[With Welt's death, there was no one left to stop Sirin from returning to Earth. February 12, 2000, 12:05 PM
Using the Authority of the Herrscher of Reason, Sirin simulated a battleship carrying over ten thousand Honkai beasts and descended upon Siberia.
Faced with such an onslaught, Babylon Tower stood no chance. In just fifteen minutes, Babylon Tower fell completely! As a laboratory, Babylon Tower was completely unequipped with large-scale weaponry. To cover the retreat of Salome and Nicholas, Himeko, who was still outside, fell in battle. Then, facing a Judgment-class Honkai beast, Salome fought alone—only to be defeated and killed. Thanks to her sacrifice, most of Babylon Tower's personnel managed to retreat successfully. Sirin, meanwhile, arrived before her friend's grave—nothing more than three small branches stuck in the snowfield, barely even a proper burial site. Murmuring to herself, Sirin manifested a Herrscher core in her hand. "Come with me... and enjoy this revenge together."
...
Finland
The Pseudo-Herrscher of Wind unleashed massive tornadoes here, reducing cities to ruins amidst the raging winds. Kazakhstan
The Pseudo-Herrscher of Flame descended upon this land, raining down countless fireballs and turning cities into seas of flame. Siberia
The Pseudo-Herrscher of Death spread wave after wave of plague, leaving countless dead and wounded in its wake! Sirin laughed maniacally as she watched the disasters they had wrought, utterly ecstatic!]
[Kiana]: "This... is the Honkai?"
[Murata Himeko]: "Take a good look, all of you! This is the Honkai! This is our enemy!"
In the dormitory, Himeko was more serious than ever before, none of her usual drunken demeanor present. Her gaze was firm as she stared at her three stunned students: "This is the enemy we will face in the future!"
[Kalpas]: "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Herrschers—come here and fight me!"
Faced with the devastation wrought by the Honkai, Kalpas—whose rage never ceased—erupted into fury once more.
[Pardofelis]: "This kind of scene... it scares me every time I see it."
[Bronya Zaychik]: "Compared to the disaster of the Stellaron, the ever-changing Honkai is undoubtedly far more terrifying!"
[Stelle]: "Wait... those three Pseudo-Herrschers—could they be Sirin's resurrected friends?"
[Honkai Star Rail·Welt]: "Rather than resurrection, it would be more accurate to say they were cloned using the Authority of the Herrscher of Death."
[March 7th]: "Wait, Mr. Yang, you too...?"
March hadn't forgotten the scene of Welt's death just moments ago.
[Honkai Star Rail·Welt]: "No, I'm not a clone. It's... complicated. You'll understand soon enough."
[Finland—Belarus Border
Shub-Niggurath stood alone guarding the convoy, exhausted yet forcing herself to face the endless tide of Honkai beasts. "Haah... damn it... where are the reinforcements...?"
"I have to buy more time..."
"I promised Salome...
I'd protect these people..."
Nicholas forced himself back to his feet, ready to fight again. Just then—a streak of azure sword energy flashed past, instantly tearing through several Honkai beasts. Standing amidst the blizzard was Cheng Lixue, the strongest A-rank Valkyrie sent as reinforcements, her azure blade gleaming coldly in her grip. "Nicholas, take all survivors and return to headquarters immediately. The Overseer is summoning all B-rank Valkyries across Europe—"
"Tomorrow at noon, he will hold a strategy meeting for the campaign against the Second Herrscher."
Lixue relayed these orders in a detached tone. At Schicksal Headquarters, news of Nicholas' safety reached them through Lixue. After putting little Kiana to sleep, Amber, the Overseer's assistant, personally delivered his combat orders. Inside the Overseer's office, Otto observed the three Pseudo-Herrschers destroying cities through surveillance feeds. He knew that relying solely on A-rank Valkyries would only buy time at best—
But most importantly... that girl suspected to be the Herrscher of Death. "Struggling with something?"
As feathers drifted down around her, Fu Hua in her long coat appeared within the office. "My old friend... you've finally arrived."
"With this, my battle plan is complete."
Otto smiled warmly.]
[Elysia]: "It's Hua! The Hua of this era has grown so much more mature!"
Elysia watched the screen with delight as Hua appeared.
[Mobius]: "Little mouse~ You really do live long. Let me see what progress you've made over these years!"
[Hua]: "Huh? That's... me?"
[Fu Hua]: "You... who are you? I'm sorry—you feel familiar, but I have no memories of you."
[Elysia]: "Uuu... hearing Hua say that makes me so sad! If you have time, come visit me in the Elysian Realm~"
[Fu Hua]: "...Alright."
[Kiana]: "Class monitor? Just what kind of background do you have?"
[Theresa]: "I never expected you were actually sent here by Grandpa!"
[Fu Hua]: "Uh..."
[Jing Yuan]: "Marshal? No... this must be her counterpart from another world." (TL/N : Funny thing the AI translation actually thought Hua is a guy LOL)
[Feixiao]: "Indeed, she bears a striking resemblance to the Marshal!"
[Yanqing]: "I wonder if there's a version of me in that world too... I'd love to spar with him!"
["Grandpa! Let me out!"
Theresa, now recovered from her injuries, wanted to join the battle—but Otto had locked her away. Just then, Otto entered carrying Oath of Judah on his back. "Grandpa!
Why are you locking me up?!"
"My injuries are healed! I want to fight against the Second Herrscher too!"
Theresa shouted in protest. Otto simply replied that their enemy was far too powerful—until she mastered the strength to oppose them, he couldn't let her leave. "The Zero Power of Judah... until you can wield this strength, I won't allow you to step outside."
...
At the same time, Siegfried—who had just returned from the moon—watched silently as Tesla wept upon learning of Welt's death. But with the battle situation urgent, there was no time for grief. Hearing reports about the Pseudo-Herrschers over the broadcast, Siegfried prepared to charge out immediately. "Wait—Mr. Siegfried."
Einstein stopped him before he could leave. The Soul Steel he had brought back had been partially deciphered—and now Einstein told him: "We've just decoded some information from the Soul Steel you retrieved... I believe it has something to do with..."
"...the Kaslana family."]
[Kiana]: "Huh? Our Kaslana family is connected to the Previous Era too?"
[Elysia]: "That's right~ Would you like to visit the Elysian Realm sometime, lovely girl? You can bring Mei along too~ The Pink Elf will be waiting for you~"
[Tesla]: "Joachim! This is all your fault—making me cry like this! You stole my tears!"
[Honkai·Welt]: "It was my duty..."
"...I'm sorry for worrying you."
On the Astral Express, Welt watched his past self conversing with Tesla and slowly lifted his hands from the keyboard. For a moment, he found himself missing his wife back on Earth.