When he came to his senses, Ming Yu found that he had returned to the medical bay of St. Freya High School, a pair of katanas, one black and one red, held securely in his hands.
Looking at the exquisite katanas in his hands and thinking about the adventure within the Stigmata Space, Ming Yu's heart still found it difficult to calm down.
The Stigmata Space was indeed a miraculous existence.
It existed in both the material and the spiritual. Not only could it preserve the soul of a spiritual body, but even the material Jizo Mitama and Sakura Fubuki were completely unaffected.
Feeling the gentle warmth of Sakura Fubuki's wooden scabbard, with a hidden edge lying dormant within, Ming Yu still found it somewhat hard to believe that Yae Sakura would entrust it to him.
Holding this Spirit Blade, which was both beautiful and sharp, Ming Yu still had some doubts in his heart.
Generally speaking, only Soulium weapons made of nanomachines possessed the ability to change form. Of course, with current technology, it wasn't difficult to create a weapon that could change its appearance, but the weapon's fundamental nature was difficult to alter.
However, this Spirit Blade was clearly not in that category. It obviously had no high-tech components, yet it possessed two forms: Sakura Fubuki and Demonblade - Florid Sakura. Not only was the change in appearance drastic, but even their auras were completely different.
Although Ming Yu couldn't activate the Demonblade - Florid Sakura form, he could feel another, more violent energy hidden beneath Sakura Fubuki's gentle aura.
However, considering that in this Honkai-ravaged world, even Shenzhou had miraculous ancient sword-forging techniques, it wasn't too out of place for the Far East to have similar blade-forging arts. Even Schicksal HQ had a Changguang who had lived for over a thousand years. It wasn't scientific, but it was very Honkai, and therefore, very reasonable.
Shaking his head to cast aside these stray thoughts, Ming Yu turned his attention back to reality, only to find the entire medical bay looked as if it had been ransacked. Various medical devices were scattered on the floor, and even the immersive mind-reality connection device on his head had been shattered into pieces.
Looking at the four people keeping their distance from the hospital bed, the corner of Ming Yu's mouth twitched. He asked in confusion, "Was this place robbed?"
Hearing Ming Yu's question, Himeko immediately exploded, "You have the nerve to ask us what happened? I'm the one who wants to know what happened!"
Not to mention the destruction caused by the dense Honkai Energy, just the worry for the two people in the Stigmata Space had been enough to drive Himeko crazy. But it turned out Ming Yu was perfectly fine, and even had the leisure to ask them how they were doing.
Although Himeko was furious, Bronya, who remained as calm as ever, explained, "Just now, a strong Honkai Energy fluctuation erupted from Big Bro Yu and the Principal, destroying all the instruments in the medical bay."
A Honkai Energy fluctuation?
Ming Yu awkwardly rubbed his nose. It must have been caused by the great battle in the Tenshukaku. However, he hadn't expected that the Honkai Energy fluctuations within the Stigmata Space could affect the outside world.
Noticing the two swords that had suddenly appeared in Ming Yu's hands, Kiana exclaimed in surprise, "Wow~ Ming Yu, what's the deal with those swords in your hands? They look so pretty. Was the abnormal fluctuation in that Stigmata because of these two swords?"
"I guess you could say that..." Ming Yu replied. Although the reasons were complicated, it was indeed related to these two swords.
Looking at the two katanas, which had completely different auras but were equally exquisite, Kiana's interest was piqued. She couldn't help but reach out, wanting to get a closer feel of the two blades.
Just as Kiana was about to succeed, a cryptic fluctuation emanated from Jizo Mitama. A pink-haired girl suddenly appeared by the hospital bed, hugging Ming Yu's arm and shouting joyfully, "Big Bro Yu!"
Kiana was startled and quickly stepped back, looking at the suddenly-appeared girl with a terrified expression.
Mei and Bronya also looked at this "person appearing from thin air" with some surprise, a hint of curiosity in their beautiful eyes.
"Ming Yu~" Himeko's tone was cold, her eyes carrying a hint of hostility. "Is this also the reason for the Stigmata's abnormal fluctuation?"
Everyone was worried that something bad would happen to you in the Stigmata Space, but you were busy abducting an underage girl!
"Uh~" Ming Yu was speechless. Himeko was actually right this time, but she probably wouldn't listen to his explanation.
Seeing Himeko's angry glare, Ming Yu tried to slightly pull back the arm being hugged by Hiyokumaru, but he couldn't break free.
After all, Hiyokumaru was just a child of fifteen years and six hundred thousand-plus months. Suddenly arriving in this unfamiliar environment, she was bound to feel a little uneasy and naturally became more dependent on Ming Yu, the only person she trusted.
Holding onto Ming Yu's arm and refusing to let go, Hiyokumaru looked at everyone with some confusion in her eyes. But... had she caused trouble for Big Bro Yu?
"Enough," a voice with a hint of authority rang out. "We can talk about the details later!"
Everyone's gaze was drawn by the voice, only to find that Theresa had woken up at some point.
"Now, shouldn't you introduce this child to everyone?" Theresa said calmly, looking at the still-awkward youth with a complicated expression.
"Oh~" Ming Yu agreed, pointing to the pink-haired girl beside him and explaining, "This is Hiyokumaru... hmm, I guess you could call her a survivor of a certain Honkai Eruption."
Ming Yu didn't mention Hiyokumaru's identity as a remnant of the Previous Era. After all, explaining that to Kiana and the other two was unnecessary. Rather than creating a barrier by revealing this, it was better to hide everything from the start and let the three of them think Hiyokumaru was from their own time.
Hearing Ming Yu's vague answer, Himeko frowned, but seeing that Theresa didn't speak up to object, she suppressed her dissatisfaction.
"A Honkai Eruption? The one in Nagazora?" Kiana asked, her eyes fixed on Hiyokumaru's long pink hair.
"Mhm," Ming Yu nodded quickly. Yae Sakura's seal was broken because of the Third Honkai Eruption, so the cause of this incident could indeed be traced back to the Third Honkai Eruption.
Although Kiana was a little concerned about Hiyokumaru's pink hair, feeling that what Ming Yu said wasn't the whole truth, she figured that Ming Yu and her Great Aunt wouldn't harm her and that there must be a special reason, so she didn't ask any further.
Next, Ming Yu introduced everyone present to Hiyokumaru one by one: the landlord and dorm manager, Auntie... sis Himeko; the somewhat clumsy but very reliable Kiana; the five-star chef Mei; and the gaming master Bronya.
"What do you mean, Ming Yu! This young lady is clearly very smart and reliable, how am I clumsy!?" Kiana retorted with her hands on her hips, a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
Ming Yu didn't explain, simply giving Kiana a pitying look for her to figure it out herself.
After patiently waiting for Ming Yu to finish the introductions, Theresa instructed, "Alright, it's getting late now. Himeko, take Hiyokumaru and Kiana and the others back to the apartment first."
Himeko raised a delicate eyebrow. If she understood correctly, Theresa was deliberately keeping Ming Yu behind. It seemed that something extraordinary must have happened in that Stigmata Space.