This was Sakura's sword technique.
Of course, it wasn't the original.
Compared to the original's perfected sword strike, what Jiang Qiao used was just a clumsy imitation.
But what he needed wasn't that incredibly exquisite sword technique. He merely needed Sakura's essence.
"Because this is a memory space, it's very easy to reproduce these memories. As long as you use the power of Origin to fill in the details, then you can obtain something like this, something that looks real but isn't."
"But even if it's far from Sakura's, for the current you, this is already enough, isn't it? Rin~"
As Kiana and the others watched with dumbfounded expressions, the pink girl smiled at Higokumaru. The weapon in her hand gradually disintegrated. Only the pleasant words lingered in the air.
The surrounding scene flickered along with the swaying flames, and finally, as Jiang Qiao held the flame in his hand, it was extinguished.
Crack~
Like a shattered mirror, everything around them gradually disintegrated.
They had returned to Yae Shrine.
Under the dark night sky, the distant Yae Village was still peaceful and quiet, and faint lights could be seen.
There was no trace of the large fire, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Where's that big fox? Where did she go?"
The change in scenery made Kiana and the others a bit dazed. Elysia, who was the first to snap out of it, quickly looked at Jiang Qiao.
"Big fox? Isn't she right here?"
With a smile, a short, incredibly cute figure crawled onto Jiang Qiao's shoulder.
It was a little girl with fox ears wearing an exquisite outfit. Her sincere, azure eyes were filled with innocence.
And the first thing that she said was:
"Elysia Sister!"
Elysia, who was completely clueless but was suddenly called out to, snapped out of it, her face lighting up.
Finally, someone had recognized her right away!
Although being here with Elysia's appearance and not being recognized was the bigger problem, the fairy lady's heart was still filled with joy.
She looked at the little girl who was circling around Jiang Qiao. Her heart was filled with joy. She felt that the other person was incredibly cute.
Such an understanding and adorable child~
Wait...
Why was she circling around Jiang Qiao?
Elysia, whose heart was filled with joy, suddenly discovered a big problem. As she watched the little one, who was calling "Elysia Sister, Elysia Sister" as she kept circling around Jiang Qiao, her body slowly turned gray.
E-Elysia Sister-eh, was she calling Jiang Qiao?!
"I'm Elysia! Hey, you've got the wrong person!"
Elysia, who had been struck once again, felt a pain in her heart. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she ran to Jiang Qiao's side, tearful and irritated. She grabbed the little one who kept calling Jiang Qiao "Elysia Sister."
"Huh? How come there are two Elysia nee-sans?!"
Higokumaru, who was a bit flustered when she was grabbed, but then saw that it was Elysia, widened her eyes. Her brain capacity, which wasn't very large, had overloaded after glancing between Jiang Qiao and Elysia.
"I'm the real Elysia! You little rascal!"
The angry fairy lady, looking at the adorable Higokumaru, pinched her cheeks, venting her dissatisfaction with some force.
"Yes~ She is your Elysia Sister~."
Jiang Qiao's words rang out at just the right time, making Elysia's face clear up slightly.
You're pretty sensible, huh! Jerk Qiao!
But even so, I'm not going to forgive you!
"As for me~ You can call me Sister Elysia~"
"!!!"
The girl's words, that were spoken with a smile but were full of malice, made Elysia widen her eyes.
But it wasn't over yet—
"Of course, you can call her Grandma Elysia too~"
His words, filled with malice, confused Higokumaru, who then nodded as if she understood.
Elysia Grandma and Elysia Sister, I get it!
"Aaaaaah! Bad Jiang Qiao! I'm really going to be angry, okay!"
Elysia, who snapped back to reality, had her cheeks puffed up at a visible speed. She glared at Jiang Qiao, and directly went over and grabbed him by the collar.
I'll cry! I'm really going to cry!!!
But Jiang Qiao, who had his collar grabbed, wasn't afraid at all, but merely smiled at her. That smile, it was almost like a mocking smile, as if he was saying: What are you going to do about it?
Her fist hardened, her fists hardened!
It was the first time that Elysia had ever felt that the smile of [Elysia] was so "detestable!"
Seeing that he had teased the fat woman enough, Jiang Qiao restrained his amusement a little. He took a few steps back and said:
"Okay, the two of you can leave now, I still have things I need to deal with."
With that, as a faint light flickered, Elysia, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya's figures disappeared from the scene.
Jiang Qiao, watching them leave, shook his head slightly.
He looked at the donkey-eared girl who had appeared at some point and spoke first:
"This is a bit of a problem. What do you think I should do with you?"
"Big Sis!"
Higokumaru, noticing the cherry blossom-colored girl, excitedly pounced towards her and hugged her.
Jiang Qiao, who ignored this, said calmly:
"Sorry, although I know that you're probably very reluctant to part with this little one, I need her help to complete some things."
"So, what is your choice?"
The owner of this Sakura Samsara, Yae Sakura.
She seemed a little lost.
"Honestly, I don't know what I should do."
"More than 500 years have passed. Kallen is no longer in this world, there doesn't seem to be anything left for me to hold on to."
"Is that so?"
Hearing her words, Jiang Qiao nodded in understanding, and then extended an invitation:
"I understand. In that case, then how about you help me?"
"What are you trying to do?"
"Hehe~ I think… I'm probably just trying to save the world… or something like that."
Hearing this, Yae Sakura was stunned.
The figure of a white-haired girl appeared in her mind.
Back when she met her, she also seemed to have fantasized about changing the world and protecting the people.
She was captivated by such a Kallen and fell in love with her.
Saving the world. It was the same, wasn't it?
At that moment, it was as if Sakura was seeing a second Kallen.
In her eyes, Jiang Qiao's appearance gradually overlapped with the Kallen in her memories, making her unable to snap out of it for a long time.
"What is it? Staring at me like that. Have you fallen for [me]?"
The girl's words and that incredibly familiar feeling made Yae Sakura's face turn red. She quickly shook her head:
"You jest. I merely remembered some past events."
"So, what is your answer?"
"...If you think that my insignificant strength is useful, then I have no problem with it!"