In The Collapsed World, My Destiny Goes To Work

Prayer is of course useless, and Yae Sakura is just seeking psychological comfort to resolve anxiety and confusion.

If the prayers could come true just because she used to be a witch, those things would not have happened back then, and this time, the little curses in my heart are naturally useless.

Of course Yae Sakura knew this too, she sighed helplessly, completely unable to understand why Higokumaru did this.

In the eyes of Yae Sakura, Kallen is an illusory character created by Higokumaru, and she should be acting according to the orders left by Higokumaru in advance. It is undoubtedly true that she will have this level of intimacy with Hua Yi. Out of ~ Fei Yuwan's instruction.

What does Higokumaru want to do, let himself hurt innocent people because of jealousy?

How could it be possible, even if the real Kallen had moved on, she would not have done that kind of thing. Five hundred years have passed, "Does Higomaru still have such a vicious judgment on human nature?

Although, at the beginning, I was indeed induced by Higokumaru to suppress the negative emotions in my heart...

When Yae Sakura's thoughts were wandering, she had already walked into the village with Kallen and Hua Yi.

The villagers in Yae Village are going about their activities———setting up stalls, shopping, walking, and playing. Although it seems normal at first glance, if you consider that Yae Sakura brought two strangers who are definitely newcomers into the village , but did not attract the attention of the villagers, it seemed a little strange.

Yae Sakura, Kallen and Hua Yi all noticed this weirdness, but didn't explore it.

The shrine where Yae Sakura lives is located on the back mountain of the village. Passing through the village with a strange atmosphere and walking up a stone road, you can see a shrine that has torii gates, stone lanterns and other accessories and decorations, but does not have More important shrines with buildings such as the Kagura Hall and the Social Affairs Office.

Originally, there should be enshrined gods, food offerings, and royal coins. As the residence of gods, the most sacred part of the shrine, the central main hall that humans cannot set foot in, has become an ordinary residence, and the buildings on both sides have assumed kitchens, warehouses, and living rooms. The functions of the shrine do not have the appearance that a shrine should have at all.

Kallen looked at all the things in front of her with a curious expression.

"Is this the shrine?"

In the city governed by the Mandate of Heaven, there is no shrine, but a church instead. For Karen, who has a vague memory of things other than stage plays, everything here is very novel.

For Yae Sakura, the place in front of her once occupied her entire childhood, but if compared with the five hundred years of being sealed, it seems very short.

There was a little memory in Yae Sakura's eyes, and she said.

"The shrine is not a real shrine, and the people who believe in it are not the real gods, but the opposite existence, which is ridiculous."

"Eh?"

Yae Sakura's words seemed to contain a lot of emotions and stories, which made Kallen, who couldn't react for a while, look confused, and Hua Yi saw Yae Sakura looking at her, and responded.

"The weak who are unable to resist put their hope in the gods when facing natural disasters and man-made disasters. It is just an instinctive reaction to survive. It is not ridiculous to seek new hope in despair, or even fabricate hope out of thin air."

"What if hope is exchanged for the lives of innocent people?"

Hua Yi's words seemed to remind Yae Sakura of something, not only failed to calm her mind, but instead made her tone gradually become more intense.

Kallen pursed her lips, as if she wanted to help Hua Yi appease Yae Sakura, but Hua Yi naturally wouldn't throw the mess to others after stirring up Yae Sakura's negative emotions, he responded while motioning Kallen to keep quiet.

"Then the original weak will become villains, and the innocent will become the new weak. This is no longer a search for hope in despair, but a story of the abuser and the victim.

"Want to hear? Stories of so-called abusers and victims."

"I don't like tragedies, and I don't take other people's tragedies as entertainment, but if speaking out makes you feel better, then I'm willing to be a listener."

"Yes, me too."

Kallen on the side nodded in agreement with Hua Yi's words. She found that many of her ideas and viewpoints were very similar to Hua Yi's. This kind of tacit understanding made Kallen feel very comfortable.

……ask for flowers……

However, it is natural not to enjoy that sense of comfort now, but to be a listener in awe.

Glancing at Hua Yi and Kallen who showed similar expressions, Yae Sakura smiled weakly, looked at the shrine in front of her, and recalled that period of the past.

That was the story five hundred years ago, a little earlier than Yae Sakura met Kallen.

In Shinano, due to the lack of rivers, the local villages are often plagued by drought. In the Yae Village of Shinano, there is a legend that as long as the children in the village are dedicated to the fox god, the fox god will appear. It rained in the village.

That year, the maiden named Sakura also had a younger sister named Rin, she was weak and sick, and Sakura, as the elder sister, naturally assumed the corresponding responsibility.

The father who manages the shrine always seems to be very busy. Sakura’s childhood lacked the figure of a father. She took care of food, clothing, housing and transportation by herself, took care of her younger sister, and did her best. With the feelings of a girl, she was full of hope for the future expect.

Let the best doctor treat my sister, take her to eat the best food, and then go to the mountains to enjoy the most beautiful cherry blossoms in the best season.

However, everything changed after a three-month drought in the village.

Obviously, a month ago, a sacrifice was held to sacrifice a child to the fox god, but the situation remained unchanged, and the land was barren, so some villagers went to the god master, thinking that the blood of the child sacrificed before was not pure enough to let him go. The Fox God is satisfied, now that the situation is so bad, the only way to impress the Fox God is to hold another ceremony and let the children with the blood of the witches be sacrificed.

The so-called witch bloodline refers to the child of God's purpose.

The God Lord decided to make Rin a sacrifice. After all, she had been ill for a long time, and if she could make a little contribution to the village, she would be considered a worthy death.

These are the words of the Lord God.

One sentence directly tore apart Sakura's childhood, commitment to her sister Rin, fantasy for the future, and all the good things in the most brutal way. .