However, what Kazuki didn’t expect was that Welt, stationed on the Astral Express, happened to look over through the porthole.
Seeing the back of [Student Himeko], his heart inexplicably stirred.
“Why does she look so familiar?” Welt took off the glasses on his nose, staring wide-eyed at the retreating back of the girl—long fiery red hair and that familiar school JK uniform.
He had seen a lot of these skirts back when he was an Associate Professor at Caltech on Earth.
“Conductor, I’m heading out for a bit.” Welt remained calm on the surface, but his voice was noticeably louder.
Holding a broom, Pom-Pom reminded him from the side, “Passenger Welt, you’re the only one left on the train now.
Don’t go too far from the Astral Express, pom.” “Mm.” Welt gripped the Star of Eden and hurriedly got off the train.
But when he looked in that direction again, even Kazuki’s shadow was nowhere to be seen.
On the other side…
Kazuki thought for a moment, his consciousness entering the System Space, and clicked to enter the Card Space of the [Black Tomb Puppet].
Opening his eyes again, he scanned the surroundings and found a scorched city ahead.
The light of Kephale’s statue was dim, but the sky wasn’t completely dark, just a hazy gray.
The statue of Kephale in Okhema within the Card Space.
“Is this…
Okhema!?” Kazuki walked forward following the system’s guidance.
He placed his hand on a city brick and gave it a light squeeze; the city wall turned into fine powder.
“What the hell?” He flicked his wrist, the powder scattering in the air.
Looking into the distance, there wasn’t a hint of life in the city, and everything was in ruins.
Buzz— But as he entered the inner city, a humming sound rang out, as if something had been activated.
“This is like a horror movie.
Although I don’t expect any Chrysos Heirs to come looking for me, at least give me a quick end.” Kazuki’s vision was blocked.
He squinted and saw something rushing towards him at high speed in the air.
Swish— In the blink of an eye, Kazuki was dead.
“I died just like that?
That was way too fast; I didn’t even feel any pain.” Kazuki: ⚆_⚆ Opening his eyes again, his heart still pounding, he touched his forehead and found himself back outside the city of Okhema.
However, there was a difference—the target marked by the system was right above him!
Kazuki looked up; a puppet as tall as the Herta Puppet appeared on the city wall.
The Black Tomb Puppet appeared.
Compared to the refinement of the Herta Puppet, the Black Tomb Puppet exuded a sense of brokenness.
She wore a black veil crown adorned with small purple flowers, her pupils were crimson, there were several obvious purple veins on her exposed skin, and weird geometric patterns on her dress.
[Black Tomb Puppet] “The spear of longinus!!!” Looking at the blood-dripping spear in the Black Tomb Puppet’s hand, Kazuki couldn’t help but curse.
He could bet he wasn’t mistaken; this was a miniature version of the spear of longinus held by Iron Tomb in the story.
“I could accept you hitting me with a big hammer, but you’re actually stabbing me with the spear of longinus?
That’s crossing the line!” Kazuki grumbled a sentence, and the next second, he was killed instantly again.
Opening his eyes once more, he found he seemed to have respawned inside the city of Okhema.
It looked like he wouldn’t be spawn-camped by the Black Tomb Puppet.
But death, after all, was bound to come.
“Unknown organic organism detected, initiating purge protocol.” “Unable to purge, target suspected of infinite resurrection.” “Linking to host, beep, beep, beep…” “Lost connection with host, unknown environment detected.
Current mission: Completely eliminate the target.” The Black Tomb Puppet repeated these words over and over, killing Kazuki with a clean, decisive blow every time.
“Fine, you’re good.
I give up, you just wait.” Kazuki shook his head and exited the Card Space, teeth bared.
He deactivated the [Student Himeko] transformation and clicked to complete the [Black Tomb Puppet] transformation.
His body slowly shrank, spherical joints appeared on his limbs, and a crown with a black veil was placed on his head.
Kazuki muted the [Black Tomb Puppet]’s voice and blinked.
He felt a surge of violent emotions in his mind but successfully mastered the [Black Tomb Puppet]’s abilities.
Before being muted, the [Black Tomb Puppet]’s voice rang mechanically in his mind: “Protocol error, purge priority: highest.
Executing command: Eradicate.” However, it was useless.
At this moment, Kazuki was the [Black Tomb Puppet].
The [Black Tomb Puppet] could only watch helplessly as Kazuki messed around using her identity.
Iron Tomb connects the brain, destruction replaces thought.
I am now the Perfect Tower!
The corners of Kazuki’s mouth slowly curled up in smug satisfaction.
…
Despicable!
Simply too despicable!
The great Perfect Tower actually…
actually got lost!
Staring at the “Master Control Zone” sign in front of him, Kazuki’s vision went dark, and he almost fainted.
He clearly wanted to go to the Storage Zone to run into Stelle, but he ended up in the Master Control Zone in a daze.
Given the time wasted, March 7th and Dan Heng have probably already met Stelle, and Silver Wolf and Kafka have long since departed.
The black veil of the crown lightly brushed against Kazuki’s delicate cheek, and his fingertips, painted with purple nail polish, unconsciously scratched it a few times.
“Ms.
Herta?
Is that you?” Just then, an urgent female voice came.
Asta wiped a thin layer of sweat from her forehead.
A staff member just said they saw a strange Herta Puppet wandering around.
Presumably, Ms.
Herta had learned of the situation and come in person.
It’s just that this puppet looks so special…
but it’s quite cute.
As the number one fan, Asta was incredibly excited to see a new model of the Herta Puppet, but she quickly spoke up to report: “Ms.
Herta, this Antimatter Legion invasion is no accident!
I’ve found that this is just a small unit that was teleported to the vic-vic-vicinity of the space station for some unknown reason.
Eh?
Ms.
Herta, what…
what are you doing…” She was originally reporting at a rapid pace, but unexpectedly, the “Ms.
Herta” in front of her approached expressionlessly, her head almost pressing against Asta’s chest.
The puppet’s crimson pupils reflected her blushing face, and she instantly started stuttering.
Asta …
[Entered optimal extraction range.
Extract Asta’s Destiny Cards?] [Extracting…
100%] [Extraction complete] [Obtained Card: Star-Sea Wanderer] [Card Owner: Asta] [Card Wishes:] [1.
A sense of being alive.] [2.
Having wealth beyond imagination.] [3.
Roaming the stars.] [Difficulty: Normal] [Card Status: Transformable, Unfulfilled Wishes, Can be stored in Card Slot] Kazuki scanned the card description, his eyelashes drooping slightly.
Although it’s a bit better than the [Student Himeko] card, it’s still a useless card.
No strength, no special traits, just a tourist roaming the stars.
Storing it in the card slot is enough; as for the Card Space, there’s no need to go in and interact with her.
Only because life is too heavy.
Immediately after, Kazuki mimicked Herta’s arrogant tone, one hand on his hip while the other hung lazily in the air: “Oh?
No need to report such a trivial matter to me.
I believe you, Asta, can definitely handle it.” Hearing this, Asta’s eyes instantly widened, and her fists clenched tight: Ms.
Herta is acknowledging me?
Her back, which had been slightly hunched from exhaustion, instantly snapped straight.
She stomped her foot hard and shouted with high spirits: “Yes!
Ms.
Herta, I guarantee the mission will be completed!”