Bizarre Honkai, a Wife-Chasing Crematorium

"You're right." Shigure Kira took the initiative to concede. She didn't have much say on this topic.

She didn't have Li Mo's almost exaggerated insight and judgment. At this time, the position of captain of the Valkyrie squad wasn't worth mentioning. The person who could lead everyone away from this ghostly place was the true captain.

The capable should be in charge. Shigure Kira understood this principle when she was still in the Snow Wolf Squad. Letting personal emotions affect the judgment of the situation would only bring unbearable disasters to the people around her.

As such, even the most obtuse person, upon seeing this scene, should understand what was going on.

But the serious demeanor didn't last long. Only two seconds passed—

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be pretty good, Gloomy Man~"

"…Just experienced more. This isn't a good thing for me." Li Mo remained calm. In the eyes of Li Mo, who had died twice, the playful and cute Shigure Kira was no different from an ordinary person.

The Valkyries who had been modified by Honkai energy mostly maintained their figures well, with smooth, flawless skin.

Li Mo glanced at the surging waves, the half-exposed Valkyrie armor highlighting the slender waist and figure to the extreme.

If not for the second death, Li Mo wouldn't have been able to appreciate the Valkyries' bodies in such a serious manner.

But without a doubt...

He didn't have that worldly desire. He didn't have any thoughts at all.

This made Li Mo doubt the abilities of a certain organ. If he didn't have feelings for people, did he have feelings for ghosts? After all, the current him was closer to the existence of a vengeful spirit.

Terrible.

No one knew what Li Mo was thinking.

While Li Mo was observing Shigure Kira, Shigure Kira was also curious about him.

Shigure Kira approached Li Mo. She put both hands behind her back, tilting her head and scrutinizing Li Mo even more carefully.

This unfamiliar black-haired boy was full of mystery from head to toe.

His face was bloodless, pale as if it had been smeared with white powder.

Plaque-like turbidity appeared in his cornea, and this turbidity was still spreading, until it covered the entire eyeball, like a dead person.

A normal person's eyes would never be like this.

However, Shigure Kira didn't ask too much about Li Mo's changes. Heads could detach from the body and hop around, so cloudy eyeballs were nothing.

Even if Li Mo was contaminated by something dirty, Shigure Kira felt that he was such a good person that he should be able to handle his own special balance and wouldn't expose everyone to the risk of death.

"By the way, how did you know you had to drip blood on the spirit tablet? I haven't heard of these procedures before. You're from Shenzhou, right?"

Shigure Kira kept asking questions like a curious child.

If it were anyone else, Li Mo wouldn't explain.

Because there was no need to, and it was unnecessary.

But the tragic appearance of Shigure Kira's death in the last timeline was still vivid in his mind. She could have used everyone as bait and escaped on her own.

But she still believed in him, believed that he could save everyone.

Just for a trivial promise.

That promise was something even Li Mo himself didn't take to heart. After all, he had encountered situations where people flew away when disaster was about to strike, even after a verbal agreement.

So-called promises and vows were like candles in the wind when faced with the test of death. They would be extinguished with one blow.

In supernatural events, betrayal seemed to be a very normal thing. On the contrary, keeping promises was very strange.

Li Mo was a very vindictive person. He would absolutely seek revenge on those who betrayed him and put him in danger, as long as he was still alive.

Similarly, he would treat those who kept their promises and helped him with sincerity, even if the world was reset and the event didn't occur.

Li Mo: "Yes, I'm from Shenzhou, and..."

"Thank you, Kira." The sudden thanks confused Shigure Kira.

"Ah? I didn't do anything? What's that Shenzhou saying? You shouldn't accept reward for no work, we should be the one thanking you, you're very strong, thank you! If you have any problems in the future you can look for me at Schicksal HQ! I'm Shigure Kira, a quasi-S-rank Valkyrie, your comrade!"

Shigure Kira smiled and playfully brushed her sky-blue hair behind her head. A light fragrance spread out, slightly reducing the stench of decay in the auditorium.

Li Mo's expression froze. He wanted to return a smile but couldn't. He could only nod coldly.

"I've roughly figured out how to resolve this supernatural event. No, I can't guarantee I can completely resolve it in a short time, but as long as you listen to my commands, I can guarantee you will survive. I'll think of something later."

Li Mo waved his hand. Shigure Kira obediently walked to Li Mo's side, and together they looked into the black coffin.

Everyone else's gaze also followed them, looking toward the unknown black coffin.

Through the gap that was left, they could clearly see a headless male corpse lying flat in the coffin, with his hands crossed on his chest.

His neck was only halfway there, but surprisingly, there were no signs of decay. It was as if he had just died...

"Huh!? Why is there a corpse in the coffin? We checked all directions when we entered the auditorium. We couldn't have missed a corpse in the coffin. I swear by Lady Cecilia's name that we're sure that there was no corpse in the coffin when we first entered!"

Shigure Kira raised her hand very seriously, as if she was really making a vow.

Li Mo really wanted to point out: why are you swearing by Cecilia, can't you use your own name?

But after shifting his perspective, he realized that it was precisely because Cecilia's position in Shigure Kira's heart was even higher than her own that she would swear by Cecilia's name to assure them that she wasn't lying.

His thoughts were becoming faster...

In just a moment, several reasons appeared in Li Mo's mind.

"If I'm not mistaken, this corpse...should be me." Li Mo calmly stated the most likely possibility.

"Y-you...you? You!? Gloomy Man, don't joke around. This corpse is you?!" Shigure Kira's eyes widened suddenly, like copper bells, as if she had heard some outrageous nonsense.

"Ah? That's not a funny joke."

"Yeah, aren't you alive and well in front of us?"

Everyone started discussing. Saori Tsuruyo shook her head repeatedly, denying this possibility: "Big brother, you're clearly standing right in front of us. You're not the corpse in the coffin!"

Without a doubt, no one believed Li Mo's words.

But Li Mo's previous bizarre yet correct actions made everyone reserve this possibility in their hearts.

Because Li Mo's actions were too decisive and direct.

"Wait, I remember he..."

In the silent silence, the students that Li Mo had brought out told Shigure Kira's team about Li Mo's previous deeds.

Entering the broadcasting room without opening the door, and accurately predicting that opening the door would lead to death.

In the broadcasting room, he asserted that Ekri was a ghost and directly showed evidence.

Then, he made everyone run into the auditorium by precisely timing the clock at 7 PM, without detouring even a bit.

When the head-eating ghosts attacked, he didn't hesitate to use his blood on the spirit tablet and put the coffin lid on top to stop the heads from moving.

...

Some behaviors could still be explained by a keen mind, good observation skills, and active thinking, but some seemingly groundless things were impossible to explain.

In that instant, almost everyone took a step back from Li Mo subconsciously.

However, there were still a few people who didn't retreat, such as Shigure Kira and Saori Tsuruyo.

After all, they were very clear that if it wasn't for Li Mo, they would have already died. If Li Mo was a ghost, he wouldn't have needed to save them.

In order to not let Li Mo feel hurt, they didn't retreat. On the contrary, they moved closer to him, even though Li Mo's current state indeed didn't seem like that of a normal person.

But Li Mo, now, couldn't feel any hurt or disappointment.

Li Mo placed the spirit tablet. The portrait of Li Mo on the spirit tablet was dull gray, with a black hole in his forehead, as if something had pierced it through.

The clothes on the headless male corpse in the black coffin were exactly the same as the style of Li Mo's current clothes.

"This is a funeral for a 'person.' We must honestly follow the funeral procedure. Otherwise, the heads outside will wake up again. If we don't follow the funeral rules, the grave incense can't cooperate with the auditorium to block the ghosts' perception."