Chapter 52 (volume 2)

After explaining to Kallen about Fu Hua's situation and then denying the Herrscher's insistent request to torture Fu Hua, Ryusuke got a little mentally tired, but he managed to finish his breakfast quietly.

Ryusuke heard the bell ring and when he paid more attention in that direction, he felt the presence of the Herrscher that he met yesterday.

'Well, it is natural that he came so early. After all, I called him yesterday explaining that I was going to negotiate with Otto.' Ryusuke thought calmly as he picked up the table plates and took them to the kitchen counter.

When Ryusuke arrived in the room he saw that Welt had already entered, with Welt there was Einstein whom he met yesterday and there was also a small woman with red hair, wearing glasses. She looked at Ryusuke with a sulky look.

'So, she is Tesla? She seems to be angry, and it's probably because of me... I really didn't want to meet her that way. It looks like it's going to explode anytime. In fact, I didn't even want to be dealing with all that stress that is Anti-Entropy, Schicksal, World Serpent, and even Honkai... * sigh* I just wanted to enjoy my life peacefully so why should I get involved in this worldwide plot?' Ryusuke blew an internal sigh in his mind.

"Good morning Welt-san, I'm glad you came." Ryusuke greeted Welt with a smile.

"Yes... good morning to you too Ryusuke. Are you alright? You and Miss Sakura were not hurt, right?" Welt asked with an expression a little concerned about the safety of Ryusuke and Yae Sakura, as he was concerned when he heard that a Valkyrie had infiltrated their home.

"Relax Welt-san, nothing happened to us, that Valkyrie was unable to do anything when she came here," Ryusuke spoke to reassure Welt.

"I see, I'm relieved to hear that..." Welt spoke in relief.

"But Ryusuke, what you said yesterday, was it true? Did you really contact Otto Apocalypse?" Welt asked Ryusuke seriously.

"Yes, I talked with him, and I invited him to come to my house this afternoon..." Ryusuke's smile disappeared quickly and was replaced by a serious expression to match Welt.

"Ryusuke why did you do that? Do you know how dangerous that man is?!" Welt asked.

"Because I had no other option. The location of my house had already been sent to him before I could do anything. So it was only a matter of time before he decided to investigate the situation here, and it probably wouldn't be long before he sent some of his Valkyries to investigate my house and he ended up suspecting that I have the Serenity Gem. I doubt that he wouldn't use all possible methods to chase and capture me, even with Anti-Entropy protecting me I have no doubt that he could start a total war without caring too much about the consequences,"

"Already realizing that hiding from Otto Apocalypse will be useless, I decided to place a bet ... and luckily I nailed it."

Ryusuke initially spoke he spoke a little bored and pessimistic for the most part, in the end, he had a relieved smile.

"What do you mean by that, you kid?!" Tesla, who has been silent until now, spoke with a frown.

Ryusuke was silent for a few seconds, after closing and sighing he decided to speak.

"Welt-san, I have to apologize to you. Yesterday when we talked, I was not entirely honest with you..." Ryusuke spoke in a somewhat nervous and hesitant way, but he had not yet looked away and was still staring into Welt's eyes.

Welt Yang, Einstein, and Tesla were also paying close attention to Ryusuke's words.

"When I stole Serenity Gem, I had two goals in mind. The first was to use the power of Serenity Gem to heal you, so my family and I could be protected by you and Anti-Entropy."

"As for my second reason... it was so that I could revive two people."

Welt and the others were surprised by his words. Of all things they could imagine as a reason to steal Serenity Gem they did not think about that possibility.

Yae Sakura looked briefly at Ryusuke, she had to look as if to say, 'Are you sure about that?' She was really surprised that Ryusuke was talking about Kallen and Yae Rin. She still didn't trust Welt and the others who were there.

And Ryusuke responded with a look that said, 'Please believe me'. Yae Sakura sighed, she chose to believe in Ryusuke's decision.

"Ryusuke did you decide to steal Serenity Gem in order to revive your parents?" Einstein asked with his calm expression.

After they went to ME Corp, they did a quick search of Ryusuke's past.

They found that Ryusuke's parents died in a car accident when he was 4, and as he had no relatives to look after him, he ended up going to a normal orphanage. He stayed at the orphanage until he was seven years old. So far it seems that there is nothing out of the ordinary, but even so, they were a little suspicious about the information regarding Yae Sakura.

Yae Sakura's background that they found was quite normal and there was nothing unusual. Anyone looking at records would find nothing strange. But Welt disagreed with that after he met Yae Sakura personally.

Welt was someone who experienced the second Honkai war on his skin, he met several people strong enough for him to understand a few things.

Yae Sakura is not an ordinary person.

From what Welt was able to perceive from the few moments when he met Yae Sakura, he could say that she is at least as strong as a Rank-A Valkyrie or maybe as strong as a Rank-S Valkyrie, Welt cannot measure her level with just the little he had seen so far.

"Unfortunately, this is impossible. I am not able to relive my parents with the Serenity Gem." Ryusuke spoke in an impotent tone.

Ryusuke would be lying if he said he didn't want to relive his biological parents from that life, even though he only recovered the memories of his previous life a year after the accident he knows how much his parents loved him and treated him before they died. Unfortunately, Ryusuke was not able to revive them after all he does not have their soul.

"The power of the Serenity Gem is only capable of affecting the physical body, it is not possible to affect the soul. So, it is not possible to revive my parents." Ryusuke spoke.

"I understand then you did it..." Welt spoke with sympathy and a little sad for Ryusuke.

'Despite all the things he has done so far, he is still a child. It is natural that he would have a desire to see his parents again.' Welt thought.

"But Welt-san, although I can't revive my parents, I'm able to relive Rin-San and Kallen-san..." Ryusuke spoke to them.

Welt, Einstein, and Tesla were surprised and perplexed by Ryusuke's words. And before they could ask anything,

"Honestly I am not very optimistic about negotiating with Otto Apocalypse, that man is too smart to be deceived by lies so I have no choice but to bet on telling him the truth and hope he gets in the mood and believes in me."

"Naturally, I will want you to be around to protect me in case something goes wrong, and that's why I want you to know the truth about me and Sakura-san before everything starts," Ryusuke spoke with a serious expression. He extended both hands to Welt, Tesla, and Einstein.

"I need you to touch me so that I can show you the truth," Ryusuke spoke.

Einstein and Tesla looked at each other and hesitated. They didn't know what Ryusuke intended to do. As for Welt...

"It's fine Ryusuke." Welt did not hesitate to hold Ryusuke's hand.

"Hey, what are you doing, you idiot?!" Tesla was surprised by Welt's action. She wanted to scold Welt because of this naivety of trusting people so quickly. But before she could say anything else she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see that it was Einstein who held her shoulder.

"Don't waste words, you know as well as I do that the Sovereign is not going to change his ways," Einstein spoke with a sigh. The two had spoken countless times so that he doesn't go around trusting others so easily, but talking about it was useless.

Tesla sighed when she heard Einstein's words. The two soon held Ryusuke's left arm. While Yae Sakura held his left shoulder.

"You better get out of that corner and come here to hold my arm; it also has to do with you." Ryusuke spoke.

Welt, Einstein, and Tesla came to understand Ryusuke's words. But a few seconds later a person approached them... that person was Fu Hua.

Fu Hua had a reluctant expression as she approached the group, she really didn't want to show herself to the Anti-Entropy people.

'Is she Valkyrie who broke into Ryusuke's house? But why is he calling her here?' (Welt)

'How strange... I feel like I've seen her from somewhere, but I don't know where.' (Einstein and Tesla)

Anti-Entropy had their doubts when they saw Fu Hua approaching. Yae Sakura had a cautious look, while Ryusuke was calm.

The reason Ryusuke called Fu Hua here was because she would be a hoax for Kallen and Yae Rin's resurrection plans. So he should throw his cards on the table and try to convince her to help him.

He could try to negotiate a cure for her body injuries with the power of the Serenity Gem.

He knows he is very naive to think that this may be enough to get her help. But what else can he do?

Torture her?

Not! Definitely not!

Ryusuke definitely does not want to resort to this against her. After all, she was one of the characters in Honkai Impact which I do not exaggerate to say made Ryusuke cry liters of tears in certain parts of the story. That game was one of the ones that most affected him emotionally in his past life. There were times when he really wished Kiana and the other girls to have a happy life after it was all over.

Although Ryusuke has placed some restrictions on her for his own safety, he does not want to do her any harm.

"Look, we don't have all day. So hold my arm right away so we can start." Ryusuke spoke a little impatiently.

Fu Hua sighed and took Ryusuke's arm. Ryusuke wasted no time, he invited their conscience into Yae village.

"But what is this place?"

Einstein and Tesla were surprised to realize that they were in some kind of old village.

'I see, so our consciences were brought into the mental space that exists within Ryusuke. And apparently no restrictions on us so we can return to the real world whenever we want.' Welt being the Herrscher of Reason was able to analyze and understand the whole situation in which they were in an instant.

Later on, the group noticed the arrival of people who were approaching them. They were a woman with long white hair and blue eyes, the other was a little girl with pink hair.

'Is that woman from the Kaslana family? And that little girl looks like Yae Sakura, doesn't she...?' Welt thought when he saw them approach.

As for Fu Hua, she was shocked. She did not expect to see Kallen Kaslana here and in this era.

(Author's note: Hi guys, it's me, your dear author. That was a really busy week. )

(Three days ago, I managed to get Kiana Herrscher of Finality, yes, I was very happy, but now I will endeavor to pick up the last available crystal to try to get her gun, this will be my last big attempt to get it.)

(E/D: My friend got a Homa, two Aquas, and one Yelan in under 200 pulls. I got nothing... nothing. I know it's a different game, but the company is the same. *Walter gives a middle finger.gif*)

Did you see the Honkai Graduate Trip video? I will admit I even cried in that video. Any captain who has accompanied Honkai for a long time would cry when he saw that video. It was very exciting and nostalgic for me, it represented the whole journey that Kiana had from beginning to end. That is my opinion.

And personally, I found an application that generates images made by artificial intelligence. The name of the application is AnimeAI. It is a free application in the play store, of course, there is the Premium version that you need to pay for, but what is now available for free is great. And the best part is that there is no limit to creating images in free mode, you just need to watch the ads so that you can create images there.

Look here at one of the images I made.