Honkai: Oh No, I’ve Become the Herrscher of Corruption?! - Chapter 65

June 27, 2002 · Far East, Nagano Prefecture

A black-haired, black-eyed girl walked down the street, her looks merely plain with a touch of delicacy. She wore her hair in a ponytail and was dressed in a JK uniform.

“In the original timeline, Yae Sakura appeared in Nagazora City after the 3rd Honkai Impact in 2014. But since I’m not Theresa, I have no choice but to search for clues here in the Far East…”

She was none other than Enoxia. Given that many had already seen her during the 2nd Honkai Impact, appearing in the Far East with Elysia’s face—the Herrscher of Corruption’s appearance—would only invite unnecessary trouble. Thus, she had reconstructed her body, altering her appearance to that of a Far Eastern girl.

As for why she chose to remain a girl? Well, after living as a woman for over two years, her mind had thoroughly… succumbed to femininity (how tragic).

Perhaps due to her lack of attention to the original story’s details, Enoxia still couldn’t comprehend one thing: Five hundred years ago, Yae Village was located in Shinano Province, which is present-day Nagano Prefecture. Since Kallen had sealed the Herrscher of Corruption here, why did Yae Sakura appear in Nagazora City in 2014?

Had the historical records been wrong? Was the actual sealing site Nagazora all along? With this suspicion, she had spent a long time investigating the city but found nothing.

That left only one possibility—the Crimson Sakura arc hadn’t erred. The sealing of the Crimson Cherry Blossom had taken place here. The 3rd Honkai Impact’s catastrophic scale in 4 had likely shattered Kallen’s seal, allowing Yae Sakura to break free and travel all the way from Nagano to Nagazora.

Unlike Theresa, Enoxia possessed neither Kallen’s genes nor her spirit. Yae Sakura wouldn’t just sniff her out and come running. If she wanted answers, she’d have to take the initiative.

“Ah, we’re here.”

After a long walk, Enoxia finally arrived at her destination—a secluded, forgotten corner.

Before her stood dozens of heavily decayed wooden beams. With careful observation, one could faintly discern that a house had once stood here.

This was the ruins of Yae Village, five centuries after its demise. What had once been a backward rural settlement had now turned into a desolate wasteland.

“Time truly flies. Well, since there’s no one around, no need to hold back.”

Activating her Herrscher authority, Enoxia began scanning the area as she walked forward. Soon, she detected something unusual.

In the middle of the empty space, a symbol composed of three Magatama appeared. She reached out and lightly touched it—

In an instant, she was sucked inside. The space returned to normal as if nothing had ever been there.

Enoxia’s vision blurred into chaos. When it cleared, she found herself standing in the familiar Yae Village.

Her Corruption authority confirmed it—this was a data space. She hadn’t taken a wrong turn.

“Now that I’m in Yae Village, the first thing to do is…”

“Obviously—”

“Time to go for a ride!”

Though she was the Herrscher of Corruption and not Reason, in a data space, anything the Herrscher of Reason could construct, she could theoretically replicate—after all, it was all just code.

Soon, a motorcycle identical to Bronya’s materialized beside her. It couldn’t transform into Project Bunny, but at least she didn’t have to worry about a revoked license.

She hopped on, twisted the throttle—

“Whoa—!!”

Enoxia, a complete novice at riding motorcycles, was instantly flung off as the bike shot forward like an arrow. The motorcycle crashed straight into a nearby bush.

Drive recklessly, and your loved ones will weep.

Resorting to her Herrscher powers, she rewrote the motorcycle’s programming: No matter how fast she accelerated, the bike would stick to her. Even if she flipped upside down mid-air, she wouldn’t fall off.

Though the scenery blurred past, the Stigma Space wasn’t some smartphone with limited memory. Thirty seconds wasn’t enough to circle Yae Village—heck, she couldn’t even reach the front gate. The outskirts alone were larger than the entire in-game map.

“Too much of the past for one to memorize~~”

Singing Otto’s personal theme song in the place where Kallen and Yae Sakura had met and fallen in love—now that was a special kind of irony.

Just as she was happily cruising along, a furious roar erupted. A bear-like creature with writhing tentacles on its back lunged at her from nowhere.

Enoxia remembered this beast—the very one that had reduced Theresa to a state only seen in certain doujinshi, making her suspect that miHoyo definitely had a side hustle.

Even if this thing was another Herrscher of Corruption’s creation, if it could make her look like that, she might as well resign from her Herrscher position.

“Data purge.”

The tentacled bear stared in confusion as its limbs phased right through Enoxia. Before it could react, its body flickered, dissolving into scattered light particles.

“Huh? Strange. Even with another Herrscher of Corruption in this space, I still have top-level admin privileges?”

What surprised her was the complete lack of resistance during the purge. Weird.

With her mood ruined, she activated a teleport, warping directly to Yae Village’s altar. She also enabled a cloaking function—no one inside would detect her.

Her first order of business? Check how far along this timeline’s loop was.

The moment she arrived, she saw a crowd of villagers gathered around the altar—and Rin Yae, lying on the stone slab, her Achilles tendons severed.

Beside her stood Yae Sakura, gripping a katana. Trembling, she raised the blade as tears streamed down her face.

Rin looked up at her sister and smiled faintly. “Big sister… you must become a wonderful shrine maiden, okay?”

With a swift motion, Sakura brought the sword down—once again, she had personally sent her little sister to her death. After hundreds, thousands of repetitions, her movements had grown numb.

“If I finish this quickly… the next loop will start sooner. Then I can see Rin again faster…”

Clutching this twisted comfort, Sakura staggered away from the altar.

BOOM—

Thunder cracked across the sky as torrential rain began pouring over Yae Village.

“It’s raining! The gods have blessed us!”

“Praise the gods!”

“Sacrificing the shrine maiden’s bloodline really works… hahaha!”

The ignorant villagers erupted into fanatical celebration. No one spared a thought for the murdered Rin or the broken Sakura.

To them, since the rain came after Rin’s death, her sacrifice was justified.

As the Herrscher of Corruption, Enoxia sensed it immediately—the data space was collapsing. With Rin’s death, the next loop was about to begin.

The girls’ father stood among the villagers, just as elated, as if Sakura had merely slaughtered a pig or cow.

Watching this scene, Enoxia felt fury surge within her once more.

She already had a plan for the next loop.

“Yae Village… seems a bit too urbanized for its own good.”