Under Kiana and Cecilia's combined efforts, Siegfried returned to Schicksal without any objections.
Kiana actually had a strong aversion to returning to Schicksal.
But with Cecilia and Siegfried already back, and finally having a chance for a family reunion, she didn't want to give it up.
She was more concerned about Kiana's issue; how would Cecilia and Siegfried handle this clone?
Siegfried had a big problem on his hands, and Otto and Kallen also had significant issues.
Before Yae Sakura appeared, Otto and Kallen interacted as they always had, but everything changed after Yae Sakura showed up.
Kallen and Yae Sakura sat together, Kallen offering a piece of cake to a blushing Yae Sakura.
Their intimacy made Otto feel as if his head was a little heavier, and the green light emanating from his eyes grew even more intense.
If he hadn't promised Kallen not to bother Yae Sakura, Otto would probably have already sent Rita or Durandal to secretly deal with Yae Sakura.
The usually quiet office became exceptionally lively at this moment.
Whether it was Siegfried's family matters or Otto, Kallen, and Yae Sakura's affairs, Inaba Tsukiyo could not intervene in any of them.
Leaving Otto's office, Inaba Tsukiyo took the last person, Sirin, through a portal to a room in Anti-Entropy.
Cocolia, who was working, suddenly felt her body lighten, and she fell downwards.
In the blink of an eye, Cocolia found herself in a completely unfamiliar space, not Anti-Entropy's headquarters, nor anywhere else.
Standing before her were two people: one was Inaba Tsukiyo, whom she already knew, and the other had her back to Cocolia, not daring to make eye contact.
But the person's back already revealed her identity.
"Didn't we agree to face it properly? Do you not even have the courage to meet her, Sirin?"
Inaba Tsukiyo playfully tapped Sirin's head. They had agreed to face it properly, so why was she backing down now?
Sirin covered her tapped head and secretly looked up at Cocolia.
Cocolia's gaze towards Sirin contained emotions of nostalgia, guilt, and joy.
Facing her long-unseen daughter, Cocolia wanted to rush forward and embrace her, but she was afraid Sirin would reject her.
She was someone who could sacrifice millions of lives to create a Herrscher, yet at this moment, she was as timid as a little girl afraid of caterpillars.
Sirin glanced at Cocolia, then turned to look at Inaba Tsukiyo beside her.
Receiving an encouraging look from Inaba Tsukiyo, Sirin finally made up her mind and rushed towards Cocolia.
Cocolia, who could sacrifice millions of lives, and Sirin, the Second Herrscher, who wanted to destroy all humans.
As villains, they were now embracing each other and weeping, showing their most vulnerable side.
Not just them, when Seele met Bronya, Bronya also shed tears.
Although she couldn't feel sadness, her body involuntarily shed tears.
Even with nerve damage, the joy of reunion would not be harmed; meeting Seele was her greatest wish.
The three Stigmata and the souls within Inaba Tsukiyo, having found their happiness, left her.
Though a little lonely, seeing them regain their happiness made Inaba Tsukiyo feel it was all worth it.
Since this world no longer needed her to save it, she would save this girl who couldn't find happiness, giving them back the right to embrace happiness.
After doing all this, Inaba Tsukiyo completely vanished from these people's lives, as if she had disappeared from this world.
Even if Otto used Schicksal's power to search for Inaba Tsukiyo, he couldn't find any information about her, as if she had evaporated into thin air.
Subsequently, two new students arrived at St. Freya Academy; one was the real Kiana, and the other was Seele.
Kiana's appearance caused quite a few farces; Kiana even almost fought with Kiana.
However, how could Kiana, who constantly undertook missions, lose to Kiana? Kiana was completely beaten black and blue.
For this matter, Theresa specifically went to talk to Otto, and Otto personally came to St. Freya Academy.
They talked for an entire night, only emerging from the office in the morning.
When they came out, Otto wore a wry smile, while Theresa looked like she was in a huff.
The whole world was developing in a good direction; it was said that St. Freya Academy planned to vacation at the beach in Canghai City during the summer break.
A month passed by unknowingly, and one night, a portal appeared outside St. Freya Academy.
Inaba Tsukiyo, who hadn't appeared for a long time, stepped out of the portal. Looking at the academy where she once stayed, she was there to say goodbye.
However, she wasn't planning to say goodbye to anyone; it would only increase the sadness of parting, and besides, there would be opportunities to meet again.
"Are you just going to leave this world like this? Not saying goodbye to those guys?"
Herrscher Tsukiyo asked, puzzled.
"No, it's not like we won't have a chance to meet again. I don't want to see any crying scenes; it's not a separation by life and death."
Girls' tear ducts are very developed, and everyone is an idiot. Idiots' emotions are easily contagious.
To avoid being infected by these idiots' emotions, Inaba Tsukiyo chose this way of saying goodbye.
"Strange human, you clearly want to see them again, but you won't admit it. This behavior of yours is what they call 'tsundere', right?"
Herrscher Tsukiyo, after staying at home for over a month, had a thorough understanding of human knowledge and knew exactly what 'tsundere' meant; it was just pride... "That's not it at all! How do you know about such strange things? Also, is it really okay for you to leave with me? You are the will of honkai, aren't you?"
Taking the will of honkai with her, wouldn't this world have problems?
It was like a system losing its most important part; wouldn't the departure of the will of honkai lead this world to destruction?
"If there really was a problem, this world would have already been destroyed when I was trapped inside you. Seriously, why are you only worrying about this now? Where were you before?"
"But you didn't resist at all? I'm starting to doubt if you're really the will of honkai. Why did you stay so obediently inside me? Shouldn't you have tried to take control of my body?"
This was what Inaba Tsukiyo found most puzzling; usually, villains would try to seize control of the body.
However, from the moment Herrscher Tsukiyo appeared until now, she hadn't made any move to take over the body. She even holed up inside her. Had she discovered the true meaning of life?
"...Hehe~ Do you think I didn't want to?"
Herrscher Tsukiyo was crying inside; how could she not have thought about taking control of the body?
When she first attempted it, a powerful being, infinitely stronger than her, appeared and suppressed most of her will inside Inaba Tsukiyo, leaving only a small portion outside.
This was also her biggest regret. When she first entered Inaba Tsukiyo's body, she realized that Inaba Tsukiyo didn't belong to this world, and her body was incredibly powerful.
If she could take over Inaba Tsukiyo's body, she might become the most powerful Herrscher of Finality.
Then, destroying the world would be as easy as a wave of her hand.
However, the plan had barely begun when a round-faced fellow appeared and subdued her with a single sentence.
"Anyway, these are all dark pasts; don't mind me. It's not bad to travel to other worlds with you."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Scratching her head, Inaba Tsukiyo took one last look at St. Freya Academy before preparing to leave.
But just as she was contacting alaya, someone suddenly hugged her tightly from behind.
"After hiding for so long, you finally decided to come out, Sister Tsukiyo."
"Seele? Bronya? How did you…"
How did Seele and Bronya know she had come here? Her actions were so secretive; she hadn't told anyone.
"Hehe~ Sister Tsukiyo's actions were indeed very secretive, but Sister Tsukiyo, did you forget that Seele once stayed inside you? As long as Sister Tsukiyo is close, Seele can feel her presence."
Then, using the power of quantization, she quickly arrived beside Inaba Tsukiyo. This was also the first time Seele had brought someone else through quantization.
Seele wasn't very skilled at controlling quantization yet, but fortunately, there were no mistakes.
"You found me? Well, it's not bad to see you one last time before I leave."
Inaba Tsukiyo smiled, turned around, and stroked Seele and Bronya's heads, saying.
"One last time? What does that mean? Where are you going, Sister Tsukiyo? Could it be…"
Seele looked at Inaba Tsukiyo in confusion. Before she could ask further, Inaba Tsukiyo's body began to glow with fluorescence.
Like fireflies in summer, tiny white lights flew into the air, enveloping Inaba Tsukiyo.
Seele remembered what she had learned from Victorica and realized that Inaba Tsukiyo's talk of leaving meant she was preparing to leave this world.
As the fluorescence increased, Inaba Tsukiyo's body began to become transparent, and even her body became intangible.
Realizing that Inaba Tsukiyo was about to leave this world, the mist in Seele's eyes condensed into tears, flowing from her eyes.
"Don't cry, Seele. I promise you, this separation is not goodbye forever. I will definitely come back. So, until I return, take good care of yourselves, okay?"
Despite the tears in their eyes, Bronya and Seele forced smiles and nodded.
Herrscher Tsukiyo quietly watched this scene; she still didn't quite understand human emotions.
How could they smile when they were so sad? Aren't sadness and smiling contradictory emotions?
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