Chapter 129: Otto, You Old Dog, Take My Fist!

Perhaps she heard Takumi's call. Or perhaps it was the overwhelming flood of memories that had finally been accepted.

Little Shiki slowly opened her eyes.

A pair of crimson pupils came into view.

"Hey! Looks like you've got some sense!" "That's right, I am the one and only, greatest Herrscher of Knowledge, lady extraordinaire!"

With that, she stood up proudly and gave Takumi a big thumbs-up.

She truly believed she was the most amazing.

Seeing this newly born Herrscher before him, Takumi smiled faintly.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Takumi! The... End."

...

Upon hearing that, Little Shiki was at a loss.

"Ehh... the End?" "Can I punch you?"

Seriously, saying that just made her want to punch someone.

She tilted her head toward Takumi.

After all, wasn't opposing the End her mission?

"You can't beat me."

Takumi's eyes glinted mischievously. Little Shiki really was rebellious. First thought was to punch him?

Typical.

"Hmm... yeah, guess you're right. Fine, I won't hit you." "Since you're the one who brought me to life, I'll let it slide."

She crossed her arms proudly, feeling like a big shot.

Then her gaze shifted to the floating spirit of Fu Hua.

"Listen up, from now on I am Fu Hua. You're just a fake!"

She even raised her middle finger at Fu Hua.

Fu Hua's lip twitched.

Please don't use my body for such weird gestures.

This Herrscher's personality was the complete opposite of hers.

"That's your mom, you know!!" "Not some imposter."

Takumi cut in with a serious tone.

Enough fooling around. She was literally your mother!

"What the hell?" "She's your mom, not mine!" "No way I'd have a mom like that!"

Little Shiki rolled her eyes hard.

As far as she was concerned, that was nonsense.

You've got to be kidding me!

Seeing her reaction, Durandal was relieved.

Clearly, this one wasn't a threat.

Soon, others started arriving. When they saw two Fu Huas standing together, they were completely dumbfounded.

"Two class presidents?"

Kiana looked the most confused.

She thought Little Shiki must have come from some parallel world.

Shortly after, Bronya also arrived—now fully dressed in her Herrscher form.

Everyone gasped.

She became a Herrscher too?!

"Why is everyone turning into Herrschers?!"

Himeko was utterly baffled.

All her students were Herrschers now?

"Saint Freya Academy really is a Herrscher school, huh."

The Himeko from Honkai: Star Rail laughed at the scene.

The so-called Far East Demon Den—what a fitting name.

Now all the Herrschers trained at Saint Freya were accounted for:

Herrscher of Reason, of the Void, of Thunder, of Knowledge... and the coreless one of Wind.

A graduation ceremony could practically start.

Theresa was at a loss.

"Bronya, what's going on?" "Why are you a Herrscher now too?!"

Her tone was filled with frustration.

"Because Welt Yang gave her the Herrscher core." "She's now the Herrscher of Reason." "As for Little Shiki, I turned her into one myself."

Takumi stepped forward and explained casually.

Then he turned to Fu Hua's spirit and activated the Herrscher of Reason's powers to rebuild her body.

An exact replica.

This one even had hyper-variable genes.

However, her hair was now a mix of pink and white—her Chiyou Sennin form.

Feeling the surge of power, Fu Hua furrowed her brows.

Just who was Takumi?

To restore her body so easily, and to its peak state?

Over the years, her power had only waned.

She thought she'd never return to full strength.

But now, just like that, she was back?

Terrifying.

And to Takumi, it was probably just a casual gesture.

If he really wanted to destroy her, it would've been effortless.

Himeko also looked like she'd had a mental breakdown.

Seriously?!

Is it even necessary to fight Herrschers?

Aren't they all on the same side now?

Theresa stood frozen too, at a loss for words.

Little Shiki, seeing all these familiar faces, immediately began enthusiastically greeting everyone.

Everyone returned her handshake and greetings in stunned silence.

Her overly friendly behavior left them speechless.

"Kiana, let's train together next time!" "Mei, now that I'm a Herrscher too, let's fight sometime!" "Bronya, nice! You really matured well!" "Big Bronya, teach me how to grow up pretty like you!" "Himeko-sensei, congrats on recovering!" "Young Himeko, you're way prettier than the older one." "Theresa? You're just a shrimp, why're you the principal? Step down! Let me take over!" "Yo, Durandal, let's spar sometime." "Rita... still playing the sidekick today, huh?"

After going around once, everyone was starting to get annoyed.

Did you hear yourself?!

Looking for a fight?

"Otto, you old dog?!" "Take my punch!!"

Just as everyone was growing irritated, Little Shiki noticed Otto walking in.

All those negative memories came rushing back.

She charged at him.

Internal Impact — Skull Splitter!!

Her fist crashed down on Otto's head.

Caught off guard, Otto was launched into the air and slammed straight into a building at Saint Freya.

Boom!!

The impact alone demolished the entire structure.

Clearly, Little Shiki didn't hold back.

Everyone looked on, their expressions twitching.

But not long after, Otto crawled out of the rubble.

"You're really something else..." "Old friend, you became a Herrscher too?"

He had only come to see what was going on.

But instead, he got punched out of nowhere.

By Fu Hua, of all people?

Otto was completely bewildered.

What just happened?

Looking utterly miserable, Otto scanned the scene.

His eyes landed on Fu Hua standing beside Takumi, then flicked to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

He more or less pieced it together.

This was Takumi's doing, wasn't it?

Had it been anyone else, Otto would've been decapitated by now.

He didn't know how Takumi had pulled it off.

But it didn't matter. At this point, nothing surprised him anymore.

"Old friend, you really hate me that much, huh?"

Otto looked toward Shiki, sighing internally.

Why did this girl want to punch him the moment she saw him?

What did I do this time?