Higyokumaru? RIN? 

Sakura's eyes lit up, and she was looking forward to it. The Ling she had longed for was finally coming back.

If RIN could come back, she would definitely make up for her regrets.

Even Kalpas came over and watched what happened next. He was also more concerned about RIN affairs.

"Mobius, when will the chosen one arrive?" Vill-V asked impatiently, glancing at the clock and counting the minutes. The hands ticked slowly, making a faint noise, and her expression showed her frustration.

She was a great magician, but she had to wait for someone else. Why was the person from Schicksal taking so long?

She should be the one who makes the final appearance.

"You should ask Elysia; she's the one in charge of contacting Schicksal."

Mobius replied casually, lying on the sofa and thinking about the experiment she had done with Klein.

The next step was Vill-V's solo act; Mobius only had to deal with any unexpected problems.

She didn't really care about the Flame-chasers thing, but she had agreed to help them out of a sense of loyalty… and because of the fat pink woman's begging last night.

Besides, according to her calculations, Vill-V's device should work fine without her intervention.

Mobius watched this scene happily. She was more interested in how to trick Fu Hua into the experimental table.

"Dong dong dong—" The door was knocked with a firm and clear sound.

Elysia smiled and welcomed the visitor. She opened the door and saw a composed girl with long, wavy golden hair.

It was Durandal, who nodded politely at her. She was carrying a box in her hand. She clicked it open and revealed what was inside.

It was a simple Katana sword. As soon as it appeared, a chill filled the air, along with a faint sense of danger.

The blade seemed to have a mind of its own. It stared at the Flame-chasers in front of it, licking its 'lips' like a hungry beast. Its eyes were slightly red, ready to attack them at any time.

Vill-V and Mobius grimaced and backed away. Kalpas scoffed and remained silent. Kevin tightened his fist and glared at it.

Sakura felt a surge of emotion, and a hint of excitement flashed in her cold eyes. She sensed a familiar presence from the sword. It was something from her memory. She realized that he was not lying to her. Her RIN might actually come back!

For those who were still Memory/stigmata projections, the threat of the Key of Corruption was obvious, so they all acted as if they were facing a powerful enemy. Elysia and Fu Hua stepped forward to prevent any trouble.

Compared to Flame-chasers, their existence is safer.

Durandal scanned the faces of everyone in the room, and her pupils contracted when she spotted Su and Kevin, but she kept her mouth shut. She probably had an idea of who these people were.

In her previous experiences, she had met these two forerunners.

She held the handle of the knife, and the huge pressure made the demon fox on the knife hurt. She looked at Durandal with fear.

For demon fox, Durandal, who has a [Star] power in her body, is temporarily difficult for her to fight against.

She restrained herself and stopped looking at the 'delicious food' in front of her with eager eyes.

"Seniors, can you restore this sword?" Durandal asked in a composed tone, without any signs of fear.

She was representing Schicksal at this moment, no matter who she faced.

Vill-V looked at the knife in surprise, and then at Durandal. Even though she was bound by God's key, being so close and not being repulsed meant that the girl in front of her was extraordinary.

She said, "Just place the sword in the box and the box on the table."

She pointed at the device she had prepared and gestured to Durandal.

Durandal took out the sword and placed it in the box. It fit snugly and precisely, as if it was made for it. Then she stepped back and observed their actions silently.

Mobius ignored the box on the table and focused on the girl who had just entered. The more she looked, the more pleased she became. She licked her lips occasionally and smiled unconsciously. She was clearly tempted.

"Haha, you must be the S-class Valkyrie Durandal. Do you want to become even stronger?"

She had learned some basic facts about Schicksal. Through the game, she had also found out about the current key players and the situation in the game. She was very curious about the so-called holy blood of Cecilia, but the last saint had lost her power in a fight, so she had to give up on that.

She had not been very interested in the so-called strongest S-class Valkyrie in the game, but when she saw her in person, she realized that she had underrated the strongest person of this era.

The power of the two stigmata was seamlessly fused in her body, creating the most perfect result of the stigmata project. Only one more step was needed to awaken it.

She had the power of the [stars in the sky] in her body, and also something heavy, like a world.

Mobius's eyes sparkled. If she could get her on her operating table, her stigmata project would surely advance by leaps and bounds!

She was more intrigued by this result of her own plan, which had exceeded her expectations, than by the stigmata that Luo Mo had given her.

Durandal hugged her chest and looked at the green-haired girl in front of her. Someone told her before coming here not to accept any kindness from Mobius and not to provoke Kalpas's anger.

If something was wrong with her body, it was Mobius's fault. If something was broken, it was Kalpas's doing.

And as soon as she got here, some strangers tried to kidnap her.

Really, do you look like someone who is easily deceived?

Durandal sighed in annoyance, looked at Mobius in front of her, shook her head, and said, "Someone told me, don't agree to anything Mobius says."

"And I'm pretty sure you are Mobius."

Mobius's face turned pale, and a flash of anger crossed her eyes. she quickly composed herself and said with a fake smile, "Ah, big sister, you must be mistaken. My name is Elysia."

Elysia couldn't help but giggle, covering her mouth with her hand. She didn't bother to correct her; she just enjoyed the awkward situation.

"Hey ~, Grandma Mobius, when did you swap names with sister Elysia?" Griseo asked innocently, having just finished a painting. She had a dab of blue paint on her cute face. She was puzzled.

The room was silent for a moment, and then Kalpas burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious. I never thought you would embarrass yourself like this."

Kalpas didn't mind how uncomfortable the scene was; he always took the chance to mock Mobius.

Even Pardo had to laugh. Luckily, she ducked her head before Mobius gave her a cold stare.

"Um, did I say something wrong?" Griseo touched her face with her hand, looking confused.

But she didn't notice that the red paint from the brush was stained on her face—just a little, like a little cat.

"…" Mobius was at a loss for words. She tried to explain to Griseo, "Griseo, I was only kidding, and I will call her sister from now on."

"Sister?" Griseo looked at it and then saw Elysia secretly winking at her. She nodded in understanding and said with serious eyes,

"Alright, I understand, Grandma Mobius."

Mobius was enraged. She knew it was Elysia's fault, and she wanted to end this embarrassing topic as soon as possible.

She saw that Vill-V was still focused on examining the sword in the box, and she decided to join her. She was confident that she could assist her with her expertise.

Sakura watched Vill-V's actions anxiously, afraid of interrupting her work.

The amazing thing was that when Jizo Mitama entered the box, the cold aura around it vanished. Vill-V was furrowing her brows as she studied the structure of God's Key. It was not exactly what she had expected.

She remembered that there was a back door, but now the location and function of the back door had been altered significantly.

She was reluctant to take apart the sword and extract the consciousness from the core, but she had to admit that she was uncertain about the consequences of doing so.

She thought for a moment, then glanced at Elysia, and her eyes brightened. She recalled that Elysia's ability had something to do with restoring the humanity of many Herrschers.

If the backdoor operation was risky, using Elysia's ability was surely the best option.

As for the extraction of consciousness, it was not hard to do,… Vill-V looked at Mobius with a sly smile. Didn't she have the equipment ready?

"What? Are you giving up??" Mobius scowled. She didn't expect Vill-V to quit so easily.

"Well, my dear Dr. Mobius, of course not, but if I use my method, the sword has to be taken apart, and the backdoor I left has been mysteriously altered."

Vill-V explained, then shifted her gaze to Elysia and beckoned her to come closer. "Dr. Mobius, you have been researching how to escape from Elysian realms while you were in there, right? You must be very familiar with the consciousness transfer technology."

As the two leading scientists in Elysian realms, they had some idea of what the other was up to, but they usually kept it to themselves.

Now that they were out, they had no reason to hide anything, so they could be honest.

Mobius scowled and said in a displeased voice, "Huh, aren't you worried that what you extracted is the Herrscher's consciousness?"

"There is only one consciousness in the sword. RIN's consciousness and the Herrscher's consciousness are blended together."

"Then I can't help you. I don't have the skill to separate consciousness."

Mobius sighed with disappointment and then said to Sakura, "Alright, alright, Sakura, don't make that face; it's too pitiful. From what Vill-V said, she must have a plan."

Sakura, who had lost hope, felt a spark of optimism. She looked at Vill-V and Mobius and said softly, "I hope you two doctors can save RIN. I will do anything."

"Mobius!" Kalpas snapped.

"What, you're begging too?"

"Save RIN. I'll let go of the rumors you spread about me." Kalpas said firmly, with an authoritative tone.

"Hey, don't act like I'm a big villain," Mobius said angrily, with a sour face. "I want to save RIN too, but Vill-V won't tell me her plan."

Vill-V glanced at Elysia. Elysia's action this time was safer. Her original plan was to take the consciousness herself and let Ellie use her powers.

She nodded slightly and chuckled. "The beautiful heroines always show up at the last moment! ♪ "

"The heroine of the story has some special abilities and is a suitable main character. Am I right?"

She said it with a teasing smile, indicating that it was time to begin.

Mobius looked at her doubtfully, her eyes full of thoughts, and kept quiet. She took out the device she had made in Elysian realms and slowly extracted the consciousness of Jizo Mitama from the box.

It was surprisingly easy. Mobius looked at Vill-V in bewilderment. She shrugged. She had designed this cage specifically for Herrscher. The consciousness that entered it would inevitably fall into a deep slumber, especially the Herrscher's core.

The extraction went very smoothly, and the silhouette of the demon fox that came out of the box was shrouded in a mist, preventing it from awakening.

Vill-V gently held it in her hands and turned to Elysia.

Elysia stopped hesitating and activated the power of the stigmata, trying to awaken the humanity in her consciousness.

Surrounded by white specks of light, the demon fox's consciousness gradually changed into a human shape, with its tail disappearing and its face facing the girl.

Elysia's forehead was covered in sweat, but she didn't give up. At that moment, the Flame-chasers who were there followed Elysia's lead, and flashes of light appeared on their bodies. Their bodies remained solid, but the holy light on them persisted.

Durandal watched this scene in astonishment and wondered about their identities.

She had long, cherry-colored hair tied in a ponytail. She had pink bangs, wore a white shirt and pink skirt, and had a pair of fox ears. If Luo Mo was here, he would surely recognize that this was the appearance of Higyokumaru in the game, but instead of the small one in Yae Village, she looked more like the saintly girl in the portrait.

Sakura's expression of shock froze and turned into sadness, while Elysia gasped and looked puzzled.

Vill-V furrowed her brows. This was not what she expected. The procedure was correct, the Herrscher's consciousness was removed, and Elysia's ability worked as well.

"Unless…" Vill-V thought of an explanation,

"Unless what?" Sakura asked anxiously.

"You said that you felt RIN's consciousness in there, and that's true." Vill-V stated her reasoning: "Before this, I wondered why the Herrscher didn't completely devour RIN's consciousness. But RIN's consciousness was indeed preserved in there."

"That means there are actually three consciousnesses here?" Mobius frowned and asked, Is this a party inside? So lively?

"Yes, the Herrscher has two consciousnesses, one good and one evil. Ellie's ability… well, basically, it erases the destructive consciousness, "

"But the human side of consciousness still remains in the body." Vill-V explained that she also had a headache about the current scene.

Could it be divided again? They don't have much confidence in the precise operation of consciousness.

At this time, the fog dissipated, the figure in his arms rubbed his eyes with his hands, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Sakura with a nervous and worried look on her face.

"Old sister!"

She rushed forward and hugged him tightly.

"Ling, I will protect you well and never let you be hurt again!" Sakura hugged Ling tightly, her eyes filled with guilt, joy, and the feeling of being able to save everything.

"Sister, listen to me..." The figure suddenly fainted, and Sakura looked worriedly.

He soon opened his eyes again, but his eyes were filled with silly joy.

"Sister, are you back?"

An optimistic and positive voice sounded, but Sakura did not look happy.