HI3: I Don't Want to Be a Valkyrie

Inside the shrine's living quarters, Kallen sat on her tatami mat, lost in thought, as she waited for the Yae sisters to finish their bath.

Bathing wasn't strictly necessary before equipping stigmata, but it certainly helped...

About an hour later, the elder and younger Yae sisters entered Kallen's room.

Kallen looked at the two before her—both Yae Sakura and Yae Rin—both now with beautiful, long pink hair still wet and clearly not yet dried.

"Kallen, Kallen, we're done bathing. What should we do next?"

The Yae sisters approached Kallen, looking curiously at her, unsure of what to do next.

"...Well, you should start by taking off your shirts!" Kallen said, keeping her composure and pushing aside any impure thoughts.

"Oh..."

Perhaps because they were girls themselves and trusted Kallen so closely, Yae Sakura and her younger sister didn't hesitate to undress right away.

Their upper bodies were now exposed, smooth as polished jade...

It's grown so...

Kallen couldn't help but stare at Yae Sakura's chest, secretly sneaking in a couple of extra glances. The first time I saw Sakura, her chest wasn't nearly this full. How has it become bigger than mine now?

"K-Kallen... Is something wrong?"

Under Kallen's gaze, Sakura suddenly felt shy and instinctively covered her chest with her hands.

"Oh, it's nothing... Why don't we let the elder sister, Sakura, go first then?" Kallen waved Sakkura closer to her side.

"..."

Sakura didn't think much about it; she just felt inexplicably bashful, causing her cheeks to flush red.

She walked towards Kallen, hands still pressed against her chest. However, despite her efforts, Sakura's ample bosom couldn't be fully concealed...

In contrast to Yae Sakura's bashfulness, Yae Rin stood nearby without a hint of embarrassment, curiously observing her elder sister and Kallen.

Wondering how they would proceed...

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"Sakura, turn around first..." Kallen instructs, her gaze fixed on Yae Sakura's movements. She can't help but feel a dryness in her throat as Yae Sakura's actions prove more provocative than full exposure.

The gesture, barely concealing anything, creates an intriguing allure... sending a sensation akin to a cat's claws scraping inside her heart.

"Oh... oh..." Yae Sakura hastily obeys, turning her snow-white back towards Kallen.

As she gazes upon the smooth expanse, Kallen draws a deep breath, suppressing the urge within her. She strives to compose herself, despite having seen many female bodies before. Yet for some reason, facing Yae Sakura stirs a far stronger impulse than any prior encounters.

This... must be due to inhabiting Valkyrie Kallen's body, right?

That's the only explanation...

After her emotions settled slightly, Kallen spread out her palm. Crystal cards appeared in her hand, hovering above her pinky fingertips.

On each card was depicted a beautiful maiden in illustrations as opulent as jewels...

These... were the materialized Stigmata, the tangible form of the game's mystical source.

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Before her lay three Stigmata, no longer the two or three-star ones he had previously given to others. These weren't even four-star Stigmata...

Instead, they were top-tier five-star Stigmata, powerful enough to surpass any single skill level...

Even the maiden herself could not wield anything more formidable.

Although Kallen's arsenal included quite a number of these five-star Stigmata, they remained exceedingly rare. All this time, she had never bestowed upon anyone a weapon or a five-star Stigma.

Yae Sakura was the first, but not the last.

Strangely, as Kallen handed over these invaluable five-star Stigmata to Yae Sakura, she didn't feel the slightest reluctance... but rather, an overwhelming sense of voluntary kindness.

It felt as though... parents always give their best to their children. In Kallen's eyes, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were like the children she had watched grow up.

Of course, Kallen couldn't deny... that her special attachment to Yae Sakura, influenced by her body's changes, also extended to... taking care of her younger sister.

The three Stigmata in Kallen's hand were a set—a 5-star set...

The omnipotent... Tsar Set.

Ekaterina the Great, Middle (Top) Ekaterina the Great, Middle (Middle) Ekaterina the Great, Middle (Bottom)

"Ekaterina" was a Russian Tsar.

The Tsar's attributes would provide incredible enhancement to Yae Sakura.

Especially since she lacked control over Honkai energy, the Tsar Set's strength could multiply her own by several times, perhaps even dozens or more.

And the Tsar Set provided all-around buffs.

Attack bonus, defense bonus, movement speed bonus—in this real world, every single one of these abilities was immensely useful.

Not to mention the set buffs... These three made for a perfect lineup of Stigmata.

If the recipient wasn't Yae Sakura, Kallen would never have been willing to part with such valuable Stigmata. After all, although she owned multiple Tsar Sets herself, one could never have too many.

With the Stigmata in hand, Kallen grew serious. She carefully moved Yae Sakura's long, pink hair from her back to her front, then aligned everything precisely. Once satisfied that everything was perfect, she began to affix the images from the Stigmata onto Yae Sakura's back.

The card bearing the image of the Russian Tsar transformed into a beautiful red pattern, imprinting itself on Yae Sakura's back.

As three red marks, resembling game-inspired stigmata, were branded onto Yae Sakura's back, Kallen finally paused her actions.

Gazing at the stigmata before her, Kallen was suddenly reminded of an image she had seen before—a cosplay of Yae Sakura with three red stigmata painted on her back.

The current Yae Sakura bore a striking resemblance to that, but with her even more alluring back, the entire sight was rendered even more breathtaking.

Then... staring at the red marks before her, Kallen couldn't resist placing her hand on Yae Sakura's back, gently caressing those red stigmata. However, as her fingers made contact, she felt nothing but Yae Sakura's smooth skin—no trace of the marks beneath her touch.

Yae Sakura's body shuddered involuntarily at Kallen's gesture, as if unable to bear this sensation.

"K... Kallen, are you done?" Yae Sakura asked hastily.