Chapter 134: What’s Going On? Are You Two Synced or Something?
Takumi and Bronya decided to stay in St. Freya for a while longer.
Otto, on the other hand, left with Kallen. Yae Sakura followed right behind, clearly not planning to leave.
Their rivalry would likely become… interesting.
As for Rita, she was sent back to handle matters within Schicksal. Otto had no further interest in running the organization. He planned to leave everything to Theresa and spend his time traveling the world with Kallen.
Raiden Ryoma also returned home with his wife. But Mei stayed behind—because Takumi was still here.
As the sun began to set, Bronya prepared to leave.
"I'll head back now." "You stay and finish what you're working on."
She had been here quite a while. Any longer and people might get worried.
Takumi nodded. "Alright, take care." "This visit was a bit sudden." "Next time, let's make it a proper trip."
Bronya didn't mind. Before leaving, she glanced at Durandal.
Durandal looked at her and offered: "Let him help you bring Seele over next time." "He has the means and power." "And… make good use of your strength." "Drink more milk."
She began to lecture her younger self.
She knew herself best.
More milk.
Hearing that, Bronya glanced at Durandal's enhanced physique. Could she really get there too?
To be honest, when she first saw Durandal, she didn't quite believe it. But her intuition told her: this was indeed her future self.
Which also meant… in the future, she'd betrayed her beliefs.
She felt ashamed. Yet she couldn't stop the corners of her lips from curling up.
Harder to suppress than an AK.
The thought of becoming that strong (and stacked) made her ridiculously happy.
Durandal noticed Bronya's sly smile and understood immediately.
Of course she knew what she was thinking. After all, it was her.
After a few more reminders, Durandal left.
Once she was gone, Himeko from the Star Rail universe also said her goodbyes.
"I'm leaving too." "If there's another chance, I'll visit again." "Or, if Takumi, you find this world's coordinate bubble, let me know." "I'll bring the whole train crew next time."
Himeko smiled warmly. She'd made a lot of friends today. And successfully delivered Welt Yang's letter.
Hearing that Himeko was leaving, everyone turned to her. Tesla quickly handed over two letters.
"Please deliver these to the future Welt!" "One from me and one from Dr. Watt Yang."
It was only fair—letters sent, letters returned. They had prepared them in advance, just in case.
"Got it. I'll deliver them." "Well then, see you all." "Other me—until next time!"
With that, Himeko accepted the letters and left without hesitation.
After she was gone, Takumi turned to Kiana.
"Alright, time to take care of your situation." "I'm going to separate you from Sirin." "Then we're heading to World Serpent."
Kiana, who had been quietly spectating, froze.
Cecilia's eyes lit up.
"Is that possible?"
She had noticed something earlier. When she was revived, she'd seen one of Kiana's eyes turn golden for a moment. That was unmistakably Sirin.
And now Takumi said he'd separate them?
If that's true, she was all for it.
That meant… she'd have two daughters now.
"Of course it's possible." "But if I separate Sirin, she'll just be a regular person." "She'll lose her Herrscher core."
"Though I won't rule out her becoming a Herrscher again in the future."
After all, Sirin was Honkai's favorite child.
At her peak, she had six cores.
Takumi would extract her will, then build her a new body.
Without a core, she'd simply be a normal girl.
There'd be no Herrscher powers. That was certain.
From now on, Kiana and Sirin would be separate beings. Like sisters.
"Alright."
Cecilia didn't mind. As long as Sirin could be helped, she was fine with it.
Seeing her agreement, Takumi got to work.
He motioned for Kiana to come over.
Kiana looked reluctant but walked over anyway.
She didn't trust Takumi entirely.
As she got closer, Takumi placed a hand over her face.
Kiana looked annoyed, but before she could say anything, Takumi activated his power.
He began forcibly extracting Sirin's will from her body.
Kiana felt a sharp sense of detachment. Like something was being torn from within her.
It left her feeling hollow.
But as a single-celled airhead, she stopped thinking about it pretty quickly.
Takumi pulled out a cluster of consciousness. Then cast a spell.
That will alone wasn't enough. He had to recall Sirin's soul and give her a proper body.
With his spell, the will transformed.
A girl with purple hair formed before them. Sirin's soul.
Takumi began constructing a physical body.
Soon, a fully revived Sirin stood there.
But as Takumi completed the ritual, he frowned.
A core was forming within her. From nothing.
It was the core of the Herrscher of the Void.
"Eh?"
Kiana suddenly gasped. She felt the core inside her vanish.
And something else take its place.
Takumi was also stunned.
"Did the Herrscher of the Void's core follow Sirin?" "And Kiana got the Herrscher of Flames instead?!"
He studied the two of them.
His expression grew complex.
This development… he didn't quite understand.
Immediately, he reached out to Prometheus.
What the hell was going on?