Outside Yae Village.
Higo-maru was suffering a torture she had never experienced before in her life.
She struggled desperately, trying to break free from her bonds, but how could she easily escape from these thin, flexible strips transformed from the Lance of the Void?
"Be good, don't move. Rin, we're here to save you. Eat this." Kiana came to Higo-maru with a pile of black mush she called the 'glory of the Kaslana cooking world'.
"You despicable, lowly humans! I will never eat any of your... retch, retch, retch!!!"
Higo-maru wanted to say she would never eat a single bite of human food, but unfortunately, her mouth in her giant fox form was too big. Even the smallest gap was enough for Kiana to stuff the food in.
In an instant, the kitsune's legs went stiff.
"&*&#@!" Higo-maru screamed in a language that was impossible for humans to understand.
"What is she saying?" Talulah asked.
"I don't know. Maybe she's saying it's delicious and wants more," Kiana speculated.
Qian Yi said thoughtfully, "No, I think I might understand what she's saying."
"You can understand her?" Seele was stunned. You can actually understand words that don't even have clear syllables?
"My mouth feels like a funeral for a large group of fried tofu," Qian Yi translated Higo-maru's words.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My Kaslana cuisine is the best in the world! She must be saying my cooking is super-duper delicious and she wants more!" Kiana denied Qian Yi's translation.
"Child, you can't deny reality anymore. Admit it, your cooking is truly crap," Qian Yi tried to pull Kiana back to reality.
"How dare you insult Kaslana cuisine! Even if it's you, Qian Yi, I won't let you off! Later, I'll sink you into Tokyo Bay along with this fox."
"Ah, this one's definitely gone crazy," Qian Yi thought.
How ugly it is to escape reality and refuse to accept your true self.
Perhaps I should learn from He Jiong's virtues and use a flattery plan on you. (TN: He Jiong is a famous Chinese host known for being overly complimentary).
"Kiana, admitting your mistakes and shortcomings is not shameful. But being stubborn is your fault," Talulah added a timely jab.
"Talulah, how dare you use my own magic against me!" Kiana was furious. Hadn't she just said that in the last chapter?!
"Hmph, the loser should quietly exit the stage. Now it's my cooking's turn. Eat your fill, Rin. This is your favorite fried tofu."
Higo-maru: [Cursing in Previous Era language]!
Forcibly fed the military survivalist feast by Talulah, Higo-maru became calm for a moment. However, this calmness was just the quiet before the storm.
Then, she began to scream and cry, the sound tearing through the surrounding silence and echoing in the empty countryside. Tears poured out like a bursting dam. Once the first tear escaped, it was uncontrollable. Her four paws flailed wildly, her back arched, and she began to cry like she was vomiting.
Oh wait, she was really vomiting!
It was the first time Qian Yi had seen a fox cry so heart-wrenchingly.
Amidst the cries, Higo-maru's giant fox body gradually shrank, soon turning into a 1.5-meter-tall girl.
Having transformed into a human, she successfully escaped the bonds of the Void Lances. But she didn't run. Instead, she stood there blankly, like a neutered Hajime, having completely lost her purpose in life. Nothing mattered anymore.
However, when Kiana and Talulah decided to cook again to let Higo-maru taste whose was better, a look of terror appeared on her face.
Gah! I don't want to see it! I don't want to see it!
I don't want to see the tragic state of those fried tofu! Don't show me this, and don't make me eat this!!
At this moment, Kiana and Talulah had transformed into demons in her eyes, whispering in her ear, "Miss, if you don't behave, we're going to cook."
The next moment, Higo-maru suddenly raised her head, a hint of stubbornness and resilience in her tear-filled eyes. She rushed towards the pots and pans, snatched the ingredients from Talulah and Kiana's hands, and started cooking.
The fox ate their food, immediately transformed into a human, and cooked them a three-course meal with soup.
Before long, three dishes and a soup were placed on the table by Higo-maru.
"You call that food?! It's pig slop! No, it's wet garbage from a trash can that's worse than pig slop!" Higo-maru berated Kiana and Talulah. She had never eaten anything so disgusting in her life.
As she spoke, she began to devour the food she had made, crying profusely as she ate.
Her tears wet the food, making the dishes taste extra salty.
She wanted to resist, but she couldn't beat this group. She might even be force-fed that dark matter cuisine again later. She could only escape reality in this憋屈 and cowardly way.
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and in her anger, she felt even more aggrieved.
Thinking of the "cuisine" that had just shattered her ideals, made her mouth feel death, pierced through her stomach wall, and nearly turned her into a memorial portrait, Higo-maru's aura began to plummet, drop, and rage-quit.
Drop, drop, drop! In the blink of an eye, a terrifying demon god had degenerated into a two-head-tall萌物 (moe creature) with fox ears.
In the real world, the black box on the table suddenly lit up, as if activating some mysterious program. Its surface began to change, the light at its edges converging into sharp lines, as if sharp as a blade. The edges of the box gradually stretched, its form began to distort, and its metallic texture became more prominent under the light. In the interplay of light and shadow, the black box finally transformed into a majestic, beautiful, and yet malevolent tachi.
The 12th Divine Key, Jizo Mitama.
...
I am thou, thou art I.
Thou hast acquired a new vow.
The vow is the wings of rebellion that breaketh thy chains of captivity.
With the birth of the Aeon Persona, I have obtained the winds of blessing that shall lead thee to freedom.
[XX Aeon]Rin (Higo-maru).
...
With the completion of Jizo Mitama, Qian Yi and the others were also teleported back to reality. On the table, the so-called Key of Corruption lay there quietly, like an ordinary, spiritless weapon.
"This is the first time I've seen a Herrscher die from bad food," Qian Yi said. He truly couldn't imagine what kind of despair Higo-maru's heart had gone through when she ate the food made by Talulah and Kiana.
"So this is Jizo Mitama? With this, can we kick Otto to death like a stray dog on the roadside?" Kiana excitedly wanted to reach out and touch it, but as soon as she got close, Jizo Mitama reacted like a stressed-out Hajime, emitting a black-red mist and attacking her.
"Calm down." Qian Yi soothed Rin's emotions while telling Kiana to stay away, lest the two of them start fighting.
Originally, he had planned to give Jizo Mitama to Kiana to use first, combining the most functionally powerful Divine Key of the Previous Era with the currently most functionally powerful Herrscher of the Current Era to achieve a 1+1 > 2 effect.
He wanted Kiana to constantly open space gates to Schicksal and use the Key of Corruption to raid their base like crazy, kicking Otto to death.
But unexpectedly, Kiana and Rin were completely incompatible.
Forget it. You can't force things like this.
Just then, Bronya, who had been forgotten by everyone after her mission was completed and she was no longer useful, appeared.
The first reaction of the crowd upon seeing her was—Huh? You're still here?
However, her next words made everyone's composure crack.
"Schicksal's S-rank Valkyrie Durandal and Rita Rossweisse are on their way, with weapons."
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