Yae Sakura!Beep!

Running towards the crowd, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Karen.

Long pink hair fluttering, holding a gorgeous ceremonial sword in his left hand, lightly resting on the hilt of the sword with his right hand, his blue pupils did not look directly at Kallen, but just lowered his head, looking at the ground on Kallen's side.

She recognized that sword, it was the spiritual sword enshrined in the main hall of Yae Shrine, Sakura Fukiyuki.

"cherry?"

Caroline froze for a moment, and she stopped.

"You can't go any further, there is a ceremony ahead."

Gently pulled Sakura Fukixue out of the scabbard, turned her wrist, the tachi was hanging on the right side, and the tip of the sword lightly tapped the ground.

"Please stop, Karen."

The pink-haired girl stood in front of the white-haired girl. Her expression was indifferent, and there was no emotion hidden in her eyes.

"Why are you here!"

A bad thought appeared in Karen's mind, and she stared closely at Sakura's eyes.

"Why stop me!"

His words were full of anger.

"Don't you know they are using children as sacrifices!"

With that said, Karen took two steps forward.

"Of course I know."

Looking up, Sakura also looked into Kallen's eyes, the light in those blue pupils was so dazzling.

"Then why...!"

The drooping Sakura Fukixue was raised, and the tip of the sword pointed at the person in front of her, preventing her from moving forward.

"Because... I am the maiden of Yae Shrine, and here is Yae Village."

Sakura said softly, the answer was obvious.

Hearing this, Kallen's eyes widened in disbelief. She should have known it earlier, but she has always been reluctant to think in that direction.

"This kind of guy can only be enshrined with the life of a child!"

She clenched her hands into fists, using a questioning tone.

"This kind of evil god! Do you want to serve Sakura?!"

The hand holding the tachi trembled imperceptibly, and Sakura's eyes fell into confusion.

Evil God...?

Hitomi will become a god who only fulfills her sister's wishes.

In my memory, the voice of that clumsy, cute but very reliable fox appeared again.

Whether it is a good god or an evil god, she is no longer the maiden who serves the Yae God, so it doesn't matter.

Since Hitomi replaced Rin as a sacrifice and the sacrifice was successful, Sakura knew that any sacrifice that required the blood of a witch was nothing but a lie.

From that moment on, her only god is that fox.

"Even if that's the case, even if it's an evil god, so what?"

Whispering, Sakura hid the confusion in her eyes, and she opened her mouth lightly.

"It has already been decided, this body is only the witch of the fox god."

fox god...

Gritting her teeth, Karen really wanted to punch this idiot awake. She knew that there was a legend in Yae Village.

'As long as the children in the village are offered as sacrifices to the fox god, the fox god will appear and bless the village with good weather. '

But that's just a legend!

"Stop it! Sakura! There is still time to turn around!"

Karen still didn't want to believe it, she was such a gentle person.

"No, it's too late, Kallen..."

Pursing her lips, Sakura stood firm.

"I can't stop anymore. Some things cannot be turned back."

If you stop, what is Hitomi's sacrifice?

If you turn back, what is Rin's pain?

"We, after all, can't change anything."

The soft words reached Karen's ears, and she could hear the sadness in that voice clearly.

"No! It can be changed!"

With the sharp edge of Sakura Fubuki's sword, Karen took two steps forward.

"As long as you are willing, there is nothing that cannot be changed!"

"Sakura, you are obviously very gentle! You must be very resistant to such a thing!"

Sakura was taken aback for a moment, and then, the corners of her mouth curled up in a self-deprecating arc.

"Gentle? So Karen, do you think so?"

She lowered her hand holding Sakura Fukixue, which gave Karen a glimmer of hope in her heart.

"Thank you, but that's not the case."

But Sakura's subsequent words made Karen's heart sink again.

"Actually, I'm resenting, resenting the villagers, resenting the gods, and resenting myself."

"why?"

Standing on the same spot, Kallen looked into Sakura's eyes, she couldn't even comprehend the slightest bit of emotion in them.

"There is no reason, Karen, you will not understand, I am like this..."

cannot be redeemed...

Sakura shook her head, her lowered hand was raised again, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Karen's forehead.

"Sakura, do you want to stop me?"

Sighing, Karen's eyes were more serious than ever. She knew that simple words could no longer convince the girl in front of her.

She is ready, ready to fight.

"Yes."

Sakura clenched Sakura Fubuki in her hand, and there was no longer any emotion in her eyes.

Already promised...

My sister will hold a sacrifice seriously...

I will protect the village well...

will serve the gods devoutly...

My sister will... be an excellent shrine maiden.

because……

"Because... this is the duty of a miko..."

It's just that there's one thing my sister can't do, sorry, Rin.

Don't resent or anything, my sister can't do it.

The left hand was released, and the scabbard, which was somewhat in the way, was thrown on the ground by Sakura.

For the first time since she became a shrine maiden, she used Sakura Fubuki to fight.

to fight.

With the person who should love.

They exerted strength on their feet at the same time, and they were about to rush towards each other.

"boom--!"

At this moment, a loud noise appeared, but it was not the sound produced when Sakura and Kallen fought.

The direction of the sound came from the altar behind Sakura, a high platform surrounded by many villagers, on which the sacrifices were originally lying.

But now, it has turned into ruins.

"That is……!"

As if seeing something surprising, Karen's eyes widened.

Sakura looked back.

For a moment, her expression also became very shocked.

Chapter 35 Chapter 33

Above the altar, smoke was scattered, and a huge monster as tall as a house stood there. Under the altar, the terrified villagers fled in all directions, and the scene was in chaos.

It was a fox that was bigger than the surrounding houses.

Pure white fur mixed with red and strange patterns, deep red eyes, blue pupils full of tyrannical emotions, a thick red and white shimenawa tied around the neck, the end of the shimenawa A pitch-black crystal hangs from behind the fox. With four powerful tails behind it, with just a flick of its tail, several villagers who had no time to dodge were knocked down to the ground.

"Ow!"

With its head raised and a roar, the fox crushed the high platform beneath it. Its mouth was full of blood, and some remains of clothes could be vaguely seen between its sharp fangs.

It was the plain white kimono of the girl lying on the altar.

Sakura's pupils contracted sharply, and she looked at the fox in a daze, and she seemed to be unable to hold Sakura Fubuki in her hand.

"Why is there a Honkai Beast here!"

Karen, who reacted very quickly, rushed forward, and she took out a pistol from her body. It was used to deal with the bear demon before, and Sakura didn't understand it.

Sakura doesn't know what a pistol is, but she knows that this item is very dangerous.

"do not want!"

Kallen was about to shoot, but Sakura behind her knocked out the weapon in her hand. Sakura held Sakura Fubuki and stood in front of Kallen.

"Sakura what are you doing!"

Seeing that Sakura didn't seem to understand the situation at all, Kallen's eyes widened, and the anger inside seemed to be able to ignite people.

"Hitomi... are you Hitomi?!"

As if she didn't hear Kallen's voice, Sakura looked at the fox in a daze, and walked forward, still muttering in her mouth.

"Are you coming back for revenge..."

The huge fox saw a human walking towards him, it let out a low growl, and did not move.

"Sakura! It's dangerous! Don't go there!"

At this time, Karen couldn't care about anything else, she wanted to stop Sakura, but just when she ran in front of Sakura, the fox in front made a move, swung its claws violently, and slapped Karen's face. body.

"boom!"

"Pfft!"

Kallen, who was afraid that Sakura would be hit, could only choose to resist, but her strength could not compete with this fox at all, and she was blown away to a nearby wooden house. After a loud noise, she was buried in the wreckage of the wooden house .

As if she didn't see it, Sakura continued to walk forward.

That's right, that's it, the person in the way has disappeared.

A strange aura emanated from the crystal on the fox's body.

Sakura held Sakura Fukixue in one hand, and gently stretched out the other hand, stroking the fox's head, the fox's breath was blown out, the strong wind made Sakura narrow her eyes, and her pink hair fluttered.