Enemies of humanity?

Hu Tao's gaze toward Takumi became more suspicious.

"You are the enemy of humanity? Should I bury you now?"

If he was an enemy, then wasn't it her duty as the Hall Master of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to eliminate this threat?

Thinking of this, Hu Tao was eager to take action.

Hearing this, Takumi immediately rolled his eyes. "Don't talk nonsense! You can't beat me."

"Also, Himeko, it's too soon to say that Herrschers are purely enemies of humanity."

"You know, many of the students you taught have become Herrschers."

"Saint Freya Academy is practically Herrscher Academy at this point."

Himeko was stunned.

"My students? Herrschers? Besides Mei and Kiana, who else?"

She was genuinely puzzled.

And how did Takumi know so much?

Takumi nodded. "Yep. Let's not talk about Mei and Kiana. Bronya will also become a Herrscher—the Herrscher of Reason."

"And from your academy, Wendy is also a Herrscher. You can't deny that, right?"

"In the future, the Herrscher of Sentience will be Fu Hua."

"Tsk tsk~! Think about it. Even Kiana will become the Herrscher of Flames in the future!"

Hearing Takumi's words, Himeko was utterly speechless.

F**k?