Reborn Girl, Journey to All Worlds

The next day, late at night

Xue lay on the bed pretending to be asleep, silently waiting for the last and final doll to appear.

One o'clock, two o'clock, and at the moment when the hour hand reached three o'clock, an imperceptible reaction of dominance flashed by.

Seeing this, Xue opened her eyes and quietly entered the Domination Theater, watching from a distance as the two puppets continued to try to break through Kiana's inner defenses.

Because of the psychological counseling she had received a few days ago, Kiana hadn't wavered in the slightest, until...

"The drama is almost reaching its climax. It's time to reveal the exciting twist! What expression will you make when hope turns to despair?"

"Hehehe, come on, come on, let's take a good look!!"

With a flash of light, a bright red ruby ​​emitting fiery Houkai energy appeared in the puppet's hand.

Kiana was startled and her eyes trembled.

"Do you remember who held it? Do you know why it's here?"

"Plague Gem...!?" Kiana stared at the Plague Gem in disbelief. The gem was in the hands of the Ruler of Rule, which meant...

"Yes, yes, tell me the answer in your heart!"

The puppets became more and more delighted, and uttered words that made many of the ship minions want to cut them into pieces.

"——Murata Himeko is dead!"

Upon hearing this, Kiana did not lose her mind as the puppets had imagined, but simply remained silent, which stunned the puppets for a moment.

"..."

"Hey, are you deaf or don't you understand what people are saying?"

"Or is it because of excessive despair that you refuse to think?"

"..." Kiana continued to remain silent, which actually broke the puppet's defense a little.

"No reaction at all? Hey, you are too cold-blooded!"

"So what do you imagine me to be like?" Kiana finally spoke, her eyes becoming a little sharp.

"Kneeling down, wailing, falling to the ground, crying out over and over again, 'This can't be real'?"

"Or have you fallen into madness, mental disorder, and tried desperately to hurt yourself to make up for your self-blame?"

"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

"This... shouldn't be the case?" Kiana was really confused by the puppet. This was completely different from what it had imagined.

"...Ah, I understand. You're still holding on and refusing to accept reality."

"Shut up." Although Kiana could still listen, our Xue couldn't stand it anymore. These puppets really deserved a beating.

Appearing from the void, Xue swiftly snatched the Plague Gem from the puppet's hand, and then killed the two puppets present with a sword.

Kiana was quite surprised to see Xue appear.

"Hey, Mom, when did you...?"

"Hmm... I was probably already here when those two puppets were talking trash. Xiaoqi, take it."

As she spoke, Xue handed the Plague Gem in her hand to Kiana.

The moment Kiana came into contact with the Plague Gem, her consciousness instantly entered a pure white world.

In this pure white world, a person whom Kiana had been thinking about day and night and was extremely familiar with was standing there with his back to her.

Kiana couldn't take her eyes off the figure.

"..."

"Xiaoqi, go ahead."

Xue's voice echoed in Kiana's ears, and Kiana took a step and ran towards the figure.

"Ha...he...ha..." At this moment, Kiana choked and looked at the person in front of her, her eyes full of excitement and disbelief.

"Long time no see, Kiana." Jizi turned around and looked at her student with a smile.

"Jiko...teacher..."

The words caught in my throat, struggling to form words.

The figure in front of me is so familiar, as if it was just yesterday, as if she had never left.

"Did I... appear too suddenly?"

Kiana shook her head vigorously.

"That's good; you've changed a lot."

"Teacher Himeko...you haven't changed at all."

"Really? Then I'm quite happy."

Kiana bit her lip.

"..."

"........."

"This is just a residual image of consciousness, right...?"

"That's not the case." Xue, who had been watching silently on the side, finally couldn't help it. She showed up, walked to Kiana's side, and looked at Ji Zi in front of her.

"Sister Jizi, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Xiaoxue, but why are you here, and..."

Ji Zi was a little confused about Xue's words and the reason why Xue appeared in the memory world of the Plague Gem.

"Well, after all, I am a Herrscher with partial consciousness, and you, Sister Himeko, don't seem to be aware of your current state."

Hearing this, Ji Zi was surprised at Xue's identity as a Herrscher, and also surprised at Xue's answer.

"Xiaoxue, you actually became a Herrscher?"

"Yeah, that's quite unexpected."

"It's really surprising, Xiaoxue. You just mentioned my condition..."

"Hmm, it's too early to say goodbye now. Sister Jizi, you are no longer just a memory, but a real soul."

"Mom, is that true?!" Kiana, who was standing by, shouted excitedly when she heard Xue's words.

His mother possessed the complete power of the Herrscher of Death, which meant that there was hope for Teacher Himeko to be resurrected.

"Of course it's true." Xue responded to Kiana, and then looked at Ji Zi who was completely stunned by Kiana's address to her.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Jizi-san?"

"No, it's nothing, Xiaoxue, why does Kiana call you mom?"

"Well... to put it simply, in my previous life, I was Sirin's mother. So, as an extension of Sirin's life, Kiana is naturally my daughter as well."

"So that's how it is." Upon hearing this, Ji Zi nodded slightly. It was not difficult to understand things like the previous life.

"But Xiaoxue, you said that I am a soul now, but what is the difference between a soul and a residual consciousness?"

"Of course there is a difference. Strictly speaking, a residual consciousness is no longer the real person; whereas the soul is the original will of an individual life. Resurrection is possible through certain means of reshaping the body."

Hearing this, Ji Zi seemed to realize something and looked at Xue in surprise.

In response, Xue smiled slightly and continued.

"It just so happens that, in addition to the power of consciousness, I also possess the complete power of life and death. Reshaping my body is not difficult for me~"

"Xiaoxue, what do you mean?!" After hearing this, Ji Zi knew what Xue meant. Does this mean that she doesn't have to say goodbye to this world?

"Just like what you thought, it's too early to say goodbye. Besides, Jizi, you haven't found your other half yet, right? You have to keep working hard now~"

"You little girl...I owe you a favor this time that I can never repay."

Seeing Xue teasing her about being single, Ji Zi shook her head helplessly.

"What's the point of being humane? Sister Jizi, I just hope you can come back."