Chapter 18: Earthbound Spirit Miss Yae Sakura

"I have to say, Aunt Himeko's dormitory is much more terrifying than I imagined..."

In the evening, Kirataka finally returned from Himeko's—no, now it was Himeko and the three major characters' dormitory.

The room of an older single woman is really terrible, especially the various miscellaneous items that have been stuffed into the closet three months ago.

But, having said that, Mei's cooking is still quite delicious...

After the disaster, everything tasted delicious, not to mention the exquisite food made by Mei.

While Kirataka was savoring the taste of the food, he found his room according to the instructions on the terminal Theresa gave him.

Because it was their first day at St. Freya Academy and there were still many procedures to be handled, Theresa did not arrange anything for him and the three girls to do.

Specific details like the entrance test or other procedures will have to be discussed at least until tomorrow.

"…Is this my dormitory?"

Kirataka stood in front of a luxurious villa.

Standing in front of the door, the facial recognition system recognized his identity and automatically opened the door.

From the appearance, this place is actually not much different from Himeko's one.

But being the only male student in the school right now does have certain benefits.

For example, such a large empty villa belongs entirely to him alone.

In this female-dominated academy, he is the only male student, and the number of male employees is even smaller.

Well, but it can't be said that it is completely for him to live alone...

After Kirataka entered the room, he turned around and closed the door, then muttered to himself as if he was talking to the air:

"Ms. Sakura, come out."

As his words fell, the spirit of the cherry-colored girl condensed again and appeared beside him.

That's right, this Miko has to live here temporarily now. We can't just leave her in the academy when she's like a ghost.

If that happens, strange stories about ghosts will surely appear in Saint Freya soon.

"Are all houses like this now?"

Yae Sakura looked around with curious eyes.

For this girl who came from five hundred years ago, all the modern things here are quite new to her.

After a long time has passed, although it is still the same Far East, everything is quite unfamiliar to Yae Sakura.

After a long while, she withdrew her gaze and went to the living room with Kirataka.

"This... is Saint Freya."

"Well, the academy under the banner of Schicksal..., if you want to put it in words you can understand, it should be considered a military camp plus a private school, right?"

Kirataka thought about it and explained it to Yae Sakura.

In this academy, there are Valkyries and potential Valkyries.

In addition to the basic cultural knowledge that ordinary boys and girls need to learn, practical training in Honkai is naturally indispensable.

So, this place serves as both a school and a boot camp.

Yae Sakura nodded and said:

"I can kind of understand what kind of place this is."

"Once you're settled, I'll help you find some information about Kallen and Schicksal for you."

Although she is a girl possessed by the Herrscher of Corruption, she is unable to use the relevant powers because Yae Sakura and Higokumaru are currently extremely incompatible.

Otherwise, she would probably be able to invade St. Freya's Academy at will to find the information she wanted.

As a miko from old times, she probably cannot operate any modern electronic equipment at present.

"…Thank you for your help."

Yae Sakura thanked her softly.

She then said in a somewhat worried tone:

"By the way, Kirataka, do you really not need my help?"

She had already ended the state of possessing Kirataka, and thus the power of the pseudo-Herrscher in Kirataka had also disappeared.

Because the place where she was resurrected was Nagazora City where the Honkai broke out, the girl was not optimistic about the safety of the world now.

"It doesn't matter. I have my own plans. Besides, it's relatively safe in this Saint Freya Academy."

Kirataka nodded.

This was also what he wanted to propose. After all, he couldn't always rely on Yae Sakura's strength to fight.

Now that he has gained his own combat power, he should research and develop in this area in the future.

Moreover, if this miko continued to cling to him, it would inevitably cause some inconvenience.

Especially with regard to his retrospective trump card, and other abilities he may have now and in the future, it is better to avoid drawing attention to the reason as much as possible.

"Anyway, if you're willing, you can stay here temporarily."

This luxurious villa looks like it can accommodate quite a lot of people, more than enough to accommodate Yae Sakura.

Having said that, this probably also avoids the ending of Yae Sakura's death... right?

Kirataka narrowed his eyes and recalled the direction of the original timeline.

'After Mei left Nagazora City, the remaining Honkai energy in the city spontaneously gathered towards a qualified girl in Chiba Academy, trying to catalyze her into a new Herrscher.'

'If I remember correctly, the name of that pseudo-Herrscher was Yuna.'

(TL: Does something like that exist??)

Yae Sakura, who was still wandering there at the time, saved Theresa who was injured by Yuna, and in order to save her, she integrated all her strength and life into her body.

'Well... now, something like that probably won't happen again.'

'However, the birth of a new pseudo-Herrscher can indeed be considered and dealt with in advance...'

'Otherwise, if Yae Sakura hadn't sacrificed herself to save her, Theresa would have died in Nagazora City soon.'

It's a pity that he doesn't know the exact time when Yuna was born as a pseudo-Herrscher, so he can only pay more attention to this information in the future.

"Well, I will stay here for a while, like an [Earthbound Spirit]."

Yae Sakura nodded.

The so-called earthbound spirits are undead spirits that are bound within a certain range.

It is quite appropriate to use it to describe herself now.

She was reborn after five hundred years, and she also decided to restrain herself.

Now she really has no plans to go anywhere else. She has no place to go now. Yae Village ceased to exist five hundred years ago.

However, this might be her new home.

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