Bizarre Honkai, a Wife-Chasing Crematorium

Of course, Li Mo was only expressing his resolve and wasn't really going to dig up his own grave.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have just created a shovel, but would have directly used the Herrscher's power to pull the black coffin out by force.

Li Mo glanced back at Shigure Kira. There was a warm smile on her face, and she said politely:

"Send me back to the morning after the entombment. I want to remember this experience, even if it's only one incomplete day."

"But before that, I have a small request…"

Shigure Kira clenched her right fist and extended it toward Li Mo's chest, a gesture for a fist bump.

"Can you tell me your name? We've been through life and death together, but I still don't know your name."

"Even after you're reset, you won't remember. Even if I tell you my name, you'll forget it soon," Li Mo said.

"Should we give up on trying to remember just because we'll forget?" Shigure Kira smiled, extending her index finger and poking Li Mo's cheek.

Li Mo paused for a moment, extending his right fist, and bumped it against Shigure Kira's.

"My name is Li Mo. Mo, as in stranger."

"Li Mo…" Shigure Kira murmured the name repeatedly, "Your name seems to be the ending for both of us. What a coincidence, strangers meeting by chance… but after I wake up again, I probably won't remember, right?"

"My name is Shigure Kira, but…I have a small, selfish request. I hope that you can call me Kirastar."

Li Mo sighed. Brilliant golden divine markings appeared on the back of his hand, as dazzling as a fleeting meteor in the night sky.

This power did match those characteristics. They were all fleeting, never belonging to him. Naturally, he couldn't hold onto it.

Time began to rewind, and the hands of fate turned backwards, round and round.

Shigure Kira, enveloped in a brilliant golden light, gradually began to disappear.

Deep inside an auditorium in St. Freya Academy, a girl who had just awakened from meditation grabbed her elbow with one hand and stretched like a cat.

Her beautiful figure was on full display, even though there wasn't a single person in the audience…

Her icy-blue hair, like soft clouds, danced gracefully in the air.

At this moment, Shigure Kira's memories remained in the time when she was pulling an all-nighter for the first day's entombment. She recovered and discovered that there was no one in the auditorium. Even the black coffin was gone.

"Huh?! What's going on?! Where is everyone? I only dozed off for a bit, how did everyone disappear? And what about that coffin?! Where's the coffin?! Why is all the grave incense gone?! Ahh, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"

"Hey! Is anyone there? Everyone! Gloomy guy!"

"Stop yelling, I'm here."

Li Mo had used the Herrscher of the Void's power to travel to the auditorium. He was leaning against the wall with a complex expression.

It was also the first time he had encountered this situation, so he didn't know if his choice had been correct.

Perhaps… it would have been better to send Shigure Kira back to the day she arrived at St. Freya.

No, I don't have the right to make choices for others.

I can't just decide what she should choose based on my own will. That's too selfish.

Shigure Kira: "It's good that you're still here, gloomy guy. Where did everyone go? Why isn't there anyone in the auditorium?"

Li Mo: "They're… outside the academy, waiting for you. I've already sent them all out. You don't need to worry about the funeral anymore. I've already taken care of it. Things like this won't happen again in this academy."

Shigure Kira: "That's great! I didn't expect you to be hiding such a skill! How did you do it? Sigh, I have to tell you, I didn't fall asleep! I was only dozing off for a bit! After all, I need to be well-rested to deal with emergencies, you know? But since you've already resolved the incident, I can take my teammates back and get a good night's sleep!"

Li Mo: "Yeah, let's go. I'll take you away from here."

Li Mo didn't directly use the Herrscher of the Void's power. Instead, slowly, in the most simple way, he walked toward the outside of the academy, side-by-side with Shigure Kira.

Along the way, Shigure Kira was very enthusiastic, actively bringing up all sorts of topics.

"Gloomy guy, why did your hair turn white? It's even longer than mine! I almost didn't recognize you!"

"How did you do it? You took care of that disgusting stuff so quickly! Although you are very capable, being so calm during the entombment ritual last night, I still thought that everyone was going to be eaten by those heads."

"This nightmare is finally over. I'm so happy. Why aren't you smiling? I think you would look very good when you smile, you know?"

"Why aren't you saying anything? Huh? Why are you touching my hair? Ugh, whatever, I'll just consider this as a reward for you saving everyone."

"My name is Shigure Kira, but I have a small, selfish request. You can call me Kirastar in private. Although it feels a little embarrassing to say, but… I'm an idol! Well… an idol who's a bit tone-deaf, hehe."

"You still haven't told me your name?"

"…"

Hearing the three words, "Kirastar," a slight ripple appeared on Li Mo's calm expression. "I've already told you before."

"You're lying! You definitely haven't! If you had, how could I not remember? Don't underestimate a Valkyrie's memory!" Shigure Kira pouted, her cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish. She glared at Li Mo, seemingly angry, but not really.

"We're here. Go back to your teammates," Li Mo said calmly.

Even though most of his emotions had returned, he was still unwilling to show too many expressions.

Li Mo and Shigure Kira stopped outside of St. Freya Academy. Standing across the road were all the members of Shigure Kira's Valkyrie squad, completely intact.

"Captain! How did you come out of there? Did you ditch us to go scout ahead?"

"Captain, who is that man next to you?"

"Captain, let's head out! With you leading the team, this mission will definitely be completed successfully!"

The Valkyries waved their hands high in the air, calling out loudly to Shigure Kira.

There were also several Valkyrie trainees standing blankly in the crowd. But judging from their numbers, it seemed that seven people were missing.

Their time had been reset by Li Mo to before they entered St. Freya. For ordinary people, perhaps forgetting about the bizarre entities, and never having experienced them, was the better choice.

Shigure Kira turned around, looking at Li Mo in confusion. She couldn't understand what her teammates were saying.

Come out of there? If she didn't come from there, where else could she have come from?

Ditch us to scout ahead? Hadn't they all gone inside as well?

That man? They didn't know him? They had clearly fought against the head ghosts together last night…

The mission? Hadn't the mission already been completed?

Could it be…

Shigure Kira was suddenly jolted awake, as if she had realized something.

She wasn't a dull person. Seeing the reactions of her team members, she instantly realized that something wasn't right.

It seemed that her team members were still in the time before they entered St. Freya Academy, which was the day before this mission.

The Valkyries' calls brought Shigure Kira's thoughts into focus.

That's right.

How could the black coffin inside the auditorium suddenly and inexplicably disappear? There were head ghosts everywhere outside. If they went out, they would definitely be eaten.

And besides, she had only dozed off for a bit. Even if she was meditating, she would still be able to sense it if everyone had left the auditorium.

There had been one grave incense stick per day. And all five grave incense sticks were now gone.

If there hadn't been any problems with the funeral process that that gloomy guy had mentioned, then the disappearance of the grave incense meant that all of them had stayed in the auditorium for at least five days.

But her memories only remained up to the end of the first day…

And her team members' memories weren't even as far as hers. They were still in the time before they entered St. Freya Academy, not having gone through the nightmare brought about by the bizarre entities…

And the gloomy guy's hair had turned completely white overnight…

"Gloomy guy, you said… that you had already told me your name?"

"Yeah," Li Mo replied calmly.

The fact that Shigure Kira had asked this question meant that she already had a vague idea in her mind and was desperately trying to get confirmation from him.

Li Mo's answer confirmed her thoughts.

But it didn't matter. Even if Shigure Kira had figured out that her time had been reset, so what?

She didn't have the later memories, hadn't personally experienced the later pain and despair. It was difficult to understand the thoughts and feelings of her future self based only on imagination.

The world was made up of countless isolated islands. No one could truly empathize with another person.

Only after someone had personally experienced something could they understand the internal conflict and complicated emotional state of the people involved. And aside from that person, no one else had the right to judge whether they were right or wrong.

"I suddenly realized that you're actually a good person, even though I don't know how much you've done for us. But on behalf of everyone, thank you for what you did for us."

"You're welcome. You deserve it. You kept trying to save everyone, so naturally, you should also be saved. The world isn't fair, but I'll treat everyone fairly."

"Ugh… I don't really understand. Then what are you going to do next?"

"Make this world of despair return to what it should be."

With that, Li Mo no longer lingered. His body flickered, as if he was about to disappear from this world at any second.

The night was as dark as ink. Amidst the mottled light and shadows, Li Mo's shadow, stretched long by the moonlight, vaguely revealed the deep and boundless netherworld on the other side, where a brilliant river of stars flowed, tracing the trajectories of fate. Countless stars outlined the glorious civilizations through time, calmly narrating their stories to the vast universe.

The moonlight had given him a conceptual existence, and the Herrscher of the End had granted him omnipotent power.

In the blink of an eye, Li Mo disappeared from Shigure Kira's sight, as if he had never been there.

"Captain, who was that?"

Her teammates ran over and asked Shigure Kira.

Shigure Kira's eyes were somewhat dim, and a wry smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

"A bad person who was too good."

"Let's go back. The mission is over. It's time for you to go back to the life that you belong in. And by the way, take those kids to Schicksal. Ask for their opinions. If they're willing, they can stay in my squad as reserve members. If they're not willing, then don't force them. I'll report to Schicksal."

"You seem a little strange today, Captain, but since it's what you say, we'll do it."

The Valkyries took the surviving trainees to the branch nearby. Shigure Kira walked behind them, occasionally holding her forehead, trying hard to remember the memories that didn't exist in her mind. But things that didn't exist, didn't exist. No matter how hard Shigure Kira tried, she couldn't remember.

She seemed to have forgotten something important…

Her intuition told her that, no matter what, she had to remember.

She stopped, a look of bewilderment and longing on her face. Her lips moved, but she didn't make a sound.

Shigure Kira looked back. There was no one behind her, but the shattered moonlight in her memory seemed to shine in his eyes, bright and clear.

But those memories existed in the "past" of the future. It was just drawing a mark on a boat to measure the distance it had traveled in the long river of time…

Stories withered with time. On this path, there would always be people aimlessly searching for the shadows of old friends.

In the end, the only thing that remained in their memories were ethereal things.

At least the ending was good. Those who should have survived had survived.

Or rather, perhaps they had all already died.

The notebook wouldn't lie. Saori Tsuruyo was indeed the only normal person who had left St. Freya. The rest were dead, having died on the next day, in the double attack from the Cognitive Ghost and the head ghosts.

They had been reset, so they were reborn, not surviving.

Li Mo wasn't an indecisive person. He didn't have much time left.

He could feel something squirming beneath his skin, and the consciousness in his mind was being torn apart, bit by bit.

The transformation was very slow, but Li Mo knew very well that the moment the first ray of dawn shone on him, the bizarre entity inside him would be completely revived.

Bizarre Kiana had arrived in this world's spacetime, and he had seized her power, so naturally, he had to bear the corresponding cost.

But there was a solution. As long as he could return to his original world before his consciousness was completely contaminated, he could avoid this outcome.

Because the spacetime of his original world didn't intersect with the spacetime of this world.

Inside a small apartment, a young woman was washing her face, patiently removing her makeup.

She was doing the same thing in the mirror, repeating the same movements.

The young woman lowered her head, rinsed the towel with warm water, and then wiped her face. But because the sink was rather low, the towel wasn't reflected in the mirror.

Aside from the bathroom environment, the only thing in the mirror was the head of the young woman with her head lowered.

Suddenly, the young woman had a whim. She wanted to see what she currently looked like, so she abruptly raised her head without any warning.

Something bizarre happened.

The young woman in the mirror was still looking down…

The young woman panicked. Seeing that the reflection of herself in the mirror hadn't raised her head, a look of terror appeared on her face.

But then the young woman quickly lowered her head again, pretending to wipe her face. She washed her face for a long time…

She used the time to calm her fear. Her legs trembled uncontrollably, and even the hand that was holding the towel was shaking slightly.

Her eyelids twitched, and her expression was very unnatural.

She kept wiping her face with the towel, and her reflection in the mirror also kept wiping its face, rubbing harder and harder, until its face was slightly cut, revealing the horrifying flesh beneath.